Well unfortunately what we hoped wouldn't happen happened last Friday, Aaron got laid off from work. His boss unsure of how long, hoping for only a month but with this economy who knows. We've spent the weekend figuring out our finances and where we go from here. Still undecided on how to handle everything we're taking it day by day. Step one was to lower unnecessary bills such as my cell phone. While I need a cell phone for emergencies and free nights & weekends I don't need it to get on the internet to check my Facebook account while I'm at work. I don't need it to send over 250 text messages a month and I don't need to be yacking away every time I get into the car. So by going down to the most basic family share plan we are saving 60 bucks a month. BUT that means I won't be talking, sending messages, photos & videos anymore. I will however be talking to other Verizon customers as often as I like since we have mobile to mobile which is very important as I need to speak to Julie & Jenny daily. Nights & weekends are still free, yippppeee.
Message to my parents: GET ON VERIZON or call me at home!
We've also found other bills to cut and so far creditors have been very understanding and are willing to cut down on rates to accommodate our current situation hoping that it is just temporary. Apparently we aren't the only people going through this right now...
We will take it day by day and in the long run we are sure everything will work out for the best. Despite this little set back we have a lot to be thankful for. We are a healthy family and we have each other!
Last weekend Lola and Vince headed down to the Cincinnati Children's Museum where they had a fun filled time! They both agreed that the sand box, ball room and water table were the best places to be. The area that educated the kids about children from other countries wasn't fun at all. They blew through that area and headed back to the ball room. After hanging out at the museum we went back to Vince's house so he could push Lola around the yard in his Jeep.
We attended Ian's Science Fair at his school this week. He did an excellent job with his project. He researched which metal would rust the fastest, a steel washer, aluminum or a brass washer. He noticed changes in the brass washer and concluded that would rust the fastest but apparently 27 days in distilled water didn't have much effect on any of the metals.
Thank you to Ooma for getting Ian his awesome basketball hoop for his birthday! He loves it, he and Lola both!
I've recently been introduced to the fabulous world of the Neti Pot. EVERYONE should have one! What seems to be a bizarre concept has turned out to be one of my most favorite times of the day. In one nostril out the other. From what I understand through internet research this should help reduce my sinus infections.
We had a very nice afternoon today when Rowan and family & 
It was a beautiful day so we were able to spend a lot of time outside. Sam showed off how well he can sit up, chew on toys and roll over. Lydia showed us how well she can sleep and burp, while Lola & Rowan continued to be toddlers and did whatever they wanted. Even with the other babies in the house they still run the show.
Well unfortunately what we hoped wouldn't happen happened last Friday, Aaron got laid off from work. His boss unsure of how long, hoping for only a month but with this economy who knows. We've spent the weekend figuring out our finances and where we go from here. Still undecided on how to handle everything we're taking it day by day. Step one was to lower unnecessary bills such as my cell phone. While I need a cell phone for emergencies and free nights & weekends I don't need it to get on the internet to check my Facebook account while I'm at work. I don't need it to send over 250 text messages a month and I don't need to be yacking away every time I get into the car. So by going down to the most basic family share plan we are saving 60 bucks a month. BUT that means I won't be talking, sending messages, photos & videos anymore. I will however be talking to other Verizon customers as often as I like since we have mobile to mobile which is very important as I need to speak to Julie & Jenny daily. Nights & weekends are still free, yippppeee. 
Here's Lola at 2Toots waiting for her lunch to be delivered by a train! How cool is this?! The menu: not so cool. Actually I had a tuna fish sandwich which was about the healthiest thing on the menu. Lola had dino nuggets and Ian had a cheeseburger. This place equals a frickin awesome time if you're a toddler!
Today is Ian's 9th Birthday! Crazy to think he is half way to 18 already! 
