Weekend Recap

Ah the weekend. Where you are supposed to spend time with family and relax. I did end up spending time with family, but I don't feel like I relaxed all that much. Thursday night we found out M would be leaving us shortly for a month long training. While it means extra money, it also means he will be away from us again. We should be used to it by now, and I think Booger is, but Pretty Girl had a hard time adjusting to M coming home the last time. She isn't used to him coming and going like Booger is. So, let's hope this will be an easy transition.

Friday we went over to M's parents house. If you have been a reader for while you know we haven't been on the greatest terms with them until recently. I'm not sure what changed, but we have been slowly letting them back into our lives. It seems to be going well so far, so I generally try to encourage M to spend time with his parents. Booger is always in heaven when we are there because he gets to play with my nephews, who Booger thinks are really cool. :) Pretty girl has finally started to warm up to them, which is nice.

Saturday we were supposed to get up and go to a train expo together (M LOVES trains as does Booger), but due to M having trouble sleeping the night before, he didn't get up in time for me to join them. Pretty girl decided to pick out her own outfit that day and it was super cute. I swear she has more fashion sense than I do. Not sure where she got it from. :)

The lace top is supposed to go with another outfit that was dirty at the time. But she is obsessed with this lace top

I had to leave at a certain time to go to a training. It was boring, but I'm thankful two of my good friends are taking the training with me, which makes it more bearable. After my training I ended back at my in-laws and spent the remained of the evening there.

Sunday was spend cleaning the house, doing some laundry (not all of it got done), spending some time with my mom and of course ending back at my in-laws later that night.

Pretty girl and one of my nephews "reading' together. She was copying everything he did, even down to the tilt of the head and the kicking of the feet. It was super cute.

I am hoping we will be staying home at least one night this week. I doubt I will be over there much once M is gone. I don't feel as comfortable there as I once did. We shall see. I am looking forward to some much needed time with my mom.

Over all it was a good weekend. I wish I had gotten more done around the house, but mending family ties I believe is more important than doing laundry.

Did you all have a great weekend?

Friday Letters

It's Friday again, which means it's time for Friday Letters :)

Dear husband: It sucks you have to leave us for a month. It would be nice to get more than a weeks notice, but that's the Army, right??

Dear students: I swear the ones who are failing after three weeks, not cool. I mean how hard is it to pay attention in class and get your homework done???

Dear kids: You guys are too cute! I love the personalities that are coming out. Pretty Girl your vocabulary is just exploding and it's super cute (except for the whining)

Dear Gym: I SWEAR I will get back into going to the gym. My goal is to start this coming Monday. I've lost 10lbs and have about 20 more to go. I need to get on this like now.

Dear weight: If you could just drop off, that would be great, thanks! Thank goodness for ZEAL because without it I wouldn't have the energy I do and the weight I've lost would have come right back. I'm so thankful I found it! (plus it's all natural, bonus) :)

Dear Roxie (our puppy): I swear you need to figure out how to stop chewing everything or else you won't be able to be left out of your cage while we are gone or sleeping. Walking into the kids room to see their toy basket over turned and half the toys chewed beyond repair this morning, not cool!

Dear in-laws: I'm so thankful we are talking again. I know things aren't like how they used to be and they probably never will, but it's nice we can come visit and M has his parents in his life again.

I believe that is all for now. I hope you all have a great weekend!!!!!

Pics of the Kids

I got some pictures of the kids done this summer and finally received them today. I think they turned out pretty darn good. I wish I would have gotten more of me with the kids, but by this point they were done. Pretty Girl didn't want to share the spotlight with anyone. Over all, I'm glad we did it. I'm not sure if I will use this photographer again, only because it took almost a month to get my pictures back. :( I'm used to Sears where I walk out with a CD of all pictures and the prints done in a week. However, randomly in the spring, Sears closed all of their portrait studios. I'm super sad about this.
Without further ado, here are some of the pics. :)

Pretty Girl loves being in front of the camera

I don't know where this closed lip smile came from, but it's not him.

Group photos