plans

I am feeling fairly accomplished today. We have a big move coming up and that takes lots of planning. Today I reserved our PODs and scheduled them to be delivered and when we want them picked up after we load our house hold goods in them. I also called the apartments I want to live in back home and discussed all the specifics with the property manager.
I am not a psychotic planner like some people I know who shall remain nameless =-} But when we have a potentially stressful situation, like a deployement and cross country move, then I do feel better when I have a plan.

The Zoo

We spent this beautiful spring day enjoying the beautiful weather at the zoo! I took tons of pictures and I wanted to share them.

Mushroom sitting

Jumping off the mushroom

So Handsome!

Enjoying the water

right in the face!

dripping wet

Hannah and daddy looking at the musk ox right before Isaiah yells "EEww it just pooped!" LoL thats boys for you!

Getting tired and grumpy!

Mr. Tiger

Me and my boys!

My cutie husband!

The three greatest kids!

Handsome handsome boys

Barn owl

Hannah loves the aquarium

Watching the sharks

Hannah enjoyed walking around

cutie pie

=-}

beautiful flowers

I love this statue

mole rats

explorers

thats right I am drooling!

spider monkeys!

snail 1

snail 2

spider monkey 3

hahaha

she loved the meerkats

really cool looking peacock

I made it thru the day!!

I Love Heavenly Father

I am so thankful for the gospel in my life. I am thankful to know who I am and where I came from. I am thankful that I am never alone on this journey.
I have been struggling with planning our next year of homeschool for a while now. I knew that what we did this past year, although we enjoyed it just would not work next year. With Daddy deploying, a move across the country and a new baby coming things had to be simplified.
I dont know why it took me so long to take the issue to the Lord. That is of course what I should have done first! But I eventually got there and you know what happened? Everything fell into place! The right idea's, the right curriculums, everything just came together! =-} I have to laugh when people tell me I must have amazing patience or I must be so good at this or that to homeschool my kids. Honestly Its not me. I only get thru a day, no scratch that I only get thru any given hour becayse of my Heavenly Father and His strength and His love and His mercy.
I am so glad to know that really He is in charge of this crazy journey that we are on =-}

The mom curse!

Any woman who has a mom knows about the "mom curse". I am sure you all can quote it with me!

" I hope your child turns out just like you!" Well I have been fairly lucky with my first to boys. I must admit I had been lulled into a false sense of security! Surely I had escaped the curse.

Oh No! I didnt escape it at all. I had a daughter, and now I know why the curse is uttered by every mom in the universe! Although my Darling little girl is only 19 months old I have already cursed her with the "mom curse"!!