moving and a shaking

Gabe has been working on moving around. Trying to keep up with his bro, I presume. He's spinning circles a lot and trying to get up on his knees.

hooooray!

we have some RENTERS!! we have been keeping our house tidy and trying to show it to a few people who were interested! we had a lady make an apointment with us for this morning and she freaking stood us up! it's so dang rude!! it's hard enough to keep this place clean with 2 kiddos, let alone with sorting and packing to move. luckily, we had another couple want to come out this evening. and when i got home from dinner, they said they'd take it!! they are a great young couple who just got engaged and will be married in october! i'm so so so very thankful to God for these 2 people. they have lifted a huge burden off our shoulders and are very reliable. the guy is from ryan's squadron so he'll be here for at least another 2 years! such great great news!!

chillin out

happy lil boys

this is a video of cole singing to his baby. He hears me singing to Gabe alot to go to sleep...."baby go asleep, baby go asleep"

cutes

Ry and the boys before work

sittin up like a big boy

driving is my life

After my drive to and from New Orleans, which was surprsingly only 6 and 1/2 hours one way, I packed up the Muranno and headed to Dallas to drop it off to be shipped to Germany. It's taking right under 60 days to get there so I'm hoping it arrives soon after we do. I pulled in with too much gas and right as the guy was inspecting it the windshield cracked. Too dang hot in TX I guess! So had to get de-fueled and go through the first of many processes. So it begins! So very thankful for the opportunity to live in Europe, just so sad to see our time in Little Rock come to an end.

New Orleans night 2

Kathy and I (she was the other GA I worked with at Edinboro)

my fav! David and I
Sarah, Gretch and Crystal - they were all my students at WSU

WSU alumni party - rented out a back room at Erin Rose! Perfect party!!

NATA - New Orleans

Gretch and Me

me gretch, chico, and amy
a New Orleans style bloody mary with ocra! VERY SPICY

lots of stuff

Cole went to school today and Lynette came over and helped me unpack the attic and pile it in our dining room. Gabe decided to roll over too:)

Cole, remembering his younger years..
"helping"

shaking his booty

mid-time summer

Gabe's been trying to hold his own bottle....too fast!! time is going too fast!!

My friend Abby got me a pink slap watch for my birthday! Cole LOVES it and has been wearing it everywhere. I finally got him a blue one yesterday:)

wove

Ryan headed out to Link's wedding this weekend. Lane was so nice to keep the boys for me on Friday night! Cole loves playing with her kiddos! Cooper, her youngest, gave him his old baseball glove. He wears it everywhere!

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We got a great sitter (whom I wish we would have found sooner!) and headed out to Cantina Laredo for my surprise bday dinner! I am nosy, so I knew before hand that Ryan had been planning it. Ruined the surprise for myself! dang it.

Abby, Ryan and Caroline

Had a great bunch of friends there! Caroline, me, Rachel, Jessica, Erin, Lynette and Abby
me and ry

Cam, Amanda, Jessica and Shane:)

bumbo fun

While the boys all slept, Gabe had some fun of his own in the bumbo.