So its been a while since I've blogged. We've been busy but not with anything really that exciting. Here's a quick recap of what we've been up to the last 2 months:
Since I drove out to Denver with my parents after they came to Utah for a trip, I was going to fly home but Luke decided to bring Brooklyn and come get me. We hung out in Denver for a weekend and took the girls to do a few fun things- Water World (I forgot my camera) and a butterfly pavilion.
The ever brave Brooklyn always taking up the chance to hold a tarantula.
Brooklyn learned her lesson about being fearless to hold any and every animal after picking up a turtle and it biting her stomach!
Brooklyn started 3rd grade this year and was very excited to meet her new teacher and make some new friends! I remember a lot from 3rd grade including a boyfriend named Alvin :)
We hit up the State Fair in Salt Lake the last weekend it was here. The girls had a lot of fun and I enjoyed some funnel cake.
The yearly visit to Cornbelly's was good times once again. Brooklyn was a champ on the bull and even attempted riding one-handed.
We moved the first of September. We decided what we were currently paying was more than too much and not worth throwing away in rent any longer so we found a home about 15 minutes south of where we were before. It is brand new, really nice and plenty big inside. We are really blessed to have found such a great home that we really like and is still close to Brooklyn as well as saving us a few extra pennies :)
As of September Lola is Binky free!! We were on the freeway one day in heavy traffic and Lola had a dirty diaper so I rolled the windows down for half a minute to air the car out a little and before I knew it she had thrown her binky and silky out the window. There was no way I could stop the car, get out and look for them so I just told her they were gone for good (except the silky because we have plenty of spares). That night at bedtime she kept asking for her binky and cried when we laid her down without it but I just reminded her that she threw it out the window and we have no more. She cried for 20 minutes then fell asleep. The next night was the same story but I once again reminded her why she didn't have a binky anymore and she only cried for 10 minutes. Within about 4 days she had completely forgotten and stopped asking for or bringing up the binky. It was SO much easier than I had anticipated! I should have done it 6 months ago :)
Lola recently had her 2 year well-check and weighs 22 lbs (3%) and is 34.3 inches tall (34%). Her Dr said she looks great, is progressing nicely in the weight dept., and is a happy and thriving little toddler! Lola also had her first dentists visit and we found that she has a great set of teeth that the Dr was thoroughly impressed with. Way to go Lola! Last week had her 6 month speech evaluation and the therapists said she has improved very well these last few months and they are fairly certain that either before or by the time she turns 3 she will no longer need the extra help/push with her speech! Lots of great news for Lola this last month :)
And for those few of you left who don't already know, we're expecting again! It came as quite the surprise because I was currently on birth control at the time (the same one that I used for 3 1/2 years before Lola- without any surprises). And while it wasn't planned and took me a little while to accept, we are very excited about this new blessing we have been given and can't wait to add another sweet little person to our family! Baby Boy Benik is due February 12, 2012
Lola was pretty brave when it came to going up to the houses because she knew they had candy and all she had to do was smile (and say thank you)
We met up with Brooklyn a little later and did a few more streets before calling it quits. Brooklyn chose to be a dead U of U cheerleader (because U of U sucks! and because she didn't want to be anything 'cute' this year :) She is fearless when it comes to Halloween and all things scary and spooky. She begged her Dad to take her to a haunted house until he gave in and she even made it through 3 of the 4 levels! Luke said he was pretty sure he was more scared then her.
Lola was SO proud of her candy loot. She still carries her pumpkin bucket all around the house each day hoarding her candy and shrieking at us if we even think about getting too close to her treasured treats! 
