Looking Back...A Day to Remember!

Caden was excited to be baptized on July 3, 2011.  I heard about the excitement about five times this day... "I can't wait to be baptized."

Caden asked Jesus into his heart in the Fall of 2010 (6 years old) and was ready to tell the world.  Can you see the JOY!?

  

He was blessed to be baptized along with 71 others believers under the crosses. 

For God so loved the world,

that he gave his only begotten Son,

 

that whosoever believeth in him...

 

should not perish,




but have everlasting life!

  

John 3:16

 Our dream for you Caden is to love God with all your heart, with all your strength, and with all your soul...to make a difference for Christ.

 



May God's light SHINE through your life.

We are proud of you!  We love you Caden!

Thank you Grandma, Aunt Tara, Uncle Rodney, Devin, and Sharee for sharing in Caden's special day!

My Baby is Having Surgery

Tomorrow, July 27, 10:00 A.M. Caden will be having surgery on his nose.  He has a growth that is blocking 85% of one side of his nose.  He will have to be put to sleep. This is an outpatient surgery, so even though it's not major...anything with regards to your baby...is a BIG DEAL. 

It makes this momma nervous. 

Prayers will be appreciated!

Philippians 4:6- "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."

Update:  Day 4, Caden's surgery went very well.  The Dr. said, we did the right thing.  When he got in there there was 75% blockage with pus all over his anoids.  He bounced back pretty quick; however, he has complained of a sore throat, which is understandable. 

Double Digit Birthday!

Happy 10th birthday Cameron!

Square Foot Gardening

This year we stepped out of the box and tried something new to us...Square Foot Gardening.   The boys helped build the boxes for me on Mother's Day.  We only did two boxes as a trial run this year.

We planted our garden late, so we are just now seeing things grow, but it is exciting. 

One bed alone was devoted to my favorite food...strawberries. 

 

We also have tomato, jalapenos, cucumber, squash, and watermelon planted. 

Michael noticed a rabbit nibbling away one day, so we ended up putting a fence around each box to keep the critters out.

 

What I love about SFG is there is NO weeds!  It is all organic!  I can reach each square easily.  It takes up little space.  It holds water very well due to the 5-6 different ingredients that make up the soil.  It is smaller, but I can grow just as much as I did in my big garden.  After reading the book...it just makes sense.

What's in your garden this year?



Hello Florida!

Hello Lousiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, just passing through.

Hello 2 AM!  We love to start our 15 hour road trip out with you.

 Hello beach....We made it!  Hello taking in God's beautiful, magnificent sight.

 

Hello condo with a fantastic view and lots of sunlight!

Hello Anglers, Dewey's, Fudpuckers, and Mcquires Irish pub...(Hello favorite: Date night at Mcquire's Irish Pub with the best steak ever and a million dollar atmosphere my boys will love!)

Hello great food!

(Anglers)

Hello sand, sun, shade, and chillaxin'...we welcome you!

Hello waves sneaking up on you.

 

Hello swimming pool and grilling out too.

Hello cousins, three condos down, who come to swim.

 HELLO FLORIDA! 

We miss you...
We will be back again!

BACK!

I've been pondering...coming back into blogging. 

 Then remembering why I started. 

 I want to look back on 2011 with all the great memories we are making.  I want our boys to open one of the yearly blog books and look back with fond memories.  (Ummm, still working on my first one...sigh)  It has been a nice break away, but I'm ready to DIVE back in. 

 

So, with that being said....

I'm happy to be back!

Oh, and the cherry on top? 
YOU!

Record Breaking Blizzard

Last night I went to bed thinking we would be getting the 2-4 inches of snow that was predicted.  When I woke up I was giddy when I looked out the window.  The predictions had changed to up to 10" at this point.   Before the day was over we had a record amount of snow fall in Northwest Arkansas.  It started snowing 2-3 inches an hour.  At our house we got over 12 inches, but other places got up to 26"+ of snow!  This is the most snow I have ever seen.  It's crazy, but I love it.

The forecast eventually turned into this...

(See the royal blue-that is where I live.)

This is the 6th consecutive day of school we have missed now, and I predict we will not go for the rest of the week.

It is absolutely gorgeous outside!   I love how calm everything is when a big snow comes.  Calm except for the many birds who came to eat. 

It was a relaxing day, 

which included snow ice-cream.

 

I could not put the camera down.

 

At one point Daisy grabbed the ruler out of the ground.  She was ready to measure the snow her way.

 

Cyclops was formed.  This is the backside of our snowman.  The 'eye' is the stocking cap that sat on top of the snowman. 

Good thing Daisy sleeps in the room with the boys, however she loves the snow.

It did not stay calm for long.  Michael headed outside to measure the snow. 

 I followed with the camera.   

What I saw next had me laughing for at least 30 minutes. 

I am talking laugh so hard that my stomach got a workout...so hard, I HAD to sit down.

.

Our steps were covered.  Michael missed the bottom step and just rolled.  When I saw that smile and knew he was okay... I lost it!

His response was to give me a hug and say, "I love your laugh, so it was worth it."

Thanks for making me laugh today.  Laughter is such good medicine!   

Project 365...Week 5

 Sunday, January 23

  Caden immersed in God's Word before church. 

Monday, January 24

Love my green smoothies...this one includes the Cinch protein powder, which helped me lose 6.6 pounds this week!

Tuesday, January 25

A Tuesday night date night to watch the Arkansas Razorbacks.  It was a great game!  A big thanks to my brother for the tickets and my mom for staying with the boys.  I love date nights!

Wednesday, January 26

I'm so excited!  My Christmas present has finally arrived tonight!

The Samsung set is awesome. 

Thursday, January 27

Piles of laundry...no problem.  

  My Samsung set sings to me, gets the clothes cleaner, does twice as much or more.  Laundry just became a little bit delightful!

Friday, January 28

Caden painting a masterpiece with such concentration.  The tongue is proof!

Saturday, January 29

Daddy's traditional Saturday breakfast.  Do you want some pancake to go with your syrup?  I can't wait to sneak in a homemade whole wheat pancake recipe this weekend. 

Oops...this is just a little late!