When Mom is Busy....

The kids will play. This is dinner time at the Wirth house when I'm doing the dishes and the girls haven't finished yet. Anthony wanted to get a good video of Charlie for my blog. So even though they are suppose to be eating he thought it would be ok to get her to perform and entertain himself and them. But at least it's a cute video, thanks babe.

Game Night w/ the Calisch's

Today I thought I'd do something different. I know I'm usually the camera freak but I actually didn't pull it out. So I thought I'd just put a piece of me on here w/ out the pictures.
So last night we got invited to our friend's (Danielle and Adam) house for a game night w/ her brothers and their friends. When Anthony got out of church we headed over there. We didn't know anyone else there but everyone was really nice. The night went really well and we all seemed to be having fun. It made me feel like I was back in Ca. w/ all our friends. As most people know Anthony and I love playing games. No we are not dorks but it's always fun to get friends and family together and have some fun. We even brought coffee there, which is almost a necessity when your up late but came to find out they didn't have a coffee maker, but Anthony figured something out, like I said it's almost a necessity. Anyway. It was nice just to get out of the house and hang out w/ other adults. Having an adult conversation seems necessary every once in awhile when you spend most of your days talking to a 3 and 1 yr. old. there's only so many animal noises you can make and questions you can answer. But time did fly by and we stayed later than I thought considering we had our kids w/ us. Speaking of late and children, Alexa decided that sleep just wasn't for her last night either. Our friend Danielle has a 3 yr old also ( named Issac) who Alexa loves to play w/. But Issac was smart and went to bed a little after his bedtime. And after Issac went to bed I thought I'd put a movie on for her and hopefully she would fall asleep or get tired enough to go to bed. But she had different in tension. She only watch 1/2 the movie and then got a second wind. She said she still wanted to play. I think she really just wanted to be a part of what we were doing. So I attempted to put her to bed and she got out of bed 3 times w/ some excuse. Let me tell you by this time it was almost 11pm. and if you know Alexa then you know she was up WAY past her bedtime and WAY tired, which won't keep her from waking up at 6:30am the next day either. So then we decided knowing the lack of sleep she was going to get and after playing games, eating their food and letting my kid run around for 5 hrs. it was time to leave. Let me tell you Alexa did wake up at 6:30am but she took a 3 hr. nap, to catch up on that sleep. I guess that is all part of being a parent sacrificing your time. It is also why we don't get very many nights out w/ the friends. I'm always putting my kids needs before my own that is part of being a mom. And sometimes we all have to sacrifice our time. Alexa was very good girl, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to stay that long. So thank you Alexa for letting us stay out that late. And thank you Danielle and Adam for welcoming us into your house and making it feel like the good old days in Ca.
We are making Christian friends and really starting to love it here and feeling like it's home. I've now become that person that refers to where they grew as " back home" I wish it was warmer, I'm not going to lie, but I do the love the seasons or as Alexa would say " the naked trees (because they don't have leaves on them)" I'm just happy to be doing God's will for us and meeting new people and finally really making good friends.
Danielle posted pictures on her blog so if you're interested go to 'my friends' she's the Calisch family. Lots of love and God bless you all.

Hungry baby

While cooking babyCharlie lunch and thinking she's playing w/ her toys I walk into find her on her future carseat (by the way she is too small to be in ) and reaching for her food that I had already put on her booster seat.


Alexa was never a climber, so I guess this is my warning to feed her sooner and to be aware that she likes to climb

Another Year...

As some may know my birthday was on Thurs. I am now a young woman j/k. I'm definitely climbing that latter way to fast if you ask me. It doesn't help that I'm married to a man that is a yr. and a half younger than me and keeps saying, "You are now in your late 20's." anyway. I really just wanted a day w/ my family. Of course Anthony had to work during the day. But when he got off I had the bright idea to go walk around my favorite park so far in Ma. (Forest Park). We lasted about 20 min then realized that it was WAY too cold. And if you know me, you know I DON"T like being cold. So this ended up being the coldest birthday I've had so far, since the temperature is now in the 30's. I think while we were there it may have even been in the 20's. The pictures are of my love ones because that's what I wanted on my birthday, not pictures of me.
But our camera seemed to be on strike too, the pics didn't come out very well.

Notice how windy it was too.

We saw ice on the top of the pound thinking it was this really thin layer. So Anthony went over to show Alexa and break it w/ a stick, but ended up breaking the stick because the pound had a thinker layer of ice than we thought, it was already starting to freeze.

Ducks in the only non frozen pound.

To end my birthday Anthony cooked me dinner my favorite pasta (raviolis to be exact). I definitely love having a husband that can cook and likes to on special days. plus doesn't care that I don't know how to cook. What else could I ask for. I have a wonderful husband and two beautiful healthy girls. Thank you God. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ME!

Not Just a Candle

We have been hearing about Yankee Candle since we started going to play group. I know you're probably thinking you're just now hearing of those candles. No, I'm talking about this really cool place Yankee Candle has next to their factory in Deerfield, Ma. It's this huge store w/ multiple rooms w/ different things going on in each room. It's really hard to explain and I tried to take pictures but most of the places (that were interesting) had min able lighting. Half of the place is candles everywhere. There's a food court, a place to build a bear, two places to make a candle, Christmas decor (w/ the little Christmas city decorations everywhere..really cool), lots of ornaments, a toy room where you can play w/ all sorts of toys and see Santa (who is there all yr. long) etc. We couldn't really afford anything, but it was definitely fun just walking around looking at all the cool Christmas stuff and ideas.

So anyway we went today w/ our play group and had a lot of fun. Alexa really seemed to enjoy it even though it seems like more of a tourist site than a thing for a kid. And it was hard making her put all the toys that she wanted back on the selves, but she did good w/ it.

First thing we did was watch these guys that are not real play music and sing. Alexa kept asking, "Are they real?" She wouldn't believe me. They did look pretty real though.

Then we went candle dipping. We lined up all the kids let them pick their favorite candle. Then lined them along the table and gave them the rules and directions.
So what you do is pick a white candle then stand in front of the color table. Then you dip your candle in one of the color wax and then in cold water and there you have it.

So here's the color table and all the kids.

( on the left) The colored wax: red, pink, purple, blue, yellow or mix the colors to make your own color. ( on the right) is the cold water.



Alexa picked a two-sided candle w/ a lady bug and a flower.

She got her finger too when she was dipping the lady bug in the red.

The Kids playing:

Issac and Alex having a good time.

Charlie and Addison having their own fun in the stroller.

She must have said something funny....j/k.

Christmas Cities

My favorite part.

They had some weird bubble machine that looked like snow was falling. So every 4 min. it would go off and all the kids were excited about the (fake) snow.

Crowned King Issac and Queen Alexa

Tribute to Charlie...

I thought I'd make a big deal out of her birthday, since she's turning one and because I'm obsessed w/ taking pictures. The blogs aren't in the order I hoped, but here it is. So lay back and enjoy because it's a long blog.
So this is how we spent Charlie's birthday. We went to the doctors for a 1 yr. check up and shots. Then went to the store for her birthday cake and make her birthday cards. Then went home. As soon as she saw the cake she started staking like she had never seen food before. We didn't even have time to take a before picture because she was so excited. So we sat in her chair and set the cake in front of her. Before we were done w/ the song she had already dug in. She dipped her finger in it tasted it then put her hole hand in it. And was very excited.

We even bought Alexa a cupcake so she could enjoy some sugar too. And then it was nap time and relaxation from for the rest of the night.

Taste test.

Full fisting.

Alexa enjoying too.



Trying to share w/ mommy.

And happiest baby when she was done.

Counting Down

I've been taking pics of Charlie randomly the last couple weeks just to show her personality. A glipse of Charlie in her element. Nothing special just Charlie.

Cute and mellow

A friend

A builder....

Or just hungry

Nosey...like her mommy and sister

A strong reader....

Or just a thinker

A cuddler

Charlie's One

To day my baby turns 1. I can't believe the time has flown by. We have enjoyed all the smiles, and moments that come w/ her. She has definitely completed our family and I can't wait to watch the girls grow together and separately.

We love you Charlie Bear.

Today I turn one.

I'm 29 inches and 19.1 pounds.

I'm a happy baby.

I'm happiest when I'm eating or when I'm full.

I love all foods except meat.

I have a personality like no other.

My sister makes me laugh more than anyone else.

And I'm content and mellow most of the time just playing w/ my toys.

I'm learning new things daily.

The crazy things my sister teaches me, like being loud

and playing w/ stuffed animals or stealing them either way.

My daddy is getting me to blow kisses.

And my mom teaches me sign language.

( I can sign: more, food, and thank you when I want )

I can stack blocks and put shape inside each other.

I play Peek-a-boo, Patty cake, If you're happy and you know it, etc.

I'm officially walking although I still crawl to keep up w/ everyone when I need to.

If you want to see all the pictures go to snapfish enter my email (nwirth81@gmail.com) to log in then my pass word is Alexa1. I know it's a lot of work but definitely worth it. I took the pictures in front of our church. I wanted to get a nature/ natural thing going on. It was harder than I thought since all she wanted to do was eat leaves. So the pictures that she's upset in, most likely is because I took a leaf from her.

some of the pics do seem to be blurrier on snapfish, but worth seeing and I hope you enjoy.

Boom a Ring

Yesterday was long overdue fun. Our family decided to go to the Circus for Charlie's birthday since we couldn't think of anything else to do. I invited the play group that the girls and I go to but no one could make it except our new found good friends Danielle, Adam, Issac, and Addison. Alexa and Issac seemed to be overwhelmed or just taking it all in most of the time. And the babies ( Charlie and Addison ) didn't really seem to care about anything besides food and sleep. Overall we had a lot of fun. To watch the the kids faces when something would happen was the best part. Plus we had a day w/ out Alexa trying to kill Issac or any
fighting. Anytime anyone would run, jump, spin, etc. Alexa would scream " FASTER!!!" and when asked what's your favorite part, she said, "when the baby elephant sat on the papa elephant" Even though the elephants were the same size she still seemed to think that it had to be the baby sitting on the daddy. After the Circus of course we were all starving since we didn't want to spend $20 on a hot dog. So we went to Pizza Hut and enjoyed each others company. We had some good laughs and it was nice to finally get both of our families together.

The pictures are from the pre-show.

This Alexa trying on some clothes there.

Alexa's face most of the time.

Issac's fac most of the time.

The jump ropers were cool. They were doing flips while jump roping.