I thought it was thunder!!!!!

As me and the girls were drifting off to sleep last night, I knew that it was going to rain pretty hard during our peaceful slumber. No big deal, I can handle a little rain...it always makes me sleep better! Well around 3am me and Carlee both woke up to a loud bang of thunder. I thought it was weird because I didn't ever see any lightening...oh well, we held each other and fell back asleep soon. When David got home this morning, of course I asked him if they had bad wrecks during the storm {people ALWAYS drive like idiots any time it rains}!! He said it wasn't to bad because it just rained...no bad storms or anything. Well, in my little head I was like wait....it stormed here and he was paroling our area. THAT'S STRANGE, he would have heard the thunder just like we did.

Oh well. Nothing to worry about.

Around 9 this morning I stumbled into the kitchen to make my MUCH NEEDED coffee! I threw away the filter from yesterday, and got the pot out ready to fill it up with water. As I was looking out my window at the peaceful rain I noticed......................THERE WAS A TREE ON OUR FENCE!!!!!!

I ran into the bedroom to wake David up, and of course Carlee was screaming "OUR FENCE IS BROKEN...A TREE DID IT!!!"

We both kind of stood at the back door looking at each other like well this sucks A LOT. Then I started laughing....as I had the thunder mystery figure out!!! The loud bang me and Carlee heard was tree crashing down on our fence. I am just so thankful it didn't hit the house!!! Now that would have been a real disaster!!

Give Thanks and Sing Happy Birthday!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I know we sure did!!! Except I am a little upset I completely forgot to take pictures on Wednesday when we had Thanksgiving dinner with David's dad. I had my camera set out on the window seal....and that's where they stayed all evening. Even though there are no actual pictures, we all have the wonderful memories that will last us a lifetime!!!! 

{sorry for the lack of Carlee pictures, she is very anti-pictures right now}

turkey bootie

Carlee and DD

Bailee with her new mesh teething toy with blueberries

she LOVED it

Bailee and DD

Aunt Jane and Bailee

Grumpy deep frying our turkey

Mamaw and Bailee {fav pic ever}

The girls

Grumpy got Bailee to sleep

Silly Carlee

Me and little Bell

 And who could possibly forget that it was my Daddy's birthday!! We had everyone over for grilled burgers and a BEAUTIFUL cake {made extra special by Carlee}! It was so much fun!!!

Birthday Cake decorated by Miss Carlee Kaye

haha 15 is better than 51

Gotta lick the candles

Amber and Patty

Yes...Carlee was in Bailee's high chair

Dad and all his girls...not sure what Amber is looking at

I look just like my dad

Just like her momma...butt crack

Me and Carlee on the trampoline

Rain drops

Blah...I dont know about you guys, but I certainly have mixed feelings about rainy day! Just a steady drizzle is perfectly fine with me...but here in the Tennessee Valley there are some pretty strong storms headed our way right as we speak. 

Rain drops on my back door

I DON'T DO STORMS WELL. 

 So, to take my mind off things, I did a little photo editing that was very needed.

Stay dry everyone!!!

no words can describe how funny this is to me

i.  l.o.v.e.  d.a.d.d.y.

This is me in case everyone forgot what I look like

Reese!

Carlee + Payton = BFF

I love my family!!

My Carlee bug

Little Star in the Making

This is a video we took of Carlee on Wednesday night. I could totally train her to be a little star one day!!!

   

George Eliot Quote

While surfing blogland this morning, I ran across a quote by George Eliot that I just could NOT get out of my head. Think people THINK! It has deep meaning to me...hopefully it will to you as well.

{"It's never to late to be who you might have been."}

Toilet Paper Roll Turkey Family

If you know my little Carlee, then you know how much she loves doing crafts! We have been searching for a couple of different Thanksgiving crafts she can help me with, and we finally finished the first one!

Meet our little toilet paper roll turkey family!

These little guys were super easy and fun to make!!! 

All you need is: toilet paper rolls, construction paper {brown, orange, yellow and red}, googly eyes, tape, and a hot glue gun. 

First, wrap each toilet paper roll with brown construction paper. 

Then, cut out your beaks and feathers. 

I had Carlee make a pattern for the feather colors, and she was SO excited that she made the pattern all on her own!! 

{Once the feathers are in a good pattern I recommend taping them together at the very bottom so they wont wiggle around when they are on the back of the turkey} 

Finally, just use your hot glue gun to secure the eyes, beak and group of feathers to your little guys! 

And there ya have it...a cute little turkey family for your Thanksgiving decorations!!

What Happens in Heaven?

My father-in law sent me and David this email that touched me so much. It really makes you think about your life, and should make everyone realize their blessings, even if they think they have none. Enjoy! 

 

 

I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, 'This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received.

I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.

Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.

The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them." I noticed again how busy it was. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.

 

Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station. To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section, my angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed. "How is that there is no work going on here?" I asked.

 

"So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments."

 

"How does one acknowledge God's blessings? "I asked.

"Simple," the angel answered. Just say, "Thank you, Lord."

"What blessings should they acknowledge?" I asked.

"If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world.

 

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy, and if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity."

 

"If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...you are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day."

"If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation... You are ahead of 700 million people in the world."

 

"If you can attend a church without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world."

 

"If your parents are still alive and still married.... you are very rare."

"If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you're unique to all those in doubt and despair."

 

"Ok," I said. "What now? How can I start?"

The Angel said, "If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all."

 

 

 

 

Please remember to be thankful for every single thing you have in your life, and always thank the Lord!!

Carrots!

Thursday, November 10, 2011 was the day my tiny princess ate baby food for first time!! What a better way to introduce her into this new world of food, than with organic carrots!! I have strictly nursed her up until now, and I do believe I have been starving her! She ate the whole can like she had never eaten before....{no pun intended there}!! Oh and thankfully my oldest cousin, Ashley, let me borrow her baby food maker...so now I will be able to know EXACTLY what she is eating! {I've been a stickler lately about our diet as a family, we never EVER eat out, and I cook everything all from scratch}! Of course Carlee wanted to help every step of the way, she is such a good big sister!!!!!
 

love

how cute is this??

total diva

gotta get every last drop!