I Reagan take you Josh........

Just thought you all might enjoy a good laugh!

Yes, I realize the quality is HORRIBLE......I can already hear the disbelief from my children 20 years from now. It is still on VHS. I desperately need to have it transferred to a DVD. (This is a video of the TV screen......how do ya like that!)

I just dug the VHS player and kid movies back out. I figured that would be all this ancient TV would be good for after the HD thing in February.

80's glasses!

Not much to report from this week. I'm sure you all missed me.....I know I would have (he he)! We spent quite a bit of time at the park this week......just taking advantage of the pretty days and staying indoors on the those that aren't.

We missed Josh a ton this week......Sam had a difficult time adjusting!

I really wish I had something interesting to tell you but, I don't. Sam is funny.....what's new..... she just says some of the funniest things......I think it has a lot to do with the age!

Just had to share this picture.....thought it was pretty funny.....my little chiller!

So, I couldn't put up a post without SOMETHING worthy of checking out......I saved the best for last. (sorry for the cruddy quality.....I had to scan this one in) This is a picture of my roommate and I from New Years Eve '01(seriously.....was that REALLY 7 years ago????). The theme was 80's. I didn't want to go all out 80's but I felt like I had to have SOMETHING! My sister-in-law found these sunglasses that she wore when she was a teenager! Can you believe someone actually wore those for REAL! Karen, only you could pull that off! The picture makes me laugh every stinkin' time!

Gone

Just thought I would let you all know that Josh is leaving with the computer very early in the morning. That means no posts until he gets home......probably Friday.

We had a fun weekend! Friday night we hung out with friends......we always enjoy that......even if it takes pulling teeth to make it happen : )

Saturday we took the kids on a train ride. I would like to say it was the Tarantula but my BIL got the times mixed up and we ended up on the Vintage Train in the Stockyards. This could have been enjoyable except that we chose a day when it was 80 degrees out and there was no A/C (hence the Vintage part)......there also were no open windows. Sam and Levi had a blast riding the choo choo. Poor Spence was miserable......he is SO hot natured......we had the poor kid stripped to his diaper and he was still sweating all over (it might have something to do with the rolls that cover him)! Thankfully it was only about an hour long so we scooted out of there at lightning speed!

Today we finally all got to go to church as a family! Tommy's sermon was wonderful!

I am excited to get back into a routine this week......I have let the washing go FAR too long now! I will be playing catch up all week on that.

Spencer is SOOOO much fun right now! He just cackles......it makes my heart melt! Sam is so funny with him......she will always try to make him laugh! Sam is just hilarious! I know I have said that before and I'm sure I will say it again but she is stinkin' funny! She can say whatever she wants now......she knows so much it just baffles me! A few of the latest funnies......

Sam: Daddy, come play in my room.

Daddy: No Sam, not right now.

Sam: (with finger pointed and shaking at him) Daddy, don't tell me no!

and

Sam: (pointing to the rings on my hand) Mommy, what this?

Mommy: Rings

Sam: (to Spencer, pointing to the rings) Spencer, this called rings.

Mommy: That's right Sam, good job.

Sam: No Mommy, I talk to Spence. Spencer, this called rings.

those probably aren't near as funny written but they were F-U-N-N-Y when they happened.

Also, a few things to pray about.......

My brother is leaving for bootcamp this week......he's got 3 kiddos......one only a few weeks old.

My SIL's brother got mugged on New Year's Eve and is in pretty bad shape (broken brow bone, both cheekbones, fractured neck, chipped teeth, etc).

We are trying to sell our truck.......Josh is renting now and it will free up some money for other bills.

There is a possible job opportunity for me......no details yet but it would be full time and the kids would have to go to daycare......this is a HUGE prayer request.

HUGE praise for some burdens lifted in some family relationships! PRAISE GOD......this was ONLY by his goodness!

Love ya'll!

A good laugh

As I was searching for some simple verses to teach Samara I ran across this site. I am not one to dismiss teaching before reading and testing it against the Word. I typically find that most conservative teachings line up with what I believe so I don't let denominational titles get in my way.

There seem to be some really great biblical teachings on this site as well as some shady stuff. From what I can tell these are KJV only fundamental Baptists and they believe in things like men keeping their hair short, women wearing skirts, etc. There were a few things that caught my eye but this one I just couldn't keep to myself......

The baby should sleep all night. Early the child should be made to conform to the sleep requirements of Mom and Dad. When a child cries at night he is either hungry, dirty, stuck with a pin or sick. In every case there should be some relief available. If none of the foregoing is true, I would suggest a spanking and let the baby cry himself to sleep. If crying persists, you may want to move the child to another room out of earshot. It is essential that Mom and Dad get their proper rest.

I'm pretty sure I could read that a hundred times and get a giggle every time. It is just funny. Seriously.....does your Bible say that? I mean, I have no problem giving Sam a good smack on the hiney when she needs it, but really? an infant? The whole paragraph just seems so cruel and self serving.....and funny.......goofy funny......

this one is pretty comical too.....

The baby's crying might better be stopped with a spanking than by picking him up. If there are not tears, you can safely assume that it is self-will asserting itself. Grandparents tend to spoil babies by picking them up often. This should be discouraged.

those durn grandparents, what are we going to do with them?

Dumb & Thankful

Well, I finally have my microwave back! For those of you who don't know, I have been without a microwave for over a month now. It has been interesting to say the least but doable.......gives you a little more respect for the people back in the day.

The reason I have been without is because one day the breaker blew and we couldn't figure out how to get it to work again......Josh tried another breaker & a larger breaker and neither worked. I had my Dad check into getting an electrician out here (my Dad has connections). Must have been the Lord that he wasn't able to get anyone out here!

While out to dinner with one of Josh's customers he just happened to ask if he knew anything about electricity......and he did! So we explained the problem and what we had done to try to remedy the problem and he says, "You haven't seen anything spark or anything like that?" Ummmm, yes, as a matter of fact I have.

I should have STUPID stamped across my forehead for this one.

When I went to get something out of the cabinet over the microwave I accidentally bumped the wires and noticed it spark. I really didn't think too much about it since it had happened before. (NICE!) I realize now that the next time I tried to use the microwave, the lights in the laundry room popped and then realized the breaker had been blown. I tried to turn it back on but figured out that I couldn't just flip it back on. Honestly, I didn't think this was that big of a deal because the spark had happened before and I mentioned it to Josh with no reaction. If you know Josh, he doesn't hear everything he acts like he hears. He dismissed it at the time and I did not realize it was because he wasn't actually listening!

No matter, when we got home Josh connected the wires again and put wire nuts on and everything works like a charm. Seriously.....if you like me you should be thanking God that I am still alive! I can't help it that I am a do-do and I guess He cuts me some slack because He knows it too!

I can see my Dad right now, head down shaking, saying, "Oh Reagan." This isn't the first time I have accidentally done something dangerous! Oh well! We are okay and all is well!

Night Night Juice

Just thought you should know that my daughter is currently rocking her juice cup to sleep and singing it "Rock-a-bye-baby". Ummm, ya......can you say STRANGE! I love that girl.......her imagination is beginning to run wild and I LOVE it!

OH..... and this girl is good for a Momma's self-esteem....... yesterday we were just hanging out and she blurts out, "Mommy so pretty!" Seriously.......how great is that!

Silly kid

Well, the babe has been born. Carson Mullins was born on Friday November 21. The 9th addition for the grandparents(my parents)! WOW!

We got to spend the day Saturday just hanging out. Sunday we went to church......we actually went to the 8am service so J could watch Da Boys. After naps we went to Uncle Joey & Aunt Mimi's. I hadn't seen Miss Lexi Kay since the day she came home from the hospital so I was excited to finally see her again!

Thank you all for your prayers for Sam. Today she said, "my tummy hurts," for the first time in over a week. It has been a LONG time since she has gone that long without saying something like that. We are still not sure what all that is about but she seems to be feeling better.

My Sami is so cute! Her new thing is telling me who is a boy and who is girl. She will go through the list, "Daddy's a boy. Mommy's a guwrul. Nini's a guwrul. Papa's a boy".......on and on the list goes. She also impressed us today when we drove by Whataburger and she shouted, "triangle." Once again, I haven't gotten around to teaching her shapes yet. She has most of her colors down so I guess she decided to shift her focus to shapes. I am always one step behind her.

Whew....we are hitting those 2's. She wants things HER way or NO way. She is extremely territorial. If something is Josh's and I am using it, she loses it......has a fit. She is constantly taking things to their owners.....drinks, shoes, pens, you name it. It's almost an obsession.

She is getting into the hyper thing. We have never really experienced this with her until just recently but oh my.....tonight she was RIDICULOUS. I am dreading those sleepovers already!

I know I haven't posted much about Spencer but it's because he doesn't do alot. He still sleeps a ton. He is still the sweetest, smiliest, good natured baby! He LOVES his big sister.....she can always make him smile......it is so cute! (there is just something about sibling love that just warms a Momma's heart)

Can't wait for Turkey Day......If I don't post before Thursday.......HAPPY THANKSGIVING.....I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Stuff

Well, still no baby.....just thought you might be wondering.

Whew....this week has been a beating! All I can figure out is that Sam feels so crummy. She is still complaining that her tummy hurts 3-4 times daily. She has been SO incredibly fussy.....wanting me to hold her and take her to the bathroom......stuff that just isn't like her. On top of that, she has had an especially hard week without Daddy. She is typically all about Daddy when he is here but once he leaves she doesn't really ask about him much. Last night alone she woke up two times yelling for "Daddy."

OH and speaking of last night......I got to be up from 2am until 5am....it was simply fantastic. I don't know what was going on....(except that she doesn't feel good) but she just screamed for like 30 minutes! Once I got her down, Spencer woke up and had no intention of going back to sleep! AAAHHHHHH! Praying tonight will be better!

Aren't they precious!

Sam has her very own live dress up doll!

Poor Maddie! She's such a good sport!

Yesterday I spent some time making squash for Little Man. I am so amazed at how easy it is, how much money we save AND that it is better for him! It really is easy. When I was making food for Sam, I found these little 4oz containers at the dollar store. There were like 10 for a $1 and they have been PERFECT! It is even easier this time around because Josh's grandma gave us a Bullet for Christmas last year! I only put 2 oz in them this time because he won't eat that much at first and then I froze them. I made 20 of these and the squash cost me $4.40. That means I paid $.22 a jar.....not a bad deal! (and NO trip to the store! WOOHOO) They run approximately $.99 a jar at the store.

From this.....

To this......

To this!

Do you see all that blonde hair? It's a little hard to see in this pic but his hair is growing back blonde!

Oh ya....isn't it annoying when you have something in your teeth in public and NO ONE tells you? WELL, it is equally annoying when you make a stupid mistake like putting IX when you should have put IV and no one tells you. If you noticed and said nothing....shame on you!

Fall stuff

I have been trying to get a post up but for some reason I have had trouble uploading pics. Ugh! This a long post with a bunch of pictures but should get you updated.

Sam all decked out in pumpkin gear. I got this sweat suit (it came with pants) for $1.50 brand new! She LOVES pumpkins so she thought it was sooo cool.

Well, I guess I did pass on one bad trait. She is NOSY! The lady next door was outside talking on the phone......she HAD to know what was going on so she was checking things out through the fence. She was so proud of herself because she found a knot in the wood that made a perfect peep hole. Little stinker.
We took a trip to the Pumpkin Patch on Halloween. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.
I really didn't get many great pics.....they weren't the most willing participants.
The best I could get of the 3 of them.

I know this picture is small but it is a fantastic representation of Little Missy's attitude at the Pumpkin Patch.

This is the best picture I could get of the 2 of them. Like I said, it wasn't the best photo shoot : ) I think Sami is so tired of being my model.....not too much cooperation anymore.

She was so excited about petting a real horse!

She gave Baby Bop a hug and kiss!

We went to the Fall Festival at our church for Halloween. Pretty much all Sam wanted to do was jump in the bounce house! Doesn't she look cute...... even though she was unwilling to let me take her picture! There were a BUNCH of bees this year!
Bzzzzzzz

Our Little Sweet Pea

ya, Little Man was snoozin' during the Fall Festival....oh well

Josh bought Sami these shoes and she has wanted to wear her punkin shoes everywhere.

Such a cutie!

Ahhh, sweet sleep!

Funnies!

This a post for any of you who would like an inside glimpse at a couple of things that make me smile about my Sami but it is written that my feeble mind not be responsible for remembering.

-I have come to learn some things that I say on a regular basis that I had NO idea I was saying. You surprised me one day after Bub started coughing by saying, "goodness Bubba." Ha, it was stinking funny to here you say that. Now it is said any time he coughs or chokes or anything. It is hilarious because you sound so grown up! (and I now realize that I say that a LOT....wow)

-This could be one of my all time favorites..... Nini taught you about the "tickle finger." You will now come up to me with that finger a wagging and say "TICKLE PINGER!" It is sooooo funny. I laugh so hard and it works out great because you think I am laughing because you are tickling me. You can't get those F's out so it is just CA-UTE!

-You and Connor are the BEST of friends. I have never seen any kiddos this tiny be such great friends. Anyhow......Connor's name for you has evolved from Mara to Mia. It is super cute that he has a nickname for you. Apparently you like it as well because you will go around saying, "Connor's Mia. Sami Connor's Mia!!!!" How cute is that! You two love each other so much.

There are so many but these are the ones that stick out in my mind right now. I love you baby girl!

A Weekend of a Thousand Pics

So, this is really late, I realize.....better late than never, right?

Well, we didn't make it to church again on Sunday. This is the second weekend in a row that we haven't been able to go because of sickness. Last weekend it was all of us....this weekend only Sam. Poor thing was going on 2 weeks of this junk. I THINK she is finally over it!

Saturday night was a horrible night....Sam woke up in the middle of the night screaming....only going back to sleep with Daddy rocking her and then woke again at 4:45 but that time it was to stay. Early morning.

We played outside a BUNCH! That is about all that will make her happy when nothing else will. Her and Maddie have really become buds.....it is really cool.

Mom & Dad got her skates for her birthday so after her nap we went out and let her skate for the first time. It was pretty cute.

As most of you know, the Cowboys played so we had to put Sami's cheerleader outfit on. We went to my grandparents to watch the game but left at 1/2 time because of fussy babies. It worked out fine though because Josh wasn't even willing to watch the end of the game he was so irritated. Stinkin' Cowboys!

Josh left for Oklahoma yesterday so lots of traveling for him this week.

Our 12 year old niece was baptized last night......it was AWESOME! Mom kept the kids so I could actually enjoy myself.....thanks Mom, you rock! It was wonderful to see her dedicate her life to the Lord.

Here you can see Sam's new "seat". Isn't Maddie the best?

Isn't Little Man getting big? TIME FLIES!

Here is here first skate!



Oh, I just had to share this one. How perfect that I got that sibling love shot. She picks on him.....isn't that nice!

Here is our beautiful dog!



Oh, and once again....a wonderful dog. She likes to dig in Sam's sandbox (which of course Sam thinks is sooo cool) to get to cool sand, lay down and cool off. BUT, once she lays down she is fair game. Poor girl.....Sam throws sand on her....and not just anywhere, but in her face.....isn't that mean? But Maddie just chills. If she gets irritated enough she will just get up and walk off.

These pictures are just funny. The first one she was saying, "Maddie eat". She is in a stage where she has to copy EVERYTHING so here she is eating, watching Maddie eat. And the second one is just a perfect snapshot of my dramatic daughter.

Here is Little Man. I put him in the swing while she was playing....I guess he enjoyed it.

And here are the cutest pictures ever. Isn't he precious?

Here is a before & after of Sam & I. I know you can't really see her hair in the after of Sam so I put some more up.

(I told you I took a ton.....of course this was only a VERY small helping)

First trip to the Fort Worth Zoo!

I realize it has been a few days since I have posted. There is a reason for this. At the beginning of the week Sami was sick (I may have mentioned that ????) I took her to the doctor for what I thought was an ear infection and he said that she had a virus on top of her allergies. Hmmmm. I honestly didn't believe him.

I found out a few days later just how right he was! YUCK! I thought she was getting better and we were in the clear when Spencer started puking his guts out! Poor guy......he couldn't keep anything down! What's crazy is that Sami didn't get so much as an ear infection until she was 8 months old. This is the 2nd time Little Man has been sick and he isn't even 3 months old yet. I guess that's what having an older sibling in the house will do for you (especially one who steals his paci, sticks it in her mouth and then back in his faster than I can even get to her)!

Unfortunately that wasn't the end of the sick drama. Spencer gave it to me and then one of us gave it to Josh. Josh really got a heck of deal.......come home to a house full of sick people and then get the junk worse than anyone else. I felt terrible for him! We are praying that it is over. This stuff is NO fun!

And on to other things......

I kept Levi on Wednesday......I wanted to do something because the weather was beautiful. Sam hadn't been to the zoo yet (I know, I know, we are neglectful parents.....2 yrs old never having been to the zoo......it's a shame) Apparently this wasn't the best idea because Sami wasn't feeling all that great. It was OK but not what I had expected!

As you can see from the pic of Little Man.....he had fun! (he is always smiling.....even when he was sick and pukey he was still smiley......it's fun!)


Sami got to feed the birds.

She was in awe of this elephant!

Mom being a saint by coming and helping out! I wouldn't have even tried it without her.

And here is the mixture of not feeling well and being 2!

haha.....if you think about this pic you would probably ask yourself why I was taking the pic rather than helping her. Sometimes their fits are just amusing and this was one of those times. Oh the drama of a 2 year old!


You like our stroller train?

This is was all of 2 minutes after we got in the car! Guess we wore them out!

And, FYI, if you take a drink into the zoo you have to throw away the lid and straw to protect the animals (uh, OK). Mom and I had bees swarming the strollers......NICE!