January 9, 1010

I was just reviewing sites and remembered that I have a blog which I have not updated in ages!! Crazy how life has changed since the last time I wrote. We now live in Rock Rapids IA and chris works as a deputy sherrif her in Lyon county. We love being closer to family and spend alot of time with gma and gpa!!!
This winter has been a COLD and snowy one. WE were snowed in for christmas and now it has been in the -10-20's. No fun when kids cant get out of the house to play!

Emory and Alexis are now 20 months and Tanner is 3 1/2 yrs. They are at fun ages, but still keep us real busy. Tanner is in Wee school and really enjoys that! I am working part time for a consulting company about 10-15 hrs a week which is nice and flexible for our family life.

We have enjoyed using our new boat this past summer on vacation and being on the water!! The kids also LOVE it!! They each have their own personality. Alexis is my giggler and alway looking for something to do. Emory is my drama queen and has a personality all in itself. Tanner is my strong willed child who finds ways to get what he wants. He loves his sister so much, but sometimes they dont feel that love:)
Chris enjoys his job very much and just recently went from all nights to a mix of days and nights which is nice. He loves his football games and is watching dallas as I talk!
Well I better get some sleep..Emory is stil being a little pesky at night and not sleeping so well. Who knows??
Good night!

Dec 18

OUR LIFE has changed tremendously over the past month or so. We are now in Iowa and will be living in Rock Rapids once our new house is vacated!
Chris got a job with the Lyon County Sheriff's Dept and we are all excited to be near more family and friends. We are trying to survive the cold weather.. and doing well.
Right now we are living at Gma and Gpa VB until we can move into our home. It is nice having all the help, but not alot of room for all of us here. Of course gma and gpa are thrilled to have us living closer to them,
I need to put more pics up here soon, but am having trouble finding a way to download them on my parents computer.
The kids are all doing well.
Tanner goes to lunch each morning with gpa and loves being on the farm. The girls are now 7months and boy has time flown by. They are sitting up almost on their own now and growing like weeds.
Emory is a very determined child and has a temper we can tell already. She gets mad at her toys if they dont do what she wants them to. She is also very tickelish and loves to be cuddled and squeezed.
Alexis is more layed back, and would rather be carried around all day then play with toys. She does NOT like to be left alone anytime and lets you know when she is by herself. They both have really started to love having tanner around them and also like sitting next to eachother and playing side by side.
Chris is enjoying his new job and I am staying at home for now. After we can settled in a little, I may look for some part time work again but we are in no hurry.

There is a little update from us... I will try to get some pics up soon!

Oct 26

Can you tell life has been busy :)

I am sorry for the long laps of updates here. I can NOT believe the girls will be 6 months in just a week or so. They are getting so big and so aware of their surroundings. Still not sleeping so well at night, but we are managing. It seems that one girl will do good one night and the next the other will.. lately Emory has not wanted to go back to sleep after feedings so that is tough. We are surviving though and feel blessed each day for our beautiful children.

Tanner is enjoying his mothers day out program and goes there tues and thurs from 9-2. It is a good break for mom and him to get out of the house. Chris is working nights and been busy at work. He does not get much sleep lately with trying to help me out during the day.

I started working PRN at Baylor as a dietitian and that is probably the best thing I did to create some balance in my life. I can basically work when I want to and only work when Chris is off so we really dont need daycare. Tanner sometimes goes to a friends house on the days I work. I did my internship at Baylor several yrs ago and it is so nice being back and learning so much again there!!






We are headed to IA for a trip from Nov 11-16. It will be a long drive again, but am excited to see everyone. Chris has an interveiw there for a job so keeping my fingers crossed that just "maybe" we will move there for some extra help.
It will be a huge process though to try to move right now. Lots of prayer!!

sept 14

The girls had their 4 mo appointment this week and are growing up fast!! Dr said they are doing great developmentally and checked up well. We have been dealing with some fevers/fussiness since the shots and not sure if it is from the shots or something else going on... I am ready for everyone to be feeling better again!

Emory stats:
13lbs 3oz
23in

Alexis stats:
12lbs 14oz
22 1/3in



We had their baby dedication this weekend so that was neat. They did pretty good considering they werent feeling the greatest.

Sept 6

The girls are now 4 months already!!! Time has flown, but some days seem like they never end... Exhaution!! Having 3 kids 2 and under is quite the task, but we are doing it. I have had several friends come in the evenings when Chris is at work to help out. I als have a mother's helper a few nights a week too.

Tanner has his MRI Monday morning to see how his shunt is doing. I am anxious for that appointment. Then the girls have their developmental appointment on Tues and their 4mo shots on Thurs. BUSY week. Chris parents are coming for a few days to visit and help out so that will be nice.

Tanner started MDO on Tues and Thurs from 9-2. He seemed to really enjoy his first day and I think it will be good for him and myself!! He is still adjusting to sharing his time with mom and dad and some days are better than others.

Here are a few pics.. gotta go for now!

Aug 26

WOW... what a day! It has been very stressful having chris back at work and being alone with the kiddos. BUT we are surviving! Tanner has been a little attention needy and I am having a hard time giving it to him, when both babies are crying. I had a few helpers this week, but did it on my own all day on Sunday! I even made it to church with all 3 of them!! It was a good way to get our and get tanner out of the house.
Tommorow I am going to try to get them all to MOPS and then chris is off finally tommorow night...thankgoodness!
This will pass I keep telling myself and it will all be a distant memory. I love my kids to death, but at times it is just too much for 1 person to handle! Miss my family like crazy (and all the help I had).
We will survive! That is what I remind myself:) Off to help feed Alexis for now! and get tanner out of the drawer again!

Aug 22

We are back in TX again and trying to get in the swing of things. Chris had off until last night so it was nice having him around so that I could at least attempt to get unpacked and go through ALL the mail he forgot to take care of -haha :)

I am adjusting to life without as much help around and family. I have a few people who have volunteered or I am going to hire to help out in the evenings from 6-9 or so. We will see if that works out.

We celebrated Chris's 31st bday on thursday. We took Tanner to the splashpark and him and daddy played there while I took care of the girls. We also had a bday cake and sung happy bday to dad. That night we hung out with our sunday school class which was nice.

It is hot here in TX so not as much fun going outside. I know tanner missed the farm and seems to get bored pretty easy here. He starts mother's day out soon so that will help take up a few days through the week.

I will try to get pics up soon!

Oh, and a big milestone. Both girls are now in their cribs in their own room!!! They had their second big night there and are doing great! We are happy to finally have our room to ourselves again!! :) They are getting so big!