A Texas Anniversary

No, unfortunately we didn't get to go to the BEST state for our 4th anniversary but after one of our friends heard our anniversary plans she said, "now that sounds like a Texas anniversary". She couldn't have given a better compliment :)

Boots.... he looks darn good in them too!

Gun range! It was a lot of fun shooting the handgun. If anyone breaks into the house while Isaac is gone I feel bad for them. I got all "kill shots" and only missed twice...it hit the legs :)

We summed it up with a yummy steak dinner at Mahogany's.
So glad I married him 4 years ago! I am one loved and blessed woman.

I could never be on Fear Factor.

Yesterday I had a not so brilliant idea. I decided to go up in the attic. I am deathly scared of heights. When I was in middle school my siblings talked me into climbing into a small tree house. I was stuck there for hours crying and my sister who is 6 1/2 years younger than me had to show me how to get down (thanks Jerusha!). So you would think A. I wouldn't try to go into the attic B. I would have stopped when I got halfway up and looked down and broke into a sweat. Nope, not me! I got to the top and went through all of our boxes finding Isaac's old 3-6month baby clothes for Israel to wear. While I was up there I also found bibs, socks, glider, bouncer,johnny jumper, and bathtub....kinda funny since Isaac said he looked through every box and couldn't find these items! Anywhoo, I collected my goodies and was ready to head back down. That's when the drama began. I had to call Isaac over. Before he came up though he tightened a bolt on the ladder which really made me freak out. Once he came up he showed me 3 different ways I could get back down the ladder. None of these ways made me feel better. All I could picture was slipping in my own sweat and my brains being all over the garage floor. Instead I sat on the attic floor and cried big crocodile tears and told Isaac was going to starve to death in the attic ( yea, I know I'm pretty dramatic ha ha). Eventually I made it down, shaky and sweaty. Needless to say Isaac is going to have to get every item I need before he deploys :)

Little Isaac says the darndest things

Ever since Isaac turned 3 it seems like he says the cutest and funniest things. Here are a few of them.

2 weeks after I had Israel Isaac was trying to fit between our couch and our pillar.

Isaac: Ugh! I can't fit I'm too fat!

Me: you're not fat Isaac don't say that.

Isaac: I'm not fat you're fat.

Me: You mean me and Daddy is fat right?

Isaac: No Daddy is strong. You're fat

Isaac looking in the mirror and smoothing his shirt out before he left the house one day

Isaac: Ugh! I still look fat. Oh, well lets go.

One day Isaac came in while I was putting on some Spanx with a dress

Isaac: Mom mom what is that?

Me: It's something that makes mommy look skinnier

Isaac: Oh it makes you feel all better?!

On a recent trip to TX I turned around just in time to see him picking his nose and eating a booger

Me: Gross! Don't do that!

Isaac: But mom mom I be so hungry!

We went to the mall and I was in a hurry

Isaac: Mom mom can I play

Me: not today

Isaac: candy?

Me: no candy

Isaac: Ride the car?

Me: Not today we are in a hurry

Isaac: *big sigh and slumps his shoulders* I'm having a baaaaddd Day mom mom. A bad day!

LOL I love my Isaac I don't know what I did before him or what I'd do without him!

Jan's infomercial about infomercials

Anyone that knows me, knows there's nothing I love more than an infomercial. I totally fall for practically any and every product. So you better believe when I saw the infomercial for the "Perfect Brownie Pan" that I had to have one. Lucky for me my sweet friend Joy sent me one. However, she did send it while I was pregnant. While I'm pregnant I don't know what the following words mean, a.) Self control b.) portion control c.) exercise. So, you better believe I put the perfect brownie pan to good use....along with many a drive thru. Thus I gained well above the 35 lbs the Dr. said I should gain at a maximum! It doesn't help that when we first moved to Oklahoma I didn't exercise and that resulted in a 20lb weight gain. All that being said three weeks after I had Israel I weighed 181 lbs. Yowzers! Lucky for me I saw another infomercial for a workout program called Insanity. I bought it off craigslist for 1/2 the price. Here's the results of both infomercials....

Perfect Brownie Pan
Insanity

Perfect Brownie Pan

Insanity

Perfect Brownie Pan


Insanity

What is Insanity you ask? It's an awesome 60 day program that kicks your butt and makes you lose the pounds! Here's what I love about it

* After 60 days I lost 18lbs and 20 3/4 inches (overall body)

*It kicks my butt everyday, but it's fun

*If you have an 30min or an hour to watch tv or do you hair and makeup you have the time to do Insanity...no excuses it's all about prioritizing

* I can workout at home with is awesome with 2 kids

* The people on the workout have to take breaks too so I don't feel like a total loser

*The hardest part is getting into my workout clothes and pushing the play button

*I never get bored with it b.c. it's a different workout everyday

*You can do it as many times as you want to b.c. you can never finish the program...it is about how far you can push yourself each time

* This program has not only made it about losing weight, but I want to keep doing it until I can master every push up workout.

*My new after picts are now my new before...that's right I am doing Insanity again. Check out my blog again in 60 days to see new results! :)

Look who's 3!

Isaac loves the cartoon Max & Ruby. His favorite character is Super Bunny. I wonder if it's bc they both repeat words and phrases over and over and run around for forever, never seeming to run out of energy:)

Isaac turned 3 last Saturday! Crazy! I feel like I just brought him home from the hospital. I said that last year too, I wonder if that means I'll feel that way every year. All I know is that he is so much fun and I am very proud to be his " mom mom". Love you Isaac David!

He's here!

Israel Gabriel was born July 18 @ 10:24pm. He weighed 5lbs 10oz & 20in. He was 9 days early so it was a bit of a surprise. But a good surprise! Each day I fall more and more in love with him.

Isaac is a great big brother. He helps out with Israel and is very proud of him. I am excited to watch them grow up together and be best buds :)

Isaac is a super proud Daddy of 2 now! He did a great job in the delivery room. Minus the part where he ran out to get the nurse. With both sons I told him he was not allowed to leave and both times he remembered what every button on the bed was for, with the exception of the nurses button. Yet one of the many reasons I love him! And I def. needed him there with me! So, glad to be married to such a great guy!

I love having 2 boys! Isaac is his great little self. And it is a joy to have a tiny baby around the house again to snuggle with and watch his little personality develop! I love you Israel!

My Mom. My Hero.

I know I am supposed to write a little something about our new addition. But I had to write something about my mom first. She's the strongest most amazing woman I know. Every time me or my siblings have ever needed her she drops everything to help us. She went to everyone of our basketball games, football games, track and field, and volleyball games and was our biggest fan. She kept the house spotless and we always had yummy homemade meals. My Dad was/is a pipe welder and she has either followed him around the country or sacrificed and let us go to one High school even if it meant being away from her husband for months at a time. She always has a smile on her face and good advice. I don't know how she has done what she has. All I know is that with Isaac being in the Air force there is an automatic support system and friends are made easily. She came from the Philippines and rarely gets to see her family. She didn't have a support system or automatic friends wherever she moved. But she always did it with a positive attitude. If I am half the mom she is then I'll be a good mom. Thanks Mom! I love you!