I Love God Moments!

We had our first rehearsal tonight for our Christmas musical. I am really excited and praying I don't let these kids down.
I had a God moment and such an overwhelming feeling of love for these kids.
At the end of rehearsal we asked all the kids to pray for each other and pray about bringing someone to church they feel does not know Christ. It is such an amazing feeling to Be in a room full of fifty-seven first through fifth graders praying!
I can't even begin to tell you how precious of a gift it is to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit as these kids pray together.
God is so good! I am just so thankful for the Lord in leading our family to such an amazing church. All glory to God!

The Crew

These kids are so fun to watch grow up!

Oh Brother

When I was growing up I had a really good friend named Bruce Hartley he was so much fun and he looked out for me. Bruce and I met at school in the 5th grade and were great friends all through high school. One of my all time favorite memories was a late Friday night at the sand pits, this is where us Falcons from Falcon would just go and hang out. It usually involved cows, about thirty kids and a stolen barrel from the baseball stadium for our bon fire and hay... We were from Falcon people! Anyway being we were neighbors Bruce took me home.....ok sounds harmless except for the stolen barrel but it was like 3am and my Dad was in the driveway waiting for me. My good friend, and gentleman that he was Bruce said your dad is in the driveway and he pretty much threw me out of the car and drove away! We laughed at that for our entire senior year. It was a great memory. And when I run into Bruce we still laugh at that moment.
Any way I had a flashback to my days of playing chase with Bruce when our doorbell rang and there was this kid at my door asking for my daughter. I know my little Lilly and her little friend will probably grow up together and by the time they are in high school will have many memories. However if she ever comes home from anywhere at 3am with her friend pushing her out the door of a car so help me God I will just wallop her!! :)

3 Interceptions

Really??? Peyton Manning. You are being paid very very well Peyton Manning not to throw interceptions! I am sure after reading my blog Peyton Manning you will remember not to throw interceptions.
Lets all take a moment and remember how we used to like John Elway......went by quick didn't it?
Anyone remember the guy who prayed that brought back mile high fever? I do he is now in stupid New York!

Boys

Lilly and I went back to church early this morning. My sweet little Lilly woke up right as I was leaving this morning so I was blessed to take her with me. On our way home she and I were taking bets on what the boys were doing without us.
Here are some of our guesses!
1) made us breakfast
2) did all the laundry
3) mowed the lawn
4) watching a movie together
5) got mommy coffee
6) played at the park
Lilly and I thought of all kinds of things they could have been doing while we were up at 4:45 serving at church.
We were wrong this is what we found when we came home!!
Haha!!! Lilly and I cracked up! At least they did not make any messes while we were gone!
I love these moments!

Put-Put

Golf has become a favorite subject around here. My dad took Lilly to Patty Jewett for a date and she can't stop talking about golfing! We took the kids to play a round of put-put at the old World of Golf place next to PAFB. Teddy and I learned to cheat I mean play well there!
The kids did great! Lilly is pretty amazing and Owen was getting the hang of it by the end.
My concern is my husband.....Gary played hockey and is a huge hockey fan (stupid lockout) anyway he plays golf like he is playing hockey! It's hilarious! Happy Gilmore has nothing on Gary!

What a Gift!

The most precious gift we can ever give to our kids is the knowledge of Christ as our Lord and Savior. So many times as parents we are so busy running our kids to school and other activities that we forget the most important lesson any child can learn is simply Jesus.
I am so thankful that The Lord spoke to both Gary and I and told us to raise our babies in His name.
Today God gave me a blessing, a moment I will never forget.
We went to church Saturday evening, however Lilly and I went back early this morning because I was leading worship in our first service. After worship I snuck into Lilly's class. I saw the most amazing sight my baby girl on the platform singing to Jesus. Her arm lifted up to the Lord as she sang to Him. My eyes were so filled with tears and my heart so overjoyed! I was shaking as I tried to take this picture. The song was about over when I took this, I enjoyed and will always remember my sweet Lilly praising our Jesus!

I Just Adore This Little Girl

I just love my Lilly. She and Gary took off a little early this morning to grab a special breakfast.

One of Those Days

Well today started with a child that did not get a good nights sleep, my husband that had a horrible night at work, my daughter who has grown out of all her cloths, and me stepping away from children's ministry again. Do I dare ask if there is anything else? I just want to lock my doors somedays and never come out. Hermitville here I come!
But God is good and oh so faithful. We learn many lessons from our minor inconveniences. I learned today that I am not super wife or mom (all though I do have an apron that doubled as a cape) and its ok to have one day off a week and that day will be Sunday. Unless I am singing because worship defines who I am and I will never give up singing to Jesus!
Ahhh much better!!
Our day did end on a nice note we all cuddled in our bed reading none other than Noah's Ark. Our Wonderful God and His promises. Even our bad days turn out ok with cuddles and love!

Everything Happens at 2:00 am

My little Owen is having a horrible time breathing. I have been lying awake four hours listening to my little man struggle. This is such a horrible feeling. Owen had a rough day yesterday. I took him in for his five year checkup and because of his struggle with allergies. Anyway after getting his five year shots the poor kid passed out. Now he has a fever, sore legs and cant breathe! This mommy thing is tough.
Where is that Calgone?

Another Evening of Fine Dining at the Haynes House

Baked apple pork chops and fresh acorn squash. Yum...

Deserves its own post

Yes it's back! Just imagine a beautiful choir of angles singing a perfect high C, as you taste the first sip of fall.

Dinner Time

Dinner is my favorite time with my family. I especially love cooking this time of year with the fresh veggies we get from grammies garden. Tonight I used our onions, peppers and some fresh cilantro. I love hearing the stories from everyone's day. It's perfect family time! We finished our evening withe the kiddos making cookies.

Dang it

So I found out tonight how much damage a black crayon can do. I pulled all of Lilly's new school clothes out of the dryer to find black streaks all over them. I am so mad at myself for not checking her pockets. And then I want to cry because all her new little outfits are ruined.
If anyone out there has any ideas on how to remove melted crayon I could use some advice.

Owen Enamored

After church we went to dinner with some friends. Owen was over the moon with our little friend Holly. It was super cute!

Some Skateboarding and a Picnic

Windy Corners

When my grandparents built this home my paw-paw put a sign above the garage doors that said Windy Corners. After many years of hanging in the Colorado wind it needed some major work. When we painted the house this time around Gary took down the sign to fix it up. He put a huge amount of oil on it and painted the letters with the original color of the house. I think this sign is the only thing left here that belonged to my grandparents. Sad in a way. I look back at old pictures and can see that my style has definitely consumed our home. I often think about what my Maw-maw would say if she could see all the color and changes.....Come to think of it I probably don't want to know what she would have thought!!! :)

Home Makeover Mission Complete

This has been an amazing summer. Gary and I had a list of things that needed to be done by Labor Day and by golly at 1:00am Saturday morning we finished!
We started with the front yard and then moved to paint and new shingles! We then did the man room/movie theater in the basement. We were given some new furniture and we painted, put up the weight bench and surround sound and there you have it a man cave and the most comfortable movie theater in all the world! We also did a flooring overhaul in the dining room kitchen an powder room and then bought new furniture! We love our home and are so thankful for the blessings from God. His timing is so perfect and we could not be more thankful!

Balloons!

At the end of every summer we go to the Balloon Classic! We always have a good time with our besties!

Summer BBQ

My dad makes the best chicken and ribs! We love to go to my parents for dinner. We are much better looking in person!! :)