Tuesday, January 24, 2012

AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE....


THIS IS THE VIEW YOU WILL SEE EVERY NIGHT IN OUR HOME! MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND READING THE BIBLE TO OUR PRECIOUS CHILDREN! I AM SO THANKFUL FOR MY HUSBAND AND THE GODLY MAN HE IS AND STRIVING TO BE! WHAT A GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR OUR CHILDREN! OUR KIDS HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TO READ AND READING TO THEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY TO US!  GENE READS THE BIBLE AND THEN I READ 2 BOOKS BEFORE BRUSHING TEETH AND BED EACH NIGHT AND THEY LOVE IT! GENE QUIZZES THEM THE NEXT DAY ON WHAT THEY READ THE NIGHT BEFORE AND MAN, CARTER POPS THOSE ANSWERS RIGHT OUT! I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW SOME OF THE STUFF! OUR KIDS BRAINS ARE LIKE SPONGES RIGHT NOW! THEY LEARN SO QUICK!

WE WATCHED COURAGEOUS THE MOVIE THE OTHER NIGHT AND MAN WAS THAT A POWERFUL MOVIE! MY FAVORITE PART IN THE MOVIE IS WHEN ONE DAD TELLS THE OTHER THAT HE IS A GOOD DAD AND THAT DAD SAYS "A GOOD DAD...I DONT WANT TO BE JUST A GOOD DAD! THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!" THAT IS SO TRUE! WE CANT JUST SETTLE FOR GOOD. OUR KIDS DESERVE THE BEST GODLY PARENTS WE CAN BE! GOD INTRUSTED US WITH THESE LITTLE PEOPLE AND HE WILL WANT THEM BACK ONE DAY SO WE BETTER LOVE THEM AND RAISE THEM IN THE BEST WAY! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT MOVIE, I SUGGEST YOU SIT DOWN AND WATCH IT! IT WILL MOVE YOU IN A POWERFUL WAY!!!

I FOUND THIS QUOTE ON PINTEREST AND LOVE IT!

OUR HOME...We do grace, we do mistakes, we do hugs, we do second chances, we hold hands, we say sorry, we do loud, we do love, and most of all... we do FAMILY!!!

AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

A BRAVE LIL BOY

YESTERDAY, CARTER HAD SURGERY TO HAVE TUBES PUT IN HIS EARS AND HIS ADENOIDS TAKEN OUT. HE WAS JUST HAVING TOO MANY EAR INFECTIONS AFTER EAR INFECTIONS THAT NEVER SEEMED TO GO AWAY. FINALLY WE TOOK HIM TO AN ENT, DR KLUG AND HE SAID SURGERY RIGHT AWAY! HIS ADENOIDS WERE HUGE AND HE HAD SO MUCH FLUID ON HIS EARS! THE SURGERY WENT FAST AND CARTER'S DOING GREAT! HE WAS A BRAVE LIL BOY AND WE WERE SO PROUD OF HIM!


Tuesday, January 17, 2012

BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES

JUST A FEW RANDOM PICTURES FROM THE PAST WEEK OR SO! ENJOY!

 BEEN ENJOYING THIS MILD WEATHER IN JANUARY
 CARTER TOOK THIS PICTURE OF US ONE MORNING BEFORE CHURCH
 THIS IS HER FAVORITE SPOT! SHES BEEN SITTING IN THAT SINK SINCE SHE WAS ABOUT 7 MONTHS OLD WATCHING ME DO MY HAIR AND MAKE UP EVERY MORNING!
 BEAUTIFUL
 MY PRECIOUS BABIES!!!
 JUST A FEW SILLY PICTURES OF ME AND THE KIDS!
 ALMOST CAN TOUCH HER TONGUE TO HER NOSE LIKE MOMMY! (MY SECRET TALENT)

Friday, January 13, 2012

FIRST SLEEP-OVER

FRIDAY NIGHT, WE HAD A BIG SLUMBER PARTY! THIS WAS MY KIDS FIRST SLEEP-OVER AND IT WAS GREAT! WE HAD 4 KIDS FROM CHURCH COME OVER FOR A FUN TIME OF MAKING HOMEMADE PIZZA, BAKING COOKIES, PLAYING GAMES, AND WATCHING MOVIES WITH POPCORN! WE HAD A BLAST AND ALL THE KIDS DID SO WELL! I DIDN'T KNOW HOW WELL IT WOULD GO ONCE IT WAS BEDTIME, CONSIDERING THEY WERE ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 6 AND THIS WAS THEIR FIRST SLEEP OVER TOO, BUT EVERY ONE MADE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT AND HAD A FUN TIME! I FED THEM BREAKFAST, HAD THEM ALL DRESSED AND OFF TO THEIR PARENTS THAT NEXT MORNING AND I MADE IT TO ZUMBA BY 9! MY FAMILY DOESN'T CALL ME SUPER MOM FOR NOTHING!
 EATING OUR HOMEMADE PIZZAS
 THE FOUR GIRLS...SAM, ZOE, JAYCIE, AND ZADIE
TWO CUTE BOYS...CARTER AND ADRIAN
 LOVING MR GENE!
 BRUSHING TEETH BEFORE BED
 ALL OUT FOR THE NIGHT BY 11:59
WATCHING THE LION KING (OUR FAVORITE)

Sunday, January 1, 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR



 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS! I WAS HAPPY TO SEE 2011 COME TO A CLOSE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT 2012 WILL BRING! IM NOT MAKING ANY NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS THIS YEAR. IM JUST GOING TO TRY TO LIVE EACH DAY TO THE FULLEST! IM LEARNING TO TRUST IN GOD, LOVE AND FEAR HIM MORE THAN EVER! MORE PATIENTS, UNDERSTANDING AND WISDOM IS WHAT I YEARN FOR! IM HOPING 2012 WIL BE A YEAR FOR GROWTH IN THE LORD, LOVE, AND BLESSING OTHERS! WE WISH YOU ALL A YEAR OF GOOD HEALTH, PEACE, AND HAPPINESS!



Saturday, December 31, 2011

NEW FAVORITE HOBBY!

 THE KIDS GOT NEW BIKES AND SCOOTER FOR CHRISTMAS AND THEY WERE TRULY THE BEST PRESENT THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN! THEY HAVE RODE THOSE THINGS SO MUCH ALREADY! TO THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BACK IS A FULL MILE AND THE KIDS HAVE RODE THEIR BIKES AT LEAST TWO MILES A DAY THE PAST THREE DAYS! I DIDNT THINK JAYCIE WOULD MAKE IT RIDING THAT FAR BUT SHE HAS DONE IT WITH NO COMPLAINT AND NO COMPLAINT COMING FROM THIS MOMMA WHO NEEDS THE EXERCISE! IVE BEEN WALKING/RUNNING BESIDE THEM BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR ME TO HAVE A BIKE TOO! THEY ARE GETTING FASTER AND FASTER EVERY DAY! IM LOVING THIS AGE THEY ARE BOTH GETTING TOO! ITS SO MUCH FUN TO HAVE TWO INDEPENDENT KIDS WHO STILL NEED ME BUT NOT AS MUCH! I LOVE SPENDING EVERY MINUTE WITH THEM AND WOULDNT TRADE IT FOR THE WORLD! I JUST HOPE GOD WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS ME WITH THE ABILTY TO STAY HOME WITH THEM THE REST OF THEIR CHILDHOOD SO I DONT HAVE TO MISS A MINUTE OF THESE IMPORTANT YEARS!
 JAYCIE ON HER HELLO KITTY KITTY BIKE!
 CARTER AND HIS DINOSUAR BIKE!



THIS IS MY HAPPY!!!

Monday, December 26, 2011

A BLESSED CHRISTMAS SEASON

 WHAT A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS WE HAD! WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING CLOSE FAMILY! THE KIDS GOT MORE TOYS THAN IVE EVER SEEN. I DIDNT KNOW HOW I WAS GOING TO FIT THEM ALL IN THEIR ROOMS BUT WE DID. THEY GOT NEW BIKES AND SCOOTERS FROM SANTA THAT THEY LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING. THEY RODE THEM AROUND INSIDE THE HOUSE ALL DAY ON CHRISTMAS AND THEN I HAD TO PUT THEM OUTSIDE. JAYCIE GOT A KITCHEN AND LOTS OF BABY STUFF TO PLAY HOUSE WITH. CARTER GOT DINOSAURS, TRAINS,LEGO'S AND TOY STORY FIGURES. HE'S ALL BOY, DEFINTLEY! CHRISTMAS IS JUST SO MUCH MORE FUN EVERY YEAR AS THE KIDS GET OLDER!
THIS YEAR WE REALLY GOT TO TEACH OUR KIDS ABOUT THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS! THEY REALLY TOOK TO IT AND LERNED WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT. YOU COULD ASK EITHER ONE OF THEM WHY WE CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS AND THEY WOULD SAY BECAUSE ITS JESUS BIRTHDAY. YOU COULD ASK EITHER ONE OF THEM WHAT THE WISE MEN BROUGHT TO BABY JESUS WHEN HE WAS BORN AND THEY COULD TELL YOU, INSENCE, GOLD AND MYRRH. I WENT AND SPENT THE DAY WITH CARTER AT SCHOOL ON HIS BIRTHDAY AND DURING STORY TIME HIS TEACHER ASKED THE CLASS WHAT THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS WAS AND OF COURSE SHE GOT BECAUSE OF PRESENTS AND SANTA AND ALL THAT STUF AND MY SON WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT SPOKE UP AND SAID BECAUSE ITS JESUS BIRTHDAY! I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM! MADE MY HEART HAPPY AND  MADE ME REALIZE, I MAY NOT DO A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT AS A MOTHER BUT TAKING THEM TO CHURCH AND TEACHING THEM THE BIBLE IS ONE THING WE DO RIGHT! THERE IS NO GREATER GIFT YOU CAN GIVE YOUR CHILDREN THAN BRINGING THEM UP IN THE LORD AND TRACHING THEM GODS WORD!
WE WERE ONE BUSY FAMILY DURING DECEMEBER! WE ATTENDED 4 OR 5 BIRTHDAY PARTIES, THE KIDS HAD THEIR FIRST CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT CHURCH, CARTER'S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT SCHOOL, 2 BREAKFAST WITH SANTA'S, WE WENT CHRISTMAS CARROLING, ZOO LIGHTS, CHRISTMAS CITY A COUPLE TIMES, AND MADE CHRISTMAS CANDY WITH GRAMS! IT WAS BUSY BUT SO FUN! I KINDA DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF NOW THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER AND WE HAVE FREE TIME!
WHAT A BLESSING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WAS! ENJOY OUR PICTURES!

 CHRISTMAS EVE AT MEME'S

 BREAKFAST WITH SANTA AT CHURCH...FINALLY GOT JAYCIE TO SIT ON SANTA'S LAP!
 CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT CHURCH...CARTER WAS A WISE MAN AND JAYCIE WAS A CUTE LIL STAR!

 ZOO LIGHTS

 MAKING CHRISTMAS CANDY WITH GRAMS IN OUR MATCHING APRONS!
 CHRISTMAS EVE AT GRANDMA'S
 ZOO LIGHTS
 CARTER'S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT SCHOOL
 TAKING THE KIDS CHRISTMAS CARROLING

CARTER, JAYCIE AND ADRIAN AT BREAKFAST WITH SANTA


Friday, December 9, 2011

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

OPRYLAND ICE IN NASHVILLE

 THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WENT WITH SOME FRIENDS TO THEIR PARENTS CABIN IN CAMDEN TN. WE HAD A GREAT, RELAXING, FUN WEEKEND. WE WERE ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO PHONE SERVICE, NO INTERENT, JUST US IN GOD'S COUNTRY. THE GUYS HUNTED A LITTLE AND WE ALL RODE 4-WHEELERS, TOOK WALKS, AND JUST KICKED BACK BY THE FIRE. IT WAS A GREAT GETAWAY! 
SUNDAY WE DECIDED TO GO ON TO NASHVILLE SINCE WE WERE HALF WAY THERE ALREADY TO GO SEE THE ICE AT OPRYLAND. IVE BEEN WANTING TO GO FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND THIS WAS OUR OPPORTUNITY! IT WAS SO COOL AND FUN! THE KIDS LOVED IT. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT AND WE WILL DEFINITELY GO BACK. MADAGASCAR WAS THE THEME THIS YEAR. THE BEST PART WAS, AT THE END OF THE TOUR THEY HAD THE NATIVITY SCENE MADE OUT OF ICE TOO AND IT WAS GORGEOUS!!!!!

 AFTER SEEING THE ICE WE WENT TO LOOK AROUND THE HOTEL. WE FOUND SANTA AND HAD TO GO SAY HI. CARTER OF COURSE RAN RIGHT UP THERE AND SAT IN HIS LAP, BUT JAYCIE STILL DOESNT WANT TO SIT WITH HIM SO THATS WHY MOMMY IS IN THE PICTURE TOO. IF I WANTED A SANTA PICTURE THIS YEAR, I HAD TO BE IN IT. I TOLD GENE HE SHOULD HAVE JUST JUMPED IN TOO AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD A FAMILY SANTA PICTURE!