"No Problem, Mon!"

 (view from our room)

Rhonald and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary this past March.  One thing we decided we wanted to do was take a trip together...just us...something we have not done since we went on our honeymoon!  After researching and researching we decided on a Sandals resort in Negril, Jamaica.  I have never been more anxious about anything in my life!  I was so excited to be spending 6 days alone with my husband but I was so nervous to leave my kids for that long (and be so far away).  I really prayed about this because the nervousness I was feeling about leaving was really taking away from the joy we had over going.  God proved faithful and removed that nervousness from my heart about a week before we left and then all I could feel was excitement!  It was fabulous to have that time together - to reflect on the past 10 years....to dream about the next 10 and to simply relax and hang out together.  We read books under umbrellas and stared at the ocean quietly, we had room service over and over on our patio ON THE BEACH, we ate yummy meals, we kayaked in the ocean...we simply enjoyed being together and enjoyed making memories just the two of us.  I will say that I could not have made it through our trip if we hadn't had a free international texting app so my mom could text pictures and updates on the kids.  It was so much easier to enjoy our time knowing they were enjoying theirs as well.  It was a wonderful experience for all of us and I have to say, I am already excited to do it again! Ha!  I never thought I would say that.  It was perfect and I am so thankful we were able to do it.  Here's to another great 10 years, babe!

Wordless Wednesday

Our Garden ... Planting Update

The weather here has been absolutely crazy this Spring.  Rhonald and I have been debating on when to plant our garden...we have all been so excited about this project and we hated to plant it at the wrong time.  Finally, after we got home from Jamaica, we decided we had to do it.  And it was so much fun!!  We all got involved and got our hands dirty and we have all taken pride in our little garden.  This year we decided to try lots of different things just to see what works the best for us...we have herbs of all kinds, potatoes, carrots, onions, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, and 2 strawberry plants that Lily had to have!  Cole and Lily run and check the progress of everything every single day...they love watching their hard work pay off!  So far everything is growing and thriving.  I can't tell you how excited we all are to be able to pick something we have grown!  It has been such a fun family project!!

Toothless Wonder

Cole has had two wiggly teeth for months!  Or it seems like months.  Well, we were waiting and waiting, wiggling and wiggling...talking about the tooth fairy and praying these teeth came out before our anniversary trip to Jamaica.  Well, our prayers were answered one Sunday night after church!  We were getting pj's on and settling in for bed when Cole asked me to wiggle his tooth because it was really hurting him.  I thought for a minute and realized this was my chance.  I grabbed a tissue and wiggled/pulled just a bit and out came his tooth!  Oh my!  Cole was beside himself excited!!!  Rhonald and I could not believe our first born had lost his first tooth!!!!  After calling his pops (who is a retired dentist) to tell him the news Cole ran up to bed and put his tooth under his pillow.  He could not wait to see what the Tooth Fairy would bring him!  To say that the "Tooth Fairy" had been planning for this day is an under statement.  I mean, we had had months after all.  That night I made a tooth receipt (to keep in his baby book), a note explaining how this tooth fairy thing worked and I even spray painted glitter on to the tooth fairy money.  Let me tell you...the glitter money sealed the deal with Cole.  Once he saw that special money he knew something special really had happened.  I loved it!!!!  Then, to our surprise, his next tooth fell out just a few days later while playing with a friend.  While he was excited then too I think Cole was mostly relieved.  He had not been able to eat well at all and was thankful to be rid of those looks teeth once and for all.  It is so hard to believe that he is growing up so much....it is so excited and so overwhelming all at the same time!

(Mostly) Wordless Wednesday

Cole played catcher during his second T ball game of the season.  He really liked it and did very well.  After the game, after all of the high fives and "way to go's" the umpire came over to Cole and gave him the game ball.  He told Cole that he had done so well that he deserved to keep the ball!  Cole was thrilled!!!!  He has carried it every where since that night, even to bed. 

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday