Time out!

I know I've seriously fallen behind on this whole blog/photo a day thing. But I'm in Vegas, baby! Good grief, I'm having a BLAST! I'll have plenty to blog about when I get back!

Missing all three of my boys back home!

Five: Appreciation

Who do I appreciate??  These guys!  We picked up the boys' school pictures yesterday and they are just too damn cute!  I appreciate the fact that they are handsome, healthy, and full of life! Oh, and that they're both Momma's boys. :)

And yes, I took a picture of a picture. Sue me; I was in a time crunch!

Four: Summer

Summertime!!! Summer is absolutely my favorite time of year! Yeah, the Texas heat brings 100 degree weather, but I love the slow time at work, my birthday month, our wedding anniversary, and spending time outside any chance we can.  Although it's technically not summer yet (according to the calendar), it certainly feels like it.  We've been spending alot of time playing baseball lately. We're about a month into Austin's t-ball season and it's definitely been interesting.  The first night was pure chaos, with the boys all trying to figure out what they're doing.  As each week passes, they're getting better and more involved in the game.  And our little slugger looks so dang handsome in his uniform!  It's so great to see Jordan out there helping Austin playing; it truly just warms my heart.

Listening to instructions from Coach!

Daddy and Austin

So excited to watch big brother play!

Swing batter, batter!

And the best part......snacks after the game!

Three: Ingredients

All day, I've been trying to come up with something clever for today's topic of 'Ingredients'.  I'd love to say that I cooked some gourmet dinner for us to post about.  Unfortunately, we were all out of taco seasoning when I went to fix a Mexican fiesta for tonight, so we settled on take-out. So, I'm going to go a different route for 'Ingredients'.  How about the ingredients for a great weekend?

Friday night - Hubby home, Chik-fil-a for dinner, quality time with the kids, thanking the Lord that Chase's incident wasn't worse than it was, a glass of my favorite wine, and a good book after the kiddos went to bed.

Saturday - Hubby home (again, yay!), playtime in the backyard, running through sprinklers, grilling out with wonderful neighbors, and another glass of wine.

Sunday - Waking up to the sound of Austin and Jordan playing in the backyard, dancing to music with my boys, Austin vacuuming the house for me, four loads of laundry, three hours of work (okay, not a great ingredient to my weekend, but necessary for some upcoming time off), takeout for dinner, and another glass of wine.

One common ingredient..........spending time with my family! Okay, and a glass of wine!  I'm trying to prepare myself for Vegas this week. Although, I think I'll be drinking on something alot stronger than wine (and more than one serving a day!).  Yikes, I'm not ready!

Two: Project

There's one big project I've been working on for several months now.......my sister's wedding. Sorry, I don't have much of a picture to go along with it, but I have to keep secrets safe. I couldn't possibly post a picture of the wedding dress (that we happened to have our first fitting with this past week and is STUNNING!). Or my bridesmaid dress (which is now a little too big due to all my hard work). Or the adorable sign that Austin will be carrying down the aisle (made by yours truly). Or the stunning programs I designed. I guess you'll just have to wait til the big day to see what all the fuss is about. It's going to be such a beautiful day, and I can't wait. I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure this is the most perfect day in my sister's life.  She totally deserves it!

One: Discovery

When I first saw the topic of today's post, I figured that I would do a sweet post on some of the new things that the kids were discovering and how much they've grown.  Well, this post is taking a slight turn, based on one of Chase's recent discoveries............climbing out of his crib.  Austin never tried to climb out of the crib, and Chase has never really shown any interest in it either. But then I heard screaming on the baby monitor at 1:30 this morning.  Something about it didn't sound right, and as soon as I glanced at the video monitor, somethings was definitely not right about what I saw..............Chase standing lost in his room.  I cursed a few words and went running in there to scoop him up.  He had a big bump on his head, his nose was red ans starting to swell, and there was blood in his month. After I held him in my arms to calm him down, I laid him down on the floor so that I could try to get a better look in his mouth.  He just went completely silent and his eyes started to close like he was going to pass out. Of course, Mommy freaks out and the tears start to fall.  We quickly threw on some clothes, called to wake our wonderful neighbors to drop Austin off, and headed up to the local ER.  And call me a bad Mommy, but I didn't put Chase in his carseat. I just held him closely in my arms in the front seat to make sure he stayed awake.  Luckily, our local ER is awesome and never crowded, so we were seen immediately.  After looking him over, we decided it was best to get a CAT scan just to be safe. The doctor was even worried that he may have had a broken nose, poor guy.  He did incredibly well, as we laid him down on the CAT scan table, wrapped him tightly in the sheet, and I (wearing my big lead vest) held him down so that he would remain still.  He was such a trooper and we got the images on the first try!  Everything came back fine, and we were sent on our way.  We've kept him home from school today, so that we can monitor him to make sure that there are no signs of a concussion, but that kid just scared the crap out of me last night. It was just so bizarre.  Anyways, prayers for Chase, that his goose egg on his head, sore nose, and teeth heal from this recent incident.  I'm sure it's not the last ER visit I'll have with two boys, I need to get prepared!

June is Here!

I can't believe it! I seriously don't know where the time has gone so far this year. Anyways, a friend or mine (and fellow blogger) suggested that I take part in the June Photo/Blog challenge that her and her friends created. I hope I can keep up and be encouraged to blog more.  And that I can be inspired and come up with something appropriate for each day.  Stay tuned!