:::Sawyer Sayings:::

This is just a little tidbit of information, but it's funny enough {to me anyway} to document!

Last night Sawyer was up on and off talking in her crib and at one point she just yelled out "Elmo!!!" While I was annoyed that she kept waking me up {it was around 3am} while I'm trying to sleep {and pregnancy sleep isn't so great anyway} Casey & I still laughed out loud becuase that's just too darn cute and funny.

I know for a fact one day I will miss the random ramblings of toddlers in my home. For now, I am going to embrace it, even though it often comes wtih a very severe sleep deficiency. ;)

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Another cute & funny thing that Sawyer does right now is get out a "boo" {book} and read it to us. She has a favorite book about Elmo & Grover that my mom got her and she points them out and says "Elmo" {she calls them both Elmo so right now I refer to Grover as the blue Elmo, haha} although the way she says Elmo actually sounds more like "Welmo" or "Welbo." Some people might even think she is saying "elbow," haha! She also points out "baby," "dog," or "meow" {for cat}. Other than pointing out the objects and words that she knows she just rambles on and "reads" to us. It's super cute and I love that she likes books, or in her words, "boos."

ABC's of Lately

A is for Austin.  We just got back from a weekend trip to Austin to hang out with Casey's friends from college (and my friends, too! I've now know them for as long as I've known Casey, minus 2 weeks.) We had a fun time hanging out, swimming, and catching up!


B is for baby #2. We have our next doctor appointment set for July 16th and are really hoping to find out the gender that day as well! Still trying to think of a creative way to tell friends & family…not sure I'll do the gender reveal party again, so I'm trying to come up with something new and fun!


C is for Casey. Sawyer & I are so lucky to have him as husband and daddy. We tried hard to make his Father's Day extra special. Seriously, it was as if Sawyer knew - she was extra sweet and extra "Daddy's Girl" for him. :)


D is for doctor. Sawyer had a pretty big fall out of her high chair--it's actually a booster seat in the regular chair of our kitchen table, which is a pub table, so that means a tall chair:( Not good. It ended with a very bloody nose, mouth, and bruised forehead. We took her straight to the doctor hoping that we wouldn't be sent to the ER. Fortunately, we weren't. They checked each one of Sawyer's teeth, her nose, and asked us a few questions about how she was acting. She was fine and happy, but gave us a good scare.


E is for Ezra the Escape.  He recently turned 100,000 miles and really it just made me miss Sally. I got Sally in 2002 with only 7 miles on her and I know it sounds silly, but I always thought I'd get to see her turn 100,000 miles and I didn't. Sad times. Ezra is a good car, but just not the same. 


F is for family & the Fourth of July. We are going camping with Casey's family for the 4th this year and I'm really excited! Casey's parents have an RV that easily holds the whole family (that's 6 adults, 1 kid, 3 babies to be exact! (4 if you count the one in my belly;)) and we've only taken advantage of going with them once and that was before we were even married! The night of the 4th we'll see fireworks and then we'll stay another couple of nights. Fun times!


G is for garden. Ours is going wild and I love it! We have about 25 tomatoes and half as many peppers getting huge! I can't wait to pickle some banana peppers and put home-grown tomatoes on my salad! Yum.


H is for Horton. That's my maiden name. I realized when one of my good friends didn't know my maiden name that it is actually very important to me that you know it! I have the book Horton Hears a Who (have had it since I was a little girl) and am just waiting on the elephant and movie to complete my collection. ;)


I is for ice-cream. I crave it like a mad fool when I'm pregnant. Okay, I always crave it, but I just feel more "okay" with eating it regularly when I'm pregnant. Heehee.


J is for Jerry. One of Casey's best friends turned 30 today - kinda crazy, and means that Casey will turn 30 in 7 months!! I'm gonna be married to an old man! ;)


K is for knocked up. It feels like half of the people I know are pregnant right now! Most of them are due sometime before me, and a few right after me. Excited for all of baby #2's playmates! Lots of babies bein' born in 2012!


L is for lobster. Casey is my lobster. *Name that tv show!!* (If you can't, we're probably not that great of friends. Haha!)


M is for masters degree. I am getting mine in counseling and taking 9 hours this summer. I am sooo close to being done, I can almost taste it! I have completed 27 hours of a 52 hour program and after this summer I'll have 9 more (totaling 36!). I am doing my first internship this fall (there are 3 semesters of internships) and am very excited!


N is for nanny. I think most people know that I keep 2 twin boys during the school year, but a lot of people don't know that I am keeping 1 little boy 2 days a week during the summer! I'm like an official nanny. Haha :)


O is for Obama or Oprah? If you had to vote for one of them for president of the United States who would you pick?? I would love to know your answer in the comments section. :) Might be a hard decision for some of you! Ha!


P is for Pets. I'm trying to talk Casey into letting us find a new home for both of ours…I know, it's super sad, but I really don't want to overwhelm myself anymore than I have to when baby #2 is born. I remember how stressed Lucy made me in the first few weeks when we brought Sawyer home. I think poor Lucy is going to get less and less attention and she deserves a lot! She is a very sweet dog. If I could give her to someone for 2 or 3 years and then ask for her back, that is what I would do. Sawyer loves her. (Casey doesn't like Ella, so I know he'll be okay with me finding a new home for her, but that makes me sad, too, and for some reason I can't get rid of just one of them without feeling guilty for keeping the other! Plus, Ella is way less work than Lucy, anyway). Pet owners - please don't hate me. :( I already feel bad about this and will probably take months to make this decision.


Q is for q-tip. Unfortunately Sawyer inherited my super waxy ears. Poor girl.


R is for reading. I haven't been hooked on a good book in a little while, BUT I started a new Bible reading plan on my iPhone in order to read the Bible in a year's time and I look forward to reading each day! Turns out the Bible can hook you, too. How 'bout that?!


S is for shoes. Sawyer got her first pair of "real" shoes (you know, the kind you can actually walk in)! She loves them and will pick them up and try to put them on her feet. Never before had she raised her foot to help me put her shoes on before these shoes. They must be really comfortable, or maybe she just knows they are better for your feet when you walk on hot surfaces. ;) Either way, she likes them and I'm happy with my purchase!


T is for tickle.  Casey tickles Sawyer to death and she giggles and giggles and giggles. It is so stinking cute!!! I need to video it, but every time she gets to giggling I don't want to leave the room to go get the camera! She takes my breath away when she gets like that. Pure joy.


U is for umbrella. A couple of weeks ago I met Alycia in Dallas for lunch at Sfuzzi! We had a grand ole time and about 2 hours in we were wrapping up and ready to head out when we looked outside to see a huge downpour of rain--really it wasn't coming down as much as it was coming sideways. It was more rain than I had seen in a while actually. So we decided to order dessert and ended up staying another 2 hours until the rain was completely gone. I never have my umbrella when I need it, but in this case it turned out to be fun! :)


V is for vision. Television that is! There is nothing on TV during the summer and I hate it! I watched an entire season of 24 and am just waiting to borrow the other seasons from my sister-in-law (hint hint! :) Casey and I enjoy Big Brother and are waiting patiently for July 12th. Ps. we don't have cable or netflix, so please don't start suggesting tv shows that we can't watch - it's mean! :)


W is for wagon. Sawyer loves her red wagon and takes rides around the backyard frequently! Casey pulls her around to water the garden and trees and she waves at me on the porch and smiles. So cute.


X is for x-ray. I'm supposed to go to the dentist next week and always think it's fun to tell them I can't get an x-ray since I'm pregnant! I don't like how often they x-ray my teeth anyway! I've never had a cavity and don't think I need an x-ray every year. They just want my money! haha.


Y is for yawn. I have just not been getting enough sleep lately! Or maybe I'm still extra tired from being pregnant. Either way, I'd like a nap! 


Z is for zoo. We have taken Sawyer to the zoo two times this year and she has loved it both times! I think she is going to be an animal lover for sure. 

Book Signing

A couple of months ago Lauren informed me that my favorite author, Francine Rivers, was going to be in Dallas! From the start I was ecstatic! This event went straight onto my calendar, and I have been looking forward to it for weeks! So, the Friday of spring break Lauren & I went to Barnes & Noble across from North Park to meet Francine Rivers and Beth Moore. Beth Moore being there was icing on the cake! She is a very neat and gracious lady. I like her most for that. Francine I like for her amazing books. My favorites are Redeeming Love and the 3 books of the Mark of the Lion series. The Mark of the Lion series deals with gladiators and a love story in ancient Rome. I read the first one while I was IN Rome, which was really neat, and now I have a special attachment to those books. 

Here are the pictures of our adventure - we were very excited and definitely "picture happy."

Beth is such a sweet lady. I told her that I had heard her talk at Passion in 2005 & 2006 and got to meet her briefly at one of the women's break out sessions there. She told me that she wrote her book, So Long, Insecurity for women my age and really hopes I enjoy it. I am sure I will. =)

When I met Francine I told her I am pretty sure I am her biggest fan. I was shaking like a leaf, so she may have believed me. =) I told her how I read her books in Rome, and I also got her to sign my copy of Redeeming Love even though the Barnes & Noble staff said that she was only allowed to sign her new book (they do that so that they make more money, of course). I had her sign both. =)

To read another great post about this book signing, go to my friend Lauren's Blog!

Hope you're having an excellent spring weekend!

Keeping Caleb

A couple of weeks ago Casey & I got to babysit our nephew Caleb (age 3) at his house. It was a lot of fun! :) I had a video of him "reading" a book that he had memorized, but for some reason when I downloaded the pictures, it didn't download and now it is erased off of my camera! Very upset about that because it was so cute! He knew it word for word!! Here are the pictures from when we kept him.

Sitting in his Caleb-sized chair ;)
Casey & Caleb wearing all of Caleb's hats :)

Casey & Caleb reading books Caleb being silly! Caleb got the camera and took this picture of me!

Caleb & Casey playing - it looks like Casey is singing to him

Caleb with the little log house we made while we were there! ;)

More reading! He loves to be read to!

We probably read over 15 books to him while we were there!
If I ever find the video that I took of him reading, I will put it up!

Happy Sunday!!

TWILIGHT

New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn.

I love them all. I can't help it. I thought I would be an exception. What was I thinking? I was very wrong. Apparently, I am just like all the teenage girls out there. I am not past that. It does make me feel better to know that there are tons of grown women at my school that have read and are obsessed, too.

I started Twilight over the Christmas break, but only read about 40 pages because I was so busy. I had no idea what I was missing. I wasn't deep enough in the story yet, so I could still put it down.

Monday that I got back to school (January 5th), I started reading it again. I read like a madwoman those 5 nights after school until I finished on Friday (the 9th) afternoon. Then I read New Moon starting Friday (the 9th). I finished it on Sunday (11th) afternoon. I got Eclipse that same night and finished it on Wednesday (14th). I got Breaking Dawn on Wednesday night and finished it on Saturday (the 17th)--it was 800 pages, so that was quite the feat! I started reading Midnight Sun yesterday (the 18th) (it is the unofficial 5th book that is only online because it got leaked) and finished it today (19th).

Needless to say, my life has been full of nothing but Edward and Bella. Casey told me that he felt like he hadn't seen me in a while. I looked at him like he was crazy and said, "I have been sitting right next to you!" He replied by saying, "you're there, but you're not really IN THERE." I thought that was really funny.

It's not funny anymore. I told Casey that now that I am done reading I feel like my friends have died. Sometimes I feel like picking up one of the books and rereading just to know they are still there. But, because I am not a crazy person, I refuse to do that.

I think you all know that I am crazy though...based on this post.

I certainly feel crazy.

I Just Can't Put Down a Good Book!

When I get a good book, I just cannot put it down. Sometimes Casey gets irritated with me for doing this because I will straight-up ignore him when I am reading a good book. One night he came home, and I was reading a Francine Rivers book, and he got so mad that I had been reading the whole time he was gone. He said I should've done the dishes. Maybe he was right, but that's not the point. The point is, when I get a really good book, I cannot do anything productive until I have finished it. Sometimes it is all I can think about when I am at school or work. I just can't wait to be home so that I can read my book of the week! Ha ha. Sunday we went to Kroger to grocery shop, and I found a book that I wanted to buy, and I already finished it. I read it in three days. It was almost 400 pages. I just can't help it. Because I am a reading teacher, I think I can place this trait under my pro list instead of my con list ;)