So another weekend has flown by. I'm hoping that now our lives will settle down and get back into our groove of things. I think this is the last weekend for a while to have company. My parents came in for a short visit. I love when they get up here. It's not very often that they get to come. We had a good visit... unfortunately for them I made them work. Yesterday we hosted a church meeting at our house. So Mom & Dad helped me and Jeremy get food ready and do a few last minute things. Today, they went with us to church, and then we took them to one of best restaurants around, Babe's. We all came back and napped a bit. Then they packed up and headed back home. I'm pretty sure they are still on the road now.
I was looking at my calendar to see who's birthdays I've missed because I'm horrible with those kind of things, and this is the quote on there.
"God was THINKING OF YOU even before He made the world. We are the focus of His love and the most valuable of all His creation." The Purpose Driven Life
"You are precious to Me and honored, and I love you." Isaiah 43:4 TLB
I love it when scripture hits home, and is exactly what you needed to hear. Some things in my world are a little crazy right now and it's amazing to have God's reassurance that he has a plan for every little thing. He knew me before he created me and he knew the path that my life would take. He knew I would find the love of my life, in a grocery store in Littlefield, TX. We just celebrated our 4th Anniversary. My how time has flown by. We have been truly blessed in all areas of our lives. I'm lucky to have such a great husband.
God Bless Everyone ~ Hope you have a great week!
Love,
Jen
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Costa Rica Slideshow
Okay so above is a short preview of the pictures from Costa Rica. To view all of the pictures click on the View All button above.
Hope you enjoy! Be prepared there are a TON of pictures! I will try to post some individually and explain what is going on at a later date.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Summer fun with the boys.
So two weeks ago Shawn, Lauren the boys came up and stayed with us. They all needed a summer vacation before heading back to school. The weekend was filled with lots of food and fun.
SIX FLAGS AND THE DREADED STROLLER
We made a trip to Six Flags, and when I say trip I mean a FULL day trip. We were there from opening to close. By about 6:30 that day Trent, who is 4 now, was getting a little tired of walking around the park. So instead of giving him piggy back rides ever 30 minutes I decided I would go rent him a stroller. While the rest of the group went and rode the titan, me and Trent made the journey to go get a stroller. The place you had to rent them from was at the very entrance of the park (we were no where close to this.) So I haul him all the way to the entrance and rent this nice big blue stroller thing. I pay the guy my $10 plus a $5 deposit, at this point I do not care how much it costs. I just can't haul Trent around anymore. So the guy brings it out and sits it down. I load Trent up and take off. Well back up..... the guy brings it out and Trent informs me that he "will not ride in that thing." I go on to bribe him into it by promising I will buy him ice cream. lol...... So he loads up. I start pushing and automatically notice that it isn't rolling right. I just blow it off and think that it must just be messed up (you know like the carts at Wal-mart).
So I keep pushing, but this cart thing is really starting to kick my butt. I'm thinking at this point i could have carried him easier than doing this. One wheel was not turning AT ALL. It was just like skidding thru the park. I stop get me and Trent both some ice-cream and head back to the point we are supposed to meet at. We get back and Trent informs me that his $4 ice cream bar is gross. I decided to toss it and me and him split my snickers ice cream bar. Around this time Shawn, Lauren and the boys get back. I start venting about the stupid stroller and how it messed up. Lauren dies laughing........ all you mom's have probably already guessed it............ I pushed the stroller half way thru the stupid park with the brake on.
WATERPARK AND MORE WATER
So Friday they decided they wanted to go to the waterpark. I needed to catch up on some work so they went with out me. They got back to the house around 4 that afternoon. I was expecting the boys to be exhausted, but they came straight in and got in the pool. The boys and Jeremy played hard. They love their uncle Jeremy.
There was lots of this...
And this... I think you get the hint.
And one adorable picture of Trent.
That night we cooked out steaks and potatoes and had a huge birthday meal. One of the boys cornered me the kitchen and gave me birthday spankings. It was overall a great weekend. I love being around my family. I enjoy every moment with the boys (even the dreaded stroller ones); it is hard not being around to see them grow up.
Sorry the post is so long - those boys could fill up an entire page just on their own . They always keep us laughing.
SIX FLAGS AND THE DREADED STROLLER
We made a trip to Six Flags, and when I say trip I mean a FULL day trip. We were there from opening to close. By about 6:30 that day Trent, who is 4 now, was getting a little tired of walking around the park. So instead of giving him piggy back rides ever 30 minutes I decided I would go rent him a stroller. While the rest of the group went and rode the titan, me and Trent made the journey to go get a stroller. The place you had to rent them from was at the very entrance of the park (we were no where close to this.) So I haul him all the way to the entrance and rent this nice big blue stroller thing. I pay the guy my $10 plus a $5 deposit, at this point I do not care how much it costs. I just can't haul Trent around anymore. So the guy brings it out and sits it down. I load Trent up and take off. Well back up..... the guy brings it out and Trent informs me that he "will not ride in that thing." I go on to bribe him into it by promising I will buy him ice cream. lol...... So he loads up. I start pushing and automatically notice that it isn't rolling right. I just blow it off and think that it must just be messed up (you know like the carts at Wal-mart).
So I keep pushing, but this cart thing is really starting to kick my butt. I'm thinking at this point i could have carried him easier than doing this. One wheel was not turning AT ALL. It was just like skidding thru the park. I stop get me and Trent both some ice-cream and head back to the point we are supposed to meet at. We get back and Trent informs me that his $4 ice cream bar is gross. I decided to toss it and me and him split my snickers ice cream bar. Around this time Shawn, Lauren and the boys get back. I start venting about the stupid stroller and how it messed up. Lauren dies laughing........ all you mom's have probably already guessed it............ I pushed the stroller half way thru the stupid park with the brake on.
WATERPARK AND MORE WATER
So Friday they decided they wanted to go to the waterpark. I needed to catch up on some work so they went with out me. They got back to the house around 4 that afternoon. I was expecting the boys to be exhausted, but they came straight in and got in the pool. The boys and Jeremy played hard. They love their uncle Jeremy.
Right before Jeremy spun them round and round.
There was lots of this...
And this... I think you get the hint.
And one adorable picture of Trent.
That night we cooked out steaks and potatoes and had a huge birthday meal. One of the boys cornered me the kitchen and gave me birthday spankings. It was overall a great weekend. I love being around my family. I enjoy every moment with the boys (even the dreaded stroller ones); it is hard not being around to see them grow up.Sorry the post is so long - those boys could fill up an entire page just on their own . They always keep us laughing.
Whirlwind summer!!
I'm really sorry it has taken me so long to post again. It seems like the past 5 weeks our life has been a total whirl-wind. I've promised myself that I will get everything up and posted today!! Or try to at least. So much has happened since we got back.
Let see.....
Since the last post - we have had Shawn, Lauren and the boys come stay with us for 3 days and then the weekend after that went to the lake for a company retreat. Both weekends were a blast. So of course I have pictures from those too! I'm still trying to get all the Costa Rica pics up. Trying to do things in order, but sorry if everything is a bit choppy and out of order!! Will post all the pics shortly!!!
Let see.....
Since the last post - we have had Shawn, Lauren and the boys come stay with us for 3 days and then the weekend after that went to the lake for a company retreat. Both weekends were a blast. So of course I have pictures from those too! I'm still trying to get all the Costa Rica pics up. Trying to do things in order, but sorry if everything is a bit choppy and out of order!! Will post all the pics shortly!!!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
La Fortuna Waterfall - Costa Rica
The waterfall at La Fortuna, Costa Rica. We will have to say that this was by far the prettiest thing we saw on our trip. However, it did require a STEEP hike down. Then you get to the bottom and realize that now you have to go ALL the way back up! Definitely worth it though.
Jeremy being Jeremy...Monday, August 3, 2009
Costa Rica Pictures - Round 1
Our trip to Costa Rica was amazing. Jeremy planned an awesome trip as usual. We left home on Monday at around 4 a.m. and flew to Liberia, Costa Rica. The airport cracked me up there, it was literally a string of barns put together. After getting through customs and renting a car, we drove about 35 minutes to our first destination. We spent our first two days at the Hilton Papagayo on the Pacific Gulf Coast. Here are a few pictures from the first leg of our trip. 
Above is the view from our balcony. The resort was built up on a hill, with the main common areas being shown in the picture. This is where we went for meals, pool, access to beach, etc. It was a long hike down. But not to worry they had little green shuttles to haul us around wherever we wanted to go 24 hours a day.
Here are a few pictures from the resort.
You can't really tell it from the picture but the sand was black. Very different type of sand than any beach I had ever been too. It was actually really cool because it didn't stick you. Well unless you are like Jeremy and like to lay on it to take pictures of the hermit crabs.
If you look closely you can see a shoe print and a foot print on his stomach. They were imprinted in the sand and transferred to his belly. :)
That is all that I'm going to upload for now. I will definitely upload more pictures at a later date. We have a ton more, this is only a tiny taste of them. Let's see how this goes with people viewing them and we will give it a try again if all goes well.
Above is the view from our balcony. The resort was built up on a hill, with the main common areas being shown in the picture. This is where we went for meals, pool, access to beach, etc. It was a long hike down. But not to worry they had little green shuttles to haul us around wherever we wanted to go 24 hours a day.
Here are a few pictures from the resort.
You can't really tell it from the picture but the sand was black. Very different type of sand than any beach I had ever been too. It was actually really cool because it didn't stick you. Well unless you are like Jeremy and like to lay on it to take pictures of the hermit crabs.
If you look closely you can see a shoe print and a foot print on his stomach. They were imprinted in the sand and transferred to his belly. :)That is all that I'm going to upload for now. I will definitely upload more pictures at a later date. We have a ton more, this is only a tiny taste of them. Let's see how this goes with people viewing them and we will give it a try again if all goes well.
Home Sweet Home
We are back!!!! More I am home!! After 2 1/2 weeks of traveling and being gone it feels so good to be home. The trip to Costa Rica was a blast I have tons of pictures and will post them soon! Once I can get this blog thing figured out!
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