Kindergarten Bound!

Yesterday was a proud day for this mama! Palmer had his kindergarten screening yesterday. I was a nervous wreck, how ridiculous :) He had to go to 7 different centers and was graded assessed on everything from patterns, sounds, letter recognition and rhyming. I stood by him kind of out of the way not to distract him and he did SO good! He literally knew things I didn't even know he knew. He was polite and attentive and just made me so proud! He LOVED every second of it! After it was over we bought him a new Meadow Lands Shirt, Bag, Water Bottle and of course a bumper sticker for the mini! :)

Here he is decked out in his school colors standing by our new bumper sticker! :) I just got tears in my eyes and I asked him "What did you think buddy?" and he just smiled up at me and said, "Mom, it was awesome!" Next week is his kindergarten tour. I really think he is ready even though I don't feel like I am! Yesterday was a good day, a confirmation that maybe I have done a few things right in the last 5 years! ha!

Mothers Day 2012

Mothers Day Weekend was the BEST! We had a BUSY weekend and I have some fun pictures. We had more soccer games and birthday parties and I survived my very first Owensboro BBQ festival! Sunday was hands down the best though!

I have to admit I had a bit of a selfish moment the past week because part of me felt like mothers day wasn't ALL about me :) I kind of felt like no one asked me what I wanted to do but just kind of told me where and when I needed to be somewhere. I now realize that, that was selfish of me! Mothers Day isn't ALL about me :) instead it is about celebrating and honoring the women who are mothers and who have led by example and taught the next generation how to walk with grace in their journey into motherhood.

Yes, some of the day is ALL about me :) but I realize that it is not complete unless I share that honor with those around me that are so important on my journey. My father in law said in his sermon that Mothers Day can either be a day of intense joy or a day of intense sorrow. He went on to say that a lot of people among us would give anything to have their families with them on this day, especially their mothers. There are so many women who are struggling with becoming moms for various reasons. He told us that if you have your families with you today you should be immensely grateful. I looked to both sides of me and saw my family and I realized he was EXACTLY right. I immediately felt a little guilt and shame over my attitude this past week but I knew I was hearing exactly what I needed to hear! I am immensely grateful! For ALL of the women in my life, some moms and some not, that have taught me the true meaning of unconditional love! I would have loved if my mom could have been sitting by me at church but I get to see her in a few weeks and that makes me excited!

The day was perfect starting with Ann Mason being SO excited for me to wake up because she wanted to do the big "reveal". I closed my eyes and she screamed OPEN and I saw this sweet smile and beautiful gift!  

I was floored! I usually cry but I couldn't because I just was so in awe that Tex came up with this all on his own (he didn't even use pinterest! ha! ) By far the best gift I could have ever imagined. Annie was SO proud of what her and Palmer created it made my heart melt!

Tex often teaches me to focus on the more important things in life. It is in my personality to get wrapped up in schedules, menus, activities, BILLS, what if's. He doesn't.... when Tex tells me everything will be ok, I get mad because I wish upon wishes I could be more like him! He TRULY doesn't waiver, in his mind everything WILL be alright and guess what it always is! 

I am blessed to have an amazing husband, healthy children and an amazing support system of family and friends that are irreplaceable. The day was perfect in every sense of the word! I am happy to say that my moods are still improving and my night sickness is A LOT better too!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! Thank you for being selfless each and every day!

My sweet boy is getting SO big!

Palmer's birthday party is quickly approaching and let me tell you he is counting down the seconds! :) It isnt' until next week but this kid is ecstatic! I just can't believe my first baby boy is going to be 5, it just tears me up! I can't even think about the whole kindergarten thing right now or I will surely cry!

After birthday party hopping this year :) Palmer decided he wanted a superhero bowling party! Basically everyone just dresses up as their fav character and bowls. Here are his SUPER cute invitation!

We of course couldn't wear an old costume so after MUCH debate Palmer decided on his batman costume with muscles built in!  He came in 2 days ago and it is a worldly treasure that requires hanging up in his closet after each wear, he is very serious about this!

Palmer is learning to write and he is doing SO well. When he started this year he didn't know how to write his name and now he is a writing machine! This birthday party is a big deal because this is his first "school" birthday party with school friends. Palmer wrote each name on the invitations for his whole class! He was so proud of himself!

I am just so proud to be his mama. To watch how much he has grown even over this past year is just amazing! Him and I go together like peanut butter and jelly :) We have always had a special bond. There is something special about this kid and my favorite moments are when we get to sneak away from the day together and read or just talk, just the two of us. I may or may not let him sleep with me on special occasions (like any day that ends in a Y :) haha I look at it like I can never get those moments back so if Palmer and his 5 stuffed animals want some qt time with mommy I am all for it! I can't wait to see how much fun he has at his party, he is ready!

25 weeks!

I am 25 weeks today! WOOT! Thanks to my 4 year old baby boy I got a picture of the whole me (and there is a lot of me!) :) this morning! My belly is HUGE! I seriously don't think my belly has ever been this big with the other two especially at 25 weeks, it definitely makes me nervous how much bigger it can get. I always have small babies so I don't think I am growing a 10 pounder or anything I am just thinking my belly is getting REALLY big! :)

This has been a GREAT week! I truly feel like my mental state is finally getting back to sane and normal! I can even half way admit that I don't hate where I live anymore :) and even some days I like it and am starting to appreciate it! There are tons of things I miss about "home" but I am starting to meet some people and really enjoy my time here. Maybe my hormones are finally starting to level out, whatever it is I am truly grateful! I just hope that it stays this way :) I am hoping to get all of the "crazy" out of the way so that when Chandler does get here I will be able to 100% focus on her with a clear and positive mind!

We have tons of fun things to look forward to this month and I have a feeling I am going to look up and it is going to be June!

Dad's 60th Birthday Party

I finally got all of my pictures downloaded from this past weekend! Shutterfly has a great new tool called videogram! Love it! Since I had so many pictures I decided to put them in a video/slideshow! It was a great time had by all, the kids are still talking about how much fun they had!

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Big, Middle, Little

We had a GREAT weekend! I am still trying to recover and feel absolutley exhausted but it was worth it! I have tons of pics to post if I ever get a chance to download them. It was a wonderful weekend celebrating my dad's 60th Birthday and being with family! The kids were awesome and we all had the best time!

I am slightly overwhelmed by my house right now, Ashley gave me back all of Ann Mason's baby clothes for Chandler so right now Chandlers nursery is seriously in shambles not to mention the laundry pile up and bags that haven't been unpacked from this weekend! Hopefully I will find enough energy to get some stuff done this week!

We have started to get a few packages in the mail that I may or may not have ordered for Chandler. Girlfriend is going to be wearing a lot of hand-me-downs but she needs a few things that are new and adorable for sure! I ordered these shirts off Etsy for the kiddos to wear to the hospital. I thought they were PRECIOUS! Chandlers onsie is the littlest thing I have ever seen, I can't believe they can be that tiny! Just had to share... Happy Monday :)

24 weeks!

This week has been a blur! I am SO glad tomorrow is Friday! The week started out with a bang, literally. Tex had picked up the kids from school and was driving home when a 17 year old pulled out in front of him and they wrecked, totaling Tex's work truck with the kids inside. THANKFULLY everyone was Ok, it scared me to death! (I was still at work when he called to tell me) Everyone walked away fine, a few tears were shed and Ann Mason was just glad daddy didn't go to jail! ha! She thinks if a policeman shows up that he will take someone to jail (I may or may not have told her this when she was going thru the stage of getting herself out of her car seat while I was driving! :)

The rest of the week has kind of followed the same pattern. My night sickness has progressed into day sickness and even worse night sickness. I FINALLY got a prescription for phenegren, why didn't I do this months ago? So most of my nights end with me throwing up, taking phenegren and passing out! It is a fun bunch at my house :)

The highlight of the week was when I was craving peach cobbler last night and asked Tex to call his mom to get the recipe. She not only had the recipe but all of the ingredients AND she came over and made it for me! BEST.THING.EVER! It made my week!

I think my belly and my body look large, it kind of worries me that I still have 15 weeks left but there isn't a lot I can do about it :) Chandler is a healthy, happy, active girl and we have started to feel lots of kicks from the outside!

We have my dad's 60th birthday weekend so I will try and take some better belly pics!