Chandler's Baptism

Unfortunately, this is the only photo we got. My camera wouldn't take for some reason, so here he is with Chaplain Holiman this past Saturday. I'm also kicking myself for not taking any group photos, but maybe I can snag Ryan and Angie on their way back from Orlando to grab a few of them together! :)

Faith's Christmas Program

Her 3 yr old class sang "Litte Drummer Boy" and "Jingle Bell Rock". SOOOO CUTE!!!

It's all over NOW!!

Right before this he did it all by himself, with us on the other side of the room. :( Where does the time go??



Then he got bored and did this!! LOL

SOLD!!

It only took since April, but the Lord works in mysterious ways. He knew that selling it any sooner would make it stressful on us as a family. The couple that is buying it doesn't want to close until December 29th, which gives us plenty of time after Falyn gets out of school. Now I can start looking for a place for us to rent in Houston. Everything happens for a reason! Thank you Lord!

Happy Halloween!!

Our Little Bride!

The Beast...

and Beauty (Belle)

Crusie Photos

Here ya go! Cruise

Day 1: Day at Sea (formal night)
Day 2: Cozumel, Mexico
Day 3: Belize, Central America
Day 4: Costa Maya, Mexico (sunrise pics)
Day 5: Day at Sea (sunset pics)
Day 6: Freeport, Bahamas

Photos of the "ship wreck"...that's the actual ship used in "Pirates 2 & 3"...they filmed in the Bahamas!!

This is my favorite from Belize!


Enjoy!

Viva la Mexico! (& Belize & the Bahamas!)

We're HOME from our cruise!! MUCH needed and MUCH appreciated!! We had a blast, but honestly, 7 days was too long! By day 5 we were really missing the kids and ready to come home! Had they been with us, it probably would have been ok, but we missed them. Don't get me wrong, the break from reality was NIIIICE, but 5 days was plenty! Here are some pics! I did NOT take my work camera with me (also NICE!), so all the photos you see are with my awesome little point and shoot Kodak!!

Blogger isn't being nice and letting me upload photos, so I am going to make a slideshow and link it here shortly!! :)

Peace!

Perspective

Come in. But don’t expect to find all the dishes done; all floors ashine;
Observe the crumpled rug, the toys galore,
The smudgy fingerprinted door,
The little ones we shelter here
Don’t thrive on spotless atmosphere
They’re more inclined to disarray
And the carefree, even messy, play.
Their needs are great, their patience small.
All day I’m at their beck and call
It’s “Mommie come! Mommie see!”
Wiggly worms and red-scraped knee,
Painted pictures, blocks piled high,
My floors unshined, the days go by.
Some future day they flee this nest
And I, at last, will have a rest.
And which really matters more?
A happy child or a polished floor?

Cutie Pies!!

I spent last week in Houston for some photo sessions. Faith and Chandler came with, while Falyn and Justin stayed here since she had school. One session was to be held at this park, so I took them with me to test it out. MAN, I wish Falyn would have been there too! WHAT a BEAUITFUL park!! Here's some shots of 2 of my cuties! Mostly Faith, since she cooperates more! You know they are adorable!! But I NEVER get shots this good of them!!

The day our world changed forever.

My thoughts and prayers are with those families affected by the tradgedies of this day.

(Happy 11th Birthday Niki! I love you baby girl!)

CAUTION: Vent

I don't even know where to start. I just need to vent, so bear with me.

Anyone who knows me, and knows me as a mother, KNOWS that there is NOTHING I wouldn't do for my children (yes, they are probably spoiled!), and also knows that I would NEVER in a million years do anything or put them in any situation where they would be harmed or hurt, etc. So, that being said...we have a Pitt Bull. Now, your first thought would probably be...WOW...why would she have that kind of vicious dog around her kids? Right? Let me inform you of something. OF COURSE, I had my doubts when we even first SAW these puppies...ok wait, back track a little. One of the softball moms is at our beginning of the season meeting and had photos of her puppies (yes, I am a SUCKER for puppies!), so I took them home to show Justin. He, naturally wanted to go and see them. I told him that nothing was for sure, we would just go and look at them. I needed a puppy like a hole in my head. LOL So, we go and meet the parents of the puppies, and watch them romp around with Falyn and Faith and they are laughing and having a great time...parents too. OF COURSE, I was a little intimidated at first, but WHY...the SAME reason you are....Pitt Bulls have a BAD rap. And that totally SUX!!

Ok, so now you know a little about the history...it leads me to this past weekend. Anyone that has been in my home, or around me with the dog KNOWS how much of a BABY he is. I will be the first one to put him down the INSTANT he shows any kind of aggression, but this dog...he's such a WIMP! LOL Literally!! We take him to the dog park, and other dogs bow up to him and he cowers...he's a WIMP!! We laugh about that, b/c he LOOKS so intimidating. I mean, come on...he's scared of the CATS!! LOL All THAT said, he is oh so VERY vocal when he is excited. It's really rather embarrassing! We have tried numerous things (aside from a bark collar), but it just makes him that much more intimidating. So yesterday, he has outgrown his collar and needed a new one. Now we have frequently taken him to Pets Mart, and he LOVES to go places with us, but yesterday was different for some reason. Once again, Bruiser made it known that he was there, and like I said, it's embarrassing, b/c it's LOUD, but dang it...everyone looks at ME like I am some sort of freak for having this dog around my children. One lady even said...he's pretty vicious huh? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? You do see me pushing this stroller right? Ok, yes, I admit, that bark is pretty deep, and the first time I heard it, I almost peed my pants, but COME ON LADY!! He's sitting here almost begging you to PET him!! One lady wouldn't even give him a chance, she totally walked the opposite direction when she saw him and heard him. We ended up buying him a new lead control to see if that helps with his pulling and may help calm him down in public, but damn. The cashier even said, "he really doesn't like other dogs huh?" YES!! That's the thing! He's VOCAL! We take him to the dog park and he barks crazily until we're inside the gate and he's off the leash! Then he runs around like a wild idiot playing & chasing with the other dogs.

UGH!!!!!!

Now, on Saturday we went walking around downtown and everyone would come up to him and pet him and talk to him. And honestly, that is ALL he wants. He screams for attention from people. That's pretty embarrassing too. LOL But he means no harm, and I have never seen him even remotely act like he would do harm to anyone. He just loves to play! He's a PUPPY for crying out loud! Ok, so I am off the vent for now.

If you're at my house, make a point to say hi to Bruiser, and make sure that your kids do too. They are sure to get a nice slobbery kiss on the face and hand, maybe a nibble on their toes too! :)

Watch this video, it's eye opening: http://gprime.net/flash.php/thepitbullproblem

And if you have a few minutes, educate yourself on the breed. They have SUCH a bad rep, and it's not fair. http://www.realpitbull.com/temperament.html

The "lap" dog!

LOL He thinks he's a lap dog! Little does he know he's almost 80lbs!!!

Me!!

So you never see much about me on this blog! Partially, b/c I am disgusted with how I look and partially b/c Justin just won't pick up a camera to save his life! LOL Anyway, I haven't had my hair done since December, right before Chandler was born, so it was due. I knew it would be a while, so the last time I went I had her put in more low lights. It grew out a LOT!! LOL Don't mind the pics...Falyn and Justin are still in training! ;)

We grew butterflies!!

Well, technically, only one lived. But it was fun! Chrissy sent the girls a butterfly kit for their birthday's. We got a little "cage" and a cup with 5 caterpillars. They crawled around for about 5 days and then hung themselves upside down and changed into crystalids. THAT was weird to see them do that!! When they started to emerge, it was overnight, and I guess the cat heard them moving around in there. So, needless to say, only one pretty lady made it. She was dainty, and we enjoyed her. I let her go on Thursday in the front yard. She fluttered around for a little while and then left. It was pretty cool. Thank you Chrissy! We enjoyed it!!

and finally!

Falyn heading off to school! It's so cool that the bus stop is our driveway, so we don't have to go far to wait for it.

A father's love...

He shows it in SO many ways, too many to count, but this one takes the cake. These are each one of their newborn footprints. He was determined to get this done, and I think it turned out a lot nicer than I imagined it.

He's doing what a 9 month old does!!

AT SEVEN MONTHS OLD!!!!!!!!!! We had Chandler's "6 month" appointment today (late b/c of stupid Tri-care), and MAN is he growing! He's 22lbs 13.75oz 28"!!!! CHUNKY MAN!! They give you a list of developmental milestones to look for at ages 6-7 and 7-8 months. He's already done EVERYTHING!! Like, "start sitting without support, roll from back to tummy, attempt to crawl"...uh!! He did all that LAST month!! LOL Why is it that my baby, the one that I want to grow up the slowest, and stay little the longest, since he is in fact our last child...gorws up SUPER SONIC!!?? I am SO very proud of him, but HATE how fast he is growing up! At this rate he'll walk at 9 months. He also got 3 shots today...mommy HATES those, but he took them like a trooper.

He's cutting tooth #2, and that sux, but he's doing better with this one that with the first one. Thankfully. He's down for the night, so I am going to bed. I'll update with some picstures of his cute little Scooby Doo band-aids tomorrow. A good friend of mine (and photographer buddy) came to Gulf Shores last week, and took this ADORABLE photo of him!! Chandler

Also, sorry no pic of Falyn getting on the bus yet this year. The first day all 3 kids were up while trying to get her ready, and we almost missed the bus! LOL Today, Chandler wouldn't let me put him down! TOMORROW!! I swear!! :)

Nite!
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Updated with photos!

Someone should tell him he's not supposed to be doing this already!!!

Scary quiet around here!

YAY!!!!!!!!! School started today!!!!!! Falyn got on the bus, and I found a PreK 3 for Faith right down the street from 8-1130. I wasn't sure how she would do, but she walked right in, gave her teacher a big hug, and said "bye mommy!" Chandler is crawling around in the living room playing, and I am finding it hard to do ANYTHING!! LOL So, I may not be very productive today, but I'll get better at using my time wisely....right?? LOL

Faith, waiting for her teacher. (more pics to come)

Happy Birthday Girls!!

Yesterday was Falyn and Faith's party! What a BLAST they had! Lots of our friends came and shared in the day! We enjoyed it! We rented a water slide jump and it was a huge hit! I am surprised I got the kids off of it long enough for cake and ice cream!

I love you girls! Hope you had a wonderful day!


Mommy hard at work.









They're a hit Ang!

Random photos from the past week.

She's home & so are we!!

Falyn had a BLAST at camp, and according to her counselors, didn't get homesick even once...I don't know if that makes me happy or sad. LOL Just remember when you see her to have her tell you all about it. She's got LOTS of stories! She turns 6 tomorrow!! Where does time go??

Here are some random photos of the last few weeks!

I miss my Falyn!

I dropped her off at camp yesterday for 6 days and it's strangely quiet around here. Faith and Chandler are asleep and I don't have a "6" year old talking my ear off about nothing. LOL I really hope she did ok last night, and that she is having fun today. I know she may get a little homesick, but there are 4 other girls in her cabin and 2 counselors, so hopefully they are keeping her company and happy!

Say a prayer for her. Here are some pics!

xoxoxo

Camp Champions

Her bunk!

Her cabin

He's MOBILE!!

We're in trouble now! Look at him go! It's only been 2 weeks since he even started pushing up on his hands and knees!! :(

Chandler - 6 Months

Hard to believe it, but Chandler-man is 6 months old! I'm tellin' ya...where does the time go?? He's has brought such a joy to our family in that short amount of time, that it's hard to remember a life without him. If ever the saying was true...he is a momma's boy! It true what they say...I love my girls, but Chandler and I have a special bond. I guess it's similar to what Justin has with the girls that I will never understand. Love that chunky man!! :) Here are his photos.

Such a sweet boy!

http://www.thegeigleyfamily.com/Chandler/