2 posts in 1 day......

I know..... I have a blog addiction.... and I have posted more in the past week than I have in 2 months.... but I HAD to share these pics! I decided that since I missed my son's 11 month pic appointment (as I have 1/2 of his appts it seems) I took it upon myself to do some at home photography and they turned out pretty stinkin' cute if I do say so myself. I got a few with his curls because they are definitly soon to go- he was called a girl TWICE Friday night!! Here is Mr. Kaden.....

Not Me Monday....

OK- I did this a while back (way while back- like when the kids went back to school) and I decided I would try it again (because I cleaned my ENTIRE house today... did ALL laundry (minus 3 pieces.. in my eyes... that is all of it) and I am bored :) So I am going to attempt another NOT ME MONDAY :) Join me (for those of you reading this before Tuesday :)

Here it goes...

Surely it was not me who stopped on the side of the road and purchased an antique looking dresser thingy for $10 with all hopes of using my mad HGTV skills and refinishing it and making everyone jealous of my talents.... only to go ahead in PUT the dresser in my bedroom.... covered with some ugly material I had stored away.... knowing that the likelihood of me doing anything to this dresser is right next to finishing my eternal paint job on my trim..... ummmmmmm..... ME?

and who was it that decided to watch a movie last night..... only to miss the ending as you always do ..... and wake up and realized you missed the ending.... went back to the part where you thought you fell asleep... started it over.... only to fall asleep AGAIN......ME?

and who in the world decides to give their baby a chocolate chip cookie to entertain himself with just so you can mop the kitchen.... and put him in a chair in your BEDROOM while you did the mopping..... I mean really- a cookie while sitting unattended for 10 whole minutes- that won't make a mess.... that would be stupid..... and we all know that I am certainly not stupid..... come on..... ME?

OK- we all know that honestly (and shockingly) This was me.... and I can be a little "off" at times.... have mercy.... and blame the children :)-

Funny picture post.....

I am not having a good day.... I won't pretend that I am .... this ever changing weather has my head pounding.... my kids have found a new hobby of making Kaden cry 23 hours a day (he thinks he is big- they treat him like a baby- he doesn't appreciate it AT ALL).... JD is in bed with a migraine..... today is the "Lets all be quiet and just chill out" type of day that comes around now and again.... anyway.... I decided to look through my pics (forgive me if they are repeats but you all know me to well to think that I am going back over the past 11 months and checking.... yep... too lazy for all that!!) and find my super funny ones... the ones that remind me to remember that this is just a bad day- it won't last forever- I will survive......

OK Mom... do you have to take a close up?????

He REALLY was excited about going to school..... can't you tell???

Makes you want a smores right about now, huh?

The more pics we took- the farther down they slid :)

All this candy and NO TEETH?? Gimme a break!!!!

Kyle and Annaston.. something funny was going on?!?!

Kaden wasn't feelin' the love (not like Kyle was giving him anyway lol)

This is what happens when Kaylee finds the camara. I have about 300 of these shots!!

I think Katie is a little scared of Kyle (and all these kids have evil eyes for some reason???)


and last but not least.... Mr Bad Hair day!!! He is in severe need of going to see Little Ollie!!














I have been smiling and laughing while finding all these pics- definitly made my moody day a little better. Kaden fell asleep in my arms as I posted and Kaylee and Kyle are hysterically laughing while playing tag on the trampoline.... this day isn't so bad after all.... :)

Shame on me.....

That is just how I felt about 5 minutes ago.....this week has been a dandy to say the least- yesterday I was on my way to buy our new dryer (yes- the other one didn't make it) when my car started to act up- went to the auto parts store and got my WONDERFUL friend Tim to fix the car- woke up this morning and Kaylee was watching the TV and POW- it went out too..... and I was doing the "go figure- mumble mumble - gripe gripe- like I wanted to buy this right now" and then I sat down for my morning coffee and thought I would check on my bloggy friends and my "Woe is me" turned into "Help them Lord and Thank you Lord for my blessings". We have some friends whom are in the process of adopting a little girl and as I read her latest 2 blogs I (Mrs. Non-emotional-never-cries-wonder-where-my-heart-is) was brought to tears. They are some of the BEST people you will ever meet and the testimonies they will have from this blessing that has been given to them will be more than silver and gold (and tv's and dryers) So shame on me for complaining..... and Praise the Lord for being just what He is...... my Lord..... our Lord......

Good Monday-after-Spring-Break-Morning.......

I don't know about all of you- but I had some sleepy kids this morning! (and I myself could have hit the snooze button another hour or two) The time changing at the beginning of Spring Break was good and bad- my kids had been sleeping until 10- where they usually get up by 8.... but when they had to get up at 7 this morning :(- Lets just say they didn't appreciate it! We didn't go anywhere or do anything spectacular- but it really was a great week that went by SUPER fast. We did get to go to my Aunt Dee's house and they had a ball there- she lives in the boonies and my kids along with my cousin's kids had fun just playing outside ( I brought one of the two super sets of Playdoh that my dear friend Heather got for my kids for Christmas- so they had the porch decorated with a mixture of 20 colors :) We went to the cabin for a little bit Friday- then headed up the mountain to Karen and Nicky's to eat super and hang out for a while.

Then we went head-first into our normal weekend routine (minus a singing)Get ready- go to church- get ready again- go to church again..... and go to church again. Oh yes- this is after my dryer decided to DIE Saturday. I spent all day getting every bit of laundry done (using both my washer, my neighbor's washer- and HER dryer) The repair guy is coming tomorrow- I am hoping for a $50 fix but it is looking like I will be getting a new one ~:( bummer- NOT what I want- but 3 days with no dryer has made me know how badly that is a NEED not a want! Our friends got to come back from Atlanta and they were at church Saturday night. We are so proud they are home and we are looking for a miracle! We have all seen with Kensley that the Lord can do anything- so it isn't hard to have faith that He will heal anyone in need! (and BTW- Today is Ms Kensley's first day back to school- she was telling me all about last night at church- she was so excited!)

And I will now go back to 2 Saturday's ago...... the kids recorded on New Harmony's new cd project.... yep..... it was an experience.....









And here are a few from just us at home.....

Kaden taking a snooze in his fave rocking chair....










Kyle helping me out by vacuuming under my couch (I am gonna train him right- he will be better at these things than his daddy :) lol.....








Kaylee climbing- I am sure she is looking for something I attempted to keep out of reach.....








I am off to finish up my housework and NOT dry clothes....... oh the joys of being a housewife...... :)

Don't you love it ......

When you have a couple of days off..... we have started Spring Break with a bang! We had an extremely eventful Sunday evening- we headed out to visit our friends in Atlanta (at 3:00pm... yes... for a visit... um hum- that is some men planning right there) We dropped the older two off with Aunt Karen and we were on our way. Made good timing- got to their apartment- chit chatted for a few- decided we would go out to eat- finally decide on a restaraunt- call the other vehicle of people following us (their car had 4 children in it- we only had the baby... and JD.... )
One of their kids had choked on a quarter so an ER visit was needed to see just where this quarter was stuck- we go ahead and eat (sounds rude... the ones we were visiting had not eaten supper and they were 1 hour ahead of us and by this time it is about 8:30pm EST) Dr's found the quarter and PRAISE the LORD the little one was ok- we returned back- had a sweet little prayer and headed back to Alabama.... at 11:00 CST..... we were about 45 minutes from home and get a call "Kyle has woken up and is crying" So we turn around- head backward 20 minutes- pick up my very sick , crying hysterically with an earache baby- have a sweet little prayer AGAIN (Thank you Lord... AGAIN) and get home around 3:00am. Glory hallelujah! I know you all have to think this and I am just going to verify- things like this do tend happen to us ALL of the time- I am sure the Lord says "hmmmmm- Look at that bunch... I think they need a little more excitement in their lives...lets throw them a quarter"

I don't think it takes too much to guess - Monday we slept ALL DAY LONG! You want to talk about great.... it was g-r-e-a-t! I fixed a super good lunch (I am a woman with a plan- fix a big lunch- you already have supper fixed too :) We watched all the kids movies that we were behind on (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Madagascar 2, Hook (oldie but a goody) and did NOTHING else! I did get the boys closet organized and toys gone through- but that was on a whim at 9pm last night (the big box was getting on my nerves just sitting in the floor)

We got up this morning and headed to a birthday party and the kids had a ball- PumpItUp is a great place for little ones to burn off all of their "Its Spring Break and too cold to be outside" energy. We ate some lunch with friends , did a little shopping and we are back home- eating waffles and bologna sandwiches for supper- cuz that is how we roll :)-

and to back-track a little bit- Kensley's singing was AwEsOmE! The turn out and support was great- just as I expected- if you know them- you know they deserved every bit of it! Ms Kensley sang with the Wrights and that just made her night! (You all need a cd with that song on it- it has such a good meaning to it) and I have pictures (I am sure you just gasped in shock)










I will do another post later this week with pics from the kids at the studio, spring break, etc. I will trying to keep this novel... oh I mean post... not so eternally long :) Have fun- the sun is going to shine...... Friday :))

Is it just me....

or is time passing by at a pace that NO ONE can keep up?!?! I feel like I open my eyes on Monday morning- run like a hamster on a wheel for a little bit- and boom- it is Friday. I have been going through the kids clothes from last spring/summer and fought off tears when I found some of Kaden's newborn things that I didn't even know I had packed away. The child is 10 1/2 months old!


I just had him.... where in the world has all the time went!! That little baby boy that I brought home into our chaotic world (God bless its lil' heart ;) is now walking along anything he can pull up to! (and who forgot to send me that memo reminding me that little crawlers can pull open all drawers and cabinets and empty all the contents in 10.5 seconds flat??!... whoever you are.... your fired!)

I really do try to stop every now and again and soak it all in that these little bitty kids I have running around my house, screaming my name, drinking my drink, spilling my drink, pulling my skirt, holding my hand... they are actually making my day. They are my life. I told my friend this week that I know I complain about the craziness of having 3 little ones running around and making me the looney person I am- but then I want them all to stay this way. I don't know how raising "big kids" will be- but raising "little kids" makes me question myself everyday. I prayed this week and asked the Lord to help me (My words "I don't know what I am doing") I know how to feed, bathe, clothe, pet, scold.....but I worry alot about the outcome of these little lives I have in my care. Do I do enough? Do I do it right? Do I guide them wisely? To me it is best put like this.... I have always said when you get married no one lets you know in the winter your light bill is going to double- or when your bank account is at $5 your washer WILL brake down on you...... and no one tells you that all these babies you have are going to be grown in a blink of your eye and you feel like you have 5 minutes to do it right..... it wasn't until I was a momma myself that I saw how big a deal it was to see someone go to the alter for the first time- or get in a car and drive off for the first time- or see them get married and move away..... when you are a momma...... oh me..... it hurts to even think about it.....

I am being all serious-kind-of-sentimental..... out of character for me I know.... but I was just thinking about it and felt the need to think outloud (well... you know... typing is as loud as you can get when you have everyone in bed ASLEEP.... I guess I could go read this to all of them....but I don't think they would appreciate it too much right this minute :)