Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Just for FUN!!

Last night I got online and started looking for music to add to my playlist, I was looking for older songs that I remember from high school. Then my husband Chris started naming off artists and songs for me to look up, OH MY GOSH!!! We were up until midnight. After the kids went to bed we were jammin out, I couldn't believe all of the stuff we found. We were both singing and dancing. It was hilarious. We knew most of the words it was amazing. SOOOO check out my list and see if you recognize some of the music!!! I am a dork I even added Vanilla Ice, just for fun. It was the funnest time me and Chris have had in a while, bringing back the memories. I remember when me and Chris were dating we would drive around a lot and listen to the radio, and it didn't matter what station or song it was from Rap to Country to Paula Abdul, he knew it and could sing it. We always had so much fun, and when we hear the old school it brings us back to the days. I love it... there are some really old school Kenny Rodgers and stuff that reminded me of my dad. It was neat to hear some of those songs that my dad liked so much. It was just a great night!!!



Monday, October 20, 2008

WE CELEBRATED HUNTER'S BIRTHDAY, HE IS NOW 5!!!


The big 5 year old opening presents. When everyone asked what he wanted
for his b-day he said, "anything that boys like" he got a lot of cars!!!

We partied for two days. This is his official birthday on Friday.
He wanted a Halloween B-day and how easy was that. This is his mummy Cake.
Look at that Smile!
He wanted to cook out for his B-Day so we did in the back yard with a
Campfire, My kids love this, its like camping and then we all take a bath...



Then on Sat. we went to soccer games from 7:30 until 1:00. We try to watch all
of the cousins games too. Bryant in green, 5 yrs old my brother Jonny's middle boy,
Olivia in the back climbing the net,
Hunter in yellow, Katelyn in purple,
Jayden in red, 7 yrs. old Jonny's oldest, and Emily in blue.
We have Jordan and Austin My sister Jennifer's boys that play too, but not in this picture.


In between games we walk up to the duck ponds and feed the ducks, it gives the kids a little break. That is Nana with them, my mom.


Then we had his Party for all his friends and more family at 2:00. My friend Beth who is
wonderful at everything made this spider cake, it was cool and Hunter just loved it.



Not the best picture, but here he is opening more presents. He had a blast.

This one cracks me up, I put these goofy glasses in the gift bags!!



Hunter had 2 busy days and he feel asleep on the couch after all the excitement. I took a picture on Sunday morning of my tired five year old he was not very happy. One more special moment come and gone, how they grow so fast...



Thursday, October 16, 2008

A Story that Touched my HEART

I recieved this in an email and I wanted to share it because it touched my heart!

GOD LIVES UNDER THE BED
I envy Kevin. My brother, Kevin, thinks God lives under his bed. At least that's what I heard him say one night. He was praying out loud in his dark bedroom, and I stopped to listen, 'Are you there, God?' he said. 'Where are you? Oh, I see. Under the bed...'
I giggled softly and tiptoed off to my own room. Kevin's unique perspectives are often a source of amusement. But that night something else lingered long after the humor. I realized for the first time the very different world Kevin lives in.
He was born 30 years ago, mentally disabled as a result of difficulties during labor. Apart from his size (he's 6-foot-2), there are few ways in which he is an adult.
He reasons and communicates with the capabilities of a 7-year-old, and he always will. He will probably always believe that God lives under his bed, that Santa Claus is the one who fills the space under our tree every Christmas and that airplanes stay up in the sky because angels carry them. I remember wondering if Kevin realizes he is different. Is he ever dissatisfied with his monotonous life?
Up before dawn each day, off to work at a workshop for the disabled, home to walk our cocker spaniel, return to eat his favorite macaroni-and-cheese for dinner, and later to bed.
The only variation in the entire scheme is laundry, when he hovers excitedly over the washing machine like a mother with her newborn child.
He does not seem dissatisfied.
He lopes out to the bus every morning at 7:05, eager for a day of simple work.
He wrings his hands excitedly while the water boils on the stove before dinner, and he stays up late twice a week to gather our dirty laundry for his next day's laundry chores.
And Saturdays - oh, the bliss of Saturdays! That's the day my Dad takes Kevin to the airport to have a soft drink, watch the planes land, and speculate loudly on the destination of each passenger inside. 'That one's goin' to Chi-car-go! ' Kevin shouts as he claps his hands.
His anticipation is so great he can hardly sleep on Friday nights.
And so goes his world of daily rituals and weekend field trips.
He doesn't know what it means to be discontent.
His life is simple.
He will never know the entanglements of wealth of power, and he does not care what brand of clothing he wears or what kind of food he eats. His needs have always been met, and he never worries that one day they may not be.
His hands are diligent. Kevin is never so happy as when he is working. When he unloads the dishwasher or vacuums the carpet, his heart is completely in it.
He does not shrink from a job when it is begun, and he does not leave a job until it is finished. But when his tasks are done, Kevin knows how to relax.
He is not obsessed with his work or the work of others. His heart is pure.
He still believes everyone tells the truth, promises must be kept, and when you are wrong, you apologize instead of argue.
Free from pride and unconcerned with appearances, Kevin is not afraid to cry when he is hurt, angry or sorry. He is always transparent, always sincere. And he trusts God.
Not confined by intellectual reasoning, when he comes to Christ, he comes as a child.. Kevin seems to know God - to really be friends with Him in a way that is difficult for an 'educated' person to grasp. God seems like his closest companion.
In my moments of doubt and frustrations with my Christianity, I envy the security Kevin has in his simple faith.
It is then that I am most willing to admit that he has some divine knowledge that rises above my mortal questions.
It is then I realize that perhaps he is not the one with the handicap. I am. My obligations, my fear, my pride, my circumstances - they all become disabilities when I do not trust them to God's care.
Who knows if Kevin comprehends things I can never learn? After all, he has spent his whole life in that kind of innocence, praying after dark and soaking up the goodness and love of God.
And one day, when the mysteries of heaven are opened, and we are all amazed at how close God really is to our hearts, I'll realize that God heard the simple prayers of a boy who believed that God lived under his bed.

Kevin won't be surprised at all!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

I Love This Quote!!!

"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak... because in your life you will have been all of these."
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

A Blessing

I need to share this because I was just so amazed and awe struck. My 2 yr. old Olivia has been sick off and on for a little while and the other day she was crying and just feeling yuck and she looked at me and said, what I thought was "I want a sippy", I said ok I will get you a sippy of chocolate milk (her favorite) and she got madd and said "NO, I want daddy to give me a blessing so I can feel better". I was so touched. The little moments like that make life so wonderful. They watch and listen, and their sweet spirits will lead us. It is always so amazing to me that even being 2, she knows and has felt the power of God...Aren't kids wonderful.