1st week of new school

Kids started their new school this week. To Nate absolutely nothing has changes except his teachers. He doesn't seem fazed at all. Juliet started kindergarten at Primrose and she is having a tough week. First week of no naps has made her CRANKY.  I am just happy we are closer to home now and can hopefully get into a routine fast!  Here are my cuties!

Today he is 2

Where has the year gone?  Today Nate is 2 years old!  He is such a talker, he loves to jump, climb and swing from bars or rings, he is very much a mommies boy, he can be cranky when we don't know what he is trying to tell us, loves Mickey Mouse and watching Octonauts and Jake and the Neverland pirates. He is not a big rule follower, likes everything exactly the way he wants it. We have him enrolled at Little Gym and he is loving that, never wants to participate in circle time but loves free play. He is starting to potty train at school and again, the teachers are getting all the credit!!  He is growing up on us so much!  Birthday party on Saturday!  (Then we move to a new house and he is getting a big boy bed!!!)

Love you my buddy bear!

Our Newest Journey

In a little less than 2 weeks, we will begin a new venture in our lives.  We are in the process of packing our home to move.  I am scared, I am stressed and I am excited.  How can I be all those things at once?  I am scared to leave the only home that my children have ever known.  Why am I worried about this?, they are super excited apparently.  I am stressed at getting one home packed, move our things to storage, move to a hotel, then close on houses and move into a new much larger one.  One with a much larger note.  I am excited about what the future holds for our family, the excellent schools and the fact that we are now closer to friends and most importantly, the church.  Keep us in your prayers as we get thru the next 2 weeks.

So much change

I know, 30 lashes with a wet noodle for me.  It has been so long since I have blogged.  We have been prettu busy and then sickness hit our house and it's just tough to find the time to sit down and write. 

The kids have grown so much.  We took them to the Zoo Monday and since it was not a weekend day there weren't thousands of people there so we could let the kids run around and not be confined to the stroller or right by our sides.  We fed the giraffes, of course and rode the carousel.  Twice.  Nate loves it any animal is fine with him and he likes to go up and down, Juliet only wants to ride the giraffe, she does not want to go up and down.  Only the giraffe, nothing else. 

Last week Nate had pneumonia and strep.  He was a very sick little boy and it really scared mommy and worried Dr. Ori.  You know when the doctor is concerned, the kid is sick.  A week before that I had the flu and a week before that Jon had the flu.  Other than an ear infection that wouldn't go away, Juliet was the only healthy one in the bunch. 

Speaking of Juliet, she has gotten back in the habit of fighting us to go to bed.  She wants to stay up late and is a bear when she gets up in the morning because she is still tired.  We have tried to get her to go to bed earlier but I think her nap may be messing with her being tired.  She also has decided she doesn't want to sleep alone, she's not alone she has at least 50 animals in there with her. 

Nate is into the hugging stage.  He will hug whoever you tell him to.  When we would do his nebulizer he would be sitting in my lap and would wrap his arm behind my head and bring my face close to his so he could hug me and get a kiss.  I finally got him to let me fly airplane with him.  He grinned so big, it was something new that really made him happy.  He is such a good little eater, likes most everything I put on his plate.  Nate had his first dental appointment, which went really good.  He climbed up and only cried when they flossed his teeth.  The dentist confirmed a suspicion that I had that he had too many teeth.  He does have an extra tooth, it's why his teeth are so crowded.

Juliet got to go to the game store with daddy.  You would have thought she was going to get to visit a real princess in a castle.  She was jumping all over the place telling me rapidly she was going to the game store.  She is getting better at eating.  We don't have to fight her as hard to get her to try new things.  I put them on her plate and she whines, but will eat, usually it is only 4 bites.  She found the control to the bed the other day and thought it was funny to fill it up to rock hard then let all the air out.  Still haven't gotten it back right!!  :)  She still really loves dance and art. 

The kids are growing so quickly it's hard to keep up.  If you aren't on flickr, you really are missing out.  You do need a flickr account, it's free, and I have to add you as a friend.  It's easy. 

Hope everyone is good!
Love, Laura

Doing something right

Tonight as we sat down to dinner Nate held his hands out to us. We all hold hands as we pray and he has figured out that he needs to be included in this. Made my heart swell. He had just been clasping his hands, so he knew what we were doing

I am one proud mommy!

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Yes, I have been terrible at blogging, WHO has the TIME!  I promise a full blog soon, like this week sometime!!!

Juliet Claire turns 4

What a precious little girl she is!  I can not believe she is already 4, even though we have celebrated the ENTIRE month of December so I really should be used to it by now!!! 
She is very much a Disney Princess fan and we had a princess theme party this year!

She takes dance class twice a week and was in 2 recitals this year and performed great at each one!!  I am so proud of how she gets out there and dances her little heart out!

 

She loves her little brother, although sometimes he annoys her, she will always take up for him and make sure he has everything that he needs.

She has decided that going to sleep is not something she wants to do, is getting a little more adventurous in trying new foods and she does not like loud noises.

Loves Chick-Fil-A, Cubbies, My Little Ponies, Octonauts, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates, LOVES glow bracelets, necklaces, wands, etc. (anything that glows).  For Christmas she wanted everything she saw on TV.  Ended up with most of it!  Top of the list was a unicorn cuddle-uppet, dream light unicorn, unicorn pillow pet, minnie mouse pillow pet, and a magna dot.  Enjoys dance, painting, drawing, writing her name, art, Cubbies, riding her bike, splashing in the water, purple baths, balloons, and anything chocolate, especially cupcakes and hershey bars!  

She is such a love bug and a big sweetheart.

Our sweet little girl is growing up fast!  I take every chance I get to snuggle with her!

We love you Juliet Claire!!

Love, Mommy