Quick Update

I have lots of fun news to share but wanted to quickly post to let everyone know I have not fallen off the face of the earth! I will come back tomorrow after Laney's 9 month checkup and post about her 9 months and all she is doing! First, I wanted to share that come January 31, I will be a stay at home mom/Administrative Assistant for Jason' s business. I am excited and very nervous at the same time! I just have never not worked outside of the home but I am letting God be in control. I truly think that my main focus right now needs to be the kids and helping Jason get his growing business where it needs to be. Keep us in your prayers as I make this transition. Of course Parker will still go to school since he is in 4K now and Laney will remain going to daycare at the child development center. To do all that I need to do for Jason's business, we still need that. I am excited that I will now be able to pick Parker up from school and that Laney will only be in daycare half the day. Also, I still am thinking about teaching in the fall at the college here and she is in the best daycare around that also has a mile long waiting list so we are not loosing her spot! Anyway, just wanted to share the news! Look for more posts in the next few days!!

Happy New Year!!

We have really been busy hanging out, cleaning out and just having fun. One day this week we went to visit Millie, Connor and Elizabeth. We had a great time. New Year's Eve we had a few over, boiled shrimp and shot fireworks. It was great!! We have really enjoyed spending lots of time together and I am going to be sad going back to work next week!! We wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Parker being silly wanting to look like me after the shower! So he put my robe on and made me put a towel on his head! Silly boy!

Laney and Elizabeth playing. Well Elizabeth was taking it all in..she will be down there in no time with Laney!

Elizabeth and Laney. I think Laney is trying to teach her how to suck her thumb.

How sweet! Elizabeth 4 months and Laney almost 9.

The best part of 2008!!! Our little Laney on New years Eve and she is trying to make it over there to that pretty flower to knock it down! Ps...that poisettiea was in memory of our sweet baby Grace. Our church has this every Christmas and we got 3 poinsettias in memory of Jason's brother Joseph, my dad and our baby Grace. They are always with us!

Parker so excited about the fireworks. He loves fireworks!!

Loving the fireworks! Jason really got some good ones this year!!

Christmas

We had a great Christmas. We have been so busy! We were surrounded by family and friends and the best part was the kids. They had so much fun and got so much stuff. I just feel so blessed! Here are some pictures! They are kinda in a funny order but start from the bottom up really and that is Christmas Eve.



Parker trying out his new 4 wheeler the next day. It was almost 80 so that is why the shorts and tshirt! He loved it and this thing is great! It actually goes through mud, water, gravel, grass and everything!

Laney just loved her little car!

Mimi and the kids! Parker was interested in a karate fight going on James Bond on tv. Just like Mommy and oh would my Dad be so proud!

Nanny and Butch and the kids!

Had to put a bow in her hair for Christmas

Eating the paper

Look at that face!
Laney and Daddy taking a Christmas morning nap..this stuff is tiring!

Brother helping sister

My Aunt Debbie and Laney..oh she looks so excited about presents!

Parker leaving the Reindeer food

Oh my gosh, what did Santa leave me!! Too funny like she really knew what was going on!

Parker checking out his 4 wheeler!

Daddy and his babies

Momma and her babies

The family on Christmas Eve

(got a new camera and this was one of the first pictures so I am not sure what mode it was in and why it is so small!)

Parker's first Hunting trip

Parker finally got to go with his Daddy hunting and boy was he excited. Parker is such a boy and loves everything that boys are suppose to love. He just has not gotten a chance yet to go with his Daddy hunting until today. I just love that Parker and his daddy have golf and now hunting to have some father/son time! They saw some deer but none big enough to shoot. Parker still had a blast! One thing too this week...Laney was sick! I took her to the dr Friday and she had the Pink Eye, Sinus Infection, Ear Infection and Chest infection! All that and no fever! She is going to be like me and not run fever when she is sick. She looked awful but she is better now. Also enjoy the pictures below. They were our Christmas card pictures! Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and remember the reason for the season!! JESUS!

Parker and Daddy getting into the hunting truck to go on the big hunt!

Parker about to go hunting!

My two precious babies!! They are my heart!

5 year old wisdom

These are some funny Parker stories I wanted to write down so I could remember them. REad on if you want! Parker lastnight for some reason started talking about burping. Probably because my child has always been advanced in this and sounds like a full grown man sometimes! He at least says excuse me after he burps but still working on that we don't always do this so loudly in public. Anyway, I asked why people burped. He said you burp after you eat. I said why. He said because your body makes you. I said why..he said "would you stop asking me why"..oh payback is not fun is it my little Parker! Then he went on to say "because the food mixes with the other food and you burp." LOL! A little while later Parker said something about if I saw angels and that they were dead. I said no, angels are not dead they live in heaven with Jesus. I went on to say and you know we have angels up there like Grandaddy Bryant and Uncle Joseph and.... before I could say anything else he looked at me and said, "Momma, where is Uncle Joseph's stone that says his name" I knew exactly what he meant. I said "Paris, TN" He looked at me all confused and said "Under the Sea?" I could not help but laugh. I guess Paris, TN does kinda sound like Under the Sea if you have never heard of it before! This happened last year at Christmas but I was reminded of it while putting up my tree this year and I had wished I had written down the event so I could have remembered it better but here goes this story. I had a very pretty big bow at the top of the tree. Parker had a FIT! "Momma, our tree is NOT a girl tree." I said "What?" He said "It has a big hair bow and our tree is not a girl tree. A tree is suppose to have a STAR..duh." So I had to go buy a star. Thank goodness Wal Mart had a tasteful pretty star that matched my pretty gold ribbon. So because when Parker was 4 and had a fit that a tree had to have a star, our tree will have a star on top with the bow too!

First Trip to the ER for Parker

I don't even remember now what night that was...Monday night I think. It started at about 12 Laney was up crying for some reason and finally we got her back to sleep. About 2 we hear Parker in his room coughing a croupy cough and Jason and I both look at each other like Ugg not again we are never going to get sleep. I go in Parker's room and start the drill. He got the croup several times when he was really little. So I go turn the shower on to make his bathroom a steam room and go get some cough syrup. I come back to give him the syrup and he is coughing and crying and gasping for air and wheezing. Ok, that is not normal. I start to panic a bit and pick him up to carry him to the bathroom hoping the steam will open him up and he just continues to struggle to breathe. At this point, I am convinced he is having an asthma attack. He has never been diagnosed with Asthma but given that my Dad and Jason's brother Joseph had asthma and my Mom has it, I have always knew it could be a possibility. I called for Jason and he came in there and tried to calm Parker down after he freaked out a bit himself. I did not say anything to Jason about I think we need to take him to the dr but I was thinking it especially after I thought his lips looked a little blue. Jason told Parker we were going to get dressed and go to the dr. So they left me and Laney there. I am in tears just wanting to be with my baby boy. I knew my Mom would come over in a minute and would probably be mad at me the next day for not calling so I did. Of course she came right over to stay with Laney so I could go to the hospital. My sister of course then knew about it and had to come with us to the hospital. By the time I got there Parker was breathing much better. They gave him a breathing treatment, steroid and antibiotic shot. He did have the croup and it was just really closing his airways. So glad it is not asthma. He also had a respiratory infection. We got to leave the hospital at about 3:30. It scared the mess out of me that Parker was struggling to breath. Thank goodness he got better and sleep till 11 that morning! While he was taking the breathing treatment my sister said I wish I had a camera. I wish I did too! He did so good and thought it was fun because we said he looked like someone from Star Wars!

We have our tree up and we are all getting ready for Christmas! Parker got to wear his pjs to school on Friday to watch the Polar Express. Wish he could wear pjs everyday! It was so easy getting him dressed. Check out his pjs too! They have cute red/white striped pants that go with it. Anyway, here are a few pictures.

Parker decorating the tree

Parker in his pjs for school. Can you read what they say? "Dear Santa, It wasn't me!" Ha, so Parker!

This robe thing was something my Dad had, we have it for days at school when he has to dress up like someone from China or something. Anyway, from time to time he puts it on and lounges in it. We call him our "little Hugh Hefner" when he wears this around! LOL!

Laney looking at the tree.

Ut Oh. Do you see that blanket and toys back there? That is where she was when I left her for 2 minutes.Parker had to wrap Mimi's present. He did such a good job!

Children are such a Blessing

I know I say this all the time but where does the time go. The past 8 months have been just awesome having our new addition to the family. She is not yet on the move but it will be soon. She is rolling all over the floor and is starting to try and get in the crawl position. This past month she finally got the bottom 2 teeth. Her vocabulary is mostly baby talk but she does say Momma and Dada and sometimes bye. She will wave that backwards bye bye. It is so cute when they do that. I know it is backwards but think about it...that is what they see so they think it is right. I think her favorite foods so far are pancakes and mac n cheese. She is doing so good picking up food and eating it herself. Half ends up in her lap but she does get a good bit to her mouth. She is truly a blessing to our family!

I don't have a new picture this week of her. Well I do but it is for the Christmas cards and don't want to share that just yet! Look for them coming to your mailbox soon..hopefully before Christmas!

The only thing besides work this week that happened was Parker had his Christmas Play at school. He was so cute. He kept trying to find us by putting his hand over his eyes looking for us.

Parker and some of his classmates getting ready to sing. He so looks like his Daddy when he is serious looking!

After his performance. He is such the model! Look at him posing!

The last week a bunch of families have been heavy on my heart. Please pray for the following families...

Little Jacob Carver the nephew of my dear friend Dawn was diagnosed with Eye Cancer in both eyes. It has a name but I can't remember it right now. He is 6 months old. Please see his caring bridge site. I know St. Jude will take good care of him.


http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jacobcarver




Then in the same week..2 babies here in this small town we live in died of SIDS. They were both little boys one was 2 months old and the other about 3 months. I don't know either of them or their families but they have been on my mind. Please pray for these families.


Then a friend sent me a site about a girl she went to highschool who recently had her twin girls at 26 weeks. They are fighters and seem to be doing well last I checked. Just pray for those families that have babies in the NICU.

I could go on about the families on my mind latley who have lost little babies or are going through some health issues. They just all have been in my thoughts and prayers lately.


All these families just remind me how special and what a true gift children are from the Lord. I want to take a minute and thank the Lord for all of the new miracles he gave this year to my friends! I know we spend a lot of time praying for those in need but I also want to Praise the Lord for these sweet babies that were born this year! I tried to list them in birth order and good grief a lot of my friends had babies!! I hope I spelled all their names right and that I did not miss anyone! Thank you so much Lord for these Sweet babies!!!!


Mitchell Holder-The newest little addition! Welcome Mitchell!!! Congrats Clay and Tara!
Kendall Abraham
Elizabeth Smith
Doty Scott
Brett Gant
Keirney Himmerick
Samuel Turner
Jacob Carver
Vera Dycus
Hayes McCarra
Laney Harris
Ann Reece Warren
Lucy Kate Johnson
Bryant Johnson
Graham Potts
Darba Cheyanne Holcomb
Eloise Johnson