Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Layla and Lily partying!

I was out of town this past weekend (will post pics later!!) and Freddy took the twins to a birthday party. Our friend, Melissa, took some awesome pictures of all the kids at the party. Thank you, Melissa!!! Here are a few pics of Layla and Lily. I love the shot when they are sitting together eating . . .soooo precious. It's hard to get Layla to look into the camera and smile. Lily is practicing her "smile" for the camera - how cute is she?!!! Thanks again, Melissa!!!


Monday, March 30, 2009

Daddy's home!!!

I couldn't resist posting this picture. As soon as Freddy came home from work today, the twins wanted to play with him. He is such a good daddy and plays whatever it is they want to play. I love this picture of him playing with Layla and Lily while wearing a white boa, and holding our little black female poodle! He is surrounded by girls but he loves every minute of it!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Home with the girls . . .

It seems like it's been a long time since I've posted anything on our blog! Potty training was a bit tiring, but the girls have done so well. This was my first week back at work after being on spring break for two weeks! We are all trying to get back into our routine . . .

Freddy took his mom out tonight - they went to the Billy Joel and Elton John concert! So, us girls had the house to ourselves and hung out! We didn't do anything too crazy . . .we had popsicles, played a bit, and had some laughs! Here are a few pics of the girls making "silly faces." They are all growing up so fast . . .let's see how much longer Analisa will make "silly faces" for me! She will be 11 in May!!! Crazy!!! She is such a good big sister and really helps, especially when dad is out for the night! :)











Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Wendy and her little guy, Diego, came over today! Wendy and I are both on spring break and took advantage of the great weather for a play date! Diego is such a GOOD baby and doesn't complain at all! He was having such a great time with the girls, all of their toys, and especially with Linda (our poodle!)!! The twins were having a great time with the bubbles that Wendy brought over . . .Lily was trying her hardest to blow the biggest bubbles ever!

The twins have not napped at all since Friday....I think Diego wore them out today. They FINALLY napped for two hours! They passed out on the couch! If you look closely, you can see that Liliana was playing with my high heels and fell asleep with them on! Too cute! We had a great time with Wendy and Diego!!

















Sunday, March 8, 2009

Potty Training X 2!

We finally decided to potty train the twins. We decided to go with the 3 day "cold turkey" method and had the girls wear underwear first thing Saturday morning. The first half of the day was a complete mess . . .I almost gave in. Then, suddenly Layla "got it" and used the potty! We made such a fuss over her huge accomplishment and she was so excited! I felt very, very bad because I rewarded her with a small treat and poor Lily was just in tears because she wanted a treat too. It was so heartbreaking to see her cry over this. Eventually, Lily figured out how to use the potty as well and was so happy to receive her "reward." :)

Today, both girls have done so well and we are only on day 2! We only had one accident all day long! I have to say, I was quite worried about potty training two kids at the same time. Yes, it has been exhausting running two kids to their potties nonstop, cleaning potty after potty . . .however, I didn't realize the plus side of potty training two at once. One twin always catches on quicker than the other, depending on what they are trying to learn. In this case, Layla learned how to use the potty first. Liliana was able to watch her sister and caught on so quickly. One other plus is that they have a personal "cheerleader" around at all times! Both girls are so excited for each other whenever the use the potty! I'm so proud of them for taking on this huge milestone with such patience and eagerness! They are such good girls and learn so quickly!

Here are a few pics of the girls enjoying a special "fudgsicle" and some outdoor fun after a long day of potty training!





















Thursday, March 5, 2009

My Job!!

This is the first school year that I have worked full-time since the twins were born. I work full time as a Reading Interventionist at Lowell School. I truly love my job! I tutor kids all throughout the day and also model reading lessons in all of our first grade classrooms. I love having the opportunity to work with kids one-on-one and having the chance to teach in a whole group setting.

I set some personal career goals at the beginning of this year for the first grade students that I work with. 1st grade students should be reading 20 words per minute by December and 40 words per minute by May. I have worked very closely with the 1st grade teachers all year to help all of the students accomplish these goals.

Today, I was at a district meeting and I received some pretty cool news! The 1st grade students at Lowell scored the highest in the district in reading!! 71% of the students met the reading goal for December!!! This was super exciting for me. I knew that we had scored very high, but it was great news to know that we scored the highest in the district. Now, my personal goal is to have 88% of the students meet the end of the year reading goal. Some of the first grade teachers think that this goal is a little too high . . .but, I think the kiddos can do it. I'm very, very happy with the results so far. The hard work that everyone has put forth this year has paid off! It has been truly amazing to work with a student that couldn't read a word in September and now they can read almost any text that is placed in front of them. I am sooo proud of so many kids!

Monday, March 2, 2009

Happy Birthday, Freddy!





















Today was Freddy's 33rd birthday . . .Freddy didn't want to do too much to celebrate his birthday this year . . . I guess that's what happens as you get older! Just kidding, honey! :) We celebrated with Paula, Jenny, DJ and Dominick over the weekend. Today, we celebrated his actual birthday at home with dinner and cake. The twins were so excited to sing "Happy Birthday" to their daddy. As soon as Freddy got home from work Liliana ran up to him and said "Happy Birthday Daddy!" in her cute, raspy voice . . . it was the sweetest thing ever! Even though it was a quiet birthday, I hope he had a good day . . . he definitely deserves it!

Liliana had a little accident.......

Well, I would have never guessed it, but Liliana is the first out of the three cousins to have a cast put on. I thought for sure it would have been Dominick!!! LOL! She had a little accident after the big Cardinals game on Sunday. Freddy took her to urgent care and they thought her wrist had been fractured. They put a splint on her and a little sling . . .she kept calling it her "purse for her arm." :) I had to follow up with the pediatric orthapedic doctor. We were really hoping that we were overreacting, but no such luck. Lily has a fractured elbow and has to have a cast on for a few weeks. The doctors were so impressed by how well behaved Lily was during the entire visit. Lily didn't make a peep and was so extremely cooperative. Now, if it had been Layla, we would have probably have needed to sedate her to put a cast on! Lily is still as active as ever and is adjusting very well to her new little cast. Layla is taking very good care of her sister and kisses her little cast throughout the day. Layla has been sleeping with Lily lately......so cute. :)

Lily with her new pink cast!

Lily with her new pink cast!

Layla taking care of her sister . . .

Layla taking care of her sister . . .

She is a sweetheart!

She is a sweetheart!

MLK Day

Dominique, Moone, Nikki and I got together to celebrate our day off! We had a fun play date with the kids. They were all so good and had a great time together. It was fun watching all the kids interact with one another........there were 9 kids and only four mommies! LOL!! So cute . . . check out the pics!

The kids in the bouncy house!

The kids in the bouncy house!
Don't know if Lily should have been in there, but there was no stopping her!

Zachary, Layla, Roman, Lily, Nathan and Marti

Zachary, Layla, Roman, Lily, Nathan and Marti

Baby Luke - what a cutie!

Baby Luke - what a cutie!

Zachary - what a cutie pie!

Zachary - what a cutie pie!

FIRST ANNUAL JAYHAASE PARTY!

Jaysen and I had our first annual Holiday Party!! I think it was a huge success!! We were able to gain new friendships as well as celebrate with some of our very best friends. Check out the pics below!!!!

Freddy and Rod

Freddy and Rod

Lisa and Mikey

Lisa and Mikey

Angie, Keith and Linsday

Angie, Keith and Linsday

Hanging out by the fire . . .

Hanging out by the fire . . .

Is Rod working during our party??

Is Rod working during our party??

Jaysen and Andrea

Jaysen and Andrea

Todd, Makenna, Lisa, Megan and Mikey!

Todd, Makenna, Lisa, Megan and Mikey!

How cute is she?!!!!!!

How cute is she?!!!!!!

Megan, Colleen, and Gina

Megan, Colleen, and Gina

Precious Makenna sleeping the night away!

Precious Makenna sleeping the night away!

Beautiful Makenna and Megan!!

Beautiful Makenna and Megan!!

Jaysen and Mikey

Jaysen and Mikey

Lisa and Gina!

Lisa and Gina!

Jaysen putting out the fire . . . ! Watch out Linda!

Jaysen putting out the fire . . . !  Watch out Linda!

THE HAASE'S CHRISTMAS, 2009

Well, Christmas has come and gone . . .but what a fun time it was!!! Analisa got almost everything she asked for . . .webkinz, Imagine DS games, Sing it for the Wii. Funny thing is she seems to be having most fun with her new sketch pad and colored pencils! :) The twins still didn't quite understand what was going on, but it was so much fun watching them open their gifts. Their favorite gifts were their new baby dolls, a karaoke machine and musical instruments!!! We spent Christmas Eve at Paula's house and were able to enjoy Christmas morning with Paula, Jenny, DJ and Dominick. Dominick got so many cool cars! It was tons of fun hanging out with all the kids Christmas morning. Freddy and I had such a great Christmas with our family this year and look forward to many more memories.

Analisa with a new itunes gift card!

Analisa with a new itunes gift card!

Our little drummer Dominick!

Our little drummer Dominick!

Analisa with her new set of watches!

Analisa with her new set of watches!

Layla, Dominick and Liliana . . .a few days after the New Year

Layla, Dominick and Liliana . . .a few days after the New Year

Layla and Big Sis

Layla and Big Sis

Lily eating!

Lily eating!

Dominick with his new dump truck!

Dominick with his new dump truck!

Dominick ready to eat breakfast on Christmas morning!

Dominick ready to eat breakfast on Christmas morning!

Lily with her new reindeer from Santa

Lily with her new reindeer from Santa

Layla caught in the middle of all the gifts!

Layla caught in the middle of all the gifts!

The twins!

The twins!

My little singer!!!

My little singer!!!

Layla opening up her new princess table!

Layla opening up her new princess table!

Happy New Year!

Happy 2009!!! Our family is very excited for this new year. We hope to do a little more traveling with the kids, celebrate a few birthday's (Analisa will turn 11 in May and the twins will be 3 in June!!), Freddy and I will celebrate our 4th anniversary in November (hopefully in San Francisco again!!) continue working hard and enjoy our family and friends to the fullest. We will also welcome a new nephew in late April/early May! One more cousin that the girls get to play with!! We STILL need to potty train the twins and hopefully they will begin preschool in August. I know this year will be very, very, busy but it will also be a year full of adventures and good times. We celebrated the New Year with Johnny and Del and the kids . . .what a great time we had!!! Of course I "fell asleep" before midnight, but I was woken up in time to ring in the new year. Here are a few pics from our New Year celebration!! We hope to celebrate again next year with the Carnelia's!!

Freddy and Johnny - ringing in the New Year!

Freddy and Johnny - ringing in the New Year!

Freddy and Johnny partying!

Freddy and Johnny partying!

Hmmmm.....should I??! Nope, that's daddy's drink!

Hmmmm.....should I??! Nope, that's daddy's drink!

Hmmm....who gave the 2 year olds sparklers? What a blast they were having!

Hmmm....who gave the 2 year olds sparklers?  What a blast they were having!

FAMILY PICTURES

We FINALLY took some family pictures!! Analisa was not thrilled, but cooperated. Layla screamed "no smile" the entire time!! Liliana was as happy as could be and had a great time! It was fun and we were very happy with the pictures!!! There are a few random pics of the girls that you will see also . . .Enjoy!

Analisa and Mom

Analisa and Mom

Layla and Lily

Layla and Lily

Liliana Marie

Liliana Marie

Everyone!

Everyone!

The girls!

The girls!

Hmm....what is she up to?

Hmm....what is she up to?

Playing in the puddle . . .

Playing in the puddle . . .

The Haase's

The Haase's

10 years old going on 15!

10 years old going on 15!

Lily loved the puddles!

Lily loved the puddles!

Layla Rose

Layla Rose

The twins

The twins

All the girls

All the girls

My little Layla

My little Layla

Fascinated by the puddle . . .

Fascinated by the puddle . . .

Happy Liily!

Happy Liily!

Analisa, all grown up . . .

Analisa, all grown up . . .

Daddy and Lily

Daddy and Lily

Daddy and Layla

Daddy and Layla

Mommy and Lily

Mommy and Lily

Mommy and Layla

Mommy and Layla

Daddy and Liliana

Daddy and Liliana

Our family!

Our family!

SAN FRANCISCO

We celebrated our 3rd Anniversary this month! We went to San Francisco - one of our very favorite places!!! We have a favorite Irish Pub that we LOVE to go to . . .it is also a piano bar - we love it! They didn't play Bon Jovi for me, but it was still a BLAST! Everything was great about our trip. Freddy and I got to spend lots of time together which we really needed. And yes, Freddy turned off his phone the whole trip!!!! :)

Lisa and Freddy in San Francisco!

Lisa and Freddy in San Francisco!

Freddy and Paul Dorr

Freddy and Paul Dorr

Freddy Beat Boxin!

Freddy Beat Boxin!

Lisa singing "Brown Eyed Girl"!

Lisa singing "Brown Eyed Girl"!

Halloween, 2008

Here are a few pics from Halloween, 2008! The twins were Minnie Mouse . . .sooo cute! Freddy and I went to Hector's annual Halloween party . . .hopefully the tradition will continue next year! I was 80's Madonna and Freddy was supposed to be Weird Al Yankovich. Don't know if he pulled it off . . . who do you think he looks like?! At the end of the night, he was Howard Stern! Good times!

Layla and Mommy

Layla and Mommy

Lily waiting for candy!

Lily waiting for candy!

Who do you think Freddy is???

Who do you think Freddy is???