CHLOE IS HERE!!!

Chloe Elizabeth arrived on Thursday afternoon! We were so excited! My poor sister had been in the hospital since Wednesday at noon and was ready for this baby to come out! She had been admitted for high blood pressure and they tried to get her to dilate but after 26 hours the doc decided she wouldn't dilate and she was born via cesearean. I know Carol is so happy she is finally here! I was fortunate to go up to Dallas on Wednesday and be there for all of it (not the actual birth although I volunteered to go in and take pictures!) David was great to stay home with the boys and I am glad they got some bonding time together. Here are a few pictures of the two days I was there. She is so beautiful!!! Congratulations Carol and Jimmy! Your life will never be the same!

Tagged!

1. How many kids do you have? 2

2.What are their ages? Tate is 5 and Grant is 18months

3.What time do you start your day? Grant wakes everyone up at 7 am, we love it because he used to always be 6 or 6:30.

4.What do you eat for breakfast? Tate always has cereal and Grant almost always has eggs of some sort, either boiled or scrambled. I often have a boiled egg and lately an apple...to keep the doctor away!

5.Do your kids watch TV? Uh, yes.....unfortunately we have on demand and that is a dangerous thing. However, lately we have really only watched PBS in the mornings. Tate loves Curious George and Sid the Science Kid. Grant doesn't really like TV. Every now and then he will watch Barney.

6.What are their favorite activities? Lately they have been playing outside on the trampoline alot and Tate is really into games. He got some great games for his birthday that he loves.

7.Do you get a break during the day for some down time? Lately, YES! It is so nice. Grant is finally down to one nap and it usually last around three hours. During this time Tate plays with the neighbor kids or outside. We often play games and if he has been at school or church that morning I don't feel too bad about letting him watch a few shows.

8. How do you end your day? We usually take baths and Grant goes right to bed. Tate gets two books and a bible story at night and is in bed by 8:30. We usually just hang out and watch TV or blog....just kidding.

9. What is your best parenting advice? Laugh.....alot! Cherish each day, they go by really fast!


*****I was supposed to post a picture of me with my kids, but couldn't find one. You all know what we look like.

I TAG:

Tanya W
Dallas
Andrea
Kim
Beth F and H

Who needs Build-A-Bear?

Today, Tate had been in his room for quite a while and when I came upstairs to check on him he had dressed his bear, Brooklyn, (the name itself is for another post) in his shirt, his underwear, and Grant's shorts. Maybe he has a future as a personal stylist. great.....

Trampoline Fun!

Tate got a trampoline for his birthday from Mimi and Dado. It is so fun to jump on ( I have been on it twice already) but it was also fun for the boys to help us put it up. Actually, the boxes were more fun.

Tate is 5!

Today is Tate's 5th birthday! I am having a hard time with this birthday because he could officially go to school next week and 5 just seems like such a big kid...I can't be old enough to have a big kid! It is so hard to believe he is already 5 years old. He came down the stairs this morning and said "I'm five, now! I just tried on my baseball glove and it still fits even though my hands are bigger today because I'm five!" He is going with some friends to the Children's museum next week to celebrate his birthday but we had birthday pancakes and went to Chuck E Cheese for lunch today to make it seem special. I love this kid so much! He makes us laugh every day and is turning into such a wonderful little man! Happy Birthday, Tate. We love you!

Door to door sales

Tate has been wanting to have another lemonade stand all summer. Since we live in a culdesac we don't really get alot of traffic in front of our house so David, who loves to encourage the wonderful world of sales, told Tate to go door to door with cups of lemonade and see if anyone would buy them. He was scared to go by himself but David bored him with the story of how he was scared in his first sales job but enjoyed how he learned good people skills and reaped the benefits of a sale so Tate decided he could do it. He went to our neighbors house first with two cups of lemonade and came back with one cup and two quarters. He "forgot" to give them both cups because he was so focused on those shiny quarters in his hot little hand. We watched him then go to the little girl down the street's house. He rang the doorbell, sold the lemonade, and decided to stay and play with her a little while.....I guess he had earned a break.

Proverbs 31 Ministries

I am like alot of people who would love to do a daily devotional but rarely have alot of time to sit and read something in peace and quiet. I have come across a great website called Proverbs 31 Ministries. It has a section for daily devotions written for women and busy ( I accidentally typed busty, not me!) moms and you can subsrcibe to it for free. Since I seem to find alot of time to be on the computer I thought this was a nice way to get a small dose of peace and knowledge at the same time. Today I read one called "Hold Me" and the woman talked about a family member having a chronic illness and her praying and praying for God to take it away. He didn't take away the disease completely but he let her know that no matter what He was holding her close and would walk with their family every step of the way. This just about brought tears to my eyes as I was thinking about David's dad and all he is going through right now with his cancer. We so often want for God to fix everything but sometimes he just wants us to go through the valley and let us know that he is holding on to us no matter the outcome. It was really what I needed to hear today and I quickly forwarded it to David and hope he will feel the same way I did. Anyway, off my soapbox, here is the link:
www.proverbs31.gospelcom.net/devotion