A Wonderful Movie...

If you haven't seen Juno at the movie theatre, this is a must. It was fabulous and I loved it. The humor was wonderful as was the story line. Go see it and let me know what you thought.

Good night!!

Too Many Things....

I'm not really sure what to write even though it seems a lot has been going on lately.

Kevin and I had our dear friends, the Simpson's, stay with us two weeks ago. As always we had lots of fun. I think the Daddy's would have been happy if they could have simply played XBox the whole time. Poor them. ;)

We have been attending birthday party after party after party this weekend. However, the kids have had fun. I didn't realize so many people were born in the winter time.

Last week, Kevin and I had a parent/teacher conference. His teacher seemed to show some concern about Thomas' reading and writing. After panicking and feeling low and talking to all of my many resources, I feel calm and confident again....for the most part. I think Thomas is just on the immature side and will developmentally catch up when he is ready. He has shown us this stubborn characteristic trait of his since he was born....potty training, riding a bike, eating, swimming, etc. So, I continue to pray that Thomas stays upbeat, confident, and happy at school. The last thing I want is for him to stay frustrated and have a low self confidence...IN KINDERGARTEN!!!! I am amazed at the amount of material the district demands of these children.

As for me, I think I am going to go back to teaching....only at least for now, I'm going to go towards private school. I think this will be good for my family and for me. I could go on and on about my reasons, but it just seems right. We will see what the next few years will bring.

Last week, Kevin and I just talked for 3 hours about our goals, reevaluating, and what are plans are for the next year and beyond. I have to say that we haven't done that in quite a long time. I felt really good.

Have I mentioned how much I love my husband???? God really blessed me with Kevin.

All the pictures I'm posting are of Alana....don't seem to have any really interesting ones of Thomas.

Triple Threat...

Thomas began his first organized sport activity Saturday. Kevin and I enrolled him in the Upwards program through the 1st Baptist Church in McKinney. We have been SO impressed. Thomas is so excited about this new adventure. He has decided basketball is for him. I like this because a game will never be canceled to due to rain!! Thomas was so excited that when he received his uniform, he not only wanted to try it on, but then wear it to bed. Sorry, buddy!! Let's hope he remains excited.

What is your child's passion?

Girls, Princesses, and Messes

Today was Alana's and my first day back to school. Alana had two friends, Allie and Avlyn, come over to our house after school for a little play time. I definitely need to have more playtime for Alana. Girls are soooo much quieter and calmer than girls. However, they do make a MESS. I thought I had really cleaned out a lot of Alana's closet, but judging by the amount of stuff that came out of it, I'm wrong.

On the boy front, all I can say is Wii......Thomas and Daddy love playing together. They are learning team work. ;)

Go To Sleep Already!!!!

Do you just wish there was a manual for each of your children? Tonight was one of those nights.

Thomas lied to us about eating all of his vegetables. So, we followed through with spanking him. Actually, Daddy spanked and I supported. I never thought I would hate doing that. Anyway, it was so hard to watch. I puddled up and cried while it happened. After it was over, Kevin hugged and loved on Thomas. Thomas was very remorseful and prayed about it to God tonight. He was such a sensitive and tender heart.

Later....

It's 11:00 and Alana is STILL awake!! I believe our days of naps are over. This is the second time this week that she has had a nap and partied all night. Enough already. When Daddy told Alana to close her eyes, she told him that she wouldn't be able to see then. Duh, Daddy!!

Can't say I'm looking forward to Monday. Especially when she will want to take a nap. Sorry, not going to happen.

I think our family is ready for routine. I always look forward to long breaks with no schedule, but we always realize we like structure and routine at the end of the day.

I feel I'm being left behind in the new trends, and we can't have that. So, I'm trying to set up this blog without the help of my husband. I'm feeling quite accomplished, I must admit. Now we'll just see if I can actually keep up with it. Even though I am a talker, I can't imagine finding things to write about. We'll see. Goodnight.

Hey...I'm testing to see what I've done.