Springtime in Texas

Zachary and I went to my parents place this weekend in Brenham. It's about 2 hours south of us in Killeen. The drive up there on Friday afternoon had me looking for bluebonnets so that I could take some pics of Zachary in them. I've always wanted to do that and never have. So when we got to my parents place, they were everywhere. We took some pics on Sunday morning. If you are friends with me on either Myspace of Facebook, I've posted the entire albums there.

I love springtime in Texas!

My amazing husband!

Today is Legal Assistants Day, which is what I do. So Nick came to work this morning and brought me a rose bush, a very soft teddy bear and my favorite candy. I said "I didn't even know it was legal assistants day. How did you find out about it?" He said "I heard it on the radio and went home to google it to be sure." I have an amazing husband. He loves me probably more than I deserve.

P.S. I'll post pics later...

I love to be organized!

Last night, about 3:30 a.m., my dog woke me up to go outside. I got up, let her out, and then laid down on the couch to wait for her to come back in. While I was laying there Zachary came out of his room to tell me he wanted to sleep with us in our bed. Now, for any of your parents that know that feeling when your kids sleep with you, you don't get any sleep. You're too busy making sure your kid doesn't elbow you in the face or kick you in the stomache. I took Zachary back to his bed but his pull up had leaked so I had to change his bed sheets. I walk to the linen closet and open it......and there are all of my bed sheets. Neatly folded, organized, labeled, and in plastic tubs for me to see. At 3:30-ish in the morning, I had never been so happy to see plastic tubs and labels. I changed the bed sheets, with a huge goofy grin across my face, and tucked Zachary back into bed. I love my plastic tubs and my label maker!

Bush Whisperer

So, we went out to eat tonight and when we got home we stopped to look at our front garden. We have a crabapple tree, many irises and amaryllis, another plant I'm not sure that I'm not sure I know the name of, and 3 japanese boxwoods. I think the boxwoods are dead, however my husband does not. So as we stand there looking at our japanese boxwoods, I tell Nick "I think these are dead." He says "No they aren't. When you scratch the branches, it's moist." I said "How do you know that?" He says "Because I am the bush whisperer." I laughed pretty hard....my husband is so funny.

The Coffee Shop Cafe

We are always looking for something to do on a Saturday with Zachary and we decided for this Saturday we needed to take him to Cameron Park Zoo in Waco. It's a really nice zoo and we've been there before. It's about 1 hour away from our house but we always have fun when we go. After we had been to the zoo, we took the scenic way home which included a drive by Crawford and through McGregor. I had never been that way so I thought it would be nice for a change. We stopped at a cafe in McGregor called The Coffee Shop Cafe. It's website is http://www.thecoffeeshop.us/ It's just a big ole' country cafe and the food is very good. I didn't cost us much to go either, it was about $23 for the 3 of us to eat. They have a buffet that you can eat from or you can order off the menu. Inside this cafe, there is so much George W. Bush stuff you can't even imagine. It's located on Highway 84, also known as the George W. Bush Parkway so you can imagine what type of stuff is inside. All that aside, if you are in Central Texas and you can stop by this cafe, you should. Your tummy will thank you!

New toys...

Ok, so does anyone else who has a boy feel like the toys for boys are against us?? Zachary's been having some issues at school, which I'm sure are related to Nick leaving soon for Iraq, so we told him that if he was good at school we would get him a have a prize; which in Zachary's world translates in a new toy. Nick picked up Zachary from school and they were off to Wal-Mart to get a prize. I get home and about 5 minutes later, the boys get home. Zachary gets out of the truck and I'm looking at this toy thinking..Oh good. This will give me a headache later. So after playing outside, dinner and a bath, we have taken the toy out of the box and put it together!!

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Success!!

Zachary..the big helper.

So Zachary comes to me a little bit ago and says "Hey Mom, look at what I can do. I can fold this cape." He was wearing his Super-Man jammies..complete with a cape. So I said "Ok baby, show me." He folded it so well. And then he said "Ok Mom, it's your turn." I folded it but of course it wasn't as good as his was. Now....how do I get him to help with the laundry??

First Blog...

So, I thought that I would keep everyone updated on our lives through this blog. We are a military family, which means nothing stays the same with us for long. I am a 30-something mom of an amazing little boy, Zachary, who is almost 4 and a wife to a husband that I am lucky to have in my life. We are going to celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary on April 20th. He is an active duty soldier in the U.S. Army and has been for 12 years. I work at a law firm as a full time paralegal working primarly in family law. I love my job, and my boss, who is also a very close friend and I treasure him dearly.

So, having said all of that...welcome to my blog, A Day in the Life of a Soldier's Princess. I hope you enjoy this journey with us!