Yuck

I saw my first snow flakes this morning. I. do. not. like. snow! We have all of these big plans of moving south to never (or rarely ever) see snow again but these plans don't help me avoid snow until I have finished school, we sell the house, and decide for sure where we are moving! Sigh. Luckily there was no accumulation and it quit after about an hour but still.

I boycott winter.

Thankful

Just a quick post. I just realized I missed our Wyatt's 20 month and Maddi's 4 month post AGAIN (I should just give up! LOL) so I will do that tomorrow.

But! I am so SO thankful for my amazing, loving husband, my beautiful, loving, smiling children, my great family, having a roof over our head, and everything we need. Maybe not everything we WANT all the time but always everything we need. I am so thankful for what I have been blessed with and it is something that I am aware of every day!

H is for Honor

I taught a lesson to fifth graders this week about Veteran's Day and the origins, that it used to be Armistice Day when a cease fire was declared on the western front during WWI , and over the 2 days I taught I read two really good books I wanted to share.

The first is H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet. It is such an excellent book to read as it really helps put more detail to the topic for kids who may not be familiar with the topic. I also plan on sending this to the children of a couple of Jeremy's friends for Christmas.

The second is America's White Table. I had never heard of the setting of one of these little tables until I read this book so I fully intend on having one set in my classroom next year at this time. At the end of the book the little girl draws a picture to put on the table so I had each student draw one and then we put them in envelopes and mailed it to the local VFW and AMVETS.

And looking for these books on Amazon to put links up I found another that I plan on buying to have in my "little bag of tricks." It is The Wall and it is about the Vietnam War Memorial.

Again, I want to thank every veteran and service member out there. It is an amazing sacrafice and I am so very grateful for it!

Jump around! Jump up Jump up and get down!

Goofy title, I know, but Wyatt has been working on a new skill lately. He has been wanting to jump so badly and will take off running and throw one of his feet up in the air in front of him. As of yesterday, while watching Dora where she was apparently teaching the Spanish word for jump, he got a little closer to mastery. He squats WAYYY down to the point that his bottom is almost touching the floor and then catapults himself upwards. It is SOOO funny to watch and he is actually getting both feet off the ground about an inch. He still does the funny throw-one-foot-up thing if he tries to jump from a standing position.

On a side note, I don't know if I will get a chance to post tomorrow but I just wanted to say Thank You to all of those veterans, including my hubby, for serving our country! (Along with all of those now serving!) I am so proud of my husband. He has some incredible scars, physical and otherwise, from the time he spent overseas and in service and I am so grateful for him.

Halloween!

First off, I LOVE HALLOWEEN! Actually, I love pretty much every holiday but Halloween is in a close running with Christmas for my favorite holiday. I have been SO excited to get the kids in their costumes and take them trick-or-treating with my half sisters who are 11 this year. Wyatt was a cowboy and Maddi was a cow and they were just TOO cute! Maddi had a bit of a stuffy nose so we went ahead and dropped her off at G.G's (my grandma) house while we took Wyatt up town. She didn't get her costume on until I went to pick her up but I just couldn't resist.

First thing in the morning we got them dressed in their cute Halloween shirts G.G got them.

Wyatt just had to check out Stan the Steer that Jeremy and I brought back from Texas long before I was pregnant with the dear boy! He likes to grab our hand, drag us over to the couch and then he climbs up, reaches up his little hand, and says "Stan!" He loves to "pet" him.

Wyatt in his costume riding his horse.

My Little Cowboy!

Trick-or-treating with Mommy and the Twins.

Aren't they the cutest!
My little Calf!

The tail was just too much!

We had the best time. Wyatt was LOVING the experience. None of the costumes scared him, thankfully! He actually saw a guy dressed like a werewolf with a big furry mask and said "Wolf, Ow Ow OOOOWWW!" We took his wagon and then switched him up between walking, riding, and being carried to keep him from being bored. I actually got him to say "trick-or-treat" a couple of times though it sounded more like "Tick-or-teet" and by the end he was reaching for his bucket and a hand to walk up to houses. He is such a sweetie!

Madelinn was a very good girl at G.G's house and was all smiles when she got into her cow costume. I already can't wait until next year! I have to dress them like I want until they start getting their own ideas! =)

Late 19 month and 3 month post

I am late on both posts so I decided to just combine them.

Wyatt: 24 mo and 2T clothes, size 8.5 Wide shoes, size 5 diapers, mostly 1 nap a day.
Mr. Wyatt is now 19 months old. He is growing up so fast. He loves trains, airplanes, trucks, motorcycles, fire trucks, and ambulances right now. He is definitely ALL boy. He also LOVES rough housing with Daddy. He has, in the last month, started getting upset when I leave. He has always been really good about staying with people and we never hit "separation anxiety" when everything I read said we could. Everyone tells me that he gets over it as soon as I am out of sight but I am not one to "sneak out." I always make sure to give a hug and kiss before walking out the door which could exacerbate things at the time being but I think that it will help in the long run.

He is saying and doing so much and continues to parrot everything that we say. He attempts to say anything he hears us say but sometimes reminds me of Joey in that episode of Friends where Pheobe is trying to teach him French!

He is starting to look like such a little man! It is so hard to see my baby in his face anymore. He just looks so wise sometimes and I can almost picture him as a teen. TOO SCARY!


Madelinn: Just moved up last week to size 2 diapers and size 3-6 months clothes (though she still can wear some of her 0-3 months things)and size 1 shoes. Sleeps from around 11pm-7am and takes 6oz bottles around every 3 hours but sometimes doesn't finish the entire thing.

Loves: Smiling at Mommy, Daddy, and Wyatt. Watching Wyatt play. Sleep Allll night! (Mommy loves this,too!) Eating. Baths. Sucking on hands. Watching mobiles. Watching cartoons with big brother. Sitting up with help. Laughing! Taking her time while eating.

Hates: Lying down(unless asleep). Being away from mommy and daddy. Being sleepy.

She is getting SOOO big. I can't believe, though, that she made it all the way to 3 months before having to switch to 3-6 month clothing since Wyatt was in 3-6 months and size 2 shoes by around 2.5 months old. She likes for someone to hold her in a sitting position so she can look around. I am thinking she may sit up before 5 months (which is when Wyatt did). She seems more sturdy than he did at this age but she may suprise me. She is constantly "talking" and is a very happy baby though she has "fits" sometimes when she gets sleepy.

I think that is all for now!

Welcoming Fall

I think that I have been in denial about the fact that fall is here. I am COMPLETELY opposed to that dreaded season that follows autumn and I try to pretend that it isn't just around the corner, however, sights like this one make me realize I don't have much choice in the matter.

I do LOVE fall, though, and know it is one of the things I will miss the most when we move south. We celebrated fall in fashion this evening by carving Wyatt's pumpkin, playing in the leaves and then I made pumpkin muffins. So yummy.

**Disclaimer: ignore Wyatt's horribly mismatched clothing! =) I had changed him out of his jeans and into comfy pants for his nap and hadn't changed him back for pumpkin carving**

Helping Daddy clean the "gunk" out of the pumpkin.

Poking out the holes for the eyes

He wants to kiss everything lately =)

Diving into the little pile of leaves on the porch

Finished product: Classic Pumpkin

The yumminess of the pumpkin muffins

On a side note, I have decided it is time to start seriously dieting again. I was on a diet when I got pregnant with Wyatt and gained so much with him that I got depressed. I was starting to try to take hold of it when I got pregnant with Maddi so I took it easy and only gained 1/3 of the weight with her as I did with him. Now I am seriously trying to get back to at least close to where I was when Jeremy and I started dating. I am following Weight Watchers without going to meetings and am down 11.4 pounds! Whoo hoo!

Now some more cuteness!

Miss Priss... Notice the scar I got from when I fell in the pasture when I

was pregnant with her...Niiiiice...

Wyatt holding Maddi... He couldn't decide if he wanted to hold

her close or push her off his lap...