And Baby Makes 4!!!: March 2011

Spring break is OVER! that means things get back to normal! Jude will be going back to MDO and parks will be way less crowded! YAY! :)

The kids and I have really been enjoying the sun! Its SO wonderful to get outside! This past week was a busy one! Fun but busy!!! Matt worked his butt off all week! Then Thursday St. Patty's Day my mom was nice enough to come over and watch the kids while I snuck up to Vickery to surprise Matt. ST. Patty's Day marks the "anniversary" of us getting together. So since he had to work I put on my fancies and surprised him with me and homemade from scratch marshmallow and buttercream frosting cupcakes (green for St. Patty's of course). It was fun! Then this Saturday Matts folks came in for a quick visit with Matt and the kids. I was able to join them for lunch and a quick look at the new building and all the progress going on! I had to get ready for my short girls weekend jaunt to "the woods". I did discover a bug I had no idea existed!!! Its a carpenter bee! Its huge and drills perfect round holes into wood! is CRAZY!!! Anyway while taking my AM jog we came across a stray mini pony. Yes, I said a stray mini pony! It was crazy! We just had a super fun time!

Talula is a true fireball these days! She is into EVERYTHING and determined as heck! Its great, but she will make you run circles all day till you just poop out! She never stops! She is so big!!!!! Growing so quickly!!! Jude is just all boy! Thursday night the toilet in the main bathroom busted so I took the kids Friday morning to Lowes to get a new one. Its like a little boys dream in there! he was fascinated watching them get the toilet down for us and everything! It was a blast! Do Friday night my dad came over so he and Matt could install the new toilet. Well Jude was a BIG helper! He just loved working with his grandaddy to put in his new toilet! It was adorable! I wish I had photos of it! But i was very busy keeping lil miss fireball away from all the action!

In personal news my hair is rounding into the 2 1/2 year mark and I'm loving it more every day! Its so true the longer you have them the better they get! I cant wait for year 5 and year 10!

We will be having a few play dates this week so I'm sure I will have more fun photos! YAY!!!!

Jude and Talula- She refused to stand still!

GET OUT OF MY WAY!

Mmmmmm! Frosting!

Double the cute!

Fun at Lowes

Jude filling the water table

Fun in the sun

Trick rider

Sleepy Girl

Matts Folks and the completed plumbing

Fires, bugs, stray ponies, & frogs. OH MY!

2 1/2 years and counting

"Time flies"... People say it all the time and most people just nod their head and agree. But if you really sit back and think about it it does... And i will also state for the record that prior to kids I had NO clue just how fast. And again people tell you "oh just wait till you have kids it gets even faster". Well, it does! Things have been pretty good around the Tobin house. I'm doing TONS better! I still have my good days and my bad days but the good FAR out weigh the bad! And Matt just received word today that the building permit is on ready and its now official to begin the build out on the new place! It is very exciting! And in even bigger new Talula is ONE!!! Its crazy to think that its already been a year since our little shmugga face was born! She is pretty darn amazing! She was walking at about 10-11months which was about when Jude started also. She is saying tons of things "Daddy" (that was her first word) "Thank you" "Stinky" " NO" and my personal favorite "Alright". There are a couple more i think she is working on but I'm not too sure what they are yet. She is a very happy baby with the fire of both her mommy and daddy. She has started picking on Jude! Its pretty funny how the two of them interact. Jude is so sweet and sensitive, and Talula is a fireball!!! Its great! Jude is doing great at MDO he really enjoys it. The biggest Jude news is...drumroll... POTTY TRAINED!!!! Now let me say he is still working on nighttime but man o man he is doing wonderful at school and at home! Its so crazy. In the same week that he just decided it was time to go potty in the potty all the time Talula was big enough to turn her car seat front facing. These sound like small things but let me tell you Matt and I both were like "were did or little babies go?" It was a lot for mommy to take in all in the same week! Jude is doing great! He had tubes put in both ears and his adenoids removed, he had so many ear infections and sinus problems. As a result he had 30% hearing loss and we didn't even know it! So we had a super unpleasant day when he had to go in for surgery. I can pretty much go my entire life without having either of my children put under for anything and I'll be just fine! Matt and I both!!!! But he has been doing great ever since and we hope his sinus issues just continue to get better. HE is so much happier now that he can hear us and he talks so much better and listens better too. So YAY for that but don't want to do it again!! I Will be updating the blog more and more! I'm going to be staying on top of it. The kids keep changing so much I need to make sure I catch as much as I can!!!! I've included pictures ranging from Christmas morning to today! SO much to share I always feel so behind! Thats another reason i need to keep on this better so I dont leave things out or forget! :)