"Words of Wisdom"

Someone shared these words with me today and I wanted to share on my blog:

LIVE SIMPLY
LOVE GENEROUSLY
CARE DEEPLY
SPEAK KINDLY
PRAY DAILY
AND THEN LEAVE THE REST TO GOD.

These words spoke to me today..Be blessed.

Weekend Happenings

Our weekend started out once again with Baseball...Love going to watch my boy play baseball..Love, Love, Love it!!

I took the kids to pick strawberries on Saturday morning..We have tons of strawberries and they are soo yummy! We've made milkshakes, strawberry shortcakes and even had some strawberries in our cereal...and we still have strawberries..i guess we'll be eating them all week...So good!

Today we went to church as we always do and had a great service. Love our church family..They are the best!

We ended our afternoon with another baseball game..And we won this one..by 1 point..It was a good game...I'm posting some pics I've taken over the past several days..Enjoy!

Beach Weather in April

This past Saturday Matt and I enjoyed an afternoon down at VA Beach..We still had gift cards to use at the restaurants down there so we took advantage of the beautiful weather while we were there. You would have thought it was the middle of July with all the people out on the beach..I think Matt and me were the "only one's" without our swimsuits on..Not really, but it seemed that way..I took just a few pics while we were there. I'm looking forward to the summer months and going back to the beach many more times...Next time in my bathing suit...

Take Me out to the BallGame....

Tonight was Caleb's 3rd game of the season...the second one I've attended..Missed the first one last week..The Mustang team won to Waverly 7-5 and my Caleb got a home run..Was so proud of him! Love watching him play ball..Here are a few pics I took tonight.

Wedding Weekend

This past weekend we attended my cousin Ashley's wedding in Pulaski, VA. It is a 5 hour drive away so my mom, Natalie, Gracie, Peyton and I went up on Friday night and spent the night in Roanoke so we wouldn't have that long trip to do in one day..Matt and Caleb came on Saturday along with my dad. Thanks Mom for offering to do that. We weren't as tired I don't think. The day was a gorgeous day for a wedding..We enjoyed being there..I'm posting some pictures of the day.(Nana, I told you I would post them..you are in a few of them)..Enjoy!

Gifts for Gracie

With Gracie turning 6 on Friday and being out of town from Friday night thru Saturday night she got gifts all weekend long...She got a New Vera Bradley purse from her mommy and daddy, a "tech tote" from Mamaw and Gampa and a new lunch box from Travis, Lisa, Jacob and Madi all in the new color Bali Blue...She was thrilled when she received each of them...She also got her gifts from Nana and Papa and Aunt Glenda on SAturday at the wedding..She got a pretty new outfit and a HighSchool musical tee and playing cards..She really loved those too...She has been a good girl all weekend long even though she didn't have a birthday party...I really hated not to have one this weekend but sometimes you just do what you have to do..She still has presents to come so that's even more fun..I'm posting a few pics of Gracie girl opening up her gifts.

Gracie Turns 6

As I type this blog I'm thinking back to 6 years ago today I was just going into the hospital to have my precious baby girl. (we didn't know she was going to be a girl-she wouldn't cooperate when we had our ultrasound) I had my doctor appointment the afternoon of the 16th and was to return the following morning to be induced for labor..God had different plans..I started having some back cramps(little did I know that was back labor) that evening while I was sitting in Joe's Pizza right before church started at 7pm. I didn't really think anything of it and went about my business and ate and went on to church. I was having contractions as the night went on. I remember sitting in church and timing my contractions as they were getting closer. By the time church was over I was pretty uncomfortable..Matt took me home to get our stuff and drove me straight to the hospital. We got there a little before 10 that night and just a few hours later at 3:31 am Gracie Eden was born into this world. She has been a precious jewel to our home. I love everything about her. I couldn't have asked God for a more beautiful little girl than my sweet Gracie. Her outgoing personality just blows me away..She is so unlike me in that regard. I'm so glad of that. I pray God will use her for his Glory and that she will help make a difference in this world. Wanted to share just "a few" pictures of Gracie the last 6 years..HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACIE EDEN..I LOVE YOU.