Stressed out...

This week I am at my dads helping with VBS which is from 9-12 at the church (Luke's naptime). I also am working on and practicing saying communion for my friends Amanda and Chris' wedding!!!! Very exciting but stressful. I also still have homework to do, my step-mom's cousins are in from Missouri, and I need to spend time with my family as I rarely get to see them. I am stressed to the max but so thankful for Luke and how easy going he is!! What a blessing to have a son who will play by himself so I can write a paper!

Lots of firsts yesterday.....

Yesterday Luke had lots of first, I don't know what it was about the day but it made for some big smiles, hardy laughs, and one big fright.

Yesterday was the first time I got hurt / sick and had to handle Luke on my own since Danny is working full time now, I pulled a muscle in my chest, I have no idea how, and was having a hard time moving or breathing but Luke was wonderful and played with his cars (his new favorite toy) and wasn't attached at my hip which is his new favorite place to be (BIG SMILES).

Yesterday was the first time Luke shoplifted (BIG LAUGHS). We met my sister at Cracker Barrel and he took this little toy from the dollar section, we discovered it and went back to buy it and the cashier just laughed right along with me.

Yesterday was the first time Luke got into a fender bender (BIG FRIGHT). My mom was driving and someone tapped the bumper but it was hard enough to jolt the car and Luke immediately started crying and my heart immediately stopped. Thank God everyone was fine, Luke was a bit clingy for the rest of the night and wasn't very interested in dinner but is fine.

Needless to say we had enough adventure for one day so today we will be taking it easy and staying out of this heat! *Which I am so over!!

Baby Contest

Just for kicks we entered Luke into a Monmouth County beautiful baby contest here is the picture we entered hopefully an upcoming post will be titled "And the winner is...."

Summer!

My summer class is over (well monday but I'm excited!!!) I'll still have three online classes but they are so much easier and I can do all my work while Luke naps! This means that I'll have more free time, can go to dinner on the beach!, and the best thing of all I'll get to spend more time with my boys!!

Here are some pictures in no particular order of the summer we have had thus far!

Walk on Sandy Hook with Sarah and Natalie

Luke's first haircut!!!

Philadelphia Zoo with Dan's family - Luke ran away from this picture

Allarie state park with the family

Luke's first time at the beach

his reaction to the waves

"Whoa"

Praying, Waiting, and Rejoicing

As you all know we have been praying for almost a year now for Danny to find a full time job and trying the best we can to patiently wait but now we are rejoicing! Danny has found a full time job!!!! I can't describe how happy we are! He starts on Monday and yesterday after hearing the news we had such a great day, his carefree attitude was back and it was so refreshing. Thank you all for the prayers and support over the last year! Now hopefully I'll be more attentive to this blog, I had felt bad just complaining each entry but hopefully now our lives will have a bit more hope! Thank God!

Messiah...and home again.

This past weekend I got a chance to go and visit Messiah for the weekend! I was so excited to go, though a little scared because this was my first weekend away from Luke. It was a fantastic weekend filled with fantastic people! I love love love my friends at the school, they mean so much to me! I have not laughed that much in a long time!
Part of it was really hard for me because I had to go back and basically experience what I am missing because of having Luke, but at the same time I couldn't help but realize how grateful I am for Luke and that I wouldn't change a thing. This was really important for me because sometimes I get really bitter that my life plans got cancelled. It is hard for me to admit but then I get to see Luke and his smile when I walked in after a long weekend and it made all the sacrifices worth it.
Coming home was hard though, I hadn't seen Danny since Thursday and got to spend 30mins with him before he had to head home to sleep. My mom just started on about what he should have been doing over the weekend, I was just happy to see him and she started on. It was a hard reality that I don't get to be with him, and our decisions as a family are being judged by her, our decisions in our relationship are being judged by her, and there is not escaping it, she is there, it is not even like we have to confront it when we visit but all the time. It is a really hard way to form a healthy relationship, and be good parents. We are trying to be postive but it is beginning to get wearing and I am beginning to wonder why our prayers our not being answered...

Sister for Hire!!

Visit http://cakebycaitlin.blogspot.com/ to see pictures for my sister Caitlin's cakes and cupcakes! Not only are they beautiful but really delicious!