Things I enjoy....

• Waking up to 4 little boys with sleepy faces all warm and cozy in their jammies.
• The last words of "I LOVE YOU's" before bed
• prayers with my children and husband
• My good night and morning kiss from my husband
• cuddling with my husband
• My morning coffee
• Even though I sometimes complain....I must say I DO LOVE the morning chaos of children running around and their voices filling a quiet house.
• Being wrapped up in a warm blanket with a cup of tea
• My devotions, Bible and time with the Lord each day.
• Reading other blogs including my 3 most favorite are: dear baby (this is the first blog I ever read, and the one that inspired my blogging),Adventures of a wee Mason man ( I LOVE reading about a first time mom's LOVE for her first born and how she cherishes the first moments of her baby boy) , and This Long Road ( This woman is inspirational and reminds me of our creator and shares her LOVE for him through her blog).....I read others also but these are the ones I look upon each day :)
• Talks with a good friend whom I share so much with and know always that she is definately a true friend! There are always a Few close ones that become like family!
• My children's smiles and curiousity
• Looking forward to Sunday's church service the entire week.....I LOVE worship
• Talks with my Gram about the Lord and stories she tells about the past or when I was a little girl.
• Having a Girls day out with my mom where we can bond as mother and daughter
• Trying new things....new flavors of tea, coffee, trying out baby products, etc..
• I LOVE all things vintage
• Lighting candles on a cold day to make the home smell yummy
• I am sure there are some I am missing but the basics are covered :)

Very unhappy western chief customer!!!!! DO NOT BUY THESE

 If you are debating on this brand of rain boots....GO to target...they are much better quality!!!We purchased the western chief and chooka boots ( I believe made by the same company) last Christmas. These pirate ones are my 8 year old's....One week of wearing them....they split right up the back. You can see they are very cheaply made but not cheap in price. They haven't been worn often although look like they have been worn for years!!

We are so very unsatisfied customers and will never purchase from this company again!

These are Ty's very awesome cute Thomas boots.....and Sunday, at church they split right up the back of the boot! Really? Are these disposable boots? Because when we purchased them we thought longterm....as in hand me downs to the younger children!

These are Jack's monster boots! I fell in LOVE with these when I found them. But as much as he LOVES them, his feet now are no longer protected by the outer covering because of all of the holes in them! Durable and full of quality.....I THINK NOT!!!!

We will now be going to Target for our rain boots, they are 1/4th of the price and so much better in quality! I am so dissatisfied with this company and will absolutely never recommend them to anyone!  Now that our boys have fallen in LOVE with these character boots that don't hold up, we will be contacting the company because every single pair purchased has been defective! Our boys LOVE rain boots....so Santa they need new ones but a different company please!

I am not one to bash a company or to complain about products but this has got me fuming! Too pricey for this!!!

9 months

 Thatcher,
        Sunday, December 5th you turned 9 months..I have known you and your little heartbeat for 18 months. I felt every hiccup and flutter and witnessed your very first smile and first word "Dada". From the second you came into this world you grew our hearts a size bigger. Your brothers adore you and can't wait to watch your very next move. I am saddened at how fast these 9 months have gone by and amazed at how smart you are. You are already pulling up and slowly stepping around furniture. You are so serious but when you laugh...you light up the room.

This smile makes my heart smile everytime I witness it and see your eyes light up!

 Do you see this?!? Slow down buddy...your 9 months and nearly walking!! You LOVE to explore all new things.

Santa?!? You were so interested in him and couldn't figure out if you liked him or were terrified of him! You definately were a "Santa baby" that day :) Chubbiness, We LOVE you and we LOVE your wonder and amazement at the small things in Life. I can't wait to see God's plan for you and what he has in store for you. He made you perfect!!!

LOVE,
       Momma

PSALM 139:13
"YOU knit me together in my mother's womb."

That little thing called the telephone....

Well, I barely answer it, barely text back at an accurate time and sometimes forget who called me during the day so I also can't remember to call back! I use to have it on the palm of my hand constantly...never ever missed a call. Now, my calls usually don't get answered. Or if I happen to get to the phone I feel my conversations go a little like this " Hi how are you?....Jack don't touch that...Ty I will get you a drink in a minute.....I am sorry how are you doing??   Sorry, the baby is crying...can I call you back?"   As you can see...my phone conversations haven't been getting very far since we added four children to our family. So, I think I may give up answering the phone as courtesy to the people on the other end of the line...I will just call back when the kids go to bed!! That is when I can hear myself think and give my full attention. Just wondering if any other mommas have noticed this trend?? Ok, I will get off my soap box now :)

To sum it up the telephone is driving me crazy...who invented a cell phone anyways????

" A date night "

OK, Ok ...so we have 4 boys and we don't get out much...OK WE DON'T get out at all!!  Well, lately we have seen the wendy's commercial every night (the one with the new fresh fries with sea salt) , We both looked at each other and decided we just had to try them. So, we planned.... after the kids went to bed we would have a date fry night :)  The hubby went to get them while I looked in amazement at Old toys on websites, that I use to play with and just would LOVE for my kids to have them ( some are girl toys but...hey I can dream). Well, he came in with also a fountain Dr. pepper pop ...YUMMM!! He always goes a little further than expected :)  So, we tried the fries which were yummy and sat by the computer looking at old toys and excitingly clicking the buy it button!! OHHH How I LOVE the "OLD stuff" and antiques and I sooooo wish I could go back in time and keep it all and carry it into today! I am a sucker for anything old, forget the new stuff. Well, we eventually closed down the computer after sending Santa the "OUR kids gotta have our old toys list."  We vegged out a bit on the couch and I went up to bed as my dear husband straightened up downstairs. He knows how much I LOVE a fountain pop, and I barely drank it. So, I asked him to please put it in the fridge ( knowing the ice would melt and it wouldn't taste the same the next day) Well, once again he went a step further...My sweet guy fished out the ice so that I could still have that fresh pop the next day! I JUST LOVE HIM!!!  I know....it's silly, but it is these unexpected silly things he does that make me fall in love with him a little more each day. I LOVE my ice fisher!

SNOW!!!!!!

YES!!! IT is snowing today! Whooo hoooo! I LOVE snowfall although I don't like driving in it!  Ty asked me this morning, "MOMMY, who makes snow?" I said "GOD makes snow".....Ty then responded with " Well, I think that he stuffs a cloud into another cloud and it busts and snow is made!!"   

I just LOVE the way children use their imagination....this totally made me smile and think...their thoughts are so simple yet so creative!! AWESOME!
I just had to share another brilliant thought from one of my awesome BOYS!!

Our Thanksgiving....and the chubbiness"s first Thanksgiving

 Ty made this Fall tree at school! My children are BRILLIANT!!!  I  have to say it is definately a masterpiece!

This little art piece melted my heart . I just LOVE his little handprint and the sweet little poem

Quentin's I am thankful for....card was amazing! He has such a BIG heart and sometimes is shy to share his sweetness but he is definately a sweetie pie !! And when I asked "Who gave you the Life that you are thankful for?" He said "GOD"!! YES!!!!! He is my son!!

Here is the chubbiness all wrapped up in the cutest Turkey outfit. He was so cute I could have served him up on a platter!!!!  My mother in law is holding him..She came to our home and cooked Thanksgiving dinner all day while we went to my side of the family's Thanksgiving and when we came home, She had dinner going for my husbands side of the family! We had Thanksgiving at home and didn't have to cook! She did it all!!! :) It was an awesome Thanksgiving....I am Thankful for the family we have and how we got to spend it with everyone we LOVE!!!