Loving My Life

So behind!!!

2011-04-03T12:51:00.001-05:00

Ok so I really miss my time on here talking about me and my family...Hoping that I can pick back up soon so much to blog about it has been over a year since I have blogged so I have got to get back into it!!!

Forever and a day...

2010-08-02T22:19:00.012-05:00

*warning picture overload*

I know I know I haven't posted in forever I have been trying to do more with my family and for me. I am doing things I thought I would never do...photography...and I am loving it. Working and I am just liking it!!! A lot has went on since I last posted...Myles turned two he is almost potty trained {!!!} He also is talking up a storm he can swim with arm floats and so much more!! Now my big girl well what can I say she graduated from preschool is starting Kinder gardening in a day {:O(} She can swim without arm floats she has grown 4 inches since the start of the year she has jumped from a size 10 to a 13 in shoes over the summer and She is more beautiful then ever!!! Here are some pictures to recap the time I have been gone!!!

Now some of the party pictures I just can't get over my little man becoming 2!!! Ok Amanda and I made mostly everything at the party and wow was I tired but I want my kids to know that you don't have to go buy premade things all the time its more fun if you do it yourself!!!

And for some of my favorite photographs...

A few new things...

2009-09-30T16:04:00.004-05:00

Morgan started Preschool and oh did I have a rough time at first. But Leanne and I walk so that has helped. Morgan loves it and today she got to bring Blackie The Bear home...She is most excited!! Here are some pictures from the first two days and one of her with Blackie.

And the other new thing that has happened to us is Myles got his first haircut...if you know me well this is a BIG thing. Morgan is 4.5 and has never had a hair cut as you can tell from the photos above I mean not even a trim!! So this was Big for me!! I guess it takes everything baby away from them. Morgan is going soon I promise!! Here are some photos of Myles' These are loaded wrong first one is the finished product!

MIA

2009-09-28T21:34:00.004-05:00

Ok so I have been missing in action lately. Lots has been going on. To vacations, motorcycle wrecks, first haircut and Preschool...yes Morgan is in Preschool!! Pictures and blogging will soon come!! I am hoping to get back into blogging soon!!

Can't blog without a picture...or I have been told...Amanda!! Here are some of the kids....

A little amusement...

2009-06-22T16:10:00.012-05:00

We went to Beech Bend Amusement Park two weekends ago with some dear friends. They got us free tickets!! We had a blast, we found out that Morgan was braver then we ever thought she would be. She wanted to ride everything and got mad when she couldn't. She could have rode the wild mouse but chickened out when it was our turn to get on the ride. But later on she was sorry she didn't ride. We caught her with her arms in the air on most rides. Even though she was acting like a "BIG" girl she still liked the little ones as well!

First for some sweet pictures of the girls and their daddy's...

The black and white is for you Chris...hehe!

Would you look at these two grown men in the tea cups with their little princess'.

Here are pictures of my brave little girl and some of Kristen oh and just a few of Myles.

Ok here is a ride worth talking about!! Its the sea dragon and it came from a very famous ranch can anyone guess? Neverland ranch...Micheal Jackson's Neverland Ranch! Ok I know that he is gross now but I am still in love with the old Micheal Jackson and thought it was pretty cool story. They play his music the whole time on this ride!

I just want to give a big Thank You to Chris and April for asking us to go with them! I can't wait for us to go to HW I know the kids will love it! Maybe as much as we will!

Where did time go...

2009-06-21T22:41:00.008-05:00

Wow has it been a year since I was in the hospital holding a new baby boy? It has one year and one day since he arrived in this great big world. So sad how fast it goes by, I think it seems faster with the second one. He was such a trooper yesterday. We had his Lil' Monster party in the park. It was hot but he was the happiest lil' man. He tore into his cake like he was a pro, smashed into his hair, jammed up his nose, deep in his ears and into the corner of his eyes thank goodness I had help cleaning him up because I don't think I could have ever got all that cake off of him. He loves every toy that he got and so does sissy! I have had to tell her that those are brothers toys and although he likes to share she can't take them away from him. She has been getting really jealous of him lately. I knew it would come sooner or latter. Ok now for the best part...PICTURES!!! (sorry its going to be a lot, but would you expect anything else from me??)

First I have to show birth to now pictures...

Sorry they are backwards!?!

Now for the party pictures...

Making the party bags

The Party Boy
(again I did them backwards...ugh!)

Sorry the last one is onits side but I didn't want to delete all of the 5 that I had uploaded and do it again, I am ready for bed and I had to have this one on here because you can really see the damage done to his hair with that cake!!

Ok thats not all but I think that's enough! Thanks to Brandy for helping out on some of the pictures. Thanks for everyones help and gifts!!

Playing

2009-05-23T00:03:00.006-05:00

Its hard for me to get good pictures of Morgan since she has hit the fake smile stage. But the other day I got 2 that I really liked. I have been trying to play around with my pictures, color and focal color, I really like how these two turned out. I love the color of her eyes, she gets that from Shanes dad. She had been playing in the dirt so if you see black specks on her nose that is what it is.

You can click on them so you can see them better.

Doesn't see look so much older in the last one? Awe...so sad how fast they grow up.

Dress Recital {part 2}

2009-05-15T23:15:00.003-05:00

More Pictures from the dress recital.

Just glad I'm not the one up there with all those girls!

Dress Recital { part 1}

2009-05-14T22:11:00.005-05:00

So we don't get pictures the day of the recital, we could at dress rehearsal. And boy did I get pictures...to many!! But you tell a mom no pictures I think that makes you go crazy and think I better get as many as I can so you over do it a little!

Here are some of my favorites...

New Clothes!!

2009-05-14T15:40:00.004-05:00

Ok so Amanda has been sewing her heart out for Avery and well I wouldn't know were to start so I went to Etsy! Morgan got 3 new dresses and they all came today! So we tried them on and all fit perfect! Morgan loves the black one because it has pink on it and I'm not sure which was my favorite. We have one more set on its way and I can't wait to get it.

This one is super cute it has Alice in Wonderland Cards all down the middle front! She didn't want any more pictures once she got this on so maybe a better look later!
{I uploaded my pictures wrong this first one is the one she didn't want any more pictures in}

Doin' dishes

2009-05-07T08:32:00.003-05:00

Well I was unloading the dishwasher yesterday and I grabbed up the silverware and went to put them away. When I turned back around to get more out this is what I seen!!

My little man is getting BIG!

2009-05-06T10:51:00.003-05:00

Well my little man is just about to turn 1, in a month and a half. I really don't know where the time went. It has went by so much faster then when Momo was little, well is seems that way. I just can't believe how much he has grown.

Dance recital

2009-05-04T13:36:00.003-05:00

So Morgan has been in dance for almost a year now and her big dance recital is coming up...May 17...and we don't get to take pictures during the show but we get to for dress reharsal and we got to when they took pictures. Here are a few I got

Easter

2009-04-21T08:23:00.004-05:00

Well I am running a bit late on Easter Pictures, who would have guessed?? Hehe We had a great Easter Morgan is really at the age that hunting eggs was the greatest the thing! I didn't get any pictures I am happy with so we will be doing a retake! I also need Brandy to take fake Easter pictures! Any way here are the pictures...

Not a great picture but its all we got...

some of the eggs

The Easter bunny left alot this year...I guess because it was for 2 instead of 1!!

Here are some of the kids my sisters two and my brothers 3 boys and one fo Morgan

Not so warm anymore...

2009-03-20T08:42:00.004-05:00

Well after playing at the park we got a bit of snow...Momo enjoyed it...but I was ready for it to stay warm! I opened the back door and let her play in it on the back porch...silly I know but she loved it! Shane was at work and I didn't want to get Myles out in it so that was the only way I could let her play.

Not a great picture but I didn't know how she got the snow to stick on her hands like that...

She had enough of me...

And here are some of lil' man from inside the house...

Wishing my eyelashes looked like his!

Enjoying the warm weather..

2009-03-19T22:11:00.005-05:00

We have been enjoying the nice weather!! We went to the park with Brandy, Tate, LeAnne and Abe the other day and it was so nice and so warm. The kids had a great time, except when a little girl we didn't know wanted to play and Abe took up with her fast and Miss Momo's heart was broken {she thinks he is her boyfriend} he isn't crazy about holding hands with Momo but he did with this little one!! So she was sad for a little bit but soon got over it! We are going to have are hands full with our little boy crazy girl!

Here is the little girl that took MoMo's man...hehe

Morgan turned 4!!

2009-03-18T23:50:00.004-05:00

I just wanted to share some pictures of Morgan's 4th birthday party. She wanted a Rock star party and I thought how in the world am I going to pull that off? Well mommy made a "stage" and got some blow up mics guitars and some shades and the kids had a blast! She got so much stuff! We got her the barbie house from Target and she got about 8 barbies making her total 27!! She is Barbie crazy!! Here are some pictures....

Wow a wild {almost} two weeks...

2009-02-10T22:38:00.007-06:00

Wow I am so glad that the ice is gone and power is back on. I didn't think I was ever going to get home. Myles had to go to the ER he had an upper respiratory infection Shane got really sick and is still trying to over come it I was a little congested and now Morgan is getting it. She hasn't had a fever for almost 2 years so this is really hard on her. I went from home to gville to Nashville to hop town back to gville and finally home!! Only to frozen pipes and then a floor full of water and it ruined the floors. A fridge, freezer and deep freeze full of bad food and ice cream all in the floor and no telling what else. I am so thankful that we are home and that I can sleep in my own bed. I am also thankful that I had my sister Macy and Amanda's to go for a warm place to sleep.

Here are some of the pictures I took of the storm...

Here are some of the girls when we stayed at Amanda's...

Here the kids are staying warm and the last one is of Myles eating a onion ring...YIKES!!! We came home to spend some time with daddy cause he had to work and he stayed here we brought him something warm to eat so we were all sitting in the truck staying warm and we got to talking and wasn't watching what Myles was doing I mean Shane was holding him so who would have thought he would have grabbed up a bite to eat!!

And here are some of my little man that I took before the storm hit I just love his little bum!! Oh and he is starting to crawl!!!! He is doing things so much faster then Morgan ever did. I think we let him down more then we did her.

The Many Faces of Myles

2009-01-12T11:41:00.011-06:00

He is getting so silly!! I love all of his funny faces!

Morgan doesn't like her picture taken much anymore so this is what I get most of the time hiding behind her brother making weird faces.

way behind... again :-}

2009-01-12T10:42:00.013-06:00

Ok I am way behind once again. It has been so busy around here birthdays, parties, Christmas, New years and so on. We had a great Christmas. Morgan got more then she needed. She kept saying how did Santa now I wanted this, hum I wonder!!!

The Library had Santa and we took the kids, had a great time wish I could say the same for the Santa..he was an ole fart!! Not much on smiling but I guess the kids didn't notice as much as the parents.

Avery had her 4th birthday party and we were so glad to be able to go. She had a cupcake party and it was so much fun! The kids got to decorate the cupcakes and they really enjoyed it!

Morgan had her first dance recital and sadly we could not take any pictures or record it so I got a few not so good pictures afterwards. She was so excited that Caden was there she wouldn't be still.

Well thats got it for now I hope to get back into the swing of things soon!! I miss blogging!

The Circus

2008-12-22T09:02:00.001-06:00

Ok so as always I am way behind these photos are from the circus on Thanksgiving day. My mom and dad took us all to the Hadi Circus and it was so great. MoMo thought it was the best thing ever!!! We had pretty good seats but there was so much going on all the time it was hard to get pictures of everything. {but there will be a ton so sit back and enjoy...hehe}

Here are the tigers and the one Lion. I have seen them in the zoo but I had never seen them up to a human before and boy are they big!! {I have never been to the circus before now!!}

Look at her head to his body!! They are huge!!

Here are some of the little dogs one of MoMo's favorites. They were so cute and so smart!!!

Here are a few of some of the clowns, MoMo had never been close to a clown and not sure she really understood them at last years parade. So she was a little unsure of them at first.

This lady was MoMo's most favorite of all...

This little guy was on roller blades...

Here comes the bears!!! They were my favorite and they were so sweet with their trainers.

My nephew took these I had Myles, don't think he did to bad .
The elephants...

My nephew's favorite.

And the only picture of a monkey I got.

I have a ton more pictures but sadly not many with the kiddos. MoMo wanted me with her if we did anything and Shane didn't get any good pictures of us riding the elephants or meeting the clowns but we all had a great time!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

wordle

2008-12-09T22:00:00.005-06:00

Just found this site and it makes these really cute things (wordles) out of words from your blog. Thought it was really cute so I had to share.

HEre is the link so you can see it larger

Just trying something new...

2008-11-21T16:54:00.004-06:00

Ok I know you all have see these photos but I wanted to try this new site for slide shows. Sorry to bore you all!!

Ok I am way behind...

2008-11-16T20:37:00.006-06:00

(And it's going to be a long one...sorry)

I know I am being slow on posting lately and I can tell you that a few people are quick to let me know ( you know who you are) so I thought that I would do it while I had the chance, Myles is asleep and MoMo is watching a movie...Shane is on thirds so I am getting a little me time!!! :-)

Myles had his 4 month check up on Oct. 26 and he had really grown he went from 5% in all to 25% in weight and 65% in height!! He was 13.11 lb. and was 26 3/4 inches long. But we have been back to the doctor and he was 14.12 in a week and a half!!! So he is growing (way to fast for momma!) . Here are some new pictures of my little man...

His eyes are getting so blue and his hair is almost white!!

Here he is in Morgan's Halloween glasses. Isn't he silly looking? MoMo thought it was so funny. He had just finished eating so he is so dirty I think he gets as much on himself as he does in his mouth.

Ok now to Halloween MoMo was super girl but not just any super girl a pink super girl. Yes it had to be pink just glad it wasn't a princess again this year.(last two we had to be a princess) Myles was superman, thought I better get the matching outfits as long as I can. :o)

Not the best picture of my little super hero but you can tell he was quiet the hero!!

Ok I had to share a picture of MoMo's new boyfriend they were so sweet trick or treating together. They wanted to hold hands and did a good job get candy and staying together. They are so cute!!

We have been so busy we had a party at the library but I didn't get those pictures uploaded and we have been to TN to Shane's family's. Here is a picture of his grandmother she is 88 and we wanted her to see Myles. I forgot to upload pictures of her and Myles but got one of her and Morgan.

Here they are...

Here is one of my baby girl in the leaves...

She had such a good time this year playing in them. She has never cared to much about it. I think hanging out with Tate and Abe has helped her to not be so scared of dirt...thanks girls!!!

And the last set of photos I promise. Morgan was in Whits wedding and I had to share her with her hair up. She looked so much older. Which was sad to me. The pictures didn't turn out so great the lights were dimmed and the photographer's lights were flashing and I had Myles in my arms juggling a camera and trying to watch Momo but I had to share them...

didn't Whit look pretty?

Something fun to watch...

2008-10-30T12:53:00.003-05:00

Ok this was on Ebay's front page today and I thought it was to cute!! I know all of you girls had cabbage patch kids growing up so I thought I would share. They are selling all 4 that are running.
Well I inserted a link but its not showing up so you will just have to copy and paste...sorry!!

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/auctioncause

The Kiddo's

2008-10-04T20:06:00.005-05:00

We took little man to the chiropractor and he is doing so much better!! I am so glad we finally took him. He still has his days but we all do, or I know I do. He is so different and so much happier. They are both sick right now MoMo has the croup and an ear infection. He just has a cold. He weighed 12.10 at the doctor he is getting big way to fast!! We missed going to the library and dance so MoMo isn't happy. Before he got sick I got to take some pictures, Morgan and I gave him a Mohawk. MoMo wanted him to look like her Caden.

Here he is cheesing for Mommy...

Here is my big girl she is so much help with little man she still wants to hold him first thing in the morning...can't get much sweeter then that!

Here are the kiddo's painting the pumpkin, MoMo wanted to paint it then after it dryed I caught her pulling it off!!

bashful ballerina

2008-10-02T17:01:00.000-05:00

For some reason last week Miss MoMo was being so bashful at dance class. She was so cute. I keep telling her to pay attention and she keep throwing her arms up and saying what then covering her eyes.

I have to say I am in love with this ad...

2008-09-12T21:45:00.007-05:00

Reminds me of my Daddy. He use to help me with my cheers and what ever else I was into no matter who was around. He was always so much fun..I mean he taught me how to play the air guitar how much more fun can you be?? I do have to say I am pretty good at it :O)and I am trying to teach little miss prissy pants but she wants to sing and dance instead of playing a boy tar(thats what she calls it).

Myles... 2nd post tonight!!!!

2008-09-11T22:24:00.006-05:00

Things around here were getting much better until the last 5 days. Yesterday we went back to the doctor to see if something else was going on with him, they checked him out and then decided to put him on Probotics. (www.biogaia.com sorry don't know how to add a link...silly me) Today is the first day he had it so I hope in 2 to 4 days that we will see a change in how he is feeling. His weight was 11.1 so he is growing. He has his good times and is full of smiles which mommy loves!!! I can't wait until he is better and feels like smiling all the time. He sleeps like a rock from 7:30 at night until about 7 in the morning!! Morgan on the other hand wakes up all through out the night so I still don't get any sleep. She has bad dreams and good ones that wake her and wakes up wanting something to drink or has to go to the bathroom. Maybe when she is 15 I will get some sleep only to be sitting up waiting for her to get home when she is 16...not sure I want to think about that though!

As always picture overload....

Here I wanted to get their feet together but not sure I am happy with what I got so I might have to have Brandy get it the next time she is here, which will be soon he is 3 months today!!!

He so sweet when he smiles...

And these are just some I liked...

And here was just a little funny out take he was so fast that day!

my little ballerina

2008-09-11T22:20:00.004-05:00

Ok these pictures aren't that great I was juggling a crying baby and taking these at the same time!! She is so cute she gets so shy when we are in there. ( We can only watch for the last 10 mins. of the class) She loves it and it gives her something of her own now that little man has just about taking over!!!

And he sleeps...

2008-08-09T17:02:00.006-05:00

Well the doctors have now said that my little man has colic. Poor little guy cries all the time unless we are around Brandy!!! I need to get her a room built on! I wanted to thank you all for the help and support! We are trying to decide what we are going to do or try or wait it out. I just want him to be comfortable. Not sure what colic is and they say they aren't hurting but who wants to cry that much?? He is still sleeping good at night and is so happy in the morning with great big smiles just after about 9 until 9 he is so unhappy.

OK I wanted to share some photos I hope I get to get all of them on here...again sorry its going to be an overload.

Well it has taken me about 3 days to post this so he didn't sleep to long. But he was sleeping which is good!!

Amanda and the kids came in from TN and we played around with Myles while he was happy. I was so glad that they came in so that Morgan could have someone to play with I feel like I never get to play with her anymore and with no kids around our house it was nice to see her having a good time.

Colic??

2008-07-16T17:23:00.003-05:00

Well I believe little Mister Myles has colic. All he does is cry, he sleeps pretty good at night still about every 2 hours wakes nurses for about 45 mins then cries for an hour then back to sleep and all over again. Cammi came and got MoMo tonight and took her to church with her so she could get out of here for a little while. Momo is still doing good with her new brother even with all the crying. I feel like I have just forgot about her. I hate it. I need my mom to come over and stay with little man for a little while and me and Momo have a girls day. With all the crying and bouncing and walking and singing and nursing I don't have time to pump so not sure how that will work. We have gave him 4 bottles with formula but he hates it. Ok so enough of my venting here are some pictures I have gotten when he wasn't crying and one in his towel after his bath which he hates. Hope to be able to blog more soon!! Pray for Myles and that he will soon be better.

His check ups have been really good first week was just for weight and he had gained 3 oz. He was 6.11 at birth and when we left the hospital he was 6.5. At first check up he was 6.8 then at his 2 weeks he was 7.0!!! 8 oz in 6 days and he was 21 1/2 inches long almost 2 inches since birth!!!

Here you can see in his eyes how much he cries...red swollen and puffy...my poor little man. Its so hard not knowing how to sooth or make your baby happy or if the colic hurts make them feel better.

Look what he was doing!! He loved it but I can't seem to get it back in there!

Overload... Proud Momma...

2008-06-30T18:20:00.004-05:00

So I haven't been on here that much since we welcomed little Myles into the world, so I have a ton of pictures to share.

First let me introduce you to my little man. He is a fussy baby, unlike Morgan she never cried, I am breastfeeding and he feeds all the time. But he is so precious loves to be held and loved on. He is so alert and loves looking at who is holding him. I am hoping that in 2 months it wont be so bad.

Morgan is doing great getting a bit brave but loves her brother so much. Every morning she wants to be the first to hold him and always has to give him a morning kiss. So sweet!!

I want to thank everyone for coming and visiting us and helping us welcome our new little bunddle to the world!!

Brandy came yesterday and got some photos for us. So keep your eyes open for them!!

This is right after they put him on my chest.

And Morgan came in after he was born to see him before everyone else did.

Some from the hospital...

And this is the greatest OBGYN ever!!

Here are some from home...

The day we brought him home..

Sorry fir the overload just very proud and running behind!!

So I couldn't wait...

2008-06-22T00:54:00.004-05:00

My little man is here and he weighed 6 lbs 11 ozs and was 18 3/4 inches long. Not sure who is more crazy about him the daddy or MoMo. The first night Myles, YES I WON THE NAME GAME!!!, was crying and we couldn't get him to stop so MoMo wanted to hold him and I let her and she started singing twinkle twinkle little star and he stop crying so now she thinks if he fusses just a bit she has to hold him and sing...how sweet she is going to be such a good Big Sissy!!!

Ok I will share my new little man....

I will share more as soon as I get home and get things going ...hehe!

Two posts in one...

2008-06-16T20:53:00.001-05:00

This one is really for Amanda, she wanted to see our new bedroom furniture and bedding and we also painted... So this is for you Amanda.

And here are a few pictures from the shower I didn't get this they are from my moms camera silly me forgot to bring the camera.

Morgan got as many gifts as the baby did!!

10 days but who's counting???

2008-06-10T23:27:00.004-05:00

Ok I have 10 days left until Dr.King is going to induce me!!! We went today and had a check up. I have dilated 1.5 centimeters. So little man Myles may come a bit sooner??!! I am a bit restless because Dr.King is going to be off all of next week, well until Friday then he is on call on the weekend. So just say a prayer that if Myles does come early its this week so that I can have my own doctor and not some stranger that does not know our wishes and wants or me. I do have to go back on Friday for an ultrasound because I gained my first lbs...5... :-O and I am swelling pretty bad so he wants to check the fluid around the baby. So I am worried about that but I hope that its just this heat we have been having. So please say a prayer that it is!

I promise to post some pictures this week of my ever so growing belly and new do. I will post some of my shower too. And if I am lucky I will get his room done and you can get a peek of it too!! Daddy still doesn't want the gap bedding...I think I am just going to sneak and order it!! We have big plans for this week so I hope we go as planned!

2 post in 2 days...I'm doing pretty good!!

2008-05-23T08:10:00.005-05:00

Ok so it's been about 2 months since I last showed my belly and I tried to get one the other day so that I could share with everyone. Kuddos to Leslie I am not so great at getting a photo of myself in the mirror poor picture!! My nose is so big and my lips are growing too kinda wish that would stay with me!! I need to do another soon because the day I took this I went and got about 10 inches cut off of my hair. It is now to my chin. So I will take a picture soon to share!!

It's been awhile...

2008-05-22T14:47:00.004-05:00

Sorry I haven't been in the world of blogs lately but we have been so busy going to the doctor once a week for non-stress tests and working on getting the house ready for the new bundle of Joy!! I only have 4 weeks left, really 5 but Dr.King is taking him a week early. Everything is looking good I am measuring right on track and the non-stress tests are coming out great!! I am still not on meds for my diabetes which is wonderful!!

I got some new pictures of Morgan the other day we were trying to work in the flower bed and she was on her Barbie Car, trying to learn the whole world of driving so we didn't get much done.

About to run into the tree...

Checking on the flowers she just ran over, Daddy hadn't mowed yet please excuse the high grass...hehe

Taking a break...

And Mommy's favorite...

Awe I am in love...

2008-04-30T00:21:00.002-05:00

Has anyone seen the new nursery sets from http://www.babygap.com/? I am in love with the baby safari collection it is so cute and we wouldn't even have to paint his room!! I know some of you may be thinking aren't you doing his room a little late....well I am slow at everything!!! REALLY!! Here is a little peek at some of the bedding that I am in love with. Oh but its $249....not sure I want to pay that much this go around since MoMo didn't use hers that much!!

Easy Italian Beef

2008-04-23T18:37:00.002-05:00

Ok I think Leanne was wanting a recipe for this, you might already have one, but I wanted to share just in case.
What you will need:
Chuck Roast (I bought a 5 lb roast)
A jar of Banana Peppers
A bottle of wishbone Italian Dressing
Mozzarella Cheese slices
Hoagie buns

I cook my roast in the crock pot on low over night so it will be really tender and easy to pull a part. I start it just before I go to bed. By Morning it should be ready to pull a part. I use two forks and just pull it until it is shredded picking out any of the fat that may be on it. Then pour all the juice from the banana peppers into the crock pot and add a few of the peppers. Then add your Italian dressing to taste I use about a third of a large bottle. Let it cook on low for about 2 or 3 hours and its done! ( you could start it first thing in the morning but Shane is on second shift so I guess that is why I do it over night too. We try to do meals like that so he can eat before he goes in.) We like to add a few peppers to the top.

This is a picture of mine....wheat bun no chips.

This is Shane's on a hoagie bun and with chips.

Loving the weather...

2008-04-17T12:26:00.001-05:00

Momo and I are in love with the warmer weather. Yesterday we got out and played for a bit before she got sick. (we both have the stomach bug) She is better today but I am still upset to my stomach. Anyway we got a few pictures to share. She always has to dress up like a princess and for some reason she wants to wear two skirts instead of one...silly girl. (you can see the other hanging out from the other!!)

Brandy I will try to get Shane to take a picture of my big ole' bump today!!

This one is a bit over saturated but I kinda liked it that way. I am trying to learn my photoshop but its a headache!

MIA....

2008-04-14T10:47:00.001-05:00

Ok so I have been missing in action for the last week. I have been so busy doing taxes and trying to clean out closets and this house to get ready for the baby. So I am so sorry for not posting lately. We got out one of the warmer days and all Miss MoMo wanted to do is to blow dandelions aka wish blowers...not sure how she came up with that one!! I did mange to take my camera out and get a few shots. Not my favorite outfit her daddy dressed her.

Sadly she had blew them all and was so sad that she couldn't find anymore...

Oh and my Bradford Pear Trees have been in full bloom...my favorite part of having these trees sadly with all the wind the flowers are almost all blown away...

Praise GOD!!!

2008-04-04T17:47:00.004-05:00

I just want to thank everyone for praying for us!! Morgan's test came back ok for now but we are going to keep an eye on it just in case, a lot of changing still being done around here when it comes to eating. I am doing it but the other two are not doing as good. My sugar never gets over 121!! Praise GOD again!! Morgan is doing pretty good but still wanting some sugar and chips over the fruits and veggies!

I just wanted to let you all know that Caden came through just fine and is now at home....GOD is good!!! I am sure Cammi will blog on it this week!!

Worried...

2008-04-03T11:28:00.000-05:00

Ok so you all know that I have gestational diabetes, well I have to check my blood sugar levels 3 times a day. Well as all of you know with kids they want to do what you are doing. MoMo keep asking for me to take her sugar last night. Not wanting to because you have to prick their finger, no mommy wants to hurt their child but she keep on and on. I keep saying it will hurt you honey. Well I gave in because we have a family history of diabetes in our family and on my side its early on when they get it, about Momo's age. Well the first time it was 343 and her finger was still bleeding so I checked it again and it was 128 then again just to make sure and it was 150. So I am waiting for the doctor to call me to see what needs to be done for further testing or checking. Shane was so mad at me for taking it but now I am glad I did. So please say a little prayer that she wont have it and it was just a bad time to test it.

What is going on??

2008-03-28T17:52:00.003-05:00

I just posted a new post but it fell under Spring is here...?? Plus your comments aren't showing up until way later...anyone else having problems?

Spring is here....

2008-03-26T20:01:00.001-05:00

Or so my Bradford Pear Trees think....

Last Friday it was so pretty and so warm that we went fishing. MoMo's favorite thing to do!! So girly but loves to fish...who would have thought!! She wont touch the worm but will touch the fish with one finger and her pinky up!! Funny girl!! She is so hot natured that we put this little set on her and she was hot the whole time. We were ready to leave because it got chilly and the wind from the water was making it worse but she was still warm as a biscuit!! Here are some pictures from our adventure!

Would you look at her little bum!! To cute!!

MoMo teaching Daddy just how to do it!

Big Girl Bed

2008-03-26T19:54:00.001-05:00

Well we are trying to get ready for Myles ( Shane is still fighting for another name) and trying to get Morgan to sleep by herself before he gets here. So we moved the guest bed to her room and moved out the toddler bed. So sad that she is getting so big!! She loves it and calls it her bigger girl bed. I guess because the toddler bed was her big girl bed...funny how they are so smart!! We haven't yet got her bedding set but are watching it on ebay!! Here are some pictures of her in it and her Princess sheets that she loves!

Easter 2008...

2008-03-26T16:57:00.001-05:00

Boy was it a wild one. We were running late for church when Cammi and Caden got here, they had to pick something up on their way to church, so I got a few , not so good, pictures of MoMo and Caden before they hurried off. Sadly this is the only ones we got in the dress!! So I think I will have to get her out in it on day this week and get more.

Then we hurried to my Moms to eat and hunt Easter Eggs. MoMo done so good this year!! She got more then the big kids...go Momo!! She was quick and fast on her feet!!

Oh and here we are painting the eggs, we did washable markers in the years past but I thought I would let her paint them this year!

And this is what the bunny left her.

Baby Update...

2008-03-21T09:54:00.001-05:00

I went to the doctor yesterday and wasn't happy when I left. He said that my sugar levels look perfect but he wants to keep me as a diabetic. Why not retest me?? Nope didn't want to do that either. I don't mind watching what I eat, it's just the knowing that I have it or not. The stress of worrying because the baby is more likely to have breathing problems and the stress that he might have lifetime diabetes. So the not knowing is so stressful. And stress isn't good for the pregnancy either. The nurses were even confused at why he didn't want to do another test. My fingers are so sore from all the pricking to check my sugar. But I am not even worried about that as much as I am my baby. I just don't want him to have the problems that could come from this. Everything else went ok I lost another pound and he is measuring right on 26 weeks. I go back April 7th at 2:45.

Last Easter...

2008-03-19T21:19:00.002-05:00

I am getting so excited about Easter!! We are just about ready I have to get MoMo some shoes and socks and a new bow and I would like to get her a hunting outfit. I had her one but it is going to be to cold for her to wear it. ( it came sooner then I thought it would this year!) This will be the really fun year, I am thinking, she has it all down she even gets her basket out and says this is going to be filled with candy and then EGGS!!!! So I am really looking forward to it unless it rains. No telling what it is going to be like seems to change from day to day. We might be wearing winter coats and snow boots and looking in the snow for eggs....hehe, hope not! I just wanted to share a couple of pictures from last year.

The only one she would let me get of her in her dress and then she wanted it off!!

And here she is looking for eggs!!

Missing...

2008-03-18T11:33:00.003-05:00

My baby Bentley has been missing 4 weeks yesterday. A lady called yesterday and said she thought she might have found him and that he was at Dr. Barry's office. So MoMo and me ran up there and it wasn't him. It was hard to see the little dog and then it wasn't him. As soon as MoMo seen him she said mommy that's the wrong dog and in the saddest voice. I then begin to cry and she just rubbed my face. So if any of you see him please let me know. We think someone had to pick him up because he just didn't run off or maybe a coyote got him. I am hoping he just got picked up and there is a hope that we can find him.

This first picture was taken this past summer.

This one is just one that shows you how much MoMo loved him and he loved her. It was the last picture we have of him. She woke up this morning and said I had a dream Benny was playing with Raz and Callie. We had to go outside and see if he was there....sadly no Benny.

Almost Easter...

2008-03-16T17:24:00.001-05:00

So many times we forget the meaning of Easter and worry about how are eggs are going to look and if everyone is in their Sunday best. But do we really sit and think what Jesus really did for us and how we do him? Would we do what he did for us? Can you imagine what Mary had to go through when Jesus was hung on the cross. Just think how it would feel if someone was making fun of our child and/or physically hurting him/her. It would hurt so bad and we would want to protect our child the best we could, be talking to the school or parent of the child that was hurting them taking matters into our own hands. But Mary couldn't stop it she could just watch. How helpless that must have made her feel. I am sure she felt so much pain to watch what went on and the heart ache that she had because she was so helpless.

Here is a new song from Brad Paisley and Sara Evans that I hope touches you as it did me.

Here are the words....
Mother - do not cry for me
All of this is exactly how it's supposed to be
I'm right here. Can you hear my voice?
My life, my love, my Lord....my baby boy

As they nail me to this tree
Just know my Father waits for me
God how can this be your will?
To have your son and my son killed?

Whatever happens...whatever you see...
Whatever your eyes tell you has become of me
This is not...
Not the end...
I am making all things new again

I remember when you were born
In that manger where I first held
You in my arms
So many miracles and lives you've changed
And this world repays you how?
With all this pain

At lot to say....

2008-03-14T23:48:00.000-05:00

Ok I have been out of the bolggy world for a bit and have a lot to catch you all up on.

First I would like to ask for you all to pray for Amanda, my niece, my best friend and blog buddy. They have left for FL but had a great surprise this morning before they left. Eddie went to work and Amanda and the kids, on spring break, had went to McDonalds for breakfast to come home to broken wide open door. Sometimes between 8 and 9 a.m. someone, evil might I say, broke into their home and stole her jewelry and her new camera. Not sure why they didn't take anything else but they didn't. She didn't have her wedding set on so they got that and all of her pretties and some things that were passed down through Eddie's family. To me what is so scary is that this person had to be watching her and her family. People are so sick and so sad!! So please say a prayer that they will catch this evil person and she can reclaim all of her things!!!

Update on me. Well I had to go get my gestational diabetes test this week and the doctors office called to tell me I had failed. Not great news...I have cried and cried. I have worried about the baby and me. How things in our house hold have to change, for the better but still hard to think about. How Momo will adjust to the new changes and if she even will without a fight. There are a lot of things that I will have to do and change to keep healthy during the rest of my pregnancy. Then I got to thinking maybe this is a blessing in disguise since my dad had a heart attack and died at 37 maybe its a way for us to get healthy and stay that way. Shane's dad also has had open heart surgery and if not the blessing for me but for him. I always try to take the good with the bad and make something good out of it. Maybe this is the good of it. I just pray that we, the baby and I, will and can stay healthy and we both don't end up with lifetime diabetes. So if you don't care say a little prayer for us too.

Third I would like to say THANK YOU to all that voted and helped us pick a name for the baby. Although Daddy isn't to happy I think he is getting use to it!!!

More Snow Pictures....

2008-03-11T12:32:00.000-05:00

Ok so I have a ton more that you might be seeing soon. I loved all the ones of Kee Kee she never keeps her eyes open and always has a fake smile so capturing her like this was great!!

One of my all time favorites...

More to come.....

2008-03-11T12:15:00.000-05:00

Well I got to sit on the porch with my camera during the snow. I was so sad that Morgan was playing and I didn't get to enjoy it with her. But I tend to be a bit clumsy and that is all we need for me to fall!! Thankfully Morgan had great cousins and a sweet Mamaw to help her walk and play in the deep snow!! She had such a good time. I was so sad that I couldn't get pictures of her sliding down my moms big hill!! Here are a few pictures and I will be adding more later!!

Her first Snow Angel....

Kee Kee's showing her how to do it.....

Her first and little snow ball she threw.....

And her making her Mommy a castle with Bubba......

And one that I just loved.....

Here it is Morgan's 3rd birthday party...

2008-03-09T14:42:00.001-05:00

Sorry it has taken so long we have been at my mom's due to me not feeling well. Well we had a great time and it is always nice to have everyone together even if I don't get to socialize with everyone as much as I would like. (party's are so busy as you all know) My pictures didn't turn out the way I would like them the room was dark and I wasn't feeling so well. It was such a beautiful day the kids were out more then in!!

My sweet Princess about to open her gifts....

The Table which was set for all the kids. We had critter cakes for each kid, tiara cookie and of course princess gummie snacks.

Amanda helped me make the center pieces for the table they had 3 wand cookie suckers and 3 tiara suckers in each.

Here are the goodie boxes for the kids..

We had a play dough table set up to help keep the kids happy!!

We can't forget her blowing the candle out!!

I'm a blogging fool today!! (3rd post)

2008-02-27T14:29:00.003-06:00

Chicken & Steak Fajitas

I love these things!! I don't make them much but when I do I am happy for two days!! So here is the recipe.
What you will need
1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breast
1 (good sized) thin sliced steak
1 large onion
1 package mushrooms (I buy the presliced ones) you can add more like green peppers and tomato's if you would like
1 package of McCormick Chicken Taco seasoning

Then what I like to have on hand to make them so much better
Salsa
Cheddar Cheese
Sour Cream
Lettuce
Tomato's diced
Onions diced
Refried Beans
Spanish Rice
and my favorite Guacamole!! (see the recipe for that after this recipe)

Chicken & Steak Fajitas

Take a pound of chicken (boneless and skinless) and one thin sliced steak cut into thin strips
I use just a bit of olive oil to cook them in
once the meat is cooked add
One large onion sliced thinly
Sliced mushrooms
and any of the others listed above
Once the veggies look almost done add your Chicken Taco seasoning
As this is cooking start cooking your rice and beans

Guacamole

I know my bowl ain't pretty nor is this picture but wanted you to see it. Hehe

What you will need
2 ripe Avocado's
Small Tomato
Small Onion
Italian Dressing
(you can add chilies diced for added heat)

Cut your Avocado's into halves take out the pit and sit aside take a spoon and rake around the meat of the avocado close to the skin (makes for easy removal of the avocado meat) dice into large pieces (about an inch)
Put diced Avocado's into a small bowl and using a fork press to mash it up a bit, I like it to be a little chunky.
Dice your onions and tomato's add them to the bowl and mix them all together.
Add Italian dressing to taste about 2 TSP.

Great Tip:
Add the pits of the Avocado's to the finished Guacamole to help keep it fresher longer!!

Check up

2008-02-27T11:31:00.001-06:00

We went to the doctor yesterday for my 5 month check up, I am 5 months 2 weeks, Everything went great I had lost 4 more lbs making it a total of 31 lbs so far lost!! The heartbeat was good and I measured right on target!! My little man is so busy as soon as I sit down or lay down he gets going never much slowing unless I get up or go to sleep and don't realize he is moving anymore.

Wow the name poll is on fire didn't know so many would help us out!! Thank you all so much and I can't wait to see what happens!! Myles and Gavin are in a close run!! I am hoping for Myles doesn't Morgan and Myles just have a ring to it? Plus both initials will be the same MRH!!

Before you order a drink with lemon...

2008-02-27T00:39:00.005-06:00

OK I am a big fan of lemon water when we go out to eat and even at home. I know that there are a few of you (Brandy) that love sweet tea so if you order a lemon to go with it watch this and you might be like me ready to get that Ziploc container and bring your lemons from home!!

Don't forget to pause my music before you hit play!!

Help with a name.....

2008-02-25T21:15:00.002-06:00

Ok we have a few names picked out but can't seem to pick one. I am going to set up a poll to see what everyone else likes to see if that will help us out any. Thanks for helping us!!!

Ok I wanted to add that Richard was Shane's dads middle name. He is really wanting the baby named after him and we didn't want to use Carl Richard so we decided on using the Richard. He was a truck driver so I thought that Myles would be good too because he has driven a lot of miles. But don't let that help you decide. Pick the one you like best!!

Planning A Party.....

2008-02-19T19:14:00.000-06:00

As some of you might know my little girl will be turning 3 in just a few days. So with being sick I have had a lot of couch time to think of putting a 3 year party together. When I have asked her what she wanted for her party she said PINK!!! and PRINCESS!! So with that we are having a pink princess party. (try to say that three times fast!!) Shane hates party planning time he says I over do it. But we only get this day once a year so why not....right??? Well I wanted to share her invites this year...I love them and I think the lady did a great job. That's one of my things the invites have to be really different from the year before and I always like to make them from a photo or photos so this year we did something really different.

This is the photo we used for the drawing.

Here is some pictures from her first birthday party. Look how little she was.

Please Pray for us....

2008-02-15T16:37:00.001-06:00

We are all sick with the flu. Morgan went to the doctor yesterday and Shane today. I just called Dr.King and he told me what to take. Morgan is feeling better they gave her some meds and Shane started his this morning. Shane is gone to wal-mart to get me some and some juice. Please say a prayer for us for a quick recovery. Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day.

Adopt a Family...

2008-02-10T10:26:00.000-06:00

I am starting an adopt a family program for the victims of the tornado. I have 5 people that are wanting to do it and a school in CA that is wanting to adopt a family per classroom. If you know anyone that would love the adopt a family please let me know. I have contacted the Red Cross and will know more about it tomorrow. If you would like to help please contact me at shanebrandy@aol.com .

I found this link to some photos from the tornado. It is a slide show but if it doesn't work just slide the white button to the right and you can see the pictures that way.

http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/www/public/slideshow/muhltwisterss2/index.html

Relief Effort for Tornado Victims...

2008-02-07T16:04:00.000-06:00

I thought everyone might like some information for anyone who wants to
provide help to the tornado victims in Muhlenberg County.

-An American Red Cross Disaster Relief Center has been set up at Second
Baptist Church in Greenville, and other centers are at the National Guard
Armory and the old Central City High School Gym in Central City.
-4-H and Dunmor Missionary Baptist Church are working on a joint effort to
collect donations at the Dunmor Missionary Baptist Fellowship Hall. Money,
plastic bins and totes, ziploc bags, clothing, blankets, coats and cold
weather items such as gloves, hats, mittens and scarves, and personal care
items like shampoo, soap, and deodorant, are needed. From there,
volunteers will assemble care packages for families and deliver to the
relief centers in Greenville. Donations will be accepted at the church
FRIDAY from 9 AM to 12 PM.
-Donations are also being accepted at the Logan County Extension Office in
Russellville on Spring Street. The hours there are FRIDAY 9 AM - 4 PM and
MONDAY 9 AM - 3 PM.
-Baby products like diapers and wipes and cleaning supplies such as bleach
and trash bags and paper towels are often-overlooked items that will be
very helpful during the cleanup effort.

Here is a link to the National Weather Service's report on damage:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/?n=Feb508tornadoes

Thanks so much to everyone for keeping the victims in your thoughts and
prayers.

Maranda Hall
Medical
Ext. 6763

Making biscuits with Grandma

2008-02-07T00:33:00.000-06:00

We got out on this horrible day to check on Grandma and PaPa (Shane's Mom and Dad) and she and MoMo made breakfast for us. It was a sad day but to see Morgan having so much fun in the flour made it a bit brighter for us. Grandma has made Morgan a fun apron out of an old pillow case. She cut out a hole for her head and arms....MoMo thought she looked cuter then she ever has!!! I must agree with her!! After the biscuits were done Grandma makes an unusually treat....chocolate gravy which they add butter to after it is poured on the biscuits. It's a TN thing, I think, it is for after the main breakfast meal unless you are MoMo and Grandma lets her eat it first.

Not sure what MoMo is doing here but I thought it was cute!!

And the chocolate gravy.....

And the Color is.....

2008-01-28T23:04:00.001-06:00

Well we had a great check up today. Everything was just the way it was suppose to be. Baby still measured for June 27. We were so excited to see the little heart beat which today was 136. Very much lower then what it has been...160 165 158. But everything looked great and so did HE (that's right its a BOY!!)!!!!!! It is so funny that a mother really can't tell what all the things are on the screen during an ultrasound but for some reason its one of the most beautiful things you have ever laid your eyes on. He had such sweet little hands and feet!! As soon as the nurse said that's a penis Shane lit up like a candle and is still glowing. Morgan is still a bit unsure, she was smiling from ear to ear when they said your going to have a brother but then she said we are going to have a brother and a sister I said no no Mommy can't have two....can she??? We are so happy to be having a boy!!!

Ok you know we had to start shopping at least for a few things and what did we buy CLOTHES and some BOOTIES!! Here are some pictures of the yummy blue stuff we got!!!

"Baby Bump"

2008-01-18T11:43:00.000-06:00

Ok here is my "Baby Bump" Hubby isn't to good with the camera right yet (maybe I need to send him to Brandy Camp so he can learn like Dustin!!). I think I am caring in my tatas (hehe) and belly only this time with Momo it was in the belly and my face, my nose was so big!! We will see I still have 4 months and 3 weeks....Can you believe that? How fast it has gone with Momo I thought I PG forever!! I can't wait to find out what we are having!!! Any way here are the pictures.

And it snowed....

2008-01-17T13:19:00.000-06:00

Well we got some snow last night and MoMo wanted to get out in it and fast. Well after breakfast we got geared up and went out. Sad thing is by the time we got out there it was almost gone. She still had a good time and didn't want to come in. She found out if you jump in water it would splash and she loved it not to crazy mud came along with it but never the less happy she got to jump in the water!!! Here are a few pictures I got or should I say she let me get.

I also got to catch my first water drop with my new lens!! I have wanted to do this for along time just never could get it!! I know I am silly!!

And I had to take one of our 9.5 year old Jack Russel Rascal she was a gift to me from Shane when we first got married!!

Flickr

2008-01-17T12:53:00.001-06:00

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Didn't get to see the doctor....

2008-01-14T22:05:00.001-06:00

Well Dr.King was out delivering a baby so I got to see Jenny the nurse. We heard the heartbeat and it was at 158. Everything else seemed to be the norm. I had to go to the ER a week ago for persistent lower pain. Well all the ER told me was that I was having a baby. They also told me what they thought I was having....sorry we are not telling until we know for sure.....and the nurse today said do not listen to what they say. (by the way it will be January 28th!!) She said that a lot of people that work at the hospital have had 3 or 4 and they are almost always wrong. The lady that does it at Dr.King's office has never been wrong not even once and she has been doing it along time. Plus I was told they should have not even tried with me being so early into my pregnancy. So I am glad we didn't go telling MoMo!!!

I felt the baby move!!

2008-01-13T19:42:00.000-06:00

Ok the real reason I started this blog was so that I could talk about how being Prego is going but I haven't been talking much about that...sorry. I thought I have been feeling the baby move but tonight I know for sure the baby moved!!! And the "baby" is going wild hasn't stopped but for a sec!! I go to the doctor tomorrow afternoon and I will give you all a full update!! Now I am really getting excited!!! Not that I wasn't just love when you can start feeling the baby in there!!!

Update on Morgan too....

Hum what can I say she has turned into a stinker since I found out we were having a baby. Things aren't getting much better with her. She is excited but acting a different way. Don't get me wrong she is still a good kid most the time but wow she has learned a new way to throw fits and throw them good!!! It makes me want to pull my hair out...hehe. I am not sure how to deal with them. I have tried standing her in the corner and that works for the time and then its like no lesson is learnt. So if any of you ladies that have had one while PREGO please give me some hints on how to deal with it, even if you haven't and know something that may work!!! :o) Maybe my patience aren't as good as they were or maybe I am just short which may be making her worse, not sure just ready for things to calm down!!!

What A Sweet Man!!

2008-01-13T00:13:00.000-06:00

My sweet hubby drove 5 hours after working 8 hour midnights to get my birthday gift. He wanted to get me a new lens for my camera. Well he got to looking online and found one but it also came with the body and another lens. Well we were both nervous because we thought it was used and just getting into loving photography we didn't know what to look for in a used one. Well when he got there he was surprised!! The man had the sony a100k dslr kit with the 18-70 mm lens and he had a 75-300 mm lens both new in the box and the seals had never been broken. So he got both!!! So now I have a back up body and lens and a new one that I am needing to practice a lot with until I get use to it!! What a sweet man!!! He is so good to me!!

Well another year!!

2008-01-10T00:02:00.001-06:00

Well I will be 31 in the morning!! (1-10) A lot of people I know complain about getting older but I can't say I have much to complain about. I have God in my life, a beautiful and wonderful husband that loves me, even when he shouldn't!!, a wonderful, healthy, smart, beautiful and "Royal" daughter!!! (she thinks she is a princess and her daddy and I think so too!!) I also have another bundle of joy on the way. My babies that I thought I would never have. God has blessed me in so many ways that I am glad to have another year of life!! They say the older you are the wiser you are so that in its self is another blessing!! I could sit here and tell how many more ways I am blessed but instead I am just going to say.... Thank You God For Blessing Me With One More Year!!!

Two of my biggest blessings!!

New Year's Eve!!!

2008-01-02T18:14:00.000-06:00

Well we had a pretty good time. Cammi ended up having to go home and so the sleeping wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. If Cammi and I are together with a camera we have so much fun...to much fun. We are so silly. We played a few board games and ate a lot!!! Which wasn't a good thing I got sick. Here are a few pictures that my nephew took. He loves when he gets a chance to use Aunt Dee Dee's camera. Hope you all get a laugh out of them we sure did!!

Here is MoMo after a rough night...hehe...suckers kid's soda and junk food. She wanted to wear her tank and her "pink" hat!! Would you also look at that wild and crazy hair...looks like it hadn't been brushed in years!!! Oh and it is all stuck to her face from that sucker!! This is about 12 that night!!!

This is Cammi's little man he was all punked out!! He is going to be a heartbreaker once he is bigger!!

Ok here are the fun pictures!!! I think we think we are models...hehe!!!

Please Have A Safe and Happy New Year!!!

2007-12-31T10:04:00.000-06:00

I just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!! Please be safe and have a good time!!! We are having Cammi and her family over and My Sister and her family. They all plan to stay the night in our little 3 bedroom house...ours has a queen Morgan's has a toddler bed and the guest/new baby's room is a twin so this should be fun!!!

Happy late birthday Little Miss Avery!!

2007-12-28T21:49:00.000-06:00

Well we went to Nashville to Miss Avery's Third Birthday Party on December 17th. We had such a great time and MoMo loved the Princess theme and activities!! The little girls could dress up in their most royal outfits too (dress up princess clothes)!! They made Crowns and had face paintings, and a great big thanks to Amanda for the super cute goodie box...MoMo loved the lipsticks!! If you didn't know Amanda is Shane's niece (and one of my most favorite people) and Avery is our great niece. Amanda and I got the chance to be pregnant at the same time with the girls. MoMo and Avery is 2 and a half months apart. We loved your new house and thank you for all the girly fun!! Here is Amanda's blog if you want to check her out :o) .... http://thepersingers.blogspot.com/

Here are some pictures from the super fun and girlie affair!!

Once again overloaded on pics but it was so much fun!!

And Santa Came....

2007-12-27T20:42:00.000-06:00

Oh what fun it was!! MoMo was so excited and we were too. She didn't even notice her Kitchen covered under a throw. She woke up and said "Mommy did Ho Ho come?" I said lets go see. We got to the living room and she said "he did he did!!" She jumped right in and started ripping paper and then she got to her stocking and she said "there are toys in here too?" Once finished with the wrapped gifts we asked her if she got everything she wanted and she said "yes I did" and her daddy said did Ho Ho not bring you a kitchen her response was "hum....nope" As her daddy told her look by the window her eyes got as big as silver dollars and she removed the throw from her kitchen and she said "Ho Ho did get me my kitchen!!" So I think she had a great Christmas we sure did watching hers light up and just seeing her really enjoy Christmas this year was so fun.

I hope that everyone had a great time and had safe travels. I hope everyone has the same for New Years!!!!

I am going to have a bit of an overload of pictures...sorry.

Making Cookies For Santa

2007-12-27T20:30:00.001-06:00

Morgan and I made tons of yummies for Santa and here are just the sugar cookies she had such a good time making and eating them. Shh.....Santa didn't like them much....as she was mixing them half of the flour and sugar and butter fell out of the bowl so they were missing alot. She liked them and she thinks Santa ate them up so that is all that matters. Oh plus it was so much fun watching and having her help. She is so proud of the things she does and I am so proud of her. The pictures aren't that great lighting in the kitchen wasn't that good and I have been sick so I didn't have steady hands. I have been getting really sick again Dr.King says it should ease or stop by 18 weeks so I hope it does!!!

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas....

2007-12-21T18:30:00.000-06:00

Ok I am so in love with little Miss Gayla Peevey and this little song...I want a hippo for Christmas!! It reminds me of my little punkie....she is so I want this and only this!!! Boy things will have to change around here soon!! She isn't mean or hateful about it just very mind set!! She is so funny and things that I think are funny aren't really funny and need to be corrected but she is so darn cute when she does it!!
( please wait a bit for the music to play! )

The Sweetest Sound

2007-12-18T14:42:00.001-06:00

Well yesterday we had a doctor's appointment and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat!! What is more sweet then that? It was a strong 160!!! God is so Amazing!! Dr.King said that everything looked good. My blood pressure was up a bit at 150/70 but he wasn't worried about it because the bottom number was low. I have lost a total of 15 lbs!!! I am just so tickled to know that the baby is doing good and the heartbeat was up this time. The first time, in the ultrasound, it was 117 which worried me because it was so low. But the nurse said that it was normal because the ultrasound was so early. Oh guess what other good news we got to find out?? In just 6 short weeks we get to find out the sex of the baby!! It is going so much faster this time then with MoMo. Everything just keeps rushing through my mind.... how is the crib going to be placed what are we going to do with the extra furniture and what and where is the computer going to go??? But I still have 6 months so maybe I will find somewhere to place it all!!

On a second note I have also been thinking of how much MoMo has grown and learned over her short 2 and 3/4 years and I got to looking at some of her old pictures and wanted to share....

(the quality of these aren't the greatest it was with my old camera so please excuse them!!! :o) )

Thank you....

2007-12-12T18:45:00.000-06:00

Thank you ladies for all the prayers they really helped!! Nothing was found in the heart Kath which is good but you just keep hoping that they find something so that they can fix the problem and she can get back to herself. I am tickled that nothing was found but they said that it couldn't check the sac and something else so I don't know if something could be wrong with those. They are going to schedule a GI scope this coming week to see if it might be the reason for what is going on. She is getting really short of breath and having chest pains and pains down her left arm and cold sweats. I think that she needs to go some where else like Nashville. But she is kinda hard headed and she does what she wants to do most of the time. I am hoping that we can get her to change it soon. To top things off they are letting her go back to work in the morning. I am just not happy with the way things are being done. She was suppose to have a stress test after last weeks spell and call her with the date and time but never did, a week later she had to call them so they would get things going. I don't now maybe this next week we will get some answers. Thank you ladies again for the much needed prayers and thoughts!! Isn't it great that we have such awesome Moms and blogging friends that are so sweet and kind!!

Please Pray For My Mom.....

2007-12-11T23:22:00.000-06:00

Well once again I was at the ER and hospital all day and night with Mom. She had another spell and this time they are keeping her and doing a heart Kath ( not sure about the spelling on that). Last time they kept her just didn't do any tests other then the ones in the ER. So as bad as I don't want it to be her heart I want this to stop and I want them to find something so that she can feel better and get well. But your always scared that the worse may come and when I am pregnant I am so much more dramatic so this isn't helping. I have a ton of faith in God and that he will take care of her and us. It's just scary to think that something bad might happen to the one person that is the glue that holds your family together. I hate to think of life without her and how it would be. So can you please say a little prayer that whatever it is they find something and can fix it. As some of you might now I lost my dad when I was 11 and he was 37 of a massive heart attack and I can't think of living my life without both of them. I have a wonderful step-dad that I can't even call step but he isn't in the greatest health and if something happens to my Mom I don't think he would last long after that. See I told you I am over dramatic it's just hard to think of them being so sick so young. So please just ask the Lord to watch over her and take care of her. Thank you so much!!!

A Craving

2007-12-10T19:11:00.000-06:00

I am so craving good Italian food today so I got to looking and found this place on the Internet that isn't that far from here. Brandy you may be able to help me out...the name is Buca di Beppo here is the link for your enjoyment...hehe!! www.bucadibeppo.com it's in Louisville, Brandy if you now if it is good please let me know I am welling to drive 2 hours to get it....hehe!! I do know that there is this tiny Italian restaurant tucked away on a side street in Madisonville they say is really good but we can never catch it open.

My next doctor's appointment is on the 17th and I can't tell you how ready I am for it!! The last two days I haven't felt very pregnant, which makes you nervous when you have felt that way for the entire 11 weeks!! So say a little prayer that everything will be ok.

A Visit with Santa

2007-12-08T11:47:00.000-06:00

Yesterday was a busy day for us MiMi (Cammi) and I took the kids to Owensboro in hopes to find something to wear to our husbands Christmas party tonight. We didn't have any luck the maternity store that I shopped at when I was prego with Morgan, Blossom's is clearing her inventory and selling children's clothes and women's clothing only. I was so sad she always had the cutest clothes for the mom to be!! So I guess I will do most of my shopping online. Which I hate doing that for myself I like to try on before I buy. Anyway I was wanting to share the Santa photo that Morgan and Caden got yesterday and with the yummiest of Santa's!! He was so great and like Leanne said they got extra time with him because no other children were waiting!!! Morgan ran and hugged onto his leg and stayed there a whole 3 minutes I bet!! He and the helper were just in Awe!!

December Challenge

2007-12-08T00:05:00.000-06:00

Ok I am alittle late on posting these we had a very busy day today!! Here is my tree I need more Santa's and my topper is missing too Brandy!!! We have just changed our ornaments, we went from snowflakes to Santa's and blue ornaments to red ones so our tree needs a lot of work still!! As you all just learned I love Santa more then most kids and MoMo does too!!! So this was the reason for the change.

I love this ornament because to me this is Santa and what he is suppose to look like. FYI Owensboro's Santa at the Mall today looked just like this one and was one of the sweetest Santa's I have meet!!!

Here is MoMo's tree she did it all by herself.....well almost and she is so proud of it. The color didn't quiet turn out the way I would have liked it to in this photo ( nor did it on the rest) my camera is on the fritz and I have to send it off to get it fixed soon just hate to right at Christmas time.

13 Things You Might Not Know About Me.....

2007-12-06T23:10:00.000-06:00

Ok I am going to do the 13 Things you Probably didn't know about me....

1. I had to be on Clomid to get Prego with MoMo.

2. We were married 6 years before having MoMo.

3. I hate spiders.

4. I love being at home.

5. I crave sonic's ice

6. I love love love Santa.

7. I hate to cook but I do it anyway.

9. I can't sleep very good at night since I got pregnant.

10. I love the beach.

11. I would go with out to help someone else.

12. I had to sleep with my baby blanket until I was 12....sad I know but what can I say??

13. I dream of being organized.

The name game.....

2007-12-06T09:15:00.000-06:00

Ok as some of you know Shane and I aren't very good at picking a name for the baby (babies). Poor MoMo didn't even have a name until we had to leave the hospital. Then I made Shane choose between 3 and it was still hard for him, we left at 7 P.M. we were discharged at 3 P.M.!!!! Start earlier this time I say to myself but nope nothing. I feel like it is such a big responsibility to give a child a name, one that they can carry on for the rest of their years and be proud of. So this is the hardest part of bearing a child to me. The labor with MoMo was a breeze, if I could have more like that I would do it all day every day!

Here is a photo of MoMo saying enough Mom....just think of a name already!!

My Rock

2007-12-05T15:02:00.000-06:00

Well today I am so tired I was at the ER all night with my mom. She was not very responsive and she had really glassy eyes she keep looking down at the floor so my sister called 911. They think it may be her heart or a medication that she is taking. They kept her over night to do a stress test but somehow forgot to schedule it and gave her breakfast this morning so now I don't know what they are going to do. It is so scary to think that something might happen to your Mom. She is the rock of the family and loves like no one else can. She is the one you turn to for well....everything. So please say a little pray that she will be ok.

I looked and looked for a picture of my mom and this is the only one I found that she would approve of...hehe...so please excuse the quality!! I am so sad that I don't have any good pictures of her. This was at my mom and dads 25th anniversary party.

Glass Bottle's???

2007-12-04T11:48:00.000-06:00

I've been a fan of Dr. Brown's for a long time. Most parents I know swear by them or some other plastic feeding bottle, but Ive yet to come across someone who uses glass bottles like they do in the old days. My Mom used them with my sister and I and she says that they are so wonderful. They do not hold that smell that the plastic ones do so she says.
Its been said that glass bottles are safer because the materials used are non-toxic. You can read this article on it .... http://www.babycenter.com/0_plastic-baby-bottles-are-they-safe_14387.bc I guess glass would be an ideal alternative, although Im not sure how strong the glass can be. Im imagining someone like Momo flinging a bottle across the room and breaking it into a million pieces. The Wee.Go bottle in a variety of colours! http://gobabylife.com/products/weegobottle.html At $18 a pop I am thinking I better start buying one a week till the baby comes!!! I do think that is a little high but they look so cool!!

What you've been asking for!!!

2007-12-03T18:02:00.000-06:00

Ok I have been asked to enter in to the blog world by a few friends to follow my pregnancy. Today I am 10 weeks and 2 days, still really sick and have lost a total of 11 lbs. Woo Hoo!! I lost 40 lbs with Morgan and I hope I can do the same with this one but this time keep it off. This post is going to be short I am just sticking my toes in the water right now to see if I am doing every thing right. I can't wait to start blogging!!!