This is what happened when I said "Smile for Daddy!" Not bad eh? 
Four days down, another 6 to go! We've been packing our days full of fun so that we don't miss Scott SO much! We have been texting, plus he called yesterday evening and Kalia was sure happy to hear his voice! (Okay, me too!) I was on the phone this morning and just looked over to see that Oliver had fallen fast asleep sitting up on the couch!
Thursday we said goodbye to Scott around 4:30 and then I told Kalia we could have whatever she wanted for supper while we watched the movie "Cars" - she picked grilled cheese and pickles, which seems to be her new favorite. I was a bit worried about putting her to bed because she always seems to go to sleep better when Scott is around and when it's just me she uses every trick in the book to stay awake! But my prayers were answered and she went beautifully to bed without a peep! She has been quite well behaved for me since he's been gone actually. I told her that Mommy was going to be sad because of Daddy being gone so long and she would make me really happy if she was a good girl while he was gone. She loves any 'job' we give her where she feels like she can help out, so she has seemed to take her task of cheering Mommy up with great pride. Friday morning we had a play date with Terrilee, Emery and Griffen, I had a massage, and then we headed over to my mom's. Last Tuesday my neck started to get VERY stiff and I have hardly been able to even move my head from side to side! At the massage, she said that it looked as if I'd been injured or had whiplash - and I have no idea what caused it! It's still sore, but I'm going for another massage on Tuesday and hopefully she can work out the rest of the kinks. In the evening at mom's my friend Ally came over to hang out for the evening with my family as well!
Thursday we said goodbye to Scott around 4:30 and then I told Kalia we could have whatever she wanted for supper while we watched the movie "Cars" - she picked grilled cheese and pickles, which seems to be her new favorite. I was a bit worried about putting her to bed because she always seems to go to sleep better when Scott is around and when it's just me she uses every trick in the book to stay awake! But my prayers were answered and she went beautifully to bed without a peep! She has been quite well behaved for me since he's been gone actually. I told her that Mommy was going to be sad because of Daddy being gone so long and she would make me really happy if she was a good girl while he was gone. She loves any 'job' we give her where she feels like she can help out, so she has seemed to take her task of cheering Mommy up with great pride. Friday morning we had a play date with Terrilee, Emery and Griffen, I had a massage, and then we headed over to my mom's. Last Tuesday my neck started to get VERY stiff and I have hardly been able to even move my head from side to side! At the massage, she said that it looked as if I'd been injured or had whiplash - and I have no idea what caused it! It's still sore, but I'm going for another massage on Tuesday and hopefully she can work out the rest of the kinks. In the evening at mom's my friend Ally came over to hang out for the evening with my family as well!
Saturday was a really fun day for me! I went out shopping for the day and out for lunch with my wonderful friend Sherisse! We celebrated eachother's birthdays which are both in January and I got myself a few fabulous items! I was determined not to shop for the kids, because that's usually what I end up doing. In the evening, we just relaxed at mom's and went in the hot tub, staying for another sleepover.
Sunday I packed the kids up and hauled them off to church by myself (I felt brave - luckily the really COLD spell is over). It all worked pretty well, aside from Kalia being brought out of Children's church crying miserably because some "mad guy" had not been letting her play with the toys :) For the rest of the day we hung out at mom's and then came home for night. This evening my family is having a birthday supper for me with my mom's yummy Neopolitan cheesecake - my fave!! 
Oliver absolutely loves watching Kalia play! He is starting to get more active too! He's not quite crawling yet, but he will move onto his tummy to reach a toy and sqirm around a little, plus he does this funny little 'shuffle' when he's lying on his back to move around a bit. He has also started pulling himself up and climbing around. Yesterday he was sitting on my lap when he grabbed my shoulders, and just stood up! Also, today he was on the couch and then he climbed up the arm to look outside the window. I have definitely noticed that he is getting more curious about what is beyond the little circle around him! Whereas he used to be content for hours to just sit and play, he now seems to realize that there is more to explore and to do. He also finally had his 4th tooth poke through last night - he's been working on that one for a little while.
Kalia is busy, busy, busy as always. I think she could spend a whole day playing 'chase' or hide and seek! Here, she is proudly depositing a little bag of money that my dad gave her into her piggy bank. She was considerate enough to share some with Oliver and put some into his piggy bank as well 