A moment of peace

Why oh why do kids feed off each other. My goodness today is one of those days. Ashley is cutting 4 teeth and is crankier than all get out. She woke up from a 2 hour nap crying and just hasn't stopped. She is whining, crying, throwing tantrums, ugghh, and of course Ben just wants to be held and or fed constantly. I am cherishing this moment as I have gotten both kids quiet. Ben is sleeping in his carseat (bad mommy, i know)and Ashley fell asleep during her "time out".....OH WAIT, here she goes again. Moment of peace concluded. Back to mayham!

I hope everyone else's days are a little brighter :)

Goodbye Grandpa

Mikes dad left this morning headed to see Mike's sister Jenny and her new baby. Ashley was quite sad to see him go and has been asking for him all morning. At least I took some pictures because I don't think she will see him again until Thanksgiving when his whole family is coming to visit.

Mike started ALS this morning. Let me tell you last night was a fun night! We had to do some stressful rushing around to get all his blues together so that he would be ready today. We managed to get it all together well enough even though clothing sales was closed because it was a Sunday. We had to sew on stripes, attach new ribbons, iron and shine all the while his dad was packing up to leave and of course Ben is getting a cold....Oh well it is all done and today is a new day!

Ben is going in to see a neurologist on the 7th for an EEG to make sure the shuddering he has been having are not seizures. He was seen this past week and they couldn't rule anything out so they are running an EEG to make sure. They really don't think it is anything serious but are concerned enough to run some extra tests. I will update as soon as we know more.

Ashley's new "orsie"

Grandpa got Ashley a new spring horse for her birthday/christmas. At first she was scared of it but within an hour she was up bouncing away. It is still quite big for her so she needs help getting up and down but she really likes it. She has really enjoyed Grandpa visiting and daddy having the long weekend off.

Grandpa's Visiting

Mike's dad is in town visiting so Mike and him have been busy working on Mike's 1956 Ford F-100 that has been taking up my garage all winter. I swear they are crazy. Who in their right mind would subject themselves to these horrible North Dakota temperatures? Not I for sure! Anyway we have enjoyed him visiting and as I uploaded pictures from my camera I realized I haven't taken any since he has been here. Whoaa I am really slacking here. I need to get on that quickly.

what a chunker!

I took Ben for his 1 month appt. yesterday and he has gained 3 pounds. He is now up to 11.2 lbs.

Driving Mrs. Macy...

I dropped Macy our puppy off to her new family today. We were sad to see her go but relieved to have a quieter, calmer house. You wouldn't believe what a difference one dog makes. We found Macy a home on freecycle and the family seems wonderful. They live in Hillsboro on a 10 acre farm and have 4 kids and another dog. They are really excited to have her in their family and we are glad to have found another family for her so quickly!

Mike has weekend duty tonight, Ashley's in bed, Ben is sleeping in the rocking chair, and I get to SCRAPBOOK....WHEEEEEEE. Off I go to scrapbooking heaven.

It's about time

Alright, I know it's been a little while since I have updated. I've gotten used to a routine that doesn't include downloading the pictures I have taken. Yikes I know. So this last Monday I took both kids by myself to a spouses group meeting as a trial run. I still hadn't done it on my own yet. Thankfully little Benjamin slept through the entire thing (except when Ashley decided to step in his car seat to use it as a boost to see on the table). Ashley didn't want to go play in the nursery so she stayed with me. I think that was pure proof that I need to get out more especially times when I am not by her side the whole time. I am awaiting the clearance from the Dr. so that I can head to the gym and join the mommmy class that has childcare. Can't wait!

Oh and Ashley got into a box of jello and decided it was quite the yummy treat! Aren't you jealous you didn't get to clean that one up?