On the road again...

We have been so busy lately... packing, moving, unpacking, and now getting ready to go on a road trip! We are going to Baton Rouge to visit family. My mom and I are taking my kids and Sammy! Jacob has to work, so he can't join us. (I know he's sad to miss an 8 hour road trip with three kids! ha ha)

My Aunt Amy is getting married this weekend, so we are going to celebrate with her and Maurice & the rest of the family. It will be great to see everyone.

The unpacking project is comming along pretty well. I'm down to less than 10 boxes to unpack, and they are all small. One's a shoebox, does that even count? They are all in my bedroom, so the rest of the house looks good. We have even gotten some pictures hung up. I will take pictures soon!

Long weekend

What is everyone up to this long weekend? I am officially tired of unpacking. At first, it was fun, getting everything organized and finding some stuff that had been in storage that I had totally forgotten about. But, now I am at the point of wanting to throw everything in a closet and shut the door. So, instead, I've been shopping and crafting and playing on the computer. I should really get to work... Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Sarah's New Trick

Here is Sarah showing off her newest trick. She is very proud of herself. The sound might be a little off but you'll get the idea. And of course, Adam has to show you how he can do it too. :)

A few pics of my cute kids

I'm back...and it's Thankful Thursday!

Wow, I have so much to be thankful for right now, I'm just overwhelmed, in a good way! Let's see...
1. I'm very thankful to be in our new house! I just love it!
2. I'm so thankful to all of our family and friends who have been so sweet and helpful during our move.
3. I'm thankful for my mom who has been here a lot helping me get unpacked & organized, and of course entertaining the kids!
4. I'm thankful that we have more room now and that I got all of my stuff out of storage. I had forgotten about some of it and it was fun to see it again!
5. I'm thankful that we have internet service and cable working again.
6. I'm thankful that the kids have been so good and have adjusted to the transitions well.
7. I'm thankful that our new house is so close to our Jenn & Sam, my parents, my brother, our friends, our church, and tons of shopping and resturants!
8. I'm thankful that we are finished at pre-school. For us, it is offically summer vacation! :)
9. I am thankful that Jacob passed all of his tests for work.
10. I am thankful that Aunt Amy and Maruice are getting married and that we get to see our Baton Rouge family next week!

I'll have some new house pics for ya'll soon! :)

Thankful Thursday

I am so thankful that my awesome husband has passed the first three tests he has to take for his new job. He has been in training this week and he had to learn how to climb a telephone pole. They had to do it a very specific way & do certain steps. He had to go up 6 feet and do the steps, then 12 feet, and today 18 feet! He's been nervous but he did it! YAY! I'm so proud of him. He has two other tests this week, but he is happy to have the pole climbing portion completed!

Breakfast for dinner

Do ya love it? I do, every once in a while. We are having "clean out the freezer/pantry" week before we move. Yum, huh? Anyone want to come over for dinner? I'm just not a leftovers girl, but I'm trying to be this week. Anyway, tonight we had breakfast for dinner- chocolate chip pancakes, eggs & bacon. It was good, even Sarah got to try some.

Happy Monday

We are home from school today. We stayed home because Sarah wasn't feeling good. But, now that we are home, I think Adam is feeling worse than she is. That's no fun.

I hope you all had a Happy Mother's Day. This was the first time that my kids have been in preschool around Mother's Day. So, they both made me a little gift. They both made me a flower pot with their handprints. (Aren't Sarah's teachers brave!) Adam also made me a framed picture of his "prints" with a little verse about handprints. It was sweet and I know I'm a dork but I almost cried when they gave them to me. Jacob and Adam washed my car and got me flowers.

We are getting ready to move next weekend! Yay! I still have lots of packing to do! I guess I should use this nap-time to be productive! Have a good day!

Party Time!

We had a fun time celebrating our birthday boy. He had a "zoo animals" party at the park. Aunt Jenny & Grandma made the cutest cake ever. The kids had a great time playing on the playground. Adam got lots of fun gifts- animals, puzzles, golf clubs, and a real fishing pole! It was a great time and we were reminded once again, of how blessed we are to have such awesome friends and family who love us and our kiddos! We missed ya'll who couldn't be there!

Zoo Cake!


Cake Decorators! (and cute little helper)


Who needs party games?


Some party guests

Thankful Thursday!

I am thankful that my camera is working again.

I am thankful for my little cutie pies!

I am thankful for the beautiful day we are having.

I am thankful that we are down to 7 school days!

I am thankful that we will be in our new house soon.

I am thankful for my family and friends!

Birthday Boy!

Happy Birthday Adam! Today my little guy turned 3!!!

His birthday didn't get off to a great start though, he woke up in the night sick. :( He felt a little better this morning, but was sleepy and didn't feel like doing too much.

It turned out to be a good day though. At first he was dissapointed that it wasn't his party day today, so I told him we could have a party at home. He asked if it could be a pajama party, so being the nice mom that I am, I agreed that we could stay in our pj's all day, you know, for Adam. Leave it to our awesome Grandma to show up at the pj party with donuts and a present!

Sarah enjoyed the pj party too.

When Jacob got home we had cookie cake and Adam got more presents. He is having lots of fun with his big animal treehouse.

Happy Birthday!

Little Cutie

My Funny Almost Birthday Boy

I just have to share a few funny things Adam has been saying lately...
1. Becky called the other day and he had to answer the phone & talk to her first. She asked him what he had been doing, he named several things, then said, "just hanging out". :)
2. He keeps telling me Happy Father's Day...They are working on some secret projects at school, but I think he's a little confused.
3. He also told me that I am the best mommy ever, in the whole wide world.
4. When his Daddy grows up, he's going to be Batman.
5. He is having a birthday tomorrow and he'll be three (holding up 1 finger).
6.Santa is coming back to bring him birthday presents and a cake. If you ask what Santa is bringing, he doesn't know but..."It will be awesome stuff."

He's so funny! It's so crazy that he'll be three tomorrow! This time three years ago, I was in the hospital, having my blood pressure monitored and being told that I would be having a baby tomorrow! I was totally unprepared, it was several weeks early. My classroom was a mess, the nursery was a mess, and I didn't have a bag packed. It turns out, you don't need any of that anyway, I still got a baby the next day! And I got the surprise of my life, it was a BOY! I just knew it was going to be a girl. As it turns out though, I'm pretty glad I got him. :) I love that little guy!

Just a few pictures now that my camera is working...

Baby Dedication

Today was Baby Dedication at church. This is what our church does instead of baptizing babies. It was a nice ceremony where Pastor Bill talked about children being a gift from God. They belong to Him, but he gives us these amazing little gifts and trusts us to raise them to know and love Him. It's a big job and we are honored to be the trusted with the responsibility of being parents of these precious children! God is so good! After they introduced the babies, a pastor prayed with each of us, then Pastor Bill prayed for all of the families collectively. There was a choir of children singing in the background. It was very sweet. After church we had lunch and cake at mom & dad's. It was a nice day!

Weekend Checklist

fixed camera- check
made food for baby shower- check
went to baby shower- check
went to some garage sales- check
took another look at new house- check
checked out the park and pool by new house- check, check
took a nap-check
watched lost with jake- check
gave kids baths- check
church & baby dedication- check, check
lunch at mom & dad's- check
went to another baby shower- check
girl talk!- check
dinner and family time- check
slayed dragons wearing my princess crown, then got turned into a frog- check
grocery shopped, cleaned & got organized for upcomming move...ummm, not so much. well there's always next weekend, right?

Big News!

Guess what? We are moving to a new house! We are so excited! It is in North Fort Worth (Keller area). It's really close to my sister & brother, my parents, our church, and lots of our friends! It's a cute little three bedroom house. The kids will have their own rooms, and own bathroom (yay!). The living room is divided into two smaller rooms (the fireplace divides the room), so we will have our living area plus a play area for the kids. It has a cute backyard. There is a pool in the neighborhood that we can use, and a park within walking distance! Can you tell I'm excited! I can't wait! We might get the keys as early as next Friday but we still want to paint and do a few things before we move in. I'll keep you posted and get our new address out & everything soon! We have a lot to do but we are so excited!

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful that the kids are playing quietly for a few minutes so I can have a little diet coke/pita chip/computer break.

I'm thankful that Jacob only has one day left at his old job! He starts training at his new job Monday!

I'm thankful that the rest of us only have 11 school days until summer!

I am thankful for my sweet baby girl. I'm always thinking of new things that I'm excited about, having a girl. Like today I got her a little nightgown! So cute!

I'm also thankful for my almost 3 year old boy! His birthday is next week! I can't belive it! He's such a little sweet heart.

I'm thankful that it's a good TV night...Grey's, The Office & Lost (but we are still catching up on Lost on DVD).

The thing I'm not thankful about this week is that my camera is broken. :(