My status? Survivied.

If I had updated my Facebook status about every 30 minutes today, it might have sounded something like this:

6:00am:  There are some VERY loud banging sounds coming from the boy's room.  And I'm pretty sure Gabe isn't awake yet.

6:30am:  So nice to have a warm, snuggly 3-year-old cuddling on the couch while I do my quiet time.

7:00am:  Super Dad:  Ready for work, dishing up breakfast while I accidentally fall back asleep.

7:30am:  Gabe: "Oh...that's an owl?  Oh goooooooooooooosh."

8:00am:  Elliott thinks food makes the best hair gel.

8:30am:  Ahhh...the sound of a tub of toys being dumped out. 

9:00am:  It is a great aid to my striving for self-control that it's IMPOSSIBLE to watch anything on Hulu when it's not naptime.

9:30am:  "Gabe, I want you to get your cars out of the bathroom or you will wake Elliott up."  "But I want to SEE you."

10:00am:  "Gabe, we are going to the library."  "Oh!  I love the library."  "Baby Ellie will be there.  Would you like to see her?"  "Yes!....kind of."

10:30am:  Miss Cheryl is really earning her paycheck today.  Only the mommies are listening to the story.  I think she's doing the fast-forward version.

11:00am:  Forgot that I packed Ell's bottle to drink at the library.  Was wondering why he was so fussy.

11:30am:  If my 3-year-old wants to army crawl/slide around on the floor in the adult section of the library, I really don't mind, as long as he's quiet.  Not a bad tradeoff if you ask me.

12:00pm:  10 minutes after I asked Gabe to stay close to the deck while playing out back, I hear his drums being played in the garage...attached to the front of the house.

12:30pm:  Mommies, someone once told me to use a cheese shredder to shred apples for babies who can't eat chunks of apples yet.  I just remembered this today and Ell is DEVOURING his apple.  Thought I'd pass it on.

1:00pm:  I'll admit, I don't know what I'd rather hear these days from Gabe:  "Mommy, I love you" ~or~ "I need to go potty."

1:30pm:  Our house is showing tomorrow.  Please pray that it sells!

2:00pm:  Washing machine broken:  laundromat with two toddlers, or handwash?

2:30pm:  "Gabe, did you bite your brother?"  "He was pretending he was food."

3:00pm:  Forgot the detergent...another $.75 a load...or load the boys back up to go get it?

3:30pm:  So proud!  The boys are on their BEST behavior!  They love watching all these front loader washers!

4:00pm:  Out of quarters...clothes are still wet.  Good thing the dryer isn't broken!

4:30pm:  ‎1 box of Elbow Macaroni dumped out on the kitchen floor. I have not lost my mind or my temper. Truly only the Lord could have changed my heart so I'm not yelling right now.


5:00pm:  Dumbo cued and dinner on the table.  Is that enough prep to keep the boys happy for 30 minutes?  Gotta teach a voice lesson.
 
5:30pm:  Love that Zoe Cooper.
 
6:00pm:  Washing out the "hair gel". 
 
6:30pm:  Look at that boy go!  Elliott has been walking everywhere!
 
7:00pm:  Gabe must be exhausted.  He is being so naughty!  Both boys to bed early.

Only 15 more years...

Gabe will be 3 on Thursday.  I only get 18 years with him...and 3 are over.  Makes me want to step up my mommying.

And Ell is 10 months:  crawling, saying "uh oh" "dada" "mama" and once he said "thank you".  He nods his head and has clapped his hands a couple of times.  It's going too fast!

Busy Holiday season in full swing,  3 Thanksgivings last weekend, Gabe's party last night, probably celebrating with my family this weekend, church programs, then celebrating my birthday and Christmas with Jacob's families.  A little thing we like to call the "divorce shuffle".  We love being with all of our families...the best thing.

Life is so good.  I am so blessed.  The Lord is everywhere, loving us and showing us that He's watching and listening and he cares so much about us.  Do you know Him?  Do you know how much He loves you?

How the Engle's Do Fall

This is what we've been up to:



Long Walks at the Cabin Pasture

Figuring Out How to Crawl

Pumpkin Patch with Good Friends

Visiting Southern Missouri

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Cheering for K-State!

Baking with Pumpkin, Mommy's Favorite!

Drummimg, for Hours, Everyday

Bundled Up Walks with Mom and Dado

Climbing  on Everything

Subbing!

Today I am a music teacher again.  We are watching a movie...anticlimactic.  But it's still so fun to be around the kids...Jr high is awesome.

Heading to see mom this weekend.  Should be a beautiful drive and I always look forward to the company.  8 uninterrupted hours each way with my best friend and handsome husband.  The leaves are turning for fall...it will be beautiful!  Hopefully we'll hike on Saturday.

I also love showing off my kids.  Mom hasn't seen them since June.  And I think they are super cute.  FUN Weekend!

Our house showed this morning.  Praying...

The Older Man

Jake turned 30.  We had a super date...eating out kid free in Manhattan.  I think we look pretty good for 30.  I mean...I'm not 30 yet.  But he is!