ALL GLEEKED OUT!

So, I am TOTALLY GLEEKED OUT! Yes, I said it I LOVE GLEE!!! My co-worker gave me Season 1, Vol 1 and I only have 2 more episodes left on that so I went out and bought Season 1, Vol 2 today at Target and I have until Tuesday to get caught up before the season premiere of Season 2!!!

I knew I had crossed over when the same co-worker burned me all 4 Glee DVD's and I was at lunch in my minivan JAMMING to the Glee CD's! If you haven't see it, you need too! If you watch it, let's talk! ha! It is great everyone needs to be a GLEEK!

My tv days have SLOWED dramatically if not come to a full on hault with two little ones but I did print out the fall season premiere line-up and I am hopefully going to get a plan in place to watch some of these awesome shows! I seriously need a break from Calliou, Cars, Jungle Book or any other kid related movies! ha!

Team Templeton

My Sweet, Spunky Baby Girl is 19 months old today!!! Just writing that makes me want to cry.... I love, love, love the stage she is now but I don't know how this happens so fast. Where did my newborn baby go that let me hold her and rock her and depended on me for everything? There are days I crave that (yes, I know I am crazy!) and then there are days that I am so content with where we are now. I know God has a plan for us and we are blessed to have two beautiful and healthy children, I will patiently wait to see if HE has anymore "plans" in the future for us and maybe HIS plan is exactly to be where we are at this exact moment, and I believe that with my whole heart! :) I will be the 50 year old mom still wanting a newborn! haha I don't know if that feeling will ever go away for me, does it?

Some people are very clear about being done with having children and I envy that, but of course I have to make everything complicated :) haha I can't think of anything that was more miraculous than feeling your baby in your stomach for the first time or seeing your child being born and everything that comes with it. It is HARD and CRAZY but oh my gosh it is SO worth it!! So for now I am becoming content with enjoying my life each day and not looking for answers and trying to ask all of the what if's, I know that my life will work out exactly the way it is supposed to as long as I follow God's Will and not mine! :) (easier said than done!)

So with that being said... ha! Happy 19 month birthday Ann Mason! You are so funny, sweet, independent and loving! You are a talking machine and Palmer and you play a game in the back seat to try and see how many words you can repeat! You even said "excuse me" the other night after you belched like a 40 year old man wearing Palmer's pjs, I was SO proud! heehee (true story!) You are so beautiful inside and out and I LOVE having you as my daughter!

Ok, so this is one of the main reasons why it is just so hard to think about not having more mini Templeton's! The love Ann Mason and Palmer have for each other just makes my heart melt. They are opposites attract in ever sense and they just work! They can't get enough of each other everyday, all day! haha They REALLY want to share a room but I am not even going there yet :) We let Ann Mason "pretend" to sleep in there before we take her to her crib and it works for now.

I picked up Palmer and Ann Mason from school yesterday and the minute Palmer saw her, Palmer gave her a big hug and I thought I was going to cry right there on the playground! I love that they love each other and I hope they always will. They have a special bond and it makes me smile just watching them with each other.

Our new favorite thing is to get in a huddle and all throw our hands together and scream "GOOOOO Templetons!" they think that is hilarious! So whether we ever expand that huddle is still a mystery but for right now our huddle of 4 suits me pretty well! :)

I love you both so much it hurts, I love to see your excitement and hear about your days and I just love us being together, at this point in your lives that is really all you truly want is for us to be together as a family, so simple yet so amazing! I know in the years to come that may not always be the case when you want to be with your friends but I hope even when your older we can still cheer for The Templeton's together, cause we are a team and we need each other!

What We Have Been Up To!

Tex and I kicked off the weekend celebrating our 6 year anniversary! My boss gave us free tickets to the Reba and George Strait concert. I haven't been to a concert since before Palmer was born and it was SO fun! I love country music and I have loved Reba since I was little! I must say I have always liked George Strait songs but man, he is sexy! haha And 58 years to boot! Not bad to listen or to look at! It was an awesome anniversary and one that we will never forget!

Mr. Hottie!

Reba, she still looks rockin after all these years!

We have been busy having fun around here! Palmer started soccer and he LOVES it! I can tell a huge difference from last year at 2 and this year at 3! He is so serious and loves the obstacle course and oh of course seeing his best buddy Reid! They are so cute, I just want to squeeze them!

Reid and Palmer

Stuck together like glue!

Ok, I think I have celebrated my birthday for a month! haha Ashley surprised me with an awesome day on Saturday after soccer I headed to a surprise lunch with the girls and then after that I got another HUGE surprise a one hour massage and a one hour facial! It was truly heaven on earth! I seriously want to get one every month! haha I doubt that will happen maybe when I am 40 I will do it again!

My AWESOME cake!!! I think I want the same one for AM's birthday!

Me and Ashley, thanks SO much for the awesome day!!!

Kourtlee, Brook and Jamie

Nikki, Ashley, Erin, Linds, Whit and Me!

Katie, Jenny and Whit

Erin, Linds and I

Oh and we have also been supporting our C-A-T-S! Palmer now knows about 3 CATS cheers and LOVES cheering on the big blue and white!!!

I am LOVING the kids ages right now, it feels like we are turning a corner (slowly but surely) there getting to the fun age where we can take them to games , festivals, soccer, etc... I am quickly becoming a true soccer mom! Oh, a soccer mom with a hot pink monogram on her minivan (pics to come!) haha

Birthday Weekend!

I had the BEST birthday weekend EVER! This turning 30 might not be so bad after all!

Thursday night the kids and Tex presented me with a bugs bunny card (Palmer's choice) and a new Pandora charm with my birth stone, the kids were so proud and Tex said that was the most fun part was taking them to get my present and pick out the card even though it took Palmer quite a while to pick it out! haha

Friday afternoon Ashley took me to a birthday lunch at Panera where I got a BEAUTIFUL arrangement of flowers from my mom and we had a great lunch together!

Tex and I took the kids half way to Owensboro and kicked off our weekend with a GREAT celebration at Erin's. It was SO much fun and we laughed, sat at the bonfire, played catch phrase and just had so much fun! I was blown away but the love and celebration from all of my friends, it was wonderful.

Saturday I had to share my birthday with another person! haha Just kidding, Riley! We went to Riley's UK themed 2nd birthday sans the kiddos and had a great time! Riley was adorable and it was great seeing everyone and all of the kiddos, not to mention the CATS winning!

Saturday night I had a "date night" no not with Tex but with my best friend in the whole world Jamie. We ate at Rafferty;s and then went to see the Switch (in my opinion it was a rental) but it was still great company and a great time!

Sunday Tex and I got to spend the day together and take naps and eat at Macaroni Grill all by ourselves and with a gift card, I think it made the food that much more delicious! ha!


Monday we attempted to go to the zoo with apparently everyone else in Louisville so basically we drove 30 minutes to eat at Qdoba and turn around cause the traffic was so bad, we have promised Palmer another trip out there SOON!

The weekend was great and I was so blessed to spend so much time with all of the people that I love and I feel like basically all I did was eat!! haha I better watch out now that I am 30! Thanks to everyone for such a special birthday!


Here are some pics from the big weekend! I didn't take as many as I hoped, I guess I was too busy having fun!

New Decade!

Today I hit the big milestone of turning 3-0! This one was hard for me and I don't know why. It isn't about getting "old", I guess it was more about trying to figure out who I am, I thought by the time I was 30 I would know who I am but I am definitely still trying to figure that out. I guess we are always evolving as a person but I can honestly say I have done some major evolving over the last 2 years! haha My 20's have been bittersweet... Some of the most joyous and wonderful things have happened in my life in my 20's and for those things I am beyond blessed. I had never put a "timeline" on my life but I can't believe that by 30, I married my best friend, got our first sweet fur baby and was blessed to have two of the most beautiful children in the world! On the flip side my 20's have been some of the hardest years of my life, I have had struggles and worries and have dealt with some pretty tough issues. Issues I never thought I would have to face, ever. As I look back on my 20's I have to say that I don't regret the path of life I  have been down. Are there things that I wish were different, of course? Are there things that I wish I could take back, sure? But really, everything that has happened until now has lead me to where I am today and led me to start figuring out who I am and have a closer relationship with God... how could that be a regret? So as I say farewell to my 20's I wave a hearty goodbye to the hardships and a slow nostalgic goodbye to some of those most wonderful first in my life but I will choose to remember the good and leave the not so good in my 20's. My favorite line that I heard in church lately is "Your past is forgiven and your future is settled!" There is such a peace about that!

Tex and I on our wedding day 09/10/2004

Molly Templeton 04/15/2005

My first pregnancy!!! I miss this so much! Pregnant with Palmer 12/31/2006

The Birth of Our Son Palmer 05/22/2007

The Birth of our Beautiful Daughter Ann Mason 02/16/2009

One of the things I feel most blessed about in my life is my friends and family. I seriously don't know where I would be without you all! You have been there for me in ways I could never re-pay! I am SO lucky to have a lot of silver and gold friends, I LOVE that! Especially the saying "Make new friends, but keep the old. One is Silver and the Other Gold!" Truly blessed for all of the silver and gold in my life!!! I am really looking forward to my 30's and everything they shall bring! I have heard that your 30's are a great time in your life and I can't wait to find out!

Tickeled Pink!!!

The shower for Isabelle went wonderful!!! There was just the right amount of people where you felt like you got to spend time and talk with everyone (of course there is never enough time!) The food was delicious, the view was gorgeous and best of all Belle was showered with tons of wonderful gifts and lots of pink! Here are some pics from the great day!

Mom, Ashley and I

Kylena, Me and Ashley (they are both preggers with baby girls, can't wait!!!)

The Amazing Diaper cake that a lady from my mom's school made, it was one of the best I have ever seen!

My favorite cake! I LOVE my new cake place, I want a reason to go have them make cakes every weekend!

Mother to be at 32 weeks!

Ashley and I (she was wearing heels, I was wearing flats! haha)

Mom, Aunt Fran, Ashley, Amanda and I

Fun but busy weekend! I was SO tired this morning I could barely wake up! Back to work today :)

18 Months

Dear Ann Mason,

 Words cannot express the way I love you, the way I cherish having a daughter, the way you have changed my life and want to make me a better mother and woman. It is hard for me to believe that my baby is 18 months old, it just seems so surreal when I look at your long legs and hear your sweet words that your growing up so fast.

You are in the 78% for height! ha! You are already wearing 24 months and will shortly be in 2T, that amazes me. You grow out of clothes at the speed of light. I still love shopping for you and "dressing you up" even though you much prefer a diaper with Palmer's hot wheels underwear over it!!! That is your favorite thing right now is wearing your brother's clothes and shoes and he thinks it is hilarious!

I knew you were a fighter, a trooper and independent but it became very evident to me just how much so, when you had your tonsils out 2 weeks ago. It didn't phase you, you kept right on trucking with little or no whining and little or no side effects! We are in big trouble when you get older! ha! Daddy keeps on saying we have something major on our hands with you but we just aren't quite sure what we are in for. You are fire and ice! You are sweet as pie and as rough as a trucker :) and I love both sides!

Your hair is growing at the speed of light and I can actually pull it half up, put it in pigtails and keep bows in it! You are beautiful, everything about you is perfect and your smile and belly laughs lights up my world. You know what you want and you aren't scared to let us know, I like that about a girl, always be strong and go after what you want in this world!

Now that you are sleeping thru the night! heehee You go to bed with a smile and you wake up with a smile, it is amazing and refreshing. On most mornings when I don't want to wake up just seeing you wake up so happy makes me grateful to get to wake up that day and do my job as a mother, as a professional and as a wife. I have worried so much about going back to work and how it will affect you and your brother and it has bothered me so much but I also want to be role model for you, I want to show you strength and grace thru my actions and I want to show you that it is important to do what you love or to make sacrifices without sacrificing yourself or the others around you.

Probably the most favorite thing about you growing up is still watching you with your brother. You are night and he is day but as they say opposites attract. You all have a bond that I see grow each day, one that I hope will always stay strong no matter what may happen in life because family will always be the ones standing with you no matter what! You all are hilarious and laugh at each other constantly and it is the very best part of my days. Today I picked you all up from school and all of the other kids were playing on the playground and you two were over in the corner talking and playing and it melted my heart. He will always look out for you and you for him!

You are amazing, funny, determined, aggressive (when you want something), a cuddler and just a magnetic personality. You are talking non-stop and can repeat most everything I say. I love the sound of your voice and I love hearing your brother and you talk even if it is in your own language.

I am so blessed to have two incredible children and I can't wait to see what you have in store for us because I know it will be something grand! Happy 18 months sweet girl! I love you , Mommy