17 Years and Counting!

Mark and I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary today, officially at 3 o'clock. I laugh as I write the time because Mark and I always argue over the time of our wedding. He swears it was at 2 o'clock! One year I had to dig through boxes and pull out the invitation to prove it to him! We sent the kids to Nana and Papaw's house last night for a sleepover, then we went to dinner and shopping at some of our favorite stores without kids! Today, we spent the day running errands together for our upcoming beach trip and grilling supper. We're about to eat a chocolate-covered fruit bouquet the kids gave us, then we'll watch our wedding video with the kids before bed. They love to watch it so they can die laughing at the way we all look! Lydia's been looking at our wedding album and I hear she was wearing my veil today at Nana's house since my dress is still there!

We are so thankful for 17 years together. Our marriage is not perfect, and we have our good days and bad days just like any other couple. But, we feel so blessed to have each other and 3 healthy, happy kids. This is something we do not take for granted and we owe all the glory to God for giving us all these years together. We know Satan is attacking Christian marriages and families like crazy and we are not immune from his attacks. It is our daily prayer that God would bind Satan from our home and that Jesus would be honored in all that we do. We pray the same for you and your home.

Happy Anniversary, Mark! I love being your wife and can't wait for 17 hundred more years together!

Happy Mother's Day!

This is adorable! Pause my music playlist below then watch this little guy!





He's right! If it weren't for our "Mamaw's" we wouldn't be on this earth! It's been a fun Mother's Day weekend for me. I got to see Caleb perform 3 nights in "Cinderella", watch Levi set a new record for himself at his track meet with a 6 minute 20 second mile run and then we had lunch today with my mom and dinner with Mark's mom! The highlight for me as a mom tho was yesterday in Target with Lydia. She had to go to the restroom so I opened the stall door to check on her as she was finishing and as I peeked in she was lifting her foot to flush the toilet with her shoe and not with her hand! Praise the Lord! I have never told her to do that; I guess kids really do learn by watching what Mom and Dad do!

I am so blessed to be called "MOM" by my 3 favorite children on earth! The pay is little, but the reward is priceless! Happy Mother's Day!

Rat Race!

We're still here! Just way too busy to update these days. Here's what we've been doing since my last post:

• track meets in Perryville, Cape & Poplar Bluff for Caleb & Levi
• soccer tournament in St. Louis for Caleb
• Cub Scout boat race for Levi
• gymnastics for Lydia
• 4th grade choir trip for Levi
• Hours of Cinderella play practice for Caleb
• 3 days of subbing for Lori
• Hours of studying for Mark to pass his "green" test for work
• Levi's final mile run for Marathon Kids Club at school
• Teacher appreciation week
• Lydia's preschool field trip
• All our normal weekly stuff like church, BSF, school, etc.

That explains why my house is a mess and the laundry is piled high! And the next 3 weeks don't look any better as we try to finish out the school year. We are all counting down the days till our beach vacation at the end of school--24 more to go! We are all in desperate need of a break from our busy life! I know our schedule seems crazy to most people, but we are grateful for healthy, active kids that make our life so much fun!