Misc Stuff

Thank you Cameron & Stephanie for letting us visit and stay with yall!!!

So we still haven't moved yet and I am still extremely stressed for many different reasons! I absolutely HATE feeling like this! I am normally very happy and easy going but I need about a million of me right now! I told the Lord that if he is trying to remind me to be patient - I think I've got it - and if he is trying to teach me to "do everything without grumbling and arguing" - I'm trying real hard but I am on my last hair - speaking of hair I have found three gray ones lately - I really don't want to be gray when I'm 30!!! Okay - I'm smiling now - no grumbling or arguing - I'm trying to shine like a star. That verse by the way is Philippians 2:14-15.
So due to my anxiety - I made Bryan take me to Ft. Worth for the weekend on his birthday to visit his sister and her family. For those of you who don't know - Bryan turned the BIG 30 this year!!! Part of my anxiety is that I have been extremely sad and very much missing our family - his parents, grandparents and sister and family! So we went and had a wonderful time. It was so refreshing and not long enough. Steph says her home is small, but it feels like a home and it was very comfortable. The kids have been missing each other like crazy too. Cambry was crying every night for her best friend Gracie. So it was a huge blessing for all of us to be together again! I guess it being Bryan's 30th birthday - we wanted to be a little "rebellious" so Bryan & Cameron got a tattoo and I got my nose pierced!! That hurt "like something fierce" as Bryan would say - by the way!!!! On Sunday we were very blessed at a wonderful church! Then we had to come back to our crazy life again! We did leave Cambry in Ft. Worth for the week to spend time with her cousins and Steph and I met half way for lunch on Friday so Cambry could reluctantly come home! Cambry had the best time and it was a huge blessing to her that she had the opportunity to stay with them. I think she has been a little stressed too!!! Now here we are today - we had a bridal shower to go to and Cambry had auditions for the Nutcracker today. (We won't find out if she made it till Monday or Tuesday). Oh I have to share some of the little blessing that God gave me today! Cambry is going to be a flower girl in this wedding and I have known about it for awhile and I have needed to shop for her a dress. First of all- I haven't had time to shop and I hate shopping and the whole idea of trying to find this dress was one of the stresses. So my wonderful sister-in-law took her shopping for a dress - they found one that Steph wasn't to sure about, but they got it b/c there wasn't much of any other choice and it was on sale for way cheap - $18 - regular $70!!!!! So Cambry brought it home and I wasn't so sure either- so I went shopping late Friday night to try to find a second option to show the bride at the shower Saturday morning! Due to the great variety our stores in San Angelo have to offer - my efforts failed - but I did find a purse that I have been really wanting on sale for $25 - regular price was $80- it was the very last one and (this was the real blessing) I had just gotten paid for the cleaning job I've been doing! I wouldn't have been able to buy it if I hadn't of just gotten paid from that!!! Then we went to the shower today with the one dress that I wasn't so sure about and the bride loved it and she said it is almost just like hers!!!! God does love me even when I try to take things into my own hands and worry and stress!
So that's how life here has been going - if anyone cares!!! We would still appreciate your prayers that our house sales and Bryan's Water Valley house will sale! I would love to pray for something specific for you in exchange for your prayers !!!
Now- here are some more pictures of various things - mostly my precious, sweet, chunky little boy - and some videos of Zakry so his Papaw and Ma can see him doing some things. The short video is just of him being silly and the other is of him doing his favorite thing - eating!! He really loves his puff cereal snacks that he is eating and he thinks he is So big when he gets to eat something by his self!!!

Pictures of our life

Since it's been forever since I've posted, I decided to just make a slide show of some pictures - I'll try to add more soon as these were actually taken about a month ago - but at least you will be able to see a little of what has been going on in our home lately!!! If you want - you can drag your mouse over the pictures and some will have a caption to tell you what they are!!!

Bryan The "Donkey"

Bryan has volunteered to be "Dan the Decoy Card Tossing Donkey" (or something like that) at Sports Mania! So here is a little video of his first try at it. I think he will be doing this once a month!!! The kids and I have had a million laughs about it!!! You may want to turn the volume down on my music so you can hear him when you push play on the video!! - for those that don't know!!

Zakry's crazy morning hair

So Busy!!

I know I haven't been posting much! Life has been crazy busy! We have been diligently working very long and hard hours on our new home! Our sweet children have also been working very hard right beside us. We have been extremely exhausted by the time we get home, yet we still have to fix supper, try to keep up with some of the normal daily chores at home ( laundry,  dishes, other cleaning, etc..) and bath before we can fall into bed! Our new home is coming along beautifully and we should be able to move in soon yet there is still a LOT of hard work to do! We will be having an open house this weekend, so if any of you think about it, please pray that we sale our house. And while your at it, I would appreciate a prayer for some extra strength in the next few weeks! Most of you know, just being a mom can be exhausting in itself, but for this last week and the next few weeks, I get to do my regular everyday "jobs" (its funny that they don't just go away when you have something else to do!) and help my husband finish our home and try to get moved!  I love our sweet children being there with us and being able to help - but it has definitely required a little more patience and strength to get things done with the three of them underfoot! On the brighter side though, they are loving the responsibilities that have been given to them and they do their jobs proudly and I know that I can look for rewards and great things to come in the future for our perseverance!

So this is why my blogs may be few and short for awhile, but I will try to keep you updated as best as I can!

I will try to post some pictures later! For those of you wondering, our sweet Zakry is doing great. He is growing way too fast! He has been trying to stand up now. You can almost see the determination in his eyes and when he sees his big sister and brother doing things, especially when they are playing with their daddy - you can just see him thinking that he doesn't want to be left out or left behind - so he tries so hard to do things and be right in the middle of everything! We are truly blessed that God has lent us this little bundle of joy! Well, I better go get my house cleaned for the open house! More to come later!!!

NEW DO!

Here is the new (I'm not sure about improved! LOL!) Bryan!!!

He has always wanted to shave his head!!!