Look Who's 2! :-)

This past weekend we celebrated Lola Grace's 2nd Birthday with lots of friends.  I can't believe that she is 2 already, where has the time gone??!  She is talking up a storm, almost potty trained and extremely independent! She is such a bright little light that has this family wrapped around her little finger! :-)

This past week was also Max's last day of Preschool and Jackson's 1st Musical! It has been busy, busy but so much fun! Next week Jackson has a Field Trip to Smith Mountain Lake that I'm hoping to go along with the class and Patriot Games (Field Day)!  Lots of end of the year fun!  He also did extremely well on his PALS testing and is reading at a 1st grade level, way too go Jackson!!! :-)

Here are a few pic's to share!  I hope this finds everyone happy, healthy and enjoying the begining of summer!!!
Much Love xoxo
Heather & Kiddos :-)

Bye, Bye Tonsils! :-)

So this past week both Jackson and Max had their tonsils out! Crazy, I know having them both go but we figured that if they needed them done, do it at the same time!  Zach and I both were there with the boys and it was great.  Our Co-Parenting counseling has really been helping us both see what is important and that is our amazing kids!

They both had great days after surgery and the day after, but they slowly started to really show they were hurting! ;-( I the key is hydration and Max has been the difficult one with that.  This is now day 4 and they both are finally getting it, that they HAVE to drink to feel better!  They are doing much better.  Lots of ice cream and Jello!!! :-) Lola has been a trooper through all this too, especially since she has had her fair share of popsicles and Ice Cream! Here are a few picks of the boys before and after surgery!  I also took a few of them coloring Easter Eggs this morning!  So excited for the Easter Bunny! Enjoy, and Happy Easter to you and your families!

Spring is Here!

We are finally having some Spring weather here in VA, so I got out my camera the other day to take some "impromptu" pic's of the kids!  I thought I would share.......Enjoy! :-)

Changes, Changes, Changes!

So much has been going on lately it's hard for me to keep up! :-) First off I took the boys to the Shrine Circus a couple weeks ago and they LOVED it!  It was so much fun and great to see their faces as the show was going on!  We had a great afternoon of hotdogs, cottoncandy, toy elephants and glowsticks!  Little miss Lola got to spend the afternoon with her dad for some one on one time!

This past week Jackson finally lost his first tooth!  And NO it wasn't the black/dead tooth, go figure!  That one is still hanging on!  He was eating goldfish and low and behold it came out!  He was so proud and couldn't wait for the tooth fairy to come that night!  She was very generous and left him $5.00 a little lego set and a note! :-) He was soooooo excited!  TOO CUTE!!!

This week both boys are at Disney World with their dad and grandma.  I have talked to them a few times and sound like they are having a great time and enjoying the warm weather!  Lola and I have been spending some great quality time together!  She is such a funny little girl and I really think she is enjoying her time with mom without her brothers around! :-)  She loves those boys but she has to fight for what she wants......this week she is getting spoiled!!!  :-)  We have done so much together with playdates and painting pottery! She loved that! :-)

In the coming weeks things are quite busy around here!  Custody Evals, Court Dates and lots and lots of worry and tears!  Please continue to pray for our family as these changes are taking place!  Through all of this the kids are doing wonderful and Zach and I are seeking counseling help to try and keep it that way for the children.  A much needed and respected approach on our part.  It's hard but we need to do it for our children.  On the brighter side, Jackson starts Karate in March and Max starts Soccer at the YMCA!  Both boys are thrilled and I myself can't wait to see how much they enjoy it!

For me, my brighter side includes attending Blue Ridge Community Church, My DivorceCare Group, the birth of my nephew this March and visiting my family after he is born. I'm also traveling to NC in a few weeks for a much needed vacation with girlfriends and to celebrate my 35th! I have also been getting more and more calls for my photography and I'm attending a vendor fair in April!  So much good to keep me focused while so much yucky stuff is taking place at the moment!  Looking for that light to continue to get brighter at the end of the tunnel, I can see it.....:-)

Here are a few pictures!  Enjoy!

Time Flies When Your Having Fun.......I guess that's what they say! :-)

So much has been going on these day's its hard to keep up!  The kids are all growing like weeds, literally!  I feel like all I have been doing this month is buying the kids clothes and shoes.....crazy!  Jackson is in size 7-8  and is 47 inches tall and weighs 45 lbs, Max is 37 inches tall and weighs 35 lbs and wearing size 4-5. Then there is little miss Lola! Well she still only weighs 22 lbs, but is is 33 inches tall and wearing size 18-24months! They all have been sick this month as well with everything from pink eye to strep throat! It finally caught up to me as well but only lasted about 24 hours, thank god!  This mama doesn't get sick days!

So in other news Max had surgery on January 7th.  He basically needed to be circumcised again.  His pee was shooting straight up and making him quite self conscious along with a pretty mess on the floor.  It was a fairly easy procedure but he did have to go under anaesthesia.  Of coarse this is always uneasy for any parent but he did great and we were home within a few hours! He did so great, he came home took a nap and that afternoon you would have never known anything happened! :-)

Jackson is doing great in school.  Learning to read more and more sight words and has even started reading me short stories at night before bed! He has also started to see a counselor to help him with all he's feeling about mom and dad's divorce.  He seems to be having more and more questions and concerns about what is happening and where he falls into this mess.  I met with this woman beforehand and really liked her and I think she will help him alot! He already looks forward to his upcoming appt.s with her!

Then there's Lola Grace!  What a doll baby this little girl is!  Such a personality and so kind! She says Please and Thank you for EVERYTHING! :-) So sweet and very independent! She knows what she wants and when she wants it and she's gonna get it one way or the other!  She is talking more and more everyday and becoming such a little girl!  We have had her 1st haircut and still working on getting pigtails.......she's not a fan of any kind of bow and hates to have her hair combed!  Definitely NOT like her mother in that department! :-)  That's when I see her aunts shining through!!! :-)

So here we are once again, welcoming another February!  Not my favorite month for many reasons but looking forward to my new job as the reading mom at Jackson school on Thursday's and this week being Jackson's star of the week!  His dad came into his class today and I'll be there tomorrow with cookies Jackson and I made together and reading to the class!  Then there is Valentine's Day and of Course the boys want to have another Birthday Party for Papa Ross's birthday!  I think this is a new tradition in this house! :-)  Looking forward to moving right into March with the birth of my nephew Henry the 9th and a weekend trip home to meet the little fella! :-)

As for me, I have taken this semester off of school.  Too much going on personally and with kids so I plan on switching my major back to Education and heading back to CVCC in the Fall.  There it should only take me 1-2 years and I'll be able to teach! :-) I will also be substitute teaching at the preschool this fall as well while Max and Lola both attend.  I am really looking forward to this! In other great news, my photography has picked up a bit and  I have also booked my first big Wedding to Photograph in NC in September.  Such a beautiful couple and I am so excited they picked "me" to do this for them! :-)

Well, we still have a long road ahead of us...........continue to pray for our family as we are still working out details in court over our family!