Update Finally!!!!

August 11th: Happy Birthday Kacey!!!! I can' t believe she is 3. On the day of her birthday we went to Chuck E Cheese with all of her cousins and had a great time.

That weekend we had a family swim party. She had a ton of fun and got way to many toys.

I started nursing school and it is very hard and time consuming. I miss my kiddos but am lucky to have such great family and friends that are supporting and helping me. It is so hard leaving them. Kacey doesn't seem to care so much but my little guy is so hard to leave. He cries and it just pulls on the heart strings.

The tests are so hard and after every test I just lay in bed and turn on Dora. I am just so drained. After my second test in the middle of Sept. I was laying in bed and Trent ran in and said "Mommy poop!" I looked over the bed and he had taken his diaper and pants off. Wow...he must have really wanted me out of bed cause I jumped up. I was ready for the worst. I looked every where and he just kept saying "Poop...Poop....Poop!" then he pointed and he had pooped in Kacey's little potty. I was amazed...to say the least. He was only 18months.....so I was happy to go buy him cute little undies and enjoy the thought of him being potty trained before Kacey.....but of course that would be to good to be true....he hasn't sat in the potty since.



Kacey is now getting the whole potty training thing and does well but it's hard when I don't spend everyday with her. I am going broke bribing her... Today she sat on the pot 3 times till she squeezed a poop to get a toy every time. "Toy for poop and treat for pee!", She tells Trent all the time.

Oh I also celebrated my 30th Birthday at Thunderbird with family and friends it was so much fun!

Just yesterday Mark was diagnosed with Swine flu so it has been a hard long weekend. He is doing good and is quarantined in the back bedroom. He can't go to work til Wed per Dr orders. Craziness.

I think I've covered it and I need to post more often. Time is going so fast I am going to forget so I need to post.

This summer has just flown by.  We are having a ton of fun.  I start nursing school in less than a month and am nervous about not seeing my kids as much.  It breaks my heart.  They are so attached mainly Trent and I love that and I don't want to lose that.  Kacey will love the change of pace and is always anxious to say goodbye to me.  With the fear is also excitement.  I will be doing something I hope I will love and it will be great for my kids in the long run.  I just hate missing things with them.  It will be hard.

Movie time in the playroom....they were being soooooo sweet!

PawPaw and the kiddos on a walk...they were chasing the rabbits.

Trent loves watering my flowers....they are much more maintenance than I expected.

MawMaw and PawPaw had b-days this month and the kids decorated a cake for them.  Trent was so talented and pushed M&M's all the way in the middle for a filling kind of!  It was a pretty cake with fingerprints and all.....they loved it and it tasted mmmmhh...mmmmhhhh as Trent would say after every lick.

What a ham....he was sleeping till I brought the camera out! Sometimes they can be so sweet to each other.

Friends over that's always fun.  We need a bigger pool!

We went to Sea World for 2 days.  The first day with MawMaw, PawPaw and Baranie and the second with Daddy and Baranie.  We had a blast.  They ran out of strollers so Trent hitched a ride with MawMaw the first day.  Baranie got to feed the dolphins.  The kids loved the shows....Believe was there favorite...we saw it twice.  However the second showing we let Baranie pick the seats and we were in the splash zone.  We got soaked with cold salt water...the kids cried but they won't forget it.  Kacey is still talking about it.

Livi Lu and Kacey are the best of friends and practically inseparable.  I am so glad that I have so many Brothers and sisters and that now our kids can be the best of friends!

Ok...we need a bigger pool!

MawMaw made the cutest dress for Kacey and a matching doll dress.  She loved it.

Summer already!

Time is really flying!  My classes ended in early May and we have been constantly going.  I got accepted to Nursing school at Grayson County College and will be done in 2 years so I am trying to fit everything in with the kids.  We went to the Fort Worth zoo with Aunt Net and cousin Louie.  The kids were surprisingly great and lasted a good 3 and a half hours.  The exhibits were so close.  I think the primates were the kids favorite.  They were teasing each other and playing tag.  Kacey's favorite by far was the rhino pooping, she still talks about it when the word zoo is mentioned.  Good thing she didn't see the 5 legged elephant!

We also took a trip to the Dallas Aquarium, just me and the kids.  It was ok but more frustrating than anything but they did enjoy the otters and penguins.  I took the double stroller and it was too big especially with 18 school groups there...oh and a broken elevator!

Thanks to Crystal we got to go to the Owens farm.  I had forgotten about that place and it was cheap.   Kim came with us too and all of the kids got along, it was great.  Trent fed the goats and it was so cute to see him giggle as they tickled his hand with their tongues.  Kacey wouldn't try but she did pet the horses.  Everyone had fun on the hay ride. 

Last week we went to the Dallas zoo to make up for the day it rained on the field trip we accompanied a few weeks ago.  It was the first time I had been on the train ride and it was neat to see animals that you can't see on foot. Sadly, Kacey was sleeping while the rhino peed so we couldn't add to her zoo experience dialogue. 

This week I will just be hanging at home and the parks.  Need to save for nursing school.  

Happy Easter!!!!!!!

We had 2 Easter egg hunts and a wonderful Easter today remembering Jesus.  It is so great getting to spend time with friends and family and it really makes you think about the real story behind Easter.  We have had Mark home with us since Thursday and it has been so nice.  The kids loved him being home.  Trent is attached at the hip to him and it will make for a hard day for me tomorrow when he goes back to work.  

Our first egg hunt was on Wednesday with Keira.  It had been a while since Kacey saw her but they acted like best friends.  It was so fun to watch and we will have to go back soon.

Trent found some brushes to brush his hair while exploring in the garage!

The kids helped Daddy put fresh mulch in the yard.  It was hard work. They had to stop for drink breaks quite a bit.

Our second egg hunt was at Maw Maw and Paw Paw's house and the kids had a blast.  They got so much candy I might have to throw some out.

Today we spent as a family and went to church and then went to Oma and PaPa's with all the cousins for family pic's and food. Pic's to come.