Beautiful Day

I have already posted once today, but we had such a nice afternoon at Mom and Dad's I thought I would post again with some sweet pictures. We don't see Jackson much, but Kevin and Julie came over to Mom's for Weston's birthday. Aunt Darlean, Sophie Claire & Noah, and Aunt Mary came too, the kids had fun playing and eating cookie cake & ice cream! Weston also tried his skates again, he did much better this time! And of course, anything Weston does, Gracie has to do, too!

Here are some cute pics, I love the one of Gracie and Daddy!("Papa") Daddy is finally feeling better, back to his old happy self! Thanks for the prayers for him over the past several months!

Nothin' Like Home

We are home, and oh how good it felt to sleep in OUR bed last night! We had such a great time, but the sleeping arrangements were not the most comfortable! Hale woke up several mornings with Weston's feet on his head! All the way home, Gracie said "my go back to the beachouse", and Weston would say, "me too Gracie, but we have to go home now"! They had so much fun, I am so glad we can go on family vacations! I have such good memories of going to the beach, Opryland, and Dogpatch U.S.A! Did ya'll ever go there? It was so fun!!

We,, we are getting ready to go to Mom and Dad's to celebrate Weston's birthday!(yes, again, Ha)

Here are a few more pictures from our vacation! I promise that's all!

Happy Birthday Weston!

Well, 6 years ago today, at 3:57 pm to be exact, God gave us a gift that changed us forever!Weston was the sweetest, happiest baby! Today he is still soooo sweet, happy, funny, wild, loud, and so loving! He keeps us laughing, and loves Gracie so much! (even when she's not so sweet) I asked him if I could blink my eyes and turn him back into a 2 year old, and he said "you can try, Mom"! I can't believe it's been 6 years, sometimes it seems like forever ago, but then it seems like yesterday when I look back at pictures! I wish I could freeze them both at this age, they're so much fun! Weston loves : Ben 10, video games, reading, CLIMBING, playing outside, BBQ chips, McDonalds Happy Meals, Root Beer, peanuts, his friends Paige, Matthew, Dylan, Brooklyn, Riley, swimming, movies, Spongebob, super heroes, helping Daddy,snuggling, playing "tickle monster", candy and gum, and more!

We are still at the beach, but we're leaving in the morning! We celebrated Weston's Birthday here today, but his party is next weekend! Here are a few pics from today!

Happy Birthday Buddy, WE LOVE YOU!!!

Another Day at the Beach!

We have had a really fun day today! We went to "The Track" to celebrate Weston's birthday a little early, (it's friday but we knew the track would be crazy on a friday) the kids had a great time! I thought Gracie may be scared to ride the go carts and stuff but she loved it! Weston loves it there, he and Hale had fun squirting us in the bumper boats!

We have been taking the kids crab hunting at night, but last night was a little traumatic! We had been down at the water about 10 monutes and Paige says "A CRAB JUST CLIPPED MY FOOT!!" Jennifer goes over there and sure enough, she was bleeding! Well, that was enough to scare the rest of the little kids! Hale stayed out with Carson(Jennifer's niece) and Sam(Ivie's friends daughter) to let them find some more crabs! Other than that we have had lots of fun, not ready for Saturday to some yet!

Her are a few more pics! Enjoy!!

Lovin' the beach!!

We are having a great time at the beach! The weather was horrible when we first got here, but it's beautiful now! The kids are loving the sand, (unlike last year) and they have found lots of crabs!! Here are a few pics from the last few days!

Have a great rest of the week!

One More Day!!!

We leave tomorrow afternoon for Florida, and I still have sooo much to do! Now is the time because Hale is cutting the grass, and the kids went to Piccadilly with Mom and Dad, So yes, i should be packing instead of playing on the computer! The kids are sooo excited about vacation this year, so that makes it even more fun! There will be 13 of us (including 5 small kids) in the beach house, so I am sure there will be some excitement- I will probably post a few times while we are gone, and share some pictures too! We are praying for a safe trip, and healthy kids!
Ya'll have a great weekend!

5 More Days....

We had a really nice weekend, and now we are counting the days until we leave for vacation!! Yesterday we got to see my friend Stephanie from high school!(who now lives in Colombus, OH)Her dad still has a tent at BBQ fest and they come "home" every year in May. We had a good time seeing her and her family. Friday night Weston had a t-ball game, and he is really getting good!! He actually likes going, unlike last year when all he wanted to do was play in the dirt and act like he couldn't run fast! Anyone who knows Weston knows he is small, but really quick! And oh yeah, Me and Jennifer actually went to the movie yesterday, we saw "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past"-- It was really cute!

I am really excited that it is almost summer, but can't believe my kids will be 6 and 3! WOW- where does the time go? It seems like yesterday when we brought Gracie home from the hospital(after 8 days in the NICU), and Weston was so excited and said "Hi Gacie, (he could not say Gracie) I'm your big brother! It was soo sweet. They love each other so much!

Well, I've got lots to do so I better get busy! Also, please keep our Pediatrition, Dr. Guinter, in your prayers. He had mouth cancer several years back, and it has returned. He will need extensive surgery and will probably be out for a while! We LOVE him, and pray he will be okay. He is a very sweet, Christian man.

Ya'll have a great week! Here are a few random pics from the week!

Help!

I'm not sure what happened to that last post, it looks a little crazy! Where did the title go? And the pic of the 4 kids was supposed to be at the bottom, and the format is really messed up! I'll get better, I promise! I am still new at this blogging stuff ya know!!!

Hope ya'll had a great Mother's Day! I did! We did not go to church though because I really need my kids to stay well for more than a week. We leave for thebeach in 11 days-YEAH!! I hope we can actually make it through a vacation without any fever or wheezing, that would be really great! We are staying in a beach house with Jennifer and Nick and the kids, Ryan and Ivie and Sadie, it will be so fun! And oh yeah- Jennifer is having baby #3, woo-hoo! I am so excited for them. Weston said he hopes it's a girl because then he can have another Paige!How sweet, they really love each other. So do Colton and Gracie, they just do way more fighting than W & P ever have!

Anyway, I did have a great day yesterday, we went to breakfast at Cracker Barrell with Mom and Dad, it was sooo good, I blew my diet! (but of course Hale did good and had egg beaters and turkey sausage-good job Honey!) I wish Bea and Jerry could have been here, we miss ya'll!

We have a busy day tomorrow, MDO, school, allergy shot, and then T-Ball!

Congratulations Alexa!

Well, Gracie is finally feeling herself again, thanks to a few doses of Cephalexin and Tylenol. Yeah! Weston and I went to my cousin Alexa's Graduation today. It was the Memphis Area Homeschool Graduation at Bellevue. So much more personal than ours was- ummmmm 18 YEARS AGO!! She was born my senior year, Tara and Wendi- remember how crazy we were about her?! Anway, it was really sweet, they had a slide show of all the kids, and the parents walked across the stage with them to get their diplomas. Sweet! Weston and Hale have gone shopping, wonder what Weston will pick out this year? You never know with him!

I am going to try to post a few pics of the kids, and a few from today, I haven't quite figured out how to do it where the post comes before the pics, maybe I can get it right this time. The one of Gracie is yesterday when she finally felt like smiling after 2 days, and the others from today one of Weston and his cousins Sophie Claire and Noah (Alexa's siblings), and a few others. We are very proud of you Alexa!

Hope all you Mommies and Grandmas have a Happy Mother's Day!

Finally Friday

Award Night, Kindergarten Program,
Kiddos Lounging

We are getting back to normal around here, hopefully! I just took Gracie back to the doctor, after bieng up most of the night with high fever and complaining that her mouth hurt, now we have Strep Throat! Atleast there is medicine for that, we can handle things that require antibiotics!

I am posting some pics today. Last night we had a BBQ picnic and Book Fair at Weston's school, and after was the PTA meeting where Weston and his classmate Emma got the "Best Citizenship" award for their class! Yeah! He is really a sweet,and thoughtful boy! After they finished with all the Kindergarten, we had to leave because Gracie was miserable by this time. When we got in the car he said "Where is my prize?", so I had to explain to him that an award is usually a piece of paper, not a toy! I told him we would get a frame and put it in his room, and he was fine with that. Ya'll have a good weekend, we have T-Ball and Alexa's Graduation!

Poor Gracie Girl

Well, I didn't think I would be home today to already be keeping up with this little blog, but Gracie is sick today with the dreaded "fever virus", YUCK!!! Hopefully the rest of us will stay well! Weston's school Picnic is tonight, along with the Book Fair he is not letting me forget about. I am not complaining, I love that he LOVES books, and can actually read to me now! Yeah! I can't believe he will be in FIRST GRADE!!!! I'm so sad! I told his teacher it would be fine with me if she decided to teach 1st grade next year. Ha! He loves her!
Anyway, say a prayer for my girl, and have a great day!

Here We Are

Hello Everybody!
I have finally decided to start a blog! I have been thinking about it for a while, and think it is a great way for some of our family to keep up with us and see what Weston and Gracie are up to. It's also a good way for me to journal funny things about the kids that I probably would eventually forget about.
Anyway, I hope ya'll enjoy! I am new at this, so it may take me a while to get used to this blogging thing!!