SORRY!!

I know it has been awhile since I last blogged, but I am CRAZY busy. I might blog later this week, but I will be leaving on Tuesday for my sister-in-law's wedding and won't be back until Sunday!!! I have been running around like a mad woman and just trying to get everything situated. We are taking a babysitter to West Texas w/ us which is going to be a HUGE, but expensive help. I am just hoping to win the lottery between now and the wedding so I can pay for some of the stuff I have to buy for the wedding!!! Who knew it could cost so much just to be IN a wedding!!! The kids are doing good, Brad's good. I'm GOOD! I'll try to update later.

I HATE THE RAIN

Yep, it's raining here..again. So today was pretty boring at my house. I scrapbooked, the kids colored, we played, we watched a movie, I did laundry and then I took Emma to cheerleading. They got their outfits....SOOOO CUTE. I will take her picture and post it on here soon. Then tonight I went to a PartyLight Candle Party. It was fun, I bought some candles, but when I got home Emma had a suprise for me...she cleaned the toy room. She was so excited to show me and quite honestly it was a REALLY GOOD suprise b/c I always dread cleaning the toy room at the end of each day.

Mom Moment

For all of you who are my myspace friends...this blog is the same as the one on my myspace page, but I wanted to post it here too.

Beware this is going to be a little mushy and for those of you who don't have kids you may not get it, but I had to share nonetheless.

Today I took Emma & Tyler to see Curious George at the movie theatre in College Station. I was a little nervous b/c since Tyler has hit his "terrible twos" (which really aren't THAT terrible by the way) I have not taken the kids to the movies by myself. Brad went w/ me when I took them to see Shrek 3. But it was soooo worth it.

 

We sat down and Tyler sat in my lap and I'm not really into Curious George so I watched him as the movie began. The smile on his face when George showed up was priceless. So the rest of the time I sat and watched Emma & Tyler's faces and I was just so thankful to have them and so thankful to have that moment to get to see through Tyler's eyes. I am so blessed. I am not sure what I did to deserve such wonderful, beautiful, intelligent children but I am so happy to have them.

 

Anyway...here are some pictures of them before the movie...

 

 

 

Funny Girl and Good News

Emma is always saying CRAZY things, I don't know where or how she comes up w/ them. Today we went swimming at the pool and afterwards Emma and Tyler were in the shower and Emma told Tyler, "Let me sing you a song my mother used to sing to me when I was your age". I tried not to laugh b/c she gets so mad if you laugh at her, but it was toooo funny. At the pool, she helped a little girl up after she fell and her mother told Emma thank you and Emma said, "anytime, anytime". Oh and one more, last night I asked her if she wanted to talk to my mom (who was on the phone). She said in her best rapper voice, "yo, yo, yo give me the phone mommylicious" LOL! She's tooo funny.

Oh and some good news!! Tyler got into the A&M Church of Christ Mother's Day Out Program. I either wanted him to go there or to one other one, but he got in there so I'm SUPER EXCITED!!! YEAH!!!!!

Just checking in

Well this has been a blah kinda week. We have just trying to get back into the swing of things and get back into our routine. I have a HUGELY busy month in August. We will be traveling to West Texas for about 6 days for my sister in laws wedding. Brad, the kids and I are all IN the wedding so it should be HECTIC. My 5th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY is on the 17th and Brad is off that weekend, but I'm not sure what he has planned and he doesn't seem to be telling? I am also hosting an evening get together, bunco, a sip and see and a playdate at my house this month as well as taking over duties of Membership Vice President of my MOMS Club, plus Emma has golf camp, cheer and at the end of the month a party at her NEW preschool!!! So I've definately got to get the kids back to normal before all of that starts to transpire. In September Emma will start preschool and Tyler will start Mother's Day Out on Tuesday's and Thursday's and Emma will start dance and I'm gonna take both of the kids to Kindermusik. They also have a pre t-ball league here for kids ages 3-5, and Brad and I are debating on it right now. We don't want to involve her in to much, but she is also the kind of child who needs to stay busy and she thrives on interaction with other kids. It's only 1 night a week, so we'll see about that. She says she wants to play and then the next minute she doens't??? A true woman! Other than that the kids are great. Tyler's potty training is much different than Emma's but we are both hanging in there. This weekend Brad has been working w/ him a lot b/c he wants to do EVERYTHING Brad does, so hopefully that will help. Brad had a weekend off and it was nice to have him home. I was sick last night and this morning with an intestinal thing. Brad drove me to the emergency room but once we got there I talked him out of going in. I am feeling a little better..hopefully I will stay that way.

GIVE ME A BREAK!!

I had someone email me about this blog and tell me that they that I sounded a little big headed about my children and that I brag about them, my life and my family too much. So I just want to say if you don't like my bragging then don't read my blog. I love my kids, my husband and my family and this blog is just as much for me as it is for everyone else. It is a way for me to keep track of the things that my kids do and what happens in our lives. I print these blogs out and store them in a binder and one day my kids can look at them if they want. People brag about their jobs all the time, well this is my job and I love it and I will NEVER stop bragging about my children or my husband. I love them, I am proud of them and they are my life and I encourage everyone to be as enthusiastic as I am over their loved ones b/c at the end of the day they are all you have. So get over it and get over yourself. For those of you who like reading please continue, leave me a comment and let me know you are out there from time to time. I don't mean to sound mean or gripey, but that was the most ridiculous email I have ever gotten. I am not going to talk about it anymore except to say, If you don't like it, don't look!

I'm HOME!!

Well let's just say our SECOND trip to the beach was not so much fun. I think I was just SUPER tired and Emma and Tyler are so in need of getting back into a routine that they just were not functioning properly so the kids are I are at home and I am attempting to get them into some sort of routine again! We used to have such a lovely routine and it made the days go so much smoother and the transition back into that routine will probably be a little difficult but I GOTTA DO IT! So right now is the kids scheduled TV time so they are watching Sesame Street (my favorite) and coloring at the kitchen table (hopefully not ON the kitchen table). I can hear them through the monitor (yes I still use a monitor even though they are 2 and 4) and they are just so nice and quiet and they are not fighting. Emma is helping Tyler pick a color and Tyler is laughing at Oscar the grouch :). Ahhh...these are the moments I love! We are going full force into the potty training. We had a little accident this morning, but those are to be expected. Emma starts school September 4 so this morning we practiced writing her name and with just a LITTLE work she is already writing it much better. Tyler and I did shapes and colors flash cards. He is doing soooo good. He knows circle, triangle, diamond and square. He calls the rectangle a door and the oval an egg but that's close! His colors are going okay too. He knows blue and white and black, but he calls red, yellow and orange all ORANGE. I really think he just likes the way it sounds b/c he repeats "orange" over and over again. Brad is home this weekend so we are looking forward to some "daddy" time! I guess that's about it.

Beach Bound AGAIN

Well, the kids and I are going to the beach in Port Aransas again. We are going to Yoakum tonight to stay at my moms and then getting up and going w/ my mom to Port A. on Monday. We will be back in Yoakum on Wed. night and I'll be on my way back to College Station on Thursday to make it in time for Emma's cheerleading class. My grandparents (Dodo & Dado) and my aunt, her kids, my uncle, his wife and their kids are down there and they invited us to come along. I wasn't going to go but Brad left for Alvarado and won't be back until Thursday or Friday so I figured why not. Yesterday we had a really good family day. We did a little shopping and then came home and swam in the pool in the evening and had chili cheese fries for dinner. I know it doesn't sound like much, but Brad, the kids and I have so much fun together that it is like the best thing in the world to us to be able to just hang out at home and have some family time. So after tomorrow I won't be around a computer.

Tyler's swimming and Emma's going to school

Brad is watching the kids while I am "getting dressed" for bunco. So I had a quite few minutes and thought I'd blog real quick.

We got a pool today. It's just one of those easy set up ones. It's 12 ft x 3 ft. So Emma can stand in it but it's a little over Tyler's head. Anyway, when we were filling it up and the water was only up to Tyler's waist, the kids came outside and Tyler jumped right in and was jumping w/ his WHOLE HEAD under water and doing his arms like he was swimming. Brad would tell him go under and he'd "dive" under water while holding his breath!!! I think he'll be swimming on his own by next summer! Brad says by the end of this summer, but I think that's a little soon!

I also got a letter from Emma's preschool. She will be going to Kingdom Kids at Grace Bible Church. It's a non-denominational church in College Station and I have heard A LOT of great things about it from other moms. Brad and I are going to try the church out this Sunday b/c I've also heard a lot of good about it. So we will see. Anyway, Emma's school starts on September 4th. We will have a meeting with the teacher in late August and then they have a class party and "orientation" on August 30th. I'm excited. She'll only go Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-2:30 p.m. I doubt I will be excited next year when my baby starts KINDERGATEN!!! I think I'll probably cry my eyes out!!!

From the looks of things Tyler is going to be going to A&M Church of Christ's Mother's Day Out program. I've heard good things about it as well. I'm not sure if I will send him one or two days a week yet!

Anyway...that's about all that is going on here. I better go get dressed for BUNCO now!

Beach Trip Recap

Okay....here's a rundown of our trip to Port Aransas.

Saturday Brad, Granny (my grandmother) and I left for Port A. at around 8 am to try and catch the gambling boat that leaves at 11 am. We were really cutting it close since the gates close at 10:30 but we made it!! I forgot my camera so I didn't get any pictures, but we had a lot of fun. The food was okay and the drinks were okay. I played slots and blackjacks and did pretty well. I only spent $2 when I added it all up and that was after gambling, tipping the dealers and waitresses and giving Brad some of my chips..so I did pretty good...Brad? not so much.

After getting off the boat we headed to Port Royal where my mom,dad, Emma, Tyler and my brothers and their friends were waiting. We ate some pizza and headed down to the beach. The kids played for a while and we went back to the room for some REST!!!

Sunday we went to the shops, beach and HUGE pool. Tyler decided he wasn't scared anymore and was jumping around and swimming in between me and MiMi!! Emma is fine...as long as she has her floaties and doesn't have to go under water! Tyler will probably swim before she will! I got the kids a "beach" outfit and some really cute picture frames at the shops and I bought Emma some seashells b/c there really aren't very many on the beach???

Monday we did the same beach, pool, fed seagulls...all the stuff you do at the beach!

Tuesday, we took the kids to the beach early in the morning and Brad had put out the bought seashells for the kids to "collect" They were so excited. Then we all headed home. We stopped at the Big Fisherman in Rockport for lunch and on Tuesday's they have all you can eat CHICKEN FRIED STEAK for $1.75. Yep that's right ONE DOLLAR and SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS!!! Tyler loved their potato soup and Brad and I got fish so I'm not sure if the Chicken Fried Steak is anygood, but for $1.75 what more can you ask for??

Everyone had a lot of fun. The kids both really love the beach and they both behaved really well except for about one "breakdown" apiece.

On the way home Emma said to me, "I have a crush on Ryan" one of Jake's friends. She told me, "he's very cute"!! She's BOY CRAZY! What have I gotten myself into??

Anyway, pictures are on my photo website www.bsethawkins.photosite.com

Back to reality!

Well we are back from our beach trip to Port Aransas. We had SOOOOOOOO much fun and it was so relaxing, but for some reason when you come back from vacation it seems like you have so much to do to catch up from being gone. I have enough sand filled laundry to do to last me 3 lifetimes!! The kids had a blast and they did sooo many cute and funny things, but I just don't have the time to post them all right now. Brad had to leave for work as soon as we got home last night so I am totally swamped w/ unloading the car, luandry, running errands, the kids and the yard needs to really be mowed after all of this rain that we had and I'm not much of a yard mower, but I would love to do it for Brad so he doesn't have to when he gets home. I feel really bad for Brad, he had to go all the way to Alvarado last night and didn't get there until 11 pm after having to drive 5 hours home, but he never complains so I guess I shouldn't either..at least he has a job and is making money right? I have a ton of pictures so I'll try to post later today or tomorrow w/ a few more details on our FUN, FUN trip and the pictures.

4th of July

We went to Lake Sommerville for the 4th. Brad's work had a bbq. It was kinda rainy but both the kids "swam" in the lake a little. Neither one of them was too impressed w/ all the grass but they swam anyway. It kind of reminded me of being younger and swimming in the tank and all of that and how I would probably NOT do that now just b/c I am paranoid about snakes, etc. Brad had to go to work that evening, but before he left Tyler managaed to get into the laundry room and pull down the HUGE tub of Oxi Clean! But we got it all cleaned up. We are fixing to leave to go to the BEACH!!! So I thought I'd post our 4th of July pics before we leave b/c I'm sure I'll have a lot of pics to post after that. Brad and I are going out on the gambling boat tomorrow w/ my grandmother and we are all ready to go FISHING!! So I'll update again on Wednesday!

Emma's dating.....

Yesterday Emma told me that she was dating. I said, "Who are you dating?" She told me it was a secret. After prying it out of her she told me she made it up, she didn't really have a date, but that one day she was gonna date boys. I asked her what kind of boys she liked and she said " A very handsome one." I said, "Do they have money." She said, "No, but I'll give him money" and I gave her a funny look and that prompted her to say, "Well, you'll give me money and then I'll give it to him!"

So I guess I've got a lot to teach her before she actually does start dating! Which will be when she's about 35 if I think she's ready by then!

Here's Emma & Tyler's Sketch from Chuck E. Cheese

It's raining....again

I am so sick of the rain I can barely stand it!!! But....the rain has brought on some interesting observations by Emma and Tyler...

Emma was giving me a hard time about what I picked out for her to wear. Just as she was whining, it thundered. I told her, "See, Jesus made it thunder b/c you weren't acting right". She looked at me like I was the stupidest woman on the planet and said, "Mom, Jesus doesn't make it thunder. Mother Nature does!" As a mother you always dread the day your children become smarter than you and I think Emma most definately IS!

We were getting in the car and Tyler was observing the rain from the garage and he looked at me and said, "It's raining from the rain clouds". Everyday he is talking better and better. It seems like he is really getting a hold on speaking correctly and using words in the right places and the way he says "rain clouds" is by far the cutest thing in the world. I think it makes the rain worth it!

Weekend happenings

Not much going on here this weekend. We took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese Friday night. FUN! FUN! FUN! Emma had a blast and I think Brad and I might have a basketball star on our hands. She made almost all the baskets on the basketball game!! Tyler ran around from one game to another like his hair was on fire, but that's what 2 year olds do!! They have a little booth there where you can sit and they draw your picture and I got one of the kids and it turned out really good. I tried to scan it so I could post it, but my scanner is doing something weird?? So if I get it working I'll post it another day.

The rest of the weekend has been quite. Brad left for Alvarado today at 4:30 and won't be back until Tuesday. So the kids and I are going to hopefully make some crafts for 4th of July, try to get the house in order and pack for our trip to the coast on Saturday and maybe get to go outside if it EVER stops RAINING!!!