Sunday, June 29, 2008

My niece is here!!

Before the Princess arrived!
The Happy Adams Family!
The sweetest Princess I know.

All decked out in brown and pink, plus a matching bow!


She was born Tuesday night at 10:53.  She weighed 7.6 and was 20.5 inches long.  She is absolutely beautiful and favors my sister quite a bit.  Her name is Reese and we are so proud to have her in our family!!!  Mommy, Baby, and Daddy are at home and doing so well!

Sunday, June 8, 2008

I'm baaaack!

I just returned from visiting my very pregnant sister in Dallas.  We had a lot of fun, but still no baby.  Everything is ready for her, they are just waiting for the little princess to make her final debut.  She is already 7.7!!  Whoa Whoppa, look out!  I can't wait to have a niece!  In other news, it is Summer time!  I am thrilled!  I love the sunshine, the family time, the swimming pools, the sno-cones, and so much more.  I am anxious to get a semi-set schedule in place.  I plan to work on my Spanish and get ready to begin a Master's degree.  It is almost my 1 year anniversary to my precious husband Jaime.  My how time flies!  Lots of upcoming birthdays, anniversaries, and parties!  The summer will be over all too soon.  Prayerfully it will be a profitable summer, with each day being seized unto the Glory of God!  Be blessed this week as you seek Him.



Hope you enjoy the pics! 

Fotos de mi vida....

Little Brookie's Kindergarten Graduation Day
My Whoppa and Aunt Becky at Kristin's shower
My new green kitchen
Overgrowth no more
more updates in the living room
My precious nephew Tootie Ta
This is my sister in law and niece dancing (Hot stuff- I know)
These are all the Ellis women on Mother's Day
Ashton's graduation from Preschool with his Mom and Dad

Friday, May 23, 2008

Overdue Omelets

Hello my dear friends.  Much has happened in the last several weeks, and frankly my head is still spinning.  I will do a quick recap of all I can currently remember.

  • my m.i.l. made it from Venezuela and is currently still here
  • attended two graduations for a niece and a nephew
  • got to meet (for the first time) the b.i.l., s.i.l., and niece from Vzla. (they were here for a week)
  • another part of the fam visited for 3 days
  • drove to Louisiana and back in only 3 days (LSU graduation for the nephew)
  • sent my precious preschoolers off to have a wonderful summer
  • packed up my room for good at the one and only JOY School, where I have spent the last 3.5 years of my life (bittersweet)
  • spoken more spanish than I ever dreamed possible
  • run more errands for other people than could be healthy (jk--I enjoyed serving my fam!)
  • anything else major I will have to post later, as well as some great recap pics.
I pray you guys have a wonderful week and are tremendously blessed as you seek the Lord!  Happy Memorial weekend.

Monday, April 28, 2008

one million + one

I am still alive!!  The shower was a hit!  My sister was so grateful and she really enjoyed herself, which is all I wanted.  Praise the Lord!  We are still working on the house and little by little it is coming together.  Saturday afternoon we had the choice of painting our bedroom or demolishing our back yard.  We opted for the sunshine and the demolition work.  Whoa!!  It turned out to be a massive job, and we are still pulling up vines.  We cut down 3 eliagnises, trimmed 2 rose bushes, and destroyed a 10 year overgrown honeysuckle vine.  This vine had taken over and was even growing into our neighbors tree top!  My "brown" thumb and hand are very sore and I caught some hamstring-itis.  I am so thankful my husband and I get to work on our house together.  It makes laborious jobs so much easier!  

This week I am finishing up the backyard, painting our bedroom, and cleaning the house all in preparation for my dear suegra.  That means Mother-in-law in spanish.  That's right!  My dear Judy is coming this Saturday and she will be staying for a whole month.  Did I mention she only speaks spanish???  I made it 2 weeks prior to the wedding when she stayed here, but I was not living here then.  I am looking forward to her coming, but a little nervous on the language part.  Sometimes she just laughs at me or gives up when I am trying to talk to her.  It is quite a scene.  My brother in law and his wife are also coming from Venezuela for their daughter's college graduation.  I have not met them yet, so I am anxiously awaiting their arrival.  It will be a big family reunion on Jaime's side in honor of Mother's Day and Gabi's (my niece) graduation.  We are praying the Lord will bless this time together and that there will be little to no drama.....  Have I mentioned that I love FAMILY!  All of it!  The good, bad, and ugly sides that make each of us stronger and more thankful for the Lord's grace and mercy.  I pray you have a blessed week and are reminded how wonderful your own family is!  

Sunday, April 13, 2008

A New Home

No, we did not buy a new house, but we are currently making our house a home.  My husband had lived in this house for 3 years and he had not even fixed the holes left from the previous owners.  He was as happy as a clam.  Needless to say, when I came along the demolition began!  I started by ripping off this incredibly hideous forest green wallpaper that had gold lightning strikes in it.  Then I proceeded to rip up gross carpet in the master bath.  ----Long break for the wedding and adjusting to married life.---Since then we have painted the office, the kitchen and the master bath.  Then I accidentally melted the top panel on the fireplace, so of course we had to replace it.  The much anticipated replacement happened yesterday.  (approx. 4-5 mos. later)  

Sheesh!  Making this house a home, has come with much difficulty for me.  It should be fun, but I get easily overwhelmed with making too many decisions.  Growing up, we always rented houses and moved quite frequently, so I think this added to my decorating dilemmas.  It's funny how your childhood subconciously affects your adulthood in so many ways.  
Anyhow, this coming weekend I am hosting my sister's baby shower here.  It is her first child, a baby girl, Reese Berit, and I want it to be very special.  So this weekend we have been so very busy fixing up our house.  It is looking good and it feels like home.  I woke up so excited this morning.  One because it is the Sabbath, and two I have a mostly decorated home!  I am telling you when you have a hard time making up your mind, and when there are 100 things to do, requiring decisions, one tends to get a little bogged down.  So that is where I have been, in a funk.  I finally asked the Lord to help me and He did.  I am so thankful He hears us when we cry out to Him and that He answers.  Praise the Lord the cloud has lifted and the sun is shining.  He has taught me so much this week.  (Will post more later).    
Still trying to figure out the stomach issues.  The doc found nothing to worry about, but a condition called IBS.  I am trying out a new medicine and flax seed oil.  Did I tell you I strongly dislike taking pills, but here goes another round.  Prayerfully we can figure this out.
Lastly this is going to be a super busy week.  Here's how it will go, Lord willing:  Preschool M&W, Bunco M Pm, Staff Meeting T Pm, Stepping Up Bible Study W Pm, Sister's shower S Am, plus Jaime and I are going to get back into the routine of going to the gym at 5:30AM.  Add about 30 more minor errands and there I will be.  Whoa, this is a long post.  Have a blessed week!!  

Monday, April 7, 2008

Weekend Getaway


This past weekend Jaime and I went to Medina for my great college friend's wedding.  We had a wonderful time getting out of town and enjoying each other's company.  Tiffany was a gorgeous bride and the wedding went so smoothly.  The ranch where she had it was amazingly beautiful and the day held plentiful sunshine.  I got to meet several of Tiff's friends from Dallas and I got to spend time with a few of my good friends from home.  The wedding began at 5:30 and ended after 11pm.  We danced and danced and danced some more!  We all had so much fun and we are thrilled that our dear friend Tiffy is married!  Now our circle of 5 are all wed..... Yeah!  Family vacations are in our future.



Phi Lamb Shuffle---Webster girl style


Me, Cami, and Hillary

Tiff and her groom Michael