Just Another Post

So nothing super great has happened, we just continue to go through life. Both kids seem healthy in an area where RSV seems to be on the rise, so for now we seem to be safe.... Daddy on the other hand is not feeling well, his illness is always hard to get through because it seems like nothing helps him.. he can take all kinds of medicine but nothing works... his downfall is stress, when he gets stressed his immune system is non-existent. So we are working on that.
On to other things.... Elle is always good to go into Jacks room in the morning and give him some toys while mom is still half asleep.. they of course are on the same wake up schedule - way early - when I tend to be on the lets wake up at a normal time schedule. But I love hearing her go in there with him... every day its something different. the other morning she kept on yelling Mom/Dad Jack just said Elle, or Jack just said Sister.. Its so cute, she is his biggest cheerleader. When ever he starts crawling - not rolling- but actually crawling she just sits down by him clapping her hands yelling good job buddy, keep going, keep going, and he listens. Steve asked the other day if I thought that they talked to each other in a way we can't. and I totally believe they do, every day, whether its with words or not I'm sure they tell each other amazing stories. I wish I could be a part of that, but I guess its just one of those things that is just special between siblings... Here are some pictures we took the other morning.. Elle wanted to try on this outfit that we got for "dress ups" and she just loved it so much she almost wore it to church....I think it was the long skirt she loved that it was like a princess...

Blogging: It's a Wonderful Life

Now with my title please note I am not talking about this blog in any way..... I don't love the part about posting things, it helps in a lot of ways take things off my mind, but the part about blogging that I love the most - and if it wasn't this way I probably would have stopped a while ago - but the part I love is reading what other people are experiencing.. My sister and I were talking about this, this morning, and its just so amazing to me how you can read all of these amazing stories, some by people you know, others by total strangers, yet these stories, true real life stories, can just bring out so many emotions... laughter, crying, nodding of the head in agreement etc... The stories that touch the heart, and i have read so many, just make me look at this life, and think wow there is a lot of good out there, not just the bad, and ugly that you see in the news headlines everyday, these are personal stories of something good, that help make me not worry so much about my childrens future.... stories that make me laugh and smile just brighten my day, and make me feel like all the crazy things I do, are done by others and that you should just step back and laugh sometimes... So keep those posts coming, I will do my little part to add to it, and as soon as I can master the making a comment thing I will do that too : )

Her Dad In So Many Ways

So I just wanted to make a quick post on something I walked into yesterday... Just a little history to start off - When Elle goes to the bathroom sometimes she needs a little extra help wiping after going #2. Well the other day she runs past me saying "I need to go potty I need to go potty" which is nothing new, that is usually her way of letting me know, but then after a few minutes I hear her yelling for me to come help her wipe her bum, I open the door and there she is sitting on the toilet just casually looking through the Wal-mart add.... It was sooo funny, I wanted to take a picture and post it but I didn't want to really put something like that out on the web ; ) But she just looked at me like what is the big deal mom, and at that point I knew she is definitely her fathers daughter...

Could This Be Genetic??

So the other morning I hear Elle in her room and after her not coming out for quite a long time I walk in to find this on her floor....

Now if you know my father you would know why I am questioning if hording is a genetic trait.... My dad LOVES finding great "deals" at the Salvation Army store, and he can on many occasions be found with bags -just like these - filled with his great gifts. Now I'm not saying that everything he gets is useless, there are many times when he surprises us all.... but then there are the times when he comes home with the 15th toaster, that only toasts on one setting -very burnt-, and he got it for the same price of a brand new one you could get at Wal-Mart....

On this day, Elle had filled a total of 9 bags with just random stuff from her room. I guess I should just be happy that she gathered everything just from her room. The funny thing is, is that 4 of the 5 bags she filled were gifts from my dad : ) I know this may not sound crazy funny to most of you but if you were in my family you would see how hilarious this really is, I mean come on she is only 4 and already starting the gathering process!!!