Giving Thanks

Last night I laid down to sleep after a busy day of not feeling well, running errands, cleaning house, and taking care of children.  My mind drifted to what life was like before my sweet babies graced our presence.  I tried to remember what I did with my time, and I just couldn't get there.  

I wondered: Did I just come home from work and watch TV?  Did I eat whatever I wanted?  Did I go to bed whenever I wanted?  Did I make plans without thinking twice about who will watch the kids? These ideas are absolutely foreign me to, it's as if that person never existed.   

These thoughts led me to the purpose God has put in my life.  I'm not talking about a world changing purpose that everyone knows about, I'm talking about the daily purpose of raising my kids to know, love, and serve God.   This daily purpose wakes me up in the morning with smiles, snuggles me during cartoons, tries to eat dinner in my lap, stands in the bathroom with me, and begs for me to read one more book at night.  What higher purpose could there be than to raise my little munchkins to be children of God?

I feel sorry for my past self, not realizing how important (and absolutely exhausting) this time would be.  Watching TV, going to bed, eating what I want, does not matter or compare to the amazing gift and job that God has given me.  

So as we sit down for Thanksgiving this year, I give thanks for God's purpose in my life- my 3 little loves.  As I work on teaching them all about God, God is working through them to teach me all about patience.  Patience when the milk spills all over the ground, patience when I am sweeping for the 4th time that day, patience when my little guy can't express his feelings, and patience when they just need a hug from mama.  

I pray that each of you are also blessed in your purpose!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Since the last time we talked...

A lot has happened! Like this:

And this happened:

Just love those eyes!

Oh, and this happened too...

1st game at Sanford Stadium!

These things happened as well...

 Don't want to forget these things either...

 And this got finished...

And I promised myself I would not put up all the Christmas decorations...Ramsey is taking them down as fast as I can put them up!  Great memories... lazy post!

Falling for Fall

The boys are loving the fall weather (so are we) and we have had a lot going on!  This post will mostly be a picture update. 

RJ loves to blow on you and give you a raspberry.

My favorite thing he does is after he poots he says, "Excuse you."

Brooks loves to make "plans." Every afternoon on the way home he tells me his plan, "play outside, watch TV, eat dinner, put on pajamas, brush teeth, read books."  Boy is he like his mama!

Brooks has already picked out his Halloween costume- Captain Jake.  We went to the store looking for Paw Patrol, be he just had to be Captain Jake.


The boys are also excited about the new baby! 

Brooks is looking forward to having his friends come over next weekend and going to the pumpkin patch, and then his cousins will come for Halloween and the Ga vs. FL game the following weekend.


Mommy & Daddy are hanging in there.  We are both working hard, going to school, and handling this pregnancy- I'd love for the nausea to hit the road any day now.




Ramsey got his first haircut!  I just took a little off (after someone asked if he was a girl or boy), but it made him look so grown up.  

Before

After

  

And school pictures came in, so handsome! 

Jim & Carrie's Wedding was this weekend.  The boys loved dressing up, dancing, and eating cake!

Brooks was the most precious ring bearer!  He did so great and made it all the way down the aisle with no problem!