Her friend

Is it wrong to be creeped out when maya talks about a little girl she "sees"? I'm literally  freaking out..before bed she was tucking so called girl into bed then read her a story..later I heard maya crying and she said she couldn't reach this girl cuz the girl was on my bed....I don't like imaginary friends...not one bit...

Watch out!

This is my future warning to all..trampolines are  extremely dangerous...stupid realization I know...of course I know kids can fall off or get double bounced but maya got really hurt and  those things were not the cause..she literally jumped on the trampoline and as she came down she fell forward a bit and immediately started screaming..she kept telling me the back of her knee hurt and would not try to stand up or extend her leg straight... That happened at 10 a.m....

Drove home and put ash down for a nap.Had maya rest and she iced behind her knee..still  would not put any weight on her leg so I drove to  get her checked out..ended up waiting two hours before we even saw a nurse practitioner ....uh I would have gone to some other clinic if I had known I wouldn't even get to see a doctor...had X-rays done..found she had a fracture in her tibia and it is in the middle of her growth plate..thank goodness she is young and hopefully won't have future issues..had ash with me the whole time because I didn't realize we would be there a total of four and a half hours..ash was actually really really good for being stuck in her car seat and stroller the whole time..I did run out of diapers,snacks,and then my phone died...was freaking out....maya got  to request a treat for being so brave at the doctors and so she got a strawberry milkshake as a reward:)

Brad had a long day at work and was in cases up until 11p.m....longest day of my life...

thankfully our friend was able to get maya an appointment today and she got a pink cast on..she  kept crying and saying she was  scared and kept saying"no thank you teacher" when the guy was putting the cast on....I have the pic of her smiling because I had pulled out a surprise for her..a bag of. M &ms..but even now every time I lift her up she starts crying :(( we are going to be laying on the couch for quite a while now..she needs the cast on for a month and then will get a knee brace....

This was how I knew maya was really really hurt:
.she  didn't want a cake pop when I drove through Starbucks on the way home(I had no idea her bone was fractured!oops!)..at least I didn't drag her grocery shopping as well which was the  plan after trampoline world..I would have felt horrible later...

Ash was showing support to her sis with her one leg warmer:)

 And boredom already set in and she drew on herself..yikes...

Goodbye summer...

How is it September?! Now back to the real world of not having my parents  out here  helping me with the kiddos..it is cute because maya  asks me "when r your parents coming?"..such a goof..she is really into first names at the moment too(remember testing that out as kids?)..I guess she heard my mom saying mike and so maya my lil parrot was trying to get my dad's attention so she said "mike! Mike!"..

My bestie and her fiancé came out and maya was so excited to see her Aunty..in fact we even call our guest room Aunty stieg's room:))  I can't wait to head out to Jackson hole in October!!!!!!! Misssss u stiegs!!!

 Bike gang

Ash is  crawling now and getting into everything...thank goodness  maya can help me out with her baby sis!  Ash has become quite the daddy's girl and immediately reaches out for brad when she sees him..maybe it is because she always gets to share ice cream treats with him..hmmm...this kid is crazy for baths.i must say it is her favorite thing ever and she splashes and screams and goes nuts..she even pulls to standing on the bathtub..but won't try anywhere else...

We got colds over Labor Day:((( I am tired of wiping snot and being covered in it..I did take maya and ash to see the annual hot air balloon festival..such a cool sight to see..then I begged brad to take us to the night glow of the balloons and we went all the way there only to find out it was too windy and they cancelled the show..note to self..not worth it to fight the traffic getting out....yikes..

Celebrated brad's 37th birthday...another note to self..when deciding to have a birthday date night alone do not suddenly decide to invite your toddler..I literally almost called my parents to pick her up after being at the restaurant for five minutes..oops..

At night maya has been requesting to sleep in her "door house"..so she literally doesn't sleep in her bed but on the floor behind the closet door..interesting...

Potty training has been sooo much better! It really is amazing how just a few more months and things turn around..if I have maya in a pull-up she treats it like a diaper but if we r out and about and she wears underwear she totally tells me when she has to go..it is a miracle!!!:)))

Maya teaching ashtyn..

My favorite thing about  maya is  listening to her talk and hearing all the things she remembers..I  love hearing her  point of view on things and listening to her tell brad about her day...it is also nice when I don't know where something is she usually remembers and can tell me...she is also very caring and kind because I had a lil accident with a pothole and wrecked brad's tire and two rims and maya said "don't worry mama..we can get it fixed..it was just an accident"..then she told the people at ford I had broke dad's car when I drove into a "puddle"...

And r.I.p.  Myron fish

 Eight years old....

Well hopefully I will write again sooner rather than later....up next is a wedding in aspen  with just the kiddos and  myself..another fun adventure...