NWA Preschool visits the Fire station

Quentin's Preschool had a field trip to Springdale fire station since Beatrice is off from school she got to come.

SURPRISE!!! 3rd baby on the way.

Before we find out that we are expecting, my husband and I talked and planned what our future gonna be like when both of our kids will be both in school, it includes me going back full time in the career world even seeing our life living in the country.

In between those times I wasn't feeling good, one time I have random pain around my belly and even end up going to have an ultrasound but they didn't see anything wrong, then I have a nagging headache and suffer lightheadedness and a month earlier I bout some depression and some good friends even took time to go out of town with to Branson, MO to ease of the feeling of being depress.  And every time I consulted my friends from preschool and Filipino friends both end up teasing me that I'm pregnant and I'm pretty I wasn't and my preschool friend cheap in a quarter a piece so I can buy a pregnancy test at the dollar store and behold it was negative and even posted in my facebook this paper fastener that looked like a positive pregnancy test that I think most think I was pregnant, while I was doing that and laughing my heads off behind my head was like I'm afraid I'm going to be pregnant for being ornery.  And symptoms keeps persisting and at one point Amy told me you will have your period soon, so I was so upbeat to take the last pregnancy test and hoping it was negative instead it was positive that I can only muster the word positive to my husband and took off with the phone and went to the bathroom and called up Amy before the crack of dawn and was crying and told her it's positive and just cry my heart out and so we find out we are expecting the 21st of September then on the 22nd have a blood work and on the 28th I had an ultrasound both Quentin and Matt went with me and we found out I'm 6 weeks and 5 days and also we hear the baby's heartbeat.

With this 3rd one I'm feeling tired and I don't want to do anything at all.  I feel bad for Quentin because he  misses my exercise class because he get the opportunity to play with other kids that's in there as well.  And since I just want to stay home he seems bored and end up playing by himself.

And also the lesson I learned from this experience God has the ultimate plan, you can plan but you might as well have an open heart for any surprised in between, it seems overwhelming at first like how would we do it financially, I'm too old to have another one or what would be our future gonna be like but God already shows and provide even before I asked Him.  Indeed God works in mysterious ways and I just have to hang onto to his word that I always memorize by heart, For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plan to give you hope and a future - Jeremiah 29:11  So I'm praying for a healthy baby.

Beatrice joined 1,000 sight words Club

Beatrice was the first one to join the 1,000 sight words club by finishing her sight words and passing it during testing with Mrs. Emerson by the 1st of October.

And now we just have to concentrate on reading her reading group book, AR book and spelling.

Kids first sleepover

Beatrice already had her first sleepover at her Lola's house with her cousins, this time though it's both hers and Quentin's first time to have a sleepover with a non-family member but of course it doesn't need to be blood related to be a family member because they treated us as a family.

Since I'm working both Friday and Saturday nights and Matt is heading out to OKC to attend a prison ministry, and his parents are busy having a kitchen renovation so we end up calling some Grandma from church and they are happy to have the kids sleepover at their house, so I'm not sure who is more excited the kids or the caregiver.

I'm blessed to have church family around that I can entrust my kids if the need arises.

Quentin, Beatrice and Grandma Golden

The happy camper and hoping they have a good night rest.

Beatrice and Quentin are talking nth miles per hour already.

Washington County Fair

We took the kids yesterday at the Washington County Fair since it was $2 Tuesday night. The kids love the animal barns where they get to pet some animals even Quentin doesn't wanna go home but to insisted on staying more in the animal part of the fairground but it was past their bedtime.

Here Quentin checking out the goat.

Beatrice and daddy checking out the bunnies.

They got to pet a bunny.

They got to ride some rides at the fair as well.

This game got me into playing it more.

Around Lake Fayetteville with friends

Today we went with friends and their kids that's not in school around Lake Fayetteville trail which is 5.5 miles long.  

Sara along with Tariq and Amira, and Amy along with Norah and Ashton push the strollers while Quentin ride the bike while I run or walk beside him to catch up.

At the playground some of our preschool friends were there and Quentin had fun riding the bike again with Grady.

The crew Sara with both Tariq and Amira on the stroller, Quentin riding the bike, and Amy with Ashton and Norah partly hidden.

Quentin and Amira

Shimmer and Shine houseparty

We got invited today to an only girl house party hosted by my friend Sara at her house up in Bentonville and we got to ride with Amy and her girls.  I took Beatrice with me and at first she doesn't like to watch the video but later she is glued.   She got to have her nails done, played on the trampoline and decorated some cupcake and ate it too.  While the boys went to the park so Quentin can ride his bike.

Making Tracks

The school has $1 book sale for the first week of school.  Today I gave Beatrice $5 to spend on a book during her library time and she was so kind and thoughtful to buy a book for her brother, thinking that he would love it and indeed Quentin was pumped to have a book from Manang.  She always thinks about her brother well-being that it makes my heart swell.

Visiting Amazeum with some preschool friends

A week ago my friend Jessie invited us over to their house for a swim with other friends and yet the weather turns cold and not ideal for swimming so we decided to go to Amazeum since she hasn't been there and Quentin love it there as well.  At Hershey's lab they did some experiment on which icebreaker mints makes fizzies.

Quentin is pretending he is baking

Quentin and Amira climbed on the leaf 

Inside the Hershey's Lab 

Quentin trying to break the icebreaker mints 

Ms. Jessie is helping Quentin 

Beatrice folding rugs

It's nice to have kids help around the house, just like this Beatrice is folding the rugs neatly.

First day of 1st grade

Quentin and I dropped Beatrice for her 1st day of school since she requested it.  The previous night our church let our school kids make some cupcake to give to their teacher and Quentin wants to carry it and give it himself to Mrs. Emerson.  And as soon as she enter her room the teacher has a book for each kid to read.

Quentin, Daddy and the 1st grader 

Daddy wants a picture by himself with Beatrice 

With Nanay 

And this is what happen when daddy asked Quentin to step down from his lap so he can have a picture with Manang by himself. 

The 1st grader

Walking toward the school 

Quentin is happy to walk Manang to school 

Quentin was carrying the cupcake for Mrs. Emerson.  He wants to have a role.

She read as soon as she walks in the room.