MORE PICTURES!

I KNOW I KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE ALWAYS GETTING PICTURE MADE! I JUST LOVE PICTURES THOUGH ESPECIALLY OF MY KIDS SO ANY CHANCE I GET TO HAVE SOME MADE, IM ON IT!!! SO MY SWEET MOTHER IN LAW REMINDED ME IT WAS TIME TO GET JAYCIE'S PICTURES MADE AT SEARS SINCE WE HAD SOME OF CARTER DONE THERE WHEN HE WAS A BABY! I NEEDED A COLLAGE MADE OF JAYCIE TO MATCH THE ONE OF CARTER IN MY BATHROOM OF THEM NAKED! SO THIS SATURDAY WE TOOK THE KIDS AND HAD SOME MADE! THEY BOTH DID AWESOME AND WE GOT SOME GREAT PICTURES OF THEM! IM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM COMING IN!
SO ME AND MRS. JOAN AND MY MOM COULDNT GO TO MEMPHIS AND JUST GET PICTURES MADE SO WE ALL WENT OUT TO EAT AND DID SOME SHOPPING! WE HAD A FABULOUS DAY TOGETHER! THANK YOU TO BOTH MY MOMS FOR WONDERFUL MEMORIES THAT WE GET TO SHARE TOGETHER AND FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR GENE, THE KIDS AND I ! WE LOVE YALL VERY MUCH!!!!
HERE'S A FEW OF THE PICTURES FROM YESTERDAY! YEA, I SAID JUST A FEW! LOL! 

ADDICTED TO MY KIDS!

MY SWEET BABIES! 

I KNOW THEY GET SO TIRED OF ME TAKING PICTURES OF THEM BUT I JUST CANT HELP IT! I'M ADDICTED TO MY KIDS! I DON'T THINK THAT'S SUCH A BAD THING!

THIS IS CARTER BEFORE CHURCH LAST SUNDAY! ISNT HE SO HANDSOME??

THIS IS CARTER AND JAYCIE'S NEW FAVORITE THING TO DO TOGETHER! IF JAYCIE EVEN SPOTS THE 4-WHEELER SHE STARTS CRAWLING AS FAST AS SHE CAN TO IT! SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVES TO RIDE ON IT!!! OF COURSE SHE CANT RIDE BY HERSELF, SO CARTER JUMPS ON BEHIND HER AND RIDES HER AROUND THE HOUSE! ITS THE CUTEST AND SWEETEST THING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN!

CARTER SHOCKED ME THE OTHER DAY! EMILY STARTED ASKING HIM WHO EVERYONE WAS AND HE COULD TELL HER! SHE WOULD SAY "CARTER WHO IS GENE" AND CARTER WOULD SAY "DADDY"  BONNIE- HE WOULD SAY MOMMY, LISA- HE WOULD SAY GRAMS, JIMMY- HE WOULD SAY PAWPAW, RUTH- HE WOULD SAY MEME, MRS. JOAN- HE WOULD SAY GRANDMA, EMILY -HE WOULD SAY BOOBOO OR AUNT E , ADAM -HE WOULD SAY DA!

I WAS FREAKIN OUT! I WAS LIKE HOW DOES HE KNOW ALL THAT! EMILY SAID I DONT KNOW I GUESS HE JUST PAYS THAT MUCH ATTENTION! BLOWS MY MIND! HE ALSO KNOWS WHO MOMMY AND DADDY ARE! HE CAN TELL YOU THAT MOMMY IS BONNIE AND DADDY IS GENE! HE CAN ALSO IDENTIFY HIS COLORS. I CAN ASK HIM TO HAND ME THE GREEN CRAYON AND HE CAN AND SO ONE THROUGH THE WHOLE CRAYON BOX! ITS AMAZING THE POWER OF ONE DAY! THEY LEARN SO MUCH SO QUICK! 

THIS IS CARTER DOING HIS FLIPS HE LOVES TO DO ALL THE TIME NOW! HE HAS SUCH AN IMAGINTATION ALREADY!!!

JAYCIE NOW KNOWS HOW TO CLAP AND DO THE LIL INDIAN THING WITH HER MOUTH AND SHE HAS ALSO LEARNED TO WAVE AND SAY BYE BYE! SHE ALSO IS GROWING UP SO FAST! SHE PICKS UP ON THINGS SO QUICK! SHE WANTS TO WALK SO BAD. I THINK SHES READY TO KEEP UP WITH HER BROTHER! SHE CAN CRAWL SO FAST! SHE DEFINITELY CAN GET TO WHERE SHE WANTS TO GET NOW! 

THIS IS HER NEW CRAWL! SHE LOOKS LIKE A GORILLA GETTING AROUND. I GUESS SHE CAN GO FASTER WITH HER LEG OUT LIKE THAT! ITS SO FUNNY! 

  MY NEW GOALS FOR  THIS YEAR ARE

1. GET MORE ORGANIZED (ALREADY GOT A GOOD START)

2. POTTY TRAIN BOTH KIDS (CARTER IS HALF WAY THERE ALREADY)

3. LOSE 20 POUNDS(GETTING A TREADMILL IN A COUPLE WEEKS)

4. GET OUT OF DEBT( CUTTING UP ALL CREDIT CARDS)

5.  READ MORE

6. GET CLOSER TO GOD ( GOING TO START GOING TO SUNDAY SCHOOL AND READING MY BIBLE MORE)

7. ENJOY EVERY SECOND OF EVERY BREATH GOD GIVES ME!

IM SURE ILL ADD TO THAT LIST BUT AT LEAST I GOT THEM WROTE DOWN AND I CAN HOLD MYSELF TO THEM! 

LAST YEAR WAS FULL OF MANY GREAT MOMENTS AND WONDERFUL MEMORIES BUT I THINK 2010 IS GOING TO BRING THAT MUCH MORE! I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR! IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A GREAT ONE!

LIFE IS GOOD! GOD IS SO GOOD!!!

SICK CHILD

IVE COME TO REALIZE ALL THE STUFF MY MOM HAD TO GO THROUGH WITH ME! SEE I WAS ALWAYS THE SICK CHILD, IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL A LOT AND JUST ALWAYS SICK IT SEEMED LIKE! WELL I THINK JAYCIE IS GOING TO BE MY SICK CHILD! SHE HAS ALREADY BEEN MORE SICK THAN CARTER HAS HIS WHOLE LIFE! EVEN BEING SO SICK, SHE STILL ALWAYS HAS A BIG SMILE ON HER FACE! SHE HAS BEEN SICK FOR A WEEK AND SO I FINALLY GOT HER IN TO SEE A DOCTOR AND THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE SHE WAS SMILING AND LAUGHING! I KEPT TELLING HER NO ONE WAS GOING TO BELIEVE SHE WAS SICK IF SHE KEPT THAT UP. LOL! SHES SUCH A HAPPY BABY EVEN COUGHING SO MUCH SHES PUCKIN. SHE IS NOW ON THE MEND OF ALL THIS SICKNESS AND IS STARTING TO FEEL BETTER! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE PRAYERS! HERE ARE THE PICTURES OF HER AT THE DOCTOR AND ONE OF BOTH KIDS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AT THE MALL!!!

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!

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!