Change

So, I have totally abandoned this blog. But....even though I am sure no one really reads it, I still like the idea of having someplace to write about whats going on and be able to look back at later. Plus I hate writing by hand so this allows me to just type everything I am thinking. I officially started weekend option and starting in October I won't be working anything but weekends (right now, I am still picking up some days in the week). I ....can't....wait! I get to hang out with my crazy little boys and really just have fun like five days a week! I also am loving who I am working with on the weekends so when the weekends come, its like, great, I get to hang out with some awesome people! Hopefully starting in October I will have a routine established (like I said, hopefully) and I can get back into regularly blogging and uploading pictures (which I totally suck at). So, until next time!

News!

So I can officially release the great news....I got the weekend option position in our department so once I start my new hours in September, the boys get to stay with me all week and no more daycare! You heard me! I will be saving $342.50 A WEEK! But, I also get to be with my boys all the time! Which I will say at times terrifies me, lol, but most of the time I am so ecstatic! I have lots planned for us! Hopefully, that includes being able to update this more often!

Wow 2 posts in 1 month already!

Well, I can't believe I am actually blogging already again lol! However, I will have to do a post of its own for pictures as I haven't got time to upload any right now. So.....where to begin? Although I miss my co-workers and having a work routine being off on medical leave with my boys has been awesome! I thought I would go nuts but we have found our own routine and have been sooo busy! Granted things take me more time being one handed but it still has been awesome. We have had so many playdates already and they have only been home with me for two weeks. We have been to the splash pad too many times to count with good friends and even by ourselves, we have been to the splashpad and pool and even to Old McDonalds Farm. I love being woken up in the morning to Payton sneaking in my bed to cuddle and turn on sesame street only to have his brother start yelling mom ten minutes later. I love our outings together and really seeing them learn new things. I never thought I would want to be a stay at home mom because I really love my job as a nurse and I really love where I work but man, its sooooo tempting! I know there will be tears on both our parts when I go back to work. Payton even has been saying "I no go see my friends mom" when he thinks we are going to daycare.....:( I love spending time with them and it is so different from when I was on maternity leave, by the end of my leave I was sad to leave each of them but ready to get back to the adult world and have some routine, but I think its so different now that they are older. I absolutely am cherishing this time with them. I know I have to go back to work soon and am hoping that my wrist is healing because I know our department has been so short lately, I don't want to add to everyone's stress but it will be bittersweet. Until I get the okay from the doctor I am resting my wrist and making every day count with my boys. Well, enough for now! We have a sleepover with cousins Hannah and Noah tonight, splashpad tommorrow and maybe even Old McDonalds Farm, and Friday we are relaxing at home with a busy weekend to come. Hope everyone is staying cool!

We are alive!

Oh my word. Talk about a lack of blogging! Since my last post....ummm in April.....so much has happened! Lets see....May, I graduated with my Masters Degree in Nursing from Allen which was such a good feeling and then two days later we left for a week of sun in Florida with my whole family. It was alot of fun, we went to Sea World, Busch Gardens, Gatorland, and Universal River walk along with lots of swimming and a fun day at the beach. When I got back from Florida I went full time at my current job (hello student loans) and have just been keeping my eyes open for a good teaching job if one should arise. However, I do really like what I do now so it would have to be a very good oppurtunity to leave. However, I feel really bad for all of my coworks right now because one month from being full time I am now on medical leave...Ya...you heard it...now I am off work for awhile. Back in March when we moved into our new home I was helping push our couch into the trailer it dropped and snapped my wrist down. Well being a nurse and a procastinator I put it off as a bad sprain or bone bruise..well...after finally listening to my family doctor and seeing a hand specialist with xrays and an MRI later...I have a partial cartilage tear, ligament tear, and I tore the covering off of one of my bones slightly. So...now I have to wear this huge immobilizer for one month, get cortisone shots, and then see how I feel. If after one month things are not improved....then comes surgery (yuck!). The only positive that is come out of this is that my boys will not be going to daycare for the time I am home so I get lots of special time with two of my favorite people! I have never been able to stay home with my boys so I feel as if this is a special treat (minus the use of one arm and some soreness). Plus, I save alot of money with not sending them! Hmmmm....now up to this last weekend. We had so much fun! Saturday we went to the splash pad with the Ashlines ( and the boys favorite little buddy Jackson) and then to the Olin fireworks....which were by far the best I have ever seen! Then Sunday we went to the cabin for family time and the boys had such a blast! Boys sure will be boys, our tub was black Sunday night after washing all the dirt off of them. Then Sunday night we went to a glow in the dark golf tournament ( I was basically just the cheerleader) with the Ashlines again! Then on Monday we went swimming at the beach with them! What a weekend! Now its recovery and cleaning mode since our house looks like a torando came thru it! I hope to get better at blogging with the upcoming time home I have however typing one handed can take awhile so they may be short and sweet :) Hope everyones summer is going great! New pictures to come!

S.L.A.C.K.E.R

So I am a blog slacker. Sorry. We have been sooo busy this past month. Lets see, about a month ago we moved, ya you heard me, moved...again! But this is for good. We got a great deal on a new construction that was bigger than our last home and well, we bought it! We are currently trying to sell our previous home, and have had several showings the last few days. Lets see, the boys. Well, Payton is now in the "I do it!" phase and wants to do EVERYTHING by HIMSELF...which I applaud, but makes for some challenges here and there and also alot more time. Parker is 17 months old now and really starting to talk! He mimicks everything he sees and hears. He is also getting more and more tough and has been the one to initiate the fights between the two as well as taken onto biting Payton when he is mad. So, thats been a blast. Payton has been in his toddler bed for about a month now too and is doing so well with his big boy bed! Every night we snuggle and read books and he tells us to"DOOR OPEN" (leave the door open a bit). Parker is still my sleeper of a child. He still goes to bed with his blankies (which he is oh so attatched to) every night about 7-7:30pm without a fuss and sleeps until 7-8 am. Its great. But, Payton is our alarm clock who now walks in our room and stares us in the face at about 7am every morning saying "I wake mommy, I wake daddy". Oh, well. What do ya do?! In other news, in less than three weeks, yes you read that right, three weeks and I GRADUATE from Allen with my Masters degree! Yay! Then two days later we have a huge family vacation to Florida!!! Yay! Airplanes, theme parks, and a very nice resort for a whole week! Well, I hope to get better at updating this but I will leave you with a few pics of the boys!

No Time

So I have been majorly slacking in blogging. I really do keep up reading everyone elses blog bu...t just do not feel as if I have had time to put together a good post. Well, here goes nothing and I am not saying this is a great one, lol. Things have been very busy with school and student teaching and it seems there is never enough time to get things done or even work ahead. However, I do NOT want to spend my whole post about school because I already think about that enough. We have been staying busy as a family and just been hanging out since it has been so darn cold. We have visited family, went to Chuckie Cheese, and just snuggled in at home. Payton has really begun talking lately and it is so nice to be able to actually have a conversation with him. He loves watching for mem-i trucks (semi trucks) and lellow buses (yellow buses). He has recently really began to like Toy Story and Curious George....not sure where either of these came from. Parker knows where is nose is and is starting to say a few words here or there. I tend to think he will speak pretty early with how he has been acting. Parker's favorite thing is still his blankie and thumb. But, thats pretty cute. :)
We have stayed pretty healthy compared to last year, all four of us had Pneumonia about a month ago but finally are feeling normal again. Exciting news...after I graduate Friday May 6th, we are going on a vacation! Jeremy, myself and the boys, my parents, my sister and her family are all going to our timeshare in Orlando for a week! Ahhh....I CAN'T WAIT. Although flying with two toddlers should be interesting. Well, I hope to get some recent pictures posted soon. Stay warm!

Happy Holidays!

Well, I know I have become very bad at posting regularly, but we seem to be so busy! We had a very nice Christmas this year and very action packed! Thursday mommy and the boys headed to Waterloo to beat the storm and spend time with gma and gpa and then my sister and her kids came up early too. The daddys met us up there the next day. It was so fun to spend so much time with my family! We stayed in Waterloo until Saturday afternoon and had such a great time. The boys were soooo tired! Christmas Eve we went to the church service and oh my goodness, my boys were so loud and did not do very well, but I guess everyone deals with that and kids with church at some point, lol. But, it was a reminder of why the boys don't go to church with mommy, however, I hope to change that soon and teach them how to behave. Then after church we opened presents with my family and it took forever. They got so much more than I can imagine and more than they need. Parker was so tired from all the excitement, he ended up crashing before opening all his gifts. Then Saturday morning we saw what Santa brought the boys and had dinner which was so great! I then proceeded to try and school my neices in their Wii Dance game.....haha....ya I sure lost my groove. Saturday evening we then visited Jeremy's mom and aunt and just hung around until we all crashed, which was early. Then, Sunday we Jeremy's dad's family Christmas and Santa (great grandpa) made an appearance which was classic!!! Payton couldn't hold in the squeals and was just jumping up and down screaming MOMMY ANTA!!! (SANTA). Then Santa gave Payton (and all the other little ones) a present and he was just glowing. Parker....not so enthused, lol. But, whats new? All of the little ones (there are six little cousins in this side of the family:one 5yr old, four 2yr olds, and a 1yr old) and Payton and his older cousin who is 5 were really the only ones to just be so excited to see Santa. It was so much fun though. We have so much to be thankful for this Holiday Season and I can't believe how blessed I am. Also, we have been really talking to the boys about how Jesus is the reason for the season and I really hope they grasp that in the years to come even though Santa is alot of fun.

In other news, Payton has really been talking better and is finally saying a few full sentences, it is sooo cute. I love it when he says I not know mommy, lol. Parker is even starting to talk, he says: anta (santa), mama, dada, uh-oh, hannah, nigh nigh (night night), and I am sure even more. He is picking up things so fast. The latest thing though in our house is the battle of the boys. They each think everything is theirs and will do everything in their physical power to get what they want from each other. I see many ER visits ahead in our future, lol! I am finally on break from school and I got an A in my class this semester and only have one more class until graduation in May!!!!!! Well, I will leave you with some pictures and hope to update more often as I am not in school right now. Hope everyone had a very nice Christmas! -Amy