Swim Lessons

With all the blog posts tonight, you might have guessed that I am playing catch up! Our life has been turned upside down to say the least. After the reunion, Lance and I left for an insurance class for three days. We headed back to Snyder and packed up and moved on the 21st.

Moving is never fun and is always hard physically and emotionally. I don't like leaving people. We have been blessed with such wonderful friends and family in Snyder. I did not say "good-bye" to anyone...just said "see you soon".

So now we are here in Dalhart, working and trying to adjust to our short term home. We are living on the ranch till our house is ready. I have not lived at home in eleven years. When I went to college, I always had a job that I stayed in Canyon to work. I shouldn't have given my sisters such a hard time about being the only one not to move back in at some point. We are having a good time, but looking forward to getting settled. The kids have done wonderful!

To get back to the reason for the post...Rett's swim lessons with Ms. Mo. We moved on Saturday and Rett started swim lessons on Monday. Mo is a wonderful, Christian lady who has done swim lessons in Dalhart for years. She is from Great Britain and has the nicest voice with beautiful accent. Rett loved her!

So excited...

Colt was ready, too! 

Colt packed his animals and tractors in this pink lunch pail

that he found in K-K's monogramming stash.

I was so proud at how well he listened and followed instructions. 

Here is his final swim! 

Seymore Reunion

On July 13-14, we went to Camp Butman for the Seymore Reunion. This is Lance's grandmother's family. We had a wonderful time visiting and spending time with family. I only had my camera on Friday night for the swim, so I missed capturing all the fun we had. Just a side note...I think the pool at Camp Butman might be the coldest ever. It took the kids some time to warm up!

Sweet Elliot 

I think his face is dirty 90% of the time! :) 

My sweet niece- Maloree

Another one of my sweet nieces- Emma

Rett going off the diving board

He did not even hesitate! 

Emma Grace taking the jump

This is Colt's favorite way to swim...with his daddy

This guy cracks me up! 

My favorite boys!

Happy Birthday, America!

I don't know if our fourth of July could have been more uneventful which was perfect! Being in the middle of the week, it just threw everything off for me! On Tuesday night, we decided to run up to Clayton and take the boys to the rodeo. We called the Ross Carters' to see if they would be up for a pizza beforehand. Needless to say, the kids started playing and the adults started visiting and we never made it to the rodeo. Sitting out on Ross and Shelley's porch underneath the cottonwood trees might be in my top 5 favorite things to do...no lie!

 The boys could play with trucks, trailers and animals all day long!

They loved Ross' new puppy, Bingo. 

 Gentry was a big fan of the porch, too! 

Love all of these sweet boys! 

I had to add this one because of Carter in the background! So cute! 

We weren't too crazy about the 4th of July photo shoot!

But then decided it was ok!

Mom, really?

 Words cannot describe how we feel about these three!

I wish I would have gotten a picture of the boys driving their Gator while waving their flags. It made my heart smile! Being away from my husband, the past three weeks has been rough to say the least. I have been working in Dalhart while he is in taxidermy school. One night after feeling really sorry for myself, the image of a soldier popped in my head. How can I complain about being a part from my husband when there are men and women spending months from their family to protect my freedom? It was a humbling moment. Thank you to all who serve so unselfishly for all of us! 

2 months

I am a week behind on our sweet girls' 2 month post, but I have often adopted the "better late than never" phrase to my life so now is no different!

Last Wednesday, I took Gentry to see Dr. G for the last time! We have loved Dr. G and are so sad to be leaving her! Gentry weighed in at 12 lbs 9 oz and was 24 inches long.

 I love that her smile is so big...it is contagious! 

Gentry, at two months you..

- are a great eater but it is not as much of a priority as it was with your brothers. You nurse every other feeding which seems to be working great! You don't mind taking the bottle although the first days were rough while Mom was at training.

- sleep 5-6 hour stretches at night and you love to nap! 

- love your tongue and are almost always blowing bubbles. Your brothers often try to pop them when I am not looking. 

- wear 3-6 month clothing and size 2 diapers.

- a very, happy girl! When you do get up set, you can stick out that bottom lip like I have never seen before! 

- have started trying to talk to us with lots of expression...I think you might be a talker. I wouldn't expect anything different! LOVE it!

We are so thankful that you came into our lives and for the past two months! 

Ruidoso

Two weekends ago we made a quick trip to Ruidoso with Lance's family. We had the best time! In all of my lists for packing, my camera did not make it in the car. My camera phone did not capture the fun that we had!

Rett "cheesing" for the camera. 

Two of my three sweet nieces enjoying the races. 

I think the kids liked the snacks the most! 

This little sweet pea slept 7 hours the first night! We have not done it since but I know that it will be happening again soon! She loved the mountains! 

 Ready to go shopping! 

We found this hat that matched her outfit from Aunt Nat perfectly! I couldn't resist! 

I was trying to entertain Colt in between races. I didn't realize how dirty my phone had gotten so excuse the clarity of this photo! 

Nennie and Gentry enjoying the races on Sunday!

Of course, I didn't capture the bumper boats or go-cart races since I was involved in racing. Colt and I clearly beat Rett and Lance at the bumper boats since we were not near as wet as they were. It could have been that their sprayer was pointed down or it could have just been Colt and I's awesome skills! :)

We enjoyed the weekend and the family time! So thankful!

Summer Fun and 6 Weeks Old

June has turned out to be a busy one! The first weekend in June was Lance's 10 year high school reunion. The kids and I took in some of the fun and enjoyed some cousin time, too! 

Sleeping beauties...sweet cousins, Elliot and Gentry

 The kids had a great time playing together. 

Here is Gentry ready to meet Dad's classmates! I am obsessed with the shoes! 

How has 6 weeks come and gone! Our sweet girl is coming alive and her little personality is starting to come through. She is a sweet little thing and it takes quite a bit to get her upset.  But when she is mad, she is MAD! She is really starting to interact and loves to watch her brothers talk to her which they try to do whether she is sleeping or awake.

I love looking into these eyes! Her eyelashes are really starting to darken and have filled in...

 She loves bath time! The blooming bath was a great buy for us! (Thank you, Pinterest!) 

How thankful I am for being chosen to be the mother of Rett, Colt and Gentry! I love my job and do not take it for granted. I am blessed and beyond grateful for the moments great and small!

We're moving!

Yes, you read the title right. Those who are close to us probably think that this is becoming a habit of the Wann's. We have lived in four different houses in our six year marriage. You would think with all this moving that I would be organized and without clutter. I wish!

Anyways, let me get back on track. We have been given the opportunity to work at the Pioneer dealership that my family is buying in Dalhart. I will run the office and Lance will run the warehouse and help sell corn/wheat seed and crop insurance. We are thrilled at this opportunity! We will be living 30 miles from Dalhart and 15 miles from Texline...the middle of nowhere.

One of the main reasons, we accepted the position was because of the changes it would make in our family dynamics. The life of an Ag teacher requires lots of time away from family...year round. Lance resigned from teaching because he was tired of being gone from us. Now, our kids are going to be working right there with us. What better way to teach than by example! The Lord is so good and there is so much we want to teach our children about faith, love, and family. We want to show them how to live and love in Him. You might be saying....well, aren't you doing that now? Yes, we feel like we are but when Lance is gone 3-4 days at a time or longer...it is hard. He is an amazing role model for our boys of  a Christian man and now they get to see it!

No matter how exciting the opportunity is, it is hard for us to leave people. We have wonderful friends and family in Snyder and close by. When making the decision, we left out location and strictly looked at the opportunity. Lance and I were reminded that we must cling to one another and make the best decision for our family. We feel like we have done this after much prayer and exploring our options.

Lance is taking a six week taxidermy class that ends July 13th. He is loving it! After the class is over, we will begin work. We will probably not actually be moving until August or even first of September.

The Lord is so faithful and we will go where He leads.