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I have been trying to get on here for the last two weeks. Life with 2 little ones is busy. They are both asleep and I have been working hard to get them on a good routine. For me it is important and it is what works for my family. It has been great as pretty much on most days they both go down at 2:30 for naps. Along with the other two or three naps Holden still takes throughout the day.We played outside today and hung out. The weather has been beautiful. I love "writing" and reading. I don't have much time for it these days and that's ok as I will when my boys get older. I am enjoying all these little moments lately like Friday we had errands to run and I took Tanner to the book store and to lunch. He is the smartest kid. I mean really he is. He quotes whole paragraphs from his favorite movies (even doing the different voices). He gets that from his daddy. Billy amazes me sometimes how smart he is. Well Friday we were walking and he was holding my hand and I had my hair down most of the day and by lunch time I was over it and ready to put it in a ponytail and so I did. Tanner looked at me so serious and said " I don't like your hair like that mommy. Put it back down. It looks better down." He sure does make me laugh. He is so cute with his brother. I walked in last night and he was trying to put Mr. Potato Heads glasses on him. Don't worry we corrected that but in his defense he just wanted to play with Holden. He loves hats these days and his meme called today to tell us she got him a hat rack. He will love it! WE had an amazing weekend going down to see my mom and family! Both my grandmothers got to see their great grandsons and that was pretty cool for me. Tanner loves his cousin Tristan so much! They are less than 5 months a part and very close. Tristan is so funny!! They were having a blast at my moms climbing up on back of the couch. Yea needless to say Tanner did not want to leave. Lorelei my neice is getting so big and what a blessing all these babies are in our family! Holden is so layed back unlike his parents or brother. He is easy going! We even went to Disney are Monday and it was so fun. I would just have to go and nurse him every three or four hours and the rest of the time he enjoyed being out and with his family! The weather was perfect and we had some fast passes which was nice that Billy and Tanner could skip to the front of the line a few times. It was so fun watching Tanner enjoy himself. I love being a mom to boys. When we found out we were having a second boy the first thing I said to Billy was well thats good cause I dont like spending a lot of time doing my own hair so I guess God knew that. ;) :) We are done and our family is complete. My house full of males. (including the dog) I would not have it any other way!! We have are crazy moments like the other night at dinner Tanner was a mess and started crying so hard even he didnt know what he was crying about!! He was tired and fighting a cold he was miserable!! Making mommy and daddy miserable. He was so funny the next morning as we were all three waking up and praying etc. I said are you feeling better today? He said "yea member last night when I was eating my chicken and i was just crying?" OH YEA SON WE REMEBER! :) I have been doing a devotional in the mornings with both boys and it is the best way to start our day. I never imagined a life so full. Maybe to some being a stay-at-home mommy is boring. But to this girl who feb 2001 was locked up and on her way to Florida State Prison it means EVERYTHING!!! I never thought I would be a wife or mother. And for a long time I wasnt much of a sister, daughter, friend, neice, grand daughter, or even human being. I was all about getting high and staying high. I will have 9 years clean in July and it took me a long tim to get there. Its my story and today I am so grateful for the simple things. Eating wings at my in laws, having coffee with my bestie, holding my infant chunky son, eating chic-fil-a with my mom and sister, going to my sponsors house and having our pot luck, watching a movie with my hubby, going for a run with Ashlee and Aimee', cooking dinner for my family, and playing outside with my 3 year old.(Yes I realize a lot of these include food):) Pastor Ron preached a message a while back about doing whats best over whats good. There are a million things that are good in life and sometimes we have to slow down and do whats best for that day!! God has been answering so many prayers for me lately. Not always exactly like I think he should. He answers them though. He loves me. I have grown. I want so much to be a warrior for him. I know we will be growing and learning until the day we die. I could not be more thankful and more happy to be a mommy to the 2 sweetest boys ever. That is how I know we serve a God of GRACE!! I have a life so full today!! Thankful I got to "write" today. I am truly grateful for all those people in life who encourage me. Yesterdays verses were about courage and strength. Being an encouragement to others. I hope I can be that for others and for especially my bys who mean the world to me.
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I have been trying to get on here for the last two weeks. Life with 2 little ones is busy. They are both asleep and I have been working hard to get them on a good routine. For me it is important and it is what works for my family. It has been great as pretty much on most days they both go down at 2:30 for naps. Along with the other two or three naps Holden still takes throughout the day.We played outside today and hung out. The weather has been beautiful. I love "writing" and reading. I don't have much time for it these days and that's ok as I will when my boys get older. I am enjoying all these little moments lately like Friday we had errands to run and I took Tanner to the book store and to lunch. He is the smartest kid. I mean really he is. He quotes whole paragraphs from his favorite movies (even doing the different voices). He gets that from his daddy. Billy amazes me sometimes how smart he is. Well Friday we were walking and he was holding my hand and I had my hair down most of the day and by lunch time I was over it and ready to put it in a ponytail and so I did. Tanner looked at me so serious and said " I don't like your hair like that mommy. Put it back down. It looks better down." He sure does make me laugh. He is so cute with his brother. I walked in last night and he was trying to put Mr. Potato Heads glasses on him. Don't worry we corrected that but in his defense he just wanted to play with Holden. He loves hats these days and his meme called today to tell us she got him a hat rack. He will love it! WE had an amazing weekend going down to see my mom and family! Both my grandmothers got to see their great grandsons and that was pretty cool for me. Tanner loves his cousin Tristan so much! They are less than 5 months a part and very close. Tristan is so funny!! They were having a blast at my moms climbing up on back of the couch. Yea needless to say Tanner did not want to leave. Lorelei my neice is getting so big and what a blessing all these babies are in our family! Holden is so layed back unlike his parents or brother. He is easy going! We even went to Disney are Monday and it was so fun. I would just have to go and nurse him every three or four hours and the rest of the time he enjoyed being out and with his family! The weather was perfect and we had some fast passes which was nice that Billy and Tanner could skip to the front of the line a few times. It was so fun watching Tanner enjoy himself. I love being a mom to boys. When we found out we were having a second boy the first thing I said to Billy was well thats good cause I dont like spending a lot of time doing my own hair so I guess God knew that. ;) :) We are done and our family is complete. My house full of males. (including the dog) I would not have it any other way!! We have are crazy moments like the other night at dinner Tanner was a mess and started crying so hard even he didnt know what he was crying about!! He was tired and fighting a cold he was miserable!! Making mommy and daddy miserable. He was so funny the next morning as we were all three waking up and praying etc. I said are you feeling better today? He said "yea member last night when I was eating my chicken and i was just crying?" OH YEA SON WE REMEBER! :) I have been doing a devotional in the mornings with both boys and it is the best way to start our day. I never imagined a life so full. Maybe to some being a stay-at-home mommy is boring. But to this girl who feb 2001 was locked up and on her way to Florida State Prison it means EVERYTHING!!! I never thought I would be a wife or mother. And for a long time I wasnt much of a sister, daughter, friend, neice, grand daughter, or even human being. I was all about getting high and staying high. I will have 9 years clean in July and it took me a long tim to get there. Its my story and today I am so grateful for the simple things. Eating wings at my in laws, having coffee with my bestie, holding my infant chunky son, eating chic-fil-a with my mom and sister, going to my sponsors house and having our pot luck, watching a movie with my hubby, going for a run with Ashlee and Aimee', cooking dinner for my family, and playing outside with my 3 year old.(Yes I realize a lot of these include food):) Pastor Ron preached a message a while back about doing whats best over whats good. There are a million things that are good in life and sometimes we have to slow down and do whats best for that day!! God has been answering so many prayers for me lately. Not always exactly like I think he should. He answers them though. He loves me. I have grown. I want so much to be a warrior for him. I know we will be growing and learning until the day we die. I could not be more thankful and more happy to be a mommy to the 2 sweetest boys ever. That is how I know we serve a God of GRACE!! I have a life so full today!! Thankful I got to "write" today. I am truly grateful for all those people in life who encourage me. Yesterdays verses were about courage and strength. Being an encouragement to others. I hope I can be that for others and for especially my bys who mean the world to me.
