Saturday, May 26, 2007

Bittersweet days!!




These girls right here are the most beautiful and amazing girls in the world!! Ofcourse, I can say that because I am their lucky mom. I have been on quite an emotional roller coaster the past few weeks. I knew this year was going to be a hard one. Brittany just finished her 8th grade year and Maddie just graduated from preschool!! That means that in the fall Brittany will start highschool and Maddie will start kindergarten. I am already a nervous wreck about this. I am especially nervous about my "baby" starting highschool. Great---now I am getting all teary-eyed and emotional typing this. Please join me in prayer for them!!
Dear Heavenly Father,
I want to thank you for "loaning" me these beautiful girls!! You have blessed me beyond my imagination. Father, it is my prayer tonight that as they enter this next phase of their lives, that they will come to know you even more--that Britt will cry out to you when she is faced with new struggles and temptations as a highschooler--that Britt will proclaim Your Precious Name to others--that she will continue to pursue a life that is not of this world--that she will continue to live a life that worships you! Lord, please protect my sweet Maddie going to kindergarten! It seems like just yesterday, after having a hard time getting pregnant, I was pleading with you to let me have another baby. Thank you for answering my prayer two more times!! Protect her from the evil things of this world. Father, help her know you and help me teach her about you. I know that I have to trust you Lord, but I am anxious tonight. I am anxious about sending my girls off in the fall. Let this summer be a special one. Help us to grow even closer to you and to each other!! I love you Lord!!
In your precious name...

Friday, May 11, 2007

I've been tagged

Tagged?--okay so this new thing called tagging is going around. It looks kind of fun and since I have been tagged by Jamie--I'll give this a try!

Here are the rules--each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. People who are tagged need to write own their own blog about the seven facts and rules. You need to chose seven people to tag and list their names. (I am not sure if seven people even look at my blog:) )
Then leave them a comment letting them know they have been tagged and to read your blog.

Okay here are my 7 random facts---

1. My maiden name is Pagan! Yep- you read that write Pagan. I was happy when I became just a plain old Smith girl, because it got a bit old getting preached about on Sundays!!

2. OKAY--this one is a little embarrassing--I was Chuck-E-Cheese when I was 16 years old. It was a fun job, but I still to this day can remember that horrid smell inside that costume.

3. I have 7 brothers and sisters! My youngest sister is 9 years old. Brittany has aunts and uncles that are younger than her. It is fun though because my kids have aunts and uncles their age to play with.

4. This is our family dream-goal--I am back in school now and eventually want to go on to dental school. It is a very long term plan that is hard to fully explain, but maybe someday I will write a blog about that.

5. You probably can already pick up on this if you have read my blog for very long! I am an all or nothing girl--maybe a bit passive-aggressive--but I like to call it all or nothing girl, because that sounds better! My house is either really messy or really clean, I blog a lot in a few days or none for about 2 weeks, I will make a menu and cook everynight or we will eat out the entire week. It is something I constantly struggle with--but am working on!!

6. Ok back to something light and fluffy---I love roller coasters! One of my favorite things to do is go to amusement parks! I am excited that my "mini me" --aka Maddie-- seems to have this love of roller coasters too!

7. Sometimes I day dream about being a working mom! I know I am completely blessed to stay at home with the kiddos--but I often dream about working. Not just any job though--I am thinking CEO type position--downtown in a large city somewhere. I my fantasy world I live in a high rise apartment! I wake in the mornings and put my business suit on with my matching high heels! Oh and ofcourse I carry my briefcase into the office in one hand with my coffee in the other. --ok I know I have watched way too many movies!

Ok so here are the seven people I am tagging---
Melissa
Kristie
Suzanne
Tiffany
Jeanne
Diana
Melanie

Thursday, May 10, 2007

skater boy



Jeff said that I wasn't being fair because I didn't have a picture of what his hair looks like as "skater boy" so here are two pictures. Take notice of the picture on the right--this is what I forced me into secretly taking him to the hair salon!! :) ---Read the next blog down if you are confused!

Skater Boy or Basketball Boy??

OK--I know I just posted a blog about Radlee--but this is it for him for awhile. Let me start by
saying that Jeff and I strongly disagree about how our boy's hair should be. I have always wanted his hair to be short. I like the "preppy" look. I like short hair and plaid button up shirts!! Jeff likes the "skater" boy look. I do think it is cute how Jeff cares so much about his hair, so I usually just let him win on this issue. Well, lately Radlee's hair has been driving me crazy. Also, it is getting really hot outside and I just think that boys need to have short hair in the summer. So, today without even asking I took Radlee and had his hair cut really short. ---I know I am mean! I was really scared of Jeff''s reaction when he got home from work, so I dressed Radlee in a cute little basketball outfit. When Jeff came in from work, I said look I changed our skater boy into a basketball boy. I thought if I made it funny--maybe he wouldn't be so mad. That didn't exactly work!!! He didn't think it was so funny and proceeded to tell me that he thought Radlee looked like a nerd. I am needing some support here!!! So, you guys tell me what you think--Skater boy or basketball boy?

Spiderman


We took Radlee this past weekend to see Spiderman and he absolutely loved it!! The only problem is I think he really does think he is Spiderman now. He has been shooting webs and doing all kinds of tricks around the house since seeing the movie. His birthday is coming up in June and I was thinking about having a Spiderman Birthday party for him. I had also thought about the presents I might get him and thought that a Spiderman costume with a mask might be a good idea. Well it seems that our creative little guy came up with his own mask for now!

Newberry Bed&Breakfast

Newberry Bed&Breakfast