convicted...

totally convicted this morning...i got up and felt led to read Hebrews and WOW did God open my eyes...after a very spiritually/emotionally dificult football season he showed me my little/lack of Faith...so many times I felt defeated, unequipped, w/out, and just so tired but He showed me this morning He Knows and is in Charge of EVERYTHING...He showed me how when times are hard and tough do i go to HIM or do i dwell in my own pity??? yeah, my own pity...hopefully i will take this, grow and learn...
Hebrews 11 talks about Faith and love this from Hebrews 12: 1
We have around us many people whose lives tell us what faith means. So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back....
So often i wonder why He loves me? He is continually there for me...through ALL of my faults:)

what a weekend...

We had a busy weekend...The Ryan Raiders are officially done w/ a long football season...Bad and good...bad they lost but wonderful to have normal "family" life back:) Plus, they had a GREAT season and were only a game away from state! so we are sooo proud them!!!! Janson said he slept amazing on Sat. night knowing he didnt have to go in on Sunday and he laughed at me all day b/c he was amazed by how happy, layed back, and, as he says, my old self came shining through! amazing the stress that is relieved knowing i have HELP at home:))) On Sun. morning Kailyn had her Christmas Musical at MSBC...we almost didnt go b/c she would not even go on stage at rehearsal but i felt it was imp. for her to try and us be apart of it regardless if she sang or not!?! but....she DID and she was SO proud of herself!!!! this is the girls before we left
sisterly love...

kailyn up on stage...I did shed some tears...it is always so emotional to see my babies growing up...and i was so proud of her:)

Ok so this has a story...my mom ALWAYS, literally ALWAYS, talks about wanting to park in the expecting mothers parking and thanks to me she FINALLY got to...I had to take her picture by the sign...She was very excited!!!

After church we went to El Chicos to eat and then decided to see if Santa was around?? Sure enough he was and Kelsey and Kailyn were on their way to see him...

Right before they went up to see him...I was NOT allowed to take anymore pics after this...they had signs up so i decided to abide by them:))) Kelsey asked him all kinds of questions like where is your sleigh? how did you get here? where are your reindeer??? Kailyn had NO FEAR...they were very excited!

still playing:)

so the big "game" is Sat @ 2pm...we play guyer h.s for a 2nd time...crosstown rivalry! should be exciting...the good news is my dr. goes to the games so if the excitement puts me into labor he will be there:)))) tonight they are actually taking the kids to McKinney to practice and he hopes to be home by 10...all this to say I MISS my HUSBAND!!!!!
2 Corinthians 4 8-10
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies...

God took me to this verse:) amazing how he works:))))

aunt autumn and uncle trav.!!!!

As kelsey says it has been too long since we have seen aunt autumn and uncle trav....today they were going to the tech vs baylor game so we met them for lunch before the game:))) The girls before we left in their new "K" t-shirts...thanks to miss kristin:))) we love them!!!
Aunt Autumn brought the girls SUCKERS!!! they reminded me of the ones at disney world...the girls were very excited....

kailyn wanted a picture by "myself"!!!

cute trav. and aunt autumn....they are in houston...autumn teaches/cheerleader coach and trav. engineer somewhere:)

kailyn and dad playing lolipop, lolipop, ohlala lolipop!!! thanks for teaching her that song:)

doing what uncles do best..."holding" her sucker for her!

kailyn explaining how HIGH she wants to go up in the air!!!

here she goes...

things have been a little bit of a blur at the head house:) w/ waiting to have miss kyndal grace (we think?), finishing out the playoffs, holidays coming/going and finishing out kelseys first semester of school:) crazy! she has done so good and we are extremely PROUD of her! I just started a new book!!! Codependent No More by Melody Beattie!!! I literally cannot put it down...very eye opening w/ lots of truth...always fun to face your own ememies:))) ha! thanks tarrah for that one:))))

thank you, thank you, thank you.....

thank you to my wonderful friends and family for a wonderful day of celebrating our precious new little girl!!! me and the girls before the shower...kelsey and kailyn were so excited sporting their "new" hello kitty dresses and sparkle shoes from their wonderful janjan and nana!!!

kristen, christa, beth, me and tarrah....my precious hostess's and wonderful FRIENDS:) (and little miss reese, kelsey and kailyn:))

us again...kinda blurry...think my mom was on photography? ha!

kelsey and kailyn got their "own" gift too...my sweet friends always thinking:)

and they were very helpful in opening...

i couldnt have asked for a better day w/ friends and family...we are so blessed!! thank you, thank you, thank you:))))

kinda glad its over:)

So i have to say I am glad the month of October is OVER...After a full week of "fall festivals", kelseys class party on Friday, and never ending outfit changes i am exhausted:))) So yesterday we went to our homegroups neighborhood "fall ministry" and it was such a success... everyone lined up their cars and decorated them and then the neighborhood kids trick r treated from car to car....thanks staci for supplying us w/ the hawaian themed car! there was a bounce house, pizza and then trick r treating..

this is pattie...she is amazing and one of the reasons everything went so great!

lining all of the kids up...

kelsey, kailyn and avery...hanging out in dads truck...

so afterwards we went home and got the girls ready to go around the neighborhood for their trick r treating!!! kelsey was "wearing" me out...she wanted to be a scardy cat, LAST MINUTE...what?? we have gone from butterfly, to ballerina, to fairy , to NOW a "scardy" cat whatever that is...so this is the best i could do! made some ears, pin her on a tail and used mascara for her face...kailyn was a butterfly...glad i did not spend any money on halloween costumes b/c we are way to wishy washy for that:))) so here we go!

our neighborhood friends aubrey and addy!

this is one of our neighbors, Dick...he went all out, kinda overboard and freaky if you ask me:) this guy to the left was in an electric chair...kailyn literally went up, got her candy and JETTED!

Kailyn checking out her bag after she got her first piece of candy...after every house she asked us if she could eat her candy:))) not really in to waiting...

janson trying to explain the "game" of trick r treating...ha!!! notice kelsey is not to be found...she has it figured out...she was "running" from house to house!!!

so all in all we had a great night...lots of sugar that needs to find a home...am slowing tossing candy:))))

dress-up all week:)

All week at Kelseys school they got to dress up as something different..this day was western day...funny b/c those boots she is wearing are size 9...she is a 10 1/2...she was going to wear those boots regardless, and did...ALL DAY
today was Hawaian Day...ally and kelsey

and yeah today was kailyns halloween party at MDO...she was SO excited to finally have her day! She changed her mind on what she was going to be a thousand times...she ended up as a butterfly...this was the best we could do:) those are her antennas on her head:)

tomorrow is kelseys fall festival! for some reason i volunteered to make a billion cookies for them to decorate...not sure about how all that is going to go:)))