Dustin' this sucker off.....

Hello, Hello?!?! Is anyone there?!?! It has been WAY TOO LONG!

I have tried to post a few times over the past few months but Blogger wasn't loving me so they never got posted. I'm trying again and if this works 1. you will be reading this and 2. I promise to blog more!

I have lots to share and lots to show so cross your fingers this works!

3 months of catch-up......

It has been FOREVER since I have written on this ol' blog so I figured why not dust it off and play a little catch-up. I'll start with our trip to Chicago.....way back in May! Dustin and I went with our best friend Wes and had a great time just being adults (or kids, depending on the situation) on our own with no kids. Great food, great game, great drinks and did I mention great food?

6 years old!

Happy 6th Birthday, Ramsey!!!!!!!

(just a few days late!)

We could not be more proud of you! A heart of gold, a nurturing spirit, a love for friends and family and the will to be a good person. What a blessing you are!

Don't get me wrong, you have some sassy in you but you come by that honestly! :)

We had a small pool party for her this past weekend and she was so excited to have friends and family there to spoil her! She is already planning her 7th birthday and can't wait to have a slumber party next year!

We love you more than you will ever know!

loooong overdue post

SO much has happened since I last blogged almost a month ago.

Here's the short version:

• Ramsey is officially a 1st grader. She passed kinder with flying colors, is reading like crazy and ready to get her "twinkle toe" shoes for next year....she has been obsessed with them forever and has been promised a pair for 1st grade.


• Bryson is kicking butt at swim lessons and is now part fish. good: he's no longer a wuss in the water, bad: he thinks he can swim on his own and has NO fear.


• The kids have been to the pool LITERALLY every single day since June 4th. They are obsessed and can't get enough. Bry told me today he wanted to jump off the diving board, again he has no fear.


• Dustin left on Monday the 6th and hasn't been home since. we miss him. A LOT.


• My sister, and therefore my nephew and BIL, move to The Woodlands tomorrow. I'm so sad about it. I have LOVED having all of us sisters in the same area and having our kids grow up together. It's only 3.5 hours away, not 3.5 days so we will make it work....in fact, we already have a trip planned to visit in late July.


• Bryson has an appt with a plastic surgeon next Monday. He will most likely have surgery to remove a dermoid cyst above his left eye sometime this summer....hopefully LATE August time frame. It's (hopefully) a very straight forward surgery and recovery, but we will know more next week. Please keep him in your prayers.


• I am surviving.....summer, Dustin gone, family in, family out, birthday coming up, swim lessons every day.....I'm surviving. I LOVE my life, am BEYOND blessed and will forever be grateful for it all but some days I feel like I fail at all of it.


• Meg, Michelle and I rocked the Susan G. Komen 5k this past weekend. I am SO excited about the 3-Day that I am participating in with some FAB ladies...more on that later!


• Annie is this close to jumping over our fence. If she does, I'm not going after her.


• Chi-Chi is F.A.T. I was asked if she was preggers today. She is that fat.

So, that's the Bettencourt's in a nutshell. We are looking forward to Daddy coming home on Friday and seeing him for Father's day. I am also really looking forward to a glass of wine tonight!

Pictures

Bryson is 80% potty trained......still asks for pull-up to poop in and wears one at night but other than that he has mastered standing and sitting! and looks super cute in his undies!

my knee-high boots are thigh-high on her but super fashionable. oh, and bryson is sporting my crocs from like 5 years ago!

If she was native american she would be named "daddy long legs"

This is Ramsey's new favorite pose and face!

At Rob's birthday party at TopGolf....SO MUCH FUN!

Lot's of stuff to talk about soon: end of school, 6th birthday, trip to chicago, the 3 day, 5k, summer plans, etc. I will try to update more often.

Safety Town

A few weeks ago I went with Ramsey's kinder class to Safety Town....a fire safety academy that taught the kids about making 911 calls, gave them an upclose tour of the fire engine and all of their tools and (most importantly) taught them street safety in their mock town. The kids were so good, Ms. Cross has them so well trained, learned a lot and had a blast! I feel so lucky that I get to be apart of these field trips.

Happy Mother's Day!

A quick snapshot as we walked out the door to church this morning! I love my crazy kids!

And I love having the day "off" and getting to do exactly what I want to do.....I will NOT be doing dishes but I will be eating a fabulous steak for dinner!

I finally downloaded my iPhone pictures to the computer so sometime this week I will show you some pictures of what we have been up to. Until then, enjoy your day, your family and friends.