Montana

We got up bright and early Saturday morning and started our 10 hour drive to Montana. We were hoping that because we left early the kids would keep sleeping for a few hours, but that didn't really work out. They were super good in the car though. Presleigh complained a little about her back hurting and told us a few times, "I can't stay in this much longer," But they were little troopers. Presleigh has mastered going potty on the side of the road, and sometimes I think she uses it as an excuse to take a break from the car. We got to my parents house and had a delicious BBQ.

That night we went over to a hotel and got to see g-pa and g-ma Taylor and the John Taylors who were passing through town on their way to North Dakota. It was totally funny that we were seeing Wayne's family in my hometown. But it was so good to be able to visit with them for a couple hours.

Wayne left super early Sunday morning for his work training in Memphis,and was gone all week:(

The next few days were nice and relaxing. We visited with family and enjoyed delicious food. Sunday I got to see my cousin Ash and her fam which was great. We had a yummy BBQ at my aunt's house. My kids were quite entertained with their cousins. They spent lots of time on my Aunt's trampoline and played tag.

Monday we celebrated my sister Kim's birthday with some of my favorite Mongolian food, which I crave constantly. Presleigh and Noah played with Kim's kids tons. They mostly played in my mom's garden house, which they use as a playhouse.

I found out in Montana that I am anemic which explained why I have been exhausted through out this pregnancy. Luckily a little Iron supplement fixed that right up and I started feeling much better while I was there.

Tuesday was suppose to be a great day. We planned another yummy dinner with lots of family and some delicious peach cobler. All the kiddos were playing outside and I was chit chatting with my sister Nicole when Presleigh had a bad accident:( (I'll post details in another post). Anyway this ruined our fun plans for the night and we ended up spending the evening in the ER.

The rest of the week went by super fast. The kids played a lot on this little motor golf cart. Well mostly Noah. Presleigh was scared to ride it by herself because her first go at it it was in reverse and she drove into a bunch of my mom's plants. But Noah would just sit on it and drive in circles.

I had big plans to work on my kid's halloween costumes while I was there but we didn't end up sewing at all. We did go to a ceramics paint place and the kids got to paint their very own little critter. Presleigh painted a butterfly and Noah painted a turtle. They had so much fun putting loads of paint on them but they were sad that they didn't get to take them home. They had to get fired so we had to leave them there, but i'll post pictures after my mom sends them to us.

Wayne got back into town late Friday night so we had a couple days to spend as a family. We mostly just hung out and enjoyed talking with the fam, and playing games. We left Monday morning. I was super sick for most of the car ride so poor Wayne had to drive the whole way home:( Thankfully the kids were really good on the way home.

I was such a slacker with pictures and seriously only have pictures of the kids playing on the golf cart:(

The Boise Zoo

A few days before our trip to Montana I took my kiddos to the zoo. Presleigh and Noah loved looking at all of the animals. I think their favorite was the butterfly room, which I have no pictures of. I loved watching how excited they would get when they saw each animal:)

Since the zoo is right down by Wayne's work we decided to pick up lunch and have a picnic at the park. It was our first time meeting daddy for lunch which is weird because in Sacramento we were always meeting up for lunch, but we rarely make it into Boise.

Mascara

So this happened before our trip to Montana but I want to get up to date on this blog.

Noah's favorite thing to play with is my mascara. Whenever there is quietness in the house I can usually find Noah in the bathroom getting into my make-up. I know this shouldn't be a problem because I should keep my stuff up high, but my hubby was planning on putting a child lock on the drawer and just hasn't gotten around to it. So instead of a drawer lock we just try to make sure the door stays shut. Most the time when Noah gets a hold of my make-up or any pens around the house Presleigh is the first to come tell me. I guess this time she decided to play with him. I obviously wasn't paying attention to what they were doing and niether was Wayne:( They were playing so well outside in the backyard, well at least I thought.

I was talking to my mother at the time and decided to go check on them and all I saw was a big black mess. It was everywhere, on their face, their legs, their toes, their clothes, the house, the patio, our patio chairs. I screamed when I saw them but then had to laugh and grab my phone to take a couple pictures. Luckily it was cheap washable mascara so it came off pretty good. The bath had a huge black ring around it:)

When I told Presleigh that it was not okay to play with mommy's mascara she said to me, "We were trying to be kittys, but we don't have costumes." Hence the whisker looking lines on their faces. I think she did a pretty good job.

I wish that I could say that we have solved the make-up issue but honestly I caught Noah with it again this afternoon.

Weekend in Pictures!!!!

Mommy Guilt

I was starting to get really concerned about my kids and the effect that this pregnancy is having on them. They are completely aware that mommy is sick and sometimes they even sing to me, to try to help me feel better. I have been feeling tons of mommy guilt because our house is a mess, I rarely get them dressed, most of our playtime is spent on my bed and discipline is non-existent:( But then I see them doing things like getting their own lunch and brushing their own teeth and pushing eachother on the swings and then I think maybe they are learning independence and responsibilty. I'm not really sure if that is the case but it sure does make me feel better.

Some fun things:)

The other day I went outside to fix Noah's diaper which was falling off. (Noah spends most of these days running around in just his diaper) When I went to tighten the straps, I noticed that there was someting very hard at the front of his diaper. When I opened it up I found his daddy's ipod touch tucked down in there:) I was busting up laughing as soon as I saw it. But then I noticed that Noah was a little bit poopy too, so there was a nice little treat left on Daddy's ipod. Totally gross. Noah tries to stick things in his diaper and he says "pockets" while he does. I guess I should probably start getting him dressed.


We decided to move Presleigh's bed into Noah's room this week. Presleigh has been afraid of the dark for a while and has had the hardest time going to bed at night. We thought that it might help her to have Noah close by, to help her feel safe. It as been a success for her. She has done a lot better at night time, which has been great. Noah on the other hand has learned from his new roommate how to climb out of his crib:( I was so bummed because I honestly was hoping to keep him in the crib until the new baby got here. So we have put Noah in a big boy bed. Bed time has gone pretty well the last few nights. Nap time is impossible.

Yesterday Wayne and I went to the dentist. Noah was excited to get a little tube of toothpaste out of Daddy's dentist pouch to play with. Noah and I had a few conversations that went like this

Noah: What is this

Me: Toothpaste

Noah: Oh Toothpaste (With cute inflections in his voice)? It's Daddy's?

Me: Yeah that is daddy's toothpaste

Noah: No it's not Daddy's, Daddy's at work

We went through this whole little toothpaste thing probably 10 times throughout the day. I wish I could have gotten video of it because honestly his little voice is so stinking cute when we have conversations:)


Presleigh has been crackin me up lately. She is so imaginative and plays so well alone, but also with Noah. Yesterday she said to me "Mommy, want to see me shake my tail?" I of course wanted to see her shake it so I said yeah, and then she squatted down, stuck her little bottom in the air, curled her little arms up against her chest, and started wiggling her arms. It was so cute because it looked like the perfect bird stance to be able to shake her bottom, but everytime she would barely even move her bum.

A Full House Is the Best Kind

Most of the month of July was spent laying down due to some extreme nausea:( But my family did come to visit last week, and it was so nice to have them here. My mom, dad, aunt, and grandma drove down from Billings last Saturday. Then my sister Jules and baby Laila drove up with my cousin Christy from Utah. They didn't all stay with us, but we had quite the full house. It was wonderful:) It is always such a treat to have visitors, and we have been very lucky to have family come visit us often.

My kids get so exctied to see everyone. Presleigh slept with Grandma Patsy most of the nights they were here. Noah enjoyed playing games with Papa even though sometimes "papa scare you" (He says you instead of me). We had a yummy bbq over at the Lewis' one night and a spaghetti dinner at our house another night. We played Mexican train, and went swimming, and shopping, and hit up happy hour at Sonic a couple times. My mom and I, but mostly my mom, made Pres a new cute skirt. And we laughed a lot. My kids enjoyed being around family the most which is my favorite. Presleigh got very sad when everyone left and that breaks my heart. I wish we lived closer:( We are so grateful that everyone came to visit us. We are so excited to be vacationing in Montana at the end of this month, and can't wait to see everyone!!!!