Kids bible time.

Every morning after we eat our breakfast I've started Bible time with the kids. I lay out a blanket on the floor and they have to stay within the blanket. (Ryder is still having issues on this part, we are working on it tho!).
Taylor is getting really excited about Bible Time. And she is learning alot as well :)

This morning was a great Bible Time morning. For a week we are just reading about how God created everything, and Adam and Eve. Sometimes we wonder on to Noah and Ark(Which Taylor loves) but I want to spend a few days on small parts so they can remember and understand each part better.

Today our conversation went like this :
(On the first page we read about how God created EVERYTHING and how God is good. Here is the conversation- it started toward the end of the first story)


Taylor - God is good.
Me - thats right. And who made everything?
 Taylor - God did.
Me- Who made the stars?
Tay- God!
Me- Who made bubby?
Tay- God!
Me- good! Okay, who are these people?
Tay- Adam and eve?
Me- yep! And where do they live?
Tay- in the GARDEN!!
Me- Right! Which garden?
Tay- Eveden?
Me- Eden, but thats close enough..
Tay- they disobeyed god
Me(surprised she remembered the word)- thats right. What did God say to them?
Tay- not to eat that fruit!!!!
me- right! but they did didnt they?
tay-thats not good.
me- nope. So they Disobeyed God and they got into trouble. What happened?
Tay- Ummm
Me- they used to live where?
Tay- in the garden if evened.
Me- Eden. Butyes. And then God sent them away because they got in trouble.
Tay- God is good.
Me- Yes he is, and he wants us to obey what he says. And Adam and Eve did not listen to him. They ate the fruit and got into trouble.
TAy- I dont want in trouble..
Me- You're not in trobule. But if you don't listen to God, or mommy and daddy then you will get into trobule.
Tay- But God can't help me blow out my candles.
Me- Okay?
Tay- No, I do it all by my self. I'm a big girl. I blow out my candles all by my self.
Me- Okay, I'm sure God will let you blow out the candles all by your self, but only if you are good!
Tay- I being GOOD!!!!!!!!




So, as you can see we just roll with whatever happens. While we were having this discussion and still going threw the few pages we went through, Ryder was busy dumping his cheerios into a bowl, then a plate, and then eating them with a fork. We did sing our Noah song at the end because Taylor loves hearing about Noah and the Ark. Ryder did help sing by saying NOAH at the right time. :) All in all they are learning about the Bible and having fun at the same time :)

Weekend Review

I know, its Tuesday. But David had another 3 day weekend and I didn't have much time to get online yesterday. So here is our weekend recap :)

Saturday- My parents came back from the beach. The kids were very excited. They got a new T Shirt, and each got a boat set for their pool, and they got shells. Here is Taylor refilling their pool along with the boats and a few other random toys!:)

Sunday- David and I have a date:) We saw the Avengers(SUPER good movie by the way). We then ate out and went to walmart. We of course bought stuff for the kids. A new sprinkler was the high light. Of course, both kids were afraid.

Sunday night we bought a canopy for the back yard. The kids love being out side, but there is NO SHADE. And since I'm prego I'm going to need shade this summer while out playing with the kids. We bought one at the dollar store. Took about 25 minutes to set it up. We enjoyed it for an hour that night. Next morning we were outside about 30 minutes before it was about to storm. Come in for lunch and naps and the canopy falls apart with the storm :/

So now I'm looking for a more sturdy, easy set up canopy. :/ At least it worked for one night.......... - Not worth it lol

Remembering what He has blessed us with.

We do not get to go on vacations, and we shop at good will and always buy things on sale/clearance. We never have any of the latest stuff(ex. new games, computers, cameras, toys, clothes, cars, etc.). We live a very tight life, but we chose this. Right?

And I would love to say that we NEVER complain about not getting to go on vacations, or have the latest computers/games/whatever. But the truth is we do. Alot. And at least once a week I get in this depressed mood where I'm upset because again this summer we will not get to go on a vacation.(Honestly, David and I have never got to have a vacation. This is our 6th year together. We didn't even get a honeymoon....)We will not get to take the kids to the zoo like we want to, or have a huge date night where David and I get a hotel room and just be us for a while instead of mommy and daddy.  A new computer game came out that David has been talking about since 2008. And all his friends already have the game and love it. He borrowed the game to try it on his computer and his computer is too old for it to run on it. (His friends are all single, no families, no house payments, no car payments, no responsibilities etc.). But still, it hurts me because he can not have what he wants when he wants. And the same goes with the kids. We got Taylor the leap pad for her birthday but we haven't been able to buy any new games for it since then. :/

We think about all the things we WANT and can't have alot. We complain about it, try to redo our budget to be able to do more, and try to make it all better.

But in reality, everything is fine. We are 21 and 24 years old. We have 2  wonderful healthy happy children, and one on the way. We have each other, and our families. We have OUR home(Not many people can say that at just 21!) And we have the durango. Our kids have an old swing set out back and a tiny pool on the front porch. We all have clothes to wear, may not be brand new stuff, but its still clothes.

We spend so much time upset about what we do not have, that we forget about what we DO have. We have alot. The Lord has REALLY blessed us. When I get in that mood where I'm upset because we can't afford to do things, or get things we want I need to remember that this is all part of HIS plan. Not mine. And I need to remember to look at EVERYTHING He has blessed us with, not what we think we need in order to be happy.

Lazy Day.

I hate lazy days. When David is off work we usually have lazy days where we lay on the couch on computers etc. all day. I hate lazy days. I get NOTHING done, the kids do not learn anything new, they are cranky because we aren't playing with them etc. And yet every time David has a day off we make it a lazy day :/

Starting tomorrow, we are doing school every morning, bible study during school time, and we are going to have fun. I done this a few weeks ago and the kids and I loved it. But the past couple weeks alot has been going on so I cut back. But I am defiantly starting it all back tomorrow. So check back tomorrow for pictures of our school time and bible time. :)

Mother's Day

David isn't one to do sweet things for me. He is a man, and he just doesn't think that way. LOL :)

This morning however was great. He got up with the kids at 6 45 and took them out to walmart. When they got back they had breakfast, and a big bunch of pink Roses and the sweetest card ever. He really made me happy, he has never done anything like this without me hinting about it etc.

David let Taylor pick out the color. Usually she is all about the color BLUE so PINK was a big surprise!

Friday we had to take Ryder to Knoxville for the Lung Specialist Check Up. We ran by Wal Mart to get our mother's Mother's Day cards. I found these as soon as we walked in, some had already bloomed while others, like these, are still growing. They are Tulips, and they are either, Yellow, Red, or Red & Yellow. Can't wait to see what color they turn out to be. For some reason I have been very drawn to flowers lately. :) 

Back to Mother's Day.

I just wanted to say that I am very thankful that the Lord blessed me with a little princess, and a little man, and another little man on the way. He has gave me so much and I am so thankful. Being a mother is a very hard job, we do everything for everyone in our home, and we hardly ever get a thank you. We are moms, drs, taxi drivers, pharmacist, referees, maids, and everything in between. Our kids come to us for EVERYTHING and its our job to do whatever they need/want etc. Yes, this is a hard job, and its not always easy(its hardly ever EASY) but its worth it. Seeing their smiling faces, their hugs, slobbery kisses, and everything else makes it so worth it. I love my kids and I would never change anything about them. They are my life. 

And here are some pictures from the other day that I think really turned out cute :)

Little Nudges

I will be 18 weeks this Wednesday. This pregnancy is creeping by! Ever since about 16 weeks I've been feeling little nudges. I can feel him rolling and kicking and poking me. He moves almost constantly! I feel so blessed to be able to experience these little movements inside. Only mothers get to feel this wonderful feeling :) The Lord has blessed me way beyond what I deserve and I am forever grateful for everything!

Monday catch up.

It's Monday. Oh joy!  The weekend was great. The kids were outside just about every minute they were awake. The pool is a big hit still. We rearranged the porch to have more room for some toys and their table and chairs. We have lunch out there and snack times.

 Once things calm down I'm sure we will be having breakfast and supper out there. I would love to move the pool to the back yard, I should look into those huge tent things to set up so we aren't in the full sun all day. 

Anyways. Today has been busy. I've been up since 6 am. Cleaned the whole house by 8. And then tried taking the kids out around 9 30 to the pool but it was cloudy and cold so we came back in. They are now down for nap time. And I'm so ready for a nap as well. But that wont happen. Laundry is still going and I'm sure there are dishes that need to be done. But I'm taking a break. We have been doing non stop all weekend with the kids outside playing and its wearing me out! This evening once the kids get up from nap time we are going to play etc. About 3 30 I need to give my two a bath and then get us all ready to go to a funereal. I'm hoping that the children do good while we are there, but I also know how they are......

Random- Pictures of our "new" porch for the summer time. 

The view from our porch. 

The kids helping me do laundry so they can go out to play. :)

 

Pool Time

Yesterday, May 4th 2012, we got the kids a small pool for the front porch. It was a HIT.

We spent 2 hours out there, from the minute we got home till 15 minutes till bed time!

Potty & Binky, Day ONE.

Ryder is almost 21 months now. And if you read my post from  yesterday  you know that he has been wanting to use the potty the past couple days. So randomly I've been trying it with him. We bought him big boy underwear and a new boy potty.

Today has been day ONE of being in underwear all day( besides the trip ot the grocery store as soon as he got up this morning.)

And we have had nothing but accidents all day. :/ He hasn't went on the potty once. I'm not going ot give up. But if by Sunday night we haven't made any progress then I may give it a break if he wants to.

Today is also day ONE of no binky besides nap time and bed time. Its been a little rough on that end. He fusses because he wants the binky but I just tell him it's broke. I know he will do fine once he is used to no binky during the day.

Pregnancy Update Week 17

Pregnancy update week 17! (May 2nd 2012)

So we are pretty sure this little one is another boy :) We have a name picked out, just revealing the initials untill we are 100000% sure its a boy.   CJ    And it BETTER be! I have EVERYTHING (Clothes wise) for a boy besides just a few smaller things. And of course we still need the infant swing, double stroller, infant carrier, and more cloth diapers :)

Cravings : Corn on the cob, Coco puffs, and thats about it.

And I'm showing now if I wear the right clothes. All my jeans are very tight, but maternity are still kinda too big.

He's a Big Boy(well trying to be)

So Ryder, 20.5 months, has decided he wants to start going on the potty. The potty in the picture wasn't working too well(pee never made it in the potty, it was all over the floor) (AND he was wearing Sissy's panties :/) So this evening AFTER he got his stitches taken out we went to walmart and got him some Big Boy Undies and a new potty! He has already peed one pair of undies. On pair 2. I don't know how this potty training so early is going to go, Taylor was almost 3 before she finally was potty trained!

Bible time with the kids

I had a very strange dream the other night, about the Rapture etc. It was so real. And of course it got me to thinking. I haven't been reading my bible lately, I haven't been teaching the children about God and the bible. I haven't been doing my job. God gave me these blessings to love, care for, and to teach His word to every day. How will they ever know God if I do not bring God into our home more? 

So this morning the kids and I read some of their childrens bible. They really enjoyed it. Taylor loved talking about the pictures, we learned about Adam and Eve, Noah, and of course God. This is going to be part of our morning routine everyday, reading some of their bible and learning all we can from it. 

Mama moments.

After a hard morning playing outside the kids were tired. Came in for the day(its way to hot out there) and look at what I found :)

Ryder

       

               I love the way you smile, & how you seem to make a mess of everything.

I love how daring you are, even if I have multiple heart attacks a day.

I love how you play, although it isn't always nicely. 

I love how you care, always willing to give hugs and kisses. Your slobbery kisses are some of the best kisses out there:).

I love you, my little man. Never afraid of anything, always giving kisses and hugs, the sweetest rotten boy I know.