I blogged!!!

I know it has been FOREVER since I have posted. I do apologize. I have probably lost many readers, but my life has gone crazy!!! To sum it up quickly... Steve and I work for the same company and we found out that cutbacks were going on. This had us pretty stressed out. We were both very lucky to not be laid off, and we were both given a very nice promotion! We were then off to Atlanta, GA for a week long training conference, which we had a blast. Came back home to our "new" positions and it has been hectic ever since!! The kids are busy with school clubs, choir, soccer, etc. Steve and I don't even have a moment of peace these days.

Kendra added this to her blog, and I felt this would be a great way for me to get started again!!! Questions below can only be answered with 1 word..this can be challenging for me since I don't know how to STOP talking!!

Where is your mobile phone? Pocket
Your hair color? Blonde
Your mother? Advising
Your father? Anal
Your favorite thing? Snow
Your dream last night? Yes
Your dream goal? Success
The room you're in? Den
Your hobby (hobbies)? Bleaching
Your fear? Drowning
Where do you want to be in 6 years? Beach
Where were you last night? Home
What you're not? Impulsive
One of your wish-list items? Diet Dr. Pepper
Where you grew up? Texas
The last thing you did? Work
What are you wearing? Jeans
Your TV? On
Your pet? Two
Your computer? Laptop
Your mood? Irritated
Missing someone? Yes
Your car? SoccerVan
Something you're not wearing? Shoes
Favorite shop? TARGET
Your summer? Short
Love someone? Yes
Your favourite color? Red
When was the last time you laughed? Today
When was the last time you cried? Yesterday

I promise I will do better at this blogging thing!!!

My Baby is growing up!!

Beau was ready to go to school with his cool camo nap mat (which he had practiced laying on the night before to see if it worked), he awesome Cars lunch box and he has a matching Cars backpack. He was ready to go, but as you can see, the passy was gonna go with him!!!

When we went to meet the teacher last week, Beau through a fit in the classroom wanting to go home, and was not happy about being there any longer. This was horribly upsetting to me. All he had talked about all summer long was going to school and how he could not wait. Now that we are there, he no longer wants to go, and I was really struggling about the decision of making him go. To make this transition easier, Steve took him alone and I stayed home. He cried for a few minutes Steve said, but after a few other kids came in crying, Beau stopped and went to play in the Home center. I only called once to check on him and the director said he was doing great and having a great time (without any tears!!)

Beau in his classroom after school-he had just woken up from his nap and I was amazed that he actually did take a nap!! At home we are having such a hard time getting him to take a nap that I was afraid he would give his teachers a hard time-but he is such a little parrot, that he just did what everyone else did and was such a good boy!!! Ms. Kristy said he had a great day!!!

He had a smile on his face after school and actually didn't want to leave. He loves his school and I am so proud of him. My fears of my little boy growing up have melted away and he is going to be just fine. It is hard to watch your babies grow up. I am just so glad this is the last one I have to do this with!

It has been a crazy week getting everyone off to school, and the girls have been so sweet this week and so worried about Beau. Anna would say a prayer every night that Beau would have fun at school and not cry. Aubrey was a little upset with me that I was going to make Beau go to school when he was so adamant about not going--they are very proud of him now as well!!! I have some great kids!

1st day of school

Well, we made it through the summer. I feel kind of bad that we did not go anywhere exciting this summer. We had plans to go to the beach and hang out there for a week, then head to San Antonio for some time on the board walk. We did nothing. It was too hot to go anywhere plus Aubrey's volleyball season was right dab in the middle of summer. We went swimming a couple times a week, and made it the water parks a few times, but that was the extent of our fun.

Last week was a trying time for our whole family. The girls were ready to get to school and with Steve and I both working from home, it can feel a little "cramped" sometimes with us all at home--well, it rained all week last week and we were all stuck inside. Luckily we made it!!

So I had my alarm set to go off at 7:00a yesterday morning. I realize that there is a person standing in front of me. I open an eye and Aubrey is just standing there. I swear, the child has done this all her life, just stands there--(it really freaks me out when she does this in the night). So anyway, I realize she is completely dressed and as I am waking up, here comes Anna and she is completely dressed. I look at the clock thinking 'Oh no I overslept' but NO, it was only 6:55a!! Aubrey woke up early and woke Anna up at 6:40a she said. So here they were ready to go! This is not like Anna to get up so early, and be dressed before 7a.

Here is Anna--but new big 2nd grader!!

Aubrey--my new big 5th grader!!

There were ready to get to school, I was almost sprinting to just keep up with them!

This was as far as they would let me go. I promised them this was the last picture I would take.

So here we are today the 2nd day of school. Aubrey woke up with smiles and was dressed before 7am again. Anna on the other hand--was not wanting to get up. There was the threat of pouring water on her and even an early morning spanking. Ha, Anna hates to wake up!!

Catch up!

Ok, so I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks. It has been crazy these last few weeks of summer.

A couple of weeks ago we were at the Mall, when Steve's knee popped out (again) and here we are in front of Dicks and he is in real pain. Well, I suggested that we go back home, and he wanted to carry on with our day at the Mall. He was really hurting. Since we were there at Dicks, we went in and got a knee brace to help relieve the pain, but all it did was allow him to walk a little further. He has had problems with this knee for years, but he is a man, and men don't go and see doctors!!! Well, he finally did go that following week. Sure enough he has a torn MCL I believe it is. He went to see an orthopedic a week later and they did a MRI last week and today he goes in to get the results, and he is now scheduled for surgery on Friday!! 2 days!! I mean, they call him at 4pm today and let him know he is scheduled first thing Friday! I was scrambling to find care for the kids, and get the day off from work. Geez!! All is well though and I am glad he is getting this done. I am hoping this will ease all issues with this knee so that he can be back to the active person he is!

When Aubrey was in the 3 year old preschool class at Fielder Road she became friends with a little girl Sydney. I became great friends with her mom, Amy, and since then we have been through lots during these past 7 years. Her husband was offered an outstanding promotion with his job that will be taking the whole family to Italy for at least 2 years. The time has flown and they are leaving the country next week. I am so sad to see them leave, but at the same time so happy for them. Steve and I are planning on spending Saturday evening with them as their last weekend in the States! That sounds so weird. So we will just have fun while Steve is hobbling along on his crutches!! I hope he is not in pain!

I went to sign Beau up for school today. Oh my goodness is he excited!! He will be going 3 days a week (I would have rather just the 2 days a week, but Steve feels that 3 days will be better--he is sooo little though). Haha, he will be fine I know. He can't wait. He woke up this morning saying we needed to get his backpack ready so he could go to school. I am going to miss my little man during the day, but I know he is going to have a blast. This is the part of mother hood that is so hard when it is time to loosen that leash a little on your kids. I remember the day Aubrey went to preschool for the first time. I balled like a baby. I have a feeling I will do the same when I drop Beau off. I am so proud of my little man!

As for my little divas--they are ready for school. We have done a ton of clothes shopping the past few days. They are gonna be the envy of all at school with the new duds. All we have left to do now is school supply shopping and I have a real problem with some of the items on the list. I am working through it, and I will get everything on the list, but I just have a problem when I am buying for all the other kids in the classroom. I remember when I was in school that I had to write my name on everything! Now, I buy folders for other kids--I am sorry. I know this is rude of me and that there are other children less fortunate and need the help. I am all for helping them--I just wish that when my child picks a folder, that she gets to use that folder. I work hard too, and we have been there when we had a hard time affording school supplies--but we did!! Ok, sorry I am off the soap box now.

Ok--I posted a lot in here tonight. I am off to bed!!

Elvis has left the building!!

So a friend of ours threw Steve a Surprise Party for his 40th, and it was a dress-up party. You were to come as a famous 70's couple. In order to get Steve to come dressed up, he knew it was just a costume party and Steve loves a chance to play dress-up, I mean he will go all out to play another character (he would have been a great actor). He just had no idea this was in honor of him!

Who better to be than Elvis and Priscilla Presley!! I think we pulled our costumes off very well. We had a ball that night, and my feet were never so glad to take those boots off! I think we looked rather HOT!

Yes, Steve even shaved off his go-tee for this party. I loved my make-up. The blue eye shadow looked great..hmm, I might wear it again, but with a little less eye liner!! It was so hot and humid outside that my curls fell, but before I left the house, my hair had a perfect flip. Steve, he just had to throw on the wig--haha I think that is the most hair Steve has ever had on his head even when he did have a head full of hair!! LOL

Private Time

I just had to share. Beau had to potty and grabbed a book on his way to read while he "pooped". Ha, so it is in-breded in boys to just need their private potty time.

Stevie B is 40!!!!

Stevie B turned 40 today!! I can't believe he is entering a new decade! We had a great day. We made it to church just barely in time. Went over to my mom's house for a delicious lunch and hung out there most of the afternoon, came home long enough to get changed and packed up to head to the lake for a nice cook out and relaxation in the nice cool air. Yes, I know it is 100 degrees, but by the lake, in the shade at 6pm, it is really nice!! I think he had a wonderful day.

I wanted to share about the potty experience. BEAU IS POTTY TRAINED!!! I wish I could take full credit for this, but the boy did this all on his own. He is so proud of himself. He wears his monkeys (pull-up with monkeys on them and if he tee-tee's they fade) out in public, and does such an amazing job. He wants to keep those monkeys on there! He has had a few accidents with not "pointing down", but those are minor things. He has caught on so quick! My girls were never this easy. Thank you Lord for giving me this small gift!