Sibling Rivalry

It's amazing once you have two children and one is away, you realize how much easier it is with one child. I wondered why I thought it was sooo hard when I just had Ami.

Well, now that she has been back home the chaos has grown. Eli became a lot more mobile while she was gone. He is getting into her stuff and that creates issues for her. She is learning what it is really like to be the big sister. Entertaining and stressful all at the same time.

While Eli has become a lot more mobile, he's still not crawling. He can scoot with the best them though. He's already pulling himself up!! I can't believe it! Time is passing by so quickly with him. Does time pass faster with each kid?

I'm excited for Ami. Starting in September we are going to be involved in a playgroup with three other little girls from church the same age. We will rotate around everybody's house each week. The bonus is I get three mornings a month to spend time with just Eli. I can't wait!

Party Over Here

Since Ami has been gone we have been on the move. Tuesday we went to the lake with the youth and went tubing, played volleyball, and Scott's favorite, king of the mountain. My parents live down by the lake so my mom watched Eli for us. It was sooooo NICE to be able to play and not have to worry about my kids drowning. However, I did have a panic moment and looked around for Ami.
Thursday we got a baby sitter for Eli and went out on a date for the first time since he was born. We tried to go to the movies but I screwed that up. Instead we went bowling and Scott beat me into pulp. The last game he scored a 171. And he wondered why I didn't look like I was having a good time! Doesn't he know he's suppose to let his wife win. He has too much of a competitive streak to do that. Then, we went out for ice cream and didn't hold back on getting some calorie packed treats.
Friday we went to Santa Fe and went shopping at the outlet mall and spent way too much money, but had fun doing it! We ate at our MOST favorite mexican restaurant in the whole wide world, Los Portillos. The ribs and shrimp were PHENOMENAL! They are looking at putting a restaurant in Albuquerque. YAY!!
Saturday Michelle and her gang came down. Scott and I watched the kids while they went to the temple. Her kids are so cute. Reese makes me want to have another little girl, but Scott is banking on another boy in the future. After Michelle and Steve got back I got to watch Michelle try to climb over a fence in a skirt. It was HILARIOUS!! I watched her try to catch her balance to only stumble and fall over the other side of the fence onto the ground. I'm laughing just thinking about it. (Sorry Michelle, I'm laughing at your expense.) Later we went to Texas Roadhouse for lunch and had some very yummy food.
All though we have had a great time while Ami is gone, we are now missing her. We can't wait to see her tomorrow.