August & September iPhone Pictures

Ivan..

There's our sweet Ivan in the ER. Our pediatrician sent us there on Sunday night. It had been 9 days since little Ivan had a bowel movement and they spent the entire night doing Xrays, ultrasounds and other tests to make sure there wasn't any serious problem. He was a trooper and was flirting and smiling at all the nurses. Everything came back normal, but he is still having issues and we're not sure why. Nothing we are trying works (fruit juice, Karo syrup, suppositories..) so we are going to take him to a specialist. Probably TMI for all of you and he will probably be really embarrassed to read this when he's older, but for journaling purposes.. Spending the night in the pediatric unit of the hospital made me think about how grateful I am to have healthy children. I never want to see my babies sick.

Such a goofy face but it really shows his personality. Love him! He turned three months this past week and is now 14 pounds of chunky love!

Cute smile!

Norah..

Norah started gymnastics and she loves it. I knew she would. Unfortunately I was in the hospital with Ivan and couldn't go watch her but Joe said she was in heaven. She's such a cutie pie. She is turning TWO this week! Ahh!
Family..

We discovered Reston Town Center last month. They have a live band perform every Saturday night. The Town Center is filled with upscale apartments and shopping. It's good clean family fun.

After the band we got some (real) Italian Ice and custard. Yum!

Norah and Daddy. They are buddies for sure. Did you know Red Robin has free refills on their ROOTBEER FLOATS?

That's all for now!

Grand Re-Opening

One of the biggest blessings we've found from moving so many times is that everywhere we go, we add friends to our already established circle of friends. While in Utah, we made some great friends. Two of which include Justin and Ashley. They are two of the nicest people I've met (seriously). So sweet. We love and miss them dearly. On August 24th Ashley gave birth to their tiny little son, Keaton, 10 weeks early. The little guy weighed just 2 lbs, 10 oz. Luckily, he has needed little intervention and is healthy. When I heard I immediately started trying to find something I could do to help them! I have wanted to re-open my Etsy shop for some time and this is just the push I needed to do it! So from now until Keaton goes home, 75% of all sales from my shop will go to Justin and Ashley. I know it won't make much of a difference in any financial situation they may be in, but my hope is that they can at least buy a few dinners (since I can't bring them any, darnit!) or some snuggly clothes for little Keaton.

Isn't he so precious and sweet?

So you'll have to head on over here and see if there is anything you fancy, for yourself, your little one or as a gift. Check back too because I'll soon be adding more things - more (exciting) scripture covers and even pillow covers!

Jersey

So, my much-needed vacation turned out to be a not-so-vacation. Day one was fabulous. We went down the shore and the girls had a blast. I don't remember day two but day three we welcomed a virus into the home and Tatum and Norah both got hit with it. Considering this is really only the second time Norah has really been sick, she didn't do well. Understandibly, she just really wanted to be held by me the entire time. Fevers, rashes, bodily fluids coming out from various ends of the body, it turned out to be a pretty tough week. Regardless, we loved being able to spend some time with my sister and her girls and we're happy to be home now. I can finally say that I'm finally settling in to a routine and feeling on top of my life rather than buried underneath it. PHEW. Here are a few pictures that I didn't take, luckily my Mom did.

Ivan is Two Months Old!

Two months, twelve pounds and as sweet as ever!

July's iPhone Pictures

Here are the monthly de-uploadtion (I just made that up) of the iPhone pictures.

Boys will be boys.

Sales guys doing their job. Anyone home?

Thanks to Joe's cousin Jenny for the AMAZING chocolate ice cream cake! Yum.

This is one of our favorite recent pictures of Norah. She was thrilled about the sandbox. See the shirt she's wearing? I made it. See, I told you I'd be posting something crafty. Ha.

Little bean looking cute. He has very expressive eyebrows but they are so blonde that they just look like dimples. Reminds me of a little cartoon character.

The bug crashed.

I'm DONE with classes and the kids and I are heading to Jersey for a week.
HOORAY!
{we'll miss you, Daddy}