Pumpkin time!

Even though I love summer...fall has arrived.  Pumpkin coffee creamer arrived in our fridge last week and I made some pumpkin cookies today...yummy!

Olivia is already excited about Halloween and pumpkins!Such a fun time of the year!

Boo Boos and Bumps

Seems like we are on an accident prone 2 weeks.  Poor Olivia...she has so many boo boos!  She had 3 accidental things happen at daycare...bumped her head on the floor, then bit her lip hard because she thought I was at the door and was running, then again she was running and slipped and hit her chin.  When we were camping she tripped on one of the tent stakes...ker plop.  Then Tuesday she was running in the driveway and fell running up the driveway (She forgot the NO RUNNING in the driveway rule)- needless to say both knees and elbows look bad.  Then tonight I was cleaning her face after dinner and she decided to sit on the bar on the step stool...then ker plop...fell backwards on the bathroom floor and bumped her back! Then later tonight she walked right into the walk in the kitchen...lovely...poor thing...she looks like a hot mess! Hoping this is just a general klutziness and we stop getting boo boos!!

Tantrums

I guess turning 3 1/2 comes with tantrums! BIG TIME! We have had some mega meltdowns the past 2 nights.  Yesterday it was when we got home and she needed to take her shoes off and put them away- which she knows how to do, AND does often.  Big screaming, yelling, crying and being mean to me!  Today it was worse than yesterday...it was over getting ready for dance class and going potty.  I don't know what is going with her.  I know part of it is she wants to spend time with me since she is not with me during the day anymore.  But man it is craziness.  I am hoping it gets better because I may not survive her being 3 1/2 years old!

But when she is very happy we have fun moments like these:

Encopresis Update

Thought I would update about Olivia's Encopresis.  As we colored in the last smiley face on her chart last night I was so happy for her progress.  I will call the doctor after we finish this next chart and see what we need to start changing.  So much progress has been made.  Right now pooping is no big deal for her! She is an afternoon/evening pooper which makes life better instead of staying up until all hours trying to get her to go.. Now she goes and is done.  I was so proud because she even pooped at the campground Saturday night in the restroom they have! I was so proud of her! But right now it is getting so much better! Right now...tomorrow it could all start over...but hoping it doesn't!

Don't be jealous of our charts but you can tell how much better she is doing.  Yellow smiley poop on the potty, red smiley poop in her pants, and an X for not pooping that day.  And yes we have notes and times when she poops...see don't be jealous of that!

Fall Camping at Fort Yargo

This weekend we went camping at Fort Yargo with our friends.  I was feeling better but not 100% but well enough to go.  Brendon picked me up after work on Friday and we drove up there. We ate dinner and then did some fishing.  The temperature was great!

Saturday we woke up and it was just us.  I went for a run..well tried to run....it was slow and I kept on coughing.  Then after we ate breakfast we went for a bike ride and caught grasshoppers.  After lunch we rented a pedal boat! It was so fun.  Then we went on a nature walk and scavenger hunt.  We had a really great time with our friends!!

The pictures got out of order....ooops!