Silver lining

I am an orange nosed sword fish who can fight and save dolphins by cutting them out of nets! I work with the blue nosed sword fish. He's the toughest fish in all the sea.

What a fun thing to be at 7:30 am with only half a cup of coffee in me! I wish you could see Ty 'swimming' across the kitchen floor with his plastic blue screwdriver held up to his nose.

In mornings filled with yelling that's much too loud, sometimes in fun and sometimes in frustration, and arguments over who gets what toy when, these are the silver linings.

Moving to Minnesota

My kids are going to grow up with an accent, don'tchaknow!

Stillwater, MN - final destination? Let's hope it is.... at least while the kids are growing up. I can't quite decide if we're sick of moving or addicted to it. I'm sure all of our family have had some good laughs and groans at our expense due to all the moving. That's ok, it is kind of hilarious. I'm glad for each and every move. I've grown and learned a lot from each experience. I feel like I have a much better understanding of myself because of our adventures. But, I am sure ready to stay put for a bit. Settle into a routine and get to do some of the fun things life has to offer when you're not moving every year and a half.

We're buying a cute little 1950's rambler in a great little town on a street where we already have friends. The house isn't too big, and it sure ain't small. It's not too old, but it's clearly not new. It's the perfect mix right in the middle. I'm super excited to have home improvement projects with no time frame in which they must be completed! At our leisure.... ! Check out the pictures - click on the link at the side under 'Pictures'.

I'm a little worried about making friends. I always worry about this. And I always make friends. But I have some really great friends I've been getting to know here in WA, and it'll be hard to say goodbye. I hope I'll find a new moms group that'll feel like home in MN.

We don't have a moving date just yet, but I feel it's fast approaching...

Wahlah!

I searched my photos and found a couple of good blankie pics!

Blankies

Do you know what makes me giddy and feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Blankies. I crocheted several blankets for my kids while I was pregnant with them. It absolutely rocks that they both LOVE their blankies! I think I need to capture some good blankie pics to add to this post.

I remeber when Ty first developed an attachment. It was quite a surprise. We had a blankie in his crib and one in the car because it was early spring and still chilli out. He was around 15 months old. We were having lunch with a neighbor and I was going to leave the blanket in the car like we always did. That was NOT ok with him! Just like that. Out of no where, they became buddies. It was difficult for me to let him do with his blanket as he wished. And he wished to pull at the yarn and have loops hanging off his blanket. But it's his, so I let him. And you know what? The loops were his favorite part! Too cute. He's three and a half now, and he still loves to have his blankie to cuddle at night or sometimes to watch tv. Makes me smile.

I wondered if Aubree would love her blankets as much as Ty did. It wasn't love at first sight, and I had to remember that it takes time for love to grow, as it did with Ty and his blankie. The love did grow, and it grew quickly. Aubree's blankie has fringe on two sides and those pieces of yarn, she can't live with out! She just started walking a few weeks ago and she's already lugging the huge thing around the house. It really is amazingly cute.

Cuddling

Aubree is in bed right now, not taking a nap. She is so tired and is crying so hard. It's making me quite sad. I wish I could snuggle her up and sing to her and have her fall asleep in my arms and just look at her for an hour or so. But, it doesn't work that way. Cuddling shouldn't be allowed to not work! As Parents we should get to cuddle our kids ANYTIME we want to. It's not fair that they have a say in when and how long. : )

Shhhh, she went to sleep!

Hmmmm

Trying to hook up a picture site is hurting my brain! I totally don't know what I'm doing. Maybe the blog gods can help me.

Let's try this again....

I really want to have a place to jot down the cute, crazy, awesome and irritating things my kids do. I want to remind myself and them of what life was like when they were growing up. I want to have a place to journal and dream. I want to share our life, and lots of pictures with friends and family. I want to remember what I was like and how we all change and grow on this journey together as a family. I want to be brutally honest and no one gets to say a thing about it! I am confident that I will have a really good time with this and we will all be glad that it's here.

That's enough for now!