Trying new things ...

I was at the grocery store this week and found these scones by the cinnamon rolls: http://www.immaculatebaking.com/cinnamon.php

They looked so good, so I thought I would buy a roll (8 scones for $2.50) and bake them for Saturday's breakfast!

They were SO good! (The can says you can add a sprinkle of sugar before baking, and that's what we did.)

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Colin and I went shopping the other day (James was in school) and I found the cutest booties (made by Carter's) and today I got them out to show Larry. The second Colin saw them, he wanted them. I cut the tags off and put them on his feet and he's been wearing them for the past hour! Colin has started to GRIND his teeth - YUCK!!

If you go to http://www.youtube.com/ and search "Doodle741," there are at least a couple videos of Colin! :)

James is really enjoying school!! But, if you ask him what he did, he'll tell you that he only went to recess or had lunch. James won't talk about the other things he does at school. While Colin and I were shopping, we bought James a new (3-pc) pair of Dinosaur PJs! (He likes them, but he wanted them to be for "daytime.")

Larry and I are still adjusting to a new school routine and working on figuring out how to fit in homework for each of us. Mom is taking care of Colin for us on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which we really appreciate. I am sure she is enjoying it!

I will be back to post pictures in a bit!
Have a great day!
-Sara

August

Colin LOVED the corn!!

James went fishing with Grandma and Geez.

James and Colin!

Colin turned 9 months old!

James with a (SHOCK) Dinosaur at the Witte Museum.

It seems as if August was just a blink of a month!!

Yesterday, we went and met James' teacher - Mrs. Triplett - and I think it's going to be a great year! (From what I hear, Mrs. Triplett is the best there is!) I signed up for the PTA, we bought James' school shirt, got the bus number and all the rest of the fun school stuff.

Becca and Brandon drove down for the weekend to celebrate Mom & Becca's birthdays. (They got here this afternoon.) Mom and Dad took all of us out for dinner tonight - Janitzio's has such great Mexican food! Tomorrow, we are going to have a birthday party for Becca at Mom & Dad's house - Dad is going to make fajitas.

James has been OBSESSED with Dinosaurs lately - so we have been learning lots about them. He even got a new book - DinoTrux.

Colin has been having a rough couple of days - he is working on his 7th tooth, and it's giving him all kinds of problems. Hopefully it pops in soon and the rest of his teeth won't be so bad.

The next two months are gearing up to be even crazier than August ... dove hunting season starts, Larry has a company picnic, I am going to have a Party Lite candle party October 2, etc, etc.

I hope this finds you all well! :hug:

Much love,

Sara and family!

Freebie Fun!

I just love my freebie forum(s)!!

I found this link: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/christmascaroltraintour/#/map/
AND, the train will be in San Antonio, so I am planning on taking the kids and maybe mom!! :) It sounds like a blast! (We will go Friday and be there before 9am, since I think it'll be packed!)

I have been winning quite a bit lately - $100 from Sunkist, 2200 Wii points from Pepsi (I am trying for Rock Band, but no luck yet), a whole bunch of stuff - Books, Toys, etc. - from Enfamil, $100 for MLB.com from One A Day, $15 for Best Buy from Coke, some other $25 giftcards from Coke and Huggies (5 or 6 of them) and some movie passes from Coke and Huggies! It's so fun!

I am hoping for a really great sweepstakes win (a trip or cash) ... but my time will come, eventually!! :)

James is gearing up for school - he REALLY wanted a "Prowl" (Transformers) back pack, but they don't make those. So, Mom and I bought a neutral (blue) back pack and called it Prowl! (He bought it - Hook, line and sinker! :)) We have gotten some of the supplies, but we are doing good job of looking for the deals! We are going new shoe shopping next week - I have already told him he can't have shoes with characters. (I know, I am such a mean mom! But, I think they are so dumb!!)

Larry is almost registered for school and I have registered for my classes.

Have a great week! :)

July Already?!

I can't believe my last post was in MAY! Crazy!

Well - let's see what's been going on ...

James is FIVE and I think he is starting to lose brain cells! LOL ... he didn't really go through the terrible twos, so I think he is going through the funky fives! He asks "why?" for EVERYTHING! (Ex: I say, "James take off your shoes so you can get in the bath." He says, "Why?") He has "forgotten" how to talk and listen to people. He is becoming more and more bossy! He still LOVES dinosaurs, Transformers and Penny & Pongo (stuffed puppies). He is very ready to start school! We are starting to get the little things - glue, pencils, etc. Picking out a back pack may prove to be a chore because James wants a Prowl Transformer bag and I have only seen Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. James enjoys swimming and he has an insane tan! (He and Grandma go as often as they can!)

Colin is NINE months old and eats as much as you'll give him! (One day looks something like this: a jar of Oatmeal and Applesauce for breakfast, some of Mom's cereal, Puffs for snacking, Veggies for lunch, Puffs for snacking, Turkey (or Chicken) and Rice for dinner, some of Mom's food for dinner, Puffs for snacking ... and quite a bit of "milk" throughout the day!) He is crawling all over the place as fast as he can get there and can't wait until he can keep up with James! (James is not overly impressed with Colin's obsession with him right now.) Colin LOVES to play with James' toys (so we have to be very careful), he enjoys attacking the cats ... he pats them in the cutest way, and if he hears the water running - I can promise that he will be climbing your leg to get to it as soon as he finds you! (When James takes a bath, he tries to climb in with him!)

Larry is not working at Best Buy anymore ... the discount (and the extra money) were great! But, the hours were horrible and for the last two weeks before he left, they scheduled him for 30+ hours each week, ON TOP OF the 40 hours he was working at the San Antonio Water System (SAWS). Needless to say, enough was enough and he left.

Mom and I took the boys to Garland to visit Becca (and Hailey) one week, so Larry went to UTSA and re-applied (he had been out for more than 3 semesters, so he had to re-apply) and now he just needs to register for the fall. He has about 30 hours, about 10 classes, before he can graduate. After he registers, I will find the classes I need (hopefully they are offering them when I can take them) and I will register. I only need a couple of classes and student teaching. I will also have to take some Saturday "classes" so that I can take the certification test. Teaching is not what I want to do ... but, it's the only thing I have wanted to do since I was a child, so I don't know what else I would want. I will just finish my degree and see where to go from there. I thought about doing degree only - and still may.

While in Garland (near Dallas), we went to the Fort Worth Zoo (always been a favorite), the Dallas World Aquarium (a first for us, but definitely recommended!), and the little Harbor by Becca's apartment. It was fun, but it was nice to get home as well! :) When we got back, James had Bible School for the week. Then, Larry's Aunt Tonna and cousin Tasha flew in for a quick 4th of July visit. While Tonna and Tasha were here, we went to Mission San Jose, the Alamo, Memories by the Yard (Quilt Store), and Mom & Dad fried fish for them! Tonna taught us a new card game - NUTS! - and it is AWESOME! (We need more couple friends so that we can play cards more often!)

Oh yea, and I cut off a LOT of my hair! :o)

Ok ... I have written a novel! So, I will post this, add some pictures and let you be! :) Hopefully, I won't wait as long before my next post!

Fun new game ...

Maria Grimes ... I LLOOOOVVEE her beads and now she is hosting a fun new game. Here is the link: http://www.gardenpathbeads.com/pages/Game.htm

Good luck! :)

Chocolate

Well, if you get a coupon in the mail for a FREE Mars Chocolate candy bar - it's from me! :D

Every Friday, you can register to get one at (only 4 per household for the entire promo) www.realchocolate.com. It starts at 9am EST.

Good luck! :)

I'm baaacck ... :)

Colin playing the drums!

James turned 5!!

James on the beach!

Grandma with the kiddos!

Colin's "bed" at the coast!

It's been a long time since I last posted ... life gets in the way of keeping you all up to date with what's going on! Pretty ironic, I think!

James had his shots (4 of them) and now he is completely registered for school. We have to wait and see if we finished "early enough" ... if we didn't, he will be bussed to another school, rather than being at the school right across the street. He is getting so big! He has started helping more and more with Colin - today he asked to feed Colin! A few days ago, James had been throwing up (for about 3 days) and not keeping anything down ... so I took him to the Pediatric Urgent Care and they gave him an IV and some medicine to get him to stop throwing up. We were 'only' there for about three hours and we went home. He was MUCH better the next day, and hasn't stopped talking since.

Colin is growing so fast! He is 6 months old already!! He is eating more foods, sitting up on his own, and trying to get his knees under him so he can start to crawl. He is still not sleeping through the night, but in the past week he has gotten a little closer!

I won a Playstation 3!! It was delivered yesterday (to Mom's house) and I picked it up today - Larry claimed it as soon as I told him I had won! (We haven't played anything yet. It came with one game, but first we need to find room for it.) Larry downloaded Scrabble, Battleship and Sorry on the XBox, so we have been playing games in the evening after the kids are in bed!!! :) (Sometimes, during the day, I will play a game of Battleship with James while Colin naps.)

The last weekend in April was interesting ... Larry and I knew we were pregnant (about 13 weeks), but we hadn't told anyone ... needless to say, I miscarried that baby (and we will NOT be having anymore). I lost too much blood, so Larry had to take me to the hospital and they kept me overnight. Mom took the kids to the coast with her ... Larry and I drove down Saturday afternoon and we came home Sunday (with the kids) ... Sunday night is the night James started throwing up.

Misc. Stuff: We are having a garage sale with Mom & Dad this weekend ... hopefully we make some money! :) Becca got a job in Dallas and has moved up there with Brandon.

Until next time ...

All our love! :)