We are so excited!!

We are so excited that Lia has finally made her college decision and is going to Mississippi State. She had visited so many times as a little girl when Alyssa and I were both there and really liked it but wasn't sure it was the right choice for her. She has been debating all year about whether she was going to stay in Texas or come back here. She visited the Texas schools and knew there was something State had that they didn't. Then she went to Super Bulldog Weekend and stayed with some precious girls who were so sweet to her, and she had a great time! I think she finally could really see herself there. So her mind is now made up. She can't wait to come and we can't wait to have her. She went to orientation this past week and has already scheduled her classes and got and i.d. and p.o. box and everything! Yay! As excited as we are to have Lia at State, the school that we love so much, we're so much more excited that she'll be close to us. This will be the closest I've lived to Lia since she was 8 years old!! We can't wait to be able to spend lots of time with her.

Lee got a little sick this past week and had to stay home from school. As a result of a sinus infection, he had vertigo. By the time we realized he was too sick to go anywhere, I didn't have time to take Parker to Christy's and get back to school. So I loaded Lee up with bottles and diapers and wipes and left Parker to take care of his Daddy. They sat in the bed like this all morning! Lee said they would go to sleep and he would wake up to Parker just looking around the room. He was so sweet all day.

Parker went on another date with Ally this past week. This girl knows what she wants...and is not scared to go after it! Parker wasn't sure what was going on!!

Aunt LuLu gave Parker his first lemon at Bonsai. It was hilarious. He kinda liked it and every now and then would make a really funny face.

Parker loves to play with Jackson...

and I am so sad. I really thought having a baby was going to be my ticket to getting rid of this dog. Lee loves his dog so much and won't even consider the fact, but he just annoys me. Looks like he'll be around for a while!

This looks ridiculous, and I keep making fun of Lee about it, but I promise they didn't pose. It's so funny!!

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Back to Work I Go!

Well, I went back to work this week. School started back on Tuesday. What I thought was going to be the worst day of my whole entire life turned out to really be ok. Parker is staying with a sweet friend of ours who takes such good care of him. She has a baby of her own and another on the way, so Parker has lots of fun playing with them. She's so thoughtful and keeps me posted on everything he does during the day. It's so nice that I don't have to worry about him at all while I'm at work. Of course I miss him and want to be with him all day but not worrying about him makes it more than bearable. I really do love what I do, and it's been fun to be back with the kids and with my friends. The funny thing about kids is that they expect you to pick up right where you left off...no time to waste. So I had to jump in with both feet.

I was welcomed back with stacks of senior project portfolios to grade. Senior project is the class I teach and love. Basically, the students choose a topic, find a mentor who works in that area, spend 15 hours with the mentor, write a research paper relating to the topic, conduct a community service project that relates to the paper, compile these portfolios, and do a final presentation in front of a board of judges at the end of the year. The students whine about it for a while, but this is the fun time of year when they start seeing things come together. They learn so many life skills through this class, and it's always fun to watch them grow and mature. This is the first of two portfolios they turn in. Instead of going up to the school every day over Spring Break, Lee and I went to the school and loaded mine up to bring them home. They took DAYS to grade, but some of our students did some really cool things. I could talk about this forever!!

So it's good to be back. And I'm glad I only have a little bit before it's time for summer and I can be back home with my sweet baby every day!!

I call Parker "my precious baby" all the time, and Lee makes fun of me. But, I mean, what else do you call that?

Time to Wake Up!!

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We wrap Parker up real tight every night in this great SwaddleMe blanket that Beebs got for us. He's as tight as a bug in a rug...Lee's always afraid I wrap him too tight! This is what he does every morning when we wake him up. We just think it's so cute!! WARNING!! The video is kinda long, and I couldn't figure out how to edit it first. You may only want to watch the first few seconds. You'll get the idea!

To see another really cute video of Parker, click on the title of the video above to go to the website. You'll see why I didn't want to post it for the whole world!

My Sweet Boys

Lee woke up Sunday morning and fed Parker and put him back in bed with us. And this is how I found them. Parker loves to snuggle up close to Lee, and it always puts him right to sleep.