Mother's Day 2009

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there!! I hope your Mother's Day was as wonderful as mine was. There is nothing more wonderful than celebrating these little people who have made us moms. Here is a sweet poem I found that I wanted to share. Just a wonderful reminder to always be thankful for these children that God has blessed us with, no matter how crazy busy we get.

Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day
With little time to stop and pray
For life's been anything but calm
Since You called on me to be a mom
Running errands, matching socks
Building dreams with building blocks
Cooking, cleaning, and finding shoes
And other stuff that children lose
Fitting lids on bottled bugs
Wiping tears and giving hugs
A stack of last weeks mail to read
So where's the quiet time I need?
Yet when I steal a minute, Lord
Just at the sink or ironing board
To ask the blessings of Your grace
I see then, in my small one's face
That you have blessed me
All the while
And I stop to kiss
That precious smile

I know that I kiss this precious smile hundreds of times every day! I can't seem to get enough!

My mothers day started out last weekend when Brent bought me a maternity shirt and dress. Everything that I have from Brody's pregnancy is winter, so I am having to start all over with summer things! Then on Friday, Brent surprised me with a pair of Yellow Box flip-flops that I have been wanting! Yay! On Sunday, I cooked for my mom and Brent's mom here after church. We had a yummy pork tenderloin in the crock pot, mashed potatoes, green beans, caramelized carrots, bread, and tea. Oh, and Oreo pie for dessert. Yuuuummmmm. I also got a beautiful potted plant (that I really hope I can keep alive) from Brody (and Karen) and a pretty bird house that looks like a wood/glass chapel like Thorncrown where we got married (from Mom and Brooke).

It was a wonderful (but rainy) day that I am so happy I was able to spend with my family. I am so blessed to be a mom!

Batter's Up!!

Yes, I know. Another baseball post. Seriously, it's all the kid wants to do and talk about. I mean, this is how he watches cartoons in the mornings.....cap and helmet on.

On Friday nights, we head to the Complex for Brent's church league softball games. Always alot of fun. And Brody loves it too. Of course, we always end up bringing home several gallons of sand along with him, but I guess that's just a little boy for you. What will I do when I have two of them?!

We usually get home around 10:00 or later on Friday nights, then Brooke has softball games on Saturday morning. I guess it's a good thing Brody enjoys going to games, huh?!

Brooke and Brody before her game...

It is soooo cute to watch these 4 and 5 year olds play softball. I can't wait until my boys are old enough to play. Only 2 more years for Brody!

Brooke on the pitcher's mound...ready to start the game!

****Neat Side Note*** She is using Ryan's very first T-Ball glove, so it is over 20 years old!

And here she is up to bat...

Good Hit!!

On 3rd base, ready to head for home....Check out that "game face" (Click on the picture for a close up to get the full effect...lol)

Protection at an early age...

Here is a cute video of Brody playing baseball with Brent. Brody loves to get out Brent's old baseball equipment to wear. Well, tonight he discovered the cup. And, of course, Brent had to show him right where it went. Boys. This video doesn't give his baseball skills justice, but the cup thing was so funny, I had to post it. Enjoy. Oh, and sorry that it is sideways. I didn't think about that when I was filming it and turned the camera upright. Oops.

Wow, has it really been 4 months since I last blogged? I think so. Yea, sorry about that. I have no excuse other than life is just busy, and I put it off. We have had an exciting year already. Brody is doing just great. He is 2 years old, and more fun than ever! He talks to us constantly, loves to get dirty, and can hit a baseball better than me! I know, that's not saying much, but still. We think he is pretty impressive. He is no longer in his crib. He has been sleeping in a full size bed for a month or so now. I cannot believe what a big boy he is!

Here are a few pictures I snapped of him at Garvan Gardens in Hot Springs. These were taken last month.

And as most of you know, Baby #2 will be here in September! We are just thrilled to be adding another little member to our family, and cannot wait to meet him! Yep, it's another boy! I think it will be so awesome to see Brody with his brother.

I will be 20 weeks on Sunday, so I am halfway there! It is really going by fast now. The first couple months seemed never-ending, due to extreme fatigue and lots of nausea. But now that that has passed, the weeks are just flying by. I am trying to enjoy every second of it. I can already feel him moving around, even occasionally from the outside...it is my favorite part!

We don't have a name yet. We have gone through several options, but have slowly marked them off the list. One by one. It seems so much harder this time! I will be sure and let you all know when we decide.

Here are a few pics of the little guy. We didn't get any good face shots or anything (he was facing down), but I will share what we do have.

The top of his sweet little head....

Perfect little spine....

And this is to prove that he is indeed a boy! He wasn't shy at all about showing us his...umm...goods. In fact, seemed very proud of them :)

Ride 'em cowboy!

On Sunday afternoon, we went to Hyleigh's 4th birthday party...and she had horse rides! I wasn't sure what Brody would think, but it didn't scare him one bit! He wanted on the horse as soon as they took her out of her trailor. Made me proud. We used to have horses growing up...and I would give anything for Brody (and me..hehe) to have a horse to saddle up and take for a ride. We used to have sooo much fun on ours. I can remember going on the trailrides. My Papa would always take his wagon, we would camp at night, forge the rivers...I felt just like Laura Ingalls! Okay, enough of that...here are the pics!

Brody on Grace


Brody and Brooke

Me and my Daddy!

Boys Boys Boys

Our friends, the Gilmore's, were in El Dorado this weekend from New Orleans. The were having Christmas with James' family, but were able to come visit with us on Saturday night. James' mom had their kids, and we left Brody with Amie and Eli, and the four of us went to a nice, peaceful dinner at ElChico's. After dinner, we came back to our house, where our kiddos joined us! James and Jessica have the two most precious little boys, Jackson and Charlie. They are so adorable...I could just squeeze them! Brody looooved having friends over to play. He was so excited to have boys to run around and be silly with!

This is Jackson. He is so handsome. And he is a bit shy and a little serious....just the opposite of Brody and Charlie!

This is Charlie. I just looove his shiny locks...I am a bit jealous, I might add.

All three boys playing Brody's "Shoot the Duck" game with James. Can you tell that we DESPERATELY need a playroom.....

Brody and Charlie playing basketball.

Mr. Cheese

I'm Baaaaaack!!

It has been waaay too long since I posted last! I always have such good intentions.....Anyway! We had a wonderful Christmas and happy new year, and I hope that all of you did too! It was crazy busy as always, trying to go to 10 different places in 2 days...but being around our wonderful family is worth it. And watching Brody's face this year was the best! I know that it is only going to get better...I just love this kid!

Seeing as how Christmas was like, a MONTH ago, I am just going to post a few pics from that week and give you a brief overview. And these pics are in no particular order....



Brody got a remote control boat from Amie and Eli. On Christas Eve we took it over to Dad's pond to try it out. Brody loved it!




PawPaw's boy!

Papaw Wesley with Brody and Gavin

Showing off his new cowboy boots!

Riding with Brooke in her new Jeep

His new Rocking Horse from Memaw and Poppy!

Santa brought him a play tent for his room....

It has fun tunnels too!