MY WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!

Okay, so I'm reminiscing! I can't help it! My baby is growing up! It's just amazing how much older he seems to me these days. It breaks my heart! It's funny how, as a mother, you constantly look forward to the next "stage" only to find yourself saddened by the "stage" that seemed to pass so quickly...

I already know that I'll be the mother that stands up and cheers louder than anyone else in the crowd (just like my Mom did)! As another year goes by, I can't help but smile just looking at my beautiful boy. He'll always be my baby. I love being a mother more than anything in this world!

Easter 2008

Easter 2009

IT'S MONDAY NIGHT!

It's Monday Night again... Time for Dancing with the Stars! Bubby wore me out tonight. He wanted to dance every dance. I told John that he had to give me a break and dance with Bubby. Check this out! Don't hurt yourself, Honey!ha Geesh! AND I'M GOING TO BURN THAT UGLY SHIRT!!! :)

ANOTHER SAD DAY FOR MOMMY :(

Over the weekend, we bought a dresser for Breydon's room. It was time. I knew he had outgrown the nursery dresser, but I didn't want to face the fact that he's a big boy now. He was so excited to have his own big boy dresser. He said, "Mommy, I can put all my underwears in there!" Glad he has a drawer for his "underwears!" I stayed up late to rearrange his room and get everything in the dresser. He slept in our room so when he woke up I said, "Hey buddy, wanna see what I did with your room?" He didn't even allow time to answer and darted off... He smiled really big and said, "Mommy, it looks so nice!" I was so glad that he loved his big boy room with his big boy dresser. We walked out into the kitchen and he says, "Hey, where's my new dresser?" Glad he bothered to look at the entire reason I rearranged his room! Turkey!!!

LOOK OUT RODNEY!

I caught Breydon "playing the guitar." He was very serious. Look out Rodney Atkins...here comes Breydon Eisele!

EASTER FUN

We had a wonderful Easter! Thank you everyone for making it so special! We love you!

YEAH...IT'S EASTER!

I can't believe Easter is already here! Didn't we just celebrate Christmas? Anyway, tonight was our night to make our Easter Eggs and prepare for the Easter Bunny's arrival!

John helped Breydon make an IU egg and a football egg...at least he tried! :)

With a little bit of Mommy's help...

We didn't have any carrots so Breydon decided to leave the Easter Bunny

one of his eggs and 3 pieces of lettuce!

Check out this video! I love his excitement!

John reading the bedtime story "The Egg Hunt."

To Be Continued....

YIKES! I'M 35!

Yesterday was supposed to be a day to celebrate, but it was a difficult day for me...I turned 35! Did I really just say that? Yes, I am now 35! It was easier to say, I'm 30... you know..the new 20..but, 35? There was so much more that I had planned to accomplish by 35. I won't share my bucket list because it will only make me more sad to type it! ha Instead, I see more wrinkles and a little more back fat (girls, you know what I'm talking about!) than the year that I turned 30! ha Just when I began to drown myself in my aging sorrows I realized... I've had 35 great years. While we all have our ups and downs, I've had a blessed life with an absolute wonderful family and friends that mean the world to me. I have the most beautiful boy that I could ever ask for and a husband who truly loves me. God has truly blessed me and I'm very thankful for my 35 years. Now, I've just decided to stop having birthdays. Then 35 won't seem so bad! ha

P.S. After I opened my gifts, Breydon and John sang Happy Birthday to me and we had a birthday pinic dinner on the floor in our house. I loved it!

MOMMY, I SPEAK SPAMISH (Spanish)!

Today, Papaw told me that Breydon knows a song in Spanish. What? He's only 3! He was so excited to sing his new song for me. I'm so proud! Now, what is he saying? ha!

OOPS...WRONG NUMBER

My family often reminds me that the motto of my life is "If it can happen, it happens to Nickie!" Well, unfortunately they're right! Now, I can add another "happening" to my list!

I was trying to reach out to a friend via text to see if she could meet me for breakfast. I quickly typed in the number and sent the message. I received a reply that says, "I won't be available until later in the p.m. gotta work in a.m." I thought the response was strange because I wasn't aware that my friend had a job on the weekend. So, I responded and said, "Ok, how about later in the day?" I then get a response that says, "Depends on when IndyGo let's me go. Probably between 3-5." With my confused look on my face I thought to myself...IndyGo? IndyGo? Why is she working for IndyGo? I then responded and typed, "I'm sorry. What are you doing? I don't remember?" The response..."Drive Bus." What? I typed, "Huh?" Why would my friend be driving a bus? Was I missing something?

Then...my phone rings. It's my friend...

Caller: "Hi." (male voice)
Me: "Hi. Who is this?"
Caller: "Mike Melton"
Me: "Who?"
Caller: "Mike Melton"
Me: SILENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just realized I had been texting someone by the name of Mike Melton and not my friend. Thank God he wasn't available for breakfast!

If only I could have been texting Peyton!!!!

SOCCER FUN ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY

Today has been beautiful! It's hard to believe that we have snow coming soon. Ugh! Breydon was excited when Daddy set up his soccer game that Mamaw and Papaw bought him for Christmas! Of course, he had to wear a jersey! You can't play soccer without a football jersey! ha And...Mamaw...you are in trouble! Breydon keeps kicking with his left foot!

MY HUSBAND, THE GERRIE

John and I took Breydon to the libary today. They had "Story Time for Toddlers" and crafts. It wasn't exactly the type of program we were hoping it would be, but Breydon did end up enjoying the craft that he made with us. I promised Breydon that he could pick out a couple of books after class. Of course, he wanted a specific book. I knew I was in the correct area, but it was taking some time to find them. With all of the computers at the end of every aisle, John says in a serious tone, "Maybe we should use the Card Catalog for a reference." I couldn't help but laugh. Does anyone even say that anymore? Of course, my husband...The Gerrie!

SOUND THE ALARM

At 3:00 a.m., I awoke to the voice of Bubby saying, "Mommy, I wanna fweep (sleep) with you." I gave him a hug and snuggled in with him in our bed. Just as I finally got back to sleep, I hear a horrible sound throughout our house. It was 5:20 a.m. and the security alarm had gone off! I yelled John’s name. I’ve never seen him jump out of the bed so fast! He told me to stay in the bedroom and shut the door. My biggest fear (other than drowning) is not being able to see if someone were to break in our home or kidnap me! I’m as blind as a bat without my glasses or contacts. I jumped out of the bed to grab my glasses. I knocked everything off of my nightstand, including my glasses and the phone. Meanwhile, Breydon was still sound asleep all cozy in the bed. I grabbed him and tried to remain calm because I didn’t want to scare him. He said, "Mommy, is it time to get up yet? Let’s watch Mickey!" I said, "Buddy, it’s still nighttime. The alarm went off in the house so Daddy is checking to make sure everything is okay." He had a confused look on his face, but didn’t question anything. I found the bathroom door and the phone that I had knocked off the nightstand and went into the bathroom and locked the door. I kept hollering at John to make sure that he was okay. I had the phone up to my nose trying to see the numbers so that I could dial 911, if necessary. Then...the phone says "Line in Use." Uh, talk about scaring you to death! I’ve seen too many horror films. Did somebody cut the phone line? Did they take it off the hook on purpose? I wanted to pass out, but I kept telling myself to remain calm for Breydon’s sake. As I'm holding Breydon, I kept trying to get a dial tone and the next thing I knew it was the alarm company calling. The ring scared me so bad I almost peed my pants! ha I’m sure we would have won Funniest Home Videos if we had our video camera on during this time. John came in the room and told me that he thought everything was okay. Long story short, our front door was open! I would have been freaked out, but the outside glass door was locked. John thought that it must not have been closed all of the way and the wind had pushed it open. Thank Goodness! So...we all got cozy back in our bed and remained WIDE AWAKE! I swear I heard a million noises after that and made John get up a couple of times. As I FINALLY started to drift off...MY ALARM CLOCK WENT OFF! TGIF! I don't want to hear another alarm for the next two days!