Happy Anniversary!!!!

This is an idea I stole from Amanda. Tomorrow Adam and I will be married for 8 years and just as Amanda said on her blog, I can not believe how fast the time has gone by. 8 years 3 boys and 1 dog later and I love him more now than ever! He is my 'good and perfect gift from above' and we have the best relationship in the world. I am amazed at how much we have grown together and I am looking forward to the years to come.

My Idea Heaven

I love this song and I love the video. I put it on my blog because tomorrow is my Anniversary and it reminds me of when Adam and I first met.

My Idea Of Heaven Video

My Idea Of Heaven lyrics - Leigh Nash lyrics

Leigh Nash Music Videos

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Find the Baby

Stupid Man Tricks and Other Reasons We Can't Live With Out Them...

That's right, the title really does say 'Stupid Man Tricks and Other Reasons We Can't Live With Out Them'. I Love my husband and I really could not live with out him - he is my rock. He keeps me grounded and is a huge source of encouragement just when I need it most. He is an awesome father who leads by example and love for the Lord. However, there are times I wonder what planet he came from, or if he was raised by a troop of monkeys.
For example, this picture was taken at a friends wedding two years ago. Adam looks so sweet in this picture doesn't he? There is absolutely no hint of how moments before, while I was posing all happy and smiling, he was nearly sticking his tongue in my ear just as the flash went off. Praise the Lord for digital cameras! I deleted it and we took this picture. Much nicer, in my opinion, but I can't help but laugh every time I see it remembering the moment. I was so mad - at the time, but now I look at this picture and think 'only Adam' and I smile because I know there are times he just CAN'T help himself.
I like to call those times Stupid Man Tricks. Like, when he says something with out fully thinking it through and only after it is out he realizes just how much of his foot he propelled into his mouth. Sure we have ALL done that, but it seems to happen more often when Adam is talking to me. Actually, it just happened the other day. I asked him what exercise I could do to help tone my lower abs. His response was "It doesn't matter how many sit-ups you do; you need to shed a layer of fat first." Quickly followed by "That was so not what I meant to say!" And I know it wasn't what he meant to say. I gave him a hard time about it, but I wasn't hurt or upset because I KNOW that he would never hurt me on purpose and because it really was funny.
The Stupid Man Tricks can also have an effect on the children. In this instance it is usually Adam letting the boys do something I never would in a million years. Such as, the time he let Elijah take his training wheels off at 4. When Elijah crashed hard on the gravel he got up screaming he was never going to ride a bike again. Needless to say, he was back on the following week and learned to ride with just two wheels(all be it shaky and with Adam running close beside) by the end of fall. Now at 6 he is an old pro!
Stupid Man Tricks lurk in every corner of my house and jump out sometimes at the worst possible moments, but without them Adam would not be Adam and I would not love him so much! Our family would also never have as much fun as we do and my boys would not be the boys that they are. With out Adam and his Stupid Man Tricks, I would be clueless on how to raise my boys. I also would like to point out that Stupid Man Tricks help me to not be so prissy.
I don't have to understand why my husband needs to habitually do things that would never cross my mind; I just know I love that we are totally different in many areas. Isn't Christ wonderful? He made men and women different not so we would fight and try to change one another, but so we could grow and learn from our dissimilarities. So, how about you? Do you have your own Stupid Man Trick story?

New Hair

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Precious Moments

Have you ever had one of those moments when disciplining a child where you thought you might keel over from laughter but you can't even let out a tiny chuckle or even the hint of a smile? This seems to happen ALL the time with Isaiah - that kid knows how to work it and he is only 4.

Yesterday afternoon the boys were all playing in the living room and for once there was no bickering or tattle telling. So, I decided to come into the office to check my e-mail. As soon as I sat down at my desk Isaiah came in with a look of loss on his little face. When I asked him what was wrong he pulled a dinosaur from behind his back and said "Just this; do you think you can tape it." As I looked into his small hands I knew I had a mess on my own hands to deal with and I was not looking forward to it. Isaiah had pulled on the tail of the T-Rex so hard it split apart and tiny white beads were spilling out of the severed appendage. There was actually a trail of beads from the living room to the office and about 1,000 of them laying in a pile on the living room floor where he was playing.

(This picture is to show you what the beads look like - these were more that we found today.)

I took the T-Rex to examine the damage and to determine if he could ever be returned to active duty. As I walked into the kitchen to find the super glue Isaiah followed close behind sort of whimpering to himself. I turned around to ask him why he was still crying and I had to fight the laughter from creeping out. He had his hands over his eyes and tears where starting to fall when he said (with the biggest pair of puppy-dog eyes I have ever seen) "I just don't know who would do something like this." He shook his head and shrugged his shoulders with a big sigh and I had to turn around because it was all too much and I couldn't hold in the laughter any longer. Forget the speech about being too rough on toys and disregard anything that might be said about lying - I couldn't look at him and be serious in that moment!

I am so thankful for precious moments like that because they remind me what a blessing my boys are to me. They remind me to not take everything so seriously (which I have a nasty habit of doing) and they remind me of just how unique God has made each of my children. The T-Rex made a full recovery and is on the battle field as I type!

Independance Day

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every
July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by
the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family
picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and
the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten,
but it is patriotism.
- Erma Bombeck

After yesterday, I must be the most patriotic of everyone! Seriously though, I am so thankful to live in a country where I can openly worship Christ and read the Bible with out fear. This IS a great nation under God and I am blessed to have been born here.