Hurricane Rita

I found this pic and thought I would share it. We lived in the southwest part of Louisiana. right by that little body of water. If you click on "RITA" it should take you to a moving pic of it. I couldn't get it to do it on here for some reason.

The KKK's.....

Ok Well The other day the KKK's well just KK. :) where coming down on me cause I haven't blogged in like 2 weeks. So to make the KKK happy. LOL ( I like that name for them) I will. Its been a bit crazy at work this past week cause we had our annual spring banquet Thursday. It went very well and Im kinda glad it is over. On the other hand Kyndal started pre K on Wednesday and is going very well. I was a bit nervous cause she is only 3 1/2 but we wanted to try it cause it would help our babysitting situation. So she will be going Mon, Wed, and Fri, Just the days that I am there. She will be in the Pre K room in the morning and then in the Kindergarten room in the afternoon for the extended day. She is really loving it and I think it will just get better as we get in more of a routine.

We had some much needed family time this weekend. We went to the Boston Aquarium. I was nice to get away for the day, even is the aquarium is kinda disappointing in size. Kyndal really liked the Penguins. The exhibit was closed so we could only see them through this little room so that sucked. But it was still good!! Well I guess I don't really have much more to say.
Ohh Ally is 5 Months today. I will try to do some compairing pics. Maybe Tuesday. We got an extra hard dive so we pic a big chunk of our pic on there so I think Kyndals are on there so I have to actually plug in the laptop to get them. So I'll try......



This is a pic of Kyndal and Jake when we wnet bowling for Max's birthday.... I love it!!!

Easter Sunday!!

ALLY Check Up

Ally was 4 Months on the 6th she went to the Dr on Thursday she is now 15lbs 13oz and 24 inches long.

Get Away!!!

Well, Sorry its been a while so let me do some catching up.

Work is going very well. I really like it there, I just still not sure its 100% were I suppose to do. I'm still torn between staying home full-time and working, part-time. Its a really hard decision! Im one of those black and white people that if there is nothing stopping me then maybe I should do it. And well right now there is really nothing stopping me. So until God puts a STOP sign in front of me then thats where I will be. I don't like letting people down either. So if I was to quit I would feel really really bad. But at the same time they would understand. Kyndal will be going to school there next year so I will be working the 3 days that she will be there, she will just go to the extended day in the afternoon. Which will be in the Kindergarten class which I think is really cool. Its like getting a jump on things with the older kids. :) I hope she does well, I'm a little nervous to see how she will do. I guess every parent has that when there first child heads to school though. Well we have about 6 months till then......

I was about to go to the NNE4 (Northern New England Foursquare) Womens Retreat in Portland, Maine on Friday night through Saturday. I wasn't really sure how it was going to be. I was mainly just looking to get away and the fun of staying in a nice hotel. :) But it was really good. Relaxing. The speaker was great. We also had a break out session and I went to the Mothers one. Which just happen to be lead by some ladies at our church. It was really good. I did bring home some thing that I wanna change and something that I'm going to work on. It also helps to know that you aren't the only one going through things and just to share stories with other moms. Anyway so it was a relaxing night away. Ohh and most of all I got to eat Popeyes which is a rare sit up here, its everywhere in the south, And the BEST!!! We also went to the Christmas Tree Shop. Which was pretty cool. It wasn't what i was expecting but it was still cool. EVERYONE LOVES A BARGAIN !!!

So I'm trying to get Jake to take us away for Spring Break. Nothing big. But I have been wanting to get away for awhile not. Anyway, just more than a night. I don't even care if the girls come. Just wanna go away with the family and relax and have fun. So if he can get away from his, stupid, job that would make me soooooo HAPPY!! I already have it all planned. We have been wanting to take Kyndal to the Aquarium in Boston since we have lived up here but we are horrible parents and haven't done it yet. She has never been to anything like that. They have hotel packages you can get with ticket, breakfast, and a family fun night in your hotel room. I also thought we could go to the Children's Museum there. Its pretty cheep and looks like alot of fun. So yeah thats what I want for my get away. My brother Mike is moving up to Richfield Springs, NY which is only like at the most 6 hours away. So Im hoping maybe the other half of the week the girls and I can drive down and visit him. I can't wait for him to be closer, than Florida. Even though I'm kinda bummed that I won't have anyone in Florida to visit. At least now I will have a relative a half a days drive away. That will be nice for both of us.

Ok well this is officially the longest blog I have ever written. :)

An official minivan driving soccer mom...............AND Loving it!!!

Okay well an update on things. Im enjoying work and its going really well. If the girls where older I would probably be working full time. But we will see what happens. I really like working, being at the school. So we have a new ride. We got a minivan sunday night. We are loving the room. Now we can all go somewhere at actually bring people with us. :) We don't have the best of credit. So we where approved for a loan with a credit rebuilding program. So for about 6-8 months will will be paying a little more than we would like but after that time our credit score will be alot higher and then we can refinance and get a lower payment. We are willing to do it so we can get our credit back to where it should be. So hopefully in a year our credit will be better and we can get a house. Well thats my update for now. Im get enjoying my vacation this week.

Has everything, but a DVD player. :) but thats ok with me :)

3 Months Old

Well the past 3 months have gone by really fast. I really can't wait for next month when we have absolutly nothing going on. No basketball every night!! I have to admit that I really really enjoy doing stuff with and at the school but I don't know if it was going from having a Baby, to an always crazy One Voice then to Christmas. But Since the beginning thing have just kept rolling along no slowing down or you'll get run over. So that said............

Ally just turned 3 Month on the 6th so I thought I would do a little comparison. of the girls. Now the pics are exactly taken at 3 months but close enough. :)

Kyndal at 3 Months
( with your first child you actually take them ever month or so and get professional pics done, with your second you get sloppy! )


Allyson "Ally"



They both hit the chubby stage at the same time. :) It seem that all babies go through the chubby stage and grow out of it in a month or so. Of coarse some don't ever grow out of it, lol :) But mine WILL!!!!!! :)

What a week...

Okay well I forgot to update on how my run went. It was as good as running can be. :) Nothing exciting, but I don't have to say I haven't ran since. LOL I know I'm bad. But I did realize that I desperately need new shoes before I run again. I haven't had a new pair since I was pregnant with Kyndal. So about 4 years. So until them I'm stuck working out with bad shoes.

Well to update on everything else. I might be going to work part time, just two days a week for a couple of hours. They need some help at the front office at the school. So we are trying to see if we can work something out for the girls. Some days it looks more promising than others. But some extra play money would be nice then I could get some new running shoes and some shoes for soccer. I did make my first sell on ebay. I sold my soccer cleats that won't fit anymore. $52 with shipping. I think I did pretty well. I was wicked excited.
Kyndal had her first soccer thing on Saturday. She had so much fun. Nothing like running for an hour to tier her out. But she can't wait till next weekend. And of all things. Our battery in our camera died so I got no pics. Only ones that I took with my phone and some video. So sorry for the poor quality, for the ones i upload.


Pats....??? Well don't have much to say for the superbowl. But that Jake and I were really sick Saturday night and Sunday. Jake had to call in cause he was suppose to lead worship. We where also suppose to go to a party that night for the game. But.... Jakes mom came and got the girls before they woke up and took them for the day. We could barely move. I had fever and all we did was sleep. I finally was able eat and take some med. So today we just kept it low key and relaxed to get our energy back. Still kinda sluggish.

Video of Kyndal at Soccer, Sorry I can't get photobuckets to work for me.
http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa198/Jennifer_Downing/?action=view&current=0202081154.flv

The first step is always the hardest.

Well tonight I'm going to go to Jake Basketball practice and run. Yes, i said run. Unless I just feel completely stupid running with a bunch of High School boy. Thats ok if they laugh I'll just kick there butts. I just really wanna get in shape and I would like to do some running before I get on the soccer field and really kill myself. So since its winter and I can't run outside. I might as well go to the practice and let Jake yell at me to run. NO he better not do that or I'll kick his butt. But being around other people doing it to will make me wanna push myself even more. So I'll let you know just how much fun I had.

Basketball, SOCCER!!, Basketball, Basketball...........

Well, Its been a little while since I have written anything. We have been busy going to LCS basketball games and supporting the team. And the Coach I guess. :) After one of the games we went to 2 of the boys soccer game at the Bow Fieldhouse. While we were there they had a ad for a soccer clinic type thing for 3-4 year old. So of course I got wicked excited. So I ended up calling a day later and well...... we signed Kyndal up for it. We even went out and bought her some cool soccer shorts and shirt. Oh and socks with shin guards and a cool pink soccer ball just her size. She is very excited every day she say "Mommy can we go to my game?". And well we just keep counting down the days. It starts the first weekend of Feb. So almost a week. So in my mission to get into shape. I signed myself up for there Womens Open on Monday night. I'm pretty pumped myself. A bit nervous but mostly cause Im REALLY out of shape. Im not sure yet if I will be able to plat this session cause they just started on Monday, but my name is down in case a team needs another player. This is indoor soccer for those of you who where wondering how we were going to play in the snow. :) Well, that is my update on things so right now we are just trying to finish out the Basketball season. Cause I would really love to see my husband more. Its been pretty rough winter. But as soon as I can get out of this house to do something I pretty much jump all over it. Okay well I gotta go finish dinner I'm taking my time cause Jake is at practice. But I'm getting hungry and Kyndal is starting to bug me for food. Gotta go feed the chicks!!!!

Kyndal in her new soccer outfit. Taken with my phone so poor quality. The shirt doesn't look like much but its one of those sports type shirts thats really soft. Sorry I can't explain it very well.

Compare the whole FAMILY!

Ok well I just thought I would go to the next step. This is a picture collage that I made and had in a frame for our wedding reception. Why not compare all of us together. LOL :). I have nothing else to do, right???

(Should be able to click on them to make them even bigger :))



I know we are / where adorable thats why we make BEAUTIFUL BABIES!!!!!!!!

Loving Two

I walk along holding your 3-year-old hand,

basking in the glow of our magical relationship.
Suddenly I feel a kick from within,
as if to remind me that our time alone is limited.

And I wonder: how could I ever love another child as I love you?

Then she is born, and I watch you.
I watch the pain you feel at having to share me
as you've never shared me before.

I hear you telling me in your own way,
"Please love only me."
And I hear myself telling you in mine,
"I can't," knowing, in fact, that I never can again.

You cry. I cry with you.
I almost see our new baby as an intruder
on the precious relationship we once shared.
A relationship we can never quite have again.

But then, barely noticing,
I find myself attached to that new being,
and feeling almost guilty.
I'm afraid to let you see me enjoying her -
as though I am betraying you.

But then I notice your resentment change,
first to curiosity,
then to protectiveness,
finally to genuine affection.

More days pass,
and we are settling into a new routine.
The memory of days with just the two of us is fading fast.

But something else is replacing those wonderful times we shared, just we two.
There are new times - only now, we are three.
I watch the love between you grow,
the way you look at each other, touch each other.

I watch how she adores you - as I have for so long.
I see how excited you are by each of her new accomplishments.
And I begin to realize that I haven't taken something from you,
I've given something to you.
I notice that I am no longer afraid to share my love openly with both of you.

I find that my love for each of you is as different as you are,
but equally strong.
And my question is finally answered, to my amazement.
Yes, I can love another child as much as I love you - only differently.

And although I realize that you may have to share my time,
I now know you'll never share my love.
There's enough of that for both of you -
you each have your own supply.

I love you both. And I thank you both for blessing my life.

Arthur Unknown

Camera Pics

First of All I had forgotten that my brother had made Kyndal a website when she was born and i put a lot of my pics on. So i was able to get them all off of there and not have to fight with taking them off of the PC. Second looking at all of them made me REALLY appreciate our new 'high tech" :). Cause probably almost half of the photos that I had uploaded to her website where blurry. Which really sucks. So at least Ally will have nice baby pics. :)

Kyndal's website that has been kinda forgotten.

http://groups.msn.com/KyndalPaige

Comparing......

Ally at Birth.....

Kyndal at birth..... Just remeber there size difference at birth of 3 lbs. They do look alot alike. I can see Ally in more of Kyndals older pics but I'll wait till Ally gets to that age to share those. Don't wanna spoil the suprise. :)


Well this is Ally at Christmas a little before 2 months.


This is Kyndal not sure exactly when but around the same time. Probably a little older. LOL Ally has the same pants on today as Kyndal does in the picture.

First set of Shots.

Well Ally had her first set of shots today. She did not like them at all. It was a really pathetic cry. One of those where you just wanna hold them cause its like they are just whimpering. I never know weather to cry or smile. Cause its kinda cute. Maybe I smile to keep from crying, thats it. But anyway she survived. She is now 11 lbs 1 ounce. and 23 inches. And well we played around a bit and Kyndal is 38 lbs and 41 inches. Just thought I do some comparing. Maybe tomorrow I will follow in Kristins footsteps and compare by pics. that means i have to find some of Kyndal most of hers where on our old computer and they are still there. But if I have one I'll have to scan it. So I'll see what i can come up with. Fun project!!!!

A New Year a New Start

Well after a nice night out with the hubby. We have now be dragged back to the everyday jobs of life. :) Today we officially started on our diet. Hey its the new year doesn't everyone diet, for at least a little bit. But seriously, we really are doing it. Our diet of choice is South Beach. All I want is for the mountains of snow to be gone so I can get back out side and walk. I would rather bust my butt in working out that diet. I have a big goal ahead of me. First I wanna get back to where I was before Ally, than back to where I was before Kyndal, than back to where I was when Jake and I got married and then, why not, back to where I was when we where dating. So My goal are big that about a total of, I hate to say it but, 70 pound. Wow thats what life, marriage, BC, and 2 kids will do. Here is my now pic and my about 6 years ago/ after my diet, i hope, pic. LOL :) Wish me luck!!!!

New Years Eve

I just wanna say that I am very excied for tonight. A night out with out the kids, just me and Jake. I do feel kinda bad we took Kyndal to the Dr. today cause she has had a nasty cough, but didn't think it was anything bad. But come to find out she had a sinus and ear infection. Nice, first one ever. The Dr. did say that the ear infection hasn't set in yet thats why she is still acting normal for the most part. No pain yet. But Im sure with some good meds in her she will be back to normal soon. I also had an appt today. Let just say I won't have to worry about anything for atleast 5 years. LOL :) Unless we want another one. :) We will see. But it is nice to know that I don't have to worry about taking anything everyday. We are just praying that I don't go *itchy with the hormones. They sometime do that to me. My Dr. said that things work different because of the placement of where they are. So if you start seeing some nasty blogs you might wanna give Jake a call and make sure he is still alive. LOL j/k :) Well Im off to get the girls packed and ready for Grammys house.

Relaxing Day.

Well today was the first Saturday that we have had nothing at all to do in a long time. It was nice to sleep in late with the family and just spend time together. I can't wait for some more days like this.

One Voice Christmas pics.

Just a couple of pics, mostly of Kyndal cause she is so cute:)


Kyndal standing next to Jessalyn during Wonderful One.

Footsteps...

Well yesterday we sang at the service for Dave C. It was a wonderful service. I do believe Dave would of been very pleased to hear what people said about him. It sure was a celebration of his life!!! I always wonder what people would say at my funeral. I know that sounds weird but you can’t say you have never thought of it.?? You know as long as they have something to say. I guess I’m good, lol :). Honestly listening to the way Dave lived his life really makes me wanna make sure I’m living mine in the same way. So I can touch lives and share Jesus with others. I mean that’s why we are here. To share the Gospel. So I think we all need to follow in Dave’s footsteps!!!





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