Ready to be healthy!

We have been hanging in there trying to get healthy!  Both the kids have had colds for a few days now and we are awaiting the spring weather to cure all our bugs!  Kadence hasn't been sleeping well which is unusual for her!  Hopefully she doesn't have another ear infection, we are already contemplating tubes!  So we have had a lot of in the house time and our feeling pretty couped up!  The above photo is a new game Daddy and the kids play, he pulls them around on the floor on a blanket...good way to clean the floor too:)  As you all can imagine, Landon would do it all day if we let him!

We have been working on walking with Kadence!  She is doing better every day!  She really likes to push her stroller around with her baby in it!  She is also doing better drinking from a cup but likes to spit it out too as you can see!  She is getting more teeth if you can believe it!!!
Kadence spends a lot of time playing in the toy kitchen, she likes to take everything out!  
Landon is still obsessed with his cars and can spend the entire day playing with them.  He also loves his new Nemo shirt from Mexico from Grandma Sue!

We are still staying busy with work and school!  Ryan has been working a lot on his research project!  I am orientating to the Gynecology floor at the hospital and will work there occasionally if I am needed.  I am glad that those moms finally starting having babies, work has been busy!  The next couple months will be busy for us!  We will be making a trip to Cloquet for Jackie's baby shower and a birthday party for the Kadee, Annabelle, and Aj.  I will also have to go back to Fargo at some point to give a deposition for the hospital.  We are also anxiously awaiting Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Ken to come next weekend!  We love having company come to visit us!  

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Some days are just meant to be jammie days:)

I love days at home with the kids!  If I could, I would stay home with them every day!  Some days (in the winter especially) we just hang all day in our jammies!  I love this first pic of the kids, they are both eating and have the exact same look on their face!  I just love it!  
Landon had a blast playing with his sisters new hair things...and he really wanted them in his hair!  Daddy hasn't seen this picture yet, he'd be embarrassed!  Although I do remember seeing several pics of him with dolls, purses, and dresses:)  
Kadence (or deedee as Landon says) loves her food!  She usually eats as much as her brother or more at meals!  Although he is more of a snacker than her!  We are working on the sippy cup, she loves her bottle though!  We have a couple months to break her of that thankfully!  And...look at all those teeth!  She has 6 through and is working on a couple more!  We are blessed in that so far she has an easier time teething than her big brother did!
I think this picture speaks for us all!  LET ME OUTSIDE!!  It is that time of year where everyone is just ready for nice weather so we can go outside!  Hopefully it will come sooner rather than later!  We did get a short walk in this afternoon which was good!

February already?!?!

Who would have thought time could go so fast?  I can't believe it is February already!  Our family is so ready for spring we can hardly stand it!  It was 50 degrees here yesterday and the kids and I had a great time outside!  Landon is like a new kid when he can get outside to play!  His pants were soaked of course but it sure was fun!  Kadence doesn't sit still very often these days!  She is crawling around everywhere and getting in to things she shouldn't of course:)  Hard to believe she will be a year old already in a month and a half!  She talks a lot now too!  She says: mama, dada, nana, and lannan (which I KNOW is Landon, although Ryan disagrees).

This is her new trick...playing on her knees...she thinks she's pretty cool!

Landon has been busy lately, too!  He loves talking on the phone...just like daddy.  He actually will hold a conversation if you catch him at the right time which I know the grandma's are loving!  He is talking up a storm!  The best thing he has ever said happened last week when I said I love you (like I do a million times daily) and he said "i wove you" right back...I tell ya my heart melted.  Then when grandma sue was here yesterday he sat on her lap and looked at her and said "i wove you" followed by a kiss...he truly is a sweet boy!  He still loves cars, wrestling, and fighting with his sister...definitely a boy!
We are slowly working on the potty chair... He is too busy a lot of times, but he is going a few times every day!  He likes to read his elmo potty book while trying to go.  Just like daddy I guess...gotta have that reading material!  The best part about it is when he looks in the potty after he gets up and then puts his hands in the air and starts cheering and saying "yay yeah yaay."  Then of course he likes to help empty his potty into the big potty and flush:)  

Ryan is still keeping busy with school, he will be starting to write his research paper soon which will keep him even busier I am sure.  He is such a good daddy, always taking time out to play with his kiddos even when he is so stressed out!  I have been on a stretch of nights the past couple weeks so he gets to play Mr. Mom in the morning and get the kids up and ready and off to daycare before he goes to class!  Plus he has been taking care of his classmate's dog too!  We have started running almost every day which is a mood lifter and are excited to start running outside when the weather gets a little warmer!  We are planning on running the Fargo 1/2 marathon in May (well I am, but still working on getting Ryan to agree:))  Otherwise we are just hanging out here:)  We have had a little time to spend with our good friends and neighbors the Carlsons' and Ryan and Katie O'Connor have moved to town which has been fun too!  Hope all is well with all of you!

Pigs, Pottying, and Pure Chaos!

The last couple days have been busy but fun!  Yesterday Kristy, Jerry, Tyler, Jessica, Arin, Grandma Sue, and Papa Gary all came to town!  Tyler and Jessie were showing pigs out at the Sioux Empire Farm show here in town.  It was fun to finally be able to see some things the kids are involved in (we are extremely bad about getting to Iowa to see their activities:()  At any rate, Kadence and Landon had a blast with their cousins and enjoyed watching all of the people and seeing the pigs!  We were a bit crammed in our little home, but hey it was like one big slumber party!  And more excitement...Landon has decided the last few days to use the potty chair!!  We haven't even been prompting him all that much!  It would be so nice to just have 1 in diapers!!

Landon found a new best friend!  I don't think he let his cousin Jessie get more than 12 inches away from him!  He copied everything she did (or at least tried) and loved when she carried him around EVERYWHERE!  It's really too bad they don't live closer, we could surely use a babysitter!  Oops, he did fall face first into pig poo...oh well what do ya do? They're washable! ( we forgot to grab a pic!)

Kadence spent most of her time just looking around and being pretty...ah the life of a little girl!  She sure loves all the family in her life!

She also shows off in the highchair playing "sooo big!"  I am extremely excited as I can finally fit the teeniest tiny clip in her hair, oh I just can't wait for long locks!  We also had to lower her crib as she has been pulling herself up on the edge and peeking out when she wakes up!  

As you can see Emma and Keiko definitely are not enjoying the new gate keeping them from begging during food time!  

Hope all is well!  Happy Hump Day!

Hello to all!

Well, I have decided that I didn't have enough to do in my life and needed one more thing! HA! I have been wanting to start a blog for my family for months now and am just getting around to it now...just trying to stay true to my New Year's Resolutions I guess! As you all know our life has been crazy for the past 3 years but I wouldn't change a single minute of it! For those of you who need a short recap of the main events:
-July 2006- Married the man of my dreams on what turned out to be the hottest day EVER in northern MN.
-November 2006- Landon was born-what a wonderful blessing!!
-March 2008- Kadence was born- yet another wonderful blessing!!
-May 2008-Sold our house in Fargo.
-May 2008-moved temporarily to a townhome in south Fargo.
-August 2008-moved to Sioux Falls, SD.
-August 2008-I started my new job as a critical care RN at the Heart Hospital in town.
-August 2008- Ryan started grad school for nurse anesthesia.
-December 2008-I quit my job and started as an RN on the OB floor at Sanford hospital in town.

Wow...and here we are! Although there have been bumps in the road over the past few years, it has definitely been the best 3 years of my life! No matter what happens on a day to day basis I find comfort in knowing I have the most wonderful husband, children, friends, and family a person could have (and...let's not forget Emma, it's amazing what a little white dog can do for a girl's spirit).
So, the point is...I am starting a blog for all of the people in my life who I don't always take the time to update on a day to day basis (thank god right:)) I am mostly doing it so that those of you who live far away from me (which is pretty much all of you) can hear about and see the kiddos' experiences for yourself! And since we all know that I have a tendency to get long winded...feel free to skip the words and just admire the photos:)

So basically, I have adjusted to a new job which I absolutely love. It is such a wonderful feeling to not dread going to work every single day because you don't like what your doing anymore...as if it's not hard enough to leave the kids in the first place! I find my work so rewarding and am enlightened to be a part of my patients' and their families lives at such an exciting and happy time. I love watching the new bonds form between moms, dads, and their new babies!

Ryan has just started his 2nd semester in school and is still enjoying it. He studies a lot, but don't let him fool you, he still finds time to play video games and watch football! It is exciting to see him be so passionate and excited about what he will be doing the rest of his life!

Landon is Landon. He remains the most energetic boy on the face of the earth. He is indeed 100% boy! He loves to run and run and tackle and run and jump and run and play! We recently bought a mini trampoline so he could get some energy out when we are stuck inside hibernating from the bitter cold!
He is definitely challenging at times, but just when I am frustrated beyond belief, he puts his hand on my head and rubs my cheek followed by a kiss, it gets me everytime! He talks more and more every day and we are enjoying it so much! He loves "dookies" and choo-choo's, and calls his mommy, daddy all the time!!

Kadence remains extremely laid back although is starting to express her likes and dislikes more frequently. She is finally crawling and loves to get into her big brothers toys (the feeling is not reciprocated if you can imagine).
She is such a happy girl! She has 4 teeth already and I think is getting a couple more in. She has battled ear infections all fall/winter but is such a trooper!
Until next time...hope all is well with all of you!