Thankful Tuesday Addition

I have to add one more thing to my list this week:

11. My good friend, Carolyn, made me a birthday cake last night! I would take a picture of it, but there is only one piece left! She is so good!

Thankful Tuesday

10 things that I am thankful for today!

1. My husband took me on a shopping spree on Friday night. I love all of my new clothes!

2. My Monday night parenting class is over.

3. Every light bulb in my house that can be changed to energy efficient bulbs have been!

4. Isaac has gone from sleeping with 2 dinos, to adding 1 sword, and now has added 2 swords!

5. The beautiful sunshine!!!!

6. Jake's teacher is having her sweet baby girl this week. Happy for her, sad for us!

7. My new brown chaco's. They are wonderful and might have to be on my list every week!
8. Chris is pulling out all of our landscaping in the front yard. We are going to replace everything. He is working so hard!

9. A good hair day!

10. A spoon full of peanut butter dipped in chocolate chips. Add a diet coke and it is a great snack!

Tagged!

I have been Tagged again!

What was I doing 10 years ago?
I was in my jr. year at Lipscomb. Chris and I had been dating for about a year. We had just gotten back from a Spring Break mission trip to London. I can't think of anything else exciting, just loving college and being completely engrossed in friends and living the college dream.

5 things on my to-do list for today. (Today is almost over, so I am going to do tomorrow's list)
* finish preparing for the Monday night parenting class that I teach.
* get all of my supplies together for the class
* get Able pest control to come and spray. Ants in the kitchen!
* give the boys a bath after the t-ball game
* buy some more energy efficient light bulbs

Things I would do if I was a billionaire.
* pay off all of my friends and families mortgages
* hire a house cleaner and cook
* have someone custom make me tall clothes
* build an all "green" house and buy hybrid cars
* pay off all of the churches debt and give all of the ministers a big bonus!

3 bad habits
* I don't have any! :)
* lazy house cleaner
* always take the easy way out

5 places I have lived
* Overland Park, KS
* Olathe, KS
* Nashville, TN
* Huntsville, AL
* Jonesboro, AR

5 jobs I have had
* daycare worker
* church secretary
* aide for a emotional conflicted self-contained class at a elementary school
* front desk for a doctors office
* parent educator

5 people I want to know more about!
* Debbie
* Kim
* Amy S.
* Marti Jo
* Mary Alice

Thankful Tuesday on Wednesday

10 things that I am Thankful for Today!

1. Isaac can make me laugh even when he is asleep!

2. Having lunch with my good friend Danae!

3. Capri's. I am going to wear them even when they aren't cool anymore.

4. That I am now a t-ball mom.

5. That Chris got up last night when Isaac wet the bed!


6. We have baby birds!

7. I don't have to cook tonight. I really don't cook a lot anyway!


8. I bought new mascara today. I love new mascara!


9. Dr. Doug and Mrs. Deb. I called them last night at 7:30pm about a spot on Isaac's back. I just ran him up there and Dr. Doug called something in for me.


10. I love that Isaac smelled like sunscreen when he came home from school today. That means he spent lots of time outside today, that he has a great teacher that put it on him, and that it is almost summer!!!!

Jake's 6th Birthday - part 2!!!

Jake is 6!!!! We had a great Birthday weekend! My parents and my sister came in for the big day. Auntie Erica got to come Thursday right after lunch, so that was a big special treat for the boys. She is the Best Aunt Ever. (the only aunt that they have!)

Jake decided that he wanted a Dinosaur birthday party. We decided to have it at church since there were so many people staying at our house. The weather was perfect, so the party consisted of playing outside, coming inside for cake and presents, and going back outside to play some more. A great relaxing party! Some of Jake's favorite friends were there. Of course, Wesley. We have to plan our parties around whether he can be there. The Mullins, Wilkies, Winters, and Shumperts were all there.

Jake's milk-free, egg-free, nut-free cake. It was actually pretty good!

Even the adults had a nice relaxing time!

Jake and Isaac both got new bikes from Gigi and Papa this weekend. This is Jake's first bike without training wheels. He likes it, but is frustrated that he just can't get on it and start riding. We are trying to practice a few minutes a day. That is about all mom and dad's backs can take.

My favorite 6 year old!

Jake's 6th Birthday!!!

My Jakers is 6 years old. I really can't believe it. I have had a hard time with this birthday for some reason. I usually love his birthdays and are so excited for him to get another year older, but this year has been harder for me. I have been a deep thinker this week. I have been thinking about how special he is and in particular how blessed I am to have him with me as long as I have. I know that every parent is thankful for their child's life, but for Jake and I it is different. It was a miracle that Jake was even born after a very serious pregnancy. But mostly, this week I have been thinking about Jake's food allergy's and asthma. Maybe it is because he has had a hard asthma week, or maybe it is because his allergy testing is coming up in June, or maybe God has just put in on my heart. I have had a very heavy heart. Most of the time, I have a pretty good attitude about it and don't worry much about his health or his safety, but this week I have. I have had a major burden to continually pray for him. I even called Chris one day crying and asking him to pray for him. I get in my "happy place" and don't think about how life threatening his allergies are most of the time. But this week, I have been thankful for every moment that I have had with him. God has been so good to us and I know that he will continue to be good to us no matter what, but it is still really hard. There have many times this week that I have wanted to keep him at home and not send him somewhere because I was scared. I even slept with him one night. I know that God can call any of our children home at anytime and that they would be so much happier there, but it is so hard. I have been proud of myself that I still let him go even though it scared me and that I trusted God more than me having control of the situation. I don't really know why I am writing all of this, other than I just felt like I had to. I really don't want sympathy, I just covet your prayers. Prayers for Jake and for me. Prayers that Jake will be ok, that his allergies and his asthma will go away, that God will have a constant hedge of protection around him. Pray for me, that I have some peace about this, that I will continue to trust God with Jake, and that I will trust God's plan in all of this.

Believe it or not, we really did have a great birthday weekend. I will try to get myself together tonight, so that I can post about all of the fun stuff tomorrow. Thanks for letting me ramble.

It is Tuesday again, so here are 10 things that I am thankful for today.

1. I had enough self-discipline to get out of bed and go work out this morning.

2. I didn't have to work today!

3. Isaac and I surprised Jake and went to eat lunch today at school.

4. I am thankful that Jake has friends that are all different colors!

5. Brownies for lunch!

6. I love that little mama bird on my front porch!

7. I am thankful that I like what I am wearing today.

8. It is sunny outside!

9. I am thankful for my best friend, Carolyn. She is the best.

10. I am thankful that tonight is House Church. One of my favorite places to be!

Tagged

I have been tagged by Jenny Box. I am not real sure what this is, other than I am suppose to list 7 random things about myself. Here goes:

1. I like that I am tall and have curly hair.

2. I am extremely lazy.

3. I could eat McDonald's every day and not get tired of it.

4. I had heart surgery when I was 16 years old.

5. I will sometimes (not all of the time!) dig around the house for change so that I can stop at chick-fil-a for breakfast before work.

6. I can not touch my toes. Never have been able to.

7. I check my blog all of the time to see if anyone has commented.


So, here are the rules:
1.link to the person who tagged you.
2.list the rules in your post.
3.share 7 random facts about yourself.
4.tag 7 random people at the end of your post, linking them.
5.leave a comment on their blog so they know that they have been tagged.

Everyone that I know has already been tagged, so I am re-tagging.
Abbey
Kim

"Quote of the day" and fun pic

Sunday mornings are the the boys favorite morning to play. I don't know if it because we usually aren't rushed or what, but they play like crazy from 7-9am. This is them this morning playing at their "homework station".

They have so much fun that they never want to stop to get ready. Thus, the "quote of the day".

Jake: "I wish everyone was born knowing about God so we wouldn't have to go to church."

That is Jake, my spiritual kid.

Isaac

Isaac's Nightly Routine

Isaac is a very funny boy! His name means "laughter" and he is living up to it. Our nightly routine with him usually leaves us in a good chuckle!

We start out getting our pj's on. He still can't get off his shirt, but he tries. This usually leaves him with his head out and his arms pinned behind him. I have watched him do this and still don't understand how he does it. If he does let me help him with his shirt, I can never pull it all of the way off. It has to stay on his head like a hat. He then runs around with nothing on but his shirt on his head. For some reason, he always has to show Chris this. Underwear is optional for Isaac's pj's.

Then there is the bathroom routine. This usually goes ok unless the boys are in there together. It takes them forever and they like to shake the water off their hands on each other. Thus, running down the hall, screaming, and laughing occurs.

The boys each get to pick out one book to read before bed. This is probably one of their favorite times of the day. They also get to pick who reads: mom or dad. It is always dad. He is a much more lively reader than mom. After story time they all three scream MOM! That means it is prayer time. Isaac has a special place he likes to sit during prayer time. We read on Jake's bed and he has a foot board. Isaac sits up there. His "special spot". Very rarely can Isaac make it through the whole prayer without getting us all laughing. He is usually laughing, playing with some toy, or making funny noises. His favorite funny noise right now is making his nose whistle. boys.

I am the official back scratcher in the family. I start with Jake and then move to Isaac. Isaac has a twin bed so I kneel next to the bed and lay my head on this pillow and scratch his back. He loves for me to smooch him and give nose kisses. One night I was doing this with my eyes closed and Isaac lifted his head and said "What are you doing?! Are you sleeping on my pillow?!)

After I leave, it takes him no longer than 1 minute to yell out. "Mom! What you doing?" "Mom, I need to tell you sometin" This will go on until I go back in there and give him a few more kisses and re-tuck him in. Isaac sleeps with 2 dinosaurs. One purple, one orange. One under each arm. He is a sweet, sweet boy!

10 things

I think I am going to start the 10 Things Tuesdays. I know that it isn't Tuesday, but after Danna talked last night at church, I thought I better start today. So here are 10 things I am thankful for today.

1. P.J. pants

2. chaco's (getting a new pair for my birthday!)

3. Going to a church that I love.

4. Not being afraid of my husband. I know that might sound like a strange thing to write, but I have a friend that is trying to leave her abusive husband and she is really scared.

5. Rubber gloves. I helped my friend (from #4) clean her new apartment yesterday. Definitely needed the gloves!

6. Chocolate iced donuts from Daylight Donuts.

7. The mama robin that has laid her eggs on our front porch. I love to watch the boys go to check on her.

8. Waiting in the pick up line at the kindergarten center and Jake waving when he sees me.

9. I usually work out every Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 5:45am. I go with Courtney Winters and Angelia Herren. Both of them texted me and said they weren't going this morning, so I got a day off! Special Treat!

10. Isaac taking a nice long nap so that I could write this!

Jake Tuesday!

Oh...my Jakers! Do I have a story to tell you about Jake's emotional Monday!

Let me set the scene for you:
*I am driving back to work after a nice relaxing lunch by myself at Pizza Inn. (I like to go myself and read)
*Phone rings. Kindergarten Center. Jake didn't make it from the playground in time. Had a accident in the bathroom trying to get his pants down. (This has never happened at school before!)
*I work over by the mall, so I called Chris because he works right down the street. He runs home and gets him new clothes and heads up there.
* Jake immediately starts crying when he sees Chris.
*What the nurse failed to tell me is that Jake didn't only pee his pants, but he did "something else" his pants.
*Side note: Jake has really bad food allergies and that results in "abnormal" stools. I will let your mind wander on that one. To say the least he can't hold it as well as normal children!
*Chris attempts to clean him up, but finally asks him, "buddy, do you just want to go home?" Jake of course wants to, so Chris takes him home and gives him a bath.
*Bless him! My poor Jakers! Very traumatic!

Scene two:
*Jake's first t-ball practice. He has never played before. Chris is the assistant coach.
*Jake is paired up with another little boy and they are suppose to throw the ball back and forth to each other.
*The other boy puts the ball in his glove and throws it. Jake tells him he is doing it wrong.
*Jake throws it right, but hits the boy in the crotch.
*He throws it again and hits the boy in the chin.
*Later on, he throws the ball to coach and hits him in the head.
*At least he has good aim!

My Jakers is a great kid, with a great attitude! By the time he got out of the bath he was completely over the whole incident. He was happy and couldn't wait to go pick up Isaac from school. He loved t-ball and can't wait for their first game. He is a happy boy that can always roll with the punches. Love that boy!

Love Chris too! He gets the "Dad of the Year" award!

(I would appreicate it if no one would say anything to Jake about this post! He can read it when he is an adult!)

Isaac's Thursday!

Here are just a few things that I love about my little Isaac!

1. I love that Isaac is just so cute!

2. I love that Isaac loves to smooch and be smooched!

3. I love that Isaac is so pale and so pink that he looks kind of like a baby pig.

4. I love Isaac because he truly believes that Jake is the best person in the whole world.

5. I love that Isaac is so sad when I drop him off at school, but as soon as he gets out of the car he is running inside all smiles.

6. I love Isaac because he tries to spell while he is talking like Jake. He can usually get n-o, but his yes is usually y-s and his mom is usually m-o.

7. I love that before he can even open his eyes in the morning he is asking for his orange juice.

8. I love Isaac's great big smile with his great big snaggle tooth.

9. Jake is helping me make this list and he says that he loves Isaac because "he sometimes shares with me".

10. I love Isaac because he always wants me to hold him. "holdga me mommy!"

I love my little love! Sorry I can't post any pictures of him, but our computer is broken and had to be mailed off for 10 days.

Jake's Tuesday

I am starting something new today! Some of my fellow bloggers have special days of the week that they post about certain things, so today I am trying it. Tuesday's, I am going to post about Jake. Thursday's, I am going to post about Isaac. It is so easy for me to group them together since they do everything together, so hopefully this will help me focus on the things that make them who they are.

10 Things that I love about Jake!

1. Jake has the best laugh. He has one of those laughs that you have to laugh because he is laughing. There are many days that I am laughing so hard and I don't even know what we are laughing at!
2. I love that Jake loves his brother!
3. I love that Jake still has a big belly and big cheeks for me to kiss.
4. I love that he still wants me to scratch his back every night before bed.
5. I love that, for the most part, he has a great attitude about his food allergies.
6. I love that Jake is so social. He loves people.
7. I love that Jake spells everything while he is talking. For example: Chris comes home from work last night "d-a-d, m-o-m is in a bad mood!" (which I was :) !)
8. I love that he is so grown up in some ways, but such a baby in others.
9. I love that he is so flexible and is able to go with the flow. We have dragged him all over the world and back with the teenagers and he is always excited and ready to go.
10. I love Jake because he is always wanting to learn. Always asking questions. Always trying to figure things out.

Well...I could keep going, but I think that is a good first start! The picture below is one of Jake's papers from school. I thought you might enjoy it. They write everyday at school. I will try to post one every week. It says: I have a pet pig. My pig is in the brown mud. Do you like it? My pig likes yogurt and guk.