Life with a toddler...

In the almost week that we've had Brayden, there are a few things to be noted:

1.  The boy LOVES to be outside! As soon a you get him out of his crib from nap or bed he points to the door, wanting to go out.
2.  We have to hid his shoes because as soon as he sees them he wants to put them on and go outside.
3.  He loves to stroll in his stroller.  The boy would sit there and be completely content for hours at a time.
4.  We have to hid his stroller because as soon as he sees it he wants to sit in it and go outside.
5.  We will be taking him camping as soon as it cools down- he'll probably be the happiest kid in the world- wearing his shoes, sitting in his stroller and being outside.

6.  He loves to eat- oatmeal, waffles, watermelon, applesauce, yogurt, fruit snacks, goldfish,etc. If you give it to him, he'll eat it!
7.  He loves to feed himself.
8.  He is usually wearing more than he eats.  This morning I found oatmeal in his bellybutton- how did that happen?!?!
9.  If there is something he doesn't like (or doesn't want anymore), he will throw it at you, the wall or the floor- I was standing too close on Saturday and got a good showering of mac&cheese!

10. He usually doesn't like to be held- except for when he's tired or hungry.
11. The only time he wants me to hold him is when I'm fixing dinner- which means he's usually hungry.

12.  He's a great sleeper, even with boring seminary books!

13.  He is such a goof-ball- sometimes he'll just be standing there and start laughing at himself.  Makes you wonder whats going on in his little brain!

14. Our life is not the same- it's full diapers, flying food, YoGabaGaba, sippy cups, diaper bags, carseats, strollers, too many pacies, goldfish squished into the carpet, toys, and saying "no, no Brayden"- but it's good and we're having a ball!

It's been a while...

...I know!

But honestly, there really hasn't been much going on. Its just been so stinkin' hot that you really can't do ANYTHING outdoors- not even get the mail. We've pretty much watched LOST and a bunch of movies we had been wanting to see.

But we did go to a Fort Worth Cats game a few Saturdays ago. The Cats are a local minor league baseball team.  We had a really good time.  One thing pretty cool about the stadium was that they still use an old school score board.  At the end of each inning a man walks down and puts up the sign for the runs.   I was more fascinated with that than I was with the game! Ha!

We got some new neighbors over the weekend.  We were excited about that since we've been without one for a while. Donald helped them unload their truck Friday afternoon, so they invited us to dinner with them and their family as a thank you to Donald (I just got to enjoy the food/fellowship without the hard work!)  We went to Uncle Julio's, a Mexican restaurant. We had never been so we were excited to try it, and we are please to say it was very good! We had a good time getting to know them and telling them all about SWBTS!

We got a crazy hair on Saturday and wanted to re-arrange some rooms, but we can't change our bedroom, the living room or the kitchen because there is pretty much no way to change things. That left Donald's room, so we spent a good majority of the afternoon moving furniture and cleaning (always feels good to clean under furniture).  There probably isn't any more room than there was before, but it feels like it, so we're excited.

My cousin Julie's wedding is coming up in a week and half, so I will be heading up to NJ for all the festivities! I am excited about seeing family and being a part of her big day, but Donald will be staying here so that a little of a bummer.

School goes back on the 25th and Donald is ready to get back to the books! (I'll do a post later with more on that, I am not sure of his schedule and all that fun stuff!)

I will be starting a new job in about a month! On Friday (August 5) I interviewed with a school about a tutoring position, and they gave me the job on the spot! (How cool is that!) I will be an in-house tutor for reading.  I'll be given a set of students that I will pull out of class and work with them individually on their reading skills.  The tutors generally start at the end of the first marking period (which would be around Oct. 1), but the principle is hoping to start sooner, like maybe the third week of September.  I am really excited about this opportunity.  It's not teaching, but it is working in a school with kids and will be utilizing my degree. And hopefully this will give me some good connections!  I'll keep you posted on definite start days and how it's going!

P.S. Don't you love how you thought there was nothing going on here in TX except for a baseball game and a room change! Good thing you read the whole thing huh!?!?