Charlie Breeanna

She is just one amazing little girl. She makes me laugh. She makes me smile. She is the light of my life.
She says silly stuff like "momma, let me think really hard before I decide on my guess." " Heavenly father, You know me. You really know me." " I selected three that I would like to have." (What four, I mean five year old, says stuff like that?"
She says thank you to everyone for everything. She thanks me for clean underwear.





She loves mushrooms and green peppers. She has an amazing imagination. She loves her brother. She asks me questions that really make me think. She has the best laugh. And, she is MINE. Happy 5th Birthday baby girl.

FAith Sisters

LIfe has been crazy...but isn't it always?
Here are my last two faith sister's layouts.
the first one is by hobbies.


The second looks worse than it really is. I have a ton of friends but not one that I do things with on a regular basis. We are all so busy these days that I don't see anyone outside of how I know them. For example, I have friends at work that I only see when I am at work. I have friends at church that I only see when I am at church. This layout is all about that frustration. I am frustrated that I don't have a BFF. But then again, maybe this is the place where I am at this "time" in my life. Also, I am frustrated at all the people I see with "girls" nights or "girls" weekends. I just don't have a group of friends to do these kinds of things with. Maybe (hopefully) this is just a current season in my life and this will change.

The Princess, The Prince, and the Dragon

Here is our latest play date. I love how Dusty "gets" into his role. Do you see our lovely castle backdrop from Charlie's birthday last year. We have gotten a lot of use out of that sheet.

I need scrappy friends!!

I have this great space. I have tons of supplies. And, I can never seem to find a time for anyone to come over and play. I know it is just that life is so-oo-oo busy. I get that everyone has busy lives. I just wish I could find a group to help me find time to scrapbook. It is so hard to stay on task when it is just me. I get distracted by all the "to do's" that I have in the house. So, please Lord, send me someone to scrap with!

More Mud

I had a class Wednesday. When I called Dusty at lunch time to ask him a question he told me about his "mistake." "Honey, I sent the kids in the back yard." My first thought was "has the mud hole dried up." But I did not say anything but oh. There clothes are ruined but they are having a great time. I didn't realize it was muddy. My husband is very smart but not when it comes to long term planning. He just doesn't think about the future. We have an area in our back yard that is all dirt b/c the kids dig in it. I am okay with this but I have to remind myself of such hole when it rains. And it has been raining here a lot. Which is why I have not let the kids out. I don't want to clean up the mess. Doesn't this guy just look like a clay statue?




And this one here. He is taking a bath, a mud bath.


In this one you can see the mud dripping off of Charlie's skirt. And, that she is ankle deep in the mud. I don't think this mud hole will dry up anytime soon.


But this is the one that just makes me laugh. B is giving Charlie a bath. He is trying to wash her will mud. How funny is that? The best part about this story is this: My amazing husband took pictures, gave the kids a bath, mopped the floors, and cleaned the bathtub. Who cares that their clothes are still sitting on the back porch. I don't know that I could get them clean anyway.

Sweet husband!

Last night was a "normal" date night. Dinner and a play. Only, Dusty has a friend that comes into the Olive Garden. He wanted to "do something special" for Dusty so he gave him a Limousine for four hours. Who does stuff like that? We had a really nice driver named Carl to help us out for the evening. Carl picked us up at 6pm. He has Dr. Pepper chilling in the cooler and drove us to the Iguana Lounge. We split an appetizer for dinner. We had a mini taco plate: Chicken, fish, and beef. We also had the BEST salsa in the world. We ate two bowls while waiting for our tacos. Then we went to Carpenter Square Theater for a play. (Really we went to the Civic Center b/c CST flooded the first of June. Afterwards we came home. A great evening of fun.

Beating myself Up

Today was a good day and an Alexander day all rolled into one. If you don't know what an Alexander day is you must read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. Today seemed to be one of those days that put me in tears and had me questioning if I was a good mom. ( I won't give you my whole story). I hate those days. I have really been struggling with my kids lately. I have the two best kids in the world. My four year old is so smart (I know everyone thinks their kid is smart). She asks questions like what is a slave and says that her babies are communicating when she has them close to each other. She is very curious. She is vivacious and full of life. And then there is B (23 months). He is funny. He is silly. He has the BEST laugh. He is persistent. He likes to figure things out. And yet these two great kids do not listen! Charlie, B it is lunch time come inside (7 times). Sit down in your chair (10 times). And still nothing... Do not throw food at the table. (food goes flying). It seems that my kids (great kids) just don't listen and especially to me. We went to D's parents today. His sister was there. Her kids always seem to mind and are quiet and still.


Mine are CRAZY!!! (And please don't think that I don't love this about them but somedays --like today-- it just leaves me beating myself up) At Dusty's mom's today she allowed us to play cards with grandpa. Thank you for that. She was "watching" the kids. They began playing in the mud. Okay, they were having fun! A LOT Of fun. I guess I can' t get too mad even though both kids have used all their clean clothes already. This will be the second time they have had to change clothes today. They are covered. I grabbed my camera and headed outside to capture their joy only to have Charlie throw mud at me. So, here is my dilemma. I begin to get frustrated with the fact that my kids have not listened all day and now, she was disrespectful and threw mud at me. None of the other kids threw mud on thier parents, just mine. Dusty on the other hand sees this as a great thing. "Amy, this tells me that you play with her. I don't think she is being disrespectful at all."



I really wish I could agree with him. I really wish I were not at the point today that I cried and beat myself up b/c my kids don't listen and Charlie threw mud at me. But on a good note, don't those three just look like they are having the BEST time.