weekend recap

We had an amazing weekend at home! Those are my all time favorite days. I spemt of my time cleaning and organizing. Im thinking it had something to do with the new year! I bet I wasn't the only person doing that. The big girls laid around and played uno and clue most of the weekend. The babies pretty much messed up everything that I cleaned up andplayed with Z-Bo, our new puppy. My husband may be a Grizzlies fan. I agreed to the name bc of the great season weare having. The kids and I call him "Bo".

Sunday the kids and I celebrated me turning 34! I had the best day with them and loved how special they wanted me to feel.

A perfect way to end a perfect break. I am beyond blessed! Tomorrow I am linking up with a couple of other bloggers for a new series. Cant wait! Have a great week!

Blogging in 2015

My only New Years resolution is to blog more in 2015. Im going to shoot for Mon-Fri with recaps of our day. Trust me it will be chaotic, hilarious, and entertaining! Im more excited this year for a new beginning than I have ever been. I said many times in 2014 that I felt like Job in the Bible. My dad passed away from leukemia, my mom fought breast cancer (and won!) and our finances were out of control. There were many days I threw my hands up, screamed, cried and begged for mercy.

My Faith was tested all year but the Lord kept showing himself to me during the trials. I am stronger and have learned to take 1 day at a time and live that day to the absolute fullest.

A few of the highlights from 2014:

In 2014 my relationship with alot of people grew stronger. I cherish all of my friends that got me through a rough year.

I look forward to sharing more in 2015!

Swimming and ice cream!

Today was a great day of swimming. We are so thankful that Ddaddy and Mimi have a pool! I took all 5 kids plus my niece swimming today and had a blast. Uncle Trey came and made it even more fun. I think we had a little too much fun with the water wars! Trey was serious about getting us today! This would have been the cutest picture if Miss priss would have looked! Merrie Clayton and Cannon did awesome swimming today. They are both still wearing arm floaties but are all over the pool. MC even jumps off the diving board and goes under water. I think they will be swimming by the end of summer. I was hoping that the swimming would have worn them out today but they are still up! Maybe the ice cream wasn't the best idea at 5:30....oops!

Summer is in full swing!

Let me first say,how blessed I am to be able to stay home with these cuties! MC is striking a pose...imagine that! :) Summer has definitely started at our house. We have played until dark almost every night. Swimming pool is out, sprinkler is always going and popsicles are restocked daily! I love everything about long summer days with my kiddos. We just ended the week with VBS. They all had a blast. This was Cannon's first year and he had stories everyday. I loved the drive home hearing their excitement talking about Paul. Those are memories I never want to forget. Maggie loved having her best friend Mabree in her group! They are getting so big! Cannon loved doing the motions with the music! These 2 got to have some special time with mommy this week while the older kiddos were gone.

Good bye 2012

2012 Was a year of good and bad. It was a personal testing of Faith year for me. In early February Matt had a cancer scare that turned our world upside down. We both were in a state of shock for a little while but after it wore off we were surprisingly strong. I prayed harder than I have ever prayed for God to give me a miracle. I didn't pray...I begged. I was 6 months pregnant with our son and couldn't believe it was happening. I felt for the first time in my life contentment and then it just happened. Life (GOD) always throws you things when you become comfortable. When I say comfortable I mean stop depending on him. Of course we still believed, loved and needed him. I personally just got comfortable enough to stray into a routine of not "talking" to him like I should have been. He has always been faithful and proven to me many times that he's there and listening. The day we got the news that it wasn't cancer, I had literally had the biggest break down hit the floor begging moment of my life. Ten minutes later the doctor informed me that it was a true miracle and that he was in the 1% that it didn't have cancer. All I could do in that moment was cry and say thank you Lord. I KNOW he gave me my miracle. During that time he was working and doing things in my husbands life too. Every little detail is for a reason and part of his master plan.

This was the verse that kept being shown to me during that time and it still is one that I read often. Now this hangs in someones home and I hope it helps them like it did us.

This little blessing came in May. He is just as sweet as he is adorable! I mean seriously...He is heaven sent! I have my hands full with his older sister MC and God sent me the sweetest little baby ever to keep me from going insane. :) I am in love and enjoying every minute of this little boys life. He is my last baby and thats a whole other post..... The rest of the year was spent with all the kiddos at home...ALOT. As a stay at home mom I find it so easy to just stay home. When you have more than 2 kids it's all most impossible to go anywhere and actually enjoy yourself. I do thing in different catergories. I spend the day out with all the kids doing kid stuff. The zoo, park, and play dates with other craxy moms. :) Love date night with the husband that come few and far between and live for girl time! Overall we had a very blessed year with tons of laughs, tears, stresses, and loving moments. Oh and we are still here and the World didn't end! Silly Mayans!

BRING IT 2013!!!

I'm back!

My sister asked me today if I still blogged. I haven't blogged in forever because of my busy life, but I thi k I will start again. Thanks Selina! :) The past 6 months have been amazing. God has blessed our family so much. Way more than we deserve. Matthew "Knox" was born May 11th and is perfect! He is the sweetest baby....seriously. I have been staying home and keeping kids for a year and a half. I love being able to stay home with my kids and not miss anything in their lives. My relationship with the Lord has grown tremendously since I've been a stay at home mom. I think it's because I have so much time during the day to talk to him and reflect on all of the things he does for me. I wouldn't be where I am today without him. My Faith is at a whole new level and my peace with life is amazing! I have been praying for two years for Matt to get daytime hours and he finally got them!!! I am stoked. :) One of the main reasons is because he will be home at night to help with the kids. I have been wanting to be a jewelry lady for a while now but the timing has never been right. I am taking another leap of Faith and trusting that I am doing what I need to be doing for our Family.

Pregnancy # 4

It's a Boy!

I am a little late with this post. I am currently 23 weeks pregnant with a boy. This is my last pregnancy, so I am taking every little thing in and enjoying it. I will say that I'm one of the "lucky" one's when it comes to pregnancy. Other than a couple of week's of being tired and slight nauseau I have felt great! I do think, however, that how you feel can have a lot to do with your mind set. The mind is such a powerful thing that can literally hurt or help you. I'm one of those people that is always on the go and never wants to sit still. I have done just that having 4 other kiddos to care for. On top of that 4 other ones that come and play everyday! Wow I really am a "lucky" one. We have chosen the name Matthew "Knox" for his name. My husband's first name and one of his favorite football teams had a lot to do with the middle name. :) 

Speaking of my husband.....Excited hardly explain's the emotion's he is feeling with having a boy. I am so happy that he is finally getting a son of his own. Cannon is just like a son to him, but this time he will have someone to carry on his name. He is already making plan's for He, Cannon, and Knox to go to sporting events! HA I love it!

All of the girl's are just ready for him to get here so they can get their hand's on him. MC loves to call my belly baby Knox. I am so anxious to see her with him. So this is what's going on these day's. We are all just waiting for him to get here.....Me the most!