Halloween Activities & Family Surprises!

The boys were surprised with a visit from Lawrence's parents & 3 of his sisters this past weekend. They arrived Friday while the boys were still at school. Joyce, PaPa, & Laurie(aka Ree) were hiding in Peyton & Jonah's bedroom when they came home from school....the boys were so suprised! Peyton cried because he was so happy to see them & he missed them so much. Then we went towards the kitchen where Edna(aka Inda) & Sandra(aka Teenie) were hiding....MORE tears!!! They had not seen Edna or Sandra since June when we moved to Texas. Later that night we attended the Trunk or Treat at our church. The Trunk or Treat consisted of a Chili-Cookoff, carnival games, & of course "trunk" or treating...we all had a good time but it was so COLD!!!
Saturday A LOT of board games were played & that night the apartment complex had a Halloween Bash at the clubhouse. We watched "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" poolside, had a costume contest (Jonah won for his age-group...he was Anakin Skywalker.), and snacks (popcorn, pickles, and candy...YUM!) It wasn't quite as cold as Friday night but it was a bit chilly. So, the family & the kids headed home to finish watching the LSU football game. Lawrence & I went back to the poolside to watch the next movie they were showing..."Halloween".
The family left on Sunday & there were once again MANY tears! I told Peyton that it would only be 2 months til we saw them for Christmas but that did not help..."they are still too far away", he said. (It is so hard to see your kids so upset and not be able to make them feel better.)
But we must get back into our routine because tomorrow is Monday and school for the boys. And for those counting...55 days til we head to New Orleans for Christmas Vacation!!!!!!

Year in Review

This year has been quite busy for us. We started out the year welcoming our newest addition...Addison Rose! She was born on January 20,2009 and weighed....10 lbs 6 oz.....yes, 10 lbs 6 oz. She looks just like her Mommy! Peyton & Jonah were so excited to meet her! They were a little disappointed because she was having some breathing problems & was on a monitor in the nursery...so they could only look at her through the glass. But Dr. Barner let her come to mommy's room for a few minutes so the boys could see her before they went home for the night.
The day before Addison was born,on January 19th we welcomed our newest Bonvillain family cousin...Kale Anthony Guidry.

During my maternity leave, we made the decision to move to Texas. We had been talking about it for a while & decided this was the time. We traveled to Texas during the Mardi Gras holiday & found an apartment...then it was real...we were really doing this...MOVING TO TEXAS!!! We decided that we would let the kids finish out the school year in Houma & move June 1st. I went back to work March 9th. (It was so hard to tell my co-workers & clients that I was leaving in May.) On March 15th Lawrence went ahead of us to Texas to start working. I still can't believe I managed a new born baby, 2 kids in school, working full-time & packing all by myself...I have a new respect for military & single moms that do it all the time...YOU GIRLS ROCK!
In March we were surprised with a visit from my little sister Shelly!! Our family was able to spend the day with her at the zoo. Then to eat po-boys...YUMMY! The boys love their Aunt Shelly. (Mom & Dad have talked about making a trip to Utah to visit with her & her family, but no definite plans have been set in motion.)

Our last couple of weeks in Houma were quite busy...My last day of work was on May 15th. I decided I needed a little extra time with the kids still in school to get some packing done. However, between the 2 doctor appointments, 2 dentist appointments, wedding rehearsal, & the wedding...not very much packing was done. On May 29th...we attended the wedding of Kali & Blake Zammit. (Kali is Lawrence's godchild.) Peyton served as the ring-bearer. (He looked so handsome in his tuxedo!)

MOVING DAY!!!! June 1st we packed up the truck & made the trek to Austin, Texas...our new home! We were able to go to some baseball games over the summer and.....The boys were surprised with a visit from Lawrence's parents & his sister Laurie in July. (Mom & Dad are very good at keeping secrets!!)
The boys started school & LOVE IT! The schools here are so different but we are very pleased with how much the boys are learning.
On September 26, 2009 Peyton was baptized! What a special day for him. We are so proud of Peyton for making such a wonderful decision & learning so much during this time.
We have been in Texas for 5 months & are loving it! However, I am counting down the days til Christmas vacation so we can "go home" for a visit.

Starting Over Again

Well, I have decided with all of our NEW changes and our fresh start we made over the past 10 months...I will start posting to my blog again. Especially now that we have moved so far away from our families. Hopefully I can keep this up to date so our families can keep up with us & these growing kids.