tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143745342012-01-23T22:19:59.973-06:00The Newsome FamilyMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.comBlogger7031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-20303708864659703792012-01-23T11:57:00.000-06:002012-01-23T11:57:43.624-06:00Goals for this 4th week of JanuaryGlad to start off a new week! And I've already completed 3 of Cara's lessons and worked out at the Y today :). Love starting weeks feeling 'ahead' or at least 'on track!'
Here is how I fared last week:
1. Have budget meeting with E and set our financial goals for 2012Done, though there is still tweaking going on....right honey?? That volume pedal was just miraculously NEEDED yesterday :)2. Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-42060671520395476772012-01-16T20:30:00.000-06:002012-01-16T20:30:41.501-06:00Menu Plan MondayAll I can say is that over the past 3 weeks of meal planning, I've saved some serious cash when grocery shopping! And I've been trying to 'shop' out of my freezer full of meat, so it helps that I'm only buying most sides/ingredients/produce/milk. So here is what's on the menu for this week:
Monday: Snack/leftovers/almost done produce (we had a late lunch from the zoo
Tuesday: cereal and fruit,Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-62065652002929313452012-01-16T19:28:00.002-06:002012-01-16T19:38:51.981-06:00This week's goalsNew week, new goals. Eric had the day off so we took the kids to the zoo mid-day, every one slept in the car on the way home, we played outside for hours (well, he and the kids and I got to vacuum the whole house and fold clothes alone!) and now everyone is exhausted and in bed. Love days like today, but it doesn't help with my blogging :)
So here are last weeks goals:
1. Continue with my Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-58887763199181563382012-01-10T16:44:00.001-06:002012-01-10T19:36:51.816-06:00New Needle CraftsI taught myself how to knit about 3 years ago. It was fun, and I still enjoy it. This time of year always gets me wanting to do things with my hands. Good football game on, or something where I have to sit for awhile, and my fingers like to keep busy. I realized how much I like it, and so I'm trying to work a few minutes (like 10-20) in my day, typically at the end of the day after dinner. We eatMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-23303007190211474042012-01-09T20:30:00.002-06:002012-01-09T21:57:32.731-06:00GoalsMaking goals, even if they are very short-term goals, helps me. I've been doing a lot of them the past few weeks and wow has it made a difference. It's funny, because I know how to do all these things, and we can survive without them, but doing them makes the days seem SO much better, and things just get done. So over Christmas break, with Eric home (especially the week after Christmas), I had aMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-61649360429890274682012-01-02T21:52:00.000-06:002012-01-02T21:52:00.637-06:00Of books and GoalsI love fresh starts. I'm not big on resolutions, but I love setting goals, and I have a renewed love of reading now that I have fun new toys to help me be able to pick up where I left off more easily. Another blogger I enjoy has set her goals of reading 24 books this year. I want to set a goal. So here's my list. I'm going to be doing some of these on my own, and some in a newly forming bookMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-28385229745048400252011-12-31T09:31:00.000-06:002011-12-31T09:31:45.757-06:00Christmas Digi scrapped :)I've been digi-scrapping in the evenings while hanging with Eric. I got most of our Christmas done, just have Christmas Eve at my parents left to do. Here are some of my pages :). I use Photoshop Elements, and I use mostly either free templates/kits, or I occasionally buy my kits from Stuff to Scrap when they have big sales. Thanks to my friend Jen for always letting me know when that is :).
We Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-77161346660315935082011-12-25T06:34:00.001-06:002011-12-26T16:18:44.342-06:00Christmas EveBecause I'm always the first one up and I prepped everything last night and have nothing to do: I thought I'd empty off my photo card. Then I'd blog. These kids really don't know how to wake up early and do it right on Chrsitmas ;). Of course, I'm not complaining! Ok, so here is Christmas eve at my mom's house rapid fire picture style
Cousin loving:
Cheesy grins with thankful hearts:
Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-1477639559579356952011-12-22T20:02:00.000-06:002011-12-22T20:02:42.688-06:00DecemberI'm so behind in blogging about what's going on in our world, so I thought I'd throw a ton of pictures up of this past month, so you've been warned :). Here we go!
We LOVE to play outside, all 3 of the kids would do it all day if I let them. Here's Anna's cheesy smile she does each time she sees a camera or phone pointed her way:
Climbing up the house We went to New Caney for Eric's mom's side Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-54154737360718922022011-12-16T22:03:00.000-06:002011-12-16T22:03:30.717-06:00We love Lifesong and Kingsland Baptist!A couple of years ago our pastor made a comment in church about how our church should have an adoption fund for those wanting to adopt but the money was holding them back. He has said that within weeks our church members had donated over $150,000 to this fund!
They partnered with Lifesong for Orphans to create grants of differing values (for international, domestic, foster care, etc). We Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-91704482809719759442011-11-28T20:51:00.000-06:002011-11-28T20:51:15.695-06:00Adoption UpdateThank you sweet friends for still praying for us and asking us how it's going. As of right now, we are still in the waiting process. We had our biometrics appointment on Friday, 10/28. On average, it takes 2-4 weeks to get the approval from USCIS after that, and then once we receive that, we get put on the wait list with our agency for our referral!! We've been told the wait time is about 6 Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-43269429968748067782011-11-27T22:33:00.000-06:002011-11-27T22:33:54.645-06:00Online Shopping Cash BackSo, it's "Cyber Monday" tomorrow. I used to get all into it, well as much as our budget allows, but at this point I'm done with our little bit of shopping. Now we're dreaming up ways to knock the socks off of some people we may not even know by giving big this season.
However, I did want to give all my readers (ha, all 2 of you?) some great ways to save even more money this season and all Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-24068996317405233782011-11-21T22:20:00.000-06:002011-11-21T22:20:58.972-06:00Some days are hard, but still Praising my GodI've kept up my daily thankful posts on facebook, but haven't on the blog. As much as I love Thanksgiving, and making it a year long outpouring of my gratefulness, this time of year is still hard. 11/18 marked the 12th anniversary of the Aggie bonfire collapse, that killed one of my very best friends, Miranda Adams at age 19. What a great time we had together growing up, she is a joy in my Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-64425996694579644622011-11-13T20:05:00.000-06:002011-11-13T20:05:37.536-06:00Day 13 of a Thankful monthToday I am thankful for Kingsland Baptist Church. It has been an amazing blessing in our lives over the past 6.5 years. Our church family has challenged us, inspired us, and become family to us. They've seen us through hardship, been there for us and prayed and encouraged us. We've met some of the best friends of our lives here and have watched our children begin lifelong friendships as well.Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-39838026232473523132011-11-12T07:33:00.000-06:002011-11-13T19:41:41.829-06:00Day 12 of a Thankful MonthToday I am thankful for a hubby who still wants to date me, even if I planned the date :). I kept him in the dark until Thursday night, but I got a living social deal at a hotel in the galleria that included free valet, breakfast and a late checkout. I worked it out for my mom to watch the kids and my neighbor friends to let the dogs out. We had a lovely adult only dinner, had the worst, most Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-73398326271313313332011-11-11T07:20:00.001-06:002011-11-13T19:33:26.632-06:00Day 11 of a Thankful monthToday I am thankful for all the veterans who sacrifice to protect the freedoms I get to express in this great nation. I'm thankful for my father-in law who served in the Navy, and each and every serviceman, and their family members, who sacrifice each day their gone.
Today is also a day to remember my cousin, Michael Harrison Gamble, who would have been 30 today! We miss him every day. He's Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-89741784516154124632011-11-10T22:02:00.000-06:002011-11-10T22:02:16.034-06:00Day 10 of a Thankful monthToday I'm thankful for emergency funds!! Yesterday, Eric and Anna were headed somewhere while the bigs and I were at church. I saw 3 missed calls from E and knew something was wrong.
While he was driving, he heard a pop (like a belt coming off) and it started overheating. His coolant and battery light went on and his power steering went out!!
He was able to get it to a parking lot we could Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-48855896694498741222011-11-09T22:02:00.000-06:002011-11-09T22:02:32.119-06:00Day 9 of a Thankful MonthToday I'm thankful for my second family. Eric's mom and dad, Clara and Mike, accepted me from the beginning and I have felt the love of family again, how blessed am I! I got another sister and a brother who love our family.We sure do miss Mike. Clara loves her Anna banana, and yes, that's an old bib of Micah mans :)
They are very supportive and always loving. Thanks for letting us in :).
Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-4417469872255991072011-11-08T15:32:00.000-06:002011-11-08T15:32:13.990-06:00Day 8 of a Thankful monthToday is a day I'm thankful for rest, even in the busy times. I am thankful for my calling to be a stay-at-home mom. We had a busy field trip yesterday and we were all exhausted already from the time change. Today was a day that after we dropped Micah at preschool and had a music lesson, we got to rest. It was a leisurely day with no real goals. We had lunch, Anna took a great restful nap Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-76801970681685020772011-11-07T20:27:00.000-06:002011-11-07T20:27:14.056-06:00Day 7 of a Thankful MonthToday I am thankful for food. We have SO MUCH here in the states! It's an abundance while other nations go hungry. Statistics are numbing. Most of the time they beat us into not doing anything because we're scared that one person can't change anything. But doing one thing changes something. God can't be pleased with us if today, TODAY 21,000 people died of starvation. An easily preventableMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-44122256466181147512011-11-06T09:00:00.001-06:002011-11-06T09:00:09.854-06:00Day 6 of a Thankful month & Orphan Sunday**I'm going to preface this post saying it's all over the place** :)
Today, this Orphan Sunday, I am thankful for the call to adopt and for our future son. I am thankful for the peace God has given us in this journey thus far. And I am thankful, yes grateful, for the pain we are sure to endure in this process. You see Romans 5:1-6 says
"1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-60073095279427495992011-11-05T18:35:00.000-05:002011-11-05T18:35:54.891-05:00Day 5 of a Thankful MonthToday I am thankful for Godly parents leading me down the path I'm on. They chose life and chose to bring me to church and introduce me to my almighty Savior at a young age, and for that I am eternally grateful. They also make pretty awesome grandparents! :) I love you Yaya and Papa!
Yaya & Jack Papa tickling Anna
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Our little kitten at the children's museum. She did so great hanging in the stroller most of the day.
She's gonna kill me one day, but who could resist those Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-56345503248021602492011-11-03T10:00:00.001-05:002011-11-03T21:24:51.348-05:00Day 3 of a Thankful MonthI bet you couldn't guess who was next. I am so SO SOOOOO blessed by my 2nd born, mister Micah Man. We are SO very different and he has made me grow in patience, love, determination, the list could go on. Right now he's sitting up in his bed 2 hours after bedtime still talking to himself (I post date the posts). Yet he is just so content for the most part.
His 'love language' is physical touch, Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-87354615195341704772011-11-02T14:51:00.000-05:002011-11-02T14:51:35.156-05:00Day 2 of a Thankful monthI bet you can guess what the next few posts are going to be about! I am completely and utterly in love with each of my precious children, and it's just easy to go in order, so today, I am thankful for my loving first born, Cara.
She and I are alike in many ways, so I got that child "just like me" that my mother prayed for :).
But, she has some amazing qualities that are all her own, and I'm Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-28257173999663705982011-11-01T19:17:00.000-05:002011-11-01T19:17:22.186-05:00Day 1 of a Thankful MonthAs a blog friend said, "gratitude is completely and totally linked to joy," and I totally agree. I've noticed that the more I turn towards God and give him praise and prayers of thanksgiving, the more my life gets put in perspective and I am able to find joy in the hard parts of my days. Because, after all, I have a pretty comfortable life. So with that intro, I give you 30 days of joyful Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-44877942842767554622011-10-31T23:28:00.001-05:002011-10-31T23:31:09.244-05:00Playgroup Costume Parties through the years....This was our 6th annual playgroup/fall festival attendance dressing up our cuties. I took a stroll down memory lane at all the playgroups we've attended over the years. In 2006 (Cara's first) it didn't happen or we didn't go, but I got a picture with a friend at church :).
Cara & Kaeli W.
2007 Cara as the bee (it made a reappearance this year) with Mason, Blake, Kizmet, Cara, Hailee, Ashlyn Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-72406964067945923172011-10-22T19:40:00.002-05:002011-10-22T19:40:53.835-05:00Balsamic Chicken RecipeI'm downloading lots of new pictures from the past few weeks, but to get the blog juices going again, here is a yummy new recipe we've been liking from the crock pot: Balsamic Chicken.
Balsamic Chicken
4-6 chicken breasts (I do 3-4, it makes a ton)2 – 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (I use petite diced)1 onion thinly sliced (not chopped)4 garlic cloves½ cup balsamic vinegar2 T olive oil1 tsp each: Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-38863159714313456792011-10-10T09:01:00.000-05:002011-10-10T09:01:00.501-05:00JH Football GameWe went to Eric's band's first junior high football game they attended. We didn't stay long but the kids LOVE seeing Daddy at work and love watching all the sights and sounds of a football game. Cara and Micah both left the game in love with the cheerleaders...I don't know how I feel about that. Here's our night in pictures!
Eric starting the fight song.
Cara in her cheerleading outfit, carryingMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-31004713124705694092011-10-08T20:00:00.002-05:002011-10-08T20:04:59.900-05:00Our little CPA :)Last Sunday before church Micah was brining Eric his glasses and put them on. How cute is he?
"Hi, can I do your tax return for you?"
"What, you don't trust a 2 year old?" :)
I just thought he was too stinkin' cute!
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Here are my sweet boys pictures.
He was so excited to have his own nap mat, backpack and lunch kit. Yaya gave him the lunchkit last Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-28750011533298940032011-09-28T20:15:00.001-05:002011-09-29T20:21:40.947-05:00Around the HouseI don't know why I've stopped blogging. I'm busy and it's low on the list. So, I thought maybe I could show some cute pictures of the kids from this month. They're in reverse order, oh well!
Cutie pie enjoying her bath.
Micah with a super cute outfit from Tot 2 Tot!!
It rained a couple weekends ago and the kids loved playing in the rain!
I put on a show one afternoon and came into this Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-24323132634383992952011-09-18T11:53:00.000-05:002011-09-18T11:53:34.257-05:00Anna's 1 year statsSo that I don't forget (and I finally found the paper)....
at one year she was
21 pounds 3 ounces (53%)
28.75 inches long (39%)
17.50 inches head circumference (33%)
Links to Micah at one and Cara at one.
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Sweet baby chewing on some blocks! :)
Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-70782131179133940812011-08-27T22:27:00.001-05:002011-08-28T14:49:59.782-05:00First day of School!Thought I'd blog about this before I forget. I had planned to make pancakes for breakfast, but I woke up and our lone egg, or so I thought, was 5 days expired. We were also out of milk, so let's hop in the car in our jammies and get some donuts. Everyone liked that plan! Chocolate for Micah, strawberry with sprinkles for Cara. Always a happy girl.
Turns out I got home and found another dozen (Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-15151696074946493482011-08-25T06:11:00.000-05:002011-08-25T06:11:00.459-05:00Happy 1st Birthday Anna!Anna Banana--I can't believe you're already one! Where has the time gone? Good thing your the littlest of the three because I am not ready for you to grow up!! A year ago yesterday I was waiting and wondering when you'd come. We are so happy you did come, and what a blessing you have been to our lives!
You are laid back and easy going. You absolutely adore your big brother and sister, and Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-76695531157079338572011-08-24T20:54:00.000-05:002011-08-24T20:54:08.156-05:00Kids' sayings!Because I don't want to forget. Cara still says can like 'tan'. "Mommy, tan I ___." It's too cute and since we're working on reading I know it'll be corrected soon. I don't want to forget!
Micah says upside down like 'upspide down.' It's too cute and we love it. Oh and if you're ever near him and ask him to do a pirate face, or his shooting face. It is H.I.L.A.R.I.O.U.S!!
Anna is Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-61573655101059250652011-08-21T23:54:00.001-05:002011-08-22T12:29:23.431-05:00Kindergarten and Preschool!On the eve of beginning Kindergarten at home with Cara tomorrow, I'm just so excited! Since she was around a year old I had a feeling I'd be homeschooling her. Wasn't sure when/if/how so I started researching. Long before the days of pinterest.com I had folders of favorites, homeschool blogs, printables places, etc. I'd look at them, get overwhelmed, then not look at them for awhile. I didn't putMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-69080760383076574812011-08-15T19:47:00.001-05:002011-08-15T19:51:37.745-05:00That Good Old Baylor LineOn the way down from Dallas to Pawpaw's house in Georgetown we stopped in Waco to show the kids around Baylor's campus.
First stop, the Bear Pit, the kids loved it!
Daddy holding baby girl
Mommy and the big two
This is where Eric proposed. We tried to get them to pose, but Cara didn't want to. Micah was more than willing to get down on one knee :)
Sweet boy!
Just a cute, silly smile!
Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-88892215453204990032011-08-03T22:42:00.000-05:002011-08-03T22:42:36.259-05:00Dallas VisitI originally had this post all in one, then it deleted all the pictures, so I split it up. We took a trip last Wednesday through Monday and it was a blast! Last hoorah before Eric goes back to school. We left and headed to College Station Wednesday to stay with my cousin Erin and her family. She and I went and took a quilt class together (hey, email me about paying you back!) and had a great timeMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-78042360131346418562011-08-03T09:43:00.000-05:002011-08-03T09:43:00.423-05:00JuiceRoots!!I just have to share this awesome opportunity! And it's not just for my friends and family and blog readers in Katy!!
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Juice in the City connectsMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-25886251160240604202011-07-26T22:00:00.001-05:002011-08-02T21:43:21.077-05:00Micah's Day -- Railroad style!Today Cara went to Terrific Tuesdays at our church from 9:30-2:30 and we took Micah to every little boy's dream (ok, not every one, but you know boys and trains right?) : the railroad museum! When we drove up, we didn't think he'd last long (and he didn't in the sit and learn section--ok, he's 2!) but he had a GREAT time seeing all the 'big trains'!
Here is our day in pictures: we arrived and Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-25136662380060971302011-07-21T08:01:00.000-05:002011-07-21T08:01:05.901-05:00Happy 10 years baby!How I could NEVER have imagined where God would lead us 10 years into our marriage. How eternally grateful I am that He led me down that path with you. How joyous and fun you make our marriage! How loving, kind, and serving you are to our family. You, Eric Newsome, are my leader and my man, and I respect you, your service to our family, and your love for our kids, those here, and those yet toMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-73790136991222654272011-07-15T19:51:00.000-05:002011-07-15T19:51:38.614-05:00Blessed Beyond MeasureWe seriously couldn't have ever anticipated how many friends and family would decide to donate to this garage sale! We've already made $575 just from selling a couple of the bigger items on craigslist! We have an entire garage full with more families donating next week! We've been blown away, that's for sure. God has shown up providing the number of tshirts we needed for our first order, withMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-60900520061566339302011-07-06T20:05:00.001-05:002011-07-06T20:07:15.701-05:00Sleeping Beauty & Prince CharmingToday Cara decided she wanted Micah and her to play Sleeping Beauty and Prince Charming. She has a book and so she wanted to act out each page. She saw the page where he had a red coat on and immediately knew Micah needed to wear this superman cape, to be just like Prince Charming :)
This dress was my mom's when she was in high school I think. I wore it in a 3rd grade play and all they had to Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-83665934556380165582011-07-05T07:08:00.002-05:002011-07-05T15:16:41.338-05:00A good reminder: GraceA lot of my bible study and focus lately has been, well on numerous things, but two words that stick out are humility and grace. I'm constantly reminded about how selfish my flesh can be, and that without God's grace and my constant seeking of Him, I tend to make things about me, me, me. That's not the plan! I had made out a bad schedule for myself now that Eric's home for the summer: staying Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-72718845966514225152011-07-04T15:39:00.000-05:002011-07-04T15:39:04.222-05:00June 20thCara had such a good time on her birthday. Yaya spent the night, we opened gifts that morning, went to Splashway that day, then Nana took us to dinner that night. She was so excited for her day. We always give Cara her gifts on her actual birthday, that way she can look at each one and we can tell her why we bought it for her. This year at her party we asked for no gifts, for people to donate to Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-71564166176585403632011-07-01T22:56:00.000-05:002011-07-01T22:56:48.162-05:00Need Photos??First of all, we just wanted to thank you all for the support. In the matter of a few weeks, YOU've raised over $2,000 towards our adoption expenses. Lots of friends have donated, some from the blog world, some from strangers that we've never even met! Thank you for sharing our story with others. If you want to link them to this post here are a few fundraisers we have going on right now.
GiveMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-84068678226135318052011-06-30T21:29:00.000-05:002011-06-30T21:29:48.704-05:00Lake Livingston vacationWe were so blessed! This Sunday through Wednesday we headed to Lake Livingston with Eric's extended family. His mom invited us to come hang out with Eric's mom, sister, brother, and 3 sets of aunts/uncles and cousins. It was a great time! We got there Sunday after church and enjoyed breathing fresh air, swimming in the lake, resting in the hammock, fishing, and just spending time together. IMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-74288061873572297622011-06-27T17:29:00.000-05:002011-06-27T17:29:09.902-05:003rd Cousins?My 2nd (?) cousin Erin and her 2 boys Garrett and Braden drove down from College Station to visit on Friday. Can you believe we met via facebook? My dad's cousin Nancie 'introduced' us on facebook. We are the oldest girls for both of our biological fathers and we have a lot in common. She drove down to donate a bunch of items for our garage sale, learn some tips about blogger (and she taught me Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-23893219407714883372011-06-24T21:01:00.000-05:002011-06-24T21:02:30.599-05:00Mother's Day Tea at CECI figured I'd go back and blog all the things I missed blogging back in early/late spring. I downloaded Picasa tonight (thanks Erin Stutts!) and it is SO easy! :) So, here are pictures of our Mother's Day Tea at Cara's preschool. It was fun to have a part of her day spent with her class. I just loved her teachers (and so did she!!!). This is Ms. Barbara, Cara adores this lady. Micah does too, as Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-20715867271800435432011-06-23T22:44:00.000-05:002011-06-23T22:44:18.416-05:00Poor little man and a few booksI could tell Micah wasn't himself. Yesterday at a friends house, he wanted to lay on me instead of play and he felt slightly warm. Then this morning he woke up running a fever. His nose has been running the past week or so, but it's been all clear. He had started a cough. Eric took him to the doctor today while I started my new book study at church (looking forward to it, it looks like it's Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-36130087845392940172011-06-22T21:54:00.000-05:002011-06-22T21:54:52.425-05:00Orange LeafIf you're friends with me on facebook, you saw that we had an adoption fundraiser at a local frozen yogurt shop. I've had a relationship with the owner of Orange Leaf for a few months. They advertised with Tot 2 Tot, and did a deal with Juice in the City, one of my firsts. The owner is super nice and when the idea popped in my head to have a few local businesses help with our adoption, they Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-41885887859466490622011-06-20T20:53:00.003-05:002011-06-20T21:01:03.473-05:00T-Shirts for Sale!(You can check out all this information on our T-Shirt Fundraiser page here)After meeting with our 't-shirt guy' here in Katy (the one Eric uses for all his band needs), we knew God's hand was in this. T-shirt guy (we'll call him S) has an adopted daughter, his wife is adopted, and he's even attended our church from time to time! He's beating every quote we've received from online fundraising Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-72682929805705906112011-06-20T06:09:00.066-05:002011-06-20T06:09:00.348-05:00My big girl turns 5 today!Eric and I had a date night last night (thanks to my mom spending the night) and went to dinner. We were talking about how 5 years ago tonight I was in the hospital to start my induction with Cara. I've been thinking over the past few weeks how different my philosophy on parenting, raising girls vs. boys, treating children with respect (yes, they learn to do it from somewhere!), etc has changedMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-91935858463683428902011-06-19T06:00:00.000-05:002011-06-19T06:00:03.614-05:00Happy Father's Day!I'm beyond blessed to have quite a few great dad's in my life!
First, I have to pay big time props to my hubby, because not only do I know my 3 children, I know myself, and I know how much slack he picks up without even being asked when I get stressed or too busy. We are blessed to have summers off as a family, that he gets home at a decent time MOST nights, that he is willing to sacrifice forMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-60209078453933905092011-06-17T12:43:00.001-05:002011-06-17T12:53:23.725-05:00Home Study Scheduled!We have our home study scheduled for next Thursday at 12:30 pm. Please pray for that process, and us gathering all of our paperwork in the mean time. Thank you again for all of the love and support!!!! :)
We have already saved up the homestudy fee before we started this process. We're so excited though, because once this is complete, we can apply for grants. AND it makes us that much closer Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-77203421948571026022011-06-15T22:14:00.001-05:002011-06-16T05:39:03.593-05:00We have a date and an update!One of two important dates coming up is tomorrow! Will you please pray for us? At 2 pm tomorrow we are having our first conference call with our social worker from Lifeline regarding our adoption. We are super excited, but know we're going to have a lot to take in, and a lot more paperwork to complete.
We also heard back from the Houston based agency we'll be using for our home study, and Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-68333350480467856542011-06-14T06:46:00.000-05:002011-06-14T06:46:42.490-05:00Micah ManOur sweet man probably doesn't get equal time on this blog. He's not in anything yet. He's not the baby anymore. But he is still my cuddle bug. And boy has he started showing his 'boy-ness' more and more! From wanting to fight/wrestle, to turning everything, including barbie hairbrushes, into guns, he thinks he is fearless! He loves to play 'racing' with sissy (aka running SUPER FAST aroundMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-68577650358001848842011-06-11T22:19:00.000-05:002011-06-11T22:19:44.114-05:00Cara's Dance RecitalCara had this year's dance recital this afternoon. She did her ballet dance to "Hold Me in Your Love," and her tap dance to "Rockin' Robin." They were both precious. It's amazing how much she's progressed in a year. We are SOOOO going to miss Ms. Kathy next year. She was so loving and kind to the girls, but also got the job done. Out of all the 'little' girls, her classes were by far the Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-24643659108171077112011-06-11T08:00:00.025-05:002011-06-13T14:10:46.377-05:00Puzzle Piece FundraiserFirst of all, I promise a non-adoption post later today or tomorrow. I scheduled this for Saturday morning. This afternoon is Cara's dance recital, so we'll have tons of cute pictures of our girl! :)Pretty? This is the puzzle we got off Amazon with gift cards from Swagbucks. This was one of Eric's first ideas he came across on other blogs that he thought, we can do that! It is so easy to Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-27420959781888925812011-06-10T07:46:00.002-05:002011-06-10T08:06:15.613-05:00Beads and Shirts and Sales, Oh My!So I mentioned in our last post how we may have found a home study contact at a reduced rate, and how that next step sparked the next set of fees due to our agency. We are trying to focus on the excited part, and not the 'what if we can't move forward because we don't have enough money' part. I'm not going to lie and say that when we originally looked at the fees involved with this that we Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-46992967135514814212011-06-08T22:39:00.000-05:002011-06-08T22:39:35.585-05:00It's all about who you know ;)So yesterday I posted about searching for a local agency who does home studies. Today, a friend emailed me (who was leaving for her 10 year anniversary trip to Hawaii TODAY) with a referral to a friend's sister who does them here in Houston. I looked into her and asked if she'd done any for Uganda. We've been corresponding all day and it looks like we'll get to use her. The best part, with Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-5422989038893645642011-06-07T23:24:00.000-05:002011-06-07T23:24:24.882-05:00Next step and dance stepsSo we finished our application packet and Doctrinal statement and Christian questionnaire for our agency, Lifeline, last night. We had decided that once Eric was out of school, we'd start the application process. We sat down last night, assuming we'd work a little each night and submit by Friday. But, we just kept on going and finished it last night! Woohoo. It felt like a weight lifted Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-57082553787505234922011-06-06T14:58:00.001-05:002011-06-06T16:30:46.032-05:00I don't know why I've been putting this off.....I could blame it on being busy, being summer, being focused on other things. And those are all true. I seem to take a hiatus from blogging when I have big news to share, or just don't know quite how to share something. I want it to come out right, perfect even. But God knows I'm not perfect. And if I sat here and edited this post for hours (then had my really smart friend do it again), it Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-23974155784108764042011-05-31T22:41:00.001-05:002011-05-31T22:41:56.932-05:00Before I forget.....Anna's 9 months! With pictures!Went to the doctor last week.
Height: 26 inches I think?
Head: 17 cm
Weight: 17 pounds 14 ounces 33%.
I've never had a baby's weight be less than 65% :) . I asked because I didn't think she had gained any weight in 3 months. She looked and she was only 17 pound 4 ounces (not 14 like I thought) at 6 months. We are not concerned at all, she's healthy and happy. She says most breastfed Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-41810312517185526362011-05-25T21:40:00.021-05:002011-05-27T08:06:38.336-05:009 months old and 31 monthsOur sweet little miss was 9 months old today. How sad! She is getting to be such a big girl and I am grasping at tidbits of baby that are left. She is scooting and trying so hard to crawl. She crawls really well backwards :). Today I found her for the first time in her crib sitting up after she woke up. She has her bottom 2 teeth coming through and I think she's teething her top one becauseMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-73995658960176711942011-05-07T22:10:00.001-05:002011-05-08T21:22:38.287-05:00Quick baby bragSo much to post on...so little time :)
Anna flew by 8 months almost 2 weeks ago now. I finally got her pictures taken eariler this week. She is one of the most laid back happiest babies. I guess that comes when you are # 3. Of course, her reflux days weren't so laid back, but now that that seems to be past us for the most part, she is pretty content.
She has been waving for over a month Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-15415961651507001492011-04-28T07:04:00.000-05:002011-04-28T07:04:36.910-05:00Psalm 4I've been meditating on this chapter for a few days. Thought I'd share the verses with you.
Answer Me When I Call
1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! 2 O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah 3 But know that the LORD Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-60307661842713214072011-04-12T14:55:00.000-05:002011-04-12T14:55:16.681-05:00Like Pampering??I know, you want to read about my kids and all that's going on in our life....or maybe that's me just being a little bit self-centered....Anyways, I just wanted do another quick post about a great giveaway for Juice In The City! I'm not eligible since I'm an LBC, but YOU are!! Sign up to receive their daily deals (all local to Katy and Sugar Land!) and then click on the little green flag on theMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-2733872505880178342011-04-11T07:30:00.006-05:002011-04-11T12:34:23.053-05:00Stomping Grounds!You all know I love great deals, and I love things for my kids! Juice in the City Houston is running an amazing deal today and tomorrow for $5 for TWO entries into Stomping Grounds in Sugar land. We all know how H.O.T. it gets in Houston during the summer, and these inside play places are a great break from the pool and mosquitos! Grab this fun deal today and we'll see you there!!
Daily Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-88784001721561419642011-03-30T07:06:00.000-05:002011-03-30T07:06:33.596-05:00{Psalm 32:8}"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. "
What an answer to prayer! I love this sentence towards the end of the following commentary: "As servants take their cue from the master's eye, and a nod or a wink is all that they require, so should we obey the slightest hints of our Master, not needing thunderbolts to startle our incorrigibleMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-35788938561355891462011-03-07T22:36:00.000-06:002011-03-07T22:36:36.923-06:00PICTURES!Anna banana (as we lovingly call her). She is loved SOOOO much (literally, if you've ever seen Cara hug her, it's pretty funny). And she actually does get her picture taken, she just doesn't get much blog time. Wanted to update you on her and our goings on. She started sitting up with lots of pillows, etc a couple weeks ago, but just in the past couple days has she really got the balance Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-76637326202053866122011-03-03T06:33:00.000-06:002011-03-03T06:33:04.659-06:00Anna 6 monthsBefore I forget....
She was 17 pounds 14 ounces, 70%
25.75 inches long 46%
Head was 30% can't remember, like 15.25 or something? My babies always have tiny heads :)
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Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-43707748481513280242011-02-22T21:57:00.001-06:002011-02-22T22:05:03.241-06:00There, I did it! :)I had a great day today. Day, not evening :). Cara had dance class this morning, then we ran a few errands (and secured Double Dave's as a deal on Juice in the City)! Woo Hoo :). (There's a great deal up now if you have little ones who like to help cook, go check it out). We met some dance class friends at Chick-fil-a and they had a great time. We started re-potty training Micah on Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-22543787449992900662011-02-15T08:40:00.000-06:002011-02-15T08:40:40.527-06:00change upI know, I need a change up. Like my blog header. Micah in that picture is the current age Anna is. Picture update fail.
I know, everyone (ok, some of you) want to see current pictures of the kids. I'll get that done, soon.
I really need to complete the taxes sitting on my desk. I really just don't enjoy them anymore (I'm still doing them clients/friends, just don't enjoy it).
You want to Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-63324757108339475872011-02-04T12:51:00.000-06:002011-02-04T12:51:11.471-06:00Firsts..Just wanted to get this out there so I don't forget. Today we started Anna on 'solids'. She had homemade brown rice cereal this morning. At first she liked it, then she didn't :). We'll see, but I'm sure she'll love her super porridge as the others did. We have pictures....will get those up one of these days!
Today is also our first day looking at new homes and our first showing of our Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-30524952255491532692011-01-27T21:28:00.000-06:002011-01-27T21:28:52.618-06:00Anna 4 - 5 monthsI cannot believe my baby is 5 months old!! I'm so far behind. I feel like my entire life has been behind for about 2 months now. I am counting down the days until summer. I have so much to catch up on when Eric is home!! :)
So at 4 months my chunky monkey was: (well, I gotta find the paper, can't remember most)
height: 24?? 70% ish
weight: 16 pounds 3 ounces (the week before she was 15 Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-70119019057053243582011-01-13T13:53:00.000-06:002011-01-13T13:53:45.707-06:00God thingsI haven't been blogging. Not because I don't want to, and definitely not because I don't have blog posts writing themselves in my head, especially as I'm trying to fall asleep, but because life gets busy. I do not want my lack of posting to equate to lack of God's movement in my life. I have absolutely (again) been re-falling in love with my savior, His undeserving love for me, and in turn, Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-42023418191923791742011-01-07T18:17:00.000-06:002011-01-07T18:17:20.151-06:00SavingsHi!
You know I love a great deal--and someone just showed me this site today. It's very similar to Groupon (which I love, don't get me wrong, but I'm not buying skin treatments these days....), but it's local to Sugar Land/Katy and local moms suggest local businesses!! As part owner of not one but two local businesses, I'm very interested in this! If you'd like to see if Juice In The City hasMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-49819246534323974452011-01-05T15:21:00.000-06:002011-01-05T15:21:07.277-06:00Did this really just happen?Let me set the stage. We picked Cara up from school at 2:30. Walked in the door, looked at all she had done in school today. She received a candy cane from her teacher, which I let her have, and I gave Micah about 1/3 of one of our ones from Christmas, to keep them busy while I fed Anna. A few minutes later Micah is done and comes to me with sticky fingers. I asked Cara to go get me the Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-90561133381659610862010-12-28T07:45:00.000-06:002010-12-28T07:45:17.937-06:00So many thingsThere are so many things runing through my head as I sit here in the dark. Hubby trying to get those last minutes of sleep, little one asleep, big 2 playing nicely and quietly in their room.
A little devotion I read this morning talks about these well-read versesL "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-41268708083085811002010-12-24T21:20:00.000-06:002010-12-24T21:20:02.773-06:00Merry Christmas EveMerry Christmas Eve from our cozy home to yours. Praise Jesus for all the blessings we've experienced this year, as well as the struggles! James 1: 2-4 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-70545591341383914822010-12-24T07:09:00.002-06:002010-12-24T07:09:59.313-06:00My Girl SnugglesThis was taken after church last Sunday. Anna passed out on me, which rarely happens, and stayed there for over an hour! I was in and out of sleep and Cara wanted to cuddle too. She did not however want her picture taken! :)
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She's been getting more and Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-33851898414573345622010-12-24T06:48:00.000-06:002010-12-24T06:48:00.351-06:00Christmas EveJust as her brother did 2 years ago, Anna gave us the Christmas miracle of sleep! She went down around 7 or so, after eating at 5:15. She woke up at 8:15 pm and I fed her again, and slept until 5:15 am!! Woo hoo :). I just wish I had gone to bed before midnight! And now I'm just up thinking about things and can't go to sleep.
Well, we are mostly on the upside of almost having two Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-67405710115140824542010-12-20T05:22:00.000-06:002010-12-20T05:22:17.331-06:00All over the placeI titled this first, because it's 5 am, and I've been up for a few hours, so I figured this post will be just that.....all over the place. I've been running blog posts through my head for quite some time, yet I never sit down to the computer to write them. Currently, M and C are at my mom's until tomorrow (so of course I can't sleep!). We were going to let A start crying it out last night withMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-14688243852496281112010-12-18T08:24:00.003-06:002010-12-20T05:05:34.542-06:00How things change in a year!It's just crazy to me how God's hand is in our lives, the big stuff, the small stuff, all the stuff. I NEVER thought I'd have the year I have had, yet I see God throughout it all. He has increased friendships, and decreased some, and renewed some. He has held us up when we needed it and broken down walls when we needed it. Here are just a few things.
A year ago today, I remember the day Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-48330609267536657972010-12-03T14:13:00.000-06:002010-12-03T14:13:45.611-06:00Anna 3 monthsSo I'm a little late. She turned 3 months on Thanksgiving day! :) I couldn't take the night screaming anymore, and I had an inkling that she had reflux (Micah was 'on the verge', whatever that meant), so I took her to the doctor this Tuesday at 3 montsh 4 days old. She was a hefty 14 pounds 6 ounces!! Such a cutie. We've started on once a day prevacid and sleeping on an incline and she seemsMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-36880606052641632582010-11-19T12:58:00.000-06:002010-11-19T12:58:06.909-06:00Picture Time!Ok, now some more pictures of the kids....There are SO MANY I haven't blogged yet. This will be just ones from September I haven't posted yet :) Trying to get us semi caught up! :)
Here's mohawk bath baby boy! :)
I just like this picture. Doesn't she look like Toadstool or whatever his name is from Mario Brothers ;)
Sweet sisters in matching hats :)
Go Bears (and thanks Kerry for the bloomers!Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-75387510027356345882010-11-17T23:04:00.000-06:002010-11-17T23:04:58.008-06:00BonfireIsn't it weird how you can remember things that happened over a decade ago like they were just yesterday??
Some of you may not know, but one of my best friends, Miranda Denise Adams, was killed in the bonfire fall at Texas A&M back on 11/18/1999.
But what I love remembering are the many years before that. We had our first class together with Mrs. Cain in 2nd grade. Her and my friend Kate Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-89066250855160730652010-11-15T10:21:00.004-06:002010-11-16T15:56:22.894-06:00Tummy Time And Anna UPDATE!This was from a few days ago. She really does like it, I didn't get any good smiley pictures though! :)
Look at that pout! A little happy Getting mad again:GET ME UP!
So, here's an update (for my memory). She was going from around 7 pm - 3 am without eating a few weeks ago. Then she went for about a week waking up EVERY.2-3.HOURS.FUN.STUFF.I'M.EXHAUSTED.
However, I think we've turned a Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-58298221827606532232010-11-14T22:13:00.000-06:002010-11-14T22:13:26.733-06:00so bad!I've been SO bad at updating. I'm a little overwhelmed. I think I literally took over 1,000 photos just in the month of October! Where do I start? And that requires me to actually sit down and look at them and just pick a few to post. So, here's a quick attempt. Who doesn't love kids in costumes? Right before playgroup costume party!
She was a cow (Micah: cowboy; Cara: cowgirl). Yes, Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-68402990663490291532010-10-26T21:25:00.000-05:002010-10-26T21:25:47.911-05:002 month and 2 year statsBefore I forget:
Micah at 24 months:
Weight: 28 lbs 50%
Height 35.5 inches 79 %
Head 19.5 inches 72%
BMI 15.61 21%
Anna at 2 months:
Weight: 12 pounds, 11 ounces 89%
Height: 22.75 inches 64%
Head 15 inches 35%
BMI 17.36
Here are Cara and Micah's 2 month stats, and Cara's 2 year. So far Anna is right in the middle of them for weight, but she's our shorty so far. Cara and Micah were each 2 Mistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-81105058302048787752010-10-26T20:08:00.001-05:002010-10-26T20:10:20.057-05:00Happy 2nd Birthday Micah Man!I had this set to post on his birthday, yesterday, but it didn't! Oh well, a day late!
Micah Man--
I don't ever think you'll live that nickname down! I can't even remember your middle name half the time because I just know you as Micah Man :). You are my true little boy love. You are such a momma's boy and I can't help but cherish it. Although you are currently getting your two year molarsMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206499296053775350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14374534.post-87459795750824750372010-10-19T23:00:00.000-05:002010-10-19T23:00:09.359-05:00Giveaway!!Most of you know I have an etsy store called Misty's Blessings! Well, I reached a milestone, 100 facebook followers, and I'm giving away a $10 gift certificate to my store. Head over to the MB blog and enter to win!
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