Dylan is 9 months !

Okay so its official my baby is growing up! She turned 9 months on the 15th of March and I realized i will need to start thinking about her 1st birthday party soon...how did this happen!!?? She is such a joy and we still cant believe we have a little girl running (well, crawling) around our house!! She has 4 teeth.. can crawl and climb over anything and is standing up unassisted for seconds! We are well aware walking is to be expected very soon.. I'm already tired!! haha

She has proved that she will be able to take of herself in the defense of her brother no doubt!! We celebrated her 9month at mom and dads in Streetman for the entire week.. we just didnt want to leave it was so nice and we cant wait to visit again hopefully wade can come with us !! We took walks, i was able to get up and get a run in most days.. spend a lot of time outside riding bikes or just enjoying the view of the lake! Beautiful!! Whitts cousins and aunt were there as well which was just a blast.. he got plenty of attention thanks to his sweet cousin Dawson and momo of course :) We got to visit a friends little farm and feed her chickens and then take home some fresh eggs for breakfast.. yummy!! What a great month so far and only to get busier in the next few weeks but we are living life and these two sweet babies I am so so blessed to be able to spend my days with!!

House plans...

okay so things seem to be finally in motion.. I say finally when actually time has done nothing but fly by right before me.. I cant belive we have been in this little house for 9 months and our baby girl is 9 months old!! crazy!!now way , cant be .. make it STOP!!

Bank is processing our loan and we are set to close on/around March 20th!! Our builder of course cannot start until then but will be coming out to mark the lot for where the house will be built. Wade and I have already had to start making some decisons so this things is underway! Whoop!

I am always wishing our calenday would stop filling up and we would have more weekends at home but it never seems to cease. March is here in full force and i think there is red ink on every weekend in the month and spilling over into April as well.. oh well guess we shall be grateful we have friends and family to visit and the ability to make it to all these places and travel all these miles.

Next week is spring break and since Whitt is out of school and Wade is swamped at work and could use a few nights to work late.. Im packing up the kids and taking them to see my parents for several days. Im hoping the weather forecast changes drastically between now and then as it will be hard to lay out, ride bikes, and relax on the boat in a thunderstorm :(

Im just excited I found time to get on here.. so Im goint to really out do myself and post a few" "just because" pics of the kids..starting to feel like a real blogger now.. okay not really but getting close!! :)

Two amazing men

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Oh so it always seems when i sit here in front of the computer I am at a loss as what to write about but in the midst of my crazy days I am overflowing with thoughts. I did want to take a minute and write about not one but two of the most remarkable grandfathers whom we lost very recently. My grandfather and someone I admired terribly passed away in December at the grand age of 81. He was a veteran and a gun collector and it was from him I most definitely inherited my strong will and stubbornness. I miss him terribly but am thrilled and so at peace with the fact that he is no longer in pain , stuck to his breathing machine or taking meds all day long it seems. And he died in his sleep which I am so grateful for ... what a way to go, he definitely deserved that. I am so blessed that he and Whitt had already created such a strong bond and he thought so highly of Whitt it makes me smile. Although she was tiny and it was only one or twice in her brand new little life he also met Dylan and we have those precious times in pictures! I love him to pieces and will cherish all of our visits and time we spent talking and especially all the time I spent listening to any wisdom he had to share.

Shortly after this Wades grandfather (who was just months shy of 90!) more commonly known as Teetaw started having complications with his hip and many more things from that first doctor visit .. his health declined very quickly and he went from a couple horribly long weeks at home to a short stay in the hospital until he was called home where he belongs.. and it was at that point that all who are close to him could only be relieved that he was feeling no pain.. he deserved none of that discomfort and all the other yucky stuff he went through. We are so fortunate that WHitt so loved his Teetaw and has many memories with him.. for this we are forever grateful. We love you grandpa and Teetaw, and you will never be forgotten.

Random Acts of Kindness

So for Lent this year.. I decided not to give up something but instead, to do random acts of kindness.. one each day in fact for 40 days.. this is going to be a challenge!!

I am trying to get creative and find acts that do not necessarily cost anything . I have only just gotten started but I already love the way I am feeling. Some things I have planned are to stop by a rest home I drive by literally every day taking Whitt to school and visit some folks who may not get many visitors, leave money at a vending machine at a business, or leave doallars in the toy section at a dollar store! Today I am leaving a small treat for our postlady~shes awesome and she needs to know it :)