Becoming A Super Hero

My son just had another birthday.  He is growing up.  Actually, he is a superhero in training, which is a good thing because that is what he wants to be when he grows up.  And I fully expect him to fulfill his dreams!  He is heroic, compassionate, mindful, protective, daring, outgoing and many other 'heroly' characteristics.  But, he is not just a hero in the flesh; he is also a hero of the faith!

So, in honor of my son and his superhero dream:

F O U R

In just over three weeks my little girl will be 4.  Yes, F O U R.  Four Years Old! 

I am really excited about this birthday mostly because she is really excited.  She finally understands birthdays and growing older.  She realizes that she is turning four and wants to have friends at her party.  When I asked her what she wanted for her birthday she replied, "Four girls.  Mommy make the biggest cake in the whole wide world.  Pink and purple presents.  Balloons."  OK.  So that is a party according to Mackenzie.  I hope she is not too disappointed that we are going to have a park party with a lot of family, and probably four girls, and some boys too.  I also hope she doesn't mind that I am not making the biggest cake ever!  I am going to try to make the personal Oreo cheesecakes and maybe some cake pops!  Both of which I can make without artificial food color, and have actually found all natural sprinkles in chocolate, pink and yellow!  As for everything else...who knows???  I suppose we will just celebrate!

Happy Birthday Mackenzie

Mackenzie is 2-years old today! Can you believe it? My baby girl is growing up so fast; and I must say that she is a precious little girl.

2 years ago in the wee hours of the morning (12:01am) I went into labor. My hubby didn't believe I was in labor, but 3 hours and 50 minutes later we were holding Mackenzie in our arms. I guess it was labor, and an amazing birth assisted by Cathy, Connie and Amanda along with my Mom and friend Kelly (full house). Now here we are getting ready to celebrate another year of life. Thank you Lord for your precious gifts!

Mackenzie updates:
1. Still in LOVE with the Karate Kid
2. Still learning and using sign language
3. Very girlie, loves dresses
4. Loves to play with our dog and play outside
5. Very tall
6. Typical woman; must get her 10-15 thousand words in per day
7. Becoming a Daddy's girl (so cute)
8. Becoming more adventurous

30 Things While 30 - List

Well, I have not been working on my 30 things list and really need to at least get some momentum going. I also have not had any suggestions from my friends as to what I should put on my list. Here is the deal. I am making a list of 30 things to do during my 30th year of life. I will turn 30 on August 18th.

My list thus far:

1. Get pregnant with baby #2 or already be pregnant and have baby #2, or get pregnant and have baby #2. This all depends on when I actually get pregnant, so cut me some slack.

2. Go on a family vacation. Seriously. We have NEVER had a family vacation unless our honeymoon counts. We went to Disney with my parents, brother and niece and nephews, but that does not count. We also went to Bandera with Wayne's family, sisters and niece, but that does not count either. I am talking about the Sherwood family vacation.

3. Draw Closer to God. I'd like to think that I already have a good relationship with my Lord Jesus Christ, but I KNOW it can be even better and more amazing.

4. Go on more than 1 date with my hubby. Seriously, we need a regular date night - once a week or once a month - just the two of us.

5. Go outside the borders of Texas. I love Texas and want to stay here, but I think I need to travel some. I use to travel for work quite a bit and have been a lot of places, but my hubby and daughter have not. We need to go somewhere. Maybe this and #2 go hand-in-hand, and maybe not.

6. Get into arts and crafts. I have recently acquired a love for making cute baby girl things as baby shower gifts, and I would love to expand to baby boy stuff, kids stuff and even things for adults. This is a fun outlet.

7. Pray with and Encourage Strangers. I don't know how to explain this, so we will just leave it at that.

8. Be a better friend. Let's face it; I HATE using the phone. I don't call people; well, pretty much never call people, so if you are not on the Internet, or I don't see you in person, or you don't take the initiative it probably won't get done. So here is to more phone calls and initiative from my end of the relationship.

9. Be more spontaneous. I would like to think that I use to be a spontaneous person, but after illness, work, marriage, a child and lack of money I have seemingly lost most of my spontaneity. So here is to getting it back.

10. Work out at the YMCA at least 3x's a week. Seriously, why not get in shape. Preggo or not I am going to work out.

11. Get Mackenzie in her own bed - ALL NIGHT. Mackenzie always starts out in her own bed, but somehow ends up in our bed sometime during the night. (she use to sleep in her own bed all night...what happened?) Hopefully this will happen before I am 30. When it does I will change this number 11 to something else.

12. Have (and keep) a nice front and back yard. Have you seen our yard!!! It needs a lot of work. A yard can be like another room on you house if it is nice.

13. Visit my Hubby at work at least twice a month. I think it is nice to break up his day with our presence - lol.

OK, so as you can see I need more ideas. Can you lend me a hand...please.

Turning 2

I can hardly believe that in less than a month my baby is going to be 2 YEARS OLD. It seems like just yesterday that she was born, but somehow at the same time it feels like we have always had her with us.

I will blog more about her turning 2 when her actual birthday comes. For now I will just enjoy the last of her being 1.