Friday, October 12, 2012

First Newborn Session!!!

I am so excited and VERY nervous...tomorrow morning I will be shooting my first newborn session!!!  I hosted a baby shower a few weeks ago for a wonderful woman (I will post pics of the shower later) and one of the gifts I gave her was a newborn/family photo session.  I warned her that I have never taken baby pics before, but that I am so willing and happy to let Baby Landon be my guinea pig!  So tomorrow I plan hope pray to take pictures like these:



I'm bringing my funky wooden chair...hoping to accomplish the same look...but a little more boyish! ;)



I'm bringing my old beat up red wagon too...





Again...boyish instead, but I'm bringing a dark brown basket and fluffy blankets!



I have a blue truck available, but we will have to use the other end of it for picture takin'!





Cept not in a swimsuit or water...but my Grandma has a cute white metal bucket we will be using...YAY!!

Source: etsy.com via Ashley on Pinterest


Super dislike the cheesy background on this one, but we want to get a football, in fact ALL sport-related, pictures.



I have a bunch of baseballs ready for this set-up!

Source: flickr.com via Ashley on Pinterest


...but with a tennis racquet and balls!



This picture is at the TOP of their list!!  She texted me this picture and I pray I can pull it off!!  Ha!

The two littles and I went and scouted the area (which we've been to lots..but wanted fresh eyes on the area).  I got lots of ideas and I am praying that 1) the weather will be perfect 2) that we won't have to complete with other people trying to take pics 3) that God would bless this session...that JJ and Amanda would have beautiful pictures to look back on for years!!


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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

What a Dump!

My dad has always said "You can't physically get better if you don't mentally feel better!"  Well I am here to testify that that is the truth FOR SURE!!  

If I am already sick AND feeling emotionally defeated it takes so LONG for me to get back to normal.  

Starting last Thursday the EVIL stomach bug hit our house...I hate him by the way...he's never ever to visit here again!! ;)  Aidan was up all night with puking and pooping.  The next day Finley got it.  Then we seemed to be in the clear.  That's how EVIL works ya know?  You think it's been dealt with and it quiets down for a bit...then it comes back even worse than before!!!  The hubs couldn't even get out of bed Monday...stomach ache, body aches, low fever...that continued for 2 days.  Then Tuesday I woke up with the EVIL stomach cramps and they have continued through today.  

So in the two days I've been down my house has gone to pot!  I have about 5,262 Hot Wheels cars in my living room floor!  I filled a whole garbage bag FULL of trash just from my kitchen!  We accumulated that much trash in just a couple of days.  I have 8 loads of freshly washed and dried clothes sitting in baskets on my dining room table.  Anywho...it's a bit daunting to say the least!  So again, it's hard for me to feel better when I have so much work to do when I feel better!!  

Around 7 tonight I finally felt a bit better...so I tackled the kitchen!  Whoop!  The living room and laundry will have to wait!!  Ha!  

Tomorrow is a new day...:)  
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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Poor Boy...

My poor Aidan has pretty much gotten the shaft when it comes to having a bedroom all put together.  He has been through many different beds, he's had a desk, then it was gone...lots of flip flopping...nothing consistent.  So I've decided it is time to work on his room...at least IDEAS for his room!  Here are some things I've pinned recently:

Source: hgtv.com via Ashley on Pinterest


Love the large stripe of chalkboard!



I have the pallets...just need to paint or stain!!






Really starting to love this dark blue color...I wouldn't say it's navy, but close.  You will see this color show up in a lot of these pins!



I like the idea of using sports since that is MAJOR in his life right now!  And I really like this old basketball hoop over the headboard!



I just bought him some pennants recently and I have been trying to decide how to hang the...this is a neat version!



I love the sophistication of this room...may not work for pre-teen Aidan, but maybe 17 year old Aidan!  HA!



I do not like everything in this room...too little boyish and TOO sports.  But I do like the navy, the balls hanging in the hoop, and the rug!



This one is too nautical, but I again love the colors.  Hmm...his dresser is red and I like the navy with it...but I want to combine them without looking nauticalish!  Also love the sophistication of this room.  Really love the pillows.



LOVE the beds....the pillows especially!  Love the striped comforter.  I do not like the mural on the wall though.

What do you think of these ideas?!!  Aidan's dresser and bed are red....he loves sports.  Any other suggestions?!




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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Semi-Wordless Wednesday..What Has Happened?

What has happened to my little girl?  Where has the sweet innocent baby girl gone?  And why has she been replaced with such a fart brat stinker ?  She has been VERY VERY difficult today....SUPER whiney, VERY angry, constant OUTBURSTS, screaming CONSTANTLY...and I am way sad about this new development.  

So I am going to wallow in my pity....and look at these pictures of when she was still my precious SWEET baby girl...sigh....







..............boo hoo, sniff, sniff.....I'm {sniff, sniff} okay.  It will get better....right?!!!!!
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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Happy Fall Y'all 2012

This summer I made a goal for myself.  Every Christmas I take a few days to get a million all my decorations put out.  I love it.  I enjoy passing all the pretty, sparkly, twinkling goodies.  I look forward to staring at the tree all lit, and covered in matching ornaments.  My kids rooms look just a little more special with precious little trees in them.  I can't get enough....but then...December 31st comes and I MUST put the beauties back up.  Then I realize I did a lot of work to not get to enjoy them for very long....so this year WILL be different.  

I decided to put my Fall decorations out on September 1st...and I did. :) I will start to put my Christmas decorations out on....NOVEMBER 1st!  Yes, I know this is early...maybe even too early.  If I start to get sick of seeing my Christmas decor before Christmas then I won't put them out quite so early next year!!!  All that said...here is my Fall Mantle this year!!  I really like it.  I didn't spend one cent on this here project!!  Whoohoo!  My favorite is probably the sunflower-mason jar-basket thingy!  I hope you like it!  



 




Happy Fall Ya'll!!!
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

It's All That Matters

Two Sunday's ago we started a new series in our Sunday School class...we are studying Ephesians.  We watched a short little video then went through some discussion questions. 

We talked about the letter that Paul wrote to Ephesus {and surrounding churches} and all the sweet goodness in chapter 1.  For example: 

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 

and

7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he[d] made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,

and

15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

but my favorite....

17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

During the discussion I talked about why I love verses 17-19..and why those verses are ALL THAT MATTERS.  

Paul wants us to read the Bible and have all the wisdom and knowledge through it so that we can understand life!!!  I mean without striving to "get" God's word we are just floundering around in life.  But if we delve into His word, and we pray for "enlightenment" to understand it, God will reveal all that we need to make it through life...like how to pick a mate, how to raise your children, how and why to tithe, how to praise Him, how to intercede for others (look up there in verse 15!!!), how to stand up for what's right, how to bring OTHERS to Christ!!  It's all in the study, knowledge...understanding God's AWESOME WORDS!!     

How blessed we are to have God's word to draw from!! 

Very blessed are we!!
 

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Liar, Liar Pants on Fire!



I knew this day would come, but I prayed it wouldn't be here so soon...

My oldest son, Aidan, lied to us.  No, I don't expect that this is the first time.  But it is the first time that counts!!  A SUPER long story short as short as I can make it....

A few weeks ago we found out Aidan burned his retina's looking at the sun back during the solar eclipse in May (I think!).  It was upsetting, but the doc suggested he take eye vitamins...it hasn't been tested to fix this problem, but we were going to try it.  My dad bought the meds, Aidan took the meds.  Well, this past week we discovered he had been lying about taking his medication!!!

This momma was floored.  I was so sad...disappointed.  I told him that when I tell people about him I say that he is "a big helper, smart, trustworthy and he always tells the truth"...those are my exact words.  I told him now I cannot say that anymore.  It breaks my heart that I cannot trust him now.  He will have to earn back my trust.  I love him so VERY much.  I know this type of sin will only get worse as he becomes a teenager.  I lied, I lie...but thank the Good LORD, the Holy Spirit convicts me when I do.  I pray that now that Aidan has accepted Jesus into his heart that the Holy Spirit will move his heart as well.


He lost MANY privileges over this little bout of lying, but we knew he needed to do more to learn how God views lying....


So we decided to have him write down EVERY single verse in the Bible that talked about lying.  It had to be legible.  He wasn't thrilled about it, but he didn't fight us either.  I believe it made a difference....I pray it made a difference.




But in case you were wondering, Aidan's eyes were checked a few weeks after the initial appointment and his retina's weren't burned!!!  Yay...he does however have floaters...little black spots roaming around those pretty eyeballs.  And we have continued to make him "take" his pills...without success, but hey, we are doing our best!!  :D
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