Begging for Votes

So I never enter my kids or my pictures in to contest. I had to do it this time the prize is amazing its a 2 night stay in a really cool hotel in Wisconsin Dells. Jim and I have been there but we really want to take this kids because we know they will love it. We just haven't been able to because its really expensive and honestly we just can't afford it.

Anyways the contest has been going on for like 2 weeks now and we are all the way down to 6th place. We need more votes. So if your reading this can you please please take a second and go vote for Cora.

This is the picture I entered so look for this. Its not hard to find we are the 6th picture down at this moment.

All you have to do is go here. Chula Vista- Facebook click and like the page and then go down to Cora's picture and click the box next to vote.


Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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Cora's summer favorites

Last year Cora was this little blob who laid in on a blanket in the shade all summer long. Since she was born so early she was tiny all summer long. I bet she weighed between 4lbs and 8lbs the whole summer. This summer she was ready to hit the ground running. Here are some of Cora's favorite things that happened this summer.

Swimming- Cora LOVED to swim like her mom and her brother Carter she is a water bug! Problem is she hated her little float thing and did not want to be held she just wanted us to let her go and swim on her own. Ya not going to happen little girl.

 Cora learned to stand on her own in June. It took a good month for her to take off and walk. Trust me there is no stopping her now. This little girl just wants to explore.

Cora and mommy love the green grass. With winters so long here we don't get to enjoy the green grass long.

And the flowers (yes I know these are really weeds.)

She loved camping, just had a blast. We went with my cousin, her husband and there kids girls. All 5 kids loved every second of it. To bad I forgot to charge my camera battery before we left. This is the only picture of the whole weekend with my good camera.

This summer we ran in to a large amount of horses. Cora loves any animal that is going to give her attention. After 3 kids in 3 years our dogs are totally over little kids, you would think they would run and get out of her way but nope they sit there and take her torture

Cora must have really liked the sun because she has some major tan lines. (mommy fail)

Most of all I think Cora's favorite part of summer was spending it with her brothers. <3

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19 Days.

I think I may be a bit more excited then the boys are. In 19 days both boys will start school. Carter is starting the normal 4K program and Oliver is going in to the Early Childhood education. Oliver's speech has come a long long way in the last 6 months we have been with birth to 3, but its still not quit up to par yet. Actually in the last month he has had a huge huge huge growth in speech. 6 Months ago at 2 1/2 years old Oliver had around 8 words, now Oliver is telling us I don't want to and its not nap time yet 2 more minutes. Its crazy how far he has came. We are guessing some where around 300ish words. Its amazing how far he has come. 6 months ago all he did was whine whine whine. Now he is starting conversations with us.

Oliver is still not caught up with kids is age although he is almost there. The day you turn 3 you age out birth to 3. The day you turn 3 you age in to the school district. Oliver doesn't turn 3 until October but I got the call yesterday that they are letting him start at the beginning of the year. Oliver will go to school 4 days a week Monday- Thursday and afternoons so 2 1/2 hours a day. He will also get picked up by a bus. This is huge and honestly quit scary to me. I just see him as such a baby and maybe its just me but I don't know if I am ready to start school.

I talked to Amber our speech therapist today, she was the speech therapist for the school last year so she knows a little bit of the ins and outs about how it works. She told me there usually is little communication between the parents, teacher, and speech therapist there. This worry's me a little bit I mean its not like he can talk that great how am I suppose to know whats going on at school. I have decided to get a notebook and have the teacher write each day or maybe even once a week what they are doing and working on.

Carter is starting 4K. School isn't anything new or exciting to him. Maybe he will be more excited when its gets closer but right now he isn't acting excited about it at all. Carter did Preschool last year at a private place so this year and this school is new to him. Also new to him is he is going 5 days a week this year. Last year it was only 2 days a week. Another new thing is he is riding the bus. I think this is going to be hard on him. Oliver and Carter are both going to school at the same place and same time but they have to ride different buses. From what I am being told Oliver's bus is only for the Early Childhood kids so only 3 year olds will be on Oliver's bus. Carter has to ride the bus with all of the kids ranging from 4 years old to 18 years old. I think this might be a little bit scary to him. If it was me I would be a little bit scared to. It will be interesting come the first day of school when he has to get on that bus. I could drive them to school every day its only a half of mile away but I would much rather not. It will be so nice come the middle of winter not have to get the van cleaned off and bundled up to bring them to school. I think the bus aspect is one of the things I am most excited about so I hope they do good on it.

Well we have 9 days left to get these boys ready for there new adventure. Wish me luck!

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Deer and Cousins

We took the kids to a local deer farm called Fawn Doe Rosa. The kids had a blast. We went along with my cousin Trent and his wife Brittany and their 2 kids Brooke and Brodie. The kids all loved the place except for Oliver who was bit by one of the ponys.

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