The Big Day...

Tuesday, March 17th is the BIG DAY-Christy is being induced! Whohoo!!!! Little Blueberry has not wanted to make her entrance so the doctors are going to encourage her to come out tomorrow! Christy was due March 7th which came and went without much fanfare. She has been walking and walking trying to get her to come but it hasn't worked. Her sonogram, stress test, and fluid levels were OK which is why they let her leave the hospital this afternoon but told her to report at 5:30 am tomorrow.

Mom & Dad went down on Saturday after making a stop here to hug "their boys". Leah was there last Friday. Roxy, Christy's mom, made it there this afternoon. We are very excited to make it down there Thursday.

I know it will be hard tomorrow not to be down there experiencing it all with everyone else! I will be on the phone most of tomorrow waiting for answers and her progression. I do know Christy & Blueberry are in good hands-God's hands! Pray for a safe delivery for everyone and calm nerves including my brother!

I also can't wait to find out her name.............

It's official-our house is for sale!!!

The sign went up Monday morning and box went on Sunday night after pictures were taken of our home!

A range of emotions has occured the past few days once we decided to put it on the market last weekend. Once Stephanie showed us the lockbox and talked about a sign in the yard, David and I looked at each other like this is really real!

We have debated for a couple of months whether it was time to move or stay. From a few blogs ago you might know we have been looking and put a few offers on a certain home. That home is still not on the market but there has been another house but we are still unsure as to if we want to put an offer towards the sellers. We are very selective in the city, size of the house, size of yard, and many other things. This week we even started thinking about Flower Mound as well as Coppell.

Right now our focus is our own home. Since we don't have a peace about making an offer we have decided to try to sell ours. We have even agreed to live in an apartment temporarily until it is time for us to buy a new home.

It is all in God's hands! We know he will take care of us and lead us in the right direction. Pray for us and let us know if anyone wants a fabulous 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 living, real hardwood floors, and a huge yard!

We were at Walmart when Stephanie put out the sign which was quiet interesting to see when we got home. As you can tell by John David's hands we were buying things to prepare our home to be sold-Magic Erasers, candles, air freshners, and even a few plants. (He is also holding ziploc bags.) We haven't anyone look yet but there is an Open House on Sunday from 2-4 pm.

What is this?

Can you guess what this picture is?

I'll fill you in later.

Yes, it's true!

Beaver's Bend, Oklahoma

This past weekend we traveled up to Beaver's Bend, Oklahoma with the Turner's for a fly-fishing weekend. David & Will fished about 4 times (catching no fish) but having a great time. Stephanie and I watched the kids, napped, visited, laughed, and had a fabulous time! The guys also had a great time fishing & visiting, too. We planned out meals taking almost all of it with us. I think the only things we bought were charcoal & lighter fluid. Oh, I forgot to mention coffee, too! (Read on.)

Friday's lunch took almost 2 hours due to shortage of menus at the local joint. The food was good and the kids couldn't have been any better! John David also had his first hamburger! He prefers chicken & hot dogs rather than a burger. We all shared lots of laugh and thankfulness for reaching our destination safely.

The kids had fun exploring the woods near us and were great to stay near-by. Nobody wanted to go to sleep. It didn't help there were 6 twin beds were my boys slept & a Fooze ball table (sp?). Stephanie & I slept while the dads' fished with John David.

We also enjoyed a fire outside that night with pizza & smores! Yummy! Drew just wanted to eat the whole bag of marshmallows and when he couldn't reach them out of our hands, he wanted graham crackers. The kiddos also enjoyed the fire, too. After putting the kids to bed, we stayed outside until almost 11pm visiting!

On Saturday, the guys went fishing early early! We expected a coffee pot & brought 2 different kinds of filters but it leaked from the inside! Stephanie and I decided to make coffee about 8 am Saturday morning and as I was talking to Leah about Animal Control at our house, the pot started leaking all over the cabinet! I saw that I didn't have the handle in the correct place so I thought I would make a small pot of 2 cups rather than 10 cups but it still leaked! We texted the guys several times to bring home coffee and they did! Stephanie went out Sunday so we could have coffee a second day.

After a short ride through the park, we headed back for lunch. The guys grilled burgers & dogs while the kiddos explored. Jack longed to be with the older kiddos. Drew played with Jack and the older ones. John David and Natalee couldn't have had any more fun! They played and played and never wanted to rest. It was cute to watch & John David had to learn that we don't change clothes in front of girls! :) The guys went fishing again after a short rest while the rest of us rested longer.

While playing the kiddos ending up taking down the cord/rope that holds the screens in place on the back porch. John David and Natalee had the bright idea to make their own fishing poles with the rope. It was quiet funny & adorable. Here they are "fishing" while the dads are fishing.

We picked up the guys a little later so we could prove they were actually fishing. That night due to the coldness, we enjoyed an inside fire. David and I also learned how to play the domino game of 42. We have never played it before & did pretty good although it was way after midnight before we headed to bed!

On Sunday morning the dads got up super early again to fish. Stephanie and I and all the kids slept in a little later. I still found Drew in Natalee's bed talking to her. Thank goodness she was awake! After packing up when the guys got back, we headed out of town. We decided on a different local joint for lunch which brought us more laughter. We could have been dilerious from lack of sleep, too!

Thank you, Lord, for such good friends that we can travel with and get along. Our kids get along great even though none of them are the same age. Here are some great pictures...

Type A Flu

John David has been a little under the weather for a few days. (No fever over 99, eating fine, etc.) Today was the the breaking point after his eyes didn't look good & crabbiness, I made a doctor's appointment. We had the oil changed in the truck & found out a leak was the same leak that happened in July (rebuilt part of the front differential & had my vehicle for a week) and the same leak from October. YIKES! I was furious so I headed to the dealership. I promise I was nice but wanted it fixed before our weekend out of town. After we got the truck settled, I got them to take the three of us home. My horn also had to be fixed!

David was gracious enough to come home earlier so I could take John David into the doctor. I had to wake him from an 1 1/2 hour nap and then we waited at the doctor's office for someone to get some stiches. John David's fever had spiked during his nap to 104! They quickly took tests for strep & flu. As I was discussing symptoms, the nurse returned to let us know it was the flu! We haven't had the flu in our house since January of 2002 when David and I both got it together on the same weekend! The NP started writing persciptions for everyone in the family! Drew & John David each have two persciptions since this year's strain doesn't react to Tamiflu. David & I each have 1 since we are over 7.

Although our weekend of getting out of town to fly fish and get away with kids is postponed, it will be a good weekend! I am determined that it will be a good Valentine's weekend! I am so blessed to have only one child sick and pray for a speedy recovery. Please say a prayer for us so the rest of us don't get sick and John David starts feeling better very soon.

2nd tooth...

John David has had a second loose tooth for a few weeks and he finally got motivated to work it out. Saturday evening he came running in to the house excitedly showing dad his new tooth! I had tried to pull it out a couple of times but he wasn't willing to let me. Can you believe I would even want to pull it out? I was very nervous sticking my fingers in his mouth & wiggling his tooth but it was still attached.

The tooth is so small! It is amazing to think how small it is!

Here is another picture from Saturday of my boys working. We had a minor hot water leak several months ago and there was a small section that needed to be repainted. My boys worked very hard! :)


Here is a funny about Drew-When David was emptying Drew's clothes into the washing machine on Sunday, he found a 3 inch plastic lettuce/cabbage in all the clothes. I guess when he was cleaning his room he put the food in his basket of clothes instead of the basket of food.

Last Weekend

Last weekend was a busy & very fun time! Mom & Dad came in for a late dinner. Joel & Christy came in for bedtime. It was quite crowded but nice to have them here. After a small breakfast, we went to Los Amigos in Grapevine for mom's birthday brunch. We walked into this small local restaurant & 8 ladies called my name! There was a table full of my former co-workers from Dove who had participated in a fun run. How fun to briefly visit with them!



After our meal, we had a few errands & divided up boys/girls. The girls then rushed home to prepare for Christy's baby shower for "Blueberry." My cousin, Jenny, & soon to be cousin, Caroline, also joined us. We had a great time seeing her family & visiting with her friends. Poor Roxy (Christy's mom) had a hard time getting there so we all enjoyed visiting & eating until she got there. Christy received a lot of great gifts including some BU clothes!



That night Joel & Christy stayed with her family & Leah came to spend time with us. Although David & I did go out for a dinner alone since the babysitters were free! :) Who could blame us? Of course, we went to OTB-free dinner!



We had a good time celebrating mom's ?? birthday. She isn't 60 though! She is a young "Grammy" who got a new Betta fish for work named "Smile" from John David. She also got some frozen meals & a cross for her yard.



It was a fun weekend & we enjoyed sharing it with my family! The next time we'll see them is when the "Blueberry" is born in March in San Antonio.



The only picture I got last weekend was on my phone at the Apple store on Sunday. Here are the boys playing while David was getting a new phone. How cute do they look playing on computers in matching outfits? :)