He is 4 months old and Jen came to visit

So much has happened this month it is just crazy! A major highlight from this past month was that my sister was able to come visit this month and it was so nice to have her and Skyler here. So let the rambling begin....

This month Jen came to visit along with Skyler her daughter. We had so much fun having her here but we were so busy with school and work that we tried to make sure she had a good time and visited some things while they were here. Jen visited some fun things while I was working and doing school work. It was nice that Remy got to see his cousin and Aunt too. Jen, Skyler, Remy, and myself all went to the zoo together which even though some of the exhibits were closed. We also all went to the St. Louis Arch. It was so fun to have them in town and listen to Skyler tell us that Jen is not Jen she is mommy. So every time me or Dan would say "hey Jen" Skyler would yell noooo mommy. It was funny because after that anytime we would talk to her we would have to refer to her as mommy.

Remington went to his first trunk or treat this past week and we dressed him up as Charlie Brown, Lexy was painted as Snoopy, Dan was Linus, and I was peppermint Patty. No one could tell that Dan and I were part of the get up but thats okay. Some people in our ward did a great job decorating their trunks. We ran out of time to decorate ours so we just stuck Lexy's bed in there along with some blankets for Remington to lay down on while we handed out candy. Lexy was a big hit though with all the kids, because she is so shy that everyone wanted to pet her. Well Remington turned 4 months old this month and the biggest things that he can now do is roll over all on his own from his back to his stomach, and even sometimes from his stomach to his back. He enjoys laughing and being sung to when he gets upset. I can not believe how big he is getting....The doctor has told me that he is ready for solids which we are not to sure or even ready for ourselves. So next month I think we will start solids.

Lexy is doing well and is making friends. For those who know Lexy know that she is not one to like other dogs. Some friends of ours came over the other day and brought their dog with them and so we got to see how Lexy would interact with their dog because usually she wants nothing to do with other dogs but this dog she actually played with every once in a while. It was really cool to see Lexy actually play with another dog for once. For the trunk or treat we took Lexy to a local Petsmart to get decorated like snoopy. I have always loved going to Petsmart and go to them for everything but this time not so much! They got paint in her ear and places that were not supposed to have paint on them. I was highly upset about it. Luckily for them I took Lexy anyway and did not say anything about it and took about 30 min. and cleaned off those areas myself.

Dan has been working hard at school and it never seems to stop. He is always writing papers or doing a project for class. He just finished his fall break and really needed it to unwind. The thing is how is a 2 day break considered a break? In my mind especially for grad school is that they should have a week off for a fall break. Dan dresses up everyday for school as if he worked in a hospital already which is kind of nice but at the same time if I had to do that everyday I think I would go a tiny bit nuts, I then would get over it but still skirts sometimes drive me up the walls. Dan does well though and he always figures it out.

I have been going to school non-stop since I started my online program and it never seems to stop. Every week I try to start everything early so that I can have more then just one day off from school work but it never happens. I always only have Sundays to relax and even then I feel like there is not enough time in my day to get everything done I need to get done. Every week I can't wait until the week is over and I just hope that school is almost over but then I look at the calendar and notice that there is "x" amount of weeks left until the semester is over and I can rest for about 3 weeks before the next one starts. This semester I think I took on more then I can handle by taking an online class in Chemistry. Now for some people they think it is easy as pie but for people like me its like trying to fit a elephant in a mouse hole. Luckily we have home teachers in this ward ones who actually try to help you. Chris our home teacher has been so nice and comes by to help me with my Chem labs each week. It is so nice to have people in our ward who want to actually help and they offer it so quickly. I may not get an A or a B in this class but if with his help I get a "C" I will be sooooo grateful for.

Well that is all for this month, till next time Buzzy B's out....