Sick

So at our house everyone has the funk! Olivia was sick with a cold all last week, and I started feeling bad on Thursday. I went to the doctor on Friday and I have strep throat and a sinus infection. Mark decided to start feeling bad Friday night! It has just been NO fun at our house. Victoria is the only one doing okay! To finish things off just when we think we are starting to feel better this afternoon Olivia starts to throw up! Why!?! This poor child has never thrown up before so you can only imagine the drama! It has been an interesting night. Off to the doctors tomorrow!

Exciting News

Mark got the job at VTMilcom! On Tuesday Mark starts his new job! VTMilcom is a government contractor that installs different systems on ships. I really don't know a lot about it just that it is a really good job that will allow Mark to grow advance within. This also means that Mark is going to be doing a lot of traveling. I am a little nervous about that since he and I have never really spent much time apart. I am sure I can handle it and its not like technology is not on our side!

One Last Thing!

On the last day of 2008 my Victoria finally crewled! She is getting so big! While we did get it on video I am having trouble getting it to upload to blogger. Will keep trying. What a good ending to 2008!

A Look Back

Many great things have happened in 2008. The first thing that comes to mind is the birth of my second daughter in May, Miss Victoria Pearl! She is a joy to have and I love seeing her discover new things each and everyday. In August I left Priority Toyota ( a job I loved and people I loved) to work for Courtesy Ford. The change in jobs allowed me to be 5 minutes form my girls vs. 1 hour. While I was not sure I was going to be happy at Courtesy I have come to love and enjoy my job almost as much as Priority not to mention I am about to get a promotion and the pay is a lot better! Another big thing that happened in 2008 is Olivia started Pre-School. She loves to go and is learning so much. It is so hard to believe that she will be 4 years old in July!


With the good comes the bad.....
In March a very close friend of mine lost two of his brothers in a house fire in Chesapeake . While he and his family are doing pretty good I still find myself thing about them everyday. August was a little difficult for us not only did I start a new job but Mark lost his with East Coast Equipment. While he has since found work he continues to look for a career. The day before Christmas Eve we got good news that he will be called in for an interview with VTMilcom in the next week or so. This is a company that my granddaddy had dealings with and it will be a really good thing for Mark and our family. As the year was winding down we had a scare with my dad and his heart and Mark lost his Aunt Martha. It was not quite the end one would want to a year but one can only hope that only great things are in store for the New Year!

From My Family to Yours,
May Wonderful Things Happen In 2009!

Merry Christmas!

We have had a very trying past week. While we were excited about it being Christmas we were also dealing with the loss of a loved one. Marks Aunt Martha lost here battle with cancer on December 22nd. She was a wonderful woman who loved her family, she will be forever missed. The wake was held on Friday and the funeral on Saturday. The week for us has been very long and drawn out. We also were dealing with my dad having two mild heart attacks. He had two 99% blockages and had to have two stints put in. He is home and doing well.
As if things could not get any worse we have all been feeling a little under the weather. Mark woke up Christmas Eve morning throwing up. We were hoping he would feel better by the time we had to go to his brothers but no such luck. I took the girls and went to do the Christmas Eve thing with his family. We had a very nice time. We finished up there around 6ish and I was too tired at that point to travel to my dads so I headed home.
Once we got home we put cookies and milk out for Santa and got ready for bed. Olivia hates to go to bed in her room but since daddy was sick we had to. I decided I would lay with her until she fell asleep. Not a good idea! I woke up at 1am! (Still having to do the Santa thing)
We got up around 7.... Olivia was very excited about all of her gifts. She got two goldfish (we are down to one and he is not looking so hot), lots of play-doh, a soccer ball, stickers, art stuff, and cloths. Victoria got a cute little doll stroller, and baby doll, a toy fish tank, and a cute little monkey toy. I would say that the girls had a great Christmas and Santa was very good to them.
Christmas day my mother and grandparents came to visit and to have dinner. I made a turkey and all the fixings to go with it. I did not want a repeat of last years bad Chinese food!
After all the Christmas day fun it was time to crash and burn!

Christmas is almost here!

Christmas is only a few days away and I am getting more and more excited! It is going to be so much fun to watch Olivia open gifts this year and it's Victoria's 1st Christmas! We have finished getting gifts for the family and as long as I stay away from Target and Wal-Mart I am done getting things for the girls! Christmas Eve we will be with Marks family in Chesapeake and with my dad that evening. Christmas day we will be home! My mom and grandparents will come to see what Santa brings to our house, and we will go and spend the weekend with them for our gift exchange. Here are a few family pics from this past week. Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Oh what fun....

We had such a busy weekend! Friday evening we did not do much because we knew Saturday and Sunday were jam-packed!

Saturday morning we got up and went to the YMCA to have milk and cookies with Santa! Olivia had a small meltdown when it was her turn! Victoria did just fine… she really had no clue what was going on and she likes everyone! Needless to say we got no pictures!  Maybe we will do better with the mall Santa! HA! HA! HA!
After the YMCA it was time to go home for a quick nap before the Elizabeth City Christmas Parade! Olivia had no clue what a parade was, so to make it fun for her I told her there was lots of lights and the throw candy to the little kids! Wrong answer! While she loved the parade she kept yelling “I want more candy!” I wanted to die! Victoria did great considering I forgot her passie. As long as I was holding her and she could see what was going on we were good! She is so easy going! Then it was back home to hang out with my friend Jessica and her husband Tom and there kids! Jess made chicken-pop-pie and we had a bonfire for the kids. When Mark proceeded to catch to woods behind us on fire because he caught the gas can on fire and had to throw it before he caught himself on fire! No more fire for Mark! (This is not the first time we have had something almost bad happen during a bonfire!) After the fire excitement and we got all the kiddies settled we watched Hancock and just chilled!

Sunday…. All is can say is WOW! Olivia has two birthday parties back to back! One was from 1-3 at the Pizza Inn for Lillian and then the second was from 3-5 at the McDonalds for Eddie! Because of the times of the parties there was no nap which Olivia requires so you can imagine how much fun it was! After all was said and done I needed a drink!

All in All we had a good weekend it was a lot of work and I guess my parents were right it just gets harder as they get older!

Here it is Monday morning I am at work and I feel like I am on Vacation! LOL! Who knew!