Monday, May 17, 2010

DISNEY, HERE WE COME!

OUR DADDY HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD, LOTS OF OVERTIME HERE LATELY SO WE HAVE BEEN MISSING HIM LIKE CRAZY! FOR ONE THEY ARE IN A SHUT DOWN RIGHT NOW SO THAT MEANS LOTS OF HARD WORK GOING ON AND TWO WE ARE GETTING READY TO GO TO FLORIDA IN JUNE FOR A WEEK OR SO. WE ARE GOING TO GO VISIT GENE'S SISTER LISA AND HER HUSBAND SHELTON THAT LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO ORLANDO. WE ARE PLANNING ON GOING TO DISNEY WORLD A COUPLE DAYS (WE KNOW THE KIDS ARE STILL A LIL TOO SMALL TO GO AND REMEMBER BUT THEY AREN'T 3 YET SO THEY GET IN FREE EVERY WHERE WE GO SO WE REALLY HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE!) WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BUSCH GARDENS AND SEA WORLD WHILE WE ARE THERE! GENE ALSO HAS A HALF BROTHER THAT LIVES IN MIAMI SO WE ARE PLANNING ON TAKING A ONE DAY TRIP DOWN THERE ALSO WHICH IM VERY EXCITED ABOUT! IVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO MIAMI BEACH! THIS WILL BE THE KIDS FIRST TIME AT THE BEACH AND IM EXCITED! I GREW UP ON THE BEACH AS A SMALL KID! WE LIVED IN CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA FOR 3 OR 4 YEARS AND MY MOM USE TO TAKE US TO THE BEACH EVERY DAY IN THE SUMMER ALL DAY LONG! WE WERE LITTLE BEACH BUMS! SO IM ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW WELL MY KIDS LIKE IT! THIS WILL ALSO BE ME AND GENE'S FIRST TIME GOING TOGETHER! YAY! SO ANYWAY WE ARE SAVING UP MONEY TO GO ON THIS WILD ADVENTURE! I'M WONDERING HOW WELL THE KIDS ARE GOING TO DO IN THE CAR FOR 12 HOURS! THERE WILL PROBABLY BE MANY STOPS ALONG THE WAY AND I BETTER NOT FORGET TO BRING THE DVD PLAYER AND LOTS OF MICKEY MOUSES AND ELMO MOVIES! I WILL ALSO GO GET SOME NEW TOYS AND SNACKS AND NOT LET THEM SEE THEM UNTIL THE DAY OF THE TRIP! THAT WILL KEEP THEM BUSY! SO ANYWAY IN THIS TOP PICTURE THE KIDS HAVE ON THEIR MICKEY AND MINNI MOUSE SHIRTS, GETTING READY TO GO! 
I JUST HAD TO SHARE THIS PICTURE! EMILY PAINTED JAYCIE'S TOE NAILS THE OTHER DAY IN THE TRUCK WHILE JAYCIE WAS ASLEEP AND WHEN JAYCIE WOKE UP SHE DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THEM! IT WAS SO FUNNY! THEY ARE CUTE! 

PHOTO SHOOT

I DID A LIL PHOTO SHOOT WITH THE KIDS THE OTHER EVENING BEFORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHURCH! THEY WERE JUST TOO CUTE I COULDNT HELP IT! 

THE START OF SUMMER

I ALREADY KNOW I TAKE WAY TOO MANY PICTURES OF MY KIDS! THIS IS THEM SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE CHURCH! ONE OF THE BEST IVE GOTTEN IN A WHILE OF THEM TOGETHER! THEY ARE A MESS BUT OH SO CUTE!
MR. COOL ! 
PEEK A BOO MOMMY
ENJOYING A POPSICLE ON A HOT SUMMER DAY! 
PLAYING WITH THEIR NEW SIDE WALK CHALK
CUTIE
THIS IS CARTER'S FAVORITE THING TO DO AT GRAMS AND PAW PAWS HOUSE! THIS IS HIS HORSE SWING AND HE LOVES TO GO HIGH !VERY HIGH! 

MOTHER'S DAY

THIS IS ME AND THE KIDS ON MOTHER'S DAY! THIS YEAR WE WENT TO MISSOURI TO CHURCH WITH MY GRANDMOTHER AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY! MEME LOVES FOR ALL HER KIDS AND GRAND KIDS AND GREAT GRAND KIDS TO BE WITH HER IN CHURCH! ALL OF US WERE THEIR EXCEPT 2 AND ONE BEING GENE! HE ALWAYS HAS TO MISS IMPORTANT STUFF LIKE THIS! UGH! THAT MADE 20 OF US THERE THAT MORNING! I LOVE MY FAMILY! GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED ME WITH AN AMAZING MOM, MOTHER IN LAW, AND OTHER AMAZING WOMAN IN MY LIFE! BEING A MOM IS THE BEST THING EVER!!!! I WOULDN'T TRADE ONE SECOND FOR ANYTHING! SO HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THOSE WONDERFUL MOMS OUT THERE! WE TRULY HAVE THE BEST JOB EVER!!!
MY MOTHER'S DAY FLOWERS FROM MY BABIES!

WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM

MY KIDS LOVE ICE CREAM!!! (THEY GET IT FROM THEIR MOMMY AND DADDY)! WELL, BOTH MY KIDS EAT THEIR ICE CREAM CONE FROM THE BOTTOM UP! HOW WEIRD IS THAT! ONLY MY KIDS!!! LOL! SO NEEDLESS TO SAY WE ALWAYS HAVE A BIG MESS BY THE END! OH WELL ITS THE FUN OF IT RIGHT?

THE TOP PICTURE IS OF JAYCIE SAYING "CHEESE" ! THATS HER NEW WORD! ITS SO ADORABLE!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

BEING A MOMMA IS MY PASSION

HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF US AT GRAMS AND PAW-PAW'S TODAY! THE KIDS ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT TIME PLAYING OUTSIDE OVER THERE!
RIDING AROUND WITH PAWPAW
PAW- PAW AND CARTER


JAYCIE WALKING AROUND EVERYWHERE

JAYCIE RIDES CARTER'S TRACTOR AROUND OUR HOUSE ALL THE TIME! SHE LOVES IT! SHE GOES FRONTWARD AND THEN IF SHE RUNS INTO SOMETHING SHE WILL START BACKING UP AND MAKE THE TRACTOR SOUND! ITS SO CUTE! 

JAYCIE HAS BRONCHITIS, CROUP, AND BAD ALLERGIES IN HER EYES RIGHT NOW! SHES ON ANTIBIOTICS AND STEROIDS SO HOPEFULLY SHE WILL BE FEELING BETTER SOON! THANKS FOR ALL THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS! WE NEED THEM BECAUSE SHES NOT SLEEPING VERY WELL RIGHT NOW BEING SICK! IF SHE COUGHS TOO MUCH SHE MAKES HERSELF SICK AND THROWS UP EVERYWHERE AND THAT'S NOT VERY FUN AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING WHEN IVE ONLY HAD 1 HOUR OF SLEEP ANYWAY! SO NEEDLESS TO SAY WHEN ITS NAP TIME AROUND HERE, I'M IN THE BED ALSO TAKING A 2 HOUR NAP WITH CARTER! SO REFRESHING!

I GOT A GIRLY GIRL SHIRT THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WENT TO JACKSON SHOPPING. THIS IS WHAT IT SAID

MY CHILDREN ARE MY OBSESSION
I CLEAN WITH AGGRESSION
WHATEVER I CAN FIND IS MY FASHION
BEING A MOMMA IS MY PASSION

THOUGHT THAT WAS A PERFECT SHIRT FOR MOMS!
WELL I GUESS I BETTER GET OFF HERE! BED TIME AROUND HERE! 
GOD IS GOOD!!!

Monday, May 3, 2010

BUSY BUT HAVING FUN !


WOW, AND WHAT MONTH IS THIS AGAIN? MAY? REALLY? OKAY SO I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN BLOGGING IN A WHILE BUT MAN THIS HAS BEEN A VERY HECTIC MONTH OR TWO! ITS BEEN ONE THING AFTER THE OTHER AND WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A BLAST DOING IT ALL!  LET ME CATCH YOU UP ON THE KIDS FIRST!
JAYCIE IS 13 MONTHS AND HAS DECIDED SHE WANTS TO WALK NOW (THANK GOODNESS) SHE STILL WILL DO HER GORILLA CRAWL WHEN SHE WANTS TO BUT SHE DEFINITELY KNOWS HOW TO WALK NOW! ITS SO CUTE!!! SHE HAS 8 TEETH NOW I THINK. 4 FRONT BOTTOM AND 4 FRONT TOP. SHE TALKS ALL THE TIME NON STOP. SHE SAYS THANK YOU, HI, HEY, BYE-BYE, DADDY AND MOMMA, SHE POINTS AND SAYS THIS WHEN SHE WANTS SOMETHING, SHE SHAKES HER HEAD AND SAYS NO WHEN SHE DOESN'T WANT SOMETHING, AND SHE JABBERS ALL THE TIME AND IS REALLY TELLING YOU ABOUT SOMETHING . I'M JUST WANDERING WHAT SHES TELLING ME! AND YES, SHES JUST AS SASSY AS EVER! SHE HAS HER DADDY WRAPPED AROUND HER FINGER ABOUT 5 TIMES! HE SAYS "THAT'S MY BABY GIRL" ! GENE WILL CALL ME AND ASK ME TO STOP AT THE STORE JUST TO PICK UP SOMETHING FOR HER CUZ THAT'S HIS BABY GIRL AND HE CANT STAND SEEING HER WITHOUT HER FAVORITE SNACK! HA!
CARTER...HES GROWING SO FAST! HE CAN CARRY ON A CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE! HE TALKS ALL THE TIME ALSO! HE SPEAKS SO CLEARLY!  HES A BIG HELP AROUND HERE AND CANT STAND HIS BABY SISTER TO CRY! IF SHES CRYING HE WILL SAY "ITS OKAY BABY GIRL" AND TRIES TO CALM HER DOWN! HE LOVES HIS SISTER! THEY ARE A PAIR, THAT'S FOR SURE! HES DEFINITELY OUR ENTERTAINMENT AROUND HERE. I LOVE MY LIL LOVE BUG!

CARTER KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS AND CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS BUT HE CAN BE EASILY PERSUADED INTO DOING SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE MOMENT! JAYCIE ON THE OTHER HAND KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTS AND CAN LET YOU KNOW BUT CAN NOT BE EASILY PERSUADED INTO DOING SOMETHING ELSE! IF SHE WANTS TO WALK THIS WAY, SHES GOING TO WALK THAT WAY AND IS GOING TO PITCH A FIT IF YOU DON'T LET HER ! SHE GETS SOMETHING IN HER MIND AND SHES NOT LETTING GO OF IT! HOW CAN TWO KIDS BE SO DIFFERENT? THEY SURE LOOK ALIKE BUT ACT DIFFERENT IN A LOT OF WAYS. I'M GUESSING THIS IS JUST THE BOY AND GIRL THING. DRAMA QUEEN THING THAT GIRLS BRING TO THE TABLE AND BOYS ARE SO MUCH MORE LAID BACK!  ITS FUN! THERE IS DEFINITELY NOT A DULL MOMENT AROUND HERE! I SOAK IN EVERY SECOND!


GENE'S MOM JUST HAD KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY SO SHES STAYING HERE WITH US FOR A LIL WHILE! THE KIDS ARE LOVING IT HAVING GRANDMA HERE ALL THE TIME AND I THINK SHES LOVING IT ALSO GETTING TO SEE THEM EVERYDAY! CARTER SAYS "GRANDMA HAS A BIG BOO BOO MOMMY" ! YEP SHE DOES! GENE HAS BEEN HOME WITH US FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS AND IT HAS BEEN SO NICE !HES BEEN HELPING ME OUT A LOT WITH THE KIDS AND HIS MOM! HES EVEN BEEN DOING HOUSE WORK AND LAUNDRY WITHOUT ME ASKING! HES SUCH A GREAT HUSBAND!
HERE'S SOME PICTURES OF THE OTHER THINGS WE HAVE BEEN UP TO! ENJOY!

TOOK GRANDMA TO THE ZOO!




WENT TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM !
WATCHING MICKEY MOUSE IN MOMMY AND DADDY'S BED! 

YES I EVEN TAKE PICTURES OF MY KIDS IN WALMART! HOW COULD I PASS UP A MOMENT LIKE THIS? LOL! SO SWEET!

I PROMISE TO TRY TO KEEP THIS BLOG IN BETTER SHAPE! 

Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common since
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And LOVE LIKE CRAZY!