LOVE

It's the little things that Luke does that make me LOVE him more and more every day!!

We've been having some rough days around here with less sleeping & more crying (the boys... for the most part;)) So yesterday when he swooped in & took the boys for a quick trip to the grocery store, it was much appreciated. And this morning when he made my coffee & fed the dog, while I slept in (until 7am... this is SO NOT sleeping in for me)I was OVER THE MOON excited!!!!

Hooray for a thoughtful hubby who takes such good care of his family:)
We LOVE you big time! xoxoxoxoxo

NOT gonna make it...

through the days if my sweet little two year old keeps skipping his naps! Not only is he skipping naps... he's still waking up at 5:50am... NOT ok!!
We are also still having nightmares & a teething baby (with one tooth up!!!! SWEET!! bottom right popped through last night;)) so I'm feeling beyond exhausted & still need those nap times for my sanity:) Please cross your fingers that tomorrow is a better day... for the entire Marland household! YIKES!!!

tired...

doesn't even begin to describe how i'm feeling today!! we have entered the land of teething (elijah) and bad dreams, monsters under the bed, night light loving (landon)!

elijah, like landon, seems to be teething FOREVER with no actual teeth coming through! i feel so bad for the poor little dude who is so not happy about these teeth trying to poke through his sore little gums:( he's a good sport about it for most of the day... but nights are rough!

as for landon... he's been having little moments of being scared at night. usually just before bed & then around 4am - when luke goes in a gives him a little snuggle & all is good! yesterday he had his first traumatic experience... we were at target & landon & i decided to check out the toy section while luke & elijah were looking at the electronics *boring*. in the toy section there was a little display with a robotic bigfoot. didn't look to scary to me, so i pressed the button to turn him on... YIKES!!!! he roared a little did a little dance & that's about all i saw because landon took off running w/ his little hands over his mouth shaking like he was having a cesure:( i found him down one of the toy isles... still shaking & crying & hands on mouth. i felt like THE WORST MOM EVER!!!! he's still saying... no roar over & over:( TRAUMATISED!!!! so needless to say last night... not so smooth! it was a four in the bed kinda night:)

decisions....

we've had some pretty tough decisions to make around here lately & the biggest one has been with luke's carrer. i haven't really blogged or chatted about that MAJOR decision because frankly our outcome keeps changing & now i'm going to tell you what we decided BUT it could change... maybe.

we ALWAYS thought as soon as luke's 10 year mark hit (march 2011) we would up & get out of the coast guard - i say we because luke's job pretty much does involve all of us marlands since we all have to move & we all have to be without daddy when duty calls;) so 10 years is here...well almost, and we had to figure out what the heck we were going to do... stay, go??

so without giving you the long version... yest this is the abbreviated version:) we have decided to stay in the coast guard... for 2 more years, as in march 2013(i think that's right), which is when our time in newburyport would be up. it's also when landon will be starting kindergarten (HOLY CRAP) and elijah will be in preschool (HOLY CRAP) & i will go back to work full time (HOLY CRAP)... i think you get the idea here.

decision made... for now.

Right Now...

I'm lovin' me some cool fall weather.

I'm waiting for two very sweet & very special little boys to wake up from their naps.

I'm waiting for another very sweet & very special BIG to get home & wisk me away to the outlets... with the littles in tow of corse.

I'm contemplating a move... same coast;) different state & MUCH bigger digs!!

I'm getting ready to celebrate that special BIG boys birthday tomorrow... he'll be all of 29!