Its been so long!

I dont mean to ignore it. I just have been super busy with school and my family there has been no time! It was a wonderful weekend, besides all the studying I had to do:) Midterms are coming up in a week, and I am just a tad stressed!!!!! Hope I can retain all the info. Libby is such an awesome swimmer, somersaults forward and backwards, she has to have her goggles to do it, but hey, she swims like a fish! Last year Tyson was only 1 so he was a bit clingy in the pool. This year, we put the body suit on him, and the swimmy arm things, and he doesnt want us to hold him back! He is kickin and swimming all over the pool. So excited and happy. I am too! I can get a tan and be in the sun once again! He learned how to say 'bumbobee' and 'y-esss' (with a tiny lisp) and so proud of himself. Here are just a few images from swimming this weekend. Happy week everyone!

recent picts:

I love how Libby dressed up in the whole costume, horse, shield,  protective armor, sword, and mask.

 I surprised Libby one morning with a grasshopper. I saw it on the patio and thought it would make her day. It did. She carried it around all day, and when she put it down, it would stay where ever that was, on the brim of her hat, on the table, in a shoe, the back of her radio flyer bike. where ever!

 Watching 'yaya he hooooo!" they are so cute.

 My little Libber. She is always good for a smile.

 He looks so old in this picture:( He went potty on the toilet this past week. While in the bath, he kept pointing to the toilet. Libby was the genius that said, "I fink he has to go potty!" so, just to see what he would do, I sat him on the potty, he pushed and peed, and he was so proud of himself.

 The ol grasshopper. Still hangin on. Libby said, "grasshoppers like me cuz I protect them"

Here they are being super goofy, Lib will let Ty ride on her back like a horsey. He loves this. 

And Libby still has the grasshopper in hand.

Things Libby Says:

She cracks me up every day. The other day, we were walking along, and she says, "I have a mommy who loves me" awe. She is my biggest love bug.

Camping!

We have been camping a few times this last month. We sold our pop up trailer and bought a Polaris Ranger. Its way more fun to go off and explore as a family. We went back to tent camping, which is nice, but the heat doesnt stay in a tent at all, so its cold, but Scott did a great job getting 73 blankets to keep us warm.
When we went a few weeks ago, I twisted my ankle, and this last time I did it again but much worse. Its purple and green, and swollen. Pretty rough. But besides the ankle we had a great time up north of Payson, before Pine. The place we go is by running water, and on warm days the kids like to splash around in it. I started school on Monday @ Pima Medical. I am going for their Occupational Therapy Assistant degree. Its 18 months, mon-thurs, 1-5. So far I am loving it, although I am afraid of the homework, and tests! yikes.
They are awesome instructors, and the class is so eager to learn. I better get ready now! But I didnt want to forget about posting a few pictures from our latest camping excursion!

 Dirty boy. He had so much fun this time. Its only gonna get better! He is almost grown out of his babiness.

 Our tent. It sleeps 10, but its perfect for 2 queen air mattresses and 4 bags of clothes! Its also nice Scott can stand up and walk around.

 Tyson is so rotten to Tux. He tries to ride him like a horse.

 We always bring the kids Power Wheels, they love riding around the forrest in it!

 This is the creek we camped by. So pretty!

He loves it so much.

I swear since he turned 2 he has become such a big boy. He is silly, goofy, brave, & funny. Most of all he loves his blankie. LOVES it so much he jumps on the tramp with it. I love that boy!

Tyson is 2!!

I cant believe my baby is 2. I swear I remember his first cries in the delivery room. His blonde hair. His cute big lips. Now he is a toddler. He LOVES Toy Story. He would watch it all day every day if he could. I love that he will get his blankie and sit up on the couch all ready to watch his show, then tell me, 'yaya he hoo!" (his sound for Woody) We had a good birthday for him. We went camping with all of our friends the from Thursday till Sunday, then got home Sunday @ 12, got ready, cleaned the house, and ran to the store for our party @ 4. All our families came, Tyson got lots of sweet gifts. We are grateful for our loved ones. He had a special day. I love my witto mista!

Blankies

It all started with her "bok". Now its her blankie, but he loves his too. They both have two blankies they carry around everywhere. They get creative, and wear them as capes, put them on the ground and pretend they are stepping stones protecting their feet from hot lava. Tyson was wearing his around his waist today like a towel. They love to snuggle with their blankies, so anytime I want to snuggle, I grab their blankets, put them on my shoulder, and they both come snuggle. I had a blankie, and called it my 'b' (i think) and I still have it. Its torn to pieces, and I only have a little section, but I will be keeping these blankets for them forever.

Slip n Slide

We got out the slip n slide a week ago. The kids had so much fun~ It felt like the start of summer. We had the best weekend. We grocery shopped Thursday, and so Friday, Saturday and Sunday were all days spent at home. Saturdays we try to grill, and spend as much time in our backyard as possible. I love Tysons expression in the last picture. He had just woken up from his nap, and we were already playing with Libby, so he wasnt too sure about what we were up to. We got the slip n slide out last year, but he wouldnt remember that. So, after Dada pushed him to the end, his face leading up to it was not so happy. Once he got here though, he just smiled from ear to ear. It was a fun day. I love my family.

Tyson

When Tyson wants to wear his Superman shirt he says, "uh uh UH!" (if you could hear it, sounds like he wants to say, SUPER-MAN!) and when he wants to wear his Toy Story shirt, he points to Woody, and says, "odelay-hee-hoo" He says elbow, holly, dadda, mamma, sissy, dee(fly, he thinks flies are called bee's) he says, pop, nana, bubba, "bat tum" (bathtime) and I think thats about it. He shakes his head yes whenever you ask him anything he wants to do. He gives the sweetest kisses.
Thats all.

My babes....

Just some random photos for today. I love my babies.

Schnepf Farms- Peach Blossom Time

Last month we went to Schnepf. It was a perfect day to walk around and check out the sites. We spent time as a family, and nothing could make me happier. I love my family. They are goofy. Scott is so silly with the kids, and they are in love with their daddy. I had to post these out of order cuz I forgot to blog about them! I never want to forget days like this. Simple, and fun.

 Here was a classic shot before we left. Libby is VERY affectionate. She loves her brother. 

Woody and Buzz

Libby got these figures for her birthday months ago, and we finally got them out to paint them yesterday. They love all the Toy Story movies. I just had fun watching her be so creative. Tyson was bored after 2 minutes. I love his Binky in that last picture. Soon enough, we will be throwing them away, but for now, its cute he is my Binky boy. I dont know if I said before that Libby has officially quit sucking her thumb. She actually quit a month before Disneyland....(oh, I forgot to post Disneyland pictures!! Soon!! ) and I am so proud of her. I was afraid I would have an 11 yr old thumb sucker! Plus now she will have a better chance with straight teeth. Ok, off to work. This weekend might be the busiest I have ever been. I work tonight @ the course serving an 50th wedding anniversary party, tomorrow I am doing a session for a lady I have never met, but she loves my work and I am grateful to get outside the box of 'friends and family' although I love them all. Tomorrow night I am serving @ a wedding from 5-1am. Sunday I work again @ 11-7 then Monday I am working 6:45-4. WHOLLY MANOLLY! I am gonna be beat, but I am grateful for the many opportunities I have in my life. Soon (May 2nd) I will be going back to school, and I wont have time to make as much money because I am sure I will be doing just the bare minimum, mothering, cleaning, studying. I will be doing 2-3 photo sessions a month. But I have to focus on school for the next 18 months! k. off to work:)