After weeks of being sick, everybody is finally starting to get well again. And now I could not be more ready for spring! I even went through both girls closets and started hanging up spring and summer clothes in anticipation of good weather. A girl can dream right? It's just time!
I am in the process of potty training Tenlee. Wow, this has been a chore! Baylee was so easy to potty train. It didn't take any time at all. But Tenlee has been a struggle. She gets the concept and wants to be potty trained. So I know that it's not that she isn't ready. She definitely is. The problem is she does so well at daycare, but at home she just gets lazy and won't tell me. Even if I ask her every 20 minutes and take her in to go. But she will still go in the pull-up. So today I decided that I was going to let her wear big girl underwear in hopes that if she had an accident, it would make her realize she can't just go when she wants to anymore. 3 pairs of underwear and pants later, I went back to pull-ups. I know that she will get it, but I just wish she would hurry! Someday...
Baylee is growing up so much. I hear her say things that just blow me away sometimes. She is such a good girl and very sweet. She goes in for Kindergarten registration in a couple of weeks! I can't believe she will be going to school next fall. She is so excited! She's ready. I think it will take me a little longer to be ready for that, but I'll get there.
Josh went snow mobiling for the last time this year (or so he says). I think he has really enjoyed going with David, Ryan, Mike and others. I'm glad he is spending time with them. Work is still going good for him. He loves what he does.
Work for me is good. Starting in May I will be a lot busier. We have so many events that we are sponsoring and attending. It will keep me busy for sure. But I look forward to it. It the part of my job that I truly love. Josh and I will be going to the PBR in Nampa next week to watch Wiley Petersen ride. My work, Project Filter, is one of his sponsors so we will be there to support him. He is currently ranked 4th in the world standings. He has been such and incredible spokesperson for our program. And he is truly one of the nicest people I've ever met. I'll post pictures next week after the event.
Well, that's it for now. I'll post pictures another time. I really need to get better at taking them!
For months Baylee has been begging me to cut her hair to her shoulders. At first I was a little reluctant to do it, but then I realized it's just hair and her hair grows supper fast. Plus, it might just be cute and so much easier to take care of. So I agreed to let her cut it. But we just never go to it until this weekend. I was getting my hair done so I called my stylist to see if she could do Baylee's too. She was so excited to go to the salon! I've always just trimmed her hair myself, but this was definitely not something I wanted to tackle on my own.
While 2008 was a good year for us, I'm glad to be moving on to a new year. A whole new set of positives, negatives and everything in between. I'm ready for new challenges. Hopefully we can get through a whole year without having to change daycares! That would be a major accomplishment!
Baylee had grown up so much. I can't believe she is 5 and will be starting Kindergarten next fall. She is loving her new school (daycare) and is thriving! She is a little social butterfly. She has more friends that I can count and keep up with. She is telling me of somebody new almost everyday. She has been so helpful lately. The other day she was in her room for quite a long time. She came down and told me she needed help with something in her room. When I got up there her room was spotless! She had cleaned it without even being asked. And let me tell you, it was a disaster earlier that day! She had even made the bed and arranged all the books in her bookcase. She is quite the girl and she never ceases to amaze me. My little supermodel!
Tenlee is two. And with that came the "terrible two's". Baylee never really went through this stage so it's been new to Josh and I, but we'll get through it. She is one of the funniest little girls I have ever known. She is so hot and cold with her attitude, temper, etc. You never know what you are going to get with her. But she definitely keeps us laughing. She is quite the little singer and dancer. She loves school and nursery. She is so different from Baylee, but just as cute and fun. I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world! Tenlee had her tear duct surgery the end of December. It went perfectly and we no longer have to clean up her eye every morning. And better yet, I don't get calls from the daycare once per week saying she has pink eye! (even though I had told everybody there several times that wasn't the problem.)
Josh continues to love his job with Northwest Data Technology. I'm still trying to get used to the travel involved, but it's been ok. Now that Sierra lives in the Seattle area, he doesn't mind going up there for work as much. And now we have more reason to go with him.
I'm still working for the Tobacco Prevention program. I love it, but am hoping that one day I will be able to just work part time. Hopefully they will allow me to do that sometime in the near future. We've had a busy year with a lot of exciting projects. I love the people I work with. They are more than co-workers, they are friends.
Now that the holidays are over, I'm ready for the new year. I'm excited to watch the girls grow and learn. I'm looking forward to holding a new little (great) niece or nephew this summer. I'm hopeful that my family will be whole again. I'm ready for the good and the bad.
Here are just a few pictures that my friend Erika did for us. Tenlee and Baylee didn't cooperate very well so most of the pictures one or both are either not looking at the camera, making a face at the camera, crying, fighting, pushing...the list goes one. But we did get a few good ones. Thanks Erika!
