Family Updates!

Its been a couple of weeks since I have posted, so I thought I would give an update regarding our family. Easter came and went, and the boys had lots of fun! Check them out!






Now for a brief update:

Deanna: All the hard work I spent at work has finally paid off! TEA came and went, and after spending a week in our district they had nothing but positive things to say about Temple ISD. In fact, they would like to use us as a model district for other struggling ISDs. After three years under the umbrella of TEA, they are making the recommendation to have the monitor removed! Praise GOD!!

On a different note, my training is definitely paying off. I ran 10 miles today, maintaining an 11.5 pace, with 20mph winds and lots of hills! I don't feel as though I can run another mile, but I'm sure in 4 weeks when it is time to run my half-marathon, I will be able to do it! So say a quick prayer for me!

Scott: He is still actively looking for a job in this area, but we finally have a couple of prospects. He has an interview on Friday and on Monday, so say a little prayer for that as well! He is also working hard on the house, getting it ready to sell. We just lowered the price by $9000, so if you know anyone in the market to buy a house in a good neighborhood, send them our way!

Jaysen: He is developing such a witty personality! He knows a word that starts with every letter of the alphabet, and those words change regularly! I am not sure how he knows that "walking in the woods" starts with a W, but I have learned not to question him!! We are also ACTIVELY potty training him now.....no more pull-ups except at naptime and bedtime. Yes he has accidents, and he doesn't tell us when he needs to go regularly, but as long as we set a timer for every 45 min or so, he will go without any problem. We just started yesterday, and he pee-peed in the potty 10 times yesterday! I just decided he is too old and too smart to still be in diapers....so wish us luck!

Dawsen: He is 14 months old, practically RUNNING everywhere he goes now, and LOVES to eat anything he can get his hands on! He still only has 2 teeth, but his upper front two are about to break the skin. He is also becoming quite the jabbermouth. He says: Mama, Dada, Nana, Papa, Bubba, More, Ball, UhOh, Bye, Book, and Bite. There are probably a few others, but I haven't quite comprehended them yet!

I guess thats it for now......a brief update on our life.....hope all is well with everyone! Talk to you soon!!

RIP Bo....we will miss you! 4-7-09

Yesterday was a very sad day for me. We had to make the decision to put Bo, my puppy of 15 years, to sleep. He was by far the best dog anyone could ask for, and a great friend. He was great with kids, and never jumped on anyone. He even ran with me up until the end. And he definitely had a good life. According to the vet, he had an embolism that lodged itself into his spinal cord and basically paralyzed him. He wasn't able to move for the last 4 days, and was in extreme amounts of pain. The vet said that he rarely sees even younger dogs be able to come out of something like that, and that even if he did survive it, he would never be the same. It was obvious to us what we had to do. So now I have a furry friend looking out for me from up above! On that note....

Kids have such an amazing intuition!! Yesterday morning when we were leaving for school, I told Jaysen to tell Bo bye-bye because he may be gone when we get home. Nothing else was said about him, and then today, when he got home, he said something to my dad about a dog being "up high in the sky". When I asked him where Bo was, he said, "i don't see him.....give me my binoculars (he made circles with his fingers and pretended)........look over there..there he is.....it's Bo....up in the sky!" Now you can not tell me that doesn't give you chills!

Counting with Jaysen....4/2/09~!

I'm not totally sure where Jaysen picks up some of this stuff, but he is such a little sponge! He never ceases to amaze me. He came home from school and decided that he wanted to count.....by 10s! I often forget that he is only 3!! Hope you enjoy!!

Dawsen is FINALLY walking 3.31.09

Well it took 13 months instead of 12, but Dawsen is finally walking! He still sometimes prefers to crawl (when he is in a hurry...lol) but he finally takes pride in standing up and walking on his own. Especially when he has an incentive.....like my phone! Enjoy!!

Sing Along with Jaysen 3.14.09

Well after watching Dawsen behing the camera, Jaysen decided that he needed to be on camera too! We couldn't have gotten him singing on camera if we WANTED to, but I guess as long as it was on his time, it was okay! Check him out!!

Dawsen is TRYING to walk...3.14.09

Well, it took him a couple weeks past his 1st birthday, but Dawsen has decided he can walk WHEN he wants to. It's not very far, and its really wobbly, but check him out!!