I would drive 1000 miles

In the past week I have driven over 1000 miles, of course it happens when the gas prices are at their highest, oh well what are you going to do?

Jack and I left last Wednesday after we dropped Emma off for the 6 hour drive to Kerrville. I have a friend there who has two children with Autism and she needed some help to get things straight with the school district. I was happy to help and it was kind of weird stepping into an ARD after 5 years out. Spending time with her and her boys really made me miss working so I am going over some things in my head and trying to make some decisions. I love her dearly and was so glad to spend this time with her and get to know her sons. We spent Thursday night with another friend and a bottle of wine, after way too much talking, laughing and drinking we went to bed. I was happy and content, my life is so full of strong women and I feel so blessed by them all. Emma stayed with Andrew and it was just what it needed to be, they had a great time of meals at their favorite restaurants, Chuck-e-cheese, movies and slumber parties. Emma says she had a great time with her Daddy, and I had a great time one on one with Jack. It is so rare our kids get undivided attention from us. I am more in love with my little man than ever and so enjoy spending my days with him.

We returned to Fort Worth Friday after a 6 hour car drive, Jack was a total trooper. We spent one day at home repacking and headed off to Houston Sunday after church. We had a great visit with Jamie and her kids, My Mom and Dad, and My sister and her kids. It was a quick trip, but a great one and I am so glad we went. Jack got pink eye while in Houston so we treated him and he so nicely passed it on to all of us. We are all better now and it was no big thing, but it always seems to happen when we are out of town.

We are back in Fort Worth now and plan to spend the rest of spring break just resting. Today we had swimming, Emma swam 25 yards freestyle with rotary breathing, backstroke and breast stroke she is amazing in the pool and after 4 years of lessons it has all clicked! We went to McDonalds where we ran into an old friend and it was so nice to reconnect. Now both kids are down for a nap and we are heading out later to get some plants to plant in our yard. The weather could not be more beautiful and I am loving this time with the kids, it is slow, relaxing and just perfect!

Happy St. Patricks Day! We had green pancakes, and green oj for breakfast. Are making Green cupcakes for afternoon snack, and will have a green feast for dinner. It is fun and the kids are loving it. Making memories that is what it is all about.

Rodeo Time

We had a great time at the Rodeo last weekend. Emma got to see her first concert, Selena Gomez, she is the new teen idol and the girls all love her, she thought it was great to be a big girl at a concert, guess this is just the beginning. They both loved the animals and the rides, Jack got to ride his first rollarcoaster and he is hooked! It was a wonderful time with family, as it always is. We are so blessed to have them all.

She loved the big boot

Tractor Time


Planting and watering her corn

Checking out the animals

My sweet little man he was so tired by this point

I mean really how cute is this picture? Fun with cousins they play and fight like siblings, I love it!
Jack's first rollar coaster

Loving Mark's new bear

Making Memories

As I sit here typing this my heart is breaking. A friend of mine lost her husband last night. She is a widow at the age of 31, her daughter lost her father at the age of 4. There truly are no words for my sadness. This was not unexpected she knew when she married him that he had a terminal illness and would one day be a young widow and single mom. She spent the last several months tending to his every need and making memories with him and her daughter K everyday. She lived every moment to its fullest never knowing when it would be his last. She will never feel his arms around her again, she will never share her day with him knowing he will laugh with her at the good times and hold her up for the bad, her daughter will never hear her father tell her she is beautiful or dance with him at her wedding. They have lost so much, yet life goes on. She is putting one foot in front of the other, she will continue to live, she will continue to make memories and be a Mom to that oh so sweet little girl, she will continue to go on because life does not stop.

So today as my heart is breaking for the W family I will play a little longer with the kids, read that book one more time, sing that song again and again, we will play candy land and shoots and ladders over and over, we will laugh we will dance and we will make memories.Today when Andrew comes home from work I will hold on to that hug a little longer, tell him I love him a little more, kiss him and memorize everything about him. I will spend hours talking to him and telling him how much he means to me. The laundry from our trip will not get done, the dishes will stay in the sink, and the playroom will remain a disaster. Today I will live like it is our last moment, our last time together, because it could be it might be. I will try to live life to its fullest, I will stop and smell the roses. I will enjoy my role as wife and mother knowing that it could be taken from me in the fraction of a second.

My heart is breaking my tears are frequent, but my laughter will drown them out for right now I have it all and I will make the most of every moment.

Emma was a flower girl in Cynthia's wedding last week she had a blast. We were so excited to see our great friend marry a great man. It was a blessing to share in such a wonderful time. These pictures are all out of order, but I quit after fighting with blogger for more than 30 minutes. I need to go pack for our spring break trip so it is what it is.

At the Rehearsal Dinner

Emma and Mrs. Cynthia

Goodbye Mrs. Cynthia

A toast to the new couple

Emma and Emaleigh on the steps at the reception

Candy Bar at the reception

Emma, Em and Miranda in the Elevator at the reception

They could be sisters in this picture

The bench lift down to the lake, the kids loved this thing and the guy whose house it was engineered and built it himself it takes you from the house down to the boat dock, it was amazing.

Another picture of it

She is a perfect mix of little princess and tomboy-the guy whose house this was also built this amazing tree house.

My sweet girl and I

How funny is this picture?

Acting crazy with Emaliegh

Emma and Mrs. Ashely our favorite OT and one of Emma's favorite people

At the wedding with Mrs. Ashely's flowers

Buying time during pictures thank goodnees for I-phones!

Hamming it up

He told her she looked beautiful like his little princess and she gave him a huge hug it was so sweet

Father and Daughter

Before the wedding both flower girls

Emma loved her basket

For Better or Better

Andrew and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary last week, thanks Mom, Christine, Gram and Aunt Joyce for the cards and well wishes.

My Mom was in town and thanks to her we were able to take a date night to a local restaurant. It was a great time as it always is when Andrew and I are together. The past six years have been the most amazing of my life. On March 5, 2005 I married the most amazing man. He is patient, kind, loving, and so very devoted to making me happy. He is the perfect balance to me and makes me smile on a daily basis. He respects me and loves me for who I am not what he wants me to be. He never fails to appreciate me and tell me how much I mean to him.

There seems to be almost an epidemic of husbands belittling or making fun of their wives in public, oh I get it it is all in good fun right? And then there are those couples that fight in front of you and call each other names...can you say uncomfortable? I don't get it honestly I don't get disrespecting someone you love, I don't get sending messages to your kids that treating others with disrespect and unkind words is okay.

Andrew and my marriage is not perfect, but it is perfect for us. We are so very very happy, he is my best friend and I adore spending time with him. He is the one I long to share my day with and the one I laugh with, he is the shoulder I rely on and the face I look forward to seeing every morning. I am truly amazingly blessed by such a wonderful husband!

Happy 6 years honey here is to 75 more.

Lost and Found

A few months ago a tragedy struck the Wallace household. There were tears and yelling, it was horrible. Charlie had disappeared, he was gone, and we had no idea where he could be.




We put out an SOS to all the places we had been recently and no one had any idea where he could be. Emma has had Charlie since she was born, and slept with him every night since she was about 5 months old. He was her loyal buddy and she needed him.
We reserved ourselves to the fact that he was gone and that was it, we prayed about it every night in hopes that God would answer our prayers. Emma asked for him every night before bed. I actually found myself getting mad that our prayers were not being answered. Silly I know but this darn bear just means so much to Emma. Yesterday our prayers were answered we got the call that my Mom found Charlie hiding under one of the beds he was hidden pretty well and we are so lucky we found him. He should be back in our arms tomorrow. Emma was ecstatic I was ecstatic, our prayers were answered Emma's buddy was coming home. Praise God!