Where did July go?

Nini's new car. I know where Wyatt gets his love for cars.. the Doss side! It is in his blood.
Bug thinking she is pretty cute driving this car!

Silly glasses... Ms. Elias sent these for the kids and they had a good time yesterday playing with them! Thank goodness there was a green pair.. Wyatt's favorite color and everything has to be GREEN!
Cute picture

Wearing Daddy's boots. They love trying on our shoes, especially daddy's boots.
EJ throwing a fit when Zach tries to take them away from her. He had the boot in his hand and he was hanging, not going to give up!


This month has been a tough month for me as a mom. The kids are growing up so fast. It is hard to see my baby become a toddler and realize I will never get that back. She has come out of her shell and her personality is strong! She is so much like her Daddy, very passionate, easy going, busy, but boy is she stubborn! I think she is hitting her terrible two's early and Wyatt is really testing the three's all at the same time! As an only child, the fighting and arguing is so foreign. Zach keeps telling me it is normal but all I wanted was a brother or sister so I cannot understand why they are so ugly to each other sometimes!
I am so thankful for the MDO program this past month. Wyatt and his best buddy Brock were in the same class and they had a ball. Wyatt is so funny when he come home from school, because his imagination is so vivid and the stories he tells are great. Apparently, Brock was talking about a roof leak they had and Wyatt comes home telling me, " Mommy, my room is flooded, water everwhere coming thru my fan and there are sharks in my room, red dragons, and a fox." So serious about it too! EJ went for the first time and did great. She did not cry when I dropped her off, and I have to admit it made me kinda sad. All the other kids would be screaming for their mommies and Bug was happy to get out of the house and have her own thing. She did bite a little boy, which I was mortified about...especially after the first week of being there and getting the "blue" slip. (The blue ship indicates your child bit today) Everyday I would hold my breath and ask, " How did June do today?" Finally, at the end of the month her teachers said she did get a blue slip in her bag... but she was the victim this time! Thank goodness! Aug is going to be rough without MDO!

Zach and I enjoyed a night out last night without children. Skeet and Nini volunteered to keep the kids and we always take up free babysitting! We went out to eat then were really adventurous and headed down the street to The Bar. I honestly have not been out in Midland since Wyatt was born... so three years. It felt like 10! We use to go out I notice all the "old" people at the bar.. now, I am old. Everyone was young, babies... The smoke made us sick walking in so we had to sit outside! All in all, it was nice to get out and about, realizing that I am officially middle aged. What happened?! Zach had is 15 yr reunion last weekend so it is all hitting home. We have been out of college for 10 years! Time flies.

What a week

The bottom picture is our class.. remind me not to look into the sun and sit next to the hot instructor.. especially after doing Fran as our workout in 100 degree heat! I promise to post pictures of the kids this week!



I was afraid to blog last week, I had lost my patience as a Mom. Embarrassed to admit it, I was in need of a break from my kids. Perfect timing because Zach and I went to Ft. Worth for the Cross fit certification. It was a humbling experience in itself, but at least I did not have whinny children and the word "No" coming out of my mouth every other word. It is so hard to remember the kids are 18 months old and 3... they are testing and pushing the rules and boundaries already! What does this mean in 2, 4, 10 years?! The good news is I had 2 days to regroup.. the bad news is it is Monday and after a weekend of fun with grandparents it is difficult get back on schedule. Today at the grocery store the kids were fighting the entire time.. Emily June would grab Wyatt, pinch him then Wyatt would scream. Over and over to the point where I just looked at them and said, " Keep your hands to yourself and keep your mouths shut. Or I will pinch you both so you will quit doing it to each other" Some lady in line followed me to my car and gave me a booklet than said "How to discipline and raise children." Seriously?! She must be single with a cat that takes care of itself. Then she proceeded to tell me the Jehovah Witnesses will come to my house and give me the entire book not just the insert if I need it. At that point, I wanted to say, " Will they watch my children so I can go to the grocery store alone next time?!"

Regardless of today and last week the kids had a great time with Skeet and Nini and Zach and I realized how much we like Ft.Worth. Whole Foods alone would convince me to move. It has to be the best experience for any mother/wife.. which means I am definitly getting older! Zach and I got our tails kicked in on the Level one certification... We learned a ton and I can hardly get out of bed today. Touching the top of my thighs hurts in itself.... I have never done so many air squats in my life. Yet, it was motivating.. got us both back to the basics and back on track. The Crossfit people are incredible, I just hope I can continue to improve!

Navy Seals Challenge

Joe, Zach, Shannon, Miranda, Bryan, Tom, Patrick, Daniel (CF visitor from Houston)



Zach participated in the Navy Seals Challenge on Saturday.. yes, for fun! We both work out with a guy who is training to be a Navy Seal and asked Crossfit to participate.. I am glad I had the kids as an excuse to stay home! The team did great, Crossfit came in first... the Navy team came in 3rd5 Not bad! The best part is our teams average age has to be somewhere around 37 compared to all the young kids and other athletes out there. So no more excuses for getting older! They started at 6:30 with 500 M swim, followed by push ups, pull ups, and ending with running.... Good job guys! Oh, and Tom who served our country in the Navy.. was reminded that he still has it!

Cowboy Wyatt

Cute pictures from Papa's house the other day... Cowboy trying to fix things.

Future Soccer players? Cute regardless!

My cute soccer players..

Cousins...

Zach's uncle Richard and Tinsley.. I think she looks more like me than Zach side of the family!
Coming home from camp..so pretty and a beautiful smile. (Becka you would be proud she went to T bar M!)
Can you tell Soccer runs in the family?! Here is Karl.. he made the ODP team and is headed to Alabama



For some reason Houston is another country. We rarely get to see Zach's side of the family and here are a few recent pictures of his cousins' children. I am hoping June and and Wyatt will get to know them sometime sooner than later!

Happy Fourth of July !!

HEre we are another year later at the Children's Parade and it seems now Wyatt is able to ride a "bike" and June can sit up and participate this year!

And we are off!
Wyatt riding by himself... he loves this old tricycle (bike to him) Sometimes you cannot beat the faithful toys that have been around for years. Dad loves to find the great finds at estate and garage sales... forget the motorized cars we have at home!
Why can we not all look at the camera at the same time?! My babies..
The McNeels... so Cute!
Ryan is holding June.. she adores him.
Hudson and Wyatt found two other tricycles and helmets to play with.. we had no idea who's they were... but they were having a good time.
Look at those legs! I wish they were mine... Jenn somehow got stuck with pulling my kids!
Determination
I love you Brock!
Wyatt entered the Tbird at GT Car show.. he was excited. (Skeet has told him he will save it for him when he turns 16)
On the way home.. he insisted his glasses (June's glasses) matched his new Green shoes.. He is obsessed with Green.. we can all thank Noah Crumpler for that one!
On the way to the parade...
Coming home from the parade and car show!
My very favorite picture... I love this! Wyatt in his cowboy boots (Thanks to Papa) and he just might bring back shorts and boots for a new hip look! June adores her brother and lately he has just been really sweet to her.

We had a good Fourth of July. It is hard for me to blog today bc it is so quiet around my house. This was the first day I took BOTH kids to First Pres for the July session of Mother's Day Out. It is errie quiet! I should embrace it, but it is sad they are old enough to go together.
Wyatt is really starting to pick up on things and last night he said at the dinner table (on his own) "Dear God, thank you for Jesus, thank you for Mommy, thank you for Daddy and June and Dear God thank you for Cars, Doc, Lighting, Hudson, amen." It was so sweet and so random. I have always told him he can pray when ever he wants, not just at bedtime and dinner.. and I think he gets it. I love the innocence and honesty.
Emily June is nonstop.. she has no fear, I keep saying that and this past weekend she was in the pool not even thinking twice about it. My worst fear, the pool, and her she is already jumping in without any life jackets nothing! So I constantly worry with her. That is her personality.. when I dropped her off today for the FIRST time she walked right into the room like she has been there a hundred times before! With Wyatt I had to pry him off me.. he was crying, I was crying... totally different today. Wyatt was so excited to see his friends.. he told me last week in the car, " Mom, I love my friends." I cannot wait to pick them up at 2, what am I going to do when they are both is school this fall?!

UPDATE: Both did great.. except when I picked up June they told me she did bite some little boy. They were playing and he had his hands around her face/mouth and she sunk her teeth into his sweet finger. They do not tell you names... but after talking to Laura and found out some kid bit Sammy today it was obvious! Sorry Lala!!!