Can he be any cuter?

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Some days my husband may be the mist thoughtful person that I know. One morning last month, I awoke to this text...

How incredibly sweet is this and way to make a girls day...

My tree monkeys!

All I can say is I love my little monkeys....they are my everything. 

Discouraged but hopeful

Recently, I applied for another job at work. I was afforded an interview out of over 60 applicants, however I was not chosen for the position of the 18 interviewed. I am grateful for the interview and really wanted the job but figure The Lord knows the bigger picture and maybe it wasn't for our family. I am trusting in Him the best I can. However rejection is never easy and tripling my income would've been nice. 

On another note, jake came hone tonight and told me that he can't explain the difference from reading the Book of Mormon before work as opposed to in the evening but he says there's an amazing difference on how his days go.  While things may not be working out how I would've hoped, life is good. I have picked up more real estate as well. 

Happy Halloween

My favorite part of Halloween this year and last year is the kids get to truck or treat with cousins.  It's so fun watching them dash house to house and giggly the entire time. The evening was a perfect 68 degrees with a slight breeze.

And he's off to pre-school...

The last eleven years, it has been and at least one of my munchkins home with me....as of this morning, I am alone during the school days now.
Christopher was approved for pre-school at Altruria. At first, I thought this was great but now that it is setting in and I dropped him off this morning,, I have very mixed feelings and have cried a lot about it. A part of me thinks I am so selfish for letting him go, he is only 3 and so small. How will he communicate with me if  he doesn’t like it? And I should be cherishing mommy and Christopher time.  Yet, I know he needs help with speech and this opens more opportunities for me to possibly teach next year and eliminating the need for a baby sitter when I student teach this spring. A part of me feels like it is a tender mercy from the Lord yet I am sad. He was adorably cute this morning though.

Fall festivities...

Fall happens to my favorite time of the year...I love the changing of leaves, cool, brisk nights, and that the holidays are upon us to start decorating.  We took the kids to the Bartlett carnival this year, decorated for Halloween, and carved pumpkins too.  Also, Ginny got an early Christmas present, a cell phone. I took her out of school early to go get one, she had no idea what were doing, even when we pulled up to AT&T. Now, I believe that eleven is too young for a phone but I dislike not seeing her catch the bus or knowing exactly when school activities are over. It is also nice since we are leaving her home alone some now. Aubree and Jacob William are playing fall basketball through the county and they have the best coach ever...their Dad. Jake thought coaching would be a fun way to spend time with them and it is a memory in the making.