Crazy World and a Crazy Kid

 

What a sad, sad world this has become. It's sad that we Christians get shut out and pushed to the side for our beliefs! Tim Tebow can't kneel and have "John 3:16" written on him, but a gay basketball player comes out of the closet and he's now a hero? really??!?!!?!  I am so thankful that Kyle and I have gotten more active in Pinelake church. It has strengthened our marriage more than we could ever imagine. When you put God first in your marriage everything else falls into place. Here is Wednesday night's sermon from one of the church's leaders...  http://pinelake.org/sermon/everyday-people-servants/  - We have got to pray this country and start serving so other's can see God in us! This is our temporary home...

I am so saddened and scared of the world Luke is going to grow up in.. not to mention this horrible economy. It's safe to say that Luke will not be a big brother b/c I cannot imagine bringing another child into this mess!

 

Another reason Luke will not be a big brother....... b/c I couldn't handle another ha... he wears this mama out!!!

 

This is what I found Luke doing when I told him it was time to get a bath!!

 

 

 

Crazy kid!!

 

He definitely keeps me on my toes All. The. Time! It's no wonder I don't have more gray hair than I already pull out....yes, sadly, I have pulled a couple recently : /

But on a happy note (and I'm reeeeeally afraid I'm going to jinx myself) he hasn't been sick in months- we haven't had to go to the doctor since December..,AND he eats like a pig- everything in sight- FINALLY!!!! The girls at the daycare have to give him seconds.... woohoo!! I knew if we could make it through the first year things would get better!!

 

 Thank you, God, for you many blessings!

 

 



Color Me Rad 5K 2013

 

So.Much.Fun!!!!

(before)

 

(after)

 

I highly suggest this to anyone that likes to walk/run and have fun!

 

Who wants to sign up for the Warrior Dash with me??

 

Kyle?!?!!?!?!? ; ) 

Luke's 1st Haircut (3/3/13)

Well, the time finally came.... my boy had to get a haircut. If I didn't hurry up and cut it his Papaw and daddy were threatening to do it themselves (and we all know how that would turn out!!) Poor kid was starting to look like a little girl : /  Although he looks so handsome and grown up, I almost cried as she cut his sweet curls off : ( Our Aunt Annie did my first haircut and now she's cutting Luke's.... Oh how time flies.  He wasn't quite sure about the whole hair cutting process, but as long as we were feeding him mini M&M's (his absolute favorite candy) he was cool with it all.  So here ya go... just a few of the 40 pics I took ; )

 

 

what is really going on?

 

"Go ahead... keep cutting... just keep handing me the M&M's and I'm good!"

 

Tah-dah!!! A cookie for being such a big boy!

 

Now he's ready for his sping pictures at school tomorrow!!



Valentine's Day 2013 in Pictures

 I had so much fun making Luke's Valentine goodies for his friends at school... He really does have the coolest mom ; )

(Thank you, Pinterest!)

 

I even had a nice little big surprise delivered to me at work...

(Thank you, Kyle!)

 

And this is what Valentine's on a budget is....

(Brownies and choc. chip cookies for my man!)

 

The kids and I made Valentine sugar cookies for the Grandparents!

(aren't they cute?!)..... (Don't let those innocent-looking faces fool ya though!)

 

Annnnnd... what's better than a chocolate covered strawberry after an afternoon nap!!

(Nothing.)

 

Happy V-day y'all!

 

 



Snow Day!

I'm a little late on this one.... but
Luke had so much fun playing in the snow that I had to share!



Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Oh my goodness I think this is the first time I've slowed down since the first of December. I love this time of year, but it's so crazy... a good crazy.... A crazy filled with lots of family, fun, parties and tons of food! It's a good thing "losing weight and eating healthy" isn't on my resolution list this year.  Actually, I don't have anything on my resolution list. I should really probably work on that. At least I did whip up some black eyed peas, cabbage and a big ol' ham today (that should count for something.)
Christmas was so.much.fun this year with Luke. He's finally getting to the "fun" age where he sorta kinda knew what was going on and could open presents. Of course, he's also to that age where he's totally not a fan of Santa.... at all.

 

Like the other years, we kept it low key on the gifts. But I think Luke and Ashlyn were both pretty happy with their presents.

 

 

 

Then there's New Year's Eve-- also our anniversary! This year for our 3rd anniversary we went to AJ's and enjoyed a delicious three course meal-- The filet topped with crab meat in a white wine sauce was ahhhmaaziing... and the chocolate cake was to.die.for... seriously!!! Like I said, it's a good thing I don't have any resolutions this year b/c I plan on going back for some more of that stuff! 

check out this "Southern Belle Martini"

 

Happy New Year, y'all!!

 

 









Thirty Days of Thankfuls



 

I am most thankful for:

 

*God- for his forgivness and his unconditional love for me no matter how sinful I am.

*Kyle- for being my rock and my best friend! I am so proud of his hard work he has put into our marriage and into his jobs. I am so thankful that he (and I) chose to give love a second chance, for rebuilding what was taken from him in the past, for being an amazing daddy, for going to paramedic school and doing something he loves to do (It's also very handy to have a medic in the household!) I'm also so proud that he has just been promoted to Lieutenant at the fire dept!



 

*Luke- he has been the answer to my prayer. I'm so thankful that I waited until I was ready and was married to the person I was going to spend forever with to start my beautiful family. Kyle and I prayed for a baby and God answerd our prayers with Luke. That little boy keeps our life so fun- there is never a dull moment! He is our little spitfire and we are beyond blessed!

*Ashlyn- the best most beautiful bonus daughter I could have asked for!

*My roommates- aka my parents : ) For their love and support and especially for the roof over our heads right now! I'm thankful for them being the best role models to me!

*My in-laws- They have taken me in as their "daughter" and have always been there for us!

*My grandparents- My Nana (that I'm named after) and my Papa. I'm so happy they have gotten to watch their great grandchild grow these last 18 months!  Also thankful for my grandparents in heaven (Mamaw and Papaw) that I know are watching down on us.

*My job- I'm so lucky to work for such an awesome company for 7 years now!

*My dogs-Lucy of 9 years and Jackie of 8 years  

*The tough times- financial struggles have brought me a lot closer to God (to pray without ceasing and to trust Him) and taught me that I can  make it with a lot less than what I have and to show me what's really important in life.

*Luke's daycare- A wonderful place for him to learn and grow....his favorite place to be!!!

*Luke's teachers- They love my little boy as if he was their own! When he walks right into his classroom everyday, waves bye-bye and blows me a kiss,  runs up to his teacher and gives her a hug I know that he's in the right place! Thank you, God,  for those wonderful girls in my boy's life!

*Pinelake- it may not be the church that we're members of... but it has become our church home! Where the sermons are so good that I never want them to end!!!!

*Fried food (well really any food)  -hey not everything in life is serious...no, actually food is very serious for me! I can get mean when it comes to food... just ask Kyle ; ) I love to eat!!!

*Double Stuf Oreos with milk (Have to have this every night before bed!)

*Crock Pots- I think we would probably starve without ours :)

*Music - such a stress reliever! 

*Boots & skinny jeans

*Scrub pants - for those lazy days  : )

*Tailgaiting in the Grove with my hubby and friends and watching Ole Miss beat State!!!!!!! : )

*A Blondie from Cups!

*Mascato

*Brandon High School making it to state championship-- GO DAWGS!!!

*The 'I love you's'  from the hubby.

*Getting to celebrate Christmas at my parents home this year.... Brings back memories : )

*Kyle being off on New Year's Eve to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary!!!!

*Luke having Trey's name for his middle name.

*Lunch dates with Kyle

*My health

*& the sweet kisses from Kyle every night before bed!  

 

Some are serious and some are just plain guilty pleasures in life, but

this list could go on and on....

 

I'm blessed beyond measure.



Happy 18 Months!

It's hard to believe our sweet lil' boy is already 18 months! Where has the time gone?!

Luke's vocabulary has grown so much! It's amazing listening to him talk and repeat things and get so excited about his new accomplishments!

 He loves:

playing Peek-A-Boo, ball, chasing us down the hall and then us chasing him, bananas, books, animals, being outside (he would live outside if we'd let him!), climbing, sweet tea, giving kisses, giving high-fives, Mcdonalds, going to the park and 4 wheelers!

helping Mama wash dishes

playing peek-a-boo in the pile of clothes!

obsessed with 4 wheelers

climbing, climbing, climbing!!!

Lunch date with Mama to McDonald's for a cheeseburger and fries!

Happy 18 months, Luke! Thank you for bringing so much fun and sunshine to our lives! We love your crazy, fun, wild little self so much!!!



Happy Halloween 2012

Trick-or-Treating was lotsa fun with our lil' teeny meanie!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, Y'ALL!

 

 

Happy Halloween Eve!!

One of the perks of Luke being in daycare- all the fun stuff they do!! I love all the cool artwork he brings home everyday and especially love the parties they have! Oh, and I'm probably one of the coolest classroom moms... seriously!

Look what I made for all of Luke's friends today for their Halloween party!

 

Trick-or-treating at school with his friends!

 

"fill 'er up!"

 

 

 

 

Party's over, mom.... Let's go!!

 

This was so much fun- I can't imagine how much fun trick-or-treating will be tomorrow!!!



Another Batson Trip

One thing I have learned as a Mama... never make plans.Why? Because something is always going to come up... always. Like, for instance, we were supposed to take Luke to the Hayride/Tent or Treat Fall Fest at church Sunday evening. Well, Luke had some kind of craziness going on with his leg. when I say craziness... the poor kid couldn't even walk on his right leg. He kept falling down and limping. We noticed this on Saturday and he was still doing it Sunday. Sooo... when we realized it wasn't going to get any better Kyle decided we would head to Batson after we dropped Ashlyn off.

X-Rays came back that everything was fine- no broken bones or messed up hips. Kyle got to be the bad guy and hold him down for that : (

 Next step- blood work. UGH... the dreaded blood work. Poor baby. That absolutely breaks my heart when they give him an I.V., so I sat in the hallway and cried while daddy had to be the bad guy again and hold him down : (  (but Daddy is much better at that since he deals with blood, needles and stuff everyday...stuff I can't handle!)

Blood work came back and his white blood count was very high which meant an infection somwhere .. They determined it's a viral infection and he has what's called Transient Synovitis (go figure... Only Luke would have something crazy like that!) And yeah, I had to google it ha. If you don't want to google it- it means that it's hip/joint inflammation and pain due to an infection in the body. It should heal on its own in a couple days (we hope!) Now we just wait and see if we can get the blood count down.

If there is something out there... Luke is going to have it ; ) This child keeps me on my toes. I sure hope this isn't any indication of terrible teenage years!!!

Btw- Blair E. Batson is a wonderful hospital for chidlren. The sweet nurses and doctors took great care of us and were all so nice!

Daddy made Luke a "ball" with a glove... The two of them played ball most of the afternoon-best entertainment!!

Such a trooper

So since we had to miss all the fun at the church fall fest, we are going to make Halloween extra special for my sweet baby boy! Maybe we can convince his Papaw to hook the trailor to the 4 wheeler and make him his own special hayride for Trick or Treating!

pleeeeease, Papaw?!?!

Tailgating With the Golden Eagles!!

Saturday was full of tailgating with Luke's Uncle D and the other Southern Miss guys!  Luke had a blast running around playing and driving the golf cart all around campus!! His crazy Mama only packed pants and it was HOT...SO  HOT... So Luke just ran around in a t-shirt and diaper.

Hey, don't judge... you would have to!

 

 

watching the big boys

 

"My Uncle D is so much fun!"

 

 

 

 

 

 



Pumpkin Patch and Fair pics

Finally.... I'm just now able to catch up on pics from our family fun weekend to the pumpkin patch and fair last weekend! 

 

Of course Luke never looks at the camera anymore.

 

I think we'll dump the sand out of Luke's sandbox and put corn in it instead. He LOVED playing in this stuff!

 

cutest pumpkin and sunflower in the patch!

 

These two had a blast!

 

Two peas in a pod

 

Well, it's Friday night and not even 10:00 and I'm ready for bed.... so sad!

Looks like this little guy played hard today...He couldn't even make it through supper.