Christmas is on the way!!

Well our stockings are hung, the tree is up and the decorations are all around in and outside the house. Ty asks everyday if it's Chrismtas Eve yet. This is going to be the longest month for him although when I look ahead at our calendar we are booked solid for different Christmas Events & parties for the month of December. It will seem like Christmas every weekend to him. (Enjoying our Christmas decorations)
In the meantime I'm trying desperately to potty train Ty. Just when I really think he is getting it he has an accident and really couldn't care less. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Vanessa is sitting up to play now. Her milestones seem to be coming quicker as the days go by. I wish I could slow down time for her. I am just appreciating and cherishing this baby stage so much more then I did with Ty. I was in such a rush for him to grow up. Now he just seems so old. He still need his mommy though so I'll appreciate that for as long as I've got it. (My little angel having fun sitting up)

(A quiet moment painting - doesn't happen often)

Story Time

This afternoon Ty decided he was going to read a story to us. It was so sweet- he announced "okay mommy, Bee-nessa, take your seats I'm going to read Dora the splorer to you" Then he quietly whispered to me "Mommy I need my glasses". He proceeded to get out his Dora sticker book and sit beside Vanessa to "read her the story". It was actually not bad- Swiper, The Grumply old Troll and Diego were all in the story and he finished it with "The End". Vanessa was really listening to him too. It was such a nice moment I'm so happy that I was able to get a picture.

Our Christmas pictures

Overall I'm pretty happy with them but I just wish someone would have fixed my hair for the family shot. The kids were great - but it was still really hard to get everyone looking the camera and smiling (or at least not making a funny face. )

Great night with my little bums...

I was on my own with the kids tonight - Iain is at a stag- so we all decided to have a big bubble bath before bed. (Don't worry I'm not in the pictures) Vanessa was in her bath ring for the first time - instead of the baby tub. She was laughing hysterically as Ty splashed around. It was such a fun and silly night and the kids went down no problem for me after that. It's only 9pm now and I might just crawl into bed and read for a while. What a great night!!

On the move!

Vanessa is officially on the move. She rolled clear across the room this morning and hasn't stopped. This seems so early to me since Ty didn't roll from back to tummy until he was 25 weeks. (Vanessa is only 20 weeks) She is so proud of herself and we can't wait to show Daddy her newest accomplishment when he gets home from work.
I can also feel her two bottom teeth coming through. It's all happening too fast!!

Proud Mom!!

Yesterday afternoon I was watching our neighbours little girl Julia for a couple hours. Ty was very excited to have her come and play. I left them playing in the basement toyroom on their own but would peek down every 5 minutes or so just to make sure they were okay. I happened to hear them having the following conversation:

Ty: That's mine Julia
Julia: No Ty- It's mine
Ty: I know- we can share it together - you have a turn then it's my turn
Julia paused for a moment to think about then answered with: No Ty it's mine.
Ty: Oh... okay Julia

I was so proud of my little gentleman. He's already learning to let the girl have what she wants...

My Little TV stars...

What an exciting week we have had so far. Ty & Vanessa appeared on the evening news last night. It was a segment about starting fitness early in kids which I totally agree with so I was so proud that they were a part of it. They will probably be on again Thursday night too. We've been watching the tape a lot since it aired and Ty keeps asking to watch "his TV show" now. I've even gotten some emails from friends saying that they saw the kids on TV. I don't know who is more excited- Ty or me. Who am I kidding? It's obviously me... (Ty checking out the camera with the host Tonya Rouse)

As excited as I was about the whole thing I can not believe how pushy some of the other moms were with their kids. It was embarrassing. They shoved their kids in front of the camera and basically chased the camera around all morning. I will not deny that I was really hoping the camera would catch my kids at least a few times but I certainly just let them play as they normally do hoping it would happen. In the end my kids got the most screen time -probably b/c they were just sincerely there having fun not being forced into the situation. One thing that did bother me about it was- it was a segment about fitness and healthy living and two of the women that basically forced themselves to be interviewed were quite overweight themselves. They sat there talking about how they feel fitness is important for their kids when they have clearly never seen the inside of a gym themselves. These are also the moms that serve their kids fruit punch and cookies for snacks. It was just annoying to watch. Believe me I was not hoping to get interviewed myself- I was there only for the kids but there were a lot of moms & dads there in good shape that would have been much more effective for this particular topic.

In the end it really was a fun experience and I'm so happy to have a tape to share with my little TV stars when they can appreciate it as much as I do...

A Wiggly week!!

I just want to start out saying that my friend has scheduled a mastectomy for the middle of November. I can not imagine what it must be like knowing a part of your body is going to be removed in a matter of weeks but obviously being alive and cancer free is priority. If you think of it that way she will be alive and hopefully cancer free in a matter of weeks. In the meantime we are all trying to continue on with life as planned. The kids were all together for a Halloween party on Saturday then went Trick or Treating on Monday. They had such a great time.
Most exciting of all though was the Wiggles concert on Tuesday night. Ty did not stop dancing and singing. Iain picked him up a "Captain Feathersword" hat and he has been wearing it since. The concert was actually really entertaining for the adults too. They aren't the top entertainers out of Australia for nothing. We took the kids out for dinner after the concert and they were all so good. It was a busy beginning to the week but it's so nice to spend time with friends and even nicer that our kids all have fun together too.