Never Ending

It seems like no matter how much time you spend on anything, be it work, chores, parenthood...it's never ending. I spent the last 2 years studying for school, and after I graduated I thought it would be nice not to study anymore. However, the last couple of weeks (days acutally....I'm a huge procrastinator) I've been studying during my free time...haha, if you would call it that. Today I took the PANCE, the certification exam for PA's, and honestly, I have absolutely no idea how I did. I answered some questions right, and some questions wrong. The frustrating part is, 1/3 of the test isn't acutally the "test." It's practice questions they "test" out for the next group. So if they through out the questions I did really good on, I'll do bad. If they throw out the questions I answered wrong, then I aced it. Confusing, I know, but I'll eventually know in about 2-3 weeks. Can't wait (sarcastically speaking).


So, I know how every one likes to read the posts with pictures, so I'll add a few just to make it "interesting..." Nothing really special, just a quick couple of shots of those kids of mine. =)

Heather

It seems like it takes sooo long for them to get here and then time goes by sooo fast. It just doesn't seem fair. She really is such a good baby and thankfully, is now only getting up once in the middle of the night, and then a little early in the morning about 6 or so. She has been sleeping about 6-7 hour stretches at a time. Honestly, I don't think I've had the nightmarish newborn night period. It's so much fun starting over with a new one with all kinds of "firsts" to accomplish. I caught some first smiles the other day with the camera that were so sweet. I do have to say I think she looks mostly like her dad than me with her blue eyes. =)

Halloween Treats!

Since the new baby, I've tried to spend some quality time with Aden everyday doing a fun project. We have painted pictures, made houses out of boxes, did sand art, and made bouncy balls. This weekend we decided to decorate sugar cookies! Aden's cousin Dominique was also able to come over and help. It was fun to watch the creativity of a 3 year old versus a 7 year old versus a 25 year old. =) We cut out halloween shapes of pumpkins, cats, and ghosts and then frosted them with halloween colors of frosting. But, whats a cookie with out a little extra sugar so we added candy corn and lots and lots of sprinkles. I think they both enjoyed making them, but enjoyed eating the decorating "materials" much more.

Tis the season for Fall

Fall is absolutely my favorite season. All the trees are turning colors and the weather is nice and cool. The 3 of us went to the park the other day and it was so nice to get out of the house! The weather was absolutely perfect and it just so happened we were the only ones there! It was so peaceful, you couldn't even hear any traffic. Heather and I layed on the grass on a blanket and Aden climbed around on all the equipement. Usually I've had enough "park time" after an hour or so, but it was so relaxing we were there for almost 3! I think that memory of my children and I together laughing, Aden anyway =), and playing is one I will treasure for time to come.

Our First "Vacation"

5 days after Heather was born we recieved some sad news that a friend of the family had passed away. Nathan left for his hometown of Victor, MT to be with his friends but we were able to come up later. The trip usually takes about 5 hours but with two little ones, it was roughly 7 1/2 hours in the car. Both Aden and Heather traveled very well, but frequent stops are a must! The funeral was nice and it was good to see friends and family. But we decided to make a vacation of the rest of the weekend so we traveled to Butte and spent time together as family with our new 1 week old baby. It was so nice to get away and explore someplace new! We toured the copper mine and a memorial about the tragic mine disaster that killed 168 people many years ago. We also stayed at the Copper King Hotel where they have an indoor waterslide and pool. Aden went down the water slide a couple of times with Nathan, but I think he was a little scared to go by himself because it was pretty fast. Nathan and Aden went swimming and Heather and I just watched. It was fun to see the two of them play together in the pool. Nathan taught Aden how to float on his back all by himself with no life jacket too! It was very impressive. Overall, the weekend was fun and I think everyone enjoyed it, even little Heather.