life as a Coach's Kid:)

First of all...WELCOME GEORGE AUSTIN MCNEIL!!!! He came last night at about 11:25pm weighing 7 lbs 4 ounces and 20 In....!!! YEAH!!!
These are the girls before the game....the only blue shirts i had so they were matching:)))
Janson in action...he is in the white shirt...

Janson again!!! white shirt...

his "football" daughter!!! She actually watches the game...or watches for janson and the cheerleaders!!!

me and the girls...

janson comes by to see the girls at half time:))))

Kenny and the girls...

Kelsey doing kartwheels on the field!!! she has been practicing and practicing:)))

Janson and Kelsey...

Kailyn and "my daddy"...she couldnt wait to get DOWN there!

janson and girls!

the family!

best part of a being a coach's kid...running on the field after the game!!! all of the kids have SO much fun...

and here is kailyn catching the grasshoppers...she LOVED them...

Got ONE!!!

Day 2; Day 3!!!

Day two went GREAT....I picked her up from school and she talked and talked...She made two new friends and one of them "even has the same shoes as ME" that is the first thing she said:))) which is soooo COOL, apparently!!! She loves her teacher and DID GREAT!!! (i did better too:))
Day THREE: Well...funny story..she had a good day but our first, of many i am sure, dramatic situations...when i took her into school she told me that she wanted me to pick her up in the carpool lane b/c the day before one her friends got picked up that way...I said, "ARE YOU SURE"...YES, mom...!!!! Ok so today I got there plenty early so I would be in front and when she came out she was IN TEARS...BAWLING...I got out and she ran to me and wouldnt let go....She said that she NEVER wants to do that again until she is 5 1/2 (had to laugh) Anyway she said when she got into the cafeteria and didnt see me waiting she got sad and that is when she started crying...I even got an email from her teacher saying she was so sorry but didnt know what to do...so for now on, I WILL be going IN to get her:))))

A Hard Morning, for me....

Kelseys first day of kindergarten was today...She woke up ready to go and very excited!!! Janson was able to talk w/ Coach Flo and miss practice this morning...I can not tell you how big of a deal that was for Janson...Thank you God for him being there w/ me b/c I needed him!!! and kelsey was SOOOO excited to see him when she woke up this morning...I do not know what is wrong w/ me...i am going to blame my pregnancy hormones:))) The morning started out great...but then literally when I walked in the front door of the school the tears ROLLED...I didnt want kelsey to see me so I went back outside...there was an administrator out there and came up to me and said "you have a kindergartener??" and gave me a hug..very sweet..so dried up my tears and went back into the gym to find kelsey, kailyn and janson...We walked her to her room w/ me trying not to look at her....and then again as soon as she walked in the flood came again!!! I gave her a QUICK hug and ran out of the room...If it wasnt for Janson she never would have made it in the building, much less to her room...I am truely excited for her and know she is sooo excited so I have no idea what is wrong w/ me...I guess it is a loss of control (trying to pull from recovery:)) ha! She has done mothers day out but this just seems so different....I am so proud of her and know she will do great!!! hopefully time will help me too:)))

This is Kelsey first thing this Morning!!

Brushing her teath (yes, i went picture crazy and documented her entire morning)
Her outside w/ her bookbag!

Me and Kelsey!!! (w/ baby!!! 18 weeks:))

Kelsey and Janson!!! Do they not look just alike!!!

On the way to school!!!

Janson and Girls...

Notice how READY and EXCITED she is....She is READY to go....

Kelsey in "big" chair in the library...

The fish tank in the library...

And Kelsey in the classroom..right before I DARTED out:(

Kelseys Mothers Day Out teacher sent this to me today...she has known kelsey since 18 months old...Thanks Ms. Amy:)))

A Mom's Prayer On the First Day of School

Here we are again, Lord. Their backpacks are loaded and their faces are scrubbed and their lunch accounts are full.
And I know you'll walk with them, Lord. You always do. But a mom…a dad….still has to ask.
Will You walk with them? Will You whisper to them what they need to hear, when I'm not there to whisper it?
Will You please, oh please, cover their school with the protection only You can give, and will You keep harm far away?
Will You make their minds strong and ready to learn? Will You help them understand that hard work honors the One who created them?
Will You guide their teachers, giving them patience and wisdom and creativity and more patience? Will You bless them for their efforts?
Will You love all those children there, the ones whose lunch accounts aren't full, the ones who feel alone? Will You teach my children to be kind and unselfish and to love those who are different from them?
Will You point them back toward home just as soon as you can?
Lord, I give them to You today and everyday, trusting them to Your care.
Amen.

meet the teacher!

Meet the teacher NIGHT...I have been totally calm/just excited about kelsey starting kindergarten until the MOMENT I WALKED IN THE DOOR...I have no idea what came over me but a blanket of emotion, memories, tears, MY BABY IS LEAVING ME....anyway I had to literally look away from kelsey, her new teacher...and GET MYSELF TOGETHER....I was literally talking to myself...like, Stacy, you have GOT to get yourself together/this is NOT about you...this wasnt even the first day...just meet the teacher?? I need prayer for Monday:))) anyway Kelsey had a GREAT time..no fear...her only question was does she get to come back and stay next time?? we loved her teacher, her room and she LOVES the computers center:)))) she didnt want to leave! Her best friend Ally is in her class...they are too cute!!!

this is that afternoon at the park w/ their NEW lunch boxes!!!

so sweet...power of love

My good friend Calista sent this to me...so good that i had to post it:)
This is very uplifting
A Boy Singing to his little sister..... You are My Sunshine, My only Sunshine'
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They found out that the new baby was going be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in mommy's tummy. He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her. The pregnancy progressed normally for Karen, an active member of the Panther Creek United Methodist Church in Morristown , Tennessee In time, the labor pains came. Soon it was every five minutes, every three, every minute. But serious complications arose during delivery and Karen found herself in hours of labor. Would a C-section be required? Finally, after a long struggle, Michael's little sister was born. But she was in very serious condition. With a siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushed the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville , Tennessee. The days inched by. The little girl got worse. The pediatrician had to tell the parents there is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst. Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery about a burial plot. They had fixed up a special room in their house for their new baby but now they found themselves having to plan for a funeral. Michael, however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister.. I want to sing to her, he kept saying. Week two in intensive care looked as if a funeral would come before the week was over. Michael kept nagging about singing to his sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. Karen decided to take Michael whether they liked it or not... If he didn't see his sister right then, he may never see her alive.. She dressed him in an oversized scrub suit and marched him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket. The head nurse recognized him as a child and bellowed, 'Get that kid out of here now. No children are allowed.' The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually mild-mannered lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line. 'He is not leaving until he sings to his sister' she stated. Then Karen towed Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazed at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. After a moment, he began to sing. In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: 'You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray.' Instantly the baby girl seemed to respond. The pulse rate began to calm down and become steady. 'Keep on singing, Michael,' encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. 'You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away..' As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's ragged, strained breathing became as smooth as a kitten's purr 'Keep on singing, sweetheart.' 'The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms' Michael's little sister began to relax as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her. 'Keep on singing, Michael.' Tears had now conquered the face of the bossy head nurse. Karen glowed. 'You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. Please don't take my sunshine away.' The next day...the very next day the little girl was well enough to go home Woman's Day Magazine called it The Miracle of a Brother's Song. The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God's love.. NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE. LOVE IS SO INCREDIBLY POWERFUL. Life is good. In God We STILL Trust! 'The evidence of God's presence far outweighs the proof of His absence.

birthday parties:)))

we had a great weekend filled w/ Birthday PARTIES...i didnt bring my camera to kaydons but it was so fun...it was a pirate party w/ a huge pirate ship bounce/water house...then last night was avery's! she had an ice cream party!!! here are the kids getting the candy from the pinata
this was funny b/c out of all of the candy kailyn had two in her hand at first...she wanted to eat as she went...

ok so this brought back memories of YOUNG LIFE...huntlee and pattie use to help w/ young life in carrolton so they had this idea from it....they had two huge gutters and filled it w/ ice cream, sprinkles, syrup and ALL...then the kids got to go to TOWN

not to mention the stomach aches that followed when it was bed time:)

kailyn is in heaven!

after the ice cream they ran through sprinklers to WASH OFF!!!! notice the chocolate all over her mouth:)

too fun...

joy:)

It IS okay to NOT be okay!!! so simple...we are never going to be OK until we are HOME:) earth is full of sin and everything else...we are going to have constant struggles...and struggles are good...when you lean on Christ you come out of them stronger...even though they are continual, new and some easier than others:)))
isnt it funny how you can listen to a sermon and pick up on something that so seems to speak to you:))) like straight from God!!! Matt had a GREAT sermon but this line seemed to stick w/ me...
so funny how the world seems to tell you something different...like you NEED this and ok to WANT that...like that is going to make you happy??? he talked about how happpiness comes and goes but JOY is from God...noone can take away JOY...it is a gift:))) I guess this is my biggest struggle right now; thinking i should always be happy...like i am failing if i am not happy and have a smile on face always...like i am not suppose to have struggles...but that is not truth...thankfully i saw a difference b/w joy vs happiness....anyway this may not make any sense but it touched me today!

soooo good:)

same kind of different as me...by ron hall and denver moore...if you have NOT read it, GET IT...you will NOT be disappointed:)))))

Being a kid:)))

whats more fun than playing in the rain??? janson and i sat in the garage while the girls had a BLAST running through the puddles and playing in the rain...ahh the days of childhood:))))

must have been hat night???