I'm Back!!!!

After a 5 week break, I'm back! I've uploaded several posts and pictures of our lives over the last 5 weeks. Take a peak - they go all the way back to Halloween! :o)

The definition of "hot"!

On the way to school today this was the conversation between Jacob, Allison and my neighbor Autumn. Our ride is only about 5 minutes so this pretty much took us from door to door. To give a little preface, before we got in the car, I heard Jacob and Autumn talking about a song that someone sings so I inquired. They told me they were talking about this kid on the bus that sings "Don't you wish you were hot like me?!". This spurred the following dialogue between the 3 of them of which I had a hard time keeping a straight face....

Autumn: Jacob, do you know what "hot" means?

Jacob: Yeah, do you?

Autumn: Yeah, it means when the sun beats down on you and you get hot!

Allison: No it doesn't! It means that you are awesome!

Jacob: Well, Stephen told me that it means that you are pretty.

Allison: Thank you guys for telling me what hot means. Now I can tell my Grandpop he is hot!

Autumn: Jacob, do you think Allison is hot?

Jacob: I don't know.

Allison: I think Autumn is hot, Jacob is hot, and I am hot!

Autumn: Jacob, do you think I'm hot?

Jacob: I don't know

Allison: I do, I think we are all hot, because hot means pretty!

No telling how long this conversation continued in school!

Home Sweet Home

The day has finally arrived! The house is done and we are moving in! The move went much more smooth than I had imagined! The movers were a great group of guys and they did unpack me! We will sleep one more night at my parents and sleep here tomorrow! Although the time went fast, it seems like a really long time since we have been here! When we moved out 5 weeks ago, it was in the 80s, today it's cold and rainy! There are a few things that still need addressing but things are complete and good for the most part. We had our 2 upstairs bathrooms completely redone and updated through this experience. We also got a new sliding glass door and had our carpets cleaned. There were many other structural issues addressed but those were the visible things.

It's good to be getting back to "normal" - whatever that is!

It's Over - for now

Today was the completion of fall soccer! It's a bit bitter sweet. Although we have had a lot of fun this season, I think we could all use a break - it's getting really cold! :o) Today was a special one as Jacob was able to be one of the captains. He was so proud! Since this was a tournament, the team received trophies - one more to add to the collection! See you all in the spring!

All Before 9:15 am!

As usual on "Black Friday", I headed out well before dawn to wage the store wars! I must say that I was a bit disappointed in the sales this year. I usually have at least 3 or 4 stores to hit with a long list at each one. This year the only place I found things was at Target! I did proceed to Old Navy in hopes of some sort of deal but left empty handed.

My shopping expedition this year was a little shorter as Jacob had a soccer tournament. Eric was working so I was solo for soccer. Allison choose to stay in the warm house and hang out with Grandmom and Abby. So off Jacob and I went. We arrived at the field around 9 am and quickly found the other team members who were warming up. As I was standing talking with another mom, she noticed Jacob took a ball to his stomach and was coming for me. At that moment I must say that I'm probably not going to win the "calm mother of the year award"! As he approached me he was totally blue! Within an instant his eyes rolled back into his head, he went all stiff and went unconscience! Although those moments weren't more than a few seconds, it seemed like an enternity! As I was screaming for help, people started to arrive. Everyone determined it would be best for the EMTs to take a look at him. What I didn't realize until they arrived, was that there was a whole lot of others that come with the EMTs. Within a few minutes there were sirens, a large fire truck, police cars and an ambulance. By that time he was coming around but still a little scared. Once it was determined his stats were normal and o.k., I decided that it wasn't necessary for him to go to the hospital. In fact, Jacob said that he wanted to play in the upcoming games. So as the trucks were rolling away, Eric had just arrived (after being called and told about the situation) - he missed it all! When I looked at my watch - it was 9:20 am - the day had just begun!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Since we are still not living in our house, Thanksgiving was a bit different this year! Instead of waking up and having to get ready to go over to my mom's - we were already there! My sister and Abby arrived on Wednesday so we had a full house! The Davis' joined us for an early dinner and then some football on TV. The kids all had fun playing, eating, playing and eating some more!

Yeah! High Speed Internet

FINALLY..... my parents have high speed internet! Ordinarily I wouldn't care so much, but since we are still living with them (I'll post about that later), I care alot!!!!

Keep your eyes posted! I'll be back to posting - I've already got some ready to go - just have to add the photos!

Happy Birthday Abby!

Today was Abby's 1st Birthday! We went up to my sister's to celebrate the big day! Abby loved being the center of attention! She quickly learned the art of opening presents and had no reservations about eating her cupcake!

Singing Their Hearts Out!

The kids are both singing in the kids choir at church. They sang at all 4 services this weekend and did a great job! They didn't seem to mind being up on stage in front of everyone!