i hate that it has been such a long time since i last updated. i want to blog regularly, documenting each detail of our daily life because i know that one day i won't remember all these little things. but it's hard in the midst of real life to stop and take the time.

back tracking a bit....

last Sunday Brian was installed as a deacon at Redeemer. watching him standing up there with those other men who were getting installed, my heart was full to bursting with love and thankfulness for Brian. you'd have to search pretty hard to find a more sincere person than Brian. why in the world he wanted to spend his life with me, i'll never know, but i'm sure glad he asked. he's something special.

Brian's parents were in central Texas over the weekend and came to church with us Sunday and then took us to lunch at Matt's El Rancho. yumm.

Brian had a deacon's meeting Monday night and didn't get home until 11. i was thankfully we live a mere 5 minutes from church and that he didn't have to drive the half hour that most of the other deacons have to drive.

i had an OB appointment Tuesday. things are looking good and i'm finally gaining some weight - 6 lbs. so far.
i'm 15 weeks today and i'm feeling more pregnant every day. i'm having a harder time buttoning my regular jeans without first dancing around and stretching them out, but i still can't wear the maternity jeans i found at the thrift store. my ultrasound is scheduled for June 13th. i can hardly wait to look at baby. we haven't talked much about names. i have a few that have jumped out to me when i've looked through the family genealogy papers, but i don't think any will really stick with me/us until we know what flavor of baby this is.

Brian and i met with William's speech therapist and his teacher and the Maplewood principal Tuesday morning to review what had been accomplished over the year and to discuss the plan for next year. thankfully he gets to continue with therapy an hour a week next year.

i met Jess for coffee on Tuesday. we spent an hour and a half catching up. we haven't had a lot of time to talk since she got married in February.

i came home and baked a chocolate buttermilk cake for Brian and the boys to take to the cub scout boat races/potluck that night. while they were at that Margaret and i got dinner out, went swimsuit shopping, and walking and rollerblading. it was good to spend some time together, just us girls. we rarely do that.

this morning after i dropped off the kids, Karen - Keegan's mom - and i had breakfast together at Cherrywood Coffeehouse down the street from Maplewood. she's become a really good friend. we're both real similar and both love scouring thrift stores and Goodwill and repurposing things. we made big plans for the summer and are determined to spend lots of time together.

i keep meaning to take tummy pics, but i haven't got around to it. soon.

we're heading to Galveston as soon as the kids get out of school on Friday. our neighbor and the guy who has done most of the work on our house, Dan, owns a little cottage down there and said we can go down and use it any time. i'm sure we'll take advantage of it several times this summer. it's not beachfront, but who cares as long as your on the island. the island is only like 3 miles wide so no matter where you are you're near the beach.

the kids are almost done with school for the year. i always get so emotional at the end of the school year recalling all the memories we've made throughout the year and realizing that this season of life is going to pass far too quickly. things will be quite different next year with Margaret going off to jr. high. these two years of having them all together at Maplewood has been special and i kind of hate to see it come to an end.

well, i've got dinner to make and homework folders to check.