I love haning out with Mikhail while we wait for the bus. I need to spend more one on one time with all of the kids. They really eat it up. Today I sat out on the front pourch with Mikhail and we talked about his cute little frekles and how they are all over his face. He's so cuddley too. I love it! I love that he's still young enough that when he runs to the bus, he turns around to tell me he loves me! I love that he sometimes waves to me on the bus, but most of the time he's busy talking to his friends. I love that he has friends! That was one of my biggest worries sending him off to kindergarten was that he wasn't going to have any friends. I don't know why I was worried, he's a great kid. He's got an awesome personality, he's funny, and he's (most of the time) really good to other kids. (Sometimes he gets a rotten bone in him) I'm just so proud of him! Last night he read a book to me that they made in class. He's been learning sooo much! A couple weeks back I was on the computer, and he came up to me and said, 'Google Map our address' I was like what!?, so I did it, and it showed us where we lived, even a picture of our house! He definately learned that in school, and it just amazed me! I wondered if sending him to full day was a good idea or not, but I think having the extra time at school is a really good thing for him. He needs it. They get to learn in a more relaxed enviornment..they aren't rushing to fit everything into the day.

Makenna is really loving her Preschool. I love to go and see thier song time, and see her sitting in her class and playing with her friends. Yesterday I had to pick her up 10 minutes early for my interview..and when we were leaving..she said by to a friend, the wholeee class said 'Bye Makenna' and it was just so sweet! I love that my kids have friends. I love to see Makenna running around and playing with the little girls..she even gets along with the boys too..she loves to play chase with them..haha the age old game! When I took her to the doctor last friday..there was a boy who was also four in the waiting room..and instantly they started running around the whole waiting room, laughing and chasing each other..if you wouldn't have known better you would have thought they were best friends. It was so cute! The little boy was sad when Makenna got called back to the room. But that's just the personality she has, it's very easy to like her :) It's even easier to LOVE her <3

I got my job though! I'm so excited! I'll be working at Ulta. I'll be working with beauty products and doing makeup, it really goes we'll with my school. It's awesome to have a job that you'll actually enjoy ;) The only hard part is, Makenna isn't going to be able to go to Stoneybrook anymore. I feel so bad! She really does love it there. But I'm going to need her to go to a day care instead. She's going to be going to Kindercare, and they have a preschool program there. I think she'll learn more there, because she'll be in prek all day instead of just two and a half hours. I haven't told her yet, because I dont' want her to tell the kids at school. I'm going to try to leave her in for the month of October. They still have the Halloween party that she really wants to go to, and they have the pumpkin patch..I really want her to be part of all of that. They also have class pictures..which she is part of the class..and I want her to get one! Anyways, big changes are coming our way for our family. I haven't worked a day job in a very long time. The kids have NEVER been to daycare..so this is really wierd for us all. But change is good, and I think it's good I'm going back to work. Right now, they twins are too wild for me to really take them on adventures. They both want to run opposite directions..and they just make it impossible. All we do is stay at home anymore.. I think they'll have a lot more fun at day care. I think when they get home we'll enjoy the time we have together much much more! I also think the house will stay cleaner because we aren't here to mess it up all day. We'll see on that one ;) I'm really loving my crock pot on busy days, and I think that's probably how I'll be making meals this whole fall and winter. Especially since I'm going to be working during the day and then I still have school at night! Crazy, our schedule is going to be just crazy!

So I think that I am addicted to life changing. I'm always finding new ways to make our routine change. It's really changed recently, and honestly I kind of wish it would go back to being simple. Mikhail is in school full time. It's crazy, the week flies by..and I feel like he's never here. Our days center around him going to school. Makenna is in prek three days a week in the morning, which is a little rough. I'm not used to having to get these kids up and ready first thing in the morning. Makenna also has dance on Monday night, which I absolutely love :) It's my favorite day of the week. I love to see her get dressed up and to see how excited she is to go. It's our special time together every week! I have class two nights a week and alllll day saturday. I do like going to my class. I've learned so much already. I just miss my family when I'm in class all day on Saturday. I miss having my Saturdays to go do fun things with them. It litterally feels like we have something scheduled every day of the week. On top of it, I start all these hobbies..I love having my little things to do on the side..but lately I don't feel like I have time for them either. And to be crazier and to make things more, I'm going to get a part- time to full time job. The kids are going to be in school, and I need to help out in any way I can. Plus I think it would be good for me to get out of the house. I know as soon as I get a job, I'll probably wish I didn't work and I didn't go to school again..but you just have to roll with whatever direction life takes you in.

The kids are getting smarter and smarter on me everyday. This morning Mikhail and Makenna were drawing and coloring. And Mikhail started asking me how to spell things, and he ended up spelling Mom, Pap, Mimi, and Dad. I was having him sound the words out and then spell them. I was really amazed at how well he was doing! He's learning so much. So is Makenna. She is so artistic. I love how she turns her letters into animals. They are both just so creative. I love to see how their drawing evolves too. They always get better and better at it.

Makenna loves going to prek so much <3 I love to see how excited she is to go. I always go early to see her sing with her class, and she does all the hand movements. She doesn't always get all of the words, but she pays attention..and it's absolutely adorable. She really pays attention. Last Wed. when I went to pick her up, they said the kids had used ink to make pictures. They were only supposed to use one finger to do the pictures, but some of the kids got really messy with it. If the kids got messy with it, they didn't listen. When Makenna came out of her class, she only had one little finger with ink on it. I was so proud of her to see that she was listening in class. She's a really good student ;) I can't wait until we get to do parent teacher conferences and I can really talk to her teachers about how she's doing. I hate that her teachers don't really like to talk to me about her. I feel like this expierence is so different than it was with Mikhail. When I took Mikhail, all the parents chatted and the teachers were so friendly..this time, no one talks to me and the teachers don't socialize :( As long as she's having fun, that's all that matters!

Madelyn and Maddox had a person from Help Me Grow come to evaluate them. I know that they are two and they aren't talking, so that's kind of a concern. But of course once they come out to check them for speech and I tell them they don't say anything at all, they start talking lol. Maddox has been yelling 'Dada' & saying 'No!' and he points. It's absolutely adorable :) Madelyn was leaving my Mom's house the other night and she was trying to say 'Mimi' and she said, 'MmmmmmaMmmmmma' it was cute. She really tried to say it. I also heard Maddox say, Sissy ;) He's going to be talking soon. They are both absolutely sweet. They love to hug and kiss. Mady always kisses the side of Daddy's cheek. He loves it, he thinks it's so sweet. She gives the best hugs too. She really squeezes when she hugs :) Maddox clicks his tounge when he wants to kiss me. I really love that. I'll be leaving his room for him to go to sleep, and I'll hear his toung clicking and I'll have to go back in to give him a kiss :) I don't mind though, I'll kiss him a million times! Today he really cracked me up. He tackled Mikhail and straddled him and gave him lots of kisses. Then all the sudden his rotten butt bit him! He's so rotten. Now he knows how to climb over the baby gates. I can't trust him to be downstairs anymore. Everytime I do, I find him walking around the middle level. He's so wild! We are going to be moving again when our lease is up here. We are definately moving out to the country. For the first time in a long time, I actually want a ranch. I'd really like one with a basement. But I don't like all the stairs at this house. I get sick of climbing baby gates, I get sick of all the different levels, one would be nice :) I'm also starting to weed through all thier toys to donate them. I have to learn to let things go. I hold onto everything...and it really clicked the other day when my mother in law was over..she said, none of thier toys are important to them because they have so many. And I totally agree. I really need to start getting rid of things. They shouldn't have so much stuff. I need to limit thier amount of toys, so they appericiate what they have. Anywayss now I'm really side tracking!

Madelyn and Maddox are getting a lot closer again :) I LOVE it! They used to be like that when they were little babies, and they are getting back to that. They love to sleep in the same bed and share pillows and share blankets. They are so sweet. They are starting to hold hands and give kisses..I abosolutely adore it! I look at Madelyn and see so much of Makenna in her, I also see my Mom in her. I don't know if it's her expressions or her looks, but I think she probably looks a lot like my Mom did when she was little. Maddox really looks a lot like Mikhail. I can't believe how much his little looks changed once he got his hair cut.

Ohh and I forget if I blogged about him swallowing a penny or not..but ya he definately did. Of course Maddox did. He doesn't every rotten thing..like getting stictches twice before he even turned two, and learning to climb baby gates, and eating dirty money..and just being the rotten little man that totally melts my heart. There's definately never a dull moment with him ;)

Ohh and the last thing that I'm going to blog about tonight is that today we went apple picking at Lynd's Fruit Farm :) It was the best day we've had in a long time! The weather was perfect, the apples were so yummy and the kids had tons of fun! Really couldn't have asked for a better day <3 Mady is my little Mady Appleseed! I think that little lady would live off apples if we let her. And I think the kids definately ate thier weight in apples today. The just had a blast ;) I love fall and fall fun! Pumpkin patch is next :)