Happy Birthday to my Boys!!!!

This is just a large photo update.  I have attempted to put a short "caption" to note what and when they occurred.  It has been quite busy lately. I hope everyone is doing well.  Happy Birthday to SCOTT today!!! We love you so much.  Thanks for being a wonderful father and husband.  

Treasure hunting at the walking trail in Dothan

 Reagan tries out Grant's Easter Basket

 Reagan looked like this after the birthday events for Grant!

 

 This is the only picture I have of my birthday boy on his 8th birthday.  We love you so much.  You are a wonderful young man.  You took a cake to school to celebrate with your friends on Friday, March 22, 2013.  We also took cupcakes to your ballgame that night to celebrate with your baseball friends.  Then, we went out to eat with Aunt Key, Uncle Mark, Jake, Presley, me, Daddy, Reagan, Colby, and Wade (Colby's best friend.)  On your actual birthday, we woke up to a rainy day.  You had another baseball game with your travel ball team the Cardinals.  After the game, we went home and had a treasure hunt.  The end of the hunt gave you one birthday wish.  You wanted to go to Academy Sports and get a new metal detector.  You and your dad have been watching a show about this.  I love it!!! At least you are not on the computer inside all day.  I secretly hid numerous treasures on our land and when you found them, you were so excited.  Later that night, we went out to eat with Aunt Alisa, Colby, Cameron, and Wade.  We went to Iciban, your new favorite restaurant.  We love you Grant!!!!

 Reagan and Grant congratulating their cousin Leah for making varsity cheerleader

 Reagan's pink sky from God

 Straight A's again for Grant.  We have one smart little man on our hands.

 Reagan after Grant's baseball game

 Reagan making Granny babysit her new favorite baby doll Anna

 Reagan and Anna.  Reagan has her checkbook to pay for daycare.  She took Anna to the newborn class at her school, but she just could not leave her.  Anna ended up going to her class with her so she could be with her Momma Reagan.  

 Reagan bathes, washes her hair, puts powder and lotion on Anna almost every night

 Grant and Cameron playing basketball after an all day event of baseball.  Sports, they can't get enough!!

 I love how Grant is looking up at Scott in these pictures.  He loves his Daddy. Scott coaches his city baseball team, and his travel ball team.  The bond between these two is unbreakable. 

 Grant after hitting his very first homerun.

 Reagan dressed up as a leprechaun for school. She won the cutest leprechaun.  Her prize was a pink teddy bear.  She loved it. 

 Family time!!!  Jake, Grant, Presley, and Reagan

 Every morning we all 4 say a prayer before we leave for school and work.  Reagan's seem to be never ending!!!

 I love these boys!!

 Grant has requested that we call him "nickel back"  He is such a little mess.

 Reagan and Wes playing at the ballpark

 My "not so shy guy" convinced the waiter to teach him how to carry the plates of food on his arm.  It was NOT pretty!!!!

 Not a morning person!!

 Rainy day tent in the living room 

 My little fashionista

 Seriously bad hair day!!!

Grant is not giving waking up any attempt at all.  My little Reagan does attempt to open her beautiful green eyes ~as best as she could.  She is such a sweetheart when she wakes up.  She is always smiling, and she will usually say  "Momma, I Lub you!!!!  

I love you all so much.  Thank you God for giving me another year with my family.  Thank you for their health and happiness.  It is truly a blessing and I hope I let you know I cherish the blessings that you have given me in my life.  

Ballpark Babies

We run, run, run all week long!!!  We practice baseball EVERY DAY of the week, except Tuesday.  I am exhausted, and I only come along for the ride.  I can't imagine how exhausting it is to actually PLAY ball this much! Grant loves it though.  And, of coarse, Little Miss Priss loves all of the social time.  She is pictured here with Wes.  They get along so well.  She loved playing with his farm animals.  She is holding up a horse for everyone to see.  I hope everyone is having a great week.  And, be on the lookout for something that is TOTALLY surprising from ME!!!!!  Scott has 100% supported me with the development of my (our) new company.  He wants me to take full credit for it, but he has helped me tremendously.  I would not have had the nerve to do it without his support.   It is called Blackboard Communications, LLC.  It will shock you!!!! I'm just a little proud of myself. It is NOTHING to do with crafting, sewing, or homely things.  IT IS AMAZING!!!!!  We have had a lot of positive feedback from NUMEROUS prospective buyers.  Please pray that this company glorifies God, allows me to be a positive example of how Godly people should be, and offers the benefits to everyone that I have prayed so hard that it will.  

                                                                 " Nickle-back"

                                                               Wes and Reagan

Livin' the Crazy Life!!!!

Reagan in her pig-tails and of coarse, a "puffy skirt" that she thanks God for almost every time she says her prayers

Grant and his ugly little dog "Hawkie-Dawgie"  He loves this little rat.  And don't miss the "real deal" background details-  Scott is standing in his "frustration pose" as I take pictures that we don't have time for.  The dirty clothes, vacuum cord, and miscellaneous other items were strategically placed for visual affect.  Hope you all like that!!

I was trying to take a picture of the dress I made Reagan to send it to Jackie and Mom.  I told Reagan to stand still- and this is ALWAYS what I get from her.  Grant is featured in the traditional "photo bomber" sneak up attack pose. 

The minute Reagan arrives home from school she gets naked!!!  The "scank -nasty wear" is on in no time.  She feels beautiful in these outfit creations.  We were trying to make healthy snacks to replace our traditional "not so healthy" afternoon snacks.  You may see why this has been made a priority in the following photos. God Love Her!!!

Reagan and Scott featured above with photo bomber Grant sneaking up in the back!!!!!! LOVE THAT BOY!!! Reagan is showing you her muscles!!

 

Reagan lacks no self confidence.  She may,  or may not have your approval~ she really doesn't care.  

One of our families favorite activities~  Science experiments!! Scott is doing something that appears to be pretty interesting to these little ones.  

Reagan and I had to go to work and school on President's Day, while Grant and Scott stayed home.  So, little sleepy head and I made a trip to Burger King to have breakfast together.  While we were eating, Reagan noticed a ceramic frog sitting by the beverage dispenser.  A lady was at the booth next to it.  Reagan pointed and told her "I see a big frog right beside your foot."  That lady almost jumped out of her skin.  Reagan DIED laughing~ We all did.  The little lady was a good sport about it.  I'm just glad she didn't have a heart attack.  Reagan and I were the only people under 70 in that place.  Who goes anywhere to sit down and eat that early in the morning when you don't have to?

She was just getting "good and awake"  I love that sweet little face!!

This is one of my favorite times of the day.  I usually wake them up in some crazy way.  I will either make up some funny song or act like a spider is crawling up their legs.  They love it.  Reagan is doing something so special right now.  If she is really tired, sleepy, or just wants to hear my voice, she will say "Momma, I lub you."  It is so precious.  She can be asleep in the bed, roll over,and she will say "Momma, I lub you." LOVE IT!!!

Do you need any narration of this picture?  We have some major work to do to get ready for school!!! 

Reagan will wear her smocked dresses (thank you Honey), but she has to add a little "Reagan Spice".  Look at those multi-colored leopard print rain boots. Work it sister!!!

Fun Friday!!!  Movie night.  These are the best days of my life!!!  I love to snuggle up and watch whatever they want to on television.  I'm usually watching them anyway.

Almost out the door!  Puffy skirt- check   Under Armour for Grant- check  This is everyday!!!

Valentine Humor

Now, we all know that LIFE IS NOT PERFECT......even on Valentine's Day. Grant and Scott made a special trip to Dick's Sporting Goods and got me an UnderArmour running pull-over.  It was purple, just like I said I wanted.  So, later, after they gave me my special gift..... I was raising my voice at Scott. Grant ran past me, pulled on my new jacket, and said "REPO".  He is hillarious.  He just kept on about his merry little way like nothing ever happened.  Needless to say, the "discussion" I was having with Scott was over.  The humor of Grant resolved the issue.  

Sew, Sew Cute!!!

Well, I have started sewing again.  One of my best friends found out she is going to have a grandchild.  Brittany and T Turner found out they are expecting.  Brittany kept Reagan for me when Mrs. Horne became too ill to take care of her due to her cancer.  She was such a blessing!!!!  I never worried for ONE MOMENT about my children when they were in her care.  She is going to be an amazing mother.  So.....I am trying to convince the "hottest Nanna"AKA Terri Mathis.....to learn to sew.  In my attempt, I brought her this cute day gown for her upcoming arrival.  Now, we have no idea what this blessing will be, so I just safety pinned the antique flowers on the top.  "T" said he wasn't sure if he knew what to think about this "girl" stuff.  He wasn't even sure if he would take the flowers off and put a blue name on it......He will learn real soon that it is so much easier to NOT HAVE TO SNAP SNAPS and Button Buttons!!!! Congratulations to the entire family on this BLESSING!!!!

Everett, Brittany, Terri, and Tyler

Brittany and "T" Turner

 Reagan wanted a Valentine's Day dress, so we made this creation together. She loves the "Mormon"look.  She will say "A little longer Momma, a little longer." Now, as long as she request the skirts be longer, I will surely satisfy her wish!!!!  I hope she always wants her skirts to be "a little longer."

 My sweet monkey lost his forth tooth. I love these pictures.  He is trying so hard to open his heavy little eyes.  He was so surprised to see that "Rocky" convinced the tooth fairy to let him visit Grant with his special gift... $10.00 "Rocky" left a note that said he promised he would take the tooth to the tooth fairy.  Grant also got his progress report back on Wednesday.  He received all "A's" again!!!!  What did I do in life to deserve so many blessings?

 The letter taped on the wall is a prayer reminder.  I continuously forgot to say our prayers RIGHT after the kids bath.  We would all snuggle up and watch TV, and before I knew it, my babies were OUT!!! Now, Grant takes Reagan over to the paper and they read it together.  Reagan will even point to the words and say her prayer....she thinks she can read.  It is so funny to all of us.  At least she is trying.  Some random things she has prayed for include her pancakes, her puffy skirts that Aunt Lisa gave her, and her tattoos.  We try not to laugh during these morning prayers before school and at night.  I love these kids!!!! Grant will just hold the laugh in as long as he can.....his eyes get bigger and bigger as he tries to maintain composure.  The pointed eyebrows come out, and it is over........LAUGHTER!!!  This is what life is all about.

This is Reagan fixing her daddy's hair after her bath.  We have spelling words on the mirror with the dry-erase marker.  I know these are things that I will forget about if I don't write about them.  Grant always tries to cheat and sneak a peek at the words when we are practicing.  He always makes 100 on his tests though!!! Just ask him, he will tell you!!! Smartie Pants!!

Additional Unknown Facts

A few "unknown facts" that you may not know about my children are:

1.Reagan insists on wearing her shoes, ALL shoes, on the wrong feet. 

2.Reagan loves to help unload the groceries at Wal-Mart.  The pictures in the pink skirt are a "start to finish" example of her helping me do this.   

3.  Reagan and Grant LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to dance.  We do this WAY TO OFTEN.  The picture below is of the two of them "slow dancing" before school one morning.  SOOOOO SWEET!!

4.  Reagan has what Grant would call "a strange addiction" to Mr. Bob at Ridgecrest Baptist Church.  He is over the athletic/sport events such as Upward,etc.  Well, Reagan has entered a somewhat "shy" stage.  Mr. Bob was NOT having it.  So, to make Reagan jealous, he married Presley.  Well, that didn't last too long.  Reagan did not allow this to happen.  She was on Mr. Bob's leg like a magnet. And, Grant proved his strength to everyone with a friendly arm wrestling competition with Mr. Bob.  He is so good with the children.  

A Little bit about My 2 Little Monkies

Grant and Reagan are growing so fast.  Reagan is in to all things pink, and Grant is in to UNDERArmour clothing.  He has to wear it EVERY DAY!!!!  Reagan has been obsessed with the pink cowgirl boots that Presley gave her.  She spent the day with Jackie and Presley (one Sunday afternoon) and came back a changed girl.  We always make fun of Jackie because she is SUPER cautious.  She has the telephone # for poison control memorized.  So, when Reagan woke up on Monday morning, she called me to her bathroom and said...... "Momma....look what I did."  She spent one short afternoon with "Aunt Key" and came home and line OUR TOILET with toilet paper.  I told her that this was not necessary.  It was hillarious though.  

I also realized how tall Grant is getting.  His current weight is 61 pounds.  He will be 8 in about 45 days.  He is getting so big...so fast.  He loves baseball, drawing, and MAGIC.  He loves looking at optical illusions on the computer.  He is so smart.  

Reagan had to dress up as a 100 year old woman for the 100th day of school.  She was not happy.  She said "Momma, I am NOT an OLD LADY, I AM A PRINCESS."  The Auburn skirt was not a part of the original outfit, but as you all know, Reagan doesn't wear pants.  She refuses!!!!  So, off we go.  One more week down.  I love this life. I thank God every day for the blessings in my life.