Jeff lost his job today. There is just something about this year. So, how many more days in 2009, because I'm REALLY ready for this year to be over!

I know I am so far behind on this blog and when I get some free time I'll get it updated. First off, I have to say that my baby girl is adorable. I just love her to pieces and she's just a very happy, smiley baby. She's rolling around now and starting to get mobile. I love that she's so interactive, but it also makes me sad that she's getting older. I love her so much and I'm so happy she's a part of our family.

Zach has loved gymnastics and I think he's really pretty good at it. He was really hesitant at first to do any of the stretching in the beginning of the class, but now he'll get in there and try, to the best of his ability, to do all the stretching and everything. He has a huge grin on his face throughout gymnastics. I'm starting to think this is a really good thing for him, especially with his asthmatic tendencies. However, I hope and pray that he will outgrow the asthmatic tendencies and be able to do all sports without any problems

So, out of the blue today Nate told me, "Jasmine is going to marry me". I was a bit confused, especially since we have a dog named Jasmine. It took a couple of questions, but I found out that its the Jasmine in his Kindergarten class who said she is doing to marry Nate. I had to look at the school picture to remember who she is. It turns out she's a VERY cute girl in her class. I had a neighbor say she's probably one of the cutest in his class. We'll have to see what happens, but it put a smile on his face that a little Kindergarten girl wants to marry my little boy. Granted, I'm sure I'll feel much differently when he gets older, but for now it makes me smile.

I am so ready for this year to be over.

medical stuff

More whining, please ignore. It's been a weird year. I'm normally a pretty healthy person but there is something about this year. Maybe it's because I turned 30. I had some persistent low back back on the right side. I thought it was a kidney infection because of where the pain was and that, when I had pneumonia, I had a kidney infection as well. I went to be seen since you're not supposed to ignore kidney infections. After two doctor's visits, it was determined it was a kidney infection. He gave me a shot and medication and it still hurt to move yesterday.I've been walking like an old lady. The good news is that the shot seemed to work and I feel better in regards to my kidneys, but the shot HURTS and I' still having a hard time walking because of the injection site. Grr. I know understand how my kids, particularly Addison, feel after vaccinations because it hurts! Hopefully I'll be back to normal soon.

oh, and now Zach is coughing, again. He told me today he is super sick

My little engineers

My boys have decided that they love to color, cut, and tape just about anything they can get their hands on. It's very common for them to have our coffee table absolutely covered in papers that they are working on. It just amazes me at their creations. Nate LOVES to cut and color. He'll find old boxes and cut and tape them into creations. he had a "car house" or something where he made a roof for his cars out of tape. He recently made a spider web on a piece of paper with tape. He's constantly creating things and Zach follows suit. I'm impressed with how well Zach can cut now. Tonight, our fridge is covered with colored turkey's since it's Thanksgiving next week. The boys have also decorated the wall in their room next to their beds with coloring pages and the like. Since they have bunk beds and Nate can reach the ceiling, he also has the ceiling above his bed covered with papers. I'm going to redecorate their room soon and I'm trying to come up with ideas to show off their work and keep it manageable. It constantly amazes me on what creations they come up with. My little artists/engineers