Halloween's a comin'!

We tried on the boys' Halloween costumes the other day and I managed to snag a few pics.  I wanted to post these before the actual event because we may make a couple of changes. :-)  They were too cute not to share.

Riley as "Toothless" (Night Fury from "How to Train your Dragon")

Rowen as an adorable giraffe

Reece as Scooby Doo (The velcro on the hat was messed up so this may change)

Man's Best Friend

Well, we've been in our house for nearly 2 months now and things are going very well.  We're getting settled, cleaning the garage, organizing and de-cluttering things, and slowly but surely ridding ourselves of boxes one at a time.  Things could not be better except for one thing...we (mostly Riley and I) miss our dog Penny.  She has been a part of our family since 2003 and since the end of February she's been staying at my parents house in Arkansas.  She was our first baby and we've taken her on vacations with us, to visit family with us, gotten her Christmas presents, Halloween costumes, her pictures are framed and she has a stocking for Christmas.  When we had to move to Texas on such short notice we really didn't want to have to pay a pet deposit for an apartment so we asked my parents to dog-sit her for 6 months.  They took her in and she seems happy, but Riley saw a picture of her the other day and started crying because he missed her.  She was there when we brought all 3 boys home from the hospital and she was right there with me each time I was on bed rest with my pregnancies.  She truly is a part of our family.  We haven't gotten her back yet because we weren't sure if we wanted an inside dog again in our new house.  We have a rottweiler puppy named Gambit but he mostly stays outside, and it just doesn't seem fair to have a dog inside with the family while the other one has to stay outside by himself.

Well, we decided to get Penny back, so my parents are going to bring her with them when they come visit for Christmas.  We are going to let Gambit inside more often to let him calm down and get used to the privilege of being in the house.  I bathed him today and brushed him really well so he wouldn't shed and we've had him inside most of the evening.  He is LOVING it!  He's not sure what his limits are though so we've had to discipline him a few times, but for the most part he is adjusting very well.  The older two boys have been upset because they want him to sleep in their room and he wants to be in the living room with us.  He is also much bigger than he thinks he is because he keeps trying to jump up on the couch and sit in our laps.  I'm not sure how much he weighs but I can assure you he's way too big to sit in my lap. He's heavy enough that the foot part of the recliner won't stay up with his weight on it. :-)  I took a few pictures of him this evening with his clean shiny coat and his Halloween shirt on.  He did not like his shirt though, he kept biting at it.  It's hard to believe by looking at the pictures of him that Gambit is only 5 months old.  I think this new situation will all work out and we'll be one big happy family with both dogs....hopefully. :-)

Our Sweet Penny. 

I can't wait to get her back because I miss her so much!

Gambit in his Halloween shirt

He didn't like it much

He likes those pig ears though

He's such a pretty dog

I really think he's smiling because he's inside

Am I crazy?

Ok, so I was thinking about the next few months and all the holiday activities, delicious food, desserts and candy that will be flowing like the Mississippi after Katrina....and wondered to myself if I was nuts.  I've been trying to eat healthy, lose weight, and do some cardio exercise so I can get off all the prescription meds I'm taking.  This sounds great; however, motivation and time are things I'm lacking during my trip down healthy lane.  My sister-in-law told me what she has to do to keep herself motivated to run is sign up for a race that way she is committed to something that she has to train for.
One evening while I was playing on Facebook I noticed a post from on of my friends with a link to a website for a race here in Houston.  I visited the site and signed up to run a 5K..... on OCTOBER 30th!!!  That's only 13 days away from now!  I've run about 1 3/4 miles without having to stop and walk so I don't think it's going to kill me.  My goal is to finish without having to stop and walk.  I don't care how quickly I finish as long as I finish before the last person. :-)  This race is called The Monster Mash Run and we are supposed to wear a costume while we run.  I am going to wear a lightweight leopard costume with an ear headband so I will be sure to get some pictures.  Wish me luck!

My Boys & Me

Welcome to my little corner of the world!  If you followed my previous blog then I want to welcome you to my new one.  I decided to recreate my blog to fit my style more since I'm the one doing all the talking and posting.  I am surrounded by boys so this is the only "girly" outlet I have because I can decorate it however I want. :-)

My husband Mike and I have been married for 8 years this month! We have had a great roller coaster ride of life so far and I can't wait to see what's in store for the next 60 years!  In our short 8 years together as husband and wife we have moved 3 times, lived in 2 apartments and 4 different houses.   We celebrated the birth of 3 perfect little boys who have brought us more joy and laughter than we could have ever imagined.  We have lived in south Louisiana, east Tennessee, middle Tennessee and now we are finally planting our feet in east Texas.  Having lived in all of these different places we have developed strong friendships with people that will last a lifetime.  Thanks to Google blogger, Mr. Zuckerberg and Facebook, we are able to keep up with the majority of all the people we've met throughout our journey.   I am doing these updates as I have time...and these days extra time is scarce.... so bear with me as I add stuff a little here and a little there.