Tball Party

We had Gavin's tball party last night at Momaks. I really enjoyed this tball team because the parents were always so nice. Bill gave Gavin his metal and goody bag. He is trained so well to cheese for me.

 Bill really enjoys coaching Gavin because it allows us to see the kids more. We take what we can get. We really like the other coach, Coach Rudy and his wife. His wife is an OBGYN in the same practice that I use. We laughed and thought since my doctor was out of town for KK's arrival; wouldn't it have been funny if she would have delivered Kiernan. Small World!!

 The coaches got a team picture with all the kids signatures. Lots of parents gave Bill a card and gift cards. It was so nice. I am telling you this has been just a great group.

 The boys got to play outside for a long time. Gavin and Kiernan just put a smile on my face. They were rolling on the ground together.

Fishin in Port A

We drove down to Port A on Friday night with KK and the neighbor's kid, German. Candace and George met us down there. We hung out at the cabin and got to bed because I warned them that KK is an early riser. They thought that was great so we could get out to the fishing spot.

Kiernan found fishing equipment to be very interesting. Here is German and Candace fishin in the Gulf.

George was the first to land a flounder.

Kiernan did pretty good. I let him get down and explore the sand. He ate most of it. He didn't seem to mind and go right into it. He was sooo dirty by the time we left.

 Finally, German caught a 22" Red. It was his first fish and he was so excited. He barely talked or showed emotion but when he caught this fish, you couldn't wipe the smile off his face. I thought we were never going to leave but finally we convinced Bill to call it a day.

 We headed back and barbecue at the house. We grilled some chicken and sausages that were super yummy. Everyone relaxed for like an hour when I heard Bill say, " OK let's go back!!"
So they all loaded up and headed back. I stayed back with KK. I thought he was really tired and I didn't want him out in the wind at night. It gets a little cool with the wind howlin'.

Sunday morning we woke up again and headed out to fish. They couldn't catch a thing!!!! We decided to head back and start to pack up. Bill wanted to get back for the Spurs game. It was a short trip but always nice to get down there.

Kinder Ender

He is in the middle without his class shirt on.

Gavin has concluded his Kindergarten year. I cannot believe it. He seems more grown up now. He got his own speaking part. He memorized two sentences.

Back in his classroom he read his poem about Kinder. He did so good.

His teacher giving him some love. She did a slide show and Bill and I's pictures were up there from when we volunteer up at the school. Bill tutored on Fridays and she even honored him and gave him a card with an HEB gift card in it. Super Nice!

We really liked this teacher and are sad to see him moving on but I guess the only way for his to go is up! He is still the sweetest thing in the world. Looking forward to the summer with him.

Pool time already

Gavin, Kiernan and I braved the cold waters at Grammie's house and got in the pool. Well, Gavin was the only one to totally get in. He looks so old to me in this picture.

 We got Kiernan into the water but his favorite thing was the ball. It is his new thing. He walks around all day long saying "ba". He loves any kind of ball.

 I think he was smarter than us and figured out the water was not as fun as his bath water. We kept them in there for about 10 minutes and then we were off to dinner. I can't wait for the summer fun to begin.

5 DAYS LEFT OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!
11 DAYS UNTIL DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!

Cutie Pie

This face just brings a smile to my face so I thought he could do the same for you.

Have a great weekend!!

He is totally into the scrunch the nose face.

Look at my roses.... Oh and the cute kid in front of them.

 Bill and I have a big trade show coming up next Thursday so we ordered lots of stuff to give away. KK loves getting new boxes in the mail. He needs to look and see if anything is for him.

Happy Friday!!!!!

11 Months Today

My sweet little boy is 11 months old. Time is flying by and the pressures are mounting for the perfect 1 year old birthday party. The invitation is made and the theme has been chosen.  Plus it is now under a month before we leave for Disney World. I feel like my head is spinning. Work has picked up and is out of control (which I guess is a good thing) but always stresses me out. The boys are almost out of school and the summer time activities will begin. YIKES!!

But I can't help with all the chaos fall completely in love with this smile! He melts my heart. He is still an extremely fussy baby. I feel like I can never make him happy. Is he hungry? Diaper? Tired? Trying to figure him out makes me tired. But at the end of the day he is my lil' man and somehow we will make it through. We has not advanced in his walking. We will see if he will walk by 12 months. He is climbing on things (which I think he learned from his cousin Hadleigh). He is not a great eater. He LOVES puffs and yogurt. Everything else is suspect. He is still sleeping through the night but has some early mornings sometimes.

He is very into being outside and screams when someone walks out the front door without him. He loves his daycare teacher and never cries when I leave him there. But he still gets happy when I come to pick him up. Not sure what I would do if he didn't want to leave with me. He likes to go on walks in the stroller with me. He loves to watch older kids or kids in general. No more teeth have come in just still four on top and two on bottom. He is very into music and dancing. He no longer crawls but instead he prefers the bear crawl to save his poor knees.

I am sure the next month will go by fast so I will have to do my best to saver the moments..... and take more pictures.

Journey to Motherhood

Cant believe 6 years have come and gone by so fast. What started as a friendship has grown into an amazing family.

First Picture of Bill and I taken in January 2007.

First time Bill and the boys came over and played cards with me.

Early outings to the Witte as a family

The boys and I fall in love!!

Bill and I tied the knot in January 2010. It was an awesome ceremony and completed our family puzzle. We expanded the brood in June of 2011.

The boys visited the hospital.



Our Christmas photo.



I got so much love for my family and so proud to be the mother to these amazing boys. I am hopeful for many more wonderful Mother's Days to come.

JOY AND PEACE

All of the fruits of the spirit seem to intermingle with each other and I definitely can lump these two together since I didn't have a chance to write yesterday because of my son's diaper rash. Whoa... is it in full force. He spent last night and this morning in the bath. At least he isn't screaming when he is in the water. Poor guy.

I am trying daily to find joy in everything that I do. I definitely need help with this but I am trying and that is what matters. One thing I have always prided myself on is that when the boys (Roy and Gavin) ask me to do something I always try to get up and do it even when I am dog tired and want nothing more than to stay in my chair. I think apart of me always felt the boys would love me more if they knew that I would get up and play with them. It brings me great joy to hear them call for me to come outside and play with them. I enjoy myself outside that I am thankful that I am still able to get out and play. I am thankful that I am semi-athletic and so I can keep up with all my boys. The joy of having my own son born and seeing him grow daily has been awesome. It is much harder to juggle three now but I think we are managing. I am not able to go out with the older boys as much because of KK. I need to do a better job. He can play in the grass but he always wants to get out in the middle and seems to get hurt so I try to keep him back a little as much as possible.

Another joy of mine which helps bring me a lot of peace is that I feel like I have become a much better, nicer, thoughtful person as I have matured over my years. I didn't really like the person I was in high school and college and I always like to hear from people, "WOW you have changed." I love to know that my own personal progress is noticed by others.

It brings me great joy and peace that I have turned out to be a good person and that God brought me back to Him. I love to go to church, listen to sermons on line, pray with the boys, and try daily to do something nice for someone else. Life always seems to throw curve balls so it is nice to always have someone to turn to for guidance.

Love

I have never been a touchy feely person. Whenever I see someone I never run up and hug them. I am not one to show major PDA or even cuddle. I am not sure why but it has never been in me. I am very stand offish and this sometimes comes across that I am not nice or too good for someone. Throughout my years it never really mattered to me. Most people thought I was stuck up and it shows in the amount of friends I have from high school and college. I was very selfish and just not interested in loving my neighbors. Then came Bill and the boys. They began to show me that it is okay to hug. It is okay to say I love a million times a day and at any point in the day. It is ok to say I love you EVERY time you get off the phone. This was completely foreign to me. Sometimes when I lay the boys down for bed and we pray, I get up and head back to my room when a little voice says, "Mom, you forgot to give me a hug." I think it is amazing that I am still reminded of this from my six year old. So young and innocent and FULL of love.

Currently, Kiernan is not interested in a hug or cuddle. I try to grab him and pull him in and he always arches his back. I am desperately trying to show the love to him. It is something I am still not good at but I must try. Sometimes I get so busy with the hustle and bussel of life that I forget just to sit in a chair and watch cartoons with Gavin. And how surprised I am when Roy comes over and leans on me (this is his way of hugging). I should have no troubles grabbing them everyday and hugging them and showering them with kisses. Because honestly, I owe it to them for showing me how to love.

I have a list that I am trying to complete called the 100 things to help your marriage. I try to pick one thing a day to show Bill that I love him. Yes, I have to use a list.... I am just not a natural. But I am trying and I can see the expressions on his face when I can check something off my list. The face of complete shock that I just did that. Why shock? Because I guess I just don't do these things regularly. I want people around me to feel the love from me. I want the boys to know they can jump in my lap anytime they choose. Because I know God's intentions for me. I know he wants me to be Christ-like and display the fruits of the spirit daily. LOVE.... something that seems so easy for most can be so hard for others.

What's your temperature?

I attended our last MOPS meeting of the year on Wednesday and had a wonderful time. The topic was the Fruits of the Spirit and how mothers always display all of these characteristics in their families. It definitely got me thinking about Mother's Day and to look at myself as a mother.

One of the speakers talked about the temperature in your household. No, she was not talking about the thermostat but she was talking about how your family is run. I thought about the beginning when Bill and I first got together and the temperature was H-O-T!! There was chaos in the home and a lot of anger and uncertainty. When I realized that I was going to be here for good, my natural reaction was to take over the home. The boys needed a place to feel safe. The boys needed someone who wasn't caught up in the fighting and could just play and be there for them. I needed to be the calm in their storm.

They needed a room to sleep in with all of their things in it. They needed organization. I felt I was that perfect someone.  I organized, redecorated a house that wasn't even mine nor was a living in and I began to transform it. I found bed sets for the boys room. I painted it bright warm blue. I put their favorite things on the walls. The house was stripped to its bare walls and I slowly began to fill it up with things for a family. Soon the house became a home for all of us to enjoy.

Throughout Bill and I's marriage I have remained the calm in all of life's storms. I try to never let me temperature get HOT and out of line. Many times Bill tells me that people walk all over me because of this character trait and that I have no backbone but when I look in the mirror I see the calm person that tries to not let life's curve balls get me down. I am not perfect and can always get a little too HOT at times but I feel like at the end of the day, Bill and the boys can see my consistency and feel safe that they can come to me with anything. They know my reaction will not be harsh. They know I will not yell and scream but calmly try to work things through.

I would like to say I am not proud of having a personality that makes me vulnerable to be walked on but I am proud that I can provide a safe place for the boys and that I can help calm my husband when things aren't always easy. Once I heard the speaker talk about the temperature I knew she talking directly to me and to reassure that I am doing a good job in the home. I hope that I am setting an example to the boys that life is always going to be tough but keeping calm and leaning on Him can get you through anything.

I would like my family to look at me and see a steady 75 degrees. :)