First Day of Kindergarten

Wow. I am so exhausted. Today seemed like it lasted forever! We woke up early this morning and went and had Kyle's favorite breakfast, pancakes at my work. Afterwards we went home and got ready for school. He was sooo cute in his uniform! We got to school at 11:30 and waited for school to start. I held it together really well until he started crying while we were waiting outside for the flag ceremony to start. It was so hot outside and he was getting really upset because he his eczema starting really bothering him. His teacher saw how much he was upset by the heat and told us we could go wait inside thankfully. Pete and I left with no tears from anyone, surprisingly. When Pete and I got home we did the most exciting thing we have done in a while....we played Mariokart for an hour :)! We went to go get Kyle and he was so happy about his first day of school. He had a lot of stories to tell, some of which were made up ;). We took him to McDonald's and let him play for about an hour to celebrate his big day. When we got home we did his homework and now we are all a little tired. Today felt like 2 days crammed into one! It couldn't have gone any better though. His teacher, Mrs. Voyles, is awesome. We are so excited to have her. We have heard many wonderful things about her and her teaching abilities! I really hope Kyle loves school! Here are some of the pictures that were taken of Kyle today!

Update

So there isn't much to say other than I have been really busy. I have taken on more hours at work to kind of prepare ourselves for what might be ahead for our family. Pete is taking it easy at home, of course helping out a ton around the house and playing "Wifey", and just taking his time looking for a job again. He has always worked so hard so I told him that I don't mind if he stays at home for a while and I will work more. I definitely don't make what he makes, if he could get that again, but I can pay the bills. It feels good to be able to offer him the break. I doubt it will last long but just in case I am taking any and all hours I can get. It feels good as a Woman to know that if anything happened like this that I could and can take care of things. I am definitely appreciating my job right now and thankful I have it. Kyle is enjoying having Pete home a lot more. Pete is still doing contract work for the company but it isn't everyday. It has been about 2 days a week so that is helping. Everything is working out just fine right now so we will keep trucking along like we are! Wish us luck!

New Tattoo

When I was pregnant with Kyle I got some stretch marks on my stomach. I thought they would go away but after 5 and a half years they are still there. They aren't terrible but I am extremely embarrassed about them. I decided to go get a tattoo to cover them. I went in for my first session on Friday. Boy that was fun! 2 hours of buzzing and uncomfortableness and it is almost half way done. I love it though. It looks awesome and it will look even better when it is done. I found an amazing guy to do it. He drew on the design free hand. What talent. Anyways here is what is done.

Camping

This weekend we went camping with my family. It was so nice because we don't get to go camping that much with my Mom and my Dad. Kyle was so looking forward to it and had a blast, until this morning. I think he was a little worn out today and made the morning a little frustrating. Too much stimulation I guess. It was still so nice to get away. Kyle was so sweet and picked a bunch of "voutquets", as he called them, for all of the girls in camp.

Before we left Uncle Dave let Mommy, Daddy and Kyle shoot his riffle. Kyle loved it!!!! I haven't shot a gun in a long time and wanted to try it again. I shot it and it actually felt really good. I centered the target just like a pro. I used to be really accurate with a gun but I didn't know how well I would do after this long. Good times though.

Feeling a little tense

My stomach is in knots right now. Last night I found out that Pete will be laid off today. Right now he is meeting with one of the Bosses from his company to find out his fate. This sucks. The past 5 and a half years have been nothing but instability, not due to anything Pete has done it has just turned out this way. This is the 4th job Pete has had in the past 5 and a half years. One company went under, 2 companies have now closed down the Arizona office and laid off Pete and one company Pete left for another better job. Before all of this Pete had the same job for 6 years. We never worried about any of this. It just sucks for all of us but mostly Pete. I have faith that everything will be fine but the unknown is sooo scary! I am just wiped out right now. I feel so bad for Pete. I know he is feeling awful right now. He has 1 job offer right now with a huge pay cut and less benefits and another possible job that he is really wanting to get. I hope it works out for him on the one he really wants. Money isn't as important anymore as stability is for our family and Pete's happiness. We just need to have something stable. The one thing that stinks is the market is so bad so Survey Crews are getting laid off everywhere which means a lot of people are going for the same position as he is. The one thing I hope he has in his favor is his reputation and his knowledge and experience. He is a very valuable employee but that does no good if the work isn't there for people to need him. I guess we will just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best! That is all we can do.

Fun shopping trips in Maricopa

Okay so I am always amused and amazed by the way people act in public. I am a complete people watcher and observer. I am just addicted to it. I think we all are but I love it. After tonight I am totally convinced the freaks come out at night in Maricopa, which probably would explain why I was out late at night :). Every time I go to the grocery store late at night I always see something that makes me giggle. Tonight there was some weird guy 1 person behind me. He had a foul, loud mouth that seemed to echo throughout the store and was dressed in his pajamas. His poor wife was with him and didn't look very comfortable. If I was her I would never leave the house with him. I was laughing at the poor bagger. He looked like he was scared crapless of this guy coming through the line.

I was so happy tonight though when the cashier rang up my groceries and I gave her all of my coupons and I ended up saving 96% of my bill. I paid $1.66 for all of my groceries, $.96 of that was tax, and I saved $18.00 with buying things that were on sale and combining my coupons with those items. I am such a coupon nerd!! Gotta love grocery trips like that!!!!

The Boys hard at work!!!

Okay so I had to make note of this day. Pete was off today and spent the day working on the computer and Kyle just played with his Friend that was over while I went to the Dr., registered Kyle for school and went to the gym. When I got home from the gym I made some yummy dinner and then we planted a few plants in the front yard. Afterwards Pete told me to relax and he would clean the house for me. How nice is that!!! Pete cracked open a Rockstar and went at it. He was running around here like he was on fire trying to get it done as soon as possible with as little pain as possible. While Pete was vacuuming Kyle noticed a mess on the floor in the kitchen so he got out the little floor sweeper and started helping. I was so happy and proud to see my Boys taking care of me and pampering me. I had to take a picture!!! I just love days like this! These 2 have been way too nice to me lately. I better start sleeping with one eye open ;)!

Flowers from Pete

On Friday Pete came home and surprised me with flowers. They are absolutely beautiful. They are Lillies and as an extra little treat he took $240.00 worth of $20's and stuffed them into the bouquet. What a guy. I was thrilled just to get some beautiful flowers but the cash was a pleasant surprise. I am taking the money and getting the tattoo I have wanted for a long time this Friday, pretty excited about that!! I always love being surprised by him. He is way too good to me.

The Last T-Ball Game

On Saturday we had Kyles last game. It was hot and sticky and the kids were anxious to get it over with. I thought they would all be so excited to play their last game. They were but they just wanted it over with. They all had fun when they got into it but it is hard to have fun when it is 115 outside and your being told to chase a ball. They made it though. Here is a picture of Kyle and his Coach.