A fire and a fat lip!!

So...life continues to be busy, busy, busy!! I can't even remember everything that has been going on lately, but I'll try to remember some.

Last weekend my brother came out for a visit. We didn't get to see too much of him because he was busy with some old friends of his. We went to some friends house for dinner on Saturday night and he stopped by for a bit and we had a good time. We took the kids along to our friends house and decided to try putting them down for bed there. I gave them a bath and then they had a snack and then it was bedtime! We put them in the same bed and they are not used to that because they sleep in bunkbeds at home. Anyways, after a while and some fighting in the bed, we decided to separate them into different rooms. They finally fell asleep about 9pm or so, but they slept in a little in the morning and seemed to be fine!! Marty, of course, will sleep anywhere, so he was great!

This picture is for Aunty Alicia...she bought him this shirt when she was in New York. Thanks Aunty!!Megan loved running through the sprinkler last weekend...
Then on Sunday night, we had some friends over for a BBQ!! The weather was perfect and we got to eat out on the deck...I love summer:) Our good friends had a baby the week earlier and they came for dinner too. We are so thrilled they had a boy too...Marty is going to have lots of little friends to play with.His shirt says "Chicks dig scars"...I love it!!

I got a whole bunch of hand-me-down clothes for Megan and Gabby from a friend of mine. I just love hand-me-downs!! It was a full garbage bag of clothes and they were all in really good condition. Here is Gabby wearing one of the dresses last Sunday. The dress has a bit of a tight neck and we had some trouble getting it over her head. Jeff and I had a good laugh over this...
Marty is laughing and smiling all the time!! He is just the happiest baby ever. We are so blessed to have him. He is growing like a weed and growing out of clothes all the time. I just packed another box of his clothes away this week. It's a little sad for me:(

Gabby is talking more and more these days. Her newest words are lawn mower, bobcat and watering can. We got a few new trees for our yard and when we were out looking at trees we talked about these things. I love listening to her talking...it's SO much better than whining!!

This past Wednesday evening, I was nursing Marty just before bed and I heard lots and lots of sirens coming up the highway and they seemed to be close to our street. I looked out the window and just saw cars coming up and down our cul-de-sac. Jeff came running into Marty's room a few minutes later and said a house behind ours was on fire!! The next morning we found out it was not a house, but some outbuilding that burnt and a vehicle. Apparently the fire was started by some kids...scary!! This picture is taken from our deck.
Last night, just before bed the girls were playing "chase" around the kitchen and living room. They just love to run around in circles chasing each other. Gabby fell at one point and we didn't see it, but she got a fat lip in just a few minutes. She cried for a few minutes and Jeff was holding her and then we noticed blood on Jeff's shirt. I think she fell and hit the floor and cut her lip opened. She was totally fine a few minutes later...she is such a tough kid!! This morning when she woke up, the fat lip was completely gone!!We have a busy weekend coming up. Tomorrow we have an open house at Jeff's parents place to celebrate his brother, Curt becoming a lawyer!! Then after that we have a friends birthday party for dinner and the evening. Sunday, we have church and then a BBQ in the afternoon at some friends house. Should be fun!!!

A Happy Mother's Day

We had Marty dedicated this past Sunday and it was such a special day! The mothers day service was very touching and I think I cried about 80% of the service. We had so many wonderful friends and family there to celebrate with us and pray for us. What a blessing it is to us to have these people in our lives! It was a great mothers day!! After church, all of our parents came over and we had a nice lunch together and we spent the afternoon just hanging out in the back yard. It was a warm, sunny day!!Our church had a work bee on Saturday and Jeff was there all day. He left home about 8:30 and got home about 6pm!! Needless to say, I was SO ready for him to come home. They did an awesome job putting up a new play structure in the back yard of the church and fenced it in! It is so great and I know it will get lots of use over the years!

Having a bath with Sarah last weekend...
On Friday night, we had a "date night" at church. We watched the movie Fireproof and had yummy desserts and popcorn. The movie is really good. I highly recommend it. The acting is not great, but the story is really good! It's great for anyone who wants to improve or make their marriage stronger. We left the kids at home with Jeff's parents and they even watched Marty for us! Thank you so much:) Megan loves to take pictures with our camera...she took this one!!

Marty takes a bottle when we go out and it gives us some freedom, which I am thankful for. But, it's really weird because whenever he gets a bottle and then I feed him when I get home, he never sleeps as long?!?!? I don't know why, even when I feed him later than usual. Like on Friday night, he got a bottle about 8pm and then I nursed him at 11ish and he woke up at 4:50am and he usually gets nursed at 9:30pm and sleeps until 6ish.
Me and my sweet boy!!

I have been working out a little bit this past week. I read on Kelly's blog that she has been doing the 30 day shred by Jillian Michaels. I thought I would give it a go! I started doing it last Wednesday and it's been great. It's only 20 minutes a day, so I find that really do able. I usually do it when the 2 little ones are napping and Megan is having quiet time(sometimes she watches me to it). The first couple of days, I was pretty sore, but now I'm feeling pretty good. It's starting to get a little easier, so maybe next week I will work up to level 2!!
The last couple of day, I have noticed that Marty is sucking his thumb!!! We have tried and tried to give him a soother and then when I got to check on him, the soother is out and the thumb is in. This is the same thing that happened with Gabby. Right now I like it because he's such a good sleeper and he can sooth himself, but I don't think I'll be saying the same thing when he is 2!! Although, Gabby gave up her thumb sucking on her own when she was about one. Now, she just sucks on her special blanket for comfort.
The girls have been playing outside so much lately. I love having the playground in our backyard! It keeps them busy and they love to be outside! I usually send them outside together while I am getting dinner ready and it's so much easier for me. Megan and Gabby have been playing really nicely together lately and I love watching them interact. I hope and pray that they will be good friends:)

Hope you enjoy all the pictures!! Have a great week.