Counting down!

I am not "crafty" and rarely do stuff like this. We are just so excited about our trip to Disney when I found an easy countdown calendar I decided to make it. We can't wait!!! Everyday we tear off our Mickey ears and we are one day closer!

14 years

Monday was our 14th wedding anniversary. Man, that makes me feel old. Lol. Seriously, I think we get better with time. It is rare for us to go out alone, but we always make a point to go to dinner on our anniversary. And everytime we do I wonder to myself why we don't do it more often. Of course I know the answer....work, kids, just life in general. It only takes a little time away with Jimmy and I am quickly reminded why I fell in love with him. He is funny, smart, witty and of course I think very handsome. But he is so much more then that. He is the one that knows the best and the worst parts of me and still loves me. He has stuck by me thru the good and the bad. I can't imagine what my life would be like without him. I love you Jimmy T!

Weekend wedding

Saturday we drove to Weimar to Jimmy's cousins wedding. It was at a beautiful bed and breakfast. The weather was perfect for an outside wedding. The kids had a blast playing outside. They found a little spot in the garden where there were lots of frogs and snails. Jimmy's mom and grandmother were able to come with us and stayed the night at our house Saturday night. There were lots of places to take pretty photos but of course the ones with me and jimmy did not turn out.

This will be a busy week for us. Jimmy and I will celebrate 14 years together tomorrow, Paige's birthday is Friday and her party is Saturday. Looking forward to a great week!

Over the river and thru the woods

To Grandmother's house we go! Lol. This weekend we took a last minute trip to visit my grandparents. Their health is failing and I am ashamed that I have not made the trip to see them sooner. Usually we stay at my aunts house, but with both our families getting bigger and my grandparents bad health we stayed at a hotel.

Can I just say my kids love staying in hotels. Paige was the official elevator button pusher and Caden was in charge of swiping the room key. I think their favorite thing was riding on the luggage cart. A close second was getting to eat at Golden Corral. Lol. They are still talking about the chocolate fountain.

We had a nice visit with my grandparents and cousins. My dad let Caden practice with his bow and arrow and BB gun. Paige even got a try. You can see in one of the pictures Caden is not very happy about it. He said that was just for boys. Sorry Caden, girls can shoot guns too. Overall is was a quick but good trip. One I need to make more often.

Student of the week

Paige was student of the week at her pre-k! She got a certificate, a sticker, and a pencil. She also got to go visit the principle who gave her the prizes. I am so proud of her. I was so worried how she would do with the move to her "big" preschool. It is great to have just a little confirmation that she is doing well. I think I was more excited than she was. Lol. I called my mom right away who was of course very excited too. Paige is not one for a lot of attention. She asked me why everyone was so excited? Lol. Being humble is a good thing I guess. Way to go Paige!

Picture time!

I love picture day at school. I usually coach the kids on how to smile, and beg Caden not to do anything silly. Lol. This year I got a nice surprise when I opened Caden's picture. We had gotten his haircut and I love him in his yellow polo shirt. That will make the perfect picture I thought. Well, I had forgotten Caden had his shell necklace he got from Florida in his backpack. Apparently he thought he needed an accessory. He must have put it on at school because he did not leave the house that way. I just had to laugh. Of course I still think my baby is very handsome, necklace and all.

What a weekend

Yesterday was Columbus Day. That meant no work and no school! We had a nice long weekend. We started Saturday off with Caden's soccer game. This was the first one Jimmy was able to make it to. Caden did well and it was beautiful weather. Then we were able to go see the kids friend Jase play. He did great and it was a lot of fun. We did not want the fun to stop so we invited Jase to go see Hotel Transylvania with us. The kids had a blast and judging from the amount of laughter I think they liked it.

That evening while Jimmy watched the kids I was able to attend a ladies fellowship at the church. There were several speakers including Jase's mom Jessica. They all did a wonderful job and I cried the entire time! It was so much fun getting to spend time with the girls.

Monday we went to Main Event with some friends of ours. We all had a great time bowling and playing putt putt golf.

It was a great weekend full of family and friends!