YAY, FOR ICE CREAM

WE LOVE TO GO TO GRAMS AND PAW PAW'S HOUSE! THEY HAVE SO MUCH ROOM TO RUN AND PLAY AND RIDE! ALSO, THE ICE CREAMS MAN COMES EVERY DAY ! THE KIDS REALLY ENJOY IT! SO HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF A TYPICAL DAY AT THEIR HOUSE!

KISSIN' THE HORSE! SO SWEET!

ICE CREAM MAN, MOMMA!!!

YAY, FOR ICE CREAM!!!

FIRST TIME SHE GOT HER OWN POPSICLE AND SHE LOVED IT!!!

GENE AND I ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE OUR PARENTS LIVE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM US! THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN AT ANY TIME, NO MATTER WHAT!  WE LOVE Y'ALL SO MUCH!

GOD IS SO GOOD!

THIS IS THE BIBLE VERSE THAT HAS GOTTEN ME THROUGH THE WEEK!

BUT SEEK FIRST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS WELL. THEREFORE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, FOR TOMORROW WILL WORRY ABOUT ITSELF. EACH DAY HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE OF ITS OWN. 

MATTHEW 6: 33-34

FISHING

GENE WENT TO SARDIS THE OTHER DAY FISHING WITH A FRIEND OF HIS! THEY HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME! IM SO GLAD DAVID DECIDED TO GO CUZ IF NOT I WAS GOING AND I THINK ITS A LIL TOO COLD STILL FOR ME TO BE OUT IN THAT BOAT FREEZING MY BUTT OFF! I DONT KNOW WHY MY HUSBAND LIKES ME TO GO WHEN ALL I DO IS WRAP UP IN A BLANKET AND LAY ON THE SEATS AND COMPLAIN THAT I NEED TO GO PEE! LOL ! HE LOVES ME THOUGH AND WE DO ENJOY OUR TIME TOGETHER! BUT ANYWAY, GENE CAUGHT 8 FISH THE OTHER DAY AND BROUGHT THEM HOME FOR CARTER TO SEE! CARTER LOVED THEM, HE WAS EVEN TOUCHING THEIR EYES AND PUTTING GUMMY'S IN THEIR MOUTHS! IT WAS SO FUNNY! CARTER IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE DADDY'S FISHING BUDDY IN A COUPLE YEARS! ITS A PASSION ALREADY FOR HIM!

EASTER PICTURES

OKAY SO WE WENT TO GET EASTER PICTURES MADE WITH EPC YESTERDAY AND WELL, MY "QUEEN" CRIED EVERY TIME I WOULD PUT HER DOWN TO TAKE A PICTURE! FIRST OFF SHE IS A "QUEEN" AND LOVES HER MOMMY AND DOESN'T LIKE TOO MANY STRANGERS BUT SECOND, EPC HAD 3 OTHER GIRLS HELPING HER IN THIS VERY SMALL SPACE IN HER FRONT YARD SURROUNDED BY BUSHES AND I THINK ALL THOSE PEOPLE SURROUNDING HER AT ONE TIME FREAKED HER OUT!!! IT WOULD HAVE FREAKED ME OUT TOO! IT WAS NOT A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE AND I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME! BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE I GUESS, WE GOT A GOOD PICTURE OF CARTER WITH A REAL BUNNY! HE DID GREAT! TOO BAD I SPENT ALL THAT MONEY AND DIDN'T EVEN GET ONE OF THEM TOGETHER! OH WELL! THESE ARE A FEW PICTURES I GOT OF MY DARLING BABIES! I'M HOPING TO GET SOME MORE OF THEM NEXT WEEK IN THESE OUTFITS AT OUR CHURCH EASTER EGG HUNT! ENJOY! 

ZOO TIME

FRIDAY WAS THE PERFECT DAY TO GO TO THE ZOO! IT WAS 70 DEGREE WEATHER AND THE SUN WAS SHINING!!! IT WAS JUST GORGEOUS!!! EVERYONE ELSE IN THE MEMPHIS AREA HAD THE SAME IDEA AS US THOUGH BECAUSE THERE WAS HALF A MILLION PEOPLE AT THE ZOO WITH US! I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT THAT CROWDED BEFORE! WE STILL HAD A GREAT TIME! THE KIDS REALLY ENJOYED IT! THEY ARE AT THE AGE WHERE THEY ARE AMAZED!!! CARTER WALKED MOST OF THE TIME WITH GRAMS AND AUNT E AND JAYCIE RODE IN THE WAGON! THIS WAS OUR FIRST TRIP OF MANY TO COME THIS YEAR!!! ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER TRIP PLANNED FOR NEXT FRIDAY WITH SOME FAMILY COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN! WE LOVE THE ZOO!!! HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES FROM OUR DAY! ENJOY!!!

CARTER PULLED JAYCIE FOR A LONG TIME! THEY BOTH LOVED IT! HE'S SO SWEET TO HIS SISTER!! 

JAYCIE WAS VERY TIRED BY THE END! SO SWEET! 

CANT WAIT TO GO BACK! GOD IS GOOD!

AUBIE

THIS IS WHAT I CAUGHT AUBIE DOING THE OTHER NIGHT! YES, HE'S THAT BIG ALREADY AND NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS OLD YET! HES SO SWEET AND LOVING THOUGH!

I GAVE HIM AND EMMA A BATH THE OTHER NIGHT! OH THAT WAS FUN! LOL ! THEY REALLY WERE PRETTY GOOD THOUGH!

ANOTHER MILESTONE

JUST ME, NO PICTURES TONIGHT! SO FIRST I WANT TO SAY HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! THIS SHOULD BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY'S SINCE MY FAVORITE COLOR IS GREEN BUT REALLY IT JUST FELT LIKE A NORMAL DAY. I EVEN FORGOT TO WEAR GREEN UNTIL MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND STARTED PINCHING ME SO I FOUND A GREEN PULLOVER TO PUT ON!

SO MISS JAYCIE STARTED TAKING 4 AND 5 STEPS TODAY WITH ME AND GENE AND THEN WE GET TO CHURCH TONIGHT AND SHE STARTED GOING LIKE 10 STEPS AT A TIME! IT WAS SO AWESOME TO SEE HER PROGRESS THAT MUCH IN ONE DAY! SHE WILL DEFINITELY BE WALKING AND PROBABLY RUNNING ON HER BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK! THIS IS PROBABLY NOT A GOOD THING BECAUSE FROM NOW ON I WILL BE CHASING TWO KIDS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS! BUT THEN AGAIN I'M REALLY READY FOR HER TO BE WALKING BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO GO AND PLAY WITH CARTER OUTSIDE SO BAD AND I CANT LET HER DOWN WHILE SHES CRAWLING !

TOMORROW WE GOT INVITED TO GO TO THE CIRCUS WITH CARTER'S FRIEND ZOE FROM CHURCH! WE ARE REALLY EXCITED! I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A CIRCUS IN 15 YEARS PROBABLY AND THIS WILL BE CARTERS FIRST TIME! HE WILL DEFINITELY BE AMAZED AT THE ANIMALS AND PEOPLE!

THIS MONTH HAS BEEN REALLY HECTIC! WE HAVE BEEN GOING AND GOING AND GOING! ITS NOT EVEN HALF OVER YET AND THERE IS SO MUCH MORE GOING ON! I GUESS WE WOULDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING TO DO AND SOMEWHERE TO GO ALL THE TIME! ITS JUST OUR LIFE NOW!

ILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS QUOTE. ITS FROM THE BIBLE STUDY ON DAVID THAT I'M DOING WITH THE WOMAN OF MY CHURCH!

MEASURE THE SIZE OF YOUR OBSTACLE AGAINST THE SIZE OF YOUR GOD!

JUST A LIL UPDATE

 MY TWO LIL MONKEYS!

THIS IS WHAT I DO WHEN THE "QUEEN" WONT LET ME OUT OF HER SITE AND I HAVE 10 MINUTES TO GET READY! 

AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE LOVES SITTING UP THERE AS MUCH AS HER BROTHER! 

SHE EVEN BRUSHED HER TEETH FOR ME! GOOD JOB JAE!!!

ME AND MY MOM HAVE STARTED CALLING JAYCIE THE QUEEN! YOU KNOW THE SAYING "IF I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS CHILD FIRST, I WOULDNT HAVE HAD ANYMORE" YEA WELL THATS WHAT IM SAYING RIGHT ABOUT NOW!! SHES DEFINITLY THE WILD AND CRAZY ONE! DEMANDING AND DEFINITLY KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS WHEN SHE WANTS IT AND YOU BETTER BE LISTENING AND DOING WHAT IT IS THAT SHE WANTS OR YOU ARE GOING TO KNOW ABOUT IT! SHES THE QUEEN!!!!! 

OH BUT SHE CAN BE SO SWEET TOO! SHE ALREADY SAYS THANK YOU WHEN YOU HAND HER SOMETHING! IF YOU TELL HER TO GO PUT SOMETHING IN THE TRASH, SHE WILL GO AND DO IT! IF YOU HAND HER A BRUSH SHE PUTS IT ON HER HEAD AND BRUSHES HER HAIR. SHE SAYS HI, HELLO, BYE BYE, MOMMA, DA DA, AND THANK YOU!  SHES VERY SMART ALREADY! TODAY AT THE FUNERAL SHE STARTED TAKING 3 AND 4 STEPS AT A TIME SO MAYBE JUST MAYBE SHE WILL BE WALKING BY HER BIRTHDAY! IM HOPING ANYWAY!

THESE ARE THEIR NEW BOOTS GRANDMA GOT THEM THE OTHER DAY! CARTER LOVES HIS SO MUCH THAT HE WEARS THEM TO BED! YES, HE WILL NOT TAKE THEM OFF! ITS THE FUNNIEST THING! I JUST LET HIM WEAR THEM TO BED IF HE WANTS TO AND HE CAN WEAR THEM ANYWHERE WE GO! HE LOVES HIS RAIN BOOTS! AND IM SURE JAYCIE WILL LOVE HERS JUST AS MUCH AS SOON AS SHE LEARNS TO WALK AND CAN KEEP THEM ON!

THIS IS CARTER TAKING AFTER HIS GRAMS AND MOM AND WEARING HIS SUNGLASSES ON TOP OF HIS HEAD! TOO CUTE LIL BOY! HES GETTING TOO BIG!!! CARTER TALKS ALL THE TIME NOW! HE CAN CARRY ON A CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE! ITS LIKE HE TURNED TWO AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE CAN SAY ANYTHING AND TALKS NONE STOP! HE NOW ONLY DRINKS OUT OF A REGULAR CUP! HE NO LONGER HAS A SIPPY CUP AND NO LONGER TAKES A SIPPY CUP TO BED WITH HIM OR IN THE TRUCK AND OTHER PLACES! HES OFFICIALLY A BIG BOY! IM SO PROUD OF HIM! HES ONE AMAZING LIL BOY!

REAL MEN WEAR PINK! 

THESE ARE THE BEST PICTURES I GOT OF THE KIDS SUNDAY! 

ILL LOOK BACK ON ALL THESE GOOFY PICTURES ONE DAY AND JUST LAUGH! THESE CRAZY RANDOM PICTURES WILL MEAN SO MUCH TO ME WHEN I'M BALLING MY EYES OUT BECAUSE MY BABY GIRL JUST STARTED KINDERGARTEN OR WHEN CARTER TURNS 16 AND DRIVES AWAY IN HIS OWN TRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME ! IT WILL DEFINITELY COME QUICKER THAN I REALIZE!

ILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS:

"IF THERE WERE 10,000 STEPS BETWEEN YOU AND GOD, IF YOU JUST TAKE ONE STEP, HE WILL TAKE THE 9,999 MORE! "

LAMBERTS

TODAY WE HAD TO GO TO CHARLESTON MISSOURI TO MY GREAT UNCLES FUNERAL. THE KIDS WENT WITH US BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN THIS SIDE OF THE FAMILY IN A LONG TIME! SO TO MAKE A LONG DAY IN THE CAR A LIL MORE EXCITING, WE DECIDED TO GO TO LAMBERT'S (MY FAVORITE) FOR LUNCH! THIS WAS THEIR FIRST TIME GOING AND BOY WERE THEY  ENTERTAINED!!! THEY HAD A GREAT TIME JUST WATCHING THE PEOPLE THROW ROLLS! CARTER KEPT SAYING MORE ROLLS BOO BOO MORE ROLLS! HE HARDLY ATE ANYTHING FROM WATCHING EVERYONE ! GOOD THING WE DON'T LIVE ANY CLOSER TO THE PLACE CUZ WE WOULD BE BROKE AND FAT! GREAT PLACE TO GO WITH A FAMILY! THEY ARE QUICK AND VERY ENTERTAINING AND THE FOOD IS AWESOME!!! I NEED TO GET ON MY TREADMILL FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS AFTER EATING ALL THAT YUMMY FOOD! WE HAD A GREAT TIME!