Wow!!!

I tell ya, it has been a very busy week wrapping up stuff at work to having a physical (fun fun).

This past Friday was my last day at MMI and now I am going to be a full-time stay at home mommy. I am so excited about this and very appreciative of Les for allowing me to do this; which has been my dream since I was a little girl. You might be asking yourself, what brought Kimberly to this point as a little girl. So glad that you asked!!!!!!!!!! :) When I was 10 yrs old and my brother was 15 yrs old he fell 30 feet repelling at Boy Scout Camp and broke his neck and both wrist, yes, HIS NECK! Well, my mom had no option but to quit her job as a nurse and stay home full time with us. What a great thing and I enjoyed every bit of it! I remember when school was starting back she was thinking about going back to work and she asked me," Kimberly, do you want me to go back to work so that you can have all the Barbies that you want or would you rather me stay at home and you don't get all the Barbies you want." Even at 10 yrs old I loved having my mom home when I got home and I remember telling her that I would rather her stay home with me. Of course, I was in school, but it was great to finally have her to come home to.

We went to the Aquarium last week with the kids (my mom and I). We had a ball!

This past Wed we went out to the Fort Worth zoo and had a blast there too. We ran into the Steece Quads; which I was SHOCKED when I saw them, but so cool at the same time. We got there around 11 AM and left when it closed at 5 PM. The 5 (me, Z, mom, caleb & caitlyn) were pooped when we left. We didn't want to fight traffic, so we went and ate at Joe T Garcia's; which is very good, but there are only 2 options. You can either have enchiladas or fajitas, so we all had chicken fajitas and it was tasty!!

Needless to say, we have been very busy, oh and I forgot to add, Zachary had his 1st cold too! It took about 6-7 days for him to lose the congestion and coughing, but he is back to normal now. :)

We are leaving tomorrow to go to San Antonio and Austin, so you won't hear much from me for the next week.

On Tues, the 28th, was the day in 2008 that we found out that we were officially pregnant by result of blood work. I had my blood work done on the 24th and then the doc called the 28th; which was my dad's birthday!

We celebrated my dad's birthday tonight at a surprise party! He had a great time and really enjoyed it. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!!

I'm off to get a few things done and start packing for the trip.

Have a great week!!!

I can't post pictures!

Not sure what is going on with my laptop, but it won't let me post pictures - sorry!

Last night we celebrated Les' birthday with a few of his friends and our parents. We had a good time and ate at Catfish Heaven in Princeton - very yummy!

On Les' real b-day, the 14th, I cooked a very special dinner for him. We had grilled lobster tails, shrimp, baked potatoes, steamed brocolli and brownies. He was very excited about his dinner, but that was a surprise too when he got home from work. He had to work 11 hours on his b-day, so he deserved something special.

Other news, Zachary should be all done with transfusions, in fact, he has 4 weeks off till his next visit. So exciting for our family!!

I have resigned from my job to stay home full-time and I am very excited about that. I get to be a full time mommy amongst other things too. :)

Well, I'm off to feed a little boy now.............CIAO!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEY!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so glad that you are my husband and that God placed our paths to cross over 4 yrs ago now. I can't believe that we're married AND have a baby. Life is great with you and I can't imagine life without you. I know that we will be together forever b/c we're both believers and will be together in Heaven as well.

Thank you for being patient with me through the last few years, thank you for being a great husband, thank you for being YOU, thank you for loving me, thank you for the dad that you are becoming to Zachary, thank you for being the spiritual leader in our family, thank you for being devoted to your job, thank you for caring for your mom, and thank you for loving my family as your own too.

There are so many things that I could say about you today because of the love that I have for you and the love that continue to grows for you each day. I'm so thankful to have you.

I hope that you enjoy your special dinner tonight that I am making for you! You mean the world to me and I would do anything for you.

To end, here is an acrostic for you:

L - Loving
E - Energetic
S - Serious
L - Loyal
I - Incredible
E - Entertaining

Les, I love you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!

Happy Birthday to the USA!!!!!!!!!!

We have had a busy few days, some good, some bad.

On Tues of this week, my grandfather died (dad's dad) in the middle of the night. He went peacefully in his sleep and for that we're all grateful for. His funeral was on Friday and the plot that he was buried at at Restland was very nice. He is under some trees and by a creek - I think he would have really liked that spot had he seen it while he was alive.

On Friday night, Les and I took my nephew Caleb with us to the Truck & Tractor Pull. We had a really good time, but we were all 3 very tired from the day's events that we left after 2 hours or so. We came home and all of us crashed. Zachary stayed with his grammy and poppy and was a very good boy for them. :) I wouldn't expect anything else from him.....hahaha

We went and saw fireworks in Wylie on Thurs night and they were very good. The finale was AWESOME! It was so bright that it just about hurt my eyes, but I loved it! We had seen Allen's fireworks the work before and those were very good too!! I tell ya, I'm addicted to fireworks and I drag Les all over the place to see them...........haha Zachary has been such a sport at all the fireworks and has not cried once - even with the loud popping. We met up with Brennan & Jimmy at Allen's firework show with their daughter, Elizabeth. She's about a week older than Zachary and she did really good too. I have a few pictures that I will post in the next post.

Today I went over to my friend Kim's house for lunch. We all had a good time. Logan, Kim's son, reached over and touched Zachary on the face - it was funny. Logan is 3 months older than Zachary and is sitting up now. When I get the pics that Kim took of us today; then I'll post that too! Thank you, Kim & Tyler for opening up your home and inviting us over for lunch!

News for today, as of today, we no longer are the owners of the Ford Ranger. We sold it on Craigslist today - that site is awesome.

Tonight we're going to go to our church parking lot and watch the McKinney fireworks. My parents will be out there with my niece and nephew and my brother, Christopher. We'll have fun! My mother-in-law might come too - we're just waiting on her to come now. Hopefully she'll make it and get to go with us.

Overall, we have had a really good time the last few days! Zachary has done well with everything and has been a great baby through all of it. He's such a good baby!!

Have a Happy and safe 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!