noises

The girls have started doing a smacking thing with their lips that is so funny.  And one will start and the other one start too.  It is actually pretty cute.  They do it all the time;  in their cribs in the morning, in the car in their car seats, just whenever.  So I took a video.  Little Ana was too busy with other things to pay attention for too long, but you will get the idea!

Girls Lunch Date

One of my girlfriends here was going to take a pedicure lunch, and I told her I would like to come too!  It has been so long since I got a pedicure.  I miss them! 
So we went and got our toesies done! 

And then she paid!  So awesome!

Big girl pj's

So we have had to actually buy some big girl pjs for the girls.  They have outgrown most of their 9 month footed pj's.  It was kind of a sad day when we put Emily in the 12 month top and bottom pjs she looked so grown up. 

Butch

Butch has been so sad having to play 5th fiddle now, but an addition of a recent event in our household has gotten him pretty excited!

Happy Mothers Day

I hope that all the mothers out there have a great day! This is the very first mothers day where I can actually say that I qualify! Here are some pictures of my qualifications!

and what would a post be without a short movie clip as well!  It has been a fun day of grumpy teething babies who don't want to take their naps and who just want to fuss and pull at their ears and cry.   Poor Ana has the worst diaper rash that we can not seem to get to heal.  It has gotten to the point now where when she gets a dirty diaper the minute the diaper filling touches her little bum she starts crying.  So it has been many rough diaper changes,  I hope we can figure this out soon.  I feel terrible for her. 

Here is the link to the mothers day movie!

http://youtu.be/JANBrWpdMUIhttp://youtu.be/JANBrWpdMUI

Happy Mothers day!

Updates on the girlies

I finally got a picture of Emily's little chompers! Also we got some new floor covering puzzle pieces and the girls LOVE them!

Garden

Planter boxes are built thanks to Ben and our friends here.

First little sprouts are growing!

Cute little garden! Cant wait to eat it!

Herbs! Cilantro/Basil/Garlic/Oregano

and....now!  Our garden is growing thanks once again to Ben !  He is taking good care of it.

Our cucumbers had a little fight with the wind this past week. We are not sure which one has won yet.

And our jalapenos also had a fight with the wind...We hope they end up winning!

Onions and tomoatos and carrots.  We are not sure about the carrots and we have a stinky cat that keeps trying to use our garden as a litter box.grrr.  if any one has any ideas about how to get rid of that pest, please enlighten us!

Green Beans.  Just starting to sprout.


Ben has done an awesome job getting our garden ready and growing.  I hope we can enjoy the fruits of his labor!

Life Changes

So once again my life is going to be turned upside down! 
My job has been doing some reorganizing of management and they eliminated my position.  They offered me a different position which in the new organization would mean more work.  I have been struggling as it is right now with work/life balance.  I have been leaving most mornings before the girls wake up, and getting home either after they are asleep, or just in time to kiss them goodnight.  I have been getting less and less days off because of the workload expected of me. 
When my boss offered me the new position I asked her if there was any alternative.  She told me that I could accept a severance package and resign. 
Ben and I had know that this may be a decision that I was faced with and had been praying and talking about this decision for about 3 weeks before the offer actually came. 
Neither one of us has been happy up here in this location.  My job has been too time consuming and Ben as much as he likes being Mr. Mom, would really prefer to be head of household and provide for his family by working.
So we made the decision to have me resign.
So after almost 15 years of being moved all over the country and doing everything I could to continue to move up the ranks in the company I am now as of the 18th of May no longer going to be employed.
Yes I am nervous and I don't know how things are going to go, but We felt like this was the right choice for our family.
Ben is looking for jobs back in Dallas and we will more than likely be moving back to Texas.
So farewell to my employer, and hello my little darling girls!  I have never been so excited to take on a new role.  I am going to LOVE being able to be home with my little girls and be a stay at home mom for at least a little while.

Spring has finally sprung!

Our tree that was I am assuming an attempt at grafting.

Our flowering tree.

Tulips a bit old, but still pretty!

Bens little garden!  We are going to have to update this in a post of its own!  His garden has been growing very well.  We will have to post new pics!

This post is a bit late, I took these photos about 2 maybe three weeks ago, but life has been crazy and I just now had an evening free (if you didnt notice from my posting all the updates for the last month in one day!

The Energizer Bunny tryouts

This little girl NEVER stops moving!  I just had the camera handy one day and I took this.  It was going to be just a short little clip, but I couldn't stop! 
It is about 8 minutes long, but good entertainment!http://youtu.be/NQh7cOKhJlo