YEE HAW YA'LL

Sunday afternoon we celebrated with a bang bang Barron's 1st birthday! Thanks to all of his little buddies (and of course-their parents) for coming and for the coolest presents! I know...mommy is being super cheesy! But hey, we are partying ya'll!

Chow down time!
Once again, I have a kid who didn't shy away from some birthday cake! This mess required a quick "sink bath"!

Check out the look the Bear is giving his brother. Let's just say, Barron loved opening his gifts and he had a little too much help!

Not sure if it was the cake or the presents Barron enjoyed the most. Nonetheless, fun times were had!


I still am a bit shocked that IN 2 DAYS my baby will be ONE!

shout it out

every nite we sit on the floor of Briley's room and read Bible stories and pray as a family.


more and more recently we have seen God work on Briley.



tonite was just like any other nite until...

Briley told us Jesus was talking to her during the prayer - and she wanted Him to come live in her heart - and she was ready to be baptized. She has told us before that He was talking to her but - she felt she wasn't ready yet. She was just a bit intimidated by the whole baptism thing. We have talked with her about becoming a Christian in God's timing and to listen for His voice. We've talked to her about getting baptized. We have told her God will know when she is ready and He will lead her.

tonite He stood at the door of her heart and knocked and tonite she answered. PRAISE GOD!


i can not express the joy in my heart as I listened to her and Joey pray for Jesus to come live in her heart, and forgive her of her sins, and mold her into the precious child of God He wants her to be. wow! words can not express...

please pray for Briley as she starts this new journey as a Christian! pray for Joey and I as we raise her and lead her as God desires.

I HAVE NO GREATER JOY THAN TO HEAR THAT MY CHILDREN ARE WALKING IN THE TRUTH. 3 JOHN 1:4

(check out Joey's blog too!)

un- ruly?

ok bloggers-

i will not be the un-rule follower:)

i will not be the only one who didn't post on Monday about MONTY LANKFORD for CONGRESS


does it count that i posted yesterday? and included my pics? and gave a shout out for voters?

i'm not sure soooooo-


GET OUT AND VOTE! SPREAD THE WORD! TELL ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY...
OUR PAPA. I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER MAN FOR THE JOB! HE IS THE DIRECTION THAT OUR US CONGRESS NEEDS. (oh and barron agrees!)

MONTY LANKFORD FOR CONGRESS!!!

CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE ON THE SIDEBAR FOR DETAILS!

aloha

we have been running crazy this week- the party came together!
a super shout out to Padre for his hard work around our house this week! and my joe- wow-he has worked his tail off! and the all nite cookers- ya'll outdid yourselves. drae- great pig, buddy! j walk- always a friend to the end! to all who helped- thanks. i appreciate everyone!
after a long nite of cooking the boys are still hard at work...

bri loves her mimi!thanks brittany and kelsey for hanging out with us this weekend. you both are such blessings to us! we love you both so much! the kids had a blast with ya'll! come back soon!
someone get that kid with the gun out of our pic:)
what a crowd pleaser! Braxton sang "Grand ole Flag" .

hope all had fun. i did! still not sure exactly what happened with the band?! they were good while they lasted!

less than 50 days until the election...GET THE WORD OUT...LANKFORD FOR CONGRESS!!!

oh and one more thing- my computer blew up trying to post my party fun! great way to end the weekend! huh?! i am a begger these days- joe's not a fan of sharing his laptop. hopefully, i'll be up and running again soon!

one party down- one to go! barron's big 1st bday bash is less than a week away!

mimi

hope your birthday was super special! and the party- a fun surprise! we love you MIMI!

on another note- the big anticipation of our first ever soccer games ended in sadness. no games were played due to beautifully manicured wet fields. we shall wait until a later date for their inaugural games.

this week - i am slightly overwhelmed with the idea of maybe a couple hundred people? coming to my house for a luau for Papa's campaign race. this will be a big week of prep and running a million errands and cleaning, decorating, etc.

just so you don't get the wrong idea- yes, we are having a luau- no , we do not have a pool or any body of water for that matter to help aid in setting the luau mood.

but, yes- i do promise fun times.

keep on rollin'

it's been a tough adoption week for us.

vietnam closed their adoption doors on 9/1/08.

we don't know if or when they will reopen.

today we found out the nashville branch of our agency is closing due to certain adoption issues. the main branch in Missouri is still open, but....

joey and i have been waiting until after vietnam closed to make any decisions- and it is looking like God is closing this door for us and opening some others.

pray for us as we deal with some disappointment with the closing of this chapter and face some big decisions as we continue to pursue our adoption road.

we are ready to take whatever steps God has for us and whatever adventure He has in store.

we are still on the train and on the track -but just not sure where it's leading us.

What's Wrong?

Today was the first day of Braxton's school! He has been waiting on this day since Briley started a few weeks ago. He was super excited to go to the 4 yr old class with Mrs. Cindy. BUT... WHAT' S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? Let's zoom in for a closer look. Yep, that's a fat lip with 4 stitches. After deciding we were going to try and get home and get everyone settled down at a decent bedtime after a long holiday weekend and get Brax ready for his 1st day of school this year...He had a run in with a croquet mallet. I guess that's what you call those hammer looking things you play croquet with. And well, I didn't actually see it happen. And, it's hard to explain to the ER crew questioning you about the accident when you, THE MOM, don't even really know exactly what was going on. Anyways, It was an accident at a friends house that closed the festivities down. Thanks to Aunt Tiff for driving Brax and I to the ER. He was a champ! Or should I say he was comatose. No really, after a dose of some take-the-edge-off medicine, the kid was out. He never even knew they stitched him or that he was totally under a sterile dressing. He didn't wake up until this morning. And, besides super swelling- he is great. I am thankful it wasn't any worse.
On a brighter note, here's Braxton and Tyler headed to school this am. Boy are they ready!
And... fat lip and all- Here we are at Mrs Cindy's class!
Both Braxton and Tyler were excited to tell me about their great 1st day!