We are still here!

I know I haven't blogged in a long time, but I just wanted to let everyone who actually reads this that we are still here. We are doing fine. I promise I will blog w/ some Halloween pictures, etc. Brad just left for a 5 day trip to Alvarado, so it's just me and the kiddos for a few days. I am not sure what we are doing for Halloween, since Brad won't be home and we have never done Halloween in College Station, but there are plenty of things to do, so I'm sure we'll go trick or treating somewhere! Gotta run.

Don't Blink

I have been listening to that new Kenny Chesney song called, "Don't Blink". It is sooo good and if you listen closely it really puts things in perspective. What I get from the song is don't waste time b/c before you know it time is gone. It's really hard to take each moment of each day and try to cherish it b/c you get wrapped up in everything else. But this week I have really been trying to, as the song says, "Slow it down" and "Put first things first". Instead of RUSHING my kids to get dressed, get in the car and get to school, I have taken my time w/ them and I have been cherishing these moments that I share with them every single day and though it can get monotanous, one day I won't have these moments with them and I know I'll wish I would have paid more attention. I don't want to have that regret! I have also started to realize lately that I can't control other people and I can't make other people happy. For some reason that is really hard for me. I want everyone to be happy and happy with me, but the only thing I can do is make me happy and be the best mom, wife, friend, daughter, sister, etc. that I can be. I am not responsible for other people's happiness and as hard as that is for me to accept, I am happier when I do accept it. I also can't control people's actions and words. If they have words that hurt me...there's nothing I can do. I can't control them, I can only control my reaction to them. If they hurt me purposely it probably has more to do with themselves than it has to do with me. So all I can do is pray for them and ask God to help them and be with them and move on. So I'll get off my soap box now, but I do feel that I am really growing as a person lately, at least I am trying.

Emma and Tyler are doing good. Emma had picture day at school today. I ironed a dress for her to wear and laid it across the back of the chair and when I went in to put it on her she had it bundled up in a little ball!! I had to re-iron it. That little toot!

That's about all. I hope everyone has a good weekend and God Bless You, I know he has blessed me!

4 A.M.

I woke up at 4 a.m. this morning to Tyler screaming bloody murder. I panicked. He and Emma were asleep on my floor. Brad picked him up and put him in bed w/ me and I asked him what was wrong and he told me that Emma bit his finger???? So I asked her why. She said b/c she was scared?????? Yeah...I have no idea what that was about, but his finger is red and swollen..There will be no more sleeping beside each other on mom's floor!
I have been really busy. So since my last blog here's what I have been up to: taking Emma to cheer, dance and gymnastics, taking both kids to school, going to playdates, making 3 meals a day, cleaning house and playing with the kids! I just haven't had time to write. The 21st of September Brad, Emma and I headed off to Galveston for Emma's first cheer competition as part of the Thunder Elite Pink Ladies. She did SOOOOOOOO good. I put pictures up on our new photo website www.hawkinsfam.smugmug.com. I also have a video, but it won't upload on to youtube?? Tyler stayed w/ my mom and went to Jake's football game where according to my mom, he was very well behaved! YAY Tyler! Then the next weekend, we had Brad's sister and brother-in-law as well as Brad's best friend and his fiance at our house. So I was occupied then as well. This Friday, I took the kids to Yoakum and took Emma to Jake's football game. We got home Saturday and just hung out w/ Brad and had some family time. It was nice. I made homemade pizza last night and we just hung out.

Anyway, that's ALL I have been up to!