The joys of children

So I was totally fooling myself that two children wouldn't be that big of an adjustment' because Ashlyn is 5 and she is so independent and she would be my big helper! Don't get me wrong Ashlyn loves to help me and she is great with Collin. Ashlyn prides herself on what a good big sister she is! With that being said she is not as independent as I thought.. she still relies on me for so much! She may be able to dress herself, brush her own teeth, get ready for bed, etc... but she still needs my guidance to know what to do and when to do it. Instead of packing things for one child when we go places I have to remember to pack for both... getting use to caring for both of them although their needs are different is still a huge adjustment and that took some time to get use to! Collin is now sleeping through the night and is adjusting to life outside the whom quite nicely now. He is a good little dude and I am so glad he is all mine. Ashlyn is all registered for kindergarten and she is so excited. Although getting her physical for kindergarten and having to get four shots wasn't fun she was so brave and let them do it with minimal crying, it helped that daddy was there!! So with my schedule starting to even out and Collin becoming more predictable I have started working out.... The baby weight is so much harder to loose with your second then your first at least for me it is! So I have been walking/running with some girlfriends every morning and then going to the gym for some body works classes one a week.... oh my goodness was it hard to stick with the first three days but now I am finding that the walk/run in the mornings gives me more energy to do everything with my kids and cleaning my house. So for all of you who need more energy exercising really does help with that.... I know I know I didn't believe it ether at first but its true. I am still trying to figure out how to spend quality time with just Ashlyn. I try to spend one on one time with her everyday so that she doesn't feel so abandoned by me. Everyday that I get to spend at least a half an hour with her just the two of us,( it doesn't mater what) I notice a difference in her behavior.... she is more obedient and she is just all together happier and easier to hadle. She amazes me with how smart she is and is continuing to get. I just hope that I have prepared her enough for her school years to start... I know that she still is a little girl and I still have a lot of teaching left but kindergarten came so fast and I just hope She knows that I am here for her no matter what that I will protect her and be there for her through everything. Collin wow I cant believe he is already two months I couldn't wait to get him out and now it seems like we are at warp speed. Its funny raising children is so difficult and at times can be depressing but the bond and love that I have with and for my children is what makes life worth living that also includes my husband. At times my little family is overwhelming and I go a little crazy okay somewhat crazy, I wouldn't trade, or change them for anything in the world! Life is a learning process and I will continue to do the best I can for the people I love.

I'm Crazy!!

Okay with everything that has been going on in my life with the new baby, getting Ashlyn registered for kindergarten and her dentist appointment, and Chris's promotions; I feel like I have no control over anything that is going on. Of course with all this going on my hormones are going crazy, I am up and just as quick I am down. Collin is starting to regulate and he is sleeping through the night... yeah! That totally helps with my emotions so I am hoping that this is the beginning of everything starting to work itself out.

So it was my Birthday like two weeks ago and I just want to give a shout out to my girls Megan and Kyla oh yeah and to their handsome husbands. Chris did take my birthday off but got called in anyway so the Parkers and the Browns made my day special. They took me to dinner at Chillies and then we went to the Parkers and played rock band on the Xbox it was great all of our kids had fun as well. On days like my Birthday I miss my family and my sisters they are so great to me and it makes it hard so I am so blessed to have great friends that are just like my sisters. I love living in California even though I miss my family, Chris and I have great friends who we consider family! Here are some pictures from my Birthday.

Okay so there are some pictures of my birthday we had lots of fun!! okay so this morning Chris went outside in the backyard to find two ducks swimming in our pool!! He called Ashlyn and I both outside to see the ducks... it was fun to see but through out the day today they came back I guess are pool is becoming the local hang out pond for the ducks... and although its cute we really don't want duck poop in our pool so we left the pool gate open so that our bird dog duke would chase them away and he did I haven't seen a duck since he went out there! Okay so thats all I have time for right now Collin is ready to be put to bed as well as Ashlyn.

A couple of crazy weeks

Okay so its been a very long time since I posted last, but in my defense it has been very busy around here with Collins blessing and all the family that came in. It was so great to have my mom and dad here, we went to Disneyland and I didn't realize that my dad had never been before but for his first time it was unbelievably crowded, of course it was it was Saturday and it was spring break! Well despite the crowds we had a good time. We also had a great day swimming in the pool. Dad went down the slide and despite his valiant efforts Ashlyn would not go with him but my friends little boy ethan did.! I got the cutest little swim trunks for Collin they are red and have blue swordfish on them.... needless to say we got Collin into the spa for the first time and he loved it.

okay so there are some pictures of a family fun in the sun and the water...! Ashlyn looked so cute in her Easter dress I got some really cute pictures of her and her dad but as for Collin and I.. I totally spaced it I am still getting use to doing everything for two children instead of just one my whole way of doing things has changed and I am trying to get better at it hopefully my children will be patient with me!!! I love them both so much I hope I can be a good mother to both. So here are some Easter pictures of Ashlyn I did buy Collin a cute Easter outfit I will have to take some pictures of him in it even if it wasn't on Easter.

Well Chris's parents weren't able to be here for Collins blessing but they were there in our hearts.... but they were able to get her a couple of days afterward so we were able to spend time with them and they got to spend time with Collin and Ashlyn and how happy we were, they don't get to come down here very often the last time that Terri was here was when Chris and I were married so we were so excited to show them are little life that we have made for ourselves here in Southern California. I have more photos but I cant seem to find what file I put them in on my computer. We had lots of fun thanks for coming!!