Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Kindergarden "Here I Come"
Aiden started his first day at Walker Elem yesterday. He absoultely loved it! Except for P.E. He said those "referrees" wouldn't let them play, even though they told them they could. "All they did was talk to us." He cried this morning because he didn't want to go to school. When I asked him why, he said because he didn't want to go to P.E. Poor thing...first day and already found something to fuss about. Otherwise, it was a huge sucess. 
I didn't really get sad until I took Allee to pre-school this morning. Then it hit me. Aiden went to pre-school for 3 years and now Allee is in her second year. It was strange to take her in without him. She didn't seem to mind, though. She was very excited to see all her friends.
I can't believe I am already in this place. Sending my first off to his first day of 13 years, if the Lord tarries. It's a little scary, but I am happy for him.
As you all can see, I have been out all summer. We did lots of fun things and were on the go a lot, but with three small children at home all day and slow internet, no time for posting blogs and writing. Maybe now I can beging to get back on track. I've missed you guys!
I didn't really get sad until I took Allee to pre-school this morning. Then it hit me. Aiden went to pre-school for 3 years and now Allee is in her second year. It was strange to take her in without him. She didn't seem to mind, though. She was very excited to see all her friends.
I can't believe I am already in this place. Sending my first off to his first day of 13 years, if the Lord tarries. It's a little scary, but I am happy for him.As you all can see, I have been out all summer. We did lots of fun things and were on the go a lot, but with three small children at home all day and slow internet, no time for posting blogs and writing. Maybe now I can beging to get back on track. I've missed you guys!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Know too much
I tried to upload pic, but after 10 min I gave up, so here is a random story for you!
Quick disclaimer: Against better judgement that we (I) usually have on our children's viewing privaledges, I found Spider Man 1 and 2 for $5 each and had them in my gift closest. Aiden LOVES SM! So, for V-day, instead of candy, that is what he got. He loves the "real" Peter Parker and watches the movie as often as we let him. Also, if you haven't seen the movie, disregard this post.
We were riding home from town and Aiden was watching SM. He was saying, "No Peter, watch out, that spider is gonna bite you!" I quickly explained to him that the spider had to bite Peter or the movie wouldn't be called SpiderMan. He said, "Yeah, I know Mom. If the spider didn't bite him the movie would just be called 'Peter Parker' and that would be silly!" Then on the way home yesterday, watching part 2 now, the end was on at the part where Mary Jane (the love of his life) had chosen to love SpiderMan, despite knowing the danger involved and the dedication he would have to others. They are discussing their future when SpiderMan hears a siren in the distance which indicates he has to leave her to go and help. She says, "Go gett'em tiger". Aiden asks, "Mom, why did she call Peter a tiger?" I laughed and deferred the question to Daddy. Daddy said, "Oh, she's just being silly." (It gets better). Allee chimed in "Aiden, Mary Jane just wants to know if Peter Pawrker will come to her wedding."
So, all that to say, too much spiderman is NOT a good thing. That and the fact he literally tries to climb the walls!
Quick disclaimer: Against better judgement that we (I) usually have on our children's viewing privaledges, I found Spider Man 1 and 2 for $5 each and had them in my gift closest. Aiden LOVES SM! So, for V-day, instead of candy, that is what he got. He loves the "real" Peter Parker and watches the movie as often as we let him. Also, if you haven't seen the movie, disregard this post.
We were riding home from town and Aiden was watching SM. He was saying, "No Peter, watch out, that spider is gonna bite you!" I quickly explained to him that the spider had to bite Peter or the movie wouldn't be called SpiderMan. He said, "Yeah, I know Mom. If the spider didn't bite him the movie would just be called 'Peter Parker' and that would be silly!" Then on the way home yesterday, watching part 2 now, the end was on at the part where Mary Jane (the love of his life) had chosen to love SpiderMan, despite knowing the danger involved and the dedication he would have to others. They are discussing their future when SpiderMan hears a siren in the distance which indicates he has to leave her to go and help. She says, "Go gett'em tiger". Aiden asks, "Mom, why did she call Peter a tiger?" I laughed and deferred the question to Daddy. Daddy said, "Oh, she's just being silly." (It gets better). Allee chimed in "Aiden, Mary Jane just wants to know if Peter Pawrker will come to her wedding."
So, all that to say, too much spiderman is NOT a good thing. That and the fact he literally tries to climb the walls!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Aiden turns 5
Oh My!!!! I can't believe it! My baby turned 5 today. As I am writing this, I am full of mixed emotions. Part of me wants to go into my room, shut the door, get all of my home videos and pile up on the bed watching and crying, thinking of all the times I could have been nicer, taught him a better lesson, yelled less, been a better mom....you know, think of how fast the years have gone by! It seems like yesterday that I was being wheeled down that scary hallway to the delivery room! But the other part of me chokes back tears of joy and thankfulness that God allowed him to be born in the first place! Most of you know the story of my little miracle and the close call he had with death and I am so happy that he is celebrating his 5th birthday. How can I even think of being sad when he brings me such joy and each day that he grows he learns something more, something different and faces new obstacles. We measured him today and he had grown an inch since March. Pre-school graduation was tough and I know the first day of "big boy" school will be worse. (Okay, I've got to stop before I drown....thanks to my bf, I just finished watching a sad episode of Jon and Kate, too.)
On a lighter note, you all know my Aiden well. He catches on to all that you say. I am always saying how I don't want him to grow up. Today he told me that it is going to be okay that he is growing up because he will just learn more new stories to tell me as he gets older.
He was also flirting with a school friend in church yesterday and had to be moved, his temper has been awful today....I think instead of turning 5 he reverted to 2! But he's my baby and I love him dearly! I can't imagine my life without him (or the others either, of course). I just wish my writing could let you all know him the way we do! He actually did a little marital counseling today. Rick and I were "discussing" our events for the day and our schedule was conflicting a little and I was trying to "help" get it all done to decress his stress. Anywho..we were all in the vehicle together while we were "discussing" (truly, it wasn't a fight), and Aiden (always listening) chimed in to help. I had just said something to the effect of 'you just need to do what you need to do and not worry about me and the kids, we'll do our own thing.' Meaning, don't let our schedule hinder yours. Aiden said, "Dad, I think Mom is right. You just do what you need to do and we will do what we need to do and then ya'll don't have to fight." I quickly told him we were not fighting and then Rick and I got a big laugh out it. So he may be a counselor. He worked for us!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIDEN! WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!
P.S. You know I would love to post a pic but I am one of the 5 people left in the US still on dial up so whereas this post took 5 min to load, the pic would take an eternity! Post some when I can! Hang with me guys.
On a lighter note, you all know my Aiden well. He catches on to all that you say. I am always saying how I don't want him to grow up. Today he told me that it is going to be okay that he is growing up because he will just learn more new stories to tell me as he gets older.
He was also flirting with a school friend in church yesterday and had to be moved, his temper has been awful today....I think instead of turning 5 he reverted to 2! But he's my baby and I love him dearly! I can't imagine my life without him (or the others either, of course). I just wish my writing could let you all know him the way we do! He actually did a little marital counseling today. Rick and I were "discussing" our events for the day and our schedule was conflicting a little and I was trying to "help" get it all done to decress his stress. Anywho..we were all in the vehicle together while we were "discussing" (truly, it wasn't a fight), and Aiden (always listening) chimed in to help. I had just said something to the effect of 'you just need to do what you need to do and not worry about me and the kids, we'll do our own thing.' Meaning, don't let our schedule hinder yours. Aiden said, "Dad, I think Mom is right. You just do what you need to do and we will do what we need to do and then ya'll don't have to fight." I quickly told him we were not fighting and then Rick and I got a big laugh out it. So he may be a counselor. He worked for us!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIDEN! WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!
P.S. You know I would love to post a pic but I am one of the 5 people left in the US still on dial up so whereas this post took 5 min to load, the pic would take an eternity! Post some when I can! Hang with me guys.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Updated pictures
Easter at my Granny Earnest! All the Great-Grandkids except for 4 that live out of town. Isn't she blessed! Thanks for a great day!
My Family at Easter Service !
Kids at the Montgomery Zoo!
There would be more pics. But is taking 20 forevers to load one image and I have many errands to complete today. Maybe I can get to the office and catch up on birthday pics, zoo, ect. Hang with me guys. I am doing the best I can!
My Family at Easter Service !
Kids at the Montgomery Zoo!
There would be more pics. But is taking 20 forevers to load one image and I have many errands to complete today. Maybe I can get to the office and catch up on birthday pics, zoo, ect. Hang with me guys. I am doing the best I can!
Can I go to your wedding?
Yesterday, Allee and I were setting up for Ladies Night Out and out of the blue she said, "Mom, when are we going to go to the wedding?" "What wedding Allee?" "Your's and Daddy's!" "Well, Allee, Mommy and Daddy have already had one wedding. We probably won't have another one." Burst into pouty tears! "Allee, why are you crying?" "Because I really wanted to go to your wedding!" God love her! She is so cute and thoughtful and emotional....oh, no....she's all GIRL!
She also asked me about what we were doing. This was the conversation.
Allee: What we doin mommy.
Me: Setting up for our Ladies Night Out.
Allee: What's that?
Me: Well, we eat and have a speaker.
Allee: Am I gonna come?
Me: Well, I hadn't planned on it, but I guess you could.
Allee: Yeah, I want to.
Me: It will probably be boring to you, you have to sit really still.
Allee: I can do that.
Me: You can?
Allee: Uh, huh. What ya'll gonna eat.
Me: Well, we're gonna have ham.
Allee: Ummmm, I love ham.
Me: And green beans...
Allee: Ummm, I love green beans.
Me: and corn
Allee: on the cob?
Me: No.
Allee: corn off the cob?
Me: yes
Allee: ummm, I love corn off the cob.
Me: and hasbrown casserole
Allee: ummm, I love hashbrown casserole.
Bless her heart. I hope she doesn't figure out that she didnt' get to go, b/c she CANNOT sit still!
She got her costume for her gymnastics "decital" as she calls it. It will be in two weeks. She is so excited.
She also asked me about what we were doing. This was the conversation.
Allee: What we doin mommy.
Me: Setting up for our Ladies Night Out.
Allee: What's that?
Me: Well, we eat and have a speaker.
Allee: Am I gonna come?
Me: Well, I hadn't planned on it, but I guess you could.
Allee: Yeah, I want to.
Me: It will probably be boring to you, you have to sit really still.
Allee: I can do that.
Me: You can?
Allee: Uh, huh. What ya'll gonna eat.
Me: Well, we're gonna have ham.
Allee: Ummmm, I love ham.
Me: And green beans...
Allee: Ummm, I love green beans.
Me: and corn
Allee: on the cob?
Me: No.
Allee: corn off the cob?
Me: yes
Allee: ummm, I love corn off the cob.
Me: and hasbrown casserole
Allee: ummm, I love hashbrown casserole.
Bless her heart. I hope she doesn't figure out that she didnt' get to go, b/c she CANNOT sit still!
She got her costume for her gymnastics "decital" as she calls it. It will be in two weeks. She is so excited.
Monday, April 27, 2009
A whole Month----Seriously
Wow! Am I a loser or what? JK. So much has happened and you all know my computer and internet situation. I haven't had time to get to town except for groceries. And, now, our computer crashed, so this may be a last note for a while. LOL. Let's see if I can catch you up.
Easter - Wonderful week and weekend. We had an Easter drama at church and because of our lack of a new building, we had to have service in the FLC for room. Setting up a gym to look like a sanctuary takes lots and lots of time! Most our our first two weeks of April were spent there! All went well at the service. We had tons of people and good fun. We got to visit all of the family after church for our egg hunt. Evan didn't really care for hunting his first eggs. He would rather throw them like a ball. My Granny had a little ceramic dog sitting in her flower bed with an egg hid beside it. Evan wouldn't get the egg because he would shiver at the dog, thinking it was real. It was so cute! Allee still loves to hunt and eat the eggs! Aiden is in limbo. Whatever everyone else does is okay with him.
Spring Break - Spring Break was very busy for us. We went to the Montgomery Zoo with MiMi and the boys and had lots of fun. Aiden didn't much care for eating beside the giraffes because of the smell! He told Allee if she would breath out instead of in she wouldn't smell it! We also spent a night at the River. They love going there, but do not understand that the water just isn't warm enough to get in yet. I had to work, so the trip was a little short. I am filling in at NHS until the end of the school year, so life just got busier! (if that is possible).
WAC - We had our WAC (Women Active For Christ) State Meeting this weekend. I was in great need of spiritual renewal, and God really showed up! I was amazed at His work. On Friday night, we had an executive committee meeting and shared some prayer request. I shared that I wanted everyone to pray for my neice in Hawaii that God would send someone to witness to her and help mentor her while she was there, living on a military base with her new husband and one year old, expecting another! Last night, my mom told me that someone invited them to church! WOW GOD! That's fast! I have been praying for months, but the power of Gods people praying in one accord works miracles! Thank you to anyone who prayed for her and please continue.
God showed me and reminded me this weekend of how valuable our time with him is. He spoke the same message to me through four different people this weekend, our president on Friday night, a dear friend who shared a devotion on Sat, our National Sec/Tre on Sat, and my own husbands message on Sunday. I have been struggling with getting alone time with God and have been guilty of making the excuse that God will have to understand because He knows my position with the kids distracting me and the things that I HAVE to get done. Right? Wrong! Boy did He remind me....WRONG! God desires to fellowship with us. And I not talking about that little bit of reading our bible and saying our night time prayer just to check that off of our to-do list! I am talking about FELLOWSHIP! COMMUNICATION! Like we do with our own spouse or children! Ya'll have heard me say all of this before, but I am sure you, like me, need to be reminded from time to time. I have to give God glory and praise. He woke me up at 5 am and let the kids stay asleep and I actually got to spend quality time with Him this morning. Thank you God!
One other quick praise item....Aiden and Allee had a slight 4-wheeler wreck on Sat. Aiden did not see the ditch and hit it, causing Allee to fall off! She hit the gravel face first. I had to pick rocks out of her back teeth. She has a few scratches on her lip and her inside jaw was bit, but other than that, no damage. Thank you God for protecting my babies and making what could have been bad, not so bad!
Hope you all have a wonderful week. Sorry this was quick. I will try to keep posted better. I have missed telling you tons of funny kid stories, but I felt this was most important today!
Also, our 7th annual Ladies Night Out is May 1st. The B Team Angels are speaking. Starts at 7pm. All ladies welcome. Hope to see you there.
Easter - Wonderful week and weekend. We had an Easter drama at church and because of our lack of a new building, we had to have service in the FLC for room. Setting up a gym to look like a sanctuary takes lots and lots of time! Most our our first two weeks of April were spent there! All went well at the service. We had tons of people and good fun. We got to visit all of the family after church for our egg hunt. Evan didn't really care for hunting his first eggs. He would rather throw them like a ball. My Granny had a little ceramic dog sitting in her flower bed with an egg hid beside it. Evan wouldn't get the egg because he would shiver at the dog, thinking it was real. It was so cute! Allee still loves to hunt and eat the eggs! Aiden is in limbo. Whatever everyone else does is okay with him.
Spring Break - Spring Break was very busy for us. We went to the Montgomery Zoo with MiMi and the boys and had lots of fun. Aiden didn't much care for eating beside the giraffes because of the smell! He told Allee if she would breath out instead of in she wouldn't smell it! We also spent a night at the River. They love going there, but do not understand that the water just isn't warm enough to get in yet. I had to work, so the trip was a little short. I am filling in at NHS until the end of the school year, so life just got busier! (if that is possible).
WAC - We had our WAC (Women Active For Christ) State Meeting this weekend. I was in great need of spiritual renewal, and God really showed up! I was amazed at His work. On Friday night, we had an executive committee meeting and shared some prayer request. I shared that I wanted everyone to pray for my neice in Hawaii that God would send someone to witness to her and help mentor her while she was there, living on a military base with her new husband and one year old, expecting another! Last night, my mom told me that someone invited them to church! WOW GOD! That's fast! I have been praying for months, but the power of Gods people praying in one accord works miracles! Thank you to anyone who prayed for her and please continue.
God showed me and reminded me this weekend of how valuable our time with him is. He spoke the same message to me through four different people this weekend, our president on Friday night, a dear friend who shared a devotion on Sat, our National Sec/Tre on Sat, and my own husbands message on Sunday. I have been struggling with getting alone time with God and have been guilty of making the excuse that God will have to understand because He knows my position with the kids distracting me and the things that I HAVE to get done. Right? Wrong! Boy did He remind me....WRONG! God desires to fellowship with us. And I not talking about that little bit of reading our bible and saying our night time prayer just to check that off of our to-do list! I am talking about FELLOWSHIP! COMMUNICATION! Like we do with our own spouse or children! Ya'll have heard me say all of this before, but I am sure you, like me, need to be reminded from time to time. I have to give God glory and praise. He woke me up at 5 am and let the kids stay asleep and I actually got to spend quality time with Him this morning. Thank you God!
One other quick praise item....Aiden and Allee had a slight 4-wheeler wreck on Sat. Aiden did not see the ditch and hit it, causing Allee to fall off! She hit the gravel face first. I had to pick rocks out of her back teeth. She has a few scratches on her lip and her inside jaw was bit, but other than that, no damage. Thank you God for protecting my babies and making what could have been bad, not so bad!
Hope you all have a wonderful week. Sorry this was quick. I will try to keep posted better. I have missed telling you tons of funny kid stories, but I felt this was most important today!
Also, our 7th annual Ladies Night Out is May 1st. The B Team Angels are speaking. Starts at 7pm. All ladies welcome. Hope to see you there.
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