Can't keep up

 Having a hard time getting anything done. I have had to let go of my piano students because of this little monster! Add that to dinner group, babysitting CJ full time and being the homework/housework Nazi I am... I have had more than one rough day. You can see Mr. Levi thinks he is in charge at the piano. He crawls himself over, pulls himself up and onto the piano where he plays! I throw food at him so he will stay entertained for a minute (popcorn, cookies, cereal), but that only lasts for moments before he starts making a new mess or whining for "mom!" All of my "junk" drawers that were once organized are now looking like true junk; my bathroom cabinets, kitchen tupperware, linen closets, dishwasher (sometimes starting it), wheat grinder (what a flour mess!), canned goods...he finds them all and destroys anything in his path! Good thing his older brothers help clean up his messes.  He will take off his diaper and crawl around free, especially when I am busy with dinner or homework. He doesn't even play with toys! Just mom and her house. Love him.
   

Thanksgiving

No chaos. No family get togethers. No stress. No turkey. Just us. The Wilson's. Simple. Nice.
Jared made me a heart jell-o shape, so cute! We worked hard and had a delicious spread of milanesas, pure de papa, veggies, homemade rolls (that did not turn out), rasp pretzel jell-o and stuffing. Gpa Lowe came for dinner and Monica showed up later for some s'mores dessert and pumpkin crumb cake. Wesley helped set the table. We said some things we were grateful for during FHE. I love the leftovers, but more importantly, I love my family, my gospel life, my health and my routine. Simple it is. But it's good.

November housekeeping

 The month of November was busy trying to get us to simplify our life.We deep cleaned our 5th wheel trailer out inside and out. I worked hard on the inside while the babies (CJ and Levi) slept, Isaac in tow and helping me. Jared scrubbed it on the outside from roof to floor.We then made arrangements for our 2011 Highlander to sell (happened in December. For 28K with only 16K miles). Threw a baby shower for Brittany Cartrette with Christie Hinicker, went to Time Out for Women with some good friends (and met the band Jericho Road), caught Jared taking a cat nap, went to Austin's Fall Days at school and filled up our water barrels with Isaac. I had never filled them up before (in 5 years), but I did so the day AFTER the presidential election where Romney lost to Obama. Not sure where our country is leading, but I will be prepared with some more food storage and water! (even on a $450-$500 food budget, I will make it work!)

 

Sir Levi Rosser

 16 months old. Pretty Onery these days! Not walking yet, teeth haven't pushed through, you are clingy and needy. You can stand alone, but refuse to keep moving those legs to help carry you around. Instead...you...hang...onto...mom. On the flip side, you have delightful moments where you feel independent, happy and excited about life (or the fact that you can open up the refrigerator and get out yogurts and a spoon). Isaac is still your best friend as you chase him around with the "stroller" and he has the big red truck. You squeal in delight as he 'hides' from you and then when you 'find him.'

Isaac's Firefighter in Training

Ms Jillian Strong took her preschoolers on a fieldtrip to visit the local Suprirse firefighters. This was Isaac's first fieldtrip! I brought baby CJ and Levi in tow, and it was quite a handful, especially with Levi not walking yet and wanting to crawl everywhere! Isaac liked seeing the firefighters up close, but got a little nervous when they put on all of their gear. He stayed close by my side, his smile contagious. He really liked his souvenir hat (which broke within an hour).