Fishing with Friends

While I went to the doctor this past Tuesday Miss Erin watched the boys for me and they got to go fishing at the Wrenns house! They had a WONDERFUL time--as you can see!!

Reid showing off his first fish

Everett and his fish

Reid is kissing his fish goodbye before he goes back in the pond.....such an animal lover! And he didn't even throw up :)

(that is Mr. Phil--Everett's headmaster at school!)

The boys and their fish

Thank Momma T and Mr. Phil--the boys had a GREAT time and are talking about when they get to come back!

Rylie's Room

Here are some pictures of Rylie's finished nursery--now all we need is for her to come!

view from the doorway...

changing table, dresser, and book shelf........

I have always wanted to have a shelf like that on the wall of my little girl's nursery. I had trouble finding one that I liked, so Matt made this one for me :) Isn't he the best!!

Her crib with the verse on the wall. We hope that she will grow up to know the Lord and love God's word!

This is definitely going to be my favorite place to be once baby girl arrives! I love the chair and pillow!

Cushion covers made by my friend Becky and the pillow and curtain were made by my friend Ebova.....aren't they so talented!!

Dentist!

The boys got to go see Dr. Margs when we were in Atlanta recently and they did SO great! Margaret is my roommate from college and dear friend who is a pediatric dentist in McDonough, GA. It was so fun to see her and where she works. Both the boys were very brave and had NO cavities! Great brushing guys!!

E getting ready to have x-rays taken

they got to wear cool sunglasses while their teeth were being cleaned

All done!!

Mothers Day.....

I had such a great Mothers Day today! It is such a blessing to be Everett and Reid's mom--there is nothing else in the world I would rather do with my life! I am so thankful that God chose me to be their mom and I can't wait to add Rylie to the family! Here is a picture of the sweet, sweet necklace that they gave me today--

I absolutely LOVE it!! It has everett, reid, and rylie's names on it, and on the other side it has Psalm 127:3 --children are a blessing from the Lord.

It is from this website--www.lisaleonardonline.com--and I highly recommend it!!

Hope you all had a great Mothers Day! I am so thankful for all the moma and grandmas in my life!!

Future Rock Stars.....????

Reid's First Soccer Season

This spring Reid played soccer for the first time and LOVED it! He is only three so I was interested in how he would do, but really just wanted him to have a good time--and boy did he!!He watched his shadow a bit, directed the teams as to which way they should be going, and finally--played a little soccer himself!!

About to score......

Congratulating the other team for a great goal--what sportsmanship!!

Carrying his supercute soccer bag after the game!

After watching his brother play, he was ready to be the one in on the action!!

Valentines Dates

The boys with their Valentines dates, Ms. Lauren and Ms. Melissa. They took them to Chick-fil-A and Everett got to pay. He was SO excited and thought he was SO grown up! They also, gave the girls flowers.......training them up to be gentleman!

(they were really babysitting so Matt and I could go out, but ssshhhhh, don't tell the boys!!)

And its a.....

healthy baby GIRL!! We are still in shock! I am dreaming of fun little pink things and can't wait to decorate the nursery! Matt is thrilled, but a little worried about the cost of all the cute little pink things I am dreaming of! The boys are very excited to have a little sister and are already talking about what they are going to teach her.

We are so thrilled that God ahs chosen to bless us with a little girl, and we can't wait to see how she adds to our family!

Please continue to pray for a healthy pregnancy. My placenta previa is gone--praise the Lord!-so I am cleared to go to China in April! We can not wait to go back to our ol' stomping ground!!

We are working on a name for Baby Girl, and no elastigirl and richietoirona are not on the top of the list! :) We will let you know as soon as we decide!

Reason for lack of posts....

We will be welcoming a new little pumpkin to our family in July! We are so excited but Mommy is SO sick, so we can't wait until July comes.....

I have so many pictures to upload and stories to tell, but I promise that I am going to be better. At least once a week......i mean i can type posts between throwing up right??

Everett and Reid are thrilled to be having a baby brother or sister! Reid has been praying for God to put a baby in my belly for about a year now, so he says he knew it was coming! Everett has graciously volunteered to carry the baby in the house for me when I have my hands full with groceries....not quite sure that will happen (he is more likely to get to carry the groceries), but still so sweet. They always talk about what songs they are going to sing to the baby and what stories they will read to him/her. The names in the running right now FROM THE BOYS are Cookie, Princess, Dash, and Elastigirl. Can you guess what movie our boys love?? I am not so sure they will have a weighted vote in naming this baby........for the babies sake........

We are asking for you to please pray this pregnancy! First for a healthy, full-term baby and then for me to feel better. It is so hard to love on/play with/take care of a 3 and 5 year old while you are throwing up all the time. The boys are great and understanding, but I know they get tired of it too.

Also, a quick shout out to my AMAZING husband. I mean I really couldn't do this whole pregnancy thing without him--and for reasons beyond the obvious one. He helps SO much with the boys when I am feeling sick, cooks dinner, does homework, folds laundry, ......The list could go on forever, but basically he ROCKS and I am so thankful for him!!

Corn Maze

Reid and I went to the West Farm Corn Maze with my MOPS group in October and it was so much fun! I love corn mazes, and there was a hayride and animals--Reid was loving it!

Georgia Homecoming

Every year we try to take the boys to the UGA Homecoming football game. It always falls around the boys birthdays and they LOVE going! It is so fun to take them around Athens--one of my most favorite places--and watch them take in the stadium full of people, being close to the players, Hairy Dawg, and this year Everett was definitely watching the cheerleaders.....what??? Anyway, we had a GREAT time this year again!

I love watching football with all my boys!!

Double Birthday Celebration

Happt 3rd Birthday Reid! You are growing up into such a fun little man! Mommy and Daddy are so thankful to be your parents!!

Aunt Andi with the boys

Cupcakes!!

Everett's 5th birthday

Here is a picture of Everett's 5th birthday celebration at school. He wanted me to bring in blue and green cupcakes to his class, with spiderman napkins....and i forgot they don't do superheroes at his school. Oops. Anyway, it was so fun to get to be with his class as they sung him happy birthday and made him a birthday crown! E--you deserve a crown! Mommy and Daddy are SO thankful that God chose us to be your parents and we count every minute with you a blessing! We love you so!!!

(I bet you thought you were going to get away without hearing--"I can't believe he is 5--how did that happen??" tear tear........sorry you are not so lucky!!)

Oh where do i start.....?

It has been FOREVER since I have posted. Things have been crazy around here. But four football games, two birthdays, one wedding, and one chemo treatment later here we are.

My sister Caroline got married in October to Rob, and we had a great time at their wedding in Atlanta.

The boys each had a birthday. I will try to do a seperate post about those.

About the chemo treatment--amongst all the craziness of the month of October, my mom was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. She started chemo a little over a week ago and found out great news from the doctor today! Her lymphocyte levels are back within the normal range (they were 38,000 and are now 4,800) and her platelets are up. This all means that the chemo is doing its job and that she could go into remission! Praise the Lord!!

Thanks so much for all your prayers!!

I am hoping to have some posts with updated pictures....but i wouldn't hold my breath if I were you......

Beach Pics

Surfer boy
one of my most favorite pictures......click on the picture to enlarge it and you can see the dolphin on the right side...

my boys....no idea what e was doing.....

my sweet reid

kisses!!

loving the beach.......

My baby's first day of school!!

i mean does he look two??

I am already having trouble with my BABY being old enough to go to school (k-3) but does he have to look so old??

Reid just dove in head first! He just LOVES it! I guess watching Everett go for the last couple of years got him ready, but there was no looking back once he was in his classroom. He even told me "Mommy, I will be okay...you can go now".

He also loves his backpack and lunch box....it goes almost everywhere we go. Thanks nai nai!!

First Day of Kindergarten

Better late than never....

here is a picture of my sweet KINDERGARTNER!

I can hardly believe that he is so big--i know everyone says it, but the time flies by! Although some days seem to go so slow....the years just fly by!
He is loving school and adjusting well to being in school "all day"!

his "girlfriend" Emerson is in his class, so that makes it even better!

E we are so proud of you!!!

Lovin' Sea World

Our first day in Orlando we went to Sea World and the boys LOVED it!!

They loved the animal shows and we saw most of them at least twice.

Here they are pretending like they are freezing with the penguins.....note the sweaty hair...we were anything but freezing!
Our picture with a real Budweiser Clydesdale


Daddy and E riding the crazy crab ride--E was so excited that he was tall enough to ride! Reid was just barely too short and not so excited about it......

But he was tall enough to ride the carousel on the hammerhead shark with Nai Nai

We ended the day with a WONDERFUL dinner at a restaurant in the shark tank. It was so fun to eat yummy crab cakes while we watched sharks swim in front of us!! The boys loved it...talk about entertainment during dinner! Thanks Nai Nai for a wonderful day at Sea World!!!

Trip to Orlando....

At the end of July we took a wonderful trip to Orlando with my mom, Nai Nai. We did all the Disney things (posts to come soon) but one of the boys most favorite things was the Pirate Dinner. Here are a couple of pics.....

Matt and E by the ship

Nai Nai, Everett, Reid, and Matt by the pirate ship.

This was the pirate for our section. We cheered for him in the competitions and he won most of them, the boys were so thrilled! Reid was more interested in watching the pirate than looking at the camera.....

So you think you can dance.....

Here are some pics of the boys "entertaining" the guests while we waited for the wedding party. Their job of ringbearers never seemed to stop.......

Just so you know, everyone else was sitting at their tables quietly visiting with one another while calm elevator music played while we waited.......

This is what E and R thought one should do with elevator music.....
(this is his finale...by the way)

Here we are dancing at the appropriate time (ie, when there was dance music playing and everyone else was on the dance floor). The sombrero and maracas came with the dj......a good time was had by all.

sunglasses also curtiousy of the dj.....