We have had so many little things happen in the last couple of weeks. I don't have any pictures posted to accompany any of this because our computer is still dying a slow and painful death, so it shuts down on me whenever we're on it for too long or try to do too much "fancy" stuff like edit pictures and what not. Here's some more of what's going on.
*Tomorrow (Thursday) we are getting a new furnace and air conditioner -- both of our current units are 20+ years old. It is not going to be cheap, but we were quoted a price thousands less than what we had anticipated. We're also hoping that by doing it now we will lower the risk of having the furnace die in the middle of winter. This should also help lower our energy costs as well.
*Speaking of air conditioners, we haven't had to turn ours on for more than a couple weeks all summer! Yippee!
*Adeline had her 2nd birthday this month. We celebrated with Grandma Ensign while she was here. Addie doesn't like cake -- only the frosting like her Aunt Melanie -- so she just had birthday ice cream. She also received a lot of fun girly toys like a play cell phone, pretend car keys, sunglasses, a stroller for her baby doll, a new swimsuit, a Tinkerbell nightgown, and a new doll.
*While Adeline does her "girly" thing with the purse and all the stuff, and she likes getting "dolled" up, she still enjoys playing with Tyler's trains, Transformers and cars.
*I bought Adeline some Hello, Kitty bandaids and bought some Transformer bandaids for Tyler. The other day Addie fell and scraped her knee in 2 places -- not uncommon for her -- and she requested a Kitty bandaid and a Transformer bandaid.
*Adeline had her 2 year old check up this week. She is 24 lbs. and 33 1/2 inches tall. She is my little peanut -- who eats like a horse -- she grazes all day. She also inherited her mother's sweet tooth. Poor girl.
*Tyler starts Kindergarten in just a few weeks! I can't believe the summer is almost over!
*Tyler's latest thing to do is watch the old Transformer cartoons on You Tube -- not so great for the computer -- and when he asks to watch it he informs us that he still has so much to learn about Transformers and so must watch the show to learn about them. He is also determined to learn the theme song -- he's just about got it down.
*Tyler is our little social butterfly. He is always at someone's house or bringing someone home to play with. Some of his friends we enjoy, and some of them we wish would move away. We can always tell what kind of an evening we will have based on who he has played with the most that day.
*We're still trying to get Tyler to use his words with his sister instead on automatically man-handling her.
*Tyler also loves the Legos Grandma Eggett sent him, and he and Dallin literally spend hours building things!
*McKay is growing like a weed! At his 1 month appointment he weighed 10 lbs. and was about 21 inches. That's 4 lbs. and 2 inches in 4 weeks!
*McKay still does not sleep more than a couple hours at a time. Every once in a while he'll surprise us and sleep from one feeding to another, but that is RARE.
*McKay is just now starting to sleep well in his bed. We usually have him sleep in the swing. I'm so glad he likes the swing. It is such a life saver!
*McKay is such a good baby. He is definitely a mellow baby -- like Tyler was. I think I was given 2 mellow boys to balance out my Diva of a daughter.
*Dallin is finishing up his summer classes.
*He starts coaching middle school football -- at a school an hour away -- this fall. I think his stipend is going to pay for the gas!
*Dallin has been a big help at home. He takes 2 of the kids at a time so that I have a chance to spend one-on-one time with each of the kids.
*Dallin also FULLY understands what it's like to be the only one to get up with Tyler and Addie in the mornings. You're exhausted by the time the dishes are cleared from the table.
*I am doing well. I'm really tired all the time regardless of how much I sleep.
*I had some issues with drainage from my incision, but the dr. put me on antibiotics and it has healed nicely.
*I am working on writing the primary program for this year -- with the help of my counselors, but still I'm feeling the pressure.
*I've gotten a lot of reading done since McKay was born. I listen to books on CD when I get up with McKay during the night, and during the day I read as well. LOVE the library!
I think that is all for now. I will try to get pictures posted soon.