Too Lonnnnnnnnnnng

Okay-it has been forever since I posted and everyone is reminding me. I have not been juggling work, kids, kids school, sports and life as well as I used to. This weekend I will be posting all my updates for the last 2 months. However, I had to post about how excited I am that my sister is

Having a Boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Woo-hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and he is healthy!!!!!!Let the fun planning the room begin.

Check back for the following updates:
Baseball pics
Halloween pics (Reese is freaking cute in her outfit, but I am a little biased)
School outings
Birthdays....
etc...

First Day of School

On Tuesday, it was Gavin, Zach and Reese's first day of school. Zach went to first grade, Gavin went to Pre-K and Reese started school 2 times a week. We no longer have our Nanny and wow do I realize how spoiled we were. Getting the kids up, dressed, fed, backpacks, lunches packed and out the door to school. We have one busy morning and we have not even got to work. I will miss Sandra our Nanny dearly and keep asking Mike "when can we hire her back". We are trying to save money with the Economy effecting Mikes job. I will have to say it has been a fun week, however, It is forcing me to be more organized. We are trying to figure out how to to give Zach quite time at night for home work. We gave him the whole summer off from reading and writing and I am not sure if that was a good idea as he is having to work a little harder to write his sentences. Oh, well, live and learn and we will just work with him harder. They had a blast on the first day and I am so glad we are all back on schedule even though it is more work for Mommy and Daddy.

Our Family Beach Trip...

This weekend we met up with 2 of my Husbands very close childhood friends at their beach house. This has become an annual tradition and I love it. One of the couples has 3 triplet girls and they are 5. The other couple has 3 children and then their are our 3. That is right, we had 9 children in one beach house and 6 adults but it was perfect. The kids get along so well and don't ever fight. How can that be you ask? Well, my boys are the only boys and the rest are girls. This has proven my point that girls are easier. Boys are rowdy and crazy or maybe its just my boys and yes my one girl is just as crazy as her brothers. We went swimming on the beach which was an experience with 9 kiddos. The guys left the girls Saturday morning to go fishing in the ocean and enjoy "guy" time. Of course my bright idea was to take the kiddos the beach club and go swimming and to the beach. The other 2 girls I was with did not like getting in the ocean so 5 of us went into the ocean all holding hands. If you can imagine all kids under the age of 6 and we were doing great until the 2 year old decided it was more fun to jump and sit and then it happened, under she went. Of course she was fine but a little water/salt logged but scared me enough to say I am done till the Men get home. Of course Reese wanted to run in the water all day as that fall did not scare my tough girl. That night the boys took the kiddos to catch crabs on the sand and they had a blast. We had so much fun and look forward to every year from hear on out. We have decided my boys will be spoiled as they will have the pick of 5 cute girls as they grow. We might be in trouble in the next 5 or so years.

Look I can drive-and yes he drove the mule. A little scary....

Aren't we cute and the boys do not know how lucky they are according to the Hubby.

Are we home yet? I can't handle the car anymore...

It has been sooo long

Life has been so hectic and crazy. I have not had much time to say or take pictures for my blog. However, I will be back soon. Reese is growing so big and so fun. Tonight we went running on a trail in our neighborhood and she had so much fun. She loved the squirrels, leaves blowing, other joggers and the kids riding their bikes. The boys met us with Mike after at the park and went fishing. Zach caught a huge catfish. This is what life is about..Having fun with your family and enjoying God's gift to us of love and nature. Sometimes the littlest moments make you realize how lucky you are. Running seems to make me feel free and one with nature, God and my feelings. It clears my head even in the midst of pure craziness.

On another note I will be making this blog private as I feel it is time to only allow the people I invite to view the blog.

Okay-time to go to bed so I can wake up again and run. I have been trying really hard to stay on track. London marathon here I come.....well maybe in a couple of years.

So tired.....

Random question on a Thursday night....
I have been so tired for the last month. I have no idea why?? Is it this economy and all I hear at work is negative? Is it me finally settling in with a family, 3 kids, work, etc...? To answer my question I started googling. You know what it said??? Dehydration! I actually believe it, as I drink coffee when I wake up and sip on it until noon. Lunch is maybe on cup of water and then dinner maybe another cup. Then off for another cup of java before bed. I am on a quest and will keep you posted. I am going to try and drink 2 cups of water when I wake up, sip on it all day and try and drink 8-10 glasses. The next debate is sugar.... I have been struggling with my eating habits the last month as I hit a plateau with my eating habits and working out. Therefore, my next quest is to slowly give up sugar. Yes, this will be my hardest habit but I can do it in baby steps. Third is working out.... So I need everyone to please pray for me as I really need to put a pep in my step. This has truly effected my thinking ability at work, my family time with my children and husband. I have never felt this physically tired before??? I think it is worst than pregnancy or sleep deprived feeding of newborn babies... Okay so on this thought it is 10:39 and I should be in bed. So, goodnight and keep me in your thoughts!

See the link below to a very cool You tube message our church posted. It really does speak to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjoecarter%2Etumblr%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded

Fun in the Sun on Aunt Amber's last day in Texas

On my Sisters and her Fiancee's last day here we went to an outdoor shopping area and park to enjoy the beautiful Texas weather with the kiddos, Aunt Sylvia and Tony and Haley. I had so much fun taking pics.

Look-we can lay on each other!


I love this picture, Gavin looks so innocent but we all know this is not true.

Aren't my sisters pretty?

Wow-Aunt Amber sure knows how to make me smile.

Amber and Gil posing for the camera.

Too cute-Tony and Haley my niece and nephew.

My dearest Sister and Fiance had a visit

My sister and Fiance visited us for 5 days from Seattle. We had a blast but were very busy. We went to the Ft Worth Stockyards, dinner at Bob's (yummy) and of course had a pomegranate martini (yes, it was pomegranate not grapefruit... hee..hee. only a couple of people will get this joke), a ride in the ambulance and visit to the ER for Reese, visit to Grandma's and fun in the sun. See pics below.

We will miss you Sis!!! Move back to Texas Soon...

My sister, fiancee Gil and Mama

How fun! I got to travel 3 1/2 hours with Mommy, Daddy, Auntie Amber and no brothers.

Leaves are fun...

Yes, I am happy even after a night of no sleep, CT scan for head injury, vomiting 3 times, hitting my head, passing out, riding in ambulance but wow life is good!

East Texas Dogwood-Is anything more beautiful?

I love my Great Mama, she sure loves me.

I am quite fond of my Aunt Amber. I wanted her attention way more than mommies...




Do they look a like??

I love my Auntie, she gives me cool guns.

Being pretty is toooo painful. Auntie Amber bought me some rollers before she left as I love to play with them and they are too cool as they stick to my hair.

Leslie's Sip-n-See

One of my best friends from College came in town with her beautiful baby. We threw a sip-n-see for her and it turned out wonderful. It actually turned out to be there family reunion. Her baby is beautiful and to protect her privacy I cannot post any pics of her but she is a cutie. It actually made me sad to see them go as I realized how far they lived and I would only watch her grow from a far. I miss her dearly but was so glad to be a part of her special day.

Reese's 2 year old birthday party

This year we decided to have a low key birthday party. We have been so busy every weekend that the thought of a huge production tired me out more. I of course searched for a fun birthday outfit because it is an excuse to spend the $$ on something fun and that I would not usually find but I had no luck. The day of her party we had both sets of Grandparents over and my sister and my niece and nephew. It was so much fun and I think Reese thought it was perfect. She is getting so big and turning into a little girl. She loves to dance, fix her hair, dress up, play and of course holler and wrestle with her brothers. What more could we ask for??

Take notice my nephew decided to try on the b-day girls hat. Yes, I will be saving for black mail.


Yes, I made the cake.....

Okay, I have taken a loooonnnnggg break....

I promise I will catch up on posting pics and stories. Stay tuned and see what is ahead...

Reese's 2 year old birthday
Randomness
Pictures of my sister and fiancee visit
Pics of my sweet grandma and kids
Pics of photo shoot with Reese in Grandmas garden
Trauma with the stool and the night in Ambulance/ER with Reese