Well it is official. I have a new job that I am so excited about! I am the new Children's Ministry Assistant at our church, Mountain Brook Community. I just got a call today to confirm. I start August 30th. I am so excited to have my old job back, except for this time it is a full-time job. David and I are very excited to both be working for this wonderful church. I know that God has many great plans for us and for this ministry.
Thank you to everyone who has been praying.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
MAY/JUNE
So, it's true I'm not really good at keeping things updated on this blog. But anyway, here is what has been going on since April.....Sorry this is long but a lot has happened.....
Charlie, our dog, had his 2nd birthday. He and Trent are like best friends. So funny to watch them play together and wrestle. I'm still hoping to get that on video soon.
We took Trent to his first Minor-League Baseball game with my(Meredith's) mom for mother's day. He still loves to watch everything that goes on. David had the opportunity to throw out one of the first pitches for the game. He had fun doing it, and if anyone is wondering it was a wild pitch all the way back to the back-stop. (Pics on picasa)
Then we geared up for our big trip to Texas for Memorial Day weekend. We were a little unsure about how Trent would handle driving 11 hours, so we decided to drive during the night so he could sleep during regular sleeping hours. On the way there he did great!! Slept about 8 hours and only fussed when he got hungry. We arrived at our friends', the Romine's, house about 7 Friday morning. We basically napped all day Friday. Trent did play in the pool for awhile and wanted to enjoy it, but the water was so cold! Saturday, David went and played golf with Charlie and Labaron (baseball coach from Schulenburg), while Trent and I played at the pool. Saturday evening, Carla kept Trent while David and I went into Katy to see a movie and grab some dinner with Charlie and Christian. Sunday morning David lead worship for the church plant in Schulenburg and after went to lunch with some of the students from the youth ministry. That evening the Romine's invited everyone to the house for some burgers and games. It was great to see everyone! (Pics on Picasa)
David started his new job at Best Buy in May as part-time with the customer service department. It has now been a month and he is out of training, he is enjoying it, and now there is some rumors about moving him to full-time. He has also been asked to pre-screen all the applicants for Best Buy and decide who gets a face-to-face interview. He has enjoyed doing that and has had some interesting stories about the applicants he has talked to!
At the end of May we took a quick but wonderful trip over to Six Flags with our good friends Jeff and Karen. It was a beautiful day with a few clouds so it was not that hot, like it is right now. The lines were actually pretty short, most of the time we were riding within 30-45 minutes. Our longest wait all day was an hour. It was great! Thanks to Jeff and Karen for taking us! (Pics on Picasa)
Also, Trent started daycare the June 1st! What a transition for all of us. He is at a great school that we really like and is in a great location for both David and I going to work. It may seem small but it really is a huge help. We have hit a few snags along the way though, the week before Trent started there was a kid in his class who came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease which is highly contagious. So his class was quarantined for about 2 1/2 weeks and he did end up catching it at the end of his first week. It starts with a fever and then in a couple of days blisters show up in their mouth, the palms of the hands, and the bottom of the feet. YUCK!! He is such a trooper though. But as a start to daycare it really was not all that fun. I expected a little cold or something but there you go, we started with the big stuff. I should also mention there are no antibiotics for this, so it is just Tylenol and treating the blisters. It took about a week to really get over all of that, so on to week 3... this is the week he suddenly figured out that when Mommy drops me off, she leaves and doesn't come back for a while. So he started screaming every time I dropped him off and has everyday since. So sad makes me want to cry, but the teachers say it only last a few minutes and he has a great time playing all day. So I'm okay. Wednesday of his 3rd week he comes down with a low grade fever just before bedtime. We were thinking he is just teething so it is no big deal. Thursday morning came and it was up to 101 and I ended up staying home with him. Well it just kept going up all day and I could not do anything that would even stop it. So I called the Dr late in the afternoon and the nurse told me there must be some sort of fever virus going around, where a fever is the only symptom. I thought, great another virus from daycare. We worked through it for 2 more days, fever topped out Thursday night at 103. But we were better by Saturday and have been since. Thank you, Lord!
Well in the midst of all that, David and I had celebrated our 3rd Anniversary of marital bliss on June 17th, and it really has been. I could not have ask God for a better man than He gave me. He knew exactly what I needed in a husband and provided it all. Thank You! He is so tender-heart, loving, and a spectacular father to Trent. What more could a girl ask for? I love you, sweetheart!
Charlie, our dog, had his 2nd birthday. He and Trent are like best friends. So funny to watch them play together and wrestle. I'm still hoping to get that on video soon.
We took Trent to his first Minor-League Baseball game with my(Meredith's) mom for mother's day. He still loves to watch everything that goes on. David had the opportunity to throw out one of the first pitches for the game. He had fun doing it, and if anyone is wondering it was a wild pitch all the way back to the back-stop. (Pics on picasa)
Then we geared up for our big trip to Texas for Memorial Day weekend. We were a little unsure about how Trent would handle driving 11 hours, so we decided to drive during the night so he could sleep during regular sleeping hours. On the way there he did great!! Slept about 8 hours and only fussed when he got hungry. We arrived at our friends', the Romine's, house about 7 Friday morning. We basically napped all day Friday. Trent did play in the pool for awhile and wanted to enjoy it, but the water was so cold! Saturday, David went and played golf with Charlie and Labaron (baseball coach from Schulenburg), while Trent and I played at the pool. Saturday evening, Carla kept Trent while David and I went into Katy to see a movie and grab some dinner with Charlie and Christian. Sunday morning David lead worship for the church plant in Schulenburg and after went to lunch with some of the students from the youth ministry. That evening the Romine's invited everyone to the house for some burgers and games. It was great to see everyone! (Pics on Picasa)
David started his new job at Best Buy in May as part-time with the customer service department. It has now been a month and he is out of training, he is enjoying it, and now there is some rumors about moving him to full-time. He has also been asked to pre-screen all the applicants for Best Buy and decide who gets a face-to-face interview. He has enjoyed doing that and has had some interesting stories about the applicants he has talked to!
At the end of May we took a quick but wonderful trip over to Six Flags with our good friends Jeff and Karen. It was a beautiful day with a few clouds so it was not that hot, like it is right now. The lines were actually pretty short, most of the time we were riding within 30-45 minutes. Our longest wait all day was an hour. It was great! Thanks to Jeff and Karen for taking us! (Pics on Picasa)
Also, Trent started daycare the June 1st! What a transition for all of us. He is at a great school that we really like and is in a great location for both David and I going to work. It may seem small but it really is a huge help. We have hit a few snags along the way though, the week before Trent started there was a kid in his class who came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease which is highly contagious. So his class was quarantined for about 2 1/2 weeks and he did end up catching it at the end of his first week. It starts with a fever and then in a couple of days blisters show up in their mouth, the palms of the hands, and the bottom of the feet. YUCK!! He is such a trooper though. But as a start to daycare it really was not all that fun. I expected a little cold or something but there you go, we started with the big stuff. I should also mention there are no antibiotics for this, so it is just Tylenol and treating the blisters. It took about a week to really get over all of that, so on to week 3... this is the week he suddenly figured out that when Mommy drops me off, she leaves and doesn't come back for a while. So he started screaming every time I dropped him off and has everyday since. So sad makes me want to cry, but the teachers say it only last a few minutes and he has a great time playing all day. So I'm okay. Wednesday of his 3rd week he comes down with a low grade fever just before bedtime. We were thinking he is just teething so it is no big deal. Thursday morning came and it was up to 101 and I ended up staying home with him. Well it just kept going up all day and I could not do anything that would even stop it. So I called the Dr late in the afternoon and the nurse told me there must be some sort of fever virus going around, where a fever is the only symptom. I thought, great another virus from daycare. We worked through it for 2 more days, fever topped out Thursday night at 103. But we were better by Saturday and have been since. Thank you, Lord!
Well in the midst of all that, David and I had celebrated our 3rd Anniversary of marital bliss on June 17th, and it really has been. I could not have ask God for a better man than He gave me. He knew exactly what I needed in a husband and provided it all. Thank You! He is so tender-heart, loving, and a spectacular father to Trent. What more could a girl ask for? I love you, sweetheart!
On that note, also a Happy Father's Day to David as well as our Dads and Granddads! We had a great father's day....we did exactly whatever David wanted to do, which was of course to nap then hang out at a friend's pool and have fun with Trenton. So much fun. (Pics on Picasa)
David: Some of you may remember that at the same time David was interviewing for job in Texas he also interviewed for a job at Mountain Brook as the Technical Director. Well, the guy that that took that job actually got a part in a movie and he and his wife are moving to California leaving a vacancy on staff at MBCC. David had a couple interviews: one with the Pastor, Director of Ministry, Administrator, and the current Technical Director, David said he was very nervous and intimidated, but felt that it went well. Well, apparently it did because yesterday the church called and offered David the job! We accepted the position and David will start July 20th working with Matt (current guy) and shadowing him for a week to see his routine. As technical director David will oversee all the technical needs of the church from the sound systems down to the phone systems. The biggest part will be computer functionality and training staff on software changes and frequent errors. Congratualations David!So that brings everything up-to-date on our lives. I hope that I get better about doing this more often. And be sure to check out all the pictures on the picasa website (link to the right).
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Kid's Market and Mom
Just found out myself but wanted other people to know in case they didn't that the Kid's Market is in town. The Spring sale began Monday, March 30th and it goes through April 4th.
If you are not familiar with this it is a HUGE consignment sale for kid's stuff. Everything for premies thru children's sizes in clothes, toys, equipment, and anything else you might need for your little one.
Check out their website for specific times this week. If anyone would like to go I will be heading that way on Saturday. It is 50% off day. Friday is 25% off day.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
1st College Baseball Game
We went to Joe Lee Griffin Stadium at Samford Univeristy to watch the Bulldogs play our beloved Auburn Tigers on Tuesday night.
Trent was very interested in the game. (Hope for Daddy) Even though he was a little restless sitting in the stands he loved being this close to the field and sitting on Daddy's shoulder.
Most of the time while watching he would suck on his thumb and rub Daddy's shaved head.
Great family outing, we all had fun and enjoyed seeing our Tigers come out on top. WAR EAGLE!!
Trent was very interested in the game. (Hope for Daddy) Even though he was a little restless sitting in the stands he loved being this close to the field and sitting on Daddy's shoulder.
Most of the time while watching he would suck on his thumb and rub Daddy's shaved head.
Great family outing, we all had fun and enjoyed seeing our Tigers come out on top. WAR EAGLE!!PS. You don't really feel old until you go to a college event and take your child. You sit and just reminise of those college days. LOL!
12 Month Dr. Visit
Tuesday, Trenton went for his 1 year old well-baby checkup. Dr. C. said everything looked great and he was a healthy and happy little boy. We were very excited to hear that. Here are a few of his stats...
Length = 30" - 50%
Weight = 21lbs 2.5oz. - 40%
Head = 18.25"
Dr. C. predicts he will be lean and about Daddy's height. He is doing great with the weaning. We are on our last week...he is down to one feeding a day. Please pray that it continues to go smoothly through the next week as we stop all nursing. I am so thankful that we have made it to my goal of one year and I thank God that He has aloud us that opportunity.
Length = 30" - 50%
Weight = 21lbs 2.5oz. - 40%
Head = 18.25"
Dr. C. predicts he will be lean and about Daddy's height. He is doing great with the weaning. We are on our last week...he is down to one feeding a day. Please pray that it continues to go smoothly through the next week as we stop all nursing. I am so thankful that we have made it to my goal of one year and I thank God that He has aloud us that opportunity.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Trenton's First Birthday
Saturday was the BIG day! My little fellow turned 1 year old! It was so much fun, we had sweet friends and family come spend a couple of hours with us at our house. We missed those who couldn't make it. Thank the Lord it was a beautiful afternoon so we could sit out on the porch and play in the yard. More on that in a minute.
Ok, if you will indulge me for just a minute while I journey down memory lane over the past year....it really does go fast. So all in all in the last year we have moved 3 times, 2 states, and 3 cities. Craziness. I feel like it was just the other day that I was pregnant and living here in Birmingham while David had already moved to Texas. I was doing nothing but walking and waiting on Trent to get here. Anyway, then moving to Texas when he was 10 days old. Our 6 months there was to say the least interesting. We know that is where God wanted us to be and we were there for a purpose. We met wonderful people and gained more extended family. It was such a growing experience I'm not quit sure how else to describe it. I'm very thankful for those lesson although some were hard. I know that God will use them down the road in someone else's life through us. Then when Trent was 5 1/2 months old, we moved back to Birmingham. Such a relief to be home; to be back in our home church and around family and long-time friends. O man, what a blessing. Since we have been home, Trent has started crawling, then talking, and now walking!! It seems like it is something new everyday. David and I are loving it.
So back to the party..... he was asleep when everone arrive so this is him making his Grand entrance. He stood there for about 5 minutes.
When he warmed up, he was a social butterfly. He went to anyone who had food and sat and ate whatever they would give him. Poor child, his parents won't give him his own food.
Below is his cousin Laura (Meredith's Niece) giving him some of her crackers.
It was such a beautiful day so we were able to go on the back porch which Trent loved.
This is him with Grandmommy (Meredith's Grandmother) have a good time on the swing.
Had fun opening presents, love the paper and the boxes.
So the cake. Started out slow and got braver as he went. SO FUNNY! Check out the video.
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