It has been found!

The penny has been retrieved and Chloe is happy and healthy:) She has gotten lots of love from us..a scary accident puts everything in perspective. We were starting to worry about the aftermath and what happens if she does not pass it in a few days?(Thanks Jane for your encouraging doctor wisdom:))It was found yesterday in her 2nd dirty diaper since the incident..THANKFULLY it was only two diapers I had to look through since I was pretty much gaging each time. We are happy this is behind us!!

Our Little Piggy Bank

We had quite the eventful afternoon..It was Chloe's first time to the E.R. because she swallowed a penny! Talk about a scary moment. The girls were in the Laundry room(quietly playing-never good). I went to go check out what they were doing and they got my purse and each one had a coin in their mouth which of course is a game for Chloe since she knows I will do anything to get stuff out of her mouth. So Chloe takes off running and laughing. I catch her in the Living room and grab her cheeks but she then swings her head back which I knew right away that was not a good thing. She looks at me with panic and I put my hand in her mouth and started swiping and I felt the penny way down there! I was freaked..I have never had anything like this happen. I picked her up and started smacking her back out of panic. She finally started crying and I was shaking like a leaf. The doctor said it is best to go to the emergency room to make sure it is not stuck somewhere. That was quite an adventure as both girls wanted to touch every disgusting thing in the ER. It didn't help that the ER nurse said "Who let her play with pennies?" I wanted to say "What its bad to give yor kids coins? I wish I would have known this earlier!:)" Chloe held pretty still for the x-ray and we were relieved to find out that it was in her stomach/small intestine and lucky for me I have to be on a search for it every diaper change :) If we don't see it in a few days it is back for more x-rays. I will keep you posted..but I will spare the pictures:) I now have to hunt the house for all choaking hazards! As for Lauren and her sleeping she did fall a sleep and did not attempt to leave her room again. She also fell fast asleep for her nap.. so we will see:)
Chloe found a new game of playing with her hospital band

Can you guess what we are dealing with?

I will give you some hints..
1. Steve and I are sleep deprived.
2. Found a naughty little two year old decorating herself and our bathroom with moms make-up while we enjoyed a summer night outside with friends.
3. Getting great exercise going up and down the stairs.

Yep..Lauren learned how to hop out of her crib and open doors at the same time. Every time we would put her in her crib she would climb out when she woke up. Our biggest fear because this means big girl bed. Lauren and big girl bed should not go in the same sentence. I had a feeling that she would be an escapee. Of course she loved her bed and was all excited to go in it but this means taking hours to fall asleep. What happened to our awesome sleeper?? She has had her good nights and BAD and finally I bought the device to lock her in her room. Tonight is the first night we are using it so we will see what happens?? As I write this I hear her door opening..that little stinker..now I really need your prayers!!

Pictures from Hawaii..

We had a wonderful time in Hawaii! Everything was amazing from the places we saw to the food/events and of course the fun people we were with. The pictures really don't do it justice..especially since I hardly ever had my camera since our good friends and personal photographers were there..Mark and Sara Leys ;) So if you want to see some good pictures make sure to check out Sara's blog:)

Another Toilet Lover

I didn't think I would be lucky enough to have two kids who love to play in the toilet! Lauren was constantly in the toilet and now it looks like little sis is going to follow that fun hobby. Anyone who comes to our house often knows that the bathroom doors should always be shut. Sometimes a certain family member forgets this rule;) Tonight I was cooking dinner and Chloe was awfully quiet, but I assumed that she was busy in the playroom. I heard her coming towards the kitchen which her naughty laugh and I look to see her soaking wet, and draped in toilet paper. I thought I would grab a quick picture to show you all how much fun she had. If she is anything like Lauren, there will be more of this to come for many months!

The "first" haircut

Lauren is now officially a big girl. I was looking at her hair this morning and I decided that I couldn't take it anymore. It was way too thin and no matter what I did it didn't look manicured. So my mom and I and a bunch of cameras took Lauren to get her "first" haircut. We went to a kid place in the mall so that she would be distracted by the t.v's and the car she got to sit in. I told the woman that I wanted a bob with bangs to make her hair look thicker and healthier. Lauren did great during the haircut. I thought she may try and get out of the car but I think she liked it (the sucker helped too:)) When I saw her hair falling to the ground I thought "what am I doing!", but once it was done it did look a lot better. I had to laugh when it was done because it looks like the perfect haircut for a mischievous 2 year old. The first thing Lauren did when we got home was run to her mirror and combed her hair into a knot..but it was much easier to fix with this new do :)

One is so much fun!

We celebrated Chloe's first birthday last night and had lots of fun. She loved the cake as you can see and we had beautiful weather so we were able enjoy the outdoors as well. I can't believe it has already been one year!