Our Little Princess

Since Abigail could get her feet underneath her she has not stopped dancing. She has her daddy to thank for alot of that as well as Nana for her Cinderella movie and Jay Wright for introducing us to Michael W. Smith's "Cinderella" music video. Well, today Abigail had her first "dancing class". This is basically ballet and tap dancing in 45 minutes. We informed her about this on Sunday and she has not stopped talking about her Cinderella dress and shoes that make noise. Needless to say, she has been very, very excited. I don't know who was more excited though, the girls or parents. So fun! She LOVED it!!

If I had a horse...

There are spiders in our house.

Big sisters are great at teaching little brothers new things. Some of them we have to laugh at under our breath and then correct because the high pitched scream mimicking show will not be so cute at age 5. Others like this segment of Itsy-bitsy spider are quite enjoyable. Check it out.

Flylady, Welcome to our home.

We all at one point in our lives leave our mother and father's home and set out to make our own home only to find we are left with a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living area, porch, closet, and sometimes even a backyard to CLEAN. How does this happen? What are we to do? And then as we add a husband, a child, and then more children to the mix we are left with less and less time on our hands but yet the expectation is still lingering.


In this housekeeper's continued effort/struggle to make her home welcoming, comfortable, and full of grace I have found a little helper. Introduced to me by several of my friends, I began using Flylady about two months ago. Now, you may ask why I have waited so long to make this post. It is merely because I have a tendency to jump right into something only to fall off within a week or two. But not this time ladies. Nope, I have kept going and it has been wonderful for our family. It is easy enough that even I am still at it. She can help you keep up with the general maintenance of your home, get you started in decluttering all those piles laying around, and have you ready for company with minutes notice. No joke, in our efforts to rent out our house a couple of weeks ago (long story short...we are not moving) I got a phone call from someone looking to rent and was ready within 30 minutes to show the house. Now having received the phone call early one morning while mowing the yard and being the mother of two children...that is a miracle!

She will start you out by Shining your Sink. I did this and have posted this picture to show you what a difference her ideas made. Can you tell which side has been shined!? :) Try it out! Our home really does stay more tidy and clean. And her methods don't make me feel like I'm always cleaning. There are tasks that she mentioned that I did not even know I was suppose to be doing. Go figure. My husband loves it! In fact, he is asking where to find this "Flyguy". Someone to remind him about those regular manly jobs...oil changed, hammering loose nails on the deck, yard work... We'll see.

Happy 1st Birthday Nathan!

Enjoy a little song and dance from the birthday boy!

(Thanks Nana and Grandpa for the great card.)

Nathan and Jack Turn One

Jack is one. Nathan is on his way. Kedra and Carey decided to pool their resources and creative abilities and throw these gentlemen a joint birthday party, since their birthdays are so close together.

The theme... The Old West. Click on the picture to begin the slide show where you will be treated to Johnny Cash's Don't Take Your Guns to Town. Though the song tells of a sad ending for its character Billy Joe, we couldn't resist it... for these were hard, rugged times--suitable only for hard, rugged men.

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The Marshman's

We have new friends in the Marshman's, a family of three--soon to be a family of four-- from California who have made their way to Southern Seminary. Great people. And Jeff happens to be an excellent photographer as well. After a few brief pointers from him, I feel like I own a new camera. Evidently, those numbers on the screen and when you look through the lens actually mean something. Check out some of his work here, where you will find some great shots from Thursday's party at the zoo.

Tory