THE COLTRANE FAMILY

AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE....

2012-01-24T14:00:00.000-06:00

THIS IS THE VIEW YOU WILL SEE EVERY NIGHT IN OUR HOME! MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND READING THE BIBLE TO OUR PRECIOUS CHILDREN! I AM SO THANKFUL FOR MY HUSBAND AND THE GODLY MAN HE IS AND STRIVING TO BE! WHAT A GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR OUR CHILDREN! OUR KIDS HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TO READ AND READING TO THEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY TO US! GENE READS THE BIBLE AND THEN I READ 2 BOOKS BEFORE BRUSHING TEETH AND BED EACH NIGHT AND THEY LOVE IT! GENE QUIZZES THEM THE NEXT DAY ON WHAT THEY READ THE NIGHT BEFORE AND MAN, CARTER POPS THOSE ANSWERS RIGHT OUT! I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW SOME OF THE STUFF! OUR KIDS BRAINS ARE LIKE SPONGES RIGHT NOW! THEY LEARN SO QUICK!

WE WATCHED COURAGEOUS THE MOVIE THE OTHER NIGHT AND MAN WAS THAT A POWERFUL MOVIE! MY FAVORITE PART IN THE MOVIE IS WHEN ONE DAD TELLS THE OTHER THAT HE IS A GOOD DAD AND THAT DAD SAYS "A GOOD DAD...I DONT WANT TO BE JUST A GOOD DAD! THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!" THAT IS SO TRUE! WE CANT JUST SETTLE FOR GOOD. OUR KIDS DESERVE THE BEST GODLY PARENTS WE CAN BE! GOD INTRUSTED US WITH THESE LITTLE PEOPLE AND HE WILL WANT THEM BACK ONE DAY SO WE BETTER LOVE THEM AND RAISE THEM IN THE BEST WAY! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT MOVIE, I SUGGEST YOU SIT DOWN AND WATCH IT! IT WILL MOVE YOU IN A POWERFUL WAY!!!

I FOUND THIS QUOTE ON PINTEREST AND LOVE IT!

OUR HOME...We do grace, we do mistakes, we do hugs, we do second chances, we hold hands, we say sorry, we do loud, we do love, and most of all... we do FAMILY!!!

AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD!

A BRAVE LIL BOY

2012-01-19T13:53:00.000-06:00

YESTERDAY, CARTER HAD SURGERY TO HAVE TUBES PUT IN HIS EARS AND HIS ADENOIDS TAKEN OUT. HE WAS JUST HAVING TOO MANY EAR INFECTIONS AFTER EAR INFECTIONS THAT NEVER SEEMED TO GO AWAY. FINALLY WE TOOK HIM TO AN ENT, DR KLUG AND HE SAID SURGERY RIGHT AWAY! HIS ADENOIDS WERE HUGE AND HE HAD SO MUCH FLUID ON HIS EARS! THE SURGERY WENT FAST AND CARTER'S DOING GREAT! HE WAS A BRAVE LIL BOY AND WE WERE SO PROUD OF HIM!

BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES

2012-01-17T14:03:00.000-06:00

JUST A FEW RANDOM PICTURES FROM THE PAST WEEK OR SO! ENJOY!

BEEN ENJOYING THIS MILD WEATHER IN JANUARY

CARTER TOOK THIS PICTURE OF US ONE MORNING BEFORE CHURCH

THIS IS HER FAVORITE SPOT! SHES BEEN SITTING IN THAT SINK SINCE SHE WAS ABOUT 7 MONTHS OLD WATCHING ME DO MY HAIR AND MAKE UP EVERY MORNING!

BEAUTIFUL

MY PRECIOUS BABIES!!!

JUST A FEW SILLY PICTURES OF ME AND THE KIDS!

ALMOST CAN TOUCH HER TONGUE TO HER NOSE LIKE MOMMY! (MY SECRET TALENT)

FIRST SLEEP-OVER

2012-01-13T13:20:00.000-06:00

FRIDAY NIGHT, WE HAD A BIG SLUMBER PARTY! THIS WAS MY KIDS FIRST SLEEP-OVER AND IT WAS GREAT! WE HAD 4 KIDS FROM CHURCH COME OVER FOR A FUN TIME OF MAKING HOMEMADE PIZZA, BAKING COOKIES, PLAYING GAMES, AND WATCHING MOVIES WITH POPCORN! WE HAD A BLAST AND ALL THE KIDS DID SO WELL! I DIDN'T KNOW HOW WELL IT WOULD GO ONCE IT WAS BEDTIME, CONSIDERING THEY WERE ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 6 AND THIS WAS THEIR FIRST SLEEP OVER TOO, BUT EVERY ONE MADE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT AND HAD A FUN TIME! I FED THEM BREAKFAST, HAD THEM ALL DRESSED AND OFF TO THEIR PARENTS THAT NEXT MORNING AND I MADE IT TO ZUMBA BY 9! MY FAMILY DOESN'T CALL ME SUPER MOM FOR NOTHING!

EATING OUR HOMEMADE PIZZAS

THE FOUR GIRLS...SAM, ZOE, JAYCIE, AND ZADIE

TWO CUTE BOYS...CARTER AND ADRIAN

LOVING MR GENE!

BRUSHING TEETH BEFORE BED

ALL OUT FOR THE NIGHT BY 11:59

WATCHING THE LION KING (OUR FAVORITE)

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2012-01-01T21:50:00.002-06:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS! I WAS HAPPY TO SEE 2011 COME TO A CLOSE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT 2012 WILL BRING! IM NOT MAKING ANY NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS THIS YEAR. IM JUST GOING TO TRY TO LIVE EACH DAY TO THE FULLEST! IM LEARNING TO TRUST IN GOD, LOVE AND FEAR HIM MORE THAN EVER! MORE PATIENTS, UNDERSTANDING AND WISDOM IS WHAT I YEARN FOR! IM HOPING 2012 WIL BE A YEAR FOR GROWTH IN THE LORD, LOVE, AND BLESSING OTHERS! WE WISH YOU ALL A YEAR OF GOOD HEALTH, PEACE, AND HAPPINESS!

NEW FAVORITE HOBBY!

2011-12-31T22:12:00.000-06:00

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!!!

A BLESSED CHRISTMAS SEASON

2011-12-26T21:18:00.000-06:00

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

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2011-12-09T12:15:00.001-06:00

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OPRYLAND ICE IN NASHVILLE

2011-12-08T09:35:00.001-06:00

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!

2011-12-08T09:29:00.001-06:00

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!

2011-12-08T09:19:00.001-06:00

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!!!

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

2011-12-06T19:28:00.000-06:00

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

2011-12-06T18:43:00.001-06:00

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!

Ollie and Mollie and 2 month catch up

2011-12-02T14:06:00.001-06:00

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!

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL RIDE

2011-09-25T14:08:00.000-05:00

AREN'T THESE THE MOST PRECIOUS BABIES YOU EVER DID SEE! TO ME THEY ARE! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!

ANYWAY...LIFE HAS BEEN A LIL CRAZY TO SAY THE LEAST! I THINK I SAY THAT EVERY TIME I BLOG NOW! I THINK ITS JUST BEEN A CRAZY YEAR FOR ME! I KEEP SAYING " COULD ANYTHING ELSE HAPPEN?" MY FRIEND KELLY TELLS ME TO STOP SAYING THAT. SHE RIGHT. STUFF KEEPS HAPPENING! FRIDAY GENE HAD A MAJOR SURGERY ON HIS NECK. THEY HAD TO REPLACE TWO DISK AND FUSE THEM TOGETHER! THE SURGERY WENT GOOD AND HE CAME HOME THAT EVENING. HE WILL HAVE TO KEEP A NECK BRACE ON FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS UNTIL HE GOES BACK TO SEE THE DOCTOR. HOPEFULLY THEN, HE WILL BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK AND ON WITH HIS NORMAL LIFE! BUT IN THE MEAN TIME, ITS LIKE HAVING THREE KIDS INSTEAD OF TWO! ITS GOING TO BE A LONG THREE WEEKS. PLUS GENE STOPPED DIPPING, SO YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW HARD THIS IS ON HIM. WE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH AND LAUGH ABOUT IT ALL LATER! THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND ALL I CAN DO IS PRAY HE WILL KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE THE WATER AND GET ME THROUGH THIS ALL! WHAT DOESN'T KILL, ME WILL MAKE ME MUCH STRONGER! IT REMINDS ME OF A SONG THAT SAYS... LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL, BUT ITS A BEAUTIFUL RIDE!

SO INNOCENT WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD! CAN I GO BACK TO THAT PLACE PLEASE!

CANT YOU JUST FEEL THE LOVE!

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!

THE DAY BEFORE GENE'S SURGERY WE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING FUN WITH THE KIDS BEFORE GENE WAS DOWN AND OUT FOR A WHILE, SO OFF TO THE ZOO WE WENT! WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY!

MY TWO LITTLE GLOW IN THE DARK SKELETONS!

ITS NOT YOUR BATTLE, ITS GOD'S!

PICK YOUR SIDE, STAND FIRM, AND WATCH GOD DELIVER!

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT!

LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

2011-09-08T22:20:00.000-05:00

THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WENT TO CURRENT RIVER WITH MY FAMILY FOR THE 3 DAY WEEKEND AND TO CELEBRATE MY SISTER'S 24TH BIRTHDAY! WE ALL RENTED A TWO BEDROOM CABIN AND JUST HAD A NICE RELAXING WEEKEND TOGETHER! THE KIDS LOVED THE WATER LIKE ALWAYS! THEY ARE DEFINITELY MY KIDS! I'M SO GLAD GENE HAS THE HOLIDAY'S OFF WITH US NOW! I THANK GOD FOR THESE PRECIOUS MEMORIES THAT WE MAKE TOGETHER!

DADDY CAUGHT SOME NICE FISH WHILE FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER!

THIS IS BIG SPRING, A NATURAL SPRING FROM THE MOUNTAIN! ITS BEAUTIFUL!

WE STAYED AT THE YOGI BEAR RESORT!

AND OF COURSE ON THE WAY HOME WE STOPPED TO EAT AT LAMBERTS! OUR FAVORITE!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!

2011-09-08T22:04:00.001-05:00

TODAY IS MY DADS BIRTHDAY! WE ALL WENT OUT TO CHILI'S TO CELEBRATE! TOMORROW WE ARE HAVING DINNER AT MOMS TO REALLY CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY WITH EVERYONE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA! WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!

WATER FUN AT THE ZOO

2011-08-31T15:21:00.000-05:00

THE OTHER DAY, ME AND MY BFF TOOK OUR KIDS TO THE ZOO TO PLAY IN THE FOUNTAINS! THEY LOVED IT AND HAD THE BEST TIME! ENJOY OUR PICTURES!

OH MY GOSH!

2011-08-31T14:50:00.002-05:00

OH MY GOSH, WHERE DO I BEGIN! IVE BEEN MIA FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO! OUR LIFE IS ONE BIG CRAZY MESS RIGHT NOW AND MY HOUSE AND TRUCK SHOW IT! IM JUST READY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL (WHATEVER THAT IS)! WE CAME HOME FROM VACATION EARLY AND THINGS HAVE BEEN A WHIRLWIND SINCE! CARTER STARTED HIS FIRST YEAR OF PRE-SCHOOL AND HE LOVES IT AND IS LEARNING SO MUCH! I STARTED A BIBLE STUDY ON WEDNESDAY MORNINGS AND JAYCIE GETS TO GO WITH ME AND SHE HAS HER OWN PRE-SCHOOL CLASS TO GO TO, IN WHICH SHE LOVES!!! BETWEEN ZUMBA TWICE A WEEK, CHURCH AND MEETINGS FOR CHILDREN'S BOARD, I STAY PRETTY BUSY DURING THE WEEK! HUNTING SEASON IS COMING UP IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, SO I WILL OFFICIALLY BE A SINGLE MOM FOR THE NEXT 5 MONTHS WHILE MY HUSBAND HUNTS EVERY SECOND HE GETS A CHANCE! ONE GOOD THING, FALL IS COMING UP AND THATS MY FAVORITE FAVORITE SEASON OF ALL! I LOOK SO FORWARD TO FALL ALL YEAR! I LOVE LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS AND JEANS! DONT THINK IM CRAZY BUT I ALREADY HAVE MY FALL WREATH ON MY DOOR! HA!!! WE HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THE COOLER WEATHER AND HAVE GONE TO THE ZOO TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND HAVE BEEN PLAYING OUTSIDE A LOT MORE! I GOT A NEW JOGGING STROLLER SO ME AND THE KIDS HAVE BEEN RUNNING A LIL TOO! JAYCIE MOVED UP TO A BIG GIRL BED LAST WEEK! SHES DOING REALLY GOOD IN IT TOO! WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR CHILDREN!

ILL SHUT UP NOW AND LEAVE YOU WITH SOME PICTURES!

WENT SQUIRREL HUNTING WITH DADDY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND GOT ONE!

LUNCH AFTER CHURCH WITH BOO BOO!

AUBIE'S FAVORITE PLACE TO LAY!

READY TO CHEER ON THOSE TIGERS!!!

LOVE THEM!!!!

BUILD A BEAR

LOOKING CUTE LIKE ALWAYS!

BIG GIRL BED!

HE HAD TO HAVE NEW SHEETS TOO!

CARTER'S FIRST SCHOOL PROJECT! WE HAD FUN MAKING THAT!

THEY LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH!

ZOO FUN!

ME AND MY MOMMA

CAMPING OUT A GRAMS AND PAPA'S FOR A COUPLE DAYS AFTER VACATION

HOW MUCH SWEETER CAN IT GET?

TIME TO GET READY FOR THOSE 5K'S COMING UP!

MET ALL THE SESAME STREET GANG WHILE ON VACATION

THE KIDS AND THEIR GREAT GRANDMA (AKA AUNT GRANDMA)

TOOK A TRAIN RIDE IN NEW JERSEY

BEACH FUN! MOMMY'S FAVORITE!

THIS IS A CLASSIC PICTURE!

DADDY ATE HUGE LOBSTER'S ON VACATION! (YUCK)

ATE TONS OF PIZZA WHILE IN NEW JERSEY! SOOO YUMMY!!!

ATE MORE ICE CREAM THAN THE LAW SHOULD ALLOW! IT WAS SO WONDERFUL!

WENT FISHING WITH UNCLE PAUL IN THE OCEAN! BEST PART OF THE WHOLE VACATION!

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT!

CARTER'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

2011-08-08T20:46:00.000-05:00

TODAY WAS CARTER'S FIRST DAY OF PRE-SCHOOL! HE DID AWESOME! HIS TEACHER SAID HE CRIED FOR THE FIRST 15 MINUTES BUT AFTER THAT HE WAS GREAT! HE GOT A SMILEY FACE SENT HOME AND A NOTE THAT SAID HE WAS A VERY SWEET AND RESPECTFUL LITTLE BOY! WHAT MORE COULD I ASK FOR? HE GOT IN THE TRUCK SAYING "SCHOOL WAS GREAT MOM, SCHOOL WAS GREAT" IT WAS SO CUTE! I THIN HES GOING TO LOVE SCHOOL AND LEARN SO MUCH!!! GOD IS SO GOOD!

JULY FUN AND PRE-SCHOOL

2011-07-13T17:02:00.001-05:00

JUST A COUPLE RANDOM PICTURES OF SOME FUN WE HAVE BEEN UP TO THIS MONTH! I CANT BELIEVE SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER BUT ITS A GOOD THING! MY FAVORITE SEASON IS FALL AND IM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT! THESE 100 DEGREE DAYS ARE GETTING THE BEST OF ME! CARTER GOT HIS PRE-SCHOOL LETTER IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY! HE IS SO EXCITED TO START! WE ALREADY KNOW 2 PEOPLE IN HIS CLASS. THERE ARE ONLY 10 STUDENTS IN HIS CLASS AND IM SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT! WE HAVE ORIENTATION AND OPEN HOUSE JULY 31ST AND THEN HIS FIRST DAY WILL BE AUGUST 8TH! I CANT BELIEVE MY BABY BOY WILL BE IN SCHOOL NOW! SO SAD! AND I ALREADY KNOW, I WILL DEFINITELY CRY ON HIS FIRST DAY!

EATING AT CHILI'S

SWIMMING WITH ZOE AND ZADIE

WATCHING THE FIREWORKS IN MUNFORD!

LOTS OF POOL FUN!

2011-07-13T16:46:00.000-05:00

WE HAVE BEEN SWIMMING A LOT THIS WEEK! IM SO GLAD THE KIDS LOVE THE POOL AND SUN AS MUCH AS I DO! JAYCIE IS A LIL FISH THIS YEAR. SHES NOT SCARED OF THE WATER AT ALL. CARTER ON THE OTHER HAND, IS STILL A LIL CAUTIOUS OF THE WATER. HE WANTS ALL HIS FLOATIES ON AT ALL TIMES!

ENJOY OUR PICTURES!

SPENDING TIME WITH CHEROKEE

2011-07-13T16:39:00.000-05:00

HERE'S JUST SOME PICTURES I GOT THE OTHER DAY OF THE KIDS AND THEIR NEW HORSE! THEY LOVE HIM!

THESE TWO ALWAYS TAKE GOOD PICTURES TOGETHER! SHE LOVES HER PAPA!

BASEBALL AND FIREWORKS

2011-07-03T23:50:00.000-05:00

IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE DOING A LOT OF FIRST THIS WEEKEND WITH THE KIDS. TONIGHT WE WENT TO OUR FIRST REDBIRDS GAME AS A FAMILY! WE WENT WITH EMILY, ADAM, CASEY AND ADAMS DAD, MR VAN! WE HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME AND THE KIDS DID SO GOOD! THEY REALLY ENJOYED IT ALSO! THEY HAD AN AWESOME FIREWORK SHOW AFTER THE GAME! IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST IVE SEEN IN A WHILE! I JUST THANK GOD FOR THESE WONDERFUL MEMORIES WE GET TO EXPERIENCE TOGETHER! WE ARE SO BLESSED!

CHURCH AND REDBIRDS GAME

2011-07-03T13:25:00.000-05:00

TODAY WE HEADED TO CHURCH IN OUR RED, WHITE, AND BLUE! THIS WAS THE BEST PICTURE I GOT OF THE KIDS TODAY. WE WERE RUNNING A LIL LATE THIS MORNING AND I WAS JUST TOO RUSHED! TODAY AFTER NAP TIME WE ARE HEADING TO OUR FIRST REDBIRDS GAME AS A FAMILY. EMILY AND ADAM INVITED US TO GO WITH THEM AND CASEY AND ADAMS DAD. THEY ARE HAVING A FIREWORKS SHOW AFTER THE GAME SO THATS WHAT WE ARE REALLY GOING FOR! WE HOPE THE KIDS ENJOY THE GAME AND WE LAST UNTIL THE FIREWORK SHOW! CROSSING OUR FINGERS!

WE HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL JULY 4TH WEEKEND WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!