finally :)!

sooo, i got on here to do a post, since our family and friends keep asking when i am going to post again so they can see/hear about the kids :). and i had an entire post done, andddd my stupid internet browser crashed, and lost the whole thing!! and my minutes are so few now, with two babies running around the house :), that this new one i am typing up to replace the lost one will be short, but hey, at least it's something right :).

aubrey ryan is almost 2 and a half now! she was going through a horrible "beat-up-babies" stage :) from about 18 mos until about 2 years old, and i thought it would never stop! but thank you God, it finally did, and she has become the sweetest little mommy's helper!!! she comes up with the funniest things to say everyday, like "God burp you!" when someone burps, and she thinks she is the boss of everyone, of course :). she especially likes to tell daddy what to do, if she thinks he is hurting me (when he does his new jiu jitsu moves on me HA), or even tickling me, if i am saying "no, stop!", she will start telling him DADDY YOU DONT DO THAT! or if i say something like "dennis, you forgot to brush her teeth!" she will demand "daddy! you brush my teeth right now!" hahah, it's too cute, but i am trying now not to laugh so much but remind her that mommy and daddy are the bosses, because poor dennis is getting bossed around quite a bit by her now :).

ethan is almost 6 months old - omg that is half of a year!! i always think i am done having babies but then when i think this will be my last little baby in the house and he is halfway to 1 year old, then i'm not so sure :). we will see how den, God, and i all feel in a few years :) haha. eth loves to play with sissy and laugh at her, as well as hang out with daddy and play with toys on the floor. he has been sick this week, running an almost 104 fever, and on wednesday morning we actually had to take him to the ER because his little soft spot was swollen. poor guy. but they think it's just an ear infection and a virus, so he's on some antibiotics and hopefully will be better soon. den and i had decided not to get him his shots until he is older and his little body can handle the viruses in shots better, but it's always scary when he gets sick. just a side note for any mommies who want to read up on shots :) - the US vaccinates more than any other 1st world country, and yet we have the highest autism rates, and also the highest mortality rates in children under 5. in 1980 there were 6 vaccines on the schedule and now there are 30 something!!! http://www.generationrescue.org/pdf/user_friendly.pdf this article is the best thing i have ever read about medical care for my kids!!! it's always good to be informed, so even if you do vaccines (which we did do for aubrey), it's a good read! let me know what you think :).

we can't wait for grandpa richard and grandma dee to come visit us in october, and then in november grandma laurie will be here, and right after her, gigi and aunt shell!!!

well, gotta go give aubs a bath and try to get this messy house cleaned :). we love and miss you all, for our family who is far away and reading this and i will close with a few recent pics!!!!