Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Oh Happy Day!

We have been waiting SOOOOOO long for this day, but Dave finally got a new job. Not JUST a new job, a job in his field. We are beyond happy. Thank you to all of our friends and family for supporting us, praying for us, and for hearing us gripe the last few months. Dave will be a staff consultant for a small consulting firm in Charlotte. We aren't sure where we are going to move, but we KNOW we will be moving into our own house!

Here is what the boys have been up to recently:

Drake is getting more vocal. He really gets going when he is mad or grumpy, which isn't often. The boy will eat anything; even those nasty baby food diners like lentils and rice. He gets so proud of himself when he puts puffs in his mouth and when he pulls himself up to the fireplace. I placed a down comforter over the brick and pushed a rug up to the fireplace, in order to protect that delicate head. He is still waking up 2-3 times a night, but I have cut him down to only 1 feeding. Can someone please tell him he really doesn't need to eat: he won't listen to me. He is also still on his reflux medication, but the doctor said it should get better by 9 months.



Lincoln is becoming more like Dave everyday. He hates having his sheets tucked in at the bottom of the bed; he enjoys America's Funniest Home videos and will have Dave rewind certain clips over and over; and he comes up with hilarious one-liners (He handed Dave his sucker and told him "take it sweet" which is what dad tells Maggie when giving her a treat.). The 2 had fun playing in our small snow storm on Sunday night. Dave taught Lincoln how to make a snow angel. Preschool has got him interested in letters and Spanish.






I feel so blessed to have happy/healthy children and now I will have a happy husband. Life is good!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Missing Dave

Dave has had a very crazy work schedule lately. It has been pretty tough with him gone and working so much. I know, I know, I have my parents to help, but it really isn't the same. With that being said, I'm so glad they are around to help with baths, dinner, entertaining, etc.

Lincoln has really taken this work schedule hard. He often cries for Dave and hates it when Dave has to commute to Winston. One day he was particularly upset, and I had no choice but to call Dave. The only way Dave could get him to calm down was to promise that he would teach Lincoln how to hammer a nail later that night. That fixed it right away. Who knew?? Another night Dave came home and Lincoln cried happy tears as he hugged him. I really am grateful that Dave has a job, but sometimes I would like to...never mind, I shouldn't write that, plus it's Sunday.

Oh man, I really don't want to make this a depressing blog, but the kids are sick again. Dear heavens, we have not been able to enjoy this beautiful winter very much! Before they came down with the current bug, we did escape to the mountains for the day. I was feeling spontaneous, so I packed up a lunch, strapped the kids in the car and took off. Our first stop was Mystery Hill, a fun little science center. The main room defies gravity. You can't really tell from the picture, but Lincoln's feet are floating in the air.




Our next stop is one of my favorite places, The Mast General Store Candy Barrel in Boone. I loved going there as a kid, because as the name suggests, there are barrels of candy, lots of candy to choose from. Lincoln had a great time picking out handfuls. We ate a little lunch and then headed to the park in Blowing Rock. It was a gorgeous day: we didn't need hats or gloves. Both boys were excellent travelers on the way home; even without a DVD player, ipad, or any other devices. We just enjoyed some good kid jams and the mountain views, plus the candy helped too!


I wish I had more pictures, but the batteries in the camera were dead. I can't complain, because Dave used the camera to take pictures of this:






A beautiful bracelet made of Claro Walnut. I am a very lucky lady for many reasons. I also loved waking up to this on our anniversary:




I guess this turned out to be a pretty happy post after all.