Fall

These are some pics from this past weekend in Charleston.

Ok- I have not blogged in a long time. My preacher asked me the other day why I stopped, and I really just forgot about it. I always get on here and read other people's blogs, but never get on to write my own. What has been going on here. Hummmm....my family came to visit in Sept, and we had so much fun while they were here. They were here for 6 days, and it went by way TOO fast. We will be heading to Texas for Christmas, and I can't wait to be home. My sister is due with her first baby, Conlie Ann, on Jan. 7th, and I hope that she has her while we are there!! Bella has been busy with school and soccer, and Parker - well, he has been busy getting into everything and making messes! :) We went to Charleston last weekend to the Boone Hall Plantation an to the USS Yorktown. It was alot of fun. I love Charleston!! I know that there is so much histoy here in this part of the states, and I would love to explore more of it. The Marine Corp Ball is coming up in Nov, and I can not wait to go!! It is in Savannah, GA this year. Rob and I got a hotel room and will have a whole evening of dressing up, dinner, dancing, (me in my ball gown and him in his blues) and having fun with friends!!! Halloween is also around the corner. Bella is going to be an angel this year, and Parker is going to be a devil. I will try and post some pics!! That is about all that is going on here. Until next time......HAPPY FALL!

4th of July Weekend

So Patriotic!

Parker at the 4th of July festivities!

Bella Grace ready for the 4th!

Parker and his friend, Justin.

Bella and her best friends, Trinity.

We had a great weekend!!! It was a busy, busy one, but we got to be around so many friends!! Friday night, we had friends over to visit, snack, and let the kids do sparklers and make smores. We had a great time and stayed up late. There are pics above of Friday night. I can't figure out how to put them under the text on here.

Anyways, Saturday, we went to Parris Island to watch the fireworks. They had alot of things for the kids to do and free hamburgers and hot dogs. There were so many people there, but the kids had fun. Well, the kids had fun until the fireworks started. Parker HATED them and kept his face covered the entire time!!! I posted some pics of Saturday too!

Sunday, we went to church, then off to Ethan's birthday party and then to our preacher's wife's birthday! The kids were worn out by the time that we got home! It was great weekend!!!

Great Few Days

These are pics from the dinner last night.

Well, the last few days have just been great! Rob has been home alot, and we have been able to spend alot of time together as a family. Last night, Rob and I went to a dinner for "The Dinner of Champion." This was a benefit to help provide funds for free sports camps for the youth. There were alot of pro athletes there, and the key speaker was track and field hall of fame, Jim Ryun. He gave his testimony, and it was AWESOME! We also got to watch the clip of him break the world record when it showed on ABC World Wide of Sports in black and white. It was so neat! Today, we all went to the beach and had a great time! Both of my kiddos love to play in the water and be outside. Rob has to work tomorrow, but then he is off Fri and Sat!! YAY!!!

Good Sunday

Awwww.....what a good day today. We went to church, did some grocery shopping, and then took a nap (3 hours!) It was awesome! To top it all off- we had pb&j sandwiches for dinner! There is nothing like pb&j with the kids for supper!!! Lovin' my family and my God!! Good Sunday to you all!

Marriage

It is SO hard sometimes!!! Today has been a really hard day - this is Rob's long week at work, meaning we will only see him Tuesday and Thursday this ENTIRE week. 2 out of 7 days is not alot. Sometimes I feel like I am doing everything on my own, and it is sooooo...hard to not get discouraged. All day I have been feeling bummed out about being here in SC and feeling so alone. I always thought that my husband and I would have dinners together with our family in the evenings and tuck the kids into bed together and then have time alone- just one on one adult time. That is very rare here these days. It seems like he is always at work. I know that it is not his fault, and I always seem to take it out on him. Well, I was sitting here feeling sorry for myself and reading someone elses blog when the song "How Great is Our God" started playing. Wow!!! I felt like He was telling me to hang in there - that I need to show Rob the love that He has shown us and continues to show us. Pray - all I need to do is pray, and He will give me the strength. I'm not alone - He is here with me all of the time! Isn't it great - how God talks to us and WAKES us up - reminds us that He is here!!?! "How Great is Our God?" There are no words to describe how great He is!!!! I feel the love! :)

Still Raining

It is still raining here, so we couldn't go to the pool or the beach again today. Sooo...we went bowling with some friends and to the drive-in to see the movie "Up." It was so cute!!!!!! It highly recommend it!!! :)

Raining again!

Well, we were going to go to the pool today, but it started to rain again this afternoon. We have been getting these storms in the afternoons a lot lately. I love a good rain, but I would also like to get these kids out of the house today!!! :) Oh well- I'll just open the windows and enjoy the sounds and the smells of the storm!!!