Spring has sprung and Liam is springing everywhere!!

Wow! It's been way too long since my last blog entry.  There have been so many things going on the past month, it's been hard to get much of anything done.  Since the last blog entry, we have finished the floors and put our house on the market.  It's been on the market for 22 days and hopefully won't be on there much longer!  Jake has 18 days left of clinic!! After 8 years of his hardwork and dedication, May 20th will be his pay day!  Even though sometimes I want to ring his neck, I feel amazingly blessed to have him as my best friend and husband.  I often look at him and am in awe of all the things he has accomplished.  We have been together since September 14th, 2003, his 18th birthday.  I have watched him transform from a teenage boy into a man and father.  He truly is my best friend and I am so proud to be his wife.  I can't wait to watch him transition into the next chapter of our life. 

Loves his boots!

First pair of flip flops...so cute

He loves his brother puppy

Best friends!

sweet little expression

Huh mom?

Focused face

This isn't supposed to be neatly rolled up...

He is such a little picker and explorer

Looking for our neighbors bulldog named pepperoni

Jake, Liam, and I will be traveling home in 2 weeks so he can sign the contract to purchase an optometry practice in Evansville, Indiana.  We are so grateful to be able to move back home so close to family and have the opportunity to purchase the practice.  I will be starting my new job at the end of June and Jake will be probably be starting around the end of July after he gets his license.  Moving to Memphis included so many transitions at once. We purchased our first home, I graudated nursing school, got married a few days later,  moved away from family, started a new job, and then started our married life.  It took me quite a while to adjust to life here in memphis, but now that it's getting close to leave, it will seem so weird to be back in Indiana.  This will be such a bittersweet chapter in my life.  I truly can't explain with words, how humbled an thankful I am for all of the amazing friends I have made and experiences I have been through.  The people I am so blessed to work with every day, are amazing and have become my second family.  I can't explain how much I will truly miss each and everyone of my friends.  They have each touched my life in their own way and I will never forget it!!

Liam is just growing and becoming a little boy more and more each day.  He is so sweet and funny.  I just love watching him explore and discover the world around him.  He is obsessed with being outside and will stay outside playing for hours. He is really starting to talk more and more.  He is currently in love with the words "yes", "this", and "sis-sissy"-for our dog sophie, he calls her sis.  He says yes, no, milk, juice, ball(another favorite), yah, "uck" or yuck. He is able to show you where his head, ears, nose, mouth, belly, and toes are.  He loves making animal noises and is really in love with dogs!  He points to them wherever we are.  He likes music and loves to dance.  Jake and Liam went to a crawfish festival a couple weekends ago.  There was a live band that was playing and so Jake let Liam down to walk around and Liam ran right up to the front of the stage and started dancing like no one was watching.  Jake said everyone thought he was so cute but Liam was having the time of his life and was oblivious to the people around him.  He said he had not a care in the world except that he wanted to dance.  I love how innocent and carefree he is.  He just loves being Liam and having fun. 

I am excited for Easter this year.  I unfortunately have to work Easter Sunday, but will be excited to get home in the evening to hide eggs for Liam to find.  He loves any time of ball and so I got him easter eggs that looks like sports balls.  He has a sweet tooth like his momma and will be so excited to find candy in them!! His PDO has an easter egg hunt on thursday and I think that if the weather permits, we will be attending. Hopefully by Easter he will get the hang of it!!   I will be posting photos and more updates in the next day or so....Hope you enjoyed reading!!