Things I am Thankful for...

1. My faith.
-The good Lord has gotten me through times that I did not think I would be able to.
-He also has brought me some of the greatest gifts and blessings in my life.

2. My family.
-Clint (my loving husband and father of my children)
-Aydan (my oldest, hard headed with a huge tender heart child)
-Ethan (my middle, laid back easy going, always giddy child)
-Baby V (my youngest, attached at the moment child, that I cannot wait to hold)
-Nemo (the 5lbs caregiver of the boys)
-Eva (the 7lbs playmate of the boys)
-Phyllis (my mom, who I cannot thank enough,she is like a 2nd mother to my children)
-Dan (my dad, a man of few words but when he speaks we all listen)
-Danny, Summer, Hunter and Gavin (my "little" brother that has become a hero to me and many others. His wife, and my nephews)
-All the Vandiver's and Dawson's (who have taken me in and made me a part of the family)

3. My friends.
-You know who all of you are! You all have been there for me at different times in my life and are still there to support me. :)

4. My job.
-Even though it might be crazy at times I would not change it for the world. I love working with each and every one of my students. I also cannot wait to see what they all grow up to be.

The list goes on and on. I guess sometimes in life we need to just sit down and think about all the things we have to be thankful for. I could spend the remainder of the evening typing this up and still not be done. Unfortunately though, 2 of the things I have to be thankful for will be up in a little bit and in order to take care of them I need my rest.

Tell me what you are thankful for. I know that their is something VERY important that I have forgotten.

And the 3rd is....

Wednesday we went to see Dr. DeLisle to find out what we would be having for baby #3. Clint was convinced that it was a baby girl so in honor of finding out we wore PINK! Mom, Aydan, Ethan, Clint and I waited for a little while for the ultrasound tech. Finally she came and took us all back. As soon as we got in there I could feel my stomach get in knots. Did I really want to find out? She put the piece on my stomach and the first thing that I saw was a dead give away! I knew what it was before the the tech...so I announced to Clint and Mom that it was going to be........a

BOY!

I guess we could have told everyone that we wore pink for Breast Cancer Month...but we were too excited about finding out it was going to be another boy and it did not matter :) 3 mommas boys for me :)

Tate's Farm

The other weekend was teachers day at Tate's Farms. We thought that we would check it out since we were free. By the time we left we spent over $30. But the fun we had was worth every penny!

Ethan and Eli! Born 1 day apart :)

A little boys paradise! The corn crib!

Whoa! This is awesome mom and dad. Can I get on of these at home?

Corn was fun, but Cotton was better!! My little farmer boy!

Chuck E. Cheese

The blogs will be short, sweet and to the point. I know that most of you check it out for the pictures anyways :) So here is our trip to Chuck E. Cheese over Fall Break. We had a blast!!

Throwing the balls at the skee ball machine with MeMoney and Aunt Jessica. Ethan and I stayed our distance! :)

What a big guy MeMaw!

Aydan's new best friend! He followed Chuck everywhere. Poor guy!

Bob The Builder and Friend!

Here he comes...here comes speed racer!

So it has been awhile!

I have been completely awful at updating my blog. Things have been crazy at work and home. For those of you who do not know this Clint and I are expecting our 3rd child. That will put our family at 3 children under 3. When this one is born we will have a 2 year old, a 1 year old and an infant. In addition to expecting another little one, we have put our house on the market again. Needless to say we have outgrown our little home. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers over the next little bit. We are busy all the time and have little time to update but I will try to do my best. Thanks for being patient and I will try to be better :)

Go Sox!

The other day the boys and I were playing in Aydan's room and Aydan decided to hand Ethan his hat. When I came back from getting my phone I looked at Ethan and he had the hat on and was chewing on the Boston Red Sox ball. I just thought that they were too cute not to share.
Also you can't really tell from this picture but Ethan "earned" his first black eye and bloody lip. He attempted to crawl and instead of moving his knees he decided to just push off his toes and when he did that he pushed himself right into the legs of our couch. I picked him up and loved on him and he stopped crying in a minute literally. But when I looked at him he was covered in blood and laughing. He scared me to death, luckily he is ok and we have started to crawl a little bit better since that incident. I will definitely have video of his crawling when it happens.

Toy Story 3 Craze

So Aydan has offically become the biggest "Goody" fan out there. Mom bought him a Woody stuffed animal and blanket back when Ethan was born. He had never seen Woody or Toy Story before, but he had to have the little stuffed cowboy from Wal-Mart. So of course like all grandparents, mom caved in and bought it for him. He sleeps with that thing still today! But since Toy Story 3 has come out "Goody" is EVERYWHERE and is costing me and everyone else a fortune. I love Woody too, but more importantly I love to see the look on my little boys face when I give him something that is "Goody". I love to hear him say "Tank you Money!" (Thank you Mommy!). Here is a few pictures of things that he has gotten recently. A list will follow :) If you have a little boy I am sure that you have begun to collect this stuff too.

There's a new Sheriff in town!

Ok, Nemo and Eva which one of you wants to be Bullseye?

I'm not sure if this is a sheriff or a farmer!

Aydan and his crew at bedtime...Thanks Aunt Summer.

Here are the additional items we have accumulated with "Goody" and friends:

T-Shirts

Figurines

Stuffed animals

Hood towels

Towels

Beach Bags

Punching Bags

Books, books, and more books

Socks

Flip Flops

Sandals (that light up)

Tennis Shoes

Costumes

If I have forgotten something please accept my apology. Thank you to everyone who has supported our family addiction to Woody and Friends. I am sure that their is much more for us to enjoy :)