A lot to catch up on

So once again, it's been awhile! What else is new?! I feel like we have been so busy around here. Not sure doing what, but real busy none-the-less. I'm toying with the idea of switching the blog over to another site. I've got to be honest, uploading pics to this is a royal pain in the you-know-what. In addition, I can't figure out how to make the pictures bigger--you know my motto, go big or go home! Maybe over the next couple of months I'll make a move and make the switch. For now, here's what's been going on around here.

1. Potty training is going well. We are still having issues with #2 though. It took Miss C about 4 or 5 weeks to finally stop doing it in her underwear. I'm on about week 3 with Little J. And I've got to be honest, it sucks. I'm ready for him to figure this out! He doesn't seem as motivated as Miss C did, so I don't know how we are going to get him to start doing it in the potty. He actually has done it a handful of times, but still doesn't do it consistently. I need to go to the store and get a few toys to help motivate him. I didn't really have to motivate him to get #1 down, so I've been a little slack. Any other ideas would be appreciated! I've thrown away enough underwear in the last couple of weeks!

2. It's been a tough transition for Miss C and going to afternoon preschool. She goes from 12:30 to 4, which means she skips out on quiet time 4 days a week. She wasn't really napping anymore, but she did need that 1 1/2 - 2 hours of quiet time each day to kind of relax and get her through the rest of the day. Without it, she's been pretty tired and a little sassy. I talked to the teacher about it because I've definitely seen a change in her attitude at home. She told me Miss C is perfect at school. Listens, behaves, follows direction, participates, etc. She just leaves the sassiness for the hours she's at home. Nice, huh? It's amazing how they do that. I'm hoping the adjustment period won't last too much longer. Mama can't take the attitude.

3. Miss C met her cousin (first one) Little D at the beginning of October. Uncle M and Aunt J had their little boy on September 25th. He's perfect, isn't he?

Miss C even got a chance to hold him. She was fascinated by his little hands and toes. She kept unfolding the blanket to take a peek at them. Reminds me of the time she met Little J for the first time. He was in a long sleeve onsie and his little hands were tucked up inside the sleeve. She kept looking in the sleeve to find them.

Here's a pic of my sister, brother and I. I can't believe my little bro is a dad!4. Here's how little J decided to hang around the house (and the front yard) the other day. I'm sure the neighbors got a kick out of this one. I was just too tired to battle this outfit choice. At least he is wearing his own boots and not his sisters.5. Lately Little J's favorite thing to do is put those boots on and roam the back yard looking for dog poop. Nice. When he finds a pile, he announces it very loudly followed by a, "ewww, that's stinky!"

6. The kids finally settled on their halloween costumes. Miss C is hello kitty and Little J is spiderman. Here they are modeling and doing some sort of lollipop dance.

7. We took a trip to the pumpkin patch this past weekend in search for the perfect pumpkins. It was complete with a hayride to a little petting zoo and then a trip to the pumpkin patch to pick our own pumpkins. The pumpkin patch looked a little picked over, but we still managed to find some good ones.

8. Miss C is already compiling her list for Santa. This year, she wants a trampoline. And a hello kitty clock for her bedroom. And two My Little Pony books (she's particular about which ones). It's kind of funny that she has specific ideas about what she wants. I hope Santa remembers everything she is asking for and pulls through!

9. I took Miss C to the dentist a couple of weeks ago. Di-sas-ter. Couldn't have gone any worse. It started out just fine.

Even got a smile while she was sitting in the chair. I was a little nervous because she has told me repeatedly that she only wants a female dentist (her last one was a male). I'm not sure why she has a preference (because she didn't like the female hygienist at the previous dentist either). So I took her to a new place and talked it up like it was going to be great (hence the smiles). It started to go downhill when the hygienist tilted the seat back to have her lay down. The waterworks and panic set in and we never really recovered after that. But we did manage to get through the cleaning after A LOT of coaxing. All was looking good until the male dentist walked in. She totally lost it. I mean the screaming, having to hold her down lost it. I explained to the dentist that for some reason she preferred a female, yada yada yada. I was trying to explain the behavior I guess. Well, I obviously made a wrong choice in telling him that. He proceeded to give me a 20 minute lecture. About what, I don't exactly remember but long story short, I lost it too. So basically Miss C and I left that office in tears. Suffice to say, I won't be returning to that office!

10. Speaking of dentist, I went for my check up last week and they found a cavity! My first one. ever. I'm so devastated. It's so small, they almost missed it. But it's there. I managed to go over 3 decades without having one. I guess there is a first time for everything!