I Write in Tears

So, obviously it has been a long time since I have posted. The reason is bc I really do not like to post without a pictures if it is about the kids. I have not been able to put the pictures on the computer bc my computer is full. For the record, I did get an external harddrive and tried to set it up, but it was one of the only ones not compatible with a mac (I was assured over and over again in the store that it was compatible). So I have been saving up pictures on my camera and we have had some major milestones. Miller turned four months, Ella's birthday party, our beach trip, Miller rolled over for the first time and I am sure I am forgetting other things. Last night Ella somehow had gotten the camera which I did not really think much about bc it looked like she had only turned the camera on. This morning I walked in the living room and Ella had gotten into my make up and had lipstick all over her face. Of course she got in trouble first bc we have gone over and over not getting in Mommy's purse. But then I thought it would be a cute picture and a cute blog. When I took the picture I realized the shutter speed was way wrong. Not really knowing much about my camera I tried to figure it out and somehow I erased all of my pictures!!!! I am very upset right now, but I guess there is not really anything to do about it (unless one of you is a cannon expert and knows how to recover lost pictures). I am just sick about it, this is the second time I have lost something very precious because of my stupid harddrive being full. Lesson: If you have a laptop and not a lot of storage, get an external harddrive way before you think you need one! You definitely do not want to be sitting in my position right now!

Back in the Swing of Things

Yes, we made it back from the beach and are still alive. I have barely had time to sit down and get on the computer. Sorry for no beach pictures yet, but they are to come. Along with Ella's birthday party pictures and 4 month pictures of Miller. I know it is so hard to believe he is 4 months old!!! He is growing so fast. We went to the doctor this week and his official weight is 17 lbs. This only puts him in the 90% for weight. The amazing thing is his length. He is 27 inches long which puts him in the 97%. We don't really know where he gets that from! But to me he still seems like a little baby. I thing with the second you just really cherish the baby baby time bc it goes so fast. This has been a big week for Miller. While we were at the beach Milller really grew found of his little blankets and started to reach out and grab on to his toys, but now he loves his toys! If they are laying next to him he will pick them up and hold them. He is also very close to rolling over. He defiitely turns to his side to watch Ella play. And yesterday Miller got his first two Honey Bees (graham crackers). Ella was eating them next to him and she had a very curious smile on her face. I stuck my finger in Miller's mouth and sure enough she had shared her crackers with Miller. She was so proud. I thanked her for sharing but we had a serious talk about Miller not being able to eat food. Evidently is was not serious enough because she shared again tiwht him about 5 minutes later. Thankfully Miller did not have a clue what they were and they were just sitting in his cheeks. She is a sweet big sister, but a mess! Oh our days are full of excitement!

Adventures with 4

I know some of you are wondering how this week is going. I have not posted anything yet bc it is so crazy most of the time I don't even know what to write. Yesterday we actually had a very good day at the pool and had a smooth evening out. But this story gives you a good idea of what it has been like...

we had just gotten back from the pool which actually was not absolutely crazy and i had already gotten knox and ella out of the car. ella did not have pants on bc after i had gotten her dressed at the pool she almost got back in the pool and soaked her bottom and the bottom of her legs. so ella and knox were running around the driveway while i was getting miller out of the car. knox told me he had to go to the bathroom so he dropped his drawers and peed in the grass. the next thing i notice is ella's
little white bottom standing over the grass. she had taken her diaper off and was trying to pee in the grass like knox! it was sooo cute and hilarious!!!

Finally Here

Oh where to start? The trip was not nearly as bad as it could have been with 4 kids ages 3, 2, 11 months and 3 months! The 8 hour trip only took us 9 hours. Which is much better than I expected. We made it all the way to Taledega (45 minutes) before our first stop! The problem with potty trained children (Knox, not Ella) is you have to stop and let them go to the bathroom. After our first stop Knox got a pull-up! Our main driving goal yesterday was to make it through Atlanta before rush hour traffic. We had about 30 minutes where Ann Tatum and Miller were very unhappy, but we made it through Atlanta, just barely! We stopped at the McDonald’s playground where Knox, Ella and Ann Tatum had a blast while Miller ate. The first “situation” that happened was Miller pooped everywhere and I did not pack him extra clothes in the diaper bag and there was no way I could get to the suit case! Luckily Carey was a little more prepared than me and Miller wore Knox’s pj’s. After getting 4 kids back in the car, we kept on truckin’. Miller and Ann Tatum just could not seem to fall asleep. Poor Ann Tatum was working on her first two teeth and was in so much pain. Miller stayed awake so long that he wanted to eat again. Fortunately, I did pack formula and fed Miller a bottle. I think we actually made a 4 hour stretch without stopping. Toward the end of the 4 hours the “big kids” started getting delirious from not sleeping and starving. Ella was crying in the back “eat lunch” “cacker barrel.” Thinking we would never get there, we rolled into the Cracker Barrel! Everyone in the restaurant was so great to us because they felt so sorry for us. The kids were delirious, hungry and super hyper! That is one way to get your food fast. When we got back in the car I knew I had eaten bc my plate was empty, but I could not remember eating. We all got back in the car again and finally made it! We are crazy! But it was all worth it now. The weather is beautiful and breezy. We are unpacked and as settled as can be and have even made it to the park today with chicken nuggets of course! Hopefully we will make it to the beach one day. If not, at least you can see the ocean from the park!

Gone to the Beach!!!

An entire week and no posts...I am so sorry. Part of my problem is I really don't like posting without pictures to post. And you all know the saga of my "full" computer. So I have not put many pictures or videos on the computer lately. But one of my goals today is to get an external harddrive so that I will have no more excuses! That goal may be a little lofty because tomorrow Ella, Miller and I are headed to the beach with Knox, Ann Tatum and Carey. Murray and Andrew are in Ukraine on a mission trip for 10 days, so Carey and I are headed to the beach! So, if there is another long stretch of no posting that is why. I believe we will have the internet there, but do not hold your breath for any cute pictures of Ella and Knox or Ann Tatum and Miller because Carey and I are both taking our sewing machines and are going to be busy little mamas sewing away! I have sooo many projects lined up to complete. My goal is to finish them all! But I am not going to be dissappointed if I don't, bc realistically it probably will not happen unless I start sewing as fast as Christian. Hopefully I will have some Fierce pictures to post of all of our sewing accomplishments!

Ella is TWO!!!

Friday Ella turned two! It is hard to believe how fast the time has gone! We celebrated her birthday all day long by doing some of her favorite things. We started the day off by making Pancakes! Ella loves to help in the kitchen, especially with pancakes!




After Miller's nap and opening a few presents, we set off for another favorite of Ella's, getting Chick-fil-a chicken nuggets and going to the park. Ella wept in the drive-thru line at Chick-fil-a because we were not going in and she thought she was not going to get chicken nuggets. But as soon as she realized we were heading to the park she was fine! Popa, EG and Aunt Wellon met us at the park.





After some serious playing and present opening, we headed to Publix for cupcakes. Ella went to a birthday party in February that had cupcakes and she has been asking for them ever since. Whenever we ask her what she wants for her birthday she says "Cupcakes!!!" We let Ella pick out her birthday cupcakes. The hard part was waiting to get home to eat them. Luckily we live about three minutes from Publix.



The cupcakes had flower rings on top which made them extra exciting


We ended the day with a bubble bath! These are of Ella running around after her bath in her bunny towel.

John Deer Boy

Miller's Uncle Rich, Aunt Jacqueline and Parker sent this to him I think the day we found out we were having a boy and now it finally fits and is warm enough to wear. These pictures are priceless! Jacqueline, you can tell Parker that Miller kept the hat on!