Well, happy Monday I suppose. I am so ashamed of myself with how I have not been updating this blog of ours very often. Things around here have been kind of busy for us. I got the great opportunity to go down to Southern Illinois University Carbondale with one my best friends Emily. We went down to stay with our other best gal pal Chelsea. All three of us were roommates the last semester of college. So Em and I drove down there to hang out and see all of the changes that Southern did. I was always in love with the campus especially because that is where Jared and I met. But they have done amazing things with the library and just the whole campus in general. Jared stayed back and hung out the kids for a few days. I am very appreciative that I got the chance to do it. It was so much fun but I wont lie I did feel very old there! Plus after the second day I have anxiety about not having Maddy or Jax with me. The following weekend we had a baby shower for my brother-in-law Ryan and his girlfriend Ashleigh. They are expecting their son Landon on the 29th of March but I think that he will come out sooner. The shower was great and was a pretty good turnout. We had mostly family and then Ryan and Ashleigh had some of their friends. We are super excited for Landon to get here. We also got the chance to see Lightening McQueen, Mater, and a new car Finn from the Disney movie Cars. McQueen was at State Farm where Bob and Lori work. So they were nice enough to take all of us to see that car. The kids went crazy especially Jax. Then we headed over to the corporate office of State Farm to see Mater and Finn. It was really fun and I enjoyed it also. Nothing better then seeing your kids faces light up. Jared has been busy also with surgery, interviewing for jobs as well as coaching 7th grade basketball here in Heyworth. So hopefully we will here something for Jared within the next few days! Jard just recently had his second sinus surgery. We were a little skeptical because the first one really didn't help so we were wondering why this one would but so far so good!  Once Jared finds out what city or town he will be working in then I will venture out and try and find that dream job! I am super excited but sad at the same time. I love being at home with the kids. I probable could still stay home but I think that Madison will like going back to daycare after preschool and Jaxon is too much of a mommy's boy so he NEEDS to go! But until then I get to spend everyday with the loves of my life!