Updates

Here are some updates since I last posted!

* Travis LOVES his job at Turner Industries at Shell Chemical where my dad is. He has truly found something that he loves to do. He is always talking about it and has a lot to say about what he is doing. He does work a lot though...6 or 7 days on 10-12 hour shifts.

* I am still working St. Charles Parish Public Schools as a Speech Pathologist and love it. I actually work at the same school with one of my best friends where we met in graduate school! I have also started working for a home health care system. I always wanted to keep the medical side of my job current and I couldn't pass on this opportunity when it was presented. 

* JT turned 1 on March 8th, 2013. I can't believe it!! He is growing by the day and truly loves life to the fullest. He always has a smile on his face or his always laughing. He looks up to Will so much and tries to do everything he does. He is VERY busy and keeps us jumping. (pictures below)

* In June, we went on our annual family beach trip to Ft. Walton, Florida. It was a great trip with lots of memories being made. It was fun for us all to be together as a family and for the boys and I to have some much needed time with Travis. (pictures below)

* Will is turning 3 this coming Saturday! It feels like yesterday that we welcomed him into this world and now we are bringing him to preschool starting in September. He is such a kind hearted person and loving. He loves to be home and loves being around family. We have loved watching his language develop and hearing all of the things he has to say and come up with. He keeps us laughing. His favorite toy right now is anything that has to do with trains so naturally we are throwing him a train birthday party this weekend. 

Life has been good just staying busy between the boys and work but enjoying all the moments in between!

Happy Birthday Travis!

Travis is 29! He's hanging on to his last year of his 20s. It will be so nice to celebrate with him tonight as a family and then him and I are going out Saturday night to celebrate. We are looking forward to having some time to ourselves.

Travis, I hope this birthday is as special as you are to your family. We love you so much and are so grateful for everything you do for us each and every day. I wish you happiness and joy on your special day and I can't wait to share many more birthdays with you. We love you!

I'm Back!

I know it has been forever since I last posted. Life has been so busy and I can never seem to take time to sit and blog real quick. Hopefully, I will get better about it. So much has happened since I last posted about Will turning 2! Here it goes...

* I started my new job with St. Charles Parish Public Schools and have enjoyed it so much! It is definitely different than Texas and a lot more paperwork but the people that I work with are wonderful. I love that it is a smaller school district and everyone knows you some way or the other. It's very small town.

* On August 29th, Hurricane Issac hit LaPlace. It was not expected to cause the damage that it did. Lots of family and friends lost everything in their home. Most of my parents neighbors lost everything. It was all so sad watching people close to you go through something so horrible. My aunt and uncle, who also watches the boys, lost everything! My mom, dad, Travis, and myself have all been taking time until my aunt starts watching the boys along with their cousins again at our house in October until their house is finished. LaPlace will come back...it always does!

* As of yesterday, Travis resigned from his job. His last day is Friday which means NO MORE TRAVELING!!!  My dad got him on as a contractor through Shell so he can enroll in school next August. After 6 years of us being together, this will be the first time that we are ever together every single night. It is a whole new realm for us but we are so excited to be together as a family every single day.It was a tough decision for him because he loved working for Cyprexx and the people. However, he has missed most of Will's last two years and he didn't want to do the same with JT. He wanted to be home with his kids and be more present which I can completely understand and plus it does take a toll on a marriage when your spouse is gone 5 days out of the week and only home on the weekends.

* JT turned 6 months on September 8th! I can't believe that he is at the half way mark of turning 1! This first year is going so fast. He is happy ALL the time..day or night and even after waking up from sleep. He has started to crawl so he is EVERYWHERE but it is fun!

So, all in all that has been our life lately. We are busy with two boys and jobs but I wouldn't trade a single day of it. This is what it's all about and I try to soak in every minute with my children.

Happy 2nd Birthday Will!

Today, our sweet boy turned 2! I can't believe it. It feels like yesterday when they placed him in my arms for the first time. It was love at first sight. He is the light of our life and we are so thankful that God chose us to be his parents. His warm smile lights up a room and his bubbly (and active) personality brings a smile to our faces. There are so many things that I love about him that it would be impossible to name them all but here's a few that make him the little boy that he is:

- The way he giggles and runs to Travis when he sees him come through the door from his work trips

- The way he still likes to snuggle with me at night and in the mornings 

- His sweet kisses and big hugs

- The way he says truck (he has a little Texas twang to it)

- His sweet ways towards his little brother

- His love for trucks, tractors, cars, planes, and trains

- The words and phrases that he comes up with

- His smile

- His personality (he never meets a stranger)

- His laugh 

- His gentle heart and kind spirit

- The way he gets excited when Travis and I give him a "family hug"

We Love You Buddy!

Love,

Mommy, Daddy, and J.T.

4 years

4 years ago tomorrow I married my best friend. It feels like yesterday that we were preparing for this day and anxiously waiting to become husband and wife. I remember waiting at the back of the church holding onto my dad as he walked me down the aisle to begin the next chapter of my life. Through these four years Travis and I have shared tears of sadness through heartache and tears of joy when we welcomed our two greatest blessings into the world. Through it all we have grown stronger and closer as a couple. I can't wait to see what the rest of our life has to offer and I'm so glad that I found someone as wonderful as Travis to share my life with and to grow old with side by side.

Birthday Celebrations

This past weekend, the family got to celebrate my Mimi and Granddaddy's birthdays as well as Will's. It was great being with everyone even though we were missing a few people. This has been one of the perks about being home...I am able to make the family functions and I LOVE it!

 Not too sure what to think

 Camera shy

 My little boy is 2!!

 Will and his great-grandparents celebrating their birthdays

Father and Son

Brotherly Love

I simply love these moments between Will and JT. It melts my heart seeing them two interact. JT has started to follow Will's movements and his voice and tries to be in on the action when he can. Will is gentle and always wanting to take care of his brother. I have been blessed with two wonderful and sweet little boys and I couldn't ask for anything better. Life may be busy with two but I wouldn't have it any other way.