Onederful One! Bring on the Terrible Two's

We can't believe our little guys already 2! It seems like yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital. And we could have sworn the other day we celebrated his 1st Birthday. He's grown so much in the last year. He's learned to walk, run, jump, talk, read some words (with the help of Baby Can Read, awesome program!), throw and catch a football. The list can go on forever!!! We are so glad God blessed us with him. We have enjoyed every moment. And we can't wait to see what this year holds!

Newborn

Last year, when he turned 1. Eating his Birthday Cake!

A few weeks before Isaac's Birthday I took him to Party Galaxy to get some party stuff. I was thinking along the lines of Elmo or Blues Clues. However, he went crazy when he saw the football section. And who can say no to his face!?

Also, we were in Seguin, TX for his Birthday and we are blessed to have an amazing family and they all came for his Birthday and made it a ton of fun! Thanks guys! And a special thanks to Grandpa and Grandma Renee for letting us have it at ya'lls house!

Blowing out his candle

He got a dog! He was actually really happy to get her. I just got a bad pict. ha ha



Peeking out from behind a present

It wouldn't be a party in Texas without a pinata!

The whole family

Our First Storm!!!

Close-up of the tree branch that got hit by lightening

the Hail!


So little Isaac's slide is supossed to be on the other side of the tree

the branch

We had our first storm a few weeks ago. We were just standing outside talking with our new neighbor when my husband says "that cloud looks like a finger". I was soooo excited. I grabbed the little guy and went and sat in my Hubbies truck bed to watch the storm(stupid I know!). Meanwhile Isaac was looking at our backyard. It was windy, rainy, with lots of thunder and lightening and I was loving it! Then there was a large BOOM and CRACK, Isaac comes running to the truck and says, "We better go in I just saw lightening hit our tree!". So, we continued to watch the storm from our windows. Like I said earlier I was loving the storm. Then the electricity went out around 6pm. And the storm stopped soon after. So, now for the not so cool parts. I hate the dark and we did not get our electricity back until 10:30am! That was not cool! But it was cool to have TV again right!? Wrong! We didn't get a signal! And of course I had to go to the Commissary to replace some of the things that went bad in the fridge. When I got back it felt like a sauna in our house! But b.c. of the storm they could not come and fix the air until later. Like 5pm later! So, what does a sleep deprived, sweaty, now grouchy housewife do!? First, I called Mathis Brothers b.c. we got a new kitchen table and the varnish started coming off. Isaac had taken it in to get fixed and they called us back and said they couldn't fix it. At first I was going to ignore it but I needed someone to take my anger out on, so I called and asked what the problem was. The man says, "scratches are not covered under warranty, only dents and cracks" I explain to him that it's not a scratch I am complaining about but if he would like I could take an ax to that spot to get a good crack in it! Guess what? Our table got fixed! Then I called Direct TV. and chewed them out (our receiver had been giving us problems wayyy before the storm). So, we got a week of free TV:)

Through this experience I've learned that I still love storms! I hate not having electricity! And I can get really mean when I don't have airconditioning ha ha

spiderman spiderman does whatever a spider can

Isaac hates baths (that is until you get him in the actual water, then it's a fight to get him out). The other day his Dad made the mistake of putting on the kiddos Spiderman slippers. I think this led him to believe that he did not have to get a bath. So, I ran the water and amid "NO! NO! NOOOOO!!!" I managed to get him out of everything with the exception of his slippers. At this point he managed to wiggle out of my grip and run around the house like so....

I WILL NOT TAKE A BATH!!!
Rounding the corner at spidey speeds

Just pausing for a picture before I run from mom some more

Milton Bradely is a LIAR!!!

You see the commercials all the time. A group of friends or a family around a table playing a fun board game! They're laughing and encouraging each other! The commercial says that a game really brings out the fun! Or that it really brings the family together! I can say from personal experience (with the exception of the Dalyrmples ha ha ) that is tears a family apart, makes friends enemies, and turns loving marriages into near divorces! Here are some true stories:

I have 3 siblings. When we were little we played board games. Pictionary ALWAYS winded up with someone being hurt b.c. the other person got mad at their teammates lack of drawings or guessing skills and threw the pencil at someone else. Which of course turned into spankings!

The last time my siblings and I played candy land was 2 years ago for my youngest sisters graduation! It turned into a yelling match with the board game being over turned.

About a year ago my youngest sister and I tried to play Operation. I totally won, so she pinned me to the floor until I admitted that I "cheated". It totally turned into a cat fight!

How does that bring smiles to family faces?!

At Tyndall we went to our friends David and Joy to play some games. Somehow all the guesses turned into some of us having a "skanky wardrobe".

How is that bringing friends closer together!?

Currently, my bro and his fiance come over alot to play pictionary, Family Fued, and 100,000 Pyramid. There is a ton of yelling! And the last time we stayed up till 4am until a couple broke the tie!

The most current game night was with a group of friends. I thought for sure Britt was going to kill Brian. And it didn't help that Brian kept talking about what a long ride home he was going to have ha ha. Kari and Brad came in second during Pictionary. I thought they seemed pretty nice to each other, that is until they went to leave and poor Kari had to carry all her dishes up to her chin while Brad ate a piece of cheese ( I could have sworn he was waiting for her to open the door). And then there was Isaac and me. We won, so that was a good thing. However, I can not get over the fact that he could not see that I had drawn a very simply but AWESOME monkey! So, he got a slap. I mean we would have won quicker right!?

I am pretty sure we all wanted a divorce at the end of this game!

Anyways, the point of this blog is to tell you those commercials are a LIE! Milton Bradley is secretly working with lawyers and hospitals to bring in the big bucks! Shame on you Milton Bradley! From hence forth you will be known as Joe the Camel in our house.

"The One"

No, I am not talking about marriage. I am talking about Church. My Hubby and I come from two different backgrounds. He grew up Pentecostal and I grew up Southern Baptist....yea, 'nuff said. I mean we have the same core beliefs, however, Pentecostals are known to clap, speak in tongues, and are a bit on the louder side. Then there are the Baptist. We clap (sometimes), ummm in some churches we might raise our hands, and you might hear us say an "amen" now and then ha ha . Talk about opposites! So, now Isaac and I have to find a happy medium. Not too loud, not too quiet, not to crazy, not to Conservative, etc. So, far we have been to 5 churches and we will try our 6th tomorrow! Isaac, and I were laughing b.c. we said finding a church is like dating. You keep going on dates hoping to find "The One". I can't help but hope that this Sunday is it!!!

Awwww Soot!

Big Isaac made a fire in our fire pit thing the other night. Usually he is pretty good about cleaning it up right away. So, go figure the one time he doesn't the next day the lil' guy gets in it and rolls around and makes a huge mess (I am talking about soot in his hair, all over his face, clothes, and shoes!)!!! Here are the results....

ha ha mommy!!!

See mom there was this stuff and it looked like fun....


Getting Clean!

PS B.c I am a parent I reserve the right of the corny Title!

Just one of those days

*this was originally a "venting" email to Lisa. She said it was funny and that I should make it a short story. So, go on, have a good laugh at my expense :)

So, Isaac and John started class today and Cara had a seminar. She called me and asked if I could watch her kids (on mon.) Which is never a problem b.c. they are so well behaved. Then last night little Isaac got a fever and it carried over to this morning. John dropped the girls off at 7am. I guess he had to wake the girls up early to get them ready and little Isaac woke up when they got here so they have all been cranky! I have never heard so many "NOOOO!!" "MINE!" or fake crying in my life! ha ha
Anyways, I was told there was no pediatrics on base so I called Tricare and there is one on base! I called to make an Appt. And they lady was like "How is 9?" This was at 7:45am. So, I asked my neighbor is she could watch emmy and monroe for an hour. She said she could but she had to leave her house at 9:40am. So, instead I borrowed a car seat from her. So, I loaded all three kids and brought them to the clinic (without my drivers license). So, the Dr. checks out Isaac and guess what he has? Nothing! Nothing but GAS! ha ha . Apparently I should be in for 3 days of terrible diarrhea! Not fun!

Then I come home and the kids are super duper grouchy and want goldfish. I give them goldfish and started to clean the house. When I am finished cleaning the house I notice it is really quiet. I go to Isaac's room and they had poured the goldfish onto his bed and were taking turns rolling in them! So, I had to take the vacuum out again and try to get all the crumbs ( I think I failed on that mission) Anywhoo, it's raining today and they are hyper and grumpy so I thought I would go to Chic-fil-a and just risk the no drivers license thing ha ha. So, I load them up and as I am pulling out of the driveway Big Isaac calls and says "Can you make me 2 sandwiches, I have 10min to eat" So I unload the kids and as I am making the sandwiches all I could think was "Did I really go to college for this?! To make sandwiches, change diapers, and vacuum gold fish!??" So, I burst into tears. Not the small ones but the crocodile ones with sobs ha ha. So, that is how Isaac found me. All he did was hold me and ask what was wrong and tell me he wanted to help if he could. Which was really sweet and made things surprisingly better! So, he eats and leaves again. And I reload the kids and go to chic-fil-a. OMG was it busy! I mean kids, military, old people everywhere! And of course all the people have to comment on how well behaved my kids are and how close they are in age ha ha I got tired of explaining and finally just decided to let people think I am a super skank that has 3 kids under the age of 2 and obviously it's not the same man! ha ha. So, they eat and I take them inside the play area. I chose the play area for 1 reason over Burger King on base. B.c. kids are suppose to be 3 and under! Well, apparently all the parents can't read b.c. it was full of older kids. And they kept trying to pick up emmy, monroe, and Isaac. So, I winded up leaving early! To top things off I ate chic-fil-a and bought a drink from starbucks...now I feel really fat! ha ha

Anywhoo. They are all down for naps now:) This has been my day thus far and it is only 1:00! AHHHHH!!!

Ps After I got 2 hours of peace, quiet, and Starbucks, and they got naps the rest of the day went awesome!