Adjusting

It's been a rough year so far. Adjusting to working full time and Shem attending school full time has been far from easy. While working was the ultimate goal for attaining my degree, it has been the most difficult transition for me and the family. Shem is happy to be in the engineering program while I struggle each day to find happiness in working. I am thankful for the opportunity but pray that I may find my place in the nursing field. Maycee has shown a dramatic change in behavior and it's a struggle to keep my patience with her. I hope to look back on these trials with gladness....until then, may I learn quickly to cope! Thankful for the peace the Gospel brings.

Hanging out with cousins Colin and Sienna!

We love Nana and Papa: at Tempe Beach Park!

Eating out....a habit for us (so bad!)

I love how she loves to wear her swimsuit..and sunglasses.  Always.  :)

Maycee's first time to Build-A-Bear.  So fun!

I need to start sharing more photos on here!  These are just my phone pics.  More pics to come.

Happy Birthday, little M!

all about maycee:
she insists her name is not "may" when I try to use it as a nickname.
her favorite toy to collect is rubber duckies...she even shop lifts them.
the best way to get good night kisses is to sing her twinkle little star and abc's.
she is obsessed with our bird, jax.  she tried killing him last week.
her favorite food is gogurt..well, for the week.
she is very good at coloring in the lines.
if she could, she would eat cookies for every meal of the day, oh and the occasional gogurt.
she loves having her back scratched before bed.
she takes out her hair everyday that it is styled and says "I want crazy hair now, mommy".
she loves to run anywhere and everywhere.  especially when we are at the store and she is not in a cart.
she says favorite like this: "fabrite".
if mommy or daddy is bent down or sitting on the floor she gets on their back and insists on piggyback.
her kisses are the best.
she loves all of her family...cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc...she begs to visit them on a daily basis.
her play place of choice is chik-fil-a's.  hands down.  her favorite dipping sauce is polynesian.
she loves nursery and when she sees mommy and daddy getting ready for church she gets so excited to go too!
last, but not least...she is a leader and very sweet.  she is quick to say sorry and give a hug.

Love you so much Maycee.  You are a treasure.  Happy 3rd Birthday!

Halloween 2012

(This post has been written for over a month! Just now publishing it!)

This was a fun Halloween for our family!  Kicked it off with a trunk or treat party at church on the 27th!

These are our lovely friends, the Francoms!  Love these three!  Aren't they SUPER?!

..:: Halloween night ::..

We had a blast trick or treating with the Gardner family and Grandma & Grandpa Wanlass!

Started the night out at Grandma & Grandpa Couch's for some pictures! 

After pictures, we headed over to aunt Shanna's for dinner and fun!

all of us

So blessed.  I love our little family.  

So behind and this is why!...

Nursing school has invaded my life, Shem's life, and Maycee's life!  It is a disease that can be cured.  It's called graduating this December!  Praying that I can make it through this extremely hard semester.  Pray for our family of three that we can all come out alive...mentally, spiritually, physically...

Next post will probably be when we get family pictures in November.  Well, maybe sooner...maybe later... :)

P.S.  I love my iPhone.  And I love church.  And most of all I love my family.

The End.