Okay NEW BLOG!!!

Okay, so yes I know that I have not blogged in quite a while! (OKAY, OKAY.....In FOREVER) I have been very busy with EVERYTHING in my life. Plus I went through a period where I didn't know what to talk about, and wondered in anyone was even reading what I wrote. Well today ends that train of thought......

I have totally redone the look of my blog to where I am COMPLETELY happy with it! My hubby did help me with a few technical aspects of it, but I chose the colors, fonts, pictures, etc.. I will now make an effort to at least once a week post a blog on what is going on in my life and the world around me. Hopefully I will post more than once a week, but for right now that is my promise.

As an added note - if you are reading please feel free to comment and let me know that you are out there reading.

It's been a while...

Okay, okay, okay......So I know that it has bee a while since I have posted a blog. So I will try my best to update you about what has been going on.

Last time I talked about Nicolas going to spend a "Big Boy" week with Brad's parents..... Well he didn't want to come back with us because he was having too much fun, but because we missed him so much and because Brad's parents had to work that next week he did come back. Then on the way home he asked, "Can we be home now...I just want to be home!" And of course Natalie was so grateful to have her bubba back! She gave him a HUGE hug and kiss!

I have been STRESSING about us getting a house! We are trying to get one but the listing agent for the seller is NOT doing her job. If we do not have a ratified contract from the lender(which is the listing agents job) by August 31st then we will have to start all over with looking for a house. UGGHHH!!!

Nicolas' Birthday party is coming up and hopefully we will have everything ready for it. He asked this year for a pirate party, so we said yes because we thought it would be fun! I can't believe that he will be five! He is growing way to fast!

Okay now that I have posted an update.....and now that I have ranted a little bit about one of my frustrations I will step back and leave you to read and leave any comments that you feel you want to. Hope everyone is well and stays safe!

So here is a little update....

So Nicolas has been gone to the upstate( with Brad's parents) since Sunday afternoon.....I MISS HIM! Actually Brad and I miss him - About a month ago Nicolas asked when he could go to his Grammy & Papas by himself. So after much planing and discussing we came up with this week being good for everyone. I was supposed to take him to meet Brad's parents in Columbia, but change of plans when they came here this past weekend and took him home with them when they left. From Sunday afternoon until Tuesday morning we enjoyed how it was a little more quite. As the day wore on and then day turned to night, we realized that we missed him a lot and it was not the same without him. I think Natalie has enjoyed her time with just Brad and I.....and I KNOW that Nicolas has enjoyed his time with Grammy & Papa( because we had to call him to talk to him). So Saturday Brad, Natalie, and I will leave in the morning to go and pick him up and come back on Sunday as a complete family.

It has been a while....

Hello to everyone out there! I know that it has been a while since I have blogged about anything, but I have been busy with normal things. Since the last time though..... there are some updates.

1) The process on the house we are looking at buying seems to still be going well. It has finally made it to the next step in short sale procedures. Hopefully we will be hearing some kind of an update later this week.

2) Natalie had the measles and it scared us to death....But now everyone is over the sickness that was going around, and Natalie does not have the Neasles (as Nicolas called them) anymore.

3) Brad and I were able to have a date night last night and it was WONDERFUL!!! We went to Langdons in Mt. Pleasant and not only was the food great, but the company was even better. The dinner was Brad's birthday present from my parents and the date night was gifted by my mother as well. We have not had one of these in a LONG time and it was VERY much needed.

As for the rest of this week it will be work, kids, & family. Once the weekend gets here I do believe we are going to try and go to the beach as a family again and try to see the new Harry Potter movie. Sorry for taking so long to give a recent blog, and I hope that this shows what has been going on since the last update.

Update...

The verdict: Sinus infection and the start of strep throat! So now I have to take horse pills, but if it makes me feel better then so be it.

I am sick and do not feel good!

Okay, so usually I do not complain to bad when I am sick because I am a mom and I have to roll with the punches. Well after almost two weeks of not feeling well at all and trying to use over the counter meds (which did not work) I am going to the doctor today. When I get off of work for my half a day I will be going straight to the doctors office. Yes I am finally giving in and going to the doctor which I assume will give me pills that I hate taking, but at this point I feel so horrible that I will take whatever medicine they give me. I will update later about the verdict.

BEACH!!

So last weekend Brad, Nicolas, Natalie, & I went to the beach. Brad and I have both been before, but never together......and obviously the kids have never been. So for the first time the four of us packed up and headed out to the ocean.

The main thing that Nicolas wanted to do was to build a sand castle......
So first he had to dig up some dirt to fill up the buckets & then he had to pack it in real good and tight.
Then of course the only thing left to do would be......Flip them over and make a WONDERFUL sand castle. He was so proud of his masterpiece! Nicolas also have a lot of fun with a surprise that Brad & I brought for him....
He was able to fly a Thomas kite, and yes this was his first time flying a kite!

Ms. Natalie ran around and had so much fun doing whatever she could.....even if that meant stealing some of bubba's things...haha!


So as we were getting ready to leave from our full day of first time things I will leave you with this last picture of the day....