Owwies and fun....

Happy New Year!

We're having a lot of fun around here. But keeping Ryan busy without school is not an easy task. We're still going to the gym, Kris took him swimming there yesterday. We've done some shopping. But mostly we've been hanging around the house playing with our new toys and driving each other bonkers! We played with Playdough a few days ago and as you can see had a lot of fun!

Kris has finished painting Emma's new room. We have to move the furniture back in, build the other crib and get curtains for the room, but it looks great. We are really pleased with the color and the kids are loving having another room to play in (especially one that is empty).

Last night, Kris and I went out with our friends Shannon and Jeff to celebrate the New Year and our anniversary. Amazingly, it was the first time, we actually went out on New Years Eve, besides my Dad's suprise birthday party a few years ago. The kids are getting more used to Michael our babysitter who lives across the street. And while, I found Emma's diaper on backwards this morning, they did great. They love that he gives them M&M's as a snack! We had a good time also seeing Loni Love at the local comedy club and having dinner there. We were just so thankful to be able to go out and celebrate! The kids had helped me make a chocolate cookie cheesecake to be able to eat last night. They had a great time smooshing cookies and mixing stuff and mostly licking the bowls - as you can see. We didn't end up eating it last night, so we'll have it as dessert tonight!

I almost forgot about Emma. On Sunday, she fell off a chair in our office and hit her head on our desk (we're assuming, since no one was in the room). We had just come home from church and had managed to get changed but not had lunch. It was a deep cut right on the eyebrow. So off to the urgent care we went. She ended up with 4 stiches, which will come out tomorrow. They had to papoose her to get her to stay still and she still struggled and cried at the top of her lungs. But we're glad she'll be ok. Kris has been calling her 'Scarface'.

As for me, doctor appointment yesterday put me at almost 3 cm. So 1cm movement in 2 weeks! I'm expecting another 2 weeks. We go back in another 1 1/2 weeks. Kris has to go out of town on Thursday and Friday this coming week, and I refused to bring both kids with me so they are letting me go a little longer before another appointment. Tired of being pregnant though. Lots of Braxton Hicks contractions, but nothing substantial.