Play Date

Today I drove the farthest I have without hubby since we moved down here. The kids and I drove over to Lakeland for a play date to meet some other January 05 kids. It was a little over an hour drive. N seemed to have fun even though he didn't really play with the other kids to much and keep to himself. That was after one of the kids pushed N out of his way. I think N just didn't want to deal with it. But after that little boy and another kid left N and the other little boy seemed to get along pretty good.
He was such a good boy today too. He was polite and listened the whole time, which for a two year old is really good. He's really not that bad of a kid over all, just some days he just doesn't listen, but I guess he's two it's excepted.

Poor M didn't have as much fun. She was pretty bored. She also got about 5 fire ant bites on her hand. I felt so bad. I had put her down so she could "stand" between my legs and against the trim for the mulch while I took pictures of the kids really quick. I looked to make sure I didn't see any ants, I just saw one big black one, but that kind are fine. And I knew she would grab some mulch and play with it in fact I was sort of hoping it would entertain her for a few minutes so I could take the pictures. Well, she did grab for the mulch and in doing so she put her hand right in a fire ant nest. THANKFULLY I noticed it as she was doing it and got the ants off her fast, so they just were on her hand, but she still got bite. Then again I wasn't that nice to them while getting them off!

Here are some pictures from today. I was a really bad mom and didn't take to many, but after the fire ants can you blame me!?

All the kids playing
Talking to MN walking across the metal bars

Watching the other kids in the tunnel

Now I Know?

You know how everyone always tells you everything happens for a reason.
I do believe this is true!

Since my Mom passed I've tried to figure out what her reason was. In the past I'm come up with she's my kids guardian angel to help God watch over them. I still believe this is true, but lately I'm starting to think that it's not the only reason. I started thinking about this after I found out a friend lost her Mom this week and I told her if she needed to talk I was here . It got me thinking that it's so I can help other people through the lose of their moms. I have two other friends that have lost their moms and have "helped" them through. I use the word help more cuz I can't think of another word to describe it. I guess it's like helping them along, giving them a shoulder to lean on, letting them know there is a light even if it's not as bright as before, that there is someone that understands.

I know how hard it is. How lost you feel. How it's like you just lost this feeling of being loved so unconditionally. How you never realized how much you needed your mom. How mad you are at God even though you don't really want to be and you know there's a reason why this happened, you just can't help it.

I don't claim to be an expert nor do I want to be. I've always been told that I'm easy to talk to, maybe that's why. I don't know! I don't mind it I'm happy that someone else can feel better from hearing they aren't alone. I wish I had that when I first lost my Mom.

Someday I'm sure there will come a time when it's like THAT'S WHY, but for now, I'll feel a little better cuz of my reasons. Either right or wrong, it will help me make it through for a little while. I guess that's all that really matter.

O'Christmas Dress

I finished M's and my friends daughter's Christmas dresses. I can't believe how good they came out. I brought them to work today to show some of the ladies and everyone was telling me I should make more and sell them on Ebay. And now one of the other girls at work may want me to make her daughter a dress too. Though I can't make it the same since the smallest size the pattern came in was the one I did for M and that little one is 2 sizes smaller.

Anyways, here's the finished pieces!I will not tell you who's is who's till we take Christmas pictures I want it to be a little surprise, thought I'm sure some of you may figure it out before then.

This is from the other day! N figured out how to climb into the crib.
This how I found him, so I told him that M would sleep in his bed.
She loved that idea!
He didn't really seem to care that much! I would have left her, but now she rolls onto her back and pushes around with her arms I thought she may push herself off the bed

7 Months Today

Today my little girl turned 7 MONTHS! I can't believe she's almost a year old. She's getting so big.

Therapy Update

The therapist called today M will start Monday. And will have it every Monday here at the house. Which is nice, cuz then I don't have to try and pack up the kids. I may see if grandpa wants to take N to the park or something. Just so N can have some one on one time too and not feel left out. Plus, I'm not sure what they do or if she'll need me to be right there or what so for at lest the first one it may be helpful. I know he'll be fine, in fact he probably would want to help. So now I have to tell work I can't work on Mondays, not like they really schedule me for that many Mondays anyways.

Pumpkin Carving

On Halloween Eve N and I carved the pumpkins. N was pretty interested, mostly the carving part or more the saw to carve with. He was not liking the scooping out of the seeds and insides. He just pointed and told me where the seeds were. After the first one was done N had had enough so off to play with his train he went and I sat on the floor finishing. They aren't that exciting. N did like them lite up, he thought it was cool.

Halloween

We started off the day with cinnamon rolls with orange colored frosting. N and Daddy watched Spiderman 3, though N keep trying to get Daddy to chase and tickle him about 45mins into the movie. M slept most of the day, she was starting to get a cold. And I did some dishes and finished reheming my costume. Then after N's nap we got dressed. While for the most part, N didn't want to wear his shirt or hat even after I redid the shirts Velcro, so he just had on a white shirt and his cooking utensils. Then it was off to the mall for trick or treating. I have learned over the last 4 Halloween's that the kids around here don't really go door to door, everyone goes to the mall. Which is kind of sad I use to like seeing everyone coming up the street.
Back on topic....Everyone LOVED M. We had tons of adults and little girls coming up to us saying she's so cute. We even had one of the food court ladies want to take her picture. N finally got the hang of the candy, he walk(or get pushed in the stroller) up to the store door, open his bag then say thank you. We still didn't learn TRICK OR TREAT. Though I had been trying all week to get him to learn it. N had fun and that's all that matters.

So here is the finish product of the costumes I made. And here is N looking at his "STASH" he got lots of stickers