Monday, July 21, 2008

NOW it's summer!



















































'Cause it just isn't summer 'til you've had that yummy juice dripping off your chin!

Also I wanted to share this funny conversation. Our sweet B (I always call him our hall monitor) he just can't help himself.

The boys have just had baths and gotten into their p.j.s.

Me : R we need to brush your teeth.

R: I am not R I am Sporticus! (He says w/ his chest all puffed out doing his best superhero pose and speaking in his deep voice.)

B: Well fine then. Sporticus, it's time to go brush your teeth.

Oh how we laughed!! I mean he really can't help it! I am so sorry Mom.....I now know that I drove/drive you nuts!! :)
CC

The fourth of July...very belated...

I am super behind on posting. We have been quite busy lately...potty training, packing, moving, swimming lessons, and VBS. I did want to let you see how we spent our fourth of July.















We were living the a American dream (preparing the home site!) Great trees!!





















My, my what big muscles you have!

















Siesta!

Friday, July 4, 2008

........and so it begins!

7/3/08 12:30pm The ink is dry and we now own the new property where we will build our 2nd house from scratch.















This is what our new building site looks like. Right now you are thinking, "All I see are trees!!?"
You are exactly right.....lots of trees!!















7/3/08 @ 5:30pm Victor begins the clearing.















Two hours later....he is making some progress!
















Look at this pile! Stay tuned!!!!

A friend remarked to me yesterday that God has been blessing my family alot lately. My first reaction was to wander if that meant .......I was due for something bad to happen (what can I say I have some Irish in me...not named Colleen for nothin'.) Then I stopped and thought about it some more I had worried so much about getting our house ready to sell, selling it, finding new property, find a place to live in the interim, and on and on and on.....just ask my husband. God took care of everything and for once he even did on my timeline. A close friend came and gave me staging advice the day I asked. Our house sold after being on the market for only four days. Victor got a new job, that he loves, which pays well and has decent insurance. The rent house we lived in before is becoming available, just in time. We found a terrific piece of property in the neighborhood we wanted, and the school district we wanted at the best price we had seen in a long time!! And all this time my family has been healthy and provided for!!

I ashamed to say that all of this was going on all around me and I haven't been nearly excited or thankful enough!

Dear Lord,
Thank you so much for the myriad of ways that you continue to bless us. Thank you for sticking with me when I move from worrying about one thing to the next w/o looking up. Forgive me
Amen

This Week










Another busy week......I decided to try several different new recipes. Homemade wheat bread..good but not great. Homemade gold stars (goldfish recipe, but I don't have a fish cutter)......very good. Victor says they taste more like Cheese Nips. It isn't pictured but I also made homemade (not Hidden Valley) ranch dressing...I really liked this alot!!














Papaw and Jan sent these squishy, bouncy, light-up orbs. Lots of fun, especially in the dark! Thanks!

Rylan had swimming lessons this week. He loves the water and is not afraid at all. He ended the lesson yesterday by jumping in totally unassisted ( I did not catch him) in the shallow end where he knew his feet could touch the bottom. The instructor told him we weren't going to catch him before he jumped but he was excited and I wasn't sure he got it. Then he jumped and when he came up he looked surprised, but we cheered and he said "jump again"! What a guy! Sorry I don't have any pics. It is a Mommy and me class so I am in the water with him. Hopefully Victor will be able to come to at least one class so we can capture his fearless excitement!