My little Pumpkin and Our Front Yard

Dalton is now 16 months and growing bigger by the minute it seems. I swear I am going to have back problems from him wanting me to hold him, ha! Yesterday was his actual 16 month birthday and he was being in his stuck up my butt moods all day. He wanted me to hold him every five seconds and finally I just had to sit with him on the couch because I couldn't do it any longer. Now today, my lower back is killing me. I don't know how much he weighs I haven't checked but I thought it was funny how when he was a newborn and only 8 pounds I was like Oh he's so heavy I can't hold him for that long or my arms are going to fall off and now he has to be over 25 pounds and he's still wanting me to hold him. Him and Aggie are doing great they just are driving me crazy. I really feel like we're living the Marley and Me life right now. As far as housebreaking Aggie is doing great but someone by the name of Dalton is deciding that when I go to change his diaper to take off running and then pee on the floor. Aggie is horrible about chewing. In fact, if you have any hints please push them my way. He is definitely like Marley. He chewed through the cord of our stand up fan in our bedroom so now there is two pieces of cord and I swear I'm going to start buying shoes from the dollar store because he has eaten almost every single one of my heels at least one out of the pair. Here is a picture of both of them looking at me like who us we are not bad at all.

One thing that they are is very sweet to each other. Aggie plays with him all the time and lets him lay on him and kisses his hands and feet and Dalton gives Aggie kisses and has to always lay next to him on the floor when taking a nap with his hand around him instead of on the couch or bed. Dalton started learning how to sing this weekend. Yesterday Dalton and I went to my mom's for dinner and he was sitting on her couch swaying back and forth saying "happy" and claping his hands. My MIL taught him the song You are my sunshine Saturday and she kept singing it to him over and over and over and then he finally starting singing happy eyes happy eyes I know he's trying to do the part happy when "skies" (eyes) are gray. It was just adorable. Poor chantz missed it because he was at home miserably sick:( I think there is for sure a stomach virus going around and he got it. I tried to keep Dalton away from him all day and kept trying to sanitize everything so we wouldn't catch it. He's also talking up a storm. He says Diego clear as day now instead of Dehdo and he says Doorah and Bob for Sponge Bob which I'm super excited about because we're staying at their hotel and going to their character breakfast in less then two weeks when we go to Florida now I just need him to learn Mickey and Minnie really quick:) He's still learning more colors and he learned GiGi and Aaron and out, no more, all done, hi, hello, and he waves by bending his little hand like he's squeezing the air now instead of just waving. He knows high five and he knows how to say bad dog and stop to Aggie. If we ask him does he want a spanking he'll shake his head no and say no in a high voice or if we ask him if he's supposed to be doing something that he's not supposed to he'll say no and shake his head no. He loves to get on his four wheeler and drive it all around the house and he's learning how to turn the wheel. He's starting to do very good with silverware instead of eating with his hands. He can eat a whole kids meal now when we go out to eat and he drinks out of the little kids cups with the straws so it's nice incase we forget his sippy cup. He LOVES to wear his shoes anywhere and everywhere. He knows how to brush his teeth all on his own now but we still aren't using toothpaste as the doctor said it's bad at this age because they swallow alot of it. And as soon as we get back from Florida we're taking his crib apart and starting to transition him to his own big boy bead!!!! Last night he slept with me in the guest room since Chantz was sick and Dalton's been having nightmares alot lately and waking up so I just had him next to me so he could feel me if he got scared and this morning I left him in there while I was getting ready. This is an extremely high bed in fact we had to get our queen bed in our bedroom that we have now when I got so far along pregnant because I couldn't even get into it anymore when I was so big and this little man got down off the bed and came into the bathroom and grabbed my legs this morning when we woke up. He didn't even fall off the bed. I kept walking by the room every now and then because I was so scared he would but when it was time to get up he just got up and got down and came to say goodmorning to me. It's so easy with him this age but it's also sad because he's growing so fast I feel like before I know it he's going to be going to school:(

Ok, I know I said I would show you before and after pictures of our front yard from two weeks ago, but I lost the before pictures. I am going to show the after pictures and try to explain best as I can what it looked like before....

Ok this is actually the front garden. When we moved in the plant in the back that is wild grass I think there was five of those and three indian hawthorn plants scattered in here with brown mulch and that's all. We added these two red cactus looking plants but one of them died so we dug them both out and my Uncle wanted the one that was still alive so he now has that one. We wanted to go with a more simpler look here so we got two yucca plants and kept the one wild grass plant. We added red lava rocks to border the garden to match our brick and put the solar lighs in. We also bordered the garden with those little plants I don't know the name of them but I see them everywhere and they have little white flower sticks that come out of them during spring and summer.

Here is a better view of the whole thing I just wanted to get a centered picture for up top. We still need something for our gutters that the water won't destroy that little area of the garden. Any suggestions???
Ok now this border of the other side of the sidewalk never existed. It was all grass when we moved in. So we had to dig up all the grass aligning it and then plant the bushes and fill in with lava rocks to match the other side. It came out beautiful, it's really hard to get pictures because I can't fit it all in the camera at one time. We were trying to get red tips for here because on the other side we face the mailboxes and the people whose properties touch it are not the greatest landscapers so we wanted something pretty to look out to from the breakfast room. Well when we went to the store these were so much more full than the red tips. I don't remember what they're called but they start with a c and they look just like red tips to me. They have the red tips but they get this really beautiful flower thing that you will see below. We didn't know what those were at first but after a couple of days they started blooming so I think it will look really pretty once they grow bigger and thicker that we can shape them and see the flowers coming out.

Anyways, that's our new front yard. It was alot of work but totally worth it. We now have a very distinct walk way instead it just looking like it's sitting there all alone and we'll have more privacy with the shrubs once they grow and it will block all of the bad views that we have from our breakfast room. We have solar lights every two bushes going on the other side of the walkway now too so that makes it very lighted and pretty at night time. I really wish I had the befores so you guys could see the difference because it's really a big transformation but I don't know what happened to them:(

Yellow

So I stayed home with Dalton yesterday because he was supposed to be getting a TBD shot and some bloodwork done. The doctor had called me back when we had his 12 month check up and told me that the substitute nurse forgot to give this shot to him when he was there and forgot to tell us to go get bloodwork done. Well when we got there I was asking the nurse who we always have if we could have a copy of his shot record for the airplane because we are leaving for Disney soon. (BTW I was warned by a coworker that they will not let you board without their shot record if they are sitting on your lap even if you have their birth certificate becuase they made him and his wife go home to get their shot records before they would allow them on the flight which cause them to have to be on a different one) She asked me oh is that why you are wanting him to have this TBD shot? I said no that his pediatrician had told me that he had to have it at 1 year and she said that the only way he would need that shot right now is if he was around kids who have tuberculosis or if he's been around people that were in jail. Since he has not been around either she said it's just recommended not required so we didn't make him get it just yet. I will wait until he gets a little older before we do that. Instead since we were there he got his flu shot. I didn't even know that the flu was already going around however when I got to work this morning I realized that someone in my office has been out all week with the flu. Everyone get prepared early especially if you have little ones I would never want to see one of them have to suffer through that. I am glad that Dalton already has his now so it's done with and will start working already. Sure enough yesterday around 2 I suddenly got very sick. I couldn't move my neck or arms without it hurting. I was so stiff and sore in all my joints and I just wanted to lay down and be still. I was very nauseated and had the worst headache imaginable. I was freezing to where I was shaking but yet I was burning up when you touched me. I guess that's what I get for saying "the flu isn't even out yet". Luckily this morning I feel so much better and I now and stocking up on germ x and wet ones along with orange juice so that our family won't get sick during this season. It just sucks that always around the holidays is when people get sick I mean that's when it's fun and cool outside and so much is going on and that's when you get sick:( I pray that Dalton does not get sick not one day this year because last year the poor little guy lived with a stuffed nose and cough all througout winter.

Anyways while I was home with him yesterday my grandma came over to be with us. She always talks to him and says words and spells everything that she's saying. Well I always make fun of her when she does this but yesterday I saw that Dalton really does pick up what she's saying. He was building his legos and she was telling him the colors and he already knows the word blue or BOO as he says so when she was saying that he would say it back but yesterday when she said the word yellow he repeated ELLOW. It was awesome to hear him say that and pick up the yellow lego as he was saying it. I can't believe how fast he is learning it's just amazing. Another thing is he says Aggie clear as day now he used to call him Addie but now it's aggie so he got the g sound down. He also runs to the tv and points and says Dehhdo for Go Diego Go and when the show comes on and he hears the music no matter what room he's in he comes running in and skips in circles in the living room. I don't know what it is about little kids wanting to go in circles but one of my friend's son's Jace does the same thing she tells me he runs in circles in the living room? I know I definitely could not do it as quick as they do I would for sure run into something but they will come soooo close to the entertainment center and then they always seem to miss it. His skip is just adorable I got it on tape because it's not a full fledge skip he looks like he's trying to jump/skip but only with the top half of his body, ha!!! Other new things is he is telling us no when he doesn't want something. Before he would just kind of walk away or shake his head no but now when we ask him do you want this he shakes his head and puts this puzzled look on his face like you should know I don't want that and tells us no. I think his favorite word is huh. Every time I say something if he doesn't hear me he goes "uuh??" in a question tone. I just love my little parrot these days who repeats everything to me. I just have to try to tone down my road rage because sometimes I say bad things that I for sure don't want him saying. But he will repeat everything whether it's good or bad so I'm starting to watch myself more and more.

I am going to try to post the before and after pictures of the front yard tomorrow. I just got a chance to take all the pictures of the after and now I just have to upload them on the computer to post them.

This Weekend

So this last weekend we finished relandscaping our front yard. I am so excited I think it turned out beautiful. I will post pictures of the before and after so you can see what you think. We had a little trouble with our initial plan because we hit some wires while digging so we had to change it up some, but I still love the overall outcome. I am so sore and tired though from removing the grass in areas. That is an exhausting job!!! Lucky Chantz had to work so he missed out on all the hard work, darn he was so upset, not!!! After we finished the yard we took my brother Aaron and his friend Drew with us to the mall. We got Dalton his new shoes for the fall season from StrideRite. They have the best shoes for little kids. I never knew there were so many different types of shoes with different technologies before. Good thing they were there to help us because we wouldn't have known which ones to get. They are so cute on him and he loved walking around the mall afterwards holding our hands. He was stomping around everywhere and I am so thrilled that he loves them that much.

We got him a pair of tennis shoes and then a pair of nicer brown shoes to match Daddy's polo boots. We got both with velcrow because there is no way I can Dalton to sit that long to get both shoes tied right now. He got sized while we were there and he is already a 5 1/2 I remember when he was just a size 3 like a couple of months ago when we got his sandals for summer:(

I have to share a story of the shoe store because this is part of Dalton's scrapbook. We were trying on the tennis shoes and we put him down to walk on them and he of course took of running and so I made him turn around to go back inside the store. Well there was another little boy in there that was trying on his first pair of shoes and trying to balance and as he was wobbling over in Dalton's direction Dalton took off running and went straight up to the little boy and wacked him in the face. Chantz and I were so embarassed. We sat him down on the stool and told him we do not hit other little boys. The other little boy just stood there in aww and didn't know what to do. In the back of my mind it was funny, but I don't want him to learn to hit other kids so it was not funny. I don't know what got into him because Laura says he is great with the little babies at his babysitters house. He does soft to their faces (which is where we tell him soft and he gently rubs his hand on the side of your cheek) and sits and plays with them. I think he was just in one of his moods because he was running around doing his hulk face and showing his muscles and doing his new thing which is where he acts like a crab and takes his hand and pretends to pinch and roll his hand around pinching the air? The lady helping us goes oh wow he's a little character huh, ha. Yup he sure is.

The next day of course was Sunday which means Football Day. I was so happy it was opening week and my cowboys won!!!!

I am and have always been a HUGE cowboys fan. Tony Romo had a great game yesterday so hopefully that's how the rest of the season is going to be for them!!! It was a very embarassing day for the Texans, so we just mostly kept the tv on the cowboys game during that time. We are going to take Dalton to his first NFL game later in the season when it gets cooler outside so it feels like football season, ha. He went with us to Reliant Stadium two weeks ago to see my brother's high school play a game there and he loved it. At first yesterday morning it felt really cool and looked like rain but unfortunately the sun and the heat came. We bbq'd hot dogs and hamburgers and had some friends over and watched game after game after game. It was a really fun and relaxing day. Overall it was a really good weekend and we had a lot of fun we just wish it was longer like always;)

September 11th

Every year this day comes and I cry every time when I start hearing the radio call ins or see the documentaries. Chantz and I were watching a documentary on September 11th this past Wednesday and it just gets me every time. Even though I know exactly what happened it's like I learn something new each time I hear about it and it just brings all these emotions out of me. I still remember that day as if it was yesterday. I was in 8th grade and I had just gotten out of cheerleading practice. I was sitting in my mom's classroom with my friend Kayla P and we were talking as most teenage girls do and not paying attention to what was on the tv (all of our classrooms had these tvs in the upper corners of the room). My mom always had the news on every morning before classes started and this morning was no different. She had walked out of the room for a minute and when she came back in she went balistic and started yelling Angela what is going on what did the tv just say look at that the world trade center is on fire. We didn't hear what they had said nor did we really know what was going on. I remember my mom's face went white and she had this look in her eyes that made me realize it was something serious. My mom ran to tell our principle and he came on the announcements to tell everyone to put their tvs on the news. Throughout the rest of the day people were coming to pick their kids up from school even my step dad came to get my little brother from his school. Mom wanted me to stay with her since we were both at the same building and I kept asking her what is going on is there fixing to be a war in the United States?? I remember everyone was very scared that the Port Of Houston was going to be targeted because it's one of the biggest ports and so everyone in the city was leaving work and school to be with their families. That night my grandma called up to New York and we were told that my mom's cousin Bernard worked in the World Trade Center, the week before this had happened he got transferred to another office. My whole family is from New York and most of them still live there so it was very emotional for the few down here to know this had happened in the city they grew up in. My cousin that lives in New York was in elementary school at the time and he played baseball. My uncle told us that over half the kids on the team lost one of their parents either an employee that worked there or most of them were firefighters. We had already bought plane tickets to visit them for christmas this year and we were scared to death to fly especially to the city that had been attacked by the planes. I remember walking in the airports there were soliders everywhere with huge guns and the security was so extreme you had to be at the airport 2 1/2 hours before your flight left or you would miss it. When we got to New York my mom started crying because as we were flying in you could still see a cloud of dust and there were no more twin towers. My Uncle lives in northern New York but while I was there I got to go with my cousin to work in Manhattan. She took me by ground zero and I almost died. I couldn't stop the tears from just pouring out of my eyes. There were signs up everywhere with people still trying to find missing family members and it was still foggy and dusty and there was debris everywhere. It looked like a nightmare seeing it all in person rather than on the tv. One of my aunt's friends husband is a New York firefighter and she told us that she can't even hear the sound of bag pipes now without getting chills. She said the amount of funerals they went to in the following weeks was unbelievable. I receieved an email a little while ago about running late and it made me realize I will never be upset again if I am running late to work or school or a football game or anywhere. Some people's lives were saved because they were simply running late to work that day. The email said that one person's shoe strings didn't match so they had to stop to get new ones which delayed them and saved their life. It makes me think twice every time I say to myself "God why am I running late" maybe because there's a car accident that was going to happen and I'm not supposed to be involved in it or maybe I would've gotten a ticket instead of the person I end up passing who is pulled over. I know that God is always looking out for us and has our whole lives planned so now I will just appreciate running late.

Now is the day to celebrate all those who paid the ultimate price in this tragedy. My heart goes out to all those families who lost loved ones during this disaster, to all the firefighters, police officers, emergency crews, employees and everyone who was just trying to do their job, and to all the military members who are serving or have served our country we appreciate everything you do.

I love you!!!

I know it has been forever since I posted. It has been a week, oh my. Last Saturday my ac wasn't cooling in the car so we took it in and what do you know there's a leak in the condensor. They said the extended warranty should cover it because it was a "malfunctioned piece of equipment". Well I got a phone call Monday morning letting me know that the leak is not on a seam so a small pebble must have popped up and hit it while I was driving sometime and so the extended warranty is not going to cover it. They told me the price was going to be 835.00 with parts and labor HELLO that is almost a thousand dollars. So I went and picked up the car and took it to Shell Oil & Lube and they are fixing it right now for only 500.00 so I got a little bit of a break. This car is just a nightmare in itself. Ever since I bought it I have been doing nothing but replacing things. It's a toyota solara and everyone keeps telling me "this is so unusual it's not like toyotas to have all these problems". Well I guess I bought the one that is a lemon. So now we are trying to figure out if it would just be better and easier for us to trade it in and get something more practical and economical for our family. I don't need a two door luxury car with all the bells and whistles anymore I just need something with space and that doesn't stain easily, ha!!! The week after I drove off the lot in my solara I found out I was pregnant, nice, now I have a two door car that I just traded my FOUR door car in for. Dalton and I drove the truck for the first year of his life because it has four doors and was easier to get the car seat in and out of but now we are taking the car again because I feel like I'm driving a boat when I drive that truck. I love my car and it was my dream car however not with a lab that is getting bigger by the day and a growing family. So we will see what happens at least the car is finally being worked on this morning after taking three days for the part to come in and being without a car since last Saturday.

On top of that, Monday morning we heard that Baker Hughes is buying out our company. WONDEFUL, just what I need right now. Some think it's good and some think it's bad, but overall every employee at BJ and Baker right now is pretty scared as to the impact it will have on employment opportunities for us. I'm sure all of you know by now becuase it's all over the internet, newspaper, and tv. Now we're all just sitting tight until we can find out some more information on the outcome of all of this. I hate situations where I don't know what's going on whether it's good or bad news I would rather know upfront than sit in limbo trying to figure it out and guess what will happen.

Aggie is doing much better ever since we bought that apple bitter spray. I would definitley suggest that with puppies to help them learn not to chew. We are probably still going to replace the carpet at our earliest convienance because there are two areas that he had gotten a hold of them and on Tuesday night he ran all over the living room WHITE carpet with little black and brown paws from running through the dirt and mulch. So now we have little spots all over the place and hopefully tomorrow when we rent a steam cleaner it will take most of them out for the time being.

Dalton is awesome!!!! He is learning how to say I love you!!!! When we say I love you he says "IIIIIIII lldgeeeww" It's so cute because the I is clear as day and he says it so long and drags the word out and then the rest is really quick:) It still makes my heart melt when I hear him say it because he's telling us he loves us. Last night we watched Mama Mia because I had to write a couple of paragraphs on it for my theatre class and since I've already seen the movie more times than I can count we were having dance practice in our living room:) I would hold Aggie and dance with him and Chantz would hold Dalton and dance with him and then we would switch and we would dance really close together so Dalton would hold onto Aggie and he was just laughing and laughing and laughing. It's moments like those that just make you realize there is nothing else that matters in the world except for those that you love the most and spending time with them is the only thing you need to be happy.

New Cooking Website

Ok so I found this website that is now my favorite cooking website out there. The website is called supercook and it is amazing. You enter in all the ingredients that you have in your fridge and pantry and it will spit out recipes that you can make using those ingredients you listed. It is awesome because sometimes I buy this huge bottle of something and then the ONE receipe only requires like 2 tablespoons of that ingredient and it just sits in the pantry or fridge after that. Well not anymore becuase now I can type it into here along with other things that are in the pantry and fridge and wala I have something new to make. I hope that helps some of you by giving you new ideas and the ease of not having to search through a book to find a recipe that you have everything for. Enjoy!!!

Update

So I know I haven't wrote very many posts this month but I have been super busy getting ready for school, working, training Aggie and getting ready for FOOTBALL SEASON. I know that I had to get everything done I wanted done in the house for the next six months before football started because once that happens Chantz is out for six months, ha! Our tv is already glued to NFL Network and we are always watching a preseason game, sorry Dalton not as much Sponge Bob and Diego. I love football season because that means FALL is coming!!!! All my favorite holidays are not that far off now....

Aggie is doing better. He is still biting some and chewing but for the most part he is now understanding when I get my firm "Aggie" out that means quit what you're doing. But not all the time because sometimes he just looks at you and then goes right back to doing it like "what are you going to do about it". I read that puppies aren't really "trained" until they are around 6 months so that is what I'm asking for from Santa this year:) Let Aggie wake up Christmas morning and be fully trained!!! We just bought some Apple Bitter spray to try for him to stop the chewing because he started chewing the carpet and entertainment center and those are big No Nos. I'll keep you updated on how that goes with the spray.

Work has been super busy lately which is WONDERFUL. I work for an oil company so with the current status of our economy the busier we are the better we are. Today marks my one year working with BJ and I love it!!!! I am so lucky that I am able to work for BJ. I have the best team of coworkers in my group and they are so supportive which is always a plus. School started yesterday!!! Hooray, I am so thrilled:) It is one semester closer to finishing my degree. Luckily, I seem to have great teachers and the classes that I've chose to take don't seem like they will get too overwhelming for me which is what I was afraid of. This is my first semester to go to school while having Dalton so I am a little nervous I won't be able to make time for everything but so far so good.

We keep getting more and more excited about Disney!!!! It's almost just one month away and we watch the dvd of all the parks like twice a week. I can't wait to go on vacation and be away from everything and just enjoy time with my family. We are still deciding where to stay for the first night before we get to our resort. I think it's between the nickelodeon hotel and the animal kingdom hotel. If anyone knows anything about either of these hotels please let me know so you can help us make a decision. They both look like great hotels but the decision is so tough!!!!

Two In One

Yesterday we decided to go to Sonic since Dalton had finished all of the dibs and we wanted some ice cream but didn't feel like fighting the lines at Walmart on Monday nights. We didn't want to put Aggie in his crate since he had been in there all day so we decided to take him with us since we were only going through the drive thru. We made Aggie ride in the backseat with Dalton and all of the sudden Chantz and I hear Dalton laughing and we look back and Aggie is sitting on top of Dalton in his car seat!!!! It was hilarious. I couldn't believe that Dalton wasn't yelling or trying to make him get down off of him but instead he was laughing and peting Aggie. I finally made Aggie get down because I don't mind it right now since he's only 15 pounds but when he weighs 110 pounds he will not be able to do that. So we had a fun ride to Sonic with two in one seat!!!!

Favorite Vacation Spot

Ok so this week kelly'skorner is hosting show us your life favorite vacation spot. It is so very hard to pick just one favorite vacation spot. Chantz and I did most of our traveling before we were together so unfortunatley we haven't been to each other's favorite vacation spot yet. Chantz's is definitley Australia. He went there with some of his friends in the Army several years ago and had a blast. I don't have any pictures of his vacation because my husband hates taking pictures and I was not on this vacation with them. I will post a picture though of where they were at.

I do have one funny story to share about his trip though that really makes me laugh everytime I hear it. My husband is one of those macho men that think they can handle anything and don't fear anything. Well while he was in Australia his friends wanted to go surfing. So my husband got his wet suit on and was rubbing that stick on his surf board when he noticed these balls floating on the water and he asked one of the locals what they were. They told him these were shark nets to keep the great whites out of the area that they were going to be surfing in. My husband stood up dropped his board took off his wet suit and he was done. Ha, that was his surfing experience. He asked the guy more about the shark nets later on and it's crazy he said that in order to make sure there are no holes or anything in the nets there is actually people who go down and check the nets daily. So my husband said "what a great job you get to go check the nets for holes and you see a big hole and you're like oh there's a hole here and you look up and the damn thing is right in front of you". Bottom line I have to BEG him to get into the water now at any beach that we go to. We are going to Florida in October to go to Disney World, however one day I want to go to Cocoa beach to visit my family that lives there and I want Chantz to go in the water with Dalton and I. We will see how lucky I get;)

Now for my favorite vacation spots...I absolutley LOVE Manhattan. I got to stay there in the Radio City Apartments right across from Radio City on Broadway for a week and a half in 2006. It was amazing. I love watching movies too where I can see the place I stayed and know I was standing there before. Corny, I know:) If I want to go on a shopping vacation this is definitley my favorite place to go. Duh, it's shopping central, ha!!!! While I was here for a week I went to the empire state building, Grand Central Station, central park, two broadway plays and most of the time SHOPPING!!!! It was my graduation trip and my Uncle took me for my graduation present. It was amazing and I had so much fun. In the middle of our vacation in the city we actually left on a cruise out of the city down to Bermuda, Tortola and St. Thomas. Tortola was my favorite probably because of the excursion that we went on. We went on a catamaran which anchored about 500 feet out from shore and we had to swim to shore of this little bity island that is right off of Tortola and get a tour inside the beautiful caves that were there. While I was swimming in this beautiful water I saw sting rays about 50 feet below me at one point and it was amazing to watch them. I did wear my coral fish bikini just in case there were any sharks out there I would blend in with the ocean and wouldn't get eaten, ha! I didn't wear my scuba flippers because I almost drowned last time I tried to wear those things in Grand Cayman (on my first cruise in 2002). The tour guide kept telling me "ma'am these really are necessary" and I told him "look do you want me to drown out there" He thought I was crazy, ha. They just weigh me down way to much and they don't help me swim any faster so I think they are a waste. While I was relaxing just laying in the water on the sand tanning I was jostled by two of my friends that came running up towards me yelling omg we just saw a baracuda. Their mom loves to go snorkling so they wanted to try it out and took their underwater camera to take pictures next to fish. Well Kristin was getting close to a fish to take a picture with it when her brother Ryan grabbed her a jerked her away. She got so mad and he was like are you an idiot that is a baracuda. So right after they start telling me this the tour guide yells everyone back to the boat it's time to go back. Knowing that this baracuda is out there swimming around just waiting to eat me I just kept my head above the water and swam as fast as I could. I didn't want to see if it was coming at me:):) I am still here though so it didn't eat me and I have no idea if I ever came near it while swimming, ha!!! Besides the crazy fish it was the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. And I have been to some pretty beaches, cozumel, key west, the virgin islands, and miami but this one was the best. The sand was white and fluffy and the water was crystal clear like a swimming pool. I would love to go back and this time with Chantz and Dalton but Chantz would probably just sit on the sand and watch, ha!!!

I'm going to post all my pictures of my graduation trip as soon as I get on the other computer that has them all. For now I'll just post some of the places themselves.


This is a picture of St. Thomas beaches which were beautiful too I just liked tortola better:)
This is Radio City, our apartment we stayed in was directly across from it.

This is the beautiful Tortola, see how white the sand is and the water is like a pool.

This is Broadway street the street that we stayed on basically the whole time while there. Our hotel (Radio City Apartments) was right off of this road, it's so pretty at nightime!!!!
This is the whole city of Manhattan at night with all the lights, absolutley beautiful.

And Last but not least this is Bermuda. While we were here it was rainy so I didn't like it to much. I'll have to go back when it's sunny and then I'll probably enjoy it!!!!

A lot of Different Things

First please pray for Dr. Alan G Moore. He has been my obgyn for a while now and I just recently received a phone call stating that he retired early due to having a mild stroke. I know my family as well as other patients and their families will miss him dearly. He is the best obgyn I have ever had by far. He is truly an amazing man and I loved that his office was always filled with military things being that my husband is in the Army. Also, he was so into his faith and there was always a very calm soothing assured feeling that you would get when walking into the office. This was very nice for me while I was pregnant because as anyone who has been pregnant knows alot of things run through your mind constantly and you are a nervous wreck especially towards the end of your first pregnancy. His whole office staff is great at making you feel comfortable and confident going into labor and delivery. We wish him the best and hope that his health improves.

On a brighter note, Dalton had been very sick latley for the past two weeks with the runs:( He could not have a formed diaper for anything and it was really starting to worry us. The doctors were at a loss as to what was going on and this past weekend it was looking that it was turning worse. He had a fever and was very lathargic and falling all over the place. BUT.......I just talked to his babysitter this morning and she said HE HAD TWO REGULAR STOOLS YESTERDAY!!!!! Hooray we are so happy for him that this is finally leaving his little body. He did fall on the driveway this weekend FACE FIRST from being so dizzy like and it left a bruise the size of a silver dollar right on the front of his head but luckily that is too going down and starting to fade away. I keep telling him "no more booboos" I hate seeing him hurt or in pain but I know everyone keeps telling me this is just the beginning.

And for the last big annoucement.....Chantz has decided to shave his head!!!! I can't believe it and I won't believe it until I get home from work today and see it with my own two eyes. I'll post some before and after pictures hopefully sometime this week so you can see the difference:0)

I know I haven't posted in a while or put any pictures up but I still can't find my camera cord and I hate putting them on the computer upstairs that has the memory card stick insert because then I can't be near my family, I like the laptop better so I'm still searching!!!;)