Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Nov 2008










Well I have caught some slack for my lack of updates so here you go. Gabriella was Tinkerbell for Halloween.

I was working really hard to get the Mortgage and health insurance worked out and we did!!! Jason is done working for Larry-- can you hear the angels singing????






Aubrey is 3 months already and smiles all the time at you. She is a really good baby who is sleeping through the night. I was a bit of a mess trying to get everything done that I wanted to before babysitting again and now that I have them back there is a HUGE sense of relief!


It has been going well. Gabriella was glad to get her playmates back. Here is a picture of Gabriella and Elise looking good.





Elise follows the kids around repeating everything. She speaks very well. In the car on the way to pre-school Gabriella sneezed and she said, "Oh Goodness Gabriella, Bless you, Do you need a tissue?" What 22 month olds do you know putting thoughts, phrases and sentences together?? She provides a lot of comic relief--As does Brody. I gave him breakfast the other day and he asked if i could "cut the fat off his banana?" I cracked up when I realized he meant the soft bruised part on the top-- What a trip. He has been helping Gabriella learn all her letters. He can write them all very well and knows what every word you say starts with-- I am sure he will be reading soon. And of course-- every is happy to be wresting again!





We have also started hosting a small group at church. I love having a house with plenty of room for get-togethers. Here is a picture of all the kids just sitting on the hearth. No one prompted them they were just sitting like little angels.

We will be heading to NC for Thanksgiving and will see mom, Jeni, Granny and Papaw and Kat and her family. We should have a good time. I will try to post again before Aubrey turns 1. Hey what can I say, I have been praying for God to help me prioritize and this must not be at the top.








Friday, October 10, 2008

Adjusting to life with 2 kids!!










Things are going pretty well around here. Aubrey is now 8 weeks old and has caught the cold that Gabriella and daddy had. gabriella is back in school and really likes it. Her teachers are Miss Debbie and Miss Rayann. She seems to play with the boys and is really big into Barbies and loves Tom and Jerry cartoons. The girls and I went to NC to visit Mike and Jeni and Mom --my Dad went with us. It was a great trip and it was great seeing everyone--well maybe not Perry the bird but everyone else was fun!! We listened to Gabriella's new High School Muscial CD and watched many concerts performed. -- I think we all know the words to the songs by now.

Aubrey is smiling and even laughed the other day for me. She is really looking around now and is really paying attention. Still lots of sleep and I am doing alright with my lack of--she likes to be awake for a 2 hour span at night.

I went to the Michael W Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman concert last night with Caleb Wilson and it was AWESOME!!! Everyone should get a couple hours of loud rockin praise every now and again.
Jason has been busy with work--thank God and I am adjusting to the 2nd child life. I am needing to pray for God to show me what actually is a priority.

I will try to post more often but I guess we will see where this ends up on the priority list:)

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Ms Aubrey Elizabeth







Pictures of Aubrey Elizabeth born 8-15-08 Weighing a big 6.4 lbs and 19 inches long


It has been a pretty good first week. We had a scare and Shannon went to the ER with trouble breathing and very swollen feet but all is well and everyone is home safe and sound.


Big sister Gabriella loves to hold Aubrey and talk to her. Granny is here helping out until next Thursday-- Jason goes back to work this week and we will see how everything goes from there.


Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Getting Ready For Baby

Hi
I have never done this before and just wanted to try it out to see what I thought. I know that I am not good at keeping up with pictures and what not so I thought with the new baby just 10 days away I could attempt something to keep family connected.
Now I will just have to learn how to download pictures and this might actually work!!