Big Day

Yesterday was a big day -- we closed on our new house and put our current house on the market... Work began immediately on the new house to begin the updates although we found out that the kitchens place we planned to use is booked out until after the New Year. We'll have to come up with an alternative since I'd like to move around Thanksgiving.
Kids are doing well. Kyra's been on antibiotics for an ear infection and her bottom has a terrible rash. I put her in the tub at bathtime and she refuses to sit down. I try to pour a little water and she points her finger at me and says "No. No, no, no." Just like I would say to her if she wasn't acting appropriately. It was actually quite funny -- except for her poor bottom. She counts everything now although doesn't get it quite right and I was listening to her alphabet today which went "j...k...elmna...elmna...elmna...p, q, r..." Again, quite funny.
Daniel also has an ear infection which he hasn't had in some time. And Matt's been sick too. It's been an odd summer of illnesses.
Not much else to report. I'll try to get some pictures soon but with everything packed away so that the house can be showable, it's tough to pull things like cameras out of closets...

Too much to handle

Well, as you can tell, it's been ages since my last post. We haven't seen the coyotes again since the week of the last post. Someone either got a bee-bee gun (b-b gun?) and scared them off or who knows? Anyway, no sign of them. We have, though, purchased an old, new home with the idea that being closer to everything else we do will make life easier. In the meantime, though, preparing our house for sale and renovating the "new" house will not make life easier. It will all be worth it 2 years from now...
Business is booming and I'm loving it -- except for trying to fit everything into a day. I'm working on hiring/outsourcing to help take some of the workload off me. Who would have thought I'd be at a point so soon to need that? I'm surprised and thrilled.
We're anxious for our vacation in October... getting away is difficult, though.
The kids are doing well -- Kyra's got a double ear infection. The doctor said "She must be a strong kid. Most kids with two ear infections like this would be screaming all night." She's never had traditional symptoms (fever, waking up) so it's usually pretty far along before we realize it's even there. Poor baby. She's adorable, though. She's saying two word sentences. "Sit here" "Kyra's nose. Mommy's nose. Daniel's nose. Daddy's nose. Kyra's shoes. Daniel's shoes. Daddy's shoes. Mommy's shoes." and it goes on. She also screams "Mine" when Daniel takes something from her or if he has something she wants. They are starting to play together and can play together for a good 5 minutes before someone is crying or screaming. If it's more than 5 minutes and no one is crying or screaming, they must be getting into trouble together -- cleaning the windows with the baby wipes, rubbing play dough into the carpet, drawing on their bodies...
Daniel is as precious as ever. He's growing up so much and managing his emotions better. He still loves rockets and space. He got a "Dash" costume from the Incredibles for Halloween and is thrilled - he's been asking for it for ages. I thought he'd wear his astronaut costume but he's fixated on the Dash thing. Kyra will be a unicorn which is adorable as well.
Anyway, I'll try to get some pictures up but with packing and trying to keep the house clean for showing, who knows where the camera will be.