Have a New Kid By Friday?

Okay. So I am facilitating a new class tomorrow night called "Have a New Kid By Friday" and both of my children brought a note home from school yesterday! Not good notes! Slade's said he was not minding his teachers. Savannah's note was telling me how her class had some independent work time and Savannah had gotten brave and CUT HER HAIR!! The strand of hair was attached to the note! Anyway, I went to get the note to talk with her about how that is not alright and how she is never to cut her hair again. When I found the note, the part of the note that had the hair attached to it had been CUT OFF!!!! I found my daughter and she confessed she had cut that part off of the note?!?!?!?! I just thought that was funny that she cut if off of her head and then off of the note as well. I guess the Lord is just giving me stories to share with our small group tomorrow night, right?

Sweet Father Daughter Night

Savannah and Chris went to a Father/Daughter Dance a few weeks back and it was precious. They went with several other fathers and their daughters and rented a limo bus. They ate at a local Country Club then off to the dance. This was followed by all you can eat ice cream at the local Fuddrucker's restaurant which was on the house. When they got home, they both talked about what a great time they had. I loved seeing them on such a special date! Take a look at the pictures.

Just chillin' on a Fall night

It was soo nice outside tonight. Slade and Savannah had to ride their Jeep and four wheeler tonight. Our friends Kathleen (or Katherkieen as Slde calls her) Jason, and Brendan came over to play for a little while. After they rode the toys we came in and made cupcakes to take on our camping trip. We are going camping Thursday through Saturday while the kids are out of school for Fall Break. I've attached some pics of the kids playing and I hope to post some pics from our camping trip. Hope you all have a GREAT rest of the week and I should post some more this weekend :O)

Our sweet friend Jessica's wedding!

Slade and Savannah were in a wedding htis weekend. Savannah was one of the two flower girls and Slade was the ringbearer. For those of you that don't know, Jessica was our babysitter that kept the kids a few times when Chris and I would go to Atlanta for the night and she would spend the night with the kids. This is especially AWESOME because she says she really doesn't like to keep kids and that Slade and Savannah are the only kids that ever really liked her :O) Anyway, I've attached some pics so you can see my two sweet kiddos all dressed up in their fancy duds. Also, there is a picture of them with our precious friends Tylor and Jordan! Love you girls. Oh yea, there are some with Chris and myself and Mimi and Papa.

Poo Poo In the Potty

Slade has started using the potty for something other than a trash can and we are sooo excited! He pooped in the potty for the first time about a week and a half ago and we called Mimi and Papa and Aunt Christy! He was sooo proud and Savannah jumped right in and gave him stickers and candy as well. The next day, he did it again and then the kids played outside in the sprinkler on the back porch! I have attached some pics so you can see them playing together.

Savannah's Head Trauma

Yesterday, Savannah fell out of the swing backwards when her hands slipped off the chains. She was sitting still but she hit the base of her head hard. Chris was with the children and he heard her fall then the cry and ran to her. He pulled the Daddy card out and told her to shake it off before holding her. He said she began to fall asleep. He said she went inside and laid down on the couch and began to fall asleep again. He went in to check on her and I called about that time. He said she had just gone to the bathroom to throw up b/c she was felt sick to her stomach. She didn't but throw up. She was just nausseated. Anyway, Chris called a frined of ours that is a Doctor and he said we should definitely take her to be seen to make sure she didn't have a head trauma. I got home a few minutes later and we all went to the hospital. I began to call people and have them pray. On the way to the hospital, Savannah almost fell asleep several times and we had to continue to wake her up. There was no bump on her head. This was not a good sign. So, they took her back almost immediately, then we had to wait almost 45 minutes to see the Dr. Within 10 minutes of our being in the back, she began to run around and counted to 120 or so. She was back to her normal self and we felt the back of her head and she had a knot at the base of her head. Chris and I just looked at each other and knew that God had done a miracle. He is soooo good! I just need to thank all of our family, friends and staff family that prayed for our sweet Baby Girl!!! As we prayed last night, she thanked God for healing her and to please heal her Mommy because she loves her so much! Needless to say, I needed a BUNCH of tissues by the end of the prayer. She woke up in an incredible mood today and she is completely fine!

GREAT book!

I was having lunch with two great friends on Monday and one was talking about a new book she just read. It is called, "The Shack". I purchased it at Barnes and Noble (it IS cheaper at Wal-Mart but I was already at Barnes and Noble so I picked one up. I began reading it at 8:00 on Tuesday night and Chris came and found me at 10:30 and asked if I was going to be finished pretty soon :O) So, I've never really been very fond of reading until about a year and a half ago. It all began with the book "Redeeming Love" and now I can't stop. At least if I find a really great read. Anyway, so I made it half way through the book on Tuesday night and I cannot wait to get back to it. It's GREAT! It makes you think about God in such a different and more personal way. I would suggest you all pick one up. Have a GREAT day and I'll try to get some pictures of the kids on here pretty soon. Savannah has begun taking ballet lessons and Slade is still hitting a baseball like a champ. I'll update soon I promise! :O)