Finally back to blogging!

Back of the house


Our little Red Barn

Well, I finally made it back on line. It has taken forever for us to get the internet out here in the country! I never realized how different things are once you move out of the city in regards to cable, trash, electric, internet!!! A lot has been happening since the beginning of September. We moved, Bin and Oaxie started preschool, I have quit working every weekend and am able to work during the week to be with Jon and the kids more, Bin and Oaxie have moved into toddler beds, AND they both are finally taking interest in using the potty!! Yes, even Bin who we are still not sure about will sit and tee tee and poo poo on the potty, very exciting!! Now, don't get me wrong they do not do it on a regular basis but atleast they are starting to make an effort! They work on it at school too which helps. Mrs. Kathy, their teacher, is very good with Bin and makes him sit on the potty like all the other kiddos during potty time.
Both Bin and Oaxie (and me too) have all been sick twice since school has started! Yuck! I figured this would happen, but not this fast!! Just a few colds...nothing serious.
KEEP SCROLLING DOWN, I PUT A BUNCH MORE PICTURES BELOW THIS POST!!!

First day in the house

Floors are perfect for riding, at least until the
furniture showed up!


Sweet baby boy


Watching as Daddy drops off another load of stuff!


No table yet, so we had to eat at the bar!

First day of school

Waking up early for our first day of school!



Bin not sure what to think about all the kids


Oaxie had no problems,
she went straight for the
toys!


Our first refrigerator art work! However, Oaxie
pulled the eyes off hers before we could get it up
for display!

The first day of preschool was very exciting for the kids and very strange for me. Bin was a little hesitant at first because there were a few kids crying hysterically and that upset him. Oaxie did not even turn around to see us leave. She is so independent. The director of the school came and met with me to let me know that she was up to speed on everything regarding Bin and had replaced all the toys and first aid supplies to latex free. She is great and so is their teacher. After Jon and I left he asked me what I was going to do by myself for the day and I really was not sure! I had not had very many days during the week all by myself since Bin and Oaxie were born. I went and got myself some coffee and went back to the house to start unpacking more stuff. I know real exciting.

More Pictures

On our daily walk down to get the mail with
Granddaddy and Daddy


Anna and Abe love it here. They have 25 acres to roam and they are literally in "dog heaven". I only wish Amos was still with us. He would have been so happy here! Sweet Anna our golden retriever is so old. She is half deaf and blind and accidently got lost a few weeks ago. The neighbor boys went out on their motorcycles to look for her and found her in a pasture a few miles away just sitting there all by herself. Poor baby. She has not left the back yard since!

Country Folk Now!!!

Well it is true...we are officially country folk! We have moved to a great new home with lots of land! We are so excited. Bin and Oaxie love it. I will put up new pictures once I can get stuff around here organized. Bin and Oaxie started preschool last week and seem to be having a good time. They are the only ones in the class that never cry when we leave or pick them up. They have been bringing home lots of neat art work and we are happy that they like it. Once I get things in order around the new house I will get you all updated on what has been going on!

Oaxie Swimming?

Look who decided to finally start swimming all on her own! We went swimming at Kevin and Kacy's house last night and as soon as we put Oaxie's floaties on she was ready to get in. This is not her usual. She normally sits on the steps for a while and then gets out and plays around the pool the rest of the time. She was practically jumping out of my arms to get in the water. As soon as we got in she wanted me to let go and the pictures show the rest. She was very brave yesterday. However, once she figured out the swimming thing she got out and ran around in the sprinkles (what she and Bin call the sprinkler) and wanted to be chased by Kevin the rest of the time. Daddy and Kevin shot their bows at Bambi (deer target). I was worried Bin and Oaxie would have a problem with it but they did not. They were very interested in it though. Oaxie tormented poor little Lincoln, Kacy's little dog. He was so ready to see us leave.

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Look at that tongue!!!

We went to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose this weekend. I think we chose the hottest day of the year to go, 107! Thankfully, we were in the car most of the time. We saw lots of animals that we have only seen in books and that was very exciting. You purchase a bag of food before the drive starts so you can throw feed out a long the road for all the animals. You are not supposed to feed any of them by hand, except for the giraffes. However, you know Daddy, not a very good rule follower. So, with his help we fed them and they were all very gentle. The drive lasted about 3 hours. Half way through, we stopped to eat and take a nature walk and see more animals. We were going to go the Dinosaur Park as well, but by the end of the afternoon we were all too tired for that. We will go back for that another time, hopefully when it cools off a bit.