day to day

i've had a hard time the last week or so.  i've been pretty homesick, especially because there has been a lot going on at home that i haven't been able to be a part of.  pop has been really sick for a year and a half, and was finally put into a place with end of life care.  meanwhile bom found out she had cancer, and had to have surgery.  cody's grandma has also been in and out of the hospital as well the past few months.  i have felt so useless here. i've really gained a testimony of prayer.  not just praying for others, but in really communicating with Heavenly Father.

with two kiddos that need my care, everyday life has to continue.

mae asked me to straighten her hair one day while i was doing mine.  after i did it she said, "oh mom i look just like rapunzel"  it didn't stay straight for long.  this girl sweats like a beast, and that hair was back to it's fro in no time.

still doing our letter of the week craft.  and she still loves every bit of it.  we've also started doing halloween crafts each week.  this girl is quite the little crafter.

every friday and saturday mama gets a 'special drink', a girl needs her diet coke.  sometimes mae gets lucky enough to get a drink or slurpee.  this happened the other week while i was putting izzy in her carseat.  i went over and found mae trying to pick it up and put it back in her cup...nasty.  there was still some left in the bottom, so she was fine.  and i was happy...less sugar for her.

oh teething, how i loathe thee.  it's in full force around here.  and this girl is a grump with a capital G.  she's all smiles if i'm holding her, or right next to her.  but if i walk away it's like the world is ending.  there's been major finger chewing and tons of snot.  poor thing.

we play up on our balcony sometimes if we need to get some fresh air.  mae's old walker is up there, and the other day she was using it as a stroller for her baby.

this girl is eating so much.  forget about pureed foods, she wants the real stuff. we tried meatballs the other day, and she loved it.  

another letter of the week.  right after she finishes she walks over to the stairs and says 'take my picture mom'.

mae's new thing is to have 'parties'.  she sets the table and gets snacks for 'all the girls', whoever they are.  it's pretty cute.  what's not cute is when she takes a chair into the pantry to get snacks for the 'girls' and knocks stuff over, or climbs the shelves and gets stuck.  life with a three year old.

when mama is around i get some pretty wonderful smiles from this girlie.  there's no such thing as a small smile with this one.  always a open mouthed, crinkled eyed smile.

very proud of her puzzle skills.