So the other day I attempted to take a few pictures of the kids to send to Jason....and well what do you know.....not 1 turned out! I guess I can't expect to much from a 3 year old and 15 month old! Oh well.....I think Daddy will still appreciate them!

MILESTONES

We have reached a new milestone with Daniel! You can really tell Pre School is paying off......about a month ago he couldn't even stack 1 or 2 blocks....now he's stacking multiple ones and not only that he's color coordinating them too! He knows how to seperate the different blocks and now seperates them in sizes and colors and is constantly building different things for me! I couldn't be more proud of him! We LOVE you Daniel and KEEP up the GOOD WORK!

RSL Game

Last Saturday we got to go to the REAL soccer game...and I must say it was a BLAST! I was pleasantly surprised at how well the kids did and how much fun they and myself had! We had perfect seats and because of where our seats were, the wind wasn't in our faces, and the weather held up for us with NO RAIN, thank goodness! The kids cheered, munched on Popcorn and nachos and cheered some more!

A typical Day in our House

Its funny how different two kids from the same parents can be SO different! On a typical day you can usually find Brielle doing this.......

Throwing tantrums and cry fests......needless to say she is the Drama Queen in our house, and just a side note.....this little tantrum was all because I told her to wait by the stairs so I could grab a diaper downstairs! Like a said....DRAMA QUEEN! And of course I had to be the bad mommy and pull out the camera and let her scream it out a little more before settling her down!

and then you can usually find Daniel like this........

Smiling and laughing up a storm....he is seriously the most laid back, easy going kid around!

Now don't get me wrong....I love these 2 both SO much, but some days I find myself trying a little harder with Brielle.....But these two are my world right now and even with all the stress right now, these 2 put everything into perspective for me! I love them so much!

The Pumpkin Patch!

Last week we headed over to the Pumpkin Patch, Brielle had a blast, but Daniel on the other hand was'nt so interested, which kind of surprised me, he loved it last year......oh well, at least he had fun riding around in the wheel barrow, but Brielle had a blast walking around, throwing her pumpkin and just getting dirty......she is certainly no girly girl! She loves the dirt, and she loves to put rocks in her mouth and just about everything else! But we still had fun and got a few good pumpkins to carve this year!

Unexpected SURPRISE!

In September when I went out to see Jason I was disapointed to find out that I wouldn't get to see him again until December....well that all changed a few weeks ago when Jason called me and said he got a pass for Columbus weekend and with that I jumped right online looking for plane tickets to get my hubby home! It was stressfull and expensive but worth every penny and every amount of stress! He was here for only 48 hrs but those were amazing and wonderful 48 hours! We lounged around the house, played with the kids and I got some much needed snuggle time with my hubby! I thought it would get easier each time I had to say goodbye, but it doesnt, I swear it gets harder! But I had an amazing time and the kids did as well! And to my surprise they warmed up to him right away, Brielle took a little longer but Daniel saw him and went right for him and didn't leave his side from the moment he was awake until he went to bed! We miss him already and can't wait to see him again in December! We love you Jason (DADDY)!!!!

Jackson and Yellowstone!

For UEA break we decided to pack up the car and head up to Jackson and Yellowstone, it was freezing and windy, but it was just what we all needed, we had a blast walking around, lounging and just hanging out together and enjoying yummy food. My mom has been all cooped up since she broke her foot in June and this was the perfect little getaway and chance for her to get out of the house, plus it was nice for me and the kids to get away from all the chaos at home and getaway from reality for a bit. Thanks mom and dad for a fun trip!

The kids were amazing on the car ride...here we are at one of our stops to stretch our legs. The view of Bear Lake was Beautiful!

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw this sign! I guess they have to put it out there for those strange people that would do things like that

So I hadn't decided on a coat for Brielle yet so I found a 18 month one in storage that was Daniels and thought it would do....well turns out it kept her warm but she couldn't move in it, it reminded me of A Christmas Story with the little boy in the snow suit....thats exactly how she acted, she could barely walk with it on, and at one point she tripped and fell and when she tried to get up she just couldn't, and I'm the terrible mother that laughed and got a kick out of it. But it was just to cute!