Fear not, stand still, & see!

Exodus 14:13
13And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

I love my husband!

Last night, I was extremely exhausted. I took a bath around 8:30 and was in the bed by 9:00. It took me less than 5 minutes to fall asleep, but when I woke up at 2:30 to use the bathroom, my hubby wasn't beside me. One peek down the hall & I realized he was sleeping on the couch. So, I went to the bathroom & went back to bed. It was probably one of the best nights of sleep I have gotten in weeks. I got straight up when the alarm went off & felt great!!

Chris said he came to bed around 10:30 and I looked so comfortable sleeping in the center of the bed, so he just grabbed his pillow and went to the couch. How sweet is that?!

The Weekend

Here's a few pics from the weekend. We met mom, dad, and Matthew Saturday morning at Natchez Trace State Park. The weather was gorgeous - stayed right around 84 degrees & we had a nice shady spot with the breeze blowing. We grilled out, played games, and just sat around and visited for the most part. We celebrated the kiddos & moms birthday. Headed home around 5:00 that evening. We had a really good day & it was nice to be able to see my brother while he is home. He will be heading back to the desert on Sept 2.

Browning went with us - he even dressed up!


Grady decided he liked tomatoes - he calls them "manos".


Grady liked the cake too!

Our shady spot.

Birthday presents from Memomma & Dedaddy:
Grady loves his new dump truck with blocks


Skyler will smell good & have perfect hair (we were so thankful mom got her a hair clip organizer - something she really needed BAD!)!


Mattman, Grady, & Skyler


The grandparents & grandkids


Saying goodbye...


We had a full day - they were all asleep before we even got out of the park (notice the dog is conked out in the back as well! LOL)!

The Eagle Has Landed

Mom just called to tell me that my brother was able to change his ticket once he got to Atlanta, but didn't have enough time to call her & dad before boarding the airplane. He called once he landed in Nashville with "Can you come get me?!" Mom was picking up dad and they were heading to the airport. I know this is going to really cheer up my mom after the past rough couple of weeks she has had!!

My brother

My mom called earlier this morning to say she had spoken with my brother. He was ready to board a plane in Kuwait, anticipating an 18 hour flight from there to Atlanta. Once in Atlanta, he will have a 10 hour layover & be in Nashville tomorrow afternoon around 4:30. WHOOOHOOO! While he is home for a few weeks, we are going to meet he, mom, & dad on Sat. halfway at Natchez Trace State Park & have a birthday party for both kiddos and just hang out for the day. The kids are so excited - all they can say is "Mattman!"

Today ends the 5th day of 3rd grade. Skyler got an amazing teacher this year & we "clicked" with her right off the bat. She shared her testimony with us up front that she is a Christian, so that made us feel a lot better about Skyler being in her classroom. Last year was so tough with her teacher going out for maternity leave 1/2 through the year and having 3 different sub's over that course of time. I hope we don't ever have to deal with that again!

Grady's getting started on potty training. We bought him some cute little cotton training underwear with footballs, baseballs, etc. on them. He looked so cute running around the house in them. He realized he needed to potty, and looked at me & said "Mommy, potty!" but by the time we got in there, he had already gone in his new undies. He'll get there........eventually!!! LOL!

Well, now that school has started, maybe things will slow down a little bit for our household!

Until next time...

It's A BOY!

Just found out that my sister-in-law is having a proud little baby boy! The baby is not due until January - I can't wait to start spoiling the little guy! Time to start pay back for all the years Skyler & Grady have been the only ones around! LOL!

Yes, we're back from Kansas & yes, I'm so exhausted beyond imagine. Will blog and post pics from the trip later this week!