Halloween Picts

Liz, thank you so much for taking these pictures

My Camera DIED!!!

Just as I was going to take pictures of the kids in their costumes my camera fell off the couch (and on to CARPET!) and broke. I was thankful for Liz who was so awesome to snap a few shots. I will post them when I get them. SSSSOOOOO.... I have no clue when I will be replacing my camera so it might be a while before any pictures are posted.

CRAZY!!!

Ok.... Everything has been so hecktic around here. Full time is crazy but I love it. It makes things really busy at home between the kids, studying and the house it has been really hard to just sit and take a breath for a few minutes. Shane does such a great job with keeping up with the kids and house that I don't need to worry about anything.

So lately we have been trying to potty train Levi. It is going rather well. On Sunday Levi asked me if he could pee in the water..... Light bulb went on in my head. "aaaahhhh hhhhaaaa!" this is my cue, so off we went. After a few times Levi said just before finishing this was our conversation

Levi: " Shake it mom Shake it...."

Me: "what do you mean shake it" (as I glance over seeing him trying to shake while on the potty)

Levi: "Shake it, I need to Shake it.

Me: "no honey you need to wipe it. Wiping is better"

I hand him a square of TP, he wipes and flushes. Now only if I could get Shane to teach Levi the same :)

Still no luck in getting Olivia to eat any thing other then milk. I guess you just keep trying. With halloween just around the corner I am excited to take many pictures of my cute little ones. So stay tuned for more....

As for ME

Currently I am enjoying a wonderful house full of SILENCE!!!!!!!!

Both kids are down for their naps and I cringe every time I think that I hear one of them stir.

I am about to embark on a new phase of my nursing career in a couple of weeks. Which has me a bit nervous. I am leaving my home of 6 years on IMSU at Primary children's and moving to the Newborn ICU. Although it is just across the hall it is going to be awesome, challenging and exciting. After long discussions Shane and I decided that it would be necessary for me to go full time for the next while (most likely 2 years) I am in dire need of some serious PTO. As of right now I have 4 hrs to my name and if one of the kids gets sick and I have to stay home (more cost effective) things start getting tight around here. And if you know me I hate being tight. So why not. And to top it all off, I was just notified of my schedule and it couldn't be better. Pretty much a dream schedule. I will not BE WORKING ANY MORE NIGHTS!!!!!!! Yes you heard me correctly. NO MORE NIGHTS!!! I will be working a set schedule of every Friday and Monday and every other Saturday and Sunday. It works out to be every other week I will be working 4 in a row. That to me is very minor compared to working NIGHTS!!!!!!

OH CRAP!!!! I HEAR MOMMY COMING FROM THE HALLWAY!

OH LEVI!

Lately Levi has been really involved with Olivia

it has been really cute to see him

play with her. He gets her to laugh

really hard, I will have to get it on record they have the

exact same laugh it cracks me up.

He practically body slams her and tickles her.

When ever she cries Levi always states "UH OH, baby"

and then runs to her side.

My little man has had me in time out

so many times this past week that I care

not to number. He is going though a phase

where he will only take a nap 1 -2 times a week.

I live for those naps. He also is having a

hard time expressing what he wants and if

we don't guess it with in a fraction of a second

he completely FLIPS out to the point of almost vomiting.

I hope that this phase goes rather quickly.

The joys of RICE CEREAL

"What in the HECK is this! This tastes horrible!"

Solid time sweety. You can't live off of breast milk

your whole life. (My frozen supply just might make it that far)

Shane and I started feeding Olivia solids this past

week and it is not going well. Her tongue is so

quick and difficult to get past. We even tried

Bananas, every kid likes banana baby food right?

She prefers Alphabet cereal. Every time we have her in the

bumbo while we are eating cereal she practically

lunges out of her seat to get to the cereal boxes. Baby steps

little one baby steps.

Our LITTLE WOMAN

Beautiful little woman. Here is the end product

of Levi's skills at putting make up on others.

He kept putting brown eye shadow in her eye instead

of on her eye.

Bad hair day

Her classic deer in the head light look.

She now rolls from her tummy to her back, says Da Da Da, and

perfecting her raspberry spits. Her clothes get so wet, from her raspberry spitting and constant spitting up, I have to do at least one load of her cloths every day. Not to mention all the carpet cleaning from her spit up.