Mommy's Little Secret!!

My sweet children,

Last week Mommy's new Vitamix arrived in the mail. My supercool blender/grain grinder! Mommy is in love with this new appliance. It has changed our life in so many great ways! Mommy's friend, Lisa, has been trying to convince me to buy this machine for years, I just wouldn't fork out the money to do it. I have been praying for the past year about buying it, and the Lord has provided the money to do so. So, I found a used one on ebay and now its here!! I need to name her, because she has accomplished so much in just two weeks time. So far, you all are in love with the smoothies and icee's that I make you each day. None of you have a clue that you are eating cabbage, carrots and spinach everyday with your precious strawberries, apples and bananas. It feels so wonderful to know you are eating such things, and that you think Mommy's giving you the best treat ever!! So many of our GI ailments are beginning to remedy themselves :) It makes me such a proud Momma!! I haven't even began to do bread making with it. Oh the wonders of it all!!! I feel like Im walking on cloud nine, all of you eating 6-7 servings of fresh fruits and veggies a day. The best part is you are doing it joyfully. The gift of a lifetime for me!!! One day I'll share the secret ingredients, but not now........ :)

The Spiky Spider

One day I was in my room. Then my Dad told me to come and see this thing that me
and Mom saw. Then he took me outside. I saw a spiney bellied orb weaver spider. He
took a picture and took me inside.Then he said to me to go to bed and I did.
This is the picture we took:



posted by Britton, 8 years old!!

Baby talk

My sweet baby Cade has let the flood gates open on his personality. I just love this phase!!!! Such sweet moments. Some of your favorite phrases:

Bye, Bye, Mommy, Daddy.
Here you go.
Uh-Oh.
I get it.
one,two, free....
Yeah, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, as Daddy arrives home.
Night, night.
Love you.
Chee nee.
You love to sing Jesus loves me with us at family bible time. You know a word here or there, but you sing along through the song just as if you knew every word."Blah, la, la, me, la, blah, la, la, blah, la, la, me, so. blah, la, la, STRONG, la, la, la, la la." It something along those lines. It is the most precious singing I have ever heard. I will catch it on film sometime. You are a such a smart booger and will hold your singing tongue when I break out the video camera!

So many more, those are just our favorites for now. I especially love the way you nod your head yes to answer our questions. My baby has grown up into a big boy. Sniff,sniff!
I love you Cade man. ( The picture Im posting is of you in the bibleman cape running through the house, and Chesney's Mrs. Jackson glove. This is normally your big sisters daily attire, however you decided you wanted to be like her today, so she shared them with you. )

Smocking Again

Second smocked dress done. This dress was much more enjoyable than my first one. So much so, that I started praying about making and selling smocked dresses. I do think that the Lord has given me a name for a company. Connie Laine Clothing or Connie Laine's Legacy. Still praying about the details. I absolutely loved making this dress for Mrs. Amanda's baby. I love that I can take a dress with me anywhere and work on it. In the car, in the bed, anywhere. I have decided there is no such thing as a smocked dress that is too expensive. You couldn't pay someone enough for the time put into one dress. I'm not selling them to be rich. I just enjoy making them, so why not make a little extra money on the side? I'm going to see if I can make one in one week's time and pray a little more. Still trying to discern if this is God's will or mine.

The First Pocket Knife

I know,I can't even believe Im posting this. My baby has his first pocket knife. Britton came home from Papaw's house beaming from ear to ear with a new present. He opened up this beautiful box to reveal a new shiny pocket knife. My heart did a little flop in my chest. Excited, scared, fearful, but proud too. Keith, Britton and I went through all the important safety issues of owning your own knife, and the only times it was to be used. Britton was so proud of his new present. He had that look on his face like Ralphie opening up his Red Rider Bee Bee gun on The Christmas Story. Priceless! The best part of this neat gift from Papaw is that it has a train on the handle. Papaw has worked for the railroad most of his lifetime. A train, a perfect reminder of who gave it to Britton.Keith or I couldn't have picked a better "1st knife" for our son. Thanks Dad! You are now known as the super cool Papaw :) We love you.

My Boys!

On this day, Britton, you woke up and decided you wanted to start getting your little brother up and ready for his day. When you heard him crying out to get up, you ran up to his room changed his diaper and got him dressed. This is a picture of how you little guys came down for breakfast and school. Cade was so proud to be dressed like his big brother and even prouder that his big brother was the one that dressed him and took care of him for the day. Britton Im so proud of you. You truly are a gift to us all especially to your little brother and sister.
Two boys in overalls! Can it get any more precious than that?

We're off to the moon!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

This past weekend we spent went to Florence, Alabama to visit Aunt Holly and her family. We had a very full day on Saturday. We went to the Huntsville Space Center, bowling, and then out for Mexican food with 8 kiddos! We met up with some more friends of Mommy and Daddy's, The Dayani's at the space center. The day was busy and fun. It ended with free cheese dip at Rosie's thanks to Aunt Jeanie!!
Sunday morning we packed up and went to visit the college campus of UNA. We went to see their cool lions with the Biddy's and wrapped up our time with them at Zaxby's for lunch. On our way home Daddy decided to take a detour to Ave Maria Grotto. A cool little place that we was a great learning experience for us all. The kids got a good lesson in Catholicism. They also got to see the cool miniature sculpture of Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Britton, you started got 2 new pins for your lanyard necklace. One space ship to remember our NASA trip. One cross to remember our Ave Maria Grotto trip. It was a wonderful weekend of fun with friends and family. The best kind of weekend!!