this weekend.

oh three day weekend where did you go? seriously, it went way too fast in my opinion. and the dread thought of upcoming parent conferences doesn't make me the happiest person this side of the mississippi that's for sure. ugh. actually double ugh. 
however, what is not double ugh is the amount of stuff i got accomplished the past three days. i went to church. got caught up on the 4 episodes of 90210 i had been neglecting. fought a cold. listened to captain whine. a lot.  oh--and did a little thing i like to call 'completely-overhaul-the-house,' which took me a cool 9 hours. a great many things i am, but one thing i am definitely not is a hoarder. i'm the antithesis of a hoarder. i'm a 'throw-something-away-if-i-can't-find-a-home-for-it' and if i need it later, then i'll just go buy it again. i was feeling overwhelmed with life, work, you name it...and boy, does a good 9 hour cleaning sesh make me feel a little lighter on my feet. (one thing i am is clothes sentimental! i got so upset cleaning out clothes they both couldn't fit in anymore! my littles are getting so big!) i digress. lastly, i crafted up a thankful turkey or two and finished the night off with....wait for it...mcdonalds and yogurt mill. college brianne made an appearance in all her glory. hurrah!

the difference a week makes.

this dude is 30 inches long, 21 pounds. waves buh-bye. found his tongue. and is starting to crawl on things. through things. under things. everything. 

the aftermath.

ella said she was sick of being a witch and made the executive decision to be a princess. captain was her dragon. ella cried. ella pouted. captain stared and took it all in. ella declared that she 'never wants to go to mommy's school again! the big kids are too scary.' i agreed. the face on ella in the last picture sums up the aftermath of our halloween. 

9er.

this man is a whole nine months today. 
he is the most giggly baby ever. his gut laugh is the best.
he has 5 teeth. 3 up top and 2 on the bottom. he hasn't gotten one of his front teeth....only one and the two sides ones. he's a snaggle tooth :)
he currently has a cold :(
he sleeps all night, 7ish to 6:30ish.
he is starting to feed himself and is getting a little less picky in the process.
he takes two naps.
he has the loudest high pitch scream that he uses to deter his sister's antics.
he wears 12-18 month clothing perfectly. 
he will wear 18-24 month clothing soon.
he army crawls like stud, and is dabbling in the legit crawling world.
he rocks.