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A LONG Week

Oh it's been a LONG week!! A short recap:

- I had to work on Saturday and had an open house on Sunday and was SO ready just to spend some time with my family!
- TJ had all his wisdom teeth taken out on Monday
- Tuesday my mom, dad, and I were all SICK (my mom way worse than my dad and I but I was still in bed all day!)
- Mom was sick again today and TJ had the most pain today than any other day but he's doing well
- RAIN and COLD- which mean two kids stuck inside all day and a NOT happy dog
- I think Karoline is going through the terrible 2's LATE and Anderson is going through them EARLY!!! We are at a hard stage of parenting right now.

Anyway... we had a lot of good things go on too. Saturday we got a big, fun package of hand-me-downs from Pressley and a few birthday gifts. First let me say she LOVES getting Pressley's old clothes. She is so proud when she wears them and tells me that "Pressley is letting me borrow them!" They also sent this PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS Auburn smocked dress! It's a little big but she INSISTED on wearing it on Sunday... she was so cute!!



Anderson's head is getting better and he is doing well... he has kind of been ill this week but I think it's still teething issues and possibly a little of what I had.


Buster REALLY wanting to go outside but the rain kept coming...

We were really excited that my dad was feeling well enough and broke away from his work to come for a quick visit tonight... we were really missing Prissy too. She LOVES to play with Anderson's ball.





I also got my fun birthday gift from TJ's mom and sister. It's a Pandora bracelet... I'll have to take a picture of it but it's really fun! A great gift!

I hope yall have a great week and weekend...

Video...It's Been A LONG Time

I have not posted a video since January I think... I FINALLY am able to do them on MY computer and not have to use TJ's mac so maybe I'll post them more often. Here is Anderson singing to The Backyardigan's theme song and pointing out his head, nose, etc... he was quite distracted but don't worry... he has them all down :) Enjoy...

Bumps, Bruises, & Birthday

I'll start with the bums and bruises... My little man took quite the fall yesterday and scared me to DEATH! I wanted to head straight for the doctors office. His goose egg looked SO bad , I called the doc and went through a list of things and she said he should be fine but she wanted to see him this morning. That was good because I never did a 18 month well check for him so we did it today! He's totally healthy, got too shots, and he is still my tiny little man. He still does not weigh what Karoline weighed at a year old. Here are his stats...

Weight: 23 lbs. 4 oz. (still around 12-15%)
Height: 32 1/2 in. (around 60%)
Head: 18 3/4 in.


I had to add this because I never want to forget Anderson's love of playing with the tea bags...


Today was my 29th birthday... my LAST year of my twenties! It was a good day... Karoline wanted to know if I was going to get to go to school with her and have cupcakes. She did go with daddy and pick out a cake. It was yummy...

Notice TJ changed the numbers to 92!!...


After we sang happy birthday TJ and I went to Longhorns for dinner (my favorite!) and then to Home Depot where I got 3 gallons of paint as my birthday gift! TJ is going to paint the foyer and it will NOT be easy. It will cover up the last pit of white walls in this house. It was a good birthday!

Happy Mother's Day

(My gift Karoline made in preschool)

First I would like to say Happy Mother's Day to my mom! She is such a wonderful, strong woman and I really appreciate ALL that she has done for me and my family! She is such a blessing and I cannot thank her enough for her selflessness! She gives, gives, gives, and then gives some more. I especially am thankful that she now lives so close by and is committed to helping us with our children while we transition to me working and helping start Wellspring Church! Mom, we LOVE you SO much and are VERY VERY thankful for you!!

Also Happy Mother's Day to Barna, TJ's mom, who I just LOVE and I am SO thankful I have such a WONDERFUL mother-in-law! I just have to say she did an amazing job raising such a wonderful son whom I LOVE to death! Barna is so special to us and Karoline and Anderson just soak up every minute they get to spend with her. Thank you Barna for being such a wonderful mother-in-law and GiGi! We love you and wish we could give you a big hug today!

And finally, I will say that I had a GREAT Mother's Day! I LOVE being Karoline and Anderson's mom! I LOVE my babies so much and I am so thankful that the Lord has allowed me to be their mother. They are such a blessing! My dad asked me at lunch what I love best about being a mom. That's a hard question... there are tons of things. But I said that one of my favorite things is putting them to bed... NOT because that means they are asleep and I get my alone time, but because I love getting to hold and snuggle with them, read a few books, pray together, sing the "I Love You a bushle and a peck" song, and just love on each other after the craziness of the day! Being a mother (or father) is HARD work for sure. But it's when I get to just hold them it's just one of many reminders that the hard work is TOTALLY worth it! They are so amazing!

Can you guess what I got from TJ and the kids? A Cleveland Indians Vintage Tshirt... Yes a baseball tshirt :) I actully do like it but I think TJ should not be suprised if he gets something from the Ralph Lauren Polo outlet for Father's Day!

Today we went to Pine Lakes Country Club which is the golf/ swim club my parents joined (to help feed my dad's golf addiction). They just opened back up after a major remodel and I would take pictures of this place ALL DAY LONG! I might just do that one day! It's so beautiful and did an amazing job preserving the property and keeping the Southern charm. They had a special Mother's Day brunch. It was so good that we went ahead and put our name on the list for Father's Day! Here are the pictures... there's a lot... it's a perfect place for a photo shoot.

















I hope you ALL had a great Mother's Day!

Adjusting To Small Changes

No major changes, just little ones...

1) TJ's job...
My sweet, wonderful, TIRED husband. He started a new job this week. He's working at Myrtle Beach National Golf Course. He has to be at work at 6:30AM and it's a 40 hr. a week job PLUS trying to fit in all his work for Wellspring, the band, and family! We are SO thankful God finally provided a job (outside of Wellspring) but it is hard for us all adjusting to BOTH of us working. I can't say I like it, but we'll do what we have to do.

The other one's have to do with the Little Man and how much he is changing.
2) Anderson's obsession for puzzles... He could do them ALL day long!

3)Anderson trying to feed himself= MESS...

4) Anderson climbing on the sofa and NOT understanding that he can't STAND on it! Now I have to keep my eyes on him all the time!



Anyway... here are some other pictures.
Anderson and Karoline teaching Prissy to use the Fridge DJ.

Today turned out to be a great day to play outside. Not too hot and not too muggy which does not happen often.

Nature

We have beautiful protected woodlands behind us which we LOVE (except when there is a wildfire) and we have seen all kinds of birds. I took a few pictures today ... The baby blue bird have hatched and it is so fun to hear them chirping. Today the mama bird and papa bird were very busy feeding their young.


We also have a bird that has made a nest on our front porch. I took that pictures through the window so it's really not great but I didn't want to scare her because her nest is very close to our front door.

We also spotted a beautiful cardinal... Karoline loved how red he was.

Enough about birds... we have frogs that like our house too :) No one told us that frogs are everywhere in South Carolina :)

Here is Buster with a frog that jumped right next to the opening of the sliding glass door. I was trying to figure out how in the world I was going to get Buster back in the house without the frog jumping in!!