Ministry

Kelly's Korner is having a link up for show us your life- Ministry Wives. My hubby is a student minister and has worked with youth since he was 19. Since we have been married we have worked in five different churches in the last ten years. I have also taught in christian schools as an elementary teacher (and one year middle school math!)....that itself is a ministry!! Right now James is in an interim position while they are looking for a permanent PT student minister. When that position is filled it does not mean we are leaving our church. We love love our church family who are also awesome friends and those precious teenagers. We still feel like God wants us there to be involved. I am excited to see how God is going to move and how we get to be involved! Can I just say our teenagers rock?!! They are so committed in their walk with the Lord and how that reflects in every area of their life....and they are determined to stand strong in their convictions despite what their peers are doing.....oh .and I just love how they love on my kids!!

Busy...

 Well finally got a pic of Miss Em in her pink glasses.......can I just say how much older it makes her look? Sigh.....my baby girl is growing up way too fast. Poor Christian has another double ear infection.......he just finished up a 10 day antibotic last week for a double ear infection....we go back on the 22nd for a follow up and to see if he needs tubes. I just want this baby boy to stay well and to sleep..............I really miss sleep.......and I have decided that power rocking a toddler should be an olympic sport...LOL. Middle child Austin is his same happy self. Life is just busy...............especially when you are chasing a 17 month old..............who loves to be down and walking everywhere........his SS teacher said she had never seen a toddler so busy.....LOL.

Happenings...

We took Christian for his 15 month check up on Friday (a bit late). He weighs 34 pounds and is 37 inches and a half long. His doctor said he is as big as an average 3 year old. He is wearing 24 months-2T clothing and a size 6 diaper. He also had a horrible cough that had started about a day before. We really were concerned that is was whooping cough because he did have a bit of the whoop with it but the way he has reacted to his steroids (a 3 day dosage) means it is the croup. Poor baby has not really felt good.
I also took Em to the eye doctor last week since she had been complaining of not being able to see. She is getting glasses. :( I was really hoping that she would of been a lot older before she needed them (if at all)....but we picked out some really cute PINK ones and she is really excited about them. They should be in hopefully this week. I am so glad she was not upset about it like her momma....and thankfully they make really cute glasses for kids....not like when we were kids!
And I made it through the big dreaded day................the big....40.......I will be honest....it has been a bit hard leaving the 30's behind...but I am claiming 40 as the new 30!! LOL  I loved the devotion from Jesus Calling on that day though...."I am with you and for you. You face nothing alone-nothing!" 

16 Months

 I cannot believe you are 16 months old. Where has the time gone? We have your 15 month appt next week ( just a bit behind) so I am excited to see what your stats are. You are walking everywhere. You love your brother and sister. You think Austin is so funny and he loves to entertain you. Daddy was playing "boo" with you last night and you were laughing your head off and you started saying boo back to him....which you thought was so funny. Well..this morning you get up and stand up in the crib and looked over at your Daddy when he came into the room and said, "Boo!" It was so funny. You are very smart and very funny! You love music and to dance. You also love to practice your quarterback skills and love to toss things.You are such a sweet blessing to our family! 

Austin finally lost his first tooth about three weeks ago. Then he lost his second one this week at school and we had to write a note to the tooth fairy. The other tooth that is in the middle all by itself is very loose but has not fallen out yet. Poor boy won't be able to eat corn on the cob! :)

Breakfast with Santa

We got to go to Breakfast with Santa at James' work. It was fun. The kids got to do crafts,face painting, play in the bouncy house, see a magic show,see Santa and got a gift. Christian did not like sitting on Santa's lap...I had to take a pic anyway!! LOL

15 months

Christian you are 15 months old today! We got permission from your doctor to turn your carseat around (since you are so big!) and you love it! You are 32lbs (can we say future line backer?!!!) and are 34 inches long (you will probably be taller than your big brother!) you are wearing 18-24 months. You love eating yogurt, bananas, pancakes, cheerios, puffs,and muffins. You will try almost anything and if you don't like it you make this face like what is this? You are taking lots of steps on your own (and laugh as you do it) but you are not completely walking yet...you are so laid back that you just take your time on things...you are pulling up everywhere and are crusing along the furniture. You can say hey, bye, mommy, daddy, dog, tide (we say Roll and you say Tide!) You have started to blow kisses and wave. You love watching your brother and sister get off of the bus....you just laugh and scream because you are so excited to see them. You are very good natured and for most of the time a very happy baby. :) We love you!

Catch Up

I cannot believe it is Nov. 1st. Time is just flying by...and life is busy!! On Friday we went to two pumkpin patches. The first one was at a farm and it was such a disappointment and we really did not get the pics we wanted. So we decided to go to the one in Dothan that we had found last year....much better. And well....trying to get all three to take a pic can be madness at times!

                   

 

Christian did much better this time sitting in the grass. He just looked around and played with a leaf for ever. I could not get him to look up much to take a really good picture.





After the pumpkin patch we decided to go to the park. The weather was awesome and it felt so good to be outside. Christian loved the swing. He just smiled and laughed. Later he decided to take some steps on his own walking back and forth between James and me. It was such a blessing that we both got to see him to his first steps. He just laughed and laughed while he did it. I tried to take some pics but he was so fast...I should start calling him Dash! LOL



On Saturday we went to the fall festival. The group that organized it did an awesome job and everything looked so good. Austin even won a cupcake at the cake walk. He was so happy about that. Em went as Dorothy and Austin as Indiana Jones. We had a shirt on Christian that had a mummy on it and said "I love my mummy."



We have been busy taking Austin to doctors/specialists. He is ADHD. We will also be testing for audio processing disorder. He is doing well in school...grades and behavior wise. He has great teachers that are willing to work with him. He does not care for spelling so that is like pulling teeth to get him to study...LOL. It breaks my heart when he gets off the bus sometimes as says kids make fun of his voice or his speech. I am hoping that gets better soon. I know that God has a plan for this special boy. We just want to give him the tools he needs to get through this life. Em is doing well in school and loves science and math. I cannot believe how fast she is growing up.....we are getting too close to double digits....sigh. Christian is growing by leaps and bounds. He is wearing 18-24 month clothing. I really think he will be walking or make that running by Thanksgiving. He has another molar busting through so he is not sleeping very well at night....so neither is momma....so I am thankful for caffeine!

James is currently the interim student minister at our church. I love our church....it is really a family. We have awesome people to count as friends. I love seeing what God is doing with the youth and the church. It is such a blessing to be there. Really all of the trials that we have been through the last couple of years and been so worth is to be here at this place and turned out to be such a big blessing.....a total "God thing" that we ended up here. I am so thankful for the way God has really blessed us.

 

Just Because He is so cute!!

One year

I took this pic of baby boy sleeping in his crib last night....it was his last night as a "baby"  .....of course he will always be the baby no matter what! I can't believe he is a year old today....sniff...tear...sniff.  He don't even realize it I am sure....but this momma is a bit sad today....while I am excited that he is growing up and changing...I can't help but miss that sweet newborn and those little baby days. Here is a look back a year ago today...



Happy 1st Birthday sweet baby boy! I just hope this next year slows down a bit!