PRESCHOOL

As I lay in bed this morning I can't help but think about how my oldest goes back to school today. I have mixed emotions. I am so excited for him because I know he is really excited but at the same time I am so sad because my baby is growing up. He is going to learn so much! I just have to keep it together ;)

UPDATE:

So I got Preston up and dressed for school and I said are you excited? He said no mama I'm nervous. :( I promised he would be fine and have the best time. After brushing his teeth he begged me to let him climb back into bed and rest a little longer :) we got Huxley up and left with breakfast in hand. I practically had to pry his Jessie out of his hands and promised she would come with us to pick him up. We walked into his classroom and you would've never known that he was nervous. He walked right in talked to a few friends and climbed into his seat. Sooo big! I didn't want to cry then but writing this update has brought tears to my eyes. When did he get so big?! I am super anxious and can't wait til I can pick him up! I can't wait to see how his first day went. 

Did you cry when you left your baby on the first day of school?!

Sweet Friends

So I loaded up my kiddos yesterday and we road tripped it to Auburn to help one of my best friends ever pack her house to move. For the most part the kids haven't seen each other in forever or in the case of Huxley ever.  So when her kids got home from school my kids were sooo excited! P and her daughter B who are almost exactly the same age were inseparable from the start. There was lots of hugging, hand holding, snuggling and laughing. 

Aren't they the sweetest? We might have already started planning their wedding to each other ;) a mom can hope right lol 

Just a quick post

So I've been a tad bit under the weather since July and have had a lot going on which I've been dealing with internally. I began having pain in my lower left pelvis a few months ago and during a routine scan discovered a cyst on my ovary. The doctors are monitoring it for six weeks and I will go back for a follow up scan and doctors appt to discuss the findings. Well now it appears that I not only had a cyst develop on my right ovary but it has ruptured so I am feeling pretty awful. While 95% of cysts are benign and nothing to worry about I can't help but worry what if its something worse. Anyway, I am trusting that all will be fine but there is always that little voice in the back of my head shouting out fears. Please pray that all is fine and that it's just run of the mill cysts and nothing to worry about. Please pray that my mind will be put at ease and that the fears will subside. Please pray that the pain from the ruptured cyst will subside and that it heals on its own. 

Preschool

This little guy is starting preschool in two weeks! Where has the last 4.5 years gone???? We went shoe shopping today and big kid got real big kid going back to school shoes! 

He picked them out and I think he is really gonna like them! Oh how sad it is he is growing so fast! He had a dentist appt today to have a cavity filled today (no more letting him brush his own teeth) and he walked back there like such a big kid dragging my hot pink hoodie for comfort. I literally had to choke back tears. When did he get so brave!?!?! All went well and now he won't take off his new Toms he got as well. Hope everyone had a happy Monday! 

Huxley George is 2!!!!

WOW! Where did the last two years go?!?! My baby is two y'all and I can barely hold back the tears! It seems like just yesterday I was documenting his birth. He went for his check up today and for the first time in his life is average on height and weight. The big boy that once was isn't anymore. He weighed in at 28.2 lbs (prob due to his lack of eating this last month) and is 34 inches tall. Originally Dr M said that if he keeps growing at the speed he was he would be super tall (like 6'4 6'5 tall) But today proved differently. He isn't going to be but around 5'9 5'10 haha. Looks like big brother will end up being bigger than him after all ;) We celebrated  his birthday on the 6th with a bouncy house, pizza family and a couple of his friends. It poured down rain but at least we got to bounce for about 30 minutes. He was an old pro at opening gifts and loved every second of it. We are so thankful to everyone that came and thank everyone for the gifts he is still in toy heaven ;)

Here is what Huxley is up to these days:

Talking ALOT! He says lots of words and phrases and his favorite question is What's that thang....so country :)

He has learned to jump. Not only on the ground but off of things which makes for a nervous mommy...still considering changing his middle name to Danger...

He tee tee's in the potty anywhere from 2-5 times a day. Honestly it just depends on his mood and mine. I don't think he is fully ready to PT but def in the next few  months for sure.

He is extremely independent and stubborn.

He is already experiencing the terrible twos...I am hoping that means he will be a breeze at 3.

He loves his woody and bulls-eye toy.

He has found and uses his pocket on his shorts all the time.

He requests jeans almost every single day we get dressed...

He is in love with Yo Gabba Gabba. Muno and Brobee are his fav but I love to hear him say TOODEE lol

He is working on two year molars and has been a terror. (So thankful for Advil and Hylands)

He is a mama's boy and doesn't get far from me... He is sitting in my lap right now as I type this...

He loves Salsa and calls it sauce sauce.

He loves to paint.

His favorite songs are happy birthday, if you're happy and you know it, and a song I made up called Baby.

He loves to sing and loves an audience if you don't listen he gets louder.

He loves a vacuum cleaner and wants to help often.

His favorite chores are helping feeding the dogs, putting his dirty clothes in the hamper at bath time, and helping load the dishwasher (although not neatly and I have to go back and rearrange).  He will also wipe down anything with a baby wipe. Walls and table tops are his specialty.

He can count to ten with help.

He gives awesome hugs and often shares random kisses with me :o)

He pronounces love you as lub vu...I don't correct him because I hope he never stops.

hmmm I think that is pretty much it that I can think of right now with this big two year old sitting on my lap trying to color the computer desk and push buttons on the key board.

ATL

So first let me apologize for lack of pics lately and way too many posts that run long. Hate to say it but this one won't be any better so grab a drink, kick back and get ready to read ;) Robert and I were able to escape for a weekend alone without kiddos to Atlanta...Yep you read that right we went to the ATL for our anni! Most couples living this close to the beach would have done that and honestly we normally do too but something inside me just craved a weekend in the big city. So Friday we kissed our kids goodbye and headed towards GA.  I had been sick earlier in the week so I still wasn't feeling 100% but was determined to go and have a good time anyway. We got to The Hyatt Regency downtown and checked in and had enough time to grab a drink before heading towards our apt at The Art of Touch massage place in Midtown. If you ever need a massage and are in ATL check them out! They were great! Claude did my massage and he was wonderful! I left feeling more relaxed than I have in a while. After massages we decided to head back to the hotel and shower off the oil then grab dinner somewhere nice...I mean after 10 and a half years together and 7 years of marriage we deserve a nice dinner right?!?! We walked about half a mile through Centennial Park to dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. Neither of us had ever eaten there so we decided to give it a go. The steaks themselves were amazing cuts of meat, super tender, and cooked to perfection however I am a bold flavor kinda girl and sadly they didn't have enough seasoning on them or any for that matter. But it was still delish. We had an amazing bottle of wine from France and ended the night with bread pudding on the house for our anniversary. Score!!! We then ventured over to Hard Rock Café and listened to a little bit of live music. However I was exhausted and we went home early.

Saturday we woke up craving breakfast! So we found a little diner about 2 miles from where we were and decided a morning walk wouldn't be so bad...I laced  up my chuck taylors and we hit the pavement. Most of the walk wasn't too bad however the last .8 to mile was kinda sketchy! I think I even stopped at one point and asked Robert if he thought it was safe to continue. We pressed on in the dead of the summer sun (it was around 12 in the afternoon) and finally arrived at Thumbs Up Diner! My oh my it smelled like heaven! We wrote our name on the list and waited about 5 minutes before being called. The prices were ridiculously cheap ya'll! Like so cheap I thought I ordered a side of something and ended up with two meals! I ordered a Belgian Waffle that was soooo good I thought I would die! It was make the eye roll up in your head good....I am not even kidding lol. Then I ordered some sautéed potatoes with onions and peppers and topped with cheese. They were good but nothing like that waffle...yum now I am craving it lol. The coffee was great and so was the service. Robert had some kind of scramble thing he said it was good but not nearly as good as my waffle. We left super full!!!! We will def go back! If you are ever in ATL look it up! We went to the one near GA tech campus. We were also super thankful for our phones because we managed to walk back through the GA Tech campus which was WAY less scary and made for an enjoyable walk back. Once back at the hotel I changed T-shirts and we went to The Sweetwater Brewery. Nothing overly exciting here. We did the tour which wasn't that interesting and then listened to some live music. By 4 I was dying of heat, had a headache, and was just plan ready to leave. We went back to the hotel where I napped and Robert did some pool time. Dinner that night was at Poor Calvin's in Midtown and it  was pretty good. We had the Lobster Mac n Cheese which was good but I didn't think it was anything overly special. However, I ordered the Pineapple fried rice with homemade beef jerky and it was DIVINE! It had raisins and pineapple in it which sounds bizarre but ya'll it just worked somehow!!!! It was pretty AMAZING!

Sunday we loaded up our stuff and drove over to Highland's Bakery for brunch. It was good I had a grits and black-eyed pea dish that was good but a tad too spicy for breakfast. Robert had French toast and it was delish! The coffee was great and I have heard their cakes and stuff are too but we were too full for dessert. We then ran to the mall which ended up being a bust because they didn't have what I was looking for. We topped off the weekend with a stop by Roberts parents house to say happy fathers day then did dinner at my grandparents to get the boys. It was a great weekend and I really enjoyed a nice carefree weekend but I sure was happy to see my kiddos. I missed them tons!

Life equals Whirlwind

Whew let me tell you this week and a half has been INSANE!!!! I don't even know that a whirlwind describes how crazy I have been the last week! Here is what we have been doing the last week!

Sunday before Memorial Day we spent the day at the Lake with my Aunts fam and mine as well. It was a relaxing day of sun, fun, boat riding and fishing off the pier. I might be a city girl but there is something about the lake that just makes me almost feel country...ALMOST ;)

Last Tuesday Robert and I helped chaperone the youth trip to Six Flags over GA. I was really nervous about all the kids going and being "responsible" for them but it ended up just fine and we had a great time! The park was quiet for the most part and the lines were fairly short.

I went on a 4 hour road trip alone to Spring Hill TN to help my best friend finish packing and get moved into her beautiful new home. I moved non-stop from Thursday morning until Saturday evening at 6 when I left for the 4 hour trek back home alone. Exhausted doesn't even describe it but we got her moved in and everything almost completely ready for Baby Murphy to make his arrival in the next couple months. I CANNOT wait to meet this little guy!

We started VBS at church this week. It's been a week of hanging with my favorite toddler,Huxley, in the nursery. Lucky me I got to spend the week in his class. Big brother P got to enjoy Preschool VBS and has had a blast. He even had a nap this afternoon in the car ;o) Although I know he is tired because he has begged to stay home the last two days...He is supposed to go next week too with my mom...guess we will see what happens then huh.

Yesterday was a sweet friends birthday and she invited us to come hang out at the pool. The boys and I loaded up sunscreen in hand and spent four glorious sun soaking hours with her and her daughter, mom, niece and nephew by the pool. We then had dinner and got to enjoy time with her sweet family. Even Robert managed to make it after work. It was a great night :o) Both boys were WORE OUT. So was I...I was asleep before 10 ;)

Monday we got to celebrate one of my favorite little girls on earths birthday! My niece lil miss SAS turned four! We celebrated with slip and slides and pools. The boys had a great time and both were super sad when it was over. Happy birthday sweet girl! Aunt Jen loves you!

Today I went on an hour long ride in search of a pair of shoes. Sadly they apparently didn't have the size shoe they said they did that I needed so basically I wasted gas to drive to Alabaster. O well Hux and P both got naps so its ok :o)

Other than that nothing much to mention. Life is moving on fast as ever and we are just holding on trying to enjoy the ride. Next week should be slower and I am looking forward to a much needed relaxing adult weekend away in Atlanta.