2Moms

On Saturday my church had a 2Moms Conference. It was a great time of song, laughter, tears and 2 Moms sharing what they have learned on their journey of motherhood. So much of what they touched on was relevant onto how I've been feeling like a Mommy lately. My heart was pierced with conviction and that's a good thing. I knew the Lord was speaking to my heart and it came relevant there are some areas within me that need to be refined.

For You have tried us, O God;You have refined us as silver is refined.
Psalm 66:10

Gotta Love Texas Weather

We have had quite an interesting weather pattern in our area this past weekend. On Saturday it was mostly sunny with a high temperature 78 degrees. On Sunday it was cloudy the majority of the day, but still mild in temperature. Around 6:00 pm it began to rain and we were under severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings in our area until 2:00 AM Monday morning. Yesterday the high temperature was in the early AM and the temperature quickly began to drop as the day progressed. It began snowing around 7:30 PM last night and the snow continued throughout the night. Our area received about an inch and a half of snow. Just enough to blanket the rooftop and the lawn, but not too much of the white stuff so Micah still had to go to school today. Much to his disappointment of course.

Today is still a bit cold, and the snow is quickly melting away in the bright sunlight. We let Micah go out and play in the snow last night, and this morning I took Amanda outside and check it out. She didn't seem to mind the snow, but then she really didn't love it either. Here is a slide show of pictures I took of the kids and a video I took of Amanda this morning as well. ENJOY!

One last thing... Amanda picked her first flower today! You will notice a purple, pincushion chrysanthemum in her hands in some of the pictures. I'm planning on pressing the flower to save and put it in her baby book. There is actually a space in her book to save her first picked bloom. Cool huh?

This evening I went out to dinner with my three dearest friends Kim, Lisa and Julie. They are my answer to prayer and I love the three of them with all my heart. I've known them for over 3 years, (well I've known Lisa for 4 years because she is my neighbor) but in that short amount of time we have formed an amazing circle of friends.

Every couple of months we plan a ladies night out. I love our dinners together because we are able to get a couple of hours away from our normal nightly routine and enjoy uninterrupted, adult conversation. We always chose a restaurant that we would never dare bring our children to, and it's even better when the place has no children's menus as well. This secures the probability that another family will not be eating at the establishment with their children. ;0) Don't get me wrong, we all love our kids to pieces, but we are also realistic and know that we need adult time away at the same time. We feel it makes us better mommies, and we are blessed to have husbands who encourage us to have that time with away with one another.

So thank you my sweet, sweet friends! I had fun tonight and will look forward to our next ladies night out.

Disappointing Day

For Valentine's Day my sweet husband purchased me a gift card for a day a the spa. He actually scheduled an appointment for me, but I had to cancel it because he was unaware that I had something already planned for that day. When I called to reschedule I decided to book a couples massage and surprise Soowan with a day at the spa as well.

Our spa day was scheduled for today. I arranged a babysitter for the afternoon, and Soowan and I started our time alone with a late lunch. When we arrived at the day spa the receptionist told me that the computer did not show that we had an appointment for today. I reassured her that we did, and she said that the only thing the computer was showing in my name was the cancellation I had made on the 16th of the last month. I explained to her that I made a new appointment for today when I called to cancel. So long story short, we did not get our couples massage today.
In the end he manager was nice enough to give a $50.00 credit to use the next time we came in for any service of our choice for our inconvenience. Bummer, huh?

To make my day even worse, my face broke out in hives because of a new moisturizer I purchased last week. This is kind of funny, but not really. I've been using the same moisturizer for years, because I have very sensitive skin, and this was the only type that my skin did not react to. So when I went to Dillard's last week to purchase my moisturizer, I was naive enough to allow the consultant convince me that I needed to move up to anti-aging moisturizer instead of my normal preventive moisturizer. Apparently I no longer have fine lines, but full blown wrinkles now. That's not exactly how she presented it to me, but she might as well have. Sigh.

Tomorrow I will have to go back and exchange this new product for my old moisturizer. I would much rather have wrinkles on my face than hives. LOL. OK.... I'll get off my soapbox about my aging skin, and enjoy my time alone with Amanda tonight. Micah had a birthday party to attend this evening and Soowan went along to help out. We are still not at the comfort level to 'drop him off and leave' for parties yet, although many parents of kids his age are. I will just keep my mouth zipped for this matter because I have way too strong of an opinion on this subject. ;0)

CATNAPS

I just took these pictures of Amanda and our two cats (Samson and Joey) taking little catnaps in the front living room. All three of them look so stinkin' cute, I couldn't resist taking a few pictures. Now only if I had the luxury to drop on the floor and fall asleep as well. Unfortunately my only option at this very moment is to quickly daydream while folding the laundry and straitening up the house, before my sweet girl wakes up. Prayerfully she will sleep for at least 30 minutes. ;0)

A Fun Weekend With Family

This past weekend we headed down to Houston to celebrate our niece Amelia's second birthday. Soowan's brother, Ragnar and his wife Aryn live in Northern California, but Aryn's family lives in the Houston area. So when they are they are visiting Texas we try our best to make a trip down to Houston to see them. This was also the first time anyone from Soowan's side of the family has had a chance to meet Amanda. Everyone fell in love with her immediately, and her and Amelia had fun playing and eating together all weekend long.

Amelia has gotten so much taller since the last time we saw her. Sadly that was over a year ago, but it was nice to see her all grown up, walking and talking. She is such a sweet, little girl and of course is in love with everything Princess and Disney. Amelia is also a great little cuddle-bug as well. The sweet little girl climbed up into my lap a couple of times for some good cuddle time. Both of my kids are/were wiggle worms and not much of little cuddle bugs unless they are not feeling well. So it was nice to have a little one to hold and squeeze for longer than a few minutes.

We did learn some exciting news from Ragnar and Arynthis weekend!!! They are considering moving back to Austin in a couple of years. This is wonderful news and we will be praying that they move back to Texas sooner than later. It will be nice to have family close by again.

I also want to add that Aryn's family is the epitome of Texas grace and hospitality. They are the sweetest and the kindest people we have been blessed to get to know in past couple of years, plus they are truly and authentically NICE. That is rare this day and age, and we are so grateful that they are family. Yes, maybe only by marriage but still in true meaning of the word.... family.

Here are some pictures we took over the weekend. The weather in Houston was perfect, sunny and warm just like we like it. We took the kids to the park and they played for a while until it was nap time for the girls. Micah could of stayed another few hour and played longer, but that was not an option for him this time around.

May 2008

There are two movies our family is excited to see this May!!!

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE TO COME OUT!!! HE MAY BE GETTING OLDER... BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT INDIANA JONES THAT MAKES MY HEART BEAT!!! ;0)




Another movie our family is excited to see this May, is Prince Caspian. Micah enjoys reading the Chronicles of Narnia series and it's fun to see the characters come to life on the big screen.

This Little Piggy

I was debating whether or not to cut Amanda's bangs, because they are always hanging down in her face. She will not keep a clip or barrette in her hair for longer than 10 seconds, so today I tried a pigtail for the first time. I was skeptic thinking she would pull it out right away, but she kept it in all morning/early afternoon. The best thing about it, is she had no food in hair after breakfast and lunch! So pigtails it is, and no bangs at this point. ;0)