From my husband's perspective...

I discovered a bunch of pictures on my husband's phone from the past several months. 

 

 

 

 

Is she being held for ransom???

 

 

 

Finally old enough for some Daddy project time at Home Depot

 

 

Florida gardens

Anyone know the image this title brings to mind?

And various others that have pink flamingos and garden gnomes littering the front lawn...

We went with that theme this year and enjoyed our Fall Festival dressed as a gnome and two ladybugs.  (albeit it was probably the gnome costume based off of Gnomeo and Juliet, D looked more like an elf when he refused to wear the beard)  E was dressed in the exact same costume as the girl in front of us in line for the "trunk or treat" part of the festival. 

Both E and D enjoyed the candy--smart move to do that first so they had something to keep themselves occupied while standing in the long lines for the rides.  I was a bit concerned that E would try to climb out of the rides, but she loved them!  D and she had so much fun riding them together...

A slept most of the time.

Our Drug Problem

One of our pastor's favorite jokes is that he had a "drug problem" growing up. He was "drug" to church everytime the door was open. We never made the intentional decision to do this for our children but somehow it has happened.

CFBC has been such a huge part of our life as a family! (which really makes me laugh since it has been all so unintentionally)

M and I met in the church parking lot 13 years ago on October 29th, 1999. A few short months later on Easter Sunday, M proposed to me while in knight's costume riding a horse. Again, at the church.  The horse balked at going through the parking lot and up to the door of the church so it was on the side of the church instead. We married and moved away, never anticipating a return to the huge mega-church.

When we moved back in December 2005, we planned to only attend our church until my parents moved a few weeks later. We never left.

While we had been trying to get pregnant in Alabama, I feel like so much of the heartache and tears were spent in Texas with friends from our church. We had many prayer warriors from church praying for God's blessing in a child. With this history, it was also the greatest joy to be able to share with our Sunday school class (and others) that God had indeed blessed us with a new life in the fall of 2007.

Our son David was born and brought to church at only 1 1/2 weeks old. Elizabeth was also prayed for by friends at church. We brought her to church at only a few days old. Abigail too became one of the youngest babies to attend church at only 6 days old.

When not in church on Sunday mornings, we are there practically every other day of the week for other activities. We are blessed to live so close that we could walk (if really wanted to--although never done). We come up to the church regularly to workout (I exercise, the kids play). My non-denominational Bible study happens to meet at our church. We have a Parent's Night Out monthly at church. We have had many a social at church. We have come to some Wednesday night services/classes. We are part of MOMS on Mondays.  We have come to church for leader's meetings. We have voted in political elections here. We have even shopped at one of the local kid's consignment sales which was held at the church facilities several times in the past.

Throughout this we have come to know and love the ladies who take care of our children.


Miss Laura always has a smiling face when she greets us at the desk in the kid's building and readily opens the door for us without complaining. 

 

 

Miss Marjory and Miss Glenda have taken care of all three of my children as babies faithfully almost every time we are at church.  They won't tell any stories about which one is easiest, right? :)

 

Miss Danielle and Miss Annalisa have taken care of Elizabeth so cheerfully.  Miss Annalisa has kept E happy even when others have failed!

 

Miss Cricket loves my children and has sweetly taken care of David many a time in all his various moods!

This is the only church home my children have known. David freely roams the halls and knows all the nooks and crannies of this large, sprawling church.  It is definitely their home away from home!   Thank you CFBC and individual ladies who have invested so heavily in my children's lives!

19 months

Biz has been busy this month.  She is in the midst of growing up and has already hit the terrible twos... Spanking have become more common and bringing about the result of a little girl who is controlling her emotions a bit better; we still have a long ways to go.

 

My beautiful tomboy LOVES to be outside and does not mind getting dirty (unlike her brother :) ).  She does, however, also love to dress up in girly clothes with bows in her hair.

 

 

We loved our visit with Gram this month...

E absolutely adores her brother (her archrival) and her sister (her baby doll). 

 

 

My tall girl has outgrown many of her 2T dresses--lengthwise--  Leggings and a few larger dresses may get us through until the summer. 

 

Still very attached to her "babby" (blankie). 

Love this little girl!