Easter Fun

Max and I had a great time today making easter jello gigglers and coloring Easter eggs. My fingers and nails may be permenatly stained, but we had a great time! Max got his picture taken with the Easter bunny at gymnastics last night. He is really excited about the holidays this year, so it makes it very fun. I tried to get pictures at gymnastics, but our camera isn't quite good enough. He was moving to fast and too far away. He did great flipping on the bars.

1st's

Wow! The last two weeks have been a bit crazy. 3 12's then ladies retreat Friday and Saturday, then a day trip to Dale Hollow to pick up Nathan and arrived back at home around midnight (did I mention daylight savings time?), followed by 3 more 12's then a busy, busy hard working weekend at the Women's Emmaus walk and arrived home at 1 in the morning. This may not sound like a lot, but for a pregnant woman, it was tough. Did I mention the boys and Nathan have all been sick?!? Oh yeah, an open house and 2 house showings thrown in there!

Anyway, enough complaining. Max had his first gymnastics class on Monday. He was so excited to go and enjoyed every minute of it. He didn't want to leave and asked if he could go back the next day. He did pretty well considering it was his first time. The most important thing is that he had fun! I promise to get pictures next time, with all the craziness, I forgot my camera :(

Allie still wouldn't show her face for the ultrasound, so we will try again at 32 weeks. Currently she is breech!!! So prayers are coveted for her to turn around. The doctor said she has plenty of fluid and plenty of time to turn, so let's pray that she does.

Since we have had 2 crazy weeks, Slade has been spending time sleeping at Meme and Granddaddy's house. This isn't usually a problem, but he moved to the "big boy bed" there. They bought the boys really cool bunk beds and Slade had been sleeping on the full size mattress on the bottom. So Monday when I tried to put him down for a nap, he adamently refused even though I made him stay in there. So Monday we went on the search for a toddler bed. After visiting numerous resale shops and not finding one, we finally found a really cute one at Wal-mart. While Nathan and I were putting it together, Slade kept coming in and asking "what are you doing in here?". Once it was assembled, he came in, climbed in, and said "night night mommy, my bed." He got his blanket, laid down and we didn't hear a peep out of him. I was expecting it to no go so well last night, but he did great! He took his bath, got on his pj's, picked up his blanket and laid down. I feel so blessed. If only the potty training would go so easily. Maybe if we wait until he is ready, it will be a little eaiser.

I will post pictures of his bed once I get my camera back from Nathan.

What I learned this weekend...

* Christian ladies can be a lot of fun.
* Actions speak louder than words.
* You never know who is watching you, looking up to you, who you are inspiring or discouraging.
* Serving others blesses you.
* The closer you are to God, the harder the devil works.
* My children miss their mommy and daddy when we are away.
* Home is a happy place for my kiddos and they want to be there as a family.
* I have amazing friends.
* God has a special plan for our family that may take us out of our comfort zone, but He will use us to show the love of Christ.

I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord.

Lord,
Show us your way. Help us to trust you and your plan for our futures. Lead us in teaching our children how great you are, how big you are, how much love you have for us, and how to show that love to others. Mold us to be examples and others to see you in us. Teach us to "keep You out of the box". Help us to not put rules on our faith, but rather seek your direction and callings. Remind us the "it gonna keep getting better"
Amen

Excuse Me

Max: "mommy bring me my drink." as he is sitting at a table 4 feet from me.
Me: "Excuse me. You can come and get your own drink."
Max: "Excuse me, mommy, bring me my drink."

The whole room erupted with laughter. A simple please would have been great!

Slade's Birthday

2 years ago today, my life changed forever. My heart grew and we welcomed a sweet bundle of joy. My sweet, sweet Slade I can't begin to tell you how much I love you. You make me smile and I love your sweet hugs and kisses. The way that you want me to cuddle with you in the mornings when you first wake up and the way you say "Mommeeeeeee!!!!" when I walk in the door after being away. You have a sweet spirit and I love talking to you, watching you play and grow and discover the world around you. My darling boy, I can't wait to see what your future holds.

Thanks to our awesome friends and family that made Slade's party a success. Who needs toys when you have Murray, Joe and Nathan to climb on?
As you can see Max is such a sweet friend to Cole and Cole loves every minute of it. Poor Rylee. I know she cant wait until the other girls are big enough to play
so she can have some girl friends. But don't feel too sorry for her, she can hold her own with the boys.

B-I-N-G-O

I so wish I had a video camera set up in my car!! I did have my camera, but I couldn't fish it out and drive at the same time, so I will just have to tell you the story.

We were driving along in the van yesterday and Max asked Slade if he wanted to sing. Slade said yes, so Max started singing "Wise Man Built His House on a Rock". (Slade's favorite song) After they had sang it a few times through, Max said, "ok Slade, its time for a new song. Let's sing 'There was a Man who Had a Dog'" so they started singing together in the sweetest voices ever. Then Max says, "ok Slade we have to count. How many times do we clap?" Slade says"3". Max "No Slade! 1." So they sing again and then Max asks again, "How many times do we clap now?" Slade once more says 3. Max says "NO Slade. We clapped 1 time last time. What comes after one?" Slade says "2" and they sing again. They continued this until They had sang the whole song. It was precious, Max teaching Slade what numbers come after each other.

Priceless Memories!

My Valentines! These boys are the light of my life. After opening their "mail" and eating their Mickey Mouse chocolates that mommy gave them, they are drinking their milk watching cartoons. Happy Valentines Day Max and Slade! Mommy loves you!

Fresh Roses!!!!! I love them!! My husband thinks that cut flowers are a waste of money. "I buy something that is already dying." He would rather buy a plant or something that isn't just going to end up in the garbage. So needless to say, I was super suprised to find a very sweet card and these very beautiful roses waiting for me when I got home from work last night. They definetly made my day! For those of you who don't know, Nathan and I met in September of 2004, the day after he moved back to Louisville. His lovely mother told him that there was this really cool girl that he should meet, that she was a student at U of L and would be a good buddy to hang out with. She says that she doesn't set people up, but we all know that she secretly wanted to keep me as her daughter-in-law! We got engaged in March of 2005 and got married July 9th, 2005. These last 5 and a half years have been wonderful and I am very blessed to share my life with Nathan.