Update!!

First, I want to say a big "THANK YOU" to all of you for your advise on my last post. I am still worried about the fact that he won't try new things, but I am working around that. I will not force him to eat something he doesn't want to, not that I have done that before, just wondered if I should. I do think that he has some sensory issues (I would like to talk to you about this sometime, Jennifer!!!). I don't know if that is attributing to his eating issues or not, but it is something that I am taken into more consideration. I haven't had a chance to read "Happiest Toddler on the Block", yet, but it is on my to do list. I did finish "The Stong Willed Child" and feel somewhat more impowered now. I realize that I may NEVER truly understand what he is feeling, but I will do my best to offer the disiplined environment that he needs. He will no longer get away with stuff. It would be so much easier for me to give in to him, but I know that this would be worse for both of us later on. I can only pray that God is guiding my hand, and my mind. I need his help daily!!!

We have been so busy over the last few weeks. I feel like I am running on empty most of the time. I know that I need to get used to it, cause it will only get busier in the coming years. I am preparing myself for that. I have started selling stuff on ebay over the last couple of months, for extra money (gas money!!!). It is going really well, and I am enjoying having something to do that contributes to the family fund, instead of just taking away from it. Our budget last month was the tightest it has ever been. We had to pay for the new van, the sales tax on the van, and our personal property taxes. I was feeling so broke and sorry for myself, then I watched an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and just cried about my selfishness. It is so easy to get caught up in the greediness of this world, and I am praying every day that God opens my eyes to the blessings that we have. We are all TRULY blessed.

We are going to a birthday party for Claire today. She is one of Lily's friends. Lily is so excited, I'm sure she will take a GREAT nap. When we get home, my plan is to carve a couple of pumpkins. Adam is in the deer woods this weekend, so we will see if I can handle the extreme mess of carving pumpkins by myself!!!! I will definately take pics to share!!!

My uber-talented photographer mother-in-law Ginny took some family pics of us a few weeks ago. I have put them on this post. The ones of the kids and then the ones of Adam with the kids turned out great. I didn't realize how badly my hair need coloring, until I saw the finshed pictures, so I think we are going to take the family ones again, after I touch up my hair!!!

I hope that everyone is doing well!! We love you all!!!!

This tree was the backdrop for both of the kids individual pictures. They turned out so well!!! I was very pleased!!!! I sat Avery up in the tree, he thought he was SOOOO big!!!!
Lily decided she need to hand and swing from the tree!!!

They were picking those little blue berry looking thing off of the evergreens!!! Don't they look content!!!!

In the tree, looking big!!!

My favorite picture of her!!!! So beautiful!!!!

What a sweetie!!!

Avery just wanted to climb on me, nothing lovey dovey, like Lily!!! He is ALL Boy!!!!

My BEATIFUL children!!!!

We could Avery to stop pitching a fit and smile if we stuck our toungues out at him. So he and Adam had a toungue war!!!! Pretty cute pic, if you ask me!!!!!

If Lily had a "REAL" smile here, or even not a smile, this would be my favorite pic of all time. Even as it is, it is ranked WAY up there!!! How precious!!!