Weekend of family, puppies, dirtbikes, and chickens!

What a combination of a weekend!!!

We visited with Jason's uncle, aunt, cousins, and mom in Georgia this weekend.

Jason's Uncle and Aunt have a new member in their family, Emma Lou (she is the puppy below).

Isn't she so cute!!!

Aunt Susan (or Aunt SuSu as the kids call her) and Emma Lou.

Cousin Richard and Harrison.

Don't know why but did not get any pictures of Uncle Randy, Cousin John, or Mimi. Sorry!

Harper looking cute like always!

Mary Elizabeth posing for the camera!

All the boys went to Atlanta to the Super Cross Race on Saturday. Harrison below in his Super Cross outfit! Can you tell his Daddy dresses him this day!!!

He is still my SWEET baby boy though!!

All us girls enjoyed the day together playing at the park...

and going to a Poultry Show!!!!

(my little secret most people do not know about me is that I LOVE CHICKENS!! Not just to eat, but for pets!! I have had chickens in the past and think they are SOOOOO cute! Hope to have our own in the spring, so I had to scoop out the most interesting breeds, and we found some!)

Jason made fun of the way I dressed to go to a chicken show!! (see below - nothing wrong with looking cute for the chickens, LOL!)

Some of the Poultry we saw at the show.

We had a great weekend and I hope everyone did too!

February a month of joy and sorrow.

February is a month with many celebrations in our family:

Valentine's Day

Jason's Birthday (he doesn't want anyone to know that!)

My grandmother's Birthday (today)

But it also marks an anniversary that is difficult for me. For those of you who read this blog often know Jason and I struggle with infertility. We do see the blessing in our struggle, #1 God has giving us three wonderful children through the miracle of adoption, and #2 we have learned to trust God in all circumstances! However, it is still an issue I still deal with everyday.

February 2003 is when Jason and I "thought" we were ready to start a family. So I have seen February come and go for 6 years now. That is 72 months of hoping, 312 weeks of counting days, 2,190 days of praying.

Do I love my children, ABSOLUTELY!!!

Have I given up on knowing what it is like to carry a child in my womb and bring life into this world, ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

I may never get to know what that is like, but I DO know what it is like to be a mother and I praise God for that everyday!!! We want our house full of children, however God wants to give them to us!!

I found this online that a lady wrote about her struggle with infertility and I can really identify with her, hope you enjoy.

Rain and Sunlight --by Sandra
Imagined if you lived somewhere in the rain...and everyday someone talked about seeing the sunlight, but you had never seen it. No matter how much you pretend that it doesn't bother you --you still have never seen it. Once you came close....but missed it. You have waited in a line for years, awaiting the chance that someday it would be your turn. People have come and gone...friends have since got up and walked into the sunlight and have forgotten me....lost in the darkness. Some people wonder why I still wish I could see the sunlight since I have lived in the darkness all my life. Some ask me if I still want to see it, thinking I have given up hope of seeing it. Some will never know the loss of waiting...., most will never understand the need to wait forever...., some can't understand why I try...
Someday it will be my turn in the sun.

My 3 little Blessings!

I Love Faces Blog

I decided to join in on the fun at I Love Faces (thanks Melinda for inviting me). They have a weekly Photo Contest and a new theme each week.

Its week 6 in the photography contest and this week's theme is "wonder"!

I had a hard time choosing, since I have so many pictures and I think that all the pictures of my 3 babies are "wonder"ful!!

I chose this picture of Mary Elizabeth, I just love the look of wonder on her face.

This is a photo of my younger sister and her daughter walking on the beach.

My niece was in wonder about everything on the beach!!

To see more pictures click here. You may even want to enter your own picture!

Valentine's Weekend

We spent our Valentine Weekend in Orange Beach, AL. It was still too cold and rainy to actually go to the beach but we enjoyed spending time together as a family.

We went to the movies and filled up on popcorn and candy!

Jason had to go to some meetings on Friday so the kids and I were lazy all morning at the condo. Here is a picture of the kids blowing bubbles they got in their Valentine bags.

I then took the kids to Build-A-Bear and I did some shopping (no pictures of me shopping, but got some really cute things!!)

Kids with their new Friends!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

One fun weekend and picture overload!!!

We had a fun filled weekend and really enjoyed the warm weather!!

On Saturday we got a chance to go meet Larry and Bob (from Veggie Tales, Christian cartoons). You will not see Harper in the pictures because she was latched to my side screaming! She was terrified of them, which is understandable since she has never seen anything like that before (sure they never had walking cucumbers and tomatoes in the orphanage!).

I had to get some pictures of my babies outside, since I never take any, LOL!!!

Can you tell who is proud of his helmet?

The one below is my favorite!

Mary Elizabeth with attitude as usual!

My sweet Harper!

We took advantage of the warm weather and did lots of go-cart riding.

Harrison driving

Jason took Dixie for a ride. She loved it!!! The dogs usually chase the go-cart, so she was happy to ride instead of run (probably why she is soooooo over weight).

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and ready to start a new week!

What do you do all day?

I love it when people ask me what I do all day!

As if all stay at home moms have maids, cooks, nannies, and personal assistance! I had one of those days this week, the kind that everything you touch falls apart! I wanted to just sit down and cry by early afternoon, but there was no time for that!! Here is how my day went:

• Mary Elizabeth woke me up at 3:30am because her blanket fell on the floor.
• Everyone up and wanting milk and breakfast at 6:30am.
• Dropped 1/2 gallon of milk on floor.
• Get everyone dresses and feed, Harrison had to be dressed twice because he did not make it to the potty in time!
• Make a quick trip to grocery store (there is never a quick trip with 3 little ones)
• Make two trips to the potty in the grocery store, and had one temper tantrum!
• Get home unload car, by this time it is lunch!
• Put lunch on stove, burn lunch!
• Change Mary Elizabeth's clothes, she did not make it to the potty in time!
• Put lunch #2 on stove and put in on the table.
• Answer phone, turn around and cat is eating our lunch and turned the drinks over on the table.
• Mop the floor and give up on eating lunch!!
• Broke up a fight, put kids in corner!
• Put dishes in dishwasher, cut hand on knife!
• Put kids down for a nap, and wouldn't you know the girls didn't want to go to sleep!
• Finally get everyone to sleep, finally a moments to gather myself - 3 phone calls I have to take!

This was just half my day and I gave up on getting anything accomplished!! But I sure LOVE being a stay at home Mom and would not trade my JOB for any other.

I am just glad that God blessed me with kids to keep my life interesting!

2 Princesses and 1 Miss Attitude

Here are a few pictures of our little princesses that I took today.

So glad that they are best friends!

Can you tell from the picture below who is our little Miss Attitude?

She thinks she is the 2nd Mommy in the house!!