Life needs to slow down.....

I'm not even sure where the time has gone.  BUT it sure needs to slow down.  Tonight was beau's preschool picnic AND I attempted to bring chloe in her undies.  Yes, undies.  This girl has been rocking the potty training.  I never thought it would be so easy after training beau.  It was...well, hell with him and so easy with little chloe.  For starters, she had been being sneaky while trying to take off her diaper and potty in the corners of our home.  She also at night would take her diaper off.  Huge signs of readiness so I guess you could say she took the lead on this one. 

A few things about the kiddos:

Beau

• Excited to be done with school for the summer and to be going to a new daycare....our neighbor Beth's house.
• Has been using "May I" and "May You" in his sentences.  Proud Mama here!
• Loves to be outside.
• Loves to be bored.  I never thought I'd say this but man, let that kid be bored and his imagination runs wild!  
• Size 5 pants/shorts
• Size 12 shoes
• LOVEs chloe so much and tries to help her with everything!  Right down to telling Chloe she is a big girl now and will use a big girl potty.  He is kind to her.  She will try to start something with him and he takes it.  Simply says, that wasn't nice, chloe.
• His vocabulary amazes me daily.  
• He is NOT a morning person!  He needs to watch a george to wake up.
• He has discovered gel for his hair and looks super cute while fixing his hair in the morning.
• He loves Jesus and asks questions about him daily.  We continue to learn together.  Afterall, I can't answer all the questions he has.
• Was recently dedicated (on Mother's day) to our savoir.
• He is a rough boy but so tender hearted.
• He has secret weapons.  Oh yes, sticky feet, bad breath, etc.  He will even tell you he will use these secret weapons.
• He loves popcorn and a sprite very now and then.   BUT tacos are his most favorite. He has also found a new love for omlets.
• He loves to be silly.  
• He can be an absolute smarty pants and get in trouble for it.
• He likes to copy you.
• He now sits in a boaster seat and is super proud about it.  Not gonna lie.  It's nice that he can strap himself in :)
• LOVEs T ball
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Chloe

• She's a big girl now and wears undies.  Not just any undies.  Dora undies.
• She says "pease" and I love it.  Melt my heart to hear that sweet little voice.
• Says "otay" again in the sweetest voice.
• Loves candy.
• LOVES I mean LOVES dora.
• Has a definite twinkle in her eye but don't let it fool you.
• Wears her back pack everywhere.
• Wants to do everything on her own.
• Loves to dance.
• Still a size 18 months but will wear 24 too.
• Shoe size 6
• Loves toast, bananas, sweet potatoes, ham, fish, beans and COOKIES
• Every hour is snack time for Chloe
• Loves beau so sticken much!  
• Gives lots of kisses
• Knows where timeout is.
• Dedicated on Mother's Day
• Has a huge vocabulary that I'm pretty sure only Chuck and I can understand :)
• Is a daddy's girl
• Has slept in her dora bed but most nights it's in her crib
• Says I love you in the cutest way. I'm surprised we can understand it

These kids are my world. 

 Time needs to slow down. 
Take today and just enjoy every minute of it.  I know I'm going to.

A Joyful Day

Yesterday marked a very exciting and joyous time in our home.  Our little boy asked Jesus into his heart.  THIS is one of those moments as a parent that I NEVER want to forget!  Last night we were reading from his children's bible and he asked me "Mama, when can I have Jesus in my heart?"  I teared up of course and hugged him and told him anytime he wanted to!  He asked if we could ask him.  So, while my boy and I laid there holding hands, we prayed.

Our 4 year old little man who is so full of life.  His smile and laugh are so contagious.

It seems like so often as moms and dads we pray so much for our children and their heart and that the Lord to be in their tiny little hearts.  I too said another prayer after Beau was sleeping, thanking the man upstairs for answering a few of my prayers.

What's up?

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted to this blog. So many things have happened.  Mexico was awesome, Christmas even more awesome!  Now that we got that out of the way, let me start off by sharing some things about my babies:

Beau

• Gained 5 lbs and grown 1.5 inches since July.  He now weighs close to 50 lbs and is 42 inches.  Wow!  He's in the 93rd percentile.
• Shoe size is a 12.
• Listening has improved so much since preschool started.  I've seen so many big changes in him.  He's growing.
• Very inquisitive about everything.
• Wants to help with everything. He will go into Chloe's bedroom when she wakes up and say "good morning sister.  You want your baby?  Mama's coming." It's amazing to me and honestly a lot of times I just listen and soak it all in.  I can't believe how she responses to him too. 
• Beau loves to be encouraging- "good job daddy/chloe/mommy"
• Lately it has been frustrating that he does not want to go to church sunday school or awana's.  He's so used to being at home with daddy and mommy that the thought of going into a class by himself is terrifying.  We're working on it.
• We say our prayers together- we are learning together how much we need jesus.  He's asking questions....the seed is getting planted.
• Beau is very sweet natured but also has a very funny side to him.  Here are a few beauisms:
• Just doing my job mom! (said this after donating some money to children's hospital- I told him how kind that was and this was his response)
• He told me how to make sugar cookies from the package- "first add the mix, then the water and egg, bake it and Walla!"
• "Mom, I don't want to call my monkey fat George anymore.  I'm going to call him late for dinner."  (what?  Yes, he learned that from his father!)
• "It'll knock your socks off!"
• His favorite foods are tacos, yogurt, cereal bars, apples, carrots, ranch dressing, bananas, oranges, ham, deer (that was beau's response), pig (he also just said that- hehe), pancakes, strawberries, blueberries, etc.  He really isn't all that fond of peanut butter.
• Went ice skating for the first time 2 weeks ago. He did great and we shared so many laughs.
• Blows a kiss to me, I blow one back and he grabs it and says "got it mom!"

Chloe

• Currently 21.11 ozs- has gained 1.5 lbs since July and has grown 3 inches!!  Wow!  She's in the 40th percentile.
• Shoe size 5.
• Words she's now saying: bobo, mama, bubba, bebe, kitty, puppy, cookie, yeah, nooo, car, book, daddy, mumbles thank you.
• She's a pro at laying on the floor to throw a fit.
• She has started timeouts but I'll admit, I'm not consistent...
• What can I say, she's tiny and cute and hilarious.  She climbs like a money and keeps right up with her brother.  
• She still wants a bottle before bed- it's been horrifying trying to take it away from her.  Every night she gets less and less.
• She'll go potty on the potty chair during bath time and we all clap and say yay!
• SHE EATS ALL DAY LONG.  Seriously!  There's no such thing as A snack.  She constantly has food in her hands.  Not just one hand either- oh no, needs to be both hands. 
• When you see chloe entering a room, she most likely will have a doll or a book in her hands or Both! 
• Chloe gives high fives- it's fun!
• Her hair is somewhat growing out since gramma Richardson cut it. There was a little fruit snack situation that called for an emergency hair cut....
• Chloe loves her book with baby jesus on it.  (It's a Christmas book).  She says, "bebe jesus."  It warms my heart.  Chloe warms my heart.
• She's kinda giving up the nap.  She definitely has a mind of her own when it comes to naptime.
• Chloe's obsessed with shoes- any and all- boots included.  She also loves putting on beau's pants and mom's underwear. She came out of our bedroom one day with about a dozen pair of underwear on.  It was hilarious and of course I didn't get a picture.

It's been very cold here lately which makes it hard to do anything fun with the kids.  We've been in the house playing games, watching tv, playing the wii, making up games, baking, reading, etc.  Chuck's been home with the kids on the days that I work.  They have fun- the house may look like a bomb went off when I get home but the kids are happy.  He was able to sneak a way for a week a few weeks ago to go hog hunting in texas with dan.  Although they didn't come home with any hogs, they came home with deer.  He had a good time and a good first experience. 
As for me, I started a few online classes: accounting and economics.  So far so good.  I think 2 classes are the perfect balance though- anymore and I may be wondering what the hell was I doing and did I make the right choice  - oh who am I kidding, I wonder that so many days.  Not only pertaining to school, but also in regardss is to parenting, being a wife, a friend, etc.  But I think that's how most women feel.
So there it is in a nutshell....this is the life....oh so good!

Mexico?! Really!

In just 6 short weeks, my hubby and I will be staying here....KIDFREE AND WORKFREE!!

We are taking a vacation to Puerto Vallarta Mexico.  When I originally mentioned taking a vacation for our anniversary, I was thinking a nice bed and breakfast on the north shore.  My hubby said, "No- we are going to Mexico!!"  I about fell over!  I still can't believe it and feel like I'm dreaming.  The trip was officially booked today.  In just 6 weeks, this little dream is going to be a reality!  AND I've only had anxiety over leaving the kids a 1/2 a dozen times! They will be staying with gramma and grampa and I know they will be fine.  I'm just going to miss them like crazy.

It's a Potty Kinda Day!

YES!  My little peanut Chloe sat on her big girl potty and actually peed!  I can't even believe it!  The best part was seeing her run out clapping and then hearing her BIG bro say, "Good Job Chloey! I'm sooo proud of you!!  Such an encouraging big bro!  I love it!  AND I love hearing his sweet little voice just loving up his sister!  I also love seeing ALL of us- yes, daddy was home this morning too- doing the happy potty dance!  Man my kids have some pretty awesome dance moves!  I love it!  These are the days I always want to remember!  Everyone in the house was excited this morning, which is on rare occasion.  Beau is usually THE biggest crab ever!  But not this morning- thanks to his little sis!!

Chloe has for the most part always squated when she pees and poops.  She also generally wakes up around 11pm because she has wet herself.  I'm praying we are on the road to early and easy potty training.  Of course if it doesn't work out that way, I'm okay with it.  This is just one of those days that I want to remember and journal about!

PS- she also went when we got home from grammy's house!  yay for my sweet little peanut!  She can't talk but man that girl has dance moves!

Life

This photo has been linked up HERE.

Why I love Fall....

These are just a few of the reasons I love fall (other than leaves changing, autumn scentsy warming, pumpkin pie and muffins, trail mix and pumpkin patches.)  These are the biggest reasons:

These little mini-me's make it so much more fun....These are the days and moments I want to always remember.

Happy Fall Ya'll!