I’ve been a single parent for a few days and I HATE it. B had to go to California for a sales meeting and will be home Sunday. We miss him terribly. I’m just not a happy camper when my family is not together. I’ve been letting Carson stay up late since daddy is not here. I think it’s more for me than him. We’ve had a rough time lately so any one on one time I can squeeze in is good. I don’t know who coined the phrase “terrible two’s” because the three’s have been rough. I have a little ball of fire on my hands. He get’s that from his dad, certainly not from me.

It’s interesting to see him and Camron together. Carson is very independent and Camron is very much a momma’s boy. They get along most of the time but Carson likes to knock him down and play fight, which usually results in Camron crying. I have noticed that when one of them is not around the other one goes looking for them. Me and Carson are going to a birthday party tomorrow and my mom is keeping Camron. Carson was actually upset earlier because he wanted Camron to go. I know they will have their differences but I hope they will always have a special bond. I always wanted my children close in age in hopes that they would be close.

We went to Taekwondo tonight. This is his third week of class and he seems to really like it. I think he has gotten in trouble more than he is used to but he seems to be doing okay. He looks so cute in his uniform. I had to turn in his top tonight for patches but I’ll post a picture later. I really think this will be good for him. He has soooo much energy and really needs something to focus that energy on (besides his brother).
Well, he is dozing off here beside me so I guess it’s bed time. Night, night.

This morning I actually got out of bed before the boys. If you know my boys, you know that they get up at the crack of dawn and are ready for the day. I, however, can’t really function until I’ve had at least 2 cups of coffee. The morning time is always a struggle for me and it sets the mood for the rest of our day. So today I was up at 6:15 drinking coffee and having some quiet devotional time. It feels really good to be back in the word.

I’m starting fresh today and making some changes in my life. This year has been really hard on me spiritually and emotionally. I have been running from God for so long. I have yearned for a closer relationship with him and I just kept putting it off. I’ve missed church and having that church family. I have wanted to get my children in church but again, kept putting it off.
I was invited to a church, Inverness Vineyard by some friends. I went several times and loved it. I started taking Carson to Awanas on Wednesday night and he seemed to have fun for a while. I cried every time I went to church because I longed for it and I was overwhelmed with emotions. I stopped going after a few months. God kept working on me and 3 weeks ago I went back to the church I grew up in. WoW! It has changed a lot. I really enjoyed it and of course cried a couple of times. I’ve gone for 3 weeks now and God is really moving in me. I plan on attending Sunday school next week and I’m hoping that I love it. You can really feel God in that place and I did not use to feel that way when I went there. I really love how involved in our community they are. I am jumping right in and figuring out what I can do to make a difference.

I’m back! I have had way too many thoughts running through my head lately and need to get them organized so stay tuned.

My heart is so heavy tonight. I’m praying for a family who lost their 2 year old in a tragic accident today. Please hug your children tightly because we never know when God may call them home.

Here’s the low down of what has happened since my last update…….

1. Camron Thomas was born on December 14, 2009 at home.
2. We now have a 6 month old yellow lab, named Lucky.
3. We had a young golden retriever, named Ecko. We had to find him a loving him because of his aggression 😦 We even hired an animal behaviorist and did obedience training with him but he did not like his personal space invaded . I miss him very much.

That’s all I can think of at the moment. I’m sure I’ll add to the list since my last post was almost a year ago 😦

So, I was informed last night that I needed to be updating this blog. I went out to eat with some friends for some much needed mommy alone time. However, when I got home at 10pm Carson was wide awake and nowhere near ready for bed. We finally laid down around 11 and he was out quickly.
It’s a busy day in the Pyper house. Brandon’s birthday was Thursday and we are having his birthday party today. We have family in town and it’s been good seeing everyone. His Dad and stepmom, brother and his wife and 2 kids are all here. We are going swimming at my Aunt’s house and grilling out.
We are finally moved into our house. We closed on May 28th and moved in that day. It’s been sooo busy! We are finally getting settled in but there is still so many things to do. Brandon has worked so hard on making sure me and Carson have a nice home and yard to spend our days. He really is the best husband and father EVER.
The pregnancy is going well. I am about 16 weeks along and finally feeling much better. I’ve just started feeling the baby moving and I forgot how wonderful that is. We’ve decided to have this baby at home and I am soooo excited about that. I have a wonderful midwife that I’ve been seeing and I’m so glad I found her.
Well, I know there is more to talk about but we are leaving in a few minutes so I’ll end this for now.

Well, we are about 4 or 5 weeks out from closing. I can’t believe it’s almost finished. We are sooooo very excited! These last few weeks have been a little stressful with wondering how it’s all going to come together, picking out some new furniture and trying to decide on last minute things we need. I’ve been so tired these first weeks of pregnancy. I’m glad we’ve decided to hire a moving company because I really don’t feel up to moving. I’ve really decided to just not worry about it. It WILL come together and everything will be fine.

Here are the latest pictures

The picture says it all 🙂

Holy moly! Why have I not been keeping this updated. Oh well, I will be back soon…………….I Promise!!!