I have been a very bad blogger lately. I just haven't felt like sitting in front of the computer.
Life has been busy and full and wonderful for the past few months and I've just been soaking it all up. These boys of mine are so great! They are so funny and they are becoming best buds. That makes me so happy because for so long they just ignored each other. Maybe it's because Owen is getting bigger and is into the same things as Andrew.
Their relationship is something I pray for all the time. I want so badly for them to be best buds through out all of life. I think that it always makes a momma's heart happy when her children get along.
Anyway, we've been working like crazy around here trying to get our yard ready for summer fun. The weather has been beautiful and warm and we spend as much time outside as we can. My in laws came over for two weekends in a row to help with projects. Perry and his Dad put in steps on our hill that would not grow grass. They also made a little garden area for me and landscaped around the swing set.
It all looks great but we still have more work to do. Next week I think we'll be consumed with planting and pine straw.
I have also been busy working inside our house, purging like a mad woman and I've really enjoyed it. We have been in this house almost 3 years and we had boxes that were still packed in the basement. I'm not done yet but after several truck loads to the dump, 4 carloads to Goodwill and a few to consignment shops the house is feeling less cluttered. I love having empty drawers and organized closets. This house has a lot of storage space and I think that's why I justified saving any and everything. Not anymore!
I think one of the last times I posted I said we were looking at bunk beds. We finally got them after two months of searching for just the right set. I think we've had them for 3 or 4 weeks now. The excitement is wearing off but they do cause some angst. Andrew got his ladder taken away because he kept trying to take it off the bed. I gave it back yesterday so he could sleep up top but chose the bottom instead. He says he doesn't like seeing the smoke detector. He's scared of it because last summer it randomly would go off for almost 2 days and it really traumatized him, it traumatized all of us. My cousin Cleary was visiting at the time and she hasn't been back since.
(He didn't make it and still sleeps in his crib)
I can't that Easter is upon us. I'm so happy that it is going to be a warm Easter. I remember some chilly egg hunts from when I was a kid. Those are not fun! I still don't have all of our clothes together. I need to make Andrew's bow tie and decide what I am going to wear to church. We have never stayed home for Easter before but this year we decided to. We'll miss our family in Alabama but we want to go to our church this year. We are just about to join and have been trying to for a few weeks but last week I was sick and the week before Perry was gone. I joined the mom's bible study and am enjoying it so far. The book we are studying is called
Breaking the Worry Habit....Forever. I will probably have more to say about it as we get deeper into it.
Owen is turning 2 next month and I can't believe it. He is turning into such a little boy. He can speak in sentences and will tell you exactly what he wants. He's getting out of the moan then pitch a fit phase and for that I am thankful. I love hearing his little voice. Right now he answers most questions with, "yeah!" and it is so cute. He is on the verge of potty training. It's me that is holding him back, before I was just not ready to deal with because I didn't think it was time. Now he goes potty by himself several times a day. He comes to me when he is dirty and brings me his diaper and wipes. I've caught Andrew and Owen in the bathroom together with Andrew trying to get Owen to go potty. Owen will do whatever Andrew does and in this aspect that's great. I'll have to give Andrew the credit when Owen is potty trained.
For Owen's birthday we'll just have a small family party. I thought about a joint birthday party in June but I really don't want to spend too much. I found a cake I want to make Owen on pinterest. It's a construction cake with bulldozers and dump trucks. He is really into all things with wheels right now and all animals. I'll have to do a birthday post for Owen next month.
Perry has had a lot of time off lately and it has been great! His schedule now is so nice but pretty soon that will change. When he gets upgraded he'll be back on reserve and I am dreading that. It's just part of the job though. Perry is such a great husband and father. He is so consistent and never falters. I'm one lucky girl. We will celebrate our 5 year anniversary this summer and we'd love too take a trip just the two of us. I don't want to fly anywhere, not our first time leaving the boys anyway. I'm thinking maybe Charleston, Savannah, St. Simon's Island maybe. We started planning our next Disney trip just this week. We hope to go back in late September or early October. Before Perry goes into training. This time we want to stay for a week and slow the pace down. After two 4 day whirlwind trips we still have not seen everything and done everything. Not even close really. Going in September will be a little hot but the crowds are supposed to be minimal then. Hopefully we can make it happen. Andrew says almost everyday, "Maybe tomorrow we will go back to Disney World."
Well I think I have rambled about long enough. I wanted to do a catchup post so I just let myself start typing. Thanks for hanging around until the end.....if you did.
