the wilsons

Mowing With Daddy

2011-05-10T16:45:00.000-07:00

One of Sam's favorite things to do is mow with Derrick. Lainey has always been terrified of the lawn mower, until she saw how much Sam likes it. So, they have to take turns. Today after Lainey had ridden a little while she came back in asking for sunglasses. We couldn't find hers so she wore mine.

Sam comes out of the toy room minutes later wearing these. It was so funny. He left them on pretty much all afternoon.

Here is a picture of Cy. He had a checkup last week and weighed 17 pounds. It won't be long till he will be caught up with skinny Sam or until they are splitting time on the mower three ways. Time goes by too quickly.

T-ball & A Black Eye

2011-04-26T06:59:00.000-07:00

Lainey is playing T-ball this year for the first time. She is not interested in sports in the least bit, so I am not sure why she wanted to play. Derrick, being a sports nut, is so excited. He took her to pick out a bat and glove. They came back with a Barbie bat and a pink glove.

Sam, on the other hand, LOVES ball and wants to be right in the middle of Lainey's practice at home and with her team. a few weeks ago he walked right in front of the tee and she nailed him right around his eye with her bat. He screamed and I carried him in the house. The moment I stepped inside his cry changed from an "I am hurting" cry to a "I want to go back outside" cry....boys! Anyway, a knot popped up and it looked awful until just a few days ago. (I thought I had a good picture of it, but maybe not.)

Crazy Day

2011-03-31T16:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was wild. First, I oversplept which threw my whole day off. Both boys, who were in our bed, were still sleeping so I slept right along with them. When we did wake up, Sam was extremely fussy and clingy. He was like that old Sharpie commercial where the baby cried every time his mom tried to put him down. That along with Cy who was doing his share of crying too made for a lot of fun. When I got ready to start cooking lunch, Sam was still standing, crying at my legs, so I put him up on the counter where he proceeded to pour out the whole can of black pepper. I was afraid he might get it in his eyes so I moved him to another part of the counter where I had a bowl of sour cream and my phone. Yep, you guessed it. My phone met the sour cream. Derrick was over at the church office so I tried to call him just to make sure my phone would still work, and to ask him to please come home for lunch right then. My phone would not work. It acted like it was making a call but I couldn't hear anything. At this point I am crying right along with the two boys. A little back story, I have managed to lose or break 4 phones since last July, and I did not want to tell my husband that this 2 week old phone was torn up. Thankfully a q-tip fixed the phone, and I didn't have to beg for forgiveness. Moving on....after lunch Sam was covered in food so I put him in the bathtub. He was playing good, so I went to help Lainey get started on her school work. I go back to check on Sam and the bathtub is full of poop. All of that made for one exhausted mama. I am glad this is a new day!

Sweet Curls

2011-03-30T14:11:00.000-07:00

These were taken right after a bath so the curls still have that perfectly curly curliness. I may never ever, ever, ever cut his hair....I mean his name is Samuel, so it would just be unbiblical, right??

Update for my critic: I know the difference between Samson and Samuel ;)

And she vowed a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head."
1 Samuel 1:11 ESV

God Provides

2011-03-23T19:17:00.000-07:00

I have been knowing for a while that I was going to have to buy new (or used) summer clothes for all three of my kids. Lainey can only wear a few things that she wore last summer, Sam can't wear anything he wore last summer, and Cy can't wear any of Sam's 3-6 month stuff because it is all winter stuff. Well, Monday a friend asked if Sam was wearing 18 month clothes because she had some she was planning on selling. I ended up buying them all for ridiculously cheap...like better than consignment and better than thrift store cheap for enough clothes to last him all summer. And it is all name brand stuff that looks like it has hardly been worn. Then, yesterday I received an email from a lady from church telling me to stop by her office when I was in town and pick up a bag of clothes that her granddaughter had outgrown. This time I didn't pay a dime, and it was all name brand, very cute stuff. And, then today, Derrick was making a few visits, and another church member gave him a box of clothes that her grandson could no longer wear (again Sam's size) and 2 pair of New Balance shoes that looked like they might have been worn once. Being a stay-at-home mom is not without financial challenges, and it never ceases to amaze me at the little ways that God makes it possible. I pray that I never forget just how faithful He is.

Our Life Lately....

2011-03-20T20:46:00.000-07:00

...and another attempt to start blogging better. I know I am a horrible blogger, and one day I am going to regret that I didn't write down more things that my kids did or said. So, once again, I attempt to blog this crazy life. I will start with Derrick. This is what he does ALL THE TIME...

He is reading a book if you can't tell. If he isn't preparing to preach, he is studying for his seminary classes. He will graduate May 14th with his Masters of Divinity. We are both counting down the days. I am really proud of him, but more than that I am just ready to have my husband back full time.

Lainey is getting to be a big girl, and it seems like it has just happened overnight. She is a huge help with the two boys. I was the oldest child and I can remember getting so mad at my parents about how much more responsibility I had than my younger siblings. I understand my mom so much better now. I have a brother who is 18 months younger than I am, a sister who is 6 years younger, and a brother who is 8 years younger. I can remember changing my brothers diapers when I was in the 3rd grade. I now understand that my parents, Mom especially, needed all the help she could get in the same way that I need Lainey's help. And I really feel like I am better off for it. However, since I do know how it is to be the oldest I am trying my best to not make her too grown too soon because she already thinks she is a teenager.

A few people have asked about her imaginary friends. They are still around, but not as much as they used to be. Tonight out of the blue she informed me that Saylee just turned 9 and she had a big birthday party. A few months ago she told us that Barba died, but then later she told us that she was still alive, she had just moved to Florida and got a new phone number. Jonathon is her boy imaginary friend. Sometimes he is her husband, sometimes her boyfriend, sometimes her son...I guess she has more trouble coming up with boy names?

Sam is almost 18 months and beginning to be more verbal. He can say Mama, Daddy, Lainey, and Cy, but he can not say his own name. He can say candy, ball, hat, Mimi, Pops, G.G., maybe a few others but I can't think of them right now. He is ALL boy and into everything. He loves ball. Maybe he will have his daddy's love of sports. He is a very loving child. He still has to be rocked to sleep, but Derrick is a lot better at rocking him to sleep than I am. He still does not sleep through the night. We have the WORST sleeping situation right now. Before Cy was born I would just go get Sam out of his bed and put him in our bed when he woke up in the middle of the night. Well nothing has changed since Cy has been in the world, and it is just easier right now for Cy to sleep with us for middle of the night feedings. Long story shorter....the four of us end up in our queen size bed every night, while 2 baby beds are empty. It is pretty miserable. We have considered purchasing bunk beds with a full size on bottom already. I think it is way too early to move him out of a crib but at least that way when he wakes up either Derrick or I can go lay down with him until he goes back to sleep. Oh and the pacifier...we may never get rid of that thing, and I am ok with that right now.
Cy is 3 months. He is growing and smiling and laughing. Other than that there isn't a whole lot to tell. I am guessing that he weighs about 15 lbs. He weighed 13lbs and some oz. at his 2 month checkup. Occasionally he will sleep through the night. He will not take a bottle and we found that the hard way. Derrick and I went out for our anniversary (6 years) a few weeks ago, and my parents came to keep the kids. I don't think he took but about an ounce of that bottle. Needless to say, he was starving when we got home. I am not sure if my parents will ever keep all 3 of them again.

*Please ignore all grammatical errors and run on sentences. I am choosing to not proofread this for the time being.*

The Past 5 Months

2010-07-15T17:28:00.000-07:00

This is what we have been up to since the last time I blogged...This could be a really long post. Here it goes:
I will start with the biggest news. In April/May we found out we are expecting a 3rd baby due on Christmas Day. This was a big surprise especially since we had so much trouble getting pregnant with Sam. God is so good.

Lainey started taking dance classes in January. She absolutely loves it. In May, her class had two performances, one at Market Street and then a recital. I was so proud of how well she did.

(Just realized the dates on the pics are totally off. Maybe I will get it together one day!)

Also in May, I got 5 new cousins. My aunt and uncle adopted them from Russia. They felt that the Lord was leading them to adopt. They didn't plan on 5, but God had different plans for them. They already have 2 children, Ashley is 15 and Clay is 13. The new children are ages 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10. I wish I had pictures to share. They are all so precious.

In June the Southern Baptist Convention was held in Orlando, FL. Well, you don't travel all the way to Orlando and not go to Disney World! My mom went with us to help out with the kids while Derrick was at the convention. It was a lot of fun, but I won't do it again if I am pregnant or have an infant!

Here is a picture of my sweet Sam. He weighs 22 lbs now. He is such a happy, active baby. I would post more of these pictures but it took me about an hour to rotate this one. I am now reminded of why I don't blog more often!

5 Months

2010-02-24T06:25:00.000-08:00

It is hard to believe, but Sam is 5 months old. He is such a sweet, happy baby. He is also a chunk. He weighs a little over 17 pounds. We have been giving him rice cereal for a while now, but we just introduced baby food. He must be teething pretty bad though because he only wants to chew on the spoon.

Snow!!!

2010-02-12T11:43:00.001-08:00

The weatherman said we would see about 2 inches of snow, and he was right!!!
~~Derrick broke our camera~~ Our camera broke around Christmas, which is one reason I haven't done any blogging. But with snow on the way, I made a special trip just to get another camera last night so that I could get lots of pictures. Here are a few of them...

the thing topping my 3 year old's Christmas list...

2009-11-20T08:03:00.000-08:00

Never underestimate the power of advertisement!

LOTS of Pictures

2009-11-18T08:00:00.000-08:00

I don't have that many of Sam because he was very uncooperative. I thought they turned out really good though. Thanks, Kerry!

so excited!

2009-11-08T19:19:00.000-08:00

Derrick's mom and step-dad came and visited with us for a while today and look what they brought:

Derrick's mom painted it! I think it turned out really good. Don't you think it looks just like Lainey? Now I am just really hoping that our kids get some of that talent. They sure ain't gonna get any artistic ability from their mama (although they will probably get my bad grammer).

Trick or Treat

2009-11-03T13:43:00.000-08:00

This was Lainey's first year to Trick-or-Treat. We don't really "celebrate" Halloween, but my Mamaw insisted that we bring the kids. So, we ended up going to 2 houses--my grandparent's and my brother's. Lainey argued with us that we weren't really trick-or-treating because we stayed at both houses and visited a while. We had fun dressing up and visiting.

Sam, Kyler (my sister's little boy), and Lainey

As you can tell, Sam was not too happy. This is a little late, but he went last week for his 1 month checkup. He weighed 10 lbs. They told me how long he was, but I forgot. He is growing so fast!

Sweet Little Cloth Diapered Boy

2009-10-30T12:00:00.000-07:00

I decided while I was still pregnant with Sam that I was going to try cloth diapering. My friend Molly uses cloth diapers with her twin boys. I thought if she could do it with two then surely I could do it with one. I am in no way "green." In fact, I am generally pretty wasteful. But after figuring how much money I could save using cloth on my little man (not to mention future babies who can wear the same diapers). I thought it was definitely worth a try. So far it has been easier than I thought it would be, and a lot more fun. There are tons of options for both diapers and covers. And isn't he so cute?!

Sick Little Girl

2009-10-29T11:55:00.001-07:00

Our little girl has had strep throat. We are so thankful that it wasn't the flu, especially with an infant in the house. She is feeling much better now!

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-20T20:00:00.000-07:00

We had a blast a the Pumpkin Patch! We can't wait to go back!

This was as scary as it looked. Don't worry...I was standing by ready to catch.

Family picture

Playing in the cotton

Playing in the corn. I think this was her favorite thing.

Feeding the Baby

2009-10-19T20:34:00.000-07:00

Okay, so 2 kids is a little more work than I expected. Sam is still eating every 2 hours. He has finally gotten to where he sleeps around 4 hours at a time at night though. Lainey is a good big sister. However, she has gotten a little clingier to me. She is always wanting me to hold her, something she never did before. She is learning a lot about being a mom to her baby dolls too. One of the things she has learned is that bottles are way too much trouble and formula costs too much! She told me her baby was hungry and was pretending to breastfeed her:

Sam is Here!

2009-09-26T17:35:00.000-07:00

Where to start to tell this whole crazy story?...In the beginning Sam was breech. Then, he wasn't (the last I told you about). We went this past Tuesday for a checkup, and he was breech again. I was so disappointed. Derrick and I both decided that we would just go ahead with the original plan to have the c section on the 24th. We got to the hospital and got admitted, and my doctor did an ultrasound before getting things ready for the c-section, and guess what... he was head down again. My doctor said he had never seen a baby do so many turns late in pregnancy. The funny thing is that I really couldn't tell when he flipped or which end was up. So, instead of a c-section, they induced labor while he was head down. Praise the Lord, I was able to deliver naturally before he did any more flips. He weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 21 1/2 inches long. He is absolutely precious. We are so, so very blessed with 2 beautiful, healthy children. Here are a few pictures...

Baby Shower...and a few other things

2009-09-20T15:22:00.001-07:00

We are so blessed. We have such a wonderful family, church family, and friends. I don't think we will have to buy anything for Sam anytime soon. Here are a few pictures of the baby shower:

The closest thing you'll get to a "belly shot"

Hostesses

I haven't blogged about this yet, but Sam is no longer breech. Woohoo!! So, unless something unexpected happens, I won't be needing a c-section. Of course now the 24th is up in the air. I go back Tuesday for a regular appointment so I guess we shall see.

Also, I got a new camera!!! It is nothing fancy, but the other camera I had was about 5 years old, and only working about half the time. So, hopefully now I will do better about posting pictures.

Back in July Lainey went to mini cheer camp. Friday, they let all the girls who came to the camp cheer at the pep rally. I kind of had a feeling that she wouldn't actually go through with it, and she didn't. But she looked pretty cute in her little cheerleading suit, if I do say so myself.

Another Baby Update

2009-09-08T17:24:00.001-07:00

Before the real post I want to clear up two things. First of all, some of you that read this blog have asked about how to pronounce Lainey's imaginary friend's name. She actually says "Barba". I am guessing that she means Barbara, but it doesn't come out like that. Second of all, I am more educated than you may think based on my last post. I guess sounding dumb is what you get for not proofreading. Okay, now on to the baby update...
We had another doctor visit today, and the baby is still breech. So, we went ahead and scheduled a c-section for September 24th. The doctor said there was a very unlikely chance that he could still turn, and if he does he will induce labor instead of doing a c-section on that same day. We are excited that he will be here in just a little over 2 weeks!!

Turn Baby Turn!

2009-09-03T05:51:00.000-07:00

I had a doctor's appointment Tuesday, and Sam is still breech :( The doctor told me that I needed to know what by next weeks appointment whether or not I wanted to try to have him turn the baby. He had already told me that it was very uncomfortable and only worked about 50% of the time. So, Tuesday night I researched everything that I could about turning a baby. After reading several things, Derrick and I agreed that with the risk to the baby, we would just plan to have a c-section. Unless of course he decides to turn on his own soon. Although it is not that way I planned to deliver this baby, I am much more concerned about him being healthy. I also asked the doctor if we did have to do a c section when he would do it, and he said anytime after 38 weeks which is just 2 weeks from tomorrow! It will probably be more like 3 weeks before we actually do it but it is still pretty soon!

Too funny

2009-08-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

This is probably old to everyone else... but we have only just found this in the last couple of weeks. I (Derrick) just cannot get enough of this video. Lainey walks around saying, "I want da gold." Everybody "say yay!"

Miss Imagination

2009-08-21T08:05:00.000-07:00

I know I have blogged about Lainey's imaginary friend Barba once before. Well, she is still around. Sometimes she is old. Sometimes she is young. Sometimes she is Lainey's mom, and sometimes she is her daughter. Even though Barba is her best imaginary friend, Sadie, Linny, and Allie sometimes come to play. Lately she has taken this imaginative play thing to the next level. She can go all morning sometimes and pretend that she and I both are somebody else. When she asks me a question she will say "Ma'am do you mind if I ...." as if I am a stranger or something. Sometimes she will want to pretend that we are each other. One day when she was pretending that she was me, I asked her for a sippy cup and she said in the sweetest voice, "here you go darlin." It is so fun to watch her as she learns and grows.

Baby Update

2009-08-05T06:49:00.001-07:00

I am almost 32 weeks pregnant...only 8 weeks to go! We had a doctor appointment yesterday and had an ultrasound. As of now the baby (whose name is Samuel Austin "Sam") weighs a little over 4lbs. According to the doctor he is 4 lbs 6 oz. I don't know how in the world they can be exact, but technology is pretty amazing these days. I feel like he weighs about 6 lbs! As of now he is breech. My doctor said that was nothing to worry about at this point, but of course just him saying not to worry has made me worry about the possibility of having to have a c-section. Hopefully, he will turn. Here is one of the pictures. None of them were that great just because of the way he was turned, but it was still sweet to see what we could.

I decided to try to make Sam's baby bedding. I found some on ebay that was custom made that I really liked. It just cost a lot more than I wanted to pay. So, I found the material and decided I would try to do it myself. I have to confess that Derrick's mom helped with the bumper pad, but I did the skirt all by myself. It is not perfect, but I think it turned out pretty good.

This is the ebay bedding:

This is my attempt at it:

By the way, Lainey turned 3! We had a fun cheerleader birthday party that I do not have the first picture of. I didn't get a picture of the cake, her, anything. Isn't that awful?! Derrick videoed some of it so at least we do have that. With turning 3 came a terrible attitude. I don't know if she realizes that things are about to change around here or if it is just a stage she is going through, but either way I hope it doesn't last long. I would share some of her rebellion stories, but I would be embarrassed.

As usual, I will try to do a better job of blogging. Of course that doesn't mean that I will, but I will try!

Go Indians!

2009-05-16T18:34:00.000-07:00

I am just bursting with pride... the Ackerman Indians have made it to the 2A state championship in baseball, and my baby brother is a part of the team. We went to watch them play Thursday and they got beat, but today they won 5-0! So, game 3 will decide the winner, and you better believe that we will be there cheering them on. Today, Will got a single that scored 2 runs in the 6th inning and he made a couple of really good plays in the field. I have to brag about him a little, but we were proud of all the boys. Here are a few pictures. I forgot my camera so the quality of these are not great since they were taken with my phone.

Will coming up to bat

Lainey and Will after the game

Lainey was right!

2009-04-29T11:04:00.000-07:00

Every time someone asks Lainey about the baby, she says "it's a boy." She has not even acknowledged that it might be a girl. Even if you say, "what if it's a girl?" her response is, "it's a boy." We found out today that she was right. Here are some pictures of our little man.

You can see his little chin pressed against his chest. The 4-D was pretty neat. You can clearly see eyes, nose, and mouth. They didn't have this when I was pregnant with Lainey.

Funny Tennessee Ernie video

2009-04-18T11:08:00.000-07:00

Thanks, Gee Gee for letting us know about this video. The little boy is Tennessee Ernie's son. We had a good laugh... hope you do too!

Church Skating Trip

2009-03-31T07:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been so long...again :( I have been meaning to blog about our skating trip though. The week of spring break we carried our children/youth from church to Skate Odyssey. Lainey came along and I was so excited about seeing her try to skate. They even had the cutest little skates that went right over little one's shoes. The moment she saw the skates she broke out into tears, kicking, and screaming. Let me back up a little. I have always been a bit of a dare devil. I have never been scared of bungee jumping, roller coasters, etc. I love it. Derrick on the other hand is a little more ~~chicken~~ careful. Well, obviously Lainey is just like him. Skating is just one example . I could go on. So I am thinking that baby #2 has got to be a little more dare devilish. Otherwise, we will never visit an amusement park on a family vacation. I am posting a few pictures of the skating trip. Of course we only got pictures of kids who were still for a minute.

Happy Anniversary!

2009-03-12T20:57:00.001-07:00

4 years ago today I married the love of my life. Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband.

Snow, Snow

2009-03-03T19:51:00.000-08:00

Oh boy did we have fun Sunday in the snow! Poor Lainey was so cold. Her socks were soaked and feet and hands were freezing when we finally convinced her to come in. Here are a few pictures of the fun. Again, I tell you that I am not a good picture taker (and neither is Derrick, but don't tell him I said that).

Oh the morning sickness...

2009-02-10T18:17:00.000-08:00

I know once again I have not done a very good job of blogging, but I have really been sick. Do you feel sorry for me? Hopefully it won't last long and it is already worth it just knowing that there is a life forming inside me. Lainey and Derrick have both been really sweet to take care of me. Today Lainey told me that she was sorry I didn't feel very good. She also went to her kitchen and made me some fake food that she said would make me feel better. Isn't that precious?! Yesterday she rode her tricycle to our neighbor's house all by herself to get me some crackers. Don't worry...no roads were involved and I watched her the whole way. She is getting so big.

We Are So Excited....

2009-01-28T18:00:00.000-08:00

We are so excited to tell you that we are expecting a baby!! Many of you know that we have been trying for nearly 2 years. Looking back I don't really know what we were thinking wanting another baby when Lainey was just 8 or 9 months old! But we couldn't be more excited.

High Fructose Corn Sryup

2009-01-28T11:44:00.000-08:00

This morning a I was driving, I heard on a talk radio show that high fructose corn syrup has traces of mercury in it! I think they said that 9 out of 20 samples tested were positive for mercury. They go on to list all the things that contain high fructose corn syrup...ketchup, juices, yogurt, spaghetti sauce, cereal, the list goes on and on. Check your cabinets and it will make you sick. To make it worse, the FDA has know about it for years. I hope you are disgusted as I am. I would hate to know how much my child has consumed.

Derrick Gets a Haircut

2009-01-07T15:10:00.001-08:00

For the past couple of years, I have been Derrick's beautician, and I have never messed it up--until now. I got a little happy with the clippers and there was no going back. Below shows what he looks like now. You can look at the last pictures I posted to see what he did look like. Thank goodness he didn't get mad! He is yet to say whether he will still let me cut his hair though.

Fun in Alabama

2009-01-04T18:04:00.001-08:00

We went to Alabama this past week to have Christmas with Derrick's family. Here are a few pictures of all the fun.

A family picture

Papa and MeMaw

Presents from Aunt Manda, Uncle Jeff, Jayden and Avery

Sweet Cousins Lainey, Jayden, and Avery

Giving Nathan a five

Pretty girls-Maddie & Avery

I goofed

2008-12-29T10:19:00.000-08:00

Derrick just pointed out to me that the picture I thought was Mitchell and Emily is really Will and Emily. Oops- wrong brother! Here is another to make up for it.

Life since the last post...

2008-12-28T14:26:00.000-08:00

Ok, I know I am a bad, bad blogger. I don't really have a good excuse but I am making a new years resolution to do better. Since I last blogged we have added a member to the family. Her name is Barba, and she is Lainey's imaginary friend. Her age varies depending on which day you ask. At first Lainey told us she was 4 months, then it was 6 months. Today on the way to the eat after church Lainey told us that Barba was going to eat with us. I asked her how she was going to get there since she was too little to drive. I guess she grew up over night because now she can drive. Derrick made a comment about her being old enough to pay for our lunch, and when he got up to pay at the restaurant, Lainey yells out to him as he is walking "Barba is going to pay, Barba is going to pay!" I guess since God has not seen fit to give us more children yet, he has instead given her a big imagination. Christmas was so much fun this year. I think it is just as fun and exciting, if not more, waiting on my child to wake up on Christmas morning as I remember it being when I was young. Santa brought her make-up (don't know what he was thinking) That was her favorite thing. She is such a girly-girl. She and Barba go shopping and do cheers a lot. I am posting some pictures of Christmas morning. I didn't take many. I am a worse picture taker than I am a blogger- sad, huh?

And before I forget, we really are getting a new member of the family. A real person. My brother, Mitchell has asked his girlfriend Emily to marry him. They will be tying the knot on June 20, 2009!

Our Song

2008-10-21T12:47:00.000-07:00

This is Lainey singing "Our Song" by Taylor Swift. It did not turn out as good as I had hoped. For one thing, I videoed it and I do NOT have a steady hand. Derrick usually does all the videoing. Also, the girl is usually WILD while singing this song, but not when the camera is on.

Hopefully you can understand the words. I am around her all the time so I forget that not everybody can understand her as well as I can. By the way, she does wear clothes most of the time and sometimes we even put a bow in her hair to keep it out of her eyes. :) One day she will hate me for this! I am thinking that many, many years from now I will show it to any boy she wants to date.

Ramblings....

2008-10-16T06:16:00.000-07:00

I am a little late on the weekend update like I promised. :( It seems like we have still been running since then. The Dave Ramsey Live Event was awesome! If you ever get a chance to go you need to. It lasted five hours and he never lost my attention. And let me just tell ya, that's big! We also enjoyed getting to visit with Derrick's mom and step dad along with his aunts, uncle, cousins and Mawmaw who came down to Birmingham to eat dinner with us.
Ok, you are bored to tears now. Sorry :( I was going to post a video of Lainey singing and dancing to Taylor Swift's "Our Song" She has memorized nearly every word. I really liked the song before we had to listen to it over and over. Every time we get in the car she says " I needa hear our songs swaming scween doors." So look for that soon. Also, Derrick is trying to figure out how to load his sermons on the blog so anyone who wants to listen can. The church got a new sound system a few months ago, he just hasn't figured it out yet. So look for that too!

Lainey's First Day of School

2008-10-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

Some of you may know that on top of pastoring full time, Derrick has taken on teaching high school math at Central Academy in Macon part time. Today was homecoming so he wanted Lainey to go with him so she could participate in all the festivities. He called a little while ago and said she was cheering in the hall so I know she is having a great time. It worked out well because without her here I was able to pack our bags so that we can leave for Alabama as soon as they get home. We are going to visit Derrick's mom and stepdad, and then tomorrow we are going to the Dave Ramsey live event in Birmingham. So we have a big weekend ahead. I will let you know how it goes!

phone update

2008-10-07T14:40:00.000-07:00

I just thought I would take a minute to post using my new blackberry. Had it been a plan it would have been a good one!

Oh boy....

2008-10-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

The past month I have been begging Derrick for a Blackberry. That is all I have talked about. My phone is OLD! It was the free phone from 2 years ago. Well today while he is off at school in Clinton, I dropped my phone in the toilet. A total accident!! I really, really didn't mean too. I was trying to call my sister while I was wiping Lainey. There is no way he is going to think I didn't purposefully do it. I will not hear the end of this for a really long time.

Funny Girl

2008-10-02T08:12:00.000-07:00

Ok so it has been a while since I have updated. I always know that when I start falling down to the bottom of the Friends list on my friend Brandy's blog that it is time for me to blog again. I do have a few funny stories to tell. I have always been proud that Lainey is such a big talker, but her mouth is getting a little too big. We were in JCPenney the other day, and she had to go potty. There was only one stall in the bathroom and it was occupied when we got in there. While we were waiting on it a lady came in and stood right beside us. Lainey looked at her and said " We go potty FIRST!" The lady just said "okay" so I am not sure that she understood how rude my daughter had just been to her, but I was a little embarrassed. Ok, so then we go into the stall and Lainey spits her gum out onto the floor. I know you are thinking ''why are you letting your 2 year old chew gum?'' And I have no good answer. But she wanted me to give it back to her. I told her that the floor was really dirty, and she responds "They need to clean it." I really don't know where she gets this stuff. Ok the funniest story of all: Saturday, Derrick was mowing the grass and Lainey was swinging on the back porch. Derrick stopped by the patio to try to get her to ride with him. She didn't want to, so he went on, but when he did the front tires on the lawnmower popped up (popped a wheelie). And he turned to us and gave a " oooh" look. He drives off and my sweet 2 year old says "Mama, Daddy lost his mind!" Funny girl.

New Pictures

2008-09-24T14:00:00.000-07:00

Last week, my sister and I took our babies to Choctaw Lake in Ackerman for my aunt to take some pictures of them. I thought they turned out really good. Here are a few:

How Much Could a Stupid Piece of Rubber Cost??

2008-09-17T14:36:00.000-07:00

Sometime last week while I was moving clothes from the washer to the dryer, Lainey opened the oven door and pulled out that piece of rubber that is there to seal in heat. So, we had to order another. I was thinking $10, $15 at most. WRONG! $43.45 I know I sound incredibly cheap, and I am, especially now that we have gotten "gazelle intense" to pay off our Pathfinder. I knew they said kids were expensive but I never really thought about it in the destructive kind of way. The joys of parenthood....and we are just beginning :)

Dolls, Dolls, Dolls

2008-09-16T14:14:00.000-07:00

Lately Lainey has taken a major interest in her baby dolls. I guess since my sister's baby, Kyler or "Baby Tay," was born in March and then my uncle and aunt's baby was born just a few weeks ago Lainey has learned all about taking care of babies. Before she would take a nap today we had to search the house over for the baby's bottle so the baby could go to sleep too. We even had to take a baby to the post office with us. Those baby dolls are all she has talked about! It is so sweet to watch her with them.

Haha....Those pants she has on are a 3t, which is what she normally wears, but if you can't tell they are huge on her. Bless her heart, they fell down about 5 times before I finally decided to take them off of her. Guess I can always put them back on ebay. I already have my boxes ready (stacked in the back of picture).

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

2008-09-04T18:51:00.000-07:00

Today was Derrick's 31st birthday. Lainey was so sweet about it. This morning she gave him the birthday card that she had picked for him. It sings Old MacDonald when you open it up, so of course she wanted it back after she gave it to him. When I laid her down for her nap today I told her that when she got up we could have Daddy's birthday party. She didn't forget it either. The party consisted of the three of us eating cupcakes that Lainey and I made last night off of Dora plates left over from Lainey's birthday party. She thought it was fun, and hopefully he did too.

Derrick is a wonderful daddy and husband. I don't tell him that nearly enough. I hope this has been a great birthday for him. He deserves it!

Lainey Sings ABC's

2008-08-21T09:22:00.000-07:00

We thought this was really cute. Isn't she smart?!

First Haircut

2008-08-14T16:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday when I finally took the plunge and decided to start blogging I was worried that I would not have anything very interesting to blog about. I was proved wrong today. I will let the pictures do the talking.

This was taken a month ago.

This was taken today.

If you didn't notice, in the second picture a big chunck of hair was chopped off. Yes, she did it herself. I bought her a pair of SAFETY SCISSORS, and this is what happend. She won't get them back for a long, long time.

First Blog

2008-08-13T18:35:00.000-07:00

Ok so this is my first ever blog and I have no idea what I am doing. I enjoy reading other people's blogs so I thought I would give it a try. We'll see how it goes....
I am posting a picture of Lainey for practice :)