Summer 2012

 Well Summer is over and that makes me sad.  Even Summer is so different now then it was a few years ago, with nothing changing from my daily routine, there is still something I will always love about that time of year. Cody did amazing in school this semester and we are counting down the classes until he graduates... Frankly, it can't come soon enough :)  I am so proud of how hard he works everyday and stays so incredibly busy during the day, and still manages to help with the babes at night!

Things are going really well for all of us and we are finally starting to settle into a life of four and I am starting to feel that I have this mom of two thing down.  We have a very rough outline of a daily schedule and it makes the days seem not so long.  I still plan for the 453875 curve balls everyday however!  I often find myself saying things that the 20 year old me would never have dreamed of saying.  As I sit here and type this, "Jewels spitting food out on the carpet is not a good choice, keep it in your mouth." Oh and the ever popular,   "Leave your brother's nose alone." ( She loves pointing to everyone's nose, sometimes she misses and take out an eye).  Since they say it is now Fall (despite the record setting 98* yesterday) I guess I'll get around to posting Summer pictures.

Lots and Lots of swimming...At swim lessons, splash pad, Nana and Bampa's house, and a small water park by our house.  Sad that KC is not in any of these pics...next year!  She loved swim lessons and was fearless in the water.  She was the youngest in the class and the only one not to be scared going off the diving board (which consisted of one life guard dropping her to another, and let's be honest her head never even went under).  But still impressive...must be dad's genes!

4th of July Fireworks

Bowling when Cassie was in town!  This picture reminds me of  The Blind Side when the grandpa  call us and says "you know there is a black guy in your Christmas card picture?"  That is my good friend Andy, he is close to all of us and it was great to have him there!

We usually go to Lake Ouchita every summer but things have become so crazy with everyone's different schedules so we took a weekend trip to a lake just over the OK-TX boarder. It was super fun and the only thing that went wrong with two babies camping was I forgot my pump and had to drive 25 min to the closest Walmart to buy a new one.  I haven't forgot again :)

Sometimes we call him Chuck due to the resemblance!  

Just for cuteness!!

The last five months...

...Have been crazy and needless to say, there was little time for blogging.  I have also been putting it off because I have been so far behind but here are the highlights:



Jewels got to take her first pictures in the blue bonnets.  We found this wonderful field off the highway and had so much fun.  Later we went back out with my sisters and took some more!

Jewels and I also went to California to see my sister, Cassie in her cheerleading competition.  It was way fun to see her cheer...I've spent the majority of my life watching her cheer and I will never tire of it :)  Then after she left and went home I went with my parents down to San Diego and went to some of my favorite spots there!

In April, we had Jewels first birthday party.  It was a Parisian party and I had a lot of fun planning it.  Her Nana made her a giant cuppy cake just for her...at first she was a little timid but she got the hang of it eventually

We also bought out first house!!  It was definitely and experience but, oh so worth it.  We are  loving it now that we are all settled.  It is really special for my because I lived in this house until I was 8 and it is the first home I remember.  My parents still owned the house and had been renting it for almost 20 years.  It has been so much fun making it our own!

Our Kitchen

Dining Area

Living Room

Living Room

Juliette's Room

Juliette's Room

The kids toy room...one day it will be KC's room

The kids bathroom

KC's area in our room

Master Bath

Master Bedroom

At the end of April, the 27th to be exact we welcomed our sweet baby boy!!  Everything went great with the birth and he has been such a good baby boy!  Had little problems eating and sleeping and we are all adjusting to being a family of four.  Juliette just loves her sweet baby KC!

KC Shane Mitchell

April 27, 2012

6lbs 7oz 

18in.

It has been a very eventful few months and we are loving it!