Can't Go Back....

I was just thinking and wanted to blog....I was thinking of all the cute things that Grayson did today:
*He was reading his books making up words but saying the letters aloud!
*He was cuddling up to me with his adorable grin saying..."I love you, Momma!"
*He was putting on his Cars house shoes and kept coming up to me and saying "Happy Birthday!" even though my birthday is not until December.
*He held Ella's hand and gaver her kisses and then they watched Super Mario Brothers the cartoon on the couch. (He picked it out at Walmart today...he's kickin' it 80's style)

....then there's Ella...
*She got compliments almost everywhere we went today!
*She has been cooing and smiling up a storm...
*And I love feeling those little, baby feet!

It made me realize that you can't go back to this. These sweet moments with our kids, you have to just embrace and be thankful for, even the tiniest things! Tonight, Joey and I relaxed and just spent time with the kids focusing 100% on them and baked cookies and just enjoyed every second with them and it made me realize even more that we are so blessed beyond words.......

Simply Sweet!

I guess I really can't brag anymore about how I have been so up to date on my blogging. Reality has set in! This week, school has officially begun with kids and everything! It has been exhausting and Grayson has been sick and now Joey and I are not feeling good on top of teaching all day and taking care of our kiddos when we get home! So....I am off to bed because I feel like I am coming down with something along with Joey! :(

I want to leave you with two faces that are...simply sweet!

Grayson and Ella's First Day of School!

Today was a tough day....I woke up and began getting Ella ready for school and she was cooing and smiling and then it hit me....the tears started to roll down my cheeks! I felt like I have not had enough time with her. With Grayson I cried when he went to daycare for the first time....BUT...I had him all to myself at home for 6 weeks. With Ella, I have been in training for 2 straight weeks and trying to get a class together so I feel like I have really only had barely 4 weeks and it has not just been us alone. I was not as worried about Grayson because all he has talked about is going back to school to see Ms. Holly! So we got them ready and headed to their daycare....

Ella as happy as can be!!

Sleepy Grayson in the car!

Joey and I dropped them off together and Ella was fine and just cuddled up to her new teacher. While I was giving them my directions and telling them how paranoid I was, Joey walked Grayson to his class (we thought he would run off to see his friends and leave us behind). Yet Joey said he started to cry a little and they asked him if he wanted to come in and play and he said.."No, thank you!" and cried a bit. Of course Joey told me that when we got to the car so I would not feel any worse! I thought about them all day today and really missed them but at the same time it was also nice to be back in the elementary world. I have applied for a couple of professor positions at some online universities and local universities that offer online classes and some evening classes....if something comes through, maybe I will be able to stay home with them if that's God's plan but otherwise I will keep doing what I am doing!

At the end of the day, Joey and I (we work at the same school now)went to get the kids and we were happy that Ella did great and seemed really happy and taken care of and Grayson was all smiles in a cute little hat he made! So they had a good day back! Well I am off to bed since I have training in the morning...but I will leave you with this....lol!

Ignore the red lips....he won't stop licking them!!! : (

Flight Museum, A Great Grandparent Visit, and a Goat Named Jackie!

Wow....I must say I am getting better with the whole blogging thing! I am actually remembering to do it! Well where should I begin? We have had a busy week finishing up things on our "to do list!" One of them was to visit the Frontiers of Flight Museum. My past assistant principal told me about it because she has younger boys and she said they loved it so we decided to take Grayson since Ella did not have a preference in where we went...haha! The museum is at Love Field and is fairly new. It was so neat and very kid friendly. Usually the words museums and kids don't go together but this place was awesome. They had a huge, open play area! It was an answered prayer because with the extreme heat Grayson has not been able to run around outside too much! When we let him loose it was like a little puppy running through a yard...lol! He was so happy and we were there at a good time because he shared the whole play area with only like 5 or 6 other kids. They also had a lot of neat exhibits with huge planes and you can even get a guided tour with veterans from the military that flew planes! It is definitely a place I would go to again!

Joey with the kiddos getting ready to go

Ella is ready!

Grayson is ready!

This is what Ella did!

Practicing Flying!

Today we went to visit my grandparents on my mom's (Filipino) side. I was so happy because I feel like I have not seen them in so long! They really enjoyed meeting Ella and seeing Grayson. My Grandpa has been sick so it has been hard for him to get out so we brought them lunch today. They are in their 90's but boy were they able to keep up with Grayson. Grayson hated to leave! We were just happy to spend time with them before everything gets crazy again!

Great Grandma Fabon meeting Ella for the first time!

Me, Grayson, and Great Grandpa Fabon

Now to A DONKEY NAMED JACKIE.....My dad got 2 goats and a donkey last week. Vann (my nephew) named the donkey "Honey," and Olivia (my niece) named one of the goats "Barbie," and Grayson named the other "Jackie." It's funny because we don't know a Jackie and we have not heard that name so we thought it was pretty random and funny!Tomorrow we are going to go see Jackie in person....so that should be interesting.....

Ella's 6 Week Appointment

Yesterday was Ella's 6 week (she will be 7 weeks tomorrow) appointment. It's actually like a two month appointment which would be next week at 8 weeks but we did it early since she will be at daycare starting Monday! :(

She did great and the doctor stayed in the room quite a bit playing with her! Here are her stats.....

Weight: 11 lbs. 6.5 oz
Height: 22"
Head Circumference: 15"

She is in the 90th percentile in weight and the 75th for height and head circumference.

Here's Grayson's stats at that age......

Weight: 12 lbs 3.5 oz
Height: 23"
Head Circumference: 15 and  half"


So although Ella was born 10lbs 5 oz and Grayson was born 9lbs 2 oz, it is interesting to see how much bigger Grayson was at this age than Ella. The Dr. was concerned that she hasn't gained more because they are supposed to gain half a pound a week but we had to keep in mind that she lost almost a pound when she came home. We will just feed her more if she wants it and keep an eye on her....other than that, Dr. Reddy said that Ella is just wonderful and beautiful!!

Northpark, Sprinkles, and a Half Finished Class!

Wow.....I am really proud that I am actually blogging when I said I would! That is pretty amazing! I just came home from Maggiano's with my little sister Megan and then we went to Sprinkles for the 1st time and I must say that now I know why everyone talks about those cupcakes...they are AMAZING! I got peanut butter chocolate chip and lemon. It was great spending time with my sister since it seems we never have the chance anymore, it was nice! It was easy to get back to our usual silly selves as you can see...

Well thanks to my sweet mother in law, I was able to get a lot done in my class. She watched the kids so that Joey could come help me and boy did he! I never knew that he was so good at doing bulletin boards....he is a perfectionist so that was nice to have someone like that helping out. I still have some things to put up but with dual language there is a lot of student generated things so the walls will fill up with time. As you can tell I LOVE owls, I have liked them for a couple of years now and it just so happens they are popular now so it was easy to find stuff.

Last week we went to Northpark, one of our favorite and most visited places. We just love it because they have such neat stores and you can go even if you don't want to spend a lot of money and you still have a good time. Plus Joey loves leaving gospel tracks out. Grayson loved seeing the fountains and Ella enjoyed ....sleeping!!

She opened her eyes for like 10 minutes...usually our Sleeping Beauty!

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet Grayson taking a swim the next day! (I love this pic because he still looks like my baby!)

Well Ella has an appointment this week so I will definitely post and let you know how that goes and what her stats are. We hope to take Grayson to either a drive in movie or the airplane museum this week so I will make sure to post pics from that! I am on a roll....let's see if I keep going! :)

Oh No Summer Vacation.....where did you go?

It has been almost a month since I have blogged. It has been quite hectic the past few weeks. I am officially going to teach 1st grade dual language at Rhea and I have had a lot of intense training for the program. I am really excited but it has been a rascal getting a classroom together since I gave ALL of my teaching stuff AWAY! It's okay though because if an elementary counseling job comes up and I get that I don't want to spend a lot this year on stuff since I don't know how long I will do it. I hope to work in my class all day Thursday so I will definitely post pictures then! Also, Lauren and Dusty got married and had a beautiful wedding...we are so excited for them!

Now to those 2 sweet little ones.....Grayson and Ella!! Grayson has really been enjoying the summer with us and his potty training is pretty good. We just need to work on the harder part of the two.....(you get my drift!) He is so ready to go back to daycare, though. He keeps asking, "Mommy, I go to school with Ms. Holly and friends?" As a working mom, it makes you feel sad sometimes to have to bring your kids to daycare but when I see how happy he is there and how much he misses it, it makes me feel so much better. That boy is just ready for school, he went to Aunt Lala's class with me and Nana to help Lauren with her new Kindergarten class and he simply loved it! I hope he still feels that way in 3 years! 

Ella is doing great, today she is 5 weeks and 4 days. She is so precious and she is a very sweet baby. She wakes up quite a bit at night but we have figured out that it is probably her stomach and the formula she takes. I am also giving her breastmilk but I can't keep up with how much she wants so we do about 30% breastmilk and 70% formula with her. We tried soy last night and we will see how it goes. Other than that, she is great and is growing so much. Grayson is also warming up to her a lot more. He always wants to giver her the pacifier and he rubs her little hands and gives her tiny toes kisses. It is so sweet to see!

Well, hopefully I will be blogging a lot more over the next 2 weeks because I know we have some fun filled activities coming up! See you then....

Grayson visiting Aunt Lala's class....she even made him a name tag to wear!

Mommy and Ella (2 weeks)

Joey and I at the rehearsal being silly

Grayson (ringbearer) and Riley (flower girl)

Ella (4 weeks)

Ella Grace (5 weeks)

Bridesmaids with Lauren at Rehearsal