a little of everything

Well it is about 12:30 in the morning and I'm still up so I thought I would blog. I think that sometimes I stay up late just to be in the quiet. My everyday is so loud and hectic that the quiet is a rare but wonderful treat. And even though I'm not very good at it I like to write, it helps me clear my mind and also focus on the positive things around me. So because I haven't written in a while I will try to update as much as I can.

First of all we have had a very good summer so far. The boys are doing so well at swimming! Joshy is now swimming like a fish just like his parents. Scott is back to being his fearless self, as long as he has floaties and a ring float on. Eli hated the big pool at first but love his small "bath" as he calls it. Now Eli likes the big pool as long as he is with his daddy cause his mommy dunked him :) So swimming is a lot of fun with the boys this year.

Our 4th was really fun! We went to Cindy's fireworks stand and saw her for her birthday , and then we got lots of toys (or as most would call them fireworks) for my husband. We all chip in so that we can buy lots of good stuff. This year our contribution had to just be the good prices we get. So we went to our friends house(Kerri and Joe) and had a good dinner and then fireworks. The men turn into really big kids when we pull out the fireworks. It is truely like Christmas to them and they love putting on a good show for us! Eli didn't like the fireworks and Joshy really doesn't care much for them either. Scotty does like them as long as his ears are coverd. You would think seeing the shuttle lift off that sound wouldn't be an issue anymore!

So we are getting ready to move to my parent's house in a few weeks. Packing has been a big pain. I think that maybe the trying to pack with three kids is the hardest part. First of all the boxes have been so fun for them and I can't keep them out of them! Second if I sit down for one second to look through something the Eli wants to be in my lap. Third, we have lived here for 6 years and that means we have a lot of stuff and trying to decide what goes with us, what goes to storage and what goes to trash is so hard. I am getting excited about moving though. I know that this is a good thing because we will have a fresh start after Josh gets out of rookie school! My plan is to only live there a year but if need be we can stay longer. My parents have really been awsome in this whole process! Life is about to change for everyone, but I think it's going to be fun!

So Josh did get onto the Fire Department and we are of course exstatic! He has been trying for 10 years and presistance has finally paid off. God amazes me in how he can see the big picture and we just have to wait on Him for us to get a glimps of it. Through the years of trying I would get so frusterated with God, because I knew this would be such a good thing for our family and I just couldn't understand why Josh couldn't catch a brake. Now I know that some of it was that we just needed to grow up. After being a cop Josh is so different. He is way more confident of his abilities and has more knowledge of whats out there! I joke that we have watched eachother grow up! But in so many ways it is the truth! We have gone from teenagers to adults and we are lucky enough to have grown together instead of apart. Anyways, I also think that God wanted to see how bad we wanted this. Every year except this year we would have gotten a pay increase if he had gotten on the Department but this year we are going to take a 7000 dollar pay cut for the fire dept. But we know that it is worth it in the long run! So now all I'm worried about is loosing 40lbs before is fire dept. graduation in November!

Well I think that I have hit on most of what is going on here and I'll try to update more often and post some pictures :)

a fun week!end

This weekend was indeed a lot of fun!!! On saturday we went to the park and then to the fountain! When we first got to the fountain there were so many big kids that we decided to wait until they were gone to play. These kids parents were letting them fill up big buckets on everyone. Why do some people let their kids disobay rules, not only that why do they bring the stuff for them to disobay the rules? It just blows my mind how some people just don't care! Then it also makes it really hard for those of us who do care and are trying to raise our kids to follow rules and be good human beings! Anyways after the big kids left we went and played and they (well not Eli) had a blast! After that we went to Ginger's coffee shop and she gave the boys an me free drinks which was so nice of her! Then we came home and ate some great pintos and cornbread!

Yesterday we went to Josh's grandmother's(Linda) house for his great grandmother's 95th birthday! Yep my kids still have not only one great great grandmother but two of them! we are by far closest to this one though! We had a lot of fun sitting around talking while the kids played in the back yard with their cousins! By the way I couldn't have asked for better kids yesterday! They were perfect!!!! I love it when I can say that :) Eli didn't even cry but one time and that only lasted a minute. Even with birthday cake they were STILL good! Overall it was a really GREAT weekend.

Last night Josh and I had date night which is where we put the boys to bed early and then we cook dinner for ourselves and watch a movie and/or play games! We usually try and have a "date night" once or twice a month. With three kids it is hard and very expensive to find a babysitter, so this is a great alternative. In fact Most of the time I prefer staying at home to going out. The boys get upset that we are putting them to bed early but I think that it is good for them to see Josh and I put each other first sometimes. I always say the best gift we can give our kids are two parents that are still very much in love.

Usually either the day for our date night or the day after we try to do something with the boys (since we put them to bed early). So today we are going on a picnic! I love picnics! We are taking the boys up on the mountain and then if it is hot enough we will go to the fountain after that. Then we will go to Ginger's work for something that is top secret but the boys will get to see her which they LOVE! Josh is making pintos and ham for tonight so we will have a wonderful meal to come home to!!! Yep I think today is going to be a pretty good day!

Eli's bump

So my garage sale was a bust! But we had a really good time with some of Josh's family (well they are my family too)! We spent the night with grandma and I stayed up late talking with her, which is fun and exhausting all at the same time. Eli layed on a pallet with Scotty for a little while and listening to their little laughes was so cute. The next day was our garage sale and all was going fine until Eli fell of a 3ft. ledge on his head. He had a huge goose egg right in the middle of his forehead. But I guess Eli has a hard head cause he didn't cry but for maybe a second! I on the other hand was scared for about the whole day! Then he smashed his little finger in a door! So it was a sad day for Eli!!!

This week has been a very unproductive week for me! We got a big screen TV from Josh's mom, so now I can sit on the couch and play leg batman on the xbox360. So Basically that is what I have done. I told Josh last night that I have to get on the ball if I'm going to get anything done at all this week.
in fact that is probably what I should be doing right now. :)

Josh had his interview with the Fire Dept. yesterday and he thinks it went well. I'm really praying that he gets on this time. So please keep us all in your prayers for the next few weeks!

Cleaning day!

OK so I'm going to try this one more time, because now I have a lot of family on facebook so I figure they might like to read what goes on here at the Cochran house!

Today is day 4 of summer vacation(yes I'm counting), and I have not lost my total mind yet! However I am very excited about my Mil's VBS next week. It is from 9 to 10 woohoo 3 whole hours! We completely cleaned the boys room today and that was a whole lot work. I had no idea that it was that dirty, It hasn't been that long ago that we went through all of their toys and weeded them down. I'm pretty sure that their toys are reproducing. I also got their bathroom clean which is always gross! Boys are so gross when it comes to the bathroom!

We are having a garage sale this weekend at Josh's grandma's house! I'm pretty excited and hope that a lot of this baby stuff gets sold (that would free up so much room). Jonathan and Hannah and our family are staying the night with her on Friday night and then getting up early to set everything up! Last time we had one here we made about 350 so I'm hoping to at least get close to that this time! Wish me luck!