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!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!

 TODAY IS ONE OF MY BESTEST FRIEND KELLY'S BIRTHDAY!
  HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY! I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY FILLED WITH LOVE AND HAPPINESS BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT! YOU ARE A WONDERFUL, STRONG WOMAN THAT I ADMIRE! LOVE YA GIRL!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

 YESTERDAY WAS MY MOMMA'S BIRTHDAY AND BOY DID SHE GET A NICE SURPRISE WHEN SHE WOKE UP! IT SNOWED ABOUT 3 INCHES YESTERDAY MORNING. IT WAS A NICE SURPRISE SNOW DAY FOR EVERYONE, I THINK! I ASK MY MOM IF SHE EVER REMEMBERS IT SNOWING ON HER BIRTHDAY BEFORE AND SHE SAID NO. HOW COOL! WE WENT TO MOMS AND SPENT THE DAY WITH HER PLAYING IN THE SNOW AND JUST RELAXING! IT WAS A FUN DAY! TONIGHT WE ARE GOING OUT TO DINNER WITH EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE! I LOVE YOU MOMMA AND HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY! 
HERE ARE JUST A COUPLE CUTE PICTURES I GOT OF THE KIDS YESTERDAY! IT DOESN'T GET MUCH SWEETER THAN THAT! 






 WE MADE CHRISTMAS TREE'S AT CHURCH LAST NIGHT OUT OF ICE CREAM CONES, COOKIES, GREEN ICING AND M&M'S! THEY TURNED OUT SO CUTE ND THE KIDS HAD A LOT OF FUN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMS! WE LOVE YOU!!!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Andrea Bocelli - What Child is This (With Mary J. Blige)



JUST HAD TO SHARE MY FAVORITE VERSION OF MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG! I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG AND HAVE IT IN MY CD PLAYER IN MY TRUCK AND REPEAT IT CONTENTIOUSLY! I EVEN HAVE GENE HOOKED ON IT! SO MUCH PASSION IN THEIR VOICES WHILE SINGING! LOVE THE EMOTION! ENJOY!
(YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO THE BOTTOM OF MY PAGE AND PAUSE MY OTHER MUSIC TO HEAR THIS )

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY CARTER

YESTERDAY WAS MY SWEET BABY BOYS 4TH BIRTHDAY! THAT WAS THE FASTEST 4 YEARS OF MY LIFE! FOUR YEARS AGO AT 9:44AM, GOD SENT US THE MOST PRECIOUS PERFECT GIFT. A 6LB 7OZ 19 INCH LONG HEALTHY BABY BOY!
SO TO CELEBRATE CARTER'S BIRTHDAY, I MADE DINOSAUR CUPCAKES AND TOOK THEM TO SCHOOL TO SHARE WITH HIS CLASS. I DECIDED TO SPEND THE MORNING AT SCHOOL WITH HIM ALSO. HE LOVED HAVING ME THERE! AFTER SCHOOL WE WENT TO BURGER KING AND GOT LUNCH, WENT TO GRAMS TO EAT WITH HER AND JAYCIE, AND THEN HOME FOR NAPS. AFTER NAPS WE WENT TO GRANDMA'S TO OPEN PRESENTS THEN TO PIZZA HUT TO CELEBRATE WITH THE FAMILY. HE GOT THE HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO GAME, THE SHARK BOAT, AND THE FIREMAN OUTFIT HES BEEN WANTING! HE ALSO GOT A COMPUTER, SNOW SUIT, THE ELF ON THE SHELF MOVIE AND DONT SPILL THE BEANS GAME. DADDY ALSO GOT HIM HIS FIRST VERY OWN REAL GUN TO START PRACTICING WITH TO GO HUNTING. HES EXCITED! SATURDAY IS HIS BIG PARTY AT PUMP IT UP! HES BEEN WANTING A PARTY THERE FOR TWO YEARS SO WE FINALLY GAVE IN. 
HERES A FEW PICTURES FROM HIS SPECIAL DAY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARTER BUG! MOMMY, DADDY AND JAYCIE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!



 ALSO YESTERDAY WAS MY MOM AND DADS ANNIVERSARY.! 13 GREAT YEARS. I THINK I GAVE THEM THE BEST PRESENT EVER 4 YEARS AGO SO NOTHING WAS GOING TO TOP THAT. WE STILL GAVE THEM A GIFT CARD TO RED LOBSTER SINCE THEY HAD TO SPEND THEIR ANNIVERSARY NIGHT AT PIZZA HUT.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM AND JIMMY! WE LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Ollie and Mollie and 2 month catch up

AND...I DID IT AGAIN. IVE BEEN MIA FROM THIS BLOG FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. I HAVE NEVER NEGLECTED THIS BLOG THAT LONG. I LOVE TO BLOG BUT HERE LATELY OUR LIFE HAS BEEN CRAZY BUSY. I STARTED TAKING CARE OF A ONE YEAR OLD DURING THE WEEK NOW SO HE TAKES UP THE LIL TIME I DID HAVE BUT I LOVE HIM AND HES WORTH IT. WE HAVE HAD HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING SINCE IVE BEEN GONE! WE ALL DRESSED UP AS PIRATES THIS YEAR. YES EVEN GENE AND I! IT WAS FUN AND SO CUTE! WE DID A FALL FEST AT OUR CHURCH WHICH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! GOD HAS REALLY BLESSED OUR CHURCH! THANKSGIVING WAS HERE AT OUR HOUSE AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR THE 5TH YEAR! WE LOVE TO HAVE OUR FAMILY OVER TO GIVE THANKS TO THE ONE ABOVE WHO MAKES IT ALL POSSIBLE! THANKSGIVING HAS TO BE MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY! THERE IS NO PRESSURE ...ITS JUST A RELAXING HOLIDAY AND A TIME TO REFLECT ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE! AND THIS YEAR, I REALLY GOT IN TOUCH WITH REALITY AND WITH GOD AND HE HAS SHOWN ME HOW VERY BLESSED I AM TO HAVE ALL THAT I DO AND HEALTHY BABIES AND A WONDERFUL SUPPORTING FAMILY. WE DON'T NEED TO KEEP WANTING MORE AND MORE. INSTEAD BE CONTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND HELP OTHERS IN NEED. GOD REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO SHOW ME HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE ARE OUT THERE STRUGGLING, HURTING AND THAT NEED OUR HELP. I PRAYED FOR GOD TO SHOW ME HOW TO HELP SOME OF THESE IN NEED AND HE HAS OVERFLOWED MY LIFE! 2011 HAS BEEN ONE ROUGH YEAR FOR US AND IVE BEEN SAYING 2012 JUST HAS TO BE BETTER. WELL IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. GOD NEVER PROMISED US AN EASY LIFE BUT HE DID PROMISE WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE FELL, HE WOULD BE THERE HOLDING US! SO THE TWO THINGS I WANT FOR MYSELF IN 2012 ARE, TO BE MORE CONTENT AND MORE GIVING AND WITH THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE THERE.

OK SO OUR ELVES, OLLIE AND MOLLIE, CAME BACK THIS YEAR. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING SO SILLY THINGS THIS WEEK. ONE MORNING WE OPENED THE REFRIGERATOR AND THEY HAD TURNED OUR MILK BLUE. CARTER SAID THEY PROBABLY MASHED A BLUEBERRY UP AND MIXED IT IN THERE. SMART KID! THAT'S PROBABLY EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID! THEY NEXT MORNING THEY WERE IN THE SINK TAKING A BUBBLE BATH IN MARSHMALLOWS. THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING! WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE OTHER SILLY THINGS THEY GET INTO! 

WE HAVE THE HOUSE ALL DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS! THE SHOPPING IS 95% DONE. STILL HAVE A LOT OF WRAPPING TO DO BUT THAT'S THE FUN PART AND I CAN GET THAT DONE IN A DAY. I WANT US TO RELAX AND ENJOY AS MUCH OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AS POSSIBLE. WE LIKE RIDING AROUND EVERY NIGHT LOOKING AT LIGHTS WITH THE KIDS AND LISTENING TO OUR CHRISTMAS MUSIC. BAKING CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND MAKING CANDY IS ALWAYS A FUN TRADITION WE DO WITH MY MOM AND SISTER! THE KIDS BOTH HAVE APRONS SO THEY LOVE TO GET IN THE KITCHEN AND GET THEIR HANDS IN IT ALL TOO. 

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS! ENJOY AND I AM REALLY GOING TO TRY TO DO BETTER ON THIS BLOG!