Last night I was driving home with Addie and Abel. Ted has youth group in our home every Wednesday night so I always go out with the little kids and run errands. Last night, we went to TJ Maxx. It was a fun trip... looking for a dress for an upcoming wedding and getting Avery another pair of jeans because the girl is growing like a weed.
We get back into the car to come home and I have the radio station on 88.3. A song comes on and Addie says... "Mommy, I think this is a God song." I said "Yes, baby, it is.". So we listened to the song. Then another song came on. This one was by Dave Crowder. It was called "You never let go.". She is listening to the words and talking about the song... She says "Mommy, is the person singing this song dead?" I said "No, babe he is not." She said "It says God never lets him go." (I think she took that literally... like God is holding Dave Crowder in heaven). I told her that God is with us here.
She said "God is every where." I said "Yes, he is" and she said "he is in our house, he is in this car. He is in everybody's heart". (Ok... I wish you could hear Addie talk while you are reading this because it's the cutest thing EVER!).
I said "Addie, God is in the hearts of those who believe in his Son, Jesus Christ and who have recognized they are sinners and need forgiveness. Those who ask him to live in their hearts.. He is in them". I then said "Addie, do you know what a sin is?" She said "No." So I explained to her when we are ugly to other people and when we lie (keeping it simple)... those are sins. We are sinners.
She said "like Avery?" (that is where a HUGE CHUCKLE IN ME ROSE TO THE SURFACE - but I did not let it out). I said "Addie, Avery is a sinner but so am I. So are you. We all need Jesus... not just Avery." She said "Yes." I explained to her how sin keeps us away from God but Jesus came and lived a sinless life. And he was the sacrifice for our sins on the Cross. I kept it simple but I could see that she was understanding me. (as I looked at her through the rear view mirror).
She said "Mommy, I want to ask Jesus into my heart... will you help me?"
I said "Sure Addie"
and then my PRECIOUS DAUGHTER ADDISON KAYLEE gave her heart to Jesus. Right there in Ted's car on Bakertown Road.
The greatest part of the story (besides the part about Jesus!) is that I made a wrong turn last night and we were lost for a several minutes. Had I not made that wrong turn, I would have gotten home before the Dave Crowder song ever even came on.
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR WRONG TURNS IN LIFE! Because there was NO WRONG in that turn... it was JUST WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSE TO BE!
Praising Jesus today for my precious daughter Addison. Her name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
THE CAST
is coming off tomorrow!
YEAH!!!!
I love this picture! DETERMINATION!
My Addie lost her second tooth today. It came out while she was trying to open a "Littlest Pet Shop" toy. OOPS. It was WAY LOOSE. So she's excited and now I have to go find a dollar.... Time to play tooth fairy.
Addie helped me get Abel out for a little photo shoot. I wanted to get some pictures of him before the cast is taken off tomorrow. SO SWEET! These two kids are crazy about each other.
I know I haven't blogged much lately. I have been neck deep in homeschooling and cleaning and photo shoots and LIFE!
But I will try to keep up! More to come....
YEAH!!!!
I love this picture! DETERMINATION!
My Addie lost her second tooth today. It came out while she was trying to open a "Littlest Pet Shop" toy. OOPS. It was WAY LOOSE. So she's excited and now I have to go find a dollar.... Time to play tooth fairy.
Addie helped me get Abel out for a little photo shoot. I wanted to get some pictures of him before the cast is taken off tomorrow. SO SWEET! These two kids are crazy about each other.
I know I haven't blogged much lately. I have been neck deep in homeschooling and cleaning and photo shoots and LIFE!
But I will try to keep up! More to come....
Monday, August 17, 2009
SCHOOL DAYS!
What an eventful day... It started last night with a trip to the emergency room which ended at about 1:15am.
Sweet Abel broke his little arm (fracture). Long story short.... rough play with siblings... and now he'll be in a cast for 3 1/2 weeks. He got a Cowboy Blue cast. Daddy helped him pick it out.
It was so sad to see him hurting that like.
In the ER... at first, they thought it was just a dislocated elbow. Not the case. The arm he is holding the Popsicle with is NOT the broken arm :-)
This was at the Orthopedic office.
How cute is he with that sling on. OH MY.
This is small but he has a blue cast on. I'll have to take a better pictures ... SOON...
We are so thankful to Charlotte and Helen for staying with the big kids while we spent hours in the ER. 
How cute are they in their plaid shorts. :-)
I love Addie and Aidan's giggle faces.
BACK PACKS!
Here is Addie in her class. Doesn't she look scared? I know I was... But she came home SO EXCITED. She gave her teacher the biggest hug when we left school. She said she a fun day.
When I picked Aidan up from school, I saw his class on the play ground. It was so fun to watch him. He is growing up so fast. LOVE HIM!
The pictures I got of Avery in her class wasn't good and she wasn't real crazy about me pulling out the camera while all of her friends were sitting there. We were late to her class because we were getting Addie and Aidan all settled in their classes.
Sweet Abel broke his little arm (fracture). Long story short.... rough play with siblings... and now he'll be in a cast for 3 1/2 weeks. He got a Cowboy Blue cast. Daddy helped him pick it out.
It was so sad to see him hurting that like.
In the ER... at first, they thought it was just a dislocated elbow. Not the case. The arm he is holding the Popsicle with is NOT the broken arm :-)
This was at the Orthopedic office.
How cute is he with that sling on. OH MY. 
This is small but he has a blue cast on. I'll have to take a better pictures ... SOON...
We are so thankful to Charlotte and Helen for staying with the big kids while we spent hours in the ER. This morning, after some sleep (little), we got the big kids ready for their first day of school at CFC. They were so excited. We were too. It was Aidan and Addie's first time to school. We have homeschooled... and now they are going to school 3 days a week. So we are moving from full time homeschoolers, to part time homeschoolers :-)
This was a tradition in my home... Holding up a sign that says "School Days" with the year we were going into. So here are our kids... keeping the tradition alive.
How cute are they in their plaid shorts. :-)
I love Addie and Aidan's giggle faces. 
BACK PACKS!
Here is Addie in her class. Doesn't she look scared? I know I was... But she came home SO EXCITED. She gave her teacher the biggest hug when we left school. She said she a fun day.
When I picked Aidan up from school, I saw his class on the play ground. It was so fun to watch him. He is growing up so fast. LOVE HIM!
The pictures I got of Avery in her class wasn't good and she wasn't real crazy about me pulling out the camera while all of her friends were sitting there. We were late to her class because we were getting Addie and Aidan all settled in their classes.
GREAT FIRST DAY! 09-10 HERE WE COME!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
MY WAY MADNESS
I adore this baby boy.....
But it seems lately... this is the face we see....
It's what I like to call MY WAY MADNESS. He has to have HIS WAY! His daddy thinks I have spoiled him by giving him his way A LOT (ok, I am guilty!!!). But HOW CAN I SAY NO to that precious face!
He was enjoying this icecream cone.... It's not good unless YOU WEAR IT! I love that his NOSE is in the cone.
This is Abel's buddy, Sammy. Sammy enjoyed the ice cream too!
What's wrong Abel? My guess is, he was told no.
This is how we got him all clean... water hose! He loved it!!
Sammy... I think it's your turn for the hose!
He liked it too!
I love this picture... He looks like he is riding down the street on a scooter. He is just standing on it. He was bossing Tori (Sammy's big sister) around having her push him on the scooter. He doesn't talk really... he just grunts out his orders. It's cute!
It's what I like to call MY WAY MADNESS. He has to have HIS WAY! His daddy thinks I have spoiled him by giving him his way A LOT (ok, I am guilty!!!). But HOW CAN I SAY NO to that precious face!
He was enjoying this icecream cone.... It's not good unless YOU WEAR IT! I love that his NOSE is in the cone.
This is Abel's buddy, Sammy. Sammy enjoyed the ice cream too!
What's wrong Abel? My guess is, he was told no.
This is how we got him all clean... water hose! He loved it!!
Sammy... I think it's your turn for the hose!
He liked it too!
I love this picture... He looks like he is riding down the street on a scooter. He is just standing on it. He was bossing Tori (Sammy's big sister) around having her push him on the scooter. He doesn't talk really... he just grunts out his orders. It's cute!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Eat my sparkles.. I mean my bubbles
This is such a fun story about my Addie.
Avery is the first born and the one who tries things out before the others. Avery has been doing swim team all summer. The other kids have watched her practice. I even asked Aidan and Addie if they wanted to try it out. Aidan said "no". Addie said "sure!". She joined the swim team. FOR 15 MINUTES.
When she tried it out, she didn't know how to swim but the have a class called the "feeders". She liked how they played ring around the rosie and went under the water but when she tried practice and they were done with that, she wasn't interested any more.
I didn't push her and her time on swim team was done.
WELL... this past Monday, I asked a friend if she would stop by and pick Avery up for swim team and then I would meet them there. She came to get her and said "does any one else want to go with us?" Addie said "I want to go". So she did.
Addie had been learning to swim this summer. She watches all the other kids swim and she practices in the baby pool. I have worked with her some in the shallow end and even talked her into jumping into the deep in to me (while I was on a noodle float) and then I would help her swim to the ladder. But she was not a swimmer. UNTIL MONDAY.
She rode with Andrea to practice... and with out me knowing, SHE (re)JOINED THE SWIM TEAM. When I got to the pool as practiced ended, they all told me how she almost swam the entire pool.
So the next day, I sent them with Andrea again. What I later found out was there was some pep talking going on in the car on the way. AND ADDIE WAS LISTENING TO ALL OF IT.
They talked to her about swimming in the meet on TUESDAY and she said YES. (of course, they told her she would get some Hannah Montana lip gloss if she did it... what a girl will do for lip gloss!)
Another (bribe) thing that Andrea did was she told Addie and Gracie Kate (that's Andrea's daughter) that she would get them all dolled up for the swim meet. WITH NAIL POLISH, SPARKLE TATOOS, BLUE HAIR STREAKING, MAKE UP...
The girls were MORE THAN HAPPY to be in the swim meet.
Here they are looking pageant ready for a SWIM MEET :-)
Gracie (the Diva) Kate
BEST COACH IN THE WORLD... Sarah!
The Bribe... LIP GLOSS
On the blocks waiting for the horn to blow. Addie is right next to me so she didn't make this shot.
Here she is.... I was SO proud of her!
GO ADDIE GO!
She finished 4th
Gracie Kate got a little freaked out. Coach Sarah jumped in with her to encourage her through the last little bit.
SHE MADE IT!
Avery is the first born and the one who tries things out before the others. Avery has been doing swim team all summer. The other kids have watched her practice. I even asked Aidan and Addie if they wanted to try it out. Aidan said "no". Addie said "sure!". She joined the swim team. FOR 15 MINUTES.
When she tried it out, she didn't know how to swim but the have a class called the "feeders". She liked how they played ring around the rosie and went under the water but when she tried practice and they were done with that, she wasn't interested any more.
I didn't push her and her time on swim team was done.
WELL... this past Monday, I asked a friend if she would stop by and pick Avery up for swim team and then I would meet them there. She came to get her and said "does any one else want to go with us?" Addie said "I want to go". So she did.
Addie had been learning to swim this summer. She watches all the other kids swim and she practices in the baby pool. I have worked with her some in the shallow end and even talked her into jumping into the deep in to me (while I was on a noodle float) and then I would help her swim to the ladder. But she was not a swimmer. UNTIL MONDAY.
She rode with Andrea to practice... and with out me knowing, SHE (re)JOINED THE SWIM TEAM. When I got to the pool as practiced ended, they all told me how she almost swam the entire pool.
So the next day, I sent them with Andrea again. What I later found out was there was some pep talking going on in the car on the way. AND ADDIE WAS LISTENING TO ALL OF IT.
They talked to her about swimming in the meet on TUESDAY and she said YES. (of course, they told her she would get some Hannah Montana lip gloss if she did it... what a girl will do for lip gloss!)
Another (bribe) thing that Andrea did was she told Addie and Gracie Kate (that's Andrea's daughter) that she would get them all dolled up for the swim meet. WITH NAIL POLISH, SPARKLE TATOOS, BLUE HAIR STREAKING, MAKE UP...
The girls were MORE THAN HAPPY to be in the swim meet.
Here they are looking pageant ready for a SWIM MEET :-)
Gracie (the Diva) Kate
BEST COACH IN THE WORLD... Sarah!
The Bribe... LIP GLOSS
On the blocks waiting for the horn to blow. Addie is right next to me so she didn't make this shot.
Here she is.... I was SO proud of her!
GO ADDIE GO!
She finished 4th
Gracie Kate got a little freaked out. Coach Sarah jumped in with her to encourage her through the last little bit.
SHE MADE IT!
What a fun night! I am SO PROUD OF YOU ADDISON!
Friday, June 26, 2009
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!!!
LIGHTS
I just got some lights from a friend. I borrowed them because I am doing my FIRST WEDDING tomorrow. Ancelet Photography has expanded and now we (meaning me - haha!) are doing weddings. I am so excited and nervous all at the same time.
I borrowed the lights so I can use them on the bride while she is inside getting ready.
Addie let me practice on her today. She was such a good sport. She loves having her picture taken. She had lots of funny face pictures but I just put a few of them up :-)
CAMERA
So the "ACTION" part of our lives go something like this...
I just got some lights from a friend. I borrowed them because I am doing my FIRST WEDDING tomorrow. Ancelet Photography has expanded and now we (meaning me - haha!) are doing weddings. I am so excited and nervous all at the same time.
I borrowed the lights so I can use them on the bride while she is inside getting ready.
Addie let me practice on her today. She was such a good sport. She loves having her picture taken. She had lots of funny face pictures but I just put a few of them up :-)
CAMERA
So the "ACTION" part of our lives go something like this...
wake up, put on bathing suits, head to swim team practice, swim, swim, swim some more and then stay and play with friends. Come home, Abel naps, play, play and play some more... bed time... start all over.
Friday, June 12, 2009
SWIM TEAM - GO WAHOOS!
We had our first swim meet this week. It was on Tuesday night. This is Avery's first year to do swim team. It has been so much fun. I know it's a lot of practicing but I love that she is learning to be disciplined. She loves going and is enjoying being apart of this team.
Meet the Wahoos. I thought they made the word up... but it's really a fast fish... who knew!
Just thought this was a cool picture. There are 130 kids on the swim team. This picture shows warm up time.
Great coaches!
My sweet Avery... Getting ready to practice before the meet.
Before every meet, the Seniors do a skit to get the team pumped up. Then they do cheers. It was so much fun. Avery was grinning from ear to ear. We actually WON THIS MEET!!!
Coach Brad leading the team in GROUP CHEER
OH MY... These ladies make life fun! I met Amanda (on the left) about 3 years ago. She has adopted from Liberia and that was an instant connection for us (adoption). Then, this summer...to my sweet surprise, I met Andrea. She is FUNNY! Look at that face she is making. It cracks me up. She is constantly saying something that makes me laugh.
Here's my girl swimming back stroke. I was so proud of her.
Meet the Wahoos. I thought they made the word up... but it's really a fast fish... who knew!
Just thought this was a cool picture. There are 130 kids on the swim team. This picture shows warm up time.
Great coaches!
My sweet Avery... Getting ready to practice before the meet.
Before every meet, the Seniors do a skit to get the team pumped up. Then they do cheers. It was so much fun. Avery was grinning from ear to ear. We actually WON THIS MEET!!! 
Coach Brad leading the team in GROUP CHEER
OH MY... These ladies make life fun! I met Amanda (on the left) about 3 years ago. She has adopted from Liberia and that was an instant connection for us (adoption). Then, this summer...to my sweet surprise, I met Andrea. She is FUNNY! Look at that face she is making. It cracks me up. She is constantly saying something that makes me laugh. 
Here's my girl swimming back stroke. I was so proud of her.
FUN TIMES!!!
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