Saturday, January 3, 2009

2009

Wow one more year and I'll be in my thirties!!! I don't say this as if it were bad, actually I will finally be where I have always pictured myself. I can remember dreaming of being thirty something, being a wife, and a mommy. Well here I am just where I wanted to be. I really do love every minute of it. I don't always love it ever minute, but I can truly say I love every minute.

This year will prove to be a busy one filled with wonderful memories. On New Years Eve after church, we went to a party with friends from church. Had yummy food and fun chatting with friends who had been away for what felt like forever. Then we went to some friends from the work side and had a quiet evening playing games, and laughing at the little ones. Parker stayed up till we got home just before 2 a.m. but the other two, bless their hearts, passed out about an hour before the new year came. Then after getting up very late for us we ate breakfast and set out to go hike around the lake. We had a fun afternoon, the trail we took led us 3 miles before it put us out on a street no where near our car. OK well what is your definition of near, we called our dear friend Doug who came and drove us the last 2.5 miles to our car! Needless to say we all slept well that night, not all of us my poor dear of a husband got called out and came home at 10 the next morning. But he bounces back fast and after sleeping he woke up to be the daddy that plays rough and hugs soft, I love this man. We like to ask the boys their favorite and least favorite parts of the day. The answers are always fun to hear but when it is my turn almost always my favorite part is getting to see daddy come home and us all play together.

Speaking of playing, Marshall is wanting to try other sports. Carson can't stand it that he is not old enough for organized soccer. Parker still likes tae-kwon-do. They all want swim lessons, and I feel that really falls into a "life lesson must" category, so here we go. I have enjoyed a few days off school but come Monday here we go again. Parker needed a break too. I still asked him random math facts and had him help me measure things but he didn't feel like it was school. My love will have to go back to the Mon-Fri stuff again, so I will really miss having him around all day, and four day weekends.

I have pledged to myself to take a vow of yell-ibacy. Not that I was ever a angry woman with rage issues, but I would be guilty of yelling from room to room and raising my voice to be heard over the craziness of life, but I am trying really hard to make them listen not just hear. It's been about a month, so far so good we'll see.

After seeing the health troubles of friends and family, already just three days into the year, I feel so blessed. I thank God for his goodness. As a couple we are trying to be the partners and parents that God would have us to be. That in itself is a wild journey. Late one night a few days ago the kids where in bed, and we were up finishing the nightly routine of dishes, sweeping, vacuuming, etc... and it had been a especially trying day. While we were going about getting the last of the days demands finished, I felt the need to confess to someone my latest struggle and who better than the love of my life. Now that I have shared with him I will share with you. Parker is officially out of my area of expertise. He is still my wonderful son but I am having to learn with him now, and until this point I have really felt empowered as a mother. I do well with the 4 and under crowd. I even did just fine for year five. But it seems as if we have hit a wall. I feel like I am walking on egg shells more often than not when it comes to him. I don't want to crush his spirits, but if I correct him he shuts down. If I tell him to do something, no matter how simple it may, be he bows up. The moments that we are both really just relaxed seem few and far between. I know he is of an age that he needs to find where he stands but wow. Like I said in past post if you have advice I would love to hear your thoughts.

On that note I must go, there is laundry that needs to get folded and a birthday party that needs to be planned, a dishwasher to be run, and sleep. I may procrastinate but tomorrow will come so sleep is a must. Good night dear friends, happy dreams.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

The Faces You Can't Live Without

Theses are not in order but you get the idea.
This is Christmas after we finally got dressed! Nanno and the boys playing Webkinz.
This is after Presents eating breakfast.
Carson, being Carson!

Marshall told me this was a delicious breakfast. He is so sweet.


This is opening presents.
Parker told us, that he look like the president in his suit!


This was Christmas Eve.
My little men are so handsome





Back to Christmas morning












And Christmas Eve one more time!!




Parker was proud of his creation.









We took the boys bowling with the passes they got at the Halloween party.


Carson wanted a picture of his bowling shoes. He thinks they were great!
He also had me take a picture of his gum, the TVs, and the bowling balls all lined up.













Sunday, December 28, 2008

Are We There Yet?

OK I know that the only reason most of you look here is to see pics of my wonderful little monsters. But I'm too lazy to get them on right now, so deal. OK really I will get some soon I know that I have made several posts without them but it just hasn't been real high on the to-do list.

Christmas morning was great the kids were so much fun they are really at great ages where there is a lot of magic about Christmas. Parker was the first one up and he came in the loving room still half asleep and saw me sitting on the couch, which freaked him out because I am usually still in bed at the crack of dawn but for this day I was up early and he late, go figure! When he woke up enough to remember it was Christmas he looks over to see the goodies Santa has left by the fire place and runs back to his room screaming "Marshall, Carson, Get up Santa came, You got a blue one, you got a green one, and I got a red one. Come on get up come see." The above were light sabers that they asked Santa for. They also got Buzz Lightyear light up shoes and BIG pencils scooby doo movies and to Parker's surprise... "Santa brought us Sugar?!!?" OK People you know I don't keep them from junk but it's nice to know that they see this as a treat, by the way "sugar" is candy. We opened gifts and I fixed our yummy Chicken and Biscuits and gravy then played, played played. They got so many games and more movies and wonderful clothes. Like I said before they fall in the over privileged category. Nanno was wonderful to us to. It felt odd with out Grandad and Boppie but It was fun to open the gifts they sent.
Thank you mom for telling us to wait till Christmas.

We all piled up to watch a movie and I got lunch together. Nothing big just brisket, mashed taters, and asparagus. But it was yummy. We got things cleaned up and packed for our mommy and daddy present. Instead of gifts for one another we went away for 2 nights. We had a great time we didn't go far but Gruene (you say it green) was fun for us. We got there about 7 Christmas night and the only things open were IHOP and Burger King which was fine but our waitress at IHOP quit in the middle of her shift! We really got a much nicer girl so good for us. Then Friday we walked all day finding treasure in all the little shops. We got to go see a movie and then had a wonderful dinner at the Gruene River Grill. We stayed up late watching stupid people hurt themselves and attack others all to save the whales! I don't know who is worse, us for been pulled in like a bug to light or them. OK it's them but some times its fun to watch stupid people and say "do you see how dumb they are?" We got home late Saturday afternoon, then the whole lot of us went to see Bedtime Stories. It was great I really enjoyed watching them watch it. Now here we are less than a week from a new year, where we will get to do it all over again only it's as if we have to move up to the next level. I some times wish we could just do this one again now we know what we're doing and know where the "secret" passages and extra points are. But no we go one to the next level, it will be harder. It will have new fun surprises. We will probably have to take turns trying to get it right, and one thing I have learned is while there is no Cheat Book, it is very helpful to find some one who has completed this level before! OK enough video game analogy, my real goals for this next year are 1) To keep my head in the book to get the book in my head. God is Great and because he lives I can face tomorrow. 2) To let my light shine brighter than ever. So I can continue to teach my children what this life is really about. Getting to the next one.