Weekly Wrap-up #3

So, Gunnar has been all about his John Deere hat this week! He really liked it before, but has been obsessed with it lately. I think he has finally decided he MIGHT want to talk. He will say "yes" and "eye". If you ask him if he has poopy pants, he will say yes (whether he does or not)! LOL!! If you ask him where his eyes are, he will point to them! He just seems to be doing so many new things lately. It is crazy. He is growing up so fast. He really likes to go "bye-bye". He is always running to the door wanting to go out!

We started our small group last Sunday evening at church. We are in a group that has alot of little girls around Karsan's age. We found out that one little girl, Kamry, plays softball. She is as crazy about it as Karsan is!!! They have become fast friends! Her mom and I are in the same Bunco group. Her dad is putting together a Select softball team and they are very interested in Karsan and would like her to join. They will start practicing here in a week or two. It will be just tournaments on the weekends. They have decided to mainly do local tourneys because of the girls' age. It can get really expensive if you have to travel every weekend and stay in hotels!! We are trying to save that until she gets a little older!!! The coach said the farthest he plans to travel is Lubbock. It is only about 2 hours away, so that won't be too bad! She is really excited. We had several nice days this week, so her and Shawn practiced hitting and throwing! I guess we won't be signing her up for basketball after all since it will conflict with the select tourneys. She wanted to play softball more than she did basketball, so it all works out!!! Friday was "Jump Rope for Heart" for the American Heart Assoc. at school. We went and watched Karsan jump rope during PE. She did really well. She had a blast!!!

Last Sunday was my birthday!! It was a wonderful day!!! Shawn and Karsan made me a pineapple upside down cake! It was delicious! We just hung out the rest of the day. It was nice and relaxing; just what I needed!!!! We are going to exchange gifts this weekend!

Have a wonderful week!!

Weekly Wrap-up #2

Yippie!!! #2!!!
Not much has been going on this week.

Karsan has been busy with school. They are having "Jump Rope for Heart", so they have been practicing jumping rope in PE all week. She was so excited yesterday because some other little girl told her she jumped like a pro! LOL!!! I think we are going to sign her up for YMCA basketball. They season is only 5-6 weeks and it will help get her in shape for softball. She came home with a conduct slip on Tues. for talking during Music class. She was so upset. A little boy in her class kept telling her that her mom was gay, so she was defending my honor telling him that I wasn't!!! Shawn and I both told her she should just ignore things like that; that he probably didn't even know what he was talking about. She said, "Yes, he did. He was saying your mom is gay because she kissed a boy!!" Shawn and I cracked up!!! It was so funny!!! She knows from now on to just ignore others who don't have anything nice to say.

Monday was Shawn's birthday. He turned 36!!! WOW!!!! Some friends from work took him, Gunnar and me out to lunch at The Barn Door. They have great food! We enjoyed it very much. We were both still so full from lunch that we just snacked for dinner. A friend from church, Joyce, brought over a pie for him. I am not really for sure what it was, but it was wonderful. It had chocolate and I think banana pudding with cool whip and nuts on top. It was yummy!!! I made him a taffy apple pizza last night. I had planned to make it for Monday, but I knew Joyce was bringing over something and the pizza gets yucky if it sits for too long in the fridge.

We went out to eat tonight for a combined birthday dinner. We went to Clear Springs Cafe in Midland. It was really good. They mainly serve catfish and different types of seafood with a Cajun spin. They claim to have the best onion rings in Texas! I don't know if they were the best, but they were definitely good!!

Gunnar is back to his old self! His sleeping pattern seems to be getting back to normal! That makes me very happy! His new favorite thing is to get his John Deere cap and walk around with it on his head. He will keep it on for quite a while. He looks so cute! He reminds me so much of his daddy!

Thanks for tuning in!!

On The Mend

Gunnar is FINALLY feeling better! We had a rough couple of weeks between cutting 6 teeth and a stomach bug. At one point I was concerned that he might be lactose intolerant. He had no appetite, was very clingy and wouldn't sleep in his own bed. I was really worried that after he started feeling better that he wouldn't want to sleep in his bed again, but it seems like he is getting back to normal. His appetite is back. He wants to eat ALL the time!!! He is happy and playing with his toys!! We are still having a little trouble at night...he is waking up two or three times, but he is soothing himself back to sleep. Yippie!!!

11, almost 12

That would be the number of teeth Gunnar has now!!! He went from having 6 right before Christmas to this. I noticed the other day that he had cut three of his four 1-year molars with the fourth almost through!!!! Maybe that would explain the upset stomach and him not sleeping well at night!

I sure hope he gets to feeling better soon!

Weekly Wrap-up #1

One of the things I want to accomplish with this blog is to keep everyone informed of what is going on with our family since we are so far away from everyone. So, I am going to try and do a weekly wrap-up each week! haha! I know you are all thinking, "Yeah, right!!! I bet this is the only weekly wrap-up we will see!!!!!!" Well....I am going to try and prove you all wrong!!!! So.....

Karsan started back to school this week. She is really glad to be back. I am really glad to be back into our normal routine!!!! She got her grades for her 2nd 9-weeks. Her overall core average was a 97!!!! We were very impressed to say the least! She has definitely settled in well at her school!!! We are so proud of her!

She is ready for softball to start. I think we are all! She is getting cabin fever pretty bad! It has been cold here the last week and she hasn't been able to play with her friends outside. Well, cold for west Texas!! :) I don't think it is anything compared to what all of you have been dealing with! We have seen snow 4 times already this winter. We haven't gotten more than an inch each time, but you would think we had been having blizzards with the way people here act!!!!

I think Gunnar has decided that he isn't going to talk. He definitely understands what you say, but he refuses to talk. I told him the other day to go get a diaper and her did!! Then he brought it back to me and ran off! He has decided he doesn't like to have his diaper changed! Also, Shawn and I were talking the other day and I mentioned that I needed to go brush my hair. Gunnar went in Karsan's bathroom, got her hairbrush and brought it to me! He is a smart little booger, but very ornery!!!!

Shawn is getting ready to start Phase 3 on his project. He will be doing 30-year title on all proposed routes. This should take about 6-8 months. He really likes it out here in "the desert"! He had been going and playing tennis with some friends from church on Sundays. They haven't been able to play the last couple of weeks due to the holidays and the cold weather. I think he is looking forward to going again!! He is getting involved at church. He has already led singing once and will be doing so again tomorrow evening. He also will be reading the scripture for the next couple of Sunday mornings!

I am getting ready to start online classes for Medical Coding. I am really looking forward to it!! It should take about 6 months. I should hopefully be able to work from home after that! I keep praying that it all works out. We have thought about putting Gunnar in a Mother's Day Out program for 2 days a week while I take these classes. I think it would be good for him. He doesn't do too well being separated from me, so maybe this would help a little!

I really feel that God is working in our family right now. I am very excited to see what this new year has in store for us!!

WOW...

Happy Boy!

Sweet Girl!

I am finally doing it! I am going to blog! Since we are so far from all of our family and a lot of our friends now, I thought it would be a good idea to do this so you can keep up with what is going on here in west TX!! I plan on posting pics of the kids and maybe even a few of Shawn and I as well ;) !!

I have been talking about this for a LONG time. Well, it's a new year!!!!! Many things are changing around our household and we would like to share them with all of you! I hope you will enjoy this adventure!!! Stay tuned!!