PlayGroup Easter Party & Egg Hunt

Today we had our playgroups Easter Party and Egg Hunt.  We had fun playing, decorating easter eggs, eating lunch, and having an easter egg hunt too!!!

I actually had my camera AND took pictures!  When I got home, I had taken 56 pics - WOW!!!  Here are a few pics from our morning with our friends.  :)

Here is Zachary and Logan talking to each other.  Not sure what they were telling each other, but they were really babbling away.  They were both also banging on the window and having a good time!

Here is Zachary playing with the slide.  He has just recently been introduced to slides and he seems to be enjoying them. 

Here is mommy and son playing throughout the easter egg hunt.

Here is Zachary - he was actually taking eggs out of Lola's easter basket.  He was having fun taking them out and sometimes putting them back in and sometimes throwing them......hahahaha

Here is Lola and Zachary exchanging eggs - they were just sitting there playing with each other.  I thought it was super cute!

Here is our normal group shot picture of all the kids - they always seem to really dislike this!  It's so funny b/c they would have just been playing and smiling, but just start crying once we try to get them altogether for a picture.  So funny!!!

Hope you have a Happy Easter - remember - Jesus died on the cross for our sins so that we can be forgiven and have eternal life in Heaven.  Remember that this is the real reason we have Easter.  Thank you, Jesus, for dying on the cross for my sins.  What a special gift!

Fishing!

Yay, I was so excited to get to go out on the boat today and go fishing - I LOVE fishing.  My grandpa (dad's dad) taught me how to fish YEARS ago!!!!!  Everytime that we would go to visit, my first request after hugging everyone was for my grandpa to take me fishing.  Usually he would take me for a little while and then I would get several more fishing extravaganzas in while there.  hahahahaha

Well, today, Les took me fishing while he was scouting around.  I sat in the boat and fished while he walked around.  Within 10 minutes, I already had 2 catfish.  I kept one and through one back.  I was very excited!!  Thank you, mom, for watching Zachary while I went fishing for a few hours.

6 days till we leave!!!!!!!!!  :)

I just found this picture of Les, Zachary and I.  I think it's just too cute!  This is from Christmastime, I believe.

Hope that you're enjoying this beautiful day!  We went to the doc this morning and poor baby has a throat infection and is asleep right now.  However, his ears are clearing up, so that's a big praise!

It's Snowing..........AGAIN!

It's beautiful outside here!  We have, I don't know, probably about 6 inches of snow.  I'm not really sure, but it's swirling around outside from all the wind - that's really neat looking! 

Zachary and I are staying home and staying warm.  He already has fluid in his ears and I'm trying to keep it from turning into an ear infection, so we'll stay safe and stay in.  Les has to work today from 11 - 8, so he has to get out in it.  Glad it's him and not me!  Of course, I'm sure that that many people won't be wanting to get their cars worked on, but it is family and friends day at Sears.

I'm watching Les and Zachary play with the bubbles - I guess that is another advantage of having wood floors.

Oh, this morning, Zachary climbed up onto the coffee table from his little Pooh couch - it was so funny!  He just climbed up to his daddy's lap by climbing up the Pooh couch.  The daredevil part of Zachary is coming out - OH NO!!!!!!  hahahaha  j/k  It's cute watching him climb, but I'm sure we have some falls in our near future too.  :)

This blog is very sporadic - LOTS to say!  I haven't blogged in a while and lots has happened.  Have a great day!!

Check Out Momma's Blog

Head on over to my momma's blog for a few pics of Zachary's big day!  There are pics of him at Friday's (b'day lunch) and then his b'day party too.  :)

I don't have them on my computer, so there you go!!!!!!

Today is our dog's 1st b'day - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KODI!!!!!!!!!!  You have definitely been a challenge, but you're so fun, sweet, energetic, loving, and gosh darn INTO EVERYTHING!  We're glad that you're apart of our family (most the time.....hahahahaha).  I look forward to what happens this year with you - will you calm down any?!  Love you, Kodi!!!!

Also, hope you had a great St. Patty's Day - we did!  Zachary and I went to our playgroup's party and had a blast!  I was so proud of Zachary..........he played with the other kids and by himself, more independent.  :(  He also mooched food off of Amy S., so sweet of her to share her Hawaiian Roll with him.  It was really sweet watching him stand there and take food from her.  Amy, thank you for sharing with Zachary!  :)

I'm off to bed now - I'm getting tired..........NIGHT NIGHT!!!

HAPPY 1ST B'DAY, ZACHARY!!!!!!

Our baby turned 1 this morning at 12:03 AM!  I was so excited to not be recovering from surgery this year.  :)  He slept 12 hours last night and woke up all happy this morning.  He is in the other room jumping and watching Baby Einstein - Baby Bach.  We're about to leave to go for his blood check.  He has an ear infection, so he goes for his shots next week.  I'm going to post more later, but I wanted to wish our BIG boy happy birthday before we got too busy.

We LOVE you, Zachary and so happy that you're ours.  You're such a blessing in our life and your smile is so contagious. 

Love you,
Mommy and Daddy

OMG........HILLARIOUS!!!!

This morning I thought that I was totally going to bust a gut by laughing so hard.

Okay, so yesterday afternoon Zachary completely tore the little skin piece under the top lip (what connects the lip and gum together on the top).  It bled for an hour and I took him in b/c I was a little worried.  My pedi was showing me that he really ripped it well (he hit it on his crib railing) and even broke the blood vessel; which is why it bled for so long.  He said that it would eventually heal, but it would be loose.  Well, this morning I wanted to look at his mouth.  I had heard him pooping, but quickly forgot about that b/c then I saw Les and wanted him to hold him on his lap while I looked.  He held him in his lap while I looked and when he was pulling him back up to sit, I saw a BROWN STREAK; which turned out to be poop.  I immediately saw it and started laughing.  I could hardly breathe!  Les was like," what is the matter."  Then almost immediately said," what is that?!"  I am still dying of laughter and then he says with a huge question in his voice," is that poop?"  I just laughed and barely got out," let me get my camera!"  I took a pic of his leg in between bouts of laughter.  Afterwards I said," well, Zachary, you're off to take a bath."  I got the water started and we showered him off b/c I didn't want him sitting in the poo poo.  I was still laughing as we showered Zachary off.  The worst part is that Zachary is on antibiotics for a double ear infection, sooooooooo, he had loose stools...........HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

This was the 1st time that this has happened to either of us.  We have been peed on before, but not pooped on like this!!!!!!!!  So funny, poor Les.  ;)

5 days and counting........almost only 4 days!

2 posts in 1 day - WOW!

We finally purchased a new laptop and I'm so excited to finally be able to post some pics!  I did a blog post earlier in the day and now one before I am off to bed.

We have 6 days (5 tomorrow) till Zachary's first b'day!!!  Here are a few pics of him over the 11 month.  :)

ENJOY!!

Here is Zachary clapping - I don't remember what he was clapping about though!

Here we are at the Allen American's game - it was Z's 1st hockey game!

Here he is in his jumper with his bear around him.  He likes to bite on this bear, so funny!

Here he is trying out his new carseat; which he'll be switching into on Wed.  :)

Here is Les and Zachary the day that we had the record amount of snow.  This is such a cute pic of my boys.  ;)

Here is Zachary on his 3 wheeler - I call it his Batmobile...hahaha  He likes to push it around the yard.

Here is Les, Zachary, and Bryan with the hog that Bryan shot.  This pic makes the hog look small, but he was huge!  He weighed about 250 lbs or so.

Here is a really cute smile - he's just so adorable!  I feel so blessed to have him as my son.

I hope that you have enjoyed the picture update - will post more soon!!!

Praying for Our Husbands

One blog that I thoroughly enjoy reading is Today's Housewife.  I know 2 of these girls from growing up in Allen and going to church with them as well.  I really enjoy this blog b/c it is real, godly, useful, thoughtful advice.  They talk about how to save money (which I love coupons!), how to be a better wife (the one that God intended us to be), how to work around our house, etc.  There are just soo many topics that they cover; I couldn't even begin to list them!  I always find that their advice is straight from their hearts and is what I believe too.  Today, I was looking through a few posts that I hadn't read due to my laptop dying.  I found this particular blog post a MUST READ for every Christian woman out there.  I think that it will help strenghthen your marriage, but will also help our husbands out in general.  I love finding new ways to encourage Les, pray for Les, whatever!  This past week I had put little notes that I made around the house where I knew that he would find them.  There were 3 notes in all of why I loved him.  It was fun and I think that he liked finding them (I know that I enjoyed hiding them!).  :)

Anways, here is the blog part that I really liked........ENJOY:

Dear Lord, I pray for my husband, from head to toe.
His head-That he will look to You as Lord of his life (1 Corinthians 11:13).
His mind-That he will have the mind of Christ and think as the Holy Spirit would lead him and not the flesh (1 Corinthians 2:16).
His eyes-That You will keep his eyes from temptation and that he will turn his eyes from sin (Matthew 6:13, Mark 9:47).
His ears-That he will hear Your still small voice instructing him (1 Kings 19:12, Psalm 32:8).
His mouth-That his words will be pleasing to You (Proverbs 19:14).
His neck-That he will humble himself before You and be strong, courageous, and careful to do everything written in Your Word so that he will be prosperous and successful (James 4:10, Joshua 1:8-9).
His heart- That he will love and trust You with his whole heart (Deuteronomy 6:5, Proverbs 3:5).
His arms-That You will be his strength (Psalm 73:26).
His hands-THat he will enjoy the work of his hands and see it as a gift from You (Ecclesiastes 3:13, 5:19).

His feet-That You will order his steps and that he will walk in Your truth (Proverbs 4:25, Psalm 26:3).

10 Days to..........

ZACHARY'S 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know where this last year has gone, but it has been full of tears, laughter, faith-building, fun, and every other emotion (I will post all about the stuff after birth on his b-day).  :)

Z's cold came back stronger this time - booo!  He has a snotty nose and is congested.  He's been coughing more and trying to get all that yucky up.  He's still in good spirits and playing well.  He is sleeping at night despite coughing, so we're glad about that.

We're working on planning his party and looking forward to it.  But first, he has his shots and blood work next week - ON HIS BIRTHDAY!

I am hoping at the blood work appt that they discharge us or we won't have to come back for longer than 3 months.  I am so excited to see how he's doing after the blood work comes back (within an hour and doc talks to us about it).  So, we'll know that day how it's all going; then we head over to the pediatrician's office for his shots and all those fun things.....haha  Poor baby will have a rough day! :(  At least he'll have all day Friday to recoup before his party on Saturday.  :)

I can't post pics right now b/c the laptop officially died.  I am so sad b/c I wasn't able to get all the videos off of it b-4 it crashed.  I am hoping that the Geek Squad will be able to help out.  We'll see!

Have a great week!!!!!