The Williams Family

Down to Just Pics...

2010-08-16T18:14:00.000-07:00

Mostly pics over the past several months. No need to explain. Corey and I are going on a much needed break tomorrow to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We are excited for some quiet time away...it will be our first trip away with out the kids for more than a night or two, they are going to be in great hands. Hopefully we will have some email or some way to keep up with their sweet faces (and maybe make me more sympathetic to those who don't have the luxury of watching them grow up each day). Thanks to everyone who plans to help out while we are gone. Special prayer requests for Roger...he is not feeling well, for my patients while I am gone-they don't like for me to be away, for Page and Jon to have good news from recent testing, for my sweet cousin Mere to have a happy start to a good marriage, she deserves to be adored.

Camping out (in the back yard)...we had a great time with smores and all! I love the time I get to spend with my precious family.

Uncle Morgan surprised us with a wonderful visit!

Almost played himself to sleep in his new sandbox that daddy built him under the grape vine.

Washin' the dog

This was at Mindy's beautiful wedding...you should have seen all of the kids scramble when the "pea cops" (as Matthew called them) came near...not my adventurous little Cambell...she was chasing them with no fear!

Matthew helping his daddy put together the tent.

Hannah holding little Cambell (Hannah looks so much like her mom, both beautiful girls).

Playing in the pool in Granny's backyard under the close eye of Granny and Papa T.

Matthew and Pappaw watching the fireworks

Fourth of July was great to get to spend time with cousins and family...but this is WAY to many kids under the age of 6 with sparklers (with my daddy and Uncle Fred being the "adults" of the situation).

She is such character! She wanted rollers in her hair (which turned out to be a mess when they came out!) and then decided she needed to stand in the coffee can. Paying for my raising. Sorry mom.

I love this picture of Matthew and Emma!

Not a fear in the world.

Since all of this my sister and her family came for a much needed visit...I don't know where the pictures are but we had so much fun. Her children are all growing up and are so unique and special. Stefani is like a friend now and so grown up. We had a girls night at the clinic with microderm, chemical peels, and maybe a little botox, too (shhhh), it was so fun. Matthew is still asking for his "cousits." He loved especially playing with all of the younger kids and Taci is a natural at caring for the kids. Jacob a true little boy with a sweet tender heart and Mikali just a bit mischevious and oh so smart. Kiri is a good girl and not afriad to be herself. I love them all so much...I feel bad for no pictures. I think if they would move to Texas we would have alot more pictures.

Matthew and Uncle Morgan

The whole office needed a break so the docs and our near 30 employees took the afternoon to swim and have some fun...I can still do a back flip!

Kids playing in the water at the party

Long day of playing in the pool in the yard.

We love our swing at Pappaw's house.

These are the people I work with, Dr. King, McClanahan, Watkins, me and Leslie
Aunt Lydia entertaining a bored baby...no more pedicure time...they drained the water out of the little pools and she was done!
Girl time

Granny and Aunt Carrie and Cambell, she did so good!!

I think she likes Spaghetti! ...and a few more

2010-05-24T21:10:00.000-07:00

Getting tired of saying it, but we have been oh so busy lately. Corey has started back to work and we are getting adjusted to a busy family with two working parents again. He is happy and actually just started back to his regular old shift tonight, while I started another week of call. The kids are doing great...and I think, in spite of all my worry, they are very well adjusted kids who really love their lives (I think someone very wise must have told me that, thanks!). We have had a wonderful few weekends at home including mother's day. On mother's day we got to spend time with Corey's mom and dad, and Page and Jon and Jackson. My parents were in Florida having a great time, but we missed them. Corey cooked some amazing steaks and made it a very special day for me and the kids.

No explanation needed, right? This girl loves to eat!

Precious time before bedtime...one of my favorite times, look at those crooked smiles!

She is such a ham! I could put about 10 of these type of pictures up just from this one day! She loves to make fun for the camera.

Bathtime is another favorite. They are so cute and have started to help bathe each other which usually turns into some sort of game we adults don't understand! Just like this game...it is called bath monsters!

Working outside with his big-truck is one of his favorite things to do.

First taste of corn-on-the-cob was a big hit.

Mother's day in my new sun-room with two sweet babies and Jon's "famous" big red ice-cream! Good times!

Cambell and Jackson.

This is a picture from Easter of the new airplane Pappaw made for Matthew. Cambell got one too, it was pink and they were both a big hit along with all of the other special gifts from Mammaw, Granny, Lydia and Dan, Tommy, and Aunt Carrie.

We are Still Here...

2010-05-11T21:04:00.000-07:00

I feel so gulty for not being able to keep up on the blog. I know there are some family and friends who like to keep up with the kids through pictures and posting on the blogs. I have so many to catch up on...they are noted and pictures chosen....just no time to upload the pictures and finish it up. It is on my list of things to do! I will try to do better. I appreciate the support we've been given as we are trying to get through this time of being so busy in our lives (God has blessed our business and we are struggling to find the balance with our families that we so desire).

The Joy of Christmas

2009-12-22T19:56:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from our Christmas photo shoot. We had the most wonderful Santa come to our house to see the children. We have met some amazing people in Plainview, on of them is my neighbor behind the alley...she is one of my patients and offerred to send over her Santa to see my kids. Matthew loved it and had a great time. Cambell....well, she seems to agree with a few other bloggers that Santa must be one of the most terrifying figures on Earth! I had a blast getting to snap some pictures of the kids. We are working so hard and praying for guidance that we are able to teach our children the true reason for celebrating Christmas and try to focus ourselves and our children on the most wonderful gift, Christ.

They love each other so much.

Sweet babydoll.

Matthew was very impressed with Santa....

Cambell was terrified!

We have had wonderful holiday season. We spent some time in Muleshoe with Granny and Grandad while they had their Christmas celebration at their store. Matthew had a great time on the horse drawn wagon ride with Granny and Grandad! We also went to the Parade here in Plainview which was a lot of fun. It was during a very cold spell here so me and the kids bundled up in the back of the truck to watch the parade go by. Corey was working that night but got to get a peek at the kids looking out the window. Every float that came by got Cambell super excited and she would scream in her cute little voice, "OH OH OH OH AHHHH!!"

We took a break from the last minute Christmas shopping to go to the park last Sunday. Matthew loves the "geeks" that fly around and swim in the water.

So hard to get a good picture!

I think she already knows how cute she is!

Petting the horse with grandad.

Amazing parade! The kids loved it.

Let it Snow!!

2009-11-29T19:16:00.000-08:00

We had our first snow of the season and it was absolutely gorgeous. It was my day to spend the afternoon with Matthew, which is really nice to get to devote all of your time to one child! We took a nap together, played in the first snow, ate oatmeal by the fire and ran to Walmart to buy some Christmas decorations. I had a fun day! Here are some pictures of the first snow and also of Thanksgiving. Corey and his parents and the kids drove to Amarillo to spend the day with Corey's Mema and the rest of the William's family. I was sick and opted out of a confined car ride to keep from exposing everyone to my germs. I was sad not to be with them at lunch. They had a lot of fun and played hard. That night Grandad and Granny came over and Grandad cooked eggs and bacon for everyone.

This was one of the most beautiful snows I've ever seen in West Texas....the flakes were huge and they were just dancing their way down to the ground it was so calm!

He wanted to catch one on his tongue or in his mouth but didn't like it when they landed on his face!

Matthew, Mema (Roger's Mom) and Cambell. We don't get to see our Mema near enough.

Matthew knows how to charm!

Cambell playing with Aunt Annette and Mema

Just Post It....

2009-11-25T19:24:00.000-08:00

Who cares how cute the words are when Cambell is making this face!

I keep putting of posting b/c I haven't been able to come up with something cute and clever...so now we are months behind! The kids are growing and changing like kids do so quickly. Cambell is trying to walk and becoming more and more vocal everyday. She says, "oh-oh, Mama, Dada and MeMe (which I think is Matthew)." Tonight she was so cute and we were playing peek a boo with Matthew after bath...Cambell would cover up her right ear and then uncover it and start laughing! Matthew is so vocal. I am amazed that we can carry on a conversation with him and his vocabulary is growing daily. Tonight Mauxi was barking and he ran over to her and said, "Mauxi, you behave, stop barking, I'm going to put you outside, bad dog!" It was hilarious. He loves to stop in the middle of anything to pray. It is humbling to hear him give thanks for so many things that we take for granted, even the lights and windows and milk. Sweet babies. Life is good! Here are some catch up pictures.

Scary Matthew Lion..He had a great time trick-or-treating with Mommy, Daddy and Mammaw and Pappaw. Then we went to Granny and Grandads and ate all of the candy!

Sweet Ladybug! She had such a good spirit...no-one could tell she'd been running fever to 104 for 5 days! Little trooper. She finally got over it, but it was a long week with high fever despite tylenol and motrin and lots of love!

We should all be so quick to stop and say thanks.

Happy Girl.

She loves looking out the door. She also loves her Grandad.

Here is a fit in snapshots. #1...Making sure someone is watching....

#2...it is so awful she must plant her face in the carpet to scream....and repeat!

Okay...no one is watching....all better.

Riding his cow named Horse with a Halloween bucket on his head...how much fun!

He can make her laugh like no one else can!

This is her new favorite thing to do...she is dying to walk on her own!

Tonight he found Daddy's shoes and hunting hat and wanted to wear it all.

Playing with his daddy and the toys his daddy played with as a kid.

Trying to take a step. She is so determined!

He loves his sister.

Add Lotion to the Grocery List...

2009-10-12T18:21:00.001-07:00

Matthew woke up this morning repeating, "I make a mess, I make a mess!" Last week when he had the stomach bug that is what he would say everytime he would throw up, and he has also said it when he takes off a dirty diaper or dumps all of the toys out at once....so we weren't sure what to expect. This is what we found!

Fair Time!

2009-09-30T20:17:00.001-07:00

Corey and I decided to take the opportunity to take the kids to the fair. I have been busy trying to get all of the last minute details of the clinic up and running. We are working hard all day and staying late until midnight or later. I decided to leave one afternoon so we could have some fun. This was the first exposure my kids had the fair. They both had fun...for the most part. I will let the pictures do the talking!

Thirsty babies. They love riding side by side in their stroller. Matthew loves to make Cambell laugh by leaning over and putting his face in hers!

Me and Cambell on the carousel, we didn't make it long on the horse and had to move over the bench.

No that is not a scream of joy...that is a scream of terror. "get me out of this plane!!!" He was not at all happy to be in this airplane ride.

Petting area. He wasn't too sure about it!

We also spend the preceding Saturday night in Muleshoe while Corey worked that night. We had a great time hanging out with the grandparents like usual! Matthew loves to go so the "BIG BIG BIIIG Airplanes out at Pappaw's airport." He even got to drive the forklift! I also including some pictures at the bottom of how crazy bath time is at night and how much we are enjoying our cool evening this fall.

That is true happiness on his face (Pappaw's too)

Matthew loves to push Cambell around in the Big Truck and she loves it just as much and will scream when you take her out of it!

Swinging...especially fun with Matthew pushing.

Bath time is so hard with the babies at just now 2 years and 9 months. I don't know what I would do in the evenings by myself again.

Cambell has Matthew's hair and is pushing his face in the water All with that cute little smile on her face! Look out for Cambell!

Matthew and his Granny swinging!

Me and the kids and Pappaw driving the fork lift, aka "BIG tractor"

Matthew pushing the propeller on what really is a big airplane. These are some of the planes my dad is working on that are fire bombers. Matthew knows a lot of airplane anatomy including the propeller, wings, wheels, body, and the stabilizer.

Mammaw and Cambell enjoying a nice evening.

2 Years Old!

2009-09-21T18:45:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to my sweet sweet son! I cannot believe that it has been two years since we were blessed with our little miracle. He amazes me everyday the way he innocently admires all of God's creations, and finds happiness in the most simple things! My life has changed over the past two years in a way that cannot be described and that no body could have prepared me for. It is definitely like people say, there is a life after children and then there must have been a life before, but it pales in comparison to what we have now. So here is a little update on what Matthew is up to these days. Matthew is very much into airplanes...and I guess he comes by it naturally. I redecorated his rooms to include a lot of airplane and airplane gear. In it is everything from a real headset and set of sectionals hung on the wall to a wooden airplane mobile on the ceiling to the big biplane his Pappaw made for him. Every morning when he wakes up that is the first thing he wants to talk about, "Look Momma! Look at that big airplane up there that I made!" Pappaw, he is taking credit for your work. He is also in to tools and "working on it" and "fixing it." He loves his dogs and loves to imitate them and bark at cars and trucks and people passing by the house! His vocabulary amazes me! Granted I've not been around a lot of 2 year olds, and I only know the milestone on well child checks is to be able to put two words together by the time you are two, but I'm certain he must be brilliant. He is saying 8-10 word sentences that make perfect sense. He knows a lot of anatomy...and is fascinated by certain portions of it! He is very protective of his little sister and makes sure she is okay at all times and will get upset at daycare if he can't see her when they are outside playing and tells his teachers, "I'll hold Cambell, I'll get her, you stay right there." He knows all of his colors and can count to 5 and knows some of his shapes. He knows the ABC's...well at least to C!! He can spot an M and and A and a W and a few other letters on anything! The other day he got a little burn on his hand and started screaming for me to get ice for his hot owie. How did he know that?? See, he must be a genius! Matthew had a wonderful time at his brithday party and got so many wonderful gifts! Thanks to everyone for came and for being so generous in your gift giving. We put away all of the old toys and he is playing everday with all of his new ones (even the puzzles Aunt Lydia, Uncle Dan didn't know what he was talking about!) Here are some pictures from his birthday party and the day after visiting with his friend Brayden.

Aunt Carrie and Cambell, Page and Jackson watching Matthew open his gifts!

Matthew and his Thane cousins eating a hotdog.

Matthew in his new bomber jacket...already getting a hug from the ladies, Brooklyn to be exact!

I thought his was a cute picture of Matthew with his puffed out cheeks blowing our his "2" candle with Papa T in the back ground cheering him on and Hannah waiting for a bite of icing.

Uncle Dan picked out this "big truck" for Matthew. We put Cambell in it and he pushes her all over the house. They both love it. Cambell SCREAMS when you take her out of it!

This picture makes me laugh everytime with that funny little expression and the snot, carrots, dirt and grass on her face! I think you can even see her little tooth that just popped through.

My babies would stay outside at all times if they had their way. We've enjoyed our new big backyard and usually eat breakfast out there and spend much of our time out back.

Matthew and Brayden playing on Matthew's new trampoline from Mammaw and Pappaw.

Brayden and Matthew after eating lunch. It was sooo good to visit with Katie and the watch the boys getting to play together.

Matthews family and friends gathered around eating some Airplane birthday cake.

Matthew working on his new "motorcycle" that Granny and Grandad got him.

Haircuts, Momma's Girl, Cousins.....

2009-09-03T07:52:00.000-07:00

This is a bit of a catch up blog from the summer! Matthew's shortest haircut ever is featured in the first picture. His curls were getting so long and were just beautiful...but he had been called a pretty little girl one too many times for his daddy. Off to get a haircut. It really grew on me and it already needs another trim. My sister and all of her family came to visit earlier this summer. We had a wonderful buy WAY to short visit. The kids all had a blast...especially my social little Matthew. My little nieces had a great time playing, dressing and feeding Cambell...I only wish they were here to help babysit, they did such a great job! All of the kids are doing great and Matthew loved hanging out with Jacob! I'll let the pictures do the talking! :)

Oh...and I passed my boards!! We open October 1st!

How can one little boy be sooo cool?!

Corey's family came over for a cookout. We had a great time. Granny and Grandad, Aunt Lydia and Uncle Dan, Aunt Carrie, and Papa T were all there. It was fun hanging out in the back yard visiting with everyone and letting Matthew play!

All Smiles. This was taken while I worked a week in Aspermont. This time Corey and the kids came with me and it was much better than being alone!

Grandad and Cambell. The tears have nothing to do with it being grandad holding her and everything to do with it NOT being Mommy. I can't even walk by without her screaming!

Matthew and his cousins eating dinner!

Cousin Jacob and Matthew

She loves making this little face!

Rewind to Florida! This is cute picture of Jackson...look at those beautiful blue eyes. Cambell better watch out!

Corey and Cambell in Florida.

Me and Matthew feeding the fish. Look at the curls.

Sweet babies.

Summer Vacation

2009-09-01T20:21:00.000-07:00

Well our summer vacation actually seems like a thing of the distant past but I thought I would go ahead and post some pics from our trip to Florida. We go at least once a year to the Keys to enjoy the water and sun at our family home in Summerland. We always try to invite special people to go and share the fun with us. This year our good friends Jon and Page and their son Jackson went with us along with my mom and our awesome babysitter, Haley. We had a great time and it was a much needed break from finishing residency, boards, moving and starting a new practice. Here are some pictures of our trip.

Corey caught this lobster off of the beach. You don't normally catch a lobster with a fishing pole! I've never seen it happen before. Matthew thought it was very cool and wanted to "touch the crab," Jon was standing close by to keep him from actually grabbing it!

Going to dinner at one of our favorite spots called Boondocks. One of the few pics with the little babies Cambell and Jackson...it was just too hot this year for too much outside fun.

Matthew fell asleep on the boat ride back home...now I am a true Florida mommy!

Me and Matthew after swimming out in front of the house. He had a great time looking for the fish and listening to the ocean in the sea shells below.

Handsome boy, adorable curls!

Page and Jon and Jackson. Jackson fell asleep within minutes of getting in the boat!

Cambell having fun in the boat her Aunt Carrie bought!

Beautiful girl

My Family!

Family Fun on the Fourth

2009-07-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

Me, Cambell, Morgan and Matthew. Mammaw can never get a normal picture of her kids and grandkids!

Corey and I were able to take a much needed break from moving and studying to spend some time with our families on the fourth of July. Corey's parents had their annual 4th of July tent sale at William's General Store. This is the first year in quite some time that Corey and I were able to spend the holiday together. He was even able to work for his parents at the store. He really enjoyed getting to do that and I think his parents enjoyed it as well. We had a good time hanging out and having a break. We even got to visit, although briefly, with our good friends Katie and Josh and their son Brayden. The biggest surprise of the weekend was the arrival of my brother from Pheonix. It has been about 6 months since we've seen Morgan and he called Thursday to tell me he was going to fly down for the weekend. He wanted to keep it a surprise to my mom so we all worked very hard to change our plans and have good reasons to tell my mom. It all worked out and my mom was shocked when she walked into her living room at 11pm to see her baby boy standing there. It was so great to see my brother. He is awesome.

Granny Dawn got Cambell this adorable outfit and this picture makes me laugh everytime with that funny look on her face and her panties falling down!

We kept Matthew up late to watch the fireworks and it ended up being really late after a rain delay. He had a great time watching and was not at all afraid of the noise. This is Corey and Matthew watching the show. He spent much of the show sitting with his Grandad Roger.

Cambell and Pappaw after the parade

Matthew watching the parade and loading his pockets full of candy. He was fun to watch. He would collect candy from one float and then throw it back to the next.

Here we are swimming with Katie and Brayden. The kids had a blast in the pool.

Sweet water babies!

2 Months....2 Many Changes.

2009-07-24T19:20:00.000-07:00

I think I've started several posts saying something like "life is crazy," or "we've been so busy lately." Well this one tops them all! It has been two months since I've posted. My life has changed and my family has made some major transitions in the past two months.

1. Moved out of our house

2. Moved in with our Grandpa

3. Moved our stuff to Plainview

4. Graduated residency

5. Took board exam

6. Corey retired from his job

7. Moved to Plainview

8. Went on vacation

Where do I begin?

In June I completed my last month of residency! Yeah! That is a huge deal for me. No more school. I am 29 and finally done with school. I have been in school for 11 years past high school and I am finally done. We had a graduation ceremony for my residency class the end of June.

These are the residents in my class (from left to right) Travis, Jon (I am going into practice with the first two), Malik, Cynthia, Marbella and Me. What a group! We have spent a long 3 years working together!

Corey and I rarely get to dress up and go out together, we had a good time.

During the month of June we also moved out of our house. We moved in with our grandad (PapaT, Tommy) to live until I finished up residency. We had a wonderful time living with our PapaT, especially Matthew. Everyday when we would get home he would go straight to Tommy's room to rock and eat a snack. I sure enjoyed not being home alone in the evenings while Corey was working and we are all going to miss seeing our PapaT everyday, he is very special to us.

Matthew playing outside with PapaT

Since we moved out of our house obviously that mean we moved into a new house. We found and bought a house that we love in Plainview. My mom has worked so hard helping us out with the house...from painting to cleaning windows and putting in new contact paper and moving. She has been amazing. We don't know how to thank her. Grandad Roger and Granny Dawn have been down helping us with the kids and unpacking. We have worked them so hard also and we still wouldn't be unpacked without everyone's help. I will post some pics of the house when I get them! Moving is not fun. We are still living out of boxes!

Next on the agenda was to spend some time in Muleshoe for July 4th. We had a great time and I will post a blog with our pictures. After that I had the task of taking my board exam and finished the grueling 7 hour, $1200 test on July 8th. Results are still pending.

Boards finished, residency completed..sounds like time for a vacation, so that is just what we did. We went to the Keys with our good friends Jon and Page and Haley and my mom. Yet another post for that one.

Another huge transition for us was a very difficult decision for Corey to make. He decided to temporarily retire from his job with LPD. This was a very difficult thing for him to do because he loves his job. It is a huge sacrifice he has made for our family. Corey was very sad when his last day on patrol was completed, but he is looking forward to being here for me and the kids as we get the clinic up and running, and will be anxious to return to work in the winter. I am so lucky to have such a supportive husband. I couldn't do it without him. He is amazing.

We are so ready to be settled and get into a routine. This all has been very hard on Matthew and he is happier the past two days since we have been home and he is in his own bed. We have been living out of suitcases for the past 6 weeks and are so thankful to be home. I am leaving on Monday for a week to go work, but Corey and the kids are going to stay home and try to relax.

Matthew playing with the coconuts in the backyard at my parents. He is growing up so fast. His vocabulary is amazing and he is saying up to five word sentences. He has finally gotten all those stubborn teeth in for now. He is becoming more and more adventurous and climbing and running more and more. He loves his dogs and will tell them, "Harley, hold my hand!" He loves to talk about airplanes, boats, buses, trains, and cars. What a sweet boy. He is 22 months old.

She will hate me for this someday. I just couldn't resist. Cambell is on the move. She is army crawling and getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth. She can definitely get where she wants to go. She is eating some cereal now and can sit up for a few seconds on her own. She is almost 7 months old. She weighs about 14 pounds and is 24 inches long.

Mammaw, Pappaw and the kids.

Who needs a ball when you have coconuts!!

Ahhhh!

2009-06-04T13:48:00.000-07:00

My crazy month is over and everyone can breathe a sigh of relief. I am so glad to be done with that exhausting month. Thanks to everyone who helped us out last month, and sorry to everyone I have neglected. I can't wait to start catching up with everyone. Now on to preparing for my board exams and moving my family! We have started getting our house in Plainview ready to move in and we have to be out of this house on the 10th! We are going to live with our Papa T for a while!

The kids are doing great. Cambell is growing up so fast. She will be crawling any day. She is so active and rolls everywhere she wants to go. She has just discovered her feet and her tongue. It is getting hard to catch a picture without her tongue sticking out! She sleeps like a rock and is usually in bed by 8pm and we have to wake her up around 9:30 in the morning. She is still only taking breast milk, but I think we will try some cereal again soon since Mammaw had some luck getting her take some. She is 5 months old now. Matthew is as active as his little sister and loves to run and jump and throw balls (and anything else). His vocabulary is amazing and he has now started to copy just about anything we say! He is such a sweet little boy and ALL boy at that. He loves boats, cars, trains, and planes!

Sweet little tongue, look at how strong she is!

Both of my babies with their tongues sticking out!

Nothing is better than a boy and his dog (googie Harden, ie Doggy Harley)

Halfway There!

2009-05-15T17:46:00.000-07:00

I am not one who normally wishes time away...except for when I am on hospital service. This month I have been praying for patience, peace, energy, and sanity! So far, so good; I am doing much better than I usually am by this time of the month. I sure sound proud of myself, but it has little to do with me. My family has been spectacular! I have someone arranged to be "on call" with me every call day to watch the babies for me. My mom has been here (even when I just need some rest and an extra hand at night) to watch the babies for me (and she somehow manages to cook more than one meal, clean up the house, and finish up any laundry!). Aunt Carrie and Leslie came and helped one night and the babies had a blast playing and being held. Dawn and Roger have been here to play and let me rest and help around the house. Aunt Lydia and Uncle Dan have the kids right now!! They are great with the kids also...and Matthew loves playing with them. They are going to make wonderful parents someday.

That is basically my life right now. Here is a quick recap of my week if you are wondering why I am so proud of my sanity!

Monday: get up at 4:30 feed Cambell, shower, pump, off to rounds, finish rounding before all of the other residents so I can pump before checkout at 8:30, finish rounds at 1pm, pump, start clinic at 1-5pm, on call as soon as clinic finishes, put in about 7 people to the hospital overnight, sit down at 4 am for the first time (to pump of course), wash my face, brush my teeth and start rounding again, finish rounds at 1pm, sign papers to close on our house, go home to see my babies.....(oops, now it is Tuesday...aren't you supposed to sleep between the days??)

Wednesday: sleep in today (until 5:30), pump, rounds, pump, eat lunch, clinic, pump, people getting very sick right at 4 o clock, late to leave the hospital, late to pick up the kids, barge into Page's house for dinner, eat dinner, kids baths and kids to bed, me bath, pay bills, read some journal articles, off to bed. Matthew needs him mommy to rub his back at 2am...repeat.....

Thursday...same

Friday...now I am on call! I at least have a second to sit here and type!

...it will all be worth it soon! Thanks again to everyone for helping and for the prayers!

Mother's day was wonderful. I had the day off and Corey was off also. He pampered me and the babies and we had a great day!

My little water bug! He love putting his face in the water.

What could be better than playing in a basket of balls? Playing in a basket of balls with your sister of course!

Cambell has been so hungry lately that I though I would give her some cereal. She acted like I was trying to poison her!

Matthew playing with one of his new toys and Aunt Lydia, Uncle Dan, and Grandpa Roger.

It May Be a While....

2009-04-28T04:34:00.000-07:00

I am coming up on my last month of service as a resident, EVER! :) I will be so glad when this month is over. It is a stressful exhausting month for me working an average of 80 hours a week with 30 hours stretches of call at a time. I LOVE my job and my patients, but this will not be something I miss. Needless to say I barely have time to love on my babies so I doubt I will have time to blog (unless it is during a lull in the middle of the night!). BTW...early thanks to all of my family who pitches in to help me care for the babies and even volunteer to watch the kids while I have a nap. Here are some pictures we took over the last week. They are growing up so fast. Cambell's newest thing is that she loves to be tossed up in the air (I guess she must have some of that Locker daredevil blood in her!) and she will talk and squeel to you. Matthew is so cute putting words together to make sentences like "da ball go?" for where did the ball go. He says "back back Harden" for get back Harley (the dog) when we go outside (E-ow). He runs everywhere he goes and is into everything! He occ. has to be put into time out for throwing fits or throwing balls in the house! He is such a sweet little man.

The expression on her face is so cute! What a darling little angel.

More of the Locker blood, look at those cute little hands.

Corey can't get over her beautiful eyes.

Fun!

Corey got Matthew a seat for the back of his bike. Matthew had a blast riding on it with Corey. I don't think I feel confident enough to ride with a baby on back, but Corey is great on bikes. He actually taught the bike officers last week how to ride for work.

Sweet Babies!

2009-04-18T19:23:00.000-07:00

This weekend my mom came and gave me some much needed rest. Corey has gone back to his usual schedule and I have had a hard time being by myself with the kids again (even though they are the most amazing and well behaved kids ever!). My mom decided to come and spend the night with us Friday night and let me play doctor. I cut off some skin lesions that she had! It was a little stressful using a scapel on my mom! :) We had a great time. As usual my mom seemed to work the whole time she was here, and I appreciate all she does for us.

Also this past Tuesday I got to babysit little Jackson while his mom and dad got some much needed alone time! We had a good time with Jackson, he is such a little miracle baby and it is just precious to watch him in action.

Miss Cambell all dressed up in her jeans, looking way to grown up. She is the happiest little girl. She will just talk and coo until she totally wears herself out!

Mammaw reading to the babies. Matthew has become very interested in choo choo trains lately and that was the only page he wanted to look at. His new word for the day is booger!

Laundry basket filled with 100 balls! What could be better?? Nothing.

Last Thursday we had some very intense Thunderstorms. The hail was pounding down at this point and it was so loud inside the house, but it didn't seem to bother Matthew at all. He was quite amazed!

Cambell and Jackson laying in the floor together. It is amazing that this 6 week old little baby wasn't even due until later next week! What a blessing that he is here and healthy. It won't be long until he is bigger than Miss Cambell!

Easter 2009

2009-04-18T18:58:00.000-07:00

Easter is an amazing time and it is truly wonderful to reflect on and to remember the sacrifice that Christ made for us, for all of us. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

We had a wonderful Easter in Muleshoe. This was the first year that Matthew is old enough to hunt Easter Eggs (aka Easter Apples). I wasn't sure how he would do, but he caught on immediately and had a great time playing with all of his cousins. We also got to color Easter Eggs and spend time with Mammaw and Pappaw. We also spent some time with Grandma Dawn and Grandpa Roger and Papa T and Aunt Carrie. It was a lot of fun for the babies and for us as well!

Cambell watching Matthew color Easter Eggs

This was SO much fun!

Matthew and Mommy getting ready to hunt Easter Eggs (inside, b/c it was so cold!)

Cousin Emma decided it would be a lot easier to hunt out of Matthew's basket! He didn't really mind!

Matthew and his cousins Emma, Hannah, Kateland, Jordan (inside Elli and Ellie) waiting for the Easter Bunny to come!

Beauty in Everything!

2009-04-05T15:41:00.000-07:00

This picture of Matthew is one of my new favorites! (for those of you who wonder, the lady bug did make it out alive...I had my doubts!) If we could all be so innocent and see the beauty in everyday things! The other day he picked up a caterpillar (that's what we call the little buds our Mulberry tree drops...they look like caterpillars) and the expression on his face was priceless and said, "WOOOOOOOOW!" What a blessing children are to help us remember that everything is a gift from God and we should appreciate all of the beauty that surrounds us. Here are just some fun pictures of the kids over the past week or so. Enjoy!

Cambell is all bundled up (yes, this was just last week) for the freezing cold and snow before Corey and I left to go to San Antonio. She is growing so fast...except for those cute little feet.

This is a picture of one of many boo boo's. This one hurt momma and daddy too. We had just got home from San Antonio and went to pick the kids up and visit with family for Dan's birthday (happy birthday Dan!) and Matthew wanted to play outside. Dan and Lydia's little puppy wanted to play too and jumped on Matthew's back and he face-planted into the concrete with a puppy on his back. Ouch..he bled and bled. Poor little guy.

The babies love to be read to. Yes, that is a lime in Matthew's hand. He eats the peel of most fruits (which are all called apples...actually anything that is round but is not a ball is an apple to Matthew....rocks, candles, whatever!).

For the first few seconds of silence I enjoy it, then I realize that he must be into something! This time it was Daddy's 32 ounce ice tea!

Matthew playing in the sprinkler, that was not my intention! It was only in the upper 60's, but he doesn't care.

Sweet baby girl. What a cute dress! Me and Mammaw had taken the kids to get easter pictures, but had no idea how hard (impossible) it would be to get a good shot of a 3 month old and an 18 month old. We actually gave up and left the studio without any pictures!

San Antonio...Just the Two of Us!

2009-03-30T08:12:00.000-07:00

Corey and I had an amazing weekend. This is the first time we've gotten away together, just the two of us, in a long time. (I don't count Santa Fe since we both had stomach bugs!). Thanks so much to our wonderful families for allowing us to go. Everyone pitched in to take care of our babies while we were gone....my mom and dad, Corey's parents, Aunt Carrie (who kept Matthew the whole weekend!), Dan and Lydia! I think we need to try and do this more often, we came back so refreshed and reconnected. Thanks again family! Corey and I drove to San Antonio on Friday, we escaped the snow and ice. That night we walked the river walk and at dinnner there. The next day we got up and went to the Guenter House to have breakfast which was wonderful. After that we were off to fiesta texas where we acted like kids and had a blast riding the roller-coasters and other rides. I guess you are showing your age when you wake up the next morning and your neck is sore from the rides! :) Then we went shopping at an outdoor mall. After that we went to a popular and wonderful restaurant on the river walk for a romantic evening. We somehow got into this restaurant without reservations and even got to sit right on the river walk. The weekend went by so fast, but we had a great time. I think this is the first time we've been in a picture together for at least a year!!

Headed back to our room which was across the street from the Alamo.

Walking on the river walk to go have dinner.

Eating at Budro's on the river.

Playing like kids at Fiesta Texas!!

Fun in Muleshoe!

2009-03-30T08:01:00.000-07:00

These are pictures from weekend before last. Corey went with his friends to Ozona to go rock crawling. They had a great time taking their jeeps up some very rugged terrain. Corey was impressed with how well his jeep did, unfortunately Corey forgot the camera so there aren't any pictures. Me and the babies went to Muleshoe to hang out for the weekend. We enjoyed spending time with all of the grandparents!

Plumber's crack!

Hanging out on the floor!

Pappaw let Matthew go outside first thing in the morning...he was only in his pj's until I brought out his coat and shoes! Matthew's word for outside is "E-ow, E-ow"

Having corn on the cob for the first time! He looks so grown up.

Family Time

2009-03-16T17:45:00.000-07:00

I guess everyone is getting tired of hearing how happy I am to have Corey at home with us on the weekends and evenings for a while...but I am so thankful. Imagine going almost 3 years with our schedule: I get up and go to work before Corey gets up and by the time I get home he is gone. We would see each other in the mornings of the weekend and two afternoons per week. Then we had two babies on top if it all...needless to say it has been difficult on us (especially me) being apart that much. Me and the babies are just so thankful for this time even though it will end in a few weeks. This week and weekend it was just me and Corey and the kids. We had a great time just hanging out as a family.

On Saturday I went to a baby shower of one of my best friends. Page had her baby Jackson Reese on Monday, he was born early at 33 weeks and 5 days, but he did GREAT! He needed some help breathing at first, but now he is breathing on his own and even getting to nurse 2 times per day. He has moved out of the NICU to the "grower room," where he will be until he is able to eat by himself for the usual 8-10 feedings per day. Page is just glowing as a mom. She is one of those women who has always known that God wanted her to be a mommy. She had to go through a lot to get pregnant so we are so thankful that Jackson is going to be okay. I got to hold him on Saturday and he is just perfect. One of my favorite things now to see is the transformation that takes place in a new daddy. I have seen it twice with Corey and it was great to see it with my friend Jon.

Sunday morning we went to church with our good friends Jon and Page. We felt right at home there and will most likely continue going to this new church. Matthew had fun playing in the nursery with the other kids. Later we took Matthew to the science spectrum and petting zoo. He had a blast and did not want to leave. He loved all of the animals and was not scared of them at all. He actually tried to climb into the pen with the camels!

...For whatever reason this blog never posted, so it is going up a week or so late. Jackson is now happy and healthy at home!

My handsome boys!

Trying to climb in with the animals!

Petting the baby goat while Cambell relaxes!

He wasn't the least bit scared!!

Playing with Brayden

2009-03-12T14:12:00.000-07:00

The highlight of our week was when Brayden, Katie, and Marlie came to visit us. Brayden and Matthew are only 2 months apart and had a great time playing with each other. Well, they really played alongside each other rather than with each other...but it was fun anyway. It is always good to see Katie, and I'm so glad we were able to visit. Katie and Marlie got to meet Cambell for the first time, and I don't think she was ever NOT being held that day!

Growing up so fast. This is a cute little outfit that was Ella's (Amanda gave them to us!) when she was a baby. She looks good in brown! 2 1/2 months old! She weighs 9lbs 11oz.

This was Matthew's first time to play on his new toy!

Brayden teaching Matthew how to climb up the slide.

EVERYTHING is a toy!

Me and Matthew had a great time playing in the box together. He thought it was pretty funny when his momma climbed inside the box and closed it up. We would close the doors and he would wait a few seconds and yell "ope" which means open. Fun! Fun!

Fun Weekend!

2009-03-09T12:58:00.001-07:00

We had a very fun, very busy weekend. Saturday morning we got up early (well, we do that every morning!) and got the kids ready and went to Plainview with Dan. He had a house he wanted to show us. We were finally very pleased with the house, it was nice and within our price range. That is a picture of it below. We also had a chance to drive by the site of the new clinic...it is still dirt. Hopefully the city council is going to approve the plans tomorrow and the actual building will get underway. We plan to open August 1st, but it seems now that it will be a bit later!

We got home just in time to take Matthew to a birthday party at Jumping Jungle. We brought the camera in anticipation of Matthew having a blast on all of the bouncy blow up equipment. Instead, he was terrified. He found a basketball and kicked it around the whole time. He did eat lunch in true Matthew style, having 3 pieces of Pizza and out eating his mom!

Then we were home and got to get ready for Corey's birthday party. Corey just turned 30 and I had a birthday party for him at our house. Some of his good friends were able to attend and even drove several hours to come spend time with him. Our families were a tremendous help and really didn't leave much for me to do. We enjoyed great food and time with friends and family! Matthew also had a blast with the kids that came.

Corey turns 30!!

This may be our new home!

The clinic site

Jumping Jungle...so scary!

Happy Girl!

Me and the kids. Matthew likes to climb up and sit with us while I am feeding Cambell.

Busy Weekend!

2009-03-02T19:41:00.000-08:00

We had a great weekend...number one reason is because we got to spend it as a family, usually Corey works every weekend. We are so happy to have him free on the weekend and also in the evenings! Me, Matthew and Cambell went to Muleshoe on Friday evening and spent the day with all of the grandparents! We are so glad we are always welcome in their homes!! Corey and I went to look for houses with Dan Saturday morning while Mammaw and Grandma Dawn watched the babies. We continue to be disapointed in what we find as far as home there, but I know God has a plan for us and we will find someplace safe for our family that is comfortable and affordable. We are very glad to have Dan helping us out, he is great at his job. We also drove by the clinic site...it seems like they've been moving dirt for ever! I don't think we'll open on schedule! We had a fun evening just hanging out with Grandma Dawn and Grampa Roger and Mammaw Donna and Pappaw Don. Cambell is fussy every evening, I guess it is what people refer to when a baby is "colicky." I don't like that word for some reason, not sure why....anyway....Pappaw Don has a way with Cambell. He can sit in the rocking chair with her and she calms down immediately. I think he should come live with us until she outgrows it! Matthew had a great time as always! He played at the store and outside (we've been blessed with some beautiful weather lately!). Cambell is getting more and more interactive and we finally caught that elusive smile on camera!

Happy Girl! It must not be 6pm yet!

Enjoying the fresh air!

Working so hard. This is the wheel barrow that me andMorgan used when we were little to "help" mom and daddy dig the hole for the swimming pool!

Not too happy that I'm not letting him swim in the dog's water bowl!

Mama's Little Helper

2009-02-27T11:42:00.000-08:00

What a good little helper I have. Everything from putting up toys and moving the laundry to the dyer and unloading the laundry basket (onto the floor, of course) to helping me cook and sweep the back porch and empty out the sandbox! He is always willing to help me out..as long as it is fun!

Matthew is becoming more and more vocal everyday. He has started to learn and say a word just by hearing it now and is starting to put words together to make sentences. When he was one he was able to say mommy, daddy, cow, balloon, bite, ball, thank you, and please and few others. He could sign milk, dog, flower and will still sign those plus he will now sign and say more. Now his vocabulary is getting so big. He will say, "Daddy go?" for where did daddy go. Madaddy for mommy and daddy. He is really good at saying thank you when he is given something, especially food! He also has some words than don't really resemble the item they stand for....
Eesh means movie. Babap means put it back or put it up. Pyden for poty or toilet. Gogeegogee for hungry hungry and for doggy. We haven't figured out a few of Matthew's own special words including Ya, Ya, Ya (I think it means outside) and I-den, I-den.

Another fun word game is to ask what certain things say or do and to name his body parts. He can say how a car goes "beep beep," a dog goes "eh eh," a fish goes...he makes a fish face, and a bird flaps its wings! Too cute. He can name and point to his nose, ears, eyes, head, tongue, feet, hands, toes and belly button. We are working on thyroid and liver...but they are not as fun to point to! My next project will be to figure out how to put videos on here so you can see him in action...don't hold your breath!

Emptying out the sandbox...he hates to touch the sand!

Helping me sweep the porch

Cambell AnnMarie Williams

2009-02-26T20:01:00.001-08:00

Wow! I cannot believe my baby girl is already two months old! She is growing and changing so fast. She was born on December 30th, 2008 two weeks early. She was 5 pounds and 9 ounces and 19 inches long and was born at 10:15pm. Life has again changed drastically but we are starting to get into a pretty good routine. It is crazy at our house with two babies...especially in the evenings. Matthew continues to amaze us with his calm and caring nature. He has adjusted just fine to Cambell's presence and shares his toys with her and gives her plently of kisses.

Cambell's middle name is special to us and comes from mine and Corey's grandmothers. Both of my grandma's middle names were Marie and both of Corey's grandma's middle names were Ann. We thought it would be great tribute to these women we love(d) so much and decided to put them together for her middle name. Here are a few pictures of Cambell from birth until now!

1 Week Old, going to work with me.

Meeting Uncle Morgan

Two Months Old

One Month Old

What We've Been Doing!

2009-02-25T20:36:00.000-08:00

Well...having babies of course. I just thought I would give a quick update on our family over the past few years. I graduated from medical school in 2006 and started my residency in family medicine. Corey was then able to start his career in law enforcement and he loves it! My residency is almost over...I graduated in June! It has been very difficult, but I love my job! The most important events, however, have been the birth of our two beautiful children who have completed our little family. Matthew Corbin is now almost 18 months old and Cambell AnnMarie is 2 months old! They sure keep us busy! Here are a few pictures of Matthew over the past year...he is growing up too fast.

Matthew 3 months old

4 Months Old...Discovering his feet

5 Months

First Easter...6 Months Old

Happy Boy! 7 Months Old

9 Months Old, First Trip to Florida

(Mommy is 3 months pregnant!)

1 Year Old!

First Steps! November 2008

December 30th..Cambell AnnMarie is here!