Happy 4th of July

God Bless America. We are so incredibly fortunate to live in such an amazing Country. I am so thankful to all of the wonderful citizens who have or are risking their lives on a daily basis to keep our Country Safe. We love you all.

SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THESE

It is not often you find Luke asleep. This is one of my favorite captured moments.

The weekend is here and Blake and Luke are ready to celebrate the 4th of July in style. Our Summer has been spent playing at the pool or the gym. The boys are establishing quite a love hate relationship with one another but at the end of the day Luke begs to sleep with his big brother. Blake pretends like it is a bother but in secret he loves it. Here are a few updated photos of my handsome boys.

Luke's First Soccer Trophy

He is quite the player and he gleams when he scores a goal. And yes I am a SREAMING Mommy on the side line screaming for my boys in whatever sport they play!!!!

Sweet Male Rabbit needs a good home.

Around Easter I bought my boys a gorgeous brown rabbit because we were in Dyersburg and I stumbled upon these poor rabbits at the Tractor Supply of all places and I could not stand to leave them there to be sold to impulse buyers that would leave them outside or not care for them, which is usually what happens around Easter time. I took Stella home and Leslie, my sister, took Bella. Last week Leslie called and her girls are allergic to Bella so they are unable to keep her. We were going out of the Country so I took Stella to Dyersburg to reunite her with her sister so we could bring them both back here, and well- Bella is a Bart and my rabbit is probably pregnant and I can't keep both rabbits but I do not want to give him to the humane society to be put down within a week or two. Now- long story made shorter - he is a beautiful white rabbit and he is on his way to being litter trained. He likes to be rocked like a baby and he is about 4 months old and they live 5 to 10 years. We have had great success training Stella and she is extremely sweet. Now- in about 3 months I might be sending out a new e-mail with 10 more rabbits to give away thanks to my kind family that took care of my sweet girl and thought it would be funny for my kids to have baby rabbits.
Sorry about the long note but he has been well taken care of and he is sweet. He just needs to go to a loving family.

Cancun was a blast and so far no Swine. What luck- we book a trip to Mexico less than two weeks before the Swine outbreak. It was a very Happy 10 year Anniversary trip for Matthew and me. We loved the beach, the hotel, swimming with the fish and kissing a shark. But- boy are we glad to be back to the USA where the food is unbeatable. We appreciate our Country so much more today. We last went when we were 18 but I think the Tequilla made it seem much prettier on the outskirts of Mexico back then and I know it made the food seem a lot better. It was sad to see the poor citizens of that Country working so hard to sell things in the extreme heat with little bambinos strapped to their backs. We were so excited to see a Johnny Rockets when we hit the airport. A cheeseburger has never tasted so good. I am also so happy to be holding my bambinos. I missed them so much.

Can you believe it has almost been 10 years?

The Boys

Updated pictures of the boys. They melt my heart. But- Tuesday when school was called for a reported case of the Swine they were a bit on my nerves. Sibling rivalry to the EXTREME!!!! I had to breathe and relax ALOT!!!! But- boys will be boys and I am thankful for every second - the good and the ugly!

Ok- I last posted in December. We moved that month and it has taken me that long to get back into a new routine. I had to practically start over but I still kept roots in my beloved Spring Hill. I have the greatest friends there and I still teach two classes a week there. The boys have gotten so big here lately. Blake gets taller by the second and Luke is trying hard to catch up. I live in a land of boys and the grocery bill is growing by the second.
We love our new house. I am going to attach some recent photos of the house and the boys. I can't wait to start sharing funny stories on here again. We have a new addition to our family. Her name is Stella Bear. She is the sweetest rabbit in the world and she thinks she is human. Matthew is in love.
The Swine Flu has had the media in an uproar here lately and they even closed down Blake's school for a day.
To top it off Matthew and I booked a trip to Cancun 1 week before the Flu made the news. How is that for luck? For our 10 year anniversary we might catch a case of the Swine. We don't leave until the 25th and we will not leave our resort and we will wear our masks on the plane. I hope that is enough. Keep us in your prayers.