Summer Recap

Well, sadly my summer is over today.  I technically don't go back to work until Monday the 19th, but I have a workshop in Garland tomorrow and appointments Friday.  So, therefore, today was my last day home with my Brantley.  I have a long list of cleaning activities I want finished before I leave the house in the morning.  I am not sure it will happen because I decided to ENJOY Brantley on my last day home with him.  My goal was to clean, and then while I was mopping the house it dawned on me that this is my LAST day, and it is cooler than normal....GO TO THE PARK!!!!!  So, that is what we did.  I am SO glad we did this.  It was SOOO much fun!  We had the park to ourselves, and Brantley had a blast!  Then we went to get a snowcone!  What a wonderful end to a fantastic summer!!!

The last time I blogged I mentioned we had not taken Brantley on the boat, but during our camping vacation we took him out on the boat!  HE LOVED IT!!!  I am mad that I forgot my phone or a camera to take pictures.

What did we do with our summer....LOTS of playing!

I think I am a stunt driver, don't worry this one doesn't work.

My men at our friends wedding!  HANDSOME!!!!

Family picture!

His FAVORITE thing...COOKIES!

Play doe fun!

I got messy at lunch with BBQ, and I gave Momma the mean mug face because she said I needed a bath!

Well.....

Well....I haven't done well with my blog!  I truly love blogging, but now that I have my tablet I forget to blog.  It is so much easier to type my long blogs on the laptop that, now I hardly use.  I need to really try harder because it is great for writing down our memories, and great stress re leaf for myself.

Today Brantley went to Chuck E Cheese.  He had a BLAST!  He loved running around with the big kids.  He liked the basketball game the best.  Trent would shoot and B and I threw....LOL.

Finally is is SUMMER!!!!!  I know the people not in the world of education thinks that we shouldn't have a summer break, and I won't get into that here.  It sure is nice to have more time with my Brantley, but don't think I haven't been working on school stuff too.

So far Brantley has been taking swim lesson.  He LOVES lessons and his Mrs. Kulbeth AKA Kulbee.  I have also been taking him to the library once a week to check out new library books.  He seems to enjoy this because he LOVES to read!  I just wish I had more friends for him, and things to do to keep us both entertained.  If you have any ideas and suggestions please let me know.  There is a wildlife museum here in Sherman, and it is free for kids.  I think one day Brantley and I might have to check it out.

Brantley does love the pool, and we have spent a lot of time in the water.  We are anxious to take him out on our boat, but haven't done that yet.  He played at the lake yesterday at a family friends wedding.  Apparently he was the life of the party, as always.  My son loves to dance and has started snapping.  It is so cute.

My sister is in town, and I think she is amazed at how smart he is.  He is growing so fast, and is SO STINKING FUNNY!!!!

So, I am sure you are tired of hearing me do nothing but brag.  I will post some cute pictures now.

Swim Lessons with Mrs. Kulbeth AKA Kulbee

First day of swim lessons

Chuck E Cheese time

I love balloons!  

3 Years Married To My BEST Friend!

So, I really can't believe it that I have been married to my BEST friend for 3 years.  We have been together for 12 (almost 13) and have had some ups and downs.  They only made our love stronger.

We have now been parents for over a year, and watching my husband be a father has made me fall in love with Trent in a whole new way.  I thought after so many years that I could find a NEW love for my amazing husband, but I have.  I watch him with Brantley and I know that there isn't a better father for my child then Trent.  I knew I was marrying an amazing man, but watching him become a father has been one of the best experiences of my life.  When we were in the hospital having Brantley our favorite baby nurse wrote us a card.  In that card she talked about how much she loved that we did everything as a team.  She said she hadn't seen a set of parents work so well as a team.  I didn't really think this was a big deal.  I really thought that is how all married couples did things.  I was reminded by our babysitter that not all couples have that opportunity.  She and I were talking the other day and her boyfriend works crazy schedules, and this isn't possible for them as much as they wish it was.  It reminded me that we are lucky that we have this luxury to be a team, and that I have such a wonderful husband that WANTS to be a team.  Some families have this luxury and don't utilize teamwork.  Trent is always taking care of us, and I am so very blessed.

Last year for our Anniversary, we spent the night and morning in the ER with Brantley.  I was quickly reminded why I married this incredible man.  He knew just how to keep my calm and to help me from freaking out.  I love my boys so much!

My love for Trenton continues to grow.  I feel more attached to him everyday.  I joke with him all the time that the song "Better Dig Two" is my motto!  HA!  I truly wish there were words to describe the intense feeling I have inside.  I used to think (when I was a lot younger) that it was so dumb to say "The Love Of My Life" because how do you know that person is the only love you will have in your life.  No one ever knows when they will or could lose their spouse, and does that mean that you will never love again just because someone died?  I now can say that Trent is the love of my life, and if something were to happen we will address that then! I hope all of my ladies have or will meet a man that will make them feel so very special and loved.  I hope all the men out there treat their woman like the queen they are.

This week has been difficult for so many reasons, work, family, bombings and explosions.  Driving home today I listened to one of my Keith Urban CD's and listened to a song that describes just how Trenton makes my world so much better in the middle of what seems like a very trying time.

When the sun is hard to find

When it's raining in your eyes

When the shadows block those pretty little blue skies living inside you

When the falling of your tears, makes a candle disappear

When you just can't see the light

Baby, I'll find a way to shine

I'll find a way to shine

So, three years ago today, I married my best friend.  We haven't looked back and we are working so hard to make all of our tomorrows better than today!

My Happily Ever After!

Miss The Rice Family?????

Well, I hope we have been missed since it has been a long time since I have blogged.  I miss blogging, but things have been so crazy around here.

Our Brantley started walking on February 15, 2013.  It was SOOOO awesome.  We went to see our old baby sitter Mrs. Melany and we were letting the kids play.  He all of a sudden crawled to Melany and then walked to me.  We kept trying to get him to do it more, and when everyone was cheering for him he started hamming it up! LOL!  He is such an attention hog, always showing off, but when you are as cute as him....how could you not?!?!

Today was a CRAZY day at work, and one of my very good friends son was showing his pigs at the county show today, Loy Lake.  I didn't think I would get to go see Noah show, but I got a text from Michael and he said Noah was going to show in 45 minutes.  Brantley and I went out there, and 45 minutes came and went. We waited for over an hour, looking at all of the animals.  Brantley LOVED it!  After waiting though for over an hour Brantley was ready to come home and go to bed.  I am sad we didn't get to see Noah show his pigs.  We love you Noah, and are so very proud of you.  It was so fun to see my old stomping grounds, and made me so sad because I miss it SO much!  I called Daddy when I left the show, and talked to him all about it.  It was like old times for sure!  

More about Brantley!  He LOVES, LOVES, LOVES, LOVES, LOVES to dance!  He is always dancing.  He heard music tonight at the show, and was dancing like crazy.  Everyone stops to stare at him!  Over Spring Break I had to pick up Mom from the hospital in Dallas, we went to eat at Blue Goose (one of my fav's for sure!) and Brantley had to dance like crazy.  Sorry for the bad video quality, but too cute!

He also loves being outside.  If he could live outside I am sure he would be the happiest boy alive.  He just runs around and plays in the dirt.  

Another video of my dancing boy, and I will try to blog more often!

ONE year!

WOW!  Am I REALLY a Mom to a ONE year old precious boy?!?!  The past year went SO fast!  It has been the best year of my life, and I look forward to watching my boy grow but already miss my little baby.  Brantley is so independent already, and he makes it known he is not a baby.

January 26, 2012

Taken at 12:15 AM on 1/26/12 My last preggers pic!

My new little man!

January 26, 2013

My boy was 6 pounds 9.4 ounces and 19.5 inches, today he is 20 pounds and 29.5 inches.  He is skinny and tall!  Not like his Mommy or Daddy (ok, like us as babies).

So, on January 26, 2013 we had Brantley's First Birthday Party!  It was so much fun!  We had his birthday party on his actual birthday since it fell on a Saturday.  So cool that his first birthday fell on a Saturday which is the perfect days for a party!  We had a party with family and a few friends.  We kept it simple and small.  It was so much fun to see everyone celebrating Brantley.  He had such a fun day!  Yes, some of our friends and family missed out on the fun, and we missed you if you couldn't attend.

The cake I baked and decorated for B!

Another shot of the cake!

Cupcakes for everyone else!

I worked so hard!

1 year!

Playing with Starlyn!

Waiting for the party!

Cruzing on my Bday!

I love cake!

But I only like homemade cakes!

Yumm!

Playing with my friends!

 I still cant get over how much he has changed. I am loving being a Mommy and know it is truly the best thing ever! I am going to leave with our first family picture, and our family a year later!