Ode to Cheyenne

Here is a post totally dedicated to Cheyenne. She is really starting to grow up and has quite the personalitly!! It is so fun to watch her play and figure things out, and respond to the world around her, and I really love watching her play with other kids! She is pretty great, and there are lots of times when I have to remind myself of that because she has inherited the Gort trait of stubbornness and is also the definition of a terrible two! but when you catch her during her good moments, she is just an angel!!
She is really turning into a Daddy's girl. She loves her daddy and always wants to be with him when he is home
She is starting to learn about the potty and all that goes with it, but for now all she really does is sit on it occassionally (when she is in a good mood, or when it will delay her from going to bed.)
She is finally being able to tolerate the water, although she will only go in the pool if no one else is in. Good thing I work at the Y as a lifegaurd and have acess to the pool pretty much whenever I want!! Yesterday she even jumped in and went all the way under. (don't know if she intended to, but she did! :)
and finally occassionally she does sleep, which is such a great time for me! although I hate to say it, but she is starting to out grow her naps, which can really make for some long days!! :)

Well thats all, I should go know, Dakota is crying on the floor, cause she can't see me!!

Here are a couple videos of the girls. Don't really ask me what Cheyenne is doing in the first one, cause I don't really get it. The only thing I know, is that when she watches it, she just laughs sooo hard, and she has been doing it allday long - such a weird child! Enjoy!

Grandma's Visit

So it is really bad when I only get pictures when someone comes to visit. I really need to try to take more pictures myself during the day. But here a bunch of pics my mom took when she was here a couple weeks ago. She came down because I had to cancel my trip to MI and the beach because Dave's grandma passed away.

Done.

WARNING: this post is just a rant and rave of my frustrations, to get them off my chest. Read at your own risk
So right now I am totally done being a mom. My word it is soo hard. I love my kids and everything, but I have reached a low point. Dakota is STILL not sleeping through the night, sometimes getting up three times. Cheyenne is the definition of a terrible two, always whinning and complaining, and having the attention span of about 3 seconds, not to mention she just talks and talks and talks and doesnt stop repeating stuff till i respond. its like 'tractor mommy, tractor..i see tractor mommy" untill i say "yes a tractor, cool!!!" oh man all i want 2 do is watch the oliympics but i pass out on the couch every night before anything good happens. i am sooooo tired! well i just have 2 make it through today n tomorrow and then it is off 2 six flags!!!!! no kids and a day full of roller coasters, and a jordyn sparks concert!!! the countdown has begun!

Here are just a couple random pics from our crazy days. Cheyenne is quite the girly girl and got a hold of some lipstick when mommmy wasn't looking, and then she insisted that Dakota wear sunglasses too, just like Cheyenne. And then there is just a cute one of Dakota! Enjoy!!