We're Back!

Okay, so it's been a while since we have had a new post! As some of you know it has been a busy year. Going from two to three boys in the family has definitely been a much harder adjustment than anticipated. Many of my family and friends have helped tremendously....for that I am more grateful than you can imagine! Lots of good things have happened to us and BIG changes are in store.

WE ARE MOVING!!!! Yes, that's right...we are headed to Dallas, Texas. Scott has been working for another company based out of Dallas for the past year. Part of his contract stated that he could work in Atlanta. This August the CEO hinted that he would like to have Scott in Dallas full-time and asked what it would take to make it happen. We made the decision to move the beginning of September and put our house on the market the week of Labor Day. Less than a month later we were "under contract" with a closing date of November 10.

While all this was happening, we were looking for a house in Dallas. Scott found an amazing town 15-20 miles north of Dallas called Frisco. We have decided to build a house in a community called The Tribute. It has pools, splash parks, parks, a golf course and is located on Lake Lewisville. We are extremely excited. The house is scheduled to be finished January 31st. So in the interim, we are moving in with my parents who are located in Athens. We will be sad to leave our family in Georgia, but know that God has GREAT things in store for this family!!

Here are a couple of highlights from 2009 so far:

All five of us, including YahYah went to Disney World. The boys had a blast. Here are a few pictures:




Jack started pre-kindergarten at Atlanta Classical Christian Academy. He LOVES it and we could not be more pleased with the faculty, curriculum and structure of the school.


Josh just had his third birthday and he was able to celebrate with his friends at Play 2 Grow. It is his FAVORITE place.





Jacob turned one this past June and he is growing so fast. He loves being with his two older brothers and they have been very sweet to him.

How time flies!

I cannot believe how much time has flown by. We have been so busy keeping up the all three boys!


Jack is getting to be such a big boy! Next year he will be in Pre-Kindergarten. It seems like yesterday that we were bringing him home from Northside Hospital to our little condo. We really prayed about his schooling situation. From homeschooling to public or private school. After much prayer, research and open houses, we felt like God was leading us to a wonderful school. Atlanta Classical Christian Academy is located in Smyrna, Georgia. Jack will be attending 5 days a week. He is so excited!

Josh is doing great! He is really enjoying being a big brother to Jacob. He is good about including Jacob during playtime and is very gentle with him. He had his first trip to the dentist with Jack and did pretty good. He is talking more and coming out of his shell. He is more outgoing than he has ever been. We just started our music class and he really likes playing with all the different instruments. Since Jack got his new bike, Josh inherited the big wheel.

Jacob has changed so much. He is crawling everywhere. He pulls up and will stand for a considerable amount of time. He thinks he is as big as his brothers and tries so hard to keep up with them. About a month ago, he began to look at Scott and say "DaDa" and look at me and say "MaMa". He is definitely going through some separation anxiety when we leave him with a sitter or at the church nursery. And last but not least, he FINALLY cut his first two teeth this past weekend (March 29).

Scott has been extremely busy (in a good way) with work. Just Minors is now on the backburner and he is focusing the majority of his time to Razor Collectibles and his role there as Vice President. He has traveled quite a bit, but when he is in town he has spent more time at home. The boys adore their Daddy and spend all their time with him when he is here. He is such a great Dad!!! He is attentive and soooo patient.

I have been working on organizing as much as possible. The house is so easily cluttered with all the "things" that we have accumulated. Papa had open heart surgery in February. Scott and his mother were able to stay with the boys and let me go to Athens to be with my dad during the surgery. He is doing great! We have definitely missed seeing Papa and YahYah as much but are so grateful that we still have a Papa to visit with!! While searching for a school for Jack, God opened a door for me to utilize my degree. I will be working at ACCA four afternoons a week next year. The time that I will be gone will be when Josh and Jacob are taking their afternoon naps so I won't miss too much. The biggest adjustment will be making dinner and cleaning the house since that is time I usually do both things.

Josh is a big boy!

Yesterday YahYah came to help Mommy while Daddy was away. She brought Josh a present....an ELMO potty. Josh immediately pulled his pants down and tried to pee pee.
He wasn't able to go, but the next time he tried he ran over to YahYah and said that he had pooped. We went over to see and he did pee pee. We are so proud of him!!! He wanted to wear Jack's big boy underwear. So Jack has "passed down" his Sesame Street undies. Even though we have had a couple of accidents we are still very excited that he is showing an interest.