We got snow!

Well a little bit....not enough to have fun with. The ground is just white. Not enough to make a snowball or sleigh ride in. It is warmer these past 2 days....it's up to 30 instead of 10. What a difference!

I am enjoying a day off of work today. My kids do not have school so I am home with them. Mike is also off of work today too so we may go do something fun. If not it is nice to be home together as a family.

This past weekend my sister, niece and great-niece came to visit. We had a great time catching up on each others lives. I love spending time with family!!! I am reminded what a blessing from God family is.

For now I wait for MORE snow......I would love 6-12 inches. Enough to shut things down and have fun with the kids in. I don't know when or if that is going to happen but.....I will wait!!!!

Looking back

Looking back on 2008 it was a great year! God was in control and that's the way I like it. When I review the year in my mind I am so glad God sees the big picture but, He only gives me one day at a time. If I had known all that was going to happen in 2008 I would have been so overwhelmed. So many good things took place but, life happened too. We had our sad times too (when our neighbor died and a friend from Church died). Those were some rough times. In the midst of all of the sadness we were reminded of all of our blessings and made sure to stop and thank God for our health and for the people closest to us.

I went back to work. I am now working at the YMCA and I love it. The only downfall is that I am not home with my kids. Mike is doing a great job at being Mr. Mom for me. When the kids are sick he keeps them home and works here. Mike, I love living life with you by my side. I could not do it without you nor do I ever want to.

Our kids are such a blessing to have. It is never far from my mind that there was a day when we were not sure we were ever going to have children of our own. God has blessed us with more than we could ever imagine. I love each stage and age of our 4 children! They each make our family complete. I love you guys with all my heart!

Elk Creek Church is doing awesome! God has some big plans for us and I am so honored to be a part of something so big for Him! I have been teaching the 2-4 yr. old class and really enjoying getting to know these little ones better. I pray that God uses me to make a difference in their little lives. Mike has made me so proud.....he does a great job preaching and leading the Church! We have both grown so much. To God be the Glory!

I am also reading through the Bible in a year. I am loving it and look forward to it every day. This will be my first time reading the whole Bible. I wish I had done it a lot sooner. It is full of so much good stuff.

Out of town!!!

I am so excited.....I am going to my parents to visit this weekend! I am hoping to get some good pictures of my family. I know it is going to fly by....so just a heads-up this weekend will be over before we know it so enjoy. I am going to try to get some good sleep before then because I try to stay awake as long as I can and visit with everyone. This comes at such a good time. I love going to the farm and hanging with my family. My kids love it too. They have already told me what they need to pack. Abbey has already packed 3 toy bags filled with stuff that she won't even play with. Michael told me he needs to pack old boots "O....I don't have any" and old pants so he can play down at the ponds. Casey just screamed with excitement. And Caleb; he is happy no matter where he is, most of the time.

Bad day at work!

Ok it wasn't that bad! And I am a stay at home mom so I can't get fired. Caleb is into everything and he is having the time of his life! Today he got into 2 plants and made a mess.....one right after the other! The sad thing was that I was right there....he is too fast and I may be a little slower than a few years ago. Abbey on the other hand is such a big helper! She brought down a load of laundry for me into the basement and emptied ( the load that had not been washed yet) the washer and then filled it back up for me; then she proceeded to press the buttons to wash this load. Ok this is when I enter the room......do I yell or laugh and thank her for her help? I did the later and then went to tell Mike. I did yell a little bit when I discovered that she messed up my washer and I could not get it to start!! Mike unplugged the washer (that must have reset it) and that solved the problem. I had to look back and just laugh and be grateful for days like these that I am able to spend with my little ones. I look at my older 2 and I don't know where the time went!

Crazy Fun!

This is what crazy fun looks like!!!!! My niece turned 21 yesterday and we went to celebrate with her and some family and friends. You're thinking...not so crazy. You are wrong! We decided at 4pm that we were going to surprise her and be there at her party. We drove 2 1/2 hours one way to make this happen. It was so worth it! She was very surprised! We enjoyed some time celebrating and then drove home. We also left Abbey to stay for a few days and have some fun with Grandma, Poppie and Great-Grandma! When you get a chance to have some crazy fun make sure you do. It is so worth it!!!

Having fun!

Caleb enjoying his thumb! Abbey with her backpack!



Casey and Michael having a
rare moment! I am so proud
of myself for catching this on
film!

I am at a crazy time in my life with the 4 kids and my husband working 2 full time jobs right now. But I am having the time of my life!!! I look at the children that God has truly blessed me with and I am very grateful! I am enjoying the stages that each of my children are in right now because I know that when this stage is over I can never go back to it weather it was good or bad it will be history. I want my children to see God in my life just like I saw in my mother (and still do). That is the history I want to pass down to my children so they can pass it down to their children on so on!!!! I am having fun living life with my family!