Happy Friday

Had to share...saw this today and thought exactly!!!!!! so funny i laughed out loud at my desk.

Carving Pumpkins

 The boys decided to carve pumpkins....I do not enjoy sticking my hand in and taking the stuffing out so I took pictures and supervised!

 Hudson learned he didn't like that stuff either.

 Trenton did a really good job for both pumpkins!

The boys got bored while Kenny was carving the pumpkins so they went for a bike ride.....

The boys loved the pumpkins! Thanks dad...

Lessons from Hudson

Hudson is a ball full of energy, laughs, cries and love from the second he wakes up until the second he falls asleep! He is going to be the class clown, frat boy that will do any dare and the worry in me for the rest of my life! He is four....omg really four...and every second I have with him is precious to me.

5. laugh at everything it makes the moment where he has a skunk by the tail not seem that bad.

4. when you want something you want it and if you are told no who cares fight for it anyway!

3. never forget a bribe.

2. No one says you have to follow the rules.

1. when someone is hurt do your best to help them and love on them. (anytime he sees Trenton crying or hurt he is the first one to go over and try to help!)

Lessons from Trenton

Trenton is my sweet caring loving but quiet funny boy( I am the total opposite...the quiet funny part). He likes to play tricks and tell jokes but he doesnt want the attention that comes with being the class clown. He is nine....omg really nine...and every second I have with him is precious to me.

5. Being quiet does not mean he is upset.

4. Loving animals is as important as loving humans....i think if we could have a zoo he would want it in our back yard.

3. It is not the words that are spoken it is the way you say it.

2. Listening can get you everything...he hears all!

1. Putting a smile on someones face makes the world go round. 

These are old pictures that i just found of him!

Lessons from Kenny

After writing what lessons I have learned from God, Dad and Mom I started thinking about the lessons I have learned from others in my family! That being said I will start with Kenny for today....

5. Follow your dream, when you get your dream job and it ends, go to the next dream job.

4. Doing is Love.

3.You have got to learn to keep your mouth shut!

2. Don't care so much what other people think of you!

1. Family is always most important.

Lessons from my mother

5. words have power. 4. put makeup on everyday and for sure put lipstick on! 3. give to the church 2. the Lord with never give you something to break your back. 1. with out ever saying it....being a working mother and putting yourself through college with five kids does not mean you have to sacrifice your family!

Lessons from my dad

I was thinking about the lessons my parents have taught me and thought....I need to write them down so today dad tomorrow mom!

5. with out ever saying it just always showing me....stand up to the bullies. 4. "watch that lead foot of yours." (some how he knows i speed) 3. "what have i always told you, dont wear your emotions on your sleeve, i can see it in your face your upset" (i can hear him saying this to me in that exact sentence!) 2. again, with out ever sayint it just always showing me...always do what is right. 1. "above all do your best, i can not ask any more and as long as you do your best i am proud of you." I am sure pleanty more but for now those are the top five in my mind.

GODS LESSON FOR ME TODAY

Today I was taught a very good lesson by God and it was just the kick in the face I needed! Does it ever happen to you...When God puts things in your life to let you know that you don’t have it that bad? There is a man that works next door, always smiling, always asking if we need help. I am not sure there has ever been a time where I have seen him down or in a bad mood or not asking if we are ok. Today I asked, "That man is always smiling!" I was told his story.... About two years ago his 12-14 (not sure the exact age) year old son was with a group of friends doing graffiti on a building. The cops were called and when they came out the kids ran. A video surveillance captured his son running, and then giving up with his hands up against a wall with his back facing the cops. In the video it shows the cops shooting his son while his son was standing against the wall with his hands up and his back to the cops. His son died from the senseless shooting. Just writing that down brings tears and anger to me and yet this man has a smile on his face every time I have seen him for the past four years! I would never ever have known that during the four years I have seen him he was ever going through this burden. I have learned many lessons though this story but the one that keeps replaying in my head is (like my mother has always told me) you never know the burden someone else is going through. This man walks with his head high and a smile on his face while having one of the most devastating tragedies I can think of happen to him. God Bless this man!

Peace offering

When given a peace offering with out any explination what do you do? Does the pain of what happened between the two of you just up and go away with out talking to each other? Is the peace offereing the "I am sorry?" When it is your husband there really isn't a sorry needed because we let it go so why can I not just take the peace offering and let the hurt go with others? Who is really suffering, them because I am avoiding and ignoring the situation or me because I am holding on the the hurt with them knowing or not knowing? If I had enough wall space I would explain all that happened but trust me there is not enough wall space!

Fall

This is my absolutely favorite time of year! I love the colors, and candle selection with the fall leaves or the pumpkin and the apples! This time of year seems to wind down with the stress from the start of the school year without the stress of Christmas yet…. unless you go into some stores that are already pushing Christmas (SMH). I love that the nights are cooler which makes it easier to enjoy with the neighbors and a good ole glass of wine…with ice  yes everyone just wants to kill me for my ice! I say it’s not different then ordering a iced coffee right? There are just some things you need to have cold. I love that soon down here in Texas we will be able to wear the fall fashion but for now we are still getting away with wearing lighter clothes. I best thing I love about fall is the promise of holiday time off work is approaching!

crying

I just realized why Trenton crys/shuts down when he is upset....BECAUSE I DO IT TOO! Kenny and I have had a hard time with Trenton lately because when he thinks he is in trouble or if he thinks we are upset with him he will start to cry and not talk. Both of us could not figure out why he gets so upset when we want to correct him....other then thinking we are the big bad wolves of parents! Well today I figured out it is because I do it too. I was being questioned at work about something small and the words I heard were something negative and totally different and insetead of being able to talk it out I put my head down, couldn't look at my boss and started to cry....JUST LIKE TRENTON! I have never connected the dots like this until now. And I see Trenton's personality so much like Kenny's...really it is so weird...I have never thought he is like me in anyway! I am going to go home to Trenton and explain to him that its because of me that he shuts down and cries and that I understand his emotions. I just hope next time he cries, looks away and shuts down I remember that I do it too and there is not need to get upset with him over it, I just need to let it pass and then be able to talk to him about it.

first fall soccer

Hudson's first game was well lets just say....I had to bribe him into playing in the second quarter! ugh...i know this is so bad but why do I feel the need to "look" like the perfect mom with the perfect kids? Let me explain...We get to the soccer fields at 7:30 for the 8pm game, one of my best friends is also on the team so we thought this would motivate both or kids to play. WRONG! Hudson wanted nothing more then to play with my cell phone in the chair on the sidelines then to play on the soccer field while I cheer from the chair on the sidelines. He came to me after two minutes of warming up like this...

For the whole first quarter I was thinking of everything nice to say....Hudson you can do it! Hudson mom wants to see you score a goal!...Hudson soccer is so much fun just go play with your friends!...Hudson, Jacob wants you to go play with him on the field! FINALLY...yes, I whispered in his ear so no one could hear...IF YOU GO PLAY WE CAN GO BUY A TOY! Of course Hudson gets up and says, at ToysRus? I say yes! He says, A new batman toy? I say, Yes! just please go play soccer. ugh...why do I bribe my child!?! Yes, Hudson went to play and yes I did look like I had a normal loving child but ugh I hate that I had to bribe him. This is Hudson after the bribe on the soccer field with a smile on his face!

Good news is the second game we went to he did amazing with out any bribes! He scored goals...not that we keep score....oh wait my four year old does, after every goal he would count how many his team had and how many the other team had to Jacob! He is having a lot of fun and learning to play/share/keep hands to himself on his first sport team! Here he is in the second game with out bribes but a lot of cheers!

One last picture...here is Hudson and Jacob on their first sport team together....these boys will be friends for life!