I knew when I started this blog that I had too much on my plate and was probably not going to keep up with it. And here we are four months of NO blogging. Everyone has probably given up even looking and I can't say that I blame you one bit. I would give up too! But here I am again, attempting to update my blog. I wonder how long it will be between posts this time?

So here are a few updates:

Dimitri: Most of you already know. He is much better now. He had a surgery in June to repair what is left of his colon so that he does not have to live with the colostomy bag. He is still having bone marrow issues and I think that he will end up with a bone marrow transplant. But for now he is fine and enjoying his life.

Aaron: Aaron's company, like many, have been facing lots of financial challenges. They laid of quite a few people, stopped pay raises, and cut back on other "perks." He is pretty lucky that he still has a job, however, with the work force being soooo small, he has been put into the position of doing his job and other jobs. He comes home extremely exhausted. His job is pretty physical, so he comes home drained. And emotionally it is a lot for him to carry. But he has been a trooper thru it all and I am extremely proud of him.

Me: Mostly the same ol' stuff for me. I got a Wii fit for my birthday and love it. I am attempting to lose some weight but not doing a great job at it. I am still working from home and soooooo grateful to be doing so. It is great to be with my kids. I love getting see Audrey's firsts. And being with Payton is so rewarding. Although, for the next two weeks I will be helping out in the office while the kids get watched by Auntie Trisha one week and a neighbor friend the next. I am sad just thinking about it. But it is only two weeks. So really I can not complain, or I can, but I won't.

Payton: He is growing up so fast. I can't believe that he will be starting 2nd grade already. Didn't I just have him? I miss him being a baby. I miss his innocence. I miss when he could not talk back to me. But alas, he is growing and I have a great little boy on my hands. Even with the talking back. Whenever I feel frustrated by him, I just go out somewhere and see other boys his age acting out and realize the I really do have a great kid. He has excellent manners. He is very smart. He is soooo cute. I am one lucky mom.

Audrey: Talk about growing up fast. WOW!!!!! A year has already come and gone. My baby is a toddler now. Well, almost. She is not quite walking yet but really, really close. She, like Payton, has lots of words at an early age. This actually scares me a bit because that means she will want to talk allll of the time, like Payton. This will make road trips quite interesting. Hmmmm.....I wonder when I will get those DVD's put into my car? This week has been a rough week for she and I. Since I am going to work next week, I decided now is the time to get her off of breast milk and onto whole milk. Also, we developed the bad bad habit of letting her sleep with us. So we are also working on sleep training. It will make it much easier for others to watch her if she is on a schedule. I have been lax on this because with us being home together, I felt no need to have her on a schedule. But truly, it does make life a lot easier for everyone. So, she has been a bit cranky this week. But she is sleeping in her bed (last night she slept allllll night), and she is drinking out of a sippy. I am sore right now but just keep thinking this to shall pass. I will miss her lots in the next two weeks but geez, how can I complain, I will get adult time and it will only be 5 hours each day.

Well, that is about it for now. I'd say that I PROMISE to be better about getting on here and updating but we know that would be a false promise. So instead I leave you with goodbye for now. Maybe I'll be back soon.