It's been a while...

Wow! It has been quite a while... I look at how long ago I posted last and all of the previous pics that are on my last post and think... Wow! Where has the time gone Emma's hair has grown back and in 1st grade, Ethan is way bigger and now in 2nd grade, Ean is 2 1/2, and Tyler now lives with us.

Whew! I feel exhausted just explaining all that!

I have been keeping up with a few of my friends blogs on a pretty consistent bases and I decided that I would start mine back up. This has been an enjoyable weekend! Saturday, Ethan had a football game, then we went to the Dicken's birthday parties and then went back up to the field so Emma could cheer at the 3rd and 4th quarter of the Seniors FB game. On Sunday we had a Texans vs. Cowboys football party at our teeny house and had a GREAT time. Even though they lost! boo. Then we had three boys spend the night because there is no school on Monday. All in all it has been a wonderful weekend.

Thank you God for wonderful friends!!

Emma and Ethan practicing and playing at one of there games

So, there has been so much going on lately and actually the most of it had to do with business Christmas shopping stuff. But recently, if you do not live here, I would like to say that it snowed!! Nooo, not just sleet stuff (for all of you yankees). It was actual snow flakes. We ahd about 4 inches on our grass in the middle of the night. It was great. And in the morning when I had to take Ethan to school there was still a little bit of snow left over. It was so great to see the joy on Ethan and Emma's face. Even Ean had a great time.

Here are some of Stephen and Emma. They made a snow man in the morning. He was named Frosty of course.

Then here is one of Ethan before he went to school in the morning

And then the next week Emma had her little Christmas Ballet Dance. She was so cute! And had a wonderful time.

Sorry that the pictures are kind of weirdly placed. I am still trying to get better at this whole blogging thing.

Wow, I am really bad about blogging all the time. I am great at reading others but I am no good at doing my own.

But right now I am really excited because I have been praying for a really long time to be able to contribute to my family financially without it being at the expense of my husband and my kids. And my prayer was even more specific then that. I really want to do something that I love...

So I have made my daughters dance bag and people at her dance class always ask me "Where did you buy that?" And when I tell them that I made it they say that I should sell them. So guess what I am going to start doing!
It gets even better, My friend is opening up a dance clothing store and told me she would love for me to sell them at her shop!! Get out is that crazy or what. If that goes good I have another church friend who is heading together a craft show for young ladies starting or that have businesses in March and I am thinking I am going to do a booth then.

Oh praise God! I am so excited!

When i get my camera back from my mom I will post a picture of Emma's bag, and then the five or ten I am getting ready to make.

Cute Story

Ya. So here is a funny story...

I was telling it to my bible study group on Tuesdays and I thought it was so cute and funny.

Every night we have our evening routines during the week as we put our kids to bed. They have to brush teeth, go potty, get a drink of water, and then we all go together to read and then say prayers.

If we don't do ALL of that then the kids will get up over and over until they accomplish everything. Anways a few nights back we were saying our normal prayers and Ethan and Emma are growing from same a routine prayer(one that most people know), to saying there own prayers. We are trying to mold them into being very specific and not selfish with there prayers.

Well, anyone who knows Ethan knows that quite the intellectual thinker for a 5 yr old and he is pretty articulate most of the time(unless he is being lazy or whinny). During this specific evening he is leading the prayer but he keeps slurring his words.

So, I rudely interupt him and told him

"Ethan we can not hear or understand you, please speek clearly with your words"

and in return he says to me...

"Mom, You don't need to hear my prayers. God can understand me.

OUCH! ...yah I know. He is so funny and so to the point about everything. (I wander where he gets that from???)

Other than Ethan started soccer a while ago, Emma started ballet, and Ean is walking all over the place. It is hard for me to remember when he didn't walk. :(

Some of Ethan at his soccer games. He is #4.

Some of Emma and her new hobby

And I took Ean outside today because it was just too beautiful to stay inside.

Talk at ya later!

Catching Up

Ok... so I haven't written since the last hurricane scare. And OHHH!! how I wish that Ike was a scare like the Eduard TS. The hurricane actually arrived last Friday evening...and now today is day 10 in the wait for the power to come back on in my casa. We are all staying at my moms house in the mean time.

However, even being without power I am so thankful for for the lack of distruction on my home. I was actually very surprised. I thought it was going to be so much worse but there were just minor damages --Fence, shingles, a little sighting, and our backyard looks like a forest. Other than that...no problem.

I am grateful!

Also since the last time so much has happened...I was surprised with an awesome 30th birthday surprise from Stephen. We went to Vegas and when I got there my Whole family was there waiting to surprise me! It was great. Here are some pics from that...

This is Adriana(my brothers girlfriend), me, my mom, and Shauna before a night on the town.

and then again with Shauna's silly face.

My dad, my brother Nathan, my brother Kenin and Stephen on the same night.

This one is Shauna, Heather, Nathan, My Aunt Suzie, and Kenin I believe on the last day there.

A view of the Eiffel tower in the evening, Our hotel we stayed at in Vegas, and me and Stephen the night I was surprised at dinner. It was such a great weekend.

The very next day that we got back our little Ethan started his first day of Kindergarten. I will talk about that a little later.

T-Storm or Hurricane?!?

Ok, so tomorrow is probably going to be a yuck day. I was at the big W****** earlier this evening and it was so empty it was nutz! Not with people but with essentials. Then I drove out of the parking lot to leave and at each gas pump there were like 8 cars at EACH pump. This is only supposed to be a T-Storm and at the most a category 1. Not that it is not a big deal... but could you imagine if it was like a 3 or 4 or something?!? Craziness I tell you!

Anyways...I am very happy anyway because Yesterday was my and Stephen's anniversary. What is hilarious is that we both forgot! And whats even funnier is that my mom and one of my Best Friend's, Crystal, reminded me the day before. Thanks to them...but poo on me and Stev-o.

:D

To those who are worried about us down here. Don't. Everything is going to be A-OK. And if it isn't A-ok, soon it will be be. I love all of you!

FUNNY STORY

Tonight was so fun! We just got home. Dinner was OK, but E-man loved it! It is his and his Aunt Shauna's favorite!!!

CICI's !!!!!

I know...Some of you are like Yum, I'm so jealous. And others of you are like Gross! Is that even real pizza. Well we all love it! And after that we went to my favorite place...If you know me well you know where that is. The only thing is, is that I only love it when I don't have children with me. Having all of them and then my husband who is not so much of a fan of the place is not the funnest in the world. But was still productive.

But now here is the funny story...

Tyler was helping out peeling the ugly vinyl tile floor (in our bathroom we are redoing). Meanwhile, unbenonced to Ty, Ethan is hiding in the shower. Well E is so good that Tyler had no idea for about 3-4 min. And than Ethan very quickly opens the shower curtain and Tyler screams soooo loud and high pitched that I thought it was Emma getting hurt or something. And then there was nothing but solid laughing for about 10 more minutes.

Wait theres more...
We think that Ethan is going through this "Just because Tyler is bigger I am going to show him who is boss" stage. Anyway

Then we get home from tonight's fun and Tyler says that he wants to take shower. So we say Yes, he goes to start warming up the shower, comes out and says something to Stephen, and low and behold guess who runs and jumps in the shower before his older brother does...LOL

Ethan is nutz!
Oh ya it does..it gets a bit funnier...

After Ethan gets out he turns the water off, BUT he leaves the shower knob on, so when Tyler turns the water on again it comes out of the top spout all over him and his clothes and his hair. And all you can hear is Ethan peeking out of his room just craking up... :D

I know it is probably something where you need to be there to think it's as funny as I do. But it made you laugh or even just smile for a moment it was worth it telling.