Summer Fun

Chris and I bought Will his first kiddie pool yesterday. Needless to say, he loves it!! We didn't get much time outside with him yesterday, because it was late in the day and kinda cool. We are hoping to get him out there this afternoon if we feel better that is. We didn't go to church this morning since we have both been a little under the weather. Chris seems to have some cold/allergy symptoms, sore throat, congestion, etc.. and I have been have serious stomach issues!! Enough said! Hopefully we will recover soon! Ta-ta for now............

Look what I found Mommy!!

Is this not the cutest picture? I snapped it fast because Will was trying to get away, and I cannot believe how it turned out! I think it is the best "posing" picture we have gotten of him, too bad he is holding a TAMPON in his hand. This is why he was trying to get away, he knew Mommy was going to confiscate his new toy! OMG, we got such a laugh outta this! Renee' and Lance (a.k.a Lane) were over for our usual Friday night dinner gathering and were waiting for our spaghetti to finish brewing. All of the sudden, here comes the boy running from our bedroom waving this tampon around! He was so proud, bless him! In the midst of our hysterical laughter, Renee yells, "Get the camera, you have to get a picture of this!!" So here I go scrambling for my camera. Mind you Renee' was coloring my hair, so I had a black cape on and silver foils throughout my head, looking like a madwoman I am sure! I got him to be still for 2 whole seconds and this is the result. Perfect shot! This will be great to show to his girlfriends down the road... HA!!

Well, that's all I have for this morning...........................................

Maybe, just maybe!

Well, it's official, we are going to the beach!! YAY! Now I have to start preparations. For those of you who know me well, you know I have slight OCD when it comes to certain things. Especially vacations. I am one of those "pack a little of everything, you never know what you'll need!" type of people. It aggravates me really, but I am such a tight-wad, I can't imagine having to pay for something that you didn't pack, when you already have it at home. Arggh! So, it is very hard for me to be a "light packer". Nearly impossible. We just confirmed the trip with Matt yesterday and I already have 3 lists made. List #1: Things we need to do before we go. (Car maintenance, get a tan, lose weight, find Duke sitter, etc...) List #2: Things I need to purchase before we go. (Bathing suit, ugh!, shorts, new tops, shade tent for Will, etc...) List #3: Things to pack. This list is too long to even start on here. Seriously, this is a sad quirk of mine. I cannot help myself, one of my biggest fears is is not being prepared. And this is not just about vacation. I have a different to-do list every day. It never usually gets completely done, the left overs just get moved to the next days' list. My memory sucks after having Will, so now, when I remember something I need to do, I quickly jot it down on my lists, lest I forget it later. And I would forget it. It has happened too many times! Hi, my name is Tara, and I am a listoholic....... (sigh).

On to happier topics! We met with Builder #2 last night and I think this may really work out! I was correct, the price we had in our head was too good to be true! We had left out the cost for the garage. Even with that, we added up with the builder last night, and the figure was at our budget limit on the nose! Not to mention this house has way more room than we had expected to get, AND it is all brick, so it really is a good deal. Even Chris is excited! Now we need to sell this house! Any takers? :)

I guess that is all for today. I am thinking maybe I should change the name of this blog to something more along the lines of my list fetish. Hmm, I will have to ponder this.......

A trip to the beach? Count me in!!

Chris and I were able to go hang out with his friends Matt and Jen last night. We haven't seen them in a few months, and it was nice to visit and watch Will run around and play with their son Koen (3, SO adorable!). While we were there, they invited us to join them on vacation in July in Panama City. Matt showed us pics of this little community they like to stay at, it seemed really nice with kiddy pools and playgrounds and such. Of course I am dying to go to the beach, although I loathe the thought of being in a bathing suit. I will get over that though, maybe lose 20lb before we go? Mmmm, we'll see about that. No, the problem is the money. And it's not really a problem, we have the funds, its just whether or not we are willing to part with them. After estimating our cost, and letting Chris know where that would leave our account, I have bowed out of the decision-making. Of course I would love to go, but I also like to hang on to money, cause you never know what might happen. I think he really wants to go, since we don't spend much time with his friends now-a-days. So, we shall see where this leads.

And now, I must gripe a little. Chris took the boy to get his hair cut yesterday, as he was rapidly growing a mullet...ew! So, he takes him to Nathan, his own barber. Now, Nathan cut Will's hair the first time 3 months ago, and he didn't charge us since it was his first hair cut. I thought that was really sweet, so back they went yesterday to chop the mullet off. Upon return, I asked how much it cost, expecting to hear something like five or six bucks. What did I hear instead? FIFTEEN DOLLARS. For my 14 month old to have his hair cut. Seriously? That is ridiculous. Then Chris says, "well the cut was only twelve, and I tipped him three". That's fine, I am all about tipping, but the twelve dollar charge was was too high for a little baby! And he is really good, as long as he can play with something, like keys, etc, he doesn't squirm or anything. Ugh!! I was ill! I told Chris the next time he goes to get a trim he can tell Nathan that his wife is just too cheap to pay that much for a kid's cut. We will be visiting Supercuts or something. Heck, he may get a homegrown haircut for that matter!

And finally, Chris and I are meeting with a second home builder this afternoon. After looking around at houses for quite some time, we have decided to look into building since we can't seem to find an existing home that we can both agree on. Of course, we are on a strict budget and we have our current home we need to sell as well, so these are possible problems with building. The first builder we met with was a super nice guy, and we know he does good work, since we met him through friends who currently live in one of his homes. However, he was about 15K above our maximum budget amount, so we are shopping around. We aren't writing him off yet, hopefully if all else fails, we could work something out. I am just praying that God will lead us to the right one, if this is His will for us that is! I am excited about today's meeting. We went to look at one of his houses this weekend and I LOVED it! I was big enough for us now, and even had expandable space for our growing needs in the future! The prices he gave Chris over the phone seemed too good to be true, so I am thinking that we are seriously adding our numbers wrong! I guess we will find out today... I'm getting antsy!

Well, I guess that is all for today, I'm off to play with blocks and books! Until next time......

My Life Stages

Here goes.....

Okay, so I was cruising the Internet at 5am this morning, wide awake after a night up with my fussy baby. I visited Kelly's (my sister) photography blog (http://www.sinclairphoto.blogspot.com/), along with a few other friends' blogs I follow. In my deliriously tired state, I decided that I too should have a blog, and alas, Tara's 2 Cents was born. Nice name, eh? Honestly, I tried to think of something catchy yet meaningful, however, in the wee morning hours, my astounding wit eluded me. Oh well. It's truthful if nothing else. This will be my two cents on life, love and the ever-rewarding Mommyhood. Now, whether these cents are of any use to the readers, I make no guarantees, I can only hope you will have a few laughs along the way! At this point in my life, I am a 26 year old (almost 27... eek!!) wife to Chris, and mommy to Will. These have both been fun and always entertaining roles that God has allowed me to play, and for this I am forever grateful (among many other things I have to be grateful for!!)
March 25,2006 was a wonderful day in the life of Tara, it is the day I married my best friend. Really. In the beginning, it was just attraction, soon blossoming into Love .(awww...) And then life happened. The honeymoon was over, and what followed was a pretty difficult first year as man and wife. You know what they say, "a good marriage takes work", and "the first year is the hardest", and so on. Well it was all true for us! But we kept at it, each tweaking and tuning what we could, and discovered that we really are the best of friends! Imagine that! Laughter is a permanent fixture in the Weaver household, thank goodness! Chris and I have such fun, (most of the time), and the arrival of our first child has only added to our comedy routine. And with that, on to the next chapter...
March 5, 2008 was another remarkable day in the Tara saga, it is the day I became a Mommy. James William, (a.k.a. Will, Wall, Wallace, Bubby, and more!) came into the world at 2:56am weighing 7lb, 6oz and 21 wiggling inches! There are no words for that moment. The moment you meet your child. WOW. Your whole world changes in an instant. I have a son! WOW. The instant love and protective nature that takes over is a true work of the most High God! When I say instant, I truly mean, in a split second. I know this, because thats about as long as I was aware of my newborn son being laid upon my stomach before he was gone again, off to be weighed and measured. Chris is now dutifully playing the "Daddy" role, and is hovering over the baby warmer along with "Auntie Kell" (the Paparazzi). Meanwhile, back in the severe reality of the moment, new Mommy is shaking uncontrollably and vomitting repeatedly; the lovely aftermath of an epidural. While being sewn up in places that should honestly never have that term used in the same sentence, and drifting off to unconciousness due to sheer exhaustion, who was by my side? MY MOMMY. Of course, at the moment, I couldn't see this, but upon remembering later, it hit me. While I was sick and exhausted from the act of giving birth, my own mother is there, holding my hand (and my puke pail... blec!!) doing what she can to make it better. Isnt't that the epitome of a mother? And thus we come full circle. Whew!!
So this little boy has stolen our hearts, and all our time as well, but man oh man, is it ever worth it! He will soon be 15 months and it is just unbelievable how fast the time has gone. There will be plenty more from the Will chronicles in Tara's 2 cents!!
So, now it's time for me to go to bed, after this Tori and Dean Season Premiere is finished that is! I hope my first blog has not bored you to death, I know I am somewhat of a chatterbox. If, by chance, you have found this first entry to be at all interesting or entertaining, well LA TEE DA! Stay tuned........