Video

For everyone who doesn't believe us when we say that she really does talk... a lot! Here's a little video we took tonight. Oh yeah... she also had her first major accident... rammed her head into the corner of her new bedframe... as you can see in the video.

Pictures

Ok so everyone has been asking for Christmas pictures. It just dawned on me when I uploaded our camera that all the opening of presents pictures were on other people's cameras. All we have are other random pictures. So ... here are some new pictures... well sort of. lol.

Bailey likes to jump in bed with Reese at night because it MUST be more fun when he goes to bed, Right??

Angel face... Most of the time. :-)

Piggy tails. Even if there's hardly any hair to make them with.

Look I can brush my own teef!

And feed myself some eggs!

Crazies

Ok so Chris and I have been dealing with some crazy family members lately. You're all probably wondering why I've made my blog private.

My mother and father in laws are going through a pretty bitter divorce. My father in law is a little crazy ... as in needing medication crazy. Most of you already knew that since you're all in Renegades with Chris and I and have known his father since the beginning of time. He's been on medication for Bi-Polar for years. I think Chris said since 1999. But who knows when his conditions really began.

Anyway... here's the Reader's Digest version of it:

Mom and dad hadn't gotten along for a while. Dad doesn't take his meds and goes off the deep end. He loses his job, can't get another job. We all know how hard it is to find a job when you're really looking hard and you're well in the head. Mom works hard trying to keep up with the mortgage and all their bills. Little sister is still young and living at home at the time so she's struggling to understand what's going on with her family.

Mom and dad separates. She got her own rental after they sold their house. Dad moved to Stockton with his mom and sisters. They are filipino, they all either live together or really close by.

Side note: That side of the family has been in denial of his condition this entire time. Now that he's there, they are convinced that God will help him find his way. Not doctors, or pills.

I really don't know what the Clavejo side of the family is doing to help him along. So far whatever they are doing isn't really taking affect on his condition. The rest of us are afraid to be around him, sad to say.

Fast forward to last week.

Mom tells me he's been lurking around her house leaving her messages and saying mean things to her. He tells her that he found her address through my blog. Well... the only thing I have said on here is that she moved to Manteca. I'm sure he did his research and found her somehow. He'a also been threatening me - yes me, personally - about some of the things I have said on my blog regarding his family. I will really have to look back and read what I wrote to see what I said to offend him.

He's also not happy that I (really it's more Chris than I) haven't brought Bailey to Stockton so the family can see her. To me, I feel that the road goes both ways. They can call us to say they want to come see us or that we need to go out there. I don't call them because I don't know any of them well. Chris? You ALL know he doesn't call anyone.

I undertand that Bailey is his first and so far only grand daughter. But we have asked him on many occasions to try to be well and get better and he hasn't. So... this is the price that he has to pay... Bailey will not get to see her grand father until things change.

It's really unfortunate, but it is what it is.

Thanks for reading. I will be putting some Christmas pictures up here soon. :-)