The Percifuls: 2009

9/26/2009

You're Invited!!!

Tomorrow is my 36th birthday. To celebrate, I'm hosting a Premier Jewelry party, which will double as my birthday party! All of my girlfriends are invited. There will be a huge cake, which I decorated myself with the help of my good friend Susan Woole. There will also be a cooler filled with Smirnoff Ice, for anyone who wants one. The party will start at 3 pm, at Leanna Floyd's house. Her address is 28 Rebecca Ln, in Conway. Call me if you have any questions. Hope to see you all there!

9/25/2009

Speech Evaluation

Logan still isn't speaking very much at all, so he went in for a speech evaluation this morning. His comprehension level tested as about a 1 1/2 year old. His verbal skills are at about a 1 year 4 month level. They've recommended three 45-minute sessions per week. We'll start in about 2-3 weeks, once the paperwork is processed.

9/22/2009

Comin' Through

Tonight, on the way home from community group, Tristan rolled down his window and started yelling at the cars driving past us... "Hey everybody! Hey all you cars! Stop! My mom's comin' through!" He yelled it over and over again, at every single car that passed. I was absolutely cracking up. Thank you God for the gift of laughter!

4/04/2009

(My) Lesson for Today

In the car today, Tristan announced to me,

"Mom, I want EVERYTHING I don't have. And I don't have LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of things."

I told him that #1, we can't always have everything we want, and #2, God wants us to be thankful for what He has already given us.

BIG GULP... Maybe this was a good lesson for Tristan's mommy, too!

Thank you, God, for teaching me through my children. :-)

Meet George

I'd like to introduce you to George... our "new" dog. George is a Corgi, and my parents got George when he was just a little puppy. They already had another Corgi named Gracie, so they named this little guy George (as in George & Gracie Burns). His official registered name is Smokin' George Burns II.

Fast forward to this week... my parents are moving, and don't have room for all of their dogs at their new place. We had been wanting to get a dog, and they offered to let us take George. After very little deliberation, we accepted.

George is the most gentle dog you'll ever meet. He just moved in with us yesterday, and the kids are delighted. George loves to follow me around the house, laying at my feet whenever I sit down somewhere. He slept on the floor beside my bed last night.

We are all very excited to finally have a dog. Welcome to the family, George!!!

Watermelon! Yum!!

Logan has always loved watermelon, but this is the first time I just gave him a chunk & let him go to town. He was in heaven! He ate another whole piece after this one!

4/01/2009

Happy 2nd Birthday, Logan!!!

3/31/2009

Birthday Marshmallows

For breakfast, Tristan asked if we could have marshmallows. I said sure, for Logan's birthday. Why not? Tristan dug in, but Logan just looked at his. It took him a minute to figure out what it was.... and then he plugged it in his ear. :-)

Happy Birthday, Logan!
We can't believe you're already 2 years old!!!

3/30/2009

Mud

To give equal time to both boys, here are some pics of Tristan. The only problem with our new house is the yard. It LOVES to turn into mud when it rains a lot... and lately, it has rained... a LOT. Tristan, of course, doesn't see this as a problem, but as an opportunity. Matt said that his poor drowned cars looked like New Orleans, when he went with the Guard to help with Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Poor cars...

Sleepy

OK, so I haven't posted in a LOONNNNGGGGG time. Sorry, guys! There's just been so much going on. Lots of sickness, and we moved into a rent house (which we love!) Anyway, just had to post this video of Logan from Friday. Poor guy woke up super early, refused to take a nap all day, and then fell asleep in his pork chops at dinner. Sorry the video is sideways... I forgot that you can't rotate a video. Just turn your head sideways. :)

2/26/2009

David Cook Rocks!!!

Last night, I got to go hang out with some of my girlfriends & see David Cook in concert. It was AWESOME!!! Many thanks to Anna for the tickets in the middle of the third row. They were absolutely the most perfect seats in the place. I've posted all of the pics I took on Facebook, but here are a few of my favorites...

2/21/2009

Happy Anniversary

Last night, Matt and I went to stay at the Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock for our 11th anniversary. (Many thanks to Mom for staying over & keeping the kiddos!) We had a great time. This hotel used to be the Camelot, and that seems like a more appropriate name for it, since we felt like a king & queen. We stayed in the executive suite on the 14th floor. When we got in the elevator, the guy in there asked us what floor. When we asked him to press 14, he said "Wow!" I felt very special! We even had to use our key card in the elevator, just to access our floor.

Our room was beautiful. We had a king-size bed with a cool headboard. There was a walk-in shower in the bathroom, along with combed terry towels, jumbo robes, and Neutrogena bath products. The television was a 42" swivel flat screen. Sweet! We even had a private balcony with a view of the Arkansas River. It was beautiful.

There was a private lounge on the 14th floor, where we enjoyed free hors d'oerves, and happy hour prices on wine & beer. We each had a Heineken for only $1.50 each. Not bad! The woman working in the lounge, Linda, was wonderful. She took our picture for us, and even sent some food back to our room for us. The pictures of her are when she was packing up the food for us. What a sweetheart!

After we left the lounge, we watched Dream Girls on HBO while enjoying room service. I ordered a sandwich, and Matt had the New York strip steak. We had shrimp cocktail for an appetizer, bread pudding for dessert, and 2 mini bottles of champagne. Delicious!!

After a wonderful night's sleep on the most comfortable hotel bed I've ever found, we had a leisurely morning hanging out in the room, followed by a breakfast buffet downstairs. We got back home, totally happy & relaxed, at 11:30 this morning.

Wow! I can't believe we've been married for 11 years. We've definitely had our highs and lows, but I can honestly say that I love my husband now more than ever. And I can't wait for the next 10, 20, 30, 40+ years with this man. He is my dream come true. I love you, sweetheart. Thank you so very much for the most wonderful anniversary ever!