Update

Ok since I just finally got around to posting our fall update, I've decided to change things up a bit here on the ol' blog. Needless to say motherhood leaves me little to no time to get on this computer and the blog has a really lame way of adding photos so it is a total pain and I can never get it done. So from this point on I will be loading pics to our photobucket site and only updating the blog with text. Not quite as exciting, but I really want to keep a record of what the kids are doing, and I think this may be the best I can do at this point in my life.

Anyway, so here is what is going on currently. (I have no time to go back and talk about what I have skipped over) :) And just a warning what follows is bound to be a stream of consciousness with what is sure to be appalling grammar and spelling.

Aisling:
She is turning 5 on Sunday which is an insane thought. She is having a Rapunzel party at Chuck E Cheese with a bunch of her friends. She is very into Rapunzel, Little Mermaid, Tricereatops, and of course Unicorns. She goes nuts for them. She loves to draw and draw and draw. I have to bring a bag to school now to carry home all her drawings that she does every day. She's recently gotten an official diagnosis of Cyclical vomiting and has been on supplements which have made a huge difference in how often she gets sick. She is in dance class at the moment and loves to tap. She is very into music and sings constantly. We just had her parent teacher conference and she got a glowing report. She is doing great at everything, still prone to be a bit dramatic, but is doing amazing. She loves being at school and playing with her friends. Her best bud is still Natalya.

Xander is going to be 3 in a couple of months. He is full of energy and always on the move. He is down right exhausting and is still a challenging 2 year old. We have just started the potty training and it is going slow for the moment. But I am excited that a diaper free world is just around the corner. He just started a My Gym class and loves it. He is very strong and agile and just loves to run around and jump and chase after the instructor Matt. He is very into Buzz lightyear, Pirates, Star Wars and Cars. He also tends to love all the princess and fairy movies thanks to his sister. He is really cute and fun when he is playful. He does the cutest little squirrel yawn noise and loves to pretend to be animals. Animals are still one of his favorite things. He still is a totally picky eater and aside from milk, cereal bars, peanut butter eggos, pizza, chocolate chip pancakes, and fries he doesn't eat much else. Sometimes he'll go half a day without eating. Guess he is too busy to be bothered. He is just giving up naps again which is a total bummer, cause I need them more than he does. He sleeps sporadically in his room and usually ends up in our bed at some point of the night.

One of my favorite things about the kids is during our nightly routine. After the kids are tucked into bed we each take turns telling a story, even Xander. It is so sweet to hear Aisling's tales about Unicorns and to hear Xander start his story... "once upon a time."

So there we have it for now. More to come later I am sure.