a bit of randomness

She snuck the iPad in for naptime...guess it didn't really cause her to miss much sleep!

We all had a cold this past week.  He seemed to feel the yuckiest and wanted to sleep with me in my bed for a few nights/naps (he never does this except when sick)...Looks so sweet and peaceful though!

Being silly with her cowgirl hat!

We made banana muffins last week.  Kyra did a fantastic job with all the stirring, breaking eggs, and mashing bananas. Liam did a fantastic job wearing the "wet" ingredients all over his face!!

Dinner tonight....

Kyra set the table....

This was the fork she got for me :)

Since we moved in I wanted to do my guest bedroom in "Dick and Jane."  Finding old books to frame/display has been really hard!  My friend Vicki texted me at work one day and told me to get down to a local antique shop ASAP.  I quickly left (it was lunch time anyway!) and lo and behold she had found these for me.  They're the size a teacher would put on an easel and they are awesome!!!  I'm so excited to have them!!!!

A close-up of one...Too Cute!!!!

Life, Halloween, special visitor

Reality= 2 kids climbing all over me; unable (unwilling?) to get rid of mimi's (pacifiers); and lots of fun :)

Playing in Mommo and PopPop's sandbox.  Kyra found that "hat" at Walmart and it somehow made it's way home with us.  It didn't come off her head for over 48 hours...

In July Kyra said she wanted to be a shark and a volcano for Halloween.  Her mind was not to be changed. So, she was a shark and a volcano for Halloween.  It's hard to get a good picture of those two things.  Liam was a monkey.  Every picture I have is blurry because he doesn't stop moving. Ever. I'll put him in his costume and try again.  He was super cute!

My dear friend Taty came from Brazil to visit us this last week.  It was wonderful to have her here.  She left this morning and Kyra has been asking for her non-stop.  She wants her to come back, but this time to bring her kids.  Or, she would very much like to go to Brazil and visit her.  Someday my girl, someday!

Slightly out of order picture....I wore my Minnie Mouse ears, Taty was Red Riding Hood, and Kyra had taken her volcano off at this point.  Not the best pic of me, but....

The past week has been a bit rough around here, so it was especially good to have Taty here.  Long story short, I had to let my babysitter go that we've had for almost a year and have really loved.  In turn, I lost my job because I no longer have childcare.  So, it's on to the next step.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet.  I would very much like to find something that allows me to be home with the kids.  The cost of childcare makes working outside the home pretty difficult.  Plus, I like being with my kids. So, I'll probably try to find some work-from-home gig and maybe do some before or after school childcare...If you know of anything or have any ideas, I'm all ears!!! :)

Day Out With Thomas

A few weeks ago Mommo and I took the kids up to Golden to ride on Thomas, like we did last year.  We all had a very good time, once again!

Watching the model trains go round the yard...

Kyra got a Rosie tattoo (just like last year)

Liam got a Diesel 10 tattoo...Diesel 10 is devious....A fitting tattoo for my boy! :)

Thomas

No trip to the railroad museum is complete without climbing on some old trains

sweet boy with his new haircut

1st day of preschool, riding horses, and playing

Kyra on her 1st day of Pre-School.  She was a little nervous that morning and didn't really want to eat breakfast or anything.  But as soon as we hit the classroom door she was off and didn't turn back to tell me good-bye.  Every morning she wakes up wanting to know if it's a preschool day.  She'd love it if she went more than just Tuesdays and Thursdays!

Playing on the slides and tunnel at the little playground.  He loves to play!

What's wrong with this picture????  I was outside cleaning up doggie-doo and he came out to see what I was doing.  His diaper ended up at the bottom of one pant leg, still fully fastened.  It's a mystery as to how he did it!

Playing at the park.  She loves to hang from any of the bars and swing.

We went to visit some very dear friends.  They have a (very old) horse in their pasture so the kids got to ride.  To say they enjoyed it would be a huge understatement!  Of course, they both needed cowboy hats on while they rode...

Kyra saying, "howdee-doooo?!"

Riding together...there was no way they'd look at me/the camera

Randoms and trip to the State Fair

His favorite way to go down the slide....

Kyra painted my toenails...

And her own...

At the State Fair waiting for the pig races to start with Mommo

Still waiting....

Watching the pig races with his PopPop

Roping a calf

Building a corn castle....

Riding on S'mores...Not a shot of her looking at the camera. She was too busy petting S'mores and watching the others poop!

Riding on Foxy....

Thinking about petting the sheep....

She got a cowgirl hat. Pink with a flashing lit crown, just what all the cowgirls wear right?!?!  She kept walking around with it and saying, "howdee do!"

Really??? Really???

Really??? I will be both happy and annoyed if this works. It will mean all I needed to do to post from my iPad was use their latest update...oh well, good to have the ability to post from either. Pics only from the desktop though...

Kyra's Birthday

The table....

Her own extra large cupcake

a few of the decorations

Our dear friend Erin made personalized Mickey/Minnie ears for all the guests to wear.  Unfortunately, I only have a pic of Auntie Amy in hers... 

She got a scooter....

And L-O-V-E-S it!!!!

He just likes to slide!

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I wrote a long post on Sunday, but it wouldn't publish.  I saved it in hopes of being able to publish it at a later date.  That was a negative.  Apparently, I wasn't using the newest version of editor so it wouldn't publish.  Bother!  So, let me attempt to update you again :)

Kyra: Is doing quite well.  She started preschool at the end of August and is absolutely loving it!  She goes two mornings a week for 3 hours and wakes up every morning asking if it's a preschool day.  Also, every night when she goes to bed and we say our prayers she always includes preschool as something she's thankful for (the other night she asked God to help her learn how to do "criss-cross applesauce," it was very cute).  Her vocabulary never ceases to amaze me.  Unfortunately for her, her mouth also gets her into trouble.  But, she's learning to use "nice words with a nice voice" if she doesn't want to spend time in time-out! :)

Liam: Is my little monkey.  In the last month alone he has fallen off the coffee table cubes and bitten through his bottom lip; fallen while climbing into (or maybe out of, hard to tell) and bit his bottom lip very hard; and was climbing on a ladder type shelf and managed to fall and give himself a fat upper lip and a major bloody nose.  Of course, all of these happen while I'm showering or fixing dinner.  I swear I need a video monitor attached to him that I can view at all times!!!!  He's still a sweetie though and has a pretty good vocabulary himself.  Currently, his favorite word is "NO!"  So much fun ;)

Me: I'm working for a local photographer Tues-Fri and doing private tutoring Mon-Weds evenings.  Tuesdays and Wednesdays are really long days, but I love the private tutoring so much I can't see myself giving it up.  We got a new dog about a month or so ago.  Her name is Lucy and she's a black lab mix of some sort.  She's about 5 years old (yea! no going through the puppy stage!), and is very sweet and well-behaved.  Just what we needed!

My folks gave me their old desktop, so it will be much easier to blog from now on.  I had a few issues getting internet access to it (no modem in the room it's in), but now that that's solved, we should be back on a much more regular basis, I've missed my blog! As soon as I figure out how to download pictures, I'll put some up! So, be looking for pics of Kyra's bday, her first day of preschool, kids at the park, Lucy, and our time in Golden, CO riding Thomas!

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