My week with Noah

I just spent a week with my precious grandson, Noah. Alli, Kolby, Kooper and myself all drove to San Angelo last week and spent some very special time there. Noah turned 4 months while we were there and we went with Ash to his 4 month check-up. Yes, he had to get shots and it was so sad but he's got to have them!! He is so cute and has the funniest personality. He was always making us laugh. He started cereal and fruit and veggies also, that was fun!!! He loves to play, take a bath and of course loves his bottle. He is turning over now and laughing out loud. Nothing was cuter than when we went to the park and Ashley and I were swinging and he was watching us from his stoller and he started totally belly laughing so hard he could not even get his breathe. Ash and I were practically crying it was so darn cute!! The outdoors is one of his favorite places to be which is a good thing with this family. Anyway, we returned to Sugar Land safely and now the real craziness begins!! Getting ready for school to start will be a major event at our house this year, with one going to college, one in highschool, one in eighth grade, one going to mother's day out, and then of course the twins here to keep me company while everyone is gone!! I love my family!!!!!!

Friday Frenzy!!!

We have a very busy friday!!! In the morning we are going to meet the Ralph family, they are the ones who have Ricky now!! We are going to have lunch and we are all excited about seeing him!! He's only been gone a week but we miss him terribly. For those of you who might not know who Ricky is, he was our last foster baby!! He left a little over a week ago to an adoptive home!! We had him 6 months. After that Kyl and Ashley are taking Kooper to the waterpark out in Katy. And then to top of the day we are going to the circus!! My mom and dad are coming over to keep the twins while the rest of us sit and watch animals and humans interact and do amazing tricks! FUN!!!! Anyway, that's what our Friday consist of!!

Kyl and College!!!

I realized today that I only have about 4 weeks until my Kyl goes off to school leaving us with just5 kids at home!! Wow, what am I going to do with myself!!! Just kidding, I still have plenty to do however, Kyl has really grown up in the last year and I am really not ready for him to leave. He is going to Blinn in College station and plans to go there 2 years and then tranfer out to complete his education. He has been working for Gillman full time this summer and earning some good money, and we all know Kyl Waterwall loves money!! I am amazed at just how fast the last 18 years have gone by.
Kyl has decided that baseball is not something he wants to pursue in college!! He actually had 3 offers from 3 different schools but the desire just is not there. It took Daryl and I alittle time to come to grips with that but we did and are very proud of him for standing firm in what he wanted. He has a good head on his shoulders, he is totally motivated to get the best education possible knowing it will set the pace for his future. My favorite thing that Kyl does is, he NEVER walks thru a room that he does not stop and kiss all over whatever foster baby we have at the time. And now that we have the twins he gives each of them equal attention, until you witness it, you just can not imagine how incredibly sweet it really is!! He has a heart of gold and would scarifice anything for the sake of his family. Not to mention the child is very good looking, yes he gets that from his mama!!! Anyway, I want the next month to go by S L O W ! I just love him!!!

Daryl and I

Wow, it's really quiet here at home! Alli is at the beach, Kyl is working and Kolby and Kooper went to spend the day with my parents because their cousins are in town!! The twins are getting ready to go down for a nap and then I am going to work-out!! My work-out schedule has not been what I am used to the past week or so. I tend to get down on myself when I miss work-outs and such but you know what? It's OKAY!!!!!!! For those who may not know, Daryl and I have been a mission to get "healthy" over the past 6 months or so and still working at it!! Daryl of course met his goal weight in the first 2 months, he lost 40 pounds and looks awesome!! I have lost almost 70 pounds with about 20 to go!! We have never felt better and are determined to maintain for a lifetime!! My nutritionist told me these last 20 or so pounds would be the hardest and boy do I beleive her! I would love to be at my goal weight by my 38th birthday which is coming up on August 18th!!! Since these precious twins have entered our lives, working out has been alittle challenging but I am starting to get the hang of our schedule and slowly I am working it back into my days!! Daryl and I have a date today, a movie and dinner most likely. It's been a very busy past few weeks so we are excited to get away and spend some one on one time together with no little ones at our feet, as cute as they are, (the babies being cute not our feet)!! HAHA~~ Well, that's it for now!! I am going to go enjoy my hubby!! Please pray for me as I press on to meet my personal goal and of getting healthy once and for all!!

Oh my gosh, I can't beleive I'm a blogger!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, Ashley convinced me to try this so here I am. I don't do "my space" or "facebook" but I am willing to try this. I have always been into writing my feelings and thoughts into a journal so I just might like it, we shall see....so my thoughts for today...ummmmmmm yeah, I thought about becoming a blogger and so I did. It's that simple, blogging.... simple but interesting concept!! However, life at the Waterwalls isn't always that simple but with out a doubt it is always interesting. I think anytime you have 7 children ranging from the ages of 21 down to 8 months, "simple" is not a word that is used often but "interesting" it is. Daryl and I have been married for 2o years, we have 4 biological kids, 1 adopted blessing named Kooper and just recently we received 8 month old twins to foster!! Did I mention we are grandparents also? Noah David Briley entered our lives on March 22nd of 2008 and when I tell you I love that baby, I mean it with every thing in me!! Gosh, I bet I could go on forever but if I "blog" everything now I could never "blog" again so I better save something for later because I think I going to like this! God is good and I will never forget that!!