Very Random post!

Autumn's birthday is on Saturday so last night we took Autumn to target to show us what she might want for her birthday. (Funny side note we always run into someone from church at Target) So as we were looking around at all the crafts stuff and toys etc Autumn said she liked a lot of different things but nothing was I GOTTA HAVE it kind of excitement. We had plans on going to Chili's for dessert and we started chatting about last years birthday and what she wanted. Last year she went to Six Flags. So this year I think we decided that we would go to Hurricane harbor. She will go on her trip with just daddy. It is a special time for them! My in laws are coming up this weekend to spend Autumn's birthday with her and so Zackary is coming up also! I got the sweetest text from him the other day and he asked me if he could do some work around the house to make 50.00 to take Autumn on a mini shopping spree. His plans are to take her to get her nails done, go buy her a few outfits and take her to Starbucks for a drink. Kind of like a mini date with her brother!!! Zackary has never really connected with Autumn as she has gotten older so this is HUGE for him to Initiate this ...... It is going to be a SURPRISE for her!!! I gotta say I love that she is not materialistic and she doesn't want a lot of things since we love to have experiences over toys!

I went to alanta for 3 days to a Childrens/ Youth/ Pastors church confrence! It was so much fun and such a learning time! I am excited to implement a few things.My kiddos were so excited to have me home!

A couple of weeks ago my car got rear ended and it had 4000 worth of damage :( So we needed to get a new car. We test drove and negotiated a lot. We finally decided on a SUV Chevy Equinox , I gotta say I love it it is all leather, and just a great SUV. It has a few really cool features and I think my favorite as well as the kids is the Auto Start feature!

Riley is a hott each and every day. but for now I gotta take my girlie to school and get Riley up for school :)

Cool things going on!

First Zackary was asked to take the DUKE TIP Test (It is and ACT Test and he is in 7th grade), the test is by invitation only!! He scored extremmely high on his TAKS test also. I couldn't be any more prouder of my sweet little boy!!! OK so he is a teen now but hey he is STILL my baby!!! He is doing awesome in school still has straight A's.

Autumn is doing great she is so sad that her 1st grade friends are not very nice. Poor girl. I feel kinda sad for her but am trying to teach her that she is able to be kind to people and not be run over.

The other night we had the privelage of going to the MAVS game with really good seats and we took the 2 babies. They loved it and afterwards we went to the Channel 8 News staition. Autumn got to talk to Pete Delkus she was so amazed that she got to be where they are doing the news!

We were driving down the road and she told Eli and I that she was going to build herself a PINK house (when she grew up) and have a PINK LIMO parked in her garage and all her furniture would be PINK as well. Do you want to guess what her favorite color is HA!

Riley is loving preschool although he always tells me he doesn't like it! He is just a boogger! He can do most of the things they had asked him on his progress report that he got! For his birthday he told me he wants a TOOL BOX from Sears (The big red one) and for his 6th birthday he wants a Welding torch REALLY I am amazed at this little boy. Just now he told me for his birthday he wanted to go to SEARS (don't most little boys who are 5 want to go to the Toy Store??) Eli went and picked him up a small gift for Christmas and he got the boy a Tool Belt and a new hammer.

We were blessed to be able to go to the Extreme Home Makeover Site this past weekend and the Kids were amazed! We were going to do the Reveal Day (Yes I was taking the out of school early to go) and we decided the morning of that it was TOOOOOOO cold to stand out there that long!!

Tonight we have been blessed again to be able to take the kids to the Dallas Symphony The kids should have fun! They love to be conducters themselves so it should be interesting what tomorrow holds :)

Today

is offical I am a Thirthysomething year old! Not really a big deal last year was much harder! Maybe I am just busier this year :)

I have suffered the most horrible horrible head cold that I remember having. I just want to lay flat on my back and sleep. I am feeling better today thank goodness.

My inlaws got me a Wii for my b-day I think they may want an excuse to buy us one so they can play it also! And for Christmas we are going to the great Wolf Lodge to stay for 1 night! that is our Christmas present to our whole family! I am not stressed about Christmas and it makes me happy! I gotta finish my work so I can BOWL on the Wii! Who wants to come play?????????????

Pumpkins!

The kids decided this year they wanted to paint their pumpkins instead of carve so I obviously was game! They did a great job and now they can last a bit longer!







Riley very proud of his pumpkin!!











Here is Autumn's (they did them without my help as I refuse to get around little ones with paint YUCK)

Immediately.... and Haloween

Last night Riley told Eli something and said he wanted it "Immediately" (I guess I say that too many times)

This morning on our way out (Riley and I) he told me we need to hurry and find a dog cause our cat is boring!

At T-ball practice today he climbed out of the car (Like they do on Dukes of Hazard) and I told him that we do not do that Do you know what he said?????? "I am just trying to show off Mom" Really what 4 year old tells you that????

He is one FUNNY Kid!

Autumn is such a sweety at school I went and had lunch with her at her school (the 1st time this year so far) and I took her Rosas. She was so excited that I came to eat with her. She gets to choose one friend to sit with us!

She is going to be a Dr for Haloween And Riley is going to be a HOT DOG SERIOUSLY...

The 80's party was a blast there were some very well dressed 80's clothing! It is always fun to get together with others and have a great time together!

Fall Carnival is Sat so we will have 1 very crazy crazy Sat!! Should be fun :)

Crazy crazy crazy!

But we love every minute of it!! Autumn is doing awesome at school her Teacher says she is so good and sweet. Riley loves school and his teachers tell us he is so good.

Our fall school carnival is comming up so we have been trying to get parents to volunteer to help with that is a job within itself and it is frustrating........... And we have an 80's party that we have to dress up for YIKES Pictures are going to be FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scary but funny!!! I am loving this weather LOVING IT! The kids actually get to wear fall clothes since I am soooooooooo stinkin sick of the summer clothes!!

We also picked up the kids haloween costumes Those pictures to come also!!

Broken Heart

I have a broken Heart sometimes Life doesn't seem fair. There is a little girl at Autumn's school that is Autumn's age and she has a rare form of brain cancer that the tumor weaves through the brain stem. She was diagnosed last year and has been undergoing chemo. Well the tumor has not shrunk but has grown a bit. It is inoperable. So she is off to Houston for 6-8 weeks away from her brothers and Sister and her home. Anyways so she leaves this weekend to go to Houston to figure out the treatment plan and all that. We have kept in touch with their family and have been praying and chatting with teachers at school about her. So we have decide since she will be in Houston and her treatment only takes a couple hours each day she will not have much more to do she can't be around a lot of people as her imune system is comprimised. So today we stopped by her house and gave her her goody basket we put together for her. She is the SWEETEST girl and has the sweetest family. Right after her diagnosis last year they went and took family pictures all together before she lost all her hair and all the other side effects chemo can have. Anyways it really just seems UNFAIR that a 7 year old innocent child has this kind of disease........ They do have INCREDIBLE faith in our BIG BIG GOD but still it is hard and stressful on their family. It isa just unreal SHE IS autumn's age.

Riley funny

Not much time to update (Not like anyone reads) however I have to write this down or I will forget :)

Last night after LifeHouse we rushed home to get in bed and Riley didn't go to sleep. So we let him get up a bit longer and when we did put him to bed he told Eli

" I LOVE YOU LONGER THAN THE LONGEST BIBLE VERSE IN THE WORLD" We read a very cute book that says something along those lines but it was FUNNY!! I tell you that boy NEVER ceases to amaze me with what he says!!

Going to work at Autumn's school (School carnival is comming up)

Friday!

YES It is FRIDAY!!!! Today Riley and I had the day to ourselves and it was a stinking hoot! The boy helped me do laundry and then off to Target to pick up allergy meds. It has been a HARD week with the allergies. Riley asked me what you have to do to get married. I told him he had to find that special women when he gets older. He has to love her and respect her. He then told me he doesn't like to hold hands with girls so I asked him WHY? He said girls have slimy, sticky icky hands. I kept trying to ask more questions and he told me that he didn't want to talk about it anymore!

More later Eli just walked in the door from golfing :)

OUCH

OUCH OUCH OUCH! Friday in an attempt to get rid of some stuff we no longer need I climbed into the attic as I always do to put something up. Well I slipped off the stairs while putting a heavy chest up in the attic. Well I fell and it fell on my foot OUCH. Today I am doing better it doesn't hurt as much but my back is killing me I hope that I just slept wrong on it! I told my sweet hubby last night that I am falling apart I feel old :)

On another note today I have a dentist appt OHHHH I HATE THE DENTIST I have had soooooo many bad experiences with them in the past I put it off so long.

For the last 2 nights the kids have had a "sleepover" on Autumn's floor so we put out a comforter and pillows and they had a sleepover. They are such goof balls.

Off to another week I guess I hope I feel no pain soon .

Love it

I LOVE Target!!! Love it!! I went today to decompress and get some bacon :) At the dollar Spot they have silicone muffin cups I love those!!! I use them to pack the kids lunches so that the "fruit juice" doesn't run and touch the other food. plus I love to bake in the silicone it makes for easy cleanup and are very useful! I really need to do laundry YUCK!! and really don't wanna do it! I got to get some work done before I go pick up my kiddos so thats all folks :)

What God has been doing??

So many times in my life I have not listened to God, Have not obeyed, have not trusted God. I am not a naturally gentle person when I talk, I am learning that is not always a good thing!
I am finnally growing in ways that I can finally see and learn from. God has stretched me SOOO much and given me more than I thought I could take. I think I have finally found something that I am meant to be doing. I find JOY in it I am excited, I am happy, I am not stressed about it, When I talk about it I get giddy!! I love serving with those sweet kids LOVE IT! Funny how 12 or 13 years ago I did not want to be a Mom, did not want to be a SAHM for sure, wanted to be in Law School had major plans for my life. I got pregnant with Zack and went back to work when he turned 6 weeks old, and worked a lot. After Eli and I married and had Autumn I always knew I would go back to work. Well after she was born I had the priveledge of staying home with her. Then we had Riley and still staying home! I never never thought I would be smack dab in the middle of a Church Plant working in the Children's Department.

It is amazing when you finally realize that Satan is attacking you and you can defend yourself with God's Word and by reconizing that Satan is attacking you. It has taken me a LONG LONG time to figure that out!

I had a conversation with my sweet friend on Tuesday morning telling her I was going to come to her Life Group and then about 2 minutes later I texted her and told her I can't go. WHY you ask just because I all of a sudden felt unprepared for the Launch, overwhelmed, nervous, stressed, and basically like I am a horrible Children's leader, a horrible leader in general. I reconized pretty quickly Satan was filling my head and I spent a bit of time in prayer and immersed in god's Word. I am just wondering just what excactly my sweet frien Kelly was thinking that morning :) and poor Riley was wondering WHY he had to get dressed and then just sit and watch a movie.

Zackary

My oh my how much my baby boy has grown! He will always be the baby boy (don't tell him it might embarress him)

He called me last night and said Hey Mom whats up? as the conversation progresses he finally got to what he really called me about a phone number of a GIRL here in the area! And for money :) Why else would a 12 year old call his mommy on a Friday night!

Oh and he had to hang up cause his friend was comming back in the room :P

I am amazed at what a young man he is becomming, I am in disbelief that he is almost 13 FREAKING YEARS OLD CRAZY!!

School is well he is doing his work so far and keeping out of trouble so far!

Riley

He had a T-ball game this morning and they still played although it started raining! I had to be at a Next gen meeting so I missed his game. He told me when he came to the "church" that he was the DIRTIEST so he must have played harder!! Yes because even in T-Ball you MUST slide home!! He really is a stinking hoot! I can not believe how big he has gotten! I can not believe in 4 months he will be 5 years old!! He told me last night that he really really wants a nail gun for his birthday :) He is really a different kind of kid!

His new sayings (most are what his mommy says :) )

• Uhhhhhhh YEA (I always say that I guess)
• Obviously (He says this to his sister often)

Soccer and T-ball

I have come to find out my titles are very very lame!

We had our first Soccer game Sat Autumn played the WHOLE HOUR! And we moved up to the bigger fields so it was about a half extra field. Her calves were killing her that night and Sunday.

She is a VERY dramatic child I thought it would get better but not yet! On Thursday we went to see a sweet friends baby and we had Soccer practice so I took her workout clothes and all the soccer gear and changed there. We forgot her shoes (school) there and the next morning she had a DRAMA Attack before school cause she didn't have her BLACK SHOES and had to wear lace up tennis shoes with socks OH THE HORROR.

Along with the we don't like her as much as we like Riley and we have a full day of drama!

Riley had his first T-ball game as well and he really loves it! His new thing is to blame everything from hitting his sister, to makng a mess on someone that doesn't live with us It is pretty comical! And yesterday morning on the way to church Autumn was talking and talking and talking and he said SHUT YOUR MOUTH I am not sure where he heard that but it was funny although not accepted in our home!

Gotta go get the boy from school I have been getting rid of toys all day :) It is easier when they are not here!

1st day of Preschool

Here is riley at his Meet the teacher day with his teachers! Isn't he so stinkin cute :

Here he is this morning getting ready to leave to go to school :)

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He has to take his name and put it in the plastic thingy (I don't remember what it is called) anyways most kids put their name at the lower places or at least not at the VERY TOP Nope not Riley He wants to be on TOP!!

he had a great day at school he came home and told me all about it!!

Autumn has had an awesome time at school she is so funny she talls me everything that goes on at school!! We have our first soccer and T-ball game on Saturday!

Pray for our church the offical launch date is Sept 14th!! I can not believe it!!! CRAZY But amazing :)

Oh and I forgot to mention

I am on the PTA board this year cause you know I don't have any thing else going on :) I am really excited though I love working for the kids school. I really want to know the teachers more and am loving the school teachers so far!

Weekend fun

This weekend the in laws came in (Have I said how much I adore my in laws) they brought in the jet skis and on Saturday we went out on the lake Man it was sooo much fun LOVED IT! I was good I let other people ride them also :) Zackary and I went out on the jet skis we were proably out for like an 1 or 2 before we came back in! We flipped several times ok LOTS of times It was a blast! we also flipped the jet ski over and it hit my head OUCH!! Being the great son I have he said "oh mom it is proably just a concussion just shake it off" How sweet is that??

We were out on the lake for a while and then came home showered and went to eat YUMMY Mexican food! then to church to set up.

I never realized how old I am I am SOOOOO Sore from the jet skis. My rear hurts also :) I also put sunscreen on 3 or 4 times and guess what I am still stinking sunburned. It is not as bad as it could have been but still.

Sunday we had church, then training, and then we chatted with a friend until about 730 We didn't even realize it was so late. Came home ate at fast food and crashed. I was exhausted. The kids got up this morning at 7:30 way too early for me to crawl out of bed. They watched cartoons and asked me for breakfast at 830. I fixed them breakfast and went back to bed I think Eli and I got up around 1030 or 11. My phone rang and I thought it was his :)

School, T-ball, Soccer OH MY!

Day 1 of school went well!

Autumn had a blast. She told us all about it all in about 5 minutes LOL! She then "Taught" Riley for the rest of the day the poor boy was so bored without her here he just did what she told him (there was no fighting yesterday)

this morning we took Autumn to school and around 9 am he started crying asking if Autumn was done with school yet. Poor boy! So 2:50 came we left to get the girl from school it TOOK US 20 minutes just to get to the front of the carpool lane SERIOUSLY People LEARN to use the carpool lane CORRECTLY

When Autumn finally got in the car Riley told her she was NOT GOING TO SCHOOL TOMORROW!

We are having a blast making and deciding what to make for lunch. Today she had a Cornbread muffin, blueberries, chips, 100 calorie cookies, and water!

Tonight starts T-ball practice and then on Thursday Autumn has soccer practice!

Twas the night before 1st grade

And my house is all quiet! It is 8:20 and all kids have been showered, teeth are brushed, story read, and kissed goodnight!!!!!!!! Lunch is made (Faux Sushi rolls, cantelope, grapes, 100 calorie pack of cheetos and a rice krispie treat and water to drink!) ready to be put in her bag, and backpack is all ready!

I can not believe it is that time again! I am excited for Zackary as he is now in 7th grade! He is ready to go back but only for the girls and his friends :P Crazy Kids!

Autumn is ready to move into 1st grade she is so giddy that she let me know at 8:00 we needed to start getting prepared for bed :O (I really do not know what to do with her sometimes)

And Riley gets to meet his teacher in the morning! He starts Next week!

So starts a new school year Time to get up and dressed and out the door on time, time to have Autumn breakfast and time for carpools OH THE JOY of pickup lane.

Autumn convinced her Daddy that she NEEDED to go to Zios for her "day before she started 1st grade" lunch! And of course being the good daddy he is he caved! Riley wants to drop Autumn off at school tomorrow and go have ice cream just him and I!

So the most asked questiona I get now are

"What are you going to do with both the babies in school?"To which I answer"I guess I will be eating bon bons and watching soaps"

"Won't you be bored without them there?"

Umm nope I really do have other things that do need to get done that does not just pertain to my kids! I can imagine missing them sure but seriously WHAT IS BORED!

"Are you going to start a real job?"
Is my job not REAL??????

Thats all for now need to finish watching the Olympic Closing Ceremony I LOVE the Olympics!!!! I am sad they are over My kids have been having gymnastics competitions for the last few weeks :)

PEACE OUT!