Sunday, June 27, 2010
My Montage 6/27/10 at OneTrueMedia.com
So this little princess took her time walking. I know it is never good to compare kids but her brother is really my gage for everything. He walked at 10 months! Mags started taking steps just at 13 months and now almost 14 months is a walker for real. It happened kind of suddenly, almost like she just decided and went for it. I think she is so precious.
It is summer once again. And the benefit of having two teachers for parents is a lot of free time in the summer. At the end of the video you'll find a small sampling of some of the circus tricks that have emerged out of our boredom.
We are having a fabulous summer. I did get the job I spoke of in the previous post! YEAH! I am so grateful to the woman who helped me. I can definitely see God's hand in the details of this move! So another big stress unloaded. The last big one is selling the house. We have worked, hustled, contacted, emailed, fasted and prayed and now we are waiting for something great to happen (sooner would be better than later since we report to work in Dallas 4 hours away on August 11). We may end up leasing it. While this is a whole lot better than taking a loss, it is not my first choice but I am trying to stay open to the opportunities God has for us! And just in case anyone knows of someone looking to buy in our area, we are offering $500 cash if you refer the buyer!
Cooperisms;
1.Mom: "Cooper eat your fruit" Cooper: "God said not to eat the fruit"....hahaha!
2.Cooper: "Mom, you need to listen to me not to Daddy, I am in charge"
3. Cooper:"Oh, no (running in slow motion) my batteries are dying. You better get me some chocoloate milk fast."
Monday, June 21, 2010
I need to find a job...I love my old one soooo much I don’t want to let it go, but a four hour commute won’t work. I'm pounding the pavement in Dallas...it pretty much is the last thing I want to be doing on my summer break(i would say it sucks but i don’t want my children to say that word so i have to erase it from my vocab!). I have gone school to school five or six days w/o much luck...very discouraging. The first school of the day today, the secretary sent me away with a "thanks, I'll pass you’re resume along" and I walked away with a sigh. As I am walking to the car, the principal waves me down and tells me where to go to find recently opened positions, three schools she knows of that have openings not posted...long story short...I have an interview tomorrow with one of those schools (pray for me) and my faith is restored in humanity. The woman was so kind and thoughtful and went out of her way to help! Now I guess I need to be more like that. Moral: Be kind to others you never know what it might mean to them!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Chill out...
"Yeah! I am one year old!"
Big blue eyes!
Crawlin on the deck!
Look at those thighs!
Just chillin in the hot tub.
Look at those muscles!
My kids blowing kisses in the pool 
So I say this a lot to Cooper, when what I mean is calm down or be patient. The other day I said, "Cooper, come here please!" His reply? Yes, he did say, "Chill out mom, I am." I had to stifle my laughter. He is such a big boy these days. He loves to be referred to as "Captain Cooper" whenever possible and will extend the same courtesy to you. "Captain mommy, what's for breakfast?" or "Don't cry captain Maggie". He still will eat almost anything as long as it is in a burrito or served with ranch. One of his favorite games in the car is to "get the girl to talk" (turn on the GPS) and repeat all her directions. "In a quarter mile, turn left, " says the GPS. Cooper says, "Mommy in a quarter mile turn left." And the game continues until they both say "Destination". It is really awesome (not really) to have an echo in the car and to hear directions even though you already know where you are going. Just yesterday I asked him, "How did you get so handsome?" He replied, "My daddy made me handsome and my mommy made me sweet!" I thought it was precious and totally unprompted by me. He is 90% angel these days and I hope he stays that way!
Maggie turned one and still is not walking. She can stand and will, but will drop to her knees and crawl off. I guess she will do it in her own sweet time. She says about 7 words. One new one came today when we were playing with plastic fruit...nana. Then again at breakfast I held a banana up and she said it again....totally verbally brilliant! The rest of her repertoire is mama, dada, bubba (cooper or brother), mary, nono, baba (bottle). She recently learned to blow kisses and uses both hands. She is often out of sync and the smack comes way before or way after the hand which only makes it more endearing. When you say to her "Where is Maggie?" She puts both hands over her eyes and plays peek-a-boo. She has also mastered the fake cry and tires easily of Cooper. She will swipe at him now when he is bothering her and fake cries for me to "tattle" on him. Kinda cute for now but I am guessing that will not last long! Her hair is getting longer and makes the sweetest curls. She is a precious, loving girl who loves to cuddle and play. We couldn't have ordered her any better!
We are still planning on moving to Dallas this summer. Shaun has a position at an awesome school with amazing athletic facilities and lots of room for advancement. I have had a few interviews and expect to teach third grade next year. The next big hurdle is selling our house. We have resigned ourselves to sacrificing all our equity to the sale. We even laid new laminate flooring to make it more marketable. I will be sad to leave because we have loved this home so much and have 4+ wonderful years of memories (both my babies came home here). I will not be sad when there are no more showings. It is such a pain to keep it clean all the time and to have to leave at a moment's notice for hours at a time (especially during nap time). I am also looking forward to buying in this market where you can get a lot more house for your dollar. Shaun and I are still plugging away at our Master's program. We are on track to finish by August, just in time to start school. I am thrilled to get this over with, make an extra 1k a year, and have a lot of extra time!
The pictures here have been taken over the past few months. We have been traveling back and forth to Dallas (4-5 hours) to look for jobs and housing. Pam (Shaun's sis) and Steve have been so gracious (thanks guys!) to let us stay with them. The fabulous backyard is theirs.
Maggie turned one and still is not walking. She can stand and will, but will drop to her knees and crawl off. I guess she will do it in her own sweet time. She says about 7 words. One new one came today when we were playing with plastic fruit...nana. Then again at breakfast I held a banana up and she said it again....totally verbally brilliant! The rest of her repertoire is mama, dada, bubba (cooper or brother), mary, nono, baba (bottle). She recently learned to blow kisses and uses both hands. She is often out of sync and the smack comes way before or way after the hand which only makes it more endearing. When you say to her "Where is Maggie?" She puts both hands over her eyes and plays peek-a-boo. She has also mastered the fake cry and tires easily of Cooper. She will swipe at him now when he is bothering her and fake cries for me to "tattle" on him. Kinda cute for now but I am guessing that will not last long! Her hair is getting longer and makes the sweetest curls. She is a precious, loving girl who loves to cuddle and play. We couldn't have ordered her any better!
We are still planning on moving to Dallas this summer. Shaun has a position at an awesome school with amazing athletic facilities and lots of room for advancement. I have had a few interviews and expect to teach third grade next year. The next big hurdle is selling our house. We have resigned ourselves to sacrificing all our equity to the sale. We even laid new laminate flooring to make it more marketable. I will be sad to leave because we have loved this home so much and have 4+ wonderful years of memories (both my babies came home here). I will not be sad when there are no more showings. It is such a pain to keep it clean all the time and to have to leave at a moment's notice for hours at a time (especially during nap time). I am also looking forward to buying in this market where you can get a lot more house for your dollar. Shaun and I are still plugging away at our Master's program. We are on track to finish by August, just in time to start school. I am thrilled to get this over with, make an extra 1k a year, and have a lot of extra time!
The pictures here have been taken over the past few months. We have been traveling back and forth to Dallas (4-5 hours) to look for jobs and housing. Pam (Shaun's sis) and Steve have been so gracious (thanks guys!) to let us stay with them. The fabulous backyard is theirs.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
My Montage 4/4/10 at OneTrueMedia.com
Cooper really loves the piano lately. He even sings some of his own tunes too! Even Billy Joel started somewhere! At the end he sings, "Angels We Have HURT on High"...hahahaha. Love this kid!
Easter
We had a great Easter. We got together with the Stanton side and had a big dinner and Easter Egg hunt. The kids really enjoyed it. They even gave all the eggs back and hid them again. Cooper found an egg with $1 in it and was elated (much to the distress of some of the older cousins)! Maggie was happy to sit in the grass and chew on some eggs. She wasn't even interested in the candy...just the plastic egg was fine!
Rodeo
Obviously not at the Rodeo...but how cute is my almost-walkin baby girl?
For the first time, we went to the rides area and let Cooper ride. He and I ended up on the Ferris Wheel. It was really fun!
Coop and Mags took a pic on the tractor. 
What a cutie! Mags isn't bad either!
This is Cooper and his really fake smile sitting in one of the tractor's tires. He has loved these things since he was little.Tuesday, March 16, 2010
First ER Visit
Check out the dark black sludge in her sipee cup
Maggie has officially become a big girl. She had her first ER visit this week, much to the dismay of her mama. Shaun has been out of town at a tournament. Maggie's babysitter called me Thursday morning and informed me that she found a blood pressure pill on the floor and put it in her mouth (they were trying to pick them up). The babysitter fished it out, called poison control, and then called me. I rushed over and had her in the ER in 10 minutes. She was given charcoal (which she chugged it like chocolate milk), 2 EKGs, and 3 X-rays. Thankfully, she is fine and we are all much more aware of how quickly she moves. I love this baby and am so glad she is okay. I am also so thankful for great friends who were texting, calling, visiting (thanks Miriam), brought Mags gifts, etc. I was stoic through the whole ordeal. It was not until I had both kids home that I had a major breakdown. It was such a relief that everyone was okay!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Update
We have been crazy busy at our house chasing kids, coaching, working, blah, blah, blah. February flew by...so here's an update!
The busiest of all of us (or at least away from home the most) has been Shaun. He has been in playoffs for basketball and started baseball. There was one week when he was gone every single night. He surprised me with flowers and a sweet note. It was such a nice gesture and it is wonderful to be appreciated. It's no fun to be a single mom!
Cooper is almost 3 and a half going on sixteen. He asserts his independence pretty much all the time. I don't know why they call it terrible twos, it should be terrible threes!
Maggie is 10 months old and is still an absolute joy. She is playful, smiley, and happy almost all the time. So when she is not we know something is wrong. She looks so much like my Gammy here, it is unreal!
She took her own, sweet time getting teeth. I was afraid it might never happen. She broke a tooth just a few days before ten months and then one more yesterday. What a champ!
She chews on anything and puts everything in her mouth. So it is a challenge to keep the floor clean and free from small things that she WILL locate and eat (or at least taste).
Cooper is busy, busy all the time. He loves his new train table and blocks. Drea asked me the other day what I thought he'd do for a career. I think engineer...he loves to build and see how things work. He also loves to destroy so maybe demolition is an option too.
I love to dress Maggie! It really has been a lifelong dream to have this living doll. The dresses make the crawling hard but she figures ways around it!
The other day Shaun put the kids in the car and went back in to grab something. When he returned they were holding hands and talking. It was so cute!
We took a family trip to the park the other day. Texas has had some beautiful weather lately and we decided to take advantage. The kids loved it!
Man he is a cute kid!
Cooper is almost 3 and a half going on sixteen. He asserts his independence pretty much all the time. I don't know why they call it terrible twos, it should be terrible threes!
Maggie is 10 months old and is still an absolute joy. She is playful, smiley, and happy almost all the time. So when she is not we know something is wrong. She looks so much like my Gammy here, it is unreal!
She took her own, sweet time getting teeth. I was afraid it might never happen. She broke a tooth just a few days before ten months and then one more yesterday. What a champ!
She chews on anything and puts everything in her mouth. So it is a challenge to keep the floor clean and free from small things that she WILL locate and eat (or at least taste).
Cooper is busy, busy all the time. He loves his new train table and blocks. Drea asked me the other day what I thought he'd do for a career. I think engineer...he loves to build and see how things work. He also loves to destroy so maybe demolition is an option too.
I love to dress Maggie! It really has been a lifelong dream to have this living doll. The dresses make the crawling hard but she figures ways around it!
The other day Shaun put the kids in the car and went back in to grab something. When he returned they were holding hands and talking. It was so cute!
We took a family trip to the park the other day. Texas has had some beautiful weather lately and we decided to take advantage. The kids loved it!
Man he is a cute kid!
Cooper has developed a love for video games. Specifically, he loves Mario Cart which he calls his race car game. The other day he got in a lot of trouble and got his privilege taken away. You would have thought we asked him to cut off a pinky finger. He was devastated! It kind of freaks me out how much he loves it and how sad he is when his time is up.
Our baby girl is creeping. She loves to crawl and gets anywhere she needs to now. She loves to creep along the couch or anything else low enough to grab. And how cute is she in this skirt and tights? Big booty, big booty, ah, ya!
Our baby girl is creeping. She loves to crawl and gets anywhere she needs to now. She loves to creep along the couch or anything else low enough to grab. And how cute is she in this skirt and tights? Big booty, big booty, ah, ya!
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