A few things I forgot...

In my year wrap-up I completely forgot some important events!

-Last August 28th, Kyle's older sister Nikki and her hubbie David had their baby boy, Lincoln. They live in Flower Mound so we are very lucky we get to see them a lot!
-Last Labor Day weekend we went to our friends' ranch and Marshall rode a tractor for the first time! Note...he was more concerned with people "moving out of the way" than with the tractor itself. He yelled that at our friend Jake the whole time! (Yes there is video)
-The twins turned 3 in May. We had a low-key celebration...my mom came in town and we went to the Dallas Aquarium with Nikki and Lincoln. Then we came home, took naps, and ordered in Mi Cocina. I promise when the twins get older and can remember parties, we'll do something bigger. Until then, I don't really see the point. :)
-At the beginning of this summer we went to the Dallas Zoo for the first time with our surrogate, Sarah and her family. A lot of people say it's not as nice as the FW Zoo, but we thought it was great!
-While at my parents for the Fourth, my mom and I took the kids to their first parade! We had a blast, the kids did great, and are already planning on making the Round Top Fourth of July Parade a tradition!


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I guess I'll try this again...

Yes, it's been 13 months since I last blogged, but life got in the way. I'm going to try and start blogging again, but I'm not promising anything. :) Here is what has gone on in the Nix Family the last year... -Moved to Lake Highlands (we L-O-V-E our neighborhood...think huge trees and people always out and about) -Two days after moving I got a job teaching 6th grade LA at a middle school on the east side of Plano (so far so good!) -Found the twins a school to go to that is pretty much perfect. Wonderful teachers, great hours, and 2.5 miles from my school. We love First Baptist Plano! -Labor Day weekend Kyle's brother Brett and his girlfriend Courtney got engaged...still not sure when/where the wedding will be though. -In October my sweet father-in-law lost his 14 month battle with brain cancer. We miss Popsie dearly. The twins know that Popsie is "with Jesus". -Kyle and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary in November. -We spent Thanksgiving with my family at my sister's house in Missouri. -We spent Christmas in Midland with Kyle's family. Unfortunately a few days after Christmas my Chihuahua, Cha Cha (who became my parent's dog 7 years ago) passed away. :( -In January I went to the George Strait concert in Oklahoma CIty with my sister, my mom, and my aunt. We had VIP tickets and it was AWESOME! -In February Kyle and Marshall went to the Monster Truck Jam at Cowboys Stadium with my nephew Grayson who is 3 months older than the twins. Marshall STILL talks about all the monster trucks he saw. -We got a guinea pig named Tex, but after 3 months I found him a new home. -I took the kids to my parents' house for Spring Break. -We spent Easter in Lubbock with Kyle's grandparents and his two sisters and their families. -Memorial Day weekend we went to our good friends' parents' ranch south of Abilene and had a blast! -I took the kids to my parents' house for a week over the Fourth of July. -We just got back from a week in Costa Rica!!!!!!! About the twins...well they are 3 and all over the place!!! Marshall is still into tractors/trucks/construction equipment, but now he has added super heroes to his list of loves. He has a cape and a mask that he loves to put on and run around the house. He is still my sweetheart, but in the past several months he has definitely become more rambunctious, i.e. trying to climb walls like Spiderman and jump off furniture. At his 3 year appt. he was 39.5 inches and 38 lbs...yep he is a big dude. I rarely get asked if they are twins anymore because he is 2 inches taller than Presley. Speaking of Miss Thing...she adores dressing up, playing with her dolls, playing pretend with anything (trucks are not excluded). She is a little sassafras and very stubborn. If she doesn't want to do something she will.not.do.it. Presley is extremely intelligent and numerous people (babysitters, strangers) have told us how smart she is. She loves to show off her knowledge, whereas Marshall could care less. He knows letters and stuff, but does not feel the need to tell you until randomly he will bust something out. They both love to sing (they learn songs at school) and play pretty well with each other (considering they are 3). So that is just a taste of what we have been up to. We are loving life in Dallas and feel blessed that this opportunity came our way! I am really hoping to do a better job blogging/documenting our life. :) Here are some pictures from this past year (not in order), hope you enjoy!

Heading to The Big D...

Yep, we are moving to Dallas! A job opportunity kind of fell in Kyle's lap, and it was one he felt had so much potential and he couldn't pass up. In the beginning we decided that since I had a job here, we would put our house on the market, and if it didn't sell by July then we would stay here in FW another year and Kyle would commute. Well, our house sold after just six weeks on the market! We found a wonderful house in Lake Highlands that is a great fit for our family. It's in an established neighborhood with big trees, sidewalks, and it is two blocks away from the elementary school! Since we sold our house, I resigned my position in Everman. I am hoping to teach in Richardson ISD, since that is the district Lake Highlands is in, but I currently don't have a job...scary! However I know that with teaching, it could be a week before school starts and all of a sudden a job becomes available. I just have to be patient...not one of my strong points! We close on our FW house July 13th, the Dallas house July 16th, and we have the FW house leased back until July 23rd because we have some work to do on the house before we move in. Unfortunately we won't be able to get everything done before we move in that we had hoped, but the most important stuff will be completed. I am very sad to leave all my friends here in FW, but I am excited about this next chapter in our lives!

Swimming!

Yesterday we were invited to go swimming at Ridglea Country Club with April and her twins, William and Charlotte. I was a little nervous because they have not had any swim lessons, and I was going by myself. Well I had nothing to worry about because it was a blast! They listened/minded very well and had so much fun playing in the water. The baby pool is huge and has an incline on one side that has little fountains that shoot out water. I think the deepest part is maybe two feet. They thought it was great, and we stayed for 2.5 hours! There is a big tree over part of the pool so we didn't get sunburned at all. Thanks for inviting us April!!!







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Feeling MUCH better!

Little Miss is 100% rash free! It started going away Saturday and now there is zero trace of it. She still has a slight cough but other than that she is back to normal!






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Sickies

We have had a serious case of sickness at our house. Last week Marshall had a runny nose all week, and Presley threw up twice at the sitter but it was just mucus. She never had a runny nose. Friday Kyle went to New Orleans for a bachelor party for the weekend. Saturday the kids and I played outside, and even though Marshall's nose was running nonstop, it was clear and he felt fine. Presley was fine until Saturday nap time. She went to sleep for five minutes and started crying. I went in there and she had thrown up in her crib. The rest of the day she was fine. Sunday she woke up not feeling not good. She was not herself all day. She only had a 99.4 temp but then Sunday night she threw up again at bath time. Kyle got home Sunday night and he noticed she didn't feel good. All she wanted to do was snuggle and watch Little Einsteins.
Monday she still had a slight temp but still felt awful. Marshall was not feeling well either. She threw up again Monday morning.

Tuesday morning they were both pitiful. I took them to the sitter and was going to call the doctor when they opened at 8. I took them to the doctor at 10 and Presley had slept all morning at the sitter's house. Both kids were diagnosed with upper respiratory infections and P has a bad ear infection. Both were put on amoxicillin, and home we went. They slept for 3.5 hours Tuesday afternoon. Presley had a fever of 101 that morning ad afternoon, so I knew I had to keep her home Wednesday too.


Wednesday I took Marshall to the sitter because he was back to normal and didn't have a runny nose anymore. Later on that morning I noticed Presley had two red spots on her arms and her fingers and feet were pink and swollen. I called the nurse and they said to give her some Benedryl, and we changed her antibiotics. The spots went away and she started feeling better. However around 5:00 I noticed the spots were back, and worse. However she was acting fine so I gave her more allergy medicine and put her to bed. I called the doctor and they said it was either a reaction to the antibiotic or her virus coming out, that she was probably fine. Well yesterday (Thursday) I came back to work and sent her to the sitter. The rash was still there but pink instead of red. My sitter texted me before lunch and told me the rash was back and red and spread all over. When I went to pick her up yesterday afternoon she looked awful! It was all over her face, her bottom, everywhere! She was itching and miserable. So I decided to follow my guy and called the pediatrician again. I wanted her seen by SOMEONE. So I took her at 6:30 to the doctor on call at my pediatricians office. She started coughing again while we were there. The doctor was really concerned about her ear infection because it still looked bad, and her cough too. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing right now if her rash is the virus coming out or a reaction from the antibiotic. She has to continue on the antibiotic, so right now the rash will be around until the virus goes away. She is getting children's Claritin once a day, and Benedryl as needed for itchiness during the day. This morning it was still there but thankfully not on her cheeks.

Here are some pictures of the progression of the rash. :(

Wednesday:








Thursday:









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I Wuv Wou

Kyle and I always say "I love you" to the kids, even when they are in their little cars and say "bye bye!", we say "bye, love you!" They have started saying it if we tell them to, but never without us prompting them. Well yesterday I was in the backyard with the kids, and Presley and I were sitting down on a chair. Marshall came up beside us in his car and said, "Bye! Wuv wou Dede!" He calls her Dede (like day-day), since he can't quite say Presley yet.

It was the sweetest thing!!! Then today he said it two more times! Melt my heart! He really is the sweetest little boy. :)

Oh and I need to update what he knows: apparently he knows the months of the year too! He randomly busted out saying them the other day. I also forgot to put that he sings the ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, and Wheels on the Bus. I think he knows a lot more than he lets on, but unlike his sister who LOVES to talk, he doesn't feel the need. Typical girl and boy!


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