Time in!

Holy cow! It's been a while on here. I opened this up to see the posting of us getting our second dog, Aggie. We no longer have either dog- they both went to a home together and are being pampered like crazy. On a more important note, we may not have dogs, but we have a new precious baby boy since this blog has been updated. Keegan Hale is now almost a year old. Crazy!! He has brought SO much joy to our lives this past year. He's been such a great baby. After Camden was such a good baby, people would always tell me that my next was going to be horrible. Thankfully, those people were completely wrong. I have been wonderfully blessed to have 3 amazing babies... which could be part of the reason I have 3 :) I never thought I was going to have 3 children. I had always pictured just having a boy and a girl like my brother and I. Yet another instance where I'm grateful God had better plans for me. Anywho, the boys are now 7, 4, and 11mo. We stay insanely busy, but I know that these days will go quickly and when theyre gone, we'll wish them back. We have had many people come talk to us at MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) and tell us that these are the most wonderful times because its so much easier to shelter them and know what their influences are because once they get into school (as we've started to see with Camden) there are many other influences. Yesterday at MOPS we had our preacher's wife come and speak to us about praying scripture over our children. We were also given a list of prayers by the leader(http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/2008/11/seven-prayers-day.html). They included one for when they wake, when theyre getting dressed, when they leave the house, when theyre eating, when theyre bathing, when theyre going to bed and lastly when theyre sleeping. I have put them around our home in the appropriate places to begin a better "routine" of praying over these amazing little boys God has entrusted us with. Cindy, the preacher's wife, also gave us a great list of verses to pray over our children, which I fully intend to utilize. Well, I sat down to read another blog and saw the log-in button, and as you see, I ended up here :) Hopefully I can keep up with this more now that I have FINALLY jumped into the laptop world. I will try to post a couple pictures from Logan's recent birthday as well.

Here's some pics of our new puppy, who was named Aggie Mae at her foster home, and Bella. They're having loads of fun together!

Camden's Soccer

Here's a cute picture of Cam doing a victory dance after a goal :)

...And Logan zoned out at the game...

Valentines Date Night

Here's a picture of Nate and I for our Valentine's date ( a week early). Mom was in town for Camden's party- which I'll add another post for later- so she watched the boys for us so we could go on a much needed date! We went to Cheesecake Factory, then to see Taken, then BACK to the Cheesecake Factory for dessert :) It was a great night!

More Pictures

Our two little trouble-makers. This was from when Dad and Helen came to visit over Christmas break..

Peek-a-boo!!

I know theyll hate me for this later, but it was too cute to not share!

Mom and I at Christmas

Christmas bowling

Here's some pics from Mom's visit over Christmas. We decided to go bowling- which was the boy's first time to go. They loved it. Camden got a strike and Logan amazed everyone around us with being able to carry the ball on his own.

Mom being a graceful bowler

Daddy helping Logan bowl (this thing got shoved outta the way later on)

Check out Cam's form!

catch up time!

I swear, one of these days I'm going to quit having to put "it's been a while...". But for now, it'll get done when it can! On the last post, I had put that we ended up in the ER with Logan, well I guess I was next in line bc I ended up with a strange infection and in the ER dehydrated. I'm believe I'm finally getting past it all. Third time on medicine's a charm right?!

The boys are out of daycare now- which a much more of a blessing than you could know. They are staying at someone's home who also has a little boy Logan's age. She is great with them and we are so happy it's working out for all of us. The boys are learning good things instead of bad and are not getting sick near as often (knock on wood). They are also loving their new playmate, Joseph. Camden is also enjoying riding to school in the mornings with Brayden (Thanks Buzzy and Kerri!). He asks every night if he gets to go to Brayden and Malia's in the morning. All in all, we're extremely thankful for the new childcare arrangements... and I KNOW Camden and Logan are too.

Let's see... Camden is really loving Kindergarten and learning so much! He loves reading and wont hardly let us read to him now because he wants to do it! Cant complain about that. The other day I was holding up a cereal box, to which Camden informed me was a rectangular prism. Wasnt really expecting that one! We just got him signed up for soccer, which starts at the end of Feb, so I'm sure we'll have some more to post about that later.

Logan is growing like crazy as well. He has such a big personality and charms us all the time. He is doing great with potty training and it wont be long before we're headed to his sports events also! He's getting so much better at his speach and pronounciation. Yesterday he asked Nate if he could have a snack, Nate told him no since we were about to eat, and he looked him strait in the eye and said "why?" He also loves singing "we will rock you" that his big brother taught him.

Nate just got back from traveling for work. He went to KC and IL and got a chance to see family. I think Logan's becoming more aware of things because he wouldnt hardly sleep while Daddy was gone. Everyone keeps telling me how great it is to have boys because they love and take care of their mama's. I'm guessing that comes later on because I've never seen two boys be more enthralled with their Daddy! Nate's still reading up on his coaching books and looking into programs for his masters and/or teaching certifications for later.

I'm still trucking along with my job and enjoying it. I auditioned at an agency here in Dallas a few weeks ago. They had me read a scene from Clueless, so I had to channel my inner Valleygirl. They sent me a contract for representation, but in the end I wasnt able to work anything out with my supervisors since I dont have time off this year, being a new employee. It was a little heartbreaking for me, but in the end, I had to tell them I couldnt at this time. I was told to call back if I changed my mind, so maybe I can pursue that later on when the timing is right. I'm hoping to start some college courses in the fall as well!

That about sums us up for the moment.. I guess I did this backwards, but I'll post some pictures from Christmas break, etc, also...

Just going to put an update on here while I've got a minute...
My new job is going great. I really like the people I work with and have some great supervisors. It's been a lot of new information to cram in, but I think I will really enjoy it!

We ended up in the ER with Logan a couple weeks ago, which ended up being pneumonia. He is doing a lot better. I guess he decided to share because I've been sick now for a while also. Hopefully Nate and Camden stay well.

In other news, we've been crackin' down on the potty training for little Logan. He's doing really well for the most part!

We're really looking foward to the holidays and hope everyone's is wonderful!!

Changes!

I also forgot to add that I start my new job tomorrow! I enjoyed everyone at my previous job, but this is going to be a great opportunity for me and our family. Nate and I will be commuting together back and forth, so we'll see how that works out. We're kind of looking forward to having a few minutes of time to ourselves every day. I'm excited to see what all my new job entails tomorrow! I'll keep you posted.

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Nate's parents got to come down and my Dad and Grandmother got to come as well. We are still eating on leftovers, which is how its supposed to be right?! And somehow we ended up with more desserts than regular food. I dont hear anyone in this family complaining about that though! Somehow we missed getting a pic with Grandad and Great-Grandmother, but here's a good one with Grandpa and Grandma Summers!

Christmas Tree Decorating

We decided to decorate our tree early this year (before Thanksgiving). Logan had a better time playing with the decorations on the floor. Camden is still re-arranging things daily as he sees that something has a better place. haha! Somehow the tree and ornaments have gotten through two years of baby Logan and Cam without harm, and this year, Bella and the boys have managed to break 3 already! Oh well. Life goes on :)

Mom's boys

Two?!

Once again, it's been a while!! Our little guy has since turned a whopping two years old! I cant believe it. He's getting so big and is doing so much better with his talking. He's starting to put some words together now. He turned to Nate the other day and said "bye-bye Dad!" He loves gathering up his belongings and telling us bye like he's going to work. The picture is of him with his play keys, "purse", and "coffee".

Some things never change

OCT '08

OCT '07

Halloween

Halloween this year was a throw back to the days of old. Cowboys and Indians. Camden wore my Indian costume my mom made when I was his age. The tomahawk was an ancient Indian artifact that was found at the Halloween Store. Let's face it the best kids costumes are the ones that never get old, like Cowboys and Indians. Logan's costume echoed from Halloween's past with his best impression of John Wayne. Although the .357 Magnum for his side arm might give him a distinct advantage to Camden's tomahawk in case Logan had to circle the wagons. Due to Camden's significant foot speed, and Logan's in ability to aim at the broad side of a barn I will call the fight a draw. The boys loved the trunk or treat at our church. They got to play several games, and collected a large sum of candy from which Mom and Dad will gleefully enjoy after the kids go to bed. We hope everyone's Halloween was a safe and happy one. One last thing, DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Who is that hot guy pulling the wagon?!

This was my favorite!

Today we went to check out the famous Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch. We didnt know what we were in for! It was huge and had so much to do and see. We got to take some pics of the boys and picked out a family pumpkin and the boys picked out one each for them. We had a great time!

Anniversary

Tuesday was our 4th anniversary. We decided we'd go out as a family to celebrate, so we went and had a great meal at Carrabba's. In some ways I cant believe it's been 4 years already, and in others, it seems like we've been together for so much longer. Never the less, we continue to learn and grow and love each other more as the years pass.

Bathtub Baby

So this morning, I washed my hair by leaning over the tub. I went to get some coffee and came back to this- Logan had plugged the drain to keep the water in and had gotten in with his clothes on. He was just splashing away and having fun. It was too funny!

State Fair

Dad took a picture of us in the petting zoo.. right before Logan started in.

This weekend, Dad came up and we went to the State Fair. We found out that Logan's not quite ready for it. After the petting zoo and a corny dog, he got escorted by Daddy back to the car. Nate sat and listened to football games, while Dad, Cam, and I walked around some more. Camden had a good time seeing everything. We tried some fried Jelly Belly's on the way out, and believe it or not, they were pretty good!