I guess it had to happen sometime...

Elliot got his first semi-serious injury (sorry no pic, but he was not in the mood for photography, understandably!). He was stepping up to the patio and lost his footing and bit it face first onto the concrete. Poor little guy was gushing blood. Of course it looked much worse than it was, but it scared us both to death. After we got him cleaned up, we noticed he had not only scraped up his chin and nose, but had also bitten the inside of his lip. His bottom lip is purple and swollen on the inside. It wasn't bad enough for a doctor's visit, but it has been the worst injury he's had since the dog scratch (which only gave him a tiny black eye and only phased him for a few seconds). I know I should be thankful that my boy is almost 3 and we've had very few owies, but it was so hard to see him in pain. He's becoming less cautious everyday, so I'm sure I'm going to have to develop a tougher skin for these things!

This One's For Aunt Jamie!

Elliot is sporting Shanley's hand-me-down Ragweed shirt. It's still a little big on him so he wears it as a nightshirt- SO CUTE! I know she'd be tickled that he's wearing it. We had a really fun weekend! Elliot got to spend the whole weekend with Nana and Pappy. They got a swimming pool for the backyard and he had a ball!

He also enjoyed happy hour with Pappy :)

Kevin and I went to Yukon on Friday where Kevin rocked out at the Horseshoe. A lot of our friends came to see him play and we had a blast! One of his most fun shows! On Saturday, we went to Norman and celebrated DJ's birthday with a fun BBQ at his and Lindsey's house. It was great to catch up with our friends! Of course, I forgot to take pictures of any of it :( I need to get better at that!

We're Baaaaaaaaaaack!

Going to take another stab at this blogging thing! I hate that I missed posting so many things that have happened over the past 10 months! But, we'll see if we can get back on track!

Last night was Kevin's 29th birthday! I can't believe how quickly the time goes. I remember throwing him a small party for his 20th birthday on Donna Drive. We bought a blow up swimming pool for the backyard and had so much fun! For this birthday, we both took off work and had a fun day at home with E. I cleaned and took care of both guys while Kev got to rest and relax. We went to Iron Starr for dinner with Jim and Cheryl and then headed back to the house for cake and ice cream where Dottie, Papa, Jen, Erin, Taylor, Bailey, Kevin Fox, and Jeff all joined us. We had a great time hanging out on the patio watching the kids play in the water. E managed to get me, Dottie, and Kevin Fox with the hose too!! It was a blast and I think Kevin had a good day :)

Elliot, Taylor, Erin, and Bailey- E wouldn't cooperate & look at the camera, but it's a good pic of the other kids!

She works hard for the money

I am the worst blogger ever! This job is just sucking away every second of free time though. As I type, it is 10:06pm and I am just now taking a break. I got home at 6:30, had dinner, playing/bathtime/bedtime with E & Kevin and immediately started working as soon as his head hit the pillow. I have another good hour of work (at the bare minimum) to put in before I get to climb in bed and get a tiny bit of sleep before waking up at 5am to do it all again. I know it won't always be this way and things will change once I'm out of training. It's just so overwhelming right now though. Thank God I have an amazing husband. He's totally been picking up all the slack around here. He's always been great about sharing housework/baby stuff (his momma raised him right!), but now he's doing my share too. And he hasn't complained about it once (for now anyway!). Now, if I could just get him to coupon for me :)

We had a busy, but wonderful weekend with both our families! I have some really great pictures of all of it too, and will be uploading some more posts with them as soon as I can (or as soon as I can talk Kevin into doing it for me!). We had people over Friday to see Candy and Mickey and Baby Jake (who made it to Houston safe and sound) , got to see Bailey play football (or "feetball" as Elliot would say) on Saturday and then went to Aubrie's birthday party Saturday afternoon. I got to escape and have a glass of wine with Andrea on Saturday night (not much better than uninterrupted girl talk with your best friend no matter how old you get). Sunday was spent hanging out with my parents and watching all the kiddos (all 5 of them!!) play. It was hectic, but great. Pictures soon I promise!!

My boy likes to potty all the time, potty all the time...

Elliot is doing awesome on his potty training!! He's had just a few accidents in the last few weeks and he's starting to tell us when he needs to go (rather than us having to ask him a million times a day). He's SO CLOSE to being completely day trained! Yea! The goal was to have him day trained by 2 and we still have two more months so I'm fairly certain he's going to make it. I'm so super proud of him!!!

Sorry for the skimpy posts lately (and lack of comments to you awesome fellow bloggers). I promise I'll get better about it soon. I'm only two days into this new job and it's kicking my butt already! But, I know I'll catch on soon and settle into a rountine. It's really exciting and VERY challenging (which I've needed!). It's a hard transition, but I'm staying motivated by knowing that this job will help change our lives in so many ways.

Good Friends= Good Weekend

Friday was my last day at work. My awesome OU friends came out to celebrate. It was an emotional, but super fun night. I'm so pumped to start a new adventure tomorrow, but sad to not see these people everyday. Thanks to everyone for making this time special for me!
Me & Nici...this girl keeps me sane and made each work day a little
more bearable!

Me & Shawn...one of my very first OU friends :)

Laura, Nici, Anndrea & Me...you will never meet 4 cooler ladies!

Me & my super hot hubby!

Another high point in the weekend was finally meeting baby Jake!! Candy and Mickey are in town on their way to move to Houston and spent Sunday afternoon with us. I was so excited to see them and get to play with the baby!!

Baby Jake...He's such a happy baby!

Elliot, me, and Baby Jake


I'm starting a brand new job tomorrow (wish me luck!) and have no idea how my free time is going to look for awhile. I'll do my best to keep posting regularly (or at least have Kev post for me!). I hope you all had as wonderful of a weekend as I did!

30 things before I'm 30

I guess it's going to be all about momma and daddy for postings today :)

I am saying good-bye to my twenties in just 7 short months (YIKES!). I made a list of 30 things I want to do before I'm 30. Some are silly, some are pretty significant. I'm posting the list here so you can stay on me about getting to cross more things off. The ones highlighted in red are the ones I've done (I've done very few things of these so far!).

30 Things to do Before I’m 30

1. Quit Smoking! This one is pretty self-explanatory…should have never started!
2. Lose 30 pounds…I’m getting there a couple of pounds at a time.
3. Save $1,000…We had a pretty good savings account until medical bills starting eating away
at it. I want just a bare minimum $1,000 that will just sit there in addition to all our other
accounts.
4. Complete Elliot’s Baby Book…I guess I should say start it!
5. Wear a dress…I haven’t worn a dress in years!
6. Reduce debt by 15%...Again, we’re getting there little by little!
7. Change careers
8. Purge all excess belongings
9. Replace towels…kind of silly, but all our towels are old or hand-me-downs. I would like new,
pretty, matching ones!
10. Volunteer for an organization
11. Invest in the stock market
12. Take a trip outside of Oklahoma
13. See a movie in the theater
14. Take Elliot to the zoo
15. Find or start a mom/play group
16. Make a will
17. Start a blog
18. Visit the OKC Memorial
19. Take a family portrait
20. Start a money group
21. Take a yoga/dance class
22. Walk a 5K for a great cause
23. Drink a REALLY expensive or old bottle of wine
24. Color my hair
25. Learn how to apply make-up from a professional
26. Buy 10 new outfits
27. Get over Working Momma guilt
28. Take more pictures & actually do something with them
29. Relax and enjoy motherhood more rather than stressing all the time about
Elliot
30. Be a better friend…I need to make more of an effort to stay in touch with
friends