Random thoughts

hello friends!!

I thought I would type a blog tonight! random huh? Just thought I would list all that is going on in our little world in the past few months! So its going to be kinda random!

Anna got accepted into PreK for school yr 2011-2012

Ashlee is playing tball once again

Jett is almost one in a few short weeks- April 21st

My dad got married :)

2 cousins got engaged!

One wedding in June and the other in July

Tara is getting married in Georgia

planning a trip with my sister and kiddos to Georgia

Clint is getting married in Florida

taking a family vacation to Destin, FL for Clint's wedding :)

got a new camera!

Mikel is playing in a basketball league and loving it!

I'm back to staying at home with Anna and Jett!

going shopping in texas this weekend

headed to the Great Wolf Lodge on Friday with the inlaws

I dont know how I hit the underline button and can't figure out how to fix it....ugh

here are a few pictures...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!
It has been a great year for me! Of course, it's had the not so good moments but overall I would say that 2010 was pretty good for me!
2010 Highlights for ME
1. JETT's arrival in April
2. New house in Feb
3. many, many more little blessings

We had a great Christmas and enjoyed spending time with family and friends throughout the season! The girls were so much fun this year as they are getting older and got so excited! Jett surprised me. I didn't think he would have much to do with opening gifts, but he LOVED it! He would just tear into the paper and play and play with it! He didn't really care about what was inside the package but loved the tearing of paper.LOL
This year my cousin Tara was able to come home from Georgia for over 2 weeks. It has been so much fun hanging out with her. I miss her so much and wish one day she would be able to move back home. We grew up together and hopefully one day we will be able to live close again!

I am looking forward to 2011 and all it has in store for us! Back to normal routine in just a few short days and I'm not looking forward to it. As the girls will go back to school, the holidays over, tara goes home, and I go back to work........doesn't sound like much fun to me but its life and look forward to the next year ahead of us as we begin 2011!
Happy New Year!
Whitnee

Merry Christmas!

So, its almost Christmas!! and a new year! holy cow...2010 went by so fast! just wanted to say hi to all that read my blog!
few changes in life....
I am working part time now! making a few extra bucks!
Anna goes to pre school at ECA and she is loves it except nap time.
Jett comes to work with me and is now crawling all over
Ash is loving school and learning to read and so much more
Well, Mikel not much has changed with him that I can think of.

Hope to catch up after Christmas when life hopefully slows down a bit.
Until next time
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Enjoy your families this holiday season!
Whitnee

So its August 31st...

So its August 31st, just one day before the beginning of September! As I sit here thinking of how its already almost September, I look back on this year so far and all I can say is that I am blessed!

At the beginning, back in January I remember feeling down and wanting so much and just trying to be patient and wait on the Lord's perfect timing. I was so very anxious to sell our house and move. April was getting close and we were still in the same house and my baby was going to come soon and would have no nursery. Ever since the shooting just a couple houses down the street and we were awake for it all, Mikel and I didn't really sleep one peaceful night again. I just felt scared and unsecured in that house/neighborhood from November until we finally got a offer on the house at the end of January! Praise the Lord. I look back and am SO very thankful because the way the housing market is right now we could have been still waiting to sell the house. I am so THANKFUL God provided a buyer for that house and we SOLD it without any problems! Although, I do miss my grandma just right around the corner.

Another thing, as I look back at this year so far. I remember looking for houses the next weekend after we got the offer. The price range we started looking in, I found NOTHING I would be happy with and thankful I didn't settle with one of those houses. After looking the whole weekend, I had an eye on 2 houses in my neighborhood now that at the time was over our budget. I decided I just wanted to go look at them so we did and the minute I walked into our house now, Mikel and I knew this was the house! Praise the Lord we were able to afford it and are loving it and still amazed at how God works because I would never imagine I would be living here. As a child, I lived in apartments, trailers, very small houses and so even through my house today isn't huge, I feel VERY blessed to be living here and my heart is so thankful because its in a great area and we are in a great school district!

Then soon after the move, my little baby boy came along! He is the BEST baby ever!! I am so thankful God gave him to Mikel and I as well! He completes our family!
So there you go, just a little bit of how thankful I am today as we begin the fall of the year. Thus far, God has blessed me and pray the rest of the year goes as great! I know its getting ready to get better too, cause its almost my birthday on Sept 7!! Yea, I will be 26! LOL
I can't wait to decorate for the fall in our new house!!! I love decorating for fall and Christmas! my 2 favorites!

Summer is Over....

Summer is offically over for Ashlee. She has now started kindergarten!! Her school has ALL DAY kindergarten! She is loving it. She has already made several new friends and seems to be adjusting to it well! She does have 2 small complaints...lol she doesn't like "brain break" or as she says it is "nap time" and she says the cafeteria food line smells so she won't eat in the cafeteria food and demands she take her own lunch everyday.
I am adjusting to Ash being gone the majority of the day. We leave for school at 8:30 and go to pick her up at 3:30 so pretty much I feel she is home for just a few hours before she has to go to bed :(
Anna and I both miss having our Ashlee around the house during the day. Although, it is nice not having the constant fighting and arguing between the sisters.
Jett is doing very well. He is 4 month already. Time really does pass so fast. At his 4 month check which was 2 weeks early he weighed 14 pounds and 2 ounces. He is doing well! He is now rolling over and reaching for things to put in his mouth. He is an amazing good baby! hardly ever does he really cry out. sleeps through the night....just a all around great baby. 3rd time is the CHARM! LOL

Summer

Just a little update on us.
We have been busy busy as usual! Lots of things going on and time passing by so very fast. We are getting used to being a family of 5! I didn't think it would slow me down as much, but in all honesty I believe it does. I used to leave the house in a drop of a hat, now I think twice about if I really need to go somewhere. It just seems like it takes forever to get all 3 kids dressed and around without wearing me out. LOL This summer we have added a small pop up swimming pool and a trampoline to our backyard! the girls are really enjoying them both! they were the girl's bday presents this year. Speaking of birthdays Ashlee just turned 5 on the 21 of June and Anna is turning 3 on the 21 of July. We just had their birthday party last week! This year we did a joint party and it turned out good. It sure was a lot easier and cheaper but I'm not sure Ashlee didn't steal the show. At Anna's age right now she really didn't care and actually doesn't really even realize much about birthdays yet. On Ashlee's actual bday we went out to frontier city with our family and had some birthday cookies and she enjoyed being the spotlight that day. Unfortunately, our church has VBS on Anna's actual birthday. I think we will go to the park and do something fun for her during the day so she will feel extra special on her day! I promised her a Yo Gabba Gabba cake on her actual bday so I will have to come up with something. If anyone of you have watched it, the show is a bit annoying. She wanted her party yo gabba gabba, but I convinced her to do something different for her party. The girls had a Jessie, Toy Story party! It turned out to be super cute! Rae did a great job with the cake!
Since Ashlee turned 5, she will start kindergarten at the end of Aug. I can't believe she will already be going to school. I feel like I just got out of school and shouldn't have a child already starting school. time really goes by so fast.
Our little boy, Jett is already almost 3 months old :( I cant believe how fast he has grown. I no longer have a little skinny boy. At his 2 month check up he weighed 12lbs 2ozs. He went from 5% at birth to 55% at 2 months! He definitely caught up and is a very healthy boy!! He will be rolling over soon! He moves around all over when he is in the floor! It wont be long!
Anna will get to go to VBS this year! She is getting so big! She is our family clown. she is constantly making us laugh! from sticking her head in the toilet to wash the soap, walking around target with a women shoe that's is huge on her and refuses to take off, and a new one tonight Jesus peed the bed. I dont know about the last one, but that's what she told us....LOL She is a handful! definitely the middle child.
One last thing, a prayer request. Please pray for Ashley Kate (she is the niece of Chuck and Rae, our assiocate pastor) She is in severe rejection of her transplanted organ and needs lots of prayers. Please pray for her family as well as they are separated while Ashley and her mom are in the hospital in NE and her dad, brother and sister are at home in TX. Here is her blog if you want to read more ashleyadamsjournal.blogspot.com

A Quick Post...

First of all, just looked at last date of last post and it was almost exactly a month ago. LOL

Well, in the last month, our lives have changed! We now have our precious little son...Jett Mikel! He was born on April 21st, 2010 at 6:19pm weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces, and 20 inches long! He is a little guy but oh so sweet! Just a little side note, all my children are born on the 21st of different months!

I will leave you with a picture of my little man...