Thank goodness!

Charges dropped for mom who left tot in car

I was very relieved to read this. I do not like when public figures abuse their authority.

Ridiculous!!!! Article on msn.com

Please go to this link and read this article. I was upset and felt really bad for the woman involved.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23594474/?GT1=43001

I cannot believe that she was arrested and might be going to trial! Ahhhh, what's next? You can't put your child to sleep in the other room because “A minute or two, that’s when things can happen,”. This to me is so ridiculous. It is in the summer when temperatures are high that most accidents happen. And usually the person forgets their child is with them and then has to suffer terribly for the consequences. I feel like the officer was correct in making sure the child was okay, and even questioning the mom, but everything else is dumb!

Yummy Cookie!

Jaida had her first whole chocolate chip cookie today. Boy did she love it. She was so excited when I gave it to her, it was almost as if she didn't believe it was happening. Her eyes got real big and her feet started kicking as fast as they could. For the first 30 seconds she just kept holding it looking at it and then back at me, making sure I wasn't going to take it from her. Then she stuck the edge of it in her mouth and gave an enthusiastic "Gaaah", and went to town. She is so cute. The girls started teaching her to dance and she really loves it. The made up this song they sing to her that goes "Shake your booty, to the music!" and they sing it over and over to her. She bounces and stomps her feet as she holds herself up at the coffee table or in her crib. I've heard them singing it to her lots of times but I didn't know til recently that she was dancing to it. It's sooo cute, I've started singing it to her to get her to do it. Another thing she does, which it shows in the 3rd picture, is she points her finger at you all the time. Usually she wants you to touch it with your finger. For a long time she would only let me touch it, and would pull it back if Pat tried. He broke her down though and she lets him all the time now. It is too cute. She makes us so happy, we would never trade her for the boy we never had. She is such a sweet, loving, energetic, and happy addition to our family. Its great.

Little Girl Big Attitude, but I Love Her

Does anyone have any good ideas on how to handle talking back. I'm at a loss. I keep thinking "Wow, I have 4 more years til she is a teenager and already I am fighting the arguing and talking back." Oh, the drama that happens at our house, usually after school when its time to practice piano, and at night and when its time to do anything she does not want to do. Its a quick way to put mom in a bad mood especially when I am dealing with the other kids, and dinner, and homework. At the same time she is such a good kid. I just love her so much. She is so good to her sisters and just loves Jaida to pieces. She does really good in school and when she does practice piano, she catches on really fast to the songs. I think it is just a stage and I just have to deal my best with it. As my mom would say "There is One who knows everything about us all, and He would know the best way to handle the situation." I think I need to be on my knees a little more and realize that I don't know everything about raising kids.

Best Friends

Last night I went in to turn off the music in the girls room, (they always like to listen to primary songs when going to bed), and this is what I found. All 3 of them fast asleep in Amanda's bed. They are so sweet and really love each other. It makes me so happy as their mom to see them being best friends, and by the way they treat Jaida she will be right along with them in no time. I love my girls.

Mmmmmm.........

We went out to eat tonight to TGI Fridays with Pat's family. It was really yummy. Its one of our favorite places to eat. I love to eat out. Someone waiting on me, refilling my drink as much as I want, bringing me good food, taking away the dirty dishes, and serving me dessert. I think its as close to feeling like a queen as I can. Sounds lame, I know, but I love it anyways.

Cooper

I thought I would write this blog for Pat's sake. His dog Cooper has not always been my favorite. In fact I had a very hard time liking him at all while he was in the puppy stage. Now that he has calmed down a ton, I like him just fine most the time. He is a Vizsla, by breed and a show dog. Pat has taken him to a few shows around here and in January we went to one in San Bernardino. He won and finished his Championship there. In order to become a champion dog you must earn, by winning, 15 points and have 2 Major wins. I was very proud of him and those judges who have seen him say that if Pat continues to show him as a Champion, he could become one of the top dogs in the country and possibly be invited to one of the big shows that everyone sees on TV. Like Eukanuba or West Minister. I think Pat might go to a few shows but it is not his goal at this time to pursue this type thing right now. Pat takes him out in the desert all the time because by nature Vizsla's are hunting dogs. They are very active and can run long distances without tiring, so Pat rides the 4 Wheeler and Cooper runs nest to him. Or if he is sneaky enough and Pat will allow it, he will ride behind Pat on the seat. He loves it. For all of you who do not know, Pat is in school, and is working toward a degree in business management. Surprise, I know.

Our Website

We have a website that anyone can go to, to see more photos and more detailed updates. It is under the Website heading, The Easter Girls, to the left. Please feel free to visit it anytime. The easiest way is to come to our blog page and then link over.

Paiges New Haircut

Paige has been begging to get her hair cut and we finally did it. We had about 8 inches cut off and she looks so cute. Her dad did not want her to do it, but I think he agrees she looks good now that its done. It is right above her shoulders and flips a little on its own. She has been in the bathroom off and on, playing with it and trying new things. She really wanted to do it and is not disappointed with it. She just loves it.

Long time-No Blog

Well, its been a good 5 months since I last wrote anything. Lots has happened. Here is a quick overview.

*Had Thanksgiving at my house, thanks to my mom who did all the work.
*Had 60th Wedding Anniversary Party for Grandpa and Grandma Smith the day after Thanksgiving, at my house.
*Allen and D'Anna and kids came for 2 weeks for Christmas(which I might add was so much fun)!
*Went to California after Christmas for a visit and Palm Springs Dog Show.
*I started playing basketball with some other women Tues and Thurs nights.
*Had Pam come visit for a couple weeks.
*Jaida got ear infection, started antibiotic.
*Had to get new antibiotic for Jaida, she couldn't take the other one.
*Took Pam back home and went to Orange Empire Dog Show.
*Cooper finished his CH title at Orange Empire Dog Show.
*Jaida developed double ear infection, started another round of new antibiotic.
*After 8 more days, Jaida's ear infection still there, started more antibiotic.
*Went to a cabin with Joel and Shari Eves, tons of fun.
*The kids rode snowmobiles and went sledding.
* I started taking a home gardening course, which I really like.
*Pat and I went to Cheesecake Factory for Valentines Day. Yummy!
* Jaida's ears are finally clear of infection. Yay!!!!!!

I think that about sums it up.