I love Summertime!

I just love how much fun summer is! During the school year we do lots of fun stuff but we it seems like everything is so scheduled and we are always so busy(and the kids are not even in school yet!). So I just love that every week during the summer is so different, you never know what fun things are going to come up. Yesterday me and the kids went to a waterpark with one of my best friends and her kiddos(and she brought a babysitter to help us keep track of the kids, which was very helpful). I was super excited but I had no idea how the kids would do and honestly was not sure if I should be attempting this adventure without Curtis. But it ended up being so much fun and the kids did really well so it actually wasn't stressful at all! Both of my kiddos have absolutely no fear of water which is good and bad. I love that they enjoy it so much and are content to just stay in the water all day, Allanna would actually start crying everytime I tried to take out of the water, not so cute and yet pretty funny. I dont like that they both want to run everywhere and attempt things that are not meant for their age. Both kids were wanting to climb everything and go down all the slides, even the ones that are way to big. So I definitely got a workout chasing both of them and trying to carry Allanna when she would let me. They loved the floating river, Timmy was wearing his floaties so he loved getting to swim next to me. He was so excited to see the older kids really swim too, every time one would swim by he would yell out "nice swimming." They also loved the wave pool, which had some pretty good size waves actually. I wasn't so sure I loved that part! We stayed at the park for about 4 hours so by the time we were loading into the cars the kiddos were ready for a great nap. Once they woke up we spent an hour with daddy before he left for work and then we headed out for a church barbecue. It was really nice to spend some time with a couple families from our life group. But the kiddos did not last long, they were still a bit tired from the fun day so we left early and came home to all go to bed. So it was just an overall wonderful summer day, even if Curtis couldn't enjoy it with us. I just love that both the kids are at such a fun age and that they are really interacting with us and each other so much! Timmy talks so much now and I love it, I cant wait till Allanna starts talking more its gonna be so precious so hear them talking to each other.
Another highlight of our week was that we got to see Stacy and Andrew for a few minutes as they were on their way home from Sacramento. The kids were so excited to see them. Honestly I think Timmy was more excited to play with their iphones, he is a little obsessed, but he really does love his aunt and uncle too. Allanna was almost friendly, I think she smiled at Stacy a few times :o) But it was really great to see them, we miss them and wish we could see them more! The hard part was when they left Timmy freaked out because he didn't understand that we got to see them but not see Beena and papa(my mom and dad). So that was a bit tough for him to understand. He thinks my parents house is the coolest place ever so he constantly asks to go see them. Hopefully we will get to take another trip soon!

Timmy day

So I decided that for the month of July Wednesday might as well be called Timmy day. He has swimming and soccer on the same day, and even though thats only two things it is quite exhausting for all of us but he has a blast. This week was Timmy's 4th week of swimming and he is doing soooo good, he is officially a "goldfish" now. He knows how to jump in the water and then reach for the wall and pull himself out, my buff little boy. He has gotten 100 times better at floating on his back, he used to hate that. Now he is just working on his kicking and blowing bubbles still so he doesn't swallow water. He has so much fun with his teacher though, she is so great with him. She really knows how to keep his attention and make him listen to her. This week she asked him for a hug and of course my cuddle bug gives her the longest hug ever, it was precious!

This was his first week of soccer, and it was pretty much chaos but he loved it. Its a church soccer camp that is being led by the FPU soccer girls, who are very sweet but maybe haven't ever tried to control about 50 3 and 4 year olds before lol. So Timmy pretty much got his ball and kicked it all around the field until I chased after him with Allana in my ergo carrier and brought him back( I probably looked like the crazy mom, running around in that heat but my boy runs to fast for the teachers to keep track of him). But he was just so happy kicking his ball that it was all worth it!

So it was a great day! We have been potty training Timmy for the last week and yesterday he had no accidents! He even went potty at target and at a friends house. I am so glad he has finally gotten it! 

Summertime!

So it has been more than a month since my last blog! Time goes way too fast when you are having fun! Since my last blog we have been busy with summertime happenings such as swimming lessons, water park trips, a camping trip, going to the lake with friend, having bbq's, and trying to stay in the air conditioned house once in awhile. I will probably try to catch up on the details of all those sometime this week because they each definitely need their own blog. But I wanted to just get myself back into the blogging mode and hopefully keep it up. I am really going to try to be more consistent with me blogs for a couple reasons, which of course I will share with you :o)

I have realized over the last couple months that I am super dependent on the fact that I get to talk to my mom all the time! I am one of those moms who still calls her mommy at least every day. She is usually the first one that I want to call when my kids do something adorable(which lets face it, thats all the time) or when my kids do something so awful or gross(okay thats all the time too lol). She is the one that I call for all kinds of advice, like knowing when I should take the kids to the doctor or not, or if ground turkey should turn white when you are cooking it. But lately I haven't gotten to talk to her very much so I definitely learning to appreciate even more every chance I do get to talk to her or see her! But I am getting to talk to my dad more, even to talk about things other than cooking advice :o) But anyways because I cannot talk to my mom very often I want her to be able to read about every cute thing my kids do and about everything that is going on in our lives. So even though some of you may get bored of reading about my children I will keep doing it because I know both of their grandmas will be very appreciative!

The other reason I want to write more is accountability to myself. I am really trying to lose weight and get in shape, and therefore hopefully get healthy so I am going to try to write about my progress on here. I will try to share ideas and tips that are helping me and struggles that I having so that maybe you can help me with your great ideas. So anyway thats a quick little blurb and I will write in more detail soon. Here is a sneak peek picture of our summer!

 So this song is my new favorite, it is really encouraging lately. Life just hasn't had very many easy days lately but God still reaches down and reassures us that He is there and that He knows everything that is going on in our lives. This is the song by casting crowns, I hope it is encouraging to you all as well.


I was sure by now
God You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say “Amen”, and it’s still raining

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away

Chorus:
I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry
You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can’t find You

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The maker of Heaven and Earth

The Crazy Moving Week!

Moving is sooo much work! I forget just how exhausting it is to pack and move and unpack! But we got the move done and we are finally in a house, which is so nice. We have a lot to do still to unpack and make the house feel like our own but it will all get down eventually. So far the kids love the house, there is so much room for them to run, or crawl. We haven't explored outside to much yet because Curtis hasn't had a day off to de-spider the garage and backyard. But we did give in and get cable so I have been being a bad mom today by letting Timmy watch tv pretty much all day. It gave me a chance to get some stuff done though and I'm sure he learned something from all those shows... hopefully :o) This is a picture of him helping me pack... while Allanna was probably walking behind me unpacking everything a little too early.

 In the midst of all the stress of moving Curtis and I got to go on an amazing date to go see the play Wicked. I had bought the tickets for his birthday way before I knew we would be moving this weekend so it added stress but it was so worth it! I saw the show 5 years ago and loved it, therefore forcing Curtis to listen and memorize the whole soundtrack so it was very exciting for him to finally see the story behind the songs.  Here is a picture of us after the show... we were a little to busy rushing around and getting lost in tower district to take a picture before the show.

Thanks so much to everyone who helped us move and watch the kids this weekend. Whenever we move it reminds me that God sends such awesome friends into our lives wherever we live.

A long rainy weekend!

So this weekend seemed to last forever! Curtis was working everyday, it was raining every day, and Allanna was sick. As most of you know Allanna is not exactly the happiest easiest baby even on a good day so throw in an ear infection and a cough and you have a very rough weekend. We took her to the doctor yesterday though so she is back on antibiotics and her inhaler so hopefully she will back to her almost happy self soon :o) They did tell us that she will probably need ear tubes so that will be our next adventure.
We tried to stay busy this weekend with some arts and crafts so that I didn't feel like the worst mom in the world for letting my kids watch tv all day(just most of it). So here are some pics of us staying busy... 

 After the very long weekend I was very thankful that my friend Laura was in town and wanting to do a girls night out! So I actually put make up on and did my hair and went out for a much needed sanity break. I honestly dont know how I could survive without such amazing friends. And my hubby is amazing for being willing to watch the kids so I could enjoy some downtime! So here is a pic of me counting down the minutes till my escape

So that was my weekend... Im very glad it ended well!
On a more serious note, my mom has an appointment with the surgeon and possibly her other doctors tomorrow to discuss plans for starting treatment or not. Please pray for wisdom for everyone involved. Thanks! We get to go see her this coming weekend, woo hoo!

Our decision

Well the last time I made a post I let you all know that we were trying to move to Lancaster and that we really wanted wisdom to know what to do. All of your prayers helped so much, so we were able to make a decision and have total peace about it. Curtis did not get offered the job, which is pretty crazy, but we thought we would be really disappointed about it and we actually are not. We both feel fine about staying in Fresno even if it means being far from my family still.
SO we are officially staying in Fresno! And we have decided to look for a rental house here because we are feeling a little squished in our apartment. We found a house we like over by Herndon and Polk, so we will be turning in an application for that on Monday. Even through this crazy time we are really exciting to have something to look forward too and cant wait to have more space and a good size backyard! Summer barbecues here we come!
A little update on my mom... She is scheduled to start chemo and radiation on Tuesday so pray that her body handles it really well. Her doctor said that most patients dont get that sick from this type of chemo so that was very exciting for her to hear! She is having a tough time with her speech which makes her frustrated so pray that goes away so she can talk easily to bless all those around her. She is doing so great though, its amazing how much energy she has, God is really providing for her. We got to spend time with her last weekend and I kept having to force her to sit down and relax with me, so we did some Thomas Kinkade puzzles, one of our favorite things to do. And the kiddos loved getting to see their "Beena." Timmy asks to go to her house everyday lol.