The Good Life

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ours was very nice and it is always great to spend time with family. Before we eat at Jason's Grandma and Grandpa's house we all stand in a circle and say something we are thankful for. This year Oakley was old enough to join in and what did he say he was thankful for..."Mommy!" Isn't that so sweet!! I honestly thought my heart was going to burst right there. That is one of those Mom moments that I am going to lock away in my heart forever. I will never forget that sweet little face and bright eyes looking up at me in front of everyone and hearing that precious little word come out of his mouth! I am so thankful for so many things in my life that it could be hard to name them all in this post, but here are a few things that I am most thankful for. First and foremost, my God! Because of my God I have everything I need here on this earth and the promise of eternal life in heaven. I am so blessed to have the peac...

Avery is playing Jr. Pro Basketball at her school this fall and Jason is helping coach. This is the first time she has ever played and so far she is loving it! It is so cute to see her be-bopping up and down the court and her reaction when she makes a basket is priceless! They are honestly so much fun to watch! Here are a couple of pictures from her first game. Excuse the picture quality...taking pictures in a gym with horrible florescent lighting is not the easiest thing in the world. Avery shooting the ball She looks like a natural here...she must get that from her Daddy because basketball was never my thing! My dad signed me up to play Jr. Pro once when I was little. I asked him if I had to get up that early every Sat. morning to go play and when he said said yes that was all she wrote. I told him if that was the case then I didn't want to play. Haha...I have NEVER been a morning person! I have always enjoyed watching basketball, but I never had a desire to play so I k...

Just a quick update on Lakelyn! ~She has finally started to like her baths! ~She is rolling all over the place these days! Belly to Back and Back to Belly! In fact she rolled all the way across the living room floor the other day. ~She was 16lbs at her doctors appointment yesterday. Since she is doing so well we hope to keep exclusively breastfeeding until she is 6 months old. ~I am pretty sure she has already picked up on how to give kisses! ~Her fingers are her new favorite thing to chew on. ~She sat up for a few moments by herself tonight!! ~She absolutely loves all the attention Avery and Oakley give her. They are always sure to get a grin out of Miss Lakelyn! ~She is laughing out loud... and what a glorious sound that is!! ~She smiles all the time, but the minute I put the camera up to take a picture she is done...I am beginning to wonder if I will ever capture one of those beautiful smiles! :)

A few weeks ago we had some dirt work done on our farm. We dug a pond and cleaned out some fence rows. A few days later Jason's dad was out picking up around one of the brush piles when he heard what he thought sounded like puppies...and puppies it was...7 to be exact! We took the kids out there and they played and played with the puppies. They were the cutest little things! A few days later the owners came and got them (they belonged to some people that live down the road from us.) Avery was so upset when they were gone. She just cried her little heart out. Needless to say her Daddy promised he would get her not just one but TWO puppies this coming spring. I don't know if he really knows what he has gotten us into, but I guess I don't mind too much...I mean every kid needs a dog right? How sweet is that!!!

The kids has so much fun on Halloween this year! They talked about it for weeks beforehand and are already talking about what they are going to be next year. Avery decided to be a Red Devil this year for the sole reason that red devils have to wear red lipstick...right? When I first asked Oaks what he wanted to be he told me "Doctor Mater." Do you know how long it took me to figure out he wanted to be Darth Vator?!?!?! Miss Lakelyn was a pea in the pod with a big pink bow on top! Avery REALLY got into trick or treating this year. After we stopped at the first house and ran into several people we knew she told Jason and I that we were not to talk to anyone else anywhere we stopped so we could hurry and get to the next house! Oakley had a blast too and I am pretty sure he would of already ate all of his candy if we had not put it up...he has a pretty serious sweet tooth. And of course Lakelyn didn't know what what going on, but we sure had fun showing her off!! My b...

So I am a little behind on posting this but better late than never right?!?! Lakelyn is still quite the little "baby-doll" at our house. Avery and Oaks love to hold her and give her hugs and kisses all the time. She is all smiles these days and here is a little of what she has been up to: *Learning what her hands are...she grabs EVERYTHING she can get her hands on! She has gotten a hold of Avery's hair more than a time or two. She is also getting really good at holding her toys and putting them in her mouth too. *She LOVES to be talked to and LOVES to talk back. *She is very good at blowing bubbles! *Lakelyn is all smiles these days...all you have to do is look at her and she is bound to give you a smile! *If you remember she started rolling belly to back at 5 weeks old. Now she is so close to rolling over back to belly! I keep thinking it will be anyday, but just as I think she is about to she gives up. *Sometimes she is quite fond of her paci...other times she doe...