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!!!

I MISS MY DAUGHTER

Cambry has been in Colorado for 0ne week with her cousin Gracie, visiting with her Ma and Papaw and G-G and G-Dad. I miss her like crazy and she is not due back for two more weeks. I know she is having a wonderful time though and making some very special and unforgettable memories! Some people have commented that I'm getting a break having only two right now, but really my day is not any easier without my little helper!!!

Anyway, just to update everyone, life has been going on as usual around here! The house is coming along great! Here are some updated pictures, although, I went out there yesterday and it looks even better and different than these pictures, but I forgot to take my camera!

This is the chicken coop Bryan built!

Bryan was mowing the other day and Caden had to go out and help him! I thought it was very cute and sweet!

Our house has been showing well, no contracts yet though - so we would appreciate your prayers about that! Why is it that things start breaking when you put your house up for sale? Our air conditioner quit this weekend. We couldn't call anyone until Monday - so it was pretty hot in our house this weekend! God was smiling down on us though and He sent cooler weather and lots of much needed rain this weekend - so it was not nearly as bad as it could have been! The air conditioner people were also able to come first thing Monday morning and fix it and it was just a small and inexpensive part! Thank you Lord for your Grace! 

A good friend of ours watched the boys Saturday night and Bryan and I were able to go out on a date! Bryan was super excited about me going with him to this thing called Pack Wars. You get packs of sports trading cards and you get prizes for certain cards. Anyway, he was so excited - I just couldn't say I didn't want to go to him, so I went.  We ended up having a really good time together. We also went to see Get Smart with some other friends! It was a great movie - definitely would recommend seeing it!!!

So that is petty  much our weekend in review! Not anything super exciting!!!

1/2 a year ALREADY!!!!

I can't believe my baby is 6 months old already! I am so very eternally thankful that God has blessed us with such a precious little man. He is so content and happy. He goes to sleep on his own, sleeps all night, takes 3 naps a day, and wakes up with a smile big enough to melt your heart and make all your worries disappear. And to top it all off - he is ADORABLE!  I wish time would go a little slower though. I don't want him to grow up. I sometimes loose track of time just watching him and I can almost see him growing right before my eyes!!!  He is such a "perfect" baby that Bryan even stated that Zakry almost makes him want to have another baby!!! (I'm sure he had just taken his happy pill or something!) Anyway, it makes me cringe to think how close we were to being "done" having children - to just closing the door on this blessing that God was waiting for us to accept from Him!! God is so good!!!

I am also so blessed and thankful that I have the opportunity to stay home with my babies! I would just not do very well if I had to work!! Time goes by so fast and there are so many moments I would miss - it would just break my heart!!! God is so good to loan me such precious children and a wonderful husband!  Is it just me or does your heart ever feel like it might explode from the blessings and love being poured in?  

Here are some pictures of our "Little Chunk"! By the way, he did only gain  1 lb. in two months  - he now weighs 20 lbs.!!! I thought we might have to change car seats already (the infant one is only for up to 22 lbs.) but we have 2 more lbs. to go!!! He is eating cereal and fruit now and I've started making the vegetable baby food and freezing it, so he will soon be introduced to veggies! I'll let you know how that goes!

Caden was eating an apple and I decided to let Zak  suck on a piece of it! He loved it! I was eating a peach a few days after that and he attacked the peach, claimed it as his own, and absolutely would not share with me anymore! Note to any GRANDMA'S reading this: this does not mean he can have table food (especially french fries) LOL!! - only fruits and veggies!

He also started sitting on his 6 month birthday!

10 YEARS !!!!!

Bryan and I celebrated our 10th anniversary Friday!!! I can't believe its been 10 years! I remember thinking on the day of our wedding what it was going to be like after being married for 10 years!!! I won't comment on that today!!!  (JK) Really it hasn't been the easiest, but its been worth it. I love my husband very much!! I can't wait to see what God has planned for us for many many more years!

Bryan sent me flowers - they are so beautiful and I was so excited to get flowers! 10 yellow roses mixed with daisies!!!! So pretty!!! Cambry got to answer the door and take them and sign for them, because I was changing a very very poopy diaper - so she felt really important about getting to do that! 

Friday night Stephanie so generously offered to watch all of our kids (I've discovered it's a really big deal when you have more than two kids and someone wants to watch all of them for you!) so anyway, we went out by ourselves for the first time since Zakry. We didn't do anything grand - just dinner and walked around the mall - oh and we went to buy me a case for my camera - but it was so nice to just be with my husband and have dinner by ourselves!  I thought I might be worried about Zak being it was the first time he stayed with anyone and the first time he would need to have a bottle, but I don't think I really even thought about it while we were out  - probably b/c he was with his Aunt Sissy so I knew he was in the best of hands! He did fine - he wouldn't take a bottle, but they did great with him! 

Saturday, we had pizza and had an anniversary celebration with the kids and Cameron, Steph and the girls. It was very enjoyable! I tried to make a cake! I have never made a decorated cake before and I don't know that I want to ever again. I tried to do a marshmallow foundant icing (it was sooooo good on a cake I once had at a shower - that someone else made!) Anyway, I learned afterwards that I didn't add enough powdered sugar! So the cake did not turn out to be the prettiest cake ever - okay - it was just plain ugly, but it tasted okay! Here's pictures!!!

Bryan also had a little incident with Campy this weekend, he was taking the dogs to the ranch with him. They were in the back of the truck and he passed some horses that were tied to a fence and Campy jumped out of the truck. Bryan stopped, got out and picked her up. She was yelping and peeing and pooping all over Bryan and bleeding from her head, so he thought she was had broken her back. He was in tears and called the vet to take her in - he thought he would have to have her put down. He was about to get back in the truck with her when she suddenly jumped out of his arms to run after a cat!!! She is fine - she was moving a little slow the next day, but she is fine!!! I definitely said "Thank You" to God for that close call b/c we would have had a heart broken little boy if anything would have happened to his puppy!

Here are some pictures of Bryan swimming with the kids in our little pool!!!

Oh---- Cambry wanted me to post this --- these are her words-----

"What is different about me?"

answer: she got her hair cut

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