Blessed with Six

It took me twenty two times to get a Christmas Picture. Getting this crew together to get a picture is a nightmare. I can never get them to smile at the same time. Some one is always making a face or moving.  I finally got this one, which turned out pretty good. We took this one if front of the Christmas Tree at church. At least Addison is not crying! These will be the memories that I cherish and the Christmas picture with all six is a tradition. I love my kids. They drive me crazy, but they are mine. Here are a couple of honorablel mentions to the Christmas card this year... This one Daulton decided to "break wind" and they all thought it was funny, actually there us one in here where they all look like they are holding their breath. All Daulton needs is some encouragement, so from then on he kept on doing what most 8 year olds know how to do , the old hand under the arm pit trick to make the farting noises, so this is what I got... and this one and this one, I ha...

It has been officially four months since I have updated my blog. That is so sad. Life just passes me by. I get so busy trying to keep up. My New Year's resoluton is to updated it at least twice a week. I am going to have one post a week on something that Addie has done, because I could seriously write a book on her alone. The past four months has gone by fast. Three boys played baseball, two of them won Championships! I will post pictures soon. Now I have three boys playing basketball. Here we are a less than a week until Christmas. I can't believe it is almost here. The title of today's post is from one of my favorite Casting Crowns songs. It is in first person and he is talking to the Lord about how he needs to share God's love with a friend and needs to tell him about Christ, but he just gets caught up in the day to day. I am so guilty of that. I will also be posting more on my "Heartstrings". "So maybe this time I'll speak the words of life ...

Life is full of chaos. Bills need to be paid, groceries bought, laundry, cleaning the house, just to do it all over again the next day, week, month, year. We get so caught up in our everyday "living" that we forget to truly live. Tonight is a striking reminder to live each day as if it was your last... My friend called me this evening. Her and her husband had just pulled up to a wreck about a mile from her house. A jeep had rolled. In the back was the son of one of Mike's friends, who happen to be a friend of Daulton's (even though he hadn't seen him in a while) he died in the crash. My friend's son plays football with him. He had just gotten picked up at his house with a friend and pulled out and a car clipped the jeep causing it to roll. Zach was the only one who did not survive. The man in the other car was arrested. Tragic does not even describe the loss. Live each day as if it were your last. I can't imaging what is going through his parents' mi...

This Easter the two oldest kids left with Mike to get to church early, so I only got pictures of the youngest four. They are so sweet!

Addison likes to play in my make-up. She tells me she is going to give herself a makeover. Devyn and I went to walmart and when I got back I could see through the carport door that she was kissing the walls in the living room. WEll come to find out she had my good lipstick on, kissing the walls. This is what I had all over the living room and the hall... Luckily most of them came off with bleach water, but in the boys room I have to repaint. I am hoping to just survive raising her.

Devyn got her drivers license in March when she turned 17. She was a nervous wreck when we got to the DMV. Almost to the point of tears. She made it through the test just fine and passed it with flying colors. I am still nervous about her driving. It has helped me out when I need help with the other kids. This picture I took at Easter when we went to grandmas, she pulled in the driveway before we did, this is the parking job she did: This is how close she parked to grandmas car. Boy, am I not ready for this!

At the hop, our local parks and rec holds a "Daddy Daughter Dance" every year around Valentines day. Mike has been going for the past 12 years (except for when it was filled up when Devyn was 11) The cut off is 12. So right after Devyn's last year Gracie started. This year the theme was "At the Hop" I made Gracie a poodle skirt and Mike wore his black leather jacket and was a "Greaser". Devyn use to love goiing to the dance and Gracie does to, befor long it will be Addie's turn, and I know she will love it. So by the time it is all over with, Mike would have attended 19 "Daddy Daughter Dances" that is if they continue to have them.