Our Girl is ON the Move

My sweet baby is scooting. Where has the time gone. She is such a sweetie. She is always smiling and happy. She loves to kick her legs and is very interested in watching everything that is going on around her. She is also a diva. Whenever she has a poopie in her diaper it is the end of the world. I love our baby Sarah so much.

Our Busy Busy Week!!!!

This past week has been one crazy week. On Monday Elizabeth had her second eye muscle surgery in Houston. It is always sad to see my kids in pain. Elizabeth is a trooper though and made it through with flying colors. Her poor eyelid is much more droopier than before the surgery due to the fact that when you pull the eye muscle up it brings the lid muscle down. The eye doctor said that we are going to have to move up the next surgery sooner than we had thought. Poor thing can hardly see out of her right eye because her lid is so droopy.

Elizabeth right after the surgery in the recovery room.


Her poor eye the day after surgery.


On Wednesday I finally found out that I got accepted into school. At 27 I am attempting to go back to school. It is kinda a scary thing to be going back with 2 kids at home. I know that I can do it though. I am going to be majoring in History.
Picture of me being goofy.

On Friday we found out that we are hopefully going to be able to move into a 3 bedroom apartment within the complex. It has become a huge challenge to get both girls up and down three flights of stairs. We are also out of space in our current 2 bedroom apartment.Poor baby Sarah has been sleeping in the living room. The new apartment will have three rooms and is on the first floor. I am excited about the change but I also have to get everything packed within the next 2 weeks.

Here is a link of the floor plan:http://www.townparcatnacogdoches.com/unit_floorplan_details.html?floorplan_id=18986

Fun in Tyler, Texas

Last Friday morning I had a spontaneous idea to rent a hotel room for the night and go out of town. We ended up getting renting a room in Tyler. Being that Tyler is only an hour and fifteen minutes away. it was an ideal place to go overnight. We stayed at the Holiday Inn (thanks Price line for an awesome room at a great price).

On Saturday we woke up and decided to go to The Discovery Science Place (it is a childrens' museum).Elizabeth had loads of fun "shopping" for groceries,taking care of the "sick" animals and pretending to be a nurse.
After the museum we went to Chuck e Cheese and used up our free tokens.Then we went shopping and to Jason's Deli (yum). Overall it was a great mini vacation.

Really......Are you that Bored

Okay so I know that Elizabeth is only three but really. She was extra destructive today. I was checking my email when I heard a strange noise....(It was quiet). I went in to find Elizabeth sitting on the kitchen floor playing in rice cereal.She had dumped out a whole box. Ughhhh....It was such a mess. I cleaned that mess up and went to change the baby. When I came out Elizabeth was eating Petroleum Jelly. Yet another time I have had to call Poison Control. The lady at Poison control asked us what our zip code was and her name. I am sure they keep a record on kids. One day CPS is going to show up at my door(just kidding). I am glad it is bed time because I need a break.

The Houston Zoo

This past weekend we had a chance to go to the Houston Zoo. We had lots of fun. The zoo had this cool new Chimpanzee exhibit. It was probably one of the coolest exhibits I have ever seen in my life. The monkeys were right there a foot away from us. Elizabeth loved it and kept pointing and saying monkey.I would highly recommend it.

Elizabeth also had fun at the petting zoo. She even tried sitting on a goat (poor goat). The weather was really nice.The animals were also actually out and the zoo wasn't that crowded. All and all everyone had a great time.Yay for family activities.

Dollar Store Decorations!

I was at the Dollar Tree the other day when I came across these cute vinyl stickers. They were of course a dollar which I can never resist. I had to buy 4 sets of the stickers to cover all the walls. For 4 dollars it gives Elizabeth's room a whole different vibe. Being that we live in an apartment complex we can't paint or put up wall borders. These stickers come off easily and took 10 minutes to put up. You may disagree but I think it is super cute.

NO More Excuses!

I really have no more excuses. I have made every excuse in the book why I can't lose weight. I'm tired,was breastfeeding,too busy and so on. 2011 is the year. I am determined to lose 30 pounds in three months. I need to feel somewhat good about myself again. Here is the plan.
*Exercise five days a week for 30 minutes a day--- I am going to start and walk at the trail across the street.
* Eat lots of fiber, fruits and veggies and cut back on bread.
* Limit my sweets.
*Monitor my portions. I don't need to eat til I am full.
* Have a good attitude.

Please feel free to ask me how it is going. I need to be held accountable! Wish me luck because I am going to need it.