Helena-ism 332

"I had the greatest poop ever because I wiped and nothing was there on the toilet paper. It was soooooooo greeeeeeeaaaaaaatttttttttt."

Helena-ism 331

When tucking her in at night:

"Bundle me, Mom... like Progressive."

Sorry Charlie

Had another video I had to post of Helena and her little cousin, Charlie. What's hilarious about it is that Charlie thought I was taking a picture, so she kept yelling "Cheese!" Aw, I miss that little Charlie Dickens.

My Kid is Cooler Than Your Kid...

... because she's a natural on the ice!

Happy Nanu Year

So, here we are in 2012. Well, we've actually been here for a while already considering it's almost February. It's taken me some time to get back in the swing of things since we've gotten back to Arizona. I almost can't believe that I was in Ohio earlier this very month. It already feels like a year.

We spent a spectacular nine days with my family in Ohio, and everyone finally got to meet Jordon. As much as I had been anticipating it, each introduction went so smoothly, it was almost as if he had been visiting with me every time. He fit in like Tetris.

Only a few minor hiccups were experienced, like Helena barfing on the flight out, my sister's adverse reaction to her surgery, randomly throwing up repeatedly the day of our return flight, and nearly dying attempting to drive in a blizzard. I felt as though it was one of my best trips thus far, though, what with all the activities we managed to engage in and yet still found time to relax. It was a welcomed change to take a day trip over to Pittsburgh to see my oldest sister, which is something I generally don't get to do. "The cityyyyyyyyy" is phenomenal and sure to top mine and Jordon's "Places We'll Move To If Phoenix Blows Up" list. Some other top moments were ice skating in the park, playing Monopoly until 1:30AM at my mom's, celebrating some belated Christmases, and getting to visit with my grandma.

We closed the trip with the only night that wasn't spent with Helena (Grandma came over and babysat the girls), so we could go out for hibachi and some drinks and dancing. It was a much-needed night of fun since the next day involved a lot of vomit, nearly missing our plane, and being delayed over an hour. None of us had eaten all day and by the time we landed in Phoenix, Whataburger was the only place nearby that was open. Remind me to never go there again... for any reason. I'd rather starve.
 
The sadness of being far from family again was clinched when Helena realized that she lost her toy dolphin that she's had since she was two. She woke with tears and extreme concern that it was still nowhere to be found upon unpacking. So, if anyone happens to come across a small stuffed dolphin with a lei around her neck, her name is Nanu and there's a little girl that misses her very much. :(

Helena-ism 330

"Mom, my lips are chapped. Can you put some Vicksaline on em?"

Helena-ism 329

Helena: "Mooooommmmm... Jordon won't stop saying 'hilarious'."

Jordon: "Hilarious."

Me: "Or Helen-ious."

Helena: "Stop giving him ideas!!"

After a few more 'hilarious' remarks, she came back and showed us this:

Helena-ism 328

"I wanna know what data is... and day-ta. What are they?"

Helena-ism 327

Helena on Math (again):

Me: "All you have to do is count to twelve."

Helena: "But I don't have 12 fingers!!"

Helena-ism 326

Helena on Math:

"My brain is dissolving! My head is sucking out blood!"

My Kid is Cooler Than Your Kid...

... because she puts me in check.

Me: "We're poor."

Helena: "No, we're not. We get something every Christmas."