Busy bees

We have been so busy just living life. Allan is still gone a month home a month for his work but he switched jobs and is working for a company called Rowan. Right now he is in Norway at a class and then he will go to Korea. He should be back for te 4th of July but he doesn't have a return ticket just yet. So fingers crossed.
My job has been up and down lately. They offered me the job of adon for our skilled community but they didn't get it approved by one of the higher ups and that higher up who happens to be the Vice President of clinical operations for the company wants me to do a different job. I guess she thinks I would be good for a director spot at the newest community they are now managing. I'm not sure on that job. I said I would go look at it but I'm pretty sure I just want to be the adon at skilled if they will still let me. I'm pretty sure I will have some answers by the end of the day. Hope they are good ones. I know my foot steps are ordered by The Lord so I'm not too worried. Ill be where I'm suppose to be.
The girls are doing awesome. Lilly is so cute and funny still. I have her a donut the other day and he was so excited she said " mom its so good lookin".. Made me laugh and yes I guess it was a very handsome donut.
Olivia had one molar come in and is working on the second. She is still just a happy baby. Loves to be held but wants to get into everything right now. Perfectly normal little baby girl. She walks all over but she doesn't say many words. Mama and dada but that's pretty random still . She understands a lot more words than she says.
Other than that we haven't been up to much just living life. We are enjoying the pool quite often because its already 110 degrees out. We are looking forward to Allan getting back so we can go to the Texas beach and spend time with family jumping in the waves! Emma is going with us this time too so I think they will have fun. We are staying in a condo in the beach with my aunt and cousins then we are going to try to see my grandparents . The girls will love their house with the crab traps and kayaks. I think its right up Emma and Lilly's alley. So I'm ready for June to be done and come on July! Ready for my hubby to be back an vacation!

The happiest kid I know..

I truly think I have one of the happiest babies. Olivia is constantly smiling and giggling. Yes she is still a normal baby. She has recently even been a big momma's baby where she cries when I out her down or give her to the daycare lady or anyone really.. But for the most part she has such a sunny disposition. People are always commenting on how happy or smiley she is. I hope that this sunny sis potion stays with her all her life. She brightens a room. She has take. A step or two but has t full on walked just yet. Today I have her her first sippy cup and she mastered it!

Long time no blog

I may have landed a new job! Allan did too! I won't comment on this subject too much just yet. I'm super excited but I won't know all te details for a couple months and Allan won't start his till then too. So anyways.. I have been MIA on the blog scene for a while. Working and keeping up with the kiddos is just about all I have time for these days. We did manage to sneak in a mini vacation last weekend. We want and saw my family in Cali. We had a very good time. We stayed in la Jolla a couple nights and I got to see my old friend from the navy Amy burch. The kids had fun seeing the sea lions on the beach. I have pics but they are on my phone and I don't think they can transfer to this blog from there.. If so I don't know how. Anyone know how to attach pics from an iPhone? I know I can send them to email or download to computer and attach them but who has time for that?  Lol.
Anyway hope everyone is doing great. We are alive and well in some nice 90 degree weather. Pool should be ready to swim in soon.

Sick sick sick

Well I have had my hands full today and yesterday. Yesterday Allan came down with some sort of stomach bug. He ended up getting admitted to the hospital. He was put on isolation contact because they couldn't narrow down the cause and they knew he traveled to Africa. He ended up passing out in the ER driveway. Not fun trying to keep an unconscious 210 lb man in a wheelchair. Today Olivia has had diahrrea diapers and Lilly threw up twice. Apparently it's going around and I don't think it's from Africa cause there were about 20 other people that came in to the ER all complaining of stomach problems while we were in the ER. So anyway we hav been dealing with all of that. In the midst of it all I want to praise The Lord that we don't have chronic illness of any kind and that we are all generally healthy. Our tree is decorated and presents are under it already. I feel very blessed even with everything. So I'm giving thanks even when things aren't perfect. We have had a good thanksgiving with tons of friends and family around and I'm sure the Christmas season will be just as great if not better. I'm sad my husband won't be here for Christmas but we are gonna celebrate when he comes home too. I have sick kids on my hands right now so I'm cutting this short but ill try to post more often.

Well it appears I'm still hit or miss on this blog. Lets see its been a whirlwind of a month. We went to Wyoming this month and let the kids visit their grandparents. I got to see a lot of my nursing school friends. It was a ton of fun to catch up with all of them. They all seem to be enjoying their new careers and stuff. It was cold and snowed the first day we got there. I think te kids enjoyed seeing snow. I don't think Lilly really remembered it from when she was little.
Allan left and went back out to the rigg. He got an offer from a different job but didn't take it. I did take a new position with my work. I am now a nursing manager for our assisted living. It's been an interesting first week. Its been strange trying to get use to working 5 days a week but its a nice schedule to have to get use to. I work 830-5 now. I get to have breakfast with my kids and be home for dinner. Allan hasn't been home since I started this new schedule thought so I'm sure tht will take some adjusting to a well.  But I lovey new job so far. . My boss is super nice and encouraging. She has given me free reign to change anything I want as long as we talk about it. So far she has taken all my suggestions and said yes. She isn't a nurse so she is very happy to have one on board! Olivia and Lilly both got sick this last week but they have recovered. Olivia has some congestion still but is back to her normal happy self. She is growing like a weed. She really is such a good baby though. Lilly is absolutely in love with her little sister too. She is always giving her hugs an kisses. It doesn't surprise me that try got sick at the same time. Well that's all for now.

Been about a month

Yes sadly my blog is just not top priority these days. If we are being honest it doesn't even rate in the top 10. I would tell you excuses that I'm super busy and that I have a new baby and my husband is home from Africa and I'm contemplating a new job and while all those things are true they aren't totally keeping me from blogging. I just haven't felt the drive to blog lately. I have plenty to say and tons of stuff is going on. I could make about ten blogs with just funny kid stories and pictures. Oh and I have cute videos to sometime post. I could also talk about how we are going they state survey again at work and how stressful that has been because a lot of my personal work is being looked at closely. Not cause of anything I did, I just have been asked to do a lot of stuff the bosses normally do and so now with date in their it's all getting looked at. I hear there hasn't been to many problems. Some stuff with docent action but no glaring problems I guess. We will see at the end of the week. I could also make a whole blog about the new job I might take but I'm still waiting for an offer and I won't get one while the state survey is going on. Allan also went to a job interview. He is suppose to hear from them next Tuesday I guess. Just a lot going on and a lot to think about. We are also driving in the car right now to Wyoming.  I'm super excited toady be get to see some old nursing school friends. The kids are gonna visit their grandparents and they are really happy about that. So life is good, just busy.

Hit or miss but here are some pics!

 allan and I on a date night last month.

 We went to an italian steakhouse.. it was interesting i guess.

 The girls and I went and saw a movie yesterday. They had fun. It was 3d and lilly looked at me with her glasses on and said "wow mom you look kinda 3d" lol love those kids.

 before the movies at bahama bucks for a little shaved ice

 snuggling in at night. they both wanted to hold olivia.

lilly likes to snuggle close to olivia

 olivia at night

 olivia not so happy with her bath.. 3 months

I know i have been very hit or miss on my postings lately. We are just keeping real busy around here. I have been working a ton of hours at work and then spending time with the kids when i'm not working. I have tried to snap a few pictures here and there so I'm just going to post those right now. Maybe someday I can update this thing on everything that has been going on.. we won't hold our breath for now. lol..

This child has grown horns!

My sweet baby olivia has turned into a monster! I'm pretty sure she is teething already. It seems super early but if I didn't know better I would say she is teething. She is a bucket full of drool. Today she had a low grade temp and has been cranky. She pooped twice so I don't think it's her belly and has is medicine isn't helping so  I'm kinda thinking she is teething already. We will see how long it takes for a tooth to pop thru though. I think I'm declining the job at work. They just aren't offering enough money for me to change so much in my life. I could work full time 3 days a week and make about the same so it isn't worth it just to say in the boss and get some experience. I like being at home with my fussy teething baby and her silly Lilly sister. There is another position but in not sure about it yet either. We will have to wait and see.

I know I've been horrible at blogging lately. I've just been busy and enjoying my husband being home.. I've been working a lot. I put my name in the pot for a supervisor role at work. We have a new boss and she needs an assistant. So I'm putting in my resume. It isn't that I really love or want the job that much but the hours would be better for me I think. Also, I need to do something new cause after a year and a half I'm ready to move on to something else. I don't know if I'll get the job. It the boss said even if I don't she wants the resume because she is going to start having some other nursing supervisor jobs coming up. So we will see how that goes.
So here is small update on family : Olivia is a total water baby. Loves to be in the tub or she even went in the pool. She smiles and kicks and splashes. Very cute. Lilly is doing good but wants to spend every waking moment with her grandma lala. Lately she has been talking a lot about her cousin Jane and how she misses him but she thinks she remembers him from school. She doesn't go to school so I don't know why she thinks that lol. What else.. Oh Allan is good. Enjoying his time off. He is golfing today. He leaves in a few more days. Ok I have to walk into work.

Olivia is two months old

Olivia is two months old now. I feel like I've said that a time or two already. I guess cause everyone is always asking how the baby is. She had her doctor apt today. She is in the fifty percentile for both height and weight. He weighed in at a whopping 11.7 and she is 22 3/4 inches long. We got her first shots and did fine with them. She screamed and then slept most of the day. She is growing and has a cute little personality. Se still grunts and makes funny faces and smiles. She has giggled a couple times too which is cute. I just live her so much already. I also really love my sweet Lilly bug. She has been pretty super having a little sister to adjust to. I asked her if she wanted to give Olivia back and she said "no never" ! Lilly is being a good helper too while her dad is gone. She restocks the diapers for me and gets clothes for Olivia. She always tries to dress her in funny things. I think cause she has a funny sense of style. The other day as decided to wear moms tank top as a dress. She said it was a pretty gown. Haha! Today I told her to go get dressed and she made a grand entrance down the stairs dressed in shorts and a tank but had put on a floppy hat, sunglasses and topped it all off with a scarf I had made her for Christmas. She wears this scarf all the time And dons a whole different personality to go with it. Lilly has quite the imagination and I'm always surprised when grown ups take such interest in her. They seem to think she is adorable and so funny cause no one ever knows what she is going to do or say next. My sweet funny girl. Emma has been over a few times too while Allan has been in Africa. She wants to hold Olivia a lot. I find this sweet and nerve racking all at the same time. Pretty sure she still wants nothing to do with a dirty diaper. Both kids act like the diaper might bite them even if it's wrapped up where nothing will get on them. Sometimes they ask if it's a poopy one or a pee one.. Not sure why.. They don't want poop or pee getting on them. Lol Allan gets home next week and I can't wait! E can't either. Today they served fish heads for lunch. Fish heads! Gross! So he is looking forward to some real food. I'm gonna have to break out my recipe book again. Anyway everyone have a great night!