Huntsville Botanical Garden

This week is military appreciation week here in Huntsville. Of course, we're no longer military, but I just happened to hold onto my id card which doesn't expire until next year...... The local botanical garden was letting all military & their families in for free all week, so I thought we would check it out.

My to my surprise, it was great. Plenty for Isabella to do. We liked it so much the first day that we decided to go back again a couple days later. There were water stations for the kids to get wet, a big butterfly pavilion (Isabella got to see a butterfly exiting a cocoon- very cool), and a big children's garden. Here are some pictures of our fun day trips.

Great Laugh

Here's Jacob gettin in some good laughs.

Movie Date Recap

Isabella went on a movie date with her Daddy and saw a preview for a robot movie. I just want to get her saying "Wall-E" like in the preview and wound up getting a recap of our date. Very cute!

I LOVE my kids!

I just love Isabella & Jacob. They fill my life with so much joy. Isabella is becoming a very smart, thoughtful little girl, and Jacob is always smiling. Michael and I were talking the other night about how sad we were for people who choose not to have any children. They just have no way of knowing what it feels to love like this.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day everyone, and especially Michael, the best daddy of them all. You get better and better everyday, if that is even possible. These are a few pictures of Michael and the kids. As soon as I figure out how to load things into a slideshow I'll add lots more.

My Garden

So, I figured that I needed to plant a garden since I now have a nice, big yard. Here is what I have planted: Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Eggplant, Bell Peppers, Onions, Sweet Potatoes & Tomatoes. Pretty nice, huh? Well, as of today, only a hand full of them are looking good. I'm going to have to do some research to figure out how to make it better.

You should have seen all the hard work Michael put into prepping the garden! First he had to dig up the sod. Then he used a pick.... Our soil here is like clay. Poor guy. His back was killing him for days. Then he finally went to Home Depot and rented a tiller. Lots of work. Hopefully I don't killing everything and make it all for nothing!

Quick story.

The scene: I'm helping Isabella brush her teeth, and we're talking about who all brushes their teeth.

The Dialouge:
I: Daddy, you brush your teeth, too.
D: Yep
I: Who else brushes their teeth?
D: Mommy. Mommy brushes her teeth.
I: Who else brushes their teeth?
D: Does Jacob brush his teeth?
I: Yep.
D: Noooooo! Jacob can't brush his teeth. He doesn't have any teeth!
I: Yeah, Jacob just has lips.

The Commentary: Cute, huh?

Roll baby roll!

Well, our not-quite-so-little Jacob has finally managed to get from his back to his tummy all by himself. He was all smiles, and luckily I was right there with the camera.

Oh to be 3 again!

Isabella has such a fun/easy/complicated/difficult life. What a neat time in life to be able to wake up (whenever you want to, and to be not only allowed to, but to be encouraged to sleep in), eat breakfast, play, eat a snack, play some more, eat lunch, take a nap, play some more, eat dinner, play some more, take a bath, go to sleep, then wake up and do it all over again.

How come someone with a life as great as that can't stop WHINING?!?!?! It is driving me crazy. It always gets worse when I am holding Jacob and putting him to sleep. Always. Then, if I just give her what she wants, she is the happiest little girl there ever was. What a life.

Here are some great pictures of Isabella having fun getting squirted with a hose in the backyard. She wanted to help me in my garden. Oh to be 3 again.

Sleep is for the weak

That's what one of Jacob's onesies says, and unfortunately I am weak with no sleep. Last night Isabella woke up maybe 12 times and Jacob at least once every hour. Michael was in charge of Isabella, and I was with Jacob. This morning at around 6am, Isabella comes in and I tell her to come into bed with me. Of course she is burning up! I feel horrible that we didn't catch on last night that something was wrong. But, when you are running on empty, it's kinda hard to think rationally. So, this morning I loaded her up on meds, plopped her on the couch, and turned on the cartoons.

Jacob's sleep is another matter. Over the last week he has decided that the only place he wants to sleep is in our arms. Wouldn't be too bad if he weren't already over 20 lbs!!! He's not even 5 months old yet, and he's ready to suit up for football practice! You would think that all this lifting is making me incredibly strong, but I just feel weaker and weaker. You think not having a good night's sleep in over a year has something to do with that?

4 years, 5 homes, & 2 kids later.....

Can you believe that it has been 4 years since we've been married?!?! Time really has gone by so fast. It's amazing to think that just 1460 days ago I was yelling at my florist about my bouquet, sitting down in a Logan Temple sealing room listening to buttons pop off the back of my dress, and marrying the man of my dreams.

Lord knows, we're each far from perfect. But I know that we're perfect together.

Since I've got nothing else going on......

I figured it was finally time to start a family blog. Mostly to share pictures though, as I am not as witty as many other bloggers out there. So, we'll start today with that- pictures. Enjoy!