Friday, October 19, 2012

My Babies are Growing!

Well, its been a LONG time since I have last blogged! I always vowed to keep up with this and I have been failing! Well, I shouldn't call it failing..I have been living. Life has been going 100 mph for us this year. Just our normal daily routine is enough to tire one out! Getting 2 kids up, fed, dressed, and out the door for school. Then hustling off to work. Coming home, getting dinner done and put away (which trev normally does :), doing homework. Oh the homework!! I swear we didn't get so much as a kid! Then baths/showers and to bed. And poof its 9pm and now I can maybe get in some 'me' time. Which for myself is normally picking up around the house since I am so anal when it comes to messes!

And as much as I think its crazy at times, one thing is for sure..its moving fast. My first baby is now 7 1/2. And as of this week, he's lost both of his front teeth. What a milestone. I don't think I realized what a big deal it is. he looks like a big boy now. Almost like a different kid. And he's so smart and funny!!
And Lindsay is now in kindergarten. And she LOVES it. She loves being a student and learning. Today when I told them that school would start after labor day next year, she said she didn't like that because she would rather have more school than summer! Who is this kid?!

I am trying to make special moments for them when I can. We had family movie night tonight. And after Lindsay wanted me to lay with her until she fell asleep. I don't always do that. But tonight i thought 'What do I have to do that is more important than snuggling with her?' After all, eventually she will be too big to want to snuggle with me I am guessing.

This blog below sums up a lot of things. I love my kids. And I wish I could freeze time. I love their curiosity, their laughs, their snuggles, the size of their hands when they are holding mine, their voices and their overall happiness and innocence! I decided tonight that a good Christmas gift would be a video camera so we can soak all of the moments in more.  I love watching simple home movies from when I was a kid and i am sure my kids would love the same.

So now I am going to go up and give them each another kiss as they sleep and thank god for these little angels that I have been so blessed with!

http://m.blogher.com/letter-my-51-year-old-self

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Catching up - September

Its been forever since I have posted...well, since we moved in early September. We are now settled into our house and keeping busy as usual! Attached are some pictures as I attempt to catch up on blogging! Enjoy!!

Me & Trev with our friends Chad & Laura at the Zac Brown Band concert!
The kids got to ride on the Brambleton float for the Briar Woods High School homecoming parade...they had a blast!! They got to ride on the float and throw out candy to the kids along the road. Definately one of the most fun things we have gotten to do!
Kids getting ready to go on the float!
Kids on the street that we were throwing candy to.
Tyler & Lindsay posing in front of the Brambleton float:
Tyler posing with the Briar Woods Falcon Mascot:
Another shot in front of the float:
Lindsay had a birthday party in September at Pump It Up. This is her eating her cake in the party room:
Lindsay with Gma and Gpa:
The birthday girl!!
Lindsay's pretty princess cake!
Group Shot of all of her friends!