It snowed this past week. Jesse and the boys made a snowman. I have to say that I was impressed with Jesse's snowman making abilities. Jonathan and Jadon had a great time. Jordan was napping, and I watched with a smile on my face. Fun snowday.

My sweet baby Jordan. He is seven months old now and such a joy. Tonight I took some pictures of him to frame for the playroom upstairs - SO sweet!

Here are some pics of my boys before church this Sunday. I just cannot resist taking their picture when they are all dressed up!

I was tagged by a friend to tell 5 or 6 things about myself that are "non-important or not really known". I think I have the concept and this is what I came up with.

1) I have naturally curly hair, hardly anyone who knows me now knows this because I have been straighting my hair everyday for years.

2) I cannot go to sleep at night without blistex on my lips. If I cannot find my tube, I will search and search until I find some - even if I am so tired and all I want to do is go to sleep.

3)I have lotion next to my bed because I wake up in the night and I MUST put lotion on my hands and feet - I know it is weird - they just feel so dry, even though I put lotion on before I went to sleep. It is not uncommon for me to apply lotion to my hands and feet several times during the night :).

4) I shower twice a day - once in the morning and once at night.

5)I am hot all the time - I freeze Jesse out. I sleep in a tank top with just the sheet for covers - Jesse sleeps in sweat pants, a sweat shirt, a warm hat, and uses all the comforters on our bed. I am sure that it is just my hormones. I have pretty much been hot since becoming pregnant with Jonathan. But now that I think about it, I have either been pregnant or nursing a baby over the last 6 years :).

6) I weigh about 20 pounds less than I did in high school. Not really sure why - just lost the weight in college and have weighed the same ever since.

We have had a pretty peaceful February so far. Jesse has started his new schedule at work. He is now working from home three days a week and going in to the office two days. I love him working from home. It is challenging in some areas, but it is so worth it. It give us both so much more freedom. We got a membership to a gym down the street and it is actually working out that we are both able to go. It is really nice and we feel really blessed. We are still praying about what the future holds with Jesse's jobs. His consulting is still going really well, but he is also enjoying his "day" job. They have been great in working with him (i.e. letting him cut back his hours to have time for consulting work and letting him work from home). The boys are doing great. Jordan is getting so big. He is now seven months and eating cereal. He is also cutting his first tooth! Jonathan and Jadon are also growing so fast. We are enjoying life and are so very thankful for each day that God gives us. I was tagged a fellow blogger and I promise I will follow through on my next entry!

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Monterey, California


We have had a great trip to Monterey. We are leaving in the morning and are praying that all goes smooth and that we arrive safely in Dallas tomorrow afternoon,
Our trip did start out with a delay going out of Dallas Friday evening. We did not end up getting to our hotel in Monterey until 4:00 a.m. Texas time! To my pleasant surprise the kids did really great. They all slept off and on and when they were awake they were happy - God was with us the whole way. After sleeping in :), we all got and began our adventures in Monterey. Over the last 3 days we have visited the largest aquarium in the country, got on a train ride up in the mountains to see the redwoods (amazing!), drove what is called the 17 mile drive along the coast (again, amazing!), walked on Pebble Beach, shopped and ate at fun restaurants on Cannery Row, and went out on a boat on the very wavy sea to do some whale watching (of which we did see whales, and shortly after I lost all - and I mean all - of my breakfast and lunch). If there was something that was not so fun about the trip, this would be it for me. But besides that, it has been a great vacation. We have a great time with my parents and feel so blessed to have had this experience with them. The consulting firm party went really well on Saturday night for me and Jesse. I think that Jesse made even more contacts and we are both excited about what the future holds. Here are some pictures. We thank the Lord for His amazing creations and and His endless blessings. What an awesome God !

Christmas, Jonathan's 5th Birthday, Trip to CA - I'm tired!

We had a great and blessed Christmas. We drove first to Lubbock and had a Christmas with one side of my family. We drove the next day to Ruiodoso, NM and had Christmas with Jesse's entire family. We stayed there for 5 days. We then drove back to Lubbock and had two more Christmas' with my family. After staying there for 5 days we drove back home. We were home for one week and had Jonathan's 5th birthday party with some of his friends from church. By this time I was very tired. We had a great Christmas and loved being with all of our family. Jonathan's birthday party went really well and I cannot believe that he is five years old! We have had a few weeks to try to recover and I was looking forward to not traveling for the next few months - until - we were invited to Jesse's consulting firms holiday party in Monterey, CA this coming weekend. I first said no - just the thought of going made me tired. Not to mention I did not want to and did not really feel like it was even an option to leave Jordan since I am still nursing. It just seemed to complicated. The firm contacted Jesse twice asking him to please come. They have never met Jesse face to face and would like to meet with him and get some face time. They were offering to pay travel and all expenses while we are there. So, long story short, we are going (my very giving parents are going with us to help with our kids). We are going to stay 4 days and look around some. It should be a good time. My sweet Jordan did get sick today - we are going to the doctor in the morning. Hopefully we will all well by Friday. That about sums up our last month. I will try to post pictures soon. Some of my blogging friends have listed some of their favorite things and I thought I would do the same.

Some of My Very Favorite Things

1) Being Mommy to three sweet boys.
2) Being married to my very best friend.
3) Snow on Christmas day
4) Getting my hair cut and colored
5)Getting a pedicure and manicure
6) The way Jadon says Jonathan's name
7) Watching football with my family
8) Taking walks with my family
9) Reading the bible to my boys
10) Watching Jonathan run really fast
11) Jordan's sweet, very wet kisses
12) Talking on the phone to my sisters
13) A full night's sleep - I know I will get to do this again someday
14) Laying in bed at night with my boys and praying with them
15)Rocking my baby to sleep
16) Being so incredibly blessed that my "Favorite Things List" could go on and on and on...............:)

We are busy with Christmas - seeing Santa, Jonathan's musical at church, and just trying to get ready for the big day! We are having a lot of fun with all of this. The kids bring so much joy to our lives. Here are some pictures!

I made an effort to decorate for Christmas this year. We put lights up outside and everything. The kids are getting excited about Christmas and it is so much fun! Here are some pictures of our decorations and a sweet pic of Jordan.

Jordan had his 4 month check-up last week. He weighed 13 pounds 1 ounce (16%) and he was 25 inches long (60%). Two different nurses told me he was "a beautiful baby". I would have to agree :)! We are off tomorrow to Lubbock - have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Jonathan's Thanksgiving Feast at Preschool

I just want to thank my sweet husband for being so great. He continues to amaze me. He is the best husband and father that I know. He gives and gives and gives to me and the boys. His love for the Lord encourages me daily and his desire to study and know the Word inspires me to try to do the same. I loved Jesse and thought he was a great guy when I married him almost 7 years ago - but I had know idea what God had blessed my life with. I love you Jesse!

Just some pics of the playing at the park, coloring, eating cupcakes, and just hanging out.