March 2014

And now for the March blog! March 4th was my brother Sam's birthday. Wish we could have celebrated with him in Kansas City, his birthday was on Fat Tuesday this year! We went to a fun Easter play date at my friend Melanie's new home in Forney. The kids decorated Easter bags, then had an egg hunt at the neighborhood park. It was a lot of fun! Genevieve loved playing with friends. We went to my parents house the following weekend, so we could have a date night, while they watched the kids. We ate at Risckys Steakhouse in the stockyards, then went to the rodeo afterwards. We had a great time, despite the cold rainy weather. :  ) My cousin Bonnie was in town for a few days, so she and her baby girl Olivia came over for a play date. It was a lot of fun and great to see Bons! Wish they lived closer. : )



Genevieve's little friend Clare had her 1st birthday party, which was a lot of fun. It was at their new home in Princeton. They had a pony for the kids to pet, and a piñata. We had a great time! Guess that's it for this month, wasn't too much going on. Nathan continues to do well at work, although very busy. The kids and I keep ourselves occupied with activities at home, play dates with friends, and moms group at church. We are looking at window treatments for our kitchen. Need to get curtains up before the heat of Texas summer starts! Still have lots to do in our new home We are very blessed.. Hope everyone is well and look forward to our April update!

-The Entsminger Fam-

January and February 2014

As usual I am late with my start of the blog for this new year-2014! Ironically, I don't really remember too much about January. I am sure we were busy as usual though. Nathan's birthday was January 29th. We celebrated about a week early, by going out to this neat little French Restaraunt in Ft. Worth. We grabbed Starbucks afterwards, yum! We stayed with my parents this same weekend, and they watched the kids for us. : )  one of the many blessings having them back in Texas! 

February started off with Annelise's 2nd birthday party. Was very fun! They had a little brunch for us and crafts for the kids. Was great to see Angela and Lucas too, a long with Angela's mom and brothers. Sam and Chelsea came in town the next weekend for Noah's Baptism. Such a special day for our little guy, it was spent with family and a few close friends. We didn't do much for Valentines Day, just watched a movie at home. 

Our moms group meeting at church was about Lent,the deacon gave a talk and handed out a pamphlet on Lenten activities for  the kids. It was pretty neat! I met my sweet friend Valerie at the mall roger her moms homemade tamales-sooo yummy! It was great to see Valerie too and catch up. : ) I guess that concludes the blogging for now until March rolls around! Adios amigos. : ) 

Gotta love December!

As usual I am late in writing my monthly blog. December was a pretty good month for us. Nice and laid back with our sweet babies here at home and enjoying the Christmas season. : ) Noah had his 2nd newborn screening test, which he did not enjoy...but it had to be done. Nathan and I had his firm Christmas party, was lots of fun! It was dinner and drinks at Sons of Texas. They also did a gift exchange. We almost had the champagne and flutes until it was stolen from us...ended up with some Starbucks goodies and gift card, was still a good gift overall. : ) We sat next to the partners and their wives. Such sweet people, absolutely love them! I took Noah to his first moms group with me. Genevieve played with the other kids while Noah and I enjoyed lunch with the other moms. Was nice to venture out of the house and see friends. : )

Nathan's firm had a Santa party for the kids. They sat in Santa's lap, had their picture taken, and did some Christmas crafts. Santa even had a gift for each child. Genevieve got a teaser and puzzle. Noah receive a jungle gym/playmat. So sweet! Then of course Christmas came! We spent Christmas Eve at my parents house with them, my brother George, and a few family friends. Then we did Christmas Day at our house, after we all attended Christmas Mass. It was a wonderful Christmas! A few days later, Nathan's dad visited for a day or so. He spent time with Genevieve and was able to see Noah too.

We went to my parents for New Years Eve and stayed the night there. My parents watched the kids, while we had dinner with my college roommate Tani and her husband. Was so great to see them and catch up. It made me kinda sad that we hadn't talked in so long, but am so happy we have reconnected! Well I guess that includes this months blog...more to come for January. Love to all!

The Entsmingers

October and November!

Hey everyone! So it's been a few months since I posted anything. October started off with a very sweet and fun baby shower for our little Noah Paul, hosted by both my mom and my sweet friend Kristin Lebon. I have such sweet friends and family that celebrated with me and got some great baby gifts! About a week or so later, we met with our friends Ana and Jason for brunch at La Madeleine after Sunday morning Mass. She was also pregnant at the time, expecting a little boy too! The following weekend one of my best friends and cousin Jacque came to visit with her husband Phillip! It was great to see them, Jacque also took our cute family fall pictures for us! Fun fun . : )  Towards the very end of this month, I thought I was going into early labor, so I was rushed to the hospital. Weird thing was all the pain was in my side. My contractions eventually stopped but I still had a lot of pain in my side and was put on bed rest and medications.

At first they thought it may have been a kidney stone, but turns out it was just some kidney pressure and sore muscle from doing too much. I just had extra pain with it because of my pregnancy, so it felt a lot worse. Once the word got out, we had some very sweet friends, including my moms group and Nathan's co-workers and their wives, bringing us meals, driving me to my appointments, and other generous ways of helping! We were very blessed. Genevieve had her first Halloween trick or treating! She was a very cute Belle princess and had tons of fun. : ) here comes November! November 5th, I had my hair done, then just 2 days later little Noah Paul arrived!

It was a super fast labor,  just felt contractions a few hours at home and on the way to the hospital. By the time they got me in the hospital bed, I had the epidural within 15-20 minutes, then pushed for literally 2 mins and our little boy made his appearance. Crazy but glad it was fast and didn't have to feel pain for too long. He was born 2 weeks early on Nov. 7, 7 lbs 14 oz, 19.49 inches. Noah is a cutie and so far very sweet, just sleeps and eats. Then of course just a few weeks later was Thanksgiving. We spent here at our house with my family. My parents, George, Sam, and Chelsea were here. It was a lot of fun and great to see everyone! We missed Abe, but we will see him Christmas. : )

Guess that's really it until I post the December blog! Hope everyone has a wonderful day and is enjoying the Christmas season! Happy Advent. : )

-The Entsmingers-

Sweet September

Hello! This month started off with my mom's arrival to Texas, yay! Now both parents are here together. : ) We celebrated my dad's birthday on September 2nd, by eating out at his favorite restaraunt, Chuy's! And of course he got his fill of their green chiles! Genevieve and I had a play date the next day with my good friend Kristin and her little boy Jack, which was very fun! We spent the next Saturday at my parents house in Richland Hills. Nathan helped my dad with some things around the house, while my mom and I played with Genevieve and went through some jewelry and clothes. My mom gave me some cute maternity clothes and some of her cute necklaces, yay! The following week we started our trip to Kansas City for my brother's wedding. We stopped in Wichita on Thursday, so we could visit Mum and Bub (my grandparents), Aunt Amy, Jonas, and my brother George. 

We arrived in Kansas City Friday around lunchtime, got Genevieve down for a nap, then got ready for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Fortunately we had a babysitter for Genevieve during the rehearsal dinner, so we could enjoy the evening without having to worry about chasing her around, etc... Poor Nathan spent most of the night in pain from his eye, where Genevieve accidentally jabbed him pretty hard. He wasn't able to enjoy the dinner as much as everyone else. All the family and friends gave some wonderful toasts and there was a very cute slideshow with all of Sam and Chelsea's pictures with each other, family, and friends. The next day was the wedding day! 

The bridal party spent the day getting hair and makeup done and taking pictures. Meanwhile the fits spent the day at Soul Patch,  having their faces shaved. The wedding ceremony was beautiful, held at The Visitation Parish.  Once it was over, we took some family pictures, then handed Genevieve over to the babysitter for the night. The reception was held afterwards at The Carriage Club. It was a very pretty and fun reception with an awesome band that played. Even my pregnant self got out there and danced! Nathan sang a beautiful song for Sam and Chelsea at the reception, was very sweet! 

The next morning we headed back to Dallas. It was a very fun weekend and great to be with family. We are so happy for Sam and Chelsea and blessed we were a part of their special day! A few days later I met my friends Ashley, Allison, and Joanna for frozen yogurt. It was fun to catch up with the girls, but also sad to say goodbye to my dear friend Ashley. She and her husband Michael will be moving to Africa for a few years to do Catholic missionary work for a non-profit organization. very excited for them, but will also miss them very much! Nathan and I recently had a double date with our sweet friends Kristin and Justin, which was tons of fun! 

This past weekend we did the Hike For Life, Genevieve even walked with us for a little bit! She loves to walk and had a blast! I think she was the littlest person there haha. later on that say my patents came over to help us with a few things around the house. It was great to see them and have their help!  My mom and I started organizing both Genevieve's and Noah's rooms, so we can decorating them soon! Almost time for nesting. : ) My baby shower for Noah is this weekend. Will be a small, but sweet shower, thrown by both my dear friend Kristin and my mom. Can't wait to start collecting little boy items! Well guess that's it for this month, more to come in October! Love to all. : ) 

The Entsmingers

August-End of Summer

It's August and summer is about over, but sure doesn't feel like it in this Texas heat. The first exciting thing that happened this month, was that we asked my brother Sam and his fiancee Chelsea to be the godparents of our new baby boy to come, Noah Paul! They seem pretty excited and so are we. : ) My dad got settled into their house at the end of July, so we went to go visit him and have dinner. Genevieve was very excited to see Pa! One of my friends I know from Fort Worth area (she also now lives in Plano) has a 15 year old daughter named Jade who is very sweet. She watched Genevieve for me one afternoon, so I could start registering for baby boy stuff. She was so great with Genevieve, so yay! New babysitter. : ) Nathan's mom and brother came to visit us, which was a lot of fun. We spend a few days swimming at the pool, showed them Nathan's office. then their last day here, Nathan took them to the mall to do some shopping. It was so great to see and spend time with them.

My mom came in town this same weekend for an interview at the church connected with my dad's school, so she and Dad came by for an afternoon visit, which was fun! One of my friend's Ana had her baby shower, she is also having a boy and due in October, so that was fun to see her again and see all the cute baby boy gifts! I have also started potty training Genevieve. She is pretty good during the week with using the potty seat, but weekends are another story. Since Daddy is home, she thinks its playtime haha! We recently went to a Newcomers Dinner at St. Mark's to learn more about our parish and what they have to offer. That was good to meet new people and find out a little more about the church. Turns out the mom of one of my friend's from Dallas is the assisant to the Pastor. So that was pretty neat! My brother's wedding is just a few weeks away, so I will be picking up mine and Genevieve's dresses from the alteration shop next week.I can't believe Sam is getting married, crazy, but so exciting! Should be a super fun weekend. : ) 

Nathan had his one year performance review and got a wonderful raise! So yay, so proud of him and all of his hard work! Now we can start gradually doing some things to the house. We ended this month with a fun a little visit from my cousin Jacque and her husband Phillip. It was so great to see them, I have really missed them since they moved to Laredo. Jacque is like a sister to me. It was fun to show them to our new house. Jacque painted Genevieve's nails haha! Genevieve was fascinated by the whole thing, haha too cute! They treated us to dinner, which was too nice of them. Then Jacque and I watched Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte, and old family favorite! Meanwhile, Nathan and Phillip went to the pub for a drink. But they returned just in time to end the movie with us. They left the next morning, was sad to see them go. But we were happy to have spent time with them! Another exciting note, my mom made it to Fort Worth yesterday with all of her things. so she and my dad have been busy unpacking everything. We will be seeing them tomorrow to celebrate my dad's birthday, yay!

Well, I guess that's it for this month! More to come in September. : ) xoxo

     -The Entsmingers-

June and July-Sweet Summertime!

Hello! Well it has been about 2 months since I last posted, wow. Sorry about that, seems that time just got away from me. This may be a long one...so bear with me! The first big event in June was Sam and Chelsea's couples shower. Nathan was unable to go, due to work, and it would have been a little more difficult to have Genevieve a long for the ride. So I just went myself and made it a pretty quick trip. It was fun and great to have time with my family, alhough it went by quickly! Everyone was disappointed that Nathan didn't go, especially Sam. It's just hard to do everything financially, especially with kids and us just getting this new house. Plus Nathan has been pretty swamped at work. Anyways, we will all be there for the big wedding weekend, the most important time of all! : )

In the middle of June, my parents came down for a very quick weekend trip. It was mainly because my dad had an interview in Ft. Worth. Yes that's right-they are moving back this summer! More details on that later on in the blog. It was great to have them and they loved spending time with Genevieve. : ) Genevieve's birthday party was July 2nd, but we had her birthday party the very last weekend in June. It was on a Saturday afternoon. It was fun and laid back. Just had a kiddy pool in the backyard with pizza, cake, and ice cream. We had some good friends and family come, it was lots of fun! She had a wonderful party and received some great gifts. Everyone was too sweet to get her such nice things.

My cousin Bonnie came to Dallas with her baby girl Olivia, who I hadn't met yet. They stayed with my Uncle Chris. Neanie, (Bonnie's sister) also came in town and stayed with Nathan and Cathy and their kids. It was so fun, all my Dixon cousins together for some family fun! They were here for the July 4th weekend. We had a fish fry on the 4th and swam at my Uncle's pool. The rest of the weekend, Genevieve and I would go over there in the afternoon to spend more time with Bons and the baby and of course Neanie and everyone else too. It was a blast! We need to get Neanie and Bons to move here, then we can be together all the time. : )

My parents were hoping to have come in town for the July 4th weekend to see us and have a little belated birthday celebration with Genevieve. But they said a bunch of stuff came up with the school my dad works for in Louisiana and my mom was caught up in work stuff, so they couldn't make it. Well, turns out the real reason they couldn't come up, was because....well first of all, the previous priest Father Cleo just got transferred to a new parish. The new priest had just taken Father Cleo's place at my parents church and was getting acquainted with the school also. (My mom is DRE for the church in Plaquemine, LA and my dad is the Administrator for the school connected to the church, St.  John the Evangelist).

Turns out my dad got the job for St. John the Apostle Catholic School in Richland Hills. It is the same position he has had in Louisiana! So exciting!! But this new priest in Louisiana said he really needs their help before they leave town, since it was such a last minute ordeal and poor guy just started getting acquainted with the parish/school. My parents also wanted to keep it on the downlow until they were ready to announce it.  The word is pretty much out now. They are excited to come back but they are also sad I think. They got pretty attached to the people in Plaquemine and did so much for the church and school community while they were there. It has been a very emotional time for them. The people of Plaquemine will sure miss them!

I think once they are settled back in their old stomping grounds here in Texas, they will be good to go. The main reason they left Plaquemine was to be closer to family, especially since I am having all the babies now! Plus two of my brothers are in Kansas and Kansas City. The youngest is at Ole Miss, but I am sure he will make his way back to Texas sooner or later, as will the other brothers. We have all had this connection to Texas. Even though we moved around a lot growing up, we have lived in Texas the longest, since we were pretty little. : ) We just love it here!

Also, here is some crazy news. Turns out my friend Ana from MSU. We had orignally met at the Catholic Campus Center there. Well, her mother-in-law lives just a few blocks from us. We ran into Ana and her husband while they were house-sitting and taking the dogs for a walk. Small world! It was great to catch up and visit with them and are looking forward to seeing them again soon. : ) Genevieve just ended her 2 week swim lessons and loved it! She now wants to go to the pool all the time haha so cute, so I take her a few days a week. She is quite the little fish. : ) Love our little munchkin!

One last thing and is not the happiest, so I hate to end it on a sad note, but Nathan's Grandpa Charlie Entsminger passed away just about a week ago. He was 90 years old and had been sick for a while. Before this, he was so active and with it for his age. I feel like it all happened so fast, so sad for everyone. Nathan went to the funeral while Genevieve and I stayed behind. West Virginia was a little far and unfortunately too espensive for us all to go. Happy Nathan was ast least able to go and be with family.

On a happier note, I did have my friend Molly (Genevieve's godmother) stay the night with me over the weekend for a girls night, so that was fun! Then last night I met my friends Ashley and Allison for frozen yogurt to catch up and have girl time. We try to do this at least once a month, or every few months. Our lives are so crazy, but they are two great friends I like to spend time with when possible.  Oh and I can't remember if I mentioned this in my last blog, but we are having a boy! Due Nov. 20th. Right now name picked out is Noah Paul. Nathan's grandfather who just passed away was Charles, nickname Charlie which I also think is cute! Especially the name Charlie. So we will see what we end up choosing, : )

Well I guess that's it for now! Until next time. : ) xoxo

            -The Entsmingers-