tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39654132465101256602024-03-05T15:25:50.999-06:00Texas Mommy's RamblingsAmy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-63725393827938237422015-01-20T20:12:00.003-06:002015-01-20T20:12:56.709-06:00Doll House Redo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Back when Miss Em was a tiny baby my aunt found a doll house at a garage sale that came with lots of little parts. A swingset, garage, sandbox, kitchen etc. The brand is Ryan's Room. It was adorable but had been well loved and needed some major TLC. My Dad was a huge help trying to paint it all white. The previous owner had let their kids water color paint the house, so covering it proved difficult. A few coats of Kilz spray paint and then white paint and it looked fresh as new. </div>
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My Dad even cut out a back for me, so Josh and I set out to wallpaper each room. It was a fun project to do together! We used Matte Mod Podge and did a light even coat under, smoothed the paper out on top and did a coat over the top of the paper when we were done. </div>
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For the furniture, the ones that had been painted with watercolors, I used Kilz spray and then some Martha Stewart paints to make them fun for Miss Em. The little frames have plastic inserts, so not glass and were only $.50 at Michaels. I put them on with 3M strips.</div>
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I also found the little rugs at Michaels. They were also $.50 a piece and were just little doilies made from yarn. SO precious!</div>
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I found the plates at Hobby Lobby in the doll house section. I did not want too many tiny pieces, since Emma is still small, so I only bought these. I painted them the fun colors and put them on with a bit of ticky tac.</div>
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The cushions that came with the set were a wonderful burnt orange felt...and I do not sew! My Mom and I say if we can glue it we can do it:) So I bought some adhesive iron on strips at target and a fat quarter and ten minutes later had recovered the cushions!</div>
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I hope you enjoyed the tour of our little dollhouse! </div>
<br />Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-60840074502664483152014-10-03T21:46:00.002-05:002014-10-03T21:46:46.245-05:00I have not blogged in WAY too long. I am not quite sure what made me go on a blog reading adventure tonight, but looking back through old posts it made me a tad sad I have not blogged since Noah first started kindergarten, so two years!!! I may never fill in that gap, but now that Emma is getting to the point of saying super cute and funny things I am hoping to document it all like I did with our boys. <br />
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So.... Noah is seven. The sweet, kind, big hearted, helpful boy is a big second grader! Andy is five, ALMOST six! and is funny as ever, an amazing big brother, and awesome at chores. He is in kindergarten. Miss Emma is cute as a button, loves to laugh and tickle people, can be fierce when needed, but loves to give hugs and say "Mama, I miss you. Mama, I love you."<br />
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Here are a few pictures from this week! The boys all dressed up for picture day. It is the only school day in the year Noah will agree to a button down :) And Miss Emma and her cradle from Granny and Grampy and the sweet quilt Beth sent her for her baby dolls!!<br />
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<br />Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-38220772786312343252012-11-19T20:34:00.000-06:002012-11-20T20:34:19.180-06:00Yippee Thanksgiving!!<p style="text-align: center;"> We have had a great start to the week!! We started Monday by making t shirts. You draw on sandpaper, then iron the image onto your shirts. The boys loved that! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-VZWlMUkC39c/UKqTg2byXSI/AAAAAAAACas/K12s59DBnCI/s577/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A37%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-VZWlMUkC39c/UKqTg2byXSI/AAAAAAAACas/K12s59DBnCI/s500/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A37%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1353465238054.5793" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="887"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the early afternoon the boys started getting rambunctious. I suggested we go for a surprise. We quickly packed lunches in our lunch boxes and off we went. The boys were so excited! We ended up going to Pepper Creek Trail and walked for two whole hours! The boys counted 132 fuzzy caterpillars, one very long snake and tons of grasshoppers. It was such a fun time. Miss Emma slept the entire walk. The fresh air and movement must have felt good to her too:) It was so very nice to be with all three kids. Noah home from school. We were In no hurry. No agenda. No rush for an early bedtime. No hoemwork. No worries. No need to keep our volume down or our feet slow. It was the best afternoon.<br><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2BYzzGtG0ZQ/UKqTdWacVKI/AAAAAAAACak/FN0p-E3jR6w/s577/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2BYzzGtG0ZQ/UKqTdWacVKI/AAAAAAAACak/FN0p-E3jR6w/s500/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1353465238000.1978" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="887"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AY79vMMM5Tw/UKqTZUwqpdI/AAAAAAAACac/ODqVh59A-L0/s577/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A39%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AY79vMMM5Tw/UKqTZUwqpdI/AAAAAAAACac/ODqVh59A-L0/s500/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A39%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1353465238041.8296" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="887"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Picnic lunches always taste better!!!<br><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tUmOu7A5UU0/UKqTUw2kLgI/AAAAAAAACaU/ntlZEhVMNCM/s1024/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A41%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tUmOu7A5UU0/UKqTUw2kLgI/AAAAAAAACaU/ntlZEhVMNCM/s500/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A41%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1353465238054.6753" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="282"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet sleepy girl<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Oa1PiC_BjZA/UKqTPX-Cx_I/AAAAAAAACaM/3AtaY49QgfU/s577/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A46%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Oa1PiC_BjZA/UKqTPX-Cx_I/AAAAAAAACaM/3AtaY49QgfU/s500/Photo%252520Nov%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A46%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1353465238017.3962" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="887"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Such a good day!</p> <br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-2405828341520089222012-09-08T21:34:00.000-05:002012-09-10T21:34:46.112-05:00Aggie party!<p style="text-align: left;"> This past weekend our kids attended their first Aggie party for the game against the gators. We spent a nice and crazy time with Katie and her absolutely adorable kids. I really love spending time with them!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G6qHfStF6FQ/UE6hUJz0jTI/AAAAAAAACXQ/erIA4WYgqcA/s550/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G6qHfStF6FQ/UE6hUJz0jTI/AAAAAAAACXQ/erIA4WYgqcA/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347330530038.5398" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="364"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lRbLEE0ZuAY/UE6hS_8FqRI/AAAAAAAACXI/HmcGCEVoCt4/s550/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A08%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lRbLEE0ZuAY/UE6hS_8FqRI/AAAAAAAACXI/HmcGCEVoCt4/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A08%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347330530053.8423" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="364"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first ever picture of us and our baby girls:) I hope they will someday be as close as Katie and I!l<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HvW7zpllIPo/UE6hVnAipSI/AAAAAAAACXY/a4_9KnKxC0Q/s550/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HvW7zpllIPo/UE6hVnAipSI/AAAAAAAACXY/a4_9KnKxC0Q/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347330530099.136" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="364"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Pe2J3u4tKFM/UE6hXJsS4WI/AAAAAAAACXg/BWgG3EpDf8Y/s550/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Pe2J3u4tKFM/UE6hXJsS4WI/AAAAAAAACXg/BWgG3EpDf8Y/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347330530039.2292" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="364"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting them all too look would have been an Olympic feat!<a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Slsnllxvl0U/UE6hY6Znq7I/AAAAAAAACXo/Z0LPTQy72Sk/s550/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Slsnllxvl0U/UE6hY6Znq7I/AAAAAAAACXo/Z0LPTQy72Sk/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347330530092.3613" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="364"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cCs2wNsqXtw/UE6haYwL_wI/AAAAAAAACXw/tN3_528B9uk/s550/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cCs2wNsqXtw/UE6haYwL_wI/AAAAAAAACXw/tN3_528B9uk/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A07%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347330530010.3308" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="364"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wCPBvM1PQpE/UE6hh_rQ8HI/AAAAAAAACYY/UZ2c-ADz1hA/s720/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A06%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wCPBvM1PQpE/UE6hh_rQ8HI/AAAAAAAACYY/UZ2c-ADz1hA/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A06%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347330530092.6538" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sOvCdMGNav0/UE6hje0Hg0I/AAAAAAAACYg/S7eppyZJM4k/s550/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A04%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sOvCdMGNav0/UE6hje0Hg0I/AAAAAAAACYg/S7eppyZJM4k/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525209%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A04%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347330530017.5928" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="364"></a></div> It was so fun to see how sweet Katie's little ones were with Emma. It was also neat to see her little boy L and Andy play so well together. They really are little buds! We had a blast!<br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-43170358686124627962012-09-02T09:14:00.000-05:002012-09-14T09:14:49.316-05:00Baking cookies! We recently realized it had been a long time since we last baked and decorated cookies. When Noah was small and Andy was a baby we decorated cookies often. We decided it was about time to do it again! It was really fun! Josh is always fun to mix the cookies and help the boys. We decided we would bake them one day and ice them the next! It ended up being a fun and silly time!<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bAHxHBzIW4Y/UFM6zl3jREI/AAAAAAAACZA/Tew-uVx5OlM/s1024/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A54%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bAHxHBzIW4Y/UFM6zl3jREI/AAAAAAAACZA/Tew-uVx5OlM/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A54%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347632064174.1277" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wGzldAe5dMs/UFM67YkxH6I/AAAAAAAACZI/iDErRgz1GK4/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A27%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wGzldAe5dMs/UFM67YkxH6I/AAAAAAAACZI/iDErRgz1GK4/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A27%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347632064187.965" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look Mama, messy!<a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rkq9Bo7ahyQ/UFM7AE3dPkI/AAAAAAAACZQ/fuMLx6RaKAc/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A27%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rkq9Bo7ahyQ/UFM7AE3dPkI/AAAAAAAACZQ/fuMLx6RaKAc/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A27%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347632064198.6147" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BcnhIeaOcl0/UFM7HjtaUdI/AAAAAAAACZY/pUrDVSvtPik/s1024/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A39%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BcnhIeaOcl0/UFM7HjtaUdI/AAAAAAAACZY/pUrDVSvtPik/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A39%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347632064164.7612" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X2ZLmWuI3w0/UFM7OU6ANmI/AAAAAAAACZg/WwGQdyCvpbo/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A46%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X2ZLmWuI3w0/UFM7OU6ANmI/AAAAAAAACZg/WwGQdyCvpbo/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525202%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A46%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347632064158.3975" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmc2JZZtCzov0g2AYCC4dGJQJl9wD7wLpbX_DAVshnxrXk_aOEcnH5-qQVetcI8MXU4JTaOIMUNu7pXEFJcWsrSvi1LecnikLERtieNRLLB-RWk6fOfki6JlWKqnUEr1cTooGvI-SqUg/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525203%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A17%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmc2JZZtCzov0g2AYCC4dGJQJl9wD7wLpbX_DAVshnxrXk_aOEcnH5-qQVetcI8MXU4JTaOIMUNu7pXEFJcWsrSvi1LecnikLERtieNRLLB-RWk6fOfki6JlWKqnUEr1cTooGvI-SqUg/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525203%25252C%2525202012%2525204%25253A17%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1347632064131.042" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> YUMMY!</p> <br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-9748544149808909232012-09-01T14:32:00.001-05:002012-09-01T14:32:59.686-05:00Emma bird!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"> </div> Josh and the boys have found themselves calling our sweet girl Emma bird. Not sure who or now it started, but it has definitely stuck!!<br/><br/>Emma is an amazing baby! She is eleven weeks old now and such a joy. Her smile radiates into her beautiful eyes and she is very easy going. <br/><br/><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zpdWum8NQT4/UEJcQijKWoI/AAAAAAAACVo/Z8EWVmw1oRk/s577/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zpdWum8NQT4/UEJcQijKWoI/AAAAAAAACVo/Z8EWVmw1oRk/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346527812009.6177" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="887"></a></p>A few things about Miss Em...<br/><br/>She is a great sleeper!! She has been sleeping through the night for weeks now. On occasion she wakes at 5 in the morning, but that is after having gone to bed around 8 or 9. About five mornings a week she sleeps til about 6! She can truly fall asleep anywhere!<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--kPe2I9CHPg/UEJcY1tSvPI/AAAAAAAACVw/pqFp0ocy5fM/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A16%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--kPe2I9CHPg/UEJcY1tSvPI/AAAAAAAACVw/pqFp0ocy5fM/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A16%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346527811999.9583" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zaGOM-KcVmw/UEJc_sjBrOI/AAAAAAAACWg/Qu6HNIChaXw/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div>She loves to play pat a cake! She smiles and laughs every time! When she is really tickled she sticks her little tongue out!<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bBcOE0YpneU/UEJc1QkojwI/AAAAAAAACWQ/0lLZbnTDWMw/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bBcOE0YpneU/UEJc1QkojwI/AAAAAAAACWQ/0lLZbnTDWMw/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346527812089.8354" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R4AAtqjB_hw/UEJc7DeVJVI/AAAAAAAACWY/jtai_OfshEI/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br></a></div>Emma loves when you say "how big is Emma?" then lift her hands over her head and you say "so big!"<br/><br/>She loves her tummy time mat, but not on her tummy! Her favorite thing is her mobile over her bed. When you turn it on she kicks her little legs and smiles!<br/><br/><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R4AAtqjB_hw/UEJc7DeVJVI/AAAAAAAACWY/jtai_OfshEI/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R4AAtqjB_hw/UEJc7DeVJVI/AAAAAAAACWY/jtai_OfshEI/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346527812037.856" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a><br/><br/>Emma is not a fan of being held when going to sleep! When she starts getting sleepy at night we have to just lay her in bed for her to go to sleep on her own. So different than any other baby I have ever met, I hope that continues through her being a toddler!!!<br/><br/><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zaGOM-KcVmw/UEJc_sjBrOI/AAAAAAAACWg/Qu6HNIChaXw/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zaGOM-KcVmw/UEJc_sjBrOI/AAAAAAAACWg/Qu6HNIChaXw/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346527812085.6162" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a><br/><br/>Yesterday she picked up a toy for the first time! I laid a little horse toy by her and she picked it up and put it to her mouth! She did it again today but when she dropped it she got a tad annoyed that she could not pick it back up. It was insanely cute!<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5g5SQFQhwss/UEJcgtu3xiI/AAAAAAAACV4/POt2tt41WxA/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A38%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5g5SQFQhwss/UEJcgtu3xiI/AAAAAAAACV4/POt2tt41WxA/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A38%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346527812046.1858" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-A14g5VpSVDM/UEJcoFYmjRI/AAAAAAAACWA/fSk34vlqcjo/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A38%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-A14g5VpSVDM/UEJcoFYmjRI/AAAAAAAACWA/fSk34vlqcjo/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A38%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346527812042.0164" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D05Xu8vMC98/UEJdGCZA9hI/AAAAAAAACWo/s2Oyfydt8No/s680/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A36%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D05Xu8vMC98/UEJdGCZA9hI/AAAAAAAACWo/s2Oyfydt8No/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%25252010%25253A36%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346527812097.1316" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div> I really love being her mommy! We are all so in love with her!!!!<br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-34700649968525554342012-09-01T13:59:00.001-05:002012-09-01T13:59:34.190-05:00Andy made a joke! <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is something about Andy. He has a will to make others laugh and smile. He has always loved picking me flowers, because he knew I would smile. He loves being goofy or singing me a song, because he knows I will smile and today he made his first joke!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the lunch table the boys were eating grapes. Andy said "Noah, do you have a baby in your belly?" Noah continued to eat some tiny grapes and said "no". Andy then said "yes you do, you have baby grapes in your belly!" then he busted out laughing! I love his sense of humor!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_3HmaK71_fI/UEJXdMx0eNI/AAAAAAAACVM/Xny1V0CEU88/s593/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A25%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_3HmaK71_fI/UEJXdMx0eNI/AAAAAAAACVM/Xny1V0CEU88/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A25%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346525145594.8508" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="863"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-r1iAMat-XXQ/UEJWnGZddbI/AAAAAAAACVE/LC2sojGHsg8/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A57%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-r1iAMat-XXQ/UEJWnGZddbI/AAAAAAAACVE/LC2sojGHsg8/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A57%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346525145605.7136" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div> <br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-40191749967557133022012-09-01T13:38:00.001-05:002012-09-01T13:38:12.179-05:00Kindergarten update!Week one was a success!!! Noah absolutely loves school, his new friends and all his teachers too. Here is a rundown of our week!!!<br/><br/>Day 1:<br/><br/>It was so neat to have Josh help with drop off! Noah packed a lunch for that day, I worried he would not have enough food, that people were not being nice to him, that he might not have fun, that he might learn something we would rather him not know etc. I was not the only one having a hard time with the transition, Andy did too. At one point I was sitting on the couch with Emma and Andy came and sat down in an empty box. He looked really sad. I asked him what was wrong and he said "Noah's not here to push me around. I am gonna have to sit in this box forever til noah gets home and can push me." It was heartbreaking! I gave him markers to make it a racecar, which helped a little bit. When it came time to go pick Noah up we baked some cookies and then while talking on the phone to Bobbi I realized it was raining! I quickly loaded the two little ones in the car and we drove over to the school and parked. Once the rain let up we walked up to building And waited for Noah. It was so nice to have him in our arms again!! When we got home I asked him what he thought of his teacher. He said "I love her!!!!". He talked non stop about our neighbors granddaughter, a little boy that had gone to his preschool and all of his new friends too. Both Andy and Noah were so tired by the end of the day. Josh normally gets home from work after dinnertime, but it was so great. He got home in time for dinner, and had flowers for me and little airplanes for the boys to celebrate noah's first day!! Noah was so excited to have "magic food" for dinner (frito enchiladas), which was his pick, and he and Andy were both bathed and in bed asleep by 6:30!<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YgZ5pUyjA6k/UEJLxJOV3NI/AAAAAAAACUE/voQAgxk-gYs/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YgZ5pUyjA6k/UEJLxJOV3NI/AAAAAAAACUE/voQAgxk-gYs/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346524347047.9998" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div>Day 2:<br/><br/>When I went to wake Noah up he looked at me and said "already?" Poor kid was not ready to wake up! We have his closet all set up with his clothes (including socks, etc) already picked out, so I reminded him of his Star Wars shirt for the day and he was up quickly and getting ready. The closet organizer for the week has turned out to be a valuable thing. Since everything is already together and set up there are no last minute choices to be made or socks to look for, Noah seemed to really enjoy it. All week he kept saying "I cannot wait for Thursday, I am going to look so cool!" I suggested he switch and go ahead and wear those clothes, but he was adamant that he wanted to wait! Here is a quick peek at his closet. It also helped him keep track of how many days we have had and how many are left in the school week!<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8Nqnc0Z3YmQ/UEJLY6ZwNyI/AAAAAAAACT8/NuxDsjOHRuE/s648/Photo%252520Aug%25252025%25252C%2525202012%25252012%25253A58%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8Nqnc0Z3YmQ/UEJLY6ZwNyI/AAAAAAAACT8/NuxDsjOHRuE/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252025%25252C%2525202012%25252012%25253A58%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346524347012.4246" class="" alt="" width="500" height="790"></a></div> When Noah got home that day we really enjoyed hearing all about his first time buying his lunch! He thought it was so cool that he had his own tray and he really loved his taco salad! He was disappointed Josh and I won't allow him to buy treats like ice cream or candy, but decided buying his lunch was way more fun than taking it!!<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Day 3:<br/><br/>Wednesday morning I was so tired! Emma has been sleeping through the night for weeks now, but woke up that morning at 5, so I did not get to go back to sleep. Thankfully after dropping Noah off we had some nice plans. Andy, Emma and I met up with Amber at church to work on some class materials for the two year olds for the new quarter. I really enjoyed that time. It was nice to be out and Andy and Emma did great. While we were there I was so pleased to get this sweet picture from noah's teacher!<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7G3g6IB6MXs/UEJIfzfHx4I/AAAAAAAACTg/2OZ7iW7SkSg/s764/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%25252012%25253A38%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7G3g6IB6MXs/UEJIfzfHx4I/AAAAAAAACTg/2OZ7iW7SkSg/s500/Photo%252520Sep%2525201%25252C%2525202012%25252012%25253A38%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346524347093.8074" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="670"></a></div> I was so pleased to have this little update during the day! Noah's teacher is such a sweet lady. She really seems to enjoy Noah in her class. He helps her stack chairs and she said he is such a joy to have in class and a sweetie. I told Noah how proud I am of him, he responded by telling me he was letting his light shine! I love that! <br/><br/>In the picture Noah has on a crown because of a game they have been playing called Kings and Queens. It is a get to know you type of game. You have to answer questions ... What's your favorite color? What's your favorite food? What's your favorite thing in the whooooole world? The first day Noah said his answers were green, egg rolls and Josh and I! The second day he said purple, sweet and sour shrimp, and Josh, Andy, Emma and I. Then the day he was king he answered turquoise, beef enchiladas, and Emma! When I picked him up after school he still had on his crown! So fun!!!<br/><br/>Day 4:<br/><br/>We started the day off with both boys waking up on their own! They still are going to bed around 6:30 to 7, but I was so pleased to not have to wake them up. It is also really nice, because Josh is home in the morning to help with making breakfast and it is nice to have him here. After dropping Noah off at school we had an open house for Andy at his new preschool. It was so nice to meet his teacher, he is getting so excited! His class is the Busy Bee's and he thinks that is so fun! We had some errands to run that day, we needed to pick out some fabric for a pillow case to go with his nap mat. Our sweet friend Heather said she could help us sew it, so Andy was very excited to pick out dinosaur fabric. We also went to get a special treat for after school. All Noah has been able to talk about all week was the ice cream sandwiches they had at school. He took his lunch again (train shape sandwiches one day, which he thought was fun) but really could not stop talking about the ice cream sandwiches. Andy and I went to buy some to surprise Noah when he came home! We are really loving the walk home too, it is so fun to visit and immediately hear all about Noah's day, even if it is 100 outside! That night was very very busy. We went home and had our special treat then had dinner, then at 5:30 we had soccer and at 6:30 a new parent meeting at andys school. Noah really loved soccer and we are so happy to be on a team with some good friends we always wish we spent more time with! <br/><br/>When Noah finished getting ready for soccer I was a bit emotional. He looked so big! It made me think of the first time Noah played soccer in the spring of 2011. <a href="http://texasmommysramblings.blogspot.com/2011/02/soccer.html" target="_blank" title="">Pictures here.</a> I thought at the time he was so big, then this week he got dressed and needed new shin guards and the little socks he had on in his first season were put on under the shin guards and folded back over all the way to his shoes. The socks he had on for practice this year was the same pair, but they just went to his knees and stopped. He has grown so much!!<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HvET_J1B5HM/UEJQug5HwKI/AAAAAAAACUg/P-kfJ3izMkY/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HvET_J1B5HM/UEJQug5HwKI/AAAAAAAACUg/P-kfJ3izMkY/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346524347053.9163" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0nW34NeMkK4/UEJQ1wZt-8I/AAAAAAAACUo/k6bDp6gtucY/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0nW34NeMkK4/UEJQ1wZt-8I/AAAAAAAACUo/k6bDp6gtucY/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346524347062.389" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> He wanted to pose like he was catching the ball:)</p> Day 5: FRIDAY!!!!!<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bCXeAKHUxJo/UEIpJMn9CBI/AAAAAAAACS8/Sn4l94qump4/s577/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A18%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bCXeAKHUxJo/UEIpJMn9CBI/AAAAAAAACS8/Sn4l94qump4/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A18%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346524347013.6199" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="887"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-T0ycaNV0dx0/UEIpNxDG2JI/AAAAAAAACTE/X43Es-9Do_A/s577/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-T0ycaNV0dx0/UEIpNxDG2JI/AAAAAAAACTE/X43Es-9Do_A/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346524347058.2864" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="887"></a></div> YIppee! Friday! We were all so excited! It was such a good week, but we were all tired! Andy continued to wear his backpack along with Noah on the way to school each day. Noah was dressed in his school shirt since Friday is spirit day at the school. He thought it was so neat! He really cannot wait each morning to get to school! He said his favorite thing on Friday was the high school cheerleaders coming. They danced and cheered for them and put tiger paws on their cheeks. So much fun!! I love that he loves school!! When asked what his favorite parts of the week were he said P.E., lunch and art too!!! He had a good end to a good week, now we can enjoy a three day weekend together!<br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-5558641108835522342012-08-27T11:11:00.001-05:002012-08-27T11:11:25.545-05:00Noah's first day of kindergarten!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet Noah! When I woke him up the first words out of his mouth were "I need to get dressed, I can't be late!". He then looked outside and realized it was still dark. He decided it was funny he went to bed when it was light out and got up when it was dark out!<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PVdnmuejs2o/UDuXmXrKIXI/AAAAAAAACQ4/B4f612eyNbk/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A41%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PVdnmuejs2o/UDuXmXrKIXI/AAAAAAAACQ4/B4f612eyNbk/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A41%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874442.9265" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sitting on his brothers bed getting ready!<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W1PKlcWcKNg/UDuXqsC9ujI/AAAAAAAACRA/lQ4X8W3Kyx4/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A11%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W1PKlcWcKNg/UDuXqsC9ujI/AAAAAAAACRA/lQ4X8W3Kyx4/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A11%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874469.5234" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baby sister, ready for the walk to school!<a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xjy5uRdqkzs/UDuXupbKYqI/AAAAAAAACRI/7H-sImQWQrk/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A16%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xjy5uRdqkzs/UDuXupbKYqI/AAAAAAAACRI/7H-sImQWQrk/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A16%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874446.824" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JqSsYDiw33E/UDuXz5PySpI/AAAAAAAACRQ/kCSVAOcYXN0/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JqSsYDiw33E/UDuXz5PySpI/AAAAAAAACRQ/kCSVAOcYXN0/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874450.5356" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QU8ZUHBzkqk/UDuX5CYCQoI/AAAAAAAACRY/88yliyncduU/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QU8ZUHBzkqk/UDuX5CYCQoI/AAAAAAAACRY/88yliyncduU/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874490.5518" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Our sweet Noah. He looks so big and handsome! He loves his new school clothes, star wars shoes, back pack, lunch box and cup! He was seriously about to burst, he wanted to get to school! Andy is going to miss his playtime buddy. Noah says they are best brothers, which is better than best friends! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-giUi-iKla5c/UDuX-Oh2o-I/AAAAAAAACRg/WVE3BSyJgtk/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-giUi-iKla5c/UDuX-Oh2o-I/AAAAAAAACRg/WVE3BSyJgtk/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874515.476" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andy wore his backpack on the walk to school too! Daddy got to carry the sorted construction paper:)<br><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AzZR5eOJ_Rk/UDuYBggXfDI/AAAAAAAACRo/jdbx0U-8bN4/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A22%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AzZR5eOJ_Rk/UDuYBggXfDI/AAAAAAAACRo/jdbx0U-8bN4/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A22%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874467.0012" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SnmrRIuxWpk/UDuYF0x2aKI/AAAAAAAACRw/OuD959ia4UU/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A23%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title=""><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SnmrRIuxWpk/UDuYF0x2aKI/AAAAAAAACRw/OuD959ia4UU/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A23%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874502.0059" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a><br></div><p style="text-align: center;"> We saw friends on our walk to school, even found out one little girl will be in Noah's class! We got in the building and Noah could not get to class fast enough!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6XuAiPsLtns/UDuYJ8ztfTI/AAAAAAAACR4/5I22xMW3nEs/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A30%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6XuAiPsLtns/UDuYJ8ztfTI/AAAAAAAACR4/5I22xMW3nEs/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A30%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874498.623" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YSWN8Y9Uo6o/UDuYPFSxzeI/AAAAAAAACSA/kIjeftAwE7E/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A30%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YSWN8Y9Uo6o/UDuYPFSxzeI/AAAAAAAACSA/kIjeftAwE7E/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A30%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874513.9475" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> He hung his backpack up and without a hug goodbye he ran in the class and sat with friends. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rX-BvIgs6qA/UDuYT50J4FI/AAAAAAAACSI/fjFb-yTVaOc/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A30%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rX-BvIgs6qA/UDuYT50J4FI/AAAAAAAACSI/fjFb-yTVaOc/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A30%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874462.909" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q-G1mPHDz7k/UDuYYHa49aI/AAAAAAAACSQ/ta4bCU7zRkw/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A30%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q-G1mPHDz7k/UDuYYHa49aI/AAAAAAAACSQ/ta4bCU7zRkw/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A30%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874451.5535" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Our big boy in his big class! We are so proud of him and happy for him...but man we miss him!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-01KkwBXx5RE/UDuYcm4XgwI/AAAAAAAACSY/GM5Qzg_0b6U/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-01KkwBXx5RE/UDuYcm4XgwI/AAAAAAAACSY/GM5Qzg_0b6U/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874529.2166" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> We had not left the building and Andy was already missing Noah! We love you Noah! We hope you have a great and fun year in kindergarten!!!!!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oeXDWbORkG4/UDuYiXbQK5I/AAAAAAAACSg/vPaUWBlJPB4/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A33%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oeXDWbORkG4/UDuYiXbQK5I/AAAAAAAACSg/vPaUWBlJPB4/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525206%25253A33%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1346083874494.3347" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div> ...thinking back to the past years and Noah's first days of preschool and mothers day out... <br/><br/>http://texasmommysramblings.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-day-of-school.html<br/><br/>http://texasmommysramblings.blogspot.com/2010/08/first-week-of-mdo.html<br/><br/>http://texasmommysramblings.blogspot.com/2009/08/awesome-august.html<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-53440122490349281042012-08-16T13:34:00.001-05:002012-08-16T13:34:58.922-05:00Emma's room in pictures!<div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7dJ6f0XoHUs/UC08BgDQ4tI/AAAAAAAACLM/_pMHm8VC_GU/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252016%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7dJ6f0XoHUs/UC08BgDQ4tI/AAAAAAAACLM/_pMHm8VC_GU/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252016%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A32%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345141994637.5195" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Decorations from loved ones, crafts and a quilt made by sweet friends, walls painted by an excited Daddy, bookshelf made by a Grampy, filled with many fun books from aunts, uncles and grandparents too. Bows made by mommy with friends and furniture passed from her brother and from friends. This little one has a sweet room filled with love....and her dog!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Emma is all dressed for Wednesday night church and smiled for the camera!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Sj6Ai4InLvI/UC06fRaCVTI/AAAAAAAACJE/dwquy15ZeA0/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252015%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A21%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Sj6Ai4InLvI/UC06fRaCVTI/AAAAAAAACJE/dwquy15ZeA0/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252015%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A21%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345141994641.5674" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kDt75X5T_WM/UC06kio6wWI/AAAAAAAACJM/_rFRDFAW5P8/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252015%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A21%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kDt75X5T_WM/UC06kio6wWI/AAAAAAAACJM/_rFRDFAW5P8/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252015%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A21%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345141994650.3708" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div> <br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-73334391173859963712012-08-14T15:55:00.001-05:002012-08-14T15:55:59.644-05:00Andy-man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yyvNbnb9d0g/UCq55ebMAFI/AAAAAAAACDM/-cCTzDa8wnA/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252012%25253A15%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yyvNbnb9d0g/UCq55ebMAFI/AAAAAAAACDM/-cCTzDa8wnA/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252019%25252C%2525202012%25252012%25253A15%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344977386767.8135" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div> Our little Andy...is really not so little any more. He is almost four and so cute to tell everyone so! He loves to pick me flowers and begs to buy me some every time we are at the store. When Josh brought me some for my birthday Andy wanted to know why he did not get to go along and buy me pink roses. So sweet! <br/><br/>Recently we went on a train ride. On the train ride there were pretend train robbers. They got onto the train and forgot they were supposed to be stealing money and instead gave away money. They then yelled "train robbin' doesn't pay!" Last night at dinner Andy and Noah were both dressed like woody, complete with cowboy boots and hats. Andy kept saying "red robin doesn't pay. Red robin doesn't pay." It took me a long time to figure out why he was saying that...I wonder what he thought red robin had to do with trains!<br/><br/> <br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-76563454394249514552012-08-12T16:17:00.000-05:002012-08-14T16:25:14.575-05:00Emma's first time at church!!<p style="text-align: center;"> Our sweet little girl, on her two month birthday...all dressed up with somewhere to go!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0nCRNHRMoXU/UCrAdA6BgII/AAAAAAAACFQ/J1pdYKk89Vs/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0nCRNHRMoXU/UCrAdA6BgII/AAAAAAAACFQ/J1pdYKk89Vs/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344979177554.642" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WOYR0nActTU/UCrAiCukslI/AAAAAAAACFc/CFgVzMgTO80/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WOYR0nActTU/UCrAiCukslI/AAAAAAAACFc/CFgVzMgTO80/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344979177510.8748" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> She looked so sweet in her butterfly dress from Grandma Judy!</p><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fzdi18H2w2Y/UCrAmFNnO8I/AAAAAAAACFk/VEPUdYeRo_c/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fzdi18H2w2Y/UCrAmFNnO8I/AAAAAAAACFk/VEPUdYeRo_c/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344979177553.3447" class="" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJkXvBIZf741Nkj4XQhtLw-UeCU0kWDHeYBp4GbJcXmlYefXaA6vBIZK3sp_-Q3IoPvEY0vM_yk92-Yd9_BLko9TUjd53gKU0sSNfGMfnliMDBTRp3aVag3W4iC7DeoFpgabRl6U_Zxo/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJkXvBIZf741Nkj4XQhtLw-UeCU0kWDHeYBp4GbJcXmlYefXaA6vBIZK3sp_-Q3IoPvEY0vM_yk92-Yd9_BLko9TUjd53gKU0sSNfGMfnliMDBTRp3aVag3W4iC7DeoFpgabRl6U_Zxo/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A53%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344979177530.0166" class="" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> She also looked so big all strapped in her carseat! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6bAuWD7LOhs/UCrAvLKaKmI/AAAAAAAACF0/d2rSCJYx2K0/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A04%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6bAuWD7LOhs/UCrAvLKaKmI/AAAAAAAACF0/d2rSCJYx2K0/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A04%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344979177597.9253" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Noah was so proud and excited for Emma to be going along!!</p><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-32XvfVzKc8s/UCrAzI6N9WI/AAAAAAAACF8/_FRQ6nBkQUk/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A04%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-32XvfVzKc8s/UCrAzI6N9WI/AAAAAAAACF8/_FRQ6nBkQUk/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A04%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344979177513.837" class="" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Such a sweet big brother! Emma will always know how beautiful she is with her brothers around. Hearing them gush over her and talk about how pretty she is just warms my heart!!! They have definitely learned well listening to Josh tell me how pretty he thinks I am :) </p><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L9tEC8jpyhk/UCrA3U46QcI/AAAAAAAACGE/4oUYm5kb1L8/s680/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A05%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L9tEC8jpyhk/UCrA3U46QcI/AAAAAAAACGE/4oUYm5kb1L8/s500/Photo%252520Aug%25252012%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A05%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344979177563.88" class="" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Church went really well! It was so nice to finally introduce Emma to everyone! </p>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-58782165430608353912012-08-08T14:38:00.000-05:002012-08-16T14:38:39.054-05:00Birthday fun!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My birthday was so special. Having a day with the kids was so nice. The boys spent time drawing me pictures. It was too cute! Then when Josh got home he took us out to dinner. It was such a treat.<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-h1Prsv9tBBQ/UC1KEJRgUlI/AAAAAAAACPI/XQ3WGTnQp0g/s680/Photo%252520Aug%2525208%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A45%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-h1Prsv9tBBQ/UC1KEJRgUlI/AAAAAAAACPI/XQ3WGTnQp0g/s500/Photo%252520Aug%2525208%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A45%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345145544235.0603" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RLJkSKb4SFM/UC1KHzdYS7I/AAAAAAAACPQ/5X7LNHpCytU/s680/Photo%252520Aug%2525208%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A46%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RLJkSKb4SFM/UC1KHzdYS7I/AAAAAAAACPQ/5X7LNHpCytU/s500/Photo%252520Aug%2525208%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A46%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345145544262.1553" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ssf2mFC7mk8/UC1KL8Juv1I/AAAAAAAACPY/5TqJVvg5shs/s680/Photo%252520Aug%2525208%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A46%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ssf2mFC7mk8/UC1KL8Juv1I/AAAAAAAACPY/5TqJVvg5shs/s500/Photo%252520Aug%2525208%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A46%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345145544255.8933" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Emma loved playing in the bouncy chair while I opened my gifts and adorable cards from the boys. Josh did such a good job making me feel special! He had taken the boys shopping and bought me a gorgeous butterfly necklace. They were so proud to have bought me jewelry. It was adorable! Josh even bought me flowers the day before my birthday so I could enjoy them while he was at work:). </p><p style="text-align: center;">One happy Mama!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dGlV_cxS5JU/UC1KQFtsjdI/AAAAAAAACPg/_slRS5j7tQM/s1024/Photo%252520Aug%2525208%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A51%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dGlV_cxS5JU/UC1KQFtsjdI/AAAAAAAACPg/_slRS5j7tQM/s500/Photo%252520Aug%2525208%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A51%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345145544199.3223" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div> <br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-31401276955400112692012-08-02T16:21:00.001-05:002012-08-02T16:21:09.738-05:00Noah...my almost kindergartener<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Our sweet Noah. I look at Emma and think Noah should be that tiny, not Emma. But he is so big. Ready for kindergarten this month!! I am so nervous and so excited for him. I pray he makes good friends, loves his teachers, learns a lot and remembers how much we love him when he is not with us.</div><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;">Noah has had a big summer!!! He has a love for all things water. We got swim lessons in prior to Emma being born and Noah has proven himself as quite the fish! He even loves those big body slides at the water parks! I never would have dreamed that when he was little. He used to have a big fear of the water.</p><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-d787luEGnAU/UBrgtqacSNI/AAAAAAAACC0/NL-fungl2Zo/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A32%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-d787luEGnAU/UBrgtqacSNI/AAAAAAAACC0/NL-fungl2Zo/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A32%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1343938781677.4722" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7XN-LIGWuP4/UBrgxif2bkI/AAAAAAAACC8/KDNHqwON3lk/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A32%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7XN-LIGWuP4/UBrgxif2bkI/AAAAAAAACC8/KDNHqwON3lk/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A32%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1343938781621.0432" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"> Noah has really been doing great this summer. He loved vbs. He learned to ride his bike without training wheels too! It was too funny. Josh had the boys outside riding their bikes. He came inside and said Noah wanted to take the training wheels off. I was shocked. I tried to get Noah to put pants on and he insisted he would be fine. I went outside after feeding Emma and Josh was holding onto the back of Noah's bike while he was riding around. Josh took a break and was visiting with me up on the driveway by the truck. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Noah riding his bike. We then realized Noah was out in the culdesac by himself riding his bike without training wheels! It was so neat. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Noah loves riding bikes, coloring and drawing, bakugans, slushes, hummus, and playing games on people's phones. He has really been having fun playing dress up with Andy as super heroes and holding his baby sister:)</p><p style="text-align: left;">I will miss him in the house during the day next year!!</p>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-71590360481765591802012-08-02T09:19:00.001-05:002012-08-02T09:19:20.908-05:00Olympics 2012 One of my fondest memories as a child was watching the Olympics with my family. Watching this year with Beth and her kids and then our little family has been so fun. Beth and kids left town yesterday, so last night was just the five of us watching. It was so fun. Diving was on and it was neat talking about the different countries. On opening ceremony night Noah equated each country with the Cars 2 character that lived there. Last night he was recognizing russia and china's flags. Andy said "I want to win the bronze medal!" It was a good time to explain how you win and everyone wants gold!<br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-86036776815918292882012-08-01T12:12:00.001-05:002012-08-01T12:12:55.151-05:00iPad posting! I recently was given an iPad for my birthday. I am super excited to start blogging again, but need it to be faster and easier than getting out my laptop. So I am trying it out:) I will leave you with a picture of my three loves:)<br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fuCOfWTVM4s/UBljS7LrlfI/AAAAAAAACCk/5t9_HJ9HjJE/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fuCOfWTVM4s/UBljS7LrlfI/AAAAAAAACCk/5t9_HJ9HjJE/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1343841108386.4897" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div> <br/><br/>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-9003492443797257402012-07-31T14:15:00.000-05:002012-08-16T14:15:23.558-05:00Sweet friends from Colorado!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beth and the kids drove two whole days to come see us! They got here soon after Emma turned six weeks old. It was exciting, because our other kiddos were much older when we finally got together after each of them were born. It was so nice to have her come and the kids loved having playmates!<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iNfF_-jl4DQ/UC1AY_Ce0nI/AAAAAAAACLg/KYr_X1CnvVY/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252024%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A24%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iNfF_-jl4DQ/UC1AY_Ce0nI/AAAAAAAACLg/KYr_X1CnvVY/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252024%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A24%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353077.8457" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> We played a lot! Emma was still too little to go out much, so the kids played a lot of dress up, loved the sand box, and did lots of crafts! And enjoyed the Olympics!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xZJ7QEtVa_c/UC1AdAH7IVI/AAAAAAAACLo/IADMt1aBFEw/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A08%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xZJ7QEtVa_c/UC1AdAH7IVI/AAAAAAAACLo/IADMt1aBFEw/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A08%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353018.5051" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6bcOOMiVLfc/UC1Ah911J9I/AAAAAAAACLw/jrM2x0JrAtY/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A08%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6bcOOMiVLfc/UC1Ah911J9I/AAAAAAAACLw/jrM2x0JrAtY/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252025%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A08%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353014.0278" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3U68oWbJZLM/UC1BiSQgYvI/AAAAAAAACMY/iJiEKcDva7g/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252026%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A58%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3U68oWbJZLM/UC1BiSQgYvI/AAAAAAAACMY/iJiEKcDva7g/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252026%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A58%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353037.105" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Beth and I made some time for making bows, while my kids got thoroughly worn out!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gp6q1NvdVmw/UC1BmTHTTMI/AAAAAAAACMg/xlKp8mk1_aE/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252026%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gp6q1NvdVmw/UC1BmTHTTMI/AAAAAAAACMg/xlKp8mk1_aE/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252026%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A56%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353102.4832" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In her swing she loves looking at the mobile above her.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-A968qX3580s/UC1Bq2nYSII/AAAAAAAACMo/Vy1g2s9O3-k/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252026%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A57%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-A968qX3580s/UC1Bq2nYSII/AAAAAAAACMo/Vy1g2s9O3-k/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252026%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A57%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353105.729" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-q5glgJzYBm4/UC1C_acXG3I/AAAAAAAACNA/DyurnXpYrMo/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-q5glgJzYBm4/UC1C_acXG3I/AAAAAAAACNA/DyurnXpYrMo/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353120.8857" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> The kids really loved being super heroes!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-R1tcIvExHvMXmzutcg07K1GcYfo1wZdyWM7-jxLgXg7hdkPlXJEztr3ELlUyiIhUWtQD68IAgLdCohYdhl3XUMlcc_W9o06K3jFyyqKfKqzZNefy8JFWttN2cT3h0RHIyHhByaLUfY/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-R1tcIvExHvMXmzutcg07K1GcYfo1wZdyWM7-jxLgXg7hdkPlXJEztr3ELlUyiIhUWtQD68IAgLdCohYdhl3XUMlcc_W9o06K3jFyyqKfKqzZNefy8JFWttN2cT3h0RHIyHhByaLUfY/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353052.5774" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MFY0Vdf7mjQ/UC1DHmGZm_I/AAAAAAAACNQ/_uPHD8SAghY/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MFY0Vdf7mjQ/UC1DHmGZm_I/AAAAAAAACNQ/_uPHD8SAghY/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353088.0598" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RJrR6ld58ao/UC1DLXRLLII/AAAAAAAACNY/f_jcoID-UVA/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RJrR6ld58ao/UC1DLXRLLII/AAAAAAAACNY/f_jcoID-UVA/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353085.469" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5ceOjVUQyM8/UC1DPeAb4SI/AAAAAAAACNg/JePWI2W0bbk/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5ceOjVUQyM8/UC1DPeAb4SI/AAAAAAAACNg/JePWI2W0bbk/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252011%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353121.4248" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Grandma Judy and Grandaddy came for a visit. It was fun! Grandma Judy got lots of cuddles with the girls and even got them both to sleep. Grandaddy made lots of paper airplanes for the boys and bows and arrows too!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdrVSjIN2x1LG8NW1aKXjuvqwLm011eYZJ4aoIlEejpbA5_jERU39sTehj-qg0Ate33k9KdidXTBi_A294q8-8g5VztSEFWdGh-qYrhIAK2EU1pA5R1Hkvm1tD-5qXnfAi8x9QjPbkbQ/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252012%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdrVSjIN2x1LG8NW1aKXjuvqwLm011eYZJ4aoIlEejpbA5_jERU39sTehj-qg0Ate33k9KdidXTBi_A294q8-8g5VztSEFWdGh-qYrhIAK2EU1pA5R1Hkvm1tD-5qXnfAi8x9QjPbkbQ/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%25252012%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353130.7512" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKGxAvz16B9dVtpZw-EJS8REuhTrC8nvT-YRchgrAnSnV35YoJnK26Me-g7YbXFhfwOvs-qY4KJclLRFGMmTTG8-yT74R5fSjTwaGRnSQ8L74By2fJ0-I_wh4uF8UFH8isyMPLIGsuYA/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%2525201%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKGxAvz16B9dVtpZw-EJS8REuhTrC8nvT-YRchgrAnSnV35YoJnK26Me-g7YbXFhfwOvs-qY4KJclLRFGMmTTG8-yT74R5fSjTwaGRnSQ8L74By2fJ0-I_wh4uF8UFH8isyMPLIGsuYA/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252029%25252C%2525202012%2525201%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353104.8503" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Carter got to hold Emma too! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ywuzHOAahuM/UC1FLRz3ocI/AAAAAAAACN4/Z18ygZWy6nU/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A05%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ywuzHOAahuM/UC1FLRz3ocI/AAAAAAAACN4/Z18ygZWy6nU/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A05%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353101.7673" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">We made tie dye shirts...it was fun once they were done and the kids got to wear them! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T0jYRlooMoo/UC1FPHqHDJI/AAAAAAAACOA/rKjKaFrC1fk/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A25%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T0jYRlooMoo/UC1FPHqHDJI/AAAAAAAACOA/rKjKaFrC1fk/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A25%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353085.4407" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qHgaHx5y1f4/UC1FTI8bs9I/AAAAAAAACOI/McxIcnsbHLA/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A26%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qHgaHx5y1f4/UC1FTI8bs9I/AAAAAAAACOI/McxIcnsbHLA/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A26%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353087.5117" class="" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andy and Sarah really hit it off as little buds! I loved watching them play together!!!<a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bGSzwtnL9K8/UC1FWzcT3uI/AAAAAAAACOQ/PD_602ftQ90/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bGSzwtnL9K8/UC1FWzcT3uI/AAAAAAAACOQ/PD_602ftQ90/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A34%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353129.0422" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8Z0jWnnOPTA/UC1FbB10OiI/AAAAAAAACOY/kb0lXsWUtIQ/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A36%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8Z0jWnnOPTA/UC1FbB10OiI/AAAAAAAACOY/kb0lXsWUtIQ/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A36%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353121.5193" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yAz6I-TC2jc/UC1FfA4srWI/AAAAAAAACOg/I8pqFrMEmo8/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A39%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yAz6I-TC2jc/UC1FfA4srWI/AAAAAAAACOg/I8pqFrMEmo8/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A39%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353047.3662" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UEIgxkIFNf8/UC1Fi8PG1LI/AAAAAAAACOo/YjhS5JOGXTc/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A39%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UEIgxkIFNf8/UC1Fi8PG1LI/AAAAAAAACOo/YjhS5JOGXTc/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A39%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353089.333" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6xpWkLTy27k/UC1FmdAv0wI/AAAAAAAACOw/qkO0LpGi6pM/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A41%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6xpWkLTy27k/UC1FmdAv0wI/AAAAAAAACOw/qkO0LpGi6pM/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525205%25253A41%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1345144353140.2402" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> We had such an amazing and fun visit! I miss them so much already! Beth is such a sweet friend!!!!</p>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-54891013256801420662012-07-22T16:15:00.000-05:002012-08-14T16:16:04.802-05:00Six weeks old and a trip to San Antonio As soon as each of our kids hit the six week mark we jump in the car to head to San Antonio for a visit. Emma, Mom and I made this trip together, while Dad, Noah, Andy, and Josh had a guys weekend full of movies and watermarks. <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-W3C099vcZNQ/UCq8G-TYfpI/AAAAAAAACDU/6QrYdG8K7TE/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A00%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-W3C099vcZNQ/UCq8G-TYfpI/AAAAAAAACDU/6QrYdG8K7TE/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A00%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407231.1724" class="" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; ">Getting ready to leave home!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-btfVA6Eovmg/UCq8LfS6wDI/AAAAAAAACDc/DxhPNtjgMQw/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A02%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-btfVA6Eovmg/UCq8LfS6wDI/AAAAAAAACDc/DxhPNtjgMQw/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A02%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407242.282" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_-7PEkVg9Wk/UCq8PrI8tqI/AAAAAAAACDk/rwE1XCHlfYM/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A25%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_-7PEkVg9Wk/UCq8PrI8tqI/AAAAAAAACDk/rwE1XCHlfYM/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A25%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407222.3594" class="" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; ">We made it to San Antonio with just a few stops. It was so nice to finally introduce Bobbi and Kyle to Miss Emma when we got there and granddaddy the next day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cn1E0r9rFNI/UCq8TsoK5tI/AAAAAAAACDs/cI36jWH5BS4/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A26%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cn1E0r9rFNI/UCq8TsoK5tI/AAAAAAAACDs/cI36jWH5BS4/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525208%25253A26%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407307.2908" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of snuggles and some of Emma's first smiles ... It was a great weekend!!</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JsTgA_RtHJ0/UCq8cdN2byI/AAAAAAAACD8/XwmIv_zCipg/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A38%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JsTgA_RtHJ0/UCq8cdN2byI/AAAAAAAACD8/XwmIv_zCipg/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252020%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A38%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407219.6958" class="" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8ah2cprNv_w/UCq8hvh5YmI/AAAAAAAACEE/40kBPipnmxg/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8ah2cprNv_w/UCq8hvh5YmI/AAAAAAAACEE/40kBPipnmxg/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407268.4697" class="" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1AHQrG7BJSE/UCq8p55huGI/AAAAAAAACEU/3xp1PebN7II/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1AHQrG7BJSE/UCq8p55huGI/AAAAAAAACEU/3xp1PebN7II/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A19%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407236.5742" class="" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_AbOaDBUicc/UCq8xWCEe0I/AAAAAAAACEk/w_P9dnNSqpQ/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A49%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_AbOaDBUicc/UCq8xWCEe0I/AAAAAAAACEk/w_P9dnNSqpQ/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A49%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407285.1704" class="" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6yuEBeU4dkw/UCq82wfjCOI/AAAAAAAACEs/FyJzZT3VuQo/s1024/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A49%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6yuEBeU4dkw/UCq82wfjCOI/AAAAAAAACEs/FyJzZT3VuQo/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A49%252520PM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407278.6528" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BAwcd0Kg-f0/UCq9tkGj0rI/AAAAAAAACE0/XYTbBjYL0co/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A22%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BAwcd0Kg-f0/UCq9tkGj0rI/AAAAAAAACE0/XYTbBjYL0co/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A22%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407266.103" class="" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Granddaddy Bob seemed to enjoy holding his newest great grand baby too!</p><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VjfJMQNIVCo/UCq9xrCepfI/AAAAAAAACE8/EJszL4rPM8U/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252022%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A18%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VjfJMQNIVCo/UCq9xrCepfI/AAAAAAAACE8/EJszL4rPM8U/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252022%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A18%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407302.8982" class="" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YwA0-wW7Ejo/UCq91rqmtlI/AAAAAAAACFE/yOTxg3PE4sQ/s680/Photo%252520Jul%25252022%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A19%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YwA0-wW7Ejo/UCq91rqmtlI/AAAAAAAACFE/yOTxg3PE4sQ/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252022%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A19%252520AM.jpg" id="blogsy-1344978407269.1472" class="" alt="" width="500" height="753"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Now we are just ready to go back for another visit!</p>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-86395436335368872862012-02-14T15:53:00.002-06:002012-02-14T16:00:47.540-06:00Happy Valentine's!Happy Valentine's Day! We have had a really great day. I have been recovering from pneumonia and Noah a tummy bug, but today we are all doing fantastic! The boys worked hard on their Valentine's for their school party today. Andy was so cute. As he worked on them he said "Mama, look at my Thanksgivingtimes!" Oh it cracked me up! Andy worked so hard on his Valentine's. He wrote his name on many and truly made from scratch nine Valentine's! He loves crafty things and it is just so fun to see him pay so much attention to something. He normally has a very short attention span, so it was really fun!<br /><br />On Sunday night Noah went to sleep sad that my roses he and Josh got me were dying. He was sound asleep when Andy and Josh got home with more roses. Josh said Andy saw them at the store and said "Mama's roses are dead, more will make her feel better!" Andy picked gorgeous roses...Noah was so excited to see the new ones. He told me all girls should have roses:) Josh is teaching them well:)<br /><br />Today at school drop off I got to see a sweet cousin/friend that I have missed while I have been sick! I got to snuggle her new baby girl for a couple of minutes. On the way home from school Noah said "Mama, baby C is just so cute! She is so cute that it makes my blue eyes into a heart!" Oh he comes up with some doozies! Then while looking through all his fun Valentine's he got one from a certain little girl in class. He seriously clutched it to his little chest and said "Oh Mama, I am going to keep it forever!" Then as I sit on the couch he looked over and said "Mama, your tummy is getting so big! I guess soon your shirt will not cover your tummy and your belly will be hanging out like Mr. Smee!" I definitely reassured him I WILL buy bigger shirts as his baby sister continues to grow. Ha!<br /><br />I am sitting here now with my two littlest Valentine's, waiting for Daddy to come home to celebrate! So fun!Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-85306806769398221052012-01-25T10:20:00.002-06:002012-01-25T10:38:15.100-06:00Funny things...I think every day about blogging, but then choose to rest instead! But now I realize how many cute and funny things I am forgetting to write down that the boys say. They have been cracking me up lately!<br /><br />Yesterday Andy had a bad earache. We laid down together on his bed and he said "Mama, you're the best cuddler ever!" Then he said "You're the pwettiest Mama ever." Oh man, that makes a Mommy feel good! As we lay there he said Mama, does your back have itches? Since my back has been itching constantly since found out I was pregnant, my answer was definitely YES! He laid and scratched my back til we both fell asleep. It was so sweet. I got up a couple of minutes later to find Noah, who was playing toys VERY loudly in the living room. I really was in need of a nap and some Noah cuddles too. We laid down in bed and he was so wiggly. Every breath he jumped or twitched. I asked him to just be still for twenty minutes. It was cute, a couple of minutes later he said "Has it been twenty?" I said no. He said "Nineteen or eighteen?" I loved that! He is just learning so much and to be able to think of numbers backwards cracks me up.<br /><br />On car rides lately all Noah wants to do is count. He loves that he can count to 100 and does it as often as he thinks about it. He asked Josh "Can you count to a million, what about a billion?" We did not even know he knew about a billion!<br /><br />Noah is also full of really good questions. He was asking me the other day "How long does it take the coral in the ocean to grow? And do scuba dibers (divers) get scared under the water?" Sometimes his questions blow me away. Truthfully I did not know he knew about coral!<br /><br />We are all super duper excited. We find out Friday if our little one is a boy or a girl. Noah is pretty adamant it is a girl, he wants to call her sissy, and he always says her or she in referring to the baby. I really would love another boy or a girl. I will be happy with whatever little one God decided was right for our family, but it is hard to hear someone saying her and she so often and not think of the baby as that gender yourself! Funny!! Josh took Friday off and he, the boys and I will all get to see the big ultrasound. I am so excited to have all three of them there. I truly cannot imagine how special that will be!Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-80212354766077024972011-12-12T14:19:00.004-06:002011-12-12T14:30:22.297-06:00So many updates!<div>Well, where do I start? So much has changed since I last posted:)</div><div> </div><div>First things first....</div><div> </div><div>We are expecting our third little one! We are SO super excited! Josh and I feel so blessed to have this little one on the way, this upcoming June. The boys are SO excited too. Andy lays his sweet little hand on my tummy often wanting to know if the baby is still in there. Noah talks about it all the time too. I love how excited they are and I know they will be fantastic to this little bean!</div><div> </div><div>My first trimester is over. I a tad relieved. The exhaustion and nausea were a little overwhelming. On top of that Josh had knee surgery in October and could not drive for eight weeks, so I drove him a lot to appointments, work some (thankfully some sweet work friends stepped in and help a TON with that) and then to Oklahoma and Louisiana for his work. Josh can now drive and I can now go most days without feeling like a walking zombie! I still have a few major food aversions. I hope they go away, because it really limits what our family is eating in the meat department. But I just cannot handle the smell or the thought!</div><div> </div><div>Andy has learned now how to write almost all of his letters. He is so proud of himself about it too. Noah's 5th birthday is next month and that just blows me away! Where has the time gone?! He has such a sweet heart. If he starts getting over excited or hyper all I have to do is just visit with him quietly about how I know he wants to be behaving and he usually starts acting nicely. It is so neat to see that change in him and how badly he wants to please me. What a good boy! Andy is so funny. He LOVES reading now, which is amazing, because he does not sit still for much. One of his favorite books is Going on a Bear Hunt. It is so sweet to hear Noah and Andy both saying the words "Going on a bear hunt. Gonna catch a big one. Such a beautiful day. We're not scared!" But my favorite is when they say the over it, under and then say with a hand motion "We've gotta go through it!" SO cute! </div><div> </div><div>Andy also really loves the book Guess How Much I Love You. He ALWAYS reads along with me miling and at the end says "Mama, I love you to a cannon ball and back!" SOOOO funny and SO cute:)</div><div> </div><div>Well...working on Christmas gifts today. Resting on the couch while my folks have the boys. Wishing the house was clean, but figuring someday I will get it that way again:) Happy Holidays!</div>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-49416582599573465892011-10-07T21:00:00.003-05:002011-10-07T23:33:48.332-05:00Happy 3rd Birthday Andy!<div>Our dear sweet Andy. You are truly one of the two brightest apples of my eye. You and your brother both are so important to me. Each and every moment of every day I get to spend with you is such a blessing. I miss you terribly for the couple of hours a week you are at school and my heart swells when you run into my arms saying you missed me and are ready to go home. Each day as we get in the car you ask me "Mama, what was your day like?" You truly care. You have such a big heart and such a caring personality. It is so obvious how much you love your Mama and your Daddy. Or lately, as you have been saying your Mommy and your Dad. </div><div><br /></div><div>The years have blown by. I look at how quickly you have reached three, how quickly Noah has reached four and realize these are truly the best days of my life. Having you two home with me. I am so lucky. I am so blessed. All because of you two and your Daddy. Thank you for that sweet pea!</div><div><br /></div><div>Your favorite things lately are legos, anything chocolate, drawing and coloring, practicing writing your letters (A, H, T, F, X, and O) and riding on the toys in the yard. Most of all though, you love your red crab sandbox. You could stay in it all day if I let you. Your favorite foods are pizza, fettuccine alfredo, goldfish, and tiny oranges. Your favorite color is yellow. You have a yellow room, yellow shoes, yellow clothes, and you say you even have yellow hair:) I love that about you! You decide you want or like something and you stick with it! It is adorable! Tonight you were sitting on the couch with your Daddy and I. We were looking through your baby things. Your bracelet from the hospital. Your take home outfit, the sweet little hat, shirt and blanket from the hospital. After seeing the tiny diaper, you looked at me and said "Oh, I was just a little baby doll." It was such a sweet thought you had, and such a true statement. Our sweet baby doll. </div><div><br /></div><div>When out taking your picture the other day, you saw flowers. You just KNEW your Mama needed a yellow flower. I love that every time you see flowers you pick them for me:)</div><div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlFgEDWw3b8GuccmG1NJA3OBQ6HIrDi7yt5gJwYe9bYlFodK8Fa4usauFdkzvz3KJb98vk6rF9XZ-XxnW9amlhLD8DJZEszun1bumTp8P-OnP7GvvePXXhidTb91wBNlBUKKkdV8ZzMY/s1600/DSC_0648+edited.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlFgEDWw3b8GuccmG1NJA3OBQ6HIrDi7yt5gJwYe9bYlFodK8Fa4usauFdkzvz3KJb98vk6rF9XZ-XxnW9amlhLD8DJZEszun1bumTp8P-OnP7GvvePXXhidTb91wBNlBUKKkdV8ZzMY/s400/DSC_0648+edited.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660936490103138578" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You just think I am still so funny! I love that! I love laughing with you and playing with you. You have such an infectious and fun laugh!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rU-AeCEI9VixdShF9R5KKdQlt1a8JZynlSgAapEttibE095BNWEpjpqxEAvp2WzvEjaPV2Z5CKEPcy9Jab4pbYvvRRKfRzAEQinmkdENKTNw7qLSNVuJ1Y0w0gzOvG8pKivKd6tqGak/s1600/DSC_0671+edited.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rU-AeCEI9VixdShF9R5KKdQlt1a8JZynlSgAapEttibE095BNWEpjpqxEAvp2WzvEjaPV2Z5CKEPcy9Jab4pbYvvRRKfRzAEQinmkdENKTNw7qLSNVuJ1Y0w0gzOvG8pKivKd6tqGak/s400/DSC_0671+edited.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660936485430245106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You are so handsome!!! You have grown so much in the last year and I just love you absolutely to pieces! I wish I could pause time and enjoy this time with you even longer, but am so blessed to get to spend each day with you:)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BRcgaNTu0yoUSiBwDSQTPYeoA53n1gA3rxfuXLcW0ktQp9wW3Qh1HMh1KibIBJdWKGufA-S8nPw343QqWTBQmJMpB841JyMnAjCNanoRLxng5IQKpQM1WHBE8Yseg0tjovmgDZC57wM/s1600/DSC_0664+edited.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BRcgaNTu0yoUSiBwDSQTPYeoA53n1gA3rxfuXLcW0ktQp9wW3Qh1HMh1KibIBJdWKGufA-S8nPw343QqWTBQmJMpB841JyMnAjCNanoRLxng5IQKpQM1WHBE8Yseg0tjovmgDZC57wM/s400/DSC_0664+edited.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660936486501670946" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Just thinking back to the past year, it amazes me how much you have grown and changed! Our sweet Andy at age. 2.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlWLDtVhGoH0NxAyWJTMMbfmTn_yV49XGCu2qfLO-ioTy7C_MW-Rykmd8Z4ku_mDk-0lVqRWSQq9WVUfqivbMpX6TbCvbMoosQbX0LsE7AuuNNFQvIcNZvy9qdkc-BYALzKoGn0Ldlus/s1600/andycs0910.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlWLDtVhGoH0NxAyWJTMMbfmTn_yV49XGCu2qfLO-ioTy7C_MW-Rykmd8Z4ku_mDk-0lVqRWSQq9WVUfqivbMpX6TbCvbMoosQbX0LsE7AuuNNFQvIcNZvy9qdkc-BYALzKoGn0Ldlus/s400/andycs0910.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660936479585252994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://texasmommysramblings.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-first-birthday-andy.html">Age 1...so tiny!!! </a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmSH7jvdpyyY_CWdKfB-O9wyYze6BSKpHC7jdafx6FExjMqaBTV1gB24YQYnoVTfjyoM2AtgMCgrGJTMFVjXaHr4fiFBdpbFs8-Qpo81TMtBQTaXMQgp3mCZvKLsFcwY3GWHr7RuCmzQ/s1600/215824134606.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmSH7jvdpyyY_CWdKfB-O9wyYze6BSKpHC7jdafx6FExjMqaBTV1gB24YQYnoVTfjyoM2AtgMCgrGJTMFVjXaHr4fiFBdpbFs8-Qpo81TMtBQTaXMQgp3mCZvKLsFcwY3GWHr7RuCmzQ/s400/215824134606.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660936475190483538" /></a>We love you so much our sweet three year old! Words cannot express how much we love you and how much we love spending time with you!!! HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY ANDY!Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-52077927878127612452011-09-27T15:35:00.002-05:002011-09-27T15:41:18.186-05:00It's Raining It's Pouring!<div>About a week ago we got a few droplets of rain. Noah quickly ran outside to see if he could feel it hitting his face:) A couple of nights before that we had a brief downpour, but Josh, the boys and I were at the movies seeing the Lion King. (that was SO fun!) We were all a tad sad we had missed the highly anticipated rain, but were so pleased to have a few droplets to enjoy!!!!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdDCDq0yfVGLlZd1BQwvUuzw6Ao6z29iqDExnGBz-1C1Kc_GujZJnR9QjGdcK1Xv5_2QikqN61l_3GkL-vuYM-wZ93GY2GkWE1F6xaxIE_M_vep1qfQw-7NvBp7dwg3x5FxHnjdwQLKE/s1600/DSC_0602.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdDCDq0yfVGLlZd1BQwvUuzw6Ao6z29iqDExnGBz-1C1Kc_GujZJnR9QjGdcK1Xv5_2QikqN61l_3GkL-vuYM-wZ93GY2GkWE1F6xaxIE_M_vep1qfQw-7NvBp7dwg3x5FxHnjdwQLKE/s400/DSC_0602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657141199147573362" /></a>Last night was super exciting though! I had just put the boys in bed and heard a loud crash, boom, smack on the back porch. The boys flew out of bed and I flipped on the light to see a big gust of wind had flipped over our two rocking chairs and the hanging swing was smacking the post on our porch. The lightning was wild and the storm lasted for about an hour! We were super excited to finally have a bit of rain. Driving through the neighborhood this morning we were amazed how tall all the weeds in the yards had grown just overnight! They must have really wanted rain too:)Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-69410126805755085692011-09-27T15:17:00.003-05:002011-09-27T15:34:49.081-05:00When brother is away Andy will play....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2ZbUv9hVJksdgqZRvHIQ1Z8BeM0LU6F1X7wAIWzCh1LKQ45lhLKBuAm8ByxFHG5hskO17DxJZg1lZxhqo-UZGvUyI2FSWtUGtVBydJIxYF5d5aNLRlqO6k2pTevfYE7xV8fNM_r-0yE/s1600/DSC_0585+edited.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2ZbUv9hVJksdgqZRvHIQ1Z8BeM0LU6F1X7wAIWzCh1LKQ45lhLKBuAm8ByxFHG5hskO17DxJZg1lZxhqo-UZGvUyI2FSWtUGtVBydJIxYF5d5aNLRlqO6k2pTevfYE7xV8fNM_r-0yE/s400/DSC_0585+edited.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657139434975982402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeUo4oM1XkSSWBF99zPhuNpBTRV3tz8CC2g10gusHAnxRT8cG1DisCG9Kx-R3GaohZy_WsbW0NRYxkQzlNHytpkz9vJ0RJhTB49M51T5iI7gE3KYrIg8r_IAzElA6ZkxDZj9cBmCq5Ko/s1600/DSC_0582+edited.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeUo4oM1XkSSWBF99zPhuNpBTRV3tz8CC2g10gusHAnxRT8cG1DisCG9Kx-R3GaohZy_WsbW0NRYxkQzlNHytpkz9vJ0RJhTB49M51T5iI7gE3KYrIg8r_IAzElA6ZkxDZj9cBmCq5Ko/s400/DSC_0582+edited.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657139422852533954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo_n9OqrN1kuY_UvsyAoqhVX6DhY6K3vHRh6TKTwQa8ETstgzg6cwftffs_HCJFtsA8IcjTWaUQa_-KM-P87uU8qv_GggGj3IONz_yzjfsuiYGThH-gl7VnBdk4dkYRg3xjh3X0mGR2M/s1600/DSC_0581+edited.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo_n9OqrN1kuY_UvsyAoqhVX6DhY6K3vHRh6TKTwQa8ETstgzg6cwftffs_HCJFtsA8IcjTWaUQa_-KM-P87uU8qv_GggGj3IONz_yzjfsuiYGThH-gl7VnBdk4dkYRg3xjh3X0mGR2M/s400/DSC_0581+edited.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657139421560058626" /></a><br />This fall has brought about a big change in our household. Noah has started pre-K three mornings a week. Andy goes two mornings a week, meaning each Wednesday is just a Mama and Andy day. Each Wednesday we go to storytime, then we come home and Andy plays and plays and plays. There is such a difference in his personality. He seems much more independent and has a ton of confidence in himself. He really loves driving McQueen around the yard with his Super Why cape on:) That cape has made many trips to HEB and Target! He is such a fun almost three year old!Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965413246510125660.post-54972953701691975352011-09-24T22:51:00.003-05:002011-09-24T23:01:18.956-05:00Mr. Andy ManOh Andy. It is hard to believe our sweet Anderson is about to be 3. I am seriously emotional over this. H.O.W. in the world is my baby almost three? Where has the time gone? Why do I feel like it flew by and I want to slow the time down? It seriously makes my heart skip a beat to think of him as a 3 year old. I just love him so much and want him home forever. BUT I know that will not happen, but man alive I love this kid!<div><br /></div><div>Our little Andy man. Man of many names. Andyman, Andypants, Anderson, Andy, And (which is the ONLY name Noah really calls him!), buster, lovebug, sweetie pie, and cutie. This little Andy man is seriously determined. I love that about him. It can be trying, but it is such an amazing part of his personality. Josh and I noticed this about him from the moment he could show us what he wanted. From the throwing up in his crib the MOMENT the door shut. No crying had even happened, it was like he just willed himself to throw up because he just KNEW I would open that door and rescue him. (he was seriously not even a year old!) Then he started talking...and anytime he would want something he would say it over and over. For example... "Milk. Milk. Milk. Milk" until he was acknowledged. Or he would repeat Thank You over and over til her heard a 'You're Welcome.' And now, this persistence is even more prevalent. A big part of that rubs Noah the wrong way, but another big part of it just amazes me. Take for instance tonight.... we had a big day. Noah had a soccer game (he scored his FIRST goal today! He ran down the whole length of the field with that ball, tripped and his head butted it right into the other teams net! It was so exciting to see him get that kind of control over the ball, I was SO proud!) we also went to lunch with my Dad, ran an errand, and did a bunch of projects and chores around the house. Andy took a nap, but even with that still falls asleep around 8:30 or so normally. Well...I mentioned Josh was coming home. He had been out of town with his Dad and he was on his way back. I slipped and mentioned his coming home in front of Andy before he went to sleep. Andy seriously is still awake at 10:58. Josh got home 15 minutes ago and Andy was waiting up for him. Singing songs, looking at books, anything he could do so he would not fall asleep because he wanted his Daddy. That is SO late for a little guy, it is amazing the will it took and the determination to stay up! Although at times I get frustrated by his persistence, I really need to focus on the amazing qualities of it. Plus, it is just an integral part of who our little Andy man is!</div>Amy Jo:)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00642936159084734853noreply@blogger.com1