Our News!

We finally got the official confirmation yesterday - The Hubs got promoted!

Monday he takes over as the store manager in Cary, North Carolina.

We are so excited! However, I have to scramble to get both my kids registered for school - Audrey in kindergarten and JT in Early Childhood Special Ed. Then there's the whole we have to leave here by Saturday - so everything has to be ready for the movers before then... Oh my!

This is truly an awesome move for our family :-)

Our Hiking Expedition

The kids and I met the Coffey's - Amy, Connor and Grant - at Bowie Nature Park in Fairview. We had a great time :-)

Here are the kiddos along the way -

Teaser...

We are going to have some BIG and EXCITING news sometime next week. I am about to explode from having to keep a secret... But I am sworn to secrecy ;-)

Stay tuned and check back next week!

Audrey's Birthday Date

Audrey wanted to go on a date (haha) with her friend Grant (she calls him her boyfriend... and she's 5!). They went to Dippin' Dots and saw a magician!

Here are some pics of the cute duo:

Audrey

I can't believe Audrey is 5 today. I remember this day (and the one before) back in 2004. I was 37 weeks pregnant, huge and I was having a horrid day. I had been in Jacksonville to see The Hubs during his lunch (he worked at Wal-Mart at the time). I shopped for groceries after lunch, and I felt sicker and sicker. I had to do deep breathing the whole way home (30 minutes!) just to get there. I parked my car, sprinted inside and 'lost my lunch'. I didn't feel better.

I decided I must be dehydrated, so I called my doctor. He told me he'd meet me at the hospital (I didn't question at the time why he'd be there for dehydration). I called The Hubs, and told him I'd just go alone... But he wanted me to wait.

I was awful by the time I got to the ER. My stomach was MAD. I thought my contractions were 6-10 min apart. (Turns out they were 1.5 to 2 minutes apart. Whoops!) As I was squirming, two ladies in the waiting area told me I was in labor. I laughed.

They put me in L&D and hooked me up to all their gadgets. The nurse called my doctor, and came in to tell me I was having a baby. I told her that I was NOT, and besides, I didn't even have the car seat installed! She laughed and calmed me down.

Needless to say, Audrey Michelle Duzan was born at 4:30am on July 11, 2004. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I was absolutely in awe, and totally in love.

Today, Audrey is not that little baby. She has grown into a sweet, caring, gorgeous little girl who surprises me every day with her intelligence and compassion.

I can't describe how lucky we are to have Audrey. She adores her brother, and helps him with everything. I don't know where JT would be without her. She is one of the big reasons he is doing so well.

Audrey is our princess. I always tell her she's my heart, and she truly is.

Audrey - Happy #5. You are a dream come true little lady. I am so very lucky to be the mommy of such a special girl.

Audrey's B-day Dinner

We headed to Logan's for Audrey's birthday. It was awesome! They didn't sing - they shouted 'Yeehaw'.

Audrey said it was a cowgirl birthday song.

Happy Trio

Here's a snapshot of me and my 2 favorite people in the world.

Side note: JT actually stayed for a few pics... Crazy good!