Go Raiders!!!

another big win!!! 52-7...some random pictures...us at bueno before game:)))
what kailyn does best! swing from anything she can find! miss competitive w/ the boys!

not sure what kind of smile kailyn is doing:)?:)?

2 deer in headlights...they are constantly off and exploring...this cracks me up b/c they so "know" they are apart of Ryan H.S!!! they know the song and ALL!

kailyn and janson! she has been attached to him lately!!!

of course picture at the end!!

kelsey had her school pictures this week...she is sooo much like her NANA!!! she woke me up at 6:30am to "roll" her hair and wanted her skirt ironed...

miss kailyn paige...

shattered dreams...

uhhh....this book is so good! some parts seem heavy (truth) but loving it...so in chapter 14 a grandfather is talking about holding his grandson for the first time and the prayer he will pray over him...talk about truth/honesty and love...
pg 131....I havent held him yet; I havent looked into his eyes. But when I do, I think I know how I'll pray....
"O Lord, cure this child of the fetal moral disease w/ which he was born. Heal him through the forgving and cleansing power of Your blood. And then, as a beloved child through whom the life of the Trinity will be flowing, guide him through valleys where he will learn to abandon every dream but the dream of knowing YOU. Grant him dark nights when he feels desperately empty and alone, when he longs to experience a fullness and a joy he cannot provide for himself. In those moments, reveal to hom his desire for You and Yours for him. May he abandon his tortured soul to Your seeminly unresponsive care. But, please Lord, no more shattered dreams than are absolutely necessary. I do so want his life to be happy and full. Nevertheless, not my will for second things, but Your will for first things be done."
I CRIED as a I read this because as a parent you love your children so much and do not want harm but know that you have to trust God in their path...lonliness and heartache are sometimes what God calls for to find Joy in Him...whatever for their SALVATION...I could just see the LOVE this grandfather truly had for his grandbaby...true, selfless LOVE..the same God has for US...

Designs by DEBBIE:)))

YEAH!!! My mom has been working on the girls bedroom...it started w/ doing the baby bedding and ended up w/ the girls getting a more "big" girl room too! we moved them out of the other room which will be the baby room and into this one! my mom has been working like CRAZY...like i have no idea where she gets all of the energy...she came up a few weeks ago and painted this room light purple and did the base boards...custom made the curtains/bedskirts and took all of the throw pillows home to start sewing...she got the cute ballerina pictures to put above their beds...the one above kelseys has brown hair and then kailyns has blonde...too cute! i love quilts and we found this one at marshalls and she cut it in half to make two twins!!! the throw pillows will be purple and some pokedot from curtains!
the start of the baby room...my moms gift to the "new" babies has always been to get their crib bedding...well, i "really" wanted it to be made!!! she tried hard to avoid it w/ finding all kinds of other sets for me to look at it but in the end i won!! this is the curtains, the rest to come!!!! It is a satin pink w/ green and pink twalle and then soft green from sydneys (my neices) bedding. my sister in law, kristin, gave me her old baby bedding and we have used all of the fabric to go w/ the babys bedding.....the baby furniture is going to be black...we have been soooo blessed...some good friends, staci and jeremy, are going to let us borrow their crib and changing table and paint it black...my dad is painting a dresser and glider that we already had black so YEAH:)))) in the beginning we were literally going to just put the baby in a pack n play in our bedroom b/c could not imagine spending any money (on baby stuff/accessories)w/ all of our pregnancy bills but we have been so blessed...THANK YOU!!!! it is so exciting to see it all coming together and the JOY of welcoming another precious baby girl home and into our family!!!

My baby LOST A TOOTH...

Kelsey lost her first tooth yesterday!!! She is soooo EXCITED....kept looking in the mirror at her new smile and is VERY EXCITED about showing it off at school today!

Jansons truck after the wreck:) you would not think a pole would do this much damage...they are saying around 8, 000 in damage so probally not totalled..DARN:) thank goodness for insurance:))) We were planning on selling the truck before the baby to get the "family" car for me but looks like God has other plans:))))

should have got a front picture b/c the drivers side door won't open either and the front bottom is to the ground...Oh well, PRAISE GOD Janson is completely unharmed:))))

so thankful...

James 1:2-4
"My brothers and sisters when you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience. Let your patience show itself perfectly in what you do. Then you will be perfect and complete and will have everything you need."
It goes on to talk about wisdom and asking for wisdom...Anyway I have been reading James this week and I keep going back to this verse. I have been applying it to my life and praying over it daily (patience and wisdom)...well, amazing how God works....Last night at 11:30pm Janson went to get gas b/c he knew he had to pick up some kids for school the next morning and wouldnt have time...it was raining...he went to turn on to a main street and when he did he hit a wet spot, hit his breaks, and fish-tailed across the street, across oncoming traffic, through a ditch and hit a light pole....he said it was so odd b/c w/in seconds a girl knocked on the window to see if he was ok...he kinda shook his head looked to the other window and there was an older couple standing there. He got out and the girl was gone (this is all 11:30 at night) but the older couple kinda helped him process everything...a cop came by, they towed it (we are not sure if it considered totalled yet)...he is ok, he has a gash on his head and knees are bruised up but other than that we are SOOOO GRATEFUL!!! I literally couldnt sleep last night b/c I had this amazing gratefulness/happyness and just felt clear...like God gave us a glimpse of himself last night. I have to wonder if that girl was an angel or what and then thankful for the couple there. He didnt hit anyone or oncoming traffic which is purely Gods grace and protection. So this morning as I open the work i reread this scripture and am sooo grateful for Gods comfort, love, peace and joy...

guidance and patience PLEASE:))))

I have SO MUCH to learn...God please teach me to be more selfless, patient, and gracious...I know that I need to draw nearer to you during football season but uhhhh....i do NOT like being a single parent during season:(((( I have got to get over my "pity party":)))))

let the dinners begin:)))

We had our first dinner of the season w/ the running backs last night...Such a great group of kids!!! they keep us laughing and on our toes!!!!

had to bust out football videos/highlights afterwards...Go Raiders!!! We play Mckinney this week:

Another big WIN:)))

Friday night FOOTBALL!!!

"Shattered Dreams"

Shattered Dreams (Gods unexpected pathway to Joy) by Larry Crabb!!! I highly recommend this book!!! It is so good...it talks about how we all have our ideas for our lives, plans, dreams but eventually they will shatter, take a different turn or just not be what or how you imagined...Only through your constant faith in Christ will you ever get past earthly desires (temporary happiness) to find truth...JOY:)
"But only a fulfilled desire for God provides the power to consistently resist the lure of lesser pleasures and to stay anchored in Christ when life's storms rage." (pg.96)
The book uses Namoi's story to show how she went through tragedy w/ her husband and 2 sons dying but when she came back to Bethlehem, "the barley harvest was beginning" (Ruth 1.22)After ten years of being miserable she begins to find joy...through her struggles...Anyway this book is REALLY good so thought I would share:)))

that makes 3!!!

Kailyns First Day of MOTHERS DAY OUT!!!

This is how they play...CONSTANTLY...see, he doesnt need a boy to play rough with:))))

It is a Girl:))) We found out yesterday that we are having a girl and everything looks GREAT... My placenta is low, so that automatically takes away my option of having a V-Bac...Thank you God for taking that out of my hands and now I do not have to think about it or wonder...