Our Kiddo's

Our Kiddo's

Monday, December 26, 2011

Christmas!






Christmas has came and gone! It amazes me how long it seems to take to get here..but then the 23rd gets here and before you know it, its the 26th! As I am writing this the girls and Josh are snuggled in watching Bambi(Pipers xmas gift), and of course munching on some hoiday popcorn! The girls had a great christmas, Libby got new Ballerina tennis shoes, glittery winter boots, clothes, barbies, crafty things,kung fu panda, 2 DS games, Tinkerbell doll, hungry hippo game, and a few other board games, she got a mega thing of markers, pj's, and I am sure I am missing a few more things! Right before christmas we got a call letting us know that she had won the coloring contest at my dads bank..which resulted in a 20 dollar visa gift card! She was pretty excited to have her OWN credit card! So needless to say we went to walmart today and she bought a zoo keeper ds game! As for Piper Ann she recieved lots of little people, boots,shoes,clothes,babies,and baby acessories! She is baby CRAZY!!!! She loved opening gifts this yr! We had a busy busy day on christmas, we started out at home opening our gifts then went to my mom and dads than we all came home and took a little nap, then it was off to Josh's side for some more fun! Now it's the 26th and were all getting ready to go back to work to start the routine over! Libby had quickly reminded me its her birthday coming up next!!!

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Snow is here!!






Thanksgiving has came and gone, and now we have 2 little girls who can not wait for santa...well one especially!! Thanksgiving was nice and quiet and we still managed to eat more than enough!! Libby had just started to eat very little on thanksgiving day but on Friday when we celebrated for Josh's side she ate quite a bit more! The tonsil removal was really rough on her..she's such a trooper with all that type of stuff..but this hit her hard! She rarely complained but her eyes gave her away everytime! She never really ate anything for 8 days and we had to take her back in twice due to high fevers and dehydration....but now being 3wks past she's completely healed!!! I gotta say the eye opening experience to this whole thing was when we were sitting at the table and I had put some lunch in the microwave to heat up and I went and sat with libby at the table..she looked at me and said mom whats that noise..I didnt know what she was talking about so I asked her what sound..she says to me you know that humming noise..it hit me..she was talking about the microwave..she had just heard the microwave for the first time!! My baby can actually hear really well again!!! So even tho we had to go thru hell with the recovery of this surgery.. it was WELL worth it, Lib's' hearing is back to 100%!! So now that we have that under our belts..we look forwards to christmas and all the excitement it brings! We already decorated the whole house in xmas things, got our tree and both the girls helped and loved it!! They have only broke one bulb..2 stocking holders so far, so all in all were having a great time! We thought maybe we were going to be having a brown christmas but after lastnight we were pleasanlty surprised with 4-6 inches of snow! The girls and I already went out and played in it, they had a blast making snow angels and just walking around in it!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Libby doin her puzzle that great grandma and grandpa gave her for surgery!

Libby before her surgery!
The hospital gave her a ladybug for support..she liked that very much!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Final Countdown!








Well Libby's a weekend away from having her tonsil's and adnoids removed and her new set of tubes! On the mom side of it all, I'm not nervous about the surgery itself at all...what I am nervous about is her feelings being hurt or her trust in the dr.'s..Weird I'm sure but I have complete faith in the procedure and the outcome it is going to have, that I can wrap my brain around, but how my 4yr old very perceptive, trusting, loving lil girl is going to react makes me worried! Other than that I'm excited to have it done and watch her have her hearing return! We went to Walmart and let her pick out all her goodies, she picked out Neopolitan ice cream, crayon shaped popsicles, chicken ramen noodles, spaghettio o's, and some juice box's so she's pretty pumped for all that..I'm just not so sure she quite understands what is all happening to get those good treats but none the less it gives her something to look forwards too! I gotta give her some credit she had her pre op done last friday and did great! She had to get blood taken and I was thinking the drama queen was going to come out and I was going to be one of "those" parents! But they called Libby back and she went back without hesitation the lab lady told what was going to go down and libby just listened and nodded, I watched her face and could see all the little wheels turning and processing it all she looked up at me for reassurance I gave a smile and continued to chase Piper around the Lab, Libs then held her finger out, the lady wiped her finger and gave it a prick..Libby's eyes got HUGE she did a little jump looked at the lab tech and smiled and said..I didnt even cry! I was SOOO proud of her! This is my child who bawls at the site of her own blood and screams I'm bleeding blood I'm bleeding blood(this is all at the reaction of a scratch!) But none the less she was tough and brave and walked out with a ton of goodies! So who knows Monday might be a breeze!fingers crossed! Tonite we have Autumn, Dugan and Brooke over so Libs and Piper are in heaven, they have been playing well! I went to Put piper the monster to bed..usually not an issue at all but tonite marks the night of a new era! I put her to bed and 10 min later I hear two little footsteps and a butt drag on the steps..repeated over and over I open the door and there Piper is Blanky and all 4 steps away from freedom! She see's me and gives me her devilish trademark smirk! So I let her play awhile with the other kids and put her up to bed a 2nd time..this time it takes less than 5 min and she's at the bottom of the steps rearing to go! So now as I write this Autimn,Dugan,Brooke and Libby are in Bed and Piper is sitting on the floor playing Barbies! She is going to be my challenge! Halloween was a HUGE success! The girls had a blast, when Piper realized all you had to do was knock on peoples doors and hold a bucket and they fill it with candy..she did an evil little laugh and was on to the next house! Libby kept telling me MOM this is SOOO much fun! THIS is AWESOME!! So seeing their faces and how much fun they were having was a BLAST! They got a ton of candy and Piper couldn't eat enough of Reeses peanut butter cups(sometimes still in the wrapper)!!Libby's choice out of all the candy was the fruit rollups hands down! With Halloween being over I'm ready for the rest of the yr! As I close this post tonite I ask for prayers for my Libby to have a smooth surgery on monday!!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Fall is Here!






Things have been busy here at the Bell house this fall!! Between Josh's side jobs and my cakes, and the girls and work..well thats pretty much it, thats what our lives consist of right now! Libby is loving preschool and wishes she could go every day, so I'm guessing kindegarten will be an easy adjustment! I can't believe it's next yr already! She's working on tying her shoes herself, it's coming along slowly but we will get there! Her new saying right now is "ITS NOT FAIR",,and yes I have resorted to using the saying I was told over and over and over again when I was growing up "It's not fair till August"...Thanks Dad!! She has started dance again and is having a blast! She has also become quite the techno geek..she can download apps, take pics, call people and listen to her fav songs on my phone all by herself! As for Piper,AKA MONSTER! She is still into EVERYTHING! She climbs,pushes,chucks everything and anything! She's talking more and more now, she identify's stinky diapers as PEWWWW! Or she comes right out and says stinky but! She had her 18mos check up and all is well she's 29lbs and 34inches so she's in the 90% for everything! She loves to play babies right now, she literally plays them for an hour at least, she takes them for walks, rocks them, and puts them down for naps, she even takes them for a "drive" on her little rollercoaster cart! So at the end of the day they both are growing up too quick! We found out libs has to have tonsils and adnoids and tubes put in, on November 14th, I'm excited for my little girl to be able to hear again, but also a little apprehensive on how she herself will do, she trust the dr's soo much and I'm hoping we can keep it that way! She had 55% hearing loss in her left ear and 45% loss in the right, but the dr. is confident it will all come back after the surgery! I can't remember if I ever posted about our cousin stacy's wedding, Libby was the flower girl and did a fantastic job, she walked up and down the isle with NO hesitation, and after the wedding was done both the girls danced the night away!!!

Friday, September 9, 2011

Where did Summer Go?

Well, summer was here..we swam, we fished, we played, we vacationed, we had bonfires, we had our 2nd annual Bellstock..we CONQUERED summer!! Still I wonder why it seems like it was a blink of an eye and over? I noticed on my blog I pretty much took the month of august off..besides my occasional side photo from my phone! So I think I'm going to recap for everyone, and of course for my kiddo's since the main reason I do the blog is for a sort of scrap book for them to look back on! First part of August brought the fair..Libby and Piper LOVED the rides, I however was reminded that I'm not the young carefree pup anymore, I talked my nephew dugan into goin on the zipper with me...NIGHTMARE, it was truly the 5 min entrance ride to hell! My little man's heart was pounding so hard and he was breathing so heavy making the occasional call out to god..while we quickly found out he wasn't big enough to hold himself in the cage, which left me to hold him tight with one arm and hold me with the other, for a moment I thought I was going to get puked on but he held it in, he even managed to fight back the tears, when we got off the ride he went straight to the stroller and sat down, and i did all I could not to let my knees buckle..when I went to bed that night my head was still spinning! Libby's favorite ride was the ferris wheel, I accompanied her on this ride..she loved to rock the seat when we were on the very top..which made all the rust show even more...I think next yr we will hit up valleyfair..where the ride operaters have teeth and the rides are not put up in a day! Later in the month we held our 2nd anual bellstock, Libby could not wait for the slip n slide! She rode that thing the whole day, even Piper loved it! We had about 15-20 kids running around and they had a blast! After bellstock I went on a trip to canada with my dad and brother and uncle..we had a blast caught tons of fish, and had beautiful weather...could'nt ask for more than that! Then LaborDay wknd was here we went up to Larry's, the girls swam one day, the rest of the days were a little to chilly so we played and Josh and I took the girls out fishing, they had a blast! Libby caught a little perch and I gave it to Piper to throw back in the lake..but to my surprise lil fishy didn't quite make it to the lake,,at least not right away, Piper decided she needed to taste test it first! I looked over and there she was holding the fish and sucking on him like a sucker, she quickly took him out and kind of licked her lips and said UCK!! She later tried to taste a worm but we stopped her before that happened! Libby had a blast roasting marshmellows, and going for walks! Now we find ourselves one wknd away from school starting and dance for libby, she's pretty excited, she got a letter from her teacher the other day and hugged it and kissed it and said she couldn'twait for school to start! She's growing up to fast..she knows how to work my smartphone better than me, she downloads app's makes calls and takes photos, she even knows how to record herself singing then listen to the playbacks! As for Piper she's a ball of monkey fire...if there is something that you could remotely climb she will, put in her mouth she will, she's our lil monster! She's talking more and more her new thing is whenever you talk to her she responds with a HUH..you repeat she says..HUH..you repeat again she says HUH..and smiles! She has a little devil laugh when she knows shes being mischievous, she dances like nobody's buisness! She loves to come at ya and say tickle tickle in a low voice while scrunching her hands up..only she pinches not tickles! She's got all her chompers in and is starting to identify her nose, mouth, and eyes(quick warning..close your eyes when you ask her where your eyes are!! My babies are growing up to fast!!!!!

Saturday, August 20, 2011

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Monday, July 25, 2011




I figured I HAD to share these photos!! Libby bought goggles with her own money and the girls have been enjoying them a ton...without water!! We have been swim crazy the last couple weeks...thus is why Libby wanted the goggles!!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

This is what happens when PIPERS Alone for a second!

Friday, July 15, 2011

Piper and Libby's new thing to do!

Back to Reality!











We're back from vacation and getting back into the swing of things! I managed to upload some photos from our trip from my phone...sorry about the sideways thing don't know how to fix that! Anyways we had a great time up at longville, the trip ended with Libby asking if we could live there...mission accomplished on having a great time!! They swam,fished,raced turtles,rode bike,went for a walk,ate ice cream seen fireworks,played with cousins, you name it we did it! Libby's got one heck of a tan and Piper's hair couldn't get anymore white! They are officially sun kissed lil ladies! Libby even managed to catch a nice Walleye all by herself when grandpa and uncle Chris took her fishing! Sound's like when she had the fish on no one believed her at 1st and when she told them it was pulling hard uncle Chris came and held her pole while she reeled it in! Since we've been home Libby's been struggling with her hearing and she has another ear infection, poor thing was up most of last night! Piper also had an ear infection when we got home! Hope my girls can kick the ear thing! As for development Piper is saying more words while on vacation she learned how to say Dugan,Libby.Autumn, she's understanding things more and more like if I tell her to go get her shoes she will or when she needs a diaper change she will just lay out flat on her back in the middle of the floor! She's becoming quite the Jumper on the trampoline, she's just starting to get the whole bend the knees to jump! As for Libby Lynn, her letters and spelling is coming along great and she's really focusing on time now, like mom how many minutes do I get or how many minutes more. She graduated from her swim lessons and is becoming quite the little fishy...unlike Piper Ann who decided to take a dip in our live well while on vacation head first! Josh had a good time trying to get her out, her life jacket kept getting stuck when he was pulling her up!(We still wonder what the Northern thought when Piper crashed on in to the live well with him! Other than that I gotta say we have been BUSY! Today I tried to get Piper's baby book caught up to speed, and take care of pictures(all 315 of them!), and now that the girls are sleeping I spose I should clean some!

Friday, July 8, 2011

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

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