Lots Going On!

Jack got his first tooth last week! It is coming along, and he is now working on his second!


Things have been a little crazy around here! Last week, Josh left for a business trip for 6 days!! I had to really gear up to take care of both boys with no helper! The Lord really blessed me with some energy though, despite the fact that Jack woke up between 4 and 10+ times a night...and I discovered on Friday that I had been making DECAF coffee all week long! Josh is the coffee maker in our house, and I just thought that I was pulling out the regular all week! Looking back over the week, I realized why I had bad headaches and extreme tiredness in the mornings. I have decided to give up caffeine for good though, because I feel much more refreshed now when I wake up in the morning without needing my caffeine jump-start.

While Josh was gone, we were very sad to discover that they were having "Donuts with Dad" day at MDO. Deedah gladly volunteered, though, to take him and represent. James was so excited to get to ride with Dad to school. Dad told me that at school, James had eaten 2 whole donuts and wanted a third. Dad told him, "You're going to have to oink like a pig because 3 is a lot!", and James immediately started oinking! They had a lot of fun together!

I also had a lot of help from wonderful family and friends! My ultra helper of the week was Matthew, aka Manny! He spent the night with me Sunday night and Friday night and was just as helpful as a hired nanny! He entertained the boys while I cleaned at night, held Jack while I bathed James, read James' bedtime stories to him while I fed Jack, went right to bed without me telling him to, and was just such a fun addition to our house!

Matthew had boots on when he came over, so James ran and got his boots on. This picture was not posed. I even caught James looking at Matthew and putting his hands up exactly the way Matthew did. They are so sweet together!

Saturday, Aunt Jo Anna, Uncle Billy, Hannah, Jacob, and Tate came to visit and are here for the week! Every year, around this time a year, they load up the car and drive 14 hours to come see us! This year, they have their two new additions with them, the boys they are adopting! We are enjoying them being here so much, and it has just been a constant cousin party for them! James is having the time of his life with all of these playmates. Last night, Billy, who's an incredible chef, made us an outstanding meal, and my parents and sister and fam came to eat with us. All 8 kids had a ball playing outside while we stuffed our faces with some of the best food I've ever eaten.


James, the N*ked Chef




We are thoroughly enjoying just leisurely hanging out together, and had a fun Memorial Day cookout today. We have a fun week ahead, with James' MDO graduation program, a San Antonio trip, and just lots of family time together.