Back to the Future pic...

Check out this freaky pic of Z...I didnt think you could get double exposure pics with digital cameras!

I am so behind

where do I even begin???

Well first things first....Matt has a J.O.B.!! Wahoo!! He got the offer the Friday I was in Dallas and started this Monday. It is a good job with lots of opportunity and I am excited for him! I was slow in spreading the news cause he was slow in telling people until everything was signed sealed delivered! :) but yay, after 8 months, he is working again and excited about being back in the grind!

So thanks to that, we are in the NANNY HUNT! Let me just say, Tues-Thurs were NOT the best mornings of my life. After 8 months of Z waking up when he wanted, eating breakfast with daddy, leisurely getting dressed, playing and getting to school around 10ish, Zach was not all to pleased to be awaken at 6am and out the door within 30 minutes. YOWSA. Poor baby boy. Between wardrobe battle and "mommy hold you" it was a rough couple mornings. Thursday was actually better and no tears but still confirms the fact that we want to get a nanny. Life would be much easier to have nanny there and be able to leave and let boys slumber as long as they want. I went ahead and signed Zach up for a MDO in the fall so hopefully we find someone by then! :) More to come on this process later...

Let's see, on other notes, the boys are both doing great despite all the changes this week. Mark of course is none the wiser, he just smiles and goes along for the ride. He is quite the hit at day care and that makes mommy happy. he is also HUGE I think! His little legs are about to hang off the car seat! And of course those chubby cheeks and thighs....I could eat him up!!!

And Zach, well, he just cracks me up these days. Some recent moments that have made me smile/laugh...

*When driving in the car and sucking down his juice box to the empty, I hear loads of laughing!! I ask whats so funny...."my apple juice tooted!" :)

*At the day care Easter egg hunt, apparently Zach was finding all the eggs, opening them up for "condy" and leaving the eggs behind as carnage!

*And while watching Nemo today, when Nemo's daddy was sad....Z says "Nemo daddy sad...I kiss him" and proceeded to kiss the tv!! SO SWEET!

I need to do better in posting and will definitely be working on that!!

Please keep my Grammy in your prayers. She was admitted to the ICU today and not sure what all is going on yet....so very thankful for the visit up to see her 2 weeks ago!!

Brothers

My Biggest Little Boy!

Sweet Z Man

Day Out With Thomas

Finally getting caught up with the old blog...here are a couple pics from our Day Out with Thomas! We had a great time and Zach LOVED thomas. Seeing him pull up the tracks to a bunch of screaming toddlers was a hoot. Think Jonas Brother for teenagers or NKOTB for some 30something ladies and it was about the same kind of scene. Zach kept saying, "Choo Choo All Aboard! Its My turn, my turn!" There was a ton of other fun things to do too. He especially loved the big electric train display, I had to practically tear him away. My cousin Kelly and her two boys met us there too, I only wished we had more time to visit. All and all, it was a great time and I look forward to more train rides in our future! :)

Happy Trails....

Its 2am and I am just about to finally go to bed. I did take a short nap on the couch before I had to wake myself up and remember to pack. HOLY.MOLY. There are many small bags scattered around the house and a 2mile list of things to remember to bring and about every socket is plugged up with some kind of charging gadget (nook, camera, dvd player, new baby monitor, phone, etc). It will be amazing if we make it out by noon and I remember everything and the 2 boys and dog.....wish me luck!!

Over the river and through the hills....

To grandmother's house we go! Well not really grandmother's house, more like Aunt & Uncle's house, but going to SEE her!

Matt is going on a guys trip to Louisiana so I decided I would head up to Dallas so Grammy could meet the Mark man. She has been asking about him since he was born. I took the day off so me and the boys and Esther-dog will head out some time on Friday that hopefully will coincide with some nap time! Crazy you say? Driving 4 hours with a 2 year old, 4 month old...and the dog! I agree, but I really want to see my fam so I am going to do it. My Aunt & Uncle are even flying in from NJ for the weekend too.

My biggest worry is if I have to potty....that's a lot of people to unload just to go to the el bano! I guess you do what you gotta do! My second biggest worry is sleeping. We will be staying in my cousins old room which is HUGE, but the thought of the 3 of us, plus the dog, all in one room should be interesting. I think I will be tired and not getting much sleep. Mark can sleep anywhere, Z man on the other hand....we shall see. We will be trying out the cot he got for Christmas, hope it works!! oh yeah, and the copious amount of STUFF I am going to have to pack in order to survive the weekend......Going to have one full car!

But worries aside, I am really looking forward to spending time with the family, and on Sunday we are going to Day Out With Thomas where we get to ride the train and a million other things! I think Zachary is going to LOVE it!

So that's the plan for my extended weekend. Any tips for travelling with small children and what are your plans for the weekend??

Awake before the sun comes up!

Not sure whats going on with the Z Man.....but he is turning into a VERY early riser! Which can make for a tired mommy & daddy! ;-) This morning I overslept and awoke to a happy little boy stumbling into our bed at 6am. While I was sad for poor Matt to be dealing with this early start, it was nice to see his smiley little face in the morning. He did not want to climb in bed or go back to his bed, he wanted Mommy. So I obliged and he sat with me in the bathroom while I showered and did my hair, happy as a clam! I was very worried we were going to have a scene when I was leaving so I just kept reminding that "mommy is going to go bye-bye and go to work and zachary and daddy are going to have breakfast!" Thankfully, that seemed to work and he gave me a hug and told me "byebye" when I headed out the door. There was a little face staring at me through the door as I backed out of the drive way....but I am hoping there were no tears.

What time do your kids wake up and any tips on having them sleep later, or stay in their room? ;-) I am actually okay with Zach coming down on his own as he wakes up MUCH happier these days, but i sure would prefer it to be sometime after 7am!! :)

Yee-haw!

Today we headed out with the boys to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Figuring it was just a Sunday afternoon, we planned to mull around and see some animals and call it a day. As we were waiting in a line to park at 11:45am, we wondered who could be playing tonight to cause all this traffic? And then we saw it on the marquee....The Jonas Brothers. Wooops! What was going to be a leisurely stroll through the grounds just became a lot more busy!

Zachary had fun seeing everything, but it was definitely crowded. We skipped several things due to the wait....I was not about to stand in line with a 2 year old and a baby for 30 min just to see some bunnies. We did meet a nice young man that let Zachary into his pen so he could pet his giant pink pig up close! That was nice since we didn't get to enter the petting zoo (another 30min+wait!). We saw some pigs, sheep, chickens, cows, and several babies, some that were even born just this morning. And as always, Zachary just enjoys walking around and people watching so I will deem it a success! Mommy and Daddy were proud too cause he did such a good job with holding our hands or being in the stroller when it got too crowded. Such a big boy!

The Brothers

The nice young man who let Zach pet his pig!

Checking out the cows

And the baby chickens

And my sweet Mark-man!! Giddie Up!!