I am way way too lazy for this blogging thing... I was dragging my feet just now, thinking "Awwwwww..... I have to sign in before I can type anything?" (can you hear my whiny voice?) "I just don't think I can muster up enough energy".... Anyhow, I had to sign in so I could comment on someone else's blog, so I figured it would be a good time to type on my own.

No one reads this anyhow...

It's 12:44am on December 24 and I'm finally done preparing for Christmas. Having a house has apparently awakened the Christmas spirit for the Pelissier fam. (That was what Reader's Digest used to call us). We have our first Christmas tree. We actually baked mounds and mounds of junk food (coffee cake, fudge and mints). The presents are wrapped and some are even under the tree. OK, the house is a disaster (regular style plus moving boxes are still all over the place) and two of my three children have insisted on sleeping in the living room instead of in their beds.... so there is still room for improvement. But we're getting there! At least child #2 is sleeping on his mattress instead of in his doorway, as is his habit.

Lazy Blogger

I have discovered facebook. So I've not been blogging. I've been using the more minimalist approach to letting others follow the drama of my life by posting status updates (one line summarizes my life). Here is a picture of Karis last month.

T-Ball

Atticus played T-ball this summer. It was very cute. The first time he got the ball while fielding, he proudly walked all the way across the field with it and stomped on first base! That is a boy who knows how to play ball!

Legoland

Here are a few pictures from Legoland last month.


My boys with the "red toa"


All the kids with the "blue toa"


They love R2D2. I'm not spelling that right. Where is Mateo when I need him?


They have a new "land" - the "land" of adventure. Here are the four boys with King Tut. Or Ramses. They didn't specify.


And a closer view...



The guys all had grilled cheese for lunch, so we let them sit at their own table.


Princess Syd and Princess Karis


Four wet boys

Karis' new best friend

We met up with my friend Jill and her family today. Karis and Joy are only 5 days apart in age. We all had a nice time hanging out.



They both look so worried......


All the kids together with all five heads facing the same direction (hard to achieve)

A funny from Atticus

My mom played a memory card game with Atticus the other day. He told us "I had to read my own mind to play that game!"

This is my fourth post tonight

Here are the kids! This one is for Grandma and Big Dad who are on vacation and missing the kids.

Chunka Girl

Here are some photos of Karis.... She is my chubbiest baby!

Sleep Study

Mateo hasn't been sleeping well. After he complained for a couple months we finally got him a sleep study. Here he is all hooked up to the wires. We don't have the results yet, but they've advised him not to drive for now....

Lake Days

Here are some photos from lake days this summer:

Camo Kid

I'm so glad we got the lime-green umbrella stroller.  When she's in the bouncy chair we say she's camoflaged.    Can't barely see her with all that pink!  Anyhow, here's my sweetie in her bouncy chair.  The last picture is the quilt I made when I was pregnant with Mateo.

Uncle Howard's Birthday

My uncle celebrated his 95th birthday last month.  We all went up to celebrate.  Stayed overnight at a hotel (the kids were thrilled - especially by the jacuzzi in the room and the free continental breakfast).  That's me and my kids in the picture, as well as my brother behind me, my niece (age 11), my dad and my 95-year-old uncle.

Rubber Chicken Day

Here are some photos from today  - Rubber Chicken Day.  Our very own holiday.  The rules are in the words of the song (sung to the tune of "You are my Sunshine"):

You are my chicken, my rubber chicken

You bring us presents in July

We have some milkshakes and some cheeseburgers

Happy Rubber Chicken Day!

PS: Doesn't Mateo look like such a "guy" in the last picture?  Where did my baby boy go?!?

perspitctive

Karis is a drooler.  She could rival that large ugly dog from that one movie... the one where the dog drools.  You know the one.  Her bib is always drenched to the point where it would be effective in the fight against forest fires.

So after church today I was holding her and feeling icky because the sodden bib was smushed up against my shirt.  I turned her around facing out instead.  Mateo came up and gave her a cuddle, rubbing his face against her yucky bib.  "Ahhhh!", he said, "That feels good!" (It was a hot day).  "How does that spit feel on your cheek?" I asked, guessing that maybe he didn't realize why the bib was so cool.  "So nice Mommy!", he said, without even blinking .... I guess it's all in your perspitctive....

She's Rolling!

She's rolling over already! Not quite getting that superfluous arm out from underneath her enough to get up once she's over.... but I think it still counts.  She rolls from back to front, turning right.  My mom swears she's almost crawling, but then my mom thinks she's speaking English as well.... ("Did you hear her? She said 'Mama'!")

First Lake Day

Here is Karis going to the lake for the first time.  She only put her toes in the water.  The swimsuit was just for show.  Next time I will take her in deeper.  

sippy cup

Karis drank water from a sippy cup tonight.  I don't know why I even tried.... it was a long day and I wasn't thinking.  It was Mateo's bedtime sippy.   I was trying (in vain, mostly) to get the boys to go to bed.  She was gnawing on my shoulder, looking for a nipple.  Since the sippy was in my hand I stuck it in her mouth.  She loved it.  Didn't even dribble much.  Didn't choke.  I didn't think a 3-month-old would do well with a sippy, but maybe she is weird.  Or maybe my milk shoots out really fast like a sippy cup and she's just used to it.

the dress

I was just drooling over this dress in the store before Karis was born.  Couldn't justify spending $32 on it though.  Then it went on 70% off clearance.  So here she is!

just a cute picture

Here is Karis today.

Phone safety

California has decided that it's illegal to drive while talking on a hand-held cell phone.  Because of the danger.  So yesterday I had to hold the phone in one hand while I held the earpiece up to my ear with the other hand.   I steered the car with my little finger.   Big improvement in safety, I tell you.

3 month old stats

Karis had a checkup at the pediatrician yesterday.  She is 13 lbs. 4 oz.  She is 24 inches tall (well, that would be long, I guess, as she doesn't do a lot of standing yet).  She had 4 shots, but only cried for the last two.  She didn't cry at the hospital when they took her blood either.  Although she did scream bloody murder when anyone changed her diaper.  Silly girl.  She wears a size 3 diaper already and at the moment is wearing 6-12 month pants that are too small (although her 3-6 month size onesie fits fine).  I will probably forget to put these stats in the baby book (that will be a project for when I retire) so I'm hoping they'll be safe here in my blog.

nope!

It wasn't a fluke.  She did it again this evening.

cock-a-doodle-doo

I'm crowing.  And it may well have been an accident.  My almost-3-month-old peed on the potty this evening.   I told her to do it and she immediately screwed up her little face, grunted and peed.  Good job Karis!  

Tell your posse to get a car

You know that really annoying commercial with the catchy tune?  For Free Credit Report "Dot Com"?  I can't stand his whining about how, while riding with him in his "used subcompact" car his "posse" is getting laughed at.... Why can't someone else in his posse get a car?  Did they all fail to call for a free credit report and wind up with stolen identities?  Apparently they can't get cars themselves.  Shouldn't these losers be grateful to have a friend who has a car, even if it is a "used subcompact"?  Maybe they should take a look at their lives and decide whether it's worth it to whine about the vinyl sticking to the backs of their legs and the derisive laughter of the women they'd like to date.  Sounds to me as though they have bigger problems...

Goofy pictures

Mateo is a nut
Atticus is a nut
Karis thinks they're both nuts