This is what total exhaution looks like when you are Ethan:
Apparently, he was just so tired that he couldn't even turn his head to one side or the other....just planted it right straight down in the mattress and gave up for the night! :-)
I am completely head-over-heels in love with my (smokin' hot) hubby of 12 years, Shane. We have three awesome and quite funny little men in our household--Colin is 9, Cameron is 7, and Ethan is 6. And, as if we were not blessed enough....our baby girl, Lola Claire--the PINK icing on our cake--just turned three! In December of '07 we unexpectedly lost our fourth baby to miscarriage, and God has given me a real burden for other families who have also lost children.
I was a home business owner for 6 years, and now I am blessed to hold the title of Professional Tear-Dryer, Boo-Boo Kisser, Activities Director, Food Creator, Finance Manager, Laundry Guru, House Tidier, and Teacher! {But I'm certainly best known as "Mommy".}
Our firstborn--who loves his Mom, Dad, brothers, and sister more than anything. He is gentle, and a very protective older brother, truly making every effort to fill the King's shoes while he must be away.
Colin is always willing to help out, very intelligent, and never at a loss for words! Sometimes artistic and always interested in any sport he can come up with, even to the point of creating his own.
A true first child, it seems like there may be nothing this boy can't do!
Our second son, and always the one who is able to lift our spirits.
Cameron has a huge heart, the ability to make a friend out of a stranger in no time at all, a contagious laugh, and a broken smile that will light up an entire room. Following the example of his older brother, Cameron is also very protective of the Queen and the Fair Maiden, but not quite as gentle!
He loves anything that moves on two or more wheels and, once connected, will love you for life or longer.
Our third son is certainly the strongest fighter when it comes to the battle of the wills!
Ethan is fiercely independent--yet very shy--and he is the King's boy all the way. A lover of his blankie, reading books with the Queen, and going head to head in 'battle' with his brothers, Ethan is both as gentle and as tough as they come. Most days, he tends to forget that he is the youngest and the smallest of the jok(st)ers!
Toughness aside, he is as sweet as he looks--and will instantly melt your heart!
Our 'very fair maiden'--the only girl in our castle. She is everything we hoped and prayed for, and so very much more!
Lola Claire is easily our happiest and most content baby--and loves to be in the thick of everything, right along with her big brothers. She is a thumb sucker, a constant smiler, a sling lover, a wonderful sleeper, a Mommy's girl, and a very well protected sister!
We are so thankful to the Lord for blessing us with this sweet baby and believe that if you hang around our kingdom long enough, she will become as precious to you as she is to us!
Our fourth little Merritt went home to Heaven on December 12, 2007, at 13 weeks....but is always in our hearts.
As hard as it is not to have this sweet baby with us, we are continually grateful to the Lord for what He taught us during this difficult time in our lives--and we pray that we can be a blessing to others who are chosen to walk the road of miscarriage.
Our three little "jok(st)ers" and very fair maiden
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It’s been 84 years…
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Okay, not really. It's been over 11 years since I last posted here. I came
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Finley + Elias
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A beautiful, wonderful, hard, and sweet year.
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Tour of BB&T Knights Stadium
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A few weeks ago, my sister B scheduled a tour for us at the BB&T Knights
Stadium.
It was SUCH a neat afternoon and we had a blast.
We got to see the ent...
Bagel Bites of Wisdom
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Blizzard of 2013
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When the weather man predicts snow for us, most of the time we don't pay
any attention. It usually brings 2-3 inches and it's not that big of a
deal. Sev...
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Oh well. Ha!
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Snow Days!
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We were very blessed to get several inches of snow Sunday night and Monday.
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Summertime Sweets
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Hey friends! I pulled together a bunch of sweet treats that would be
super fun served up this summer. Check these out if you are looking for a
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This Saturday’s Recipes by The Pioneer Woman
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This Saturday is a brand new episode of “Home Sweet Home” on Food Network.
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Meg and Other Matters
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Meg, Alex’s lifelong friend, got married Saturday! She’s Hyacinth’s
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Cranberry Butter
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3 comments:
So cute, I love when they get this tired, that means mommy gets some sleep too!
I miss that sleepy baby stage. SO cute. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers!
Cute! Sorry you didn't win...I'd have voted for ya twice if I could have!!!
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