Lazy Day.

I know it has been awhile since my last post but I have been trying to pack here and there before we move in 17 days. I have a feverish 8 month old sleeping on me right now so it has forced me to do absolutely nothing but lay around today-the house is a mess with boxes and I think the kids breaksfast things are still on the dining table-they made their own lunch today and ate in the living room while watching tv. I am so thankful that they are both old enough to make a pb and j sandwhich on their own. I really cant believe how much stuff we have to move-some of it I havent even touched since we moved here 2 years ago and yet we are moving it again!! I really dont think we are going to be able to fit everything in the Uhaul-so we may have to leave some and come back and get it over the summer. Here are a couple pics (for those that dont check facebook-which is where I post all my pics). Sorry again for the lack of blogging-I promise to get back to it after we move!

Brody Mack-6 months

It's amazing what 4 hours of interrupted sleep will do for you-whew-I'm on a roll with these posts!!

My little Brody turned 6 months on Tuesday!! I can't believe it has already been that long! He is so different than the other two!! What a gift!!

Callaway Gardens.

Another exciting thing in February was our trip with the cousins to Callaway Gardens!

It was beautiful. Here are a few highlights!!

Quick trip to Florida

This past weekend we made a very quick trip down to Florida. We were going down to see the house we are going to move into in May. Yes we are moving back to Florida-it is very bittersweet. I really love Georgia and totally love our property and having family(really really love this!!) on it as well but there is nothing like having BeBe(and family) and Papa(and family) and Gram within a quick drive ...so after many many many long discussions we are making the move at the end of May. We have already found someone to buy our house and we have already found a house to rent in the beautiful town of Harmony. So anyway we went down to Florida to take a peak at it. It is absolutely gorgeous. Here are a couple pics from the house. (more to come on the move at another time)








And see my mom and my grandmother.




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We also were able to see my brother play baseball too!!

February Highlights

Ok my long lost readers-I am not blogging as often as I would like but it's all about quality not quantity right? So here is the first of a few highlights from February!!

We had made a quick trip down to Florida (see next post) and when we returned on Sunday and had been receiving weather reports just about hourly from my dear sis-in-law-she is the local weather girl on Ansbaugh Acres. Well she was giving us the snow update and so by the time we got back it was dark still so we didnt know what to expect.




Here is what was left of it on the sign when we pulled in on Sunday night.


Here was Braxton Monday morning ready to go.



Here they are in the blizzard-lol!!






What a doll!!





Here's Braxton ready to brave the snow or what was left of it anyway).

So needless to say we didnt get to see the best of the snowfall but they were happy to at least see something!!

Long time ...no see....

Hey there everyone...once again I have been slacking in the blogging area. I really have good intentions but most of my computer time happens with a 4 month old on my hip and it takes way too long to type with one hand so I apologize. We have been doing well. Brody will be 5 months next Tuesday. I can't believe how the time has gone by-although we are still working on trying to get some sleep at night. We will get it sometime. But on a positive note I did start working out on the elliptical again this week. I have been on it Mon., Tues., and Wednesday this week. Didn't do it yesterday cause the lack of sleep and my neck was hurting. Hopefully this is the start to something good. I am back in my pre-pregnancy clothes but still need to work on that pregnancy flab!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!! love you all!!

Love this website and this give-a-way.

I love this website and she is having a Kroger gift card give-a-way which I love Kroger too!! Just had to share!!

http://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/01/25-kroger-gift-card-giveaway.html

Happy New Year!!

I apologize to all 2 of you who read my blog because it has been almost 2 months since my last post. I just have not been motivated to keep it up. I can't believe 2009 is here. What a year 2008 was-I am so blessed to have such an amazing family, had a baby and having wonderful friends and family (whom I miss dearly). Chad and I have been discussing our resolutions lately and I still have not been motivated to set them. I am still not getting enough sleep with our little 4 month old. He is not sleeping through the night and now he has the stuffy nose/cough cold that has been lingering around our family since we made our trip down to Florida (which by the way was great except the kids had fevers just about the entire week and so we didn't go out and visit people like we normally do) So anyway I know I want to get a little more organized this year and I want to start working out again, but I just feel like any extra time I have I am just wanting to catch up on household duties and teach the kids. So blah blah---that is my rambling for the new year. I hope you all have a blessed 2009 and I will try my best to update this more often this year!!

Trying to fight these colds...

It is that time of year here in Georgia -when the weather gets just cold enough and then gets warm again and we get these lovely little colds beginning to linger. We are fighting them though. Even my little 2 month old is fighting a little cough. Braxton finally is on the up and up after 8 days of it. We just usually kick these things quick but this one is a toughie. I am tellin you what if I could get a quarter for every gallon of nose secretions I would be rich. (I am sure you don't hear that everyday!) Anyway we are doing great otherwise. Countin the days to go and visit the fam in FLA for some amazing turkey!! Hope everyone is doing well. By the way it was like 29 degrees here this morning-I enjoy fall but not ready for winter!!! Love to all!!

Trunk or Treat 2008

Out church had a Trunk or Treat last night. Our trunk was sports themed as you may have guessed. We had a great time!!

New Favorite Blog!!!

I came across this site from a friend of mine (thanks Lani!) and found this lady that has vowed to use the crockpot everyday this year. It is so great. It was so funny cause when I was down in Florida this past weekend my mom treated me and herself to Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Lattes (decaf of course!) and it was so yummy and when we came back home on Sunday and I checked her site her crock recipe for the day was Pumpkin Spice Lattes in the CROCKPOT!! I so cant wait to try it. I thought I'd share it with ya!! I also have already tried her Candy Chicken recipe-she has them all organized by category on the side!! Check it out and let me know if you try any of them.

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

Family Fun.

We made a quick trip down to Florida last week to visit. We had a great time as you can see.

My kids first camp out...

This past weekend the kids and their cousins camped out..... with the fathers of course. By looking at this picture can you tell which family has done this before? (you can tell a lot about a camper by the size of their tent!!) Ha ha!!

11 years ...........5 years.............4 weeks

Well I am a little behind so I must catch up on 3 important dates that have passed in our family in the past week.

11 years-Me and my hubby celebrated our 11 year wedding anniversary. It is hard to believe it has been 11 years. He is an amazing,wonderful man and my best friend. I am so thankful that I have been married to him for that long (or should it be that short?)
My MAN!!

5 years- My boy turned 5 this past week. Once again the time flies-I really can not believe he is 5-although he has the brain of a 10 year old-he is still a playful, kindhearted,active, little boy.


4 weeks- My newest one turned 4 weeks on Wednesday-I cant believe it has been 4 weeks. He is simply an adorable little man. He is growing daily. He eats,poops, cries and sleeps-so I would say everything is going just fine. (other than me not getting much sleep-but that will get better with time -I hope...............)

Here is big sister holding Brody. She is such a great helper.

And a baby makes 3 .....kids that is!!

Well I had my first two outings with just me and the kids this week. Our first outing was Tuesday to the dentist because my little man (not my littlest man), decided to lose a tooth by climbing on the fort.



So they took an x-ray and he completely knocked it out-there was nothing left up in the gums. So we just have to wait til his adult tooth comes in. Could be awhile...it just changes his whole look. Too cute!!

Then yesterday Brody has his 2 week check up. He is up to 8lbs 11 oz and is 21 inches long. Now I know he is a boy and he can grow pretty fast but an inch an half in 2 weeks is unbelievable which leads me to believe they were a little off in their original measurements at the hospital. Either way he is definitely growing!!! Just wanted to share some of our week.

Has it been a week already?

I cant believe a week ago today I had Brody. Although the nights do seem longer than the days it is still hard to believe that it has already been a week. Sorry for the lack of reply to emails and posts on facebook. I am able to read everything easily but typing w/one hand(or none sometimes) while feeding the little one will have to be a task that I learn. So right now the little guy is asleep on my chest (this is one of the best feelings in the world) so I managed to sneak in a couple pics on the computer. I wanted to mention that my mom(and my sister) made the drive up as soon as I was on my way to the hospital and my mom left yesterday. She was amazing. All of my laundry was up to date , I have enough meals in the freezer for awhile and the kids were taken care of. Unfortunately she caught Bailey's cough the last couple of days and she didn't want to share it with Brody so she couldn't hold him as much as she would like but she was amazing. Also thanks to my sister for helping out with the kids as well. Another thanks goes out to my amazing sister-in-law , once again she is helping us out so much. She watched the kids countless times for my last checkups while I was pregnant, she watched the kids while we were at the hospital until my mom arrived and she has set up some meals for us with people at the church. What an amazing help!!! I cant say thank you enough to everyone that has helped us. Also my dad, stepmom and one of my brothers made the trip up for a one night stay this past weekend to see the new guy. It was great to see them. Ok I am rambling-just trying to get in as much as possible before the eating machine arises. Oh yeah by the way here are a couple pics from the past week. Enjoy!!

Pics of my new little man!!

I havent had a chance to upload any pics from my camera but my mom is in town and I jumped on her computer for a second and am using a couple of hers. The first one is of my mom and the baby. Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes. I really appreciate it!!

It's a boy!!

Brody arrived Wednesday, September 3 at 5:38p.m. He is just beautiful. I will post pictures soon when I am up to it. Just wanted to let everyone know. Thanks for all your prayers and support.

Due Date-NO LABOR DAY!!!

Well this is my actual due date and I thought I would wait until the 24th hour to let you know nothing happened. A couple of weeks ago I was not thinking it would be cute to have this baby on labor day because I was wanting it to happen early, but this morning I was thinking otherwise to go into labor on Labor Day-but no such luck. O'well. Still had a great day with the fam. We will see what tomorrow holds. My son thinks I will have the baby August 25 of next year......not funny at all!!!

Ok ...another update.

Well went to the doctor today and no progress. So I have a scheduled induction for next Friday if nothing happens before( I am due on Monday-Labor Day-appropriately- so I would love to go on my own before next weekend!!) If nothing happens before next Wednesday I will have a sonogram then to make sure everything is looking ok. So the clock ticks on....so it is in God's hands until next Friday ...then it's in my dr's hands. Either way this could be my last weekend with only 2 children (unless I go tonight!) So that is the scoopage.

Oh the mystery number ...................the winner is Ms. Layton-you are crazy girl if you think my due date got pushed back....NOT.....just kidding. In all serious.....one thousand and twenty-eight are the amount of diapers I received as gifts from 2 baby showers. Can you believe it?? I was just looking at the stacks of packs of diapers and began to add up and just couldnt believe it. That should get me through a few weeks right??