Hadley

The nursery is finished! And I love it!  I ordered her monogram off of Etsy and it came yesterday.  On a side note, I love ETSY!!!  I am not a crafty person.  I have great ideas, but  I could never do what I envision in my head.  So, I do not like Pinterest.  I look at stuff and know I could never do it.  Instead, I take my vision, find it on Etsy and let someone else do it. Anyway........... So we spent the morning doing the last few things.  Now it is only 6 weeks and 5 days until my c-section.  Not that I am counting.  

I went to the doctor on Wednesday and I found out that I got my request for my doctor and my day.  I was a little worried because the doctors rotate days and I was struggling to decided if I cared more about the date or the doctor.  For those that don't know, I am weird about numbers.  Don't know why, but I like when they "go together".  So since Brayden was born 4-12-10, and my due date is just a month after that, I thought Hadley's birthday should be 5-10-12.  See the fun with numbers!!! :-)  SO, I am happy that the doctor I really like and who delivered B as well will be working on the 10th.  MY plan is to have her on Thursday and be home by Saturday so the 4 of us can spend mother's day together!

 I love the tree, the 105 pieces weren't fun.  Good thing I have a sister that likes to help with these projects that do my patience in! :-)

 The monogram came out cuter that I even imagined!!!

Down on the farm

We went on an adventure last Saturday down to Shamrock farm so B could see grandpa's cows.  I have been to dairies before, but nothing is set up like this.  It was really windy and we were very dirty when we got home, B had so much fun and is still talking about it.  The best part I think was having green ice cream before we went home for St. Patrick's Day.  (it was a tour day and the barn with the gift shop/museum/picnic area/snack shop was open and since we have "connections" it was free!)

Riding the 4 wheeler with daddy

 Watching grandpa milk the cow, he thought it was pretty funny

checking out the calves (their are an average of 15 calves a day born)

checking out the stage where the tour goes to show the calves

 The indoor seats where the tour goes to watch a video before they over look the milking

 Shamrock Playground:  The slide of cottage cheese 

Maze of Milk

Milk truck with slides

Pretend cows

Maze

It was a great day!!!

A GOODBYE TO MY TWENTIES.....

Not Going Gracefully

By Tom Mulhern

It isn’t fair, that’s what I say

To go from twenty-nine to thirty in just one day

It’s much too drastic, it’s too big a change

It’s got me unsettled and it feels all strange

This shift is too sudden, it doesn’t seem right

To be twenties for ten years, then thirty overnight? 

From twenties to thirties is heartless and mean

There really should be something in-between. 

Today I turn 30.....30, UGH! I know it is just a number, but it is a number that I have a hard time thinking could ever belong to me.  I no longer am in my 20's.  As a student I remember thinking that teachers in their 30's and older were old and officially lost their "cool".  I think I'm still cool, but I fear what students would think, glad I am staying home these days and not teaching. :-) At this point, it is my little monkey's opinion that matters.  Today while I was putting on make up, we walked in and said "Mommy so pretty", (melt my heart) maybe 30 won't be so bad.

BUT.....I must say farewell to my 20's.  So, I will recap some of the highlights of the past 10 years in no particular order!! (the the first 3 are most important!)

- I met, married, and know I will spend the rest of my life with the man who is my love, best friend, and partner

- I became a mommy to the sweetest, funniest boy I know

- We found out our family of 3 would soon be 4!

- I graduated college with 3 of my best friends right beside me

- I taught for 7 great (most of the time) years

- I met Erin Hunter who I spent 95% of my time with at the gym, pool, and causing chaos in the Valley.  Oh the stories we have!

- I traveled with a variety of travel buddies and loved it all: San Diego, San Antonio, St.Thomas, Hawaii, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Visalia, Modesto, Aurba, Colorado, New Mexico, Vegas, Idaho, Virginia Beach, Chicago, and I am sure there are more but these pop up first in my head.

-I was able to share and stand up as a bridesmaid in 10 of my nearest and dearest weddings

- I lost my first grandparent (and hopefully the others until I am in my 40's at least) :-)

- I completed my masters degree

- I bought my first house as a single lady

- Sold my first house and had to move out 5 days after bringing home B from the hosptial. *he never got to enjoy his first nursery :-( *

- I became an Auntie

- I ran my first 1/2 marathon

I lived, laughed, loved and have to thank the Lord for all the many blessings and the amazing family he gave me, the one I married into, and the friends that are my family! 30's you have A Lot to live up too! Good luck!!!!

And a few pictures to go along with it!!

1 of our first photo's -  2008

 Becoming an Auntie - 2007

Erin - her 29th b-day - 2008

Graduation - 2004

1st 1/2 marathon - 2006

My first place, that became our first place  purchased in 2006

First family photo - 2010

We will now be a family of 4 - 2011

Aruba Honeymoon -2009

Engaged - 2008

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

Havin' fun!

I have been trying to do lots of new stuff with "B" while it is just us.  Plus he is getting to the age where he likes to play and gets excited about stuff.  So when he isn't sick (it has been a rough winter), we try to go have some fun.

First we went to go see Uncle Stan at the fire station.  Uncle Stan works at the nicest fire station in the world.  You think I am exaggerating, well, I am not.  It is 2 stories with each guy having a private room to sleep, a HUGE kitchen, theatre seating movie room where they can each have their own recliner, a gym, 4 poles and 1 slide to get downstairs when they get a call.  I was in awe.  I don't know why I didn't take more pictures, It is gorgeous.  If you live in the east valley(it is on Williams Field just east of the 202, Station 1), go take your kids and bug the fireman, don't tell them I sent you though! ha!!  Actually they love visitors.  Anyway, Brayden was all excited until we got there.  I don't think he new the truck were going to be SOOOOO much bigger than the play ones at home. Ha!  He got better as time went on, but he did run out the door twice saying "no more firetruck" and he found a chair to take a break on.  His favorite part of the trip, Uncle Stan going down the fire pole, "Again Uncle Stan, again".  He still takes about it when we see a firetruck.

Then the other day we went to the Arizona Museum for Youth.  I had bought a groupon a few months ago and decided that now was as good of time as any to use it. We had lots of fun and big tears when it was time to go.  It is a lot less busy and cheaper and closer and not as overwhelming as Phx Children's (I love that place but it is always crazy there), an A plus in my book!! 

Didn't make it 5 minutes in the car,  Museums are exhausting!!

And just playing 

 Yes, that is a doll and pink blanket.  I had been putting some stuff in the nursery and he found "Haddy's blanket baby watch cartoons".  So we had to take the baby and blanket downstairs.  He got himself situated and then he wanted me to put the blanket on.  Baby Haddy and Brayden watched an entire cartoon together.  I sent a picture to Jason at work, he wasn't pleased!!! I think it is cute.

B always has to hold Drew, whether he likes it or not! ha!

These are a favorite.  He wanted to take his hat and backpack downstairs the other morning, so we did.  We filled it with a few cars and then he told me, "going to school mom, on the bus, bye" and ran to the door.  I told him no, he is my little boy and he will never go to school and has to stay home with me forever. (don't worry, I'm kidding) We take Zachy to school on Friday's and he love watching all the kids get on the bus in the morning from my bedroom window.  Apparently he has decided that he wants to be like all the big kids.  But this momma is going to stop him in his tracks, he isn't even 2 yet, we need to SLOW down and not get big too fast.   

I love this boy!!!