Welcome to our little world!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to update daily to give you a little peek into our lives. We are so blessed and look forward to sharing a little piece of us....

I find so much peace in the fact that Jesus NEVER changes - He is ALWAYS the same & He loves each and every one of us unconditionally and more than we can even imagine!

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Ooo - and excuse the typos - it's just not me to care if I spell or punctuate right! Ha!!!

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Saturday, May 30, 2009

A day of pics....

Not sure what's going on but just haven;t been posting.....I have been busy with sewing, being a mommy, a wife, a friend, selling Scentsy and working more & more at the church - so today - I'm going to share a bunch of recent pics with you all!

A few pics of our freed butterflies!




Painting birdhouses!


The finish products!
Yes - that is PERMANENT paint!
Baby oil did the trick in getting it off!


GO LAKERS!!!!!!!


And just look at his face...PRICELESS!!!!


Sidewalk chalk!



Last night - the kiddos all ready to go to church with me!



Quilt for my niece, Kylie - very cool up close!


Hockey themed quilt made for my nephew, William!

A girly & an all boy I-spy - for sale on my cart!



Just finished this one up - Hello Kitty for sale today!


Disney Cars! Just finished sewing up today!!!
Will be for sake in the next couple of days!


Have a blessed day!

Friday, May 29, 2009

Wild Olive tees....

I found this site and love, love, love thier tees! I never have a problem finding Christian tees for hubby but this place caters to us women! Go check them out!
This one is my fave!!!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Happy Memorial Day!!!!

Okay - so I know it is totally obvious that life is just busy around here. The more days I miss posting here, the more behind I get, the more stressed I get and the more nothing gets posted. So...hummm...since my last posting, all 5 butterflies were set free, my husband now has cool magnets on his truck advertising his business, I am loving Scentsy yet finding it hard to be a salesperson - but have sold about $600 in products so far - that's less than a month. I do look forward to the day where I am like Heather and get into the thousands a month. Ha!!!

Life is good around here. My kiddos are such a blessing(ha - as I typed that, I heard Mackenzie in the background saying "mine!") and I love being their mommy! Mackenzie loves to learn - as soon as she wakes up in the morning, she drinks a cup of milk and then wants to do a "workbook" or color or something. She is such a sponge! And Jonas - he just wants to be like her!

Mackenzie and I painted our toenails today & they are matching. I had to explain to Jonas that only girls paint their toes. Yes, I'll let him dress up in Mackenzie's dress up clothes and walk around the house in high heels but painting toes...I guess you can say that's just a bit crossing the line for me!

JT is out in the garage making a lifeguard chair for our church's up coming Beach House Amped - which is the entire month of June and is going to be so much fun for all their kiddos and their Oikos. One weekend their is going to be trick skaters, another weekend: our own Stevie Wright will be performing and the last wekend is goign to be bouncehouse mania where kids are supposed to "bounce their brains out". JT also made 6 surfboards for the set.

Hmmm...what else - Surrender has ended and we are now waiting for a clear answer from God on a decision we are struggling with. Luckily it's not an answer we need today so we are patiently waiting. Why on why, can;t it come in written form? Hmmm...or maybe it can - who knows - I'll never doubt what God can do.

I have two people that I love dearly dealing with divorce and it makes my heart so sad. One is due to the husbands infidelity, lies and drugs. The other, well, not sure what's going on there - her heart is breaking - he is the one that filed and that's all I know. I had no desire to ever get married as it was just something didn;t mean a whole lot to me: I have a brother and sister each on their 3rd marriages and both parents on their 4th. Marriage was something I just really didn;t care much about - that was back then - gosh - not really even that long ago. JT and I met 15 years ago next month and celebrated 7 years of marriage this past February. We did things backwards - even buying a house together before marriage. But, I will say, I wouldn;t trade any of it and am so glad that he - alone - decided to marry me - I played no part in it. Today, marriage is sacred to me and I am just saddened by the amount of divorces going on - especially in the church.

So - that's about it for now - I'm off to go enjoy being with my kiddos and get ready for dinner.

I'll be back - maybe tomorrow - maybe not.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Meet Serena, Micaela & Katie!!!!

Ha!!!!!
Yes - this is what Mackenzie has named them!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Monday make-up.....

I feel like I have so much making up to do on here!
Lots going on!
We have a butterfly!!!

Yep! That's right! Our first transformation has happened!

Last Thursday - all catterpillars are now crysalids!


Their new home - you can see 4 on the wall &
1 that fell on the floor of the house.


Here she is!!
Ooo - and the name......Mackenzie named her Serena...
which is funny for any of you that know her...
ssshhhh......don't tell anyone.....she's afraid of butterflies!!!!


and...the sunflowers are spouting up!

I love all this new life!
and more pics from recent days....
2 new rocks in our garden - painted by Micaela & Serena
(a.k.a. Lala & Na <---Jonas' names for his favorite babysitters!)

A fun blow up water creature that has been packed away in
our garage since before even having our little ones - and no holes!!!!

Checking it our while daddy set it up.....


Mackenzie loves it....


Here's what Jonas thinks of it...
He wants to be the one in charge of the water...
not some creature with moving antennas that spray at random!

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Just plain busy!

Wow - I can't believe I have missed so many days of this place! I kept saying "I gotta get on there" and then one thing lead to another and then I'm a day behind, then 2.....and here we are!!!

So, let's see - what we've been up to around here?!

J.T. - well, he's been busy working - praise God!

Me - I finished Kylie's birthday quilt, have made a bunch of lovies, been back working at the church, spending a ton of time outside with the kiddos, trying to get my Scentsy business going and am making my signature chicken enchilladas for dinner tonight! Ooo - and I have refound my passion! More on that in a bit!

Mackenzie - she had her first dentist appointment this past Monday and did so good! She was excited, yet once we got there, fear set in. She got 1/2 her x-rays done & had had enough! She was a pro for the cleaning - and the best part! No cavities!!! M is my little passionate one - my favorite right now is when I ask her to do something and her response is "Oh, yes Mommy! Yes! I'd love to!" - you have to imagine her little voice & the excitement in it and this is her response to so many things from coloring to cleaning her room!

Jonas - he is trying to talk (and sing) a bit more and is as cute as ever! He is all boy! It is amazing how God designed us so differently. Sure, he does walk around from time to time in his sisters pink fuzzy slippers and gets so mad when he sees me painting my toes and doesn;t understand why mommy won;t paint his - but he is just such a boy: stomping around the house making dinosaur noises, driving his cars on the walls and up our legs well saying "vrroooommmm!".

Brandon - I talked to him on Friday for over an hour and actually had a nice talk with him. He still needs our prayers and is still taking the hard route in life. He is out on bail from his latest adventure and is working 2 part time jobs to pay off all his fines, rent and whatever else he spends his money on (not sure I want to know). Bottom line though - we had a nice talk - start to finish. I love him so much and so look forward to the day when he stops making life so difficult for himself and comes back to the One who can save him.

The caterpillars - yes, I know you miss them! They are all in the crysalid stage and now are living in their "house" will they will transform into butterflies.

I'm working tonight but will be back to post pics either tonight or tomorrow!!!

Oh gosh - and my refound passion: working with pre-schoolers! Yes, I know I should know that since I am living with two but last night something just woke back up in me while working and a joy that was lost is back - even after a good night's sleep! It's hard to explain - I feel almost "complete".

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Toasty Tuesday!

As I write this, it is almost 5pm and it is 90 degrees outside! I am loving this weather - 90 just seems about perfect - with just a little bit of a breeze!

We've had a busy day with shopping and phone calls. The kids are loving being outside and we've done a few things today that I'll share with you all!!

Right now, the kiddos are playing in their water table and are as happy as can be!

Really - he IS happy - just not about having his picture taken!


Rock painting - the kids love to do this and seems we keep doing it, although we now have water resistant paint so the sprinklers won't wash it off every day!

Mackenzie's:


Jonas':


And - we did a little planting! Not sure how these will do but we planted tiny pumpkins, sunflowers, carrots and poppys! Another thing to share the progress on with you all!


Speaking of progress, we now have 4 crysalids, 1 has fallen to the bottom of the cup and 1 just doesn;t quite get what he is supposed to be doing I think! Ha!! It is amazing how quickly this is all happening! Inside that crysalid, the makings of a butterfly is forming! How amazing is that!? God's imagination just astonishes me!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Mommy things.....

Every Mother's Day I ask for just one thing....a stepping stone kit. This is just my 3rd year of doing this but I love it! I started in 2007 when Jonas was born:
and 2008:
and we made this one today:
and...day 9

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Wishing all you mom, grandma's a wonderful day (even you that are moms to animals)! Ha!!!




and...here's a pic of the little critters I'm a mama to
- at least temporarily....ewwww....day 7
one is hanging upside down already!