A Very Blessed Thanksgiving

There are so many things we have to be thankful for this year. Our family,friends,jobs, our health, just to name a few. God has really blessed us this year.And there are still more blessings to come! Erica Jayne arrived safely this morning at 5lbs 13.9 oz. She is beautiful and everyone is doing great! I hope everyone's Thanksgiving is as fantastic as ours is!

Definitely Not Mickey Mouse

I'm sorry its been awhile since my last post. I've been having computer trouble. I know what else is new right?! Now its fixed( thanks to Lana) and I can share the girls' latest adventure. Riley and Piper woke up at 5:00 am on Friday morning and started taking their dresser drawers out to play with them. Ben told them to go back to bed. My husband is a early riser but even that was too early. They go back to bed and get up at nine. I tell them to start putting their clothes back and I will go get breakfast ready. Sounds like a good plan right?! What could possibly go wrong? Aubrey at this point is starting to fuss and I told her to go see what her sisters are doing. Piper then sticks her head out and says " Auuubbbbuuuuurrrreeeyyy come here!" in a singsong voice. That should have been a red flag. For all of you who don't know, Piper is not a big fan of her little sister or any child littler then her. Don't get me wrong she will play with kids but prefers the older crowd. Plus Aubrey really likes pulling hair and Piper is her main target. I really didn't put too much thought into it, I figured she was trying to avoid picking up her clothes . Riley ( our resident drama queen) starts screaming bloody murder. Nothing new there. I love Riley, she is one of the biggest joys of my life but everything seems to set the waterworks off. After a couple of minutes go by (to see if they resolve the problem first)I called for her. Ready for this? Piper comes out first holding something by its tail. As she is getting closer, I realize it is fuzzy and moving.Its a mouse! Not Mickey but a real one. By now I am thoroughly grossed out at this point, I told her to set it down. Poor thing is wet and isn't moving, still breathing though. I put him in a bucket and asked for the story. Riley told me the mouse rode on Diego's head (the dog) into the room and when she tried to hold it, it bit her. Piper adds,Diego had him in his mouth and apparently she just picked him up by his tail. At this point all three girls and the dog are surrounding him. Who isn't interested in the mouse? The cat. There is something wrong with this picture right? After a million phone calls later, Riley doesn't need to go in and get a shot. Mice aren't as prone to diseases as other rodents. We released him and hopefully he will be the last mouse my daughters catch.

Prayer

I wanted to take a quick minute to point out the new link I added to my blog. If you click on the
little girl on the top right corner, it will lead you to the Bring the Rain blog. Angie Smith had put together seven prayers you can say for your children during the day. There are verses to go along with it. I encourage everyone to take a minute to read it. One of the most important things we should do as parents, for our children is to be always praying for them.. I would even encourage you to even check out her story too. Her faith and strength is a real inspiration.

First Day of School

Finally I'm getting new pictures uploaded! This is Riley's first day of school. She is in the Ready Four program. I thought last year was hard but this year I think it somehow was harder. She is getting so big. She is four going on twenty! Such the little adult. I'm trying so hard to keep her little but they do grow up so fast, I think even faster then generations past. It always amazes me the things that pop out of her mouth. Riley is so creative and so smart. Would you expect anything less from my child?! Just kidding. I love whenever we are working out details, whether its for a trip to Target( Greatest store ever opened!) or a party, she tells me " Mama, that will be perfect!". I ask myself where she gets comes up with this stuff and find myself pausing as I make plans with my mom or sister, telling them 'That will be perfect' Proving she does listen but only when she wants to. Back to my post, I do tend to get distracted (esp. when talking about the girls) Here are the pictures of her first day of school. Such a big girl! Enjoy!

Look Mama!

No hands!

Waiting for Riley at the bus stop

Yay! Riley is home!