Goal Weight Goal Weight Who Met Their Goal Weight!!

Well, this morning I weighed myself ( just after waking up, after using the restroom, after feeding the baby) and I have met my goal weight. I won't tell what it is but Yeah!!!!! Does it matter that the last few pounds are gone due to a cold induced anorexia. I think not : ) While I sit here eating my Lofthouse sugar cookie I am enjoying my new/old weight. I am going to do my best to keep it off... May the force be with me.

Columbus Day Fun

Over Columbus Day weekend we took a trip to Great Falls State Park. The falls were gorgeous and it was so much fun to spend some much needed family time together!

We took this picture overlooking the Mather Gorge. There was a very high drop off just over the rocks we were sitting on . I must say I had a death grip on Cooper the entire time. : ) He is such a curious little boy...

The children had so much fun being able to run around in the open. Our only rule was we had to be able to see them. They are growing up fast.

My little curious climber!

Grant is just a growin!!!

I have had many people ask for an update and new pictures of Grant.  He is just a growin and a growin!!  We are starting to reach some really fun milestones and not reaching some  haha

I am only laughing because he isn't sleeping through the night yet.  Yuck...  Both Hadley and Cooper were sleeping through the night by 2-3 months old.  Well, Grant has thrown us for a loop.  The main issue seems to be not having a place to put him where he could cry it out at night if needed. We only have 2 bedrooms and we would put him in the living room, but Alan is there early in the morning and feels that would wake Grant up and wreck havoc on the entire household.  Well, this leaves us with the option of mom getting up with him at night to allow everyone else a good nights sleep.  Oh well,  I am taking one for the home team.  Oh,  I am open to any advice on getting him to sleep....

You will notice that there is a picture of him holding a bottle, starting to eat solids, and skyping with the family.  Grant has held out for a while and did not want to drink from a bottle for a looooong time after coming back to Maryland.  Now he will take one if he gets to help hold it himself.  So cute!  We started solid foods over the past week and Grant isn't really crazy about food.  His facial expressions are priceless when we give him cereal or the latest peas.  

I also slipped in a picture of Grant Skyping with his grandparents.  It is never too young to start with a computer I suppose : )  Being able to Skype is so much fun.

 

First day of school

This is coming a few weeks late, but here is Hadley on her first day of school.  We decided to enroll Hadley in a formal co-op preschool this year, and she is loving it!  She goes on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 0900 to 1130.  I will go and be the co-op parent about every 4 to 6 weeks.  This allows me to enjoy helping in her class, but not a lot of commitment on a day to day basis.  It has been a huge blessing!!  We actually went on her first fieldtrip today to a local farm to go on a hay ride and to a pumpkin patch.  What a treat to spend time with just Hadley.  I feel so blessed to be her mother.  While in the car on the way this morning I was able to ask her a series of questions...

What do you want to be when you grown up:  princess

What is your favorite color:  pink

What is your favorite song:  baba black sheep

What do you want to be for halloween:  "maybe I will be (pause pause pause) a witch or a princess... maybe I will be (pause pause pause) snow white"

So much fun to watch her grow. The only sad thing on the first day of school was to see Cooper tear up when we were pulling away saying "Hadley, Hadley, Hadley".  They are really best friends : )