This is a week that always seems to fly by for me. My Mom's birthday is March 23 and mine is April 4. For some reason, my brain has always struggled with the fact that our birthdays are actually very close together rather than a month apart!! It seems like my birthday always sneaks up on me and I'm never quite prepared. This year was no exception, though the fact that I turned the big 4-0 could be part of my mental block!! I started practicing saying "I'm forty" last month so it wouldn't be such a shock - and I think it really helped!! As I'm sure those of you who know me can guess, I didn't want a large party where I would be on display!! Kent, my wonderful, loving husband, took pity on me and instead of a big party, he coordinated 2 small get-together's with friends! I spent Friday afternoon, April 3, with Amy Z - we had a late lunch/dessert and then got manicures & pedicures done! Friday evening, we had a pizza party with our friends, the Martin's and the Ng's, at the Martin's house. We all have kids that are similar ages, so it is always fun to see how the kids interact and play together! Unfortunately, Kent & I forgot to take group pictures, but Kent did snag some photos of the kids playing "doctor" with Kar-yee!! On Saturday night, we got a babysitter and then hit the town - ha, ha!! Kent & I met up with Amy & Karis, Heather & William and Lisa & Rob. We tried out a new (to us) Mexican restaurant, La Cocina, in Winter Park. While we were there, we saw our friends, Magally & Tim Putt, who were on a date night of their own! The whole weekend was a wonderful & easy way to ease into a new decade!
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| Date night - first group photo (notice that Amy is leaning towards Rob) |
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| Second group photo (Amy realized 1st photo made it look like she was with Rob, so she leaned toward Karis this time!!!) |
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| Kar-yee with Doctors Elin, Peter, Erik & Nora |
Elin has really become enamored with her baby dolls lately; she can most often be seen carrying one of her dolls around the house. If a doll cannot be located, she will accept a bear (or "be-air" as she pronounces it) as a substitute! Elin has also decided that she likes to lay on her tummy when playing or watching videos (see 2nd photo below). Erik has adopted the amazing ability to repeat back to Kent & I the things that we must frequently say to him. It's either really funny or really eye-opening when he says it back. For instance, at the supper table this week, Erik had told Kent a few things and when he didn't get a response from Kent, Erik looked at me and said "Daddy's not listening to me! Why doesn't he answer?"! He will also tell Kent or I to "pay attention" if he thinks that we are getting sidetracked from doing something with him! This week, I made the attempt to explain to Erik whose birthday came after mine (Kent's) and then asked Erik what he wanted to get Daddy for his birthday. Erik's response was "Daddy doesn't need another present. He has everything!" Ha, ha. I've been telling Erik lately that he doesn't need to get a new toy every time he goes into a store or whenever someone else gets a present. Guess he was listening to me!!
Another major event of the week included our first ever Pajama Day! I sometimes have a hard time getting the kids out of their PJ's and into regular clothes in the morning. They both love, love, love the pajamas we bought them for Valentine's day (guess that will have to be a Johnson family tradition). So, I decided that Tuesday of this week was going to be Pajama Day! Erik was super excited about the whole concept. I wasn't sure how long the novelty would last, but both kids stayed in their pjs the entire day!!
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| Erik & Elin playing "nite-nite" on Pajama Day!! |
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| Elin's hair after her nap on Pajama Day - she is finally getting more hair on top & in front!! |
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