Food!

Lucy had her first experience with rice cereal on Tuesday, and she LOVED it! Some say she takes after her big brother James Henry! Here are her pictures, enjoy.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!! Do you know how hard it is to get a decent picture with five people in it?? Well, here it is not the best, but at least it is one for memories! We had such a good time this Easter Sunday at church, even if it was with us sitting in the overflow room! Both boys went in to their classrooms with no fuss, and Lucy made it the entire church service with no crying! That is amazing for her! After church we went to Mount Olive and had lunch with the family. The boys enjoyed getting to do what ever they wanted to!
One of my favorite Easter songs is Because He Lives, and with this being Lucy's first Easter, I could not help but think about the words to the a verse in that song!
How Sweet To Hold A Newborn Baby,
And Feel The Pride And Joy He Gives;
But Greater Still The Calm Assurance:
This Child

Can Face Uncertain Days
BECAUSE HE LIVES!

April Giveaways!!!

This sweet girl made a comment on one of my post the other day for me to go to her site and sign up for her April giveaway. I am so glad a checked it out, because it is a 10 piece set of Paula Deen cookware. What wife/mother would not want a new set of pots and pans? And to top it all off, it is to support the American Cancer society's Relay for life. So here is the link to ge t to her blog, and make a comment!

Oh did I mention that this sweet girl found me thru this blog that I have been following called Kelly's Corner? You should check her out to, she has some really good spiritual reads, and a sweet baby girl named Harper that is two days older than my sweet Lucy! So go enjoy some good reads, and have a blessed day!

Meaningful Monday!

There's Muddy footprints on my hardwood floor,
And fingerprints on windows that I just ignored.

Instead I played dress up; I was a Pirate Queen,
I sang Barney and the Wiggles; I raced Lightning McQueen!

We played outside till the day turned to night,
Then prayers and kisses before turning out the lights.

See, my kids know I love them; I have no regrets.
And I sleep sound at night knowing my time is well spent.

Yes, the house looks like someone exploded a bomb,
But, it's just another day for this MISSISSIPPI MOM!

I was searching thru "blogland" today, and came across a family blog of whom the mother had written a poem about being a mother. Everything about this poem is so fitting to my life as a mother to three small children, and a Wife. There are so many days that I lay down at night and think about things that I should have done differently with my children. Like throw the baseball with them a little longer rather than fold the load of laundry that is on my bed. I have really been trying hard lately to be a better wife, mother, and person in general. And when I stop and think about how fast my babies are growing up, it makes me sad to think about how many minutes that I have missed with them because I have been doing house work. You know some things really can wait! I will never get this time back, but I will always have time to keep my house clean! So if any of you visit my house anytime soon, and see that my floors need cleaning, or my furniture needs dusting, feel free to jump in and help do it, but just know that I took that time to spend with my precious kids!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

I can never take enough time to stop and thank the good Lord above for everything that he has given me in my life! My husband is the best thing that has ever happened to me! He makes me strive to be a better person! I could not ask for anything better! I Love to sit and watch him play, and interact with our kids. The boys get so excited when they see his truck drive up in the afternoons! I don't think Luke knows how much he is missed at this house while he is at work! So if you are reading this Luke.... Thank you for all that you do! I know I do not tell you that enough!











It is so hard to believe that this little boy will be four years old in August! It seems like just yesterday that Luke and I were headed to the hospital to have him! He makes me laugh daily with the things that he says! He is our little joke teller, and his favorite thing to do is to make Lucy laugh by telling her a joke!





Look at this face, it just reads TROUBLE! this little boy does not have a scared bone in his body! He thinks he is "10 foot tall and bullet proof!" I love the way that he will lay in his bed for ever and sing himself to sleep, I could listen to that forever! Its hard to believe that he
just turned two!









Oh how God knew what he was doing when he gave us little Lucy! I LOVE all my kiddos to death, but their was an empty place in my heart that was longing for a little girl! Lucy has the sweetest smile, and the cutest little coos that she is learning to make! And to top it all off, she is learning to sleep a little longer at night! I can not wait to see what the future holds for her!





I can not thank God enough for all the blessings that he has bestowed upon me! I truly am blessed!

Lucy's Two Month Check Up!

We took Lucy for her 2 month check up last Tuesday! I can not believe that my little girl is already two months old! They grow up so fast! I had to take a picture of her in this dress, and bonet, because this is the dress that I had bought for her to wear home from the hospital, and she has just now grown enough to wear it. She is becoming more alert, and discovering that there are people out there that love to talk to her! lol! She thinks she should be the center of attention! She is starting to find her hands, and has the sweetest smile I have ever seen! (well, right up there with my boys of course!) We took her to see Dr. Jo-Jo as James Henry calls him! I Love this guy! If we ever had to change Dr.s I really think that I would cry! She had grown so much from her two week check up! And bless her little heart she had to get three shots! she did not like that! (notice the picture of her screaming!) I am going to include her 2 week stats with this post, because I never got around to posting about that appointment, and I want to have a record of it!

2 weeks
02/03/09
weight: 6 lbs 4 oz
height: 20.5 in
head: 13 in

2 months
03/24/09
weight: 9lbs 14 oz
height: 22.5 in
head: 14.5 in

Spring Break.... A little late!!!

My friend from JCJC was visiting her parents the week of spring break, and we finally got a chance to get our kids together for a play date! Carly and her family now live in TX, so it is not very often that we get to see them! I really wish we lived closer, so that we could have more play dates, I so enjoyed their visit! It was a very active visit between our bunch! You all know that I have three very small children.....almost 4, just turned 2, and 2 months. Well, between us we had seven, that right seven kiddos in the house! Carly has 2 sets of twins! Her boys are about to turn three, and her girls are about to be two! How she does this I have no idea! She really does amaze me! We attempted to take a picture of all the kiddos, but for those of you who have ever tried to get a picture of more than one child you know how hard it can be! So we did our best, and atleast we did get all of them in the same picture! And Carly if you are reading this, we did have such a good time, and can not wait untill our next get together!