PRAY!!!

If there has ever been a time to pray it is now!!! With the election tomorrow...Pray!!! All I hear people saying are negative things.

IT ISN'T OVER!!! I believe in the power of prayer and I serve a God with who...ALL things are possible!!! I choose to believe that we CAN make a difference!!! Go VOTE tomorrow...and Pray...Pray...PRAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Another First for Miles...and Me!!!

Last night I did it...I cut Miles' hair..his FIRST hair cut!!! I have been thinking about cutting it for a while...It was starting to get really shaggy in the back.

I wish you could have been in my head the last couple of weeks...it would have gone something like this...(PICTURE...a "positive" angel and a "negative" angel sitting in my head) Cut it...No!!! You can do it!!! What if it looks awful??? You can't just "fix" a boys "bad" hair cut!!! You have cut hair lots of times...but this is Miles...my baby!!! I don't want to mess up his hair!!! YOU CAN DO THIS!! What if I start and he won't hold still??? The yo-yo just kept going!!!

What did I do you ask??? I came up with a plan!!!

When we got home...I fed him, changed his diaper, sat him in his Bumbo, and gave him a biter biscuit(bribery gets you everywhere...with kids anyway!!!). I organized the different levels for the clippers...they were all in a neat little row!!! I had the scissors ready for the top of his head. See...I wanted to fade the sides and take a little off the top!!! I took a DEEP breath and just started clipping!!!

He did so good!!! He didn't fuss the whole time I was clipping or cutting...it was after I was done that he started to protest!!! You probably think he is frowning cause he didn't like his New Hair-Do!!! But I think he was just so ready to get down...and show off what a great job his Mom did..that he just couldn't stand it!!!

All in all I think I did OK!!!

Incidentally...I think Tenley has her sights set on some alone time with the clippers!!! YIKES!!!

Lazy Sunday!!!!

I would say that Sundays are my favorite day of the week around our house!!! They are lazy...stress free...relaxed...

This particular Sunday...

We woke to Miles' crying for his bottle!!! We dressed and made our way to church...early I might add!!! That doesn't usually happen with us!!! We are the ones that are always late...no one looks for us on time!! We are doing really good if we are on time...EARLY???? What's that???
I have not been very good lately about taking pictures of the kids. With all the stress at work I have pretty much just been going day to day!!

Well...I have been thinking long and hard about that...AND it isn't fair!!! It isn't fair to me, the kids or Goose!!! What is it all for if we don't take time and enjoy each other and the MANY blessings that God gives us everyday???? So I am making the time!!!

These two pictures are of the kids...we are just heading out for church!!

Our sweet little girl is soooo happy!!! Literally in her own words, "I so Happy"!!!! She LOVES going to church!!! She is ALWAYS excited to get ready, put on her dress, fix her hair, whatever it takes so that she can go to church. I pray she always has this enthusiasm for learning about how much God loves her!!! She even sings "Jesus loves me"...except with her it is "Jesus loves me so"!!! To her..."this I know" becomes "so". It really is quite sweet!!!! Maybe I can get her to sing it for a blog sometime!!


After Church, Goose treated the family to lunch...I guess more treated me...in that I didn't have to cook!!! Then we made a stop over at Grandnanna's. She was in the back working on her patio. We joined her out there for a little while. It was such a nice day(I hope you took the time to notice!)!!! Tenley true to form started sweeping and straightening right alongside Grandnanna. Tenley loves to clean(she DOES NOT get that from me!!).
We stayed out back visiting and rocking...like I said...relaxing!!! Grandnanna even watched the kids while Goose and I took a drive!!

Doesn't Miles look like a "little man" in his polo??? He is growing too fast...pulling up on everything he sees!!! He doesn't jabber much...I guess he will be like his daddy in that department...they only say something when it is important...like around "feeding" time!!
When the kids starting acting tired we all headed for the house for a little nap and rest time!!! Then to finish out the day we ran down and saw Grandma and Granddad. The kids so enjoy their great grandparents. It is so special that we live close to them. I know that Tenley and Miles love them both so much!!!

Now you see why Sundays are so nice around our house!!! I hope yours was wonderful too!!

It's me again...Margaret!!!

Side note: I really like Ray Steven's songs!!! They remind me of my childhood. "It's me again...Margaret" is one of his songs.

OK...So!! HOLY COW(no pun intended)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't begin to explain to you just how busy our family has been, but I am going to try!!! Some things I will just skip over and other things I will go into detail about.

So...grab a mug of coffee, cider, cocoa, hot tea whatever your heart desires and snuggle up for a long read!!! For those of you who just look at my blog to see the pictures(Dad) I attached a photo at the end!!!

Back towards the beginning of Sept(you know...back when I blogged last!!!) Patterson decided they were going to change the pay week for our "guys". For those of you who don't know...I work at Patterson, in the Payroll dept. We were paying the "guys" Mon through Sunday every other week. That didn't seem to be "working" or making the "guys" happy, so we changed their pay week to Wed through Tues. Sound simple??? Well...it wasn't!!! There was a lot of time, stress, and energy that went into making the switch!!!

I have to brag on Goose!!! He was wonderful...I was up at work A LOT!!! I have been with Patterson for over a year and a half. In that time I have taken on a lot of responsibilities. With all the responsibilities that I have...I needed to be up at work doing anything and everything that I could to help in the transition. Goose stepped up and took the kids, picked them up, changed them, fed them, bathed them...what ever I asked(and sometimes didn't ask) he did it!! Most of you are probably thinking...He is a Dad that is what he is supposed to do...well he did it without complaining!!! THANKS Babe...I love you!!!

I enjoy what I do!!! Don't get me wrong...I would LOVE to be home with the kids and when Goose comes in and out. But we both feel like I should be working right now!! I am blessed that I like what I do.

That whole process took about 3 weeks!!! Man...that was a LONG 3 weeks.

After that...
We made our way up to Colorado for ANG'S wedding!!! It was beautiful!! She was BEAUTIFUL!!! We had such a good time, but you would never guess how much work went into it!!! The actual wedding had a very laid back feel, which is what she was going for. Ang and Josiah(the groom) had a wonderful time. Josiah is an awesome guy and we are trilled to add him to our family!!! I think Goose is in trouble though!!! Josiah is shaping up to be another "Beaubie"!!!! (More on the wedding later)

Once we returned...I took a breath and thought...awe NOW I can S L O W down!!! NOPE...I failed to mention earlier that in the mist of the payroll switch...we had two girls quit!! You know what that means??? MORE WORK!!!!! I have been playing catch up since we got back!!

The icing on the cake!!!!
Friday...I got a call(right when I was about to start running payroll) from Renea(the kids sitter). Tenley had thrown up and I needed to go pick the kids up!!!!!!! I couldn't get Goose on his cell...So I let my boss know I would be back as soon as Goose could watch the kids!!! Once again Goose stepped up and took care of Tenley ALL day!!! She threw up several more times before it was all said and done!!! I came home(late) bathed the kids...and put them to bed. Once again..no complaining!!! I am blessed beyond measure!!!!!!!

Saturday...Goose and I made a trip up to Abilene. We had a great time!! All was well...we got several things done while we were there!! It has been a while since the two of us got to get away together...it was very nice...lots of laughing!!!!

Sunday...I was sicker than a dog!!!(I don't really get that expression!?!?!) Goose is the one that took care of Tenley....yet I am the one that got sick!!!

I am happy to report that the boys don't seem to have caught the "yucky" bug...Thank you Lord!!!

Here is a cute picture of the kids!!! If you noticed that Miles' outfit looks "girly" it is because he borrowed the top of Tenley's pj's!!! Doesn't the color just bring out his eyes??? HEHE!!! Goose couldn't believe I put him in it!!! WHAT??? It's not like I took him out in pubic!!!


Expect more blogging in the very near future!!!

He's Talking!!!!

Really...I am serious this time!!!

I have been working tirelessly with Miles to say "Mama"...I even recruited Tenley's help in the matter. She was more than willing to help!!! After much time...he did it...he said "Mama" first!!! WAAAAHOOOO!!!!!

But alas the joy is bitter sweet!!! You see...Miles DID say "Mama" first!!! However...NOW all he says is "Dada"...CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT??? We were only around little Kate for a afternoon. In that short amount of time she managed to teach Miles her little "Mama/Dada" trick. For those of you who don't know her trick...When you say "Mama"...she says "Dada"!!! Every time...without fail!!!

I think we have a little talker on our hands...I am really pleased with this fact!!! Why? You ask!!! This is the first sign that Miles and I have similarities!!! This is good...very good...I can work with this!!!

Feel free to watch this precious video as much as you want!!! I could listen to him babble all day!!!

Splash Pad!!!

A couple of Saturdays ago...Nancy took Tenley, Rachel and Luke to the Splash Pad here in Snyder...

You judge for yourselves...but I think they had a great time!!!!

Tenley tried to find as many puddles as she could...turns out it wasn't that hard to do!!! The Splash Pad was creating puddles everywhere!! Luke is getting in a quick rinse under the frog!!!
Rachel was the only one I could get to pose for the camera...Just try to tell me that isn't a "Chris" stance!!! There is no denying who her daddy is...even from that distance!!!
So you are probably wondering why Tenley is in her clothes...It's simple actually!!! When Nancy called to see if Tenley could come play with Rachel and Luke...we were already in town...with no swim suit!!! See...I told you...simple!!!
"Kids...what are y'all doing??? The water is the other way!!!!"

Tenley has been to the Splash Pad several times...but I think this was the first time she really ran around and played with everything!!!
Off to find something else to play with...I think she was sensing that we were about to leave!!!
"What do you mean...smile and say cheese???"

That was GREAT FUN!!!! Thanks Grandnanna!!!!

Tenley's First Dance!!!

I knew this day would come...I just didn't know it would be when she was 2!!! I did have a sneaking suspicion that it would be with Zachary.

Their trusted coach is none other than Stephanie (Zachary's Mom). I can't tell you how excited she was to find out that she would be on my blog!!!

The observer is Toby(Zachary's Dad). He is concentrating on a game!!! Now...I didn't catch him on tape but I am sure that he cheated!!! See...when we paused the game...the boys were loosing!!! Then right after we sat back down...in a couple of plays they won!!! Now I ask...how do you think they did it???

Sure...the kids need a little work...but they had fun!!! And so did we!!! That is all that matters!!!