More Mr Carson

Queen of the Jungle Gym

Mr Carson
Baby Dancin'

Sunbathin with Aunty Shannon

I'm such a happy girl

Crawlin' 5 month old Style

Already wishing Ohio was closer...

Mr. Cute

Kyle loves Dolly
Already playing hard to get!

Helping Aunty Shannon with Carson

Little Angel

We had such a good weekend, for 3 days straight all we did was relax, swim and hang out with our favorite ohioians shannon, kyle, carson and cindy!! We got to meet Mr Carson and he is not only very handsome but a ladies man. Jillian kept saying carson is so cute and I love carson so much, and olivia was all over him, literally!

The weather was perfect, its so fun watching jillian play and her imagination just growing daily, she is offically a big girl, yes we have FINALLY had a couple weeks of poop on the potty!!! Pee Pee has been pretty good since jan, but poopie has definitely been erratic at best, and annoying cause pullups are expensive so i put her in underoos, which are really gross to change.

Olivia has been her usual happy smiley baby during the day, but the evil teething troll has appeared several times during the last 3 nites-- UGH!! poor thing. she is all over, dragging herself around, crazy little baby girl.

We are getting the girls a swing set, i waited too long last year trying to get the best deal, and the one i wanted was sold out. So, i'm trying to time it this year to get "end of season" price, it should be ALOT of fun for ryan to put together, luckily now jimmy is family to be and will help out :-)

The last bit of excitement over here is finding out Aunty E and Jimmy are getting married next june in JAMAICA!!!! I love, LOVE Jamaica, been there 3 times. Of course its been 8 yrs now, since our honeymoon, so i cannot wait to go back. The girls will have a blast- hopefully they will be good on the plane ride- baby motrin perhaps, ha ha!! So, we have officially begun our Jamaica countdown, sista sista's wedding, ocean, sun, unlimited food and drinks here we come!!!

We got teeth

Big deal, I've got like 20 teeth I want some steak now please

I tried to get a picture of the 1st toother

I swear olivia was overcooked in my belly and came out 2 months old. She rolled over at 3 months (4 months before jillian) and now she's got her first tooth!! She's got the bottom right one cutting through- i looked in jillians book and she was 7.5 months old! Olivia is up now, in the crawling position and can pull herself forward a good half foot. She rolls over on her side and pushes up off her arm, like a bathing beauty, its very cute. She is constantly on the move, you put her on a blanket and 5 sec later she is across the room. She is definitely gonna be my little firecracker i think!!! Jillian is not liking all the attention Olivia is getting, she's not use to sharing the spotlight!! Shes been saying alot of cute things lately, my favorite is when she refers to ryan as "her" daddy. I will say why is olivia crying and she will say "her misses my daddy." ha, ha, I'm not gonna break it to her they have to share him!! Tomorrow we get to meet mr carson from ohio!!! And see our favorite ohio people ever!!! yeh!! it's gonna be a fun weekend!!

We are also super super excited- Aunty erin and soon to be uncle jimmy are getting married!!! Yeh!!! Next summer will be the big event! We love them both so much and they help us out all the time, we wish them a lifetimes worth of happiness and love, and lots of little cousins/nephews (i know they will be boys) too!!!!

There's a smile on my face

Jillian and Ethan making "lunch"

Strike!!
Tickle monster

3 nites in a row olivia sleeping 11 hrs, ahh its amazing what a little sleep will do for a person!!! Today is granpa's 62nd birthday!! We had a little celebration at their house tonite- jillian is passed out- she had a busy day. Me and grammy had to go do some business today so daddy had the girls for a long lunch. They went to stonefire with scott (aka Jillians BFF), danielle, ethan and caleb- and were there for 3 hrs!! Jillian loves, LOVES, scott- she is always asking about him- watch out danielle :-) ha ha. otherwise not much new around here- just enjoying the summer weather! HA! Looking forward to this weekend- meeting mr carson and spending time with our favorite people from ohio!!!!

Puking, bulging disks & 3am feedings.. ahh the good life!

So, its been an especially fun week around here!!! We got home from Illinois Sunday nite and jillan puked 4 times, thought car sick. Nope, some bug. she was sick at grammas monday and at 1230am! fun!! she is all healed and back to normal, have to say, it was nice and quiet around here for a couple days!! Which was good cause Tuesday morning my back went out, AGAIN, probably the 8th time in the last 10 years. I always go get me some painkillers and ride it out, this time it was paralyzing pain. Couldn't move for 4 hrs, all i did was lean over to put my socks on. I'm no pain wimp, i had 2 kids naturally, and 1 was almost 11 lbs, and the pain in my back was worse than both labors. So, went to chiropractor- have been delaying, just cause i feel like all i do is go to doctors- dentist, eye doc, baby doc, kids doc, and so on. But, going to the chiro is a life changing thing for me- my pain is gone- 3days later!! i went in yesterday morning unable to stand up straight and left with a dull ache. today went this morning, have no pain!!! I got my "strength building" exercises to do, and my bulging disk won't go away (w/o surgery) but my chiro is pretty optimistic i can "control" it with strengthening my back! yipee!! So, on top of being in horrible pain tues nite and less but still some wed nite, little O was up at 3am both nites to eat!! Ryan tried to feed her, but she only wants her momma (i was so jealous jillian liked him "best" but at 3am not so fun to be the favorite!!). So, hopefully tonite she will sleep through!! When it rains it pours!!!! TGIF!!!

She's her happiest...

When she's in her big sis's arms!

Jillian would like thank her cousin anna too, "for the prettiest dress ever". It went on the minute she got out of her bath last nite, she sleep in it, puked on it today (she's got a little bug) and gramma had to wash it quick, and back on rest of the day, and currently its her choice of pj's. She also LOVES the boots, they were worn almost all day. The minute we got home last nite J puked all over the garage- we assumed car sick- but today she is a little sick- too much partying this weekend- good thing this weekend is all clear- and only relaxing is planned- well at least for the little people!!!

Frolicking and Pool Parties

Having a blast swimming with her cousins

I'm 5 months old today!!
Play time

Ethan and Jillian Frolicking

So, we were really busy this weekend- and to be honest i was dreading it a little. Jillian has been a little beast lately- with tantrums and all. But, both girls were amazing- its like they knew we had alot to do. Saturday we were at the frolics from like 1030am till 8pm- jillian loved the parade and playground by the lake. Olivia hardly slept at all! She could not get comfy -its the only bad thing ive found with all crib sleeping so far- she only will sleep good in there- kinda hard when you arent always home. But, both days i got to "sleep in" till 715 am!! amazing what a little sleep does for u!!

Today we went down to my cousins house for a pool party. Their house is so beautiful- its like the hgtv house you could win last year, it feels like you will look out the window and see the ocean. every piece of furniture i loved- and their yard! its so huge and all you see is cornfields and trees. someday i'm gonna have that view! Jillian had so much fun playing with her cousins- i wished we all live closer.

so back to work tommorrow- ugh- hard to believe its the middle of july already. my little baby girl is 5 months old today!!!! She is up on her shins now, pushing up off her arms- she is inching herself forward a little- its crazy! I fear fall around here -i think we will be chasing after olivia all day long!!!

Brewers Game

Ethan conquering the slide

The happy part of the gameThinking- should i be crabby or sweet?

So, we went to a brewer game last night with our friends, and jillians friend ethan. We left baby o at home with aunty e, she got lucky, she slept practically the whole time! I'm not gonna say i told you so, but i pretty much predicted how the experience would be from the start. all i can say is tired 2 3/4 yr old + 7pm brewer game = crabbiness, crying and a few good moments!! Jillian is outside all day playing hard, so she's pooped at nite, she fell asleep on the way home from grandmas yesterday, and slept till i had to wake her to get ready. SO, she was crabby from the get go. the best part of the game was the childrens area on the top floor- thats where she and ethan had all their fun. oh well, next time a day game!!!!

The Faces of Jillian

Angry

Happy
Thinking

4th Festivities

Finding treasures

Toddler Torture
Our Little Firecracker

Much more fun

The baby staredown game

So, its 730pm and we are home, both girls in bed. I think the 3rd day in a row of swimming and fun = tired 2 year old!! She even took like and 1.5 hr nap today, which NEVER happens. No fireworks, but after battling the bugs, w/off caked on the last 3 days, im not too upset. Crazy its the 4th of july- summer is flying by!

Picture-o-rama

Ahhh, the sound of silence!

I look like daddy and drink milk like him too!
So Bored

Happy and Clean - for a minute!!