I'm on a Hurrication!

Because I have been out of school/work now since last Friday and will not return until Monday.....I feel like I have been on a Hurrication!

Top Ten things I have done on my Hurrication

1. Create 3 digital scrapbooks using Picaboo and Shutterfly....so much fun you must try!

2. Go on daily wagon rides/walks with my boys.....the weather has been wonderful!

3. Plan our family Halloween outfits...we are going to be Pirates and Will is our Parrot! 2 cute!

4. Plan Will's first birthday party.....The Very Hungry Caterpillar Theme because he is ALWAYS still HUNGRY!

5. Go shoe shopping for Ethan..... I thought because of the Hurricane the stores might be vacant and that was right...plus Stride Rite had clearance shoes!

6. Box up Will's newborn size clothing and get the 12 month old clothes out of storage.... my baby is growning up way to fast!

7. Feed the ducks at the pond with the boys.....by the way where do the wild animals go for shelter during hurricanes?

8. Go to the park with the boys!

9. Enjoy visiting with the neighbors outside while Ethan plays in the cul-de-sac with the neighborhood children......again the weather had been absolutely a dream!

10. Wash our sheets....pretty sad, but unfortunately it does not get done as much as it should while I am working

I guess these are all things stay at home moms get to do on a weekly basis. I on the other hand have enjoyed my week pretending to be a stay at home mom and will be glad to return to work on Monday. Don't get me wrong...I love being with my babies, but I also love my job and working.....it makes me a BETTER MOMMY!

So until the next school holiday.............

We survied IKE!

We survived Hurricane IKE! I just wanted to let you all know that we are safe and sound after a very scary and rough Friday night. We are so blessed to have a safe family and home. Thank you to all our family and friends who have called, text messaged, and prayed for us. We are safe! God is SOOO GOOD!

We chose not to evacuate, but that decision might be different if we ever have to experience another visitor like IKE. I had the camera all ready to document Hurricane Central at the Bozeman house, but of course I was a little busy keeping 2 little boys entertained so I took NO pictures. We were definitely Hurricane Central. Our dinning room looked like a Red Cross station-- equipped with flashlights, water, batteries, can foods, box foods, ice, etc.... Our suitcases were packed at the front door. I even have a new use for our master closet....a fourth bedroom! Yeap! It was quite the adventure....we had our futon mattress set up with pillows and blankets not to mention the food, flashlights, weather radio, laundry basket full of toys, DVD player, IPOD, water, medicine, bottles, and sippy cups. So for the entire Friday night and early Saturday morning David, Ethan, Will, Kirby, and I "camped out" in our closet! It was an interesting night. The boys did not sleep at the same time! Ethan asked many times for his bed and coughed all night long. (Probably from the dust in the closet--who cleans their closet?) If Will could talk, he would have asked for his bed too. Instead he just gave me this look--like PLEASE put me in my BED!

The wind was horrible, and the house made some very strange noises! Our neighbors and us text messaged each other the whole night. We did lose our fence...like everyone else in Houston. In the middle of the night David and our neighbor were outside trying to take most of it down so it would not hit the house. I told him just go around and kicked the rest down (I really want a new fence)! He didn't, but no worries IKE took care of that for us! In the morning we were relieved to see not much other damage. Just a lot of debris everywhere. David and I were pooped. The boys on the other hand were sound asleep-- of course!!!!


We have had electricity since about 6:00 am on Sat. We are very fortunate. Our sweet friends Courtney and James have been staying with us with their 3 month old baby girl since Sat around 10:00 am. They still have no power! I know you have probably seen the news and what is left of Galveston. It is really sad. Houston and the surrounding areas look like little tornadoes just landed everywhere. People are hot and hungry. We delivered our extra ice to a few strangers yesterday on the side of the road. They had walked to the gas station and were putting gas in their car. They were so grateful! They looked so hot and tired. Ethan wanted to know who they were. We tried our best to explain it to him. After our explanation, he wanted to go give Popsicles to the people. So we went back to HEB to the line of people we saw waiting for ice to hand out our Popsicles. When we went back the line was gone. HEB had ran out of ice and everyone was gone. I was so glad we were able to create a teaching moment for Ethan during a not so wonderful time.

All in all we are so blessed to be safe, cool, tummies full, and with our family. We have no school until Monday. David is working off and on. Mainly taking care of business from his phone. Please continue to pray for our friends in the Houston area who are dealing with challenges. Please pray that trucks can arrive soon with food for grocery stores and power is restored to stores and homes. The Bozeman pantry is starting to look a little bare. Our friends that are staying with us have "moved" in their food. So we are OK for a few more days, but after that we need to go shopping!


Thanks again for your prayers and concern for us! We are so blessed to have such caring people in our lives! Have a great day! GOD is so GOOD!

Back To School

Wednesday was Ethan's first day of preschool and Mommy's first day at her new school and position. We survived the first week! YAHOOO! Ethan did great and enjoys playing with his new friends. It has been really neat to see him during the day. I try not to spy too much on him because he is learning how to see me in the hallway and just say Hi instead of running to me! We are not there totally, but we'll get there eventually. I love going by his room and looking in on him at circle time, lunch time, and nap time! I LOVE watching him in chapel when he is singing or when he is bothering the little girl sitting next to him! I get to see it all!!!! I think he is going to have a great year and doesn't he look so CUTE in his uniform!

As for me...my first week as the Preschool Director went well! I am enjoying me new position and the staff! I am so blessed to work with such wonderful people that love the Lord and His children! On Friday, I had to go into the classroom for a few hours and teach while the teacher had to leave (it happened to be Ethan's classroom..so that was interesting). While I enjoyed being with the children and teaching them at circle time, I also enjoyed the fact that I LEFT when the teacher returned! I never thought I would say that! Maybe God does have a GRAND plan, and I am meant to lead in this new position! It is totally different, and I have had to adjust to a different pace and responsibilities. I really feel that I am going to love my new position ...just as long as I get to have some interaction with the children!

For those of you who do not know..I am the new Preschool Director at Sugar Grove Christian School and Ethan is attending the preschool there with me! (Which is at our church..Sugar Grove Church of Christ)

Hope everyone has a great school year! Please keep both Ethan and I in your prayers. Pray that God will continue to give us strength during this transition in our lives. Pray that He will continue to guide me in my new position and in the decisions that I make. Thank you!

Big Milestones Equal Big Rewards!!

We are on our way to only ONE child in DIAPERS! Yes, Ethan made it to Chuck E Cheese! For the past 6 to 9 months Ethan has been asking to go to Chuck E Cheese. We told him we would take him, but he had to tee-tee and poop in the potty. So this past week we have been working really hard, he DID IT! He would tell you he tee-teed and pooped in the POT! Thanks to Pops who taught him that word! So we kept our promise, and David and I endured a night at Chuck E Cheese! As you can see from the pictures, Ethan was in heaven! David and I are just so happy to only buy one size of diapers and those are the ones that are a smaller size and have more in the box! For now at least!

It is a wonderful milestone, but also very strange to see your baby sitting on the potty! Where did my little baby go?

GO ASTROS!

Uncle Brett and Chrissy came to see us last weekend and to see the Cubs play the Astros. Ethan and Will had a blast with them! I think Brett and Chrissy enjoyed their time with the boys too! We had fun at the game. We had the best seats- 2nd row from first base line. Unfortunately the Astros lost! Brett that one was for you! We ordered for the Cubs to win so your trip to see us could be worth wild! HA! Ethan chanted, " GO BERKMAN, GO BERKMAN" almost the entire first inning. I am so glad the couple seating in front of us thought he was cute!

All in all we had fun hanging out together. Plus it was Will's first Astros game! Even if he slept through about a third of it. Least he can say he saw Berkman up close! I was thrilled about that one!

Uncle Brett and Chrissy come back and see us! We love you!

I Finally Made it to the BEACH!!!!

Yahoooooo! We went to the beach! If anyone knows me well, then you know I LOVE the BEACH! But unfortunately I married a man who is not a beach bum! I have been asking to go to the beach for the past 2 summers. Last summer my parents were going to take Ethan and I, but I was put on bed rest for about a month and our plans changed. So this summer (I really think everyone was tired of hearing me complain about not getting to go to the beach) my parents took me! (and the boys too!) David came on the last day to spend with us and then we had to go to New Orleans (David's favorite place) for a day on our way back home!

Anyway we had a blast! Will loved the sand! Even a little too much. He ate it! We had to watch him closely, but he probably consumed a pretty good amount. Ethan had to warm up to the idea of the sand, but soon it didn't bother him. Since we found him rolling around in it one day! Ethan liked the ocean, but only viewing it from the arms of his Mommy, Pops, or Daddy. Daddy was the favorite because he was high (says Ethan)! His favorite spot was the pool. He was jumping into the pool by the end of our trip! David enjoyed his one and only day at the beach playing with his boys in the sand, but was thankful he only had to for ONE day. Me on the other hand loved the sand in my toes, the salt on my lips, the sun in my face, and listening to the waves! I soaked it all in! But I do have to say a trip to the beach is much different with 2 babies than when you are 17; and the only thing you have to worry about is the tan you are going to get and the magazine article you can't wait to read!

I love the pictures of the boys in the sand. If you look closely, Will has it all over his face and a handful in both hands. Ethan's sand picture tells the story of "I'm not to sure about this stuff in between my toes!"

Look What I Can Do!!!!!

Today, Will pulled up all by himself! He has been trying for many weeks to pull up, but just hasn't managed to get both feet under himself. Today, we were in his room putting away laundry and of course Ethan had to get in the laundry basket. I left the room to put something away in Ethan's room, and I heard Ethan screaming, "Mommy! Will did it all by his self!" I ran back into Will's room and saw him standing next to the laundry basket with a huge grin on his face! He looked so proud of himself and so was big brother Ethan!! I love how he sticks out his tongue when he is trying to do something. It is like he is thinking or working so hard! Ethan had to get in the action too! He asked for me to take a picture of Kirby and him. When I downloaded the pictures to my computer during nap time, I had to laugh to myself. Because these pictures truly reflect a day in the life of Me..Kandy Bozeman...Mommy of 2 baby boys! It seems I am always doing laundry- folding or putting away clothes, I always have 2 small baby boys at my feet, Kirby is never far behind and usually in the middle of it all trying to chew on one of the boy's toys, and Ethan ALWAYS has a milk cup in his mouth!

By the way... Will turned 8 months Monday! I can't believe it! He is crawling everywhere and still enjoys eating food! No teeth still, but now we can add pulling up on his own to his baby book!