Life!

Shiloh started crawling last night. It was so fun to watch, I can't believe how these last seven months have flown by! Shiloh just couldn't wait to get mobile so she can finally chase down her bug brother. He can't seem to keep his hands off of her still. He wants to hold her and tickle her all the time. She adores him. I thought she might get sick of him in her face all the time but she gets jealous when he leaves her. He loves to try and give her snacks so we have to watch him with her all the time to make sure that he doesn't give her anything he shouldn't.
My first summer block is coming to a close and I think I have done very well. I was only taking one biology class and a lab so it wasn't too bad. The next block starts next week and I am taking Human Anatomy with a lab as well. The kids have been going to day care while I go to class so just a few hours a week. I was really nervous about it at first but they have done really well.
Now that I am adjusted into my school schedule I am finally ready to hit the gym again and start doing some extra curriculars! Hoping to have a fun summer with the kids going to the pool and some museums. I wish the weather would just stay consistent!

So here is a big catch up from whenever the last time I blogged was! Since then I have started a new semester. It's not too overwhelming yet but with two kids I can see it getting there fast. Israel started taking break dancing classes and it is one of the highlights of my week. He is so cute dancing with the other little kids. Shiloh has become a big smiley baby. When I say big I mean it. She is just over 12 pounds and has some fantastically chubby cheeks. She is one of the happiest babies I have ever seen and Israel still can't get enough of her. He likes to just kiss her as much as possible.
I have started cooking alot as an stress outlet. I find that if you think of cooking as a hobby instead of a chore it makes it alot more fun. Not all of the meals have been received as well as I had hoped. I made a baked salman with capers last week that was suprisingly left uneaten by everyone but me. Tonight I have coconut chicken with rice on the menu that I hope will be a hit. My husband says he is a foodie but he is very difficult sometimes. Next up is steak with baked yams and cinnamon butter but the real jem is gong to be on saturday. I am making Canard a l'Orange, better known as roast duck with orange sauce.
With all the delicious cooking comes some weight as well. I have but on 5 pounds in the last month.....I don't seem to have the desire to excersize either so I am at a little bit of a loss. That brings the grand total to about 10 pounds that I need to lose to be back to my pre-baby weight. I have so far cut out sodas and desserts for the most part and I am hoping that will do the trick but we will see. The goal is by the time my 24th birthday rolls around I will be back down to normal size. We will see....there is just too much good food to be eaten! Any fun recipe ideas are appreciated! Until next time which is hopefully sooner than later...

New addition!

We were so excited to welcome Shiloh Amelia King to the world at 4 in the morning on Halloween! She has been such a joy already! Israel can't get enough of his baby sister and loves to give her kisses and hugs.

Hannah's new endeavor

I am working on starting a business making and selling baby shoes and flower hair clips. Give me a call if you want to order some. I will have a website up and running soon I hope!

Safe Kids Convention

Heather and I went to the Safe Kids convention this week with our kids and it was so much fun. Israel got a balloon sword, his face painted like a monster and a fire engine hat along with a terrifying lesson of why we need to give matches to our parents if found, and so much more. There was lots of learning and lots of fun.

Sick baby

Israel just got over a bad case of croup which was so hard. He was always exhausted but had a hard time sleeping. He would cry himself to sleep sometimes because he just felt so horrible. Since he is in a toddler bed now he can get out easily. These are some pictures of ways I found him sleeping that week.

Random pics