Gobble, Gobble

Tracen was a Pilgrim at his Thanksgiving Feast

Christmas(take up some time so you will stop griping at each other)crafts



Thanksgiving Dress and a girl that won't sit or stand still


Before

After

Jumping in our tiny pile of leaves


Found Mailey in our shower scrubbing all over with a washcloth. MESS.


Uncle Tony taught us how to play poker


Happy Thanksgiving Song!

Puppy Dog Ears

Fall In Pictures...ok, and some words.

A birthday weekend surprise! So excited to have a new cousin!!


Makenna battling her fears before bed. How very sad, yet so encouraging, to see your baby girl having to go to sleep with her Bible right there. I found her this way many times over the past few months. But she is improving, praise God! Play therapy and some meds have really gotten her out of the pit. Thanks for praying for my girl.


A garage sale to end all garage sales.


Ready for my first play! Yes, her sucker is in her mouth and attached. But really, 2 hours of being quiet, stuck in the middle of a row of seats in an auditorium? You gotta do what you gotta do. (She did great by the way. Walked in between our seats the whole time, stopping to dance a jig to the music every once and a while.)


Already escaping her seat.


Prince Charming and Cinderella posing after the performance.


Granny teaching me a coloring lesson. My Granny turns 83 today...isn't she just beautiful. I love her so much!


Coloring all together.


Great-Grandaddy and Makenna after many tries to get them both to smile!


One sweet baby Kate was born on 10-10-10! What a tiny little blessing for Mary Ann and Kevin!


So very grateful I could be there.


Tracen resting on the trampoline. He had strep for 7ish weeks, so he was home a lot from school.


Mailey trying to find her Bud.


Tracen's field trip to the Corn Maize


3 kids I was in charge of. The one on the top got lost about 15 times. Yet another reason why I taught 4th grade.


3 buds in a cowtrain. You should have seen these guys when Tracen got to go back to school after missing many days then 2 weeks. They tackled him and hugged him and his momma cried right there in the gym.


Class picture.


Hayride/Dustride/Windride/Rainride/Coldride

You do not want to know how long it took this boy to find the right pumpkin. For.Ev.Er.


Jammin' out on the drums at Bubba's house.


Pumpkin Patch in the rain.


Pirates of the Scarribean...note the holding of Bubba's hand by Tracen.


"Uuuggghhhhhh" we kept hearing as she tried to lift every pumpkin to take with her.


Face painting of a glittery bat.


They loved this silly faced pumpkin.


Family on a log...that was rolling...while it was raining.


Bubba the birthday boy who turned 31, Sarah, and little baby on the rolling log...in the rain.


Mim turned an undisclosed age, but got a Kindle we were all jealous of.


The End.

What a Treat!

Our first official Halloween with 3 children actively participating was a treat!

Last year Mailey just rode in her stroller then helped me pass out candy.

This year Mailey refused to ride in her "duh die, duh die" and insisted on walking.

And running.

And squealing.

And not following the other children.

It was hilarious!

As I type, Tyson is still out with them while I eat a Twix, hand out candy, upload photos, blog, and do laundry. I'm a multi-tasker, what can I say?

Makenna was a cheetah, Tracen was Bumblebee, and Mailey...well, she was a fairy/flower/Cindy Lou Who/nymph/whatever we had in the dress up bucket.



Tracen tried wearing his real Bumblebee helmet, but then decided he looked like a bobblehead.
16 month olds do not stay in pictures. I guess I didn't know that.








A perfect Halloween night sky!


Happy Fall to everyone and hope you had a night full of treats, too!

Some Prayers

I am so far behind in blogging, but I didn't want you to miss this before I post on our life...someday!

Several years ago a watched a story on TLC about a young boy with EB. I was blown away by his struggles, and the skin disorder has always been on my mind since. One day I heard of a mommy needing our prayers. She had lost a son who was stillborn, and then she was having another son, but he was born with severe skin loss. They found out he had EB, and that EB was probably what had caused her first to pass away. I've been reading their story, and their page helped me find other pages for kids with EB.

Every time I change Mailey's diaper, hug her, give her a bath, clean off a scrape when she falls...I think of these kids. Any friction at all on their skin causes it to blister and slough off. They must remain wrapped from their necks down, most have a g-tube, and they fight infections along with multiple complications their entire lives. Kids, just like ours, trying to be kids in such a situation is so hard.





I would love for you to read about some of them.

Tripp's mom is posting all week with some answers to questions about EB. She explains it in a great way.

Jonah's mom sent a letter to their entire neighborhood, introducing them to Jonah and teaching them about EB.

Just thought I would at least try and raise some awareness for those of us who don't know anything about this skin condition. But be ready...some of these kids will steal your heart. They are amazingly strong, and their mommas are superheroes.