we spent thanksgiving with jason's parents this year. we ate way too much. then we ate some more. its was quiet and relaxing and we had a great time. the girls wanted to play outside so daddy and papa took them out to run around. when i went to check on them this is what i found.



yes, they somehow talked fat, tired mommy into getting in the leaves too. it was gross.

i stole this picture of mya from rosie. shes just so cute i had to post it. its hard to believe she is almost 2! how does that happen?! she is one of my biggest trials in life but i couldn't be more in love with her. she has taught me a lot about myself and a lot about being a mom. no matter how much we struggle to get through the day sometimes its all worth it when she wraps her little arms around my neck and gives me her big mya hug followed by holding my cheeks and giving me a big kiss. these are not easy to get so if you've had one you know how great they are.

Olivia started dance class this year. She is the cutest little dancer in the class of course! Mya seems to think that she too is in the class and does everything the teacher asks. The owner of the studio asked me why I don't have her in the 2 year old class. I explained thats because shes not 2 yet. She said she is a better dancer and better listener than most of the 2 year olds she teaches. Lets hope it stays that way.

Fall fun

This might be a long post but if didn't do it all at once it just wasn't going to happen. So here are all the fun fall things we have been doing.
We met my mom at Gardner Village to se the witches. We went on a day that school was out and it was a really bad idea! We didn't stay long.

We took the girls to the barnyard boo at thanksgiving point. They got to play games and get prizes and see all the animals.
Of course they had to get their faces painted. I have never seen Mya sit so still in her life.

Halloween hopscotch

We ended the day by milking a cow. Jason wimped out and didn't do it. What a baby.


Jason's mom made a yummy halloween feast for sunday dinner.

Annual pumpkin carving at Uncle John's. The last time I carved a pumpkin I was 11. It didn't go so well to say the least. So i let Jason do the carving with the girls and I take pictures and eat treats all night.

no way was she touching the goop!

Olivia had no problem with it.



Happy Halloween
Mya was an angel, which if you know her you can see the humor in that! Olivia has wanted to be the tooth fairy for about a year and decided the friday before she wanted to be a super hero.


oh so very tired.

Only to me

So today was the big ultra sound day. I made my appt. for 9:40 a.m. cause I was not going to wait all day. I had the kids in the car ready to pull out of the garage and the Dr. office calls and says I can't come in because theres a power outage!!! Are you kidding me!! This is of course only something that would happen to me. Really, what are the chances of a power outage at the exact time of my appt. Long story short the power came back on and we had our appt. The baby is perfect and handsome just like HIS daddy! Thats right Jason is getting his boy. We are very happy and even happier that he is healthy. Olivia was not thrilled with the idea of a boy but when we were on our way home she said,"mom, I'm not mad at our baby boy I just wanted a girl but I'm not mad at him. And I like boy names too." She picked out some cute boy pjs and can't wait for her new brother to get here! Neither can I!!!!

one more week!

in exactly one week we will finally know if this baby is a boy or a girl! jason finally admitted he would really like a boy. i have finally come to terms with the fact it could be a boy and would actually love it. either way we can't wait. so put your guesses in.

4 years old

Olivia's birthday always comes with a lot of emotion considering she was born on september 11th. I remember when the Dr. told me that was my due date my first thought was no one wants to have that as a birthday, and second no one has babies on their due date so who cares. Turns out both thoughts were wrong. Yes in fact people do have babies on their due dates and now every year on 9/11 I am reminded that amazing things still happen on sad days. We are so blessed to have Olivia in our family. She is 4 going on 14. She takes really good care of Mya and is convinced I am having this baby just for her to take care of. She started dance classes this month and is the cutest little dancer you will ever see. As much as I love watching her grow and learn new things it also makes me want to stop time and keep her this way forever. On our way to my parents house last week she said," Mom I see Ikea over there." I said "How did you know that?" she said, " Mom, I have smart eyes."
Yes, Olivia you do have smart eyes. We love you so much!! Happy birthday sweet girl.