Adventures In Parenthood: February 2010

Friday, February 12, 2010

Busy, Busy, Busy

Things are definitely full speed ahead around here. I've been packing like crazy and trying to find a place for us to live. We are waiting to hear back if our application has been approved on an apartment. We are praying that we will have a place to live once we get to Minnesota. It's hard to believe that next week is Kevin's last week at his work. Poor guy, the president, owner, and owner's wife have been giving Kevin the cold shoulder. It's sad that people have to be like that, especially since Kevin has bent over backwards for them. Oh well, God has something better in store for him:) Here are some pictures of the kiddos:

Our big girl!

Buzz Lightyear, need I say more:)

Lauren has been taking her naps in Curtis' bed. She wants out of the crib so bad. Once we move, we will be getting Curtis a twin bed so that Lauren can have the toddler bed and Claire will go in the crib.

Claire making her scrunchy face. Notice her two front teeth are completely in and her orange nose. Curtis had an orange nose as well. It must be a 'C' thang.

Here is Curtis and his orange nose.

Lauren decided to get herself dressed and put on Claire's shirt. Lauren calls her ponytail her "pretty, pretty hair".

Curtis wanted me to take a picture of him and Claire. I love the look on Claire's face.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Minnesota Bound

Well, I got the call this morning and I was offered the job. Of course I said yes, so we are now Minnesota bound. I start on March 15th, so it will be go, go, go for the next couple of months. We are so excited! God's timing is so perfect. Monday, the controller at Kevin's work quit and yesterday 10 people were laid off. Kevin said the ship is sinking fast and he is looking forward to putting in his two week notice on Friday. It still seams so surreal, like we are in a dream. I'm trying to find a place for us to live once we get out there. I've called a couple of places and am just waiting to hear back. I will keep you all posted.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Uncle Lu Gets Married

We had a whirlwind weekend to say the least. My brother, Luis, got married in Vegas on Saturday. They decided to get married before my brother leaves for Afghanistan in April. We left early Saturday morning for the long drive with all three kids in tow. The kids did really well. Claire had a major tantrum on the last leg because it was feeding time, but there was no where to stop and feed her. Boy, that girl can scream! Curtis and Lauren had their hands over their ears because they couldn't take it. We arrived in Vegas around 1:30 in the afternoon and hung out with my family in their room until 3 p.m. Then we left and checked into our room at Circus Circus. From there we left and went to the wedding. The ceremony was very quaint and short. Kevin and I looked at each other and said how thankful we were that we never though of getting married in Vegas. I know people have said that Hollywood is the modern day Babylon, but Las Vegas is definitely Babylon. We had to keep covering Curtis' eyes from the images on the billboards. Anyway, Luis and Michelle will be having a regular wedding next May after he returns from Afghanistan. After the ceremony, we went back to my families room and had cake, then we went to a dinner buffet at The Orleans. It was really good and the kids ate very well. Claire made friends with our server. It was cute. After that, we drove up the strip so that the kids could see all of the lights, unfortunately they fell asleep shortly after getting in the car. When we got to our room we all crashed. Yesterday morning, we got up, had breakfast, and walked around the midway so that the kids could see the circus acts and play some games. We had lunch, then headed back home. We didn't get home until late last night because there was an accident and construction along the way. I'm so glad to be home and sleeping in my own bed. So without further ado, here are some pictures from this weekend.