First Day of Kindergarten

Sully's first day of school was yesterday, and he loved it! Michael and I both went to drop him off. They had all the kids sitting in the auditorium. My eyes teared up a little when I told him bye...Michael wanted to stick around for a while until they took the kids to their classes, but I told him that if I stayed, I probably wouldn't be able to keep my tears in check!! So, we went ahead and left. The day went by surprisingly fast after going to the Y and nap time. I had a harder time not crying when I picked him up that afternoon than I did when we dropped him off that morning....guess I was happy to see him! After he told me about his day, I had him call Michael to tell him. When Michael answered the phone, Sully said,"School was great, Daddy!!" I still can't believe that Sully is old enough to be going to school!! He has been begging to ride the school bus....I have been so hesitant about it. I just thought that since I am home during the day and we live RIGHT NEXT to the school, I would just drop him off and pick him up. But, our little neighbor girl rides the bus, so I know she would help make sure he gets to his class and make sure he gets off at the right stop in the afternoons....so I guess starting next week I'm going to loosen the reins a little more and let him ride the bus....we'll see how it goes!

We're still here!

Wow....time really flies!! We've been staying very busy. I find time to read other's blogs, but don't seem to find the time to update my own! Right now, all three kids are napping, so I'll see if I can get in a quick update with a few pictures.

Lelan Elaine is 6 months old today....unbelievable!! On that note, it's also my nephew's, Trenton, birthday, so "Happy Birthday, Trenton!" He is 6 years old today!

Sully graduated from Pre-K in May and is very excited about starting Kindergarten this fall. We'll see how excited I am in about 1 1/2 months.

Everett is definitely the live wire in our house. He loves to jump off of things, etc. The other day, as he stood at the edge of our bed with his arms spread out, he said, "Look, Mommy! I can fly!!" (And, of course, proceeded to jump off the bed!)

Michael passed his test for Certified Federal Land Surveyor and will be taking the test for his licensure in Arizona sometime soon. So....that may eventually mean some traveling for him, but as long as he has job security, we are thankful!

On another note, I discovered a really good, really easy cookie recipe that Sully likes to help with because he can pretty much do everything himself. I use the Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge cake mix....yum yum!! While we're talking about food, we've also found THE BEST cornbread EVER....it is Marie Callender's Original Corn Bread Mix....you just add water, and it is delicious!!

Everett

Everett turned two on April 4!! Although 2 can be a very trying age, with tantrums, etc., it is also such a fun, expressive age. Everett has really become his own little person. He LOVES to dress up as different things. He loves to wear Sully's Spiderman costume and Sully's Ironman pajamas.

His Peepaw and Granna got him a pair of John Deere cowboy boots for his birthday, and he loves them!! He's worn them everyday since he got them. The day he got them, we were at my sister's, and he walked around showing everyone his new boots. Sunday morning, I walked into the living room and found him wearing his pajama shirt, his diaper, and his boots....too cute! Last night, he slept in his boots because he refused to let me take them off when I was getting him ready for bed. He is also crazy about monster trucks....he takes his nap with them and sometimes does gymnastics while holding a monster truck....it's like his security blanket!! Glad his gymnastics instructor is understanding!! :)

Well...I think I'm long overdue a blog update. Having three kids has kept me busy that past few months!! Having two kids under the age of two has kept me REALLY busy!



Lelan is already 2 months old....it's unbelievable how fast the time goes by. She has been a really good baby....she's already sleeping through the night....yay for sleep!!



I started back to work part-time this week....so far, so good. I was so proud of myself the first night I went back because I didn't cry when I left the house. Once I got to work, I called Michael to let him know I made it (it's a 45 minute drive into downtown Fort Worth). Anyway, when he answered the phone, Lelan was crying in the background....so, it made me cry!! Michael called me back about 30 minutes later to let me know that she had settled down and was fine.....so much for not crying on my first night back to work!! :)

What a whirlwind!!

Wow...the past few months have been CRAZY busy!! I am hoping that things settle down a little, now that Lelan is here and the new year has begun. Lelan Elaine arrived on January 8 at 7:38 p.m. weighing in at 8 lbs. 12 oz. and was 21 inches long. She has a full head of dark hair, just like her brothers had when they were born. So far, she's been a great baby...pretty laid back.

On a sad note, my Grandma Dake passed away on December 27, so that has been hard on our family. She was definitely the pillar of our family and will be so missed. I can only hope that I will be half of the wonderful, loving, accepting person that she was in her lifetime. She always had a sparkle in her eyes and such a strong foundation in her faith in God. She was the person that I hope to become....I've definitely got a lot of work ahead of me to accomplish that task.

So, I think we've kicked off the new year right with the birth of a healthy, beautiful baby girl, who carries her Great-Grandma Dake's middle name with such honor. We are definitely a happy, thankful, blessed little family. It will be exciting to see what this year brings our way!

Just a little update...

Wow....it's been well over a month since I've blogged...way too long!! It seems like for the past month I've just been running around in circles trying to get things ready, the house organized/cleaned, etc. before we have a new baby in the bunch. But, looking around, it doesn't seem like I've gotten ANYTHING done!

We had a good Thanksgiving. We spent time with my parents and Michael's parents and enjoyed some GREAT food!!

Sully started going to Pre-K on Tuesdays and Thursdays in November. He LOVES it! It's been good for both of us to get used to him not being with me all the time. I'm hoping that it will make his transition to Kindergarten a little easier on both of us, too!! Everett is my little shadow on days that Sully is at school....he definitely misses having his playmate around.

We got some family pictures done in November that I tried to include with this post, but the internet won't let me right now....so next time!!

A BIG Sigh....of RELIEF!!

Well, we had our Breast Cancer 3-Day Golf Tournament last weekend, and we made enough money from it to send everyone on our team on the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk (once the sponsorship check gets here!). What a relief...and I am so glad it's over with...the tournament was A LOT more work than I had bargained for....but, in the end, all the hard work paid off. So, now that I'm not busy with the planning, organizing, recruiting, re-recruiting, etc., etc., etc. for the tournament, maybe I can find some more time to blog more frequently than once a month!!

Before I know it, Lelan Elaine will be making her grand appearance, and I'll be super busy again! Sully is so excited about having a little sister....he keeps finding rattles, etc. from when Everett was a baby....he brings them to me and tells me to save them so Lelan can play with them. Plus, I've had fun buying some baby girl stuff....I think she's going to be just a little spoilt....and I think her daddy is going to be worse than me!!!