The Wear House

Marybeth is here!

2012-01-26T09:31:00.011-06:00

Marybeth Michelle Wear arrived 1/23/12 at 4:40pm!!! We are now officially a family of 4!

Monday morning we decided to change our normal routine a little and go walking with Keri and her boys at Willowbend mall instead of the Denton mall. Jackson and I rode in her car with her since it's about 40 mins away. We walked for about an hour, did a little bit of shopping, let the boys play in the play area, and had lunch in the food court. As we were finishing lunch a little after 12:00, I told Keri that I thought I might have just had a contraction. It was just a small cramp so we finished lunch and did a little more shopping. I felt a couple more about 8-10 minutes apart so I told her that we should probably head home. She hurried me home and the contactions kept coming. I called Matt and he rushed home from work. By the time he was home the contractions were getting more painful and were about 4 minutes apart, so we headed to the hospital. They got us checked into the hospital and said I was about 5-6 cm. I made good progress over the next couple of hours. About 4:20 they broke my water. About 10 minutes later I wanted to push. After one push she was here.

Checking into the hospital and having a contraction.
A few minutes after she was born. She knew that I was her mommy right away.
She is all clean after her first bath, about 4 hours old. She loves to have her hands near her face and in her mouth.
Jackson's first time meeting Marybeth. He enjoyed getting to hold her and sitting in the hospital bed. He thought she had a cute nose. It's funny because I think that their noses look so much alike.
Everyone who came to visit Marybeth the day she was born. (Jackson, Grandma, Uncle Jeremy, Pawpaw, Aunt Missy, MawMaw, Marybeth, and Daddy)
On Tuesday Uncle Randy, Aunt Bridgette, Aunt Janie, Grandma, and Jackson came to visit us at lunchtime.
Her first pink bow!
Going home from the hospital on Tuesday night. It was storming really bad outside.

Marybeth's Nursery is Ready!

2012-01-02T20:22:00.004-06:00

Matt and I spend most of the weekend working on getting the nursery ready for Marybeth. It turned out really cute and really pink. I'm so excited about it! Here are a few pictures so you and see it.
We moved most of the furniture, except the twin bed, out of Jackson's room and into the nursery.Another big thank you to Jen Windle, who painted the brown ribbon around the room. You did such a beautiful job. I love it!

Matt got me the picture above the glider for Christmas. He was so thoughtful. He went on my pinterest account and ordered one of the things I had pinned for the baby's room.

Only 3 1/2 more weeks until my due date. I'm so excited to meet sweet little
Marybeth Michelle Wear!

Big boy bed!

2011-12-28T12:46:00.001-06:00

Jackson is taking his first nap in his big boy bed! In the picture you can see him sleeping in the video monitor. He slept in the big boy bed all night last night for the first time too. He got to pick out cho cho train sheets and is very excited about them. Good thing likes his toddler bed because his baby sister will be needing the crib very soon!

Christmas 2011

2011-12-27T22:26:00.004-06:00

This was my favorite Christmas yet. It was so fun watching Jackson experience all of the joys of Christmas!

The weekend before Christmas we flew to Ohio to visit my dad at his new house. We went on lots of fun adventures. Here is Grandpa, Matt, and Jackson at the Ohio state capital.
Jackson found his name...
Jackson trying to catch a snowflake on his tongue. He was so excited to see the snow!
We also visited the Columbus Zoo. They had the most beautiful Christmas light display. We didn't get to see that many animals, but still had a great time. Jackson's favorite part was the Cho Cho train ride.
On Christmas Eve we went to church with Mawmaw, Pawpaw, Grandma, Aunt Janie, and Aunt Missy and then they came back to our house for dinner.
Jackson got to open an early Christmas gift from Grandma.
A family picture before church. Marybeth is getting bigger. Only one month until her due date!Santa came on Christmas morning. Jackson had so much fun opening all of his new gifts. He loves his new "Jackson size" rocking chair (that's what he calls it).
After celebrating as a family Christmas morning, we went over to Mawmaw and Pawpaw's house for lunch and more present opening. Jackson got a grill to cook on...He pretty much hasn't stopped cooking on it since he got it.
The day after Christmas we got together with Grandma, Aunt Janie, Uncle Randy, and Aunt Bridgette to celebrate and exchange gifts. Jackson had so much fun showing off all of the new things that he has been learning. He even got an ice cream cone treat.

I can blog from my iPhone!

2011-12-27T13:51:00.001-06:00

Well, I have really been missing blogging, so I did a little research and discovered I can create a blog post from my iPhone. That means it will be way easier for me to upload pictures to the blog and I will start doing it more often. So start checking the wearhouse blog again. I will try to keep you updated with what is going in in our family's life.

Trip to Michigan

2011-02-22T14:16:00.005-06:00

Jackson, my mom, and I took a 4 day trip to Michigan last Thursday thru Sunday to visit a lot of my relatives. I forgot my camera, but my dad sent me some pictures. I will share the ones I have and when I get more I will post those.

We stayed at my Grandma and Grandpa Waldron's house. Here is Jack playing in their family room.
Friday we spent the day with my dad and Grandma Shaw. They picked us up and took us out to lunch. Jackson had so much fun coloring and visiting.
Then we went back to my Grandma's new house and she wanted to see his new walking skills.
Jackson went right to my dad and was so excited to see him. He loves my dad to bounce him on his knee and play "motor boat" with him.
He got into the pots and pans... they are locked away at home.

My Grandma made a great dinner. (We ate really well all trip.) I just love these two shots of Jack with his Great Grandma Shaw. Can you tell he loves her!

Four generations....

Jackson's 1st Christmas

2011-01-15T16:13:00.005-06:00

Jackson's 1st Christmas morning... Santa came!
This is the way Jack opened all of his gifts.... one little piece at a time.
He wanted to play with each toy after he opened it rather than opening the next one.
We went to Grandma's house and MawMaw and PawPaw's house on Christmas day. We had such a good day!
This is one of his favorite new toys...
He got so many fun new toys! Thank you to all of his Grandparents and Great Grandparents!

First Time to Meet SANTA!

2010-12-09T13:03:00.007-06:00

At the library there was a special Christmas storytime today. Jackson went with his friends Copeland and Madeline. The kids sang songs, heard stories, saw a puppet show, and there was a special visitor.

Jackson was very excited to go. I think think storytime is his favorite thing we do all week.
He is showing off his 3 bottom teeth. He has 3 on top too.
The puppet show....
He loved watching the puppets and he got a jingle bell (one of his favorites things because he loves to make music.)
Sitting on Santa's knee... he was not so sure about it but there were no tears!
Here are a few pictures from last weekend when we got together with Tiff, Keith, Sarah, and Neil. It was Jackson's first time to open a present.
"What's going on? Mama, what are you doing?"
There were jingle bells in the box! So excited!
He had so much fun playing with his friends Ayden and Luke!!!
Merry early Christmas!!!

Halloween 2010

2010-10-31T21:58:00.007-05:00

We had a great night on Jackson's 1st Halloween!
My "Jack"-o-lantern... the pumpkin has four teeth just like Jackson.
Ninja Zephan let Jackson ride in his wagon with him to go trick or treating.
He loves playing with the plastic pumpkins.
He does NOT love sitting in the grass... I'm just not so sure why the grass is so scary.
Got tired of riding in the wagon even though we only went to a few houses. It's fun to ride on daddy though!
Trick or Treat!
Some action shots of Jack crawling....
I love that smile!
We looked away for 2 seconds and he found some cheerios and spilled them all over! These are a much better snack than the candy he got trick or treating.
We stopped by the Ritter's house after trick or treating. Annabelle, Jackson, and Copeland had fun playing a little bit.

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-24T20:26:00.003-05:00

Jackson went to the pumpkin patch for the first time yesterday. He had a good time but it was all a lot for him to take in. They had a fun train ride around the property and lots of great places to take pictures. He usually is all smiles, but was just not want to smile for the pictures. His Mawmaw, Pawpaw, and Grandma came with us to take pictures too. Here are a couple that we got before it started raining on us.

On the train....
He was holding on tight... first time in a wagon.
Jackson is getting so big! He is crawling and pulling up everywhere. He loves to clap and wave bye bye.... everything he does is so cute! I love him so much!

Busy Month

2010-07-27T14:30:00.007-05:00

We have been doing lots of playing at home, but it has been a busy month. Here are a few pictures of JackJack playing at home. He loves putting those rings in his mouth!
"I get to drive now Mom!" No, my bed is NOT made in the background... it just wasn't a priority that day. :)
On July 16th, Matt and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. We spent the afternoon at the Gaylord Hotel showing Jackson around. This is where we stayed the first night of our honeymoon. He loved looking around in there, especially all of the water features. This was his favorite spot. It was a water fall and a pond with big gold fish inside.
It's just as good as the aquarium, but free!
Here he is with Daddy. He just loved the fountain too!
My mom watched him that evening so that we could go out to dinner at Bruno's, where we had our rehearsal dinner. It was very romantic! Jackson loves being at my mom's house... look how happy he was in her pack n play! I don't think he missed us very much.
The next morning we took a little road trip to Houston for Matt's cousin's wedding. It was a short but fun trip. It was really good to see all of the family members. Jackson did great in the car for the most part. He loves this taggie blanket that a friend made....those ribbons are so fun to suck on.
On Monday last week, we celebrated my mom's birthday. Here is Jackson helping her blow out her candle.
It has been great having Aunt Janie in town for the summer! We have really enjoyed getting to spend more time with her.
This last weekend we went to Annabelle's 1st birthday party and Bridget's wedding. That was Jackson's 6th birthday party and 3rd wedding to got to! He is quite the party animal! I leave you with this video of him doing all of his favorite things...talking, laughing, blowing bubbles, and sucking on his toes.

Domestic Diva

2010-07-14T07:43:00.005-05:00

I truely believe that it is really important to be a life long learner. That's probably the teacher in me coming out. So now that I am a stay-at-home mom and have more time at home, I would like to learn how to do more things around the house so that I can become a better wife and mother. My plan is to start with a couple things now and build on that as I go. The first domestic task I decided to work on is cooking. I have three goals here.. to make our dinners healthier and tastier while saving us money. I know that the more I practice, the better I will get at it, so I decided to make it a family rule to never go out to dinner on a weekday night (except for special occasions). I have been trying a lot of new things and some dinners are better than others, but I definitely have been improving. Ok, too much talking, here is a picture of my sweet baby from yesterday:
From cooking, it naturally progressed into baking. So I signed up for the Wilton cake decorating class at Michael's. Last night was my second class. Below is a picture of my cake. It is actually my first time to make a cake from scratch and not from the box! It is a heart for Matt because Friday is our 5 year anniversary. I love you sweetie!
The next domestic task I decided to learn is sewing. I have had a sewing machine for years but have had no idea how to use it. So I got it down, set it up, and spent an evening after Jackson went to bed reading the directions and learning step by step. I haven't actually created anything yet. I thought it would be easier if I just customized things, so I'm starting with that. Here is my first project. What a cute little model! And my second project... that ribbon gave me a little trouble. At first I almost sewed the pockets closed... but don't worry they are still functional. I probably will add more, but I had to take a break after the ribbon problems. I have a few more project planned for next week. I will show you when I get them done.

5 months old!

2010-07-12T13:25:00.003-05:00

He just loves to be naked!
Happy fourth of July! He was waving the flag... too bad I didn't get a smile.
He still loves playing in the "Jump jump". Wow... look at that frog spin!
We babysat his friend Annabelle last weekend. They had so much fun playing. This is her "baby cage" (6 baby gates that make a hexagon). I would love to get one once JackJack can crawl... maybe for my birthday. :)
I think bath time is his favorite time of day... here his is chilling in his bath robe.

Lake Travis

2010-06-27T21:51:00.002-05:00

We took a weekend trip to Lake Travis with our good friends... Tiffany, Keith, and Luke & Sarah, Neil, and Ayden. We had such a fun time. The Texas hill country is beautiful! Look at that view behind us!

Jackson loved playing in the pool with his friends! Here he is in his frog float swimming with Mommy.
On the way there we stopped in Waco to show Jackson where I went to school. He was mesmerized by the Baylor Bears.

All Smiles!

2010-06-25T11:12:00.004-05:00

Jackson has the sweetest smile. He has been practicing sitting up.Will you please read me a story?
He loves to sing songs and read books. Well, he loves to listen to his mommy and daddy sing and read to him. He thinks you're supposed to eat the books. Everything goes in his mouth!
He just loves going places!
He has started sitting in his high chair while we eat dinner. He will get to start getting baby food in about a month because he will be 5 months old in one week! He is really getting to be big boy!

Videos of Jackson

2010-05-27T20:48:00.003-05:00

Jackson is ticklish!

Jackson tried out the jumper today for the first time. He loves it!

Jackson and his friend Zephan playing.

Legg-Wear Wedding

2010-05-25T21:52:00.003-05:00

Jeremy and Melissa are now officially Mr. and Mrs. Wear. Congrats guys! This is Jackson after the rehearsal at TWU outside the Chapel in the Woods. He looks like such a big boy sitting up in his polo! He was such a good boy and slept in the Baby Bjorn the whole rehearsal!
Some of the Wear men at the rehearsal dinner at Miguelitos Mexican restaurant... Great Grandpa Wear, Uncle Jeremy, and Jackson.Auntie Missy showing off Jackson who is wearing a onesie that says, "My AUNTIE is the best!" He is so excited to have a new Aunt Missy!

Jackson did so good at the wedding! He fell asleep 2 hours before the wedding and slept through putting his tux on, getting in the car seat, driving to the wedding, and through the whole wedding, until we woke him up for the family pictures. He was well rested for the reception... here he is at the begining getting his diaper changed. I just love that smile!!! :)
The Wear family all dressed up!!!!
Matt giving his best man toast. Doesn't Melissa look great! She was a beautiful bride!
Four generations of Wear men... We had such a great time visiting with all of the family members that were in from out of town!

3 Month Pics

2010-05-20T12:34:00.003-05:00

Jackson turned 3 months old on May 3rd... I took him to Portrait Innovations in HV to get his picture taken. They did a great job.

Graduation at TWU

2010-05-19T21:34:00.010-05:00

It finally feels official now. I have a Master's of Science in Mathematics with an emphasis in Teaching. I'm all done with classes and my paper!!! Yay!!! The graduation ceremony at TWU was on Friday at 10am. Here are some action shots taken by one of my professors in the front row:

Matt, Jackson, and Mom came to watch we walk across the stage. That night Matt threw an awesome party at our house for me to celebrate. It was so much fun!!! Thank you so much to my amazing husband who has been so supportive of me through the whole process of getting my degree! I love you so much honey! Here are some pictures from the party:

All of the new mommies and Jackson's friends that were at the party:My mom got the cake from the Society Bakery. It was so yummy and beautiful! If you have an event coming up, you should try them out!The cats are still available if you would like to give them a good home... look how sweet they are cuddling in Cauchy's bed! :)

Date night at the Rangers Game

2010-05-10T21:56:00.004-05:00

Matt and I went to the Texas Ranger's game recently. It was our third date without Jackson since he was born.
Our friends, Dawn and Justin, came with us.
We went up to the top to see Cowboys Stadium. It is giant!

We were in the 3rd row behind home plate... Matt won the tickets from work. This is the view from our seats:

We had a great time. It was a close game, but the Tigers won.

Beary Cute

2010-05-05T08:54:00.002-05:00

Jackson turned 3 months on Monday! Here is smiling and talking to me. Such a sweet boy! He even slept for 8 straight hours last night for the first time!!!! Mommy is very rested!Doing some tummy time...
Top view of the bear on the butt!
Sleeping in his quarterback pj's. I think he much be dreaming about making a touchdown! :)
We are going to take his 3 month pictures this afternoon... Hopefully he will be smiley!

Family Visits

2010-04-27T21:01:00.004-05:00

My dad was in town this last weekend from Pennsylvania. Jackson really enjoyed getting to meet his Grandpa. I love this picture of them looking at each other! Jackson got to play cards for the first time this weekend. Hopefully he will enjoy playing cards like his mommy, his grandpa, and his Great Grandma Shaw!
Jackson's Great Grandma and Grandpa Waldron were in town from Michigan a week ago to meet Jackson. We had a really fun time visiting with them. I love this picture of the four generations: baby, me, my mom, and my grandparents.

New Shades...

2010-04-27T15:08:00.002-05:00

Jackson got some new sunglasses today...
He is so smiley!
He is always putting his hands in his mouth trying to suck on his thumb... here he was successful at getting his thumb!

Melissa's Bridal Shower

2010-04-18T10:47:00.003-05:00

Jackson's many sweet faces...

Yesterday we had Melissa's bridal shower at my house. Here is Melissa about to open all of her gifts!
Here is Melissa, Nancy, Paula (Melissa's mom), and Me with the yummy cake.
Lana, Melissa and me... we are all really excited about the wedding. Only about one month to go!

1st Easter and 2 Month Check Up

2010-04-07T15:00:00.004-05:00

We had a great Easter this year. We went to http://denton.thevillagechurch.net/ at noon with GG and Pawpaw. Then came back to our house for a late lunch where Grandma Julie and Aunt Janie joined us. Here we are getting dressed and ready for church on Jackson's 1st Easter.
He is smiling so much now!
We had just strapped him in the car seat to go to church and guess what? A poopie!
Here is his bunny sleeper that Matt posted about on Facebook... not as bad as he made it sound.
But it does have a cute little cotton tail on the butt!!!Playing with his easter basket and wearing his baseball outfit the next day...
He turned 2 months on Saturday and had his check up yesterday. Dr. Jones said that he looks great! He is now 12 pounds, 5 ounces and 23 1/4 inches long. He is now is the 75th percentile in weight and 70th percentile in height. That's a big jump from when he was born in the 10th percentile in weight and 50th in height! She also said he is really strong because of the way he lifts his head up and rolls over from his tummy to his back. She said most babies do that around 4 months old and he did it at 1 month! We feel very blessed to have such a healthy baby!

Officially a Stay at Home Mommy

2010-03-30T07:52:00.003-05:00

He is starting to enjoy his bouncy seat more... this is sorta his smile. I still haven't been able to get a picture of a good smile yet.
Walking (sleeping) at the mall with his friend Zephan and Mama Holly.
Daddy likes to help Jackson practice standing... Mommy likes to dress Jackson up. Do you see those dino feet?
He loves plying in the pack n play!
Mommy is dressing him up again...
This swing has been the best investment! He sleeps in it a lot.
All dressed and ready to go to his 1st baby shower and 1st b-day party for a friend. He loves to wear dinosaurs.
At Guyer HS with mommy right after I resigned. I think he looks happy that I am going to be staying home with him.
Sleeping sweetly in his pack n play this morning. This is the bed we use in our room now. We switched the bassinet into a changing table.

Jack Jack is 7 Weeks Old Today!

2010-03-24T19:59:00.004-05:00

This picture is 2 weeks old, but I had to post it... This is what we call the old man face. I just love his chubby cheeks and receding hair line.Jackson wanted to go outside and play in the snow this weekend, so we put his pooh bear outfit on. It's still pretty big on him. He is in between newborn and 3 month sizes.
Mommy and Daddy didn't take him outside to play in the snow because it was just too cold for the little guy.
These were taken today on his 7 week birthday.
He got mad in the middle of the photo shot. Look at that arched back...
LOVE this face!
He smiles all the time now, but I haven't been able to get a good picture of it... I was trying to get him to smile here, but he stuck out his tongue instead!

Happy St Patty's Day!

2010-03-17T12:35:00.003-05:00

Jackson is wearing green today and has froggies on his feet! :)
He is 6 weeks old today!

New Pictures

2010-03-12T12:08:00.000-06:00

One Month Old

2010-03-08T14:05:00.004-06:00

GiGi, Uncle Jeremy, and Aunt Missy came to visit Jackson last week on his one month birthday.He just loves sleeping in their arms and can't wait to go to their wedding in May!
He really likes to wear little sleepers like this one... Mommy just wishes they didn't have so many snaps!
Yawn and stretch!
He is starting to get a little more meat on his legs.
He likes his paci and being in his car seat. When he starts to get fussy, these will usually help. Doesn't he look so old with pants on!
He is awake a lot and loves to play. Here he is on his baby gym mat. He is staring at a butterfly that lights up and plays music.

Jackson's Birth Story

2010-03-04T20:01:00.008-06:00

Wow, it's hard to believe that it his been more than a month since he was born. I have been wanting to write down his birth story so I don't forget it. So here it goes...

On Tuesday night I was confident that I wasn't going to have the baby for a while because I had been feeling good, not feeling any early signs of labor, and my due date wasn't until the next Monday. We stayed up until about midnight that night and then went to bed. At about 2:30am I woke up to go to the bathroom like I usually did every night when I was pregnant. When I was up I felt a small contraction, so I laid back down and turned the tv on for a little while. Well, after about 10 minutes I felt another contraction. Over the next hour I kept having contractions every 10 mins and they started getting stronger so I woke Matt up at about 3:30. He was excited and helped me time the contractions. Matt knew that I was supposed to relax through the contractions so he did the most wonderful thing and started cleaning up the house... doing the dishes, folding the towels that were in the dryer, ect. By about 5am the contractions were 3-5mins apart and getting stronger. This was the point that the doctor told us to go to the hospital so I emailed the school and told them that I wasn't coming in to work that day and we headed to the hospital.

When we got to the hospital at 6am, the nurse asked us why were there. I told her that I as in labor and the contractions are about 3 min apart. Well, she put us in an observation room and checked me and I was at 3cm. I had been at 3cm for the past 3 weeks, so that meant I had made no progress so far. She told me to walk around the hospital for a couple of hours and they would check me again about 10am. She said at that point they might send me home because I am a first time mom and first babies usually take longer. So I walked around the hospital with matt, stopping every couple of minutes to lean on the wall and have a contraction. People would stop us and ask if I was ok or needed a wheel chair. Well, I wasn't able to walk too long. Probably around 8:45 I got back in bed and stayed there. Matt was watching my contractions on the screen and would talk me through them. He was an amazing support. The nurse was late, so Matt called her to come check me. She didn't get there until about 10:20. When she got there she said, "You're at 8cm! We better admit you!" After this everything happened to fast... they put me in a wheel chair and took me to a delivery room. I'm sure it looked pretty funny because while I was going down the hall I was having an intense contraction and I couldn't really sit in the chair. So they got me in the room and started the admitance process... starting an iv, drawing blood, having me sign admittance papers (They didn't really get any signatures... I was scribbling with my left hand through the most intense contractions.) There were lots of nurses in there working to get everything set up. Once we got sort of settled, the nurse checked me again and said that I was at 9 1/2 cm and that I would probably feel like I wanted to push soon. Sure enough 2 or 3 contractions later I told her that I was going to push and she said, "No, wait... the doctor isn't here yet." Matt said that the other nurse said, "Go get Judy! Judy can catch!" Well, one more contraction came and I tried not to push (which is really not an easy thing in the moment). Then Dr. Walsh arrived and said that I could start pushing. Matt was holding one of my legs and kept repeating, "He has so much hair." About three pushes later Jackson arrived at 10:53am! The doctor and nurses were all amazed at how quickly he came because they did not expect him to come until dinner time.

We feel so blessed that he is here. There have been a lot a of difficult sleepless nights, but he is definitely worth it. A big thanks to everyone who has come to visit and to everyone who has brought us dinner! We feel very loved and supported.

3 Weeks Old

2010-02-24T15:43:00.003-06:00

Jackson is 3 weeks old today. This is the newborn sleeper we brought him home from the hospital in. It was way too big at the time, but now it fits perfect. How is he growing so fast? Here he is laying on the blanket that his Great Grandma Wear made for us.
This morning he found his thumb!
So cute!
Here he is in the puppy dog outfit yesterday that Deedra got for him when he was born. Matt says he looks bigger when he has pants on (which isn't very often because it just adds another step when you change his diaper.. which is every hour or two).
We planted a tree for Jackson in the front yard today. I'm excited about watching them grow together.

His Name

2010-02-16T16:51:00.006-06:00

Matt and I really put a lot of thought into what to name our little baby boy. There were lots of different criteria that his name had to have. The name's meaning was one of the most important factors that we considered. Jackson means "God is Gracious" and Matthew means "God's Gift". When we put the two names together we knew that his name really describes what he means to us. Thus,

Jackson Matthew means
"God's Gracious Gift"

We truly believe that Jackson Matthew is an amazing blessing from the Lord and are so thankful for him.

I took him to the doctor today for his checkup because he is 2 weeks old tomorrow. The doctor said that he must be eating well because he has almost gained a whole pound since his last appointment a week ago. He now weighs 7 lbs 5 ounces!

The pictures are a preview of his newborn pictures that were taken on Saturday by Laura Wells.

First Week at Home

2010-02-11T12:25:00.005-06:00

Jackson was 1 week old yesterday! Seems like it went by so fast. Matt went back to work yesterday and when he got home he said, "He got bigger since this morning!"

He loves being swaddled! He's pretty good at getting his arms free though.
"Mommy I'm cold! Wrap me back up!"
On Saturday, Aunt Janie came to visit from Austin. Jackson loved sleeping in her arms.
He loves sleeping on Daddy too... ok, he just loves to sleep, but he looks extra comfy here. Matt has been an amazing daddy!!!!!
More sleeping.... this time in the pack n play.
On Sunday, he is in his football outfit and ready for the Super Bowl. He has his eyes open in this one!
Peace dude....
On Monday, Jackson went to for his first check up at the doctor. It was cold outside so we had to bundle up. Dr. Jones said he was doing great. He was really hungry though so he cried the whole time we were there. I fed him before we left and everything was all better. He was 6 lbs 6.5 oz, 20.5 inches long, and 13.25 inch head this time.Riding in the car is magic. It makes him go straight to sleep.There are those beautiful eyes...
On Tuesday, mommy and daddy gave him his first bath. He really seemed to enjoy it.On Wednesday, Daddy had to go back to work so Grandma came and helped Mommy with Jackson. He tried out tummy time.
Fell asleep during tummy time...
So so so precious!!!!
Today, on Thursday, it is Mommy first day alone with baby Jackson. So far, so good. We both did a lot of sleeping! :) God sent us a little present though... Lots of snow! It's too cold for us outside, so I just took a picture of the snow through the window.

In the Hospital

2010-02-09T18:21:00.007-06:00

Jackson Matthew arrive on Feb 3, 2010 at 10:53am. I will post the labor story sometime soon. First, I wanted to share some pictures from his first couple of days. He he is right after he was born being weighed in the delivery room.... 6 lbs. 13.8 oz.Then measured... 19.5 inches long.
In the delivery room they got him all cleaned up in the bassinet right next to my bed. I love the face he is making. I think he looks just like his daddy in this picture.
Putting his first little shirt on him and wrapping him up so he will be warm and mommy can hold him.My first time holding him in the delivery room after he was all warmed up. This is just minutes after he was born.
Mommy and Daddy with Jackson. This is our first family picture with all three of us.Grandma, GiGi, Pawpaw, Uncle Jeremy, and Aunt Missy all arrived to the hospital right before he was born. They got to visit us while we were still in the delivery room. Grandma is holding him here for the first time.
GiGi's first time holding him.Once everyone got to meet him, Jackson and Daddy went to the nursery to get his first bath.Thursday, Jackson's second day in the hospital. Mommy just loves holding you Bubby.
Daddy is so sweet with Jackson. This is the chair that lays out and where Matt slept while we were in the hospital.
Jackson loves his daddy so much!
Here he is in his bassinet. The volunteers at the hospital made him a cute little hat.
We had lots of nice visitors in the hospital. Here are some of his goodies in the hospital room.
Friday, Jackson and Mommy's last day in the hospital.Getting in the car seat for the first time. Most of Jackson's clothes are too big on him. This little sleeper is newborn size.Getting in the car to go home. Mommy sat in the back seat with Jackson. He did so good in the car. He just slept the whole way home.
More pictures to come. We feel so blessed that to have Jackson added to our family. God is so good!

Jackson's Nursery - Almost Ready

2010-01-07T19:09:00.007-06:00

Matt's Band from High School

2009-12-30T22:32:00.003-06:00

Matt has been converting all of our VHS home videos to digital lately. This video is of his band, Doxology, from high school. It was one of our first dates. They played at TCU, opening for Otis Day and the Knights.

Doxology at TCU from Matt Wear on Vimeo.

Jackson's Sonogram

2009-12-20T14:57:00.001-06:00

Jackson's Fourth Sonogram from Matt Wear on Vimeo.

Baby Shower

2009-12-16T19:56:00.004-06:00

Last Saturday my sweet mom and sweet friends, Tiffany and Sarah, hosted a baby shower for me, Matt, and Jackson. Everyone was very generous and we feel very blessed. Matt came at the end of the shower and helped me open the last few gifts. Here we are about to open the high chair from my Aunt Jeannie and Aunt Lorri. Thank you ladies! We will get lots of use out of it! And thank you to everyone else for the wonderful gifts!!!Janie came in town for the weekend from Austin. She had to go back on Monday to take her last final exam. She got us this basket of fun stuff. Look at the bib on top... it says "I love my aunt". It's so cute!
My mom's house was decorated beautifully. She had lots of Christmas decorations up and then lots of blue and brown baby things to match Jackson's room. Here is the kitchen table and cake... it was so cute and yummy. It was white cake with strawberry icing filling.
Here I am with the hostesses. I'm so thankful for you girls! I'm so sad that I didn't get a picture with my mom.... next time we're together we will take one and I will post it.
Here is my mom with her friends, Elizabeth and Gretta, at the shower. I'm so glad that they came and are such good friends to my mom.
Here is Jackson's other "grandma" Nancy. We are not sure yet what Jackson will call her, but she decided against grandma. I think the top two names are Nana and Mamaw.
Here is my mom's front room... it was filled with gifts! Like I said everyone was so generous. It was really fun this week organizing everything. I am actually doing my first load of laundry for baby Jackson right now.

Dad's Graduation Video

2009-12-07T00:46:00.007-06:00

Dads Graduation from Matt Wear on Vimeo.

2009-12-06T21:54:00.002-06:00

We had a busy week. Here I am last Sunday... 30 weeks pregnant. Jackson is getting bigger!It snowed on Wednesday morning. I was hoping for a snow day, but it just wasn't sticking on the roads. It was neat going to school and hearing some of my students' reactions though. A few of them moved from California this year and had never seen snow before. Hopefully we will get some more this year for them.

On Tuesday, Baron Bradley Windle was born. He was 9 lbs. 12 oz.! We went and visited him at home on Thursday night... Here I am holding the sweet baby.Here is Matt holding him.
Baron lives just about 10 houses down from us... I think that he and Jackson are going to be good friends. I can picture Jackson asking if he an go play at Baron's house. :)
We also got our Christmas tree this week and started decorating the house. There are a few gifts under tree.
I like it all lit up with the other lights off.
On friday my dad came in town and stayed the night with us. Saturday, we went to his graduation where he received his doctorate degree in Psychology. Congrats Dad! Matt is working on a video of the ceremony. I will post it when he is done.

The Nursery

2009-11-22T14:37:00.008-06:00

Here I am organizing everything after the shower. It was very fun!Jackson's cute little clothes! I organized them by size... they range from newborn to 12 months. I just love all of the cute Carters clothes with dinosaurs on them!
Here are some pictures of the nursery with things starting to get organized. It looks like a changing table now...

Jackson's first piggy bank. We are going to try and teach him to be a saver.
The hostesses from the shower got Jackson a swing... I think he is going to love this!
I just love balloons... this one was from the shower.

1st Baby Shower!!!

2009-11-21T17:01:00.005-06:00

Some of my good friends in Denton hosted a baby shower for me this weekend... It was so much fun and I feel so blessed to be surronded by such wonderful women!

Here are are some of the cute decorations... the diaper cake is in Jackson's room now.

Love this!
All of the food was so good. These girls know how much I love blue... they even made the punch blue!

Opening gifts...This is from my mom and sister. They also got us the changing pad and covers for the changing table...Passing all of the cute things around the room...
Matt's parents got us a pack n play for Jackson! I'm so excited about it! We are going to use it so much.
Jackson loves his grandmas! (Even if they both look too young to be grandmas!)
The hostess.... Ashley, Kallie, Dawn, Holly, and Deedra (not in the picture). I love you girls! Thanks for everything!

Mama Kallie and Copeland (5 weeks old)...
Mama Ashley and Annabelle (4 months old)...
Afterwards Matt came to load gifts into the car... He had to hold Miss Annabelle first though. He just loves babies and is so good with them. I can't wait to see him with Jackson!

Baby Furniture

2009-11-13T21:56:00.003-06:00

We picked up the baby furniture from Babies R Us last night. It barely fit in our truck! Now its all put together... We are still deciding on the placement of everything.
You can also see the walls are all done being painted and the chair rail is up. Matt did such a good job! I love it!
In the picture above you can see the corner of the twin bed that's in the room. Here is the changing table... I need to get one of those changing pads.
We also need to get the mattress for the crib still...The glider is soooo comfortable!
We are still looking for a nice new home for our cats... they come with an electric cat box. Let me know if you are interested. Here they are cuddling tonight. :)

Trip to Ohio

2009-11-10T21:12:00.004-06:00

We had a great trip last weekend. We flew into Cleveland Friday morning early... our flight left Love field at 6:55am... that means we had to wake up at 3:30am! Then we rented a car and drove about two hours to my dad's house. Here's a picture of me and Matt in his back yard. All of the trees there are beautiful!
When we got there we went to Presque Isle to look at Lake Erie. While we were there, we went for a stroll along the beach with my dad. It's quite a bit chillier there than in Texas.
I love this picture of me and my dad. It was really good to get to spend some quality time with him even though it was a quick visit. He is flying down for thanksgiving, so I will get to see him again soon. Yea!
This is the creek that runs behind my dad's house. Look at all of the fishermen! There were so many of them. On Friday night we got to see a big group of them at the Hibachi restaurant we ate dinner at. It was interesting and yummy!After breakfast Saturday, we drove back to Ohio and met up with Matt's family at Uncle Allen's house for lunch. There was lots of great food and fellowship. I really enjoyed gettting to meet so many people on Matt's dad's side of the family. I feel like I learned so much more about his family. After lunch we drove around town and got a tour from Matt's mom and dad. Here is the only Walmart in the world with a hitching post for horse drawn buggies.
There are so many Amish people that live in the area... here are a few that were just leaving the Walmart. It was so interesting.
In the evening we went to a ceremony where Matt's gradparents renewed their wedding vows on their 50th wedding anniversary. Here we are in the church where they were originally married! God has really blessed them. Praise God for all that he has done in their lives!Here are his grandparent (Skip and Trudy) as they renew their vows. Grandma Wear looked so pretty in her pink dress!
Very romantic... kissing his bride 50 years later! I hope Matt and I do something similar to this on our 50th anniversary!
It was a quick trip, but I am so glad we went! Thanks to my dad, Matt's parent, and all of the rest of Matt's family! You guys made the trip!

Hello to all of my blog readers that I just met! I'm so happy to know you!

Fall

2009-10-24T17:11:00.003-05:00

Here is a picture of the baby bump at 24 weeks and 5 days pregnant.
I went to Jen's baby shower this morning. It was really nice. It makes me excited for my baby showers! Thank you in advance dear family and friends! :)

The new flag by the front door... This is the first one that I have been able to keep for more than a day. All the others have flown away. I got smart this time and made foam rings at the end of the pole so that it could come off on it own.

Fall is here... Last weekend we got together with our friends Andrew, Tricia and their new baby Myla to carve pumpkins. I made a ghost.... he's starting to mold now though.
Matt went a more traditional route and make a jack-o-lantern. I'm excited for the trick-or-treaters next weekend! It's so fun seeing all the little ones dressed up in their costumes!

Jackson Matthew Wear

2009-10-10T21:17:00.007-05:00

We made it though the baby names book and picked a name! Our little boy will be named
Jackson Matthew Wear!!!

On Thursday Matt came home with a gift for me. He got Jackson his 1st Bible! I love it! All of the Bible stories point to Jesus. It's so great. I have already started reading it to Jackson. Here is a picture. Sorry I'm not sure how to turn it the other way.
We got a new brown leather rocker/recliner today. I so look forward to the day when I can rock our baby to sleep in it!
Here's what it looks like in the family room. We had our first fire of the season tonight!
The cold weather made we want something warm for dinner, so I made Spicy Chicken Stew for dinner.

Painting the Nursery - Day 2

2009-10-08T23:14:00.002-05:00

Matt worked really hard tonight and got a lot more painting done. Check out the pictures... I just love the colors!

Painting the Nursery - Day 1

2009-10-03T18:31:00.006-05:00

We started painting our little boy's nursery today.....

Action shot...

The top of the wall is baby blue. The bottom 3 feet of the wall is going to be brown. Then Matt is going to install a white chair rail to divide the two colors. Here is the sample of the brown....
I wrote our baby a message on the wall where we are going to paint brown.
We are still deciding on a name for our little man. Right now the top two names are Jackson Matthew and Ethan Matthew... We are only through the M's in the baby name book though. :)

Flower Fail

2009-08-11T14:35:00.002-05:00

So here is what the flowers look like 5 days after I planted them.... they are all brown and shriveled! They started to die after only 2 days! I watered them... guess I just don't have a green thumb. Any ideas how to get flowers to live?

The Wall

2009-08-07T10:11:00.003-05:00

On Wednesday we had 2 men come and build a little wall around our flower bed. They took out all of the bad dirt and weeds and put in all new dirt.
This was our anniversary present to each other!
Then I planted flowers... thanks for helping me pick them out Janie!

The front of our house looks so much different now!
They used Austin stone to match the house.

Hamburger Cupcakes

2009-07-26T15:04:00.003-05:00

I make these this afternoon.... it was so much fun!
They will be our dessert tonight for dinner tonight with out home group.
They are made out of cupcakes, icing, and sesame seeds!
If you want to make some here is the website where I got the idea: http://www.flickr.com/photos/katedw/sets/72157617528706606/

Unclaimed Property

2009-06-27T09:30:00.002-05:00

If you have ever lived in the state of Texas, you need to go to this website!

http://www.window.state.tx.us/up/

You could get cash that belongs to you! I am getting a $37 check from when I worked at the Four Seasons and Matt is getting a $20 check from when he worked at Abeulos. Now we are $57 richer! :)

Flucation

2009-05-07T19:17:00.002-05:00

I really enjoyed my 3 day swine flu vacation. I had to go back to work today... Too bad only about half of the students decided to come. Some how the word got out that their absence today would be excused and not count against them. Hopefully there will be more students there tomorrow. It's not going to be fun catching up all of the absent students.

Mother's day is this weekend, so here's a shout out to my mom and Matt's mom. Matt and I love you two very much!

Our replacement dining room table is supposed to be delivered on Saturday... Once we get it set up I will post a pic.

Little Ayden

2009-04-27T08:32:00.002-05:00

Here are come picture of my last visit with the Wiersum's baby, Ayden.
I just love babies and Ayden is so sweet!

Their nursery is so cute... You can see the giraffe they painted on the wall behind me. They had a zebra on the other wall.

We went to the arts and jazz fest last night. It was a really good time. We got to hear 3 local denton bands: Andrew Tinker and the Good Nights, Brian Houser, and Brave Combo (polka!). It was the first time I had every heard Brave Combo and I was impressed. I even did the Chicken Dance! :)

We have taks testing all week... Yuck! It's going to be a boring week!

So Funny!

2009-04-20T18:01:00.001-05:00

Untitled from The Village Student Ministry on Vimeo.

Update

2009-04-11T15:24:00.005-05:00

A lot has been going on lately...

First, Ayden Christopher Wiersum was born on March 23, 2009 at 4:57pm. He was 8lbs 8oz and 18in long. Mama, daddy, and baby are all very happy and healthy. We have gotten to visit him a few times and he is so so cute! Here is a picture of him on his birthday.
Then the next weekend Matt had the honor of baptizing his friend Sam at church. God is good. Matt and Sam have been good friends for a few years now.

Sam & Ashley and Josh & Kallie have moved north of the bridge about 5 minutes from our house. We are really excited to get to hang out with them more now that they live so close. Both couples are expecting a little one soon.

Life has been really busy lately. My high school students take the math taks test in two and a half week so there is a lot of stress at work. I've been doing taks tutoring on Saturday mornings with some of my students.

Happy Pi Day!

2009-03-13T20:51:00.003-05:00

3/14 is Pi Day! We celebrated today in my geometry classes.Here's an awesome pi song that I played for my students:
http://www.stevetoner.com/ph/TonerS/mathpi.html

Ford Tough

2009-02-28T11:32:00.004-06:00

That's right we are now Ford Tough.... This is our new 2005 F250!

Sante Fe

2009-02-26T22:32:00.004-06:00

We went to Sante Fe, NM over valentine's weekend with Matt's family. It was so much fun. This is a really old church in Old Town Albuquerque. Matt is with his parents, Nancy and Russell. It was a really neat place to visit. There were a lot of native americans who had selling hand made jewelry. I got a pair of mother of pearl earrings. We stopped at one of the scenic views on the way to Taos. Matt and the guys had to climb the hill...

I <3 class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Taos! This is 12,000ft! Theses were taken on our snow mobile trip in Taos. If you have never done it, you should. Just make sure you go with Big Al. Everyone knows him there. This is his truck... he calls it the pope mobile.The Wear's... Jeremy, Russell, Nancy, and Matt
Our God is so amazing to have created this!

Snow angels at the top of the mountain.Sometimes we were driving near the cliffs. I rode on the snow mobile with Matt so I felt safe.
My love...
On Monday, we went skiing at Ski Sante Fe. This is at the top of the mountain right after you get of one of the chair lifts.
Jeremy and his fiance, Melissa...
11,250 ft high and we weren't at the top yet.
The boys...
The scariest part of skiing for me is riding on the lift. I am always afraid of falling off when we are up high!
ALL of the building in New Mexico are made of adobe like this one. This is the downtown square in Sante Fe. There were lots of fun little shops.
This is the Hilton Buffalo Thunder Resort that we stayed at. We stayed on the platinum floor... very nice! A big thank you to Nancy and Russell!
Camel Rock..
Sorry it took me so long to put these up... life has just been really busy! We bought a new Ford Truck yesterday! I'll try to post pics this weekend.

Welcome Baby McKinnon!

2009-02-22T14:50:00.004-06:00

Ken and Bethany had a beautiful baby girl on Monday. This the cake from the baby shower...
Matt and I visited them in the hospital on Tuesday.
This is their oldest daughter Kennedy with little McKinnon. So Sweet!The happy parents....

So, I just counted... I have 8 good friends who are pregnant right now (not including Bethany b/c she obviously isn't anymore). That's a lot a babies! It's exciting!

Ice Storm

2009-01-28T11:41:00.004-06:00

No School again today! What a blessing! I really needed this time off! TWU does open at noon today, so I do have to go up there to teach tonight. That's a good thing though b/c there are so few days of class that it would be really hard to miss one.

Here are a few pictures of the ice storm... I didn't wake up until 10:00 this morning so the ice in the front is starting to melt.
I love the icicles! Even though these are melting fast...

The sun hadn't hit the back yard yet. There was a layer of ice on the back of the house.

Baby ran outside when I opened the door. He was freezing and begging to go back inside!

No School Today!

2009-01-27T11:02:00.003-06:00

I woke up to wonderful news this morning! No school in Denton ISD or at TWU!

2009 has been a busy year and it's not going to let up until May. I am very thankful for this break. Hopefully I will be able to continue to take advantage of it and get some work done today.

Happy early Birthday to Matt! I love you honey!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2009-01-05T17:18:00.004-06:00

Matt and I had a really good Christmas break. We really enjoyed the time we got to spend with all of our family! We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day with Matt's parents, my mom and our siblings. Then we flew to Pennsylvania to spend time with my dad. We had a really good trip... one day we even got to drive over to NY and go skiing! So Fun! Here are some pictures from the holidays:

Here is our Christmas Tree... We took it down on New Year's Day and Matt used his ax to chop it up into firewood.These are the beautiful flowers that Matt surprised me with on Christmas Eve morning... notice the Ashley's Furniture receipt that is under the vase.
This is my Christmas Surprise from Matt... the new couches that I had been wanting! When I woke up on Christmas eve morning after Matt was already at work I saw the flowers and the receipt for couches. When I called him, he told me that they were going to be delivered in a few hours later that day. He is so romantic! It's hard to tell from the picture, but they are brown with a teal green accent color... You should come over and see them.
This is Janie, Randy, Me, and Matt at the top of the mountain at the Peek n Peak Ski Resort in NY state. Dad skied with us too, but he isn't in the picture b/c he's the one taking it.

Guyer HS Football Team Day!

2008-12-13T16:39:00.004-06:00

At the pep rally on Friday the mayor of Denton declared December 12th official Guyer High School Football Team day!

Hopefully we will win tongiht! If you're not doing anything tonight around 8pm... you should come to Texas stadium and watch the game. It's the last high school football game that will ever be played in the stadium!

Christmas is my favorite time of year!

2008-12-07T20:43:00.002-06:00

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping... its way more fun to open a present when its been wrapped than when its in a bag.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real!!! I love the smell and the look, plus the cats are less likely to climb the tree if its real

3. When do you put up the tree? the Saturday after Thanksgiving... I like to enjoy it as long as possible.

4. When do you take the tree down? the night before whenever the trashman is coming to pick it up...as long as its after the new year

5. Do you like eggnog? NO

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Wow... that's hard. I was very blessed and recieve many wonderful presents. I don't think I can pick just one.

7. Hardest person to buy for? Matt... he always wants electronics and I know nothing about all that stuff.

8. Easiest person to buy for? haha.... myself, but thats really selfish. It always is tempting though.

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Well... yes, sort of... it's on a display plate, but since it's not separate pieces that you can play with I don't think that it counts. I would love one though... hint, hint.... that would be a great gift for me this year. :)

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail! I love Christmas cards... I have already sent a lot of them out! I just think it is really fun to get mail!

11.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Its the thought that counts so there is no such thing as a bad gift, right!?!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Miracle on 34th Street

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? as soon as thanksgiving is over

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes... I'm sorry!

15.Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas Cookies.... mmm... I should make some this week!

16. Lights on the tree? I like white lights... I'm not a big fan of the colored ones.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Wow... that's a tough one. I love them all! Especially when they are sung when Christmas Caroling! I may have a new favorite after I listen to my new CD that I just got from the gift exchange.... Awesome 80's Christmas CD!

18.Travel at Christmas or stay home? I love being at home, but I also love spending time with family... luckily a lot of our family lives close by.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? yes! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph.... haha... Missy already had them named so I didn't have to do it :)

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? We have a beautiful pink angel... it reminds me of the angel Gabriel from when Jesus was born.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning!!! Santa doesn't come until then, duh!

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? NOTHING! I love Christmas time!!! Ok... I take that back I get annoyed with the people of the Chirstmas radio stations wouldn't talk b/c they can get pretty annoying... they should just play Christmas music with no interuptions! Also... I wish they would play the Christmas Shoes song... I'm not a big fan... I always change the station when it comes on.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Pink! I also love the ornaments that we have picked out each summer on out anniversaries!

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? didn't I already answer this one? Christmas Cookies!

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Gift certificates are great, clothes, a dining room table, couches, a trip to the beach! I have a wish list on Target.com that you can check out if you are looking for ideas...

26. Have you ever been caroling? Yes! We went tonight at the Good Samaritan Senior Center! It was so much fun! You should get a group together and do it too!

27. Who is most likely to respond to this? Everyone that reads this is now tagged! You better copy and paste it to your own blog or an email back to me!!!!

28. Who is least likely to respond to this? No one! I meant it... Spread some Christmas Cheer!

I'm so proud of our team!

2008-12-06T20:07:00.004-06:00

Guyer Football

Quarterfinal

vs. Frenship

Guyer wins 37-35

GO WILDCATS!

Next Saturday is the the state semifinals at Texas Stadium. Only 2 more wins and we are
State Champs! :)

Happy Thanksgiving... I'm just a little late!

2008-12-04T17:48:00.004-06:00

The last week has gone by so quickly! I guess that's just what happens around the holidays. Well, our thanksgiving was great. We had lots of good time with family and great food! My Aunt Jeanne, Uncle Rob, and cousin Robert visited from Virginia. It was really fun to see them since it had been so long since the last visit. These pictures are from when they came and visited our house.

Here are some pictures of one of my geometry classes this week. On Wendesday all of the 2nd block classes had Christmas parties and got presents for a child from a local preschool.

Our little girl liked Hanna Montana... this is her opening her new Hanna Montana Guitar!

This is my document camera and projector... my two most favorite teaching tools! I can put and thing on it and it projects on to the screen at the front of the room. :)

My 1st period geometry class... hard at work learning. I didn't ask them to pose or anything. This is actually what they were doing.

It wasn't really fair this day... 1st period these guys had to work and 2nd period got to have a party.
We're going to the Mavs game tonight! I'm so excited...

One Year Anniversary!

2008-11-09T21:39:00.007-06:00

One year ago today Matt and I closed on the "WearHouse"! It's amazing that we have been homeowners that long...

Here are a few more pics from Halloween. We got to be the very first house that little Kennedy trick-or-treated at! Isn't she just so cute... and so smart! If you ask her what sound any animal makes she will tell you right away! My favorite is the elephant b/c she does the hand motions for the elephants trunk too!
It took me almost all night to carve the spider... most of the trick-or-treaters didn't get to see it.

Here are some of the pumpkins from the mantel... I just thought this was a pretty picture.

Happy 26th B-Day Tiff! We got to play Luke tonight... he makes the most expressive faces. You can know exactly what he is thinking without him saying a word. You can't see it here b/c the table is in the way, but Sarah has her baby bump now... Yea! Another baby will be here pretty soon!

Happy Halloween

2008-10-30T23:23:00.003-05:00

That's the pumpkin we carved tonight! I'm so excited about having trick-or-treaters come to our house for the first time... I probably bought way too much candy. :)

Here is a preview of Matt's costume... He is the Guitar Hero!

I voted!

2008-10-26T21:24:00.006-05:00

So I finally did it... I voted for the first time! I have been proudly wearing my sticker all day! Here is a picture of it:

School Has Started

2008-09-07T17:32:00.002-05:00

I'm back to work and back to school. Both are going really well and keeping me busy.

At work I'm teaching 2 Algebra II classes, 2 Geometry classes, and 2 math TAKS Intervention classes. This is my first year to teach geometry so I was a little nervous about how it would go. Especially since when I was in high school I did not enjoy my geometry class. I am actually surprised at how well it is going and am really enjoying teaching geometry. I wasn't sure I would every say that.

I'm also taking 2 statistics class at TWU... they are every Tuesday and Wednesday night from 6-9. So far I have had quite a bit of homework in both classes. That's what I spent my whole afternoon doing yesterday and today. It's fun though... I really do enjoy math!

Will you vote for me?

2008-09-05T17:43:00.003-05:00

2008-08-19T17:22:00.007-05:00

Sorry its been a while since my last post. We were in Colorado for a week on vacation with Jeremy and Deedra. Now, the school year is starting... yesterday was my first day back. We have staff development this week and the kids start back on Tuesday next week.

Here are some pictures from our trip... This is the cabin that we stayed in. Deedra's dad built it himself! It is about half way between Lake City and Creede.
This is the main living room. Yes, there was a tv... The binoculars right next to it were awesome. We could see the elk up on top of the mountain... one day we say a group of about 50!
This is the other side of the great room. You can see there stairs that lead to the bedrooms.This is the kitchen... out the window there is a hummingbird feeder. I loved to watch it b/c there were always birds flying by to get food.
While we were out driving one day we saw a bull moose in the valley.
This is us in Creede. We drove into town one day to have lunch, shop, and see a play. It was a really cute little town. Here is Deedra in Lake City. The girls shopped one day while the boys were out on their 8 hour fishing trip. All the little shops are so cute.
Matt and Jeremy attempted to clean their fish that they caught, but we decided not to eat them. Yucky!
Lake Cristobal... Beautiful!
Chip, the chipmunk.... he road in the hood of our car to Creede and back... every once in a while he would pop his head out of the car and say hi.
It was about a 16 hour drive each way. On the last day of driving we stopped in Amarillo for lunch at the Big Texan Restaurant.
It was a great trip! Thank you to Jeremy and Deedra for taking us with them! You guys rock!

Happy 19th Birthday Janie!

2008-08-02T12:35:00.000-05:00

Visiting my dad in Pennsylvania!

2008-07-30T13:41:00.005-05:00

Matt and I had a fun get away last weekend! My dad moved to Erie, PA a few months ago and we had been wanting to go see his new place... so my dad was awesome and used his frequent flier miles to get us plane tickets to come see him. Friday we had about a 3 hour delay at the airport, but it was no big deal and we got to Clevland safely. My dad picked us up from Cleavland and drove us about an hour to his house in Erie, PA. Since we were late getting in town we went out to dinner and explored the town the first night. Here is Matt at Lake Erie skipping rocks...Doesn't it look just like the ocean? You can see the Canadian Geese in the background.
Isn't the sunset beautiful? If I lived there, I think I would spend every evening at the beach watching the sunset! So romantic!
The next morning we rented some kayaks and explored the peninsula. Here we are by some lily pads. Matt picked a water lily for me... isn't he sweet! Janie, I love the pig tails... so cute!
Janie (my sister) and I were in a canoe so we could work together to row... we don't have as much arm strength as the boys!
Here's my dad! He has his own kayak. He is going to have so much fun using it and exploring even more around the peninsula! Look how calm the water is...
In the afternoon we drove through New York and into Canada to see Niagara Falls. Isn't it amazing!
Here's the whole family! :) I love this picture! I'm going to order it and put it in a frame.
A rainbow appeared after lunch! We could see both ends and there was no treasure anywhere! The "Maid of the Mist" boat drove right into the rainbow.
Sunday morning we got up early and drove back to Cleavland to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum. Isn't the building interesting?
At the entrance of the museum there were these giant guitars... Here is my dad rocking out on the George Harrison guitar! :)
After the museum we had to head back to the airport. It was a really fun trip and it was great to see my dad since we hadn't seen him in a few months! Thanks for everything dad!

Happy Anniversary My Love!

2008-07-16T11:18:00.005-05:00

I have an amazing husband. He just came home for lunch and brought me these beautiful "passion" roses!The flowers smell so nice... I love you so much honey!
Matt also had a little gift for me... A PINK ESV Bible!!! haha... We really are prefect for each other! Guess what I got him for our anniversary?!? An ESV Bible... but the one I got him is plain black which is much more manly! We both had been wanting ESV Bibles since those are the kind that they use at our church.
To celebrate our 3 wonderful years of being married, tonight we are going out to dinner to an cute Italian place in Denton! I'm excited!

I love my grandparents!

2008-07-15T11:15:00.008-05:00

A big thank you to all of my grandparents! We have received "Happy Anniversary" cards in the mail from all of them already. You guys are so thoughtful! I am so thankful for all of you!

Matt and I love you Grandma Shaw, Grandma and Grandpa Waldron, Grandma and Grandpa Wear, and Mama Johnson.

Big Brother Season 10

2008-07-13T21:50:00.003-05:00

A new Season of Big Brother started today! If you've never seen the show you should check it out on CBS. You can watch it on Tuesday @ 8pm, Wednesday @7pm and Sunday @ 7pm. Check out the website: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_brother/

Steering Students toward Mathematics Excellence!

2008-07-11T16:35:00.003-05:00

So I have been at a math conference the last three days in downtown Dallas . It has been so much fun and I have learned so many cool new thing that I can do with my students this next year. If you are a math teacher K-College... I definitely recommend that you go next year! Here is the website for more info: http://www.utdanacenter.org/camt/

So the theme this year is "Steering Students toward Mathematics Excellence!" and here is the mascot:And they did a raffle to see who would get to take him to their campus and keep him! And guess what out of the 6,000 people there... I WON!!! haha... just kidding... Even though he was pink... I didn't want him, so I didn't enter the raffle and therefore guaranteeing that I didn't win him!

I did buy an amazing book though... It is full of fun of math songs. If you want to order one for your classroom, go to www.mathsongs.com

That's the couple that wrote all of the songs... they are so entertaining! I had her autograph my book. Here is an example of one of their songs:
Tune: "The Yellow Rose of Texas")
Copyright 2002, Kay A. Smitherman.

There are songs about division,
Perimeter, percent,
Geometry, equations,
Place value, exponents.
So from elementary to alge-
Bra just sing along.
The lyrics are math lessons
And the tunes familiar songs

Yes, I realize that I'm a math nerd and I'm ok with that. :)

Happy 4th of July!

2008-07-08T10:52:00.003-05:00

This is the flag cake that my mom used to always make when I was younger. I decided to carry on the tradition and make it this year for independence day. It is so easy, but sooo yummy! You just bake a white cake (from the box) and when its cool use cool whip and berries to make a flag. Make sure the berries are dry or else it will make a mess! :)Here's Luke... he just keeps getting bigger and bigger! We're getting ready to go swimming on the 4th.
This is Tiffany, Me, and Sarah... We got to Las Colinas early and to get a good spot to watch firework. And of course the boys had to do some fishing in the lake!
Matt is playing with Luke... he is going to be such a good father.... someday!
Right before the firework... I was a little more excited to see the fireworks than Matt, but he loves me so he was enjoying all my excitement.

I just really love fireworks!
After the grand finale there was a fire in the field where they were shooting the fireworks off... We were safe though because it was on the other side of the lake. The firemen were there standing by so the the fire didn't get too out of hand... but fireworks are dangerous and all of you people who shoot of your own should be very careful!!!
On Saturday we had some friend over to hang out. Matt smoked a brisket and it turned out really well! Third times the charm! :) Here is everybody... thanks for coming over guys! I had lot of fun!

Summer

2008-06-29T15:31:00.005-05:00

I'm enjoying the summer! I have been keeping myself busy by taking classes at T-Dub. First summer session I'm taking Geometry in the Classroom and Number Theory. Wednesday is my final exam! I can't believe have fast these classes have gone.

I have another class, Algebra in the Classroom, starting on July 7th. By August I will have 18 hours toward my master's degrees... that's half way done. Hopefully I'll be all done by August '09.

That's a picture of the TWU library. Isn't it pretty! :) I've been spending everyday on campus this summer. I feel like a college student again! It really reminds me of my undergrad days.

We went out to lunch at Mazatlan's today... The best part was the price! I got fajitas and Matt got enchilada's for $13 including tip! The food was actually pretty good and they give you free queso... And, across the street was the craziest thing! It was a beauty salon, chainsaw repair store, and night club all in one!

Home Group

2008-06-04T07:55:00.004-05:00

We had a progressive dinner with our home group on Sunday. It was so much fun!!! Here is the whole group in my backyard...
We started the evening off at Dawn and Justin's appartment for appetizers. This is Shawn, Deedra, Bethany, and Ken.
This is Craig and Matt enjoying all the good food... They made some many yummy appetizers we had to be careful not to fill up yet b/c we still had lots more good food to eat.
This is Justin and Dawn... they were the appetizer cooks here at their apartment where we started. Thanks for being such good host guys! :)
The newlyweds, Chris and Holly... they were married 1 week ago! Congrats guys! And next to them is Missy and Joe.

Next, we caravaned over to Shawn and Craig's house for the main course. They have a beautiful home and there was soooo much good! She made pulled pork, turkey, potato casserole, salad, watermelon, bread, and more. Thanks for everything guys! :)Finally, we went back to my house for dessert and games. Missy and Bethany made so much dessert that it covered my kitchen table... mmmmm! Thanks guys! We played trivial pursuit 90's edition.... boys vs. girls... yes, I have to admit that the boys won... but it was still a lot of fun!

Congrats to Kenzie and Michael!

2008-06-03T22:52:00.004-05:00

We had a really fun weekend! On Friday night we had a girls night and went to see the movie Sex and the City. It was a good movie, but there were a few dirty parts where you have to close your eyes. I guess you have to expect that though because of the title. I heard they already started making a sequel... yea! Here are the girls that went to the movie... On Saturday we drove to Waco for Michael and Kenzie's wedding. They had a beautiful outdoor ceremony and reception at the Earl Harrison House. It was so romantic... you could see the sun setting behind them just as they were saying I Do! Here they are... don't they look so happy! :)
The cupcake tree instead of a wedding cake...mmmm!
The grooms cake looked so real...
Here they are cutting it... oh it was sooo yummy! She also had an ice cream martini bar (where you make your own ice cream sundaes in the martini glasses)
Me and Matt ....A Baylor chamber of commerce tradition (this is the organization they were both in)... singing the Baylor fight song... "That good ole Baylor line!" Sic'em Bears!

Little Luke

2008-05-27T18:12:00.003-05:00

Here is Uncle Matt holding little Luke Purdue. Doesn't Matt look like a natural! The pacifier that Luke had was so cute... it had a little stuffed animal sewn to it. The animal had beans in it so if the pacifier fell out of Luke's mouth it stayed on Luke's stomach and didn't fall on the floor and get dirty. Plus it was so cute! Genius idea! You can get one at: www.wubbanub.com Luke's 1st swim suit! Sooo cute! :)
Luke's first swim in the pool... only lasted about 30 seconds, but I think he enjoyed it. This is his proud daddy.
What a beautiful smile... I love this baby!
Aunt Stephanie got to feed Luke his bedtime bottle. He's such a good eater!
Bedtime... good night!

Congrats to Tamar and Burton!

2008-05-24T17:13:00.005-05:00

We went to their wedding today. They seemed so happy... it was so sweet! I just love weddings. Here are Mr. and Mrs. Caulkins cutting the cake... which was sooo yummy!
Here they are posing for the photographer... sorry the picture is kinda dark.

This is me and Matt waiting for the wedding to start...
The wedding was at the chapel in the woods on TWU's campus. It is a really pretty place to get married. I had never been there before. I just loved all a the stained glass. This is the only picture that came out... all of the others were too dark.

Blue Goose

2008-05-24T16:52:00.002-05:00

Blue Goose... Isn't that a funny name for a restaurant? Well they make good margaritas and fajitas. We were celebrating Sam's 29th birthday... here is the birthday boy and his wife Ashley...

Here is the whole group! We had lots of fun hanging out with all of you guys! We miss all of our Lewisville friends... we're gonna have to hang out in Lewisville lots this summer...
On a side note... only 8 more days of school until summer break! YES!!! This will be me in a couple of day... except with a math book in my hands because I'm still going to be taking classes at TWU.

Check this out... it's a warning not to make math people mad... this is how they could get back at you! I think it's hilarious!
http://i29.tinypic.com/316kxhd.jpg

Dave and Busters

2008-05-19T20:13:00.003-05:00

This weekend we went to Dave and Busters to celebrate Jeremy's birthday. We had dinner and played lots of games... here is everybody.
Look at all of the tickets Jeremy won... haha... he wishes... we gave him all of our tickets for his birthday.
And this is one of the prizes that he turned the tickets in for! A platinum grill... He's gonna wear it to do the anouncements at church soon.
Here's Jenny and Deedra (Jeremy's wife) playing Dance Dance Revolution! Fun Fun! :)

Kenzie's Bachlorette Party

2008-05-19T19:29:00.002-05:00

Ok, so it's been a while since I blogged... but I'm back now. A week ago I went to Kenzie's Bachlorette Party. She's one of my best friends from college and one of my bridesmaids.

This is Kenzie and her sister... don't they look so much alike? I loved her hat and veil... she wore them the whole night.
After dinner in Fort Worth at Joe T. Garcia's and then we wend downtown to Hienna's Comedy Club. We sat in the front row... here is Kenzie up on the stage with one of the comedians and another bride.
The last comedian in Kenzie's Hat! :) This guy was so funny!
Here's me with some of the other girls ...

Denton Jazz Fest

2008-04-25T23:13:00.002-05:00

If you have some free time this weekend.... you should go to the Denton Jazz fest. I've never been, but I'm really excited because that's all everyone has been talking about around here. I'll take pictures and let you know how it is.

For more information and to watch the commercial... check out the website:
http://www.dentonjazzfest.com/

Flowers

2008-04-13T22:37:00.003-05:00

Matt and I spent a lot of time in the yard this weekend working on our flower beds. First we installed green metal edging around the flower beds. Matt rearranged the bushes and extended the flower bed near the front sidewalk. While I planted lots of beautiful flowers... I think 144 to be exact! :) (6 flats with 24 flowers each) We found a great place that was selling the flowers for really cheap... as low as $5 for a flat of 24 flowers! These are a couple of wide views of the front of the house...
And here's me in my Guyer HS shirts... Go wildcats!
Close up views... we still need to get some more mulch...

I'm an Aunt!

2008-04-01T21:43:00.005-05:00

April Fool's! Well... kind of... I'm not a blood relative aunt, but to this little one I am Aunt Stephanie.
This is Luke Webster Purdue when he is 24 hours old... He was born on March 31st at 7:20pm and was 8 lbs. 9 oz. Here are his wonderful parents, Keith and Tiffany....
What a blessing... both mama and baby are happy and healthy. Luke is just so adorable!

Painting Projects

2008-03-24T10:11:00.005-05:00

Here's me and matt painting one wall in the gameroom.
Matt did the rolling and I painted the trim.
The finished products... Gameroom...
Dining Room....
Downstairs Guest Bathroom...

Happy Easter!

2008-03-24T10:02:00.002-05:00

Here's a picture of what's left of Easter decorations. My mom brought over the table cloth and cute little bunny bowl with jelly beans in it. Matt's mom brought us the pretty pink tulips. Speaking of tulips... the ones that we planted are starting to come up in the flower beds. Once they flower I will post pictures.We have lots of leftover food... We had honey baked ham and lots of sides and dessert. That's what we are having for lunch and dinner tonight. :)

I have been tagged....

2008-03-18T16:28:00.003-05:00

Jen Windle tagged me... sorry it took me a while to get around to filling it out. Enjoy...

10 years ago: I was a freshman at Coppell High School. I spent most of my time going to school and playing tennis. I was on the Varsity tennis team so I would practice with the team for 2 hours everyday then go to private lessons or drills at night. haha... I overslept on the morning of my first high school tennis tournament and missed the bus. My poor dad had to drive me all the way to Waxahachie just so I could play. Thanks dad!

Things on my To-Do list today:
Enjoy my spring break, sleep in, have breakfast, read, send emails, do laundry, work on matrix homework, take a bubble bath, have lunch, watch tv, more laundry, play with the cats, blog, welcome Matt home, make dinner, hang out with Deedra and Jeremy, watch Big Brother, read, cuddle with Matt in bed, sleep

What Would I do if I became a billionaire:
GIVE, pay off the house, buy a pink corvette, get a maid, and have lots of babies!

Three of my many bad habits:
Biting my nails, leaving the blinds open, picking at Matt

Five Jobs I have had: Soccer Ref (5 & under girls), Baskin Robbins (had to quit b/c I was eating too much ice cream and gaining weight), Four Seasons Tennis shop clerk and Membership Services Rep (it was fun, I got to see lots of famous peeps), Waco Reads tutor/mentor, Math Teacher and Tennis coach at Irving High, and Math Teacher @ Guyer High... I'm looking for a job this summer... any ideas?

5 Things People don't know about me: I really like kraft mac and cheese with the character shaped noodles like spider man and shrek... Purple is my rival color... i've been to all 50 states... i handle stress well (whenever I get a massage they always say I don't have very many knots)...i love looking at the stars because it reminds me of how amazing God is and that He is all powerful and in control of everything.

This little tag game involves me "tagging" 5 other people so:
Staci, Tiffany, Jen, Sam, and Andrea

Happy Birthday Dad!

2008-03-16T15:19:00.005-05:00

We had a really fun Saturday yesterday! We went and worked out then went to home depot and bought a lawn mower. Here's a picture of Matt using it for the first time....(yes, that's our neighbors house and yes they still have their Christmas wreath on the front door.)
Haha... the grass is still not completely grown in. You can still see the lines between the different pieces of sod. We had the strangest thing happen to us this week. Someone stole a 3 foot square piece of grass from our front yard, but when we got home from work they had put it back. Strange huh?

OK, sorry, I got side tracked... we had a really fun Saturday. My dad, sister and brother came up to Denton and we celebrated my dad's birthday. We got to play together the whole afternoon and evening. We played ping pong, hillbilly golf, batting cages, putt putt, and cards (my favorite). Then went out to dinner at Chili's. I made chocolate cupcakes and they were so good that we had some both before and after dinner. So thanks for coming up to Denton guys... We really enjoyed the day! This is for you dad... Hope you have a wonderful 50th Birthday on Tuesday!

More Beautiful Snow!

2008-03-06T21:34:00.007-06:00

Isn't is amazing! We got 6 more inches of snow today in Denton! Here are pictures of our house and our street when I got home from work today at 3:00. They are covered in snow. Yes, I got home at 3:00... they gave the kids a half day today due to the weather. Hopefully we will get a snow day tomorrow too. I'm starting to get a cold and I want to stay home and rest so it doesn't get worse.
There is my car parked in front of our house... I tried to pull into the garage, but couldn't make it up the driveway because of the snow.
I was determined to park it in the garage, so I got our shovel and stared clearing the driveway. No, we don't have a snow shovel... this was the same shovel that Matt used last weekend to dig a hole for his new tree. It worked though... and only took me about a half hour. Didn't I do good? It was my first time. :)
Here's the back yard before Matt and I played in all the snow....
We had a lot of fun playing in the snow! We made life size snowman replicas of ourselves... Stephanie Jr. and Matt Jr. It was fun decorating them... We used pretzels for noses, and banana's for mouths.
It was really cold outside... I am happy to be inside an warm. I think we should get snow like this once every year since it's so beautiful... Not more that once though... shoveling the snow really is hard work!

We love Home Depot!

2008-03-05T23:11:00.004-06:00

Home Depot is our new favorite store! Last weekend we did two little home improvement projects.

First, Matt went to Home Depot for a few things that were on a list like blinds and paint brushes. Well, he came home with none of the things on the list... only a tree! Turns out that they were on such a good sale that he just could not pass it up! Haha... I don't think that he even made it inside the store! It took Neil and Matt about an hour to plant the tree but now it looks great! I can't wait to watch it grow!
Matt's so excited about the new red oak tree! Look how tall it is!
Well, we went back to Home Depot and got the other things on the list... We finally got blinds for our back window! When we met our backyard neighbors they said that they could see right in our house through the back door window. I was embarrassed so temporarily I had taped pillow shams over the window so they couldn't watch us anymore... The blinds look so much nicer! I'm so glad they are up!

Here's the view from the outside... No one's gonna be able to see through those blinds!The blinds are actually inside the glass on the door! It's so neat!

We have lots more home improvement projects planned... I'll keep you updated!

Snow!

2008-03-03T21:47:00.003-06:00

Snow, Snow Beautiful Snow... in March in Texas! Isn't it wonderful! Here is the front of the Wear house tonight when I got home from my class at 8:45. It has been snowing since 5:30 tonight when I was just leaving for class. I was very tempted not to go to class and just stay home and play in the snow, but I had an assignment due so I had to go and turn it in.
Here is the back yard! Aren't the snow flakes beautiful! It was really coming down hard!
Cauchey wanted to see what was going on and go play in the snow!He ran back in quickly! It was just too cold for him!
Jeremy and Melissa came over and we all had a snow ball fight! The snow was perfect for packing snow balls!

It's 10:00pm now and it's still snowing. Maybe we won't have school tomorrow! I just know that is what all of my students are hoping for! :)

Ping Pong Anyone?

2008-01-12T10:51:00.001-06:00

Some friends donated their ping pong table to us! Now our game room isn't empty! We are not very good yet, but we practice almost everyday! Come on over any time and play!
Here are the cats enjoying it! :)