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Just thought I would share something from last night.

Last night after a bath, while the boys were suppose to be getting dressed and ready for bed, I went to the bedroom and was turning on the tv and computer, in anticipation of some momma time. While doing so, I heard Colton say "Momma you have to come here" in a dramatic kinda way!  I thought it was for a different reason so I asked him what he needed from the bedroom, instead of going in there.  But he insisted that I come here, so I did.  I found him in the bathroom standing on the scale!  (As ya'll all know, he is very skinny which is nothing new.  He always has been.  So I ask him what the scale said and he said "OMG I weighed 42 lbs last time I weighed.. now I weigh 40!"  He said it with such disgust, I had to hold back from giggling!  So in order to try and make himself feel better (I guess) he told Pierce to get on the scale and see how much he weighed.  So Pierce got on the scale, and much to Colton's dismay it said that Pierce weighed 40.8.  "OMG Momma, Pierce weighs more than me".  Colton it is less than a lb its not a big deal.. "Momma I still can't believe that I weigh less now than I did last time". Needless to say Colton isn't liking that Pierce is catching up with him!!

Fisherman, I am not!

After church we decided we would take the boys fishing!  I have to admit, that the boys had never been fishing (gasp)! We always said that we would take them but then something always came up.  So we made sure that we were going to actually do it this time!  We started out at the Rez!

Daddy getting the poles ready

After no such luck of even a bite, we packed up and decided to try our luck at Crossgates lake.  By this time, Pierce wasn't all about fishing, well he wasn't at the Rez either, but he was having fun watching the rest of us fish!  The fish kept stealing our bait!  We were using crickets!  Pierce was loving messing with the Crickets, but that is no surprise, the creepier it is and if it crawls he is all about it!  Colton on the other hand, not so much!  Well I wasn't catching anything.  Every time that I would get it cast, I would have to reel it back in and get another cricket.  In the mean time, every time that I would reel mine in, Ryan would put his in the same place I had mine and catch a fish!!!  Seriously, almost every time!  What the heck??  So needless to say, Momma isn't a fisher!  The boys thought it was hilarious that Daddy was catching the fish and Momma wasn't!  Imagine that! Neither of the boys caught anything that day!

However, last Sunday I had a Premier Jewelry Party to go to after church, so the boys decided they would have a guys day of fishing!  Back to Crossgates lake they went!  Colton got to catch his first fish (see below).  He doesn't look excited but he was!! He caught 2 total.

 

Ryan caught 2 catfish and 2 turtles.  Pierce wasn't fishing, he was having more fun "babysitting" the ones that Daddy and Colton caught.  Ryan said that every time someone would walk by he was tell them they caught some fish and then pull them in off the line and show them!  He was Proud :)
So after the jewelry party, I drove over there and spent some time with them.  And they say that I am their bad luck because once I got them, they didn't catch anything else! Guess fishing will have to be guy time, since I seem to scare them off!  

Sneak Peak

Colton's 8th Birthday cake made by Destiny Tillery!  Didn't she do a GREAT job?  Go check out her website http://www.destinytilleryphotographyandcakes.com She does fabulous work and she is multi-talented, she does Photography and cakes!

Thank you Destiny for doing this cake, even in the middle of a crazy week of packing and moving!  May God Truly Bless you! 

Believing and Trusting through it all

Things in life that sometimes come across

as burdens or problems aren't really that at all.

They are blessings from our Heavenly Father.

Our attitude and ungratefulness keeps us from seeing

things the way they TRULY are.  

Take time today to really evaluate things in your life

and try to see things from His perspective!

God loves His Children!

We are TRULY Blessed!

A friend of mine sent this to me via text message this morning and it really hit me!  There are so many times that I always think of things as problems or burdens and that is it!  Never do I take the time to be thankful for those things, and seeing them as blessings from God.  No matter what it is, it happens for a reason, it is in God's plan!  And his plans are ALWAYS the right plan to follow.  Bro. David preached on God's vision not long ago.  He pointed out some very important things: 

1. God is in complete control over everything!
2. God's Kingdom will never fail!
3. His vision will always be fulfilled!
4. Our visions for our lives need to fall within God's Vision!
5. God's visions always happen in his appointed time!  "For the revelation awaits an appointed time; its peaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay." Habakkuk 2:3 

These things go to show that even through the hard, bad, ugly and great times, God is always there, and it is always in God's vision!  

Happy 8th Birthday Colton

Eight years ago today, God gave me a precious, healthy baby boy!  Man how times fly!  I can't believe that he is 8 already.  It seems like just yesterday, I was rocking him, changing diapers, watching him scoot (since he didn't want to crawl), learning to walk, talk, ride a bike, throw a ball and so many other fun things that I have been truly blessed to do, as his mother! God has truly blessed me with a wonderful, loving, caring, tender-hearted, fun-filled, talented child!  I thank God everyday for trusting me to raise him!  I pray that I raise him the way that God would have him to be raised and that he grows up to be a God-loving, God-fearing Man of God!  I pray that he is always loving, caring, tender-hearted! 

No matter how big you get or how old you are, you will ALWAYS

be Momma's Baby!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Boy, Momma and Daddy love you so much and look forward to the many years to coming watching you grow and turn into a handsome young man!  We are excited to see what God has in store for you!  Always remember to keep God first and that he is always with you and will always guide you through every part of your life!

Warming Up

Ball games started last Tuesday night! Both of the boys had games at the same time! Man, they wanted to break us in right, didn't they. This is the first year having both the boys in sports. Ryan is at the academy in a 2 week class, so that has helped out a lot, as far as games and having both of us there! We are also blessed to have our families that are there to cheer the boys on and to help Momma and Daddy when we need something! They are life savers! Thank ya'll! We appreciate you more than you know!! We love you!!

Here are pictures of the boys warming up with Daddy!
They love this time!

Pierce always wants to be the "catcher"

I will have a lot of pictures to show off throughout the season. I have a lot that I haven't edited or do anything with, but they'll be coming soon!!

Easter 2010

Here are the boys before church! Man, it is getting hard to get these 2 to smile :) But once I do get them to smile, man are they some sweet handsome boys (if I don't say so myself)!

Relying on Him!

Today I catch myself being aggravated and mad at a situation at work! I won't go into great detail but it made me step back and think about things in a larger picture.
I have been praying for something for the last few weeks and waiting for God to answer me! He did answer me, Praise God, but at the same time, I caught myself mad/upset/frustrated because it wasn't really the answer that I wanted! I caught myself being wrapped up with thoughts that weren't pleasing to God and I had to stop and pray about it. I didn't want to let the enemy get me down and discouraged. I had to think about the fact that I am very blessed to have a job during these hard economic times! There are so many people out there that are without a job! So I am very Thankful for a Job! I also had to look at the fact that God always promises to take care of me. I had prayed for something at work, and I got it, just not in the way that I asked. God doesn't promise to always answer our prayers the way that I want them, instead he answers them the way that he sees fit and that is in his plan, not mine! So after sitting down, praying and really thinking about the whole situation, I felt much better!!

Thank you God for always taking care of me, even when it isn't exactly what I wanted or what that I asked! You are in complete control and know what is best for me and what the future holds!

Praise Be to God!

Lazy Monkey

Here is Colton's art from yesterday! God has truly blessed Colton with a great talent and passion for art! I look forward to watching him grow in his talent and what the future holds for him!

Colton, Momma and Daddy are so proud of you! We love you!

"It is Finished"

Those 3 words are so powerful! We remember that Jesus Christ was crucified for our sins on this day over 2,000 of years ago for our sins! PRAISE GOD! What an ultimate sacrifice!!
I am reminded that I am nothing without my Lord and Savior, and through his grace and mercy!

I am sure everyone has watched "The Passion of the Christ". It has been a while since we watched this movie, but I still remember it so well! I remember crying most of the movie. It breaks my heart to see what Jesus went through all for our sins, while we still sometimes forget the price that he paid! He was spit on, beaten, mocked and so many other things, all while thinking of us, and never of himself! We are told to leave all our worries and cares at the foot of the cross! It really makes me remember that I am incomplete without the Cross!

Today is just the beginning of a wonderful, powerful weekend, as we anticipate the celebration Our Lord and Savior being risen from the Grace on Easter Sunday!