Going back to school!?!?!?

Apparently I've lost my mind and I've decided to start school again! I will be starting the MBA program at Ashford University Feb. 23rd!! Less than 2 weeks away! I'm super excited, nervous, scared, anxious, happy, I pretty much felt every emotion about this decision. Wyatt and I really think this is the best decision for our family. I'm not for sure if I'm going to work still. I'm thinking I will keep emailing resumes and filling out applications and if I get a job I'll take it. I figure if I can't handle the stress I can always quit. I would like to get a job so I can pay for part of this while I'm going (keep the student loans down).

The program is really interesting. I'll take 1 class every 6 weeks. Its the accelerated program so they're aren't any breaks of days off. Its all online, but since its an actual University employers will never know I did it all online. I already got the syllabus for my first class, Business Communications. The class basically consist of discussions, a weekly paper, and a final paper. I better get my writing manual out since I'm not the best at grammar! I should be finished May 2011! :-) I think its AWESOME that I will have my MBA by the age of 24 and I have 2 kids! I hope it shows my children that you can do anything you dream of and that you have to overcome obstacles! I just want to make them proud! :)

Anyways....I'm really excited for this new journey if my life and hopefully I'll have good updates! :-)

Some pictures of my babies!

Some more pictures from the 365 project.

Jan. 29th

Jan. 3oth

Sissy get in the kennel!

What Mom? I'm not doing anything to her!

Okay....I'm just teasing!

Alright..I'll get in with her!

Jan. 31st

Mmmmm..these cookies are good aren't they Bub?

Feb. 1st

I was a bad mom and didn't get a picture of Brenna. :( I didn't say the 365 had to be all in a row...haah! She was at school then went grocery shopping with Daddy and I just forgot.

Feb. 2nd

Bubby crawled over to her and just started cuddling. They laid like that for quite awhile! Sooo CUTE!

Feb. 3rd

Sleeping together. Wyatt was in the middle and when he got up Brenna put her arm around Bubs!


Feb. 4th

Brenna ignoring my request for for a picture....stinker!

Feb. 5th

Brenna pretending to be a ballerina...lol!

This would be a SUPER cute picture, except Bubby had just finished eating and has a dirty face!

Feb. 6th

Dirty face in the bathtub!

Brenna in the bathtub! It is becoming next to impossible to take a picture of her!

Feb. 7th

Not cooperating AGAIN with me on the whole picture thing. I think she's sick of it! ;)

Bubby playing the drums!

Feb.8th

Brenna coloring online.

Cheez-It Commerical?!?!

Feb. 9th

B playing in the snow with Daddy and Lola.

Mommy trying to get a good picture of Bubs!

Video of Bubby WALKING! :)

I was able to get a video of Bubby walking! He walked clear from the play room and then almost to the edge of the dining room! (Ignore the carpet. Wyatt told me that as soon as Collier was walking good we could rip it up since there are hardwoods underneath. We'll probably do that beginning of summer! I'm super excited, I hate the carpet and want it out of here!)I really can't believe he is walking. I don't think he crawled at all today...well unless it was to crawl to something to stand up, and then walk. I knew he was getting close, but I really thought he would be the baby that took sleeps forever...I guess not.

Heaven.....

With the recent passing of Grandma Mueller and Elvis, childhood dog (he died in September) the topic of Heaven has been brought up a lot in our house. When Elvis died I was told that it would be a great learning experience for Brenna and it would start her understanding of people dying and going to Heaven. She had to learn at some point that we all die. So when Elvis died I was honest with her and told her that he was really old and sick and it was his time to go to Heaven. We told her that Heaven was up in the clouds. So when we were outside she would tell us that Elvis was in Heaven and he died.

When Grandma M. died we explained the whole thing again to her and we kept relating it to when Elvis died. At the visitation and funeral she was a little confused on why Grandma was "sleeping" when she was supposed to be in Heaven. I was sure to tell Brenna that she was not sleeping, she was dead, and I told Brenna that after her funeral she would go to Heaven. I didn't think she would get the whole soul and body thing. That explanation worked for her until we went to the burial. So I had to explain the whole soul vs. body thing. I told her that we bury the bodies so that we can bring them flowers and come talk to them when we miss them. Our soul goes up to Heaven. She said, "That's so mean"..lol. So I had to explain that its not mean and we do it because we love Grandma (or whoever). I told her that we could take flowers to Grandma's grave, she liked that. So I think all in all, explaining the whole thing to her went fairly well. She still gets sad about Elvis and Grandma M dying. Which is kind of weird because she didn't have a relationship with Grandma M. Its not like we saw her all the time or anything like that. She's just a VERY sensitive child and I guess she can pick up on certain things. She'll also pretend that she's dead and is in Heaven, I'm assuming this is just part of the learning experience. I never thought I would be having such "emotional" conversations with my 3 year old! I definitely think she is very mature for a 3 year old!

We have A WALKER!!!!

On Friday (2/5) Collier just took off walking EVERYWHERE! He walked clear from the end of the living room to the kitchen! We couldn't believe it! He's been taking steps for close to a month but he would only take steps (about 7) and then fall to his butt and start crawling. Now he is just walking, walking, and walking! He likes to clap when he walks and of course he has the biggest grin EVER! Its so cute! He looks so little when he walks, I can't believe that Brenna was actually smaller then this and walking!

Hopefully, I can get a good video of him. Of course the minute I get the camcorder (is that what they're still called?) he drops down to his butt and wants to see what Mama has!

He also has another tooth that has popped though and the other top one should be popping through any day! :)

How about a blog about Wyatt?!?!

Where to start with Wyatt...first of all, he's the most amazing father. Yes...I know a lot of women claim this, but I really do have the number dad over here. We were watching "Teen Mom" the other day and Dr. Drew was saying that men really don't have that bond that moms have with their children. I told Wyatt that I didn't think that was true with him. He has an undeniable bond with our children. He is absolutely 100% in love with them! I have never seen a dad have such an amazing bond with their children! I thank God that he is the father of my children!

So...I might complain a lot about Wyatt not helping me with housework or saying stupid things. But I never take the time to praise him! I'm not always the most pleasant person to be around. I can be snotty, moody, etc. A lot of times this is from stress. My #1 stress was school (so glad that's done). But when I was being...ahemmmm....bitchy...Wyatt took it. He let me be rude and mean. He let me take it all out on him. He knew that's not who I am, he knew I was just stressed. He accepted that it was one of my faults.

He is a great support system. When ever I mentioned quitting school...and yes there were times that I did...he always let me know it wasn't an option. I needed that.

He has let me be a SAHM. Enough said. Some men wouldn't want to sacrifice material things, but he did. In fact, I love that he is the least greedy, materialistic, selfish person I have ever know.

He isn't superficial. I've gained weight in the past 6 years and he has never said anything. He has never make a comment that I wear sweats all day or that I don't wear make up....he has a great way of still making me feel pretty. He tells me everyday...multiple times a day that he loves me.

I love his laugh. He has the most contagious laugh ever. You have no choice but to laugh when he does!

I'm very thankful that I'm the girl that gets to watch him die laughing watching the "office", or scream at the T.V when the Bears lose, or jump up and down watching a Cubs game.

I love that I know without a doubt that he is committed to our family 100%! We are his everything.

Its kind of like that song when the guy is singing about how his wife thinks she's the lucky one, but really he is. Wyatt is always telling me about how he is so lucky to have me, but I think I'm actually the lucky one. :)

LOVE HIM!

An amazing big sister!

Everyday I am in awe of have good of a big sister Brenna is. She's always very concerned about her Bubby and she has been since he was born.

This morning she was leaving for school and I told her the usual, "be good, be nice, have fun, and eat your breakfast and lunch." Then she ran into the living room and said, "Wait Mom! I haven't kissed my Bubby!" So she kissed him and then ran off without even kissing me! I guess I know where I am in her priorities! ;) She always is always telling us that her Bubby needs something. She'll tell me that Bubby needs booby and she tells her Dad that Bubby needs a bottle (Wyatt does bottle feedings). If *she* thinks I'm being to *stern* with Bubby, she reminds me to be nice to *her bubby*. :)

She truly loves her brother and I know he absolutely adores her! He seems lost when she's not here! I hope that their relationship grows even stronger and that they are best friends.

It makes me happy to know, how happy Brenna is as a big sister. When we found out I was pregnant, our first concern was How will this affect Brenna?!?! And now I think, Wow..all children should have at least one sibling, it really is the best gift we could have ever given either child! When Wyatt and I are gone, (hopefully) they will have each other. I'm hoping that they can always count on one another when life isn't going their way. I hope that when they're teenagers and they're not comfortable talking to us, they can talk to each other, I hope they share secrets and have a united front against us "rents"...lol!

I love their bond and it makes me very proud! :)

Some of my favorite pictures of my 2 favorite people! (There are quite a lot)

Meeting each other for the first time! Love at first sight!






















This is what life is about!