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Isaac a poopoo in the potty! I am so proud of him! He has gone poopoo 3x but he doesn't seem to get peepee in the potty yet but we're working on it. I am so happy about it. He is a great communicator now. He can say and understand so much! He is so good at sharing and snuggling and sleeping and I just love him! He goes right to bed and sleeps through the night and takes 3-4 hour naps. Aliie is one years old! Yay Allie! She can walk but just doesn't. Jonathan was watching them last night and said she was walking all over the place, but she won't for me. She took 16 steps and Jonathan said that was only a portion of what she was doing. And she said 2 when I count and when I say Allie she says, "No, No" Halarious. I can't remember if i mentioned that i'm helping with production the youth of our church are doing. There are 2000 youth doing a dancing and singing show and they will have a few days of learning and doing fun activities as well. I have spent months tons of hours finding volunteers and coordinating practices and relaying information and stuff. And this weekend is the production! I am so excited to see it! I went last night to help and Jonathan is there all day today helping with food and security and the an service project their doing. And tomarrow we get to watch the show! I am so excited. It is going to be amazing! Jonathan is almost done with the Patio! He is putting on the shingles. The state of texas is doing a energy efficent effort so someone is coming and blowing free insulation into our attic. Yay. Between the patio and and the insulation our bill should be a lot lower! yay! And my mom gave allie a pool for her birthday and we are loving it! It is such a fun activity and it keeps us nice and cool in our 100 degree weather. We are having a blast. We went a visited Jonathan at work for father's day and went to the mall and played in the indoor playground and got some food and took isaac to the toy store. It was so fun. Julie Colton is in town and we've enjoyed spending time with her and Abbie and the rest of the Coltons. I was trying to get Abbie to smile for the picture and I made her cry. Ooops! We are just having a blast. The kids are so happy and behaved and we're having so much fun.

Isaac Highlight

Isaac is getting older! He grew out of his old cloths and he is talking a lot and making friends. He is sharing with Allie and asking mama for things instead of crying (not everytime!). I love to see him make friends and play with other kids. He is really nice to other kids. And he can count to ten! Its funny to hear him when he's by himself, "one two three five six nenen eight ninen ten" But if I count with him can do four. He loves to say grandma. I'm not sure if he's asking for grandma or he just loves to say it. His fit throwing has gotten much better. I have learned to be consistant and patient and help him feel like it is his choice to do what I want him too. He does refuse to go to bed sometimes and that is why I have so many pictures of him asleep on the couch. He loves to play in the new van and go places. It is getting a bit hot for the playground but Grandma Parks got Allie a pool for her birthday! Its the kind that adults can sit (not stand) in with their kids. So its fun because we can all go out together - to be outside having fun but keeping cool! As for the patio - it is getting there! It rained for a week and then we were really sick and then when Jonathan dove right back into it he cut his finger on the table saw. That was a huge blessing because any run in with a table saw could easily result in losing a finger or hand. We are very grateful that it is healing and now he's doing other dangerous stuff like climbing on top of the structure to work on the roof. I am scared. The other day I saw him hop the latter along while on the tippy top so he didn't have to get down and move it...i let him know how i felt about that. : ) He is working really hard. I guess its weed season and he is pulling like crazy. A section of our front lawn was really bad (we bought it real bad) so we just pulled everything and reseeded. Hopefully that will turn out well! Today I'm gonna work on the big prickly weeds in our back yard that just went crazy. Allie taking steps! She has taken up to 8 but averages around 3. But she is working on it! She will not take steps when we prop her up and try to have her go to her momma or dadda. She will only do it when she wants too, but that is quite often. She just gets up and takes steps! She has started to choose to play with toys insted of momma but only once or twice. She is getting older! She Turns one this month! So I have been sooooo tired. Both my kids sleep through the night and I get plenty of rest and I"m still so tired and I've gained weight so....I now go running with a friend at 6:30 am everymorning. I've only been doing it for a few days but the results have been great! I am awake and happy and have more energy! I think it helps me get a better sleep as well as the other benefits of exersizing. And then I can spend time with Jonathan in the morning before he goes to work. I had been thinking about running for a while now but I finally got the inspiration I needed when someone at church asked me if I was pregnant and when I said no asked me if I was sure. I started running the next morning! : )

New Car!

We got a new car! Its a 2004 Honda Odyssey EX. It was funny because we drove around to dealerships and only one had a van of any kind in our price range and this one had 3. But one had almost 200,000 miles on it and the other one was a dodge caravan and it had goods specs and we were thinking abou getting it. Then he opened the door and reeked of cigerette smoke. It was really bad so we thought we would just have to keep looking. Then as we were about to leave he said they got a new car in and it was getting a new transmition and it would be ready wednesday. And it was a 2004 odyssey! It seems so funny that there are no decent vans in our price range except for one and its super nice. It has the upgraded features like leather warming seats and a dvd player. I was really willing to give up a lot to get car that will last and I'm super happy to get one that is the best of both worlds. (I know nothing is for certain, but we can hope! It has good mileage and a clean carfax. Its a Honda and a lot of the other cars were 2001) I'm grateful to Jonathan who works so hard and lets me stay at home and got me an awesome car. We are all sick right now so I think we're just going to relax this week. Except Jonathan, he doesn't relax. He'll probably build me a roof on my patio. He's the best.

Things have been crazy latley. Isaac is improving his fit throwing skills with lots of practice. He is also getting very good at understanding and talking. It is such a relief when I can tell him to wait until we get home or that I am getting him a snack. Althought it is a little embarassing when I'm talking him out of church and he yells, "BE NICE!!!!" Gotta love Isaac. He said his first prayer. "Please Food. Please Food. Please Food." Jonathan has been working so hard on the patio! He just has to put the roof on now! I am so happy about how well he has done!. He is also finding names to add to his family tree. He has made a lot of progress there as well. I am proud of him. Allie can take a few steps. She is mostly crawling.I am enjoying her still being my little baby. The weather hasn't gotten too hot yet so we have been spending lots of time outside. At the park and in the backyard. We bought a lot of stuff at the dollar store for summer fun. Isaac is loving his bat. He LOVES to play baseball. When Jonathan first taught him anything was the bat and Allie and my heads were the ball. He seems to have let that go and will play with his real bat and ball. He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He says, "Mou! Mou!" Life is going well. I've been a bit stressed with all of Isaac's fit throwing but having lots of fun at the park and spending time with my friends. Katie Colton made that cute bow Allie's wearing when we had craft night. oh ya, Isaac and Jonathan had their very first Father and Son campout! It was great! I wasn't there but they had hot dogs and smores and Isaac played with another 2 year old who said Isaac was his best friend! I had a great mother's day. Jonathan made me a very special breakfast and i got a new shirt. Yay for Summer