life lately...

Life at the Nyhofs has been great. Let me catch you up on whats been going on. I had jury duty the middle of September, that was a learning experience I could have lived without. It wouldn't have been so bad if the case didn't bug me like it did. We live in a very sinful world and I have just had to remind myself who is in charge of that world and He brings me comfort. Because of that, we had to pass on our last camping trip of the year...that was a bummer. So the camper is all winterized and put away.

On the up side, its fall and that's my favorite time of year! I love all the fall foods, the crisp air, colors and smells. Its the best!!

Ellie adores school! She is great at it!!! She loves her teachers and everything that goes with it. Its amazing how much of a difference I see in her already. Dan went on her first field trip to Teusinks farm. It was a chilly wet day but they had a great time together. She has a great daddy willing to do that kind of thing with her!!

Aubrey on the other hand is a bit difficult lately. I love the girl with everything I have but boy is she a stinker!! She is my more artsy daughter, she loves to sit and color or paint and for 2 years old, shes pretty good. A few nights ago we thought she had finally fallen asleep. (lately its been between 10-12 before she falls asleep) So, I went off to bed and as I go up the stairs I see this drawing all the way up the stairs and I am not just talking about a line...there are many large circles!! I was so mad for not hearing her!!! She wants to do EVERYTHING herself and she gets down right ticked off if you try to help her. She is evil to Ellie, but that can go both ways! She cracks us up and has a great personality but right now...she just poops me out!!!

One more big thing in our lives is we are looking into selling our house! We have talked to a realtor and are thinking we will have the house up for sale in the next few weeks. This seems so crazy yet we have been talking about it for so long. Who knows what will happen, we are just really praying and listening to what God wants for us. So that is all for now! Thanks for reading!! :)


This is what we caught Aubrey doing at 10:30 tonight...making beds for babies.


Ellie with Daddy!

this is when I caught Aubrey coloring this wall, I made her clean it up. If you could see her face, you would see her crying asking for more soap (on the washcloth). Getting caught isnt good!!

School days!!!

At the new school!!

Getting excited!

Ellie before school


Ellie had her first day of school today. It was only for one hour but she loved it and did great. Getting up so stinkin' early was a little rough on all of us but we managed. Ellie had some nervous stomach issues this morning and couldn't eat any breakfast...she is such a Prins. Once we were there it was fine. Being super on time was kind of nice so she got comfortable b/f all the kiddos came! She came home with all kinds of papers! I am so excited to make the first scholastic book order...I dont know why I have been so looking forward to those!? We got her color,number and shape of the month plus all of it in spanish!! Wow! We pray she continues to do well and enjoy her year at preschool!!

Day at DeVos

Well she did it, Aubrey had her tests done at DeVos today and did soo well!! We arrived on time and she had a chance to play in the cool waiting area with a large fish tank, play room with a tv for video games, toys, books, it was definetly kid friendly. First she had her ultra sound and she did amazing, the nurse had her lay on her tummy and play with a toy then had her flip on her back to get some more pics of her kidneys. The tech told us if she didnt know it, she wouldn't have ever guessed that she was only 2. She did that good. We were brought to another kid friendly room to wait to take the medication that would make her sleepy. She played with all the toys in the room and watched a show about tigers with Dad. Eventually she was given the sedative and it only took a few minutes before we noticed her giggles and heavy limbs. We had to laugh, it was like she just got off of a merry-go-round and her head was 20 pounds. She thought it was funny too! Praise the Lord that she was silly, we were told some kids get super emotional because they cant move like they want to. When we did the test she did really well until she had to pee, she started crying pretty hard then. I dont know if it hurt or she started to panic but it was soon all over and we could go home. All in all it went so well and we were so proud of her, and thankful to God that so far it all looked good!
Not sure if this video will work, I will work on it if it doesnt.

School is right around the corner and I feel I need to get myself more organized. There is alot of things coming up that I cant forget about! SO, my question for you moms that have been doing this school thing for a while is how do you stay organized? I was thinking of getting some kind of calendar or planner...what do you use? Thanks for your input ahead of time!

Birthdays and Bladder Infections

This week has been a little rough for Miss Aubrey. On Tuesday afternoon she started complaining of a back ache (lower) really bad complaining!!! So I called the Dr. took her in and of course she was totally fine...so we thought. On Friday she had started with a fever and super tired, fussy just couldn't seem to get comfortable. Saturday we called our Dr. and he recommended going in. We sat in the ER for a good chunk of the afternoon. Got a cathedar and did so good with it. As a mom and a person with super high anxiety issues I am thinking the absolute worst and PRAYING for a simple solution. Praise God we got an easy solution, she has a bladder infection. Kind of weird that she never complained when she had to pee but I guess were all different. Anyway, I was thinking that by Sunday afternoon she'd be feeling better. Wrong!! She woke up from her Sunday afternoon nap with Daddy with a fever again and just the same as before. I was holding her just praying that God could give me an answer and tell me what to do for her and seconds later it hit me that I needed to check the messages on my phone and God answered my prayer by having a nurse from the hospital call and say we needed to call her back, the medicine they gave us wasn't going to be helping her get better. So with this new drug she should be feeling better tomorrow. As a mom I am praising God that we have medicine and doctors and most of all prayers for our kids!

It was Ellies fourth birthday on Saturday too!! Luckily she was totally thrilled to go hang out at grandpa and grandmas for the day. Saturday night I took her with me to church and while we were gone daddy baked her a cake...how sweet is that!!? She was super excited. We also took her to toys r us and she got a cool new marble racer toy and the bedroom set to her dollhouse!! She had a great birthday!! We are looking forward to a stress free relaxing week camping again before all the school events start!! School...ahhhh!!!

Busy Fun Summer!!

We are having a great summer over here at the Nyhofs! I havent blogged in a while so let me bring you up to speed. Since my last post we have a new nephew/cousin, Owen Mark was born on July 3!! Hes so sweet, looks just like his daddy!
We have camped three times (i think). That is just the best. Our girls love it and so do I...we have had great trips with so many different people. Looking forward to all the rest.

Ellie took swimming lessons a few weeks ago. It went better than I thought and it really boosted her confidence. Praise for Monica for taking on the challenge of ellie in the water!!

I have been selected for jury duty for the last few weeks of september...of course over a camping trip!! Grr, not excited but ya gotta do what you gotta do I guess.

The girls have gotten a new sandbox made by their dad and they love that. Ellie really loves throwing sand down aubreys diaper! Everyday is an adventure with the girls...they are so active and curious. I could put that another way by saying they have so much darn energy and are into everything they shouldnt be...thats really what I was thinking!!! I love them so stinkin' much!!!!

We had this big ol ordeal with our bed and to make a long story short, we got money back for our old one and got a new one for a lot cheaper so we purchased carpet that we got on sale too. It looks so much better and more up to date.

I think thats about it for now. Coming up we will be getting ready for some school shopping!! I am so excited for that to start for Ellie!! We have some more camping to do, a birthday for Ellie, day at Shipsea, good times and more sunshine ahead!!!!!!

Aubrey is two!!! Not that I would have to tell you that, if you spend any amount of time with her you will know how old she is. She wants her way all the time and throws many tantrums because I wont give in to her!!! She is a stinker lately and yet she is our cuddler, our singer, our brave one, and always an entertainer!!! We love her dearly, she is precious and is such a blessing!!! Here is pictures from today, her first birthday party combined with Ellies. Her birthday is in August so instead of having 6 parties we have 3. The girls had a great day dinner, cake, presents, and a water fight to top it off!!