Overdue!

It's been awhile since I posted, but it's been a long month! We spent out week at Disneyland, and it was great! Carly, Wesley, Nana, Ray, and I spent so much time at the park that we were all walking zombies in the end. Here we were worried about Carly and the roller coasters and characters, but she LOVED it all! She met every princess, and rode every roller coaster. Even the super scary one she was barely tall enough for at California Adventure! Wesley was a trooper too, but insisted on someone holding him most of the time, so he could see the action as well. Carly even got to participate in the Jedi Training Academy, and they dubbed her a Jedi Padawan. She was too cute, and loved it! Pictures can be seen here.It was a great time for all!
Carly got home and immediately went on vacation with her dad. She just got home today after being gone a week! He took her to Phoenix to see her Paternal Grandma, and then BACK to Disneyland. Spoiled kid! During the time she was gone, Ray and I did some Christmas shopping, saw Harry Potter, and tried to finalize moving plans. It's been hard to find a house to live in, because we are still over a month away, and no one wants to hold a house that long. But it's looking as if I will be flying the kids in around the 28/29th, and Ray and Mark will follow suit, but by car, a couple days later. I'm nervous about moving away from mom, and sad about it, but excited about being somewhere new.

Nothing too new to report on the kids. Carly doesn't go back to school until Monday, but she is excited. She needs something to work her mind. I can't believe she is almost 7... Blows my mind! Wesley is almost 6 months old, and sits in the shopping carts and high chairs as well now. He isn't crawling yet, but is scooting with determination! He hasn't quite realized that getting on his knees would be easier... haha!

We are spending Thanksgiving at my mom's this year, but before dinner we are taking Carly to see "Tangled." She got to meet Rapunzel at Disneyland, and is now REALLY excited to see her movie. Then on Friday (Her Birthday!) we will take her to Build A Bear as a treat, and I am making a really detailed cake. (Pictures will be here!)

Anyway, I hope all is well with everyone. I will be back after Carly's Birthday and Thanksgiving with pictures. (I hope!) And Wesley has his 6 month appointment on Tuesday, so I will have stats soon!

Happy Halloween!

Well, it's almost Halloween, anyway! (And didn't I use that same blog title for last year's Halloween blog post?)
Carly's last day of school was on Thursday. She is now officially off-track until November 29th (I think!) On Thursday, they also had their Halloween party, at which they could wear their costumes. This was weird to me, because ever since she has been in daycare/school, this has never been allowed. But okay! More fun for the kids, right? Well, Carly decided to dress up as Jessie the Cowgirl from Toy Story 2/3, and so we dressed Wesley up as Woody the Cowboy. Since Carly was already in her costume, we put Wesley in his and snuck a few pictures through,

I know, super cute, right? Here is a link to some more of them. (This is the same link as the pumpkin patch pictures! Oh, and if for some reason those of you without Facebook can't see them, let me know please!)

Anyhoo, Carly is at her dad's until Sunday, and then we will take the kidlets trick or treating. I'm sure Wesley will sleep through the majority of it, but it should be fun anyway. Carly is dying to use the glow-stick wand that Grandma Dawn sent her, but we told her to wait until Halloween to make it more fun!

I want to thank everyone for all the birthday wishes and more than you sent my way. Thank you very much! It was a relaxing day, after being up in the middle of the night from 3 am - 6:30 with a baby! Ray let me sleep in until around 10 (Glorious!) and then we went to dinner with the kids and my friend Amber. It was nice! The night before, my mom had taken us to dinner as well. I feel very spoiled! I can now also drive the rental car in 2 weeks, because I am older enough to go on the agreement! (Priorities, right!)

I will be back with a Post Trick or Treating update on Sunday night/ Monday morning! (If not sooner, I want to show off some of my recent sewing accomplishments!)

You want me to put my hand in WHAT?!

That was basically what Carly asked me tonight when I told her she needed to clean out her pumpkin. It was a BIG to do.
But, let's rewind...

Today, we took the kids to a pumpkin patch. The pumpkin patch was really cute, and had a bounce house for Carly to play in. So I made her stand for pictures and then let her jump to her heart's content. She did really well for the camera, and Wesley hammed it up, too. After she was done bounced, we went into their giant Corn Stalk maze. Well, that was a bit disappointing. We never found the end, and had to turn around because it was SO muddy, that Carly had mud all over her feet. You couldn't avoid it. So, we went and picked out four nice pumpkins, and took them home. Carly hates the inside of pumpkins. When she was four, we did pumpkins for the first time and I made her stick her hand in it, and she has been scarred since. Well, today was the day to get over that fear! It took about 15 minutes, but she did it and she liked it. We haven't finished the pumpkins, but we will tomorrow.

Anyways, pictures are located HERE! Enjoy!

Carly's Graduation Video... Finally!

Ray finally finished Carly's Kindergarten Graduation video. It's pretty cute!
Here ya go! http://www.rayo3d.com/personal/carly/Carly_K-Grad_Large.swf

4 months!

Well, 4 and a half.
We had Wesley's four month check up and shots today, and so we started early. I love our doctor because our appointment was at 10, but we got there shortly after 9:30, and they took us back immediately. We were done before our appointment time. The doctor said he is doing amazing- everything looks good, and he is hitting his milestones amazingly fast. She said all of his motor skills are advanced, and she thinks he will be crawling by his six month appointment. Also, the tubes look really great, and are keeping his ears nice and clear. Dr. Diedrichsen also gave us the okay to feed him solids, but on whatever schedule we want. She said we don't have to do it now, but she thinks he'll be wanting some sort of solids routinely by 6 months. We give him solids probably 3 times a week with dinner, but nothing consistent yet.
Wesley is weighing in at 15 pounds 4 ounces (In the 50th percentile) And 24 1/4 inches tall (Only 25th percentile there.) But that is the same ratio he has been in since his 2 week appointment.
He took his shots really well (Got three) and napped great when we got home. He has been a bit fussier this evening, but he might just be tired from it all.
The only thing the doctor mentioned was that I need to stop nursing the baby to sleep, and let him fall asleep on his own. Easier said than done!!!

All in all, busy and productive day!

The kiddos.

So, let's start with Carly! Carly had her dentist appointment yesterday, and the dentist says everything looks fantastic! She says Carly is doing an amazing job on her brushing, and that she is getting a lot less fearful with the dentist. Next visit, we are going to talk Orthodontics for the little one. She also has had an okay week at school. We've been having a ton of thunderstorms here, and they get her pretty worked up. If the move to Kentucky goes through, she is going to have a hard time adjusting! Also, we've decided that if we do move, wherever we move, we are still going to bring her back to Reno for her dentist appointments. Good excuse to come visit! Here are a couple recent shots of her, one being her school pictures. My goodness she still has a baby face!

Wesley's turn! Wesley is finally back to normal. He has been so good the past 2 or 3 days. He has his fussy spell at night, but he fights sleep a lot. I think he is worried he will miss something if he succumbs to it.  His 4 month appointment and shots are on Monday, and I'm pretty interested to hear what the doctor has to say about everything. He is sitting up on his own, and also rolling over. They both pretty much happened at the same time. I can't believe how fast he is growing up! He is also taking steps when you let him stand. He holds onto your fingers of course, but is trying none the less. Carly can't wait til he walks, until I remind her that once he does he will be into all her toys. That calms that notion for a little while, at least. He tries to hold his own bottle too, it's pretty cute!

I think in the next week or two, I am going to get them both in their Halloween costumes and do a mini photoshoot with them, so look out for those to come! Also, I bought Wesley and Ray matching ties for Christmas pictures (yay! Can you hear Ray groaning?!) So much going on in the next few months, including our Disneyland trip. It should be a ton of fun! Hope everyone is well!

Another day!

Well, I hope this means the baby is feeling better. He napped in his crib for two whole hours, and has now been in his crib for almost 3 (Granted, he has woken up 3 times for his pacifier, but went right back to sleep all three times.) I should go to sleep, but I'm so afraid he is going to wake up the moment I fall asleep! He seems a bit happier sometimes, and then a bit crankier other times. Poor guy.
I went in for that interview at Best Buy, which was fine, but the position was seasonal with seasonal there is no requested time off between November 1st and January 1st. Disneyland falls right in there, and disqualified me for the job. Oooooh well. I'd actually rather go to Disneyland, haha!



Ray has customized the blog a little bit, and made it snazzier. About time! :) 
Maybe I will try to get some sleep in while I can. I will update when there is a bit more to update!