SO much!

To update on!

We had a wonderful visit with my nephew Michael this past weekend. He was truly such a joy to have and I am just amazed at his intelligence and what a wonderful young man he is turning into! How neat it was to have him without his siblings and how wonderful it was to see him smiling and laughing all day long.

He's so into astronomy, following satellites and the planets, and taught us so much and how to see them in the sky! He got to do all but one of his rocket launches. We think he was afraid to do the last one because there were a few casualties on some. One was Nicolas's rocket and it exploded ;-)

We took him to the zoo where he and Caden rode a camel for the first time ever! They were so cute. Caden really was Michael's shadow, just so interested in everything he did. I'm sure quite a change from his siblings who as we know, siblings fight more than adore each other ;-)

We were so sad to see him go and can not wait till we see each other again.

So updates:

I think I'm at peace to go on the SF trip and watch everyone run a race that once again I am not able to run. Thankfully my friend Kristi will be there with me and we have decided that it would be to hard for me to be at the finish line so we will wait for everyone back at the hotel or around the start line. I don't think my heart can take watching a 5th race in a year that I couldn't run in due to my legs. I am planning on hopefully the week I'm back to renting a bike so I can see if it's something I want to do.

So Kristi and I will eat and shop ;-) I can't wait!

Mike is working so hard and so much and will be out of town the next two weeks in Colorado. Thankfully Jo Jo's schedule will change to our favor so I will have a lot more help around the house and sanity breaks! And we have Ju Ju on nights for a bit until she gets a new job! Boy have we missed her! I am covered and can use that time to either work or work out on the elliptical.

Caden only one slightly lose tooth. He is growing his hair out to be cool like all the boys with the longer do's. We will see how long we can put up with it. We have been on Fall break, in week two now, and I think we are all bored and ready to get back to routine.

Riordan is really into play Lego.com games. He just loves to build legos and is infatuated with anything related to it lately. Our latest need is to find his Christmas outfit, because he got upset with me for getting the girls dresses and not him. He's so sensitive or ungrateful maybe? ;-) to this kind of thing. So being frustrated with them all yelling at me one night, saying I NEVER get them anything and I'm a mean mom, I taught them about the starving people in Africa. I told them a lot, how they are starving, have no homes, no Wii, no milk, no icecream, etc. How bad people kicked them out of their homes and how their country isn't taking care of them. How Missionaries have gone to help them. I even showed them pictures. Boy did they change their tunes in a HEARTBEAT! Caden immediately want to ship them all his clothes that don't fit anymore so they don't have to be naked and they all prayed so hard for them. Teagan wanted to know their names! So now anytime anyone utters ungratefulness, I simply say the children of Africa. It has worked!

Teagan is officially out of pull ups for a week now! She was so proud of herself! We took her on an ice cream date to celebrate it! She is missing her school and classmates so much on this break and demands to do homework everyday. We did get back to dance yesterday and she was awesome. Just so adorable!

Aislinn had a poop break through and now is completely potty trained! What a delight and SHE is so proud of herself! I went and bought her a big My Little Pony as a reward and she treasured it! Just turned 2 and we are just amazed by her. She is such a big kid ;-)

I'm off to pack for my trip and clean up the house. Pedicure later this afternoon and pick up essentials!