Its been a great week here! The boys are all good and so active. Football practice starts in a week and they seem ready. I don't know if I am ready with the heat! School starts in a month and I bought their school supplies yesterday. I cannot believe Austin is starting Kindergarten and Trae will be in 2nd grade. Makes me feel older! I have also started buying them "back to school" clothes and need to get their backpacks this week. Austin wants a Dallas Cowboys backpack and Trae wants an under armour backpack.

Hayden is doing good, walking everywhere. He and Emmi have had fun playing this week! Enjoy the pics! Love you all.

Say a prayer for Sully tonight! He is in pain....pray for comfort and healing for this little boy!

On another note....here are some pics of Hayden with his daddy!

Aunt Jess did Emmi's hair today!!! Pics are blurry...

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Emmi's beautiful curls and smiles!!!

The little boy Sully that we have been praying for is losing his battle. He has fought with everything in him and his little body is giving out. He isn't producing any immunity and is still needing blood transfusions. Please pray that the Lord heals little Sully, whatever that might be. Pray that he gives his mom, dad, sister and grandparents the strength to get through this.

You never know what life holds, what the Lord has in store. I do believe things happen for a reason even though sometimes we can't determine what that reason is...... Enjoy what you have every day and hold on as tight as you can. Live life with no regrets!

As I say this my boys have hung a long piece of tape down from the top of the stairs and spiderman is on the end swinging around. They are so excited about it too! Now they are showing it to Hayden.

Today is a good day, a very hot day though!!! I am ready for the Fall already, I don't think I have ever said that before. We will be enjoying the indoors! I have Emmi again this week....yea!!!!

Hayden is doing much better today! No fever.... He has such a funny personality! That little boy cracks me up! His tooth popped through yesterday!!!!

Emmi

Emmi Reese

Well, Hayden woke up from his nap this afternoon with a fever of 104.5 and I freaked out! He has no symptoms but did have a cold a couple days ago. I took him back to Acute Kids and they confirmed the ear infection and gave him a shot of rosephin?(spelled wrong...I am sure). He will start Omnicef tomorrow. Monday I will make another appointment with the ENT and go ahead and get him tubes. I was hoping he would outgrow it but I don't think that is going to happen.

I have enjoyed this past week more than you will ever know. I got to watch my neice Emmi all week! She is so precious and I have enjoyed every second with her! She is probably tired of me kissing her all the time though. She gets jealous of Hayden coming to me. She wants just me! Funny how she is jealous but my own kids aren't jealous!! I love it! I can tell you that Emmi and I are going to have alot of fun shopping and doing girly things later. I am so lucky to have her in my life!

Trae and Austin and enjoying the rest of the summer. We go fishing alot and right now they are in the back yard jumping on the trampoline and playing in the water. Hayden is getting fussy, I better go! Love you.



"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" (Matthew 6:33-34).

Ok, today I was doing laundry and came to realize that Trae now needs adult hangers!!!!!!!!!!! What?? He is so tall and is wearing a size 8 shirt. Child hangers no longer work on his shirts. My first born is not a baby anymore. What a day!
Austin is getting so big and has grown in height lately. I wish they would slow down! Luckily they still are attached to their mommy and have been wanting to sleep with me lately. They still sit in my lap and love on me so that's good.
Hayden is starting to talk alot more and is saying more and more words every day! Life is miraculous!

They think they are soooo cool!

Boys fun time with homemade play-dough

Pics of Hayden

Here are some pics of Hayden a month of so ago....enjoy!

Tonight I made a low fat turkey chili and it was great!! Let me know if you want the recipe. We are all doing good. Maddie went to the groomers today and is nice and pretty. I went and picked up Hayden's wagon finally (one of his bday presents from mommy and daddy). It will be nice to have for all the football practices and games. It has seats and they can also lay flat for a nap! It also comes with a cooler that attaches to the outside and a canopy! Exciting. Hayden is walking all over the house and telling us "bye bye". I guess he just thinks he can leave. He is such a loving little boy and it always giving kisses....even to the floor, pillows, stuffed animals, etc. He is so funny!
Austin is ready to start football and Kindergarten. He will be playing for the Tigers. He helped me make brownies tonight. He loves to cook and crack eggs!
Trae always seems buried in the computer...playing webkinz and playing rock band. He and Austin get along so well this summer, they are stuck together at the hip!
Gaga is going to paint them t-shirts I hear! That should be interesting!! Nothing else really going on.... probably just fishing and swimming this weekened.

Hayden is walking now and it is the cutest thing! Even though I have been through this twice before it is still so cute!!
This summer is flying by and school starts for the boys the first of Sept. I wanted to go and visit family in Alabama and Georgia but gas prices are so high! We went to Arkansas which was only 4 hours away and it cost $300 in gas!
I really miss my family and want to see them and want the boys to spend time with them. I sure hope something happens to lower those prices. Family is so important and I wanted to make sure we saw them more.
We are over the stomach virus! Hayden and Trae got it and it only lasted about 8 hrs so that's good!! Have a good week....

A Birthday To Remember

Hayden is now 1 years old and just started walking yesterday! His birthday party was great. I wasn't sad that it was my last time to throw one of my children's first birthdays. I am happy and ready to move forward and raise the ones I have. I feel so blessed to have these boys and always will. I knew God's plan was a good one but I never imagined it could be this good. I really enjoyed making all the food for the party and the best part was everyone telling me how good it was!! We have such a great family and wonderful friends.

My beautiful neice Emmi will be turning one on August 17th and I can't wait to celebrate that first year of her life! She is so sweet and I treasure her so much too. I am so proud of my sister, she is such a good mom and Aunt.

I better go! I will write more later.

We are heading out tomorrow morning to go to Arkansas. The boys are very excited! They know we will do alot of fishing.
Ash and Emmi came over today for a little while and Emmi is as cute as ever!!! She is so sweet! Emmi is crawling now and her and Hayden were all over the place.
I got the results back from my lab work and everything looks great! I am glad I went through with my physical. I feel good but am a little tired.
Hayden's party is coming up and I can't wait! My little boy will be 1 this Sunday!!!! Everything for the party is ready to go. I do need to get cupcake towers but that's it.
It is so hot here and humid! Maybe Arkansas will be a little cooler.

Remember to keep Sully in your prayers!