Lately and things to come

Life is getting pretty exciting around here. 1 more week of work and then we are off for Christmas break and hopefully waiting for the arrival of our precious Emmie. Sawyer is getting very excited about Christmas and he is starting to understand what it is all about. His teacher said that when she asked him what Christmas meant the other day he said, "It is Jesus's birthday and all the way to 25!" (meaning the 25th of December, we have a countdown candle and he is very ready to get to the last day) He continues to entertain us and amaze us daily.

Sawyer is continuously talking about how big he is getting, especially now that he has a new big boy car seat. He wants to grow big like daddy so bad, and the sad thing is that he probably will be before we know it. Life is moving way too fast! He told me the other day that after Christmas he would be big enough to drive the car, ha ha!

Last week Chris went on a business trip and Sawyer and I stayed at my mom and dad's house, or according to Sawyer, "we took a trip to Nanny's house." He loved spending a few days there and sleeping with his mommy at night, but it was good to get back home and in our routine. My dad had his knee replacement surgery last week and is doing well. We are praying for a full and speedy recovery! Between my dad's knee, my mom's back problems, and me being 9 months pregnant we are quite a helpless family right now! My poor sister is going to have to take care of us all, ha ha! :)

I will end the update with a little bit of sad news. We recently had to say goodbye to our sweet dog, Barbie. She was diagnosed with cancer this summer and finally got to the point where we had to put her down. It was a VERY SAD day! Last winter we said goodbye to Rocky and less than a year later we lost Barbie. It is lonely not having a dog around here, but we are relieved to know that they are both pain free now. Sawyer asks all the time for another dog so I am sure we will give in and get him one after we get into our new routine of being a family of 4. Let's face it, we are just a dog loving family. So here she is, our sweet precious Barbie Darbie Wilks that we miss dearly...

Long time no blog!

I know I know...I haven't blogged in forever! Most of you know, but I started a new job in August and it has just taken awhile to get into the new routine. Let me say this...I am LOVING our new routine! Life is fabulous right now. I love my new job working in the office at the Branson Junior High School. It is the perfect fit for my working mom lifestyle. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Emmie Layne sometime in late December/early January. Sawyer is growing up so much and he is going to be the best big brother! He is very verbal right now and (to put it mildly) he cracks us up every day with the things that come out of his mouth. He is the funniest kid and I could not love him any more! He is learning so much at school and we are so proud of his sucess and accomplishments. He is working on writing his name right now and he almost has it. To put it simply, he is incredible and he blesses our hearts each and every day. Emmie is growing and moving like crazy. We are just so ready to hold her in our arms. We were incredibly blessed with a baby shower this weekend and now we have tons of pink to wash and prepare for her arrival. I love it!! Be prepared, she WILL be a girly girl and I am pretty sure she is going to melt her daddy's heart (whether he knows it or not). :)

Well that is my short update...I will try to do a better job of keeping up with things now!

HOT summer fun

This past weekend we decided to take Sawyer to Silver Dollar City for a little family fun time. It was sooooo HOT!!! The heat sure didn't slow him down though! He wanted to ride every ride in the park. I think his favorite was Fire in the Hole. We were quite impressed. He has definitely become more brave over these past couple of months. Last year at this time you wouldn't have gotten him on anything but the toddler rides, not even the train, but things have changed. He was even sad that he couldn't ride the big coasters with dad. As for this pregnant momma, I just did a lot of sitting, waiting, sweating, and taking pictures. All in all it was a super fun day for our little brave boy.

The Trophy

He did it! Sawyer successfully finished up his first season of tee ball (well, as successful as a 3 year old can be at tee ball). It was fun, but the best part was the trophy that he got at the end. Too bad he thinks it is just another action figure..."baseball guy" to the rescue!

Making Strides

Wow, Sawyer made great strides this weekend! Just a couple months ago while we were in Disneyworld we discovered that Sawyer was terrified of fireworks. I am talking panic/meltdown/true fear! But this weekend he overcame his fear and was actually holding sparklers and asking for more! Yay Sawyer!

Not only that, but he went from clinging to my neck and not getting past his waist in a swimming pool without screaming to swimming all on his own with just arm floaties on. It was quite a weekend and we are very proud of our big boy! :)

Here is proof of both!

The first "at bat"

Here it is, Sawyer's first "at bat" at his first Tee Ball game. Hmmm, maybe we will play this at his Hall of Fame induction one day, ha ha! :)

Our little mover and shaker

We have learned recently that Sawyer has quite the dancing ability. Check out some of these moves! He doesn't even need good music, in this video he is dancing to the weather channel! :)