Here is a picture update. I finally had them done and I think they turned out pretty good. Not so thrilled that Conner is watering flowers in just about all of them...don't know why I didn't catch that when we were there! :) I'm going to see if the gal can crop the one of Conner and Raelee around the wagon so that there is just Conner. The one I posted of him by himself doesn't look like him...so that is why I want the other cropped. Anyway. By the end there were no good pics of all three of them. Oh well. They did a great job considering I took them all at the same time.
It seems like we are always just CRAZY BUSY anymore. And our kids aren't even in school yet! Jared's calling keeps him very busy (YM President) and there have been so many baby showers, and birthdays, and weddings, and baptisms, and holidays, and boy scout camp- outs, and Eagle projects, and now they want Jared to go on the last two days of the Pioneer Trek (which they have been trying to get us both to be MA and PA for....are they out of their minds! I am a nursing mother!). So yeah. I am feeling a bit, well a lot, overwhelmed lately. And we have finally put our house up for sale. By owner for now. But I have a feeling we may have to go realtor and just cut our losses. So if you know anyone who is looking, we are selling our 4 bedroom 1 bath ( I know, only one bath, but you could easily add one off the main bedroom) for $139,000 in Kelso. Very cute house with a nice yard, fenced in back with a raised garden bed and flower bed. Detached garage. Hardwood floors in kitchen and two bedrooms downstairs. Hmmmm. Anything else? Nice quiet neighborhood. Close to Elementary. Okay, I'll leave it at that.
A little about the kids:
Jackson has been rolling over for about a month now. He also started eating solids about a month ago as well and he loves it! Can't get enough. I am still just absolutely smitten with him. I just adore him. He is a silly, sweet, happy boy. I love watching him play with Conner...that's when he gets silly. He is teething right now, poor baby, and so he has a constant drooly chin and soaking shirt....drool rash! Poor guy. He still sleeps through the night (YES!!) and eats every 2 hrs in the day (CRAPPY!). He talks a lot and we all just love him to pieces.
Conner is starting to read and write simple words. It is fun to see him get so excited over his accomplishments. He is a very good big brother to Jackson. You can tell he loves him very much. He is really turning into a big kid and I am loving watching him grow up a little. His behavior has gotten a lot better. We still have our weeks where I pretty much just lock myself in the house until it's over. Luckily there is my sweet sweet chocolate friend to get me through it ha ha ha. We made a volcano the other day and filled it with baking soda and vinegar, and now Conner thinks we should fill it with black powder?! All his idea. Obviously we will not be doing that. But we will be trying mentos and coke next.
Raelee, Raelee, Raelee. This girl is CRAZY! And I love it for the most part. Definitely know we are in for it when she turns teenager. She is doing better with potty training, but we aren't "there" quite yet. She has been so stubborn about it. She is still suffering from baby jealousy, and asks me to hold her all the time. She tried to nurse on me the other day...NOT GONNA HAPPEN :) She is constantly wreaking havoc and getting into things she isn't supposed to. Every time I turn around or finish cleaning one mess she has made another. I am just waiting for the day she finds the scissors! But other than that she is a funny, happy-go-lucky little girl in her own little world for sure. She is a wild spirit and difinitely a leader. And we just love them all so much!
