MOPS

This past Wednesday Michelle Duggar was our guest speaker at MOPS. I have never watched her show really knew nothing about the lady other than all my friends said she was super mom!

Let me just say I LOVE HER!!! She was such an inspiration on every level! I left there knowing I was going to make some changes! She just radiates Godliness. So thankful to have heard her speak. Now I still don't know how she handles that many kids but she does it with grace!

When I mentioned to our steering team about asking her to speak I just thought people would enjoy her because of the show (she's Arkansas royalty ya know;)). I never imagined she would touch my life in the way she did. She def gained a new fan in me:)

Changes.

We have started the room changing process! We moved Kinley upstairs into what she calls her "teen loft". We had her some cute furniture painted a fun aqua color and some new chevron bedding. Just need some curtains made and maybe something for the walls and its complete! She asked for a mini fridge?! I quickly said NO to that bc I would never see her if she didn't have to come down for food! Lol

Hudson is staying in his same room but we got him new furniture which included a full size bed. He looks so big yet tiny in that big bed! We are doing a train room for him. The transition from crib to big boy bed was great the first couple weeks but this past week has been challenging! He has got up several times in the night wanting me to come in his bed. Once I woke up at 8 in the morning in his bed and don't remember going in there at all!! He got up at 3 am once came to my bed and said "hey momma wanna play choo choo's?" Umm no son I don't!!! Hoping this waking up junk passes quickly because this momma highly values her sleep:)

Analyn's room is next on my to do list. We have the crib and dresser up and that's about it. Gotta get going just a tad over two months left!!:)

Christmas 2012

Can't believe Christmas has already came and gone!! Seems like the holiday season flew by this year.

We had a great time celebrating with our friends and family. Hudson's favorite thing to do was look at Christmas lights. Kinely's is the same as last year snuggled up with hot chocolate watching elf as many times as we will watch it with her. She got a nasty virus her first day out of school! But thankfully she kicked it before all of our get togethers. The kids enjoyed opening their gifts although Hudson still doesn't quite grasp it;) when he got up this morning and saw his train table and said "oh wow a train table still here!" Looking forward to next Christmas when we will have another sweet baby to celebrate with!!!

We have a name!

Our new addition will be named:
Analyn Kate. :)

I like weird different names and Brandon well not so much! So names are always so hard for us to agree on!!!

Brandon's grandma (whom I'm just adore!) is named Evelyn so it's kind of after her. Then Kinley asked if she could pick the middle name which stressed me out because I wanted her to feel involved and special BUT I am also a control freak and wanted to pick it out;) but when she said Kate I just loved it! It's not a name I would have ever picked but its just perfect!

Can't wait to meet our sweet baby girl!

To be more like her.

I got a surprise email yesterday from a teacher at Kinley's school. I had never heard of this teacher before so I had no clue what this would be about. She said that she just wanted to take a minute and praise my daughter!

Kinley is a library aide during her study hall hour. This teacher had brought her students in to check out books. One boy couldn't find the book he wanted. So he went to the desk and proceeded to cuss at Kinley and throw things. Just really made an ugly scene the teacher said. She said Kinley handled herself with such grace and in such an adult like manner. They then removed the boy from the library. The teacher said she was so surprised to get a knock on her classroom door only to find Kinley there with the book that boy had wanted. She said it almost brought tears to her eyes that she cared that much to make that boy happy that she had never met and had just cussed her out moments before.

This boy was autistic. The teacher said even most adults wouldn't have went thru the trouble to make him happy after the things he had done. Love it when my baby girl sets such a great example not only for her classmates but me as well!

Hudson and I decided sissy needed a special treat to let her know how thankful we are that her faith leads her actions at all times.

Party!!!

Last Saturday we had Hudson's birthday party. We had it at a local park with snacks, cupcakes and drinks. Very easy and low key for this momma:) we just had close family and friends and it was just perfect! The kids got to play and just run and the adults got to sit and chat. Kinley brought her friend Darbi with her to the party and I must say having two 13 year old girls at a two year olds party is the way to go! They just kept up with all the kids on the playground. Hudson's favorite gift was a train my aunt got him at war eagle. It's magnetic and each piece is a letter to his name, so cute!

He's TWO!!!

My baby man turned two yesterday!!!! I can get tears just saying that! He is growing up SO FAST! I can't even begin to think of all the new things he can say because its something new every time he opens his mouth it seems like. He now jumps with both feet and he thinks its hilarious!:)

He is just a joy to our family and I thank God EVERY DAY for this boy! He changed our lives in more ways than I ever thought he would. I tell him daily he's a baby blessing to momma. And I know he listens because a little girl at church said to him "you a boy" and he said "no I a blessing!" So cute:)

The saying "the best things in life are worth the wait" holds so true when it comes to this boy! Love him more than any words could ever begin to say.

Happy 2nd birthday my sweet Hudson James!!!