Catching up

We are busy.  I know everyone says that but seriously time is flying we are so busy.  Getting the basement ready and everything prepped to move is no joke!  Here are some pictures of our days.  

(Huck is ok he just very badly sprained his foot) 

(We got matching shoe....one guess who choose them..)

Breathe

The best kind of day where you can be outside in your undies all day, in the sunshine that we haven't seen in so long.   Recovering from croup and breathing it all in.  The best kind of day indeed.

Brave

This sweet boy is so brave and so four where trips to the hospital  are unfortunately becoming more and more regular.  Twice in ten days in fact!  Nothing major just a good bang and a good cut.   Huck is so sweet when there always tells them the whole story of what happened in great detail.  The first time the doctor kept talking to me and asking me to answer all the questions.  Huck would quickly intercede and tell his story and I could tell the doctor was being kind but really just wanted the fast version.   The second time we went the doctor never once asked me a question and only asked Huck.  He not only seemed very interested in the WHOLE story he would ask further details (that had nothing to do with the injury, he was just gaining Hucks trust) These little things matter to kids.  The doctor also had a batman sticker on his ID badge and cut out a picture of buzz light years face and stuck it on his face of the ID.  Huck of course caught it right away and thought it was great.   Children's is the bomb and I am SO thankful they are a mere 10 minutes away.  One cute thing is when there, Huck prefers for everyone to call him Huckleberry and not just Huck.  Guess he feels like being more formal with the doctors.   Now he is home and sleeping on my lap.  He has earned this nap after a day like this.   Sleep on sweet boy!  

Full speed

We having been going full speed ahead.  I have been keeping up very well and on Monday I feel as though I hit a wall.  We keep pushing a head though because that is all there is to do at this point.  Moving is such a awesome experience but also very draining on many levels.   I do enjoy our snuggles on those down times!   The kids are so excited to move and love going to the house to visit.  So far getting their mail is their most favorite thing to do.  

Rare

As he is getting older these moment are so rare. Nap snuggles, yes I will take it!  CBS takes everything out of him.  These moments I am confident in my decision to homeschool it is so easy for this kid to be overdone.   I couldn't imagine going through the process again today.  Wednesdays he always needs so much rest.  For us, for him, it is right.  For now anyways.  Sleep on sleepy boy.  

Back to CBS!

We went back to CBS today from winter break!!  Huck woke me at 5:45 completely dressed with boots, ready to go!  (It doesn't start till 9:15)  Fisher did great with not a single tear.  We talked and talked about how he is the big boy in his group and needs to help with the babies and not cry the whole time and something must have clicked!  When I picked him up he was patting a baby on the head saying "hi baby".  They said he was a whole new kid and a huge helper with everything.  It was such a huge moment for us!  I wish I had a picture of his face and how proud he was but I will just have to remember the memory of it.  He really is getting so big.  I love how I can talk to him and he understands now. The age 1 to 2 is always the hardest for me.  The not being able to fully communicate and wanting to be independent thing is super frustrating for the both of us.  It really was a break through moment for us.   This picture is Harper and Huck getting ready for the day.  Their love for each other floors me!   

Fire

Despite being the first to see a fire and having to call 911 and being by myself with the kids the entire day to past bedtime,  it was a great day where all our tempers stayed in line.  

Helpers

Story time and flying kites were a huge flop.  Who would have thought the hit of the day would be letting them do the dishes.  Maybe I was trying to hard?

Hot sauce

Fisher took a swig of hot sauce today.  He hated it, unlike Huck when at his age loved it so much I started having to hide it up high so he would stop drinking it.   Wild boys these two. 

Older

She is looking so grown up today

Hints

Huck always has a hint of super hero on him somewhere.  Today he kitchen shopped with the glove on.  Love this kid and his style! 

Over thinking

I overthink everything.  Just choosing a trash company was hard and I'm still not sure that I chose the right one.  

Soon

Christmas is just around the corner and we have so many changes!  I can't wait to tell you more about them!  For now, I am just enjoying these simple moments with the kids in between the crazy moments of the holidays.  Her laugh is contagious! 

Animals

Even in the games she is taking care if animals.  

Simple Saturdays

Even on the weeks where it seems we are all sick, there are always moments to treasure and remember.  This moment took us a whole  hour to gear up for and lasted about 10 minutes.  At least we got outside for the day, a simple goal of ours.  

Where we've been

Well hello!   It has been a while so let me quickly catch you up.  

First, I went on girls weekend.  This is a tradition of ours. Every year me and four of my girlfriends leave our kiddos and husbands behind and head to the mountains for some r&r.  

My kids are ready for Christmas  and busted out the Christmas stuff, literally the day after halloween. 

We also found this AWESOME park and played there for quite some time.  We can't wait to go back! 

I went the the Book of Mormon it was awesome! 

Harper and I turned an old dress of hers into a skirt.  She did all the cutting by herself.  It turned out super cute.  She choose the length herself

I have been doing a whole lot of chasing after this guy he is so wild.  I love it! 

Playing the piano 

Lastly we have been sick.  Huck had it bad and now poor Fisher.  Harper seems very blessed in this area and really rarely gets sick.  I did the same stuff with each kid, so I am not sure why she is better then the boys.  Poor little guys they get so, so sick when they are sick.  It is like that with everything with these boys, nothing is half hearted and they take everything to the extreme and I guess being sick goes right along with that. 

Side note:  isn't he huge!  He weighs three pounds less then Harper.  I am convinced he will have both Harper and Huck beat by the time he hits two

More picture of Fisher being crazy before he was sick. 

Halloween

I hope you guys had a good one.  It was super hard to get photos of the kids because they were on the go so much!  The picture of a blurry batman running is Fisher, he figured out this holiday real quick and he loves chocolate.  He would never put the candy in his bag and put it right into his mouth with the wrapper still on!   Harper lead the way, she could of kept going much longer!  Huck was in his costume since six a.m.  He was ready and excited to say the least!