Date Night

Tonight Jamie and I went on a much needed date. He took me out to dinner and then to see "The Time Travelers Wife". Must see good old crying chick flick. I adore Jamie because he has not seen GI Joe yet and he sacrificed and let me pick the movie. May seem so little to others but it meant a lot to me.

Go,Go,Go....

SLEEP!

Aubree is in 2nd grade!

Aubree started 2nd grade this year. She has been so excited the past week to go back to school and then last night she cried her eyes out and asked me to home school her. She finally fell asleep and woke up feeling better. I met her for lunch today and she is doing great. I knew she would be okay... she is a lot like me when it comes to change... new class= scary anything new=scary! I know she will have a great year just like last year. She is growing up way to fast for me!

Crazy little Luke

Last week this was Luke's outfit of choice. He wanted to wear it every place we went. I made his take off the handkerchief around his mouth in fear people would think he was going to rob them...




He also insisted on bringing a sock puppet and talking to it in public. I let him bring it to Jamie's softball game so he could feel my pain of walking around with a strange little 5 year old...




Luke we love you so much! We know this little phase will end and you will not have all these crazy ideas. You continue to make us laugh and make our home just a bit brighter. You ROCK Luke!

Mattress Surfing

Aubree had a friend spend the night last week. We took a extra mattress we had in the basement and put it in the living area for her to sleep on. The next morning as we were cleaning up I remembered a fun thing my sisters and I did when Mom and Dad were not home. We would get our mattresses and fly down the stairs. So I jumped on the mattress and flew down our basement stairs. The kids went crazy and we have been doing it for days now. It is fun and we have not had any broken bones yet! I found a few grey hairs the other day so mattress surfing keeps me feeling young!

This time last year

Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you want.

This quote is on my friends blog. Time is getting close to Braden's 1st birthday. As I try to ignore it I cant. I think I will forever think about him this time of year. When his birth mom changed her mind we were devastated for many reasons. We worried so much for his welfare. Now he is in foster care and believe it or not it brings peace to my heart. I know if his Mom does not get her act together he is young enough to be adopted by a loving family. Not our family (due to many reasons) I have faith he will be loved and taken care of. He still is the child we lost but we did learn a lot. I learned so much about myself. My love grew deeper and stronger for my husband. I have learned at a deeper level to trust in the Lord. I have learned who my true friends are. The ones who cried with me and let me lose it for a while and did not judge. I learned to talk more about my feelings and most of all I learned...Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you want. I have heard several times the saying "I am thankful for MY trials cause I wouldn't want anyone else's". The Lord knows each of us and know's what we can handle. In the beginning I felt like I could not handle it. Now I know I can handle it and just as the answer He gave me in one of my many prayers "it will be okay" it is okay. I am thankful.

Darth Vader?

Yesterday as I finished getting ready for church Luke said "Wow Mommy, you look like Darth Vader"! You be the judge!