Birthday Party

I decided to do a birthday party for the twins over graduation weekend thinking family would be in town and also to be able to celebrate with our Blacksburg friends since we would be gone by there actual birthday. So, since I'm probably a typical mom wanting to throw a party for her first child (in my case, children's) first birthday, I had to fit it into a VERY busy weekend already. 

I searched Pinterest for inspiration and found lots of cute ideas for either a boys party or a girls party, but not much for a co-ed party. So I decided to go with my new favorite thing...BANNERS and play off of that for the party decorations. I started seeing a lot of sewing onto paper while searching Pinterest and so I decided to sew banners on the invitations. I made a few extra with just lines on them just in case I threw another party on their actual birthday. I LOVED how they turned out! I got lots of inspiration for flags on cupcakes during my search so my mom helped me make these out of fabric and toothpicks. I didn't get a picture but I got aqua and yellow plates/napkins in several different patterns. I bought party hats but embellished Mae's with a tissue paper flower and Luke's with a tissue paper border. You can see them in the family picture below.

With it being such a busy time for all of us, those who could come, came, and we had a really fun time celebrating. We were going to do the party at the river (a place we have spent countless day while living in Blacksburg) but the weather was calling for severe storms so we changed gears and had it at a park close by our house. It was a great decision b/c it started pouring while we were finishing up the party.  Also great b/c of all the packing and graduation events going on. It just made it a little simpler having it close to home.

The twins actually turn 1 this coming Friday. We are planning a very low key party with my family we now live close to. I'm excited for the cousins to get to celebrate together. I'm using the same decor, plates, and napkins b/c I had left overs. Looking forward to one more day of celebration and remembering that crazy day 1 year ago when they entered the world 6 weeks early. I might be shedding a few tears, happy tears that is.

 Kids loved the cupcakes. I had plans to make "healthy" cakes for them (why do they need sugar just b/c they are turning 1), but with being so busy and my house mostly all packed up I quickly ran to Kroger for a box mix. Oh well, one day of sugar won't kill right?

Friends and family that were able to come.

Graduation

First of the list to catch up on...Graduation!

I guess I should change the title of my blog now. I'm no longer a med school wife. I'm now an actual Dr.'s wife! Pretty cool! Did I really start this blog 4 years ago? 4 years ago life looked REALLY different then it does today, different in a really good way. I'm not going to say that life is perfect because that would be a lie, but it is good even with it's up and downs of daily life. Looking on these past 4 years God has provided for us in ways I could never have imagined. I have grown so much as a person and my relationship with the Lord is sweeter. I love that. I also love being a mom and a wife and staying home. That will be another post soon...being new home owners!

Anyways, back to Kurt and his graduation! I'm so proud of him and his accomplishment. He did a great job of balancing school and life. There were definitely hard times with a husband being in school but overall I think the med school stage of life was great! I will always look back on it with great memories. We made some of our very best friends during this time. Oh, one thing I am really going to miss about med school is the long summer breaks and 4 week long Christmas breaks! Gone are those days! Now it's into the real world with scheduling limited time off.

Kurt will be starting his residency July 1st in Kalamazoo, Mi, orientation started yesterday. Now instead of a short white coat, he will be wearing a long white coat! Wow! Also, instead of his coat saying "Kurt Schubert, med student" it says "Kurt Schubert D.O. Cool! Along with being a resident comes longer hours at the hospital from what we have been told until he gets the hang of things and get more efficient with his note taking. So, I think we might be in for the harder part of this whole process as far as time commitments go, but I am trying to remember God's goodness and faithfulness to us. I remember being nervous when he started med school and we moved to a new area and we didn't' know anybody! Sounds a little familiar to life right now, new area, no friends, new "job", only now we have 2 kids and a dog which makes it a bit trickier to get out and explore and hang out. BUT, I KNOW God will provide exactly what we need exactly when we need it. Just trusting Him in this area and trying to spend time with Him more to keep my eyes fixed where they need to be. I'm really thankful we have family somewhat close by and our best friends from med school only an hour away! Praying we find a church quickly!

 Oh, and Kurt is one of the smartest guys I know. Just throwing it out there because I'm proud of him. He seems to know a little big about everything and a lot in a lot of things! Sometimes it bugs me and makes me feel not that smart. I tell him that I am smarter in different ways, House ways, like cooking, sewing, laundry, and things like that.


Ok, Ok so now for the pictures after all my blabbing. That's what you want to see anyways.

 This was at the award banquet a few nights before graduation. Kurt graduated with Honors! See, I said he was really smart!

 Just us. I got my hair just in time for graduation! My highlights were VERY bad!

 Our best med school friends!

 The dress code wasn't black and white I promise! Friends from Bible study. Already missing these girls!

 Kurt's friends and the husbands of the above picture.

 Proud grad

 Kurt awkwardly hugging the dean which I think he did twice. They were required to only do it once.

 I'm hoping my mom or Kurt's mom got a better family picture. Like maybe one that's not quite so white and maybe with the kids looking.

 Kurt's family

 My family

Pretty cute. Future Dr? I think my mom got some of these with Luke and Kurt.

So much more happened over the course of Thursday (the night of the banquet) to Sunday (the day after graduation). So look for my post tomorrow to see what else we were able to cram into 4 days, and these were no little things either!

Normal Life Resumes

Kurt started orientation today which means we are back to "normal life". It's been really nice having him off for the last month but I knew it had to end sometime. The end didn't come without some tears shed last night. Why am I so resistant to change? I always fear the future and then it ends up working out just fine. I need to better about learning from my past experiences. Anyways, moving on. Life has been BUSY the last few weeks with packing, Kurt's graduation, goodbye parties, twins birthday party, painting cribs and chairs, visiting friends, the birth of our best friends baby, moving, and then unpacking. Needless to say, I have neglected blogging but have taken LOTS of pictures! So now that life is seeming to be a bit more normal I've got a lot to catch up on here.

I started this post earlier today then again got busy and now I'm back on at 10pm wanting to post this before bed. So only 1 picture for tonight then more tomorrow! Not a very exciting one but a cute one. That's us all packed up in Blacksburg.

Goodnight! I'll be back tomorrow.

Beach Vay-Cay

 We just got back from a week at Emerald Isle, NC with our good friends, the Whites. It was total relaxation mode from start to finish. Our house couldn't have been more perfect just steps from the beach. We packed up the van with 4 adults, 3 babies, 2 BOB strollers, 3 pack and plays, games, food, The Hunger Games, and bathing suits. The weather was perfect. If it was cloudy in the morning the sun came out as we were heading to the beach. The babies were a bit scared of the ocean and Mae wasn't too fond of putting her feet in the sand (you'll see in a picture what I'm talking about). By the end of the week she allowed the waves to come up and touch her. Luke grew to love the waves! Both tasted sand and didn't seem bothered at all. Really thankful for the time to be together before Kurt starts residency and life gets crazy again and thankful for the good times with friends. I'll remember this trip forever! Babies first Vay-Cay! There's a special place in their baby books for this one!

New Lens

Borrowed this lens from a friend and am ordering my own tomorrow! I LOVED IT! It was amazing how different my pictures turned out. The following pictures were taken with it. I love how small of a focal point can be giving the pictures such a different feel. Next on the list to buy...Photoshop.

I Don't Know How He Does It All??

Seriously? I don't know how he does it all??? Oh, wait...he's awesome! He gets up at 5 a.m. heads to work, gets home around 7 p.m. after taking care of sick people all day just in time to help me get the kids ready for bed, then helps me with dinner, the dishes, and the dog. He then tries to give me the time I need after not seeing him all day, and then heads to bed only to start all over again in the morning. He provides for us every day and spends as much time with us as possible and yet I somehow find a way to complain about something I don't think he's doing. Why do I put so many expectations on him when I am the farthest thing from perfect? I've made a conscious decision to look at the positive things, be thankful, and forget the rest. He's an amazing husband and dad that wants the absolute best for his kids and me. I'm really thankful for that! Knowing he loves his family is the best feeling! He's pretty amazing!

 

 

Easter

I got excited about Easter a little too late this year. We are trying to buy a house and that seems to be on my mind constantly so it sortof snuck up on me. I did manage to pull together cute outfits for the kids. I also realized that this is pretty much the dress I have worn for anything nice in the last 4 years. So watch out Easter (next year) I want to do a Passover Dinner, Easter baskets, paint eggs, Sunday Brunch or a really nice Lunch, and really make Good Friday and Easter Sunday be a time for remembering Christ's death and resurrection.