Poor Baby!!

Azaryah was not feeling well last week.  This is where he stayed most of the day ;-(

Priceless Moments...

My view this morning...Two doing their chores and the other one coloring in the kitchen just because he wanted to be with his sissies!!!! PRICELESS!!!

Harvest Fun...

Saturday, Glen and I took the kiddos to a Harvest Party at the home of one of Azaryah's Storytime Buddies.  There is always lots of fun, food, and games.  Azaryah enjoyed blindfolding me and leading me through a haystack maze...Very interesting journey!!

 One of our favorite games is Racing on the Haybales...I race but for some reason I never win!!

Mommy doing cheerleading moves on the hay bales!!! heehee  Maybe that is why I never win...I am too busy goofing off!! lol

 Keziah, Eden, and Sage...Sweet Girlie Friends...

Two of my favorite men!!!

There is always an Egg Throwing Contest...This year, Azaryah and his buddy, Garrett, were partners.  They did great!!  Neither of them had a drop of egg on them BUT the people beside them were covered in eggs!!!! HILARIOUS!!!

Azaryah, Lucien, and Garrett...Storytime Buds...

Monday night, the Dowling Family joined us for a walk around the neighborhood...We had pioneer girls, Pippy Long-stockings, a cowboy, an Angry Bird, and Robin...TOO FUN!!!

 Michelle and Mara...Love this Ladybug!!!

Glen and Brian...They are too funny together!!!  Good Friends are true blessings from the Lord!!

20th Wedding Anniversary Trip...

This past week, Glen and I celebrated our 20th Anniversary.  Glen took me to Branson for a week!!  Me and My Man had one week to ourselves...Shows, shopping, eating out, and LOTS of time for us to reconnect.  Our kiddos enjoyed the week at home with a sitter who home schooled for us and kept our home running smoothly!  What a BLESSING!!!

This is our Bed and Breakfast type hotel...Sweet place with a wonderful location...We were close to everything.

One morning, Glen had a conference call so he booked an hour massage for me!!  WHOO HOO!!!!

One day, Glen took me to this wonderful little village that had tons of shops and fun places to eat.  We had a great day walking around and enjoying one another!!  He even bought me a couple of things ;-)

For our anniversary, Glen took me to lunch at my favorite place - Shogun - and then he took me to a FABULOUS seafood resturaunt and we had all the lobster we could eat!!!  YUMMY!!!

We spent ALL day at Silver Dollar City enjoying all the shops, craftsman, and shows. Glen enjoyed the Lumberjacks and got his picture taken with them!!  Fun Fellows...

We walked around the heritage park of Silver Dollar City and got to sit in the cabin and listen/watch the Homestead Pickers...Even ran into a family that we know that plays with the group often...Great music and LOTS of fun!!!

We rode the train through Silver Dollar City...It was a chilly day so we got to snuggle A LOT!!!

We left on Monday morning and we returned Friday night around 9:00. The children did well but two of our little ones had a couple of rough moments.  It was so sweet to know they missed us but it was sad that they were so upset.  Glen and I don't leave them much so it was an adjustment for all of us.  We did chat with them every day in the morning and then before bed but by Wednesday Azaryah and Keziah were really homesick. 

When we walked up to the door last night, these PRECIOUS signs greeted us!!!!  PRICELESS!!!

I am SOOO thankful that I had My Man all to myself for a week and I am already looking forward to our time away again in a few years but coming home to our children and being together again as a family is where Glen and I both long to be!!!  Family Slumber Party Night was a BLAST last night even though Glen and I both were tired from traveling...Some things in life you just don't say "No" too ;-)

Thank You Lord for blessing me beyond measure with Glen and our children!!!  Nothing in this world compares to You and Your tailor-made blessings!!!

A Moment to Remember...

I love my children and I truly enjoy every moment with them but at times something will happen or words will be spoken that impact me on a deeper level and I feel compelled to record those moments!  I want to ponder all these things and treasure them as precious gifts from the Lord.  Thursday morning was one of those times...All four children were seated in their seats in our school room and I sat at the table with them to begin our lessons.  Before a word was spoken, Corbyn looked at me as said, "Mommy, when I get married and have children my family is going to live close to you and Daddy so YOU can home school my children."  WOW!!!!  I am still on Cloud 9!!!  I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a Mommy!!!

Pumpkin Patch Fieldtrip

Tuesday, we had several doctor's appointments in "the city" (that's for you, Cahrrie!!! heehee) so we decided to turn our trip into an educational experience as well as a gas-saving trip.  After the appointments, we did some shopping, ran some errands, and then stopped at the Pumpkin Patch for a couple hours on the way home.

We can see the Pumpkin Slide from the interstate and Little Man could not wait to climb up and slide down!!!

I love my kiddos!!!  I absolutely love being a Mommy!!  Each one of the children have such unique personalities and the Lord uses each of them to teach me more about Himself.

We bounced for a long time on this...My legs ached when we walked to the car!!!  Guess I am VERY out of shape!!! heehee

My Babies!!!!!

History Heritage Lab Fieldtrip