Fall Time!

My favorite time of year.  well usually....  This fall weather is really throwing my favorite time of year for a loop!  One week it's raining and dipping down in the low 30's already and then the next week here we are at 90 during the day!  I'm so ready for my cool crisp days, wearing jeans, boots and sweaters...  awwww sounds so wonderful just thinking about it.  Instead I sit here with all the doors open this morning trying to get the house cooled off before the heat sets in this afternoon.  Blah...

We have been busy with school, and everyday life.  Ryder has had a little trouble with this year, the teachers daughter is a kindergartner and she comes and hangs out in the class and then goes to afternoon kindergarten,  well she wasn't letting Ryder play with any of the girls in his class.  This turned in to a huge problem  because his best little friend is one of the little girls in class.  It got to the point he wasn't even wanting to go to school. A battle everyday.  It broke my heart!  He is the child that loves everyone, plays with anyone, and has NEVER had a problem with school!  Since the very first day last year he would go in and say bye mom see you later, so you can see why this was breaking my heart...  :(  But we have had many heart to hearts and encouraging him to meet the other kids in class and play with them, and if he has any problems to talk to his teacher, and if it continued I would go in and talk to his teacher.  Well yesterday he had a great day!  So crossing our fingers this will all pass and all will be good now?

Averee has been Averee.  :)  she goes with the flow of it all and enjoys the ride.  She loves her mommy and Averee time when Ryder is in school, could watch Carebears ALL day everyday, and loves to sing and dance all over the house.  We have been working on her speech a lot.  She seems to be getting better, the more we work with her.  She's a little jabber mouth but, she just seems to be having some trouble with pronunciation.  The doctor said she isn't to worried about it now but to work with her and if she still seems to be having problems after she turns 3 then we will look more in to getting her some "extra" help.  I often wonder if it has anything to do with all her ear infections?  Last year she had SO MANY...  We did take her off all dairy, and this was the BEST thing anyone could have ever told me to do for her.  I was a little sceptical at first but willing to try anything!  I couldn't imagine going through another winter like last year!  We were in the doctors office every 2-3 weeks...   The first week of school both kids came down with a HORRIBLE cold.  I thought for sure she was going to get an ear infection, there was no way she was going to not.  that's how bad the cold was, and the poor girl has never not got an ear infection off a cold in the last year and half! Well to our surprise HER EARS STAYED AS CRYSTAL CLEAR AS THEY CAN!!!  I think I could have jumped out of my seat with excitement when the doctor said this!  So we continue with the no dairy and hope it keeps up through the winter.  She doesn't seem to mind at all.  The only thing I have really changed was her milk.  I still let her have cheese, just in moderation, and yogurt.  Over all she is a happy sassy little Missy. 

Justin just got done with hunting.  He got nothing, yet again this year...  Work seems to be going good for now.  He's working quit a bit, and has actually been working out of town.  It's football season, so on the weekends if he's not hunting, or shooting, he's in front of the tv or computer with football or fantasy football. :)

I'm trucken along.  I just went back to work at the salon and am loving it!  It will be nice to get all settle in to my new room at the beginning of October, for now I'm living out of my nail station.  :)  I'm only working weekends and this seems to be working in my favor, cause not to many salons are open Saturdays and Sundays.  Been trying to get back in to my running.  I miss it tons, but with Justin's work schedule and then hunting on the weekends I haven't really been getting it in everyday like I would like.  I feel like I don't have a ton going on in my little life yet we are always busy?  Where and what is taking up all my time?  haha

Well there you go a little update on what's going on in our neck of the woods.

Missing our time.

Last month we headed in to good'ol Hunting Season, and everyone knows it's not my favorite time of year, but due to my summer of being gone ALL the time, I know Justin needs a little of his own time away too.  It's the one time a year he looks so forward too.  I could never take that away from him.  Next week is the last week in this part of the season, and he is staying home with us, so that means last weekend when I was complaining about him being gone, it actually was the last weekend I was going to have to worry about it.  :)  This week he has been working out of town all week and well...   he has been gone long enough.   I'm really missing him!  This week is full of things I want him home with me for!  LIKE OUR 8TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!  That was on Tuesday and yes I was the horrible wife that completely forgot about it that morning when he called (to my defense I had a sick kiddo,plus I have a cold, got no sleep and had my "sweet" niece running through my house also)  I did eventually remember and I called him.  Him and Dave got quit a good laugh out of it...  Also this week is the premieres of the new season of all the shows we watch.( yup we're a TV family!)  Now granted I do love having the TV to myself for most of the week like Tuesday with Biggest Loser, and last night Americas Next Top Model!  but also last night all I wanted was him on the couch with me cracking up at Modern Family!  We were texting back and forth and I was feeling a little silly laughing out loud all alone.  Tonight is the Office, again going to be laughing alone...  So sad... 

I'm on the count down for him to get home!  It's times like this makes me rethink how much I LOVE him and would never want to live my life with out him!  It's been 8 wonderful years of marriage, but 13 years of being the best friend and best company I could ask for..  Love you babe and miss you tons!

(yes I know I'm being a little sappy, but in those 13 years, last month was the first time we have ever spent a week apart!  I'm not used to it!  I like having him around.  Well you may want to write that down, who knows if that's what I will be saying next week! ;)  haha)

five friday favs...

1)  Having the most amazing friends. I may not have tons and tons but the hand full of fabulous ones I do have I would take over a ton of half ass friends any day!   I love each one of you dearly in your own special ways!  I feel so lucky to have you in my life each and everyday!  

2)  Pumpkin Spice Lattes!  To die for!  I love them!

3) Football Season is upon us, and I'm the wife that is a sucker for fantasy football!  Watch out boys, I'm coming for ya'll!

GO SAINTS!!!

GO BEAVERS!!

4) This week we have got to end our days with thunder and lightening storms.  I love opening all the windows and doors and listening to them, and waking up the next day to the smell of the juniper from the rain.

5) taking my puppers to the dog park.  I know this one sounds silly, but she gets so stinkin excited, it's so cute!  Once we get in there she runs in circles as fast as she can and then hops around on her hind legs.  She makes me laugh and brings a smile to my face every morning.  Maybe that's why we go at the butt crack of dawn?  It gives me a little morning sunshine.  :) 

Miss Averee 2010

Yesterday we spent the day at my sisters doing a photo shoot of Averee.  It was wonderful and we had lots of fun!

 Just a few of my favs!

No time...

I have so much to catch up on and have no time to get it done...

I'm going to try in the next couple days to get all caught up and at least post some pictures from the last couple months!

  

Here's a little to get you by.

My little Ryder started school this last week and HE LOVES IT!

Averee had to get her pictures done also for the first day of school.

Miss Lucy isn't really a puppy any more.  well she is... she is only 5 months old.

We are ready for fall in our house, and Averee has a new best friend that she takes every where with her.

Ryder just isn't looking like my little boy any more...  :(

 a beautiful picture from our back deck at the beach house a couple weekends ago for my little sisters wedding.

To much going on!

This is how I'm pretty much feeling right now.... So much going on around us and gone every weekend, please tell me it's going to slow down after this weekend! Oh wait no it won't I start work next weekend! Oh well I guess this is how life goes?

I have so much blogging to catch up on! and I will get there. It's all sitting in my journal just waiting to be shared with everyone! Hopefully next week I can have a little quiet time and catch up all up.

Have a great holiday weekend!