Been a While!

So, I took a year off of my blog! I got sidetracked posting on Facebook, but I have been fussed at by a few family members that still regularly check here, so I am officially updating. I will write very little, and post pictures to get us caught up!

Noelle is 8!

I can't believe my baby is 8. I don't want to just breeze over her birthday without taking a minute to say that I am so blessed to be her mom. When God made Noelle, he really made a special child with an amazing heart. She comes home from school with a burden on her heart for the people around her. She knows God in a intimate way, and it is obvious by her actions. I bought her a Readers Bible a couple of months ago, and it is not unusual to find her in a corner some where reading her Bible. Not only does she read it, but she comprehends and understands what she is reading. She not only understands the stories, but she understands what they mean for living the Christian life. I can honestly say that it is rare that I ever have to get on to her. She often inspires me, and seeing her faith and desire drives me more and more. We will not be having her birthday party til Jan. but we wanted to give her a nice gift, not only to celebrate her birth, but also as a reward for being an amazing girl. I had tricked her, and she thought she was opening a box with a note saying she would be swimming with the dolphins, so she was super excited when it was a Nintendo DS! Noelle, I love you, and I am humbled to be your mom!

Christmas Card Pictures

Trying to get a good picture of my guys is not easy. I have often thought it might be easier to have someone else do my kids. These were my favorites. I really like the how Rags hair sticks up in the middle picture. He really is our fourth child. I love that dog!

Fantasy in Lights

We have really enjoyed our passes to Callaway Gardens. The lights that they do for Christmas are amazing. We had fun meeting Papa and Tita and going through the lights again. It was great that the weather this year was good. We froze last year.

Dress Up Night

Dress up night is fun, and I really needed the laugh that I got when I saw Britt (the Harlem Globetrotter). Sarah Palin, who was played so well by Tiffany, won the contest. Britt was the runner up. We let some of the college students get away before we got the family picture, and we missed the ones who didn't make it. Paul and I were supposed to be stick people, but we ran short on time, and never got our duct tape lines on. We will save it for next year. I also like Capers costume, he is the one on the far left, he said he was Joe the Plumber. You guys are the best!

Fun Pictures from Noelle

Noelle has fun taking pictures! These are a couple that she took of us last weekend.

Halloween

We went to Papa and Tita's again this year for trick or treating. This year was great! The new mule didn't break down at all! My children all wanted to be there favorite animal. Noelle designed her own costume, I just had to take her design and turn it into reality. She was very pleased with it, and it was so cute to see her add the pink details. She is so girly. Hunter is an iguana. I know it is hard to tell, but that was not an easy costume to make. I let him stuff his tail, and it was so over stuffed that it was really more like a weapon. LeeLee was easy, she wanted to be a Monkey, so thanks to Old Navy, I saved alot of time! We had so much fun trick or treating! LeeLee had fun with the Bugles too! I don't know what it is about those things, but as soon as LeeLee saw the bag, she tore into them! Thank you Papa for taking us around and for the bugles!