BIG weekend in the Coleman house!

This weekend we got Levi's first haircut and we also did his dedication at church! I was a little sad to cut his hair, but he was starting to look like a hobo child. He looks sooooo handsome now and he looks like a little boy! Here is Levi waiting on his haircut. Daddy taking some pre-haircut pics

One with Mommy

Looks like such a big boy with his cape!

It was so long on this side that when we pulled it down straight it was all the way to the bottom of his ear lobe!!!

He was such a good boy! He got just a little fussy in the middle, but considering he's never heard any of those noises he did fantastic!

He looks like such a big boy now! And the next person that calls him a girl is going to see the wrath of his Mother!

We did a little swimming in the pool in our back yard. Trent was very against getting one of these pools, but once he saw Levi splashing in it he was A-ok with it! I compromised and bought the inflatable one and had to agree to pick it up every time we use it so we don't get a dead grass circle or a family of mosquitos in the back yard. :)

Gunner wanted in on the fun of course

So adorable!!!

And last but CERTAINLY not least, his dedication at church! God has blessed us with this amazing little boy, and I hope we can raise him in a way that is pleasing to the Lord. I am so thankful for a husband who will be such a fantastic role model to Levi and I hope the Lord prepares us to handle all the challenges of parenting with grace. This is absolutely the greatest gift we have ever received and we thank our Heavenly Father every day for him! We go to a very large church and funny enough there were only 2 babies today. Usually there is about 10-15 when they do dedications...but Levi and one other little boy got to be in the spotlight.

7 weeks of school left!!! Last week was very rough. I work in a very large district, but they cut 550 jobs in 3 days. My heart is heavy for a dear friend of mine who lost her job. I know the Lord has a different plan for her but I pray that he gives her peace and patience through this rough patch. There aren't too many jobs which terminate your position, then require you to come to work for another 7 weeks with a smile on your face. It takes a huge person to do that, one who genuinely cares about the kids.

4 day work week, then off to DFW for family game night!! Last time my cousin hosted we had to miss it because of work, I boohooed like a baby. I'm so excited we get to make it this time! Then we'll have Easter with my parents. I'm hoping the Easter bunny doesn't send too much chocolate to Levi because mommy's squishy midsection doesn't need it! (That's a not-so-subtle hint for Levi's Grandparents!)

Levi's first camping trip...

Ah I love Texas! This weekend we headed to Lake Whitney. We met my parents, Steve, Kristie, Nathan and Braeden for a little birthday celebration for the boys. I cannot believe they are turning 6 and 4!! Levi's first camper bath...and mom's first time bathing him without his tub. He enjoyed it, but it was definitely a 2 man job! He still doesn't sit on his own so he was wobbling all over the place.

The boys had a baseball game Friday night so they didn't get there til late. After we put Levi down, we played a fun game of poker with my parents. Trent learned where I get my ideas about running out of poker chips. He learned when Haylea and Chase were here that I NEVER run out of chips. Evidently neither does Nana. :)

Yowza! We forgot his hair brush. :) This weekend is the big haircut!

Nathan scaring the wits outta me with that chair on the bench.

Levi and his cousins! They're usually the ones not interested in pics...but it was Levi this time.

Then it was off to Dinosaur Valley for a picnic. Nathan has been studying dinosaurs and fossils in school so he was super excited!

Who me? What do you mean I'm not supposed to be inside the ropes? Stinker.

Daddy and Levi about to do some wading.

Handsome Nathan.

Witty Braeden.

Precious Levi.

Nathan and his first gun!

Braeden and his "rocker star" costume. He was much more excited than this picture shows!!

The sweetest picture with Grandpa!!! And Grandpa makes him look super white!!

Alright mom, I'm getting sleepy.

We rode with Steve and Kristie and really enjoyed visiting with them, we don't get to do it often enough!

Seriously....start the car or I'm gonna have a meltdown!

Braeden was explaining to Levi that if he took all his spikes off that his rocker star costume really wasn't that scary.

And the best part of camping....SMORES!!!!

Ironically, when Steve and the boys went to shower Saturday night they ran into.....Matthew! Matthew is our cousin. He and his family were there camping with some friends. What a small world!

Saturday morning we decided to take a little stroll over to see them.

Sweet kicks.

Levi and Addison. She is Matthew and Jennifer's 3rd little girl and she and Levi are only about 2 months apart. Last time we saw them was Grandma's funeral when Levi was only 2 weeks old so we were glad to get to visit for a few minutes!

Daddy and Levi with their crooked hats. :)

We packed up and headed home pretty early because all the boys wanted to be home to watch the Master's. I was glad, when we go on these little weekend trips I like to be home kind of early to get ready for the week. The baby sitter told me when I picked him up today he was pretty rotten all day. I don't even have to tell her when we've spent the weekend with either of his grandparents! She knows!

Visitors!!

We had a fantastic weekend! Haylea, Chase, and sweet Gage came to see us!

Actually they came to go to the Final Four, but we got to hang out as a bonus! Levi and Gage are 2 months apart and it was so fun to watch them interact with each other!

They saw each other when they were 6 weeks and 14 weeks, but of course they didn't do too much then. Well Gage did, but they were hilarious to watch this time. Gage was infatuated with Levi's hair! It's so luscious and beautiful who wouldn't be?!? Haha...on that note, he's getting a hair cut next weekend because people keep calling him a girl!!! Agh!!! What is girly about a kid dressed in blue riding in a red stroller??? Trust me....if he was a girl, YOU'D KNOW IT! Anyway...Gage and Levi would look at each other and get the biggest grins on their faces! It was soooo sweet!

"Hey man, let's get outta here....these chicks are driving me nuts!"

Story time before bed. :)

I know they will be life long friends. Haylea is like my sister. I love her beyond words and I feel so blessed that we get to travel this journey of motherhood together!

Saturday, Trent and I babysat while Haylea and Chase went to the games. We were tired of sitting in the house so we braved the world with two kids, they were both very good and it was a nice outing. We got asked if they were twins. Really?? Would you look at them? One Mexican looking baby and one blond hair, blue eyed baby. Sure...they're twins. :)

Sunday, we took the babies to the horse track! We kept trying to get them to look at the horses, but all they wanted was the bush that was in front of us. Gage finally petted a horse when we got really close. It was so sweet to watch him giggle as he touched that giant nose with his tiny hand!

Levi in Daddy's "gambling" hat.

I loved watching Gage scoot around the house, he's sooooo close to crawling! He is awesome at crawling backwards, so much so he crawled right under the couch!

Monday I took the afternoon off to go get Levi's passport. Thank goodness it didn't take near as long as I thought so I got to spend the afternoon with the Brownings! Haylea was basketballed out so she let Trent have her ticket to the finals. We got some much needed girl time and them some boy time. Except we had the two screaming kids with us. :) Well actually only Levi was screaming on the way home. Oh but our lives our millions times better because of them!

Randy and Teresa were also in town so they stopped by for a few minutes to visit us! It was so good to have some Amarillo visitors!!

I've just started putting shoes on Levi. I almost always have him in socks that look like shoes, but now I'm kind of obsessed with those teeny shoes! Both of these happen to be courtesy of Tia Diana!

Practicing his "tripod." He usually dumps over 3 seconds later.

Yesterday I got some MUCH needed comic relief in my class. As I've mentioned I have some English Language Learners who speak not much english at all!! One of them asked me "How many T Marty have?" I didn't understand....I thought he said teeth? So I said "I'm not sure the book tells us how many teeth Marty has?" (This is my student who does NOT want you to give him work that is easier...he is SOOOO determined to learn English well.) He says very frustrated "NOOOOOO How many T Marty have?" I finally realize he's asking how to spell Marty, as in how many t's are in the name Marty. While another students (who is not so determined to learn English and does ANYTHING to talk about anything besides her work) says "TEET? You baby have teet? How many teet you baby have?" "No, my baby does not have any teeth yet." "Do you baby um....um....how do you say *crawls on floor* He do like dis????" "No, he doesn't crawl yet either. We call that crawling." This all happened in about 60 seconds. I stopped and thought...what does this have to do with Shiloh? And someone should make a movie about this! Plus, I had to kill a giant spider this week. Giant as in probably 2 inches in diameter (legs and all.) I hate it when I have to be the adult in the room. :)

Happy 5 month birthday!

Holy Cow how did this happen?? I'm not sure where the last 5 months went, but I wish they'd come back!!

We have a big weekend ahead of us! My Batesie is coming! I know I've mentioned her before...but seriously she is the sister I never had. And her sisters are my sisters too. I love them all sooooooo much. Her baby boy is almost exactly 2 months older than Levi and I know we're gonna have a fabulous weekend!!!

It's April Fool's Day so of course my students tried to pull a few fast ones. The only one that really worked was our identical twins switching on us!!!! They are seriously IDENTICAL. One is about a quarter of inch taller than the other and that's the ONLY difference. Pretty hysterical, and they're just the sweetest girls! Another breath of fresh air in the midst of chaos....Shiloh. :) We're doing a novel study on this book and Marty's mom is trying to make him feel guilty by telling him that Jesus sees everything. We were having a discussion about what she was trying to accomplish when one of my students says "Yeah! And in the Bible it says THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE!" And then quoted the scripture location. I don't even know if it was the correct scripture location, but man my heart just exploded. I teach in a public school so of course I cannot teach these things, but it melts my heart when one of my students decides to share their beliefs! This is NOT a school where the majority of the kids are exposed to THE TRUTH!

I'll check in again when we're done with our great weekend! :)