It's officially Fall!

So Evan wants to get rid of Madison and it would be nice but as you can see Ella loves Madi. :o(

Eva is everywhere Ella is these days and other places she's not supposed to be. Busy Busy!

Eva does not like to go to sleep on her own so she stays upright as long as she can and as you see just falls over and sleeps. I always have to reposition her for comfort.

She likes to pull herself up on anything she can, although just seconds after taking this picture she fell backwards. She did not get hurt though! Thank God!

I was cleaning out the fridge and Eva was helping me. It looks like she is counting the apples.


My grandma Evelyn gave this dress to Ella so I thought I would try it on Eva while it fits. Well she seemed to like it but was tired so did not have any smiles.



Go Brownies!



Daddy is sure proud when his girls where there browns shirts.

Eva found the potatoes. Silly girl!

Ella enjoying her Sunday donut. A little messy!

Well the temperature has dropped significantly and I'm loving it! Although cleaning out the closets hasn't been fun but I'm glad I have found the time to do it. We went to story time last week which both the girls love, I think we will try to make it every week, it keeps us busy and learning. We also went shopping with a friend which was an adventure. I think its the first time I went shopping with both girls, its too crazy. I don't think I did much shopping! My friend asked me, "How do you do this alone." my relpy, "I don't." That's sad isn't it, at least I think so. I love to shop! Well I guess it helps us save money. :o) I worked all weekend so we didn't do much. We did buy a nice new flat screen for our room for when we move. With Eva in the room we don't watch it but there was a great sale so we too advantage of it. We didn't do too much outside last week because it was still too hot, (90's) hopefully this week we can make it to the park.

Crawler

Eva started crawling and she is already stuck in the pack n play. She's too busy! Ella likes to get her toys to play with or well ALL of the toys to play with.

Ella was helping baby because mommy was sleeping and daddy was busy doing something else. Thank God for big sisters.

Another picture of Ella in that box, she's almost too big now.

Eva in her new seat. Ella acutally got a new seat and Eva took her old one. They seem to have adjusted well. Doesn't she look precious, she just woke up.

At the ball park.


Ella's jammin out!


On Thursday Eva officially crawled for the 1st time and now the pack n play is up and she gets stuck in there when I need to get things done around the house. She's a mover and into everything. That happened quickly! We didn't do much last week because I worked 3 overnights last week and 2 this weekend so I am a little more tired than usual. So unfortunately the girls don't get to get out as much as they used to plus Eva naps in the morning when the moms events usally occur and messing up her nap screws her up so I don't like to do that either. We did go to the library last week for story time- the girls both liked that and we went downtown for slice of Columbus which was a pizza fundraiser. All you can eat pizza for restaurants around the Columbus area. We met some friends down there so Ella had Sammy to play with. We than watched a little baseball through the gates, it was fun while it lasted. I was glad we didn't have to stay longer as were the girls. We were all tired. The weekend wasn't really a weekend because I worked both Friday and Saturday nights so during the days I slept. Sunday evening we looked at 3 homes and really liked 2 of them. It's such a fun process, I can't wait to get our 1st home. Although Evan is still looking in Minnespolis for another 2 months than at that time if he doesn't find anything we will buy a house here. Hopefully everything goes smoothly!

Pony Ride

Pro horse rider

Eva's 1st cheerios! She likes them and tolerates them well.

Ella playing with Sammy. We went over to his house for the OSU game. That way the kids wouldn't be so bored while we were watching the game.

Ella petting her friend Sammy's dog Belle.

Just hangin around watchin the game.

Ella is pretending to sleep in Belle's bed.



The highlight of our week in Ella's eyes was the pony ride she got to take. She loved it! Although she is scarred for life because everytime she mentions riding the little pony she says but I didn't get to ride the big pony. She really really wanted too but one ride we thought was enough. It was a local fundraiser for a horse team, we passed them on Saturday on the way back from looking at some houses. We are just getting ideas. We are unsure of when to take it seriously because we don't want to loose a lot of money. Our lease isn't up until Feb. and Evan is continuing to look for jobs in Minneapolis but before you know it we will have to be moving and I'm scared we won't be ready. Time flies! Last week we enjoyed more walks in the park and playing at the park because the weather is finally cooling down.
Ella has been having troubles falling asleep again so one day at the park she fell asleep while we were walking so we just kept going. It was a long time but it didn't hurt me to go extra miles. Eva still is NOT crawling yet. She is starting to eat meals with us because she doesn't like baby food or she just wants what we're eating. Whatever, its easier and she loves it, at least she doesn't complain yet. Her favorite is Pizza! Weird! They both are daddy's girls! Although we met a couple in babies r us this weekend and they thought Eva looked just like me and Ella like Evan. I love to hear that. :o)
This week I am tired because I just finished the 3rd overnight shift in a row and I start my other regularly sheduled overnights on my other job this weekend so thank god for caffiene.

Labor Day Weekend

My friend Andrea with her 2 kids Jadyn and Kayla and my little Eva.


I can crawl!


Ella and Eva were healping Becky make breakfast.



Evan at the Volunteers game!


Ella was in her own little world at the picnic area, she was walking around and finding her own things to do.



Ella playing with daddy's sunglasses

Last week was spent catching up with friends since the week before that I worked so much. So it was still really busy but entertaining. Fall is here and I can feel it and I love it. It is my favorite time of the year and out here it is beautiful. There is also so much to do. We love going to all the pumpkin farms!
Eva is still NOT crawling but is so close. She has started to sit up on her own so when I put her down for a nap I usually walk in to find her sitting up and waiting for me. What a big girl! Her hair is getting so long but its stick straight I think Ella's was like that when she was little so I hope hers changes as well. Nothing new with Ella, she is still an angel,for the most part she listens real well and I am proud of that.
We took a little trip to Tennessee to visit Evan's aunt Becky and uncle David. It was about a 6 hour drive not too far but far enough with 2 little ones. We left early Friday and just got back last night. We had a great time! Evan and I went running through trails in a park on Saturday morning. It is so beautiful out there, many lakes, lots of trees and wildlife, and the mountains. So running without the kids in a new place was so much fun. Thanks Dave and Becky for watching the girls! Than we just relaxed and the boys left for the Tennessee Volunteers football game. We went for another walk and let Ella play in the park. Sunday we drove up in the mountains to have a picnic and go for some hikes. It was a busy place to be due to the holiday weekend so we didn't get to do as much as we planned. It was a fun outing though and the girls were great! Monday we left early so Eva would take 2 naps in the car. She was a good rider as long as she had a movie on or she was sleeping. She became restless very quickly without any stimulation. We stopped for a long lunch so Ella could play at McDonalds and than we stopped so I could shop at the outlet malls. Oh I love that place but I didn't get too much shopping in, the girls were tired and so ready to be home. It was fun though! I hope everyone else had a fun and safe Labor Day weekend.

In the pic with Ella and the mink fur: Ella was wearing an old mink fur. It was her great great grandmothers. I thought it was a little disturbing but she loved it.

Work Work Work

We were washing up Eva in the sink and she was loving it.


Ella was trying to hide from the camera, what a great job she did! She thinks if she looks away she won't be in it. Too funny!

Aiden and Ella. Aiden will soon be a big brother, his mommy is due in Oct. so we are excited to have a new little one join our playgroup. It's another little boy!

Eva is trying to crawl...well I was helping her try to crawl. She doesn't get it yet. Although I don't really want her moving yet because than I will be even busier.

Eva is becoming aware of the camera and won't smile for it so I was trying to tickle her with my foot but it was unsuccessful!


What a serious TV watcher!

Daddy kisses!

One of my clients I work for. His name is Michael, he is 10; he loves the girls. Ella loves to ride in his wheelchair and somehow she does a pretty good job at manuevering it.

So last week I worked almost 40 hours hence the reason I'm so tired this week. So we didn't get to do anything as a family because Evan and I just switched off most days. The girls and I did get to go for some afternoon walks because it cooled off but that cool weather didn't stay long. It's in the 90s again all week this week. This week we have been trying to catch up with our friends, everyday we have seen someone which still doesn't leave much time for housework or relaxation. Well we would be bored if we weren't so busy so I guess we are happy and content in our busy life. We have been searching for a home here just in case we end up staying here. We decided that Evan will continue to search hard core for jobs in the Minneapolis area and if he doesn't find anything in 2 months we will buy a house and stay here for awhile, hopefully no longer that 5 years. I have such a flexible job right now and its perfect for our little family. So here we may be! O-H-I-O