Monday, December 31, 2012

My Christmas Blessings

Christmas Eve 2012 

It's raining, it's pouring. . .


And for a moment both my kids were snoring until EG decided she was done with her beauty sleep. It's hard to believe that 2012 is over and done and now onto 2013. So what do we decide to do on the last day of the year? POTTY TRAIN! So far E man has gone pee pee on the potty 3 successful times this morning and only had 2 accidents. Skittles sure are good.

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Friday, December 07, 2012

1 Month Already

Where has the time gone. My sweet EG is a month old today. In a matter of 4 weeks you have pretty much put yourself on a little schedule, experienced the craziness of a trip to Louisiana for Thanksgiving, bypassed E's round of the croup and become a little sweeter each day. You do enjoy being held ALOT, so we are having to retrain that thought process and today you survived your first day at home with daddy and E all by yourself while mommy had her first day back to work.

All in all I'd say you have had a successful first month! Love you sweet girl





New Beginnings

Do you ever feel as though life is just a constant transition? For our family that's what it has been over the course of the past 3 years. We have gone from a family of 2 adults and 2 pups with 2 amazing full time jobs and owning our own home, in which we built, to a family of same 2 adults, no dogs instead 2 children, selling our home giving up our careers, moving to TX and planting roots.

In the course of the past month we have added our second child, Evelyn Grace, and now I start a new job. I have been practicing as a dental hygienist for the past 7 1/2 years and have loved it. Today I trade in my tools and pick up my teaching hat. My new title is part time clinical instructor at Concorde Career College.

Here's to new beginnings.


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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Time Flies . . . When your having FUN

Lots has occurred since our last post. Let's see if I can keep it short and simple.

July 2011 - Elliott turned 1!


September 2011 - we sold our first home in Ruston (which included passing the girls, Bella & Abby, onto friends) we lived in the garage apartment of a dear family from CCC

October 2011 - we moved to Dallas for Craig to further his education at Dallas Theological Seminary and we officially became the CARES team for our Apartment Community

November 2011 - my license to practice hygiene FINALLY came in so I could start practicing. Elliott started going to daycare a couple days a week for the first time ever. We all survived, Praise The Lord!

December 2011 - we continued to settle into DFW, I found a job, and Craig prepared for starting classes on campus

Now, onto a new year 2012:

Elliott had tubes & adenoids removed in January. (Any parent thinking this may help with your continually sick baby, I highly recommend it). We have had only one ear infection since and didn't event realize it until it was on the mend.

February was quite and uneventful. We just continued to settle and figure this thing called life out. My brother Dan had a wedding in March in which E was the ring bearer so we searched high and low for the cutest outfit.


March 2012 - we took a trip to Houston to celebrate with Dan & Shannon in their special day of matrimony. The wedding was beautiful despite the rain, the reception was TONS of fun. LOTS of dancing and acting crazy with ALL our family.


So sad to leave such a fun weekend but so thankful to have had it. Once we arrived back to Dallas we welcomed the news of expanding our family to 4!

If you've read any of our previous posts or you've heard our story, then your probably aware that this new bundle of joy is a totally welcomed surprise. In short, we tried conceiving for over 2 years for Elliott. This one, was not even on the radar. In fact the three of us were quit content.

From March 12, 2012 til today, we have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our sweet baby GIRL! Her name will be Evelyn Grace. Due date is set for November 6th (Craig's birthday)!


July 2012 - our E man turned 2! Cannot believe its been 2 years since he graced us with his presence. So glad you have been placed in our lives E. you are such a JOY and truly live life outside the box!


In our spare time, E attends the Village School 2 days a week, I work 2-3 days a week, Craig is a full time student at DTS, a part time college intern with Chase Oaks Church, and we are a CARES team for apartment. (Fancy name for hospitality in short, email us if you would like to hear more about it!)

As we speak, E is sleeping, Craig is doing research for a paper that's due towards the end of the semester, I'm laid out like a beached whale housing a 8 lbs baby at the moment and of course BAMA football is on the TV.

I'll leave you with one last picture of Elliott. This is my current favorite picture. One of the college students took this while on the college camping trip. E had an amazing time!


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