Well it has been almost a year since my last post and alot has happend since then. Macie is still just as smart as ever and is the most perfect girl in this world!  She just had her 3 year check up and they found a small heart murmer but I am confident that it will disapear as she grows up. Ryan has finished his schooling and is now student teaching at city view. Today was his first day and he loved it! I have finished two more semesters of nursing and I am about to begin my last. In July we celebrated our 8 year anniversary (3 years mairred) and I cant believe how perfect we are for each other <3 In september I lost my Pops and as hard as I thought it would be to lose someone, I have delt with it very well. Partly because I see my Nanny and she has so much faith. I love that I can talk to my Pops now anytime throughout my busy days and he can see how hard I work to be a good student, wife and mommy. I am excited to see what 2013 brings for my little family. We brought in the new year at my Nannys house. We watched the ball dropped, banged pots and pans, drank some wine and  danced around the living room. It was a great way to start off the new year :) Well today it was back to the begining of a schedual. Like I said before Ryan started his student teaching and he will be doing that until April 5th. So not much longer!! Macie started back at ballet today. I had a drs. appointment and she perscribed me some anti-anxiety medications....Ill think about taking them...im not to big on taking medications...even just simple pain meds.... anyways... I am trying to reduce stress naturally. I worked out today for the first time in a long time and I deactivated my facebook so i will have less a destraction during school and hopefully less stress over all.. Now its just me and my thoughts on this blog :)

Macie Brooke

Its been a while since my last blog. Anyways Macie had just turned 2 a few weeks ago and I was thinking about all that she has accomplished it these short couple of years! She is the smartest 2 year old I know :) My 24month old can count to 10 in english and spanish, can point to multiple body parts when we say them in english and spanish, and if you show her a body part she can name it in english. she can say a few main spanish quotes like hola, como estas'. She knows all the letters of the alphabet. All her colors including black brown white and gray.She can speak in short scentences and tell you what she needs or wants.  She has memorized a few books and pretends to read other books she hasnt memorized.  I caught her today looking at a princess book and she said, "Ariel sit in water" and thats exactly what the picture in the book is! She pretends to write her letters.  She is 95% potty trained.  She has been in big girl panties since december 18th. She can sing a few songs including happy birthday, which is the cutest thing I have ever heard. She says please and thank you and has even used excuse me please :) my mom got a kick out of that phrase.  She can tell you what she wants from sonic. Its always grilled cheese, french fries and apple juice. She knows most if not all family members by name even ones that live in kansas. She knows the names of her classmates and even has a crush on a couple boys Cruz and Marcos. She is such a great momma to her baby dolls and even puts baggies on her hands to change their diapers.( im assuming thats from daycare.)  She has such and imagination. She uses shampoo, soap, listerine, lotion and powder bottles as her babies.  Covers them with blankes and rocks them while sining "rock tree top" haha. We  have a cut out in our shower for our shampoo and she uses that as a changing table :)  When she plays in her house she says bye, love you, be good!  And she wont let you leave unless you give her a hug and a kiss. There are so many more funny things that she has done and said. I cant even belive that she is mine all mine! I have loved this 5 week break with her and im sad I have to go back to school. I hate having to miss these priceless moments.  Or always have my mind preocupied by nursing school work that I cant enjoy any time I have to spend with her while im in school.  Im glad I wrote all this down so years later we can look back and see how far she has come and how advanced she was for a 24 month old! I am such a proud momma and I am so blessed to have her in my life!!

Oh yah I have a blog!

Lily

First Day of Jump Start

Lexi and Macie

Well Well Well I seem to have forgot about my blog!!! Lets just say i've been a very busy girl.  First off I started sellin Mary Kay.  Thats going alright.  I have almost made enough to cover what I spent.  I think I will feel better once I break even. These weeks have flown by. Lets start at the weekend before school started we had my 2nd cousin lexi with us.  Macie and her had a great time.  Also we went to shrine fest that weekend with some of the family. I started my 2nd semester in nursing, and I started my 3rd time of being a peer leader.  Its going great so far.  I love my clinicals.  Simulation lab isnt too bad. and I have made 2 A's on my tests that I have had.  Ryan likes his classes too.  A couple weekends after school started we went to cast away cove! MSU had tickets for $5 for students so ryan macie and I got to go for only $10!! We had a blast.  Probly the most fun I have had there ever. Macie started a program called jump start.  She goes on thursdays for 5 hours.  I hate bringing her there because I feel guilty having her there when Im at home....but it helps me to get stuff done with school.  We have been going to Stroller Strides (an exercise class) on fridays to spend some quality mommy daughter time.  We absolutly LOVE it!! I wish I could go everytime they have it :) My mom is in town for a few weeks.  Shes at the tail end of the section 8 list so hopefully sometime soon she will be able to get her voucher and move back to wichita.  As for right now her and lily are staying at our house.  Ryan and I have had a couple of date nights with some couples.  It helps keep us sain, because our schedual is filled with school, Macie, work, studying, maintaining our house, and many other tasks! We need some time to ourselves to get away from it all.  Well thats enough for now!

Anniversary Weekend!

Since I was in school for our anniversary, we decided to move our anniversary weekend to Aug 5th-7th.  Friday night after Ryan got off work we took Macie to her aunt melissas and uncle haydens house.  Ryan and I went and ate at red lobster! MMMmmm After dinner we went looking for an anniversary gift to each other. Since its our second anniversary the theme was either cotton(traditional) or China (modern) We decided to buy our first china plates.  As the years pass we will buy more pieces till we have atleast two complete sets. After that we went for drinks at Applebees to pass time before our movie.  We went and saw friends with benefits.  It was a really good romantic comedy.  That night ryan was away from macie for the first night since she was born.  It was my second.  I still took it worse than ryan haha.  That next morning we went and got 30 minute massasges. We picked macie up from the mall.  Her Aunt melissa and Grandma Connie spoiled her in claires. She got lip gloss, hair barrettes, a purse, mirror compact, sun glasses, and even more little goodies.  When we got her home she took a little nap.  Then we went and ate with the family for ryans uncles 50th birthday party.  When we left there we went to the wichita falls winery to go wine tasting for the first time. Then at 5 we went to church.  After church we picked up hayden and melissa and grabbed a bite to eat and went to the casino for the first time.  Ofcourse we didnt win anything :( Macie was back at our house that night! The next morning we got ready to go to the lake and left around noon.  We played in the water at lake elmer thomas for a few hours then drove home.  Sunday night we relaxed.  It was a great weekend.  I was so happy to spend so much time with my husband. After 7 years we are still so in love with each other.  It also made me realize getting away from macie for a little bit isnt a bad thing.  Its healthy for both of us.  

Thats Life!

Braidens Birthday

Stick on nails

Castaway Cove with MeMe

The end of july came and went so fast! Were already almost a week into august...We finished up july with many activities. On the 23rd Braidens birthday party was out at the lake, they had slip and slides and kiddy pools set up all throughout the yard.  Macie LOVED playing in the water.  We ate hamburgers and had cake and ice cream.  I cant believe all the boys are 3 years old now!  That following wednesday (the 27th) was Ryan and I's 7th(dating) and 2nd(wedding) Anniversary.  We went to lunch with macie that day.  That evening I had to study so we didnt get to do anything special but we made sure to have a glass of our wine! Its a tradition since we got engaged and we dont plan on breaking it! That friday night we went out to eat, went to walmart, and macie and I played with stick on nails haha.  Saturday we went to cast away cove  with my dad and nada. We were there a little over 5 hours. That evening we went home and relaxed and watched a movie called hall pass.  It was pretty funny :) Sunday was Connies birthday.  We had lunch and dinner with her.  My  summer class just ended and I made an A! Now im only 2 classes away from having my minor.  1 year 9 months left till its graduation time.  I cannot wait!  On a different note, July 30th a guy who I went to church with when I was little, passed away.  It was very unexpected and due to surgical complications.  Its very hard for me to keep it off my mind.  Yesterday I attended his funneral along with my dad and MANY of our old church friends.  It was GREAT to see them... I have to say most of my favorite childhood memories are because of those people.  It gets me thinking and I get emotional.  Its crazy how a funeral can be so sad yet bring joy from getting to see old friends. I dont want to end on a sad note so I am excited to say that this is going to be the best weekend ive had in a long time! Ryan and I our celebrating our Anniversary this weekend since im out of school.  We have lots of fun things planned and im looking forward to some quality time with my best friend!! Ill blog about that later! Also another very exciting thing that happend is Ryan got a raise! aaannnd they are compensating him all the way back to the day he started in november 2010.  They caught on the system that he was not making the amount he should be and they fixed it right away! We are going to be blessed financialy this month and we hope to pay off some of our debt! 

18 Months: Toilets and Tantrums

Pee Pee!!

Wanted to play, instead of pose for a picture!

Its been a little over 18 months since Macie was born.  I cant believe a year and a half has FLOWN by.  Its amazing and also so unreal to see how much she has change and learned in that short amount of time.  Being a stay at home mom is one of the most rewarding things. I love being able to see ALL of her accomplishments, to be able to teach her things, see all of her expressions and hear all of her new words.  I am so very blessed to have spent so much of my time with her, when I look back at times that I was frustrated and just wanted a break, it makes me feel guilty; how could I ever want a break from such a precious little girl?  Starting this month she went back to daycare though.  However she only goes from 12pm till about 2:20 Monday- thursday.  Which is nap time, so Im lucky to still be able to spend all of her awake time with her :).  We have been potty training this month, and its going GREAT....well, when shes naked haha! She has  already peed 8 times in the potty today without me telling her to! However she has been naked all day too! I dont know how to get her to tell us everytime she needs to go pee pee when she has cloths on...she knows she can go in her diaper :-/ Shes still young so I am no where near dissapointed, just curious on how to make that transition.  Occasionally she WILL tell us when she has to go or has gone in her diaper but not as much as I would like.  However I can not express how proud a Mama I am.  How did I get SOOOO lucky with such an easy baby.  Easy/Good sleeper, Good/Nonpicky eater, Easy/Good potytainer.  Also easy to wheen off of everything else.  That means if I decide to have a next baby, that one is going to be a HEATHEN haha!  She is a little miss independent DIVA and when she doesnt get her independence...especially in puplic she likes to throw a fit!!! Which is to be expected  with kiddos! Shes a mess but when I look back on the fits I just laugh.  Shes too cute to stay mad at and Im 22 and still throw fits so who am I to blame her? Well thats just a little update on my little angel, Oh how I love to brag about HER!! :)

Trip to rusk!



Train ride at the Zoo



Lufkin Mall

Lufkin Zoo

Rusk Park

Swinging!

Wheres Macie!

Tuesday June 28th our little family got on the road about 1:40. On the drive down there we stopped at subway somewhere past dallas.  We also stopped in tyler and let Macie stretch he legs in the mall parking lot.  She had slept about an hour and a half, and the rest of the time she watched Elmo and Barney.  We got to rusk about 6:30.  My mom made us dinner, we ate, relaxed and watched tv.  That evening we had macie walking around in her diaper, and she took it off and went and sat on the potty and poo pooed with out us telling her to! About 15 minutes later she sat back on the potty and peed by herslef too! I was sooo excited.  The next morning we drove to Lufkin and went to the Zoo with my grandparents and other family members. We took a train ride around the zoo then we went and visited all the animals.  It was very hot and macie was cranky so we headed back to rusk.  We ate lunch and Macie napped.  Later that evening we went to the park, Macie loved the swing. My mom made us meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans! MMMMmmmm. Then next day we drove to palestine and went to a few stores. Later that evening we went to My Uncle Johns, we visted them and played with Macies cousin Jaelynn.  The next day we got our things packed and drove to lufkin. we got there about 4:30ish My Grandma made us a home cooked meal AND Chocolate cake! The next day we went to Old navy, then we went to the mall.  We got shakes from Chick-fil-a,Ryan and i were sharing a vanilla one and we were letting macie have some sips.  She liked ours, but she told my grandpa that she wanted a bite of his and he let her.  Her eyes got wide and she got a big smile on her face! His was chocolate, and she knew he had something better than what we had haha! Macie had a nap then we went to Mass.  After mass we went and had chineese, it was really good! I got sooo full.  My grandpa drove us around lufkin and gave us a tour.  Later that evening took a walk around the park that my grandparents live in and we let macie push her little doll stoller.  The next morning we packed our things and headed back to rusk.  We said our good-byes then got back on the road about 1:45 On the way back we didnt have to let macie out of her car seat at all! It was nice to get to spend time with all my family and Im glad they got to see macie.