HEY CHICKADEES!

"I'm coming to steal your eggs!" calls out the 5 year old. Thanks to Rusty, the masterful builder, we now have the ChickMahal closer to the house for the kiddos (and mom) to care for and play with the girls! I feel soooo loved that my city slicker guy would perform such a 'labor' of love. :)

THIS IS...

This is the Babe who helped me figure out what I want to be when I grow up...A Mom!

This is the Toddler who screamed at swim lessons and vaccuums

This is the little boy who asked to go to the zoo. We promised him a trip to the National zoo, but forgot to inform him it would be a 10 hour drive.
This is the brother who wanted "10 plus 6 siblings" to hug and kiss.
This is the boy who's heart constantly yearns for truth and righteousness



This is the young man who can now drive our cars (with assistance)



Happy Birthday Rett!

I'M GONNA MISS THIS

That's what they tell me and I have come to believe it. Especially when I taxi my kids around for 100+ miles in a day. I'm totally not kidding. Yesterday, Saturday, we ran Rett to his church basketball game at the stake center (Cobb County), then I took him from there to his swim certification for scout camp this summer. After that, we headed back up to Cherokee County. We had to stop by the sporting store to get Rett some bigger, more coverage, Lacrosse gloves. Not cheap, but considering he used his last pair for 4 years, I felt confident we'd get our monies worth. Hopefully at least they'll last him through high school. From there, we swung by the house to convert from basketball player/swimmer to Offensive Attack (Lacrosse). Coach has him trying a new position. Off to Lacrosse practice, thankfully just down the road so I could return to home intermittently 'til pickup. So all this running around made me thankful for time with Rett. In less than 2 weeks, he gets his learner's permit. We are excited to give him that independence. Yes, I said excited! So I'm relishing in this last year of time with him. When he gets his license, we'll try to see to it that he has a designated set of wheels to get himself around and help mom/dad with chaufferring. I have had some of THE BEST conversations with him, when in the car...hence, I'm Gonna Miss those times when I get to lean on his ear or we have a really personal conversations I could have never imagined occurring.

SNOW DAY?

Actually it was an entire week! Here are a few pics from day 1.
When push comes to shove....

Asa getting ready, set, to go:

I'm with Ivy. I like to eat it ("stay away from the yellow")



I think snow is my favorite backdrop for taking pictures of my kiddos. Something about the lighting.

HEAD & SHOULDERS

Asaism alert!

After Dad, the Barber, finished cutting Asa's hair, the Barber sent Asa to the showers for a clean up/rinse with Head & Shoulders. Asa says to Rusty, "Do I wash my shoulders too." BAWHAHAHAHAHAHAH....

BIRTHDAY WEEKEND part 2

So part 2 of our birthday weekend was Rusty's birthday joy...Blue Angels. He LOVES them and they just happened to be in the ATL for our celebratory weekend. We wanted to share this with the kids and our good friends. It was great!

THE BIG 4-0

I survived, actually loved every minute, of turning the big 4-0! Yes, I am 40, FORTY, 4x10, 5x8...And proud of it. Why?

Well, since January, I've been working to look like a Fabulous at 40! Rusty took me shopping for my birthday and it, lets just say, exceeded my expectations. I have surpassed (or underpassed) my goal clothing size and my goal waist. Woohoo!

A few days before my birthday, a friend advertised concert tickets to....(drum roll)...EAGLES! Whom I LOVE! I've been to one concert (David Lee Roth) in my entire life and I've not really hankered to spend the money to go to another. But I've thought, "If I were to go to a concert, I would want to go to the Eagles." They are classic. So another dream come true...Eagles at Piedmont Park. Yes there were LOT of older fans because they have been around F-o-r-e-v-e-r, but they are soooo good. As they were singing and talking about a couple of songs, I realized how fitting it was to be at this concert. The Eagles have been making music my ENTIRE life. Rusty wasn't anxious because of the age groupies, but he was more than supportive. We had a great time, which brings me to my next loving every minute of it birthday...

Rusty! We took the weekend off (from kids) for our celebratory birthdays (his is 6 days later). We have dear friends who helped us pull this off (thanks Nick & Laura). I just LOVE spending time with Rusty! We laugh lots, talk, and are best friends. We LOVE our kids. They are great, amazing, fun, and enrich our lives tremendously. However, we are preparing them to, ultimately, find a wonderful person and leave us. What will remain will be just Rusty and I. So we invest in us. Some may think we invest too much, but we truly adore one another. ;)