Friday, December 5, 2008
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Its been so cold! Brrrrr! If you know me you know I hate cold weather! I wish I could hibernate all winter. Cold weather is not motivating to me. I would rather lay in a warm bed till all hours of the day, than face the cold.
Josh turned 28 on Monday. The girls and I took him lunch to work and ate with him. Then we went and Madeline picked out a birthday cake for him. Baskin Robbins ice cream cake!!! YUMM. Although, his favorite cake in german chocolate, none of us like it. Then we came come home, I cooked dinner and we had cake! A small little birthday party for him. Madeline sang happy birthday all night long. It was perfect. I guess you might be wondering what we got him for his birthday... well he recieved his gift about a month ago. He got new golf clubs, and bag.
Tomorrow is our 4 year anniversary! Its been a fast 4 years! 2 kids, 4 dogs (2 of which only lasted a few days), 1 house, 6 cars, and hours of lost sleep! But I tell you, I wouldnt have it any other way. There is no one else I would rather spend my life with than Josh. Sure, Josh and I have had our seasons of good and not so good, but its perfect!
Josh finally finished his resume! He posted it on monday night, and had 2 calls on tuesday. Hopefully God will open some doors for Josh to get the right job for the family!
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Perfect fall day!
The weather was AMAZING today! The high was around 80 with a cool breeze, we had to be outside!
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kid stuff
The girls had so much fun trick or treating! Madeline wasnt scared of anything, she just kept reassuring her self the whole night, " mom, its just pretend." Cait couldnt wait to go up to the doors and say " tee-teet." It was absolutely adorable! For the past 2 years we head down to a neighborhood in Mid-town, everyhouse seems to be envolved and decked out! The candy is ok, but the atmosphere is amazing!! There are about 100-200 kids walking all around, it reminds me of being little. :)
I hope everyone had as much fun as we did for halloween! :)
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
the stuff..
I cant seem to get may family in good health. Madeline has been on breathing treatmeats for 3 days with fever, I have a cough and stuffy/runny nose fever, Cait has a snotty nose and fever, and Josh has been taking theraFlu for 2 days. It seems like maybe these colds just come with the fall weather. Its just another reason I hate cold weather. I really should move somewhere warmer.
The girls got to wear their halloween costumes to church on Sunday morning. They looked so cute. But we were in such a hurry to get out the door, I failed to take a picture. We will be sure to get some on Friday though! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. It so much fun.
Amanda and I went to a concert last night. We went and saw Cross Canadian Ragweed at the Cain's. It was fun. It was some much needed sister time. I am glad that we are getting closer as we get older. She makes me laugh.
Thats it I guess, I am going to try to take a quick nap, hopefully I will feel better when I wake up.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Lately...
We went to the pumpkin patch 2 weekends ago. Cait got to ride her first horse! :) We had a good time!
Above: Cait's Halloween Costume. All made by hand, made by me. Shirt, tutu, headband, tail, ALL of it! This was my first attempt, and I am proud of myself! :)
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Blood
I was at my moms work helping out, Madeline and Cait were feeling restless, so I decided it was time to go. I preceed to take a quick pit stop in the bathroom just before I hear "thud....cry." I rush over to see what happen. I pick Cait up and blood is gushing out of her head. She is upset and smearing it all over her face. I panic. I cry. I panic. Then, I rushed to get Madeline in the car. Cait couldnt sit up without her head bleeding, so my mom held her the whole way to the UrgentCare. Thank God she was with me. I was a mess. Cait was sobbing. Madeline was asking a lot of questions.
Cait cried the whole time! Yvonne, my mother-in-law, saved the day. She held Cait firmly while the doctor was sewing her up. 5 STICHES!! My mom held my hand! WHEW! She hit her head just above her right eyebrow. :(
So its all finally over, Cait isnt crying anymore because she is numb. The the doctor starts talking about scars! UGH!! I didnt even think of that.
Madeline was on a walk with her papa the whole time. They got cookies and milk. Perfect!
We are home now. Everyone seems fine for the moment. :)
On a lighter note, Madeline got her first haircut!! I know what you are thinking "shouldnt she have had one by now?" Well the answer is no. Because of her tramatic birth, she has had a very hard time growing hair. They suctioned her head 3 times resulting in a lot of damage. Anyway, Her hair is super cute. I will post pics later tonight.
Above: Cait after alot of crying, sweating, and pain! Bless her heart. It was a rough day.
Above: Cait vs Ravioli! haha! :)
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Monday, September 22, 2008
We're Baaacckkk!
Well we have been home for a week now, and this is the first time I have been able to sit down and update!
We had the most AMAZING week in San Diego. The flight was good, we packed to much, the weather was perfect, the house was perfect, and family was great!! First thing we did when we got off the plane and got a rental (van..haha :)) was stop and In N Out for a burger!! Its safe to say I gained 3 lbs while on vacation, thanks to In N Out! :) Seriously!! We ate there 8 times in 7 days! I like it alot, but thanks to my brother in-law Ryan, we ate there once a day! I am pretty sure he could live on In N Out!
We spent our first day in Old Town San Diego. I love it there, so much culture, and hands down the best mexican food I have EVER had! And quite possibly the best little mexican band ever! I think they are called mariachi band.. but I am horrible at spelling, so you will have to sound that one out. :)
below: us walking around Old Town :)
The next few days were spent at the beach. Our house was right on the water in Mission Bay. It couldn't have been any more perfect! Beautiful views, large windows, 3 balconies, the house was amazing! The house was more on the residential side, so we had lots of beach to play on!
below: we went out to watch the sunset...
Wednesday we went to Disneyland! I was so anxious! We finally got there after a 2 hour drive. IT WAS PERFECT. Madeline was so excited that she was stuttering. I had to fight the lump in my throat so I wouldn't cry a little. When we got in we went straight to see the princesses! Madeline was starstruck! I have never seen her act the way she did, or make the faces she made. Again I had to fight back a tear or two. :) The rest of the day was spent riding rides and seeing all that Disney had to offer. Josh took me to ride a few adult rides while the grandparents took the little ones for a while. First we rode Space Mountain. I screamed A LOT!!! So much that Josh, Tiffany(sister in law), and Ryan(brother in law) were laughing so hard they couldnt make a noise! And the 2 people we didnt know were laughing at me as well. When we got off I had mascara running down my cheeks from fear and laughing. Finally, after a l-o-n-g day it ended with a parade! Madeline was so excited to see all the princesses and all their friends. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day.
above: Madeline at the very moment she saw the parade starting! Priceless
below: just before leaving disneyland we were there open to close!
We spent one cloudy day playing put-put golf and hitting some balls in the batting cages. The rest of our time we spent on the beach. Josh has some friends that lived close by so it was nice to see them a few nights. We even went out one night we were there. We went downtown to Shout House. It was a piano bar, so much fun! The week went perfectly. I am blessed to have married into a such wonderful family.
Thank you Don,Yvonne, Tiffany, Ryan & Michele Ethan & Abby. We made wonderful memories!
If you want to see all of our pics check out our facebooks or myspaces!
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Friday, September 5, 2008
mission, disney, zoo OH MY!
For you veiwing pleasure... a pic of the girls last december! hahahaaa
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Olympsticks
Above, I think this was in June Before Madeline got her teeth. She went down the slide and looked like this when she was getting off!!! HAHAHAAaaa
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
You can call me Speedy!
Above is a picture that makes me laugh everytime I see it! It was taken when I was 6 months prenant with Cait, we were on a cruise to the Bahamas and we wanted to take a picture by the rails to prove that we were in the middle of nowhere.... much to my suprise, its windy next to the rails... but not really anywhere else!! Hahaaaa.. it was so funny! The picture turned out perfect!!!
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Birthdays....
Yesterday was my dads birthday!! 60!! I cant believe it. I cant imagine what my dad must have felt like 24 1/2 years ago on his birthday. He must have felt every emotion possible... scared, excited, anxious, etc. For his birthday he recieved 2 baby girls! Twins, just 18 months old. He and my mom only had 3 days to prepare for this birthday party! They were called by DHS and were told "we have twin girls ready for adoption, would you like them?" Of course their answer was yes, after years of being unable to concieve. The DHS worker said ok, they are yours, in 3 days, August 18, my dads birthday.
So every year we celebrate my dads birthday and our adoption birthday together. Of course its not about gifts, its about being thankful for each other.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!
This pic is from Wednesday night.... my papa showed up for a suprise visit, but it got all of us together!
I got out of just duty this week! BUT, I have to serve in January NO EXCEPTIONS! Ugh.... hopefully I get a good trial! (and can find daycare for a week)
Today was my first day of teaching at my new job and their first day of school! I was udder craziness at first, but once the kids got settled it went a little smoother! I have one girl in my class that was recently adopted from Guatamala. She is precious! I felt terrible because she cried for 2 1/2 hours straight. We called her mom, she informed us of Analise being a little untrusting at first. I think that is totally understandable. By the end of the day, she was playing and smiling, she even gave me a kiss! It made the terrible morning worth every crying minute! :)
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
SAHM??
Well, I got a job! I will have my own class of 1 year olds twice a week at a Mothers Day Out in Bixby, to be more specific, the church I grew up in. :) Funny how things like that happen! So now I will be working Tues and Thurs there, and will help my mom Mon and Wed, then I have my youth group on Wed nights and Sunday mornings!
HOPEFULLY, I will be able to keep my fridays and saturdays free!
I am excited to be busy again!!!
above... the girls one year ago!! They have grown up so fast! This was the first time Madeline really wanted to help with Cait and she was soooo proud of herself. Although, the moment was short lived I was quick enough to catch a picture of it! Its one of my favorite pictures.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
Bring on the Rain
Finally, some rain! When it started raining on Friday, I stopped to watch it for a while. I felt like it had been months since I had seen the rain... and maybe it had been, I dont know. But it was much welcomed. It was a full 11 degrees cooler than the day previous!
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Monday, August 4, 2008
sweaty....
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Goodbye...
Goodbye Altima! Hello Camry!!
If you could see me, you would see me doing my happy dance with a huge smile on my face! Its exactly the car I wanted!! I love it, I love it! So here are the details, its an 08 with 7k miles on it, its black, it has leather, tint, basicly everything but a sunroof! :)
I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband that works so hard. I will post a pic soon!
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Teeth, Tahlequah, & Texas...
The past month has been a little crazy! Madeline FINALLY got her new teeth! I have to admit they look real! Really, they do... other than the super bright white color, you would never know. I knew they would be really white at first, but the dentist said they would fade... so i would perfer to have really white teeth than brown teeth in another year.
We went to Tahlequah and spent 3 days with my sister. The kids had alot of fun playing together and Madi loves her Aunt Mandi! It was nice to spend some time with them.
Josh bought me a used car while I was in Galveston! I loved it. I was excited to not have to spend all the money in gas anymore (had 02 Expedition), and it was so cute! Its and 05 pearl white Nissan Altima. Did I mention that I love Altimas! I had and 2000 Altima when Josh and I first got married, it never had one problem. It was a perfect car for me b/c it didnt need any work, just change the oil, and it was great!
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Walking on Sunshine
We ordered alot of them, but let me know if you would like me to order some for you!
Madeline is begging me to get up so we can go swimming, so I should go! I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July! God Bless
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Monday, June 23, 2008
All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth...
Some of you are probably wondering where the process is of Madeline's teeth. Well, we go in tomorrow morning at 7:30 for premed, then they will take to impression for Madelines fake teeth. We will then have to wait 2 more weeks for them to make the teeth ready to be put in.
These days to the dentist are pretty hard on me, b/c the meds they have to give her make her upset. (this is our 3rd visit)
If you have no idea what I am talking about read below, I copied and pasted it from my myspace.
Worst day of my life so far!
So, I pick up Madeline from school on tuesday. We get in the car and are on our way home. Madi keeps saying "my teeth hurt and my lip hurts." So I just figure she bumped something and bit her lip. We finally she says it so many times, I get to a stop light and tell her to show me her teeth. OMG!!! Her front tooth is shattered!! You can imagine my disbelief! I turn around and race my 11mpg vehicle back to her school. I was ticked! So in the nicest way I could at that point, I marched in there and asked why I was not informed and why no one seemed to know about it! UGH!
We left the school and went straight to see my mom, she used to be a dental heigenist, to see what I should do. We went straight to the dentist office, and to my luck, the dentist was GONE! UGH! So they told her not to suck her fingers and made her an appt for 7:30 wednesday morning. It was a long night!
We show up bright and early at the dentist office, they take and x-ray, and the dentist comes in. He looks at her tooth for a minute, then looks at me and shaked his head. "We cant save it, it has to be pulled" I immeadiatly become sick to my stomach and fight back the tears. So, he refers us to a pediatric oral surgen. We get his only opening! We arrived at 10 for anestethia (and the doctor looks at the x-ray and says "I can save it.") Her appt is was at 11! Well by 11:15 she is still acting her normal self and not even a bit sleepy! We go back and they thought the nitrous would put her out... it didnt. So the doctor is poking at her tooth and looks at me and says "this didnt show up on the x-ray, its in 4 pieces, we have to take it out." UGH! Now I am sick and fighting back more tears! I have never seen her bleed so much! She must have been so scared! The WORST feeling in the world is not to be able so help your own child! I was simply helpless! I just held her hand while he pulled what was left of her tooth out with plyers! It just seemed so barbaric! ( i think i spelled that wrong)
So now her front tooth is GONE!! Then he tells me that it is very important at her age to have front teeth! OF COURSE IT IS!! Mainly for her speech to continue to develop and her other teeth to maintain placement. So now she has to have her other front tooth pulled and have 2 fake teeth put in!! OMGosh! Now we are talking some money! But they swear that they look real and no one would know the difference.
Bless her heart, she just doesnt know to be upset, and I am greatful for that!
I know that there are much worse things that happen in life, and this is just a speed bump, but we are pretty bummed about it.
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