Khoa's New Passion.....

This is what keeps Khoa busy these days. He LOVES the bouncy ball! He follows me everywhere, bouncing! His Daddy came home from work yesterday and picked him up to give him a kiss and Khoa kept his grip on the bouncy ball the whole time! He is such a character.

This is one of my favorite pictures of spring break!



Anyone seen Rob??




The back of my sweet little niece, Zoe. Isn't she tiny!


Khoa loved his push pop. Good till the last drop!

My nephew Jacob. He was checking out something yucky in the sand.


Betsy and my oldest niece, Holly.

Trevor, could you be any cuter???


This is Zoe. She didn't want her picture taken.

My niece Emma. She's such a diva! :-)

Here is "the end" of the pictures for now.

This is a funny video of Betsy. She thought I was taking a picture, but I had the camera on video. Sneaky Mama!

Easter Pictures

Khoa enjoying a yummy sweet roll during church on Easter Sunday. He loves giving me that cheesy smile!
Here is a picture of all three of the kids. Again, there's that cheesy smile! The girls were just thrilled to have their picture taken. Geeze, give a Mom a break. It's Easter and I want a good picture of my kids!!!!
Finally!!! Aren't they adorable. Betsy isn't so happy about her picture, but I told her that her fever blister didn't show up that much. :-) Check out that smile on Erin....that's her first Easter without braces in two years!

Hope you all had a nice Easter weekend.

I've been tagged (about a month ago...but better late than never!) The following list of questions are being answered because Mia's Mommy is a brat! :-) So, here are my answers.....

1. What is your occupation? Full time Mommy and Wife. Part time Administrative Assistant.
2. What color are your socks right now? White
3. What are you listening to right now? The TV. I don't even know what program is on. It's still on one of the channels that Khoa likes to watch. He's asleep on the couch.
4. What was the last thing you ate? Sun Chips....Garden Salsa flavored. Yummy.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Depends on your definition of "drive".
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Red
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My friend Denise
8. How old are you today? 39
9. Favorite drink? Diet-Pepsi....or if I'm out with just adults...Gin and Tonic with lime.
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? Football
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yep.
12. Favorite reality TV show? Survivor
13. What was the last movie you watched? I don't remember.
14. Favorite day of the year? If we are talking Holiday, I have to say Thanksgiving. Otherwise I would say any day that my house is clean...every room all at once (I'm still waiting on that day to come!)
15. What do you do to vent anger? Eat
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? I really don't remember.
17. What is your favorite, fall or spring? I love fall when the leaves are turning all the beautiful colors. Once the leaves go...I'm ready to go straight to Winter.
18. Hugs or kisses? Hugs (Melissa I promise that I will never hug you!)
19. Cherries or blueberries? Cherries
20. Do you want your friends to email you back? If I've asked them a question
21. Favorite dessert? Can't name just one. Anything with sugar.
22. Who is least likely to respond? Not passing it on.
23. Living arrangement? I live with my hubby,three kids,one dog and lots of dust bunnies (you know how those bunnies multiply....)
24. When was the last time you cried? This evening while watching Extreme Home Makeover. It was a wonderful episode about a family in Louisville, KY.
25. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes
26. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Again, not sending it to anyone. The friend I've known the longest is Denise and she is amazing.
27. What did you do last night? Is it bad if I don't remember?!? Oh, wait I remember. The girls and I went to my Mom's house to scrapbook. Yes, I know...I'm boring!!!!
28. Favorite smells? My all time favoriate would have to be Babies after they've had a bath and gotten all lubed up with baby lotion. A close second would have to be in the summer when it's just started to rain.
29. What inspires you? Beautiful landscapes, flowers, the ocean at sunset, a cool breeze, the sound of my children and husband laughing, patriotism.
30. What are you afraid of? My children or husband being seriously hurt or...dying. I'm also VERY afraid of snakes. I can't even watch them on TV.
31. Plain, cheese, or spicy burgers? Cheese
32. Favorite breed of dog? Mutt
33. How many years at your current job? 8 years
34. Favorite day of the week? Any day that I get to sleep in.
35. How many states have you lived in? ONE...(I know...boring)
36. Celebrity crush? No thanks.
37. Ever driven a motorcycle or heavy machinery? Motorcycle, NO. Heavy machinery..YES A backhoe, and a tractor.
38. Who is your favorite NFL team? THE COLTS.... Manning, Clark, Freeney, Utecht, Harrison, Addai, Saturday, Vinatieri....(see Melissa it's not just Manning and I do forgive you for your answer to this question) :-)
39. Do you have a house phone that is not cordless? Yes
40. 10 inches of snow or 100 degree weather? This answer TOTALLY depends on what my weight is at any given time. Right now I can tell you that my answer is without a doubt 10 inches of snow!!! Now, if I get busy and lose some weight and can stand the thought of putting on a bathing suit, then my answer would be 100 degree weather!

That was fun! Now aren't you glad you read my blog?!?

Here are a few pictures of our new bathroom!!! This has been a work in progress for over two years!!! We've done all the work ourselves (mostly Rob and his Daddy). We enclosed the front porch (which we never ever used) and now I can now say that we have two bathrooms! Yipee! For those of you that have actually been to my house, you know how tiny our other bathroom is.

The walk in shower isn't finished yet, but the sink and toliet are functioning!!! Rob is working on getting the shower completed. I bought a cheap panel curtain and put it up with a tension rod to cover the unfinished shower. I'm hoping that this time next month I will be posting pictures of a finshed shower. Khoa wasn't loving standing in the unfinished shower, but he loved being in all of the other pictures.

I still need to get a few pictures for the walls, but I'm still tickled at how nice it's coming together!

We made it thru the Holidays!!

Christmas Fun

This video cracks me up! Khoa was in rare form the day I filmed this. Here are some photos of the past few months:


Checking out the new fish.

Spiderman!

Oh no, not another place to climb.....

Erin and Betsy having fun...together...RARE!

Relaxing in KY

First EVER jumping in the leaves.

He LOVED it!

Christmas tree at Church. Beautiful

A picture of us celebrating Khoa's first "Gotcha Day" Celebration with some yummy ice cream.

It's been a while since I've posted. I can't believe how time passes so quickly from one day to the next. I never intend on going so long between posts!! I've had bronchitis and have felt whimpy for a couple of weeks at least! I finally went to the Doctor on Tuesday. The "Z" pack is starting to work and I'm feeling a little more normal. Betsy has also been sick and Khoa has had a runny nose (or his nose is falling down, depending on who you ask). My hubby has had a bought of Gout! Hey, that rhymns. He went to the Dr. and also got some meds. His big toe is feeling better, but not great yet.


This is an apple that Khoa made into a "pumpkin" all by himself! He used the end of a spoon to poke the face into the apple. I thought it was brilliant!!









We had a fun Halloween. Khoa was.....what else.....Spiderman. I must say he makes a cute Spiderman, but there were a billion other Spiderman's. Betsy was a Colt's Cheerleader/Player....not sure which. :-) She was not going to even trick or treat this year, but we gave in and said one more time! Keeping Khoa out of the candy was a nightmare, but we managed to keep him from eating it all in one evening.

We made another trip to Kentucky. It was a lot of fun and we just enjoy our time there so much. Erin had to stay home because of swim practice. It just wasn't the same without her. The next time we go, she will be with us though. She has decided not to swim this season. She is really trying to keep her grade point average at 4.1 and she is taking a lot of hard classes this year. She just didn't have the energy to do two practices a day and then come home and be up until 1 a.m. doing homework. Her grades had to come first, and she was really relieved when we said that she didn't have to swim if it was more than she could handle. We are very proud of her! She is tied for Valedictorian of her class, and we are hoping that she can keep it that way. Khoa had so much fun in Kentucky "fighting" every piece of grass, leaf, or bug that he ran across! He was wacking at something all the time!











Our friends Chris and Michelle made it home from Vietnam last week with their baby girl, Gracie. We met them at the airport and it was so emotional. I really didn't think it would be as emotional as it was. It wasjust one year ago on November 14th, that we found out when our G&R date was to get Khoa. I guess all of those feelings of coming home aren't all that far from the surface for me. It doesn't seem possible that it's been a year almost since he's been with us!

Our G&R date was December 7, 2006. Our 1 year anniversary is fast approaching! I don't know what to do to celebrate. Any ideas??? We want to make it a special day, but I just don't know what to say to help him understand why we are celebrating. I would love to know how much of that time he remembers.


Thanksgiving is next week and I think Khoa will enjoy it! It will be his first Thanksgiving with us and I guess, really his first Thanksgiving. Erin and Betsy sure do love Thanksgiving! We all do. I think that this year will be the best yet. Then, Christmas will be here before we know it. I've started shopping and getting a few things, but I've really got a long way to go before I can say I'm finished.