Fall!

Well, it's officially FALL! My favorite time of year!! Chris went and got my straw for my front porch decorations. I just love it! I took pictures of all the daycare kids for their families on top of the straw. They turned out so cute and the parents loved them! We are all doing well and so far have been able to fight off most of this cold everyone is getting. Chris and Taylor seem to be fighting it the hardest. :( We were hoping to avoid it all together but, tis' the season! So speaking of FALL....I fell. I have a huge bruise on my shoulder along with a sore neck and lower back. So, here's how it (I) went down...I was cutting down all of the dead plants/flowers in the front yard. I was pulling the big yard waste bin around with me to make things faster. When I went to move it over to the next flower bed, the bin started to tip over and I lost my balance a bit. I stepped down hard to try to gain my balance and stepped on top of the lid that was almost to the ground (it's attached to the bin) which made the bin fall completely down, forcing me to fall into it. There was nothing I could do!! Ha Ha Oh good times!! I laughed so hard I had tears and my Lord am I bruised up! So the moral of the story, either close the lid before you move it OR just don't do gardening at all for your safety! Anways...hope you are all enjoying this beautiful time of year!! HAPPY "FALL"!! Ha Ha

Potty Training

Well, it is definitely Monday! I am trying to get into the habit of blogging so stick with me here. I don't know how you all are going to take this but, I cannot help it! I have to post it! So, something happened at our house last week. It's gross but so funny, especially if you have kids. Kayla is potty training and after 2 weeks of only going potty in the toilet she decided to try going "number 2". Bless her heart, she has been doing fantastic!! She has even been dry over night for the past 3 nights. AWESOME! We are almost out of diapers completely! The problem?? Well, I have been trying to teach her that after #2, Mom or Dad needs to come in and help her wipe. Ok, so she is getting that down really well too but......last week.....she went #2 upstairs and then came down to tell me. So, I started to help her wipe.... only to discover that maybe she had already tried. Cute. So after getting her all cleaned up....I wandered upstairs to get her some underwear because she thinks she has to completely undress in order to go! As I get up the stairs, I am smelling something is wrong! OH MY GOSH....there are skid marks down a few of the stairs!! She slid down the stairs to come and tell me she needed help!!! How do you get upset about that but at the same time HOW GROSS!! LOL So, I had to scrub each step and as I was cleaning...I was already thinking of all the ways to tell Chris what happened. Like...."Oh, It's been a crappy day" or "Man...Kayla really hauled butt down the stairs today" You know...my little remarks that crack people up!! Anyways, I know this was long but, gosh it was so funny. The things kids do. Well, next time I will try not to have such a crappy blog! LOL

The latest happenings at the Patti house

Well, Taylor is back to school already and is getting settled into 5th grade! We received a letter in the mail today with her WASL scores and the kid almost reached 100%! She is a smart cookie! She is also very active in sports (fastpitch, soccer & basketball) so it depends on the season. She is also in the enrichment class so she gets to do some really cool extra curricular activities and she loves it! She comes home after school and all of the daycare kids swarm her with excitement! She is really good to them and helps me out a lot. Taylor is also SO good with her little sister too! Kayla is 3 and it shows. She is finally OVER the pacifier completely. We had to wrap them up like a present and "mail" them to the hospital for the new babies. Hey...whatever works to get rid of it! She is also talking up a storm, recognizes almost every letter, common shapes and colors. She counts and says her alphabet and sings the days of the week. She is following sissy's footsteps! She is doing awesome with the potty training and we only have to put diapers on her at night now in case of emergency. We are not too far away from letting those go too!! I could not be happier!! She is a little firecracker and if she had been my first, she would have been my last. Ha Ha! No really, she is a good girl who likes to push her limits as much as she can. As far as Chris and I, we are doing great! We celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary in May! Chris is a Lieutenant at McLane/Black Lake Fire and I am running an in-home childcare. Life is good. Well, that is probably enough for my 1st blog. If you are still awake....you are a trooper!! :)

Back in the game.... after some hard work!

OK.. so I have spent the last 30 minutes trying to crack the "Blogger" code to figure out how in the heck to get into the system. Since it has been since the great snow storm of 2008 / 2009 since I (Chris) has last posted, of course I had forgotten how to get into the system. But.. fear no more... I am back on line and one I show Heather how to use this I am sure that she will be adding!!