tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24747695793761782322024-03-05T04:36:33.522-08:00Our Faithful Journey!!Little bits of our life with Emma & Evan!mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-45066582777869615442015-10-27T17:47:00.002-07:002015-10-27T17:47:47.177-07:00Six months later...I started thinking about my blog earlier today and noticed my last post was in April!! That was six months ago. In April...I was having to type my blog post on Emma or Evan's iPad because our laptop was slowly dying...and it just wasn't worth it to try to blog anymore. Since I have gotten a new computer so maybe I can try to blog a little more now. There is no way I could possibly try to update you on all the things you've missed out on the past six months. I will try to highlight some of the things we have done. Well...our swimming pool finally got finished the end of May and we swam all summer. I can actually say that was well worth our money!! Even Justin agrees! We celebrated Laney & Reid's first birthdays!! We went on our yearly beach trip with the Reid's. We went to the waterpark in Greenville and Evan had his first tubing experience on Lake Greenwood. Katie & Matt got a boat, so I can see lots of fun tubing adventures in our future. We went to Frankie's Fun Park and introduced E&E to go-cart racing and arcade games. Justin had just as much fun as the twins did!! We had many trips to the park and played outside a lot. I took Emma & Evan both to their first Mommy & Me painting experience. Evan painted a tractor and Emma painted a ballerina. Emma and Evan went back to Learning Express and it was a great move for them. We were thankful for Amy and Building Blocks while we were there but nothing compares to LE and we are so glad to be back!! Emma started dance at Emerald City Dance Explosion and LOVES it!! We can't wait until her first recital in December!! Evan has become Daddy's little hunting buddy and LOVES it!! He started off with dove hunting and moved on to deer hunting. Emma went once and was too loud and couldn't be still so she isn't allowed to go anymore!! :) Evan will sit for hours! They usually go hunting on Monday afternoons while me & Emma go to dance!! We found out we were going to get a new nephew in April!! Yes...Alison was as surprised as we were!! We are so excited about that!! We've been to several football games and we went apple picking. We have been to numerous birthday parties and have several more within the next few weeks...including Emma & Evan's!! Party planning is WELL underway! We are excited to be celebrating WESTERN style this year!! We went to the pumpkin patch with Emma & Evan's classes at school and had a 50's party at school as well. Just so happens that for Halloween this year...I had bought E&E 50's costumes so we were well prepared for the 50's day at school!! Just last week we took a surprise trip the State Fair and had a great time. Not only has life with E&E been exciting but things at work have been exciting too!! Davis & Floyd is FINALLY getting a make-over!! We have been in remodel mode since August. Two weeks ago we got to move back into our new space!! All the orange 70's carpet is gone!! It's all new, even all of our furniture, and looks so much better!! Things are finally looking up for me there!! More on that to come at a later date!! We really have been busy and we have some really exciting things planned for E&E over the next few months. You'll have to stayed tuned and I will try to do better about blogging!! There was no way I could share pictures of all our events over the last 6 months so I'll end with one of the pictures we took of Emma & Evan for their birthday party!! <br />
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They sure keep us busy but seeing these two smiling faces...makes it so much fun!!</div>
mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-73778362171926387142015-04-28T18:32:00.003-07:002015-04-28T18:32:43.860-07:00Springtime is here!!Well, life is happening right before our very eyes!! We have been busy! Last time I updated...Justin had won tickets to the rodeo in Ward. So, we debated all Friday if we were going or not because it was supposed to rain that night. We finally decided to go and it worked out good. Meg, Aaron, and Warren went with us. It drizzled rain the majority of the time but we never got wet. It was crazy!! Evan loved the bulls. Since we were on the front row, Bryan called out Emma & Evan. So the other clown came over to talk to them and that was it for Emma. She stayed with Janice at the gate the rest of the night. I'm not a fan of dressed up people either, so I didn't blame her. Abbey took Evan back to see the bulls and he came back just in time to see Warren ride the mechanical bull. We tried to get Evan to ride because all he has talked about was riding a horse...but he wouldn't even attempt it. I also tried to convince Justin to ride but no such luck. Here are a few pictures from our night!<br />
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This picture makes my sweeties look so grown!!</div>
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These two boys watching the bulls!</div>
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My sweet girl before the clown scared her!!</div>
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Saturday, Evan's ball game was cancelled due to rain. So, Emma and I met Kayla and Lillianna at Chick-Fil-A for a princess party. She loved the princesses and getting dressed up but she HATED the cow. I almost wished I hadn't ever told her the cow was behind her but I think it would have been worse for her to see it on her own! Again...she doesn't like anything dressed up. We had a fun time getting the girls together though.<br />
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All dressed up ready to go!</div>
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Emma & me with two of the princesses. She wouldn't stand with them by herself!</div>
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And of course...we had ice cream!!</div>
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While we were there...Justin took Evan out for lunch and to Connie Maxwell to see the animals. He loved it!! On to this past weekend. We planned to go to the zoo during spring break and that didn't happen. We planned to go the following Friday and Justin's grandmas funeral was that day...so we finally got to go this past Friday. The weather was perfect and although there were a lot of school kids there...it was a great day! Here are a couple pictures of our trip!<br />
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Packed and ready for the Zoo!!</div>
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Alison, Reid, & momma went with us!! It was Reid's first trip and he was a perfect little angel the whole time!!</div>
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All the picnic tables were full with school kids...we we just had a picnic in the trunk! Reid even sat back there with the big kids and thought he was something big!! They are going to be so close with Reid & Laney!!</div>
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My sweet girl!! I have to include what she told my mom while we were at the zoo. We were looking at the tigers and she informed my mom that the tiger was a cheetah. My mom told her no that was a tiger. She again insisted it was a cheetah. And my mom told her no it was a tiger. She replied MaMa...it may look like a tiger but it is really a cheetah! There is no point to argue with her little hard head!! It did make us smile though. </div>
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Reid wasn't sure about this gorilla!! </div>
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And my big boy!! He loved it all!!</div>
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And we rode the carousel there before we left. Reid even loved it. He grinned the whole time!!</div>
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And then...this Saturday, Evan's game was cancelled again due to rain! So, we met Lauren & Colby for lunch at Chick-Fil-A and headed to the movies! We had to ride the carousel first though! Lauren took a picture because Evan & Colby were on the same horse but she forgot to send it to me. Emily, Lauren's niece, was at the mall with her brother while we were there and she wanted to ride too. So, since there are only three horses on the carousel...we had to make do and Colby wanted to ride with Evan instead of with Emily. So, if she ever sends it...I will have to post it! We saw the movie "Home". It was good! Emma did great for her first trip to the movies. They all had a good time I think. Saturday night we kept Laney for Katie & Matt while they were went to the Dancing with the Stars function in Greenwood. We had so much fun with her!! She loves Emma and Emma loves her!! I can't believe that sweet baby will be one soon!! That makes aunt Marcie a little sad!! These last two pictures don't have anything to do with anything but I had to share them. One afternoon this week Justin cut our grass. While he was cutting E&E went and got on their cars. After Justin was finished they all raced around the yard. Don't worry...Justin had the blades off. <br />
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And this picture of Emma makes me smile. She can in our room like this one afternoon pretending to write a prescription on her pad from her doctor's kit. This is where the glasses came from too. <br />
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She may just be a doctor one day!! :) Oh the fun we have with these two!! mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-69017865156013154692015-04-16T20:02:00.002-07:002015-04-16T20:02:54.809-07:00Easter...and a few other updates!Well, I am trying to play catch-up so this blog post may get a little long!! Let's start with Easter. Saturday night before Easter on Sunday...we made the Resurrection cookies with Emma and Evan. They loved being able to help and it was a great way to tell the Easter story to them. I have a million pictures from that process but I will just post one of my favorites! They love to help cook!<br />
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Sunday morning, they got up and the first thing Emma wanted to do was go open the stove to see her cookies. They didn't rise like they were supposed to...but we were still able to tell them about the empty tomb. Then, we went to see if the Easter bunny had visited and he had!! He brought Emma & Evan a sidewalk paint set, new flip flops, new hats and new cups. <br />
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They really just wanted to paint! We all got dressed and attempted picture time before we headed to church. Picture time isn't fun anymore! They like to make silly faces and not be serious so that isn't fun when you want a good picture. <br />
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After church we went to my mom's for lunch. We took family pictures, had an Easter egg hunt, and enjoyed each other!<br />
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Our little family!</div>
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Us girls with our babies!!</div>
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All the grandkids!</div>
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The Easter bunny came to MaMa's too!</div>
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Then, we headed to Justin's aunts house for an Easter Egg Hunt with all of them. Emma & Evan had a good time playing with everyone. There were four puppies there...so Evan was in Heaven!<br />
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Most of the kids at the egg hunt!</div>
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This past weekend we had our annual Easter Egg Hunt with our friends. Several people weren't able to come but it was a good turnout! The weather was supposed to be sunny and warm...it was cool and cloudy! But I think the kids had a good time. I know mine did! I thought Alison was taking pictures and she didn't know she was supposed to be...so my pictures from that are limited!! I will share what I have. It is a fun tradition we look forward to every year!!<br />
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Lillianna & Farris wanted to play instead of find eggs!</div>
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Patton & Brantley are hunting hard!</div>
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Warren decided to join the crowd!</div>
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And Evan just wanted to play with a cricket!!</div>
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Emma & Bennett swinging!! Yes...she is in the baby swing!</div>
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In other Turner news...we have been super busy! Justin took Evan to the bull-riding last weekend. Evan had a ball!! I stayed home with Emma. Abbey Hope's boyfriend took Evan down to see the bulls.<br />
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He loves it and has talked about the bulls and horses non-stop since. Good thing too because Justin won tickets to the bull-riding this coming weekend in Ward. So, we are looking forward to going again!! Meg won tickets too so they are going with us! Evan has another baseball game on Saturday. He says he is going to play this time because it isn't cold...so we shall see! I am taking Emma to a princess party at Chick-Fil-A Saturday with Kayla and Lillianna! Emma is so excited to wear her Frozen dress! I'm sure there will be pictures of that to come!! Our pool is coming along!! It is finished and full of water!!<br />
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Since the weather this week was nothing but rain all week...our plan is to pour the concrete next week! I am so excited about that. Darnell is going to re-do our deck as soon as the concrete is set. He is going to put us in a new set of stairs and re-do all the hand rails on the deck. We will be completely finished in just a few weeks!! The rain may have postponed the concrete but it sure helped fill up the pool FAST!! We also had fun painting with our sidewalk paint!! A little too much fun!!<br />
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mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-64302594285982111962015-04-06T19:57:00.001-07:002015-04-06T19:57:04.506-07:00I'm ready to go home...This should be my Easter post full of pictures of my sweet babies and that will come but tonight's post is going to be a little different! As I type, Justin is on his way to the hospital to probably say one final goodbye to his grandma. The doctors say it could be anytime now. She hasn't been in good health for a while and had just recently been moved to a nursing home until she took this turn for the worst. Justin's dad called us yesterday and told us how bad it had gotten. Justin's brother and his wife were here in town so we all took off to the hospital. One hospital room with 1 patient, 16 visitors, and numerous nurses and doctors in and out made for an exciting visit. His grandma was awake and aware that we were there. She was even able to call us all by name...even the five great grandkids! At one point during the visit, it ended up just being the 9 of us and one of Justin's aunts in the room. I was talking to her while Jason & Ashley tried to control all our kids! :) I looked over and Justin was talking with his grandma and I could tell he was crying. I later found out that she was telling him that she knew she was ready to go home now. What I didn't know was that Justin had a part in her knowing for sure she was saved! Several months back, she was in the hospital and wasn't doing good. I knew Justin had gone to see her one time without me but I didn't know until last night what happened during that visit. Justin is not one to talk about salvation with others! I truly believe he is a believer but he doesn't talk about it with others. He'll get there one day! However, during this visit, they were talking and Justin just flat out asked her if she was saved. To look at the life she'd lived...most would guess she wasn't. But who are we to judge??? She told Justin that day that she was...but I believe something happened between that day and yesterday to make her know she's now ready to leave this Earth! And I really think Justin had something to do with that!! Why would she bother telling him again that's she was ready if she'd already told him before??? Those words she spoke to him yesterday gave him an indescribable peace about the whole situation. He no longer has worry about where she is spending eternity!! She even asked if we would pray with her. She actually asked Jason, Justin's brother, and he didn't want to, so I agreed to do it for him. We all gathered around her bed and held hands and just prayed for her. None of her sons were in the room. It was just one daughter-in-law and our two families. Not many people have their grandchildren and great-grandchildren gathered around their bed praying for them as they prepare to leave this Earth! It wasn't how we had planned to spend our Easter but it was so rewarding. Most people know Justin's dad and know he's never had much of any kind of relationship with Justin. Justin's parents divorced when he was 9 months old. I can probably count on my hands the number of times we've been around his dad. We did use to go play bingo with his grandma on Friday nights! That was a unusual "date" for high schoolers! It was quite fun though! And I can tell you, his dad has only seen Emma & Evan three times in their entire life. Part of me feels guilty for not reaching out to him more and part of me is just mad that he doesn't care! I just can't comprehend how you just aren't part of your children's lives. But again...that's not my place to judge. He's the one missing out! But anyways...back to my topic! We've been studying about being intentional with our time on this earth in bible study! I've really tried to grasp onto that and make the most of the time we are given. We've started reaching out to others in hopes of maybe one day witnessing to them or just trying to witness to them through our lives and the fruit we bear. There is so much hatred, and jealousy, and ugliness in this world...that we need to be stand apart from! We are called to be the light in the darkness or rather to share the light in the darkness! Because if we don't the whole Easter story and what Jesus did to save all of us would have been for nothing! He died for us...the least we can do is live for Him!!<br />
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P.S.- They did take a picture of Justin and Jason standing beside her bed with all of the kids! I'd hoped to be able to share that picture but Jason has it on his phone and hasn't sent it to Justin yet. I'll get it thought!! :)mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-55992795207678073222015-04-02T20:24:00.001-07:002015-04-02T20:24:07.962-07:00Our 8th Anniversary... This past Tuesday Justin and I celebrated 8 years of being married. I got out our wedding album and it seems like just yesterday we are planning for one of the most exciting days of our lives! When I think about all the things we have been through in just 8 short years...I can only imagine what exciting things the next 8 years will hold. I know I say it a lot but I don't know what I would do without Justin. I think God gave him to me just because He knew I would need someone like Justin. He is the COMPLETE opposite of me. He likes to have fun, he hates a plan, a messy house doesn't bother him in the least, he has no worries, he likes to try new things, he doesn't know how to tell people no, he will hunt anything and every thing that walks!!, he loves kids, he is a people person, he has become a tight-wad (I'll admit that is just like me!!) but he wasn't like this when we got married!! Even thought this list seems long...I would trade him for the world. Together we are a great team!! He helps me to loosen up and I would like to think I help him be a little more serious and put together!! Even though I listed a lot of things he isn't...there are so many things that he is!! The ones that mean the most are that he's a loving husband and father!! With all the things going on in the world today...finding these two qualities in a guy are rare. He's far from perfect but to our little family...he's as close as he can get!! We don't have lots of fancy things and we live a pretty simple life...but we are content! We try to enjoy what God has given us and be appreciative! I sure appreciate my sweetheart!! We planned to go out for supper to celebrate our anniversary. E&E were just going to go with us. A friend of mine texted me Tuesday afternoon and asked what's our plans were. When I told her, she asked if she could keep E&E while we went out. I was a little nervous about it because we've never left them with anyone that wasn't family. But, we agreed and they had a great time. They played, ate supper, decorated cupcakes, and really seemed to have a good time! A night out by ourselves for supper sure was nice. I intended to take a picture and that didn't happen so this will be a picture less blog post! Here's to many many more years together!!<br />
<br />mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-51311168428096664782015-04-02T18:42:00.003-07:002015-04-02T18:42:50.275-07:00The Pool is UnDeRwAy!!!!So, rain or shine the guy digging our pool was coming this past Monday! He planned to be at our house at 2:00. When I got home at 2:45...he was working away! I later found out our pool was the 3rd pool he dug on Monday and one of those pools was in Georgia!! That man knew what he was doing!!<br />
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Tuesday, all of our supplies were delivered and the plan was to get started on Wednesday. Wednesday they showed up and put up the pool walls and put in the concrete footer.<br />
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Today, they ran all the plumbing and back filled the pool...which just means they put the dirt back around the outside of the pool! <br />
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The liner wasn't shipped with the rest of the pool supplies so they put a rush on it and it should arrive tomorrow. Steve plans to come on Saturday and put the liner in. Once that happens we will have to fill the pool half way with water and let the bottom of the pool set. Then the plan is to come in Monday or Tuesday of next week and to pour the concrete around the pool. After that we will tear down the rails on our existing deck and replace that and add the new steps that will come out to the pool...and it will be finished. Or Steve's part will be finished. We will have to pressure wash and stain the deck, put together my new furniture, and if I can convince Justin work on a building an outside kitchen!! Yeah...that last one is still in the negotiation process...but I am working on him!! Evan has sure enjoyed climbing on the mound of dirt we have in our backyard!!<br />
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<br />mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-79637340405504516502015-03-29T20:25:00.002-07:002015-03-29T20:25:04.025-07:00T-ball has started...what an adventure!!We have officially started t-ball. Our second practice was rained out and third practice went better than the first one did. Evan actually played and did what he was supposed to do! <br />
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Saturday was his first game. It did not go well! Evan wouldn't do anything. He was all ready Saturday morning and then we got to the game and he did nothing! All he would say is he was cold and he wanted to go home. He did hit one time but he didn't want to run the bases or anything else. But he sure looked cute!! I told Justin I took care of my part...he just needs to work on his part! Evan says he wants to keep playing so we will see if the next game goes better! Here are a couple pictures I took before the game!!<br />
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I wanted me a cute shirt to wear and since we have been making a big deal about Evan and all I wanted to do something special for Emma...so I got her a shirt too!! She was excited to wear her new shirt and support Evan. It was funny because all along I would tell Emma we were going to be the cheerleaders and Evan would tell us he didn't want us cheering for him. We could clap but that was all he would allow. He does not like attention!! He gets that from his momma!! Saturday night Lacey Pileggi had a surprise party for Jeremy! He turned the big 3-0!! The party was at Ashley Walker's and they had a big turnout!! Only thing was Jeremy was late to his own surprise party! He had been in Columbia with Jayden at the Sportsman event going on and then went by Sam & Kitty Stewart's house to shoot bows and they couldn't get him to leave. It was priceless to see his face when he pulled up though. I love a good surprise!! So, we had fun celebrating with them!! In other Turner news...the guy is coming tomorrow to start on our pool! With all this rain, they have tried to start three times and had to postpone it. So, looks like there will be no turning back after 2:00 tomorrow. With rain coming on Tuesday & Thursday...it looks like they will be pumping water out of this massive hole they are about to dig in our backyard!! Justin got out there on the bob cat this afternoon and got the last of the deck gone. He let E&E ride around with him and they loved it.<br />
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Our yard is going to be a t-total mess for a while. I have just already accepted that!! So, stay tuned for more t-ball updates and progress pictures of the pool!mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-33022674733281344932015-03-29T20:21:00.001-07:002015-03-29T20:21:15.353-07:008 years and counting...Tuesday Justin and I will celebrate 8 years of marriage. This past February we celebrated 16 total years together. I can't believe I have put with him that long!! I joke and say things like that but I wouldn't trade him for anything!! He is my best friend and I thank God every day for him. He provides for us and always tries to do whatever I want. He may not love my ideas but he always goes along with them. He is a great daddy!! He genuinely loves our two kids and is one of the best daddy's I have ever been around!! I am so blessed to have him in my life!! After Evan's ball practice last week...we headed to Charleston for the weekend. My mom kept E&E Saturday afternoon and Katie kept them Saturday night. We had our 3rd Saturday outing with the Sunday school class so Katie & Matt took them and Laney. They are getting brave and venturing out with all three of them now!! They said E&E were good at the social and even took them by Connie Maxwell to see the animals when heading home. Apparently a llama looked in Evan's window. He was happy about that. Anyway...back to our trip. We got to Charleston about 4:00 and checked into the hotel. Next time we try to plan an event...we are going to check other events going on that weekend as well. We had an awful time finding a hotel because it was fashion week in Charleston that weekend and all the hotels were booked with people in town for that! Luckily I found us one. We headed down to board the boat about 6:15. The boat has tables for two only but when I signed us up...those were booked and we ended up sitting with an older couple there celebrating their 46th wedding anniversary. I was a little nervous how this would go but it was great!! They were the neatest couple and this lady sure had a great testimony. She had cancer many years ago that cause damage to her heart. So, she had a pacemaker, she was bad diabetic and even had to go give herself an insulin shot during the meal, she was deaf in her right ear and hard of hearing in her left ear. Two years ago, she was in hospice not expecting to live and here she sat in front of us alive and as well as could be. Her husband was so sweet to her. You could just tell he takes good care of her and was so patient and gentle with her. It was so encouraging to see and older couple who had been through some tough times still in love! She wants to go on a cruise but he said he was afraid to go that far with her by himself. They were originally from Pittsburgh but live in Myrtle Beach now. So, it was a fun night getting to know them and another couple that was right beside us. This other couple was celebrating two years of marriage. The girl was a dental hygienist and is fixing to start back to school to become a dentist and the guy was a personal banker!! They were a lot of fun too!! The food was DELICIOUS!!! I have never had a steak as good at the one I had that night!! Our dinner was a three course meal. We had she-crab soup, a salad...that was a little different than your normal salad, and then I had steak, horseradish potatoes that were really good!, and green beans. Justin had mahi-mahi and he said it was delicious too! As we were eating, you would see dolphins swimming by and it was just a neat night!! The weather actually turned out good. It was a little breezy up on the top after dinner but not bad! The last stop on the boat was the Ravenal bridge. It was so pretty to see at night all lit up. Our cruise ended about 9:30 and we headed back to the hotel. We had a great time celebrating our anniversary!!<br />
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We headed home Sunday morning. Katie & Matt braved public again and went to church with all three kiddos in tow! They even made the early service. After lunch at my moms and after Justin and I got home...we dyed Easter eggs! Evan was in heaven. He loves some eggs!! Justin took at couple pictures while Katie worked with the kids. <br />
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They had a great time with aunt Katie and we had a great little get away!!</div>
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Evan getting his glove ready. You have to look hard...we were trying to stay out of the way!!</div>
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Waiting on his turn to run to 3rd base!</div>
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After practice we had lunch and headed to Colby's Monster truck party! A guy they knew let them borrow a truck and ride the kids around in the field beside their house. The kids played and played for over two hours. That on top of tbball practice wore my two out! i tried taking a picture of them riding in the truck and this was the best I could get.<br />
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So, here it is Sunday afternoon. It's actually my moms birthday and we aren't getting to celebrate. My dad has been in the hospital since Friday with a virus and now my mom has it too. I'm just praying hard she doesn't get as sick as my dad did. No worries though...her present will keep until next weekend and we will get to celebrate soon!! Justin has taken Evan on his first fishing trip that involves a boat! I am super nervous about that but Evan was excited. He told me to stay home and he'd bring me a fish back. I sure hope he catches something!! I did snap one picture before they left.<br />
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My baby is getting so big!! And my other baby is snoozing away! She asked me to lay down with her this afternoon and even though I know it was a ploy to put off nap time a little longer...it was such a sweet time together this afternoon. I had my phone playing music in the hall as they went to sleep so we could hear it over the monitor. The house was all quiet and she was laying beside me and in her sweet little voice she started singing along with Laura Story's song "Blessings". I just laid there and cried listening not only to how big my baby sounded singing that song my sing but to hear her sing about Jesus is awesome! On our way to church this morning, about a mile before we got there...Evan realized we were going to church and asked..."Momma are we going to church?" When I said yes...he responded "I love church!" Oh how they make me so proud!! Our Sunday school series right now is Visionary Parenting and it is fabulous!! Today's lesson was on life at home. One thing Rob said was " who we are at home is who we really are". You know so many times we put on fronts in front of others to make ourselves seem perfect and then have a completely different look at home! I really want my attitude to be the same at home and everywhere I go. That leads me to my title "four words that hurt". Are you wondering what those words are??? They are " I want my daddy!" I know it sounds simple but when for so long all Emma and Evan ever wanted was me...those words hurt! I can't even begin to count the nights I sat here holding them both as we wound down from the day or had to carry them both because daddy just wouldn't do. Momma always made everything better and now Daddy is coming into the picture. I said hundreds of times that I just wish they'd just let Justin do something for them but I never really meant it. Don't get me wrong...I am so glad they love their daddy and more importantly that they have a dad that loves them unconditionally!! So, I am learning to adjust to the fact that I am not always going to be number one to them. I knew it was coming but it just hit me too fast! Now, the reason they want daddy is usually when mommy fusses at them but Evan was sick Friday and cried for Justin! Ouch!! All sick babies want their momma!! Anyway...we are just getting started on this parenting journey and I think I am in for a lot of surprises!! I would trade any of it though!! Hope y'all have a great week!!<br />
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<br />mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-89103226316607872172015-02-21T11:03:00.000-08:002015-02-21T11:03:01.014-08:00A "first" we weren't expecting!!Well, last night South Main did a parents night out and Justin and I were going to use this time to celebrate our Valentine's Day a little late. Well, that didn't happen! Evan got sick Friday morning about 3:00. After that he was fine. We got up and we're fixing to leave for school when he said he didn't feel good. Yep, he was sick again. Or he would have been had he had anything on his stomach! So, Justin went ahead and took Emma to school and I stayed home with Evan. I figured he had the dreaded stomach bug going around. He played and watched tv all morning. He even ate a few crackers and drank some Pepsi. It was all he would agree to since he couldn't have his milk. He fell asleep about 11:30 and slept until 2:30. He got up and ate some more crackers. About 3:30, he got sick again and started running a low grade fever. It was like 99.6 or something like that. Well, we decided to take him to the doctor to be sure he didn't have the flu. I had signed up for sandwiches for the parents night out so since I had to take them anyway...we let Emma go ahead and participate and headed to the doctor with Evan. We waited and waited! Doctors Care is the slowest place EVER!!! They finally called us back. Evan's temp there was still right around 100...nothing to high for kids especially since he hadn't had Tylenol. So, they did the dreaded nose swab and left us to wait again. The doctor came in and was acting so strange. She wouldn't even go near Evan. She told us he had tested positive for flu strand A & B. She proceeded to tell us how concerned she was with this because there was a high mortality rate in kids who tested positive for both strands. She said that we needed to take him straight to the ER so they could start him on iv's and treat him further. She was going to call and tell them we were coming. I did good until we got outside and I started crying. I felt like she was telling us there was a good chance he could die from this. We called my mom...no answer, we called my dad...no answer, we called Katie...no answer, we called Matt...no answer. Finally we got Alison. Someone had to go get Emma! We arrived at the hospital and the waiting room was full of people. I just knew we'd be waiting for hours. We told them why we were there. They gave us a mask for Evan and made us sit in a secluded area away from the other patients. Evan started crying saying his stomach hurt. So yes, he started throwing up in the waiting room. There wasn't anywhere for us to go! Thankfully it wasn't a lot and the girl was already coming to get us to take us back! The nurses came in and started taking his vital signs and Evan kept saying I want to go get Emma and go home. I was still crying and I look over to see Justin on the phone and his eyes were all watery! That made me even worse! I can't even begin to tell you how scared we were! Just that morning we had been talking about the child in Laurens dying from the flu...so I know that was on Justin's mind just like it was on mine. The doctor came in and said he wanted to retest him and ordered a cheat X-ray. He kind of acted like the doctor at Doctor's Care had over reacted. So, they gave Evan some zofran to keep him from getting sick, they gave him some Tylenol and we waited for then to take us to X-ray. Evan did really well during the X-ray considering he was not a fan of this hospital. Once the X-rays were confirmed to be okay, the doctor came back in. Evan only tested positive for strand A. He said we had caught it early and that with Tamiflu he'd be better soon. So, they gave us a prescription, they dismissed us, and we headed home. We did take one picture to document this first!!<br />
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But it was only after we knew he was going to be okay!! My mom ended up calling before Alison got to far into Greenwood. She got Emma and took her home for us. So at 10:30 last night...Justin and I were eating take-out at our table at home with Evan sitting right there with us. Emma was already asleep. So, it wasn't a romantic dinner out for Valentine's but since we then knew our baby would be okay...we were okay with our Valentine's dinner. We prayed a lot during all that and thanked God A lot for protecting Evan!! It still makes me a little teary eyed to think how differently that night could have gone! So, yes that doctor may have over reacted and cost us who knows how much for a trip to the ER but for my baby...it was all worth it!! He's now back to his normal self and is playing. Emma is still going strong with her princess attire! I wondered what she was doing in her room so quietly and this is what she came out looking like.<br />
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We are sooooo blessed to have these two kiddos!! So, this was our first trip to the ER with them and I hope we never go back!! :)mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-91401036959693955932015-02-20T11:25:00.002-08:002015-02-20T11:25:54.897-08:00Happy "Love" Day!!Isn't that what Valentine's day is about?? LOVE??? Who doesn't like to be shown that they are loved every once in a while??? Well, our Valentine's day wasn't anything special!! We did make our homemade Valentine's for Emma & Evan's class at school! I think they turned out pretty cute!!<br />
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Saturday morning, we got up and gave E&E their Valentine's present!! Since we just took them to the circus several weeks ago and that wasn't cheap...that was their main Valentine's present. I did of course get them a little something for that morning. I got Emma a new Princess tumbler and Evan a new camouflage cup and they both got some Skittles. They were more excited about the Skittles!! We baked some red velvet cupcakes and delivered them to some of our favorite people Saturday morning.<br />
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I let Emma & Evan decorate them with sprinkles. Our first few cupcakes were loaded down with sprinkles...but they got better after a little instructions from momma!! We took some by to Mrs. Lynn and her kids. I just had her on my mind and knew that on her first Valentine's Day without Bobby, that she needed to know she was loved. She wasn't home when we made our visit but from the text I got later in the day...I think she appreciated the gesture!! We them delivered some cupcakes to MaMa & PaPa. Of course my mom had a gift for them. She gave them some new pj's and a puzzle book. Emma & Evan are still playing with that puzzle book!! They loved it. While we were out delivering goodies...Justin was at home taking down our old pool. That was a fun chore getting it drained and cleaned up! A couple from 96 that we knew bought it from us. So, the old pool is gone and the deck has been demolished! Most of the wood has been taken off. One other guy wants to come tomorrow to get some of what is left. After he gets what he wants...the rest is being hauled off and our yard will hopefully be cleaned back up. This whole winter so far has been quite warm for winter. We decide to get a pool and all of a sudden we have some of the coldest temperatures on record since like the 1900's and they are calling for snow twice next week!! Good thing we have three full months before swimming time to hopefully get this thing built!! Saturday night we had our monthly Sunday school social at the Calhoun's house. They did a low country boil. The gathering also served as a prayer time for five of our guys that are leaving for a mission trip soon. So, we had a good time fellowshipping...if that is a word...and praying for these guys as they go spread the word of Jesus to non-believers. That is a true example of showing LOVE!! When I think about the word love...my mind almost immediately goes to Emma & Evan. I of course love Justin and my family and friends...but there is no greater love this side of heaven than the love a parent has for their child. I of course don't always show that love to them...especially when I get frustrated with them...but at the same time this love pails in comparison to the love God has for us. Each time I find myself frustrated with E&E...I try to remember how many times I have frustrated God and how he still loves me unconditionally. That is so hard to comprehend that even when we mess up...He still loves us!! We listen to His Radio at work everyday. And since I am no longer up front nor do I take a lunch hour anymore...I always get to hear "Focus on the Family" from 2:00-2:30 each day. The broadcast from yesterday was a GREAT one!! If you have a chance to listen to is...I recommend you doing that. It was talking about some of the greatest things parents can do for their child. The number one thing was to create a loving safe home environment for your child. Our children need to see us loving each other and no just saying we love each other. Statistics show that most kids who come from an unstable environment are the ones who are itching to get as far away from their parents as possible as soon as they can. I know from personal experience that when Justin and I are arguing that Emma & Evan's whole personalities are different. They can tell when their is unrest in the house and it shows in them too. Of course there is NO family around that doesn't argue...we just have to be careful not to argue in front of our kids. They second greatest thing we can give to our kids is our time. So many people don't ever even talk to their kids. If you can't spend time talking with them how can we ever expect them to come to us with problems?? And the guy broadcasting yesterday specifically said we needed to be having face to face time with them. Let our children see us genuinely showing interest in their lives and listening to them with undivided attention! We are starting a new parenting series in Sunday School. Our girls bible study actually did this study last summer! It was so good that they thought the guys and ladies that didn't get to come to bible study needed to see this series. We kicked it off last Sunday when Scott Smith, the guy over BCM at Lander, came to talk to us. He is such a sweet man!! He said 90% of the conversations he has with college students are about their parents. Not only do these college students want to tell the bad things their parents have done but lots of his conversations are about good things parents are doing. It just seems that this week that I have heard over and over how important our responsibilities as parents are!! And it's not something we should take lightly!! So, enough of my ramblings!! Hope you were able to share Valentines day with the ones you love and that you will always remember God's love for us!!mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-45240717763038439762015-02-13T13:12:00.001-08:002015-02-13T13:12:19.649-08:00Dance Fever!!Last weekend was an exciting one!! Emma finally got to go to the "fire" dance! This is what she thought we were saying when we said "Father/Daughter" dance. It took us a while to make her understand what we were saying. Then she started calling it "Father" dance. Either way ...it was close enough! From the moment we told her about this dance, she has talked and talked about it. Every day and I literally mean every day as soon as she gets home she puts on one of her dress-up dress and wears it over her clothes until bath time. And she twirls around non-stop. She even talks Evan into holding her hand up so she can twirl around like a ballerina!<br />
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She is most definitely taking dance in the fall!! I already have a reminder set up on my calendar at work to remind me to call about registration in May. She LOVES to dance!! So, Saturday night, we got her bathed and dressed. I fixed her hair and even used a little hair spray. That was a big deal to her! I put on some of her play make-up. It is real make-up but it is such light colors that you can't really tell it's on. I painted her fingernails and toenails. She was all ready. I even bought her a corsage to match her dress. Actually I hadn't even thought anything about it and my mom called me Saturday morning asking if I had her one. So, I called the lady at Bi-Lo and she made me one in 30 minutes for $5.00...and it matched perfectly!! So, of course we got ready to take pictures before we left and my camera batteries were dead! Of all times and I couldn't find anymore that worked! I was so mad! We resorted to Justin's cellphone because mine was dead and all of our pictures were hazy. I was so disappointed. But anyway...this is the best we had of the night!!<br />
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So, they were off to the dance. Justin said once they got there Emma stood right beside him most of the night and watched the other little girls dance. He does have one short video of her dancing. Their picture time was 8:00. So, they ate a little and took their pictures. After that, they left and Justin took her to Dairy Queen for some ice cream. She had such a good time with her daddy!! We got the proofs this week of the pictures taken at the dance. Her's & Justin's pictures were absolutely precious!! So many people have said how good they were!! I have ordered the one of the two of them that I like best. I tried to take a picture of it and this is the best I could get. You have to ignore the Copyright stamped all over it and the fact that the colors are faded out but it gives you an idea of just how precious this picture is!! I LOVE IT!!!</div>
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So, my little princess had a wonderful night!! And of course since Emma was having her first date...I took my little man on his first date too!! We went to the movies to see the movie Paddington while Daddy & Emma went to the dance. Lauren & Colby went with us!! Evan did so great at the movie and I knew he would. He loves all kinds of movies about animals!! I got him a bag of popcorn and a drink and he was good to go. Him and Colby sat in the same seat for a while and share popcorn. It was such a fun time. I sure hope they are good friends always!! After the movie they wanted to race the cars outside and of course we let them. They couldn't reach the pedals so we had to help a little. </div>
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mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-83446508684099686392015-02-01T17:52:00.001-08:002015-02-01T17:52:09.254-08:00New Year=New Things...Part #3This is going to be my last post in this series!! Well...here we are on a Sunday night again. Evan is laying in his bed watching his ipad, Emma is already asleep because she skipped nap time, Justin is watching the Super Bowl, and I am waiting on my next load of laundry to finish drying! We are party animals!! We have had a fun filled week! Wednesday we made our trip to the circus!! We left Greenwood right at 4:30, stopped for supper, ran by Cabela's, and got to the arena about 6:45. We made good time! The doors opened not long after we got in line and we were able to go down on the floor for some pre-circus fun. They brought one of the elephants out and it was doing tricks. Evan LOVED that. Then, we tried to get their picture with some of the circus people...but they weren't having any part of that. So, we headed for the potty's and to get some popcorn and drinks before the show started. We didn't buy anything at the circus last year because they were little enough for me to pack them a bag...so we were quite shocked at the prices! A bag of popcorn and two drinks was $20! I couldn't believe that. But they enjoyed it none the less thanks to MaMa and the money she gave them to spend at the circus! They enjoyed the show! They sat or stood right between me & Justin the whole time and watched. It was hard to get bored when their is so much going on! As we were leaving, Evan looked at Justin and said...I had fun at the circus! I love that sweet boy and his love for animals. I had packed their pj's...so we changed in the car before we left and they were out just a few miles down the road. We didn't take to many pictures...but I will share a couple!<br />
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Friday afternoon, Bennett, Jillian, & Jonathan come over to see us. The kids played and played while us adults got to talk for a while. They are now at a good age where they can just go play and we don't have to watch them constantly! Emma & Evan enjoyed playing with Bennett!! Saturday morning, we got up and headed to Spartanburg to celebrate Corley & Cooper's birthdays at Pump It Up in Spartanburg. It is the same type place as Jumpin Jax. They played and played. Even Justin and I raced in the obstacle course a couple times. We had fun and E&E loved watching us race!! They were exhausted by the time we got to the car. Saturday night we had our annual gathering with our high school friends. I think KG said this was our 11th time getting together since high school. It started out just us 6 girls...then we added 6 husbands, and now we have added 6 kids. Our group is growing fast!! Here is a picture of us girls with our kiddos!! </div>
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So, as the title says...this is part #3 of our new year=new things. Well...January 5th...I started the 21 Day Fix workout program by Beachbody and I finished it this past week. I did really good! I am down almost 10 lbs and have lost inches. I didn't measure myself before I started but I can tell just by my clothes that I have lost inches. I am getting ready to start round two tomorrow! I still have a long way to go but I am going to get there!! I have a great reason too because we will be getting a new pool within the next few weeks! We are so excited about getting an in-ground pool! If any of you have seen our pool and deck that we have now...it needs a lots of work. Mainly the deck and instead of putting money into that...we have decided on the in-ground pool. We have gotten several estimates and made up our minds which one we are going with. The pool company has one pool they are starting on tomorrow and three others trying to get financing. So, since we already have our financing issues figured out...we should be next in line after the one they are starting tomorrow. If not...we still have several months before pool season anyway!! We are also planning to add to the Turner clan!! No...I am not talking baby!! I am talking chickens!! I know I have shared so often about Evan's love for animals and chickens rank pretty high on his list. Well on his list of possible animals at his house anyway!! We don't live on a farm but as long as these chickens don't smell or keep me awake...I am ok with him getting some chickens!! I think Justin is just about as excited as Evan is. Justin is just excited about building the chicken coop! As if he needs to add another thing to his to-do list!! And I hate to end on a sad note, but our sweet Cody may not be around much longer. He had a large tumor come up the end of the summer. We have begged and begged Justin to take him to the vet. Justin is ATTACHED to this dog. I type that in all caps because Justin doesn't show emotions much but each time we talk about putting Cody to sleep...you can tell how much it bothers him. Justin was pitiful when Sadie drowned. I was almost afraid to leave him. He felt like it was his fault and took him several weeks to get over that. So I am not looking forward to what it will be like when Cody is not longer here. Justin finally took him to the vet last week. They told him exactly what he didn't want to hear. The tumor probably isn't a good tumor from the looks of it and the coloring in Cody's eyes and gums, and the fact that he is loosing weight. So, we have three options. 1) go ahead and put him to sleep 2)try to remove it and if when they open him up and see that it is a "bad" tumor...then they will put him to sleep or 3) do surgery and if they see it is a good tumor they will remove it. Of course, we opted for option #2. Justin feels like at least this way he will have tried to help Cody and not just put him to sleep. He was supposed to take Cody Friday and came up with an excuse as to why he needed to wait until this week. So, the plans are to take him one day this week! He has by far been the best dog ever!! There will never be a dog as good as this one has been!! We got Cody three months before we got married so he has been a part of our lives for over 8 years! He will defintiely be missed!! Anyway...that's whats going on with us!! Hope you all have a good week and that the ground hog doesn't see his shadow tomorrow!! Bring on SPRING!!! :)</div>
mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-10749849195806703132015-01-24T19:08:00.001-08:002015-01-24T19:08:30.193-08:00New Year= New Things....Part #2Well, last week was a busy one! I can't believe how quickly time seems to be passing these days! We had some beautiful spring like weather this week and I loved it!! We got outside and played several days in a row and E&E thoroughly enjoyed being outside. After weeks of what seems like being cooped up inside...the fresh air was nice!! I took a couple pictures one afternoon while they were playing. They have become much more dare devilish in the past few months...and I am not sure this momma like that! The like to slide down the slide head first now. They also like to swing higher, climb up on the trampoline by themselves, and even stand on their bike handlebars and figure out how they can climb over the fence. Yeah...there is no taking our eyes off them these days!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Emma sliding down head first!! This was before she got a mouth full of sand!</div>
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Friday afternoon, E&E spent the night with the Babb's and Justin and I went on a date!! It has been a while since we have been out without Emma & Evan! We dropped them off about 6:30. Katie had a night full of activities ready for them. They made pizza's for supper and even a chocolate chip pizza for dessert. They also made play dough and of course sweet Laney watched the whole time. They went to bed about 10:00 and it didn't go to well after that! They went to sleep fine but it wasn't anytime Evan woke up crying saying his legs hurt and wanted him momma! His legs hurt him lots of nights and I can remember mine doing the same thing when I was little. Once Katie got him settled down...Emma woke up. Once she got Emma settled down, Laney woke up. So, Katie & Matt didn't get much sleep! So, I told them we would keep Laney for them sometime soon and let them have a date night. </div>
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Here they are with their packed suitcases and backpacks!! I know...they were only going for one night but I had to make sure they had everything they needed a little more in case Katie & Matt needed extra entertainment!! Emma & Evan had a great time with Aunt Katie!! Then, this morning...we headed back to get them about 8:30 because Justin and Evan were heading to the Clemson basketball game!! Katie even cooked us breakfast this morning!! Once Justin and Evan left, us girls headed out to do a little shopping. Then, me & Emma went to a little girl's birthday party in her class at school at Jumping Jax. Emma had a great time and from the stories Justin has told...Evan had a great day too!! Justin said he did well even being as tired as he was. He went to be early tonight!! Here is the one picture Justin sent me while they were there!! </div>
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So, we have had an exciting weekend so far! As for the new year=new things part 2...I have signed Justin and Emma up for the Father/Daughter dance in 96 on Feb. 7th!! Emma had told me twice now that she wants to wear her pretty dress and go dancing. She is going to love this night!! We are hoping to get her into dance in the fall!! Or maybe gymnastics. She will be great at either!! We are debating on whether or not to sign Evan up for T-ball next month!! We were all excited until we found out all the games are on Saturday morning the whole months of April and May. Justin is a HUGE fan of turkey hunting and Saturdays in April are always spent hunting. He might just have to put hunting on hold for a while. :) So, this week...we are heading to the circus on Wednesday, we have Corley & Cooper's birthday parties in Spartanburg on Saturday morning and we are getting together with our 96 girls on Saturday night at KG's house. So, this week will be a busy one too!! Hope you all have a great week!!</div>
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She looks like she is saying "Are you taking my picture again??" I just love this sweet girl!!</div>
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I can't wait until I get to take her & Reid places with E&E!! They are all going to be so close...I know it!! Now...as for Saturday...if you have ever met Evan, you know he LOVES animals. That was actually something we tried bribing him with when it came to potty training. We promised him a trip to the zoo. We thought we would be going during the warm summer months but as you know...that didn't happen. Well, since he has had several good weeks with no accidents...we decided it was time to keep our promise to him. So, since this weekend was supposed to be so pretty and not cold and rainy like the last few have been...we headed to the Greenville Zoo Saturday morning. A friend of mine's grandma died on Thursday so we ran by the funeral home to speak to her on our way to Greenville. We got there about 11:45 and it was a perfect day. Here are the couple pictures we took of the day. (I'm not going to share all my random animal pictures!! :))<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Checking out the monkeys!</div>
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The snakes were a little creepy but Evan enjoyed looking at them!</div>
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My big boy on the lion!</div>
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The black swan that I was afraid might just come over and peck their hands!</div>
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After we left, we stopped for lunch and headed home. I asked Evan on the way home if he enjoyed the day and he said he did. I asked his favorite part and he said "All those animals!" I think I have talked Justin into getting him a few chickens. I know we don't live on a farm but that would be something we could have and actually benefit from. Who doesn't like fresh eggs?? One day I know he is going to have a farm of his own!! So, that was pretty much our weekend! Our new flooring arrived on Thursday and we plan to tackle that project starting this week. The sooner we get it started...the sooner we get it finished!! We are all getting haircuts and I am getting some much needed color this week!! Then, me & Justin are going to have a date night this coming Friday and E&E may spend the night with Katie. Those details aren't definite though! :) Next week, we have tickets to the circus...so that will be a fun treat too!! So, for now...it's bedtime for two little munchkins!! Hope you all have a great week!! </div>
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mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-30507334529986334882015-01-11T19:24:00.002-08:002015-01-11T19:24:32.575-08:00New Year= New Things!!Well, 2015 is off and running! We've had a full week back at school and work. And that week seemed to fly by! I just knew it would drag by since I haven't worked a full week in a a while but it didn't! I am not complaining though. Well, I think it is finally safe to say that Evan is potty trained! When we attempted this with them back in the summer...Emma did great and after just one accident on the floor...she was pretty much trained. We put on big girl panties and never looked back. With Evan that 1st attempt was a nightmare. He was NOT ready for potty training. He would just pee on the floor and think it was funny! So, to pull-ups we went with him! So, the week after Christmas we attempted the whole three day wear nothing tactic again and this time it worked! The first morning we took off the pull-up and didn't let him wear anything. He did GREAT that first day. He peed and pooped in the potty all day long. A couple times he didn't even tell us...he'd just go in the bathroom by himself. So, I thought we had it whipped. He even stayed dry during nap time and I was determined we weren't going back to pull-ups. That night we put on big boy underwear and he stayed dry all night. So, we just left the big boy underwear on the next day and that was a mistake! I think in Evan's mind, the big boy underwear and pull-up were the same thing. He peed in his underwear several times. I would take the underwear off and he'd use the potty like he was supposed too. So, it took a couple times of peeing in this underwear for him to realize this wasn't how it worked! I do have to note that he had never wet anything while sleeping...which is VERY rare! Most all kids take a while to not go while sleeping. So, for over a week now, he has had no accidents at home and he is wearing his big boy undies like a champ. He did have a couple accidents at school last week, but even Mrs. Tina was surprised with his process. But by the end of the week he was doing great and did great at church this morning. So, today was my first trip in a LONG time to the grocery store where I didn't have to buy diapers or pull-ups! We are officially past that phase in life!! I will admit it was a little bitter sweet! Since we on the topic of Evan...Justin took him squirrel hunting for the 1st time on Saturday. I really didn't want him too considering it was freezing outside but trust me...he had on plenty of layers! My dad helped get Justin's gun ready and I think he was just itching to try it out. They didn't actually kill anything but at least Justin got to shoot the gun. Here area few pictures of my sweet boy! <br />
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So, even though they didn't kill anything, they had a great time. Evan will tell you they saw several squirrels and that they all ran away. Justin says they didn't see any. Who knows which one is telling the truth!! :) Now on to some other new things!! As most of you know...I am not the crafty one of the family...Katie got all those genes...but here lately...I have even surprised myself! Remember a couple months back we redid our floors in the house. We put new hardwood in the den, dining room, and hall and put down linoleum tiles in the kitchen. I really love it and Justin did an awesome job but these tiles just aren't going to work. The guy at Snead's told Justin to nail the underboard down, which we did...but the nails are coming back up and the floor is going to have to be redone! So, we are going to just continue the hardwood through the kitchen. Yes...I should have just listened to Justin because he wanted to do this from the beginning...but I wouldn't hear of it. Now, we have more work to do. But at least Justin is on board with wanting this!! He was NOT on board when I decided we needed to paint before we put down our new flooring! But being the sweet guy he is...when I started painting...he can in and helped me out!! Well what goes better with new paint, than new curtains?? And it just so happened that the cloth sale in Williamston was this past weekend. Me and momma decided to head over and see what we could find! Here is where my new found craftiness is going to come in. We found the most perfect fabric for my new wall color and got what we needed and headed back home to attempt diy roman shades!! Momma helped for a while but had to leave so once again I called on my sweet hubby for help! He again was not happy because he has just gotten his fire outside burning good...but he came in to help! We worked and finally got the first one up! What do you think??</div>
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I think it is going to take a while to get use to no blinds and how empty the wall above the window looks...but I love them!! We didn't take down any of our curtain rod holders just in case we needed to put them back. So, now that we like the new shades...we have two more to make. Our flooring will be delivered probably sometime next week and our kitchen will have gotten a new makeover!! This is the last time for a while...I promised Justin!! That is it for now! Hope you all have a great week!! </div>
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mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-14973657290591563512015-01-01T12:38:00.001-08:002015-01-01T12:38:05.821-08:00Goodbye 2014...Hello 2015!!!Boy 2014 when by in a flash!! I can't believe it is already over! This has been a great year for us! We have been so blessed that we not only got to spend this year doing lots of fun and exciting things with E&E...but we also welcomed two new members to the family! What a blessing those two sweeties are!! Lets do a little recap of our year. It snowed several times in January & February. That was very unusual! We had a great time playing in that, making snowmen, snow ice cream, & riding the 4-wheeler! In March, we all went to Charlotte for the Richard Petty Driving experience, we had a reveal party for Alison & Nick and found out their sweet baby was a BOY, & Justin & I celebrated 7 years of marriage! Yay...statistics show the first 7 are the hardest and we made it!! :) April was turkey season so other than our Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Easter...we didn't have time for much else! In May, we took a trip to Atlanta to visit the Zoo and the Aquarium. We also celebrated Mother's Day in May when we found out Katie & Matt were getting a baby girl within a couple weeks! Then at the end of May...sweet Laney joined us!! June was spent showering Katie with LOTS of showers and Father's Day! July started off with the 4th celebrations and a shower for Alison, The next day...baby Reid joined our family! He definitely made a appearance no one was expecting!! We visited the Tweetsie Railroad with Katie, Matt, & Baby Laney! August was a pretty quiet month. September we finally got to go on our family vacation and we had a ball. We celebrated Justin's birthday while we were at the beach. Then, hunting season, football games, & birthday parties took up our weekends for the next 4 months. We went Denver Downs pumpkins patch in October and were a cowboy & cowgirl for Halloween! Then came November and it started out with SNOW!! We celebrated Emma & Evan's birthday on the 15th with an art party...which they still talk about on occassion! We also went on a weekend trip to the mountains with the Fortner's and celebrated Thanksgiving even though we were sick and had to stay home! In December, we celebrated mine & Katie's 31st birthday and then went to ride the Polar Express! We had our first annual Christmas brunch with our friends and the kiddos and took family pictures we originally planned to take in October. The weather was warmer in December than in October!! We had LOTS of family gatherings, Christmas parties, & finally celebrated Christmas. And that is just the highlights of our year. We did lots of remodeling at our house, E&E started a new nursery, I went back to working full-time again, Emma was potty trained in a day, Evan is almost potty trained, Emma lost her paci and hasn't asked for it since...I could go on and on...but I will just leave it at that. Since Justin & I both had to work on New Year's Eve this year...we spent this holiday at home! So, we grabbed a pizza on the way from work, undecorated our house from Christmas, shot fireworks, & sparklers, roasted marshmallows, made homemade hot chocolate, played Hi-Ho Cherrio (Mickey Mouse version) and after E&E went to bed...Justin and I rang in the new year on the couch watching football! I thought it was kind of sad that we weren't out at a party and then I remembered those who would love just one more night of being with their family and I decided it was okay! We don't have to be out with a crowd to have fun with our sweeties! So, here are the couple pictures I took from last night! <br />
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Sparkler time!</div>
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Evan wanted to help chop the wood for the fire!</div>
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And believe it or not...this is Emma holding a firecracker after it was lit! Last year they screamed and screamed when we tried to make them watch fireworks! And these are not very loud fireworks!! So...this is a HUGE accomplishment!</div>
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So, that is how we ended 2014!! It was a great year and I know 2015 is going to be just as good! We already have several things in the works that I might have to diclose later on! I am fixing to go attempt my first ever New Year's meal complete with pork chops, collards, black eye peas, cornbread, tea, & cookies! Sounds yummy right!! Happy New Year!! </div>
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Noah & the Ark and the rainbow!</div>
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The barn and some of the animals!</div>
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Didn't they turn out cute?? E&E had a blast decorating them themselves! So, we said goodbye to the grandparents, set the cookies & milk out, put out carrots for the reindeer, and sent two little excited kids off to bed! After they were good and asleep...Santa Claus & Mrs.. Claus got to work putting out toys!</div>
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Then, we were off to bed because we knew morning would come early. Wrong!! We woke up about 7:00 and E&E were still sleeping so soundly. 8:00 rolled around and they were still knocked out! They finally started stirring about 8:30. We started our morning by reading the Christmas story and talking about Baby Jesus. Since this day is truly about Him and not presents we didn't want to get carried away and not make time to celebrate him. I love this picture of Justin reading the story to E&E. </div>
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This year has been so much fun listening to them talk about Baby Jesus. One night sitting at the supper table kept I asking them questions about Christmas and why we were celebrating. They both told me all kinds of thing they knew...some made sense and some did not! :) This is such an impressionable time in their lives and I sure don't want to miss any opportunities to tell them about Jesus!! So, anyway...back to Christmas morning. We finished reading the story and prayed thanking God for his son! Then, we went into the den to see if Santa had come and he had! Emma's first reaction was...I got a baby doll! Evan was no where to be found. I went back into our room and he was still sitting on the bed looking through the bible. </div>
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I'm not going to lie...it makes me happy that be would rather look at the bible than new toys he has gotten! Lets just pray that is always the case!! It took some coaxing to get him to come to the den without just telling him he had presents! So, they were so excited to see their stuff and our den was destroyed in no time! Both sets of grandparents stopped by to see what Santa brought.<br />
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E&E played with their new toys (which included riding their new bikes inside), we ate lunch, took naps, and then we were off to my parents for supper and Christmas with the Reid's. I have never in my life seen so many presents. Granted some of the presents given this year were just big presents and they took up a lot of room...but it was borderline ridiculous! I'm not going to even attempt to list all the things E&E got. Friday morning...Justin and I spent the whole morning cleaning out old toys before we even attempted to put up the new toys. Overall it was a GREAT Christmas!! </div>
mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-86219463877941313302014-12-22T18:05:00.000-08:002014-12-22T18:05:51.445-08:00Sick again...Well, the past two weeks had a few extra events that I hadn't planned on! Last Sunday night...Emma started running a fever out of the blue. No one we knew had been sick. I really thought she had a UTI because of several other symptoms...but after a visit to the doctor on Monday...that wasn't the case. Later Monday afternoon she started coughing and it was was worse by Tuesday night. I called the doctor on Wednesday and they told us to give her Bromfed (their go-to for everything) and to call back on Thursday if she wasn't better. Well, we ended back at the doctor on Thursday and Emma had croup! So, we started steroids and she seemed better by the weekend. Saturday we had our 2nd Annual Christmas Baking Day! My mom came over and helped me fix goodies to take to the neighbors, Mrs. Lynn, & the Dorn's (our old neighbors). Emma & Evan had a great time helping. Justin came home not too long after we started and took Evan to the woods with him to check cameras and put out corn. He took Evan's tractor this time and it was a great idea. Evan had a ball loading up his tractor with corn and dumping it. After lunchtime, naps, & baths...we headed out to deliver our goodies. We visited with Mrs. Lynn for a while and headed to Greenwood for supper. Since it was already dark before we really got started delivering good...we decided to wait and deliver Mr. & Mrs. Dorn's goodies until after church on Sunday. They were so excited to see Emma & Evan! Last year when we visited...Mr. Dorn was sick so they didn't get to see Emma & Evan. After that we headed to Justin's moms for Christmas with them and his brother. We had a good time socializing with them. We noticed out there that Evan was a little hoarse but didn't really think anything of it. After we got home and woke up from their naps...Evan was a little warm and by last night...he was burning up. We knew he had croup too! Every time he would cough...it literally sounded like Cody was barking. Hints the name barking cough! So, first thing this morning...we headed to the doctor for the 3rd time in a week! He is now taking his steroids and will hopefully be much better soon! As long as his fever is gone...he won't be contagious anymore. So, we are hoping we get to attend our Christmas gathering since we missed Thanksgiving. So, here are a few pictures of our weekend! I don't have a picture of our finished Christmas Baked Goodies. I took a picture on Justin's phone and he deleted my picture! Oh well...you will just have to take my word that they were cute! <span style="text-align: center;">We made sausage balls, caramel popcorn (gold, red, & green), Ritz peanut butter crackers dipped in chocolate, & candied pecans! It was all YUMMY!!</span><br />
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Here are E&E helping MaMa mix up the sausage balls. They LOVE to help in the kitchen!</div>
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And this picture has nothing to do with anything...it just makes me smile to look at it. We were sitting at the table eating supper and Emma had already finished. I like to make them sit there until everyone is finished and it isn't but usually a few minutes that she has to wait. In this picture she had pulled her shirt up over her head and was rocking the baby. She said look Momma...I'm rocking baby Jesus. She has seen a lot of pictures of Mary lately with her head covered...so she covered her head just like the pictures. It just makes me smile...because they are retaining everything they see!! We have been talking a lot about baby Jesus and his birth because we want them to know that is why we are celebrating. It isn't for Santa or for presents...but a celebration of our Lord and Savior! So, with that being said...lets just hope we are all well to celebrate the greatest birth ever!! More Christmas updates...coming soon!</div>
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mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-49745712917361144042014-12-16T19:22:00.002-08:002014-12-16T19:22:31.104-08:00Let the Christmas Festivities begin...Well, we are two weeks into December and we are in full swing when it comes to Christmas gatherings! We started this past weekend. Friday night was my work Christmas party. We did something a little different this week. We went to the Federal building for supper catered by Montagues. Then we headed next door to the Community Theater for a Christmas benefit. It was a Christmas concert by Ashby Stokes, the Colly Birds, & the Swinging Medallions. It was a great concert! I love Christmas music but these guys did an awesome job! I have already talked several people into going back next year. After it was over we went back to the Federal building for dessert and presents. I didn't win anything again this year! I won a camera several years ago and I think that is all I have ever won in over 11 years! Saturday morning we headed over to Jillian's for a 1st annual Christmas brunch with all the kids! They all had a great time. By the looks of Jillian's house when we were getting ready to leave...they had a great time! Here are a couple pictures I took from the party. <br />
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Warren & Bennett painting!</div>
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Emma, Evan, & Lillianna painting!</div>
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Evan takes his painting seriously!</div>
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My two cuties!!</div>
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This was the best picture of the grandkids! Laney & Reid cooperated with Emma & Evan holding them well! Other than the one time Emma put Laney in a choke hold trying to hug her. We rescued Laney pretty quickly though! </div>
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The whole group shot! I think it was pretty good to get all 12 of us to look at the same time!</div>
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Sunday afternoon we had the Leopard family gathering with Justin's step-dad's family. It is normally at the Sartin's house but since there were all sick...they had it at Mike& Dottie's house. So, we headed out there for lunch and a present swap! This year they decided that instead of bringing other kids presents, we would just bring our own kid a present. I just wrapped up something I had bought Santa to bring them. Sunday night we headed back to church for our Christmas parties. The kids did a "Christmas in the Barn" theme party. They had to dress up like farmer's or cowboys & cowgirls. We put this years Halloween costumes to use again! While they partied downstairs...we had our party upstairs. Everyone brought finger foods and we did the white elephant gift exchange. Justin and I ended up with a gingerbread candle and water proof fishing pants. Not too bad considering what other people ended up with. I think Matt got the worst present! We had a a good time socializing and eating! Sunday night...Emma woke up running a fever. So, we were stuck at home other than the time we spent at the doctor's office. I thought she might have a UTI but she didn't. Everytihng checked out fine so we aren't sure what was causing this fever. We got out the crafts I had given them Sunday at the Leopard gathering. Painting always makes them feel better. Here are my babies working away!!</div>
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mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-36433576203275596772014-12-09T18:49:00.001-08:002014-12-09T18:49:17.032-08:00A birthday celebration and the Polar ExpressWell, I am a little behind posting but better late than never right?? Last Wednesday, Katie & I celebrated our 31st birthday! We are now IN our thirties! Yikes!! My day started off great. First thing, Emma & Evan brought me my present and it was a new camera! I have been wanting one for a while. I love it!! No more having to borrow Alison's camera when I want to take pictures! We celebrated at work with cake like we do for everyone's birthday. We didn't celebrate with family because Katie had a meeting but we celebrated Thursday night. There...I got to put my new camera to use. What better subjects to photograph than.... my sweet niece<br />
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or my two sweet peas who were too busy playing with these little animals to let their momma take their picture??? </div>
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I got a new pocketbook, boots, sweater, scarf, bracelet, & money from my family. Overall it was a GREAT birthday! Friday night, we headed over to Connie Maxwell for their Christmas program. We intended to get there at 6:30 for the live nativity. Justin and Evan even left the woods early to be home by 5:45. I didn't take into account the traffic that we would get stuck in trying to park. So, we ended up getting there about 6:45. We rode on the wagon ride, saw the farm animals, and drank some hot chocolate. We saw lots of people we knew...so we talked a while too! Saturday morning...we got up and headed off to Bryson City! It was a yucky day! It was raining and nasty! We stopped in Anderson for lunch and were off again...only to get stuck in several small town parades! The rain stopped and it was absolutely beautiful driving through the mountains. There was fog everywhere! </div>
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It was so neat seeing the mountain peaks above the clouds! What a great chance to take some more pictures?? We went ahead and checked in the hotel and since Emma & Evan were snoozing in the car...we thought we'd get them inside and let them finish napping before changing into our pj's. But we were wrong to ever think they'd keep sleeping once we got inside the hotel. They were WIDE awake and ready to go! That was just a power nap for them!! So, we got dressed and headed to the train. Here are the couple pictures we took while waiting in line to board the train and while we were waiting on the train ride to start. </div>
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The train had just pulled back into the station!</div>
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Trying to pass the time with pictures as we waited for our ride!</div>
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And more pictures!</div>
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And we swapped kids...</div>
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Finally they time came for us to board the train and they were so excited. They looked out the window most of ride. </div>
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Waiting to get started!</div>
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My handsome boys!</div>
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You can barely see here but this is what we saw when we arrived at the North Pole. Santa was in his sleigh waving at the kids. We had talked to E&E and told them that Santa was going to be getting on the train with them. I even asked them what they were going to tell Santa they wanted for Christmas. Emma told me she wants a puppy, a baby, & a baby doll. I am not sure what you tell your kids when they don't get what they ask Santa for. Sorry child, but you aren't getting a puppy or a baby! :) Evan told me he wanted apples & bananas to feed to the animals. He has such a heart for animals!! So, Santa boarded the train and they didn't panic. They just looked at him. He even gave them a present and they took it from him. So, no screaming like I had anticipated!! In the book...Santa gave the little boy a bell and that was what Santa gave all the kids on the train. Evan was too cute. As Santa was coming back through our train car to leave...Evan grabbed his bell and said "I better give Santa his bell back". Santa was giving all the kids five and when Evan held out his hand to give him the bell back...Santa thought Evan was trying to give him pound. So, he bumped Evan's hand and went on. Evan looked at me so seriously and said "But, I still have his bell". It was so sweet. I couldn't help but laugh and try to tell him it was meant for him to keep the bell. It was a fun night. The hot chocolate and cookie they served were so good. It was definitely something I was glad we did with them. So, now we are back into our weekly routine. We actually made our teachers ornaments for school yesterday afternoon and will be working on their classmates ornaments hopefully tomorrow. Christmas is sneaking up on me!! Anyway...I highly suggest going on the Polar Express at least once!! Happy Tuesday!! </div>
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mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-3043970522757805832014-11-27T10:36:00.001-08:002014-11-27T10:36:12.849-08:00The Not-so Happy Thanksgiving!!!I am sure most of you are wondering how I have time to blog on this Thanksgiving holiday. Well, it's because I have two sick babies and we aren't getting to participate in any of our normal Thanksgiving festivities! Yesterday afternoon when Emma got up from her nap she was fine. About an hour later...it all went down hill. She came to me crying saying she needed some medicine. I figured her nose must be running because we have been battling that for several weeks. I thank mother nature for that one! :) So, I got her some medicine and not even 5 minutes later she was telling me she was about to throw-up. So, we ran to the bathroom and she did. So, she laid on the couch while we ate supper and tried to keep Evan away from her. We had already gotten our Christmas decorations down so we did start decorating the tree and she got up to help with that. Justin took Evan and went to my moms to get some ginger ale for Emma to drink. As soon as they got back, Evan was crying saying his stomach hurt and within a few seconds he was throwing up too. On the bright side...if there was any to this situation...we didn't have to try to keep Evan away from Emma anymore in hopes of him not catching it. However...do you know how difficult it is to deal with two kids throwing up at the same time?? Let me just tell you,,,it isn't fun! I had Emma over the sink and Justin had Evan in the bath tub! We rock as a parenting team and I am so thankful for his help! So, that's about how our evening and night went! Up and down with sick babies. I made them a pallet on our floor right outside the bathroom. Evan woke up at 5:15 this morning and didn't go back to sleep. Thank goodness for Netflix and 106 Curious George episodes!! That kept him occupied while Justin and I slept a little longer. They both seem to be better this morning. They have eaten and kept everything down. And they actually wanted to take a nap..so they are just tired. It breaks my heart to see them sick. However it makes me so thankful that other than your typical virus or sinus infection that they are healthy kids. We take that for granted so often. I can't imagine how parents deal with a child that has a serious illness or something that isn't temporary! So, our Thanksgiving plans may have been ruined but in the whole scheme of life...it will be okay! Our good health will return and my mom is sending us some plates for supper. We will miss out on the family fellowship but not on her good cooking!! And I still have plans for a little Black Friday shopping! Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and be sure to Thank God for your good health! <br />
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We did make some cute little treats for our teachers at school on Tuesday night. We also made some for our families! </div>
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Emma wanted to help with the decorating!</div>
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Evan had to get a little help from momma! He wanted to hand every ornament on the same branch! But he didn't mind me telling him to move a few! :)</div>
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We ate at Hawg Wild BBQ. They had a band playing and Emma & Colby had a lot of fun dancing with the band! </div>
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We broke out the Hungry Hippo's game Colby gave E&E for their birthday. They LOVED it!</div>
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Our Saturday morning view while breakfast cooked!</div>
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Who wouldn't want to wake up to this view every morning! It was absolutely beautiful! </div>
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The house from the front!</div>
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My pictures are out of order but I'm not rearranging them! Saturday afternoon we went to find some waterfalls and these two were excited. It took Evan a minute to warm up. He fell asleep on the way over and it takes him a while to wake up! </div>
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Family photo at the waterfall. Notice the ice in the water below! It was mid 50's at the top of this and easily 10 degrees cooler at the bottom! </div>
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The boys decided to get a little closer look!</div>
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And you know priss tail had to join in! I love her hair here!</div>
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Saturday morning...the guys went fishing and we played outside in the leaves for a while!</div>
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What kids doesn't like to throw leaves up in the air or each other??</div>
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The one fish the guys caught before they had to leave! They didn't have the correct license!</div>
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Another great view from the car! How awesome is God...the creator of all this??</div>
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After our waterfall adventure...we shopped around downtown in Brevard for a while. We found OP Taylor's, a huge toy store, and we stayed in there for quite a while. This was a swing outside!</div>
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And the guys raced cars inside for a while!</div>
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And lastly...I had to share this picture. Like I said it was mid-50's and we kept seeing icicles everywhere! They were so pretty and makes you ready for winter! We will be heading to the polar express in two weeks so it will be back to the mountains! We had some other friends take their little boy and girl to the Polar Express this weekend and they loved it! She's already given me tips about what we need to do! We are excited for that!! Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving! </div>
mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474769579376178232.post-35825660575735291932014-11-21T11:10:00.001-08:002014-11-21T11:10:36.694-08:00My Three Year Olds....Well, Emma & Evan's third birthday has come and gone. We started our Wednesday with a birthday song! I brought both of them in our bedroom and we sang "Happy Birthday". Then my mom call to wish them a Happy Birthday too. And they were off to school! I had made them cupcakes the night before to enjoy at snack time with the other kids at school. So, I picked them up at 2:45 and we headed to Jumping Jax. It wasn't the same as the zoo but it worked. We got there right at 3:30 when they opened and were the only ones in their for over an hour. That was NICE!! Emma & Evan played and played! We grabbed a pizza on the way home. My kids love some Pepsi so I let them have that with their pizza and then we cut into Emma's cake from their party. We only cut Evan's the day of their party because I had cupcakes too, so we had plenty. They then got a Facetime call from Katie and a call from Alison. So, they had a pretty good day! Thursday we headed to the doctor for our 3 year old check-ups. Emma told me first thing Thursday she didn't want to go to the doctor. As soon as we got in the room Evan said "I want to go home!" So how big are my sweeties. Emma weighs 33 lbs and Evan weighs 35lbs. They are both 38 inches tall. So, for weight Emma is in the 70th percentile, Evan is in the 72nd percentile, and for height they are both in the 71st percentile. So, they are pretty proportional and a little bigger than average. Emma's blood pressure was a little higher than it should have been put she was a little excited when they took it. (If you want to call crying and saying she wanted to go home...excited) They took it at the end of the visit and it was much better. Evan finally got his flu shot...so we should be good to go for another year. So, what are they up too these days?? They can both count almost to 20 by themselves. They know all their colors, shapes, & most of their letters. We have a picture book with all the letters and animals that start with each letter. Twice now Evan has told us every letter and the animal that is in the picture. Emma can do it when she wants too. She is just as smart as Evan you just have to catch her when she doesn't know you are watching. One day during nap time she was laying in her bed singing a song about the months of the year. I asked her to sing it for me and she never has again but I could definitely tell she was saying the months of the year. They talk NON-STOP. I think their favorite word in Momma! They tend to say it hundreds of times a day! Just kidding...I love to hear it!! They love to read books and we try to read a new book every night along with our nightly bible story. Emma is really into playing dress-up and playing with her baby dolls. Ever since she got a princess dress at her party...she have worn it EVERYDAY and the heels and jewelry that goes with it!! Evan is into everything. He doesn't really have a favorite. He is loving his better batter toy we got him for his birthday. I have to share a couple of the action shots Justin's mom took after their party. Since we didn't have batteries, Jason was pitching the ball to the boys.<br />
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Here is Evan all ready for his pitch!</div>
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And I love the look on his face here after he hit it. Pure determination!!</div>
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Then, Justin finished getting the rest of the toy together and thought he needed to demonstrate for the boys how it is done.<br />
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But I don't think Evan needed a demonstration. You can see the ball flying through the air. I think this is the one that hit Emma! </div>
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So, that is pretty much it for our three year update. We are heading to the mountains this weekend so I'll let you know how that goes soon! Have a great weekend!!mreid496http://www.blogger.com/profile/04435570737828336803noreply@blogger.com0