October 2009

It has a very busy couple of months, nothing new to me. We have been busy with church, family time, and of course, facebook. The boys have started school and are doing good. Christian is so little to be in middle school. He is in the band and is enjoying it. He is learning the trumpet. He says he is the best in the class. He has grown so much. I saw the first trailor to Toy Story 3 the other day. It was both exciting and depressing. Toy Story first came out when Christian was little. He loved Buzz Lightyear. My family would argue and say that it was me that liked Buzz. He had Buzz Lightyear everything. Anyway, the trailor begins with Andy being older and leaving the toys behind. This reminds me that my oldest is growing up. Jeremy is doing great in school too. He loves playing basketball. He also loves church. He has such a sweet spirit for God. This is amazing because he is my most difficult child. Aiden is growing so much. He will be 2 in January. His personality is a mixture of Christian, Jeremy, and his own. He is such a blessing. He bows his head to pray before we eat. He does not miss anything. Christian reads a book in the under a blanket so Aiden won't want his book. I am trying to lose weight. I have lost 14 pounds so far. I am walking at least 2x week. Jeremy will go walking with me if I am not on my treadmill. Larry is busy with youth stuff and school. He enrolled in Warner University taking online courses to get his bachelors in ministry. He is taking 3 courses a semester. I am so proud of him. My recent agenda is trying to find Christmas presents for the boys. Jeremy is getting a guitar. Christian and Aiden has not been deteremined yet.

June 2009

Again June has been a busy month. Of course it is summer which is our biggest time with my husband is a youth pastor. I always joke about him having "the life", only working a couple months out of the year-yeah right. Work has been crazy. I love it but it gets hectic around this time of the year. Aiden is growing in leaps and bounds. He is talking so much. If you listen, closely you can pick up what he is saying. He loves to read books. We have had church picnics and weddings in June. We took the youth to Branson, Mo. Last week I thought the further north you go it should get cooler. Wrong. We brought the hot weather with us. I bet they were glad to see us go. We had 21 youth- 11 adults, 6 kids, and 2 babies. We had one couselor get food poisoned on our way up there. She was sick for a day. One youth was sick from Thurs until we got back on Saturday. I hope Jade starts feeling better. We went to Silver Dollar City. It was good just hot. We went to the boardwalk. We went to the Titanic exhibit. That was interesting. We had devotion every night with the youth band doing praise and worship. They have gotten so good. I am really proud of them. Aiden wanted to beat on the drums too (Seth, one day he will take your job). God is really moving with our youth. I am proud of each and every one of them. Christian and Jeremy had a blast. I didn't see them much. They didn't want to be around their mother. The way back was interesting with Aiden in the back screaming because he was tired of the car and the many "potty breaks" ( our last one being in Sterlington). We were so ready to get home. After church on Sunday, I took a 2 hour nap. That never happens. My family will be gone for camp from Thurs -Tues of july 4. It will just be me and Aiden. I plan on working from home during a couple of those days. That ought to be interesting with Aiden. Saturday, my father in law and my boys are going to get my neice for camp. I am going to enjoy spoiling her.

May

May has been a busy month...actually I don't think we ever slow down. We had alot of youth activities in May...graduations, awards etc. We have been doing alot of fundraisers for the youth. 3 car washes, 1 garage sale. We are going to Branson, Mo. June 17-20. I have not had a weekend to relax yet. Work is crazy mad. Aiden is growing in leaps and bounds. My baby has become the bully in the nursery at church. He hits on all the kids...he still is the smallest. He loves to point at his mouth, eyes, ears, and especially his nose. I have really enjoyed watching each stage he goes through. Jeremy is excited school is out. He got his hair cut really short. I was surprised he wanted it that short. Christian starts 6th grade at Calhoun Middle School in August. Yes I said middle school. I can't believe how fast he is growing up. He is just my baby.

April- What a month

April has been a busy month. The first part was, of course, Easter. We had a good Easter, even though it rained and poured. Aiden had to stay home from church because he was sick. He had a viral infection (hopefully, he is finally getting over it). He got a monkey Easter basket with peeps, pacis, and leap frog refrigerator toys. The boys got a game and candy. Jeremy was gone the whole spring break. He went with his friend, Hunter to camp at Caney Lake. He was so excited and had a wonderful day. He loves the outdoors and that was perfect for him. Thank you Campbells for inviting and taking him. I missed him so much while he was gone. It is amazing how much you miss your "troublemaker". Larry and I had our 10th anniversary on April 10th. It was a wonderful day. It was Good Friday so we spent the first part of the day shopping for Easter. Then we went to Outback, Maggie Moos, and of course, Walmart. It is amazing how your lives change. I love him more today than when we exchanged vows. He is a wonderful husband and father. He still makes me laugh (don't tell him that though). His love for Christ shines throughout his face. I look forward to spending the rest of my life with him. Side note: Love Dare book is excellent. We are doing it in Sunday School. It is not always easy. Now it is the end of the month. It is starting to be our busiest time of the year with our youth (we never slow down much). We had our 1st car wash today. We had a great turn out. I look like a lobster on my arms and legs. I am so tired. We are taking our youth to Branson in June. We have 2 more car washes and garage sale. Pray that we will exceed our goal so that we can give our youth lasting memories. Well, it has been a busy day much less a busy month. Aiden is finally walking very well and has 5 teeth coming in.

Busy Weekend

Aiden had his 1st real Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. He was so funny. He wanted to sit down more than put the eggs in his bucket. Christian helped him more than anything. He is such a good brother. He has been teething this weekend. He has been teething since he was wee little, but still no teeth. His teeth are starting to pop in. They are all coming in at the same time. Poor baby. On Sunday, we took the youth to Bossier City for the Rock and Worship Road Show. It was awesome. Meanwhile, back at home, our church had a communion and footwashing ceremony. We hated to miss it. It is such a humbling experience. Aiden even got in on the action. It is so fun to watch him. I went back to work today thinking where does my weekends go. I thought weekends were for rest.

Easter Egg Hunt