Nothing new really...

I just feel the need to post something since I haven't put anything on here for 13 days. I know how bummed I get when I go to my other friends blogs (no names mentioned S...) and there aren't any updates. I just now realized that all my "blogger" friends are my Texas friends so obviously I feel the need to always be in "the know" with them:-) So.. let's see..what's new..hmm..hmm.. I found a babysitter! All other times I need a babysitter, I call on good 'ol Grandma (my mom). Other times we call Grammy & Grandpa (Ryan's parents). Yes, they do have Grandpa (my dad) but I think it's in the twins best interest if he stays home and just lets Mom come over. He's the perfect grandpa... when they're not crying or crapping their pants:-) Anyhoo.. Haley is the sweetest 13 year old ever! Her mom Michelle leads our Tuesday bible studies and Haley is homeschooled so her schedule is very flexible. I used her for the first time yesterday while I was at bible study. The twins had booger noses and I refuse to be THAT mom and take them to the little daycare so they could pollute all the other kids' noses. It never fails, every time I take Hunter & Reagan to a daycare setting, they get grody. Back to Haley. I love Haley. She makes me feel "safe" with having a girl. I am so petrified of teenage girls I can hardly stand it. She is absolutely adorable yet didn't have one bit of makeup on. LOVED IT! And she's smart, smart, smart! Can you tell I love Haley?!

Tomorrow night is our neighborhood HOA meeting. You have no idea how stressed I am. You see I went and got myself into something and I'm not sure how I'll ever get out of it. Somehow I was appointed chairperson for our social committee. You don't understand. This isn't like the ever-so-cool Crawford Farms HOA. This is a neighborhood full of negative, crazies! I'm convinced they're all transplants and have to be from east of the Mississippi. People west of it just aren't so nasty. Just had to do a mental note of who reads this and I think I'm safe! So I have to give an update tomorrow night and I don't do well in front of crowds. Period. I can talk your ear off but only one on one or a very small, well known group. I got a D in speech in high school for goodness sakes. My only D! I just tremble. My fault though. Like I said, I got myself into it.

The other thing weighing on my mind is our vacation that is booked for November. We were going to go to Playa del Carmen but my parents absolutely refuse to step foot in Mexico. Evidently the loco drug cartels and murders have something to do with it. I researched the violence and now they have military checkpoints between Cancun and Playa. Our luck we'd get stopped, strip-searched, and who knows what else. Mexican police, and probably Army now, love to make up their own rules as they go along. One time Ryan and I got pulled over for "speeding" even though we definitely were not. They were going to take us to jail if we didn't give them $100. I told them all we had was $40 and they thought about it and then said that would do. No paper trail, nothing. Scary freaks. So... we're looking at Jamaica because you know there's no crime there! ;-) We're liking the Beaches Sandy Bay in Negril. I just need to change it so I can at least get one thing off of my mind.

Okay... I really let loose there. That's just a small piece of the pie for the goings-on in the Edwards Fam this week. I hope you all are doing well!!

Ah... to be a kid again...

Since we (I) decided that school just wasn't an option yet, Ryan and I decided to make Hunter and Reagan their own little "school" (playroom) here at home. We had so much fun shopping for all the decor and furniture. Of course, we had to go gender-neutral as always so we carried on with the jungle theme. But... this is little jungle babies! This is absolutely my favorite room in the house now. Their playroom is right off of the family room so it's so nice that they can play in there while Ryan and I (try!) to get some rest and relaxation.

P.S. Yes.. there are alot of pictures but I just have to post them:-)

Wouldn't you just love to play in this mess?

Thank goodness Ryan "likes" to paint. I just keep convincing myself of that..
Hunter is such a BIG helper! He's helping Daddy hang up their book holder.

Love, love, love this fan. It's so jungle-y!
This is the wallpaper border. The baby animals are soooooo cute!

VOILA!! How cute is the chalkboard! Just their height!

They have their own "media" area. Don't mind the touch up spot under the TV. It will eventually get painted:-)

Oh, by the way... for those of you that know Ryan you will really get a kick out of this. The school that they went to had a video monitoring system that you could log in and watch during the day. Well since Ryan is gone alot, he decided he needed that here. So on top of the TV is a web-cam that he can log into and watch the kiddos. He really gets a kick out of watching the kids but the other day he totally busted me dancing like a complete fool with the kids. I really need to remember that thing is in the room and to turn it off when I'm in there!!!

A little change of heart

Well as you can see, there is no post of Reagan's first day. Yes, she did have a first day but I couldn't bear to leave her there the entire 3.5 hours. I'm just not ready to have them separated I guess. The other problem was that since the place is new, there's not alot of kids yet so the only 2 kids in their class were 2 years old. If there were kids their age, it may have helped a bit but Reagan just seemed lost. I am perfectly fine with my decision and at some point I'll enroll them in something. So.. since we're not paying the enormous amount every month for the program, we decided to decorate and furnish their playroom to make their own little "school". It's about halfway done but I don't want to post any pictures until it's all completed. So.. stay tuned!

Hunter's First Day

We enrolled the twins in the new daycare in our neighborhood. It is called their "enrichment program". Only one goes at a time for two reasons: it's way too expensive for both and it allows me one on one time with them. It is for 3 days a week 3 1/2 hours a day. They get to do all sorts of stuff. They have their very own playground with an activity set that is scaled just to their size. It is so cute! Today was Hunter's first day. Of course he did great I drove by at one point and saw him playing outside with his teacher. I just wanted to pull over and watch. Luckily the place has webcams in the room as well as outside so I can watch all I want. I was so impressed when I went to pick up Hunter and he was sitting at the table eating...with utensils and dishes!! When I've tried that at home they just throw it all over the place!! Reagan's turn is on Wednesday.

Hunter looked so snazzy all ready for school. Until he ate a cookie and made a huge mess of his shirt.

So.. I had to change him and he was not happy to have to be dressed AGAIN!!

The place is new so there aren't many kids there yet. These were the new kids this week. I was very proud:-)

Here is Hunter with his teacher and classmates eating lunch. There are only 2 other kids in the class right now so Hunter looks a bit small.

Such a big boy!!!

The Twins' Rooms

I was going through my past posts and noticed that I never posted pictures of Reagan's room after we finished it. Yes, that was over 6 months ago but better late than never.

This is the doll Santa brought for Reagan. And as you can see, her name is Reagan too!!

We had this done at Sea World in San Antonio. Somehow I was able to have Reagan and Hunter's name mounted and framed in no time, but our wedding portrait is still in a box under our couch...from 6 1/2 years ago:-)

Not sure why it's so dark, but oh well.. You get the gist..

I had their names made from a company called Upper Case Living. If you haven't heard of it, you should check them out. They have everything!!!

I guess I didn't take a picture of Hunter's Sea World name, but it pretty much looks the same except in a greenish frame.

BTW.. Ryan is just dandy:-)

UGH!!!!

Well, I'm headed to Ohio tomorrow. I know, I know... don't be jealous. It won't be a long trip...hopefully. Ryan was admitted to the hospital today for that crazy infection from his wisdom teeth extractions. He was working in Ohio and had this issue when he flew out. It only grew worse very quickly. So after 2 trips to the ER, and an oral surgeon, he was admitted until at least Saturday. I'm hoping everything heals up nicely. As of right now, he can't even talk. My mom is coming over to stay with the kids so that will be very nice. Please put him in your prayers. I'm sure everything will be just fine though.

Ready for the upswing

This last week has probably been one of the hardest so far in parenthood. The only one worse I can think of happened last year (at this very time) when Hunter was admitted to the hospital for a week with RSV. Last Thursday, Reagan came down with the stomach flu that has been going around like wildfire. I was hoping Hunter got away without catching it, but Friday he started the puking and diarrhea as well. Sorry to be graphic but no description would even come close to how bad (and smelly!!) it has been around here. Lo and behold, on Saturday both Ryan and I came down with it. Luckily, ours was short-lived but Reagan and Hunter's is still carrying on. I took Hunter to the doctor today because he would not drink anything and I was very worried about dehydration. The doctor said he was borderline dehydrated and gave me some pointers on what to do. He suggested small servings of both Pedialyte and Gatorade. He said if he threw that up, he'd have to come back in. All I could think about was my poor little guy having to get an IV for fluids:-( I gave him small servings of both Pedialyte and Gatorade and he kept it down. His attitude seems to be a bit better so hopefully he's on the upswing. Reagan seems to be doing much better as well.

I know this isn't a "fun" post but it may explain why I haven't posted any pictures lately. I promise to post pictures just as soon as I get some. In the meantime, please pray for our kiddos.