TODAY IS THE DAY!

The day has arrived and Allan is on day 1 of the Texas State Bar!!!  Gooooooo Allan!  We are all praying for you!  We know you can do this! 

We love you sooo much!  You are our super hero!

XXXOOO

Count Down.....

8 days until Allan takes the Texas State Bar, and 11 day until this is all over!! 

Go Allan Go!  We are thinking and praying for you!

Maddox is 10 Months!

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I better get this up before Mr. M turns 11 months in 12 days! 

Where has the time gone??  Maddox is growing up so fast I wish I could freeze time just so Allan can enjoy all the things he has done this past couple of months that he has missed out on.  As I type this Maddox is watching his first Elmo Movie.....he is sitting in his little Jeep (his walker) and is just laughing and smiling....I was really hoping he wouldn't be a fan, but how can any kid pass up Elmo??!!  They can't! HA! 

This past month Maddox has become very vocal....he's always been a growler and a laugher, but now he's trying to say words....he says "Oh" to everything....cracks me up!  When you ask him what a cow says, he moos, it's super cute.  Tries to say "thank you" when he attempts to give you his toy but then won't let go of it as he is handing it to you.  "Uh-Oh" when he drops something.....usually he throw his Cheerios and says "uh-oh"....it was cute the first time but then it got old the more I had to pick up.  lol  Says bye-bye and waves when he sees some one or when it's time to go bye-bye.  And he can sing back up vocals for Usher's new song OMG.....he's got the "uh-uh-uh-uh" part down pack....he and Aidan can't get enough of that song....it USED to be my favorite, but I think I'm burned out now....thanks boys! 

Maddy is still a pretty relaxed, easy going, happy bebe.  His sleeping is MUCH better!  Don't want to jinx it, but he sleeps through the night and is still good with his 2 two hour naps a day.  He loves his blanky and his pasie...can't sleep without them.  :)  Just like his brother....well Aidan doesn't take a pasie anymore, but he still loves his blanky.

 

Bye Austin for now!

Almost up to date on this blog...not that life has been too glamorous or anything, but Hey..we're alive and healthy and that is all that matters!!  

So the boys and I have returned to good ole San Antone for good.  We have been in Austin staying with my parents since June 5th!  We had a busy time there....Anthony graduated High School, Allan and I flew up to Fayetteville, AR for a long weekend, Aidan attended 2 VBS's in Austin, we stayed with the Hodson's for a few days while my parents had company, we managed to go to the pool and gym everyday, watched some World Cup 2010 games, visited the Brushy Creek Splash Pad often, came down to SA to visit Allan for Father's Day, went to Huntsville for 5 days to celebrate Brayden's 5th Birthday and to hang out with my Aunts and cousins, Aidan can swim all by himself,  I got to spend time with my mom, dad, brothers, sister, friends, in-laws, etc.  It was great and much needed!  But it also was time for me and the boys to get back home to "daddy" aka Mr. Bar Study Man (as I like to call him).

So we are back and the boys and I are almost settled back in at home.  Pretty quite here....Allan stays at the library all day and all night.  We've only been home for 2 and a half days and I'm already wishing I was back in Austin...but I'm finding many of things to do around this house.  I have a huge list of things that I need to be working on until Allan is done on the 29th....but it's hard to do some of the things like....weed eating, painting, cleaning out our storage closet, dusting the blinds while the boys are around....so those 4 major tasks on my list may just have to wait....sometimes I wish I had a money tree in my backyard and I would just pay some one to do those, but reality...There isn't one!

As of now we are still in the "unknown" part of life....Allan will finish with the Texas State Bar on July 29th, he doesn't have a job offer....so basically we will remain in San Antonio until there is an offer.  We don't have anything planned right now and really can't make any plans until the "unknown" is known.  So bare with us family and friends.  I myself am working on "baring with us"...very hard for me since I am such a planner.  Trust me, I will update everyone as soon as we know what is our next step in life.  God has a plan for us all and we just have to keep having Faith and trust in Him!! 

Thanks everyone for all your help this summer with the boys and taking us in!  We had a blast!  Here are a few pics of the kiddos this summer.

Happy Birthday America

We celebrated July 4th in Austin at Allan's parents home.  Allan came up the Friday before the 4th and then Uncle Michael and Aunt Carey came in from Dallas on Saturday evening.  Allan and his dad made ribs and we had a BBQ.....my parents came over and joined us.  (This was on Saturday evening)  On the actual 4th we went to church with all the Braxdale's, took the kiddos swimming, and then went to some friends home for a party...we didn't stay too long because Maddy needed his sleep before all the loud booms began.  We came home and put Maddox to bed and then shot off fire- works....Aidan LOVED every moment of the fireworks!! He just got SO excited hearing and seeing the fireworks....Allan and I still laugh at all his funny sayings that night!  Needless to say he is looking forward to New Years Eve so he can shoot off more fireworks. lol