One week later... broken.

Jackson made it exactly one week of having glasses... and now they are broken. I can't believe it. (Actually I can!) I was very frustrated and a little speechless at first... the yelling came later. Silvia helped me fix them using black electrical tape... but the damage is done. They are irreparable. So Jackson will be walking around for the next 3.75 months until insurance will replace them. I definitely saw this coming, didn't I! The tape held them together fine, until he started pulling his glasses over and under his eyes, just playing... so I had to rework the tape and although they are crooked they will have to do!




Jackson is actually letting Jake sit this close to him. It's a rare sight to see... he usually keeps his distance.

These are the things Kaylee sent me from Forks! I just got them in the mail and I love them. I can't wait til I have a fridge I can put that magnet on :)

Big boy

Jackson had a check-up yesterday and he is a big boy! He was 92 percentile for height and 98 percentile for weight! He is good and healthy! Jake did not have a check up so I don't know his ranking... until December. Nothing really going on here, except we all miss Daddy! Maybe soon Luis will do a post so you call can hear about his new JOB!

Daddy's Last Day in Texas

We had very little time to prepare for this move... which is one of the reasons why Luis is going alone at first. We found out on Tuesday and he left midday today. So yesterday we had a lot of errands to run. We had to do an oil change as well as a few other repairs before Luis' long drive... Silvia took us out to a good-bye lunch at Red Robin. I wanted the boys to do something fun with Luis as a special good-bye activity... we planned on going to The Zone so they could ride the go-karts... but when we went, the track was closed! We were so bummed! So later on, I took the boys to the park while Luis went to mutual for one last time to announce he was leaving and say goodbye! Here are some pictures of Luis' last day. I wish I got a picture with him and me :(


This picture cracked me up. I know it's blurry. When Luis leaned over for a picture with Jake, Jake leaned over as well.



Jake's reaction to hot french fries!

Congrats to Luis!

It's official. Luis got the job with RMS Group and we will be moving back to the LA area. We do not know the actual location of the job he will be working on, so our actual place of residence is still to be determined. He tried calling the company one Friday because he still hadn't heard from them but only got voicemails. We figured they had started the Labor day holiday early. So he planned on calling them this morning, but they beat him to it! They called to ask why he hadn't responded to the job offer they had emailed last week... twice! He never got one! So they checked the email address and he finally got it! It is an amazing offer! The Lord really does look out for us. We were caught off gaurd by how good the offer was, more than we were ever expecting!!! He accepted of course, and negotiated some moving expenses to be included. I am so proud of him. The company loves him and he is really excited about the opportunity to progress within the company and help the company grow! I'm glad he can now put to use that MBA we paid for :) They need him there by Sept 12, which is this coming Monday. He will be leaving on Thurdsay morning... yes, less than 48 hours from now... I am kind of freaking out but there really isn't that much I can do. Luis has things he needs to wrap up on this end, but as far as packing, all he is taking is clothes, air mattress and sheets, laptop, folding chairs/table, and construction manuals! And maybe our microwave for all those Lean Cuisines he will be eating :) And yes... all of this will fit into his Pontiac Grand Prix... thank goodness for full-size sedans! The boys and I will probably stay here for a few months... I am hoping to be out there by Thanksgiving. I am staying behind because, 1. We don't know where we will be living, 2. There just isn't enough time for us to get our entire household into a moving van in 2 days and 3. this will give us the chance to save up a great deal of money to help pay off some debt. We are very excited about that last one!

We are very excited and can't wait to see all our family in California. We will miss Silvia and Lew and the family here of course... my boys have gotten very used to having Grandma and Papa Lew around. We are grateful to be able to put to test the lessons we have learned through our trials the past 2 years! Sometimes it was really hard and having faith didn't come as easily as it did at other times, but we made it and trusted in God the whole time. We are so thankful for the blessings we have received and that are yet to come! Love you all, thanks for your support!

Jackson's glasses

Let me start by saying the glasses are a little big, but the only ones that fit his face. Tomorrow we are buying the strings that go around back to keep them on his face. They kept slipping off and he would end up looking over them. So he only wore them for about an hour today and then I was afraid they'd fall off and get smashed, so he will officially start wearing them tomorrow. I was surprised how thick the lens is on the left eye! I don't know his exact Rx, but part of the paper says his left eye is +2 and his right is +1... whatever that means. He looks so silly, but he is still super cute!

Funny Story

I know you all are waiting for details on the big news, but I had to post this story!

I heard that Jake was awake after his nap yesterday and when I went to get him... this is what I found. :)

He had taken of his diaper... and it doesn't end there. He was pointing over the side of the crib to where his diaper was... but the diaper wasn't alone... it was right next to a puddle of pee. Haha, his sheets were completely dry... he must have aimed perfectly well to pee through the bars of his crib and not get his sheets. I was cracking up and I just had to share!

Random Pictures

I decided to post some random pictures because there really isn't much going on right now. Next week we are going to pick up Jackson's glasses, so I will post those pictures then. Here are some cute ones of the boys. And Silvia's canning day. It really takes a whole day to can. She went to the market and got a 25lb box of tomatoes for $7. So she canned those. Then she canned a bunch of pinto beans from Sam's. Then I had about 2 pounds of dry black beans, so she made refried beans from scratch... it was pretty interesting to see how it's done. She was flipping them in the pan like a pancake. And you can see the finished product... I think she calls it a bean roll or something like that... it looks nasty, but it tastes good :)







These are just a few of the cans... it makes the whole kitchen such a mess, but she got TONS of cans!




See the welt on his forehead? It's hard to see in the picture... but this is what happens when Jackson stands right behind the door Luis is about to open! Doorknob in the forehead!





Our friend's the Erickson's were giving away their son's clothes, most of which are size 5 which is perfect for Jackson. Luis came home from Scouts one night with this big bag full of winter clothes! I only went through about half of it so far, and there are already 10 long sleeve shirts, tons of shorts and jammies, 2 thick winter jackets/sweaters... and all the rest I haven't seen yet! He is set for this winter! I am so thankful for these clothes, it is a major blessing for us! I can't believe my not-even-4-year-old fits in size 5, but he does!