The big haircut!!

It was time for a trim before school and Victoria decided that she wanted a get it CUT not trimmed! We were a bit anxious and not sure how it would look but it turned out so CUTE!!!

Before....



During... she was such a good girl, her first shampoo at a salon.


After, the new do!!

Catching up!!

Once again I am behind on posting pictures, but if you visit my blog you are used to that by now! :)

About 2 weeks ago Victoria turned FIVE years old! We had a pool party with family to celebrate, lots of fun in the pool, a pinata, cake and ice cream!




My mom and I took the kids to my grandma's house for a few days. It was a short visit but we had a good time and grandma had fun with the kids...



Baby Trey is growing so quickly! He's really getting a personality now and is trying every day to sit up. It will also be any day now when he rolls over. We started giving him some cereal once a day, he like the banana!



Big sister starts Kindergarten tomorrow!!! We can't believe it!!
She's very excited and actually wants to ride the bus. Mommy is taking her for the few week or so and then we'll see if she still wants to take the bus. We met her teacher the other night and she found her seat and cubby in the room. Happy thoughts for a good day tomorrow!!

More Pictures...

The ship, The Mariner of the Seas. And me getting hooked up as I'm about to attempt the rock wall...

THREE months old!!

I can't believe Trey is already 3 months old!! Here are a few of my favorites shots that I took yesterday and today.

Cruisin' Pictures

Here are some pictures from our Caribbean cruise!

Formal nights...



Here we are, Gary's about to go golfing and I'm off to my island tour on St. Thomas. Also a shot of Magens Bay...










St. Martin beach...

Cruising in the Caribbean!!

What a wonderful time we had on our cruise to celebrate our 10th Anniversary later this month!

Our first stop was a small island in the Bahamas, CocoCay Beach. We spent over an hour snorkeling and then relaxed on the beach before going back to our ship, The Mariner of the Seas. After a day at Sea and an Formal evening we ported at St. Thomas. Gary went golfing and was the envy of the other golfers as he was the only one who brought his own clubs! I went on an island tour and saw some beautiful views of the island and surrounding islands and areas. We met up that afternoon and rode up a lift to a beautiful view of the island.

The next day we landed at St. Martin. We had a day of sailing and snorkeling planned but it was canceled due to a lack of crew on the boat, we were totally bummed. We ended up going to a beach and spending the morning in the beautiful Caribbean seas. Later we walked the streets and went shopping and enjoyed lunch at a local hole.

The Mariner of the Seas ship was HUGE!! It was a beautiful ship full of wonderful ammenities. There was an ice rink where we saw an incredible circus themed show. There was a rock climbing wall that I attempted, mini golf, basketball, and so much more.

Most of the pictures we took are off the camera (the ones from the rock climbing wall and some others were taken on the film camera). But it is time for bed, so stay tuned for pictures.. hopefully tomorrow!

Great Book

Just finished a great book I found at the library, check it out!

The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs

Myrtle Beach

Our trip was lots of fun!! Always a good time when we head to the beach condo. The baby slept through almost everything .... the pool, the beach, the zoo. He woke up for just a little bit at the pool on the last day and I took him in with me for a few minutes, he seemed to enjoy it lots.

The kids also got to meet their great-grandmother for the first time. She was just tickled to death to play with the baby and spend time with Victoria.

Here are some pictures from hanging out at the condo, the beach and the zoo.

I was Tagged!!!

My dear friend Gary tagged me so here it goes...

The rules…. each player starts with 7 random facts about themselves on their Blog. People who are tagged need to blog 7 facts about themselves and post the rules as well. At the end of their blog list 7 people you are tagging. Let them know that they are tagged by leaving them a comment. My facts are:

1. There is nothing decent on tv on Saturday nights, LOVE my dish network and DVR!!
2. I just unpacked from a trip to the inlaws condo at the beach, and have to pack again in a few days for a cruise to celebrate our 10th anniversary!!
3. My daughter has learned to swing so well, she gets so high with no help at all!
4. That same little girl is going to turn 5 in a few short weeks!!
5. I found a bead store at the beach and volunteered a few hours to get 30% my pretty beads!!
6. There's a box of Spongebob fruit snacks on our kitchen table.
7. My little boy is waking up from his nap.... SO I'll post some vacation pics soon!

If you read this and you blog, YOU'VE BEEN TAGGED!!

busy week...

• Vacation Bible School
• A new haircut
• Grocery shopping
• Post Office and other errands
• Painting a cabinet and a shelf for the new store
• Pricing pottery for the store

New Look...

A new look and some new colors for the blog.


also from Jan ...
I could get more Scrapbooking done if...

I didn't have to sleep...
I didn't have a 4 year old pestering me...
I didn't have piles of dishes to do...
I actually had pictures printed to scrap...
My scrapping stuff was organized!!

promises, promises...

hmm, I promised that I would keep up this blog better didn't I?! I think about it all the time, lol. But I just can't seem to find the time to update it...



Trey is 7 weeks old already!! We've been enjoying the summer, just spending time together as a family. Victoria took a Pirates class at the History Center, ahoy maty, tons of fun! This week we have VBS, more fun!

Victoria has been going with me to the gym almost everyday. She actually asks to go with me, what a change from last year!! The last two weeks of school were tearless, that was such a wonderful improvement! We asked her if she was going to cry when we dropped her off for her Pirate class. Her response was "I don't do that anymore." lol!



We're also taking care of a garden that Victoria and her Uncle Clint started last month, soon we'll have corn, peas, and watermelon... we hope!

Happy Mother's Day!!

I hope everyone has had a great Mother's Day today!! I had a great lunch with my family and a fun visit at the inlaws house afterwards.

Victoria had her second day of no tears on Friday, Thursday may have been ok too, but she stumbled out of the van and got upset with that.

Hump Day

With only 12 days left in the school year, we had our first tearfree, no fussing, no whining morning when dropping Victoria off at school. WHY couldn't she do this months ago?? We were so proud of her and even her teacher was clapping and jumping for joy!

Trey had his first dinner out tonight. We have a new Chili's that recently opened so we tried it out. He slept right through it all!!

Tagged!

I've been tagged by my friend Jan!

Reveal seven random facts about yourself and then tag others.

1. I will be celebrating our 10th anniversary this summer.
2. Our yucky basement is now a lovely finished office/playroom/scrap area!
3. I have a 10 year college reunion in October, haven't decided yet if I'm going.
4. I love the recipes on Kraftfoods.com.
5. I have been to Italy twice.
6. My hubby proposed to me on his birthday.
7. I love playing UNO on my husband's XBOX 360!

So now I tag anyone who reads this and has a blog of their own. Let me know if you play!

Two Weeks Old

It is hard to believe it's been 2 weeks already since little Trey was born. Yesterday he was two weeks old! Right now he has the hiccups again and hanging out in his bouncer seat.

Some pictures, 2 weeks old!! Gramma got us this bear so we can see how he grows!! He is 2 weeks old in the blue outfit and 9 days old in the blanket.

Pictures from last week!

Hula Party

This last month of school is already getting crazy. Victoria's class had a Hula Party Friday and Gramma went and got some pictures. She looked so cute, the girls got grass skirts and the boys wore lais. Her Hawaii shirt from Aunt Tiffany was perfect, the little girls even had on green skirts just like Victoria's! She has an Ice Cream Party, Awards Day and more still to come!

Today was the first day that baby Trey and I took Victoria to school, it worked out pretty good. We just need to adjust his feeding schedule in the morning so we have a little more time and so that I'm not feeding him while trying to help Victoria get ready!

BABY TREY

He's here! He arrived at 6:18pm on Wednesday April 18th, weighing 8 lbs. 15 oz. and 20 inches long. We came home Friday afternoon and Victoria was so excited that her little brother was home when she got home from school!
She's been a great big sister and a big helper to mommy and daddy!!
I'll TRY to keep this blog up better and add pictures more often..... for now here are some of our newest addition over the last week.

Pictures

Some shower pictures.

Busy, Busy

ok... how do you bloggers do it?? I don't know how some of you blog everyday!! I think about it everyday, lol, but it seems so hard for me to find the time to actually do it!

Anyway... got Victoria back to the doctor yesterday for her check-up. She got a clean bill of health!! Lets hope it stays that way for a while now!!

Not much else has been going on. My mom hosted a wonderful baby shower for me last Saturday, it was tons of fun and great to chat with ladies I don't see very often! Don't have access to my photos right now, but will post a few pictures soon.

Work on the basement is progressing... the agenda for this weekend is to get the studs up... there was a trip to Lowe's this afternoon, so all the wood should be ready to go. Victoria recently got a tool kit so she has been having a blast hammering and making things while Daddy works on the basement, it's so cute.

Off to our annual women's retreat this weekend....always lots of fun and very inspirational!

That's all for now.

Quick hello

Hello blog.....
Victoria was sick over the weekend again, and YES, it's another start of an EAR Infection!!! What are we going to do??? Third round of antibiotics in less than 2 months.
Then I've got a horrible cold too, so we've both just been laying around during her Winter Break from School.

We did get out Saturday to her teacher's wedding. Very nice, small wedding, only thing was it started nearly 45 minutes late!!!

We got out this morning, had some breakfast, went to the library and a short visit t0 her grandpa's house. Then a lazy afternoon.

I have gotten down to the basement yesterday and today, started packing up any pottery pieces that are old and throwing a bunch away that are bad pieces and over 10 years old!! I've got to take a "Before" picture before I get too much done!

Nothing too exciting....

Except my weekend at Camp Crop Alot... There were 5 of us from the 'Peaches' group. We had a great time and met some wonderful new ladies. I got 22 pages done and made layouts for all the pictures that I had ordered and brought, time to order some more for next month's crop! The new house is great and I can't wait for my next weekend getaway!

Victoria's appt went ok, still some fluids in her ears, but no infection. She's on a preventative medicine now for 6 weeks.... she's such a trooper when it comes to taking medicine.... no complaining at all, even when it tastes 'yucky'!

Hubby is finally feeling better. The cough is still lingering alittle, but it doesn't kill him each time now. He has most of his energy back and he and Victoria were playing around on the couch last night which they haven't done in quite some time. She even made a comment about the fact that Daddy hasn't been able to play around in a while.

Now it's my turn it seems. All stuffed up and a cough. Better today then yesterday, but now I'm constantly sneezing and my nose is getting raw from having to use so many tissues! I was able to get a bunch of rest this morning and that is the plan again for tomorrow.

One of Victoria's teachers is getting married on Saturday afternoon, so we are going to that. Victoria has never been to a wedding and is very excited about it! She has picked out a fancy dress to wear and wants me to dress up too, not sure how dressy I can get in my maternity clothes, and in this cold weather, we will see! The other teacher and 2 or 3 of the other girls in her class are also going so I'm sure she will have fun. It is not far from the house either so that is good!

Another Week...

* Transfer the tag for the new van.

* Get to the post office.

* Victoria has a follow up appt after ear infection, hopefully it's all cleared but she still can't hear normally!

* Pack for Camp Crop Alot!!! Got my pictures Saturday so now it's planning and packing time!

* Get Victoria ready to spend the weekend at her Gramma's house!