Think Big

We read this book to the girls. It is a book about how every girl is a princess because we are children of the King.

Matt was putting Mallory to bed last night and said to her "Goodnight my little princess" She said "I don't want to be a little princess" Matt replied, "Aww, Mallory, you will always be my little princess and you will always be God's little princess" She said "Well I don't want to be a little princess. I want to be the Queen!"

Breakfast Of Champions

I woke up to more birthday this morning. The kids all paraded into the bedroom at 7am with presents in hand ready to celebrate some more. I got a few new items for the kitchen, and a beautiful new ring. Dalton came up with the idea to go to James Avery and look at jewelry for me. Then everyone picked out new ring for me. I love it. It is so special because it is from them. They did a great job!


After presents we headed straight for the cake. The kids were so cute. They couldn't believe we were really going to let them eat cake for breakfast! It was a fun morning.

Happy Birthday To Me!

Happy Birthday to ME!!! Today was my birthday. My last year in the 20's. Next year I will be the big 30...Ahhhhh!

We went to Oklahoma City for a soccer tournament. We were out on the fields all day. On the way there, the kids gave me my birthday cards. Matt said they all insisted on picking out their own cards. They were so sweet, funny, and each one was very special. I even got one from the dog!!(Dalton picked that one out)

After the tournament we were invited by one of the families on the soccer team to go back to their hotel and swim. We made a quick stop at Super Target to get some super cheap, on sale bathing suits and headed to the pool. The kids all had a blast swimming after spending the day roasting in the sun.

Then we invited the family and one other family that was also there out to dinner with us. We ate at a place called Santa Fe. We had fun visiting while the kids also visited and played at the table.

We left Oklahoma City so late that we weren't able to open presents and eat cake. The kids had been looking forward to eating cake all day, so we told them we would eat cake for breakfast. Needless to say, they are SO pumped about getting to eat cake for breakfast. Overall it was a really fun birthday!

I'm A Big Kid Now!

Rachel is finally feeling better today. Her fever broke about 2 o'clock this afternoon. We ended up taking her to urgent care last night upon the request of our pediatrician. They took more blood and ran more test, which also came up inconclusive. They were going to do more test today if her fever had not went down. There is a concern if a child runs a fever like that for seven days or longer. That's when they start doing the "in depth" testing. She must have known it was coming and got better real quick! They tell us she just got a really nasty virus. Hopefully, we are quickly on our way to a full recovery with a happy baby and full nights rests.

Now to brag on our sweet baby girl a little!!! Rachel is amazing us every day with her growing knowledge of the world around her. She now knows what sounds a dog, cat, cow, horse, pig and birdie make. Our favorite is the cat. She draws out the meeeoooww, in her high pitched little voice. This is a big difference from 6 weeks ago when everything on four legs was a doggy! It is adorable. She can count to five. Though she rarely starts counting on her own once you say "one" she takes off and does the rest. She is also starting to sing the ABC's. She gets up to about E and then it all just sounds like a bunch of mumble to the tune of the ABC's. She is talking so much. The kids love to play the "Rachel say...." game. She is learning so many new words thanks to big brothers and sisters! One of our favorite things she does is the reaction she gives when you say to her " Rachel your feet stink!" No matter how many times you say it or when you say it her reaction is always the same... nooooo! I'm sure you have to hear it said to get the real affect and humor behind how cute it is to us.

That's all for now. We are so proud of her and so glad she is feeling better!

Good Comes Out Of Bad

Jack's one Kindergarten dream came true this morning. He got to ride the bus!!! He has been begging me since school started, every single day, asking why he can't ride the bus. Telling me he REALLY wants to ride the bus. Well, thanks to a sick sister and brother he got to ride the bus.

Rachel has been really sick this week. Running an extremely high fever for the past four days. Sometime reaching over 105 degrees. The doctor ran some tests and determined she just has a really nasty virus. Last night, Dalton woke up with the stomach bug and has been throwing up all morning. So I wasn't about to get him in the car to take Jack to school!

If you think of it say a little prayer for us. Pray for Rachel and Dalton. Pray for the other three kids not to get sick. Please pray for some rest and lots of patience for Matt and I.