Update

Been a while since I have taken care of my blog:( Been busy around here, although some days by the end of the day I have not gotten anything done, or what I did get done has been undone already. ho hum..
so, i guess we have busy with the normal stuff around here. Elise is getting to be a very very busy girl. She has been working on a few milestones. She is getting around very well. She doesn't use her knees, but she is really gaining some upper body strength with all her creeping around. She is still working on her first tooth. It has not popped out yet, but she has a pretty good blister on her lower gum just waiting to pop. Last weekend she discovered the dog dishes for the first time, she got a little splashing in before I got her relocated. Beasley has never minded sharing with any of the kids. They don't mind sharing with her either, no wonder they get along so well.

Adelaide is developing quite the imagination and has been doing a lot of dramatic play. she will sit and play with two pieces of toast (or any other food items) for long stretches of time. One morning she had one half bit into a 'stairway' and the other half was some sort of animal or something that was going up the stairs and falling off the top. It would yell as it fell and then she would ask if it wanted to 'play again'. I try not to interrupt her little conversation because it is so fun to listen to. If I ask about it she usually stops.

Vinny is up to his usual antics. He has only taken a few days off from 'being' spiderman since October 24th. He has worn his halloween costume portions of nearly every day since then. I NEVER bring it up, but he always asks for it. We have had to take a couple days off for washings here and there (luckily it has to air dry so I can have a day of not having to see him in the same outfit). He does not wear it to school or out, but changes and leaves his clothes lieing wherever he was when he decided to transform into Spiderman. He still loves school, but every day claims he does not remember what they did! He is a boy with a ton of energy and goes non-stop from wake to bedtime. No longer even attempting a nap has made bedtime with him super easy.

Had Turkey Day at Dave's grandparents yesterday, lots of famly and yummy food. Kids had a great time and were sad to leave, but Adelaide was getting pretty sleepy.

I took part in Black Friday shopping this morning. I don't start too early, but I still got some good deals. Most of the stores were not too busy, but Toys R Us and Kohls were absolutely nuts! After a checkout line of 45 minutes at Toys R Us I saw the mile long line at Kohls and decided to move on to my next destination. I got a bunch of Christmas presents as well as some various things for us and the kids. Got outfits for the kids to do a christmas card photo. If past years is any indication of how that photo op goes they will either A. wear those outfits every day for the next 3 weeks or B. will be wearing something entirely different in the final photo! These photo shot ideas of mine Never work out!!! we are trying Take 1 tomorrow morning - keeping my fingers crossed:):)