This is one of my favorite pictures of Connor and his BFF cousin Ellie.

Yesterday when I went to pick him up after work Connor and Ellie had to hug and kiss each other goodbye before leaving and it melted my heart.  It gives me such peace to know that Connor is so happy while I’m working.  We are so thankful for family that is able to keep him and love him.

It reminds me of this picture of me and my sister as little girls 🙂

Terence had a good first day at his new job yesterday.  I tried to have dinner on the table when he got home.  I could tell he was tired, and I think it’s going to take a while for us to get used to this new routine.

I have tried to limit Connor’s TV watching to one movie before bed while he’s winding down or drinking his milk.  I am definitely NOT the disciplinarian in our household.  I need to work on that.  I feel like I constantly let Terence down because he’ll say no to something then Connor will come to me and I’ll let him do it.  Of course most of the time I don’t know his Daddy just told him no…..I feel like a failure and I don’t want to give in to Connor’s wishes all the time. 

Part of me feels guilty because I only have a short time with him each day after I get home from work and I want to make it fun…..but that doesn’t mean I need to feed him suckers and goldfish to butter him up.  It’s hard for me to manage my time between work, household chores, and my hobby of this blog.  It’s actually one of the hardest things I’ve been dealing with…any suggestions you all may have as far as time management, I welcome any advice!

I know part of all of this is just his age.  He’s a two year old and he’s going to mis-behave and do things I get upset about.  It just breaks my heart to hear him crying so bad.  I’ve got to realize I am his parent and not his friend and it’s my Godly duty to discipline him and instill in him the right thing to do.

Pray for me….I need it!

Proof and point: Right after I got out of the shower I found him in his room with the GOLDFISH he wasn’t supposed to touch….ugh….I feel like I am constantly saying “No” and “Why did you do that?”

I’m selling some of Connor’s fall clothing from last year.

Everything is stain free and washed unless otherwise noted.

Most of these items are size 18-24 mos, 2T, a few 3T

Corkys Kids flannel brown coat

size: 2T

$8.00

“Here Comes Santa Clause” boutique shirt-3T

Gymboree Santa shirt- 18 mos.

Gap Fall 2011 Sweater/Pullover- 18-24 mos.

Penguin corduroy longalls-2T

(worn once)

GAP Jeans are all 18-24 months

Stain free, if there is ware on the item it’s because that’s the style.

$8.00 EACH

Circo 24 mos. striped shirt

Ralph Lauren Polo – Navy 18 mos.

Circo striped shirt-24 mos.

Garanimals 24 mos monster shirt

$1.00SOLD
(never worn)

Little Tots rocket shirt -2T

Sesame Street Elmo Shirt-2T

$3.00

Old Navy Choo Choo shirt-2T

Little Tots “Traffic Jam” shirt – 2T

Old navy 1/2 zip pullover- 2T

Gap navy thermal 18-24 mos.

H&M Elmo shirt- 2 years

Ralph Lauren Polo – Maroon 24 mos.

Dinosaur “Connor” shirt

Easter bunny tie “Connor” Shirt

$4.00

Ralph Lauren Polo – White- 2T

Ralph Lauren Polo – Striped 2T

Ralph Lauren Polo – Blue 18 mos.

Circo 24 mos-Future Astronaut shirt

$1.00

Gap extra thick thermal-oatmeal color- 2 years

$4.00

Gap gray thermal 18-24 mos.

Children’s Place striped dress shirt- 24 mos

$5.00

Crazy 8 plaid dress shirt – 2 years

$5.00

Arizona 24 mos plaid dress shirt

Cherokee denim dress shirt- 2T

Blue Bumbo with tray

If you see something you can make me an offer!

Email at beckylbranch@gmail.com 🙂

Monday Mish Mash

Terence started his new job today.  Along with this fresh start comes a lot of changes for our family.  Terence is no longer working at home and available at our beckoning call.  It was nice having him there in the mornings to help me get up and running.  Today he was gone as soon as I woke up….a change.  I’m excited for this new journey and I think it will be a great thing for his career.  He loves to learn and challenge himself, and I think this will do just that.

It’s been rough waking Connor up in the mornings.  I literally have to drag him out of bed now.  It’s so hard to do that….but I’m on a time crunch and have to make it to work on time as well.

This weekend wasn’t too exciting.  We did take a little kayaking class and paddled down the trinity river.  It was fun, but as soon as we got in the boat Connor ripped off his life vest & it took me like 5 minutes to get it back on!

I feel bogged down most days…I think I need to slow blogging down a bit and start to manage my time better.  It’s starting to stress be out.  I don’t want my hobby to become something I don’t enjoy anymore.

So it’s back to work today and thankful for another blessed Monday!

Birchbox for July:

Terence brought home this monster on Thursday night.  He took an espresso class at Sur La Table.  Which FYI is pronounced “Sur-La-TAB“.  I had no idea???

I love it and am currently looking forward to saving some moolah by making my caramel machiattos at home!  Of course I will still stop for Starbucks every now and then….but not as much!

Thanks babe….best present ever.

I love you!

We also stopped at the Volvo dealership to look at some cars.  My 2001 Toyota Avalon has been the best car. EVER.  I mean seriously it’s my baby.  We don’t have car payments right now and are trying to hold off as long as possible.  That being said the Avalon is about to need a ton of work, so we are trying to decide what to do about our vehicle situation since we both commute long drives every day. 

The nice man at the Volvo place gave me these posters because I was gawking over the one in the lobby and he finally asked “Would you like one???” 

Of course!  LOL!

So ya know because Edward drives one so should I right?  We’ll see…..I just love these posters 🙂

Hope ya’ll had a great weekend!

xoxo Becky

Did you know national ice cream day is TOMORROW July 15th???

Yep.  Now you have an excuse to go getcha some!

To celebrate national ice cream day we had a pool party and invited the cousins over. 

You can read more about my TCBY shopping trip in my Google+ album.

I also put some sprinkles, chocolate chips, and gummy worms out for the kiddos.

 Strawberry Swirl Bars, Vanilla Sandwiches, and Chocolate Fudge Bars

All the kids loved the #TCBYgrocery yogurt & it was a great way to beat the heat during these hot Texas summers. 

We had a great time celebrating National Ice Cream Day!  Thanks to TCBY yogurt and a lot of splashing around.  My favorite flavors were the Cookies & Cream & English Toffee Crunch 🙂
I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community. We recieved TCBY yogurt as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™ and TCBY #CBias #SocialFabric #TCBYGrocery