We have a JOB!!!

So Albany, GA here we come...not quite where either of us wanted to go but it is a really good opportunity for us there...Edwin got the official word yesterday! We are exited about the position he got and what that will mean for us in the future...it is a great stepping stone and the way the economy is right now we are blessed to have it! So they are working out a start date and we are trying to figure out what to do as far as our house is concerned...but things are moving along...Edwin's last day in the Air Force is actually thursday! It has been good to us but we are both so exited to be out from under it and feel a little more freedom in our lives...it is really nice to know he won't be leaving me again!! For now the kids and I are staying here in Valdosta where they are settled in school and I can keep teaching at the Y...if we have not sold the house by the end of the year, our contract will run out and we can rent it out so then we can move to be with Edwin...in the mean time it looks like Edwin will be there during the week and home on the weekends....be praying something works out as far as that is concerned...we would really like to be able to move with him :) Still lots of unknowns but at least we have a JOB!!! Thanks for all the prayers and we'll keep you updated!

halloween

ok so right now I am trying to figure out how to explain to a 5 year old why we don't celebrate halloween....I knew that this would get harder as the kids got older but finding the right words is quite difficult...especially now that she is in kindergarten and they have the whole classroom decorated! At this point she understands that she is allowed to dress up everyday and have candy anytime so she is not being "left out" of anything...but you can't quite go into the history and origin of halloween with a 5 year old! Growing up we had many families who did not celebrate halloween so I think it was easier but we do not know a single family here that does not participate...We are standing firm to our convictions on this but please be praying that we can find the right words to express them to our children in a way that they can understand...this one is a kind of hard one to write because I know many people may not agree with me but this is what I am dealing with at the moment.

separating...

So I keep making the mistake of telling people we are "separating"....they all respond with a big "I'm sorry to hear that....or are you ok?" I respond by saying "of course I am ok I'm very exited about it!" After that they really look at me wierd. Then I figure out they think I am saying that Edwin and I are separating and I am really saying that we are "separating" from the Air Force...It is been quite funny and I keep accidently doing it! Ohhhh the english language right?

10 MILES!!!

I just finished breaking my record distance and running 10 miles without stopping!!! I am SO EXITED...well my tummy is not doing so well and my legs feel like they are going to fall off but still I am so exited that I was able to do that! i guess it's time to sign up for a half marathon...we'll see....

Oh Everett!!!

So Edwin and I have always been in wonder about how Everett is SO MUCH different than Evan...so much calmer and cuddlier and just all around less active than Evan...well today, after bragging to my boss about how good Everett is in the nursery and how much he loves it, I pick him up and they said he had a "rough day". I asked if he had been crying and they said no he had body slammed 3 kids to the floor and slapped another leaving a red mark!!! This is my sweet little Everett we are talking about!!! I mean I was in complete shock...I know where he gets it from but my goodness I didn't know what to say! The thing is that Everett and Evan have been wrestling more and more and of course, Everett can do no harm on Evan so Edwin and I were just thinking how cute the boys were....well....I guess Everett has learned a thing or two from Evan and we are going to have to watch him....I am still in disbelief!!!

new pictures

It has been a whole week since I have blogged anything...time flies! Here a couple pictures we took this week...the first is of the kids showing me their funny faces...note Everett has his tongue out also :)


Next is of the kids outside looking at the clouds...they like to find animals and such in the clouds...I remember doing that...how fun!

Then Evan goes pee outside and Everett is trying to take his clothes off so he can do it too...he has been doing that more and more but he doesn't ever actually go if I take his diaper off...at least he kind of has a clue of what he needs to do...that is a nice thing about him being the last one. Once I get him potty trained...NO MORE DIAPERS!!!

Growing Boy...

Let me just tell you what Evan ate for breakfast before school!

-A whole Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
-1.5 pop tarts
-a muffin
-4 cheese and crackers!!

I mean this is all before 8am this morning!!! It is just unbelievable what he is eating right now! How much is he going to eat when he is a teenager....that is just a scary thought!