Another one bites the dust

David lost his third tooth tonight...the front tooth. Technically, it was his 3rd lost but only the 2nd one he really got to pull out. His second lost tooth was pulled by the anesthesiologist before his surgery since it was loose and a risk. We saved that one and he wrote a note to the tooth fairy explaining the circumstances. David's mind was full as I tucked him in and the biggest concern he has is that he won't be able to bite into an apple for a long time. :) I told him I'd be glad to cut his apples up for him until his "big" teeth come in.

Snow 2010....take 2

I still can't believe it snowed so much in SC last February and yet we got it again just after Christmas! The kids loved it! Daddy stayed outside with David and Grant playing in it for a long time. Oliver and I went out for a bit and decided it was a little too cold for him and headed inside to keep warm. I believe we got between 2-3 inches and it snowed off and on all day. It was gone the next day but we still had some patches of snow for several days after. How cool to move back to SC and get snow....twice in one year!

Christmas 2010

Ok, I'm playing a little catch up here again. Our computer is very close to crashing so I haven't been able to upload photos the way I used to. We did a little travelling just before Christmas to visit family but spent the Christmas weekend at home. This year I participated in the "Bayler's birthday bash 5k" in honor of Bayler Teal, who passed away this year. It was a wonderful event and we made it a family affair. They raised quite a bit of money for Pediatric cancer. How wonderful!

We always love attending our church's Christmas eve candlelight service. We also baked our birthday cake for Jesus but decided to make it a cookie cake this year so we could share it with santa. What magic there is to see Christmas in the eyes of a child! The children were very blessed and each got one "big" item. Grant got a big girl bike, David got a whiplash scooter and Oliver got a laugh and learn crawl-thru toy. BeeGee and Papa came over later that day and we had a nice lunch. It was a very Merry Christmas indeed. We pray God's blessings rain down on us all in 2011!

Out of the mouth of Babe

I have to blog this one because it is simply amazing! I was tucking Little David in tonight and he looks up at me and says, "Mommy, thank you for all of the wonderful things you do for Me and Grant." I smiled and choked up and said, "David, that is so sweet. Thank you so much....Did Daddy ask you to tell me that?" He replied, "No, Mommy I was just lying here thinking about it and I really wanted to say that to you." Then he said, "Good things are coming your way Mommy." Of course this led to a session that I like to call "Kiss your face off". I nearly bathed him in kisses and told him how proud I was to be his Mommy and how much I love him.
Now, I ask you....does life get any better? Thanks be to God for living in the precious heart of my son and always guiding me....even in the words of a 7 year old!

Giving Thanks

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year! It was our 1st one at "home" with our family in 4 years. Little David didn't understand what all the fuss was about until afterwards...he had only seen me cook for our little family in recent years. Mom, Les and I did all of the cooking and we had a real feast! Robbie and Rachel joined us as well as Aunt Dotty. It was a perfect day. We have so much to be thankful for. What am I most thankful for? I am so thankful that God blessed me with 3 healthy, beautiful children. I asked Little David what he was most thankful for and his response was, "I am thankful for God and that I live in a free country so I can worship him." Speechless! What an amazing faith-filled boy he is! My cup runneth over....

Happy Birthday Grant

I feel terrible because I am so behind on my posts. Our precious Grant celebrated her 3rd birthday on November 5th. We have had such a busy few weeks that we decided to ring in her birthday with a small family party. Leslie, Joey, Carlysle, Callie, BeeGee and Papa joined us for a spaghetti dinner, per Grant's request. I made cupcakes in her favorite color, white with white icing. It was a wonderful night and when I tucked her in that night she said, "Mommy, thank you for my party." We love our angel girl so much and can't believe she's 3!!!! BeeGee took Grant to the salon for her 1st real big girl hair cut and I love it! It suits her so well. She is our sassy little ball of fire and we are so proud of her!

Cub Scout

David joined cub scouts this year and we are so proud of him! Daddy was a cub scout and boy scout and went all the way just shy of Eagle scout. We are thrilled that David is learning such wonderful life lessons and helping his community. They have done so many awesome things already and I can't wait to see what else is in store. We love our Tiger Scout!