Six Years and Still Counting...

Keith and I celebrated our 6th anniversary on Sunday. We are very blessed to love each other and be more in love with each other. We were talking over lunch, if we could have imagined 6 years ago, being where we are now? I think we are both still in a little shock...but we agree that we would not change it for anything.

We also too advantage of James and Maggie's afternoon nap to watch a silly "chick-flick". All in all it was the best anniversary. Our gift to each other is a nice, hand made wooden swing for our back yard. I have already purchased the jasmine to trail over the trellis.

These are the sweet flowers that Keith got me...they smelled so beautiful. The yellow with red roses are perfect and the daisies are so happy...he definitely did a great job!




















May God bless you with all of your love interest...

Into Everything!

Maggie is trying desperately to crawl...

















James is crawling everywhere...even underneath the end tables


































Here they have torn their favorite book...James is definitely guilty (since he is chewing on the evidence) and Maggie is the lookout...unfortunately for James, she is not very good at her job. She just looks guilty!














See Mama...I knew I would like to read, YUM-O!














And this is the spot where I tore the page...but I promise it was like that when I opened it.

Thanksgiving Thursday

• Prayer...the ability to lift up a friend in need, communicate with a loved one, and talk to the one person that knows you better than anyone else...Our Heavenly Father
• Opportunity...the ability to be confronted with a wrong doing and the intent to give or receive an apology
• Hope...the ability to offer a smile "just because" it might lift someones spirits
• Loneliness...the need to talk/be with someone and you cannot because they are a million miles away
• Happiness...the inner smile you get when a hubby admits "he likes your favorite show"
• Ba Bye (with a slight hand gesture)...the response from James as I am leaving for work
• Growing...what my garden is doing, along with my plants
• Struggle...when someone tries to talk you out of something you decide, then you second guess your original decision (thanks Cellphone salesman...)
• Love...what ultimately wins out, no matter what! (or at least it should...)

Way back When-sday!

What a great picture (taken June 29th)! Me (in the middle) and my best friends on either side (Candice on the Right and Jaime D on the left). We are all prego at the same time, however our family demographics are different...

• I am prego with twins...one boy and one girl (born Aug)
• Jaime D is prego with her fourth...a boy (born Sept) (she also has a single girl and frat twin girls)
• Candice is prego with her second...another boy (born Oct)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

What a difference a year makes!

Happy Mama (Day)!!!

Today was pure joy...last year at this time I had two precious babies in my tummy, and this year I have two precious babies to hug and love! What a difference a year makes. Maggie and James have truly been a blessing. God knew I would be a great mom, even though at times I have doubts. God does not make mistakes, even though at times I question His motives. God is a just God, and knows what we can handle...even if we don't. God knows our hearts, even when we doubt, question, and do not know. I am truly blessed to be a Mama, and even more blessed to have been chosen by God to raise these babies.






































I want to thank my Mom and Mama Kay (my MIL) for the wonderful example they have set before me. I look at your lives and how you have raised your children and feel blessed to have wonderful role models! I love you both!

Happy Mother's Day to all women...because I am sure you are a Mother to someone!

Thanksgiving Thrusday

I have been trying to set aside Thursday as my Thanksgiving day, and really EVERY DAY should be a day of thanksgiving!

• Keith: you are the love of my life
• James: you are my "Little Man" and you melt me!
• Maggie: you are a girl after Mama's heart!
• Mama Kay & Papa Ed: you are ANGELS...I know you have made sacrifices for us, and I am so truly thankful...words will never be able to express it fully.
• Mom & Dad: you are willing to help out whenever you can, and because there is never a limit to what we can do ourselves...cannot wait for the elephant rockers!
• My CO-workers: you all just ROCK!!! and you put up with me!
• Franklin & Lucy: you will always be our first kids, and for understanding you are now DOGS (at least until James and Maggie can walk)
• Rain: you will make my garden that much better!
• Cheese: James and Maggie like YOU...A LOT!!!!

The Wormy Face!

James has developed his own answer to the "Ggie Ggie" face...It may not be as dramatic, but indeed it is just as cute!

Regular Face













"Wormy Face"