Enjoying the sunshine

"Come on Mommy....hurry up!" He seen that park and he was trucking up that hill!

What a ham!

Like the 65th time down the slide. He would go down, make a round up the stairs and back down. The kid could have done this for hours! I can't believe how much he is growing and he is just doing things now that blow my mind. He is climbing and running so good, talking more and more each day. He is getting to now his shapes and starting to get the whole color thing. The boy is a genius in my eyes:)

We also had his first little gymnastics class at the YMCA yesterday morning. He was the only boy and he walked right in and started climbing and doing all the stuff. He definitely is a people baby, not to shy at all. He was showing off and performing quite well. I was proud.

Halloween 09'

The family...Fred,Bamm Bamm and Wilma(as you can see I could not fit into my Wilma outfit anymore:)

We got a few shots with the hat before he ripped it off!

Pebbles a.k.a..Kendall,my adorable niece.

The cousins...Pebbles and Bamm Bamm, they were to cute!

Halloween was a success. Lucas loved going up to all the doors and we worked on "trick or treat" for a few weeks, so it sounded pretty good. The kid has a new fascination with M&M's, but who doesn't:) Great weekend with family and friends, how lucky we are!

Big boy haircut

He was such a good boy, sat really still and munched on his goldfish.

Look how good I am being mom!

He followed directions when she told him to look down. I am so proud:) He looks like such a big boy now, no more baby here. He is sporting his big brother hair do!

I'm back

It has been a crazy week! Back from Branson on Sunday, had a great time and loved just hanging out and taking a break from motherhood. Lucas started to not feel well Sunday night, slight fever and not sleeping much. Monday trip to doc...ear infection. So he is on antibiotics and seems to be feeling better today. He is playing on the new jumper that daddy bought him while I was gone. My husband has no concept that Christmas is just a few months away and Lucas' birthday is close after. Looking forward to a Halloween party tonight with my moms group and we have a houseful coming on Friday. Looking forward to a visit with my dad and Sherry and my little bro and his family.
Our pics are up on freshartphotography.com, go under client proofing and type johns. They are amazing, Jodie and Kim are awesome! Lucas could not look any cuter if he tried!

Way back Wednesday

Last year on Halloween...my little Batman! I look at this little baby and wonder what happened to my peanut. He is getting so big and I still can't believe he is going to be a big brother soon.

Had a great weekend, just chilling around the house and running errands. We got our family photos taken on Saturday and Lucas was quite the little ham. Heading to Branson for work on Thursday morning and will be gone until Sunday. I will miss my boys, but I am looking forward to a much needed mommy break.

Accidents happen:(

The daycare called me yesterday afternoon to let me know that Lucas fell and hit the corner of the table in his classroom and had quite a bump. A bump is right, this thing was massive when I went to pick him up. The swelling is better today and I hope it gets even better by Saturday because we have family pictures being taken. Editing can take care of the bruising so I hope the swelling goes down completely. I have a cute hate we can throw on him if it still looks bad.

Doctors appointment this morning and getting my hair done after that. I haven't had my hair cut or colored since April, so I think I am due:)

Thats my boy!

To all that don't know, I am a Swiffer pshyco. I probably swiffer two to three times a day. I am an addict and I admit it:) Lucas loves it to and today I let him take over the reigns. He is a natural and definitely my son!

Last night was awesome, had a great dinner and ate way to much. My appetite is back in full force since my 1st trimester is over this week. I am craving meat like nobodies business. I have been not been eating meat at all for the last year besides fish and occasionally chicken. The past few days I have been craving a hamburger, hot dog and just random things that I would not touch with a ten foot pole three months ago. My cousin thinks the baby will definitely come out looking like Billy with this meat obsession. Too funny!

Its pumpkin time

I always post any pic of me and Lucas because they are so few and far between...even if we arent looking at the camera.

He looks like such a big boy!

He loved feeding the deer...giggling the whole time.

We did the pumpkin patch thing today and it was a beautiful day. So awesome to see the sunshine. We were supposed to meet up with my moms group, but we got out of the house behind schedule. Lucas didn't get up until 8 and we were slow getting out the door this morning. We had snacks, climbed on pumpkins, tried the pony ride with no success(he wanted nothing to do with that horse), went on a tractor ride, watched the pumpkin launcher(not sure who liked that better him or daddy) and got our pumpkins and mums.

Excited for a night out tonight. Nothing to exciting just dinner with my hubby. Thanks Kristen for sitting, here's to hoping I can keep my eyes open past 9:)

Party time!

Lucas had his first friend birthday party yesterday and he had so much fun. The weather was yucky but Jen(who is my friend from Stroller Strides) decided to put the jumperoo in the basement. Lucas got right in and played in the ball pit and then got in the jumper. He was so excited! He played with all of Jake's and Zach's toys, had pizza and a cupcake. It was a great time and I am so lucky to have met such a great group of moms! We have a outing today at the pumpkin patch, the weather is supposed to be better, but still cool. It is super foggy out right now so I am hoping it will clear up. Lucas and daddy are still sleeping and I am enjoying my coffee in peace...Heaven!

Pretty productive...so far.

Today is a gloomy, rainy day and I really had a feeling that pj's where in my plans for the day. No go, Lucas was super crabby this morning so I put him down early for a nap and I got dressed and started some projects. I got my closet organized, which was a disaster! Feeling pretty good about that and I got all laundry put away. Waiting for Sears to deliever my fridge and when Lucas gets up we will have some lunch and head to the mall for playtime and shopping. Billy is out of town until late tonight so we will get out and about to break this day up. Tomorrow Lucas has his first friend birthday party in the morning and then we wait for the phone guy in the afternoon. Pumpkin patch is in our plans for Saturday morning and I need to get some pumpkins and mums out front this weekend. Lots to do, I love this time of year and waiting for the rest of the holidays to arrive!

Almost there

Next week I will be twelve weeks along and through the first trimester, which is always a little bit of a relief. I am feeling much better and my appetite is getting a little bit back to normal. Still loving my PBJ's and cereal:) I feel like my belly is already starting to pop out a little bit. Everyone says that you get bigger faster with the second and I believe it. I have already told myself that I will probably gain a little bit more this time and it might not come off as quickly, since my work out routine lacks. Although I am lugging around a twenty nine pound little boy all the time, which I think counts alot.
Lucas is really a hoot, starting to talk up a storm. Loves the work NO and loves his dogs "ANLY" (stanley) and "BU" (blu). Went I went to pick him up at school yesterday he was in the time out chair for hitting his friend, who was just a little guy not much older than a year. So we had to go over and say we where sorry and give hugs, which the little guy was not liking one bit.
We are loving our house, still have lots of odds and ends to do(blinds, window treatments, decor...etc, but we have lots of time and we are taking a break.
Off to watch my shows...toodles:)

More pics from the last month.

Riding a way to fast kiddie rollercoaster that mommy had to tell the scary carni guy to stop early and let us off. We rode one similar to this in Ocean City and it was way slower and he loved it. This one was faster and whipped around the corners and Lucas' eyes where huge. He didnt cry and when we got off he wanted back on and through a fit. Go figure....I have a little dare devil.

My cousin trying to get a family shot..not successful as you can see. Thanks for trying Kristen:)

Mommy and Lucas at the Eureka Days parade. One of the few photos of me and my little guys. Billy has been getting better at using the camera.

A week after we got back from vacation he got a bad lower respitory infecion. He was weezing so we had to do breathing treatments at home. He was a trooper as long as Sponge Bob was on tv.

The last month in a nutshell

My all time favorite from vacation..he looks like such a big boy!

Enjoying a sugar buzz from his lollipop from his aunt Mary.

His first reaction when the ocean waves hit his feet.

MIA and pics from vaca.

I have been a bad blogger!! It has been crazy around here and for those of you who don't know, I am preggers and it was a total SUPRISE! We had to do fertility treatments to have Lucas and this one was au natural. So we are over the shock and really excited. We are more excited about getting into the new house and being settled. The painter has started and will be finished tomorrow, so we are moving in over the weekend. I have been so tired and cannot even imagine unpacking everything. This pregnancy has hit me like a brick. I have been feeling pretty yucky and soooo tired. Not sure I remember feeling so bad last time, but I also didnt have a 20 month old to chase around:)

Cant get the pics to upload...will try again tomorrow...very tired!

Show me your muscles!

This is the funniest thing ever and this picture doesn't even do it justice. If you ask him to show you his muscles he clenches his fists and face and turns bright red like he is going to explode. He thinks it is so funny when we laugh at him...the kid knows he is funnier then shit!

Whats up!

Hello..whats up? We are getting very excited for vacation next week. We leave for Ocean City, MD on Saturday. We are staying in a house on the beach and I am hoping for nice weather. I am glad the remnants of hurricaine Billy have gone through and I am hoping for a nice week. We spent last weekend at home and it was nice. We have been on the go the last month and it was great to just hang and spend time enjoying the weather. We did lots of playing at the park, walking the dogs and just chillin. Friday night we went to the street festival here in Eureka and we spent the time chasing Lucas around and watching the choo choo trains. This boy has energy and he can run VERY FAST!!!! I actually have to pick up the pace to catch up with him at times. He is really starting to talk and put words together. Some of his words are please, thank you, Blu, Stanley, choo choo, up, down and some we don't distinguish. He is a load of fun and completely exhausting all in one:)

Ta Da!

Here is a pic I took of the house on Monday. They have the flooring and cabinets in. They are working on the trim and painting doors this week. We are set to close September 16th.

Happy Birthday weekend Kim!

Umm..look at those rolls...

Lucas with the ladies:)

Stopping at the gas station for beef jerkey on our road trip there.

Last year we spent this weekend with my bff Kim for her birthday. We drove to Alabama and went to her boyfriends lakehouse. They are doing a repeat of that this year, but we are not able to go. We had to get some much needed boating time in here. Here are some pics from last year.

Coming around

Lucas is pretty much back to normal today! He has had two nights of good sleep with a lazy day spent at home yesterday. He still has a little cough, but his energy is back in full force. We had SS class this morning and he took another 3 hour nap. We are just killing time waiting for daddy to get home so we can head up to Decatur for another weekend of boating. We are taking my nephews out on the lake tomorrow for the day. They are looking forward to it. If Lucas has another good nights sleep tonight, we may consider taking him along. He would really love it being on the boat with the boys. I will take lots of pictures to share later. Have a great weekend.

The verdict is in

Well, Lucas has a double ear infection! Poor guy has been sleeping terrible and ran a fever for most of the day. I chalked it up to teething until last night when he was so lethargic he just slept and laid on the couch. A trip to the doc this am re veiled fluid in both ears and some much needed antibiotics. He has only had one ear infection before this, so I hope we are not on the road to reoccurring infections. The good news is no strep throat, so that is a bonus.
Have a moms night out tonight with my moms group. So excited, we are going to The Melting Pot(fondue rest.) and I have been wanting to go there forever. Looking forward to a glass or glass:) of wine and good times with great friends.

Fun in the Sun

Check out those chompers! He loves that water!

Playing with grandma Becky in the pool.

Me and my bff Chris.

Had a great weekend, headed up to Lake Shelbyville early Saturday morning. Grandma Sherry and Pa Pa T watched little guy while we got to enjoy the lake with friends. It was so relaxing and we had a blast. Thanks Chris, David, Jenny and Lindsay for a much needed day of fun! Sunday was a day filled with family and another fun day on the boat. A wedding shower at Uncle Mike's and Aunt Tammy's for cousin Chad, Lucas loved swimming in the pool and charming the socks off of everyone. He gets cuter and funnier everyday.

Lucas is cutting a couple of teeth and has been sleeping poorly the last few nights. Today at school he was quite lethargic and has been running a fever and sleeping off and on all night. There are a few kids in his room at daycare that have come down with Strep and I am praying that it isn't that! Taking him to the doctor tomorrow. We are supposed to have a weekend of boating with my nephews this weekend, so I am hoping he feels better.

On the house front, all the hardwood and vinyl flooring has been laid, cabinets should go in this week and carpet next week. It is looking great and can't believe that we will be living there so soon.

Lucas' tricks

This little man is busy. He loves to run, climb stairs and anything else, going up and down hills, playing in the water and tormenting his dogs. We had dinner down by SLU campus last night with cousin Kristen and we took him to see the fountains. He loved it, he took off running towards them and would have run in if we didn't stop him. We climbed stairs and checked out the fish in the pond. He just loves being outside and brings me his shoes all the time when we are home. He also has started some full blown tantrums when he doesn't get his way, but is pretty easy to distract with something else if we can get him out of crazy screaming mode. He is pretty awesome and exhausting all in one:)
On the house front, they have finished with the drywall,taping and sanding. Should be painting today and cabinets/flooring next week. My aunt and uncles where in town yesterday and came down to walk through the display and check out our construction. They approved and also walked away with some nice landscaping rocks for there homes. Lots of rock here in Eureka...they now have a little piece of my yard in theirs:)
Taking off early tomorrow for some fun boating with friends and a wedding shower on Sunday for my cousin. Grandma Sherry is babysitting so we can have some adult fun on the boat..thanks grandma!!! Another busy weekend, but I want to soak up the rest of the summer before it is over.

Weekend pics

Lucas eating Moncials Pizza for the first time. I got the camera out and said "say cheese" and he did! He loved the pizza!

Lucas and Bella hanging out at Aunt Kims. Sorry for the butt shot Kim.

Lucas and his cousin Richard....he was loving playing with the boys. They were teaching all kinds of things boys days...getting dirty,playing rough and being loud.

Big Boy!

Had to post this pick..he looks so big! He is trying to talk up a storm and can say Blu, Stanley,bye bye and lots more. He is really picking up words like crazy. We have a crazy weekend ahead, more visiting with friends that are in back home. Headed to d-town tomorrow and staying thru sunday. The house is coming along, drywalled and the garage doors are up. I will post some pics next week of the house, they should start bricking the front then. It is coming along great and have lots of ideas and plans for when we move in.

Getting better everyday

Things are getting better here in the John's household
1. Our loan has been finalized and signed off on, it has been a long two months!!!
2. The new house is coming along great. They poured the driveway and are started the siding this week. Completion date is Aug. 28 and we should close mid September.
3. Lucas slept much better last night. He woke up a couple times early in the night,but slept for a large chunk without waking up. Those molars on the bottom are just about to pop through.
4. Looking forward to the next couple weekends to hang out with my besties! We are having a girls/slumber party this weekend and I can hardly wait. We don't get together often because we live so far apart, so looking so forward to hanging out with them!
Today we have Lucas' 18 month check up and lunch with aunt Nicke, maybe Splash City if it doesn't rain. Hopefully he wont be so crabby today...these teeth are just making him miserable.

Family....teething...great weather, that about sums it up.

We had an AWESOME weekend. Friday we started out the weekend here in Eureka. Every third Friday of the month they block the main drag off and have music and all the restaurant have food outside on the patios. The weather was great and we meet some people. Lucas got to see the firetruck and really loved the trains coming through. We really feel at home here and love the small town feel. Saturday morning we packed up the car and headed up to Carlinville for my moms side family weekend. The bummer part was Lucas is cutting molars, so Saturday he ran a fever all day and was not like himself at all. The Tylenol finally broke his fever right about the time we were leaving.It was almost a blessing in disguise because he was really snugly to anyone that was holding him and we didn't have to worry about chasing him all over and worrying about him near the water. Today he has been better, he had a long nap and is already in bed for the night. The picture is of the boys napping, like father like son.

End of August..holy crap!

This house is coming along very quickly! They are plumbing, doing electrical and heating and cooling this week. They poured the garage and will be pouring the basement floor this week also. The sales manager told Billy on Sunday that the completion date will be August 28th. That is in six weeks and that will make it three months that they built it. It is crazy to think that they can build a house in three months. Our new lender has been working with us daily to get the conditions met to get final loan approval. It has been the longest, hardest and most frustrating journey getting this loan finalized, I would not wish this on my worst enemy. The lending laws change on a daily basis and the underwriters require so much paperwork and explanations, it is CRAZY! We are paying for all of those people that got loans they could not afford and foreclosed on their homes. Every week for the last month they have wanted more info, either on the business taxes, tax returns, blah, blah ,blah! We should be done and just waiting for the final word from the underwriters..hopefully today.

If it wasn't for these two...

If it wasn't for these two, I would have never made it through the last two months. Selling a house, emotional break downs, moving and dealing with all of the stress.

If it wasn't for these two, some days I would just stay in bed!

If it wasn't for these two, my life would be incomplete!

If it wasn't for these two, I would not be the luckiest lady in the world, I have a handsome little boy and an even more handsome husband and my life would be empty. Staying positive.....its been a rough couple months and just counting my blessings.

Look at me, I can fly!

Since it rained all day on Saturday, Billy thought that throwing the kids up in the air onto the bed was a good idea! Lucas loved it, screamed "more" over and over, he also learned how to slide off the bed to the floor very fast for his next turn. We had a great weekend with family and Lucas did awesome on the boat, even napped Friday afternoon for over an hour down in the cabin. Great weekend, great family.

Holy Guacamole!

Lucas LOVES Guacamole! When we go out for Mexican, which is every Friday night now, we get him his own bowl of it. He eats every last bit of it and just mmmm's the whole time. To funny how he is just like his mommy and daddy and loves Mexican food.

He had a much better day at daycare yesterday. When we went to pick him up he was sitting on the teachers lap reading a book. As soon as he seen us he started crying. They said they kept him very busy so he stayed up thru his morning nap and took a two hour nap in the afternoon. He ate his lunch and loved the chex mix they had for a snack. I think this will get easier every day that he goes. The teacher is just awesome and they even got his binky and blanket away from him for while. He even went to sleep with out his bink. That is craziness. For the last couple of weeks through the packing and moving he has become very attached to the bink and blanket. He carries it around everywhere now, I just don't have the heart to be strict about it right now, he needs that security for a bit.

We are getting packed and ready for the weekend at Rend lake. Walmart run and doing laundry are on the to do list. I took some pics of the new house last night, I will post them later.

Moving forward

I am moving forward! No more tears, just forging ahead for our new life to come. I have shed so many tears this past week, but no more! After leaving the keys in the house and shutting the door behind me yesterday, I almost feel a bit better. Like a band aid that you have to pull off really quick, it stings for a minute and you get over it. Thanks Ro for the analogy, it rings so true. The dogs did ok in the first night in the apartment. Blu slept on the floor next to my bed and Stanley in his crate. They will spending there first whole day here today. We have set them up camp in the garage and it stays pretty cool in there. I am hoping they don't bark, so far they have been doing pretty good with that. Need to get ready for work , have to leave much earlier now that I have a commute.

Can it get any worse...

We are settled in the apartment. We started moving this morning around seven and had everything moved into the apartment by noon. We still have to get some odds and ends, but should be completely situated by this evening. Yesterday was a hard day for me, lots of tears and sadness about leaving my little house. I know that we have a lot to look forward to and we should be excited too, but it has been really difficult for me. To top off my sadness, as we were moving this morning Blu was out in the front yard(she was pacing and being a nervous wreck) bit another dog. She is usually pretty good with other dogs and she walked up to it and it started growing ant her and barking and she starting fighting with it. So, the dog had to go to the vet for stitches. I felt horrible, the owner (who is an 82 year old that lives the street over) fell down and skinned his knee. He was so nice and Billy gave him a ride home and gave him our number. He called a little bit ago and said that he took him to the vet and they stapled his leg up and that he will have to go back on Monday for stitches. We told him we would take care of everything and anything we could do to help we will. I could just KILL Blu!!!! I called my vet and was in tears and they said it was because we were moving and she was stressed and she reacted abnormally. Stanley is my aggressive one and Blu is aggressive when she follows him, but never on her own. I don't know what to do ,I honestly feel like just being done with both of then. I don't want to have to deal with this shit in the new neighborhood. Anyway, the old guy was so sweet and he said how nice we where and that my husband was a very nice man. I am sure everyone in our old hood will be glad to see my dogs gone. Anyway they are staying at the old house until tomorrow and I swear if I have one more incident with them, I am DONE!

First day was a semi-success

Today was Lucas' first day at daycare, we just had him go this morning for a half day. When we arrived he was very excited and ran right in the room to the toys. In the mean time I talked with the teacher and gave them all his supplies to stock his cubicles. He was so busy that I choose to sneak out while he wouldn't notice. They said it took him about ten minutes to figure out that I was gone, there were a few tears but he did awesome. They said he had a couple sad moments, but they kept him distracted. Once he found his blanket he just walked around and explored everything. When I went to pick him up, they were all sitting around the little table eating lunch. It was so cute, when he seem me walk in he just smiled and jabbered to me. He was like "look at me mom, this is so cool". I am taking him in for another half day tomorrow and his first full day will be Tuesday. I love the staff and his teacher Ms Katie is so sweet. They all think he is so funny and very animated.
I got the apartment cleaned, all but the vacuuming and toilets. I forgot the smell good carpet stuff and the toilet scrubber. I have to wait for the phone guy tomorrow,so plenty of time for that then. I unpacked the kitchen and got everything organized. I will take another car load out tomorrow, clothes and all that stuff. The dogs were with me today because our buyer had her final walk through. They were a bit nervous, pacing around. Stanley peed on the floor and Blue pooped. How wonderful, it is going to be a long four months.
Still no word from the CPA, but no news is good news. Drove by the new house today and they are framing the walls.

Still waiting the word

Still waiting on the final word from the CPA. We dropped the paperwork off on Monday and just waiting for the final word. Billy's step dad who does all the paperwork, taxes, etc. called and checked today and everything is good so far. Rick is really good at all the paperwork and he is confident that they have everything they need and if they don't he can provide it for them. Everything is on the computer or filed somewhere, so hopefully we will get some news tomorrow or Friday. Once they get the write off from the CPA our loan gets sent to the underwriter and finalized. We pre sign on this house tomorrow since my agent is out of town Monday for the final closing, so it would be awesome if we could get the word from the CPA tomorrow.
Very hot her in the Lou and it is supposed to be the hottest day of the week Saturday when we are moving. Figures. Ma Ma Nancy is watching Lucas for the day so we can get moved and settled quickly. Lucas is going to daycare tomorrow morning for a trial run before his first day Tuesday. While he is there I am going to clean the apartment and get the kitchen stuff unpacked. Hoping that he is a good boy, I will report back on that tomorrow.

Still waiting

We are still waiting on our loan to finalize. We now have to have the business audited by a CPA to basically show that the business can afford to pay Billy the salary he does. So we are hoping to get all the info to the CPA Monday morning so she can begin. Once they get that they send it in to the final underwriters and we can start getting this thing wrapped up. I feel so worn down by all of this, we basically have been dealing with a shady mortgage broker for the last two months. They have been lying to us and have basically lost all our paper work. My agent thinks that they never sent in our initial paperwork back in May and have been lying to us and trying to cover their behinds for the last three week. They gave us loan approval back in April and they have been lying to us about everything so far. I am sending them into the BB and turning then in to the mortgage lending assoc. This has been a living Hell and I don't want anybody to have to go thru this again. We are dealing with my agents guy and he is the VP of the mortgage company, so we hope that we can get this done more quickly. The original loan officer called this am in tears and apologized to Billy and he pretty much let her have it and my agent did also. I feel so cheated by these people that I have become so numb to this whole thing. I don't even care about it anymore and I am just going through the motions. Whatever happens we will have a roof over our heads and money in the bank and a job to go to, so I am thankful for that. On a positive note, the new house is coming along. The foundation walls are up and they have back filled everything. They should start framing next week sometime. We went out there last night and we visited with our neighbors across the street. They are so nice and she is the principle for the grade school. I think we will get along awesome and I am happy about that. There are also two boys 4 and 2 and one on way next door, so Lucas will have lots of playmates. It will be a great neighborhood for Lucas to grow up in and once I get that loan commitment in my hand I can breath and know that that dream will be coming true. Keep on keeping those fingers crossed.

Let the packing begin

Today we start packing up the POD. We are packing up everything that we are not taking to the apartment. The apartment living will be the bare minimum, beds, kitchen stuff, clothes..etc... A couple of friends are coming over to help move some of the big furniture. The only piece I am worrying about is the sectional in the basement. That thing was a bear to get down the stairs and I am not sure how it is going to work out for us getting it back up. I am packing up the rest of the kitchen and am going to start taking some loads out to the apartment this weekend and next week. We pre sign our closing papers on Thursday and we have to be completely out by five on the 29th. We switched mortgage brokers and are working with a new one and am hoping to close this loan for the new house TODAY. They have all the things they need from Billy's business and I just hope they get this finalized. Everything is approved they just need all the documentation that his business is profitable and that his income is legit and that it can afford to pay him his income. They are are really strict and cover all the bases now since this mortgage crisis started. All our paperwork is good, so lets hope they give us the word. It is really up to the underwriters and they make the final call. The other people kept giving us the run around and basically were not doing their job and my agent let them have it. We dealt with them for over a month and got nowhere, we have been dealing with this new guy for two days and we are almost done.

Had a fun couple of nights this week. Thursday met bff Nickie(Billy's uncles wife) and watched Billy's uncles band play. They are amazing, do all the new country and sound awesome. They had a mechanical bull and I RODE it, now for long, like two seconds. It is way harder then you would think. Had MNO out at Mary's house(from SS) and we had a porch party. We basically ate, drank wine and talked, all while sitting on her porch. I am tired, but we are going to SS this am and then help the movers. Going to be hot, so maybe some pool time. Off we go!

Pics from my birthday weekend

Billy and I having dinner and to much wine....we had so much fun.

Lucas enjoying some snacks at Bar Louie with mommy and daddy and their friends. He feel down face first on the patio, note the big red spot on his forehead, a little licorice and he is all better.

Much later at Bar Louie with my two party girls...they are so much fun, but I am not conditioned for drinking any more. It was fun and worth the hangover:)