Catch Up Time

Time to do some major catching up!! I haven't posted in almost three weeks! So much has happened since then....*sigh!



Last week, we went on our very first family vacation. We didn't want to travel TOO far, so we decided to visit St. Louis. I was surprised at how many fun things there are to do there! The girls had a great time. Maddie got homesick whenever she got tired, saying "I want MY house," while Riley was saying, "What are we doing next?" Grant's Farm was probably our favorite. We got up close and personal with quite a few animals!
It was pretty cool and rainy most of the time we were there, but that beats HOT and humid anyday, for me! Our hotel had an indoor pool, so the girls got to swim despite the weather. Maddie preferred the "warm pool" (a.k.a. hot tub) over the "cold pool." Riley HATED the hot tub...yet again showing how different they are!





Here's a funny picture of them I caught at the mall. This was taken at the St. Louis Galleria. Much too "swanky" a mall for our tastes, but it was a beautiful place and you can tell from the picture. Lots of beautiful fountains and flowers. We found a Club Libby Lu inside, but Jeremy wouldn't let Riley get a makeover :( Daddy, she's only THREE! Regardless, it was a nice place to visit.

About a week before our vacation, Jeremy had interviewed with J.B. Hunt for a great job. His friend Cory called him up and got the ball rolling. They told him they'd let him know something early in the week. Monday while the girls were napping, Jeremy was downstairs checking out the hotel's restaurant and got a call from the HR guy at J.B. Hunt. They were offering him a job! They told him all about it, sent him an email with all the details and asked him to let them know by Friday if he would accept or not. We were so excited, but a little sad to know that we'd be moving.

He called them on Friday and accepted the job. Bed Bath & Beyond have not wanted to let him go. They've offered him the moon to stay with the company, but he has declined. Looks like Daddy realizes that all the money in the world isn't worth missing seeing your little girls grow up.

He'll train in Little Rock for 3-6 months and then be assigned somewhere (most likely in Arkansas.) We decided it would be too hard on the girls to change daycares twice, me to change jobs twice, and so on...so we got Jeremy an apartment at the Links of Sherwood and looks like Mommy & the girls are going to camp out at Memaw's house for a few months! Jeremy isn't looking forward to being a "weekend daddy" again, but he knows it's best for us in the long run. He put in his notice on Monday and his last day at BB&B will be Friday, June 2. We'll get moved (all over creation it seems) and he'll start his new job on the 6th. Congratulations, Daddy!!!

So, that brings us up to date. I'm working today, then will have a long weekend for Memorial Day! YAY!! We'll have our Alumbaugh family reunion this weekend like every Memorial Day weekend. Both of Mom's brothers and their families will be here.

Also have to say ****Happy Birthday**** to our nephew Jacob! He turns a year old tomorrow and we're celebrating with a party at Craighead Forest. Gonna be a hot one!!

Oh, and gotta throw this in JUST for Christina.......

SOUL PATROL!!! WOOHOO!!!