Jaxon and I got home about 11:45 today. It was a great trip – I’m so glad we went. It was good to see my family & friends, new & old. I had an awesome time catching up with the girls! I hadn’t seen them since High School – about 9 years! Staci had a great shower – lots of people, goodies & food!

Here are some pictures from the trip…

Jaxon did a LOT of sleeping in the car!

At my parent’s house::

Jaxon & I playing in the big box!

Mom & Jax eating crackers

Granddaddy, Dad & Jax enjoying a golf cart ride

Aunt Nancy, Grandmother and Jax

At the shower::

Shauna & Jaxon playing with the girls

Girls just wanna have fun!

Shauna,Megan, Me,Staci, Sarah & Juli Beth

Thank you girls for such wonderful weekend. Shauna & Kip – thanks for letting Jax & I stay with your family last night. Your kids are so sweet! M & S – don’t forget the HPP!!

Have a good Monday!

So, this morning I woke up at 6:20 (when Jaxon woke up) & decided that I really wanted to go to TX for my friend Staci’s baby shower. We had some things planned for this weekend, but nothing that would be too hard to get out of! So… Jax and I are at my parent’s house in Ft. Worth. Tomorrow we will drive to Arlington (where I grew up) & go to the shower. We will get to see some of my old friends! I’m so excited!!

I hope a wonderful weekend is in store for you too!!

Here are some pictures from the school program tonight. Jaxon looked so cute, but of course it was hard to get great pictures of him. we didn’t get any pics of the three of us, except for my attempt at a self portrait that didn’t turn out at all. We snuck out of there early and brought Marble Slab (ice cream) home for a treat!

Jaxon playing before it was his turn…

Very fuzzy picture of Jax & I walking to the stage

Joey & Jax playing

“stop taking our picture, Mom”

Sweet Boys!

my attempt at a self-family portrait! Thanks Jax!

“Can we just go get the ice cream?”

Jaxon retrieving my fallen earring

CRAZY!!!

“enough for one day, I’m ready for bed”!!

Today has been a great day. I slept in (until 6:45!), played with Jax, showered & got ready, took Jax to Sonshine School & went to Lin Lily. Today was my last day there. The place is empty… Kind of sad, but I’m SO looking forward to my week at home. I left there about noon, came home to a quiet house & enjoyed eating lunch & resting for a while.

I had a few errands to run before it was time to pick up Jaxon. I ran into walmart to get the new Laurie Berkner music Dvd! It is great – Jaxon loves it!

Joey and Jaxon are napping on the couch & I just gave myslef a mani/pedi. I could get real used to this staying at home business. I wish I could do it forever, but the truth is I can’t. So, I will enjoy my time, not waste it & get refreshed to start my new job on the 15th.

Tonight is Jaxon’s Sonshine School program. His class is doing a “style show”. I will take pictures – don’t worry!

Well, that is all for now…I’m going to leave you with some pictures of Lin Lily that I took about a month before I heard the bad news. It was a beautiful store & I will cherish my memories from there, but I’m looking forward to all the memories the future has for me!

Look for an update tonight or tomorrow of my baby’s first(and probably only) modeling job!

I can’t believe it’s been about a week since I’ve posted! It’s been busy around here, but good!

This past weekend was a 3 day weekend for us. It was nice to be with my two boys…

Friday we had a garage sale – we made over $400.00 !!

Saturday we went to my cousin’s 2nd birthday party & then to Joey’s parent’s for a visit. My parents were in town for the weekend so we got to see them too!

Sunday we had my parents out for dinner & it was a nice relaxing evening!

That’s about it!

This week I have been working at Lin Lily finishing things up & packing boxes. Renee (the owner) has been very generous. I have come home with lots of goodies. I got some great new sheets (that retail for about $600.00), they are already washed & on the bed! Today we packed up boxes, went out for lunch & had a great day. I will be there for a few hours tomorrow working on the books & a few hours Thursday & then it’s over! I am sad about this chapter in my life closing, but looking forward to find out what the future has in store for our family. I don’t start my new job untill the 15th – so I’ll get to spend some much needed time at home.

Jaxon is doing great. He was a little difficult this weekend due to two new teeth coming in on the bottom. That brings the teeth count up to 8! He is still not walking on his own. He is getting VERY heavy. I’m trying to encourage the walking at this point. He is very good & fast when he is holding a finger or walker, but has no interest on standing on his own. For now, I’m just glad he is happy.
He is talking so much… Learing & repeating new syllables all the time. Tonight I said “I love you” and he sounded it out. He is so fun!

Tonight we said goodbye to the mullett! It looks much better! This was right before the cutting began…

Here are the results:::(just for Trisha!)

Before:

After:

Joey’s back is still not good at all. Once I get my new insurance & he can be on it he will go see a Dr. He quit going to the chiropractor because he wasn’t seeing a difference & it was $60.00 a day. Not cheap!!
School will be out at the end of this month & he is SOOOOO ready. He needs a break.

I decided to make recipe notebooks for all the tearout recipes. The computer ideas are great but – I don’t have time to type or scan them all & I love to sit down with the book & look throught it. So, I went to hobby lobby today & bought paper protectors, decorative paper for the outsides, some brush pens & adhesive. I really hope I can get this project done in the next week!

Well, I think that’s it for tonight! I hope you are all having a great week!