This is life.. and I like it.

So this week has been interesting to say the least. I wanted to say something before I start my post, sometimes Facebook can be deceiving because most people only post when life is good and fun. It isn't very common for people to post pictures or even just post anything when life is tough. I mean who wants to openly admit to the entire virtual world that they had a rough day or are struggling with something? 

I just wanted to openly admit to the entire virtual world that I struggle everyday, everyday is not perfect and most days right now I don't even get out of my PJs until my oldest child goes down for her nap (at 2:30pm) and I deal with a very messy 2 year old and a new baby that spits up absolutely EVERYTHING he eats and it mostly ends up all over me. 

Some times I wonder why I even shower when less than an hour of showering my baby spits up all down my shirt lol my two year old is a Tasmanian devil and destroys every room in the house within seconds of going in it that I wonder why I bother cleaning lol 

Life is hard in general and when u add little kids to the mix, oh boy, life gets messy and interesting. 

But what would life be without all of the struggles? If we didn't have struggles we would never grow, and we would never know just how good the good parts of life really are. So thank The Lord for throwing curve balls at us to help us grow and appreciate the good times :-) 

I just wanted to share that with you all because I don't want anyone that only sees my life online to think that my family doesn't struggle or go through hard times. 

So on to the post... 

Some of the things that went on this week, I am really working on sleep training KJ in small batches at night and it's really working. Kaili'a didn't sleep through the night until she was 18 months (said with rolling my eyes) so this time around I want to do it differently. KJ has been sleeping 4 hour periods at night time, and I can't believe the difference it's had on my energy and mood with getting 4 hours of sleep at a time instead of two. 

We cleaned Kailias room lol I know that doesn't sound to interesting but it was a miracle that we even got it done. We are transitioning her room from a 1 year olds to a 2 year old so we went through all of her toys and seen what toys were too little for her and that KJ can play with soon and what toys that were ruined and could be thrown away. She was really good about the whole process and didn't seemed to be bugged by getting rid of the toys she wasn't playing with. I should've taken a picture of before we cleaned her toy box and after because we got rid of about 80% of things. I moved all of her dolls to the top of her closet which made a HUGE difference. 

Right now she is so into coloring and books that she's happy as long as I don't get rid of crayons or books lol. I have been just blown away at her maturity level these past couple of months, such a huge difference between a 1 year old and a 2 year old. 

Saturday night last week the hubby and I got to go out on a date! We got a gift card for our birthdays and one was to the movie theatre so we thought it was about time to cash it in. We had such a fun time  going out ALONE and being about to enjoy each other's company as a couple and as not parents lol we are going to dinner some time this next week and we are so looking forward to being able to take our time eating and savoring the favors lol I swear some days we don't even taste our food because we are trying to keep up with the kiddos. 

Yesterday was an eventful day, Kaili'a was such a good girl and so was KJ but they both had a few moments that just made it that much better. First, KJ had his first blow out diaper which wasn't really fun but it was eventful trying to clean him and myself up without making a bigger mess. Second, Kaili'a woke up from her nap with a bundle of energy and was just running all over the living room yelling. She had had no sugar or really anything since waking up from her nap and she was a crazy person lol I just sat there and watched her for over 15 mins that I was tired by the time she was done lol. Third, my grandma (GG) verna was over and wanted to change Kjs bum because she never had before so she lays him down to change him and was taking awhile to change him that it made me nervous because anyone that has changed a little boys bum knows that you have to go fast or you could get peed in the face, as soon as I worried about it KJ pees ALL OVER GG and my grandma just stood there in shock (guess it's been awhile lol) and you would've thought she spilled a whole glass of water on her. I didn't know he could pee that much. And last but not least we went to trunk or treat for the first time. Kaili'a was so excited and absolutely loved it! KJ slept the entire time so he enjoyed himself also. 

Today was a pretty good day. KJ had a tummy ache and it was just so sad, he's not a crying baby so when he did today I knew he wasn't feeling very well, so I just cuddle and loved on him most the day and he started feeling better by the evening. 

Kaili'a was a sweetheart today, we painted her pumpkin. Well, I only helped because she wanted someone to paint with her but she did 90% of the painting and she was in heaven. I expected her to have paint everywhere but she didn't, she was such a big girl, I was sooo proud of her! 

All was going well until I walked into the family room and seen that Kaili'a had colored all over the wall!! Luckily it was crayon and daddy came to the rescue with wipes and they both scrubbed until it came off.. Surprise mom and dad... 

Just another day in the life of a parent, right? :-) Looking forward for upcoming events this weekend, Halloween and Kjs blessing! Watch for pictures :-) 

Thanks for reading,