Moving On...

So I had the opportunity to do this beautiful girl's Senior pictures this past week. It was so much fun! It was a blast to hang out with her and her mom and capture her charm! I remember my Senior year like it was yesterday and loved every minute of it! Hope you enjoy them Raye and have a blast this year! To view more click here.

A Week of Milestones

So our first big event to report is potty training! With no successes and plenty of accidents the first two days I was ready to throw in the towel. However, so time alone with daddy and without extra "helpers" in the bathroom proved to be just what she needed! We aren't completely out of the woodworks but she is telling us, holding it and has not had an accident for 3 night and 3 naps! Hooray for Chloe and hooray for not having to buy diapers for 3 months!

Funny story about this girl. When we took her to pick out her big girl pants I held up two packages one with puppies and one with princesses. I asked her what she wanted and very clearly and excitedly "puppies"! It was so super cute. Not too much girly in this girl!

Success # 2 is Logan's progress! For a boy that has a hard emotional time doing anything by himself he has been getting himself dressed everyday this week including picking out his own clothes! For some you may think this is long over due but for this kid a huge deal! He's so smart and is really starting to compromise everything he can! He's kind of had a hard time lately but has come leaps and bounds this week including staying in HIS bed all night!
The kids are growing so fast and as we prepare for our baby brother to come it makes us realize that time doesn't stop and we need to enjoy even the little moments. Hope you all have a great weekend with time to relax and enjoy all of the blessings we've been given.

Going Private......Again

So I know we've done this once already but we have decided to do it again and for good this time. Seth likes to watch Nightline, 20/20 and those shows that show us some real life psychos. Last night's was about the guy they just caught that kidnapped a little girl 18 years ago. Anyway, it scared me for me and my kids so we are back to a private blog. If you were on my list before you are still there but if not, leave me your email address and I'll sign you up. You don't want to miss any part of our exciting lives do you?! We will be private in a few days so don't wait around!

Sneaking Out

So we moved Chloe to her "big girl bed" (the spare room and full sized bed) last night. She hasn't been interested at all but after they played for 45 minutes last night in bed and Seth and I being so tired, we told them both it was time. She did so good (i.e. didn't fall off) and seemed pretty excited about it this morning. So today we bought another set of sheets and a waterproof mattress pad (potty training starts next week).

After lunch and Word World I told her to get her stool and climb in and sent Logan to his room. Ahh, silence at nap time! Woohoo! In two minutes Logan came in and said he needed to go potty (funny, he didn't need to go before nap time when I asked him). He did his thing and while I sat at the computer checking email I sent him back (I know, great parenting technique). About 45 minutes later (again, motivated, on-top-of-it mom) I decided to go check on them before my nap! ;) I walked into Logan's room to find this:

That's right an empty bed. I was only slightly concerned as I search in the closest, on and behind the couch and in the other bathroom when it clicked. I opened Chloe's door to find this:
Okay I know she totally looks like she is wearing a sumo diaper but seriously, I started (and still am being that this was only 10 minutes ago) to tear up. We knew seperating them would be hard on them both but this I did not anticipate. Is it okay to be okay with sneaking out when they are only 3 1/2? I thought it was sweet and am just glad they love each other. This baby brother coming soon is going to fit right in! Then what am I going to do?

Work = Fun!

I had a chance to do a few photo shoots while in Arizona. The first was my sister's in-laws. I grew up down the road from this family and it was a BLAST! They are so funny and were a fun group to shoot! I finally finished editing their pictures and have them up and going. The second family was the Merrill family. Can I just tell you that their little girl is the CUTEST thing I've ever seen! I don't have their pictures quite done yet but check back often to see them!

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