Bye-bye glasses and contacts!!!

Ever since April, I've been having troubles with my contacts. They bug my eyes and once they get irritated, I can't get them back in for a few days. Finally at the beginning of the summer, I gave up wearing them unless I was swimming. I always said I wouldn't get LASIK until I reached a point where I couldn't take wearing contacts any more. Well I finally reached that point and last week I called Berkley Eye Center and set up a consult. I went in and heard all about the options for my eyes. After talking to Brian about it, I scheduled the surgery for tomorrow, 7/8. I'm super nervous and anxious but so excited about being able to see 20/20 without the help of contacts or glasses. So everyone who reads the blog, please say a little prayer for me as I go in for surgery tomorrow morning. Pray that it all goes well, that I don't completely freak out and that I heal well and quickly.

Photos coming soon

I reached my storage limit in Picasa and had to purchase more. Until the new storage shows up, I can't upload any new photos. Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow and I can upload all of the photos from our recent activities.

A New Endeavor

As most of you may know, I really love scented candles but I hate how much they cost and I really

HATE the smell when you blow them out. I also really like those Glade Plug-in type things but I dislike having to spend a lot of money every time I want to change scents. So you can imagine my delight when I received an e-newsletter from a friend of mine who had recently started her Scentsy business. I took a look through the catalog online and decided to host a party to help boost her business. During the party, I learned of the wonderful benefits of Scentsy. First, there's no open flame so I don't have to worry about the boys getting burned and there's no awful smell when you turn it off. Second, if you want to try a different scent, it only costs $5!! Finally, they have all sorts of other products to help my closets and car smell great. As I anxiously sat waiting for my order to arrive, I started looking at the benefits of being a consultant. I had been looking for a way to make some extra money and I finally found it. I signed up to be a consultant and I'm on my way with a new business!! I can't wait to get my starter pack and start introducing everyone to the wonders Scentsy has to offer.

Jonah at 10 months

How is it that there's only 2 months left in Jonah's first year?!?! This past month has been super busy for Jonah. He's mastered crawling and even pulling up. He's just started cruising on the furniture and is slowly gaining confidence in moving his hands and feet while he's standing. We've also seen him eyeing the stairs and twice I've seen him pull up on the bottom stair and attempt to climb. I'm so not ready for that and I hope he puts it off for a while. Jonah's also enjoying fruit puffs along with his baby food. He occasionally gets to eat a bit of our food every now and then depending on what we're eating. He's sleeping quite well these days. We usually put him down between 7:30 pm and 8 pm and he's up between 6:30 am and 7 am. Naps are a different story. I rarely get an hour and a half nap from him. If he sleeps longer than that in the morning, he really won't take a second nap. I am so not ready for him to go down to one nap a day and I certainly don't think he's ready either. Hopefully once the summer is over, it will calm down in our house and he can get some better sleep during the day. Jonah is a wonderful baby and we're really enjoying every minute with him and cherishing our last months of his babyhood.

Poppa's birthday!

Last weekend, we celebrated my Dad's (Poppa) birthday with a trip to the Star Wars exhibit at the Houston Health Museum. Brian took the boys the previous weekend while I was having a party at our house. They all had a lot of fun seeing the cool costumes and props they had on display. Unfortunately, the line was really long for the Millennium Falcon section of the exhibit. My sister and I were bummed that we missed it so we decided to all go for Poppa's birthday. We got there right when the museum opened so we could do the Millennium Falcon part first. After that, we took a look through all of the other things they had set up. The ships and costumes were super cool. Unfortunately, Brian and I had to take Jude and Jonah to the pediatrician that morning due to an allergic reaction (Jude) and a strange rash (Jonah). Thankfully neither were issues to worry about. The older boys stayed at the museum with my sister and dad and then went to lunch with them while Brian and I took the babies home for a nap. Later on we got together for a yummy dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. We all hope Poppa enjoyed his birthday!!!

Pictures from the exhibit coming soon.

Swim Lessons

James and John spent weeks 3 and 4 of summer taking swim lessons at the Houston Swim Club in Katy. Now that they are older, they really need to know how to swim without life jackets and in water deeper than they can stand up. They did really wonderful and had a great time. They two different teachers during the two weeks. They started out with Ms. Hilary and then had Mr. Wilmer for the rest of the time. At the end of the two weeks, they completed the requirements to finish the Catfish level. I've signed them up for maintenance lessons once a week and they'll start next week in the Starfish class. After watching the other classes going on during their lessons, I can't wait to get Jude started at two and a half. I know Jude will have fun and I'll feel much better if he can at least float on his back if he falls in the water.

Pictures and videos will be posted soon.