An Unwanted "First"

You know me...I'm all about celebrating and remembering all the fun "firsts" of my boys! Well, last Wednesday night Lane got a first that I don't want to celebrate but it's definitely worth documenting....his first black eye!!

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No, he didn't get punched!! He ran smack into a metal pole after running out of a gym....running one way...looking another...then turning around and running right into it.

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He shed lots of tear...and it was pretty darn nasty! I know being a mommy to two boys these bo-bo's are bound to happen, but that doesn't make them any easier. Lane was not one to want to hold an ice pack on it...so the swelling took awhile to go away.

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So, over the past week we have watched Lane's eye change all sorts of yucky colors! He likes looking at himself in the mirror in the mornings. I feel so bad for him, but what can you do....except take pictures if you're mommy!! And that's what I have done to document this first black eye!!

Night it happened...a nice little bump right on his eyebrow.

Day 2

(I-phone photo..color is weird)

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 7

Hopefully he will learn to pay a little bit more attention to where he is going...and hopefully this will be his first and only black eye! I know,wishful thinking right!

Crush

This week the girls from eighteen25 are having "Crush Week". I thought it was fun so I decided to play along!

So here are my current crushes!!!

MAIN CRUSHES:

(my kiddos and the hubs)

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IPHONE APP CRUSH:

Flipboard

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MALE ACTOR CRUSH:

Ryan Gosling

Peter Krause

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SNACK CRUSH

Archer Farms brand S'mores mix from Traget...yum!

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TV SHOW CRUSH:

Parenthood...I secretly want to be apart of this family!

Tori & Dean

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MUSIC CRUSH:

Lady Antebellum

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BLOG CRUSH:

Today's Letters

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KID STORE CRUSH:

Crazy 8

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BABY ITEM CRUSHES:

Johnson  Johnson Vanilla Oatmeal body wash and lotion

GoGo Squeez Apple Sauce..loved by both my boys

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So...what are your current crushes??? I'd love to know!!

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!!

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Here are my two precious Valentines!!

(And before I go any further....if you look above...yes, Levi is standing!! All by himself! He just started this last night and he is finding his balance and standing!! I can't believe it...it will only be a matter of time before he takes off and walks!! This is exactly how it was with Lane! Sigh)
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This weekend I was busy busy getting everything ready for Lane's party at school today.

I got his class valentine's ready...I used some super cute superhero tags via Pinterest!

I got teacher treats ready!

And finally this morning, the boys woke up and we gave them our Valentine's treats before they left for school!!

I came home to find beautiful pink roses waiting for me...and two gift cards!! One for a mani/pedi and one for a massage...yea me!! As for Paul's gift...I made him "A Year of Fun Dating" book!!

(More on that later)

And right when we got home Lane wanted to show me all his Valentine's from his friends!

Lots of goodies

For dinner I made this new recipe from Pinterest, and it was very yummy!! Lane loaded up on chocolate and we just relaxed after that!

And b/c this little man is so darn cute and b/c I still can't believe he is standing on his own...a few more pics!

My "big" valentine...

and my two "little" valentines!! Man, three boys to love on me...so blessed!

Hope everyone had a day full of love!!

Happy Birthday Daddy

Today my man turned the big 3-0!!! Thirty...I can't believe it!! We started off the day with church, then a yummy breakfast. Then we just hung out all day while managing to keep his surprise birthday dinner under wraps! I talked him into going to Uncle Julios in Ft. Worth...when we got there my family was all there waiting on him!

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The Birthday Boy

This pic was a bit dark...but there was a whole-nother side down there!

Paul shares a birthday with my cousin Haley...who turned 13 today!!

Paul and Haley!

Zach and Levi...who looks really tired here

The Fam!

I made sure to have some "30 sucks" suckers....just to rub it in a bit!!



We had a fun evening with all the fam! Thanks everyone for coming out!

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Paul,

Happy Birthday!!

I loved spending every single year of your 20's with you and I can't wait to spend the next thirty with you!

You rock mister!!

We love you!

Working Momma

Today I'm linking up with Kelly's Korner....her Friday series "Show us Your Life" is featuring working moms today, so I thought it would be fun and maybe make some new mommy blogger friends!

Meet my family!!

I get to be the wife to my amazing husband Paul....

Mommy to these two precious boys...

And a middle school Language Arts teacher to many!

I am in my seventh year of teaching and between that, mommy duties, wife duties, house duties, weekend sports, book club, blogging, hanging out with family and friends and so on...I am one busy gal!  But I love our life and wouldn't change it!

I think we all can agree that being a mom period is hard WORK! And alot of work at that!! I love being a momma and it is definitely my number one priority! With that said I do feel that sometimes I have the best of both worlds, I have the best schedule, I get to have adult coversations every day, I have had some great kids over the years, and I hope I am making a difference in some of their lives!

Being a full time working mom for the last four years has taught me alot about balancing my time. Most importantly I have learned that it's not all about the quantity of time you spend with your children it's the quality of time you spend with them...and that's exactly what my husband and I do...we make the most out of our time!!

I would love to make some new working mommy friends or at least find some new blogs to read!! If you live in my area I'd love to hear from you!!

This & That

This is just a catch all post...a couple things I wanted to get down before I forgot! The week before last, Paul and I were approached by the head's of Lane's school about him being moved up to Pre-K. There were two openings in that class and Lane, along with his friend Madelyn, were chosen to move up.  We were hesitant at first for a couple of reasons....one they would be the youngest in the class, two the class has been together since August and were already farther along than Lane...and three, we just wanted to make sure he was ready for this jump. So after much thought and encouragement from his teachers, we decided to give it a shot.

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So last Monday, Lane had his very first day of Pre-K! I can't believe that he is already here! His first week went great. Every Tuesday and Wednesday night they have homework, so this was something new for us. Lane did great for where he is at with his writing skills. I really just hope that he continues to adjust and enjoy it! We've had no complaints so far so I guess that's  a good sign!

His first homework ever!!! Definitely a keepsake for this teacher momma, ha!

I was actually surprised how well he sat and did it....not all at one time mind you, but we got it done!

Moving on....Friday Lane fell on the playground and had a nasty little bruise on his forehead! This pic doesn't give it complete justice!

And over the weekend...this one got his THIRD tooth!!! His top middle tooth finally broke through!!

And today the boys got their first Valentine goodies in the mail!! Thanks Grammie for all the fun stuff! Lane already painted and colored!

That's about it for now! So glad it's half way through the week! This weekend will mark a milestone for someone in our house!! I'll keep ya thinking!! Happy Wednesday ya'll!