A Proud Mommy Moment....

This was at dinner the other night. He can see a letter and say what it is. This round was a little rough, but he is getting better.

Yes We made it! No, I don't have pics of the house yet!

This shot was taken on campus. It is so beautifully landscaped!

The dog hair!!!! (see post)

Yes, he is ironing my curtains! What a guy!

Enjoying our walk in the new wagon (thank you Autie Mary Anne!)
Getting so big! He did just turn 10 months you know!

The Hills and the Foxes! YEAH!

Noah and the dog hair (you've gotta read the post)


The moving van. We were SLAMMED full!

Noah decided he wanted to wear his shirt like this. I honestly have no idea when he did it, I looked back and this is how he was. Too funny!

We are here! Actually we have been here for over a week now. We left the day before Valentines day and unloaded the truck on Valentines day. We were greeted by the head coach, Jill and a few of the players to help us. Thankfully, our friends from Indiana were visiting Orlando and Doug Fox offered to come over and help us unload the truck. We don't know what we would have done if he wasn't here. He helped Josh take the 4 dressers upstairs....yikes! That night we went out to dinner with the Foxs and then to their place to play some Wii. Then Josh's dad flew in Saturday morning to help us for a couple days. We were so thankful to have him. We really tackled alot of the unpacking while he was here!

We are still unpacking boxes but thankfully I am seeing a light here soon. A couple nights ago I was up all night throwing up and now Josh has it. It really stinks when you are lying on the couch and see all the boxes that need attention and can't move a muscle! I think it was some 24 hour bug because later the next day I felt tons better. I hope Josh gets over it pretty quick.

The boys have been enjoying the new house. Their favorite part is their new playroom. We are working on getting it somewhat organizes for them, so many of thier toys are still in boxes, but that should change this week. We ventured out yesterday and found the mall. We've been enjoying our walks along Lake Holingsworth, which is a lake that the campus is on. The boys love to ride in their new wagon they got for Christmas, and Noah loves to see all the ducks, birds, trees, and anything else you can imagine would be down by the lake. No, we haven't seen any gators yet ;-)

I will take pictures of the new place when there are less boxes around. It has a nice screened in front porch which is nice to just go out and sit on. The people that lived here before us had a dog that was kept out on the porch, so there was TONS of dog hair. You will be able to tell how much from the pictures.

Anyway, just wanted to let you all know we are still alive and doing well! Come visit!

Moving!

Sorry, his face is a MESS!!! He had sweet potatoes and got straight in the tub!

Well, the house is being packed up today, and we are headed out early tomorrow morning for Florida! I will post pictures as soon as we get internet, and all that fun stuff! We appreciate your prayers for a safe travel and move. We'll talk to you in Lakeland!

Well it's official!

Here is the link to Florida Southern about the write up of Josh. We just received word today that we have housing. Praise the Lord!

Love to save!!!!

I posted this on Facebook, but forgot to put it on here. A couple of weeks ago I went out at 8:30 at night (after the boys were in bed) for some late night shopping. I went to Walgreens, Harris Teeter, and Kroger. I spent about $45 and saved about $175! The great thing was, it was all stuff that I use and or needed!!! Woo hoo! I have found great sites that do all the hard work for you. They pretty much say, go to Food Lion, use this coupon and you will pay .19! It's crazy! A couple of the sites are http://www.afullcup.com/ and http://www.savvydollar.org/ All the coupons come in the Sunday paper and as long as you clip and are somewhat organized, you can get some SUPER deals!!!!

We have been in PACKING and SELLING mode. I put about 15 things on craigslist on Monday night and all but 2 of the items are GONE. As a matter of fact, a lady is suppose to come over and pick up the last two tomorrow afternoon. Craigslist is so much better than garage saling when you have large items to sell. No haggling, and people know what they are getting and can ask questions beforehand. As far as the boys go, they know something is up, especially Noah. We sold most of his outside toys, honestly I picked up most of them from the side of the road, yesterday and he was thinking, "Wait a second, why are my toys going into that guy's car??" He is still doing a WONDERFUL job potty training whenever I remember to take him. He still goes in his pull up sometimes but again it's usually because mommy missed taking him...I will do better. Jacob is doing well. He is starting to walk while we hold his fingers and if he is standing by himself he will walk a couple steps towards me. He is also eating table food and loves his green beans and pear slices. He is getting a mouth full of teeth and is developing a cute little personality. He is still a huge mommas boy and follows me around the house like a little puppy dog. Oh and both boys LOVE to be outside. We are in full pack mode and have boxes everywhere! We are close to being done which is nice. Right now I am getting ahead in laundry so we can get the clothes packed up. Keep us in prayers as our housing situation isn't in concrete yet.

Well, we are moving!!!

On February 12, 2008 we will be picking up our 26' truck and packing it for Lakeland, Fl. Josh accepted the job on Wednesday to be the assistant coach at Florida Southern University. We are very excited about this opportunity. Of course we only have about a week and a half to get everything in order, pack, close accounts, and have a huge garage sale, but we are excited non the less. We still have to find a place to move to. We've contacted a couple of apartment complexes, but we are still on a search. That is definately a prayer request.

We will keep you updated and I am sure post pictures of the move, so stay tuned! Thanks for the prayers!

Jacob has something important to say....

Jacob has become so vocal lately. He only knows one word, but he says it ALL the time! Actually he "tries" to say momma when he pats his mouth like an Indian. But it just sounds like an indian. Oh well. Jacob is 9 months old and is eating like a horse! He eats 3 jars of baby food and nurses 4 times a day. He can stand all by himself and is starting to brave it when he goes from couch to couch. I think that walking is right around the corner.

Oh, it's not official yet, but stay tuned for some BIG news!!!!! Hopefully I can post it soon. No, I am not pregnant =)

Enjoy the video.

Any other mothers have this problem???

Good job Momma!

Noah is my little encourager! He was so funny!

He got a little tied up!

Holy Cow it's January 20th!!!!!

YES! We are alive and well! Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted since December 12th! Shame on me. I think that' the longest blog lul I have ever had! Whew! Where to start. Well, for Christmas this year we drove up to Greensboro the weekend before Christmas and had a wonderful time with Josh's family. We woke up Christmas morning and it was so much fun watching the boys play with their toys that "Santa" brought! Noah had a Little People Christmas! I found a GREAT deal on craigslist for about 7 sets of little people sets. The farm, the zoo, the carnival, the park, the school, the garage, and the racing set. He loved them! The day after Christmas we left Greensboro for Bolingbrook, Il. It was about a 14 hour drive from NC to IL. The boys did phenominal!!!! We stopped for breakfast, lunch, and dinner which also coincided with our gas and diaper changes and we made great time! Thank the Lord for portable TV's! We decided to put Jacob in his big boy car seat so he could see everything. We weren't sure how he would do, but he did great! He slept in it and loved to look out the window. We got into Bolingbrook at around 10:00 or so. We spent about a week with my family there. We all got aquainted with my new nephew Landon. Jacob loved to play with all of Landon's toys. He's a cutie! It was so nice to be around family and just hang out. We left Bolingbrook on Wednesday and headed down to Lafayette, IN to see some friends. Many of our friends there were out of town, but we did get to stay with Clayton and Deanne and Harrison and visit. It was nice just to visit and not feel rushed. Besides that, it was soooo cold. We left Friday to head home. All in all it was a good trip. Of course we all ended up getting sick. I was the first, then Josh, then Jacob, and then the day we left for home, Noah got it. Just the runny nose, stuffy sick. Although that's not fun especially when you are little.

Jacob's had a low grade fever for about 3 days now and I have finally figured out why. The poor little guy has 2 more teeth coming in. This makes 6 total! He's chewing on everything and only wants his momma! He has started eating some table food and drinking out of a cup. No, not a sippy cup, a REGULAR cup!!! I am still nursing him and he wants nothing to do with a bottle or a sippy, so this is the only way he will drink anything! He is still pulling up on everything and is cruising from couch to couch but hasn't taken any steps yet. He will stand by himself for a couple seconds and LOVES his new shoes.

Noah has been going POTTY!!!!!!! Wooooo hoooo!! I seriously never thought this day would come! The funny thing was, it was all his idea. He said, Poo Poo momma, so I put him on the potty and he went! I was jumping up and down and screaming! (I was a little excited) He has gone everyday since Thursday. Now, he does still go in his diaper but hey at least it's a step. I know we are starting a Looooong journey, but I am very thankful we are at least starting it!

Noah is also talking alot. He will come in the bathroom while I am getting ready and say, "What doing, momma?" and when he walks in, I say, "Hey Noah!" he says, "Hi! Momma!" ohh I love it! He tries to comunicate more and more each day. He is still at that stage where he says a word, we have no idea what he is saying, he repeats it 20 times, and we still have no idea. And as you know, that can be frustrating for both the parents and the 2 year old, but it is getting better.

Whew, okay, that's it from us! I do have a few videos to post and way more pictures from Christmas!!! Honestly I haven't even put them on the computer yet!

The Biter Biscuit

The taste test

Hmmmm....

Success!

Jacob LOVED his biter biscuit. Why are they SOOOOOOO messy? He needed quite the scrub down when he was finished!

What's Up?

This picture makes me laugh. I love the fact that Jacob is looking at the camera with that little smile on his face. Although this picture looks like it's all fun and games here, lately it has been a house full of cranky, crabby, stuffy noses, sore throats, hurt bellies, and a washing machine going non stop. Last week we took Jacob to the doctor. He wasn't eating and had pretty bad cough. Well, the doc swapped his nose (quite viciously I might add) and discovered that he was positive for RSV. Now, breathe out.... Although this is a very scary virus for premature and newborns, 7 month olds can get over it pretty quick. Doctor said to keep him in for 5-7 days. Only problem with that is that Josh and I were Joseph and Mary in our church cantata Sat. and Sunday night, and we had practices Tuesday and Thursday nights. Thankfully, some volleyball girls came over Tuesday and David and Tana watched Noah for us on Thursday while we kept Jacob with us. The cantata went well. We remembered our lines. I had a real hard part, I just had to hold and love on a baby. The baby that played baby Jesus (no, it wasn't Jacob) was so good. When it came time for his part he just looked up at Josh and I and smiled. It's like he knew exactly what he was suppose to do!

My photo business is doing well. I have had 3-4 shoots a week. Next Monday is my final shoot for the year and I am looking forward to it. It's a pregnancy session.

Monday and Tuesday of this week really is a blur. Last night I was up working on pictures and Noah came out of his room. He climbed up into my lap laid his head on my shoulder and then.......threw up. Yeah, all over me. It was all in my hair, all over him. The poor baby, he kept going and going. Finally it subsided, so we both got in the tub. After we got out, daddy started feeling really bad, so we let him have the bed and Noah and I stayed out on the couch. Well, I slept on the couch, Noah was content to sleep on the floor. Poor baby. Thankfully he didn't get sick anymore last night and has kept everything down. Josh is starting to feel better.

We are leaving for Gainesville late tonight. The Lady Gators play tomorrow night in the 2nd round of the NCAA tourney, so we wanted to go and see them!

That's about it.

Thanks Nina!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1145102917

Just click on the link above. I thought it was hilarious!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

 

Well, we left last Tuesday for Josh's brother Caleb's house where we would stay for the next 4 nights and 5 days! We got in late Tuesday night and woke up on Wednesday and went to Greenville. We hung out with Riley (baby girl pictured above) and her mommy Aron! Then we took the boys around Greenville and visited the Bob. We drove back to Asheville that afternoon and played Wii all night. Thursday we woke up, got everybody ready and loaded up and drove down to Easley, SC to have Thanksgiving dinner at Josh's Grammy's house. It was great! Food was wonderful and Noah even had his 2nd cousin Griffin to play with! On the way back to Asheville from Grammy's we stopped at Bald rock and thought it would be fun to take some pictures. Well the thought was good, we didn't really get any good shots. It was freezing and neither boys had a nap. We'll keep trying. We got home that night and I woke up about 4 am and headed out to do my shopping (oh, did I mention I took Jacob with me). It was great fun! Ran to the stores I wanted to and got home about 7am. Josh and Noah went with Uncle C and Grandaddy to Dick's while Jacob went with me and the girls out to do some more shopping. We finally got home about 5 and then all went out to dinner. We left about noon on Saturday. Thanks to Caleb and Heather for being wonderful hosts!

On another note. Jacob is sick. The poor little guy has a yucky nose and has a raspy little voice. He hardly eats anything and I think it is because his throat is sore. Poor baby! He hasn't been sleeping well at all and I know it's because he can't breathe through his nose. He's a trooper though. He still has his usual big grin on his face while he is playing. If it doesnt clear up in the next few days I think I am going to call the doc.

Noah has been going through the "naked" stage lately. He is constantly hiding in a room and taking off his clothes. Then he runs out and around naked! He has been taking EVERYTHING off, even his diaper! Tonight we had rehearsal for our canata (Josh and I are Joseph and Mary) and the girls (volleyball players) said that he kept taking his diaper off and threw a fit when they tried to put his pants on him..... What an odd thing to do! So, between making sure Noah is clothed, and Jacob's nose is wiped, I have been trying to sort clothes, decorate for Christmas, and schedule photo shoots! Never a dull moment around this house! I love it!

Jacob Update!

 

 

 

 

Well, Jacob started crawling about 2 weeks ago and since then he hasn't stopped! He now lifts his belly to crawl and boy can he move! He also sits up by himself and when he's tired of crawling, he will put himself in a sit up position and play. He's been eating alot lately! I just started making my own baby food. I am totally in love with the concept and so is he! It saves us lots of money and tastes better! Can't go wrong!!

Grandma was here!

So, about a week ago (I can't believe I haven't updated since then) my mom came down for a visit. It was an extremely short trip, but at least we got to see her. Noah loved the fact that she would read every single book he gave her. Jacob thought she was silly, because she kept kissing him. She even went to Jacob's doctor appoitment with us. Jacob is 18.4 lbs and 27 inches long. They say he is 50% in weight, and 90% in height. He is crawling all over the place! He started almost a week ago, and has been getting quicker and quicker each day. He uses his kness alot more now. He is also sitting up pretty well by himself. He definately knows who his mommy and daddy are. Whenever he is nursing and Josh is in the room talking to me, or on the phone, Jacob will stop eating and turn his head to wherever his daddy is, then give him a big ole grin. It's cute, but annoying because he needs to eat. Speaking of eating, he is doing 3 meals a day and nurses 4 times a day. He's getting to be so big!

The Boys.

We went to Micah's birthday party today and the boys had a blast! Well, Jacob ended up falling asleep, but Noah had a great time! Happy 2nd birthday Micah!!!!

Engagemnet Shoot

This is an engagement shoot I did for Bobby and Mindy. They are getting married in April, and contacted me through craigslist to do their wedding and engagement pics. They were a hoot and I just had to show some of our shots!

Jacob's Crawling....sort of.