The children and I watched the "I have a dream" speech on you tube this morning. As I explained what was going on in America at that time the light bulb went off for them. "You are saying that people were mean to people with brown skin for no reason?!?" Then I saw tears in their eyes as they realized that people would have been mean to their precious baby brother.
I'm not going to lie...I cried too.
"Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land! And so I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man! Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!"- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
3 years old!
3 years ago today we fell in love with this little man.
I was prepared to fall head over heels for this new baby boy. I was not prepared for the depths of love I would feel for his birth mother.
As I celebrate 3 years of Q I cannot help but praise God for the precious woman who gave him life. She is in my heart and mind a lot of the time but today she is there constantly. It is no accident that we are family. I am so grateful that she has stayed connected to us so Q will never have to wonder. What a blessing!
Q, we love you to the moon! 3 looks good on you little man.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Angry Bird Birthday Party
(Mr. and Mrs. Angry Bird)
The kiddos and I surprised EJ with an Angry Bird party.
Being a grown up should not exclude you from a fun birthday.
Birthday fun...that's how we roll.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Friday, November 30, 2012
The latest family photos
Our family
2012
B - 7 years old
W- 5 years old
Q - 2 years old
Lil Ruthie - 7 months
Me and my man...Hubba Hubba!
(Thank you to my talented sister for these photos. I will cherish them always!)
Friday, August 31, 2012
RV Trip (Days 8-12)
After we finished our stay at the Resort it was time to hop in the RV and adventure back home.
We made our way to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. They had so many huge fish. Oh my stars. There were Manta Rays and Whale Sharks. We even saw a show put on by Dolphins. My only complaint was that it was way too crowded. That is never good for a Momma bear trying to keep an eye on her cubs.
I love this picture of the children.
You can see all three boys looking at the fish and lil Ruthie is snuggled in her car seat.
Our next adventure was the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. It was by far our favorite part of the whole trip! We spent the whole day there. It was refreshing to see a museum that displayed a biblical view of history.
When it was time to load back up in the RV we needed a little comic relief.
These mustaches provided plenty of belly laughs.
Here is our crew at the campsite. They had so much fun at each new camp site.
I did not drive this beastly RV a single mile during this trip (well maybe one mile but I will tell you that story in a minute). Rock Star and I took this picture of me in the drivers seat as though I was exhausted from the long trip. We kept teasing EJ that we were going to post this picture and tell everyone that I drove the whole way. Hee Hee.
Okay, I guess that I do have to tell you a little bit about the driving of this RV...EJ was amazing. He drove us safely for 2348 miles through 14 states...Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. He was a machine! He has always wanted to drive an RV and he enjoyed every minute of it.
Only one time, was I asked to drive...we were in stopped traffic just outside of Mobile, Alabama. EJ really needed to use the restroom. We were barely moving on the freeway. Lil Ruthie needed to eat again soon. EJ asked me to get behind the wheel just long enough for him to use the restroom. I was so nervous about it. After I got behind the wheel the stinkin' traffic started to move! Oh. My. Gosh. I had never driven the RV and here I was on a freeway with traffic every where and lil Ruthie was starting to cry for more milk. You better believe I was hollering for my husband's help! The traffic slowed again just long enough for us to switch back and I happily took my seat as a passenger once again.
This was our last picture with the big 'ol RV. We all had a fantastic time. I must admit it. I never thought we would have such a blast. We made lots of precious memories. Maybe, just maybe this family will have another RV adventure. Saturday, August 11, 2012
RV Trip (Days 4-7)
On day 4 we arrived at the resort in Sea Island, Georgia.
If you can imagine, we pulled up our rented RV to this beautiful place.
It was a true Cousin Eddie moment.
(If you haven't seen Christmas Vacation, you need to put it on your must see list)
We were all so excited to spend a few days at the beach.
The boys decided that the ocean was cool but it was a little too sandy and salty. Hee Hee.
Our bathing beauty.
We had a wonderful time, met some great families and made lots of memories!
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