Carlyn

well, we couldn't believe it. james called on wednesday evening as he was getting off work and said he finally had his schedule for the month and he was going to be off the next day. the next day!!! Thanksgiving!! WOW, what a surprise!! Thank you God !! what a special thanksgiving blessing :) so, he headed straight here to my parents house. i almost let luther stay up to see him but at 9pm i finally decided i better put him to bed or he might not have such a great thanksgiving (his normal bedtime is 7pm). james got here on wednesday night and got to stay until thursday around 4:30pm. it was so awesome to get to spend thanksgiving with my whole family. luther was so happy to see his daddy. he insisted that james do everything for him all day long. that was fine by me!! pearl was happy to see her daddy too! well, i just has to share my happiness.

luther, pearl and i are all at my parents house this week. poor james is at home working himself to death. i really cannot explain how horrible this new job has been for us. not only is he working about 80 hours a week, the work environment is a very differcult one. i feel so bad for him, but by the time he gets homes i end up fussing at him because i am so tired and so irritated that he is never home. it has been good to be at my parents house this week and kinda reflect on our circumstances and what i can do to make things better. james has tried to be so positive about his job but he sounded so sad last night when i talked to him. i think it seems even worse to him since that is all he is doing right now is working. he said that at least he usually has us to come home to and that to look forward to. i did make him a thanksgiving dinner before we left, so at least he has good food to come home to. everyone keeps asking me to explain his schedule, so i will try. he works 2 days that a...

aren't these the cutest pictures ever!!! i love my babies :)

so i just found out that wearing your baby in a sling or any kind of carrier that attaches to your body is actually called "babywearing" “Babywearing” simply means holding or carrying a baby or young child using a baby carrier. Holding babies is natural and universal; baby carriers make it easier and more comfortable, allowing parents and caregivers to hold or carry their children while attending to the daily tasks of living funny i have been doing this for years and did not know, but anyways. it is international babywearing week ( http://babywearinginternational.org/pages/babywearingweek.php ) so i thought i would post some pics of me "wearing" pearl. i took these last weekend. i was doing house work wearing pearl, and looked down and she was sound asleep holding her little foot. it was so cute. james was at work so i took them myself in the mirror. i kept trying different angles trying to capture the cuteness. NOTE: for you babywearers out there, i know pearl is...

i added a new link to the left. Videos of Pearl!! i have already added a few, so go check it out.

my family came up for veteran's day yesterday since everyone was off. we had a fun time together!! mom took these picture on my front steps. i thought they were so cute. we had to let luther play with candice's hat to keep him happy.

here is a link to more pictures from our beach trip: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2068846&l=89f66&id=57504677

where is aunt vanna??? mcwane Luther, mommy, vanna & pearl- can you guess who is who?? pearl really took to aunt vanna fun at the zoo vanna, james' sister, came to visit the week of luther's bday. james had to work until midnight every night that week, so she was lots of help to me. we tried to do something fun everyday. we went to the zoo, mcwane and the splash pad. we had a blast!! luther and pearl love their aunt vanna.

Luther is 2!!! he had a great time at his choo choo birthday party. we had a big family party at our house. a lot of the family that came had not been to our new house or seen pearl before. we all had a great time. luther loved playing outside with all of his grandparent, aunts, uncles and cousins. the weather was just perfect. luther sang several songs for everyone right before he opened his presents. after the first 2 presents, he realized what was going on and just kept chanting "more presents." he opened almost every present right by himself. he got lots of fun toys and handsome clothes. i made him a choo choo train cake and he was very excited about it!! i think he said "choo choo cake" a million times that day. he was so cute swaying to the music as we all sang him happy birthday. then he blew out the candles just like a big boy!! we grilled out hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner while luther played with all of his new toys. it was such a fun tim...