Hey Ya'll!

Did you miss us? We are back and ready to blog!!! Those of you who stopped checking will be suprised to see a new post, huh?

Well let's see, we have played t-ball, taken swimming lessons, built a patio, registered for kindergarten, planted a garden, made new flower beds, fished, worked, played and found out we are going to have a nephew on the Strack side and one or the other on the Akers side. I think that about sums it up.

Here are some pictures of the a few highlights.

A much needed update

Hello everyone! Sorry it's been so long. I guess this is a much needed update.
So much has happened since the last one! Our whole lives have changed!
Since Sauloman turned 4 this summer I started looking for pre-schools to send him to. After talking to many teachers and friends and some teacher friends I decided an institutional Pre-K may be better next year. Scotty and I decided to enroll him in a day school for now.
I thought about working part time since I could take Thatcher to the same school on a day to day basis. I started sending out my resume. And low and behold, before I knew it, I started getting calls for interviews. After a few offers and some lengthy deciding I chose to go back to work full time. Actually its about 34 or so hours a week.
It worked out so well, I know it was ment to be. The day school we take the boys to is small. So small in fact that my boys get to be together the whole time they are there. It is 6 miles from our house and owned by a friend of a friend. I take the boys in the morning and they eat breakfast, play, sing, do worksheets, art, and then eat lunch, take a nap and then Scotty comes to get them about 2:30pm.

They are learning so much! Sauloman can say about 15 things in sign language. He is counting in Spanish and learning the days of the week. Thatcher plays so good with other kids. He is always singing a new song and knows his ABC's. Thatcher is also learning his colors. I always thought I taught my kids alot of things but, I guess they were ready for a new learning environment.

I am so proud of them too! Not one day has Sauloman said he did not want to go or cried for me to stay. Thatcher had 2 days when he wanted me to stay and was easily convinced he would be fine. I have been so blessed with these little angels. I miss them so much in the mornings when I drop them off. I can't wait to see them when I walk in the door every night. They aren't babies anymore!!!

A Day In The Life of Our Family

We are FINALLY getting back to our normal routine! We haven't been to Arkansas in over a week. All that back and forth was wearing me out ya'll! We stayed home this weekend and had a few couples over for a cookout on Sunday. Scotty killed a hog Saturday morning and of course we had ribs on Sunday! They were not too bad, I had never tasted wild hog meat before. It wasn't really any different from regular pork although, I did eat the ribs I had bought a few days earlier rather than the "fresh" meat.
As you know Scotty is obsessed with hunting. We have a deer feeder in our back yard and it stays full of corn year 'round. He caught a view of this momma deer and her baby today. We have seen them quite often already this year. He was standing on our back porch when he took this picture. The boys love looking for them at the feeder. They stand on my dining room chairs and look out the big windows for them.

Catching Up

Sorry its been so long. We have been really busy.
Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to.
Thatcher is now 2 years old. His birthday was on June 24th.
My Grandmother is very ill in the hospital in Little Rock so his party was shy a few family members. We made the best of it though thanks to a few good friends. We recieved word that she was in a bad way that day so everyone rushed to the CCU at Baptist. She is still there now so if you will please, remember her in your prayers.
Thatcher picked a Curious George theme for his party. I made his cake, for the second year now. He thought he was something special. We had games and favors not to mention we all made our own bannana splits to go with our cake.


Thatcher's Uncle Kevin and Aunt Robin wanted to know what they could get Thatcher for his birthday. We told them if they wanted to to they could get him a sleeping bag. He just loved Sauloman's when we were camping. So, they went to Bass Pro Shop to pick one up and came home with a new ski boat!!! Yeah!!!

We went to Shreveport for the 4th and to go out on the boat. The boys are hooked! Even Scotty. We love going to their house because we miss them alot. We always have a blast there. They are a load of fun. Our boys and Jack run around their house like it is their own. We really wished we lived closer. Check back and I will add a few more pictures in a couple of days. I am Back and forth so much with my Mamo I haven't really had alot of time.

Papo and His Water Slide

Papo bought the boys an inflatable water slide this weekend. They had so much fun! Even Papo himself went down it! Thatcher wasn't too crazy about the shower of water that sprayed from the top of the slide but, he did go down a few times with Landan. Liam came over and brought a big squirt gun. He was the smart one in a swimsuit. Here are a few pics(Thanks Amy). As you can see we did not bring swim trunks with us this weekend. Can you say WEDGIE?