Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Scroll

"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."
-Psalm 100

Where have I been?

CJ enjoying a fudge pop while taking a bath. Can you tell he is proud to be in Mom's garden tub, and even more proud to have an endless supply of popcicles due to his sickness?

BA supervising his brother's bath. Can you tell he REALLY wants more than one fudge pop? Too bad the doc didn't tell him that...or at least not just yet. Just a few days later, he got his wish too.

My two boys

We said goodbye to Dallas...she has happily moved down the road a bit. She now gets to run wild in the woods like she has wanted to for so long! Her new owner is a hunter, so she gets to go to the woods.

Our new pups- Scrappy & Slinky. The kids just ADORE these dogs.

CJ upgraded to a big boy bed. Can you tell that he is proud of himself?

A lil humor in the midst of sickness...CJ got into my lipstick.

And finally, what we spent way too much time doing last week...Girl, I am glad you are better!


Where have I been? That is the question. I'll give you three guess and the first two don't count...haha! The easiest summary is that when we have sick or teething children, updating the blog is not on the top of the list. Here's a synopsis of the last two weeks...

Tuesday- All kiddos go for their flu shots.
Thursday- CJ wakes up saying his tongue hurts and is running a fever. Doesn't take a genius to guess he had strep throat.
Tuesday- BA wakes up hoarse and coughing. He forgot to mention his throat hurt. A doctor's visit revealed he had strep throat too.
Thursday- EE is coughing, wheezing, running a fever, and lethargic. I thought it would be an easy visit to the doctor. Yeah...not so much. We also had to go to the hospital to have chest x-rays and blood work. All of that to reveal that she just had some sort of viral infection causing her problems. It also reminded us that she does have asthma and anything that gets in her nose/lungs presents a problem...back to the breathing treatments :/

In the midst of all of that (as if it wasn't enough on it's own), Eva cut one tooth on the bottom and two teeth on the top. That gives her a total of 6 teeth...and still more bulging! This kid is so different than the first two! They barely had two at their first birthday!

People always tell me when I take the kids out, "Boy, you sure are busy." I guess they are right, but I am thankful I am busy with what I love! I know one day they will all be grown and I will sit around wishing I could have another day when they were little and we were so "busy." In the mean time, enjoy the pictures. They are the past two weeks in summary.

Happy Birthday, Grandma!

Sunday Scroll

"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and the mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord."
Psalm 40:1-3

Sunday Scroll

"In a loud voice they sang: 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!' Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing, 'To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!'"
Rev. 5:12-13

Not as Planned

If there is one thing I can attest to about parenting, it's that it doesn't always go as planned. Maybe that is an understatement. Yesterday I was thinking over the plans for today, and I decided that it would be just a normal day- nothing major on the agenda. (Insert laugh here!)

I planned to pick up the house, play with the children, and visit a church member in the afternoon. What I didn't plan was to see every hour on the clock as the night passed by. Dearest EE is cutting 4 teeth on the top gums.

Also what I didn't plan was a trip to see the pediatrician. CJ told me at lunch that his tongue hurt. He went downhill quickly, so it didn't take the doctor to clue me in to the fact that he had strep throat. (It did however take the doctor to get me the medicine for the strep throat.)

And, the worst thing that I didn't plan on was having CJ throw up all over himself while we were purchasing his prescription. Thankfully, I was in Walmart because I needed to purchase him some new clothes...right down to undies...to wear home.

Now, what I hope is that my two year old son can be convinced to swallow his saliva this evening despite the pain so that we don't have to clean up any more vomit today. Even more than that, I hope we don't have anymore "unplanned" surprises waiting to reveal themselves this evening.

However, even though this day has turned kind of sour, what I want to say is that being a mom is still the most fabulous job I have ever had. I take the worst days at home over the best days in the office somewhere. I love what I do, and I am thankful for my wonderful husband who supports me staying at home. I love you Ben, and I am thankful to have the most fabulous job on earth. :)