Kevin's big Idea. Kevina brīnišķīgā ideja.

Kevin had and Idea.

We should organize the boys' toys.

Not that we haven't had that thought before.

But this time it was for REAL. He actually did it. The answer is this - uniform plastic bins! See for yourselves, doubters and unbelievers! I am putting up pictures of other places we keep toys in their room, too. Also, we stash things under the bed. :) Please feel free share what you do to keep things from exploding! Maybe you had an even better IDEA?

Kevinam radās Doma.

Doma bija tāda - vajadzētu sakārtot mantas bērnistabā.

Nav jau tā, ka mēs nekad agrāk neko tādu neiedomājāmies, bet šoreiz mēs to arī izdarījām! Desmit plastmasas kastes ar vākiem, un istaba izskatās tik kārtīga kā vēl nekad! Neticat? Nu tad skatieties paši! Un ja nu gadījumā kādam ir radusies vēl labāka ideja, kā uzturēt kārtību mazu puišeļu istabā, tad droši padalieties!

Look what the mailman left on the porch! Skat, ko mums pastnieks atstāja pie durvīm!

Es interneta veikalā pasūtīju saviem lielajiem puišiem jaunu galdu ar krēsliem, (jo vecais knapi turās kopā) un piektdien, kamēr mēs nebijām mājās, tas tika mums pievests un atstāts pie mājas durvīm. Labi, ka neviens nepievāca! Te nu ir mūsu skaistais galdiņš un es pati to saskrūvēju kā jau īsta malace. Bērni ilgi negaidīja un ķērās pie lietošanas. Man par to liels prieks. Paldies Kevinam par naudas pelnīšanu un pastniekiem par atvešanu!

We ordered a new child table and chair set from an internet store (because the old one was starting to fall apart) , and it was delivered and left on the front porch on Friday while we were out. Good thing it was still there when we did het home! Here's our beautiful table, put together by yours truly. The boys started trying it out as soon as it came out of the box. I love new stuff. Thank you Kevin for being such a great provider, and thanks to the mailman for delivering!

Jaunā frizūra! New haircut!

Jau apmēram gadu man ir pašai savs frizieris. Amerikā dzīvojot, man 7 gadus nebija izdevies atrast kādu, kas apgrieztu matus man pa prātam, līdz beidzot netīšām atradu Džei. Ir patīkami doties uz frizētavu un aprunāties ar pazīstamu cilvēku, mēs mēdzam runāties par viņam pazīstamiem mormoniem un viņš vienmēr apjautājas, kā klājas manai mammai. :) Džei ir slavenība. Nu vismaz viņš dažreiz frizē slavenības, pagaišmēnes Lasvegasā viņš esot apgriezis matus Arnoldam švarcenegeram. Goda vārds. Vārdu sakot, viņam var uzticēties. Te nu lūk ir mana jaunā frizūra. Vai neliekas jocīgi, ka man tik gari mati? Man ļoti patīk!


I've gone to this hairdresser for over a year now. His name is Jay and he is my haidresser. You see, never before in my life in the US did I have a relationship with the person cutting my hair. I used to just run to a place that was close, kept searching for a place where I would get a good deal... I think I was influenced by Kevin because that's how he gets haircuts. Until now. Now I have Jay, and he knows my name. And he is very nice and also famous or at least he has cut famous people's hair, like Arnold Schwarzneger's. I'm serious. So see, I am in good hands now. And we have strange conversations about mormons and he always asks how my mom is doing :). Anyway, here's my new cut. Is it still strange to see me with long hair? I'm loving it!

Ar Beniju, ar Nilu un ar Nila lelli. With Ben, with Neal and with Neal's baby.

Neaismirstiet komentāros noteikti ierakstīt, cik es esmu brīnišķīgi skaista!!! Don't forget to comment and mention how gorgeous I am!!!

Neal's Birthday! Nila dzimšanas diena!

So, Neal's 4th birthday. What a big day! The party was at 2 PM. We had 3 little visitors, fourth one's mom (you know who you are... Ha ha ha!) forgot about the party and two more couldn't make it. And Grandma and Grandpa were late, like 2 hours late. So we had a lot of meatballs left over. Neal had fabulos fun. It was a Kipper themed party - we printed Kipper coloring pages, boys colored and hung them up around the house as decorations. I made a lovely Kipper cake that Sirius chewed about a quarter off of while we were gone this morning. So Kevin had to run to get another cake from a store right before the party. (Sirius spent most of the party outside all by his lonesome self. After I had a good short cry about the cake being ruined I decided he had had his own party and would have to miss ours. He was deeply hurt. Mostly probably because he had no clue why he was being punished. Dogs... I let him in just in time to clean the crumbs off the floor, though.) Other refreshments included fruit and veggie trays. Keepin' it simple. Neal was a perfect little guy all through the day and loved his presents. When he unwrapped the apron, though... he first guessed it was a blanket. Then, after we suggested he guess again, he exclaimed: "Cape!" Well, close enough, Neal! :) We'll try it out next time we cook. Happy Birtday and may you have a great year!

Tātad- Nila 4. dzimšanas diena! Svinības sākās jau no rīta, bet ciemiņi ieradās divos. Ciemos atnāca trīs stalti puiši, no pārējiem uzaicinātajiem divi nevarēja atnākt un trešā mammai pavisam aizmirsās. Vecmamma un vectēvs drusku nokavējās. Apmēram pāris stundas. :) Tā nu mums palika pāri diezgan daudz kotlešu. Bet Nilam gan bija prieki. Mums te ir tāds raidījums "Kipper", Nilam ļoti patīk. Mēs no interneta izprintējam un izkrāsojām Kipperu un draugus, un puikas visur izlīmēja paštaisītās dekorācijas. Es pat uzcepu skaistu torti ar Kipperu virsū. Diemžēl, kamēr mēs šorīt nebijam mājās, Siriuss tai kādu ceturdaļu nograuza. Tā nu Kevinam bija jādiebj uz veikalu pēc jaunas tortes tieši pirms ciemiņu ierašanās. Es drusku apraudājos un izlēmu, ka Siriuss jau dabuja pats savas svinības, un izliku viņu laukā aukstumā, kamēr mēs ar ciemiņiem tusojām pa māju. Siriuss jutās ļoti aizskarts. Droši vien tāpēc, ka bija jau aizmirsis, par ko tiek tik nežēlīgi sodīts. Es gan viņu ielaidu iekšā tieši ap to laiku, kad bija vajadzīgs kāds, kas savāc tortes drupačas no grīdas. Nils visu dienu uzvedās ļoti labi un bija priecīgs saņemt dzimumdienas dāvaniņas. Smieklīgākais moments bija tad, kad viņš izsaiņoja manis šūto priekšautiņu. Vispirms viņam likās, ka tā ir sedziņa. Mēs ieteicām minēt vēlreiz. Tad viņš priecīgi izsaucās: "apmetnis!" (domāts tāds, kā supervaroņiem). Gan jau mēs izmeģināsim tavu apmetni, kad nākošreiz taisīsim ēst, Niluci! :) Daudz laimes, un audz liels un gudrs!

Look what big boy I am! Skat, kāds es jau esmu liels!

Everyone wants to help with this part! Visiem prieks palīdzēt jubilāram izsaiņot dāvanas!

Hmm, kas tas par brīnumu? I wonder what this is?

Look what I made for my big almost-four-year-old's birthday! Do you think he will like it? Maybe now we won't need to change all our clothes after helping mommy cook, huh?! :) Neal is a very willing helper in the kitchen, so I had this brilliant idea to get him an apron. After a quick consultation with the computer (scary, I know) I realized these things are awfully easy to make. One trip to JoAnne's fabrics and about 30 minutes at the sewing machine and (as Ben would say)- voila! I hope Neal likes it! It is still quite manly, don't you think? :)

Lūk, ko es uzšuvu savam lielajam gandrīz-četrgadniekam dzimšanas dienā! Kā jums liekas, vai viņam patiks? Varbūt mums vairs nevajadzēs pārģērbt visas drēbes katru reizi, kad esam palīdzējuši mammai gatavot ēst, ko?! :) Nils labprāt palīdz virtuvē, tādēļ es iedomajos viņam dzimšanas dienā uzdāvināt priekšautu. Pameklēju idejas internetā (traki, vai ne) un sapratu, ka varētu pavisam vienkārši pati tādu uzšūt. Aizbraucu uz "Džoannas audumi" veikalu, pusstundu padarbojos ar šujmašīnu, un, kā teiktu Benijs - voila! Ceru, ka Nilam patiks! Starp citu, priekšauts izskatās diezgan vīrišķīgs, vai ne? :)