Hump Day

It is Wednesday and I am WORN out! Taking care of a 5 month old all day long is kicking my butt! Gabriel is a sweet baby, he just has a LOT of energy and is at that age where he wants to be constantly entertained, and there are only so many ways to entertain him! He got up at 9 and I just got him down (it is 10 pm!) and he did not take a nap at all! I have a hard time getting any housework done during the day, so I usually wait until he goes to sleep, that is why I just mopped the kitchen floor at 10 pm....On the days Cedric works late, it is rough around here, he is gone from 9 am until 10 pm!

Anyways, enough whining from me, I am sure I am going to miss these crazy days with baby G when I am back at work in August :(

We had a great cook-out last night with Measer, Pete, Zach, Nicole, mom, dad, and Aunt Peggy. It was fun for Gabriel to get to hang out with everyone and Rocky really had a great time with Pete. They really hit it off with each other and Rocky is so glad to have someone that is more interested in him than Gabriel :) We had good food (homemade ice cream!) and good conversation. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again on the 4th of July, which I cannot believe is only a week away, where has the summer gone?????????

Father's Day and Baptism

We had a great Father's Day weekend! Gabriel gave Cedric his present ( a digital photo viewer keychain) and then we headed to church, where Gabriel was baptized. All of Cedric's family made the trip up from King's Mountain, so we really had a great crowd there to watch Gabriel's big moment and he did great! He didn't cry at all, I was so proud of him! We had lunch with mom and dad, Zach, and Grandma Dot( I cooked lasagna), then later on that afternoon, Amaya came for a visit and we made homemade icecream-YUM! On Tuesday, we all went to the pool and had a blast with Nicki,Lucy, and Aunt Janie...Gabriel LOVES the water, and seems to think that he can swim and float without any help from us! On Wednesday, mom and me took Gabriel to get his picture made in his baptism outfit. The pictures turned out great, but we don't get to pick them up until July 9th...

This weekend we don't have too much going on...Cedric is at work and I am trying to do a little laundry and cleaning around the house, which can be difficult to accomplish with baby G around. He is going through this phase where he wants me to hold him ALL of the time! He has started reaching for people and is still trying to crawl. He is eating a lot of different foods now, oatmeal,carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, apples, peaches, and bananas. The only thing he has not liked so far is green peas. Cedric says that Gabriel already is eating more veggies than he does!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!!!

SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME, SUM-SUM-SUMMERTIME!!!!

Summer break is here and boy are we having fun! Yesterday was the first day of summer break and we did a LOT. Gabriel tried out his new pool (which he LOVED), we did a little bit of cleaning at the house, and even went for a walk! This afternoon we plan to hit the pool, I have a feeling it is going to be a daily event. Sometime this weekend we hope to go to Uncle Mark's to get in the big pool again. Sunday is Father's Day and Cedric is off work, yea!!!!
Here are some pics from yesterday!

This and That

*Gabriel is 5 months old as of yesterday, my how time has flown by!

* We just bought him a plastic pool at Wal Mart, can't wait to try it out!

* He is getting baptized this Sunday, on Father's Day.

* My last day of work was today and boy am I glad...I know I was only back for a week and a half, but dang, I am WORN out from it!

HAPPY SUMMER BREAK!!!!

WTF????

So I have been back at work for 4 days only....not only am I sick for the 1st time in over 9 months, Gabriel has a cough and stuffy nose too!!! I hate those nasty school germs. I wash my hands a million times a day and I still get sick. I am stuffy, my ears and throat are hurting and I have been sneezing like crazy, tons of fun. Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. I have to be honest with you, this week has KILLED me. I will take staying home with Gabriel anytime to this. Although I am tired when I keep him, it is not the same as being at school all day. I am glad that I still have the summer and that I only have to work tomorrow and 2 1/2 days next week, then it is summer break! I hope it goes by very slowly because in August, I am back to work "for real" and I am not looking forward to it at all! I miss my baby during the day a lot :( Wouldn't you miss this cutie pie????

There are many times throughout the school year that I really do not like my job and wonder why in the heck I work in a school and not in a hospital or clinic but I gotta tell ya, summer break is why! What other job can you get 2 months off in the summer, a week at Christmas and a week at Easter?????? Not many, and that my friends is why I choose to work in the schools!!!! Ok, plus I do enjoy children, some of the time :)