I came across this today....

I did not realize how much my princess looks like her Grammy.

Also, looks like they both picked up a few things from her....

Must run in the family...

wishing....

i had more time to keep this blog updated...but with a 13 year old that has swim practice everyday, a 5 year old that is BUSY, a 10 month old that loves her momma (nursing), a never clean house and a job that is more than full time right now.. i cannot seem to find the time. i am actually on the phone right now with HP wondering what is going on with my computer and printer.

things are pretty much the same aroung here. the boys are being boy and the princess is being MEAN! j/k but she does hold her own. garrett tried to move her the other day because she was on his toy and when he did this she bit him. yes, we have three teeth now and they hurt!

other than that things are pretty normal...we have a swim meet on the 31st and our Halloween party right after that.

Hopefully I will get to post halloween pics soon after instead of waiting a month or two.

slacker...

so it has been a while. life is pretty busy right now. work is very BUSY. i guess that is good cause we are making money. just wanted to give you a quick update and a few new pics. i hope to post lots of info soon but i am not promising.

Garrett - he was given a new bike by my brother about a month ago. it was love at first site...but it had no training wheels. that didn't hold him back any. he was determined. he was riding it perfect within 10 minutes and later that day he went to the dirt track with my brother and eric. chris could not have been happier. this year we are trying out homeschooling with garrett. he seems excited but we will see once we actually start.

Noah - he has been at camp the entire summer. in between camp we were swimming and competing in meets. he made it to start and placed 4th in one of his events, 9th in one and 10th in the other. pretty good - he has only been back swimming for 2 months. he is growing into a lovely young man. he stands about 6 foot and weighs about 192. very handsome. he also cut his "famous" hair off. he looks very cute. some say he looks older, some say he looks younger. either way - always handsome.

Princess AraBelle - first of all - one of my favorite pictures of her. she is so funny. she now has two bottom teeth. she loves her big brothers. she is now crawling. she looks so tiny in the floor moving around. she is gonna be another singer like noah and i. when she hears that commercial by dell..."lollipop" she immediately turns and starts clapping. too cute. i will try to get it on video.

anyways - i will get back later. just wanted to let you know we are still here.

p.s. my baby brother and his sweet wife are expecting their first. the name is a secret but last night i had a dream of what they named it. we will have to see if i am correct. ha ha!

my little acrobat...once again

back during my pregnancy with the sweet princess - I often

referred to her as "my little acrobat"

"Sunday, September 28, 2008

my little acrobat....
yes i have an amazing soccer player and one that is following in this footsteps and now i think God has blessed me with the next olympic gymnasts."

that was from a previous post.

well my little princess is never letting me down.

as you can see in the photo below -

she was suppose to be laying on her mate playing,

next thing i know she is preforming her new trick for mom.

she is so funny. it is amazing that she is only 4

months old and you can already tell that she is going to be

a little jokester like the boys.

p.s. i had an amazing mother's day.

also, i took the boys on friday to get their hair cut.

once we got there garrett refused to get in the chair.

i took him to the bathroom and explained to him if

he did not get his hair cut here - when we get home -

i would be shaving it.

so check back for pics of that.

also, this weekend i got to spend some time with two lovely cousins.

abbey stayed with us two nights. it was great to have her around.

she really talked alot and was fun to be around.

alison stopped by yesterday and just hung out. we all went

to get ice cream. i love them and have missed getting to see them.

and one more thing...webber's - skip-bo rocks.

great grand parents, compromise and friday

well, first of all eric and i are great grand parents to four

little ones. they are just precious. can't wait to spoil them.

ok, so eric is always complaining that our kitchen trash is way to small.

he has been wanting me to get a bigger one for the kitchen,

you know like the ones that sit on the side of the road.

yuck..i really just didn't want to do it but we compromised and this is

what we got.

i bought a big one and some markers and made it match our curtains in

the kitchen. i think i like it. not my favorite but now trash will

not be flowing over.

i attached a picture of my curtains and the trash can.

my trash can.

last - logan made it here safe. he has been excited to show us everything.

he will be here for a week and then back for the summer.

the boys are all outside hanging out. they really have missed him so much.

yeah for friday!

we have company coming over tonight to play some games and make

some pizzas.

hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

favorites....

a few of my favorite pics from my last upload.

i love these kids.

moments like this....

remind me how powerful and amazing our God is.

7 years and counting

sunday the 19th was our anniversary.

we had family in town so we decided to go the services with his mom and family,

then out to eat at top of the river with them plus my mom.

seven years ago we got married at that church and then went to

top o the river after that. so a day full of memories.

mom gave us a card full of some of our wedding pics.

if you didn't know ... our wedding was very casual and to the point.

i wore a pink shirt with black pants and eric wore a blue shirt and brown pants.

as you can see in the second pic we dressed in the same colors as we did seven years ago and the kids match too. (not planned)

the first pic is of the spot it all begin.

wow, lots of memories there.

we exchanged small gifts and just enjoyed the day being with family.

thank you eric for being a wonderful husband, dad, friend, and now co-worker.

i love you.

always and forever.

things that make you go hmmm...

9th post...since yesterday

mornings with mommy

look out world...

she is a talker just

like her brothers

eighth post in two days....wow

sweet baby girl

handsome boy

noah, lucas and cameron taking off

watch out

my princess crown made by garrett

cutie

i love his faces

you talking to me

i am a sweet girl

this toothless grin is priceless

don't let this look fool ya

i love this look

she loves the camera

belly time

mom and her princess

my life

did not want to leave him out...

yet another first....

another first.....

first....

my doll....

AraBelle Nicole

10 weeks old

cute...

arabelle got her first bikini yesterday.

it is super cute on her.

can't wait for some warmer weather.

she loves being outside already.

she was out with mother the other day

and mom comes rushing in saying

i think something is wrong with her.

i keep trying to get her attention and

all she is doing is looking back at the sky.

inside she is fine and will look at you

but outside she is busy taking it all in.

finally....a simple break

it has been almost a month since i last updated but this is my first time to actually break.  as i speak, my sweet little princess is lying next to me licking her lips and urging me to hurry up my nonsense.  for some reason she seems to think it is only about her 24/7, seriously.  she is a nurseaholic.  but i wouldn't have it any other way.  

since i last updated...life has been busy.

as i stated earlier - i have a 11 week old who constantly nurses.

my mother was in a car wreak and broke her elbow and bruised her legs extremely bad.  so, she got to camp out here on my couch.  for the 4 weeks she was here...i felt like i had twins.  i nursed one, while i hand feed the other.  lol.  not literally but close enough.

she is better now.  she is back at work but still does not have a car so i still have to take her where ever she goes.

we finally got away last weekend for the 1st cookout (cobb/courville/ishee/tyree/cook)

we had an awesome time.  pictures will follow.    

also, last wednesday little chase made his entrance into this world.  he weighed 8 lbs 14 oz.  congrats to new parents ...Jeremy and Andrea. 

anyways - i have to run.  duty calls. i promise i will have pictures posted this week.

until then....take care and may God bless.

perfection..

Get to know me...

Here's the deal: You list 25 things about yourself that people might not know. Be creative!

• when i was younger i only wanted to grow up and be a mother....no doctor, no teacher, no lawyer. just a mother! i am close to living my dream. thanks to an amazing father who lets me work for him out of my home.
• i hate driving but cannot stand to ride with many people.
• my mother is by far my bestest of friend.
• i cannot stay awake while watching a movie at home. i just can't do it.
• during this last pregnancy...i pretty much said everyday that she would be my last one. now, when i think about her being the last one it brings tears to my eyes. and that will give you my next point...
• i cannot make certain decisions. ever.
• i cry almost every time i am in the shower. usually because i am praying for someone and it breaks my heart thinking about it.
• i am a very emotional person. i cry about everything.
• i want a punching bag at this very moment. i believe it would help me deal with "certain" people better. wow..don't ask!
• i homeschool noah and love it. but i fear the day that i have to homeschool garrett.
• i hate cleaning my house.
• i do not like the smell or taste of coffee. i have tried all flavors. just don't like it. but...i love coffee nips.
• i could eat mexican food every day of the week.
• i am addicted to reality television. all of it.
• i am terrified of body of waters that i cannot see the bottom of. also, of horses.
• i take a glass of water to bed with me every night. i may never take a drink out of it but i cannot go to bed without it.
• i am obsessed with my child and taking pictures of them.
• i hate money more than anything and what it does to people.
• my cowlick has caused many problems with my hair and i hate it...but i love the fact that my new little baby girl has the same exact cowlick.
• i hate painting and will probably never change the colors of this house as long as we live here.
• i sing all the time. just short clips of songs. a word, a name, etc will start me singing.
• i wish i had false teeth. no, seriously.
• when i was high school i had a pet pig, alawishus. i would love another one.
• smacking, chewing hard, swallowing hard, chomping.....these eating sounds drive me batty.
• i cannot wear earring because they all cause my ears to swell up.

hope you enjoy!

new pics...

he loves to get her to stop crying..

aka spoiling her.

she is going to adore this boy!

look at that sweet smile.

and believe it or not she has blue on this gown.

the first time i catch her smile on camera

and she is wearing blue.

sleeping princess....

he is such a hoot.
he calls AraBelle his little
"chick a boo"


my sweet girl sucking her thumb.

duty calls...

My Montage 1/29/09

So - I am trying to upload a video.

Hope it works.

This is the sweet little princess taking care of business.

She has been doing this face since about day one.

Noone believed me for awhile, but now I have

it on tape.

Enjoy!

late december....

that is when i last updated.. as shown in the last update...our little princess make her perfect entrance into this world. she has truly been a blessing and i have felt 100% better since having her. (i have had this nagging sinus headache for over 2 weeks but have not taken anything for it and have not said to much about it... because after all i feel WONDERFUL! (compared to how i felt a few months ago.)) we got to bring her home christmas morning. it was great sitting around with the family and having her in my arms. we had several family and friends stop by to say hello and welcome AraBelle. she has truly been wonderful. she is already sleeping all night and only cries when she needs something. the boys love her so much and have been very protective of her. garrett does not like many people holding her and he said she could never stay with grammy or maw maw. fine by me! :) AraBelle has already been on her first girls night out. we took her to eat at logans and then to see bridewars. she slept through dinner and was wide awake for the show. after getting her gut full..i figured she was sleep through the movie. was i wrong...she made everyone well aware that she was there. while i am nursing her at the top of the theatre she is constantly making a "pig" sound. then she sits facing the screen and watched it all. it was fun... and i am ready for many more. i love being a mom of three! i thought homeschooling, work, 2 boys and a newborn would be rough for awhile. we have all adjusted very well.
well..my time is running short. one will need me to fix them something to eat soon and the other will need to be fed and changed. i will update with some more pics soon...promise.