I Did It!

I have been working since last summer to renew my teaching certificate, and just got word that I'm good for another five years! I took a grad class last summer and have taken two online classes since Aubree has been born! It hasn't been easy trying to squeeze in classwork time with the kids and all of my other obligations, but I managed to get it done. I am pretty proud of myself for keeping up the certification even though I haven't taught since 2004.... I'm now good to teach through 2014... Now I can breath a little easier for a while.

So much to blog about... so little time!

It Still Fits!

I was home this weekend and was quite curious to see my wedding dress again after almost six years. Mom and I got it down and of course I wanted to put it on... It still fits after three kids! It was so much fun to put on again. We took a pic with my cell phone....don't mind how wrinkled it is!
(don't mind mom's mailbox couch) New Monogrammed Items

If you are in need for a gift or something for yourself, check out some of our new monogrammed items on the hobby blog (see link to the right.) We now have checkbook covers, burpcloths, bibs and keychains!

From an 8 to a 3

Aubree had a band checkup today and she has gone from a 8 mm difference to 3 mm now!! We are excited that she may only have 4 more weeks of the band. Her head is looking beautiful (not that it wasn't beautiful before) but now it's so much rounder! Our estimated end date is April 22nd, so I guess she will get to use the Easter egg stickers that Mattie bought for her. She may just have to not wear it with her beautiful Easter dress... on Easter Sunday!

7 Months Old
Our amazing little gal turned 7 months Friday! She is so close to cutting two teeth, speed crawling, pulling up, really wanting to cruise, waving, and tried to clap her hands on Saturday! I call her a little show off, because she wants to try everything! It blows my mind how fast she picks things up. She has also become very rotten over the last few weeks... If she doesn't see me she will crawl crying to find me. I just don't know how to not spoil a baby. She has also been waking about twice a night lately, so Brandon made me make her cry it out last night....and after 1 1/2 hours she slept beautifully! Tough love stinks! I guess we will be doing it again tonight.. Ugghhh.

Mommy and Daddy's Cruise Booked!!
Brandon and I booked a cruise for ourselves for the fall!!!! I'm so excited. We will be going with two other couples who need some mommy and daddy time too!!! I'm nervous about leaving the kids, but I know it will be good for us! We're going on a 5 night Carnival Cruise!

Ok ok... I'm done. I've been way behind, so I thought I would get them all over with at one time!

Who needs Sleep?

Sleep has become very complicated in our house lately. We had to debunk the boys beds and Anderson got his very own room upstairs in the toy room. He's loving the fact that he is upstairs and now has a TV in his room(which he doesn't watch).. but it's still there. He's doing really well up there and most mornings I have to wake him up to get to school on time... ok to get to school around 10 after 9! We are pretty much always the last ones there! Grayson now has his own room, and some nights does well and some nights not so well. We had to take drastic measures to keep him in there all night which I won't go into detail about.. but you probably know what I mean. And last but not least I'm pretty sure Aubree is cutting teeth, which means shrill screaming in the middle of the night. I have to run to her or I will have three kids up instead of one! Which leads me to this picture..... A no napping two year old!

Is this the sleepiest kid you have ever seen or what?...

Pulling Up

My big girl started pulling up two Friday's ago and I am just now getting pictures up of it... now that I am feeling better I thought I should do that. She is amazing and so busy. I think she's my busiest baby and just doesn't want to sit still. She will even let go with one hand sometimes and found the stairs on Thursday night. She wants to get up them so bad, but hopefully that will take a little time. I'm not ready to pull the gates back out just yet.

Sacked out from all of the work
Helping daddy lower her crib since she's standing now

Sicky Sickerson's

Where have I been? At the doctor! I should just rent out a room there and take residence! Aubree was diagnosed with an ear infection on Wednesday. Grayson was diagonsed with one on Friday and an upper respiratory infection. I have been feeling pretty bad since last Wednesday and I finally broke down and went to the dr. today and she thinks I have the flu! UGH! I will be back soon, when I'm feeling better... hopefully soon.... Oh yeah, my little lady is pulling up already. Stay tuned for some pictures and a video if Brandon can get it to work!

Snow!!!!

I couldn't choose just a few pictures from our beautiful snow day! There were a lot of good ones, so I put up almost all of them. Anderson and Daddy had so much fun, Aubree didn't mind being outside, but as you can see in the last picture exactly what Grayson thought about it!!!!!!!

Putting on the finishing touches

It wasn't yellow, so he decided it was safe to sample

I thought this was way too cute!!!

He wanted nothing to do with the "ow"

She's Sitting and Crawling!!!!

Aubree starting putting her hands and knees together on Sunday! She has been getting better at it since then.... I finally got some pictures of her actually sitting, which she's pretty much doing now as well. She beat both of the boys to crawling. They were about a week away from 7 months when they started and she's about 3 weeks away!

I Didn't Believe Them!!!

If you are in Charlotte or anywhere close, HAVE YOU LOOKED OUTSIDE??? It is beautiful... and it's March! Crazy