Tuesday

Today we spent a couple of hours at the park.  It felt so good outside and Jace had a BLAST playing with her friend David!  She was exhausted though, and ended up sleeping for 4 1/2 hours!!!  Rory had fun too... she took a short morning nap there in her stroller and went down for her afternoon nap at 2:00.  She is NOT going to be the napper that Jace is!  hahaha!  But she wakes up in an extremely great mood so that's good!  I played with them after they woke up and did some laundry---which is NEVERENDING around here!  LOL  We had to lower the Roar's crib tonight.  When I went to get her up from her nap she was almost able to pull herself up :)  I could just see her tumbling out of her crib soon...  After the girls were in bed I got busy tonight cleaning!  I had been doing some nitpicky stuff all day but once they were asleep I did a thorough cleaning job... dusted, vacuumed, mopped everywhere, cleaned the rug because it had spit up spots everywhere :)  and cleaned the bathrooms!!!!!  Trey went to bed early just to get away from all the cleaning!  hahaha  Some stuff I can do during the day when the girls are awake but it's just simply easier for me to mop and clean the rugs, etc when they are not underfoot!  Plus, I don't like to spend TOO much of my time consumed with "other" activities/things/chores, etc. when I could be playing, reading or just being with them.  We have so much fun together and Jace likes to help me with some chores now.  I sit laundry from the washer on the dryer door and she pushes it in for me, or she'll hand me stuff from the dishwasher to put away after they're clean.  She also likes to clean up messes on the floor!  Of course, they're usually messes she caused anways!  LOL  Now if only I could get her to pick up ALL of her toys every day!!!!!

Roman 12:12

"Rejoice in hope. endure in affliction, persevere in prayer."

A little update

It has been a fast couple of days...  Sorry to not post, but my computer's power cord broke and I had to wait for them to send me a new one.  Thankfully, they were very nice and quick about it :)  We didn't really do much last week...  just the usual hanging out with friends.  I had to take Rory to the doctor for her 3rd rotateq vaccine.  I sure wish her little bottom would heal up.  If you don't know, our little Roar has been blessed with EXTREMELY sensitive skin.  It constantly stays blistered... even in the cloth diapers.  But this past occurrence has lasted longer than normal.  It looks like a trip back to Dr. M. if it doesn't totally heal soon.  Trey, the girls and I got a Y membership from Gigi for a christmas/just because present.  So I took the girls to their first childwatch experience last week.  They did GREAT!  Jace cried a little when I walked out but when I went back to get them in an hour she did not want to leave :)  And the workers said that Rory was the only baby who did not cry at all!!!  Trey and I decided to try to work out together at least once or twice a week when he gets home, depending on how the girls are doing :)  But also to try to get up there separately some too!!!  Friday, Trey took the day off and we went to TN to see my Nana again!  I was going to go to a HUGE yardsale with her and Pam but Nana didn't feel like going.  It hurts her to walk too much right now.  Instead we went to several yard sales in and around Columbia.  There were, I think, at least 71 yard sales :)  One neighborhood we went too had 40!!!  I had a fun time!  I enjoy going to yard sales, especially with my Nana!  Although she tells me all the time to drive faster :)  We came home sunday and, of course, Jace did NOT nap in the car and Rory only got one nap.....  These things are never good!  We put the girls to bed at 6:30 last night!  Jace slept GREAT!  She didn't wake up until a little after 8:00 this morning, and she's in a FANTASTIC mood!  Rory, on the other hand, woke up at 8:00 last night and was NOT happy.  I guess she thought that was her 2nd nap.  I don't think she felt very well, especially because she was so fussy and that is very unusual for the Roar.  She finally went back to sleep around 10:00 and her sleep was very fitful until about 1:30 this morning.  But after she finally settled down she slept peacefully until a little after 7:00 this morning.  I was kind of hoping she's sleep longer but at least she woke up in a great mood.  They are both getting back on their schedules ASAP!  The moodiness that routine disruption causes is simply just not worth it sometimes!!!  They slept great at my Nana's but I need to do the car trips at better times since Jace won't sleep in the car anymore!  Well, we are looking forward to a wonderful and busy week.  Hopefully I will have more pics soon :)  They are both excited and moving around now so I am off to explore their world with them! 

Other family pics

I FINALLY downloaded some pics of Jace with some of our other family members!!!  They were on the desktop, which doesn't ever want to cooperate with me :)  LOL  Oh well!  Better late than never ;)  Here is Jace with her Bic and her cousin Presley (pesley as she calls her---she forgets the r)  This was at Jace's 2nd birthday party, a pony party that Bic threw for her at her house!!!  Jace and all her friends LOVED munchkin and the party!Here's Bic, Presley, Jace and Nathan!!!  Nathan manned the pony for all the kids :)Presley, Jace and Nathan...  Jace LOVES to ride the pony!!!  This was her Daddy's pony when he was a little boy--- neat, huh!?!

Jace loved getting to help Bic lead Munchy (she talked about the pony for WEEKS!)

Here's where Jace got to spend some time with Presley recently!  Presley was being so sweet and giving Jace rides in her Jeep!  They love each other so much!  It's so sweet to see them hug, kiss, and get so excited to see each other!

 Jace probably wanted to drive!  hahaha!

 Here's little Roar with Aunt Sharon!  Unfortunately I don't have any pics of Uncle Curt!  Jace asked for Curt and Presley for 3 days straight after seeing them!  It was cute!!!

True Daddy's Girls!

These girls LOVE Trey so much!  I could almost be jealous, except that I see the ABSOLUTE JOY that the three of them bring each other!!!  I was fortunate to capture the look that Rory gets on her face EVERY SINGLE TIME she sees Trey.  It's priceless..... and "Whoa!" if Trey's first moves in the house don't include hugging her!  She definitely lets us know if he's taking his precious time getting to her!  lolHere is sweet Rory crawling in for her hug IMMEDIATELY!!!Rory has definitely become a Daddy's Girl!!!  No one (except for Jace) can make her giggle like this!!!She's tired of the tickles and wants to laugh at Jace here:

Jace has ALWAYS been a Daddy's Girl!  From the second she came out.  Trey could ALWAYS comfort her so much quicker as an infant.  She's hit the TERRIFIC TWOS, but she still adores her Daddy!!!

The first the thing the girls do when their Daddy gets home is kiss, hug and crawl ALL OVER HIM!  At least if we're not at the dinner table already, then they do it after :)

Jace's favorite thing to do with Trey is to climb on him and be thrown in the air!  This must be done every single night before bed!

 Rory is crawling now so she tries to get in to the action as much as possible these days!!!

 Oh, such LOVE & JOY!  I am so blessed in my family!  They are the best, happiest children.  THANK YOU LORD for my SWEET, HAPPY, HEALTHY, and BEAUTIFUL GIRLS!!!

And THANK YOU LORD for my SWEET, LOVING, and HANDSOME HUSBAND.  Without him our lives would be lacking in ALL THINGS AND AREAS!!!  GOD knew we loved and needed each other LONG before we did!!!!

Our Anniversary

Trey and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary on the first of October!!!  It was a great day!  We took our time that morning with the kids and then went to lunch.  We chose to spend the day with our beautiful girls, the true treasures of our wonderful marriage!!!  God intended for us to have our family so young since it was on our honeymoon that He blessed us with Jace... our purpose in our marriage and in this life we have made for ourselves by His grace is to have the blessings that we have named Jace and Rory and to raise them in the best manner we know how.  So on "our" day we took our blessings to the Children's Museum at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and spent some fun family time exploring together.  There is nothing and NO ONE that our kids enjoy more than us and the precious time we can spend with them.  Here are some great pics to remember the time:

Psalm 91

Today has hurt my heart a little.  Sometimes, no matter how hard you try or what you do, relationships will just be what they will be.  As I was wandering through various blogs that I read and reading the few things that I do daily for encouragement (devotions/Bible) I came across Psalm 91:  

"Safety of Abiding in the Presence of the Lord

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High

Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the Lord,

'He is my refuge and my fortress;

My God, in Him I will trust.'

Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler

And from the perilous pestilence,

He shall cover you with His feathers,

And under His wings you shall take refuge;

His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,

Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, 

Nor of the destruction that lays waste of noonday.

A thousand may fall at your side,

and ten thousand at your right hand;

But it shall not come near you.

Only with your eyes shall you look, 

And see the reward of the wicked.

Because, you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,

Even the Most High, your dwelling place. 

No evil shall befall you,

Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

For He shall give His angels charge over you,

To keep you in all your ways.

In their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,

The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

Because he has set his love upon Me,

therefore I will deliver him;

I will set him on high, 

because he has known My name.

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble; 

I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him,

And show him My salvation."

It's amazing to me that the Lord shows you exactly what you need when you need to see it. 

Favorite pics of Rory

I have been remiss in posting more pics of the Roar!!!  She's starting to crawl but I have yet to capture that on camera!!!!!!!!

Jealous Jace

Jace was very put out that Jade was not giving her the undivided attention she felt she deserved!!!  Of course, as soon as Jade put Rory down and started playing with Jace again, she was FINE!!!!!  Trey said Jace is going to be sooo mad when she's older that I put these pictures of her on here.  Oh well!  She'll get over it, hahaha!!!

Friends

So on the way home from TN we got to stop and see our old neighbors from Prattville.  They had moved to NY over a year ago and it was so hard for us (me).  I was use to seeing Tamrra every day and our children are so close in age so it was nice.  She was such a huge help to me when Jace was first born and I missed having her around when Rory joined our family.  But thankfully NY did not work out for them and they moved back to AL, although to Ardmore.  But its not TOO far away, YAAAY!  But it bittersweet to watch how well Jace and Stephen played together the other day... he's almost 2 years older but he is so sweet to Jace.  And to see how BIG the boys have gotten... my goodness I've missed out on ALOT!  Ryan is 5 months older than Jace and such a sweetie pie!  I look forward to getting to spend more time with them.  It makes me want to be neighbors again, LOL!  Here are some pics: