Gymnastics!

Photo Time

Despite all the smiles you would have never known that she had her first stomach bug. The end of last week was spent with her puking :( it was so hard to see. She understood what was going on and would just cuddle with both if us.

Sparring any details I thought the events were over. Then today after a trip to the zoo she threw up in the car! Ahhh poor little girl! Looks like I should have taken the food a little slower :)

Either way she will eat my homemade bread! I have started trying a recipe that gives you a week or two of fresh bread and I am in love. If the next batch turns out the same I will give you the website to try it out too!

Well other than cleaning up sickness and trying not to get sick the weekend was uneventful! Next weekend should be interesting and so should the next with Thanksgiving at our house!!

Sara

Getting Comfortable

Well looks like we are going to stay here for a year or so because pictures are going up on the wall! Not to mention we purchased a new kitchen table :) so that has to mean two years right?

Really though this place is feeling more like home which unfortunately means that in a few months we will probably get an itch to move. Hopefully not though as we are growing older and crave stability more than the younger years!

Sara

Week in photos

Ice cream on a Sunday and look at the volume in her hair?

The next photo belle is getting ready for Christmas already! She looks so old and wise in this pic.

After a long week of runny nose and eye goop we headed to the doctor for a strep test. Micky had to get tested as week and both came out negative!

The dress up phases of toddler hood has taken over! She wants to wear her tinkerbell outfit when she plays with her fairies... The fairy has tiny (so much fun) sunglasses and so Belle has to wear hers too! Moments before this photo she was in her princess dress. Let the pretend play begin!

Sara

Back to Work

The week of Nate being off has come and gone. While it was nice to have him home I also got a taste of what it would be like to have two children.... not pretty. Messy house, dirty dishes everywhere, and serious threats to get out of bed thrown around became the norm of each day. I guess it would more be like having a teenager and a toddler but you get the idea. Of course I helped being lazy by turning a blind eye to the mess.

The sobering reality of the mess hit me today and I am kicking myself. Ugh. I just want to crawl back into bed this rainy fall morning. Turns out that the time change brings the toddler out of bed earlier and makes my eye circles a little darker.

What is it about cleaning house that I find absolutely terrible? Could it be the never ending task of everything? The cyclical monotony drives me crazy! That's exactly why I could never work in an office. Belle brings me quite a few curve balls but the base of my job haunts me. Running the house is key to keeping the family happy. Clean clothes, dishes to eat on and a safe environment to play in and live.

I guess it doesn't help when someone poops in the bathtub. No, Nate didn't poop in the tub but I honestly would be more surprised to find out he took a bath than pooped in the bath. Tasks like these derail me from the dishes. When you have a choice as to which task to clean first you always choose the disgusting one first.

Not sure where I am taking you with this post other to say that all I want for Christmas is someone to clean.... not because I don't have to time but because our family is gross and I prefer to hide behind a facade of cleanliness instead of being faced with it daily.

Back to reality. Back to work. Toddler gymnastics then laundry :)

Sara

Gynastics

Isabelle loves this place! She has so much fun running around and laughing while learning and wearing herself out. The girl still fears nothing and outshines everyone. Ok. Maybe I am exaggerating but she does do pretty well!

Nate got to see her in action and she loved every minute of him being there. Family time really couldn't be beat.


Today we planned out the neighborhood Halloween party and prepped for the chili cook off for Nates office. Do you think we fit back in America yet?! Ahhh.... The little things right?

Halloweenish

I have been trying to get Belle used to her costumes for Halloween but it seems that she loves them with out me trying! He calls this outfit her fairy with no wings. Turns out the girls in the neighborhood had the same idea!

Nate and I actually got to attend an adult party! We wanted to go as white trash OU fans but we couldn't find any OU get in Texas! We had to end up going a Texas Tech fans. The joke was funny but people kept really thinking I was pregnant and asking what I was drinking ;) it took people awhile to get it and then it was funny.

Nate is off this week and we are hanging out as a family! Big days ahead with the aquarium, gymnastics and other family friendly stuff :) maybe we will get a house project done too!

Sara

Fearless!

This little one is absolutely fearless! Barely anything scared her at all... She was laughing the while day! Yes we went to the zoo again.

I started her in gymnastics but didn't take any pictures this week so Tuesday next week I will take pictures and some video!! Her long limbs leave zero room for grace. Good thing she's athletic!

Sara

Zooooooo

Since I get to stay at home with Belle I figure we need tons of little activities and learning experiences. I singed us up for a zoo membership for 60$ a year and unlimited passes with free parking. It pays for itself in two trips to the zoo anyway and already since having it we have visited three times. 

Her favorite part of the whole experience is the parakeet room. For 1$ you get a popsicle stick with sesame seeds all over it and you can feed all the birds! 

Feeding a green one after a strong protest to not
feed any birds.... toddler much?

Breaking out of the funk. She practically ran this bird over trying to feed him!!

Another favorite- the roos.

Little hummus break. Don't worry I am not the super healthy freak.
I try to balance it all. She had Mc Donalds for breakfast so then a healthy lunch? Right?

And we end it all with a train ride. Why do kids love trains so much? 

After the zoo we visited Nate at work for lunch. Hopefully we can make family lunches a weekly event! It's just so nice to have us all together. She is really starting to attach herself to him and she is always yelling, "daddy, come on". I find it adorable and can't stop smiling while she bosses him around the house. He doesn't even protest and that's the best part!

Sara

Rainy Days

With the weather changing I felt it completely necessary to introduce Belle to hot chocolate. Lets just say we have a winner! As if there were any doubt.

Thank goodness we have a large back patio otherwise we both would have went stir crazy in the house for two rainy days. I plan to get a free standing heater for the back patio for the winter that way we am still enjoy breakfast outside.

This time of year is my favorite so I am so excited to spend it as a family in my own home! This will be the first fall for us in fours years... Or is it three... Lets just say awhile.

Sara