Coloring

Aidan loves to color! She just loves to sit down with some crayons and some paper and get to it. I apparently have paid too much attention to the names of her crayons because I took this quiz at Crayola.com, and I am apparently a color genius! I can name all but 16 crayons out of a box of 64. LOL.

On another note, the kids and I have been sick recently. The kids were last week, and it's my turn right now. I've spent most of the day in bed with fever and an achy body. We found out on Wednesday that Aidan has dropped off the charts again, which means that she's stopped gaining weight again. So, the tube stays.

On a happier note, at the beginning of August the kids and I went to Ohio for my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. It was nice to be able to see family and introduce Ian to them. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip:

Just for fun, here is what Ian looked like after his first tastes of fresh avacado:



And this is what happens when you let a 2 year old dress herself; she puts on 8 pairs of panties!



Well, I guess that's it for now. I need to get back in bed, while Ross finishes watching the UT game.

My Recent Favorite Scrap Page

FYI, Blogger doesn't like my LOs, apparently. So, they look like crap here. They aren't this squished in actuality.

I scrap a lot. I'll be honest. I may be a tad obsessed. Oh well. It relaxes me right before bed. Anyway, here is my favorite most recent page (or two)....

(ps all the credits can be found here)







And one more for good measure:



As you can see, I've got a great outlet that's super useful for documenting my family's daily life. :)

Our New Blog!

Hi family and friends!

Ross and I were talking about it, and we felt that this was a great way to keep you all up to date about what is going on with us and the kids. We are doing well, but have been kept busy recently. Both of us have been working almost around the clock, it seems. The kids are great! Ian is growing like a weed, and Aidan is the healthiest that she's ever been.

Recently, we were informed that the daycare that the kids attend was closing, and we've been scrambling to find a suitable replacement. In this process, we've had some people really offend us by discriminating against Aidan based on her feeding tube. Infact, I've never been more offended in my life until someone told me that it was inappropriate for other children to be around one with a feeding tube. That comment made me completely ill. Luckily, we've found someone who thinks that they will be able to handle Aidan's care, which is really minimal for daycare at this point.

Well, that's what's been going on with us. Hopefully, I will not let this fall to the wayside and will remember to update this. Feel free to drop me a line to remind me if I slack. :)

Our header was created using "You and Me, Baby" by Lauren Grier and Shawna Clingermann. It can be found at Sweet Shoppe Designs.