Monday, July 27, 2015

Em's favorite thing to do right now is take pictures with our phones. Most end up pretty funny (see below).

Life updates...looks like Em is getting tubes in again and also her adenoids removed. We are hoping to do both before school starts. I'm nervous about her having to do this all, but it'll help with all of these ear infections (oh, and the doctor said should help her sleep. We'll see. Maybe our 3 year old will actually sleep through the night? Lets not get too crazy...).

Other than that, we are just trying to enjoy summer! Work has been busy so seems like summer is going by too quickly. Got to get shopping on Em's school list soon!! YIKES!

hehe ice cream face
Not even sure what the heck is going on here
Em and Mommy!
Kisses
Nothing like swimming!

Daddy and Em playing with moon sand (basically a huge mess!)

Monday, July 20, 2015

No More Paci!

Ok, yes we are the worst parents. Our 3 year old still had her paci-but only at night. Listen, we don't sleep a lot in our house, so anything to help sleep is a good thing in my book. Last time I tried to take it away-she cried so hard she threw up. I was hoping the dentist would tell me that we had to-nope, he said everything looked fine. I was hoping the doctor would say ditch it-no, she said her speech development was great and that she did not seem to have any confidence issues (no kidding...). So, I decided, heck she won't get married with it, right? So, one night she got out of bed, went to Chris, asked for scissors, cut that sucker up and threw it away. The next night she was a little sad it was missing, but other than that she has been fine! So, for her reward (and to ease the transition) we let her pick out a new build a bear. She loved the whole experience! She has slept with "Pandy" every night since.

In bad news-looks like we will be doing round 2 of tubes-we'll know the final word on Thursday. Boo. But basically more ear infections that never go away no matter how many antibiotics we get in her system. The scary thing is she doesn't even complain about them anymore. Which then makes them get worse, because we don't take her to the doctor. And then the doctor looks at you like how the heck did you know know that her ear is full of pus and inflamed (sorry-to graphic?).

Anyway-to the cute pics-
So excited! Pumping in the stuffing!
Giving the heart kisses!
Bath time (she thought this was so cool!)
Em wanted to take a pic of us-she told Daddy to give me a kiss-hehe made me laugh (please ignore my crazy hair-all of this humidity is slowly killing me...)

Monday, July 13, 2015

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Ok, anyone else sick of this rain? As you can see from the pics an video below, we are going pretty stir crazy in the Mullen house! Were we able to squeeze painting the inside of Em's new playhouse this weekend (this went about as well as you can imagine having a 3 year old help you paint...but she had a ball!). I'll take pics when we have a more finished product (or if it ever stops raining!). We also got new floors put in our kitchen-what a difference! Happy Monday!

Yes, she is wearing ballet slippers and leotard. No, she has never taken a dance class. Although she does look class enough for ballet-don't you think?
Em's new thing is sticking out her tongue in pictures...
Lou approves of the new floor. 




Hehe, Chris cracks me up. And yes, Em is always that bossy! We like to say she has leadership skills...right?

Monday, July 6, 2015

Happy 4th!

Great holiday weekend with an extra day for fun! We were able to hang out with family and friends see fireworks and get started on Em's playhouse/swing set. Summer needs to SLOW DOWN!
They are BFFs
Em kept telling Lou to smile-Lou wasn't feeling it...
Fireworks!
First time Em got to see fireworks-she was a little sleepy but loved them! 

Ok, blurriest picture ever but this weekend we started the playhouse/swing set. We got the shed all cleared out (this alone took 5 hours) and got the structure for the swings and finished the platform in the shed (I'll get a picture soon). So, from the platform there will be a slide that comes off (through the door, we'll make it a half door) then underneath we'll have a little play area. Should be pretty cool when all said and done! Chris hopes to have it all done this weekned! 





Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Vacation!

What can I say! We had a ton of fun in Savannah, and are now exhausted! So good to see friends though!





A weekend of Jordan! Celebrating the little guy turning 8!! Can't believe it!