Spare Time...

In my free time (hee hee hee) I like to make letters for my friends' nurseries or kids' rooms. Here are some pics of some that I've done recently...

(this is actually in Trey's room!)

If you are wondering what itsy bitsy is...well....it's a little business that my mom and I are starting. When Trey was born, she made all of these wonderful burp clothes, bibs, changing pads, etc. for me...they are so amazing. After talking about it for awhile, we (and when I say we, I mean I talked her into it) decided to go into business! She's the talented seamstress and I throw in design ideas here and there and will market/sell them. We should have our website up and running here soon...in the meantime, here's a little sample of what we do!

If you or anyone you know might be interested in any of our things, please don't hesitate to send them our way!

day to day stuff...

Trey is standing up now...a lot! He seems so little to be standing. I don't remember Drake standing by himself this early. I'll have to check his baby book...wait. Where is that thing? Ugh. Anyway. Trey is very happy standing. I won't be surprised if he's walking by next month.

He's also got what we call a "snaggle-tooth". It's awful. Just one tooth coming in from the top. We laugh now, but seriously, it's not the cutest thing. I'll be thankful when the other one comes down lol.

It amazes me at how much he loves his older brother already. He will follow him anywhere. I can't get him to concentrate on anything if Drake is in the room. Eating has been a big struggle. I have to put Drake in another room so that Trey will eat. 

I see a great friendship in the future. Right now Drake is a little annoyed with the whole thing. The other day he got mad at me because I wouldn't leave Trey in the car while we went into the store. We've had to have many talks about the fact that Trey is indeed part of the family :) 

Drake's doing well with swim lessons. He's still the only one in his class that will get into the pool. Which is great- because he gets one-on-one attention, but I wanted him to see other kids swimming under water (giving him the courage to do it himself). So next week we are going to try another class where apparently all of the kids go under...I'll keep you posted. Every day he's in the water he gets a little braver. Selfishly, I just want to stop worrying about him around the pool =) Trey is also getting very comfortable in the water. CLICK HERE to see a video of him "swimming"!

Drake is also very efficient on the computer! We have recently let him go to town with Disney Preschool games...he can't get enough...CLICK HERE to watch him in action...


Matt's lease on his car is coming up soon. We started looking for cars this weekend. I hate it. I hate everything about it. I know what I want. I know what we can pay. Why does it take an hour of sitting in the dealership lobby to tell me yes or no? It's aggravating. Someone needs to create car buying online. We can haggle over email or IM and then they drop the car in my driveway. Leave the keys in the mailbox. Hmm...maybe I'm onto something!


2 1/2 more weeks of school. Then we'll have Daddy home with us. Haven't decided if this is a good thing or not! Very excited for our Iowa/Minnesota/Wisconsin trip...it'll be good to get back to the midwest for awhile.

Finally...Wait...it's Friday again?

I have no idea how it got to be Friday again. Another week has flown by and I have no clue where the time has gone. I have been subbing at the studio a lot for the past couple of weeks. All of the baby classes. 2-6 year olds. What an eye opener. I'm so thankful to have little boys! These girls are all little princesses who LOVE to tell me that I am doing everything wrong (Miss Lisa- their regular teacher- is Disney wrapped up in one person...that I am not!). I've come to terms with it though and am now just having fun with it. But seriously. Thank GOD for little boys. They may be dirty and rowdy and energetic...but at least there is no drama. Yet anyway =)

Matt had his State track meet last weekend. One of his guys got 2nd in the 110 hurdles WITH an injury. He's now headed to Nationals at Drake University. We are going up a few days before our summer vacation was supposed to start so that we can watch him run. Matt's very excited. Now that track is over (another blessing in my book), Matt is home a lot more and we are trying to teach Drake some new laws of the house.
1- We eat dinner together as a family. You must try whatever Mommy makes and you must ask to be excused. No, chocolate cake is not dinner (as much as Mommy disagrees!)
2- You must sleep in your own bed. This is definitely going to be a work in progress.
3- Wait. We are still trying to do 1 & 2...baby steps.

Drake started swim classes last Saturday. I was so worried that he wouldn't get in the pool without me, but ALAS! He was the only one who got in the pool at all! One mother was so determined to get her daughter (ahem, daughter) into the pool, that she got in with her. WITH HER CLOTHES ON. That was a determined mommy. It made no difference. The little girl still screamed her head off. I was a very proud mommy that morning.

Trey has all of his teeth coming in at the same time. I can literally see them all trying to push through at the same time. I feel so bad for him. That's got to hurt. He's also all over everything. And not sleeping. I remember Drake going through this though too...so hopefully it's just a phase. Words with Friends (app on iPhone) and Suduko get me through nighttime feedings. What did I do before my iPhone??

Last, but not least, we...I mean Matt is done with Grad School. We had a fun surprise dinner with friends last weekend to celebrate. It's so nice not to have to worry about homework and quizzes and tests again!

Here are a few photos I've touched up and added my flair too...thanks Missy V. Starr for the great website and tips!

Finally Friday

So it's been a crazy busy week! I had my last dance competition this past weekend in Lakeland (close to Tampa). The girls did great. They worked hard this year and it paid off in the end. I took Trey with me-- he was such a trooper. He hardly slept at all (we are at the competition from 6am- midnight usually) and he didn't peep a word about it. He's such a good baby. Loves being held and played with by anyone. Just smiles and laughs all day. He's clapping now. It's so flipping cute. We say "Yay Trey!" and he giggles and claps. Love.

Matt had a big week. We- oops- I mean HE just finished his grad school. Finally. Two years have come and gone. I can't believe it. We only hope that the stress and deadlines will open some really exciting doors for his career.

Drake is turning into such a little boy. "Friends" from down the street came and asked if he could come out and play the other day. Matt and I just kinda looked at each other like- what do we say? Ultimately we said the kids could play in our back yard so that we knew they couldn't get into the street or get stolen (a parents worst nightmare!). I think Matt was more distraught than I. I was thinking- yes! Go play! I can get some things done! LOL. Matt said- "That's it. It's all over. We're never going to see him again!" Like he was off to college or something. Very fatherly. Very cute.

Drake is also starting Swimming Lessons on Saturday. And I feel bad. I lied. I did. I lied. I said he was three already so that he could be in the class where I don't have to get in the pool. Not because I'm not bikini ready- but because I think he'll do better in the pool without me. If I'm in the pool, then he acts scared and won't let go of me. But if he's in the pool with just kids (or anyone but me for that matter) he's fine. Besides. He technically turns 3 in a month. So it's just a white lie. Those don't count right?