Goodbye 32

Today is my last day of being 32.  Gah.  Sadly, it didn't start out the best, as I was awakened at 3:45 in the morning by Ross saying that Quinn had had a double potty accident in his bed.  When we went in there, he was still sound asleep.  When we woke him up, he just asked to be covered up and fell asleep again.  Good times. 

Overall though, 32 was a pretty okay year.  I guess i've really learned its okay to not be where you thought you would be, because God's plans are different and always better.  The journey isn't the destination, its just the journey. My current living situation isn't ideal, but it is not ideal because I don't have enough food or my son isn't taken care of well. Call it a 1st world problem I guess.

For all the "bad" stuff that my have happened, there has been a lot of good as well.  I have a fabulous son, a wonderful husband, awesome friends and family.  I love my new car, have season passes to Disney, had several fun little trips, and most of all, have a lot to look forward to.  And that alone makes 33 look pretty good!!

Happy Easter!

I hope you have all had a blessed, restful Easter Sunday. For someone who believes as I do, today is really what its about. Even though I know its not "really" today, its still nice to have a day to worship and celebrate. He is Risen!

Yesterday I decided to have some Easter fun and color eggs. I hadn't done this with Quinn before, so we were both excited. I first realized that coloring Easter eggs would mean that I need to hard boil eggs, something I had never actually done before. Crazy, I know. So a few googles later, I had my plan and it worked pretty well. The eggs were hard boiled, Quinn was happy about coloring them, project complete!! Here he is, happy about his hard work!

The Easter Bunny did stop by before church today, and Quinn was very happy to see what was left. He had an Easter egg hunt at school, so I didn't get him too much. Some M&M's, Peeps (he is the only reason I would ever even come near a Peep - so gross), and a 5 pack of new cars. Just what he needs, right? Oh well, its not digestible sugar, so that makes it somewhat better.

Quinn and his new cars

Later we found that another Easter Bunny had come and left Quinn some more eggs. Here is his stash, but these had money in them! Lucky kid.

Quinn and mommmy on Easter Sunday

Happy Easter to all!

Hello again

Its nice to see you again, blogosphere. I guess I took a little blog break without really realizing it. Life happens, right? Not much new to report...I've started running, which is weird. I'm only on Week 2 Day 2 of a Couch to 5K program and I'm still doing it, which is saying something. We got a new computer, yay! Other than that, life is chugging along as always. Hopefully I'll have more interesting posts in the future.

Here is a nice picture from Quinn's birthday party. I guess I need to post more of those, huh? Enjoy!

Picture Time

Here are some pictures from the birthday week, mostly our trip to Disney. I will be getting some pictures from the party tomorrow, so I'll have to post those soon. Or at least when I get around to it anyway, ha!

This was actually taken on the morning of this birthday, he's so proud to be 4!

We didn't have to wait too long to see Minnie and Mickey, so we jumped in line first thing. They have a cute area up front set up and your group goes in alone, which is nice.

Had to get a shot with Aunt Mere!

Quinn was very excited to see the characters at the Crystal Palace this year. Pooh came over right away and Quinn was so happy.

Yay Piglet!

He loves hugging Eeyore!

I think he was starting to get tired of pictures by this point.

I wish I could do this after a long day in the sun. And yes, this was before he peed all over the place, but after he got chocolate all over his shorts.

Birthday Week Recap

Sadly, this is a pictureless one. I don't think I took a single picture during the week. Oh wait, I did! At Disney! I'll have to upload them and add them tomorrow. And I know this is late, but I needed this week to recover. Except for yesterday, which was so stressful I'll need another week to recover from that, but more on that later.

We had so much fun during Quinn's Birthday week. Disney was great (even a little hot and there was a pants wetting incident), La Nouba was fantastic, and Quinn's party went off really well if I do say so myself. Here is a little video sample my friend Joy took:

http://youtu.be/2GOIUSP6FQs

Ok, I guess you have to copy and paste, but its worth it. I'll definitely be adding more pictures soon. Anne Marie over at Sunday Dress Photography took some great pictures that I'm very excited to see. And if you were there, thank you for coming out and making Quinn's 4th birthday so special. He is a special boy and he deserves it!

4

My little baby is 4 years old today. 4! Doesn't that sound so old? So much bigger than 3, right? When did that happen? I mean seriously, wasn't it just yesterday he was this big...

Ok, maybe this big?

Hmmm, maybe this big?
Or at the very least, this big?
I don't know how he got so big so fast. Maybe I should stop feeding him...just kidding.

But I do know that I love him so much more today than I ever thought I could yesterday. He is my sweetest boy, my favorite boy, and all those other silly things I say to him that are so totally true. Being his mom is the best job (with the most arduous interview process) I could ever have with the most wonderful boss. Thank you God for giving me such a wonderful son, I couldn't have picked anyone better.

Its Birthday Week!

Its birthday week around here!! Woo-hoo! Lots of fun and mom and dad don't have to get any older. Here is our agenda for the week:

Sunday - pretty much a normal day, I did some present shopping, but obviously Quinn didn't get to enjoy in that yet. And I got my February purple pedicure, since Quinn's birthstone is amethyst.

Monday - pretty much a normal day

Tuesday - my parents arrive from Tennessee, so we'll probably go somewhere for dinner, nothing too exciting.

Wednesday - I don't have to work! My mom and I will probably do some shopping/party prep, and that night we may go out with my cousins. Fun times.

Thursday - Magic Kingdom! We'll be hanging at the Mouse House, eating lunch at the Crystal Palace, you know, all that good stuff. We are all really looking forward to it. And keep your fingers crossed that Ross can make it.

Friday - more shopping/party prep, taking treats to Quinn's class, and then back to the Mouse House. This time to the Downtown Disney area to see the Cirque du Soleil show, La Nouba. Ross bought the tickets as a Christmas present for everyone, and I'm quite excited. I've never seen a Cirque show, just clips and bits and stuff, and since I love a good show, it should be an awesome time. Lets just hope Quinn likes it.



Saturday - Its the DAY!!!!! Since Quinn's birthday is on a Saturday this year, his party is falling on his actual birthday. We're having a Dinosaur theme (Roar, I'm 4...get it?) at a local park and it should be fun. I've done quite a bit this year, so I hope it turns out ok. I'm not the most creative person (I'm sure I've mentioned this in the past), and my creative juices have really been flowing. I'm also super thankful I have awesome creative friends/family like Jenn Star and Joy to help me make it even more awesome.


Saturday night we'll be going to dinner at Ross' favorite restaurant (and why are we going to Ross favorite restaurant? Such a good question) for dinner. Ok, its his mom's birthday too and she likes the place too, plus she gets a free steak. Yay Texas Cattle. That reminds me, I need to make that reservation tomorrow.


So here's to an awesomely fun week to celebrate one awesomely fun (almost) 4 year old!