Halloween Fun!

We had a great week.  Noah was not into Halloween this year which was expected. Quentin at his age did not like to wear a costume as well. However, I did get him in his cow costume for enough time to take some priceless pictures. Quentin thought it was a game to chase behind him holding his tail. Noah was not very excited about that.

Quentin and I went out trick or treating and he had a blast. We went for a good hour and half non-stop and he finally sat down on the sidewalk and said he was tired. He got a piggy back ride back to the car which was quite a ways a way.  Quentin was a member of the Lightening McQueen Pit Crew. He had his oil funnel and tire gauge ready for any race cars needing assistance.  He loaded up on so much candy. Darcy and I have been enjoying it. =) Finally had to put it out of site.  I have worked too hard since January to lose 17 pounds. 

Quentin and I went to a birthday party to celebrate Cameron's 2nd birthday. It was at an indoor soccer field. Quentin had a blast!  We also enjoyed watching K-State remain undefeated! How exciting!

We had a nice lazy Sunday yesterday. Darcy is going to have a busy couple weeks of work with contractors down from DC installing a new software program in the lab. Back to work I go tomorrow.

Love this time of year!

We had an up and down week with Noah running a fever for 3 days and waking up in the middle of the night crying.  He was over it by Thursday just in time for him and Quentin to go to their well checks on Friday.  It was quite the adventure with Quentin getting 5 shots and Noah 4 shots! Darcy was there with me for support and support he did!! We agreed we could not have done it on our own.  The doctor was concerned about Quentin's hearing in his left ear since he did not do very well on the hearing screening even after it was repeated.  He will go back in 3 months to get rechecked and if there is not improvement we will go to a Pediatric ENT. I pray that it is normal.  Quentin also had a run in with his train table where he gashed his head. Luckily it did not bleed but it was the size of a golf ball! The swelling was down by the morning.

I have something exciting to share. I have applied for a new position at work for the Community Health Project Coordinator. Our hospital was chosen for a 1.22 million dollar grant from the CDC to do a 2 year initiative in our community to promote health. They were the only ones in Georgia chosen. This would be a very challenging position and would be full time!!! That is the scary part for me is considering going full time after being part time now for almost 4 years and having such precious time with the boys. However, this would be an awesome career opportunity for me and for growth.  I know in my heart that I can still be an awesome mom to the boys even if I am working full time but need to get the guilt out of my head. I am waiting to hear if I have an interview. I went out this weekend and spent way too much money on a snazzy suit that hopefully will help with "the image".  Keep me in your prayers.

We enjoyed watching K-State crunch Texas Tech yesterday. Darcy and I are so hopeful we can make it to the bowl game this year as a little get away. We will see.  I took the boys to a fall festival in our neighborhood and Noah won with his cow outfit. I will post pics after Halloween of their costumes. Quentin is being a Lightening McQueen Pit Crew member. He looks so cute.

We carved pumpkins tonight. We will be trick or treating with friends from the neighborhood.

Here are some pictures to share.

Where did the weekend go?

Just came off of a very busy weekend for me due to working a 10.5 hour day at work on Saturday at the hospital and then we had our Fall Welcoming Reception at church yesterday that I coordinated and oversaw. I think we had close to 75 people there for the reception and alot of smiling faces so I would say it was a success!  Needless to say...I am pretty tired and am excited to have today off to hang out with the boys.

Noah has been under the weather with an ear infection last week but appears to be doing better. Quentin had his Orange Day celebration at school this past Friday and was very excited that he got to wear orange and eat and drink only orange things at his party.  October's color of the month is orange that they have been focusing on and they get to have a party one time a month to celebrate the color of the month.  He is absolutely loving school! 

Sorry...no pictures for this week, just an update.

Celebration Week Extravaganza!

Wow! What a week it has been!  We are coming off of a high of multiple celebrations!

This is my favorite time of the year.  The leaves are starting to change, the weather is beautiful but most of all October brings a week of wonderful celebrations for us.

My parents arrived to town last Tuesday for a week.  We were so excited to have them here.

This past Friday we got pictures taken.  My good friend Shana, who has taken such wonderful pictures for us before, offered to take pictures of Noah and his first taste of a cake.  It was an awesome time.  It was so messy and it brought alot of laughs.

Quentin and Pa Pa went to Talledega for the races this past Saturday. They had a blast! This was Quentin's second time this year.

Sunday, we joined our friends the Corbetts and Grubbs at Bennett Farms in Alabama to celebrate the boys' birthdays.

Monday, Dary and I celebrated our 8th anniversary and were able to get away for the evening for dinner and a movie.

Tuesday, we celebrated Quentin's 4th birthday at school and surprised him with a bike when he arrived home. He has been having a blast riding that thing.

My parents flew out Wednesday night which was sad. =(

Yesterday, we celebrated Noah's 1st birthday by having a little party at his day care!

Whew!! That was quite the week. We look forward to a relaxing weekend.

Like I said...I love this time of year! So much to be thankful for!

Here are some pictures:

Time is flying!

I cannot believe the boys' birthdays are closely approaching! How can it be possible that one year has flown by with being blessed with Noah and 4 years with Quentin! We love those little boys so very much and cannot believe that we were given the opportunity to be parents to them.  Of course, our lives at times may seem chaotic but I would not trade it for the world. =)

We had a wonderful time last weekend with having our nieces up Leslie and Gracie.  Leslie is freshman in high school and Gracie just turned five.  We went to the Atlanta Zoo, ate alot of ice cream, and went on a creeking adventure in our neighborhood. We had so many laughs. Quentin keeps asking when they will be coming back up.

Last night, I hosted a small baby shower for my good friend Kellie is is due to have little Lillie in a couple weeks. We are hoping she holds off until after October 7th so we can do our annual Bennett Farms visit. =)

Tonight, I am so excited to have a date with Darcy! We are going to a dinner and dance tonight with friends from church. We have not had a date night in a long time. I am so excited to spend some much needed adult time and enjoy drinking, eating, and dancing to a live band. 

We will see what condition I am in for working this weekend. =)
am so excited for my parents to arrive this coming Tuesday evening to stay for week to help celebrate the boys' birthdays. We will see what is in store over the next week. =)

Here are some pictures as always to share.

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Great Week

We had a pretty low key week but a good one.

Work went well for Darcy and I. I was very excited because I passed my post test for my Certificate of Training in Children and Adolescent Weight Management.

We really enjoyed spending time with the boys over the weekend. We attended the fifth birthday party of Quentin's buddy, Bryce.  He is the oldest son of our close friends Me`gan and Billy whom we have known for 10 years now! Me`gan and Darcy work together and they actually were the reason why we moved out to our house in Douglasville.  It is crazy how we all knew each other when we were engaged, are now married, and both have two kids each! Alot has changed in 10 years.  

We look foward to next weekend with having Quentin and Noah's cousins visit us for the night.

Here are some pictures of Noah at 11 months!

Awesome Opportunity

Last Friday, I was so excited that two of my close friends, Kristin and Kim had a lay over in Atlanta for a couple hours before heading to Spain that we were able to get together and have dinner. It was so nice seeing them and laughing as we always do when we get together.

This past week, I had the opportunity to attend a 2 1/2 day training in Atlanta that was focused on Weight Management for both Children and Adolescents. It was incredible to be in a room with 200+ dietitians who all came from so many different professional backgrounds but with the same interest of keeping our youth healthy.  This was a very expensive training and I did not think initially I would be able to attend but I found out about scholarship and applied, crossed my fingers, and was accepted for it! I had to read  15 hours worth of pre-reading and take a pre-test to even attend.  I met alot of awesome dietitians and made some great connections.  I am really hoping to take this information and be able to use at my job but also have so many great ideas for Quentin's school.  We will see if the administrator will let me. I missed the boys and Darcy greatly and the commute was awful but so worth it!

We had a great day yesterday spending time as a family.  Little Noah has a left ear infection and is cutting 4 new teeth so he has kind of been under the weather. He still continues to have a little smile on his face.  Quentin was so excited to get back to school today.  He is excited tonight to bake cookies with me for Patriots Day tomorrow at school to honor police and firefighters. 

Labor Day, was the very last day that we could get over to the pool in our neighborhood to play at the spray park. It had been broken half of the summer and Quentin was out of town and school started so we waited to the last day available to finally get over there.  They had a blast!

The weather is finally cooling down here a bit and it feels like fall.  Football season has started so Darcy is in heaven. I just have to get used to the Saturday routines changing a bit to revolve around the sport. =)

 Just a little messy from spaghetti!