Grown Up Days

In 15 days I will be 29 years old. Still young right, I know. But at the same time, as I am trying to think of fun stuff I would like to do for my Birthday Weekend, I have to sit back and think, WOW, I have done a lot in 29 years. I have done a lot in the past 4 years. Being a single mother of two can make you feel a lot older than you are sometimes. :)

Don't get me wrong here, I LOVE MY LIFE!!! I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. God has blessed me and my family so much it is beyond words what He has done for us! I do not feel like I have missed out on anything and I love where I am right now. I just think its funny that when I do think of my age, I don't really consider myself a normal 28 year old. How many 28 year olds do you know that LOVE doing laundry! Not just happy about doing it, but will go around the house room to room looking for stuff to wash? That's me. And my favorite thing in to world right now, besides my awesome kiddos, is my carpet cleaner! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE cleaning my carpets. Don't be misled here, my house is no where near spotless, and I am no where near a clean freak, I just Love doing little "housewife" things like laundry, cooking, cleaning my carpets. :) Most 28 year olds I know are still out partying or hanging out, and while there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it's not my life. I did all my partying and hanging out before I had kids. And when my Lord Blessed me with Aviana, all that ended right there. I am more of a home body now and enjoy it 98% of the time. :)

Some days I catch myself thinking, I never thought my life would be like this. It is so funny how God has a totally different set of plans for your life than what you have or want. I never wanted kids, could never imagine myself taking care of something else for that long. God knew what I needed however and I love my princess and my little man more than I have ever loved anything in my whole life. I am still waiting on Him to show me my future husband, but I trust in Him and if that person comes that is fine, if not, it was in God's plan all along. He has provided for us better than any man ever could and I know He will never leave us, so that is good enough for me. :)

I may not know what I am doing for my Birthday yet, but I do know it has been an awesome 29 years that I have been Blessed to be on this earth and I am definitely looking forward to all the other wonderful surprises God, and my kiddos, have in store for me!

Happy 4th of July!!!

Happy 4th of July everyone! Today the kiddos and I will celebrate by hanging out at home and spending time together. The city where we live had their 4th celebrations last night by having music and fireworks but the kids are still too little for me to take them to a crowded place like that by myself. Maybe next year though. We will have BBQ and brownies later for dinner and that's about it.

I remember when I was younger, we would always go watch the parade and then wait until that night to go to the park and hang out until the fireworks started. I loved the 4th of July! It was a tradition that we looked forward to the whole year long! I hope to be able to start new 4th of July traditions with my kids pretty soon so they will love this holiday as much as I did one day!

oh and no, I didn't make that cake, I just thought it was so cute!

Adrian's First Haircut!

Before

We all remember my baby's little fro he had. But I just couldn't take it any longer. He needed a haircut bad! So this post is a little late, but 2 days ago, Adrian got his first haircut and I think he looks SOOO much better!! Most people always saw his hair first, but now they see what a cute little boy was actually under that hair!