Sunday, January 31, 2010

THEY KEEP ME GOING

JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU A FEW FUNNY AND CUTE PICTURES I GOT OF MY KIDS TONIGHT! THEY SURE DO KEEP ME GOING IN THIS CRAZY THING WE CALL LIFE! THEY ARE THE END AND BEGINNING OF EACH AND EVERYDAY AND THE REASON I STAY SANE! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!  I ASK GOD EVERYDAY HOW I CAN LOVE SOMETHING SO MUCH! THEY ARE TRULY THE BIGGEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL BLESSINGS! I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE BETTER EVEN IF GOD LET ME PICK THEM OUT MYSELF! SO THANK YOU LORD FOR OUR TWO AMAZING CHILDREN!!!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

SNOW DAY

YES!!! WE FINALLY GOT SOME SNOW , AROUND 7 INCHES TO BE EXACT! I LOVE SNOW BECAUSE THAT'S A TIME I GET TO ACT LIKE A KID AGAIN AND JUST HAVE FUN! CARTER  ALSO LOVES THE SNOW BUT JAYCIE ON THE OTHER HAND, NOT SO MUCH! SHE LIKES IT ONLY IF ITS  NOT HITTING HER IN THE FACE AND IF I HOLD HER AND NOT PUT HER DOWN! SO NEEDLESS TO SAY SHE DIDN'T GET OUT IN IT MUCH! WE HAD A BLAST PLAYING WITH CARTER! WE WENT TO MY MOMS AND RODE THE 4-WHEELER AND DID A LIL SLEDDING! WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME! ENJOY THE PICTURES!!!
THIS IS WHEN IT FIRST STARTED SNOWING AROUND 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING! CARTER AND THE DOGS WERE BALLISTIC ALREADY! (I WAS A LIL EXCITED TOO)
AUBIE LOVED HIS FIRST SNOW!
WE DECIDED TO TAKE A LIL WALK IN THE SNOW! PULLING A WAGON WAS NOT THE BRIGHTEST IDEA BUT WE MADE IT WORK!
CARTER DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO SLIDE DOWN IN THE SNOW
AND SO HE DID
SO AUBIE DECIDED HE WOULD DO IT ALSO! HE MADE IT HALF WAY UP AND SLIDE RIGHT ON DOWN! HES SO FUNNY!
SO THEN THEY DECIDED TO TRY THE SWING OUT TOGETHER! LOL
AND THEN THEY REALIZED THEY COULD EAT THE SNOW!!! WOW MOM!!!
THIS IS GOOD!!! HAHA
HAPPY BECAUSE MOMMY IS HOLDING HER! 
NOT SO HAPPY! LOL
PICK ME UP MOMMY!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!
ADAM AND PAWPAW GETTING THE 4-WHEELER READY!
BEST FRIENDS! AUNT E AND BUG
BEST FRIENDS! ME AND EM
CARTER AND DADDY RIDING THE 4-WHEELER!
MY TWO FAVORITE GUYS!!
AUNT E AND CARTER TRYING OUT THE NEW SLED PAWPAW MADE!
CARTER WANTED TO DO IT BY HIMSELF! SO CUTE!
PAW PAW TRYING OUT THE SLEDDING
YOU CANT SEE BUT CARTER WAS ON THE 4-WHEELER AND HE DECIDED TO PUSH THE GAS AND MADE EMILY AND PAWPAW FALL OFF THE SLED! FUNNIEST THING ALL DAY!!!
SO HAPPY!!! I LOVE HIM!!!
 ME GENE AND CARTER ALL GOT ON AND TOOK A RIDE! SO FUN!!!
JAYCIE WAS INSIDE HELPING BOTH GRADMA'S COOK US DINNER AND A CAKE! I GUESS YOU SEE WHO GOT TO LICK THE BOWL!!! LOL
OH AND THANKS MANDI FOR THE LEG WARMERS YOU GAVE TO JAYCIE!  THEY WERE GREAT TO HAVE TODAY IN THIS CRAZY WEATHER AND LOOKED SO CUTE ON HER!

THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT GRAMS!
I LOVE THIS PICTURE! SOOOO CUTE!!!
ANOTHER FAVORITE! DOESNT MY MOM LOOK JUST BEAUTIFUL! WE FINALLY GOT HER TO COME OUTSIDE AND PLAY FOR A FEW MINUTES!
GRAMS AND CARTER BUG
MOMMY CARTER AND GRAMS
LOVE IT!
CARTER AND GRAMS TAKING A RIDE! SO CUTE!
DON'T GET MANY OF THOSE PICTURES ANYMORE! I LOVE HIM! YES, HE CAME HOME EARLY FROM DUCK HUNTING TO SPEND THE DAY PLAYING WITH US!
OUR LAST RIDE OF THE DAY! 
WE HAD A BLAST PLAYING TODAY! LOOKS LIKE TOMORROW WE ARE HEADING BACK TO MOMS IN THE MORNING, EATING BREAKFAST AND THEN SPENDING THE DAY IN THE SNOW AGAIN BEFORE IT MELTS AWAY!
GOD TRULY HAS BLESSED ME WITH A WONDERFUL FAMILY! I LOVE IT THAT WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND JUST LAY AROUND WATCH TV, EAT MY MOMS FABULOUS COOKING,  PLAY GAMES AND PLAY OUTSIDE IN THE SNOW! WE DO MAKE SOME WONDERFUL MEMORIES!!! GOD IS SOOO GOOD AND I AM SO BLESSED! I LOVE MY FAMILY!

Monday, January 25, 2010

REVELATION


THE NEXT BIG PURCHASE I MAKE WILL BE ON A REAL CAMERA! LIKE THE $500 ONES! MY CAMERA IS JUST NOT THAT GOOD AND I WANT SOME GOOD PICTURES OF MY KIDS THAT I DON'T HAVE TO GO PAY SOMEONE MEGA BUCKS TO DO WHEN I COULD DO THE SAME THING IF ONLY I HAD THAT CAMERA! 


ANYWAY, JAYCIE TURNED 10 MONTHS OLD TODAY! SHE WEIGHS 18 POUNDS NOW! SHES PULLING UP ON EVERYTHING AND WALKING AROUND THE FURNITURE! I KNOW IN THE NEXT MONTH SHE WILL BE WALKING AND THEN THE FUN WILL START! OR DO I MEAN THE CRAZINESS!!!  THIS HAS DEFINITELY BEEN THE QUICKEST TEN MONTHS OF MY LIFE! I THINK SINCE I HAVE TWO KIDS NOW, THE SECOND CHILD'S LIFE GOES BY QUICKER BECAUSE I'M HAVING TO KEEP UP WITH TWO KIDS ALL THE TIME AND I DON'T GET TO JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY ONE AT A TIME! BUT THAT'S OKAY WE HAVE PICTURES TO REMEMBER AND AT LEAST I DIDN'T WORK THESE PAST TEN MONTHS CUZ IT WOULD HAVE REALLY GONE BY FAST AND I WOULD HAVE FELT LIKE I MISSED IT ALL!


CARTER IS ALMOST ALL THE WAY POTTY TRAINED NOW! HE NOW TELLS ME WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND I THINK WE ARE USING THE POTTY MORE THAN HE'S USING HIS DIAPER NOW! BIG IMPROVEMENT! EVERYONE IS RIGHT WHEN THEY SAY KIDS WILL POTTY TRAIN WHEN THEY ARE READY!  IM SO PROUD OF HIM! CARTER ALSO IS VERY INTO PRAYING! LAST NIGHT I WAS LAYING DOWN WITH HIM TRYING TO GET HIM TO SLEEP AND HE CLOSED HIS EYES WITH HIS FINGERS LIKE HE DOES AND HE STARTED MUMBLING AND THEN I HEARD HIM SAY AMEN! I WAS LIKE AWE CARTER ARE YOU PRAYING! HE SAID PRAY MOMMY PRAY! SO I STARTED PRAYING WITH HIM THANKING THE LORD FOR MOMMY AND DADDY AND JAYCIE AND GRAMS AND PAWPAW AND SO ON THRU THE WHOLE FAMILY AND THEN AFTER WE PRAYED TOGETHER CARTER PRAYED ABOUT FIVE MORE TIMES BY HIMSELF! IT WAS THE SWEETEST THING! SO THEN TODAY HE WAS SITTING AT THE TABLE WATCHING ME MAKE HIM A PB&J AND HE CLOSED HIS EYES AND SAID PRAY MOMMY PRAY! TOUCHED MY HEART! YES I'M GUILTY OF NOT ALWAYS PRAYING BEFORE EVERY MEAL AND WITH MY SON AT NIGHT BEFORE BED BUT APPARENTLY ITS TIME TO MAKE SURE I DO! IF MY SON PAYS THAT MUCH ATTENTION TO WHEN WE SHOULD PRAY THEN I SHOULD MAKE A  HUGE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE WE PRAY AS A FAMILY BEFORE EVERY MEAL AND BEFORE BED!

WOW!!!! I LOVE MY CHILDREN!!! THEY TEACH US SO MUCH ABOUT OURSELVES AND ABOUT LIFE! THEY ARE TRULY AMAZING!!! 
OKAY SO IVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS SONG BY THIRD DAY ALL THE TIME LATELY! VERY POWERFUL SONG! ITS CALLED REVELATION AND MAN DOES IT PULL AT YOUR HEART AND JUST MAKES YOU WORSHIP OUR AWESOME GOD!  HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF IT!

Give me a revelation,
Show me what to do
Cause I've been trying to find my way,
I haven't got a clue
Tell me should I stay here,
Or do I need to move
Give me a revelation
I've got nothing without You
I've got nothing without...





THAT SONG IS SO POWERFUL! ITS SO TRUE! DOES GOD WANT US SOMEWHERE ELSE THAN WHERE WE WANT TO BE? DO WE GET CAUGHT UP IN OUR DAY TO DAY LIFE AND NEVER TURN TO LOOK AT THE THINGS AROUND US THAT GOD MIGHT BE WANTING US TO SEE! DO WE GET CAUGHT UP IN THE MOTION OF LIFE AND NOT GIVE IT OUR ALL AND GET OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE AND DO GOD'S WILL?  ARE WE TOO SCARED WE MIGHT FAIL? WELL GUESS WHAT? GOD IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE TO CATCH US IF WE DO FALL OR FAIL! HES LIKE A SAFETY NET AT THE BOTTOM OF A BRIDGE AND IF WE JUMP OFF THAT BRIDGE, GOD IS GOING TO BE THERE TO CATCH US! SO WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE BY JUMPING IN? EXACTLY! 



 I FINALLY GOT ME A TREADMILL AND I LOVE IT! I HAVE BEEN ON IT EVERY NIGHT IN A WEEK BUT ONE! I GET ONE RESTING DAY A WEEK! I DO AT LEAST 2 MILES EVERY NIGHT AND MOST NIGHTS I DO AN HOUR WHICH IS 3.5  MILES FOR ME! TONIGHT THOUGH I DID 4 MILES IN AN HOUR AND TEN MINUTES! I WAS VERY PROUD OF MYSELF! SEE EMILY IS BACK AT SCHOOL AND SHE ALSO IS WORKING OUT SO WE TEXT EACH OTHER EVERY NIGHT AND SAY HAHA THIS IS WHAT I DID TODAY AND SO THAT MAKES THE OTHER ONE WANT TO DO MORE! SO WE ARE HELPING EACH OTHER OUT BY PUSHING EACH OTHER! SO IF ONLY WE COULD STOP EATING SO MUCH WE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE SKINNY AND READY FOR A BIKINI THIS SUMMER! LATELY I HAVE BEEN HUNGRY ALL THE TIME! ITS CRAZY! THE BEST PART OF WORKING OUT EVERY NIGHT IS I HAVE SOOOO MUCH MORE ENERGY ALL DAY EVERY DAY NOW! MY HOUSE STAYS CLEAN NOW! I GET SO MUCH DONE DURING THE DAY EVEN WITH TWO WILD KIDS RUNNING AROUND! ITS AMAZING AND I LOVE IT! I WILL ADMIT SOMETIMES ITS HARD TO GET ON THAT TREADMILL ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS 10:00 BEFORE I GET THE KIDS TO BED AND THE KITCHEN CLEANED AND READY TO GET ON IT! BUT I DO IT ANYWAY AND IM SO GLAD I DO!




SO AS YOU NOTICE IN MY LAST TWO PICTURES, ITS IMPOSSIBLE THESE DAYS TO GET BOTH MY KIDS TO SMILE IN THE SAME PICTURE SO I JUST PUT BOTH ON HERE WITH EACH OF THEM SMILING! LOL ! THEY ARE TWO SWEET LOVING PRECIOUS WONDERFUL AMAZING KIDS!!!! LIFE GETS SWEETER BY THE DAY WITH THOSE TWO!!! 
GOD IS GOOD!!!



Wednesday, January 20, 2010

RAINY DAYS


THIS IS WHAT A RAINY DAY CONSIST OF, STAYING IN OUR P.J'S OR BEING NAKED LIKE CARTER AND JUST PLAYING AND ACTIN GOOFY! I LOVE DAYS LIKE THIS! I GET TO SIT IN THE FLOOR AND JUST PLAY AND HAVE FUN WITH MY KIDS!



THIS IS OUR NOT SO LITTLE PUPPY AUBIE! HE'S HUGE ALREADY! AUBIE IS VERY PLAYFUL AND LOVING AND BEAUTIFUL! HE'S A JOY TO HAVE MOST OF THE TIME! STILL TRYING TO TRAIN HIM BUT HE'S DOING PRETTY GOOD!


I CANT LEAVE EMMA OUT! SHE GETS FORGOTTEN A LOT NOW THAT WE HAVE TWO KIDS AND A NEW PUPPY BUT SHES STILL MY FIRST LOVE! SHES A SWEET HEART!

A COUPLE OLD PICTURES TO REMIND US OF HOW FAR WE HAVE COME!
GOD IS GOOD!