Sisters

I finally got to meet my half sister Rachel on Saturday. We went to Wild Sage Bistro in Spokane...it was amazing. Pricilla's sister and husband were there and so were Pricilla's step-daughters Brittany and Ashley.
I wish I was better at small talk and had more to say.
Rachel is graduating on Wednesday and they invited us to her graduation BBQ, so I think that will be nice to get to talk to all of them more. I was sitting at the end of the table so I didn't really get to talk to Brittany or Ash very much and just a little with Rachel. Although I think that was mainly because we were both a little nervous (or at least I was).

The Weekend...

I'm mapping out my garage sales today...trying to see how many I can fit in before I have to be home to feed Jeremiah. I'm hoping to find some cutie stuff for Olivia's birthday, summer clothes for the kids (KIDS...still gets me), and maybe some stuff for the house or some crafty things.

ALSO...Joel and I are going to dinner tomorrow night with Pricilla and her family. I finally get to meet Rachel, my half sister and some others. So excited...we are going to the Wild Sage Bistro in downtown Spokane. Jeremiah and Olivia get to hang out with Grammy and Papa while we are gone.
That reminds me...
I've only had to leave Jeremiah one other time and I had pumped some milk for Joel to feed him. When Joel when to feed him Jeremiah just screamed and screamed and wouldn't eat anything. He would just stare at Joel and cry. So I told Joel (jokingly) to use my nursing cover and feed him with that. So Joel went and put on some of my lotion, scooped JJ up under the cover before he could see Joel...and he immediately started eating! I will definitely be leaving the cover for Grammy and Papa just in case!

FAIL!

Okay, not completely failing, but I'm not doing so great at this whole keeping up with the blog thing. I so want to be able to keep track of our lives, but I can't seem to find the time to just sit down on a regular basis and write about it. Maybe I will just have to have a set time at least every week to sit down and type.

Jeremiah is going to be 6 months old and Olivia will be 3 years old in less than two weeks!!!
Crazy.

Also, I go back and forth about doing the nursing program or not doing the nursing program...on a daily basis...multiple times a day. I can't decide.

XBox: GONE

It's gone. I never thought the day would come.
Joel decided while back that he was just spending too much time and could be doing many other productive things with his life. He finally could admit that it was like an addiction for him. Anytime he needed to get away from school, life, or anything he would just go play instead of hmmmm..maybe seeking Jesus? :)
We realized that he has had some sort of gaming system for almost TWENTY YEARS!! He got his first one when he broke his leg when he was four.

I know I have things that I escape with and we are just working on all that stuff together. Instead of watching TV or playing XBox in the evenings we sit and read the Bible together. I have more time to prepare for the next day and even work on some fun stuff too like sewing and jewelry stuff and other crafty things. Oh I miss being crafty. My bookmarks on the computer for all the things I want to make is getting out of control.
Now that I think of it...my mental bookmarks for all the things I want to do is getting out of control. My mind is contantly reeling with stuff all day long. Seriously, if I just had the money, I would have so many business out there. They might not be the most sucessful...but I would be loving it!!
Who wouldn't want to go to a commerical-type kitchen completely equipped for canning and can your own food!! And if I had a huge garden on site you could pick the food, bring it inside and start canning!

During nap time, Olivia came into my room like this....

Easter

Easter was great. The "Candy Hunt" at CDA Assembly was awesome, I'm so glad Marta told us about it. Three bouncy castles, free hot dogs, free carmel corn, CDA fire department, face paintings, and awesome weather!
Afterwards we went to grammy and papa's house to decorate and stuff eggs with Luke, Rachel, and Teresa.
On Easter Joel and Bryan hid a whole bunch of eggs at the camp for the kids. We did one section for Rachel and Olivia and another section for the older kids.
Then we had a potluck dinner with the Majors, Reeses, Janzens, and Batchelders. Definitely a great tradition to keep going.

Food!!!

Jeremiah loves food!!!

I have to cut him off though...I don't know exactly how much he can eat but he doesn't ever seem to want to stop eating. He hasn't thrown up anything...but I feel like 1/2 avocado plus a little apple is more than plenty.



We got Jeremiah's booster today...its weird to look at our kitchen table and see two little booster seats...because we have TWO kids. Weird, but awesome.

2nd Round

I'm losing my hair...again. It's gross, yes, but it is devastating. It happened after Olivia was born, and it's happening again now.
My hair is everywhere...in Jeremiah's diapers, on my clothes, on Joel's clothes, in our food, all over...every time I touch my hair at least 2 or three strands fall out. Little balding/thinning spots are returning on the sides of my head.
I went to Super Supplements and got a hair supplement thing so hopefully that will help. I took it last time but stopped after the first 30 day supply because I didn't notice any difference. I found out I'm supposed to give it 3 months to start showing it effects (or affects...I never know).

The thing that helped all my hair grow back was getting pregnant again... :)