First Hair Cut

David Jasper got his first hair cut! He did great! There is the cutest hair salon near our house. They have neat chairs, tvs, candy, everything and anything to keep them occupied! It was a pleasant experience!

moraccas! anything to keep him happy!

what is she doing?

he loved the water bottle

final product!

Catch Up!

Its been awhile! A friend sent me a message the other day letting me know I needed to update my family blog. Well, she is right! And its nice to know someone actually reads this stuff. :)
I have had a few technology set backs the last month. First, my cell phone completely died. I could not get it to work long enough to write down all my phone numbers. So, I had to start completely over. That was fun. I was without a cell phone for a few days. It was not bad at all, (other than having kids with serious food allergies,) I could probably do without the cell phone.
Then, exactly one week after the cell phone drama, my computer crashed. I had to have to have the hard drive replaced. I was without my computer for about two weeks. That was frustrating! It is crazy how we (I) depend on technology to function.
When the hard drive was replaced in my computer I had to once again (like the cell phone) start completely over. I had to re-enter all my programs, favorites, setting, etc... I still had the same computer, everything was the same on the outside, but it was brand new on the inside. It made me think.
When we accept Jesus as our Savior, we are still the same on the outside but our inside is made new! We get rid of the old self (old hard drive) and replace it with something new and better. It is amazing how everything starts to work better. Not perfect, but better. We choose what we want to install in our lives. If we put a bunch of unecessary things in our lives, we crowd ourselves with distractions and do not function to our full potential. With the computer if I put too much on it, it will slow down and not work properly. I have to keep the anti-virus up to date to keep the bad stuff out. God's Word and prayer are my anti-virus. By keeping up with what God's Word says and taking time to listen to Him I can fight off the viruses. Wouldn't it be nice to start completely over? Well,you can! God's mercies are new every morning, He forgives ALL our sins and He is faithful.
The parallel might seem a little odd but I thought it made sense.

More updates to come...

Marine Corp Half

Today was the Marine Corp Half Marathon. This was my 4th half marathon. My goal was 2:20 (2hrs. 20min.). My time was 2:21:10!! Thats 2hrs. 21min. 10sec., almost at my goal. I was pleased considering I have had so much siadica pain the past few months. I am thankful to even be out there and have two legs to run on. Paul was sweet to bring the kids to the race. It was soooo nice to see their sweet faces right before I crossed the finish line!
Oh, and thank you Paul for supporting me by taking care of the youngins while I trained.

almost there!

finisher!

the best part, seeing the fam...

Fairness Award

Sarah Mae's school has character awards each month. September was fairness. One student is chosen from each class. She was chosen from her class. We are so proud of our sweet, "fair" girl! She loves school and is doing great.
We went to the awards ceremony and then had a tasty donut afterwards.

the big girl and her award

daddy and his girl and yummy donuts

loving on brother

Happy Birthday Daddy

Paul's 37th birthday was today. I am married to an old man. But, he is a good man!!! I am so blessed to have a wonderful husband. He is so good to me and I love being married to him. He makes me laugh and treats me like a queen. He is an awesome dad. He spends time with the kids, plays with them, has fun with them and is a good example. We are a team!

Happy Birthday Day Husband!

Stress

The past two weeks have been a little stressful. Not bad, just stressful. I know that God is in control so I will give you His Words instead of mine.

Psalm 16:11
You have made know to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Philippians 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is with you,
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.

Beach Day

We decided we needed to take the kids to the beach today. Samuel asked me what the beach looked like. Ok, so maybe we don't go very often. Paul and I are not big fans of the beach. It is so fun to get sand all over you in the hot sun. But it was all worth it. Sarah Mae asked if we could go to a beach without so much sand and one with a big umbrella for shade. She would do well at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club! Paul was great sport and let the kids bury him in the sand. David Jasper enjoyed eating the sand. We had fun. But for the record, I would take the mountains over the beach any day!