Wednesday, December 30, 2009

CHRISTMAS NIGHT

I JUST REALIZED THAT ALL THE PICTURES FROM CHRISTMAS NIGHT ARE ON MY SISTERS CAMERA SO ILL HAVE TO GET THEM ON HERE LATER BUT FOR NOW...


MY FAMILY AND GENE ALL ARRIVED BACK AT MY HOUSE AROUND 6 AND WE ATE LASAGNA THAT GENE'S MOM COOKED AND MAN WAS IT SOOOOO DELICIOUS!!!!! WE THEN ALL PILED IN THE LIVING ROOM TO TACKLE THE HUGE PILE OF GIFTS! WE ALL GET EVERYONE SOMETHING SO THE GIFTS PILE UP QUICK! I ALWAYS SAY IM GOING TO OPEN MY GIFTS LAST AFTER EVERYONE ELSE HAS ALREADY OPENED THEIRS CUZ I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE GOT, BUT IM ALWAYS THE ONE PASSING THEM OUT SO I STILL DON'T GET TO SEE ANYTHING BUT WHAT I GOT! IM GOING TO HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING NEW NEXT YEAR! I LOVE TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE GOT TOO! ANYWAY, THIS YEAR CARTER WAS SO INTO OPENING GIFTS. HE WOULD TEAR INTO ONE AND THEN SHOW EVERYONE WHAT HE GOT THEN THROW IT DOWN AND TEAR INTO THE NEXT ONE! IT WAS SO CUTE! HE MUST HAVE OPENED 30 BOXES THAT NIGHT CUZ HE HELPED JAYCIE OPEN HERS ALSO! WHAT A SWEET BIG BROTHER! CARTER GOT CLOTHES, A STICK HORSE, TWO LAPTOPS, BATH TOYS AND SOME OTHER THINGS. JAYCIE GOT THIS BARN THING SHE CAN CRAWL THROUGH, CLOTHES, TWO LAPTOPS, A BLANKET EM AND DA MADE, AND SOME OTHER THINGS! MY HOUSE NOW LOOKS LIKE TOY LAND AND THAT'S NO LIE! I NEED A BIGGER HOUSE JUST FOR THE TOYS AND STUFF WE HAVE! GENE GOT ALL THE BASS PRO GIFT CARDS HIS WALLET COULD HOLD WHICH IS EXACTLY THE ONLY THING HE EVER ASKS FOR! AND ME, WELL I THINK MY FAMILY WAS TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING THIS YEAR. I GOT A NEW SET OF RACHEL RAY POTS AND PANS, A MIXER (ONE YOU DONT HAVE TO HOLD), AN APRON, THE BIGGEST LOSER COOK BOOK, AND AN ELECTRIC KNIFE! HUH...WHAT YOU THINK? GUESS ILL BE DOING A LOT OF COOKING IN 2010! I ALSO GOT A BUSY MOM BIBLE, RAIN BOOTS AND A FEW OTHER THINGS! I LOVED ALL MY GIFTS AND FEEL SO BLESSED!!! 


WHAT A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS WE HAD WITH OUR FAMILY!
THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR GIFT AND FOR LETTING US CELEBRATE THIS SEASON BEACUSE OF YOUR SON AND ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR US! LET US BE MORE LIKE YOU EVERYDAY AND ENJOY OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THIS SPECIAL SEASON! WHAT A MIGHTY GOD WE SERVE!

CHRISTMAS WITH GRANNY


NEXT ON CHRISTMAS DAY, WE WENT TO GRANNY'S ( MY DADS SIDE OF THE FAMILY) TO HAVE LUNCH!  YUM YUM, IT WAS A GOOD CHRISTMAS LUNCH!  THE KIDS PLAYED AND OPENED A FEW PRESENTS AND THEN THE ADULTS PLAY DIRTY SANTA WITH  $30 GIFT! THAT IS ALWAYS FUN BUT I ALWAYS END UP GETTING THE LAST GIFT SOME HOW! BY THE TIME WE LEFT THERE IS WAS AFTER 3 AND MY KIDS DESPERATELY NEEDED A NAP TO GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE BUSY EVENING AHEAD!  SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID, WENT HOME AND TOOK A NAP!




CHRISTMAS MORNING


CHRISTMAS MORNING GENE HAD TO WORK SO HE WAS UP AND GONE BY 5 BUT HE DIDN'T MISS SEEING CARTER'S FACE WHEN HE SAW WHAT SANTA BROUGHT~ CARTER HAD US UP AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING PLAYING WITH TOYS! YEA, STARTING A LIL EARLY DON'T YA THINK? BUT ANYWAY ME AND THE KIDS GOT UP AROUND 7 THAT MORNING AND THEN MY FAMILY CAME OVER TO EAT BREAKFAST! ITS A TRADITION THAT MY MOM COOKS PANCAKES ON CHRISTMAS MORNING AND SINCE I HAVE KIDS NOW EVERYONE COMES OVER HERE, WHICH I LOVE!!! CARTER GOT THE TRACTORS HE ASKED SANTA FOR AND JAYCIE GOT SOME BIG GIRL STUFF! CARTER ALSO GOT TO GO AHEAD AND GET HIS BIKE FROM GRANDMA AND HIS BEAUTIFUL HUGE TOY BOX MADE WITH LOVE FROM PAWPAW AND GRAMS! THINK THOSE TWO GIFTS WHERE CARTER'S FAVORITE!  EVERYONE STAYED OVER AND PLAYED WITH THE KIDS TILL AROUND 10 AND THEN ALL OF US HAD TO GET READY TO GO SEE OTHER FAMILY'S! THESE ARE PICTURES FROM CHRISTMAS MORNING!











Tuesday, December 29, 2009

CHRISTMAS IN MISSOURI


ON CHRISTMAS EVE AFTER GRANDMA'S WE HEADED TO MISSOURI TO SEE MY MOMS SIDE OF THE FAMILY! WE ATE DINNER WITH THEM AND THEN OPEN PRESENTS! THIS WAS THE ONLY BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AND MAN DID I RACK UP! GENE HAD GOTTEN ME MY FIRST REAL NAME BRAND PURSE AND CONCERT TICKETS TO GARY ALLEN FOR CHRISTMAS, THEN WE GOT TO MISSOURI AND I GOT A PANDORA BRACELET WITH THE WHOLE THING FILLED UP WITH CHARMS FROM MY AUNT AND A GIFT CARD FROM MY COUSINS! I WAS SO EXCITED! I DIDN'T DESERVE ALL THIS! SEEING MY KIDS FACES ON CHRISTMAS WHEN THEY OPEN THEIR GIFTS WAS THE ONLY PRESENT I NEEDED! THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY NOW NOT THINGS PEOPLE COULD BUY ME! I SURE DID LOVE ALL MY PRESENTS THOUGH!!! CARTER PLAYED WITH HIS COUSINS AND HAD A BLAST WITH THEM! JAYCIE STAYED AWAKE THE WHOLE NIGHT UNTIL THE LAST TEN MINUTES WE WERE THERE! IM GLAD SHE FINALLY WENT TO SLEEP SO MY GRANDMOTHER COULD FINALLY HOLD HER! SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO HOLDING JAYCIE EVERY TIME SHE SEES US! 
THIS WAS A HARD CHRISTMAS FOR ALL OF US. MY UNCLE DIED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR AND SO THIS WAS OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT HIM! HE WAS VERY MISSED BUT I THINK WE ALL HAD A GOOD TIME CONSIDERING WE WERE ALL MISSING HIM SO MUCH!!!
I LOVE MY FAMILY AND IM SO GLAD WE ARE ALL SO CLOSE!! GOD IS SO GOOD TO US AND HAS BLESSED US IN SO MANY WAYS!








CHRISTMAS AT GRANDMA'S


CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING WE WENT TO GRANDMA'S (GENE'S MOMS) TO EAT LUNCH WITH HER AND TO OPEN A FEW GIFTS! THE EXCITEMENT STARTED!  CARTER TORE INTO HIS GIFTS LIKE HE HAD DONE IT FOR YEARS! HE WAS SO EXCITED! HE GOT AN ELMO PHONE, A TRAIN, A PUZZLE AND A FEW OTHER THINGS! JAYCIE GOT THIS CUTE FLOWER THING THAT MAKES MUSIC AND A PUPPY! WE THEN HEADED OFF TO MISSOURI TO VISIT AND OPEN PRESENTS WITH MY SIDE OF THE FAMILY! ENJOY THESE FEW PICTURES FROM GRANDMA'S! 






 

Monday, December 28, 2009

A FEW GREAT PICTURES!




THESE ARE JUST A FEW GREAT PICTURES I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU! THE CHRISTMAS BLOGS ARE COMING NEXT BUT THAT MIGHT BE A FEW DAYS! 
ENJOY!











Sunday, December 27, 2009

AUBIE


THIS IS OUR NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY! HIS NAME IS AUBIE AND HE'S A GOLDEN RETRIEVER! CARTER'S NEW BEST FRIEND! AUBIE AND JAYCIE DON'T GET ALONG TOO WELL YET BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH BABIES AND AUBIE LIKES TO BITE JAYCIE AND IT HURTS HER SO EVERY TIME AUBIE GETS AROUND JAYCIE SHE STARTS SCREAMING! ITS FUNNY BUT ITS NOT CUZ IT HURTS, BAD!!!! HES SO CUTE THOUGH! HE SLEEPS WITH CARTER AND FOLLOWS CARTER AROUND EVERYWHERE! CUTEST THING ! ITS "CARTER'S PUPPY" AS CARTER SAYS NOW!







Monday, December 21, 2009

AMAZING GRACE LIGHTS

WOW! CHECK THIS OUT! THESE LIGHTS ARE SO AMAZING!!! CARTER AND I HAVE WATCHED THIS VIDEO 500 TIMES ALREADY! ITS REALLY COOL! MAYBE GENE CAN DO OUR HOUSE LIKE THIS NEXT YEAR! LOL !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnk0KjWxgMA

Sunday, December 20, 2009

LIVE FOR THE MOMENTS!


THIS IS MY SWEET HAPPY BABY TODAY! SHE WAS JUST SITTING IN THE FLOOR LAUGHING FOR LIKE 10 MINUTES STRAIGHT FOR NO REASON! PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME IF SHE IS ALWAYS THIS HAPPY! THE ANSWER IS YES! SHE IS 95% HAPPY ALL THE TIME! WHEN SHE GETS REALLY SLEEPY IS THE ONLY TIME SHE GETS MAD AND UPSET MOST OF THE TIME! SHE IS A GIRL SO YES SHE DOES HAVE HER MOOD SWINGS BUT FOR THE MOST PART SHES A HAPPY BABY! SHE HAS AN ATTITUDE LIKE NO OTHER THOUGH! I JUST THOUGHT CARTER WAS THE WILD ONE BUT HE HAS NOTHING ON HER! IM DEFINITLY SEEING HOW DIFFERENT GIRLS AND BOYS ARE! THEY ARE BOTH SOOOO MUCH FUN THOUGH!

JAE JAE ( AS CARTER CALLS HER NOW) AND DADDY AT CHURCH! 
 
HER CUTE LITTLE PILLOW CASE DRESS GRAMS GOT FOR HER! A LITTLE BIG BUT WE MADE IT ALL WORK! THANKS MRS. ELIZABETH FOR MAKING IT FOR HER! IT WAS SO ADORABLE ON HER! OH AND THOSE TIGHTS I HAVE ON HER ARE THE BEST INVENTION EVER! THEY ARE JUST TIGHTS THAT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SHE HAS SHOES ON SO SHE DOESNT HAVE TO WEAR SHOES WITH THEM AND I DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOSING A SHOE SOMEWHERE! WE HAVE THEM IN THREE DIFFERENT COLORS AND THEY ARE THE BEST!!

SWEET BABY GIRL SLEEPING IN PAWPAW'S ARMS! PAWPAW HAS BEGAN TO BE A PRO AT GETTING HER TO SLEEP. SHE USE TO NOT LET ANYONE ROCK HER TO SLEEP BUT MOM AND I BUT NOW AFTER CHURCH SHES USUALLY SO TIRED SHE CURLS UP WITH PAWPAW AND GOES RIGHT ON TO SLEEP! PAWPAW EATS UP EVERY MINUTE OF IT TOO!

CARTER AND CASEY! MAN THEY BUMP HEADS SO MUCH I GUESS CUZ THEY ARE THE TWO YOUNGEST BOYS IN THE FAMILY RIGHT NOW BUT MAN THEY SURE ARE BIG BUDDIES TOO! TWO OF A KIND!

CARTER HAS BEEN A MOMMY'S BOY SINCE THE MOMENT HE WAS BORN! HE LOVES HIS MOMMY AND I SURE LOVE MY BUG! THERE IS NOTHING LIKE HIM, THATS FOR SURE!
 
KRYSTLE AND CARTER! HE LOVES KRYSTLE AND KRYSTLE LOVES HER SOME CARTER! HE USE TO BE SO MEAN TO HER BUT NOW THEY ARE BIG BUDDIES! HE TALKS ABOUT HER ALL THE TIME! IM SO HAPPY MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS LOVE MY KIDS SO MUCH! THATS A HUGE BLESSING FOR GOD!

JUST WANTED TO SHARE A FEW PICTURES OF MY WORLD! THEY DIFFENTLY ARE OUR WORLD! ITS SO AMAZING! LIVE FOR THE MOMENTS AND  CHERISH THE MEMORIES!