A new life!!!

My best friend Angela is in labor!!!!! eeeeee!!!
I am so excited. A brand new little sweet baby!! I post pics when i get some of that little, oh wait. He is going to weight almost 10 lbs.- so not so little sweet face.....

Love you Angela...I am praying for you.....

Cinderella!

Well, For those of you that haven't heard, Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter was killed in an awful accident on Wednesday night. Her older brother accidentally ran over her in their driveway...I know! It is just unimaginable!

I can't even begin to understand the whys and all that will be involved in that mourning process.

I heard someone say,"It's at times like this, You have to understand the heart of God when you don't understand the hand of God. "

I found this on a site. It's the about the song "Cinderella" he wrote for his girls...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhDDzbA

Home At Last!

Well, Trey finally got home yesterday. In a lot of ways it seems like he wasn't even gone. I told him that. I said,"On one hand, it was good that it feels that way. Things didn't seem too chaotic or too sad. I just missed seeing your face. In the day to day stuff nothing really felt different. On the other hand, the fact that you were gone for 10 DAYS and it didn't really feel all the different, really means you work WWAAAYY too much...!!!!" He agreed.
It was nice to have him back to hug and hold on too. There were lots of hugs and kisses and arguing over who would sit by daddy and who could hold his hand, and who could play the next game and... and... and...Trey ate it up and just smiled all afternoon and just said how much he had missed all the noise. Imagine that! :)
He is a great dad. The best. He is a great husband too. The best.

Almost Here!

Well, After 9 days of illnesses: Ryan with pink-eye, teething and a cough. Kannan with an ear infection and a viral infection. Me with pink-eye, and Caden with a viral infection, Trey will be home tomorrow!!! Yea! Man, he really missed out....
We have missed him so much! He has a great time. He is just right where he needed to be. At this point, it looks like the move will be in August to Houston. We will see. It seems to be a flurry of information everyday. It is scary and exciting at the same time. I am just sooo excited to see what God's plan for our family is and to watch it unfold.

Cuddled up
Such good friends! Family really!!! We had such a good time at our friend house. ...
Silly...

Friends

I heard it said somewhere that if you are lucky enough in this world to have one true best friend then you are truly blessed. I know that is true in my life. I am lucky enough to have a couple. One I got to visit yesterday. We used to live by each other in Arlington. Our kids grew up together and LOVE each other sooo much. They had a blast. They have never fought or gotten in a argument. That's with 8 kids around too! They just truly love being together and spending time together.
It's time's like this that I miss Michelle . She is like a sister to me., She has never hurt me or done anything to bring me down. She has always built me up and encouraged me. I am so glad to have her in my life and I will miss Michelle. (they are moving to D.C.)

Michelle is the person who taught me what being a REAL friend really meant. Not the mean girls, in high school friendship. Authentic, honest, and true friendship. I have learned so much from her in many ways, as a friend and as a mom. For those of you in my life, you have her to thank that I can be the friend that I am to you.

She is the BEST mom. She is really the mom I want to be when I grow up! :) Her kids are rarely a bother. I mean it. She really never complains about them and honestly enjoys being a mom to the fullest point. She plays flashlight freeze tag in the dark, football for 3 hours in the yard, fixes dinner every night and never misses a game. Her kids bring her such joy and are never a bother. She is human and needs a break and gets frustrated, but not like most moms I hear these days, myself included.

She is such a great person and I will always be in her life. I am so thankful that God put her in my life. I am all the better for having her in it.

Touch

I never thought that I could think about missing someones touch so much. Trey left today for Minnesota for 10 days...we have never been apart for more than a night. As he held my hand in the car, I realized that I will not get to hug him, kiss him, or feel him next to me for 10 nights. Just to feel him next to me or hug him when he gets home. I didn't realize how much I take that for granted. Until today....

I had been running around crazy all day trying to get stuff done for him to get ready to go and it hit me while things were quiet in the car. I was still holding it together until we pulled up at the terminal drop off. It was all over then. I bawled like a baby and so did my kids. He will be so missed. I can't wait to feel him next to me again soon!

I will miss you babe! I love you more than words....I will miss my best friend and love of my life!

Ryan!

Look Who's 1!

Sweet Ryan! I can not believe she is a year old. This year seems like a blur. She loves to play and gives the best hugs and she wraps her arms around you as far as they will go. She tots around after her brother and sisters all day. And that's a lot to keep up with. She hangs in there like a champ though! She is always smiling and happy. If she ever has a bad day you know something is really wrong. Everyone stares at her when we are out because she is so beautiful. She gets compliments wherever we go. (I must agree!)
Her eyes light up and sparkle like nothing i have ever seen. I swear God put stars in them!
Her charm is undeniable.

Ryan, I thank God for you everyday and I love you....