How do you know it’s spring at our house??
The children begin shedding their hair…
Here’s the "before" picture (note two oldest boy’s hair)
Yep, I like it longer too Nana but it IS summer!!
Teeth start falling out: (before haircut)
The baby decides the clothes basket is as good as any bed…
or any play toy…
So, what’s happnin’ at your house???
Julie
Saturday night we got to go out to celebrate a dear friend’s bi.rthday. It was so much fun. We had barbeque and then went to the MarbleSlab for icecream. It was yummy.
Here’s me and my hubbie…
Me and one of our good friends…
And the fellows…
Have a great day!
Julie
Yep, it ‘s March 12th…..it’s getting awfully close to the big 42!!!! YIKES
But it’s also time for …..
FLAG FOOTBALL
And of course with flag football comes demanding 2 year olds chanting "I want some drink mommy"! NOW!!
And along with that MUST come the fun apart from what’s going on on the field . So here’s the record of that tonight………………
Let’s see who can slide into home base and get their entire little bodies Filthy filthy filthy!!!!!
And of course we must end with (or really begin with) the painted toes that look just like mommys when she came home from her vacation. 
There are so many firsts in a little girls life and today is the first time she’s ever had her toes painted to look just like her mommas!! Yippee Girl!
Our daughter is the only girl in our family…well, besides me, of course. It’s so fun to watch her grow up after the blessing of three sons. I truly believe they take as much delight in her as my husband and I do. Here are a couple of pictures of them helping her get all dressed up…
That ‘s what it takes to be a girl in our house….frilly dress and a light saber!!!
And while she was getting all dolled up Fred was playing a little hide-n-seek.
Can you believe he’s only 8 months old??? He’s huge! He’s already so much bigger than his mom. It’s hard to believe he was just like this…
Have a great day.
IN HIM
julie
This weekend my hubbie and I are spending time alone in Ocean Isle Beach, NC. Our favorite sitter, Caroline, is keeping all four kids.
Since I didn’t get to go with my husband to Arizona this year we planned this little get away to make up for some much needed time alone. Today we walked on the beach holding hands and crushing shells with our shoes. I learned something new about my hubbie today. He likes to step on shells and crush them like I do. There is something very rewarding about the "crunch" heard underfoot.
So while we’ve napped, eaten well, napped some more and thoroughly enjoyed this time together we will be so excited to see our kids again.
Reminds me…."For everything there is a season…"
IN HIM,
julie
Today I finally learned how to do something on Photoshop I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I learned how to take all the color out of a photo and add color back in in just one spot. It was so fun. Now I just have to get it online. Here are some photos from today. The sky was unbelievable blue today as you can tell in the pictures.
How do you know you have boys living at your house?
Well, as I looked around today this is what I saw.
The lineup of vehicles in our driveway………………..
What the front porch looks like……………………..
What the bathroom looks like………………….
This is what’s on top of some of the days homeschool work….bandaids and neosporin from today’s accident and the gameboy and of course the everpresent ace bandage just in the even we need to look mummy-ish as we’re working…………………..
So if you see any of this stuff around your house there is sure to be a couple boys lurking around somewhere!
Julie
Some of you may remember the saga we have had with our psyco cardinal who divebombs the french doors of our bedroom each morning. He sits on the railing of the deck and shirps amazingly loud. I lay in bed and pray each morning that God would strike that bird dead. But we have had to endure it’s territorial behavior for months. Last year we suffered through another male cardinal’s insane behavior. After taping all kinds of things up on the windows to help cut down on the reflection the cardinal sees in our french doors my husband came up with this ingenius idea…
So, what do you think??
Julie
I am always overjoyed when God allows me to see the fruit of my prayers and the prayers of others who so diligently pray for our family.
Baby girl fell out of the bed of my husband’s truck today. She landed on her head on the asphalt of a parking lot. It scared my husband so badly. He was certain to pick up her and find blood everywhere.
I believe the fall scared her more than anything. She was playing with her brother in the back of the truck and just lost her balance and over she went.
My husband gathered the kids he had with him and immediately prayed for baby girl. There was no blood and no visible signs of damage. When I got home I checked her over well myself and there isn’t even a scratch or a place where the skin is broken, no knots on her head, no nothing. "Nothing hurts, mamma" and she’s as peppy as ever.
Well I know her angel was there with her and took the fall for her. It may have appeared that she landed on concrete but that strong warrior angel that looks over my daughter caught her very softy in his arms. And I thank you, I shall call you Ron2, for your service to our God. Thank you God for caring about my little one. Thank you when you let me see the affect of my prayers for protection. You are an awesome GOD.
I love you with all that I am.
Make me more like you every day Lord!!!!
And heal my family so that we may serve you better and better!
IN JESUS name
JUlie
It was beautiful today….sunny and 70 degrees. We spent most of the day at the park. What a blessing it was to get to spend most of the day outside.
Here are a few pictures from today…
My favorite parts of Baby Girl
FRED the cat
My sweet 5 year old with his brother’s "do rag" on.
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