The Past Month!

So, I've pretty much sucked at blogging this past month so let me catch you up!

Ben has survived his first quarter of grad school, and got pretty awesome grades too! He gets 3 weeks off to party with us! YAY!

Claira always has something going on, so I may not remember everything:) She had fun making and sporting some derelict paper bag fashion wear that I helped design (with Claira's genius ideas of course), she is currently obsessed with playing Lego Star Wars on the Xbox with Ben, she is also obsessed with saying she's obsessed with everything i.e. when I need her to do something and she doesn't listen her excuse has been "Sorry Mommy, I just got obsessed with riding my bike" or fill in the blank with anything else...blocks, watching a movie, reading books:), Her new favorite color is ALL hot colors, but mostly Teal (my favorite too!!), she is getting sooooo excited about Christmas! Her favorite Thanksgiving food is candied yams and she has requested them for Christmas, and New Years ha ha!

Dylan is a hilarious little maniac he is talking A LOT! Some of my personal favorites are: Aw Man!, what the heck?!, Leave me alone... more like ye me ayow!, Alright (in a sassy voice, just like big sister...you have to hear it!), and the newest and most awesome is WAZUP! It's a joke from that TV show called The Office... he says it in a growly voice, it's great! There are many more sayings & phrases but those are the most enjoyable. He loves riding bikes with Claira and crashing into her and making her mad;) he has taken up jumping on & off everything, it's one of his newest skills and he does it all day long! he's running pretty good, he'll eat anything, and he never misses 'second breakfast' he will really eat breakfast and 5 minutes later try and pilfer my whole bowl of cereal! such a rascal!

It has been a fun/stressful/busy month for me, well I guess that's my life in a nutshell! ha! I love watching the kids play together it is so FUN!!! Ben being in school is stressful for me too but I'm getting used to it. I ate WAY too many pies for thanksgiving...and the week after lol! and I'm looking to FINALLY unpacking my workout gear (it is REALLY in a box with the tape still sealed from moving 3 months ago!!!! lol!) I'm enjoying Philly though, we've had some good times! Oh and how could I forget I went out with a bunch of girls from church to see the opening midnight showing of TWILIGHT and had a blast!!! I've read all the books and am obsessed (see where Claira gets that word now! ha ha!) I'm looking forward to seeing Ben's family in a few weeks! They are coming here all the way from California to see us for New Years week!!!! I can't wait!