The girls in their new jammies. They loved them. Simple pleasures.
Addie playing with my old iPod as a phone. Was cute to listen to her have conversations to absolutely no one.
This is Izzy showing off her reward for completing her goal list. I got the idea from a neighbor of creating a goal list. Then the kids have the choice of completing the goal or not. The have consequences for doing it or not. Izzy's goals were to listen, clean her room every night, write her letters and brush her teeth every morning and night. She did great and I need to do another one, but have had the chance to sit down to a new goal sheet.
Maia came over and spent the day with Izzy and the girls helped me get ready for the Halloween season.
Later that night, Mulligans came over to watch the Husker football game and Izzy, Ella, and Maia played outside on the playset.
Addie tried real hard to keep up.
My dear friend Heather and me.
Let the football season begin! Mark and I had a great time Labor Day weekend at the first football game. We would like to give many thanks to our parents for meeting us half way and taking the kids for the whole weekend. We got to spend some great time together. The following weekend Mark headed to Lincoln and we stayed back to go to a car show and do some shopping with Gamma and PopPop. We watched the Southern Miss game at home and our friends, the Mulligans, joined us. Izzy and Ella played and it was a great time. We went to our first and last dance class for Izzy. She decided that it wasn't for her, but she still wanted to go to Runza with the girls after. We have yet to make it but we will soon. So now we are just doing swim lessons and she LOVES it. Izzy had some fun birthday parties to go to this month. She went to Bounce U, had a neighborhood BBQ, and then to Vala's Pumpkin patch. She is getting so big and mature for her age. I know I always said I can't wait until she is big enough to do things on her own, but it came sooner than I wanted. Now that it's here I want to go backwards.
As for Addie she is sick already. Sinus infection and a round of antibiotics. I hope this isn't an indicator of how the winter is going to go. If so we have a long road ahead of us. She is her usual spunky self and is a delight. She makes me smile after a long day, but she also knows how to push the right buttons. The "cici" has been an issue. Izzy still had it at this point but only at night. If Addie is upset she wants it. I feel like it's affecting her bite and speech a little, but it's the only thing that calms her down. I really need to crack that. Oh, to find the energy to do it.
Hope you are all well and we'll talk soon.
Ariann
