Well Hello There!

Yes, I am still alive and we are doing well.  We just have A LOT going on!

One month ago (the day after Mother's Day) my hubby called me in the morning from work and said that one of his directors just stopped by his lab to forewarn him that the mandatory meeting they were about to enter was to let everyone know the company was being shut down.  My heart dropped.  I was in complete shock.  Kevin kept apologizing.  Obviously not his fault but he felt bad.  He would be three for three with being laid off in his career.  Every time the entire company was let go.  The first time his company was being bought out and closed the site.  He sat around and watched movies at work for a few months while they figured out how to shut the site down and he couldn't take it anymore so he found his next job.  The next time his company decided that San Diego was too expensive to do business so they offered him a job in Boston. We politely declined. We're Californians!  Little did I know but Kevin had just picked up my engagement ring the same week this announcement was made.  He was given 6 months notice before his actual last day.  So I told him let's not freak out until after your meeting and we know what's going on.  I then immediately called my family in tears.  It's scary! But I had to stay strong for Kevin.  He called me right after the meeting and said they all had one hour to pack their belongings and leave the premises. WHAT?! He never had to move that fast before.  People were crying.  It was really sad.  We are doing ok though. He does get a severance and pay for three months.  I'm still on maternity leave so we have been off together for a month now.  I thought we might kill each other but it has been amazing.  We Kevin has done so much with our house.  We have also been able to get Lucas to sleep in his crib at night.  I'm actually really sad that I have to start working again in 2.5 weeks and that we don't get this time anymore.  I do work from home so believe me I understand how lucky I am that I don't have to actually leave my son, and now my husband, at home but I do have a regular 8-5 job so it will be different.

So in this time Kevin put in our front lawn...Hooray! It is so gorgeous!

Before (It was actually tall dead grass and Kevin dug it ALL up.)

After.  LOVE!

We are spending time with family.

Lucas's cousins.  They love him! Most of the time;)

And friends.

We finally got to meet Miss Preslie Kay.  She is adorbs! See how my son can't take his hands off of her?

Lucas got in the pool for the first time.  He loved it!

He's actually screaming crying in this picture.  I thought that his screaming would stop if I put all this swim wear on him and dragged him into the pool...WRONG! I got him out and changed and he fell right asleep so we don't count this day.

The next day we made sure he was rested and fed.  Oh what a difference! He stayed in the pool for half an hour.  I wish I got a better picture of him in his board shorts.  I die! But I was having too much fun with him.

Ok...my posts are probably going to be a little less in the next couple weeks while I enjoy my family time but I'll keep up when I can!

Happy Summer!