Summer Winds...

Hello, sorry its been awhile, but its been a crazy busy last few weeks. Jayson's mom and grandparents came to visit a few weekends ago, it was a blast! We only wish they could have stayed longer! Mya loved having her Nana and Great Grandparents around! Lets see, what else? Mya is doing great, we would have never even known she had crawled at some point. She is a full blown walker, and now a runner! She tries to run, but usually trips on her own feet. Although, she does like to run and chase her new fascination....the wind! She loves to be outside when the wind is blowing and look up to the trees! All she can say is, "WHOA!" She will run in circles with excitement every time the wind gusts! She likes it so much she gets mad at us when we make her go inside the house. I will post some pictures of Mya's wind adventures!! She is also learning new words and things everyday, her newest word to date is "horsie." Its so amazing watching her learn, probably the coolest thing I have experienced! I'm sure Jayson would agree!

Speaking of Jayson, he is busy as always, but he has taken some time to talk about wedding plans! We are working on it!!! I promise!!!! I will be starting another part-time job as well. I have always been interested in photography, so I was lucky enough to get hired at Sears Portrait Studio as a photographer! I am pretty excited. We will give it a trial run and see how it works with our busy schedules! If at anytime we feel Mya is not getting enough time with us, we will reconsider. So we hope it all works out! Well that's about it for now! We hope you all have a great Fourth of July, have fun and be safe, and LAURA HAVE THAT BABY ALREADY!!! LOL!!!

Townhome, Dogs and Mya Oh My!!!

Hello! Well we are officially unpacked and moved in!!! YES!!!! The place is coming along nicely and becoming a home for us! Phoenix's barking is getting better each day too. Sometimes I think Mya is louder then than the dogs combined. She has mastered the screech, scream, and the word, "no!" She is loving the extra space too, so much so that she walks everywhere she goes and loves climbing up and down the steps! She is growing up so fast. The other day she even went pee-pee in her potty chair, not once but twice! She loves her potty chair, we ask her what do you do on the potty and she responds with, "pee pee." She is definitely testing us and pushing our buttons which can be very annoying, but she always makes up for it with one of her slobbery kisses or snugly hugs or a cute silly grin!!!! She is our little nut!!!

Grandma McQueary and Great Grandma and Grandpa Papen are coming to visit today for a few days as well! We are all excited to see them....Mya especially, she has been walking around saying Nanna!!!! Then this weekend we go to Brainerd and Little Falls for Jaysons work and to see my parents...busy busy busy!!!!

Well here are a few pics of our place and Mya....I'll write more next week! Peace!!!

New Home!

Hello all! So we did it, we moved, well technically we are STILL moving, but its coming along. Once everything is where it needs to go we will take some pics for the blog. It is sooo nice having the extra space! Mya loves it, she is walking everywhere! The dogs are having a harder time getting used to a new routine, well I should say Phoenix is having a hard time. Poor Phoenix has a bad case of separation anxiety, always has! She barks all the time and now that we have neighbors it has become a problem. So we tried the collars, you name it we tried it. We have resorted to a muzzle, and it breaks my heart to see her like that, but at this point we are running out of options. Its that or she has to go to a new home, which we really don't want! I have been taking her for walks in the morning too to try and tucker her out. We are going to bring her to the vet as well, hoping to get some answers, we may have to medicate poor Phoenix. So cross your fingers that it all works out and we can keep our pup!!

Other than the dog drama, we have been busy packing, unpacking, cleaning and all the fun that goes along with moving. Mya has seemed to adjust well, so that makes things go a little smoother! Oh and I FINALLY have a dishwasher, where have you been all my life dishwasher, I love you!!!

Jayson is busy with work and keeping our family afloat, he is my rock really!!! Once things have settled with the move, our wedding plans can again resume!!!! Very fun!!!!

Well thats about it for now, PEACE!

She Walks!!!

Hey there, just a quick update to let you know Mya has began walking! She is still a bit wobbly, but she has figured it out! She does however still prefer to crawl, we are guessing because she can get where she wants to go faster...but we are encouraging the walking of course! We were only able to get like a 3 second video of her walking, but its better than nothing I guess. I will post it on here.

Other then all the walking excitement, we had a good weekend. We split the time in half. We packed half of the time and just hung out as a family the other half. We don't have the time we'd like to have to do that more often, so it was fun! We went to the park and played for awhile, then spent time at home just relaxing! I think Jayson really needed that time off to just BE with Mya! I could tell how much they really missed each other....she is 100% a Daddy's Girl!!! Sadly, she is also sick AGAIN! Another respiratory virus.....its getting very old! I love her daycare, but I am not loving her being sick all the time. It may be time to see a respiratory specialist! My friend Laura is a nurse in a children's hospital and we go to her for advice alot, she thinks it would be a wise idea for Mya to see a specialist. So we are thinking that might be our next venture if this sickness keeps up.

We move on June 1st so things right now are pretty hectic, but we are really excited. Our apartment now is always cold, so this new place should be a HUGE improvement. Maybe it will be what Mya needs to feel better! We had to buy our dog Phoenix a new bark collar too, so she would not annoy our neighbors. We decided against the shock, and went for the lemon scent spray collar. It releases a puff of air that has a lemon like or citronella smell to it. I guess dogs don't like that smell....it seems to be working thus far. The good thing is Phoenix now smells like lemon pledge and not well like HER! (For those of you who have had the pleasure of smelling her breath you know what I mean! LOL!!)

Well that's it for now, here are a few pics and that video! Take care!!! Love ya all!

Jayson Finally got his way and put her in her Bears Jersey this weekend...LOL!

Terrible Two's at 16 Months....

Hello there!! Its been over 2 weeks I know, and some of you (ahem...Laura) told me I need to update!! LOL!!! Well let's see, what has been going on these past few weeks? Well to begin, we went to Craguns Resort in Brainerd , MN over Mothers Day weekend! It was very nice and very relaxing. Jayson had to work most of the day doing remotes for the radio station, but it was still nice to just take it easy. We went to see my Mom and Dad in Little Falls on Sunday and then headed back to Duluth! Jayson and Mya made me a cute keepsake box for all of Mya's memories! Its great because I can keep all her artwork from school in there!!

Last weekend Mya and I ((Jayson once again working over the weekend) went to see my friends Laura and Ryan down in Princeton, MN. It was so nice to just to hang out with Laura, and her little baby boy inside her belly!! Mya liked to touch and pat Laura's belly too!! I hope that's not a sign she wants a little brother or sister....eek! But wow, Mya sure decided this was the weekend she was going to begin REALLY testing me! She would do something naughty, I'd tell her no, and she would keep doing it with a smile on her face.....(so hard not to laugh by the way)....she was pushing my buttons for sure!!!! Well eventually when I would get upset enough she would throw a tantrum, kicking her legs, rolling around like crazy, flailing her arms, screaming, you name it, she did it! So now at 16 months this has become a regular thing! Oh the joy of a toddler...LOL!

Speaking of toddler, Mya is doing MUCH BETTER in the toddler room at school. The teacher has warmed up to her and us, and she has made many new friends! She is always coming home with different art projects....oh and of course a bean plant...hehe!! She is having a blast! With the help of her teachers we are working on the walking situation...she still refuses to walk. She has taken up to 3 steps, but no more! I know she will get in soon.....she is doing things at her own pace. I know when she does start we will be thinking, man I wish she was still just crawling....haha!!! She is learning her ABC's however, last night we got to E.....its a start!

Well amongst the tantrums and everything else going on, we are moving in a few weeks...and we have not started.....ughhhhh I really hate packing, its even harder with all of Mya's stuff! So if you are bored and want to help, by all means!!!!!

That's all for now....I think....Ill post some pictures too from the last few weeks, take care love ya all!!

My Keepsake Box for Mothers Day!Mya and Daddy hanging out being silly!Mya in her cupboard fort at Craguns!Mya after her swim!

Toddler Room!

Hello all, another week has started! The weekend was alot of fun, Mya and I went to to Little Falls for my friend Laura's Baby Shower! It was a good time and it was great to see good friends and family! This week Mya started her transition into the toddler room, its only Tuesday and the road has been a little bumpy to say the least. We are not to thrilled about the teacher in the toddler room, but are hopeful things get better. Mya is having a hard time adjusting as well. She has her friends and great teachers in the infant room and I think she gets a little nervous when she leaves that comfort zone to go somewhere new and with some kids twice her size. Jayson went to check on her today and she was eating her lunch with a tear stained face so he knew its been a rough morning for her...needless to say she was thrilled to see Daddy and was not so thrilled when he had to leave, but he left his hat for her to hang on to!!!! However on the positive side she likes sitting on the potty chair in the toddler room and some of her new toys up there! So we hope things get better for her and us, its not an easy thing, especially as new parents.

Good news!!! We are moving to a town home in Hermantown on June 1st!!! Finally we will have more room and something I have always wanted....A DISHWASHER!!!! So here begins the joy of packing, I am the worlds worst packer, seriously, ask Jayson! Wish me luck!!!!

Other than all the above this week is pretty busy for Jayson, he is buy doing remote after remote for work!! The nice thing is he has some remotes down in Brainerd so we get to stay at Craguns Resort this weekend...so kinda a nice little Mothers Day Treat!

Oh one last thing I thought I would share a few of Mya's new words!!!! Mya has upgraded from Dadda to Daddy, very cute!! She has also upgraded from Pup Pup to Doggie. Well she calls Phoenix Doggie and she has learned how to say Rocky, well it comes out "Gocky." Everything she sees now, she asks, "whats that?" And when we tell her she responds with, "WOW!" She can ask, "where's dad?" too!!! And last night we were outside playing with the dogs and Jayson was telling Phoenix to lay down and Mya also felt the need to say, "down." Very cute!!

That's all for now, we will keep you posted about the toddler room fiasco..haha!!! Love ya all!!!

Some of the CSS girls at Laura's Shower!

Mya after a battle with the balloons!! Nice hair huh?

Back at it.....

Hello, well Mya and I survived our surgeries! My mom came up on Thursday to stay with me and Mya for the weekend since Jayson had to work all weekend. It was great having her up to help and just to hang out. On our way to get my wisdom teeth out Mya got sick and threw up all over the car. Soooo my mom brought her home and got her all cleaned up and left me at the oral surgeons office. So here I was about to get my teeth yanked and all I could think about was whats wrong with little Mya.....but then the laughing gas and anesthesia kicked in. I woke up and there was my mom and Mya, she was ok!! I on the other hand was a mess, haha. My mouth was numb, bloody and full of gauze, but I survived at least!!!! My mom took care of me Friday and Saturday and went home Sat night. I was feeling much better, but sadly Mya was not. The poor thing got sick AGAIN!!!! She was up all night coughing and on Sunday she woke up in even worse shape. She puked all day Sunday and Sunday night. She got so bad at one point we ran her in to the Cloquet hospital, but they sent her home and told us to see her normal doctor in the morning. So on Monday we went to the Dr. and sure enough she has yet again another ear infection( the reason for the tubes) an upper respiratory infection and a stomach virus. This poor girl can't catch a break. I stayed home with her on Monday and we slept most of the day. She is feeling a little better today so we brought her to school and I went back to work. So far so good!!!

So besides all the ickyness above, we are getting ready to move into a townhome (at least we think we are) and Mya and I have a baby shower this weekend in Flensburg, MN. My best friend is having her first baby, a boy, Mya's future husband of course!!! Mya has also leaned to stand up from sitting on her own.....she is soooo proud of herself. She has also learned how to climb on the couch and chair so she is all over the place. That first step is just around the corner! Oh and she has also mastered every parents favorite question, "whats that?" So everything she sees she asks us whats that.......oh well we love every minute of it! That's all for now, take care, lots of love!!!

PS-I posted a pic I took of Jayson and Mya that I just thought was really cute!!!! Adios!