Lawson's Football 2009

What a go getter we were this year! Tackling would have to be Lawson's favorite thing! He had a great football season and we won two games and lost one. The funniest moment came when a very large kid on the opposing team tackled Lawson..ok that part wasn't funny but the next snap the kid came after Lawson again and Lawson ran...hes like your not gonig to get me again. He was fast and the kid couldn't catch him.. Lawson got into some pretty big tackle piles this year. I am so proud of him and his hard work.

7 years of amazement

Dear Lawson,


I cannot believe you are about to turn seven years old. Where has the time gone my sweet little boy? It seems just like yesterday I was waddling around in 120 degree weather looking as if I had swallowed a basketball awaiting your arrival. You, of course were stubborn like your mother and a late arrival. Your due date may have been the beginning of August but you had your own clock and held on until finally the doctor decided it was eviction time and scheduled an induction. You were such an easy pregnancy for me we spent our time swimming in the pool, attending concerts and eating as much watermelon as we could stand. The only strange craving I had with you was canned pears covered in chocolate hersheys syrup...strange I know but they tasted so good that first trimester. We wanted you to be a surprise so we weren't sure if you were going to be a boy or a girl but Grandma Julie called it from day one. Some how she knew you were a boy. Grandma's intuition? I was so determined to bring you into this world as naturally as I could. They called us in for an induction on the night of August 14th and I was in labor throughout the night and day on the 15th...drug free I might add :) .....and I pushed you for a good 2 1/2 hours but it wasn't meant to be and you arrived via c-section August 15th. I can still remember hearing your first cry it was such a strong cry for a first cry you were so not happy to be out of my tummy. I think I may have fed you too well....You were such a big strong boy and the nurses were all in love with you with your sprakling blue eyes ( yes they were blue your first year of life my dear) and your strawberry blonde hair. You were the happiest, easiest baby I have ever met. I still remember my Lawson alarm clock, most babies wake up for a feeding with a cry but you would just lay in your crib and pick up your legs and drop them making little thud noises until I came and picked you up and when it was time for food, you meant business! Your little face would hunker down and you would make the cutest little raccoon noises and nestle right in and suck that bottle down. You were such a joy and I learned so much from you and am still learning from you everyday. You may be all rough and tough little boy but you have the sweetest, nurturing helpful side I have ever seen. You are a true animal lover and so organized you would make Martha Stewart jealous! Some of my highlights of your last seven years:
Year 1: So much learning and bonding. You loved to be held and stay up until two in the morning babbling to yourself. Grandma and I called it the Lawson 2am - 10 am play time.
Year 2: Oh my balls were your favorite thing....it could be a football, soccer ball, tennis ball as long as it was something you could throw and play with you were a happy camper. You were so busy and active wanting to take a part and get into as many things as you could.
Year 3: The non stop question year. Everything was why? how come? but why mommy? You are so inquisitive and I adore that about you.
Year 4: This was the year that you knew EVERYthing...and started talking in third person.."Lawson likes to fish," Lawson this and Lawson that....you were already quite the avid traveler with two long distance car trips and many, many airplane rides. As long as you had a toy, your mommy by your side and a snack you were the best traveling companion ever!
Year 5: You learned so much this year and taught your dad and I so much as well. Every day you would come home from school with something new to teach us.
Year 6: Quite the little sportsman this year....Tball and fishing being your favorites. You are quite the speller and reader....but writing is by far your least favorite activity unless its writing about your pokemon captures!
I cannot wait for all of the special moments we will share in year 7!!!!!!!

Our weekend of pirates and Batman tattoos..

Yes...the kids and I spent Friday dressing up like pirates and adorning our arms and various body parts with Batman temporary tattoos...Oh what fun we had! Lawson cleaned his room and Brit talked Lawson into helping her clean hers as well. We spent Sunday at the Springdale pool and had a blaast! Lawson is becoming quite the little swimmer! We are so blessed to have this time together! Oh and Britain and I are gonig to try and read all of the Pippie Longstocking books, I loved them as a girl..who doens't love a book about a girl strong enough to lift a horse with one hand?

Mid July Update

Oh my gosh...I am so excited for our weekend together......Lawson, Britain and mommy weekend woohoo! We are going to have a blast! Can't wait to set up our offical agenda after work. Lawson, you of course, can make the list of our weekend "must dos." I cannot wait to post all about our weekend! We are going to have a full bed tonight....all of us and Sasha in the middle! Oh and the kids and I bought those new popsicle slow melt Ice Age pops with the acorn in the middle....Brit and I refuse to eat them again but Lawson doesn't seem to mind the "ooey gooey slobbered up gummy acorn in the middle." They are itneresting by far the slow melt though is great since Brit loves to take her time savoring every bite and no drip!

The 4th of July

Oh my what fun the kids and I had Friday. We lit off some fireworks and made special fourth of July cupcakes. Britain's favorite fireworks are the small decorative ones, just like her mama! Lawson likes his fireworks big and loud. If most of you don't already know, I love Smart Water...its natural and so hydrating...well the other day at Lawson's tball game Brit poured out the smart water on the ground and I asked her "what did you do that for?" and she responded "now the ground is smarter mama." Also on Sunday Brit decided she wanted to quiz me and give me words to spell she was getting frustrated when I could spell all the words so she said " mom your too smart you're not allowed to drink smart water ANYMORE." So adorable! Lawson is really wnjoying his last week of tball, I think I may have a future ball player on my hands. Sasha (as Brit calls her)and (Miss Purrrrsia as Lawson calls her) has fit right into our family. She is a lot of fun for all of us with her loud meowing demanding that we pet and adore her. I got to see a fireworks show on Beaver lake this year, it was put on by Ventris Trail's End Resort...it was a great show!

Long awaited update

The kids have grown so much in the last few months. Lawson has started his second year of tball and is quite interested in it this year. Last year it was more about playing in the dirt but this year its about how many runs and outs that he can get. I must say my little "lefty" is quite the ball player! It has been a long and trying couple of months for our family. Sean and I are going through a divorce and the kids are spending half their time with me and half with him. It has been a big adjustment for all of us but it gets easier each week. I am on a path to complete recovery, living years in a state of depression isn't healthy for a person let alone a family. I find that I become stronger and the person that I once was each new day. The help from my parents, my closest thing to a sister, Sandra, my children, my best friend and also the lord has made my journey so much easier. It is so funny how people come into your life at the times that you truly need them. I am working with an amazing therapist that has been assisting me in my healing process. There are so many factors that can lead up to a depression and staying in situations where you are unhappy can lead to a domino effect and have your life spinning out of control. I will say if you are truly unhappy then you need to do something about it because just pretending isn't going to solve anything. You need to be treated and treat others with the same love and respect that we all need. There was a time where I felt trapped and completely hopelss, isolated from everyone that I hold dear and I almost lost myself completely but I survived and am so much stronger because of that. I am so lucky to have two of the smartest best looking kids I have ever laid eyes upon. I feel like God has given me a second chance at life, an opportunity for me to find true and complete happiness and to find a place where I belong. I never really felt that the passed few years. I felt an obligation to marry and that is never the right reason. The year 2009 has been the most difficult one in my life and ironically one of the best things in my life happened this year as well. I am truly blessed at this second chance from God and I cannot wait for what the future holds for our family. Myself, Lawson, Britain, Maverick, Kip and our newest addition Sasha, a persian kitten we rescued are enjoying every moment we have together.