Happy Easter!

Good Friday began our Spring Break. Looking forward to no 6 am alarm for a whole week. Yes!!!!

Sissy is on SB for a week and daddy took the week off to spend time with the fam.  Love it when daddy's home.

Saturday morning we tried our first BIG Easter egg hunt...
Never. Again. Too chaotic for us. Next year we will have to go to one at a local church:)

We spent the rest of the afternoon sanding down our front porch so we can paint it and make it look pretty (SB project) and fighting these awful allergies. Love Spring because it brings warm weather but the pollen is killing all of us.

This morning we attended the 9:15 service at our church. We worshipped and celebrated the true meaning of Easter.  It was a lovely service and 22 people gave their life to Jesus Christ. It was so awesome to watch. #Heisnotdead


He is not here;
He has risen,
just as he said.

Matthew 28:6

After church we came home, ate a quick lunch and we've been hanging out ever since. AND Adri put out some eggs for Max in our yard so he could do a hunt without the craziness. Ha



Here's some pics from the weekend.

                                                      Sandbox fun. Kids enjoyed that.

                                                  Adriana petting the bunny. She loved it!

                                                                 

                                                                 

                                                    

                               

                                                       backyard Easter egg hunt

                                                                      my littles

Hope all of you have an awesome week! XOXO

Today..

I "spanked" more like popped my 2 year old in public.

Not. Funny.

I am not one to spank (I will when needed), but today Max really got the best of me. Actually, he's been getting the best of me for about a month now, to the point where I feel like I've failed as a parent these past two years. I even cried the other day because I felt so frustrated with this "new phase" he's entered.

The boy throws tantrums like no other (boy does he have a pair of lungs, you can hear him screaming for miles) throws things and himself. This is happening more and more often. He's also sweet as pie and is very wild but well behaved most of the time. Way too smart too. This is what makes it so hard to discipline him when he is misbehaving..

You'd think this is my first child because I have no experience with this. Adriana totally skipped over the "Terrific Twos"or maybe I just don't remember Ha, so of course I am lost with this boy when it comes to this.

Thanks to Max, I now know how much patience I really have. It's amazing. Really. lol

Anyway, Max wasn't getting his way today so he began to scream, kick and throw himself in front of everyone and of course a lot of these people were giving me "the look". I hate "the look". Makes me feel like I am being judged and I can't help but try to imagine what's going through these people's minds.

Today, I gave in and popped Max on his chunky thighs and I didn't care what a single person thought. I've tried letting him have the fit, that goes on for 30-45 minutes, time-out, talking to him, bribing him. None of these worked..

Neither did that "spanking" Waahhhhh

He screamed all the way home, finally fell asleep, an hour later woke up from his nap and didn't skip a beat and kept on with the tantrum as if he had never stopped to take that nap.

I keep hearing, "this is just a phase", "It's just the age","He's a boy!" "It will be gone by the time he's 4." Lord, help me if it takes that long. hahaha

I don't want to stop taking him out in public because it's good for him and I to get out but this seems to be when he's on his worst behavior. Goodness!

Mamas that have been through this or are currently going through this stage: What are your thoughts? Advice? I feel so alone because I swear I don't see any other kids doing this or not this badly anyway. Feel free to inbox me if you don't want to comment for others to see. I was very skeptical about writing this, but I find comfort in writing and sharing my feelings with other moms. I'm sure somebody out there can relate.

Just a couple more hours and daddy will be home. Max behaves like a total angel for daddy.


C

Awesome weekend!

Kung Fu Max had the best party!

On Saturday, March 21st, we celebrated Max's 2nd Birthday. It was such a perfect day for a party at the park surrounded by our sweet friends and family. Thanks to all who took a couple of hours out of your day to help us celebrate.

The weather was perfect, cake was beautiful, snacks were tasty and the company was the best!

Can't believe our little guy is TWO!

Another awesome thing that happened this weekend was me getting baptized at church. We started attending NewSpring Church Spartanburg 3 years ago. We've loved this church from the first time we attended our first service there. We feel at home there, Perry Noble rocks and we love how they love our two kiddos and are teaching both of them about Jesus on their level. I am so very excited of what's to come now that I've taken this next step in my walk with Jesus.  #thebestisyettocome

This was a weekend we won't ever forget:)

Here's a couple of pictures. Enjoy.

Have a great week, friends!

I blinked..

And my Max turned TWO! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAXIMUS!!!

Today our little guy (not so little haha) Maximus turns TWO!! How in the world did that happen so fast?!

Max has grown SO much in this past year. I am one proud mama! If you're friends with me on FB or IG, you already know that. lol Don't act like you don't love all of the pictures. haha I personally LOVE all of the photos of your precious families.

We are having Max's birthday party this weekend. Outside. Mama's been praying that the weather stays dry and warm.

Here's some pictures I took yesterday. I'd been planning to take these all month and of course Max goes and busts his lip (really bad) right before I got a chance to take them. You really can't tell in the pictures. He's such a happy kid and tough too!

Happy Wednesday, friends.

Max's Birthday shirt was made by https://www.facebook.com/mamiesmonograms Mamie did an awesome job! I highly recommend her:) Go check out her Facebook page.

XOXO

Almost TWO!

First post of 2015!

Today marks exactly 23 months that our sweet, happy boy was born. He brings so much joy into our lives and is full of personality. Love that!

This mama tries her best to do a monthly "photoshoot" of Max. They grow up so quickly and are changing every day, I need lots of pictures to look through when he's grown and married. Today's "shoot" was full of smiles and snacking on Goldfish. 

2nd Birthday party plans in the works.

Here's a couple from today.

The second picture cracks me up. Always being silly. Totally normal for Maximus.

Chao

Visiting Bue Bui in Sunny California!

The day after Christmas, the kids and I flew across the country to visit Bue Bui (my mom) who for the past 5 years has been living in Cali. Hubby stayed home..we were sad about that BUT, somebody has to make money so we can eat. lol 

This was my first time traveling with 2 kids by myself..um, yeah...won't do that again. Kids were perfectly behaved, but I only have 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 arms, you get the point. Thankfully, I have lots of patience. lol Getting in and out of the plane with 2 kids, one carry-on, a book bag, blankets, pillow, dolls etc was the most difficult part. I know I bumped a few people boarding the plane and getting off. Oops. And people were looking at me like I was a crazy lady. I tried letting most people off so they would not have to wait until I loaded up my Zoo but that wasn't always an option...getting off of our connect flight in Texas to GSP, I had 5 minutes to get to my gate (with 18 others), so I had to hurry and get off that plane. 

This world many times reminds us of how cruel and mean a lot of people are but this trip like many other times, was a reminder that there are also so many good people with big hearts in this world as well:) I experienced so many acts of kindness through this trip. People helping me load and unload my carry-on on the plane, one lady even rolled it out for me (we sat next to each other and made friends on the plane). A sweet "angel" in the LAX airport that helped us out, if it wasn't for her, we would have missed our plane. Let me tell you what, people are scared to death of traveling next to kids and babies...tons of people passed my seat and kept going because I had 2 kids with me but on all of our flights, there was always 1 person who is a parent that loves children that was happy to sit with my babies and me. I had one guy walk by my seat and when he noticed I had 1 child and a baby, he said, "Oh, she has kids with her!" and kept walking. That type of thing doesn't make a mama feel good but it is what it is. Thankful for the sweet people I met on my trip. They made my heart smile. 

We spent 10 awesome days in sunny California. It was sunny every day and in the high 60's low-mid 70's. It was wonderful but I missed my hubby something serious so I was ready to come home. Here are a few pictures from our trip. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Happy Saturday, friends!! XOXO

Thankful:)

This time last week we all went to bed super anxious and happy knowing we would be closing on our new home the next day, just 2 days before Thanksgiving. This was a day we had been waiting 3 1/2 months for..:)

Not sure if any of you are familiar with a Short Sale... What. A. Pain. lol but oh so worth every minute we waited and all of the work we put into it. We had an amazing team of people working to get this house closed on and our awesome family helping out too. Oooh, we sure do love those guys!

This house needs a lot of love and attention and we are just the family to give it that! 

My mother-in-law and hubby started cleaning this past weekend to get the house ready to paint. Hoping to start that this weekend. I made an album on fb where I will be posting updated photos of before and afters of the house. Cannot wait to see the transformation. Here are a few pictures. 

Love our dining room

Love this door:)

God is good. All of the time. Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving with your loved ones! Can't believe Christmas is right around the corner:)