Celebrate the Celebrations!

Oh my goodness, I feel like we have so much to be thankful for lately and what better way than to celebrate the good times!! We were able to go to Amarillo to celebrate my nephew's, Aidon, first birthday. We don't get to see him often but it was nice to be together with all the family for such a special event. He is such a cutie pie and already walking around. I loved watching him tear into his smash cake. He was so cute opening his gifts when his sissy wasn't helping...lol!


I finally reached the 32 weeks pregnant mark. I feel like this pregnancy is going so slow. I want to meet my lil man so badly and just hold him in my arms and spoil him rotten! I am so thankful I have felt good most of this pregnancy. I am really just a little tired these days and that is all. I tested negative for gestational diabetes after they suspected I might have it. And, all my other tests have been normal. Now we are just praying for a healthy and happy baby to arrive at the end of October.


Next, Tim and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary. I am still in love with him and probably more so than when we first met. He has become the most amazing father and is really a great husband. I couldn't have asked God for a better guy! Getting to know him a little more each year and growing old together is all I ever wanted. I look forward to spending the rest of my life with him. We took the kids with us on our anniversary trip and we all got to enjoy the Ft. Worth Zoo. It was a really fun day and the kids learned so much about the animals.




Then, we got to meet up with some old friends, ate supper and catch up. It was awesome seeing their growing family. We also visited our old church in Wylie. It was so great to see everyone. I truly miss that church and the challenges Bro. Kris gave us.

We decided to go to a Ranger's game for our anniversary gift to each other. We got the most awesome seats! (Worth every penny!!) Both kids got a foul ball and we got David Murphy's autograph. They displayed our anniversary on the video board and brought us goodie bags with shirts and fun stuff in them too.

30 weeks along

I am 30 weeks pregnant today. It's sooo exciting to say that! I can't believe that Keagan will be here in 10 weeks! (more or less) I have gotten almost every major thing purchased for him and Grammie Carol is throwing me a baby shower in September for all the little fun stuff. I look forward to each appointment with the chance of seeing him in a sono or just hearing his little heart beat. I prayed so hard for this baby and I am so thankful God allowed him to be a part of our family. Now that is not to say I don't have days where I wake up and start panicking about how I will care for 3 children and home school 2 of them. Sometimes I even think I am crazy for starting all over with a newborn when my youngest is 6. But then, I am reminded God is bigger than all this and He has a plan for us. I can't wait to til we get our house and we can set up the boys room and I can nest a little. I feel that urge a lot lately but there isn't really anything to nest...it's all in storage! Anyways, I just wanted to share my excitement with you all and thank you for your continued prayers for our family.

Updates and changes

We finally moved to Slaton and have gotten situated. We have been here nearly a month now. That seems so crazy to say!! We will have to move again in a few months to a more permanent location. We are grateful to our friends who were kind enough to let us stay here while we finish paying out our lease in Odessa. We are anxious to find a new home before Keagan comes. We are patiently praying God leads us to the right one. We are only 11 weeks out til Keagan arrives and I am starting to get tired more easily. I am not feeling too bad otherwise. We meet our new baby dr. and have a sono on Wednesday and I am so excited to see my lil man again. Tim is working out of town alot this month and I really hate it. I don't do well with out him. Sure hope Keagan doesn't decide to come early!


Kaleb has dental surgery Thursday in Amarillo and we both aren't looking forward to it but he really needs it to get rid of the infection in his gums. At least it is at my mom's work and performed by a dentist my mom has known forever and trusts.

We started school early this year (today actually) to be able to take time off when Keagan is born. I don't want to get behind and this will give us a chance to get a good routine started with the baby.

Tim and I will celebrate our 10 year anniversary on the 26th of this month. I can't believe it has been that long. He is such a good husband and I couldn't have asked God for a better man! Hopefully we will be able to do something fun to celebrate the day.

Party, Party, Party.....

The month of July is always fun...the kids birthdays are 9 days apart. We always make a big deal on their actual birth date and then have a big nice party for the both of them. Kami turned 6 this year and Kaleb turned 8. We had a sleepover in Odessa for the kids birthday before we left. They each had one friend over and we ate pizza and rented movies. Then I took them to see Karate Kid the next day. We were suppose to eat Olive Garden for lunch after but poor lil Kami got sick in the theater and I had to take their friends home.


Then we moved here to Slaton and we had a birthday party at CiCi's with a handful of good friends. It was a nice, low key birthday party this year. Their actual birthdays were just as fun. We always let them pick something special breakfast that we don't eat very often and a nice restaurant for lunch. Kami had blueberry muffins and Olive Garden and Kaleb choose cinnamon rolls and Caboose. They both got a lot of really nice gifts this year too. We really did have a good birthday year this year.

Moving......AGAIN

Yes, we are moving again, but I couldn't be more thrilled! We are moving back to Lubbock and that is where we truly want to be. I think it's a good place to raise a family and it is very close to all our friends and family. And, that is so important to me with baby Keagan coming in October. Tim has gone ahead to Lubbock to work and he will be back for us on July 9. I have been packing a little each day in hopes of not getting overwhelmed. I am slowly getting there. People say I should be a pro by now, but it's been a little harder since I am pregnant. My dad and step-mom will be here this coming Thursday night to help finish any packing and to load the truck on Friday. I am so grateful to have help moving since I am nearly worthless at 6 months pregnant! We are also very blessed to have friends letting us live in their trailor until our lease is up here at the apartment. That will help us out tremendously. I am getting very anxious about the move and the timing of Keagan's birth. I want to be in a house and somewhat settled before he arrives.

I am a little sad to say goodbye to my friends here. God has always provided at least one woman who I can really admire and look up too. She has really helped me alot this last year we lived in Odessa. My kids are super excited to get back to Lubbock to their friends and our really great church family. Kaleb was actually baptized in this church before we moved. I can't wait to just get there and get settled in. I feel like maybe this time I can unpack and enjoy our time here without waiting for "that" phone call!

Crazy but good day!

Today my sweet Kami got her ears pierced!! I have been trying to talk her into it for some time and today was that special day. She was so brave! She never hesitated or cried. She picked a simple little diamond and sat there so patiently. I am just so proud of her. Then as we walked through the mall, Kaleb helped a gentlemen who spilt a whole box of straws in the floor clean them up. He was rewarded by the mall security who watch for special kid helpers doing good deeds. I was so proud of him today too! The crazy part of our day was waiting an additional 1 1/2 to get Tim's wisdom teeth pulled. They were so far behind that we nearly canceled, but if we had we wouldn't have been able to experience these other two neat experiences above.

Big News

Thursday we had our 20 week sonogram to see how the baby was growing and see if we could find out the sex. I drank a coke to prepare my little darling for the show, hoping it would help. I was so excited to find out and to make sure that the baby was healthy. She took all her measurements and confirmed that the baby was right on track and looked great. The kids were just as anxious as me and kept asking if she knew yet. She worked her way down and the baby was sitting with his ankles crossed and the cord between his legs. He waved at us and took a big drink of the fluid, but didn't feel the need to show us what he was yet. Thankfully our songrapher was a VERY patient woman. She said go use the restroom and jump around a little. I did and rubbed my tummy and layed back down. And finally, the sweet lil baby moved just enough for us to see his man goods! Yay!! We are having a boy!


Tim and I are so excited just to finally know. I have already gone shopping for a few blue outfits. The kids were so proud to know they were having a brother too. Kami is especially excited! She can't wait to be a big sister. And, big brother Kaleb has plans for our little guy to play baseball just like him. Now we just patiently wait for his arrival and thank God for such an awesome blessing!!