Getting Bigger, getting older.....

I still do not have my laptop so, of course I can't get on my blog all that often for updates. I am starting to slowly go insane without it. I didn't realize how much I depend on it for EVERYTHING......really! Like looking up the movie times, finding a store phone number, looking for paint colors or local thrift stores that carry furniture (these are just a few things I have been needing it for, just TODAY) what did we do when we didn't have computers? Hopefully mine will get fixed or I can get another one. Something has to happen soon. I not only use the computer for daily look-ups, I also run a web based business and it is REALLY hard to communicate with customers and work on getting my new website up and running without it.

On to other things.......My sweet little girl is getting big. She is officially a 9 year old (going on 30) she has a distinct taste in clothes as well as how she wants her hair. I still love putting big bows in her hair, but lately I have noticed she wears a pretty big frown on her face every time I try to put one in. So, we have now outgrown bows. This is a very sad thing for me, it means that my little girl is becoming a "tween". What the heck is a "tween"?? Well, a tween is a kid stuck between being a kid and a teen......hence, the tween. She still wants to have the kid things, but she has become more picky about her clothes and her hair. We went yesterday (because she has been begging to get her hair cut) to a kid and teen hair place to get her hair done. She loves this place because they not only cut and style her hair just how she wants, they also paint her nails. She loves it! When she went in the chair she was my cute little girl......when she came out of the chair, she was a polished little lady!!! Her hair looks amazing. REALLY! She had about 6 inches cut off and asked that it be layered. It really suits her to a tee. She absolutely loves it, and so do I. (I will post pics once I get a computer) So, I am now officially the mother of a "tween". How odd.


McKade is still my sweet little man. He has been up to all sorts of things this week, his new favorite food is Popsicles. Red, green, purple, he loves them all. It is so cute watching him, he wants to shove the whole thing in his mouth, but as soon as he gets a little bite he shivers and makes this funny face. It is really funny! I got this on video and will upload it once I have a computer.....are you seeing a pattern here? LOL! We also put together one of his "big boy" toys this weekend for him to play with, he has no idea what to do with it, but he loves watching his sister play. I can't believe he will be 8 months old next week. Many people have been asking me if he is crawling or trying to, or if he has teeth, so here is the update on what he is doing........ He is not crawling, he sits up and plays by himself and reaches for EVERYTHING, you name it he wants it, TV remotes, cell phones, and of course, it all goes in his mouth! He has no teeth and the drooling has gotten a lot better in the past couple of months, so I don't really know when it will all start. Mavery did not get her first tooth til she was 1, so we aren't to concerned. He also has a serious obsession with hair. He loves grabbing mine and Mavery's and he tries to get Mark's but his is too short. This kid will grab and pull SO hard, then he will loosen his grip and just play with it, like it is the most fascinating thing ever! I even caught him pulling his own hair the other day. Ha!

Mark and I are in desperate need of a night ALONE!!! I LOVE my kids to death, but it has been so long since we have had a date night. We have had nights without the kids but they have been to go to a birthday party, or some kind of function or something. It has been a few months since it has just been the 2 of us, and since we just had Valentines and before that, it was our 10 year first date anniversary, we are due a nice night out. I am looking forward to it, whenever it may be. I hope it is soon. Mark will be 30 this weekend. I was hoping to have a little birthday party for him with just our good friends and family, but he can't stand the thought of being the center of attention for an evening, so I had to call it off. I really want to celebrate him entering the "30" club, but looks like it will just be another day for us (at his request of course).

Everyone who knows me, knows I love to be surrounded by friends and family, but lately I am starting to feel like a hermit. It is not a good feeling. Time to get out of the house and join the real world. Hopefully the weather will start getting better and I can take the kids to the park and do some outdoor type things with them. (we'll let Mark stay inside where he is more comfortable) LOL!! I am so ready for spring and all the flowers blooming, it is nice to see everything starting new again. Well, hopefully next time I get on here to update it will be from my own computer and I can add some pictures in the jumble of words.:)

Laptop Blues....

I truly love having a blog and try to keep up as much as possible, unfortunately my laptop died on me a couple of weeks ago and I have not been able to download pictures or write any blogs. I am on Marks' laptop right now and it makes me miss mine even more. Well, here is my latest update......



McKade is now 7 months old and just about the sweetest baby ever!! He has the best smile and the sweetest temperament. He loves his daddy and just lights up every time Mark walks in the room. I am really enjoying this stage so much. He still isn't doing a whole lot of moving around he now knows how to turn on his side but, he doesn't flip or anything. He sits up by himself and loves playing with his toys on the floor. He is just a little cuddle bug!!



Mavery has a birthday next week. She will be 9!!! Her last year in the single digits.....it makes me so sad. I can't believe how much she has grown and how the years just flew by. She is such a caring soul, so compassionate and dreamy. She loves to talk, talk, talk and has a real knack for making friends. I am so proud of her. We found a cute little puppy out here where we live a few weeks ago, he was so tiny and it was freezing outside, so we took him in, he is now Maverys new pet and to be honest he is a really great dog. I am glad we took him in because we recently found out that he was no more than 5 weeks when we found him. Mavery is asking for dog stuff for her birthday. LOL! We have started crate training him (with a box) and she is hoping to get a crate for her birthday. We'll see!!;)



Mark has been traveling alot lately. It puts alot of stress on me, not that he is around the house that much when he is home, but it is nice to run to the store without having to get McKade out, so the past 2 weeks have been very tiring, getting Mavery up and ready for school and also getting the baby up and trying to get everyone fed, all before 7:15 a.m., I have a great deal of respect for all the single moms out there who do this everyday and hold down a full time job, they are true heroes!! I am excited that in another week and a few days, Mark and I will celebrate our 1st date anniversary, it will be 10 years!! I can't believe it has been that long, I still remember that night so clearly. Well, I think that's it. I have no idea when I will be back on again. Hopefully my laptop will get fixed VERY SOON!

New Year

I have decided that this year is going to be so exciting. Lots of new things to experience and happy memories to be made. So far this year has been exciting, I found out there will be another baby in my circle of friends, I have Maverys' 9th birthday coming up, McKade will have his very first birthday, and Mark and I will celebrate 10 years of marriage. But, last year was a great year for our family, we added a couple of new additions and made new friends, moved into a new home, and learned all about sleepless nights again. Here are a few pics from the past year and there will be lots more to come in 2009!!

Christmas 2008

Here are some pics from our Christmas's this year. We did Christmas with my sis-in-law and father-in-law the weekend before Christmas and the kids were just too cute. It is so much fun to watch McKade and his cousin Peyton together. They both are just the cutest things!! Mavery had a blast opening her presents and playing with all her new things, she got alot of art supplies and DS games, so she has been VERY occupied. McKade recieved lots of new toys and clothes. We enjoyed the time with everyone. It was nice to get to sit and watch the babies play, or just watch how they reacted to each other!! There are also pics from our Christmas morning here at home. Maverys favorite girft was from Santa and it was a BlaBla Panda bear named Bamboo......she was VERY excited about him. McKades' favorite gift was also from Santa and it was a Pony rocking horse. He just bounces away on it with the biggest smile. (I will post a video soon of this) We went to my mother-in-laws afterwards and did more Christmas, it was very fun! I really enjoyed watching McKade and seeing his reaction to his very first Christmas.

Mavery and her Panda


Our Christmas Tree after Santa came....

McKade on his new Pony!

Mavery having some apple cider her Joe Joe made.

Nana and McKade

The 2 cuties! McKade and Peyton

Mavery is the only one looking at the camera!

Aunt Marla and Peyton

So Sweet

Mavery holding little Peyton

Another year going, going......

I just can't say it enough......where did the time go? I swear some days I feel 18, and some days I wish to God I was 2 again, and other days I feel 80. In just another day I will hit the big 3-1. I am still not completley sure I should be in my 30's already. I don't feel 30ish....of course how are you supposed to feel when you hit 30? I was pregnant and busy getting ready for a baby when I turned 30 and I guess I never really freaked out or anything because I had so many other things going on. This year however, I am starting to freak out a little bit. When I turn 31, I will have 9 years and I will be 40!!! 4-0.....OMG! That is sooooo scary to me. There are all these things I want to do, places I want to see, experiences I want to have, am I going to have time for them all? Will they ever happen? These are the crazy thoughts I keep having. So stupid, because I know my life is a gift from God, and he chooses when it is over, but still my brain keeps racing with thoughts of all these things. Time has gone by so fast these past years, I still am in awe that I have a daughter who will be 9 and a baby who is almost 6 months old. I feel blessed to have the family that I have, as well as my extended family, and I have the best friends. I really live a wonderful life and have enjoyed every year of it so far. I hope this coming year is just as wonderful as the years past. I guess I will find out in another day......

Family Pictures

This week my cousin came to town and took some really amazing pics of our family. She has her own photography business and we were so excited she took time out to come take some photographs for us. Here is just a sample of some she did. I don't want to put too many up because we are going to be framing some of them and giving them as Christmas presents!

No to the School Bus...

This is a crazy time of year for Mark with him being in the retail field. He is a Blackberry Rep. (Brand Advocate) for the Dallas area and has to train, assist, sell, and take inventory at pretty much every store in the Metroplex that carries the Blackberry brand. This week one of his bosses came into town and Mark had to go and train in stores with him. Well, this kind of left us in a predicament with Mavery because Mark usually gets his stores done so he can go grab Mavs when she gets out of school. Since I could not get her we decided to let her try out the school bus for the first time. Never again!!

She is pretty social, she gets that from me, but she is also reserved and does not like being around a whole lot of people at once, she gets very anxious. Well, it all started with her having to go to the bus line at school, it was very scary for her and then when she got on the bus the bus driver kept asking her where she lived and Mavery had no idea what to tell her because we had already given the bus people our address and everything so we did not figure that Mavery would need to tell them her exact address. On top of it all the bus driver would not allow her to sit next to anyone she knew. Then, to top it off, she had kids kicking her seat and hitting her with their jackets.

I was waiting for her when she got off the bus, she was crying her heart out. She was so upset, it was a horrifying experience for her. My poor baby! So, needless to say we will not make her ride the bus again, not until she is older and if she wants to. I remember hating riding the bus when I was little, kids were so mean and crazy back then, and today kids are 100 times worse. Thank goodness we are able to get her from school, and not have to worry about her being on a school bus freaking out everyday!!;)