we set out to check on our eyes with our favorite eye doctor. this time it was your first time jack. you did awesome. we found out your vision is great and that one pupil is smaller than the other which may cause that heavy eyelid we notice sometimes.
oh those fun treats from the treasure box! we will go back for another appointment in six months!
xxoo
granny came to stay with us last week! she spoiled us all. she helped us make our first trip to the grocery store and even let mama and daddy have a lunch date 🙂 after anna kate’s first doctor visit.
anna kate, at two weeks old you weighed in at 7lbs 13 ounces. you are a great nurser and spit up like crazy, even more so than jack did. {which means a lot} you had your first vaccine and blood work done.. mama and daddy did not like having to watch you do those things 🙁 we enjoyed a yummy lunch at coopers barbecue afterwards to celebrated daddy’s birthday a little early.
you got your first piece of mail this week 🙂
i’m not too sure you were happy that the boys asked about your band-aid… you had been poked and prodded enough that morning 🙂
thank you so much granny for all of your help! we enjoyed the visit and the extra helping hands! {especially making my floors so lively 😉 } what a treat!
as always come back soon! we love you!
xxoo
oh you know, a whole month! i could break it down post by post… but i don’t know if i have the patience. it was hard enough to be away this long. so i came up with the top 10 events that can happen in just a month. it may be picture over load but that’s what i love most anyways 🙂
10. before halloween weekend we met our sweet friends out at blessington farms! i want to go back already. we could have spent all day on those slides!
9. jack attended his last cgs class. oh such great formation he received. we are sure missing these great people!
8. we went trick or treating one last time in our neighborhood. we sure missed daddy this time. we even had our pumpkin pizza. mama found out it is very hard to trick or treat and hand out candy at the house at the same time. our little referee was blowing the whistle and taking all the candy he could get.
7. sweet samuel turned the official t w o .. we celebrated with getting a birthday blessing at gramps and granny’s church and then meeting nana and papaw at the park. he was so excited they brought maudie along to play 🙂 we headed to san antonio to spend the weekend celebrating with daddy! so proud of our big boy!
6. we had our 4 year and 2 year old check up and a sad goodbye to the only doctor the boys ever knew… he was a great one 🙂
5. we said goodbye to the best first house we ever had. such wonderful memories! we moved in as a family of 2 and moved out as a family of 4 🙂 it couldn’t have been more perfect!
4. we lived in bc during our transition time thanks to gramps and granny and dana and mike for putting up with us so long. it just made pulling the band-aid off that much harder..
i also was blessed to spend a weekend retreat with the best friends a girl could ask for… it was not so silent but we had a number of excuses 🙂
3. on november 17 we closed our our new home! we feel very blessed for this smooth transition and beautiful house we can now call home!
2. luckily once we moved, it was only a week before we went back to bc to celebrate the baptism of sweet emily grace!
1. we celebrated a wonderful thanksgiving with the new sweet addition to the family!
*bonus news*
our new house is looking a little cozier with christmas decorations instead of boxes galore 🙂 i don’t have many pictures of it because around this crazy month my camera lens has taken a turn for the worse. however, i have a wonderful sister who let me borrow hers after thanksgiving… so a new post will follow soon!
until next time… promise it won’t be as long as last 🙂
xxoo
gramps came by the house today 🙂
today he checked out of his old office building for the last time. his company has been awaiting their move for a while. granny is so excited because it’s closer to home. i’m sure he is so relieved he doesn’t have to make the commute he has made for so long. i’m a little sad because i always took comfort in knowing he was around the corner if we needed him! we didn’t get to see him all the time but the visits and stops to check in on us sure were comforting! he says we can still come visit him at his new office 😉 see you next week maybe?
ohh i just love him so much!
this afternoon, i thought we had samuel’s well check, we did and we made it on time. to my surprise i forgot i had scheduled jack’s 3 year check up too!
jack, you did super! you only had one shot and you cried a little. it was so sad you were so trusting on what was happening and then you looked at your nurse like “i can’t believe you did that!” oh sweet boy, you try to be so tough. you currently weight 37 pounds. your doctor, considered you a little hefty 😉 and he thinks you may have a growth spurt soon. your vision is great and you loved showing your muscles!
mr. samuel you were a little nervous today but i could tell you felt better when you saw brother was getting checked out too. you added a new word to your list today… “abble” = apple. you also are having us laugh so much when you yell “ewooo!” = hello. you came in at only 24 pounds. you ended up getting 2 shots and a blood test. 🙁 you were not happy. you grabbed the bag and you were ready to go. you felt alot better when you saw an umizoomi sticker in the sticker basket. we are still in your first week of glasses and you l o v e them. we love watching you discover everything with them! you now love books which makes us even happier! it’s been a great week!
xxoo
ps. today is taylor (18!!) and bailey’s (14!)birthday!! wow time flies so fast. so thankful for you two. a very happy birthday to you!
here’s to another beautiful year ahead for the both of you!