The Joys

I have the best kids in the world. Just sayin. I love them both so much. What a joy they bring into my life! Here is a picture of Owen and Daddy playing "bunny rabbit." Owen gets under the laundry basket and pretends hes a bunny, and Daddy feeds him goldfish. Hilarious.




Today was Owens 3rd day of school, and it was community helper day. He wore a firemans hat.. isnt he precious?!

Trying a Tri

This last weekend I completed my first triathlon, the 2011 Danskin Tri. It was so much fun! I did quite a bit better than I thought I would do, though I rolled my ankle at the beginning of the run. I havent decided if Ill be a die-hard tri competitor, but I definitely plan on doing a few more this year! Some friends are even trying to talk me into doing a half marathon.. ugh. We'll see! Here are a few pics of the event. My neighbor, Megan, is the lovely lady with me who convinced me to do it!

School

Owen went to his first day of preschool yesterday. Its not really preK, it's Monday/Wednesday from 9 to 1. I love the teacher and the church where it is located. Owen was painting when I left and coloring when I came back. He didnt cry or fuss at all and seemed like he really enjoyed it! He told me that he played with a big bird puzzle, a blue car, colored a rainbow, and went down a slide on the playground. Thats a great day for a 2 year old, right?! :) Here is his first day of school pic-

Birthday Boy

My baby is 1. SO weird. He is absolutely precious, such a wonderful little boy! He is laid back (unless he is teething) and is such a mommys boy. He is already saying all done, night night, titus, daddy, bye bye, hi, and thank you. He is practically running around the house and likes to do anything big brother does. I love him with all of my heart. Here are a few pics from the festivities.

Parenthood

Ah, parenthood. Its wonderful. There are so many different parts of parenting that can be so much fun, so hard, and so interesting! An example...

Last night, I put the boys to bed like usual and was washing the dishes downstairs. When I turned off the water, I heard HORRIBLE screaming from one of the boys rooms. The kind of screaming that makes your heart stop and causes you to drop what youre doing and RUN. I grabbed the monitor on the way upstairs to see which boy was screaming and saw that it was Owen. I assumed that he had either vomited, banged his head, or was somehow dying... When I entered the room, he was standing up with tears pouring down his face and screamed loudly "SOCK ON!" He had accidentally taken his sock off and wanted me to put it back on. Yup, thats what all the screaming was for. Unreal.

Kristen Garza

One of my closest friends, Kristen Barnes got married last weekend! She is now officially Kristen Garza. I was a bridesmaid, along with 6 others, and we had such a wonderful wedding weekend! The rehearsal dinner was fun and delicious, prepping together the day of was a blast, and the wedding was BEAUTIFUL. Kristen was absolutely gorgeous! And I got to slow dance with my handsome husband.. does it get much better? Here are a few pics from the event!

Family Feud

Nathan and I have a VERY wonderful relationship. We hardly argue, he is extremely loving and serving, and I am beyond blessed to call him mine. Hoooowever, we tend to disagree about one thing...

I went to USF, where I was a USF Bulls cheerleader. I know that our teams arent the best, but Im still a committed alumni! So, the hand shape that we do to support our team is the same hand shape used for the UT Longhorns. And yes, I am well aware that the longhorn hand shape is very popular because it represents UT. BUT, I used it for 4 years to cheer on my bulls! Needless to say, this is one area of tension in our household, since Nathan went to UT :) Here are 2 pictures of us where we are making our claims... even the boys have their USF/UT gear on!