Swim Lessons

I haven't been on here in a while. I thought this summer would slow down for a while, but we've only gotten busier. This is good, but tiring at times - I must confess. The kiddos started swim lessons about three weeks ago. These lessons are every day for 10 minutes, for 6 weeks. H.R. is doing so good, he is swimming underwater and rolling onto his back for a rest time. I am completely amazed because last year he wouldn't get off the steps and he had to have a life jacket and floaties on. I must have instilled some fear in him. C.G. is swimming, but cries the intire time, except when she's underwater. It's really sad! I will try to get some pictures of them up soon. These lessons are mainly for learning survival skills. If you're interested in knowing more about these lessons, you can go to www.infantswim.com

I've been tagged!

What was I doing 10 years ago?
I was in my 4th year of college, had just become a christian and was getting ready for my first beach project.

5 things on my to do list
1. clean and straighten house
2. make a list of things to do this summer with the kids (activities)
3. call and cancel my hair appt. for this weekend and reschedule for the next
4. move H.T.'s train table to his room and find a table and rug for the play room.
5. organize my house

5 snacks I love
1. chex muddy buddies
2. snickers
3. baked chick peas
4. dry cereal
5. diet caffeine free coke

5 things I would love to do if I were a billionaire
1. have a house on a bay or beach with our own private pier with hanging beds on the screened in back porch.
2. buy my mom a place near us
3. boutique shopping
4. spend a few days at a spa
5. give to ministries and family in need of help (this would be number one of course)

5 bad habits
1. snacking when I'm not hungry
2. needing coffee every morning to wake up
3. sometimes I get in a habit of taking a nap when my children go down.
4. talking on the phone in the car
5. complaining

5 places I've lived
1. Gulfport, MS (born and raised)
2. Mobile, AL (college)
3. Birmingham, AL (first 5 yrs. of marriage)
4. Franklin, TN (now)
5. I don't know, I would love to live in Fairhope, AL

5 jobs I've had or have
1. stylist at The Greenhouse Spa
2. stylist at Salon Elite
3. nanny in college
4. new accts. rep at a The Peoples bank
5. maid at a hotel in panama city for a summer beach project in college

I want to know more about: (you've been tagged)
Shea Williams
Kaitlin Graves
Allison Stephens
Paula Cibula
Jessica Parris
Annie Haralson
Amanda Skinner you are off the hook!

"You're gonna miss this"

I'm sure many of you have heard this song by Trace Adkins. The first time I heard it, I really felt like it was about my life. I have always looked toward the next phase of my life. As a child, I couldn't wait to be like my older cousins, driving, going out, having a feeling of independence. When I was in college, I couldn't wait to find the man I was going to marry and spend the rest of my life with. I thought that when that happened, then I would have arrived, that nothing could be better. After getting married, we had a one bedroom apartment, and began looking at houses. That was going to be the greatest, our first little home. It was so exciting, then shortly after, we decided to have a child. We did, and that was great. I now have two precious children and a wonderful husband. At the end of the song, it's a plumber who comes to her house and one kid is screaming, one is crying and the phone is ringing. That is me so many times over. The plumber says to the girl, you're gonna miss this, you're gonna want this back, you're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast, these are some good times, so take a good look around, you may not know it now, but you're gonna miss this.

This is so true! I look at my children every day and try to take a snapshot of their looks in my mind. I pray that moments with them will not leave my memory. I can't imagine what my life will be like in 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or 15 years from now. But I don't want to, I love this stage, I love where I am. Sometimes, the days are hard, long and tiring, but I wouldn't want it any other way. These are the days that I'm going to miss! As I look back, I miss a lot of my past, I miss high school, I miss living with my mom, I miss having my best friend two miles down the road from me, I miss a lot. But I am so thankful that God has given me these memories to miss. I want to know that these days are going to go by so fast, and I want to make the most of them now.

So much to say, so much to say!

I have so much to share with all of you. Last night for the first time C.G. went potty #2 on the potty. We were getting out of the car from eating mexican with our friends, the Stephens and C.G. said poo poo. So I asked her if she had to go poo poo and she shook her head yes, so I brought her to the potty and there she went. As you can see, we were all so excited for her. Here are my sweet one's with their Easter bunnies. H.T. loves to kiss his little sister. We spent the day at home because of H.T. having the flu.
H.T. and I had so much fun decorating our Easter eggs. Well, actually Todd and I finished them.

We left for Birmingham the Wednesday before Easter. We had a full weekend planned with events and were thrilled. We were going to be grilling out with some friends, hanging out with Shea and her sweet baby Savannah, going to the zoo, hanging out with grandparents, having C.G.'s pictures taken and most of all Easter. The Thursday before Easter Sunday, the 2nd night we were there, H.T. woke up around 2:30 with a stomach bug that lasted several hours. We then made the decision to go home and spend Easter by ourselves. We were sort of afraid that one of us may get it or pass it on to someone else. Anyway, we brought H.T. to the Dr. and it was the flu. Poor guy, he was miserable.

We did get to go to the zoo, that event was planned the day he got the flu. Anyway, we miss Birmingham, well let me rephrase that, we miss our friends.

This is a picture of me and H.T. at the zoo on the train. We had so much fun with him that day. Todd's mom was keeping C.G., so it was just the three of us. We all had a blast!

Jesus

Why would Jesus die for me? This has been on my mind all day. I know the answer and the scriptures to back it up. I am no one special, yet God would let His son die, so that I may spend eternal life with Him. Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice.
As a mom, I would never let one of my children die for someone else's sin, especially people I don't know or that don't know me. But that is what God did, He let His son die for those who persecuted Him and called Him names, for those of us who did not love Him, yet He loved us.
He is risen! Indeed!

Sick baby & quick update on Father in law

Today C.G. has had a throw up bug. I'm not sure where she got it, but it came on around 2:30 and it seems to have stopped now at 6:30, we'll see how the evening goes. It's so sad when your little one's are sick. She's never thrown up before, so it freaks her out a little when it's happening.

Also, we thank all of you who have been praying for my father in law. For those of you who are new to my blog, he has pancreatic cancer. The tumors have not shrunk, but we are still very hopeful. He is going through chemotherapy now, please continue to pray for his health and healing.

SNOW Day

This past Saturday we had snow! H.T. had a blast in it, he played with his trucks, ran around and was covered with it. We would bring him in for a while to put his clothes in the dryer and make sure his hands weren't getting wet. C.G. loved it, but mommy couldn't stay out there too long. I'm not a fan of cold weather, but I must say, the snow was fun for a day. The weather is so crazy here, which I'm sure it is everywhere. Today, our high is in the 70's. It's great! I'm getting spring fever and ready to go shopping for some spring clothes. Sorry, I haven't had an update on hair tips in a while. I'll try to start that again.