Stinkin CUTE

My two baby nieces are the cutest things ever! I seriously could just eat them up! Friday night football is tonight. Go EAGLES!

Thank goodness it's Friday. Yesterday at my doctors appointment I had to get a flu shot. I have felt horrible all day. It must be that shot.

I have been feeling this little girls kicks since 13 weeks. This time around I know what they feel like. I'm starting to feel them more each day. I love it!

Have a great weekend!!

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Pink it is

Well looks like we are having another girl!

 

This baby girl did not want to reveal herself this morning.  It took a little longer this time for Alicia to have an answer.  First she was turned the wrong way so I turned over on my side.  Then once I did that she turned the right way, but then had her legs crossed! Finally-Alicia knew right away that SHE was a girl! Of course I was bummed because I did want to have a boy with Leven.  And I know Leven is a little disappointed.  But now that I have had time to process it, I'm super excited.  Taydem wanted a little sister so badly.  And now she will have her real life baby doll.  This little girl will adore Taydem and always look up to her.  And since Leven is a little older, it will be easier on him as well.  Because just like Tay, this baby girl will be attached at my hip! Which is fine by me.  So we will have us another little volleyball player in the house!

 

Everything else looked great.  Her heart, her two legs and two feet, her arms and hands! I'm smiling as I type.  And on another note, this baby girl will have tons of baby girl clothes to pick through from her older cousins Tyler and Brittyn.  Now if my sister has a girl too, then she will only get Tyler's clothes! I am actually hoping Danin has a girl as well.  They will grow up so close together! We find this out on Tuesday!

 

Please continue to pray for us though.  Our house is still on the market and we've actually come to a stand still.  We haven't had any lookers in a few weeks now.  April will be here before you know it. 

 

Life is good.

Pray for our country.

Be thankful.

Eternal life is better.

 

 

 

33

So, here's my hair.  She said it will get even lighter after I wash it a few times.  The toner will start to fade.  I love a change. So I'm really liking it. 

So today I'm 33.  And I'm feeling really good.  It's crazy because I met Leven when he was 33.  And I thought (at the time) that he was so old! Geez.  But seriously you have heard this over and over, you are only as old as you feel.

I am very blessed.  My family is my rock and we are closer than anything. My parents are my constant supporters and my role models.  I have been blessed with amazing in-laws who love me and I wish they lived closer to us! Leven is my #1 man who keeps me laughing each and every day and I'm so lucky he's mine.  He's our provider and protector and my best friend. Trever is by far the best son and he continues to work hard and makes me so proud to have him in my life.  My sweet Taydem is exactly that, sweet.  This morning when I woke her up the first thing she said to me was, "Happy Birthday Mama!" She melts my every being and is such a joy in my life.  All my brothers and sisters are my closest friends who I turn to in good times and bad.  They have given me the most beautiful nieces and nephews and I love them all so much.  I am also blessed to still have my grandmother alive and right down the street from my parents.  My Meme turns 90 in November and she is the heart of our family.  Friends-where do I even began? I pray every night to take care of all my friends-old friends, new friends and friends I haven't even met.  Again, I'm so blessed. You put your faith in the Lord and he will take care of you. 

And my last blessing I want to tell you about is this little miracle growing inside of me.  Leven and I are having a baby! I haven't really offically announced it (through social media) yet, but I figured for the ones of you who read my blog....you get the news first! I will be 15 weeks tomorrow and we are finding out the sex tomorrow.  Very excited! Thankful for my friend Alicia who will be doing the sonogram early for us! Taydem is beyond excited.  And believe me, she will be the best big sister and helper to me.  I've been feeling great.  I really enjoy being pregnant.  Other than the pimples that randomly pop up on my face, or the fact that my boobs are crazy big (and hurt) all the time, or that my belly is slowly getting bigger....things have been good! Our little nugget will arrive sometime early April! Babies are truly a work of God and it still blows my mind how this little 4 inch human being is inside of me.  Continue to keep us both in your prayers.....

Have a great day!

Do something kind for someone else.

  Tell your loved ones that you love them.

SMILE.

 Make today count!

The day before

Today is October 8th. Which means tomorrow is my birthday....October 9th!

Yippee....I'm turning 33!

My boss and I share the same birthday.  But he's older, turning the big 4-0! So tomorrow the ladies in the office wanted to throw us a little party together.  But I had a meeting scheduled in Plano tomorrow and wasn't going to be here.  So instead they gave me this awesome gift today!!

I have never gotten one of these before so I was in love with it.  The fruit is really good and it's so beautiful! I have been eating this all day. (BTW-my meeting ended up getting cancelled, so now I get to enjoy tomorrow as well!!)

I'm not sure what it is, but I sure do love getting my hair done.  If I had all the money in the world, I would have a personal hair and makeup assistant for sure.  With this being said, I'm getting my hair done today after work.  I love love love a change.  Especially with my hair.  So today I'm going really light.  A little nervous, but it's just color, right? When I color my hair dark in the fall/winter it washes my face out.  I'm too white! So tomorrow I will have a picture for you.

This is the look I'm going for! So we shall see.......

Until next time......

 

Weekend Fun

Friday night we headed to Carthage to watch Leven's girls play and then headed to watch the Tatum Eagle football game after that.  They both came home with a win.  Both of Leven's games this week are out of town.  So looks like I will be staying home! The drive is just too far for Taydem and I.

Saturday we watched college football pretty much ALL day! And I just love it.  I washed clothes and made some awesome Taco Soup.  Leven mowed the yard and tried playing handyman to the lawn mower.  I was proud of him for not giving up.  He spent all morning trying to fix it and after the third time he said enough is enough! He needs a new part. 

I was walking Saturday afternoon (the weather was amazing!) and I looked over in our yard and saw Taydem playing ball by herself! It was the cutest thing, so I had to take a quick picture.  She was hitting the balls and then chasing them.  And let me tell you, she can hit! She doesn't even need a tee.  If I toss to her she hits it everytime!

Sunday, Taydem and I headed over to a park close by our house to watch my nephew Aidan play some baseball.  I picked up Austyn and took her and Taydem to the park first.  They ran around for about 30 minutes and loved every minute of it.  They play so well together.  I'm so glad Tay has Austyn! Watching them run and run and run made me tired just sitting there! Aidan's team won the championship game and each got a nice trophy!

And speaking of Aidan----Today is his 10th birthday! Seems like yesterday he was just being born.  He's the first grand child and we sure do love him! Isn't he handsome??

Happy happy happy Monday!

Fall....A little different this year

This is the first time in a really really long time that I haven't decorated for Fall. All my decorations are still put away in tubs either in the attic or storage room.  But I can't really decorate when we are suppose to be selling, "trying", our house. It's a little weird this year. Fall is by far my most favorite time of the year.  I love the weather and the smell of eveything pumpkin! I guess this means we will also not decorate for Christmas either this year.  IF our house hasn't sold by then.  Which by the way things are looking, it may be awhile.

On a brighter note, Trever is getting to travel tomorrow with the baseball team.  Considering he's a "walk on", he doesn't always get to travel.  So I'm super excited for him! Pray he steps on that field, at least for an inning or two! He deserves a chance, he's worked so hard! Tonight Trever's girlfriend, Madyson, is coming over to play with Taydem for awhile.  She texted me yesterday asking if she could and if Leven and I wanted to go on a date then we could! So we are taking advantage and going on a DATE! Whooooo-hooooo! Taydem giggled when I told her we were going on a date! She's silly.

Taydem is learning to read these days.  I think this is probably the most challenging step she and I have taken.  Potty training-piece of cake! Learning to tie her shoe-easy easy! Teaching her to read-I NEED MORE PATIENCE!!! I forget her attention span is about like her Daddy's, so keeping her interested is the hardest part.  Plus she starts laughing everytime she gets a word wrong. And then she remembers something that happened that day at school and wants to tell me about it.  Then she wants to sing me a song.  Then she wants to show me a dance move.  OMG! We get to page 3 and I'm ready to call it quits too! But, we will get there. Sooner or later.

Speaking of dancing and singing.  Instead of her teacher getting on to her for talking, she gets in trouble for dancing and singing all the time.  The teacher tells her if she doesn't stop then she will get her color moved! AND if she gets her color moved, believe me she will tell me all about it.  She's gotten her color moved twice this year, but got it moved back by the end of the day! She said she cried the first time it got moved, ha! I told her to quit all that crying.  It's her fault the color got moved in the first place.  Trever was our good child.  Taydem may give us some trouble!

Cranky Pants

So my sister got a little cranky when she read my blog. So....here are a few more pictures of her. Isn't she gorgeous???















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