Monday, March 30, 2009

So I once owned a monkey named Ava




And now she has grown into a 3 year old princess :)

Driving slow on Sunday Morning

Had to add some maroon 5 for you guys , one of my favorite bands. Love all their songs, so catchy!!

Love Sundays, another lazy morning, Kanon slept til almost 10 today, Ava was 10:30, those kids amaze me, however I was up at 7:30, why is that? If I was trying to sleep in late, Kanon would for sure be up wanting his bottle. And that baby boy just doesn't want a bottle, he makes me heat it up for him, and HOLD IT for him. S P O I L E D!!! Today me and Adyson went outside and tossed the baseball around for a bit. I pitched her some balls and she smacked the crap out of Daniel's truck....ooopss don't tell! We searched for dents and couldnt' find one. She was knocking the balls far into some neighbors yards a few houses down, she is going to be good this year!! I also hit some balls to her like she was fielding and even busted her lip OUCH. I wouldn't even let her go in to clean it off, I told her to be tough and suck it up... she did and continued to play ball. Mean mama huh? Nah just trying to get her tough for ball.




Being outside is so wonderful!!! I wish it was a bit warmer out so the kids could wear some shorts, Im ready for the rain to stop too so the ground will dry up a bit. Anyway I found some pics from the past summer at the park and thought I would post one of Ady and Ava, I will talk to you guys tomorrow!

Please remember Stellan, he has had a bad day today and is needing all of our prayers.




Saturday, March 28, 2009

You Idiot Boy!!!!

Today has been a wonderful Saturday afternoon, full of laziness, kids screaming and of course McDonalds...

I woke up at 9 *thank you Kanon* and made Ady some biscuits, Ava slept in til 10:30. My friend Brooke brought her 4 week old baby boy Alec in for some pics, we had so much fun. I will post some on my facebook page when I get them edited, we did all kinds of fun stuff with him that he will hate us for when he is 16. We even managed to lay him naked on a skateboard while he was sleeping hahaha.


We were going to go see Monsters Vs. Aliens but decided to hold off til tomorrow because I am not done having my lazy day yet and plus the fact of getting all the kids dressed right now makes me cringe!!!


I was sitting on the couch , watching Ava and Kanon play and Kanon picked up Ava's fake ice cream cone and was slobbering on it. Ava saw him and screamed "KANON!!!!! That is not real that is a fake ice cream and you slobbered all over it you IDIOT BOY!!!" I looked at her and thats all it took. I asked her where she learned that and of course she wouldnt say, however Ady informed me that it was from Spongebob haha. Poor Idiot Boy just sat there and smiled at his sister. It wont be long until he tackles her when she calls him names and takes his toys. Its hard work being a baby brother but so far he has been the best!! He takes all kinds of abuse from Ava and lots of babying from Ady, so we are not sure what kinda boy he is gonna turn out to be!

I will end with some pics of Kanon eating his birthday cake. He made his mama proud!!!! Please keep praying for baby Stellan, he is still fighting hard in the PICU.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

My thoughts & prayers are constantly with baby Stellan

Stellan is doing a little better tonight, oh the power of prayer. This little guy sure does have the prayers pouring in for him. He is such an amazing little man. Here is an update on Stellan, straight from his mama's blog

"For the first time since he's been in the hospital, Stellan has been able to sleep rather peacefully. He had two naps today. One in his bed here and the other on my chest as I rocked him for hours. It was beautiful. My heart was so comforted to see him be able to rest.During his second nap with me, his heart converted to perfect sinus rhythm for almost 45 minutes! This is progress! After that, he flipped back into steady SVT with no little breaks like he'd been having, but at least his body got a rest for almost an hour. His capillary response was great, his breathing, which had been at about 80-90 breaths a minute, went down to near 40 per minute during that time he was in sinus.I know he felt reenergized. I won't lie, it was very difficult to see him flip back into SVT and start to feel unwell again, though. Although I'm so thankful he had that reprieve, gearing up again for more time in tachycardia would not have been my first choice.But again, we know that it's not me who gets my choice here.Stellan is still tolerating all of this amazingly well. His nurse Andy today told me that if he couldn't see Stellan, but could only see his monitor showing what his heart was doing, he would never in a million years believe that the baby connected to that monitor could continue to look so well!It is taking Stellan a longer time than the cardiologist hoped and expected to get this under control, but we are so blessed that Stellan is tolerating this lengthy time in SVT so well as of yet. We are praying that he can hang in there until his heart rate finally gets under control!The pediatric cardiologist wants to see Stellan in 24 hours straight of good rhythm with no episodes of SVT. That is what we are working and praying towards!Stellan is off Esmolol now and is also no longer taking an antibiotic or a steroid. He is only on Flecainide and a different beta blocker (whose name escapes me at this moment). Of course, the doctor is hoping that this will be the combination of meds that will kick Stellan's SVT to the curb and that we won't have to move up the ladder of more serious interventions for Stellan!Of course, only The Great Physician truly knows what will happen. The rest of us will wait and see. "

she has remained so faithful to God during this trying time, she is such a inspiration to me and I hope to everyone who reads this.


My day has been a busy one, getting some stuff ready for a yardsale coming up. Going to have lots of baby girl and toddler girl clothes if anyone is interested? I also took pics of a baby boy named Camden and he did a great job and was such a cutie! I have posted pics of him on my facebook page. If you dont have me on facebook, please add me.

I forgot to post a funny story about Ava yesterday, as we were going through McDonalds she decided she didn't want the normal nugget meal, she stated "mommy I want a hamburger without grass" I laughed my butt off, how cute was that? She sure did not want a speck of grass on her burger, funny little girl. The things that kids say, they can be so serious about it to but it can be the most hilarious thing to us!


Well im fighting to stay awake tonight I will have more interesting stuff to post tomorrow, as I will be taking Kanon's cake pictures FINALLY!! It has been in our freezer since his birthday. Keep your fingers crossed that he tears into it and lets his mama get a bunch of great pics of him.

Check in tomorrow for some updates on Baby Stellan, remember to squeeze your kids a little tighter!!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Tonight I...

We are still praying hard for baby Stellan as he is fighting for his little precious life. Tonight Ady and I made a picture for one of his blog pages to show him how we are thinking about him and praying so hard for him. The thoughts of this little baby boy have been running through my head all day and all night... It has made me appreciate the little things in life so much more.



Tonight I watched Adyson play a video game where I would usually be on the computer doing my own thing.



Tonight I took the kids to Mcdonald's for a special treat , a late night supper, we all sat together in the living room and ate, laughed and talked together.



Tonight I played blocks with my kids and didn't get mad when they were being thrown around my kitchen and launched at my face, I simply laughed and joined in.



Tonight I let Ava have a brownie RIGHT after supper because I thought today she deserved it!!



Tonight I let Kanon pull down all the dvd's off the shelf and play with them, I watched him do this for so long and sat there smiling at how big he has gotten and all the things he has learned.



Tonight I layed in bed with Ava and read My Little Ponies, not once but twice.



Tonight I hugged each child a little harder and a little longer before they went down to sleep.



Tonight I turned my baby boy's lullabye music on and hugged and danced with him through 2 whole songs before I could lay him down.



Life is so short and can be taken away from us in the blink of an eye. I have always heard the saying Don't sweat the small stuff, well it is so true. Don't worry yourself with useless worries. Life is about loving God, yourself, your family & friends and showing them and telling them as much as possible.

Please say a very special prayer for Stellan tonight before bed, Goodnight



Monday, March 23, 2009

Please pray for Stellan

The past few months I have become a bloggaholic, thanks to my friend Brandy who keeps me going when i start to slack. She helps me with my cool backgrounds and banners, she is the best!! Stellan is a little boy who is now 7 months old, and is having some heart problems. He is a living miracle as he was not supposed to even live and he overcame a condition in utero, came out perfectly fine and just recently has been struggling and has been moved to the NICU. His heart rate was up in the high 200's and then would go back to normal, then back up to high again. Its messing his blood pressure up as well...just alot of trouble for a little guy. Please pray to God to watch over Stellan and to do whatever is best for this little guy. I will post more info later about him when we find out an update.

For the rest of the blog I am going to take my friend Brandy's lead and steal her idea and write some things that I am thankful for. Stellans situtaion really makes you think and realize how lucky we are and I wanna share these things with my blog readers tonight.


I am thankful for...

*My Mom and Dad. They are always there for me no matter what, esp Mom. She is my rock, my everything. I can depend on her anytime, I could call her in the middle of the night telling her I didnt feel well and she would be here in 3 minutes to help me out. I am so blessed to have such a great relationship with my mother. I can only hope Ady, Ava, and I are this close. It is such a blessing in my life and I can only see us getting closer in the years to come.

*My children. Adyson, Ava, and Kanon. You are my life, I would do anything for you guys. Adyson... you are starting to become my bud. We love playing our video games together, we love to sing and laugh together. I love taking you to walmart with me and grocery shop together. I love having our little heart to heart talks. You are such a smart child I am so lucky to have you in my life.... I cannot even begin to imagine the wonderful young adult you will grow into . I have never met a child in my life that has as big of a heart as you do. Don't ever change for anyone, God has made you so very special!!!!
Ava -You are my Ava Bell, booger butt, precious girl, Avers, and Leonards, hahah we are two of a kind. I made you the person you are today...sorry about that girl, i was always told I would pay for my raising and here you are. But i would not change you. you keep humor in my life and anytime I am down you come up to me and wrape your little arms around me and tell me that i am your best friend. I live for moments like that!

Kanon- Kanon boy, Kanny, Kanman, Kman.. You are my sweet precious man. I love to snuggle you, sign to you, play our silly games. We have so much fun ahead of us its gonna be crazy and afun times baby boy!!!

***Brandy... You are always there for me in good times and bad. I know if I am feeling bad you are gonna be there for me and lift me up..you always do! You are such a trustworthy and COOL friend with the coolest little boy, I can't wait to grow closer to you guys as the months go by. You two are such a blessing in our lives.

**** Reality Tv... I am thankful for Jon and Kate plus 8, Run's House, Ace of Cakes, Man Vs Food, American idol, the bachelor.

****** last but not least Photography... This helps me get some stress out and get in touch with my atrtistic side. There is nothign like seeing a new baby that is so new and fresh and creating pictures for them that will last a lifetime. I love my job and love my clients. I do believe I have the cutest clients by far than anyone else I know!!! I am truly blessed!!!!


Please dont forget to pray for Stellan tonight. He is too young to be going through all this. We Love Baby Stellan!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

An Oldie But Goody


Was looking through some old pics tonight and found this one...




I really need to start getting some pics of Ava, I have so many of Adyson from this age and alot of them are my favs. Poor Kanon hasnt had his first birthday ones done, his cake is in the freezer, guess I should get it out and give it a shot. It is so hard taking your own kids pictures, esp when a 2 tier cake is involved....any volunteers? I will give you a slice of cake if you come help me haha.

Ava is gone tongiht , she wanted to spend the night with my mom and I am missing her bad. She is my night owl buddy..she sits up with me til I go to bed and then she sleeps right beside me and rubs my arm. I am going to miss that tonight.....maybe I should go get her? Nah....better let her sleep :)

Hope everyone's weekend was enjoyable, the kids have P.A.T in the morning and then depending on the weather, we are going to do something fun!! so stay tuned for some FUN pics!!!

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

What I like to spend money on.....

Ok so its almost midnight, I could not think of anything to blog on, so I did a search on ideas to blog about and this was one that I thought would be interesting. We all love money, sometimes I think I love it a little more than the average bear. Welcome to my countdown




Sarah's top 10 things that I spend my money on


10. Ebay... ebay is something I enjoy doing on the computer when there is nothing new on facebook, when no one has updated their blogs, when my gymbo forum is dead, and when there are no new clothing lines out on all my favorite sites. I love to look for old toys that I had when I was a kid, and old movies ex: my little ponies. Ava has become obsessed with the ponies and I have helped her out quite a bit!!! My favorite ebay item ever purchased was Kenny Chesney tickets at Little Rock...6th row might I add.


9. Medicine...The last few months it has been a hospital here at our house. Together my kids have had pnumonia-im sure I butchered that word, RSV, RSV, no that wasnt a type 2 rsv's, Flu, 2 stomach bugs, pink eye, pink eye, and a partridge in a pear tree. We have spent a huge amount on medcines this winter...it would get so bad that while riding in the car Ava would say "I dont wanna go to Walgreens" Well I didnt either, those lines make me angry and apparently her too. Kanon won't go for it, he just cries the whole time while Ady finds dirty suckers, dirty pacifiers with hair on them, and shoves them in his mouth hahah. We are happy to welcome spring into our lives!!!!


8. Electronics.... I love catching up with all the modern technology we have these days and have recently discovered BluRay. We got a bluray player about 6 months ago and I have been purchasing the discs left and right and have developed quite a collection. For those of you guys who are still using regular DVDS I swear, I was in denial about the whole thing at first..thinking that it wouldn't make that big of a difference...but it has changed the way I feel about sitting down and watch a movie. I used to not be a big SIT DOWN, POP POPCORN, and watch the whole movie kinda watcher. However now that we discovered this, every Friday night is our movie night and I usually purchase a new movie for us to watch, any suggestions for this week? Cartoons look unbelievable, its amazing. We watched TWISTER a few weeks ago and that was really cool, however words of wisdom : do not watch a movie about tornado's in tornado season, not too smart to do with a 7 year old.

7. Reality Tv stuff.... This falls into its own category aside from electronics because there are so many items related. My favorite reality tv shows are: Jon and Kate plus 8, 18 Kids and Counting-GO DUGGERS!, Run's House, Tori and Dean, The Hills. I recently purchased the old duggers dvds from amazon.com , some of their first footage of them when they lived in their first house, can't wait to find some alone time to snuggle up by myself and watch it from start to finish with no distractions...yeah sure.... Also have the book of the Duggers and its great, so is Tori Spellings book that is also one worth buying.....aaaaah I could go on and on but I wont.


6. Target.... Enough said...anytime I go to this store I find so many unique items. They must restock every few days because you never go in there and run into the same stuff. I wish we had one closer, its like an amusement park for me..I love getting me and the kids a bag of popcorn and drink and cruising around checking out all the latest items they have to offer... and one by one the kids come out of the cart as we fill it full of goodies! We Love you target!!


5. Groceries... Yadda Yadda so everyone has this on their list... I hate having to go and get groceries..such a silly process if you think about it..you load the food into the cart, then take it out of the cart only for the checkers to put it back in bags and back in your cart... you take it to your car and take it out of your cart to put it in your car..you drive home and then take it out of your cart and then take it out of your bags to put it up where it belongs..the whole process makes me wanna go takea nap..... This should be a guy job!


4. Mcdonalds... When all else fails "if you be good I will get you a happy meal" Thats a pretty common phrase around this house.. ok so I am no Jon and Kate and have not hopped on the organic band wagon just yet. Fast food is too easy.. Even Kanon Boy has learned to eat his own happy meal. We used to could share with him, but nuh uh not anymore, he has his own and he downs it like there is no tomorrow. He is even quite proud of his happy meal toy. Where did my baby go?


3. Clothes... for my kids of course, do I actually get clothes for myself? Heck no, I spend all my clothes money on my kids. I want them looking hip and stylish at all times, who cares about me? hahaha Ady loves Justice now, she has pretty much outgrown gymboree-which we will talk about in just a bit... Justice is very cute however if you ever buy jeans from there it will surely wipe out your pocketbook. I had picked up a pair of jeans for her and realized that the tag said 68.00 on them.. WOW, instead of getting those we went to Childrens Place and bought the cheaper ones that look just like the expensive ones. We are also big Gap fans, more so for the Junk Food T's and the tanks. Kanon gets the biggest part of his wardrobe from Gap ...from head to toe he usually is styling Gap..


2. Toys.... I am more of a child than my kids are. When we go to walmart, where is the first place mama steers the cart? To the toy isle....why is that? I have no idea, the kid in me goes there first...I am such a child and not ashamed to admit it. I love looking at the toys with my kids, ripping them out of the box when we get home and playing with them hahah. My kids are spoiled rotten and usually get a toy a visit, which sometimes can really add up. I'm a sucker I can't help it! That's why our house looks like Toy's R Us, o well you only live once and we are having so much fun living!

1. GYMBOREE... My obsession...My Love.... My Passion.... ok I went to far... GYMBOREE is a hobby of mine. I love the message boards, the clothes, everything about that place. I love waiting up til midnight on Sunday nights to see what the next line is going to be. I love collecting Gymbucks, and coupons so I can make myself feel a little bit better for going overboard. Kanon and Ava wear Gymbo... Here lately the lines have been kinda lame but word has it that that's about to change and there will be monkeys in the near future, That will have to be for another post..monkeys..I love monkeys.. Anyway Hope you enjoyed my top 10.. I have wasted enough time to now go to bed and dream of Target and Gymbo.


I love this picture, I took it through the door, didnt want little man seeing me or he would have dropped to the ground and came after me. I love seeing them play together, its such a rare event. Have a great Thursday !!

Monday, March 16, 2009

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE!

What an amazing day it was today!!! I was dying to get the kids outside to play in the warm sun. My dad showed up and played some tball with Ava, she is going to be able to play on a team this year and I am so excited about that. I am even more excited that she can hit the ball, run really fast and throw like a champ! Here is a big of my lil slugger









She was so wanting that ball, was ready to clobber it, and she did a few times. I was sure glad that my dad was pitching, even being far away I was kinda scared she would bust out my camera lens. haha I think she will be really into ball this year! Dare I say the terrible 2's and 3's are diminishing and she is starting to be human like again? I love her so much!


After all the ball playing Ava found a patch of flowers, ahhhh life's simple pleasures. She of course had to sit down and explore all the different colors of the -weeds hahah and pick some for me. Isnt it sweet how all children will pick us a boquet of weeds , adorable!!!! Anyway here she is with a dandelion.


I simply adore this picture, I love how my dad's hand is holding the flower-week and how hard she is her little cheeks puffed up.

After the flowers of course she wanted to jump.. She will say "I wanna go get on the jump" the "Jump" as she calls it, my dad got on there with her and she jumps while he lays, or sleeps on there with her. They are quite a pair. I am so blessed to have them in her life. Here is a picture of Ava jumping as high as the sky!



This picture makes me laugh hard, she is such a little goof. She really has such a sense of humor..but its a really dry one. Sometimes its hard to catch all her little witty comments but if you do , you will for sure be laughing hard at her. She is def her own little person!


After all that jumping Memaw Jane showed up for a while and I was putting the water table, that Kanon got for his birthday, together. It really is neat, it has a water wheel and boats. They had so much fun and got SOAKED!!!! Here is one of my favorite pics of Kanon playing in the water.

Kanon boy really enjoyed the outdoors today, and he was loving his new water table. And believe it or not Ava shared...she shared ladies and gents!!!!
Adyson got there at the end of school and her friend Peyton came home with her, we ended the day with some mcdonald happy meals , the kids ate them outside on their little table. Peyton is spending the night with us tonight because her little brother has the flu and so Adyson thought it was the perfect opportunity to beg Kelly to let her stay and it worked. I just love Peyton she is such a great kid, her and Ady play so well together, and they totally crack me up!! We will see what tomorrow brings, I am planning on taking Kanon out and doing a session of him in his pirate outfit that Keri made him. So keep updated for tomorrow night..

Gotta give a Happy Birthday to little Jack, he is turning 3 today. Also thanks Brandy for updating my blog clors and Banner, what would I do without you??





Sunday, March 15, 2009

A video of my 1 year old

To my sweet birthday boy Kanon...






My sweet Kanon boy. A year ago you came into my life. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was constantly having contractions, we had a scheduled csection, I had to be at the hospital that day around noon on the 14th. However I couldve swore you were gonna make your way out a different way before then. The contractions were causing me so much pain, however later on we found out I was dilated to NOTHING. I guess its just meant for you guys to come out the csection way.

Those first moments of looking into your eyes were amazing, my boy was out, finally! I have waited and waited and waited for you to finally be in my life. I have wanted a little boy as long as I can remember. I had visions of you digging in the backyard, carrying your little trucks around, playing ball with dirt all over your face, climbing trees and terrorizing your sisters by chasing them with bugs and frogs.

I thank God everyday that he chose me as your Mommy. I promise Kanon I will do everything in my power to make sure your life is full of love, adventure, and fun! I will teach you all the things you need to know to prepare yourself for life and will also teach the stuff that you will want to know, like how to figure women out, and how to shop for a woman, I gotcha covered there bub!!!

Everything about your life from birth until now has been like a fairytale. You have been the perfect baby. You were sleeping all night from an early age, fed good, napped good...just have to lay you down and you go right to sleep. At time time I play Barney's Sleepytime songs and you conk out during the first few songs. Speaking of conking out, while you are sleeping I am often found with my chin pressed on your baby bed watching you sleep, I could do this for hours. I have also been guilty of getting you out of bed and laying on the couh with you and watch tv while you sleep in my arms. I just cant control myself..maybe its the fact that you may be my last child or maybe its because you are the boy that I have always wanted..but whatever it is, you and I have a bond that is like no other.

You are started to become so much fun! I love watching you crawl and when I get behind you and say "im gonna getcha" You take off as fast as those little chubber legs will take you and look back and start cracking up laughing. I also love how when I feed you your bottle you will look up at me and make eye contact the whole time while I sing to you, talk to you, and tell you my secrets that no one else knows! You wont tell will ya? It wont be long from now and you will begin your journey of walking, I am excited about this becasue that means you wont be sticking all the crumbs in your mouth off of my floor, I am no Danny Tanner you know? Its kinda hard picking up after you 3 kids and keep the floors spic and span.

Your new favorite food is a happy meal with nuggest, before I can get it in the door you start saying "MMMMMMM" and you will eat all the nuggets and about 3/4th of the bag of french fries. You are my little hungry man! I love watching you eat, I can tell it brings so much joy in your life, especially those fattening french fries that we all love haha.

You have so many people that love you. I could name lists and lists of people. When I posted on facebook about how you were sick, my cell started rining and messages started coming through. All the ones who love you so much were worried about you and wanted to send you well wishes and said they were praying for you and boy did it work, because what we figured you had was the flu but now we think it was a 24 hour bug that decided to ruin your birthday party. But that is fine with me, as long as you are well now we are happy!!!!!

I often wonder about what kind of little boy, Teen and Guy you will turn into. I think you will be a shy sweet little boy that is all boy! I think you will be a mommas boy, because I have prayed that prayer several times while you were in utero. You will be spoiled rotten by my, and your sister Adyson who loves you dearly. She is just as much in love with you as I am. She would do anything for you bubby. I hope you guys are the best of friends later on in life.

Well my baby boy I must close for now. You are standing in your crib watching me type wanting me to come and pick you up and say Nite Nite my little prince and give you a kiss and lay you down. OH how I wish these moments could last forever......



Friday, March 6, 2009

God Speed...Sweet Dreams




Dragon tales and the "water is wide"
Pirate's sail and lost boys fly
Fish bite moonbeams every night
And I love youGodspeed, little man
Sweet dreams, little man
Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings
GodspeedSweet dreams
The rocket racer's all tuckered out
Superman's in pajamas on the couch
Goodnight moon, will find the mouse
And I love youGodspeed, little man
Sweet dreams, little man
Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings
GodspeedSweet dreams
God bless mommy and match box cars
God bless dad and thanks for the stars
God hears "Amen," wherever we areAnd I love you
Godspeed, little manSweet dreams, little man
Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings
Godspeed Godspeed Godspeed
Sweet dreams

Thursday, March 5, 2009

More to Come???

Will there be another post??...i don't know...just thought I'd share my Blogger tip of the day...don't ask someone to update your post without the correct username & password...LOL...Just a helpful tip!! ---love ya, Brandy