Well...

So much for it not being 4 months again before I update my blog! Life happens - and until I have a laptop, it will continue to be random entries - unfortunately!

Caleb has grown up so much. It is absolutlely AMAZING watching him grow - learning tons of new things every day - some good...some, well, not so good! But he is 2 - and exploring like no other.

This past weekend we had a Birthday party to attend at Chuck-E-Cheese's in Rogers. It was for Brian and Monica's little boy, Brandon. He just turned 3. The kids had an absolute BLAST at Chuck-E-Cheese's...and so did the adults! The party started at 4 and we didn't leave until 7! Caleb was SO tired. It made such a lasting impact on him that the next morning he woke up and first thing he asked Sam and I - "I want Chuck-E-Cheese...pweese???" Too cute - but once a month is plenty :o)

Catch up from January...
I went ahead and quite working at Immanuel right after my last post. My body couldn't do it anymore. I am just working for Elegant Windows part time from home (20-25 hrs) a week and keeping Caleb at home. I love it. I do miss the interaction with adults and I do miss some of the "daily grind"...however that has been replaced with loving being able to sleep in and play with Caleb so much more. He loves going to the park. We take his bicycle he got for Christmas and he rides it at least a mile and then he plays for hours at the park - going down slides, climbing, playing in the sand. I really enjoy the time I have with him now. It is great. I love the freedom of just having a work-at-home job as well. It is a job I can do when I go to my parents house in Kentucky - or to see my grandparents and extended family in Jackson, MS. It is great!

First part of March - my good friend, Kara, discovered she was pregnant with their 3rd. She was extremely shocked. I would have been shocked if I was in her shoes. See - Gale was "fixed" right after they had Lexy 7 1/2 yrs ago. Now, Gale had a few problems with his surgery and since he never went back to to doc to make sure there were no more little swimmers...well...I guess they build up over time! HA! They are much more excited now. She is due October 16. We are all hoping for a boy this time...especially Gale!

March 23rd - I turned 28 yrs old. Man - I am getting a little to close to that 30 yr mark! Easter fell on my birthday this year - so it was a combo celebration. We (Sam, Caleb and I) went to Kara's mom and dad's for Easter this year. They live in Kingston, AR. It is about an hour from here - out in the middle of no where. It was fun. They have an old 2 story house with a huge front deck and lots of yard for the kids to play. Caleb had a blast. He loves playing with Kara and Gale's girls - Kadey and Lexy.

April 4-5, I went to Women of Faith in Little Rock. I went with Kara, her sister Dana, and a group that Dana has been going with the past few years. We had a blast. Kara, Dana and I volunteered this year. If you volunteer, they provide your tickets to the conference as well as boxed lunches. So -it saved me about $150. We had a really good time working the conference. The conference itself was really good as well.
While in Little Rock for the conference we had tornadoes (about 3 of them) go right by where we were staying. So, April 3rd - the hotel (Crown Plaza) had pulled every guest out of their hotel rooms and down to the main floor in conference rooms. We were all down there, in our pj's, for 2 1/2 - 3 hours. It was nearly 1:30 before we were aloud to return to our rooms. It was crazy - but it was memorable!

April 12 - Matthew turned 26. Can't believe my baby brother is 26. They had planned on going camping for his birthday - but the weather got ugly in Manhatten, KS - so they were unable to go. Maybe next time!