Yikes

Well I guess its been a good 6 months since I blogged! Friends and family out there who actually follow me, IM SORRY!

What a long, depressing winter this is! I am going nuts, locked up here in the house with 6 kids... they are going crazy too. My kids love having the daycare kids around, but on Saturday and Sunday, they seem grateful to have a break. I am just counting down the time untill we can take advantage of those long summer days. I am looking forward to Rotary, parks, and THE OKANAGAN! YES!!! We are planning a trip down there in july, a full week of pure beach bums! I can't wait. Rowan is going to be old enough to actually have fun this year. We might even think about going camping :) ahhhhh I was made for the summer.

Our little family has gone through some drastic changed in the last few months. Due to my allergies, we have had to find Mickey a new home. I have found the perfect home for him, with a 3 year old girl on a farm. He's going to have a blast, though we will miss him terribly. It was a HARD decision to decide which dog to keep, but in the end, Milo's more useful as a breeder. Sad, but thats what it came down too. Hard to see him go though. I am just hoping that I wont have to get rid of Milo too.

The other change that our family has gone through is Daniel finally got a new job. Not only does this relieve us financially a bit, but hes much happier where he is. He was getting pretty sick and tired of working where he was. But he's worked hard, and is much happier. However, this job is a little less conducive for family life. Between nights, and 12 hr shifts, its a lot for our family to adjust to. But we are working it all out, and the kids are getting used to not having Daddy home every night. We are all managing :) ahhhhh I think I hear him pulling in now.

So I guess that ends my update! Chow!
Chelsea

Fall is commin!

My favorite, but most dreadful time of the year! Not to hot, not to cold, and oh so pretty!!! but it means winter is next. Which is TOO cold and has entirely TOO much snow!!!!

Well this fall, Rowan turns a year old!! Can you believe that. In 47 hrs exactly. Little man, where did time go?!?! He goes for his one year check up tommorrow. I will try and post his weight and height up, but heres some other fun stats about him.

• Rowan's walking - correction, Running!
• He has a grand total of 4 teeth that he worked very hard to cut!
• He has had one hair cut
• He can open doors, and climb just about anything!
• He can say Bye bye, uh-oh, yes, no, up, dada, and mama.
• He can clap and wave bye.
• His favorite words to say are dada and No!
• He amazes me each and every day!

What an amazing little boy I have!!!!

Ashlyn has grown so much this summer! She put on 5 lbs and is currently sitting at 30 lbs. She is super tall, and has grown probably a good 6 inches the last 2 months. She too amazes me each and every day! The other day she was trying to do something, and couldn't. She passed me what ever it was she was having troubles with and said "you help me? It's frustrating me." WOW!!! What a concept! my little 2.5 year old understands the concept of frustration, and realizes that she needs help! I was totally flabbergasted!

Well, thats an update on the kiddos - im out for the night. It's almost 1 am here!
Chao!
Chels

Well, so much has happened in the last bit!!!!!!!!!!!

Ashlyn's potty trained!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY! One day, I sat her on the potty and she peed, and ever since shes wanted the potty rather then her diaper! She still gets a diaper at night though. She is such an amazing little thing. Her speech really has taken off. She can have a full conversation with someone else now, and there isn't a word she wont attempt to say. (Including swear words!) She loves to boss the other children around. Sometimes I have to remind her to BE NICE! Currently, we are working on what each letter of the alphabet says (phonics). She is such a smart cookie!

Rowan's eating solids now! He loves food! He, however, does NOT like avocado! He can sit up all by himself now, and loves playing with toys. I can't believe he is 7 months old already. Time is flying by!

Danny got a new position at work. He now works 4 days a week, 10 hrs a day, and is home by 3! It is so amazing. We are really enjoying the guaranteed hrs, and regular schedule. Which makes my job easier - which is my daycare! I now have a full house. I have 2 full timers, a part (but soon to turn into a full time) and 2 after school children that I care for. I am really enjoying my job, and loving staying home with my children. Sometimes its hard, because one of my little guys comes on weekends, so I just about never get a day off, but I have a wonderful husband who helps me out around the house, does the night feedings with Rowan, and even cooks supper. It takes a lot of the pressure off me :)

Another reason we are excited in life is that we recently started taking Mona Vie, and are hoping to pursue it as a business! :)

We are enjoying our summer weather. It's been so nice out lately. I almost can't keep the kiddies inside! I have tulips and gladiolas starting to come up in my garden, and there are little buds on my lilac trees and raspberry bushes! I just live spring time. I can't wait to start taking the kiddies to Rotary Lake again this summer! Ahhhhh.

Another thing to look forward to is our vacation coming up the end of June. A week with Dave, Jen, and Zoë on Tatuk Lake! :) should be fun!

Long Time No See

Hey ya! Sorry its been a while since I posted! I have a lot of updating to do!

Life:
So our house still hasn't sold :( we were hoping to be out of here by now. I have taken on 3 more day care kids. Tryeton is a 1year old who i have mon-friday. His siblings are Oceanna and Austin, 5 & 10, who I have after school. I am having a lot of fun with them. The other day we were all playing hide and seek and Trey kept showing everyone where his sibling were hidden. We have had another litter of shelties born. 1 boy and 5 girls! Go Misty and Milo! Actually, I have spent the last 3 days working on a website to advertise them. www.larmorshelties.com check it out! I am very proud of it!

Ashlyn:
Wow! Is she ever growing! In the last 2 weeks, she has started talking in sentences! Some parts are still missing, and sometimes its backwards, but its sentences! The other day she said: "Ashlyn love Mommy. Ashlyn love Daddy. Ashlyn love Rowan." It was so freaking cute! Another cute story: First you have to know my kid is in love with chocolate milk! We went grocery shopping last Saturday and as soon as she seen Extra Foods she yelled "CHOCOLATE MILK STORE!" Daniel and I burst out laughing! I was HALAR! She also is starting to get a sense of possession. Just today Ayeden was playing with Ashlyns tag pen and she yelled "No AYEDEN! NO TOUCH IT! MY PEN!" UH OH!

Rowan:
Rowan has started solid foods. So far he has had pablum, squash, pears, and banana. He's loved it all :) Cant get enough of it. The last week we have worked really hard to sleep train Rowan. Even though it was very hard for mommy to hear her baby cry, after just 3 days we can put Rowan in bed awake, and he falls asleep on his own. His bed time is between 5:30 and 6:30 depending on when he has had his last nap. He gets up around 6ish. He only wakes up to eat 1-2 times in between, and goes right back to sleep! It's a big accomplishment for me! Better then being up every hr during the night, up at 5 am and not going to bed till nearly midnight!

Well I guess that is all for now! TTYL!
CHELS

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