Our Christmas Memories....

Christmas time....

We had a wonderful Christmas... had our " not so little anymore family" Christmas on Christmas eve.....  The girls and I got the table ready.. I made potato soup, and we had shrimp, and salad....the girls had so much fun helping me...then we got everyone together....

we were all lovin on baby Austin and he was right there with us... his first Christmas..

 

after supper everyone helped clean up and then we read the Christmas story....  the children were all excited but they listened to the story and even had a discussion about the birth of Jesus.....

 

after the story we gave them there gifts...      trying to be patient :)

 and baby dear enjoying every minute......

from American girl dolls to tractors and legos they were excited... and this mama had fun helping them put there legos together,,, Annalisa and I were up till midnight putting them together...

 the beautiful sunset on Christmas eve.... was breath taking...

had a very relaxing Christmas day... kids enjoying there new things and my hubby and I reading, taking a nap, and cuddling baby dear.... 

the day after Christmas my parents came to stay with the kiddos and my hubby and I went out for lunch and to run a few errands...  and we got to enjoy this beautiful snow fall.....

Had a fun nite New years Eve.... thanks Linda for hosting and opening your home for us....
always a crazy time with the spider guys well then you add Steve n Wayne in there yet, well lets just say there were some good laughs and lots of sharing from the heart.... if you no what I mean ladies...lol :):):)  so much fun...




 
I really enjoyed the girls at home this Christmas break....  Annalisa is so good with baby Austin and she really helped me out the days she was home...  but now its back to reality and back to having a schedule, earlier bed time, and waking up earlier to... I am ready...  ready to make lots of memories in 2014...  and do more projects...  my goal for 2014 is to not let what others say or do to me,  affect who I am in Christ...  but to live for Jesus.....   lets make this the best year it can be.... I wanna live my life thinking of the cup half full and not half empty......



blessings to you and yours......  


 

winter wonderland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh the joys of being a mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  was all ready to sit down and relax,

 have alittle quiet time,

 maybe blog alittle,

 read,

 sleep if I wanna,

 had a fresh cup of coffee,!!!!!

 then the girls said mom its snowing can we go outside... sure why not!!!  buddy came with his snowpants and boots.. can you help me mom!!!

 then I remembered bubba had gone in the tub to take a bath....  guess I better get him out... oh my he pooped in the tub and nicely layed it on the side!! ugh eewwwwwwwww.. bubba that is sick...so got him out and dressed and ready to go outside....

 baby dear is sleeping.... lets try this again!!!!

  on the couch had a sip of my coffee.. it's cold...

 oh dear baby Austin is crying...

 and then I hear everyone in the basement, they're in already... oh well... so much for quiet time!!!!!

finding JOY in the moment..    and making every moment count... I'm reminded of that again and again......... If someone would have told me when we got married that we would have 6 children in 11 years I woulda probably laughed at you......  but God had this is his plan for my life and I am so thankful to Him for blessing us with these....there is not a dull moment in our home and I truly believe nothing will humble you like our children do......


anyway back to what I was gonna blog in the first place.....  our first snowfall of the year...  Sunday November 9th,  they were saying only a dusting but we go more then that and the kids were loving it...                                SO BEAUTIFUL................

my sisters, mom and I had planned to go shopping on Monday..  Monday brought some slippery conditions and a 2 hour delay for school.. but a friend of ours from New Jersey who was planning on taking us shopping still ventured out and so mom, my sister and I still went shopping...  was a crazy day but fun anyway....even tho we missed every one that didn't go.. Tuesday brought more snow and it was so beautiful... a true winter wonderland,  school was cancelled for the day... daddy stayed home from work...  a lazy day for sure....

These were the sights I had to enjoy all day!!!!!!

so serene, and peaceful.. almost as if the world was at a stand still.....

 the boys fell in love with the snow... was the first snow that they truly enjoyed playing in it.....

crazy these 2 are!!!!!

while the girls were up at the school sledding, and the boys out rolling in the snow.....
I was sitting in front of the fireplace snuggling and loving on this sweet face......

 

 

 

and now its a winter wonderland outside again....everything is covered in a blanket of snow... and oh so beautiful...  makes me wanna do some chocolate covered candy,  or take a walk outside,  drink some hot chocolate,,, snow just makes me giddy...

 

 

blessing to you and yours....  lets all go make a snow angel..... 

"Austin Jeremiah"

a new baby to love... Oh the joy!!!!! The love y0u have for someone you have never met before is Amazing!!!!  I Love this little one to pieces.....that's what Gods LOVE is.. He loves us with an unconditional... Agape Love....that is the kind of Love I want to show Our children, they are a blessing from God...  I want to cherish every day we have with them, we were reminded again the other day we are not here to stay... and our children are givin to us to love on but they are not ours...



meet our new little one to love on....

 

daddy putting the first pamper on.. I guess you could say he's a pro!!!!  Baby Austin was born on November 15....

  he weighed = 7lbs 4oz.. he was = 20in long....

we had a planned C-section.. we got to the hospital at 6am and at 8:09 he was born...

 

 

 My mom brought the kiddos in to meet baby Austin...they all new what we were having and we shared the name with them to.. we all called him baby Austin when we talked about him before he was born.. the girls couldn't get enough of him and Justin was in awe, Lee Jeffrey was his quiet self and just stood in the background watching and taking it all in...it was love at first sight... 

 

 

 Taking our brand new bundle home..... thank you Jesus for this beautiful Gift..

 
 
 
Go love on your littles tonight give them an extra kiss goodnight..and then breath a prayer for my dear friend who's baby went home to be with Jesus.. I spent the morning with her and her heart is bleeding, she is a strong lady and has seen her share of sorrow... but she needs our prayers......  
 
                                               Blessings..

Heartbreak on Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh the heartbreak... it's to hard to even grasp... one of our close friends had to say goodbye to their little angel yesterday....  his 3 short months on earth made a big impact on his 5 siblings... now he went to meet his maker and I'm sure it was a great reunion in the sky....our dear friend lost her mom as a little girl to cancer... she lost her brother when she was a young teenager....and said good bye to her dad alittle over a year ago.....

they where at a family gathering and when they got there little Luke was sleeping so she put him on the bed and about 20 minutes later one of Elmer's nieces came and she ask her to go see if Luke is awake that she heard him cry and when her niece got to him he was already gray, and they said there's no way she heard him cry but there was something telling Hannah to go to her baby....they called 911 and all the way into the hospital they where working on him but his time here on earth was over.. Jesus came and took him home,,, she said in the hospital she was aloud to hold him as long as she wanted to they even brought her a rocker to sit on..  there is always something to be thankful for even in the midst of our grieving.... but oh the sorrow of handing over his body and walking out of the hospital with  empty arms... we no God has a plan in all this...


We have already seen him at work and I no we will continue to...  On Thursday evening when we said our Goodbyes... Hannah asked Mart and I to think of her when we are up feeding our babies, I woke up twice with Austin and she was the only thing I could think of and I just asked God to be with her.... and then Friday evening when we where at the viewing Hannah asked me how I slept, bless her heart even in her grief thinking of others... and I asked her how her nite was and she said she couldn't sleep but then all of a sudden she just felt a Peace come over her and then she could rest.. I told her I was up around 2 with Austin and she said that's right when she was felt at peace and then when I shared with mart she said she was up at that time to.....  AMAZING...

please Join us in Prayer for Hannah and her husband and their 5 children..... just another reminder our days on this earth are numbered and this is not our eternity.....

the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away...Blessed be the name of the Lord!!!!!!

Our November Birthday girl!!!!!

She is our firstborn!!!!  our lover of life, an out doors girl, loves a party, is the leader of her sisters...she is a big help around the house, that is when she wants to,!!!!  she is a hard worker at school.. she's not one that her grades come easy so she works hard for every grade and we are so proud of her.... she even earned an Eday this quarter...and to think our oldest turned 10 kinda scared me... where did those 10 years go.....we love you girl... keep living for Jesus...

 Her party at school.. she wanted ice cream with carmel, pretzels, tea, and cookies... she was all smiles...  then she  had a night out with Daddy and I... she choose Olive Garden to eat, and Target to get her gift..we had given her an American doll last summer that we got at the garden party we went to.. plus she got a pony to..  so we gave her 20 dollars to spend an she could not decide but finally she decided on a few little things and a nail polish kit!!!!!  hope you had a happy one!!!!!

 we got her sisters to join us alittle then they had to go back to their class....

We also had to little birthday boys in October... they turned 3 and 4...  they are the life of the party right now and I was sad I didn't get any pictures.. we did a photo shoot with Lydia and I'm hoping to get a hold of them and put them on the blog...




We sure had some beautiful fall weather the last couple weeks... but I think it's getting alittle colder I can hear the wind blowing outside right now... and the leaves really came down this last week... It seems later this year for some reason....we also had a niece getting married this week my hubbies oldest niece got married and what a fun wedding, It's always a lot of work but so much fun to make their day special.. so to say we had a crazy week would be an understatement... getting ready Monday, wedding Tuesday, cleanup Wednesday, and doctors apt Thursday, well lets just say I was pretty tired till the weekend...

We are on the countdown to meet our little one...like the kiddos would say  5 times sleep right mom...  yup 5 times and I am so ready..  I have come to the conclusion that I am not a very patient person and I have a very low pain tolerance... I'm not sure which is worse, just being plain down uncomfortable or not having they patience you need to be a mother of 5 almost 6...... I think I tend to lose it a lot easier when I don't feel good.... and lets just say I don't do good under stress....please tell me I am not alone in this...........someone, anyone,  so hopefully this next week will go pretty fast and we will be holding our little one...oh the joy.....  thank you Jesus for blessing us with these!!!!! please give me  the patience I need to endure the next couple days and beyond.......We pray for a safe delivery, keep us in the Shadow Of Thy Wings... help us to raise our children for Your glory.....amen




blessings to You and Yours......

The beauty of fall and the excitment of our little blessing joining us!!!!!

An ABSOLUTLY beautiful fall day!!!!! almost seemed more like summer!!  the trees are changing color ever so slowly and the leaves are falling ever so beautifully..... I love this time of year... and every thing that goes with it,  PUMPKINS, APPLE CIDER, SWEATERS. THE BOYS BIRTHDAY!!! and so much more.....

 I love decorating for FALL.....Just a few mums and pumpkins here and there gets you in the spirit of the season... except this year the boys think it's a game to throw the pumpkins around the yard.. I guess you could say they got the spirit..... of football that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

the kiddos are loving this weather to....

 

 

 

we are patiently waiting for the arrival of our little bundle.. November 15 is the scheduled date for a  C section...  but this mama is hoping it'll be sooner..:) I don't remember being this miserable with any of the others and still have six weeks to go... I usually get uncomfortable and only have like 2 weeks left.... please Lord I need patience,  There are days all I can do is cry from all the pain and then I feel so selfish and think of the women/families  who lost a baby....and I try to tell myself in a few weeks we will be holding our little one.... oh the JOY!!!!!   Jesus we lift our buddle up to you we pray for your protection as we prepare to deliver our little one and we pray for guidance as we strive to raise our family to honor  and love you... thank you for our blessings!!!!! Amen

 

 

 

It's so much fun including the children in my pregnancy, they new soon after we found out and I told Annalisa a couple months ago what we are having and last week we told the rest they are all excited.. Malaina's saying all thru my pregnancy was.. I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS AS LONG AS IT' HEALTHY!!!!!  so sweet... Bubba always sits beside me evenings and pulls my shirt up and wants to feel the baby move and likes to kiss my stomach... love his innocence!!!! he keeps saying can I hold it...:)  Lyndi is her fluddery self  (if that's even a word) as she's running past me she will touch my stomach or give a quick kiss through my dress......Annalisa is always asking what the baby is doing now... and buddy just gets a sweet smile on his face when we talk about the baby and then he says, I have a baby boy in my stomach mom and you have a girl!!!!!! :) good to know buddy thanks... lol..I got my baby cloths washed this week and painted a dresser for my dry sink... I had painted the nursery a couple months ago and now I wanna paint the crib yet... but baby dear if you wanna come before I get that done that's totally ok with me...:) so now it's trying to keep myself busy.....and to keep my mind off of the pain.... any ideas....  maybe a little cropping.. or sewing.. maybe I should get off my chair and blow some leaves, we have and abundance of them around!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

have a good weekend.......  blessings!!!