Sunday, November 20, 2011

Bad mommy

Yes, I do realize that I have not uploaded the blog in a LONNNG time, and I apologize! We have just been so busy & the only time I have to do the blog is the weekends and they have just been so full!!

Here's a recap:



Harper is so fun! I love this age. She talks very well, and you can almost always understand what she's saying. She knows when she's doing something that she's not supposed to, and gives you a look like, "But, you aren't mad, are you?"


A few weeks back, Harper & mommy went to the zoo on a nice, Sunday afternoon. We got to feed the animals. I don't kow where everyone was, but there were almost no people there, so it was like a personal trip with the animals.


The girls really had some fun times on the trampoline this fall. Harper finally understood that it was not a steady surface, and she would venture out there. She really liked it when Emma would "dance" or jump with her. Emma's the best big sister I've ever known! She enjoys her sister so much.

We are so lucky! Emma is old enough that we can entrust Harper to her occasionally to run to the gym, or to the grocery store! Such a blessing!


Halloween 2011

Emma decided she wanted to draw the face on this year! No complaints from me!! She drew a cat face on one side, and a dog face on the other! She's such a talented artist!


Harper was our Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street. The first house we went to, she was scared to go up. But by the end of the night, she would've been happy just sitting in the wagon & the people just bringing candy to her! She's no dummy!

We had a beautiful Trick or Treating evening! Emma and her friend, Olivia, went around the neigborhood themselves and then I took the two of them to another neighborhood.


I had to include our silly girl! She uses her empty bowls as hats!


This past weekend, my mom & I went to Omaha with a group of women thru my bank. There were about 32 of us & we had a great time!! We had lunch at a winery (and wine tasting), a surprise visit to a toilet paper factory (It was interesting! This particular place was employed by blind people!) We spent Friday evening at the Old Market shopping. Saturday, we went to Village Pointe, which is an outdoors shopping center, then Art Shops, an art gallery, and then to a play. Sunday, we had a guided tour of Omaha by a woman who studied a lot of the mansions etc in Omaha. We even got to tour one!

This was the Joslyn castle! Boy, it was amazing.

They are still working on renevations, but here was a sample of the staircase! Oh, how the other half lives:)

Eric did great watching the girls by himself last weekend. He's the best!

Other than that, I'll give you a quick re-cap:
Emma is doing well in 6th grade. All A's & B's first quarter:)
She's still taking ballet on Thursdays and seems to enjoy it now! She's showing some more responsibility and would really like to get contacts:( UGH why can't she stay little for a bit longer?

Harper is so smart! She can count to 12 (most times skipping 5) but can point out several letters of the alphabet and most shapes. She enjoys playing with her toys & LOVES to watch tv. I have hard time denying her because she watches all educational shows.

I am going to take her to the doctor today, as I think she may have a bladder infection.

Eric-He's great, as always. He's doing really well on his weight loss for our upcoming trip to Mexico! We get to the gym 3-4 days a week and he's looking awesome! He's always busy with work, but I'm so grateful that he can usually leave his work there. Especially knowing the kind of things he sees & hears about each day.

Me- not much new! Work is the same..I'm very grateful for my friends & family.

Looking forward to Thanksgiving on Thursday. We will be going to my mom's to see the family. Then, it's up bright and early Friday to go catch the deals:) Emma's going to stay at my mom's & make cookies with her & my brother's family, on Friday. She may end up staying the weekend, depends if her dad says it's ok.

We are enjoying having Bethany here, still! She watched Harper this week one afternoon when we didn't have daycare! What a blessing she is!

Well, I promise to be better with the blog! Christmas cards will go out soon:) YA me! Eric will be writing a letter, since he's better with that type of thing!

Have a great week

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Pumpkin patch 2011

Greetings all! Been another busy couple of weeks here. This week started off with Acute care with Emma. Last weekend, she started coughing quite hard. By Monday, she ended up throwing up due to the cough. So, Harper, Emma & I loaded up for Acute care (Eric had poker). We were in the clinic from 7 until 8:45. They ended up doing chest xrays & labs. Luckily, her lungs were clear. We got home around 9:15 with a rented nebulizer for a month, some steroid and one other form of meds that she took all week! That nebulizer is quite the experience, for a mom who's been blessed without ever doing it before! Due to Eric's cough lately, he's even done it. And I even made Bethany do it one time when she was here!

Yesterday, we were very busy. We started the day at the Apple Orchard picking our annual pumpkins:

Since it'd been a few years since Emma rode the pony, each girl took a turn. They both enjoyed themselves.


This is one of Emma's picks



This is us on the way out to pick the pumpkins. Harper enjoyed the horses that were pulling our "cart"

After picking our pumpkins, the girls were kind enough to pose for a few pictures in the staging area. I think I got a few good ones!


Earlier in the week, Harper refused to eat anything for supper. So, I asked her if she wanted a peanut butter sandwich. Be careful what you ask! She doesn't eat it like a sandwich. She likes to pick the p/b off the sandwich:(

Here is Emma with the nebulizer!

This weekend was parents weekend at Augie. After picking pumpkins, Eric took Harper home & Emma and I met my parents to watch the Augustana Vikings kill the Concordia Golden Bears. It was a great game & a gorgeous day!!

We all went out to dinner afterwards. My folks end up staying here (and watching the kids when we went to a co-workers for a bit!).

Today, we went to breakfast & then I had a bridal shower. No wonder I'm always so tired:) Very little down time.

We are so blessed with our family! Thank you all for being part of it!
Have a great week!