Big Day Today!!!

Well the big debate is here and I have to say I am a little nervous. I dont know if I can even watch it. I am praying for Governor Palin today that the Lord would use her tonight. I am praying that he will guide her words so that she would speak to those who need to hear it the most. I am very proud that she has not hid her dependence on him. She has taken so many hard hits that I really want her to "shine" tonight...
"Lord please place your hands upon her today and tonight. Please give her the strength and confidence to get through this debate and help her to glorify you in the process. IF you truly have a plan for her to be an "Esther" for our nation then I know you will use her and not forsake her. Please be her guide tonight with the words that come from her mouth and the thoughts of her heart. Thank you in advance. Amen"
Please remember Sara Palin today and tonight.

Powerful Message

Brantley and I went with some friends today to visit a church that they attend. The preacher was Louie Giglio and he is fantastic and I have been thinking about him all day. I did a little research tonight and stumbled across part of one of his messages from God Tube. I am sure that some of you are familiar with him. Please take the time to watch this. It is about 8 mins and it is priceless!! Thank you God that you truly hold us together!! Blessings to all of you today.

Better Late Than Never

Well I am just now posting pics of Hayes birthday party because my camera has been giving me some fits. I need a new one bad but I am having a hard time deciding which one to go with. You know that is a big decision!! Anyways Hayes had a great time. we had a frog party and it was a blast!! I put up some small pools for the little ones and a big sandbox. We rented a big slide as well for Brice and the older kids. Hayes stayed on it as well. We kept the slide all weekend so by Sunday night we were all wore out. It was a great day though!
Mrs. Fran did an awesome job on the cake. Hayes kept sneaking in to the dining room to eat the flies that she had put on it!! She also made brownies with big polka dots on them to match the cake and she did the party favors which were chocolate crickets and bugs...they were too cute.
Brice is giving me a big smile because he absolutley loves this slide. He begged us to buy one. But who has storage for this thing???
Hayes had a blast going down it. Brantley and I had to stand in it and boost him up all weekend. I think we were more tired than he was.
This was our only pic of the day together. And we didnt even get one with Brice. Are any of you as bad as us about family pics??

Hayes got lots of new tractors from Aunt KK and Uncle Leo. He loves them and plays with them all day!
Wiped out after a long day.
Party was great!! Now I have a couple of months to recooperate until Brices.

Where Have I Been??

Well I have been having some trouble with my blog on my laptop. I thought that I was going to have to start completely over (ugh!!) but it looks like it might just be a problem with my computer. So I am posting from home today. Hayes turned 2 last Friday!! So a little late but Happy Birthday to my big man!! We had a pretty busy day Friday getting ready for the party. We had a fun outdoor party at home and rented a big slide for Brice and the older kids and set up pools for the smaller kids. I will try and get the pics posted today. I still cant believe my baby is 2. The time sure is flying by!!

Hangin Around

Well it looks like we will be hanging around here this weekend. Hayes has gotten sick with a sinus infection and ear infection so it looks like we wont be ending the summer with a "bang" at the lake. Brice and Brantley are not happy to say the least but I dont want to put my baby in nasty lake water already sick. He seems to be feeling a little better today though. So it looks like we will be just hanging out!! I was hoping to get some good pics of the boys on the boat...I will post some of us around the house. Have a great Labor Day weekend and be safe on the roads!!

It's Official!!

Well it is official...Brice is a kindergartner!!Today went better than I had planned. Brantley and I had this awesome plan that we were going to get up early and make sure we were dressed before the boys got up...of course that did not work as planned. I rolled over and noticed that we had overslept and jumped out of bed to get ready. Normally Brice and Hayes are up as well but I had to wake both of them up this morning. That is just my luck. I really wanted things to go smoothly at home, you know, no hurries just taking our time and getting off to the right foot.. I ended up running around with my head cut off. Needless to say we did make it on time and I was able to get a few shots of him and Mrs. G. She is wonderful and I already know that God had a perfect plan for putting Brice with her. She has boys of her own so she loves her "boys" in her class just like they are her own. Brantley and I walked him in and she gave him a big bear hug and I knew he was going to be fine. He didnt even look back. In a way I wanted him to just to still feel "needed" but I really wanted him to like it as well. I picked him up and he said he liked it and had a good day!! Whew!! The hard part was over...or is it just beginning?? I am sure not ready for site words!! I am so grateful that God's plan is always the best plan even when we dont always think that at first!! Enjoy the pics of out "first day"!!


Dad hurry up already!!

Brice and Mrs. G--isnt she cute!!

Hayes outstide Brice classroom-ready to tell bubba bye!

Last Weekend of "Summer"

This morning I am very sad bacause it is our last weekend before school starts! Brice will start kindergarten on Tuesday.It has been so nice this summer to sit back and relax and not have to be on a schedule or do homework with letters and numbers!! Brice has a mind of his own when it comes to school. Of course he could care less and doesnt care anything about starting school again. We did get a great teacher though and I am hoping that once he gets there he will love it! So, today we are going to enjoy our last weekend before we have to be on a schedule again. We have a birthday party this morning that was supposed to be outside but it looks as if it may rain today...we are going to keep our fingers crossed that it doesnt so we can stay outside all day. Keep me in your prayers as the next couple of days go by...my baby boy isnt so baby anymore. :(