Last Day of Summer

The last day of summer and also Corinne's birthday!  Daddy captured these cuties on the porch.  Can't ever get
everyone all smiling together.  I mean you Alaina!  Trying to upload cake pictures, but having issues with the computer.  I'll try again later.

Morning

I will post pics of Corinne's birthday soon. For now a pic of our morning playing blocks.

Tomorrow is a big day!

My littlest girl is turning one! Happy Birthday Corinne!

PSA for those with Hardwood Floors and Kids

Yesterday morning I caught Alaina happily playing on Olivia's floor with a marker. She drew all over herself too. Mommy was not happy! To be fair there was a piece of paper on the floor with a drawing on it. Yay for drawing, boo for not keeping it on the paper =)

It wasn't the washable kind so I panicked thinking about how to get it off. Googled markers on hardwoods and found out that you can use toothpaste to get it off. Tried it this morning and it worked perfect! So relieved. Lesson learned, must keep markers locked up at all times!

Shortly after that incident I went to put Corinne for a nap. Heard some commotion, but didn't think much of it. It was Alaina dumping the Cheerios all over the kitchen. Darn it! I usually always put the cereal back in the pantry, but apparently forgot this morning.

This is Alaina giving herself a pat on the head. She does this when she knows she is in trouble!

Thanks for helping me clean up Alaina. I know you are a curious 2 year old so Mommy needs to be more vigilant!

P.S. Thank you, thank you, thank you to Grandmpa and Grandma Harvey, Grandma Hopkins, and Stacy for donating to Step Up for Down Syndrome! We really appreciate your support!

FirstGiving - Your fundraising

FirstGiving - Your fundraising

The link to Alaina's fundraising page for Step Up for Down Syndrome. We would appreciate any donations made on her behalf!

Slacking

It's been forever since I could post. Most of that due to this little one ;) Corinne has taken over our bonus/ guest room/ computer room for now so no computer during naps or nighttime.
I am grateful though because she has been sleeping much better since moving! Add to that the fact that I've started back at school myself, and it will be a miracle if I blog again.

Thankfully Olivia starts back at school next week after being out for three weeks. She and I both have enjoyed her attending school. Alaina and Corinne will also attend a Mother's Morning Out program once a week to give me a free morning starting September. I won't even know what to do with myself. Probably school work or house cleaning :)

Happy Heart Day: Then and Now

Then:

Two years ago today Alaina had heart surgery to repair her AVSD. While heart surgery is a scary thought, for Alaina is was a truly wonderful thing. Not too long ago babies with this type of heart defect died in early childhood. Thanks to tremendous advances in surgical technology something like 99% of kids now survive. Before surgery she had a difficult time breathing and required a feeding tube to eat. Almost immediately afterward she turned around completely and has never looked back. Aside from yearly visits to the cardiologist it's not a topic I think about very often.

Now:

(performing some sort of surgery on Bitty Baby)

Congratulations on your Happy Heart Day Alaina!