High Hopes

 

Well, I had high hopes that I would get on here more often, but again, summer is summer and that means being busy.  Oh Well.  Well that and the fact that I am waiting for my dear hubby to add some more space on our computer.  Apparently I have too many photos stored on my computer.  Who Knew. 

Here is a picture of Rylee and her friend Gabe.  Gabe is one of the kiddos I was watching for a while.  He instantly took to Rylee and they became friends.  Since decreasing the kids that I watch, Rylee occasionally still asks where Gabes carseat is.  I’m sad that she misses the kids that came over, but also know that slowing down a little is what was best for her. 

Today I am linking up to sweet shot Tuesday at My3Boybarions

Huge Bloggy Break – I guess

 

I guess I took what would be considered a huge bloggy break.  The remainder of the winter and spring was busy and full of hustle and bustle.  I picked up a few more kids in March and finally in June, I decided that we had to slow down.  Rylee was getting colds more and more and I just felt as though she was run down.  I scaled back to watching just her little friend Mya everyday and our neighbors grandson Miles on Fridays.  It has been a nice change and we are really enjoying our relaxing time. 

We have now discovered that I can easily run all my errands during the day, we can have low key days and watch movies when it rains.  We can go to the pool and not be as worried about runaway kids or drowning kiddlets for that matter.  It has been nice.  Now don’t get me wrong, we miss the other kiddos like crazy, and the girls do ask about them lots, but we needed this little break. 

With all that, I can now get back to blogging.  I really enjoy keeping a online scrapbook of all that goes on but with all the kids that I was watching I was just exhausted at the end of the day.  It seems the only time I blogged was to post a book review.  Now I can get back to sharing our days, pictures of my baby girl (even tho she has proven she isn’t a baby anymore) and just catching up on all my favorite blogs.

And with all that ends my gigantic bloggy break (HOPEFULLY).  Heres a picture of my little girl who is growing up way to fast. 

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Book Review: When God Created My Toes

So it seems all I have time for lately is book reviews. Life is flying by thats forsure. Even my book reviews have been brief. Oh Well, I will catch up soon.

When God Created My toes is a great little rhyming book. The two and three year old I read it to were laughing the entire time at the rhymes.

The illustrations were colorful and fun. Overall it was a fun book and one we will read again.

I recieved this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.

Book Review: God Gave Us Two

I've always wondered about how to tell my daughter about a new baby addition to our family when that time approaches (No...we are not pregnant right now). I read this book and am going to choose to keep it to myself until I need to use it for that reason. God Gave Us Two is a great book.....We have many in the God Gave Us series and this one again is a great way to teach young children about some major things. Little bear is getting a baby sister or brother and at first isn't to crazy about the idea. Towards the end of the book she decides that being a big sister wouldn't be so bad. She asks many questions about it and in the end is excited. When mama and papa come back from having the baby she finds out she is a proud big sister to a baby brother and sister. A loving story about becoming a big sister. A great addition to our collection. I recieved this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this Review.

Baby Kody Day 77

Quick update and post……I have been so behind editing pictures that I just needed to post what I had and move on.  I am missing about 10 days between day 44 and 54 and then some after day 65…..but I will find them and quick sneak them in at somepoint.  But moving on.

Things have been crazy around here.  We’ve been busy with the “daycare” or if it’s considered daycare.  Baby Kody and his sister are the newest addition.  Baby Kody is 2 weeks old…sleeps most of the day….and likes to be swaddled!  Easy baby.

It also gives me quite the  chance to snap some pictures of a newborn.  This pose has been one that I have wanted to try and get better at.  My first couple attempts were no go’s.  Finally I got it, but I couldn’t get the paci away from him.  We will keep trying.

Rylee Update

We officially got rid of the pseudomonas after just one cycle of Tobi Nebs…..Lucky us.  We do however still have a cough, which they treated with bactrim…..But soon after the flu hit the house and we were down and out for about a week.  Rylee is finally recovered and starting to eat again.  She has been quite timid with food.  Her cough is still present, however her lungs sound crystal clear…so we are heading to the allergist to see if that could be the cause of the drainage/runny nose(clear)/cough….Hopefully we can figure something out so we can start enjoying this nice weather.

As for nice weather…..It was here all week long…Will continue tomorrow, but then we drop back down to the 30’s….Total bummer but hopefully in a week or so we can have warmer temps and we can get out of this house.  I am really hoping it happens soon and the weather guy is wrong..

So busy busy busy and lack of posts on my part.  It’s just life here.  Crazy busy

Days 59-65

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A week of pictures – We took in story time at the museum and colored with chalk, played with friend Nolan in the music room one day, took pictures of Baby Delaney, Played outside, Ate spaghetti, Climbed a rock wall, and flew to outer-space.  Whew!  The pictures aren’t in the exact day order, but I am so far behind that I am just trying to get a picture posted from each day!

Days 54- 58

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A quick post to work on catching up…….A picture of baby Delaney, Rylee riding Kota’ the dino at the museum, Hunter digging for dino bones (Lovin the goggles), Funny faces while playing outside by Rylee (don’t mind the runny  nose and dirty face – It seems to be constant right now!) and finally Cheese’s from Mya!