With the move and Meme's mom leaving for Asia we have been so stressed and swamped...but Julia has been a trooper through it all and wants to "help" pack and organize. She loves her baby sister, knows that her name is Stella Rose and had some cabin fever from the cold weather and mom and dad trying to prep for the move, still adjust to a two kid family and stay alive - LOL! Recent highlights, a super helpful visit from my friend Jim Ng - he had a 24+ hr layover in Tulsa so we fed him and put him to work helping move boxes and some small furniture pieces. Julia loved having Uncle Jim around for the day, chatting up a storm, playing at the only "good" Chinese restaurant in Tulsa...
Hip hip hooray - Hsiu-Mei arrived 1/20 and is here till 1/31 to help us get organized! She's a wonderful friend/auntie and is helping us get our new home together! We swear she should have her own TV show *(like Nanny 911 or Super Nanny) where she helps people get their home in order in 1 week and then returns 6 months later to see if they kept it up! We are making progress - the movers moved the big furniture on Friday 1/22 and we have been working on a box at a time, a corner at a time, a room at a time. Julia just needs some good attention on a regular basis - not too much to ask for a 3 1/2 yr old...thankfully she loves her Montessori school!
On Saturday 1/23 we thought she needed a good outing and meet our friends Sive, Patsile and their son Pele at Incredible Pizza. Meme stayed home with the baby to get some rest and continue the progress.
After getting Julia's closet set up and "organized" in the new house, I showed her the closet - "Here's your short sleeve then long sleever shirts, skirts, dresses, sweaters, pants..." So at night she wanted to select her PJs, OK, no biggie. Then when we were getting ready for bed, I called for her and she said "I'm here, getting my clothes for school tomorrow." And low and behold, she was standing in her closet, selecting a dress and leggings! I cracked up and yelled out to Meme what was happening - Julia still needs a little lesson in some basic coordination of clothing, no pink patterned dress with green different patterned pants...i think she just doesn't like "boring" solid colors and we know she LOVES sparkly and shiny!
When we went to a short play date at the Whiteheads, and Caroline and Julia were playing Mommy Princess and the baby, J was the mommy and when C told her I can't sleep, J said "Don't be scared, there's nothing to be scared of, just close your eyes and go to sleep." She gave me this look like "right Daddy - that's what you and Mommy always say to me! Too funny!
Oh boy - NEVER move with an active toddler and newborn...unless you absolutely have to!
Julia and I have a new game where she wants me to "do what I do" and I just copy everything she says as she says it and we end up cracking up laughing and having a great time.
Hip hip hooray - Hsiu-Mei arrived 1/20 and is here till 1/31 to help us get organized! She's a wonderful friend/auntie and is helping us get our new home together! We swear she should have her own TV show *(like Nanny 911 or Super Nanny) where she helps people get their home in order in 1 week and then returns 6 months later to see if they kept it up! We are making progress - the movers moved the big furniture on Friday 1/22 and we have been working on a box at a time, a corner at a time, a room at a time. Julia just needs some good attention on a regular basis - not too much to ask for a 3 1/2 yr old...thankfully she loves her Montessori school!
On Saturday 1/23 we thought she needed a good outing and meet our friends Sive, Patsile and their son Pele at Incredible Pizza. Meme stayed home with the baby to get some rest and continue the progress.
After getting Julia's closet set up and "organized" in the new house, I showed her the closet - "Here's your short sleeve then long sleever shirts, skirts, dresses, sweaters, pants..." So at night she wanted to select her PJs, OK, no biggie. Then when we were getting ready for bed, I called for her and she said "I'm here, getting my clothes for school tomorrow." And low and behold, she was standing in her closet, selecting a dress and leggings! I cracked up and yelled out to Meme what was happening - Julia still needs a little lesson in some basic coordination of clothing, no pink patterned dress with green different patterned pants...i think she just doesn't like "boring" solid colors and we know she LOVES sparkly and shiny!
When we went to a short play date at the Whiteheads, and Caroline and Julia were playing Mommy Princess and the baby, J was the mommy and when C told her I can't sleep, J said "Don't be scared, there's nothing to be scared of, just close your eyes and go to sleep." She gave me this look like "right Daddy - that's what you and Mommy always say to me! Too funny!
Oh boy - NEVER move with an active toddler and newborn...unless you absolutely have to!
Julia and I have a new game where she wants me to "do what I do" and I just copy everything she says as she says it and we end up cracking up laughing and having a great time.
She was asleep around 7pm last night, finally got a full 12 hrs of sleep, had a great day at school (music class with Ms. Jo on Mondays) and came home in a great mood! Oh, and on the way home from school today, Julia told me she wants to name her dog (when she and Stella are old enough to take care of their own pet dog mind you) "I LOVE HEARTS" What a long name I said and she replied, but Stella has 3 names, Stella Rose Moy and I have 3 words, Julia Manuela Moy, so the dog can have 3 words - I LOVE HEARTS...okay, no argument there!
Ahhh, things are getting better and more organized each day (thanks to Hsiu Mei being the drill Sargent for us) and we all can't wait for Grandparents Moy to arrive on 2/4-2/22 and then our trip to Chicago the week of 3/15 when Julia is on Spring Break.
Will get around to posting some new pics soon...now that we got DSL set up today and hopefully the Direct TV is up and running too!
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