Sleepy time

It was a fabulous 9 days but also very exausting. I will try to get a post up tomorrow with pics from each day. We did so much cool stuff and really enjoyed the time with the kids. BUT it was very stressful with two kiddos in the car for 12 hours...both ways and trying to deal with different food, nap times, heat...EXAUSTING!!

I am happy to be home but also sad to be away from the beach. It was so much better than i remember. We will be going beck very soon. I refuse to wait another 5 long years. The beach was amazing until the jellyfish came to visit and our condo was perfect until the last day when the neighbors from hell moved in....that will be a post all of its own.

For now everything is unpacked, i have caught up on blogs and emails, and my hubby is sleeping and i am ready to lay my head down for sleep..if only i had my pillow....rats we forgot it at the condo!

Regressing again...good night everyone...hope you had as wonderful of a week as i have!

Guess i will be using an old standby memoryfoam...i will be getting a new pillow later this week. I have to have a soft cuddly pillow!

Never Enough Time

I read blogs daily but still never seem to make the time to post myself. Summer is flying by so fast. It is sad, i just want to S-L-O-W it down some. Many things have happened since i last wrote over 2 weeks ago. Two big things are that i finished school (for the summer) and my hubby has been offered a kick ass job. Both very, very important. I am thrilled for the prospects this job might have for our family. My husband can work in a bigger company with growth opportunities, good pay, bonus possibilities, yearly raises, OVERTIME...and better benefits. All things our family desperately needed.

This job is going to allow me to finally be a real stay at home momma again. I am so excited about this prospect i could cry. With school, the daycare, and everything else i have been so overwhelmed. I feel like all sided are constantly needing something. This might give me the opportunity to catch up and enjoy my family and concentrate on them and finishing my last year of school. Then once i find a "career" next year then we will be set...so much more comfortable. I can't even imagine!

We are going to stay in this house until i find a job next year but we can start paying off all our bills and hopefully get debt free..except our house! I am over the moon, can you tell?? This is so important, he is waiting on the formal job proposal but they already told him he was their guy!

On to other things, i have been starting to pack for our trip to Florida. I can't believe how much STUFF you need for a toddler and a 6 year old to keep them happy, clothed, and fed for a week. I do have a van but we have 5 people going on this trip..i am trying hard to pack light without lots of clothes..i figure we can and will wash them at the condo. I am interested in seeing the kids face when we get to the ocean, the look when sand touches the soles of their feet. The grimace when they get salt water in their mouth for the first time...all the firsts a beach hold.

Also, i am thrilled to think about all the photo opportunities i will have with my family. One week of nonstop photo taking opportunities. Hope i remember the laptop so i can keep everyone updated. I better go put it on the list.

Above are some pictures of Grant and Hailey i took at the library today. They have gorgeous flowers and cool stonework perfect for a photo shoot. if it wasn't so hot today i think we would have had even more great pics but the kid's were troopers. I love these pics, i know i can take good pics but i have problems getting the lighting right. I am reading some books now trying to get it right. I have never messed with F-stops, apertures, etc...i am trying to figure it out and how to make it do what i want. I am hoping vacation will give me the opportunity to do just that. Hope everyone is having as great of a summer as i am!

Happy 2nd Anniversary baby(It's been a great 9 1/2 years)

Today, June 2, is our 2nd wedding anniversary. Our wedding was perfect everything i had always dreamed about. It was 150 degrees outside, our flowers kept breaking, or DJ wore blue jeans(formal attire only), and our cake was lopsided but we could have cared less. I still remember how nervous i was and excited to finally be his wife. I had waited over 7 years for that day and i was ready for it. I remember a relief flood ove rme once we said our vows and walked out of the church...it seemed like i walked on clouds for weeks and weeks afterwards.

Jason was and still is the most wonderful daddy. After hailey was born he was so supportive and doting and i was ready for more of his children. Everytime i look at our son i think i made the right choice. Our honeymoon baby has made me respect his daddy even more. Jason is even a better daddy now with two kids. He is more patient, kind, and loves roughhousing with them. He is rough and tough and expects perfection but has this sweet, kind side.

Being married is like being a parent, it takes lots of hard work! Jason is a hard worker and "allows" me the opportunity to stay home and raise our children. He also has tolerated all my years of night school so we can provide abundantly and support our family.

Saturday we went out together to a bar for only the second time since being together and it was fabulous. I felt like we were dating again. I loved being with him and being by his side reconnecting. We are trying to schedule more mommy and daddy time and bring our marriage front and center and keep it there.

I am hoping that over the years through the good and the bad we will always come back and work on making each other happy. Sometimes it is easy to go about our daily lives and focus on things that are not important or to focus only on our children. But to keep your children happy you first must have a solid relationship. We are constantly working on this and trying to create a perfect balance. Thank you baby for two great years of marriage and almost ten years of happiness. You are my soulmate and i am so happy you chose me!!