School

Well, we just finished out SECOND week of school! I am pooped!!!My mind doesn't even won't to work long enough to post. Not sure anyone reads this anyway, so no big deal. LOL! :)

All Grown Up!

Welp, my baby girl is growing up! She left yesterday to go to church camp. Anna and one of her friends were the only two first grade girls going. They were both super excited!! I know she will have a great time. I keep telling myself that it's only an hour away. LOL! I think Justin is expecting a call from her sometime this week. However, I'm not! I think she will be having too much fun to think about calling us. I don't think she will call unless her friend decides to call home. I guess no news is good news. I'm actually not worried that she'll get homesick. I'm more concerned that she remembers to change her undies and clean her ear rings. LOL!!

Speechless

I'm not sure why but everytime I go to post something my mind goes blank. I can always think of lots of things to post about. I'm just never sure of the words to say without boring everyone.
This is a slide show about our week last week. We went home to visit family and friends and had a great time. The kids got to see all of the grandparents, participate in a 4th of July bicycle parade, go swimming, and see and play with friends. Anna also went to tennis camp and got her ears pierced. We had a wonderful time and wish we could see them all more often.

I Love You!

We were floating down the lazy river at Blue Bayou today when Jay said his first sentence! I love you! He also said I love Sissy! He's so sweet!

Time to Potty Train!

A month or so ago I sat Jay on the potty before bathtime and he tt'd!! Well, I've been putting him on the potty every night before bath since. He's only tt'd a few times but seems to be getting used to the idea. He now tells me when he needs his diaper changed. It's so cute to hear him say poopoo. Once or twice he's even brought me the wet wipes.
Well, today he walked to the potty, opened it, and said tt. I put him on it and he actually did it!! Hopefully I'll be able to have him completely potty trained before the summer is over!

SUMMER!!!

Tomorrow is my last day of school until August!!! Today was the last day for students. I am so excited that summer is finally here, but I sure will miss this class of 6th graders. They were alot of fun and most actually enjoyed learning.

Beach Fun

Justin has been wanting to go to the beach for a few months now. He has been counting the days. He wanted to go before summer so that we could enjoy it while the beach was not crowded.
We finally had the chance to go a few weekends ago. We decided to go to Biloxi. It's not the nicest beach. There was seaweed everywhere and not the prettiest beach. The plus side is that it is close to home. It only took about 2 hours to get there.
The kids really enjoyed it. I think that Anna's favorite part was the hotel and swimming pool. While Jay enjoyed the beach and the hot tub. I know you must be thinking, Jay in a hot tub??? Well,the pool was pretty cold the second day so we decided to try out the hot tub. The hot tub actually felt like a really warm bath. It was wonderful!






I would like to go to Florida sometime after seeing how much the kids enjoyed it. However, it was a very nice get away from the house and our everyday lives.

The kids thought they were movie stars like Zack and Cody riding on the luggage rack.

2 days

We are working on day 2 of no passy. So far it hasn't been as bad as I thought. He went to sleep fairly easy last night and slept all night without it!! Yea!!! Now, if I can just continue to be strong and not give it to him. I'm not sure why, but I have kept it. I just need to throw it away so that I won't be tempted any more to give it to him.
It was very hard today for me not to give in. We went to the dr.'s office. He kept yelling. He wasn't being fussy or bad, he just wanted everyone to hear him talk. I wanted to plug him up so that the sick babies wouldn't have to hear him. LOL! Good thing that I left it at home!
We found out today that Jay has impentigo. It's a pretty mild case so far. He has this fever blister looking sore under his nose. They told me not to let him scratch or touch it. He hadn't even tried until I put the medicine on it today. I guess we'll be home again tomorrow since he can't go back to daycare until it clears up. :( I love being home, but I only have one sick day left for the year.

1000 words

The last month and a half has been very busy for us. We've been home twice to see family, sold girl scout cookies, rode horses, made our own pizzas at a resturant, hunted easter eggs, celebrated lots of birthdays, stuck our hands in the sides of cows (don't ask...), worked, played, gotten bumps and bruses, visited the state capital, had pink eye, strep throat, sinus and ear infections. I could keep going on and on, but I'll just let you see the picutures instead. I've always been told that a picture is worth a thousand words. Maybe I shouldn't have typed anything at all. :)

Procrastinating

I should be working on my portfolio that is due at the school board office by noon tomorrow. Two months ago I was voted Teacher of the Year for my school (2010...next year). There are a ton of requirements. I still haven't decided that it is truly an honor. It seems like more work for me to complete! I should be working on it, however, I am procrastinating!!
I haven't posted in a while, so there is lots to post about. However, I must get my rear in gear on this portfolio. I'll leave you with a picture or two.

Anna received a Paula Dean children's cookbook for Christmas. She has been quite the little cook ever since. Here she is with her first pizza. This was right before we put it in the oven. Boy was it yummy!!




A few weeks ago the Girl Scout's had the Best Guy dance. It is basically a father/daughter dance. It was a 50's theme. Anna was so excited to go to a dance with her daddy. They came home talking about all of the fun they had! Justin even did the limbo! Only for Anna would he do that. :)

Sick

Anna and I are both home sick today. Anna has strep and I have a sinus infection. I have never had one that felt this bad though. It does feel nice to sit and do nothing!

Birthday and Dust Mites

Last Saturday (17th) was Anna's 7th birthday!! Boy, my little girl is growing up! We had a very busy weekend. Friday night we had a girl scout cookie rally.

Here's a picture of our Daisy troop Friday night at the cookie rally.














Anna and 5 friends met at Build-a-Bear for her party. The girls had a great time! They picked out their bears (tigers and bunnys actually), warmed and inserted their hearts, stuffed them, bathed them, had a fashion show, and finally clothed them! Anna even got an extra bear that all the girls signed. It was a neat experience! But that's not all. We then headed to the food court for some pizza, cookie cake, and a carousel ride. It was a full day!


Here's a picture of the girls with their new bears.




















Here's how Jay spent Anna's party! No girly stuff for him!



















We were out of school Monday so we headed to the allergist for Jay's appointment. They tested him for mold, mildew, cockroaches (yuck!), grass, dust mites, and milk. Of all things, he's allergic to dust mites!! Do you know what kind of cleaning they want me to do??!! If any of you would like to come to my house and clean 3 times a week I would greatly appreciate it! :)

They told me that if it couldn't be wiped off or machine washed to get rid of it. I guess Anna will inherit all of his stuffed animals (which she collects!). They also told me if I could to rip out my carpet. Well, I can't. Unless any of you would like to donate to the cause. :) So, they told me to vaccuum often. He's not allowed back in the room for an hour afterwards. Also...get a air purifier, change his sheets 2 to 3 times a week, no fans, and he has to have Nasonex and his breathing machine every day. Wow! I'm overwhelmed again!

Pictures!

If you read my previous post you would know that Blogger would not let me post pictures earlier. That's ok b/c I found another way to upload. And this way I get to add lots more pictures!

I know I need to post, and it's not like I don't have things to post about. It's just that when I go to post something I can't think of what to say. :) We have been busy lately. Between Christmas, New Years, going back to school, and all of the meetings I've had lately it seems like we haven't stopped!

We have a very good Christmas!It was our first Christmas at home since Anna was 2. Anna was a little worried that Santa would not be able to find her this year b/c he has come to see her at Mimi's house for the past 4 years. Sure enough, he found us! Also, I cooked my first Christmas dinner: turkey, dressings, and the works! I must say that I impressed myself!

Even though we had already celebrated Christmas with our families we decided to go see them again the day after Christmas. We had a great time getting to see them before and after.

School started Monday, and I have to admit I did not want to go back. Imagine that! I am acutally home today b/c Jay came home yesterday and has pink eye. It's been a great day just me and him. We have enjoyed playing with his lawn mower and Elmo guitar and of course relaxing on the recliner!

** For some reason Blogger has decided it does not like my pictures of our Christmas and will not allow me to upload. I guess I will try again later. :)**