Smile

Look at those faces. Have you ever seen such sweet girls? Apparently "H" thinks I am retarded when I say Boogidy boogidy boo when I want them to laugh. She is trying hard to not show the laughter inside.
Now these two...this is how they typically look. They think life is made of laughter. The problem is that they forget that there are times to not be goofy, like bedtime, church, and shopping at Walmart! They see life as one big playground. If only we could all remember how to feel that way.
What can I say? Yippee....I finally caught a smile. Digital camera's are the worst when you want that one great shot but all you get is the aftermath. Luckily Little O must have thought I was pretty funny because he held this sweet smile for a good while. Don't you want to just squeeze those little fat cheeks?
Now how many faces can you squeeze into a close up shot? 6 and look there even looks like space for two more. Don't panic everybody.....surely you didn't think we were finished!

Lullabye....

Why is it that when I am trying to get this sweet baby to fall asleep I have to pat, pat, pat? But when Daddy gets him to sleep he just lays on the couch and crooks him in his arm and within minutes we have two sleeping men. Sweet dreams .... "dream a little dream of me."

Yes Sir, Thats My Baby

Ok, here are some recent pictures of the little guy. The first is him practicing holding his head up. He has strong neck muscles. The girls think he looks like he is dancing in this one. The second is a shot of him relaxing after his big neck workout. I just dont think the camera captures the essence of his cuteness. He is so daggone cute I could just eat him with a spoon.

I Love You!!!!

To everyone who read the last entry...yes I cried my eyes out. I have the greatest husband in the world. It amazes me everytime I think of the paths that we walked in order to find each other. God has always had his hand in our lives and has always blessed us graciously. I'm not saying that life is perfect but life is good because God is good! What an awesome gift we have in each other. I love you Scooter Boo!! And I will let you pretend I'm perfect if you take me for some cheese fries this weekend!!

I love you!
Jenni Leigh

What's perfect

Well lets start by saying that perfect to me is Brown Hair and Brown Eyes and goes by the name Jenni Leigh. Every now and then I will take a peak at what Jenni Leigh is up to and it is always praising someone else. For someone that takes care of so much she deserves to be praised.

Ok let me explain what I think Perfect is.
1.Perfect wakes up with the little ones without hesitation
2.Perfect never complains
3.Perfect puts up with a stubborn husband
4.Perfect still will talk to me on the phone even though she is out to the world
5.Perfect puts up with deployments,TDY's and schools
6.Perfect seems to know how to fix anything.(even if it is made up)
7.Perfect will tell me to Man up
8.Perfect is Beautiful
9.Perfect knows how to reign me in.
10.Perfect is my best friend
11.Perfect is Perfect and never think other wise.

I love you Jenni Leigh
Scooter

My Sweet Girls

On those days when the tables have turned 5 against 1, I go back and look at this sweet picture of my girls and remember the sweetness that brews inside of them. The way my youngest tells me every time she enters or leaves a room how much she loves me. And how my middle one tell me that I am just the right size for a mommy ( she senses my insecurities about weight). How my second youngest tries to morph herself into my mere space (that means she sits as close as she possibly can and wants to be everywhere I am). How my second oldest will sit and all of the sudden tell me I am beautiful (again another child who knows my insecurities). And then there is my oldest...she doesnt show affection the way the others do. However, she will come up and ask what can I do to help? She wants to do the big people stuff. She yearns to stand by my side and help me cook or cut vegtables up to cook. Every so often she will come up and want a hug unexpectedly. Not any ordinary hug, the biggest bear hug you can imagine. I guess I'll keep them and not sell them to the circus like I have threatened twice already this morning (and it is only 9:30).

Is this not the cutest picture you have ever seen. My best friend and I gave birth to these sweet bundles on the same day last month. We just couldnt let this shot go uncaptured. Of course my little man is the grandaddy long legs on the left. I hope this is the beginning of future best buds!

Animal Planet for Real

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For everyone who knows my oldest... you know what an amazing animal lover she is. While at the water park she and the kids found an abandoned baby bird. Completely against my better judgement we brought it home and she and her sisters worked around the clock keeping it fed with a medicine dropper. However nature took over and it died four days later. Proving that there is no substitute for the real thing. A baby bird needs his mommy bird. Needless to say we now have a sad little girl who is determined to find another baby animal to rescue.

Best Friends

What better way to spend the afternoon than with friends. We took another trip to the water park and took our best friends. It was a blast and full of adventure.....Rain, dancing, animal research (I'll explain later), even the mommies made a dash through the fountains (while they were off).

Peas and Carrots

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Peas and Carrots .... they do just seem to go together. Everything about them is different but they compliment each other like a meal and a fine wine. I guess I am just trying to figure out what I am the pea or the carrot .... the meal or the fine wine! I must say though this man is the love of my life. Never will you get a rose when society tells most women they need one. However, you will get a dozen when he sees you need one. Life has always been good to me but when God sent me my Scooter Boo, life became greater. Man I love him!!!!

Look at those legs....Is he a robot or some new super hero. Well maybe in our eyes but to the town of mooresville he's known as the the new phone guy. Now can you imagine what this new uniform is for? This lovely set of leg braces is my honey's new way to climb a pole. That's right he is going to climb your telephone pole using these not so safe looking climbing devices. So next time you are driving around mooresville and look up and you think you see a super hero hanging on the pole just know that its just my man keeping all your conversation running smooth.

Spin your partner round and round...

Ok here's a recipe for disaster....take your husband who has a severe case of vertigo (dizziness), ask him to join the square dance line at the church 4th of July picnic (to show the girls how fun it is) and let the caller say "now spin your partner round and round...". Now add the ladies at church who love to spin and you get one green faced husband. Needless to say he only lasted about two rounds before nearly losing everything he ate for dinner. But what a good sport he was to try it anyway.

Fun in the sun!!

When all else fails in your quest to be the bestest mommy of all....water always works like magic. I can go from being the monster mommy to the girls dream mommy in a short trip to the local watering hole. Whoever engineered this little park was a genious. What better place to take 5 nonswimmers to cool off and have a good time? Not to mention the McDonalds on the way makes the deal even sweeter and everyone is cleaned off after a quick run through the fountains. I love the perks of living here!

Look who's five!!!

Happy Birthday to me.... Apparently your baby girl isn't a baby anymore when they turn five. Can you believe how time seems to be flying. I should have known that time would never stand still for the little girl who decided to take her first steps at 8 months. She has been racing through the years ever since. She will always be my baby though.

Three weeks and counting

Hey look at me. I am a big boy. I even have a cute pair of shoes for styling in. So who do you think this little man looks like? We think he looks a lot like his daddy. I must say he does make good looking babies.

Our little boy

Have you ever seen such a sweet little face. This little man is an angel sent from heaven. As with all of the girls I just cant take my eyes off him. God has given him a sweet disposition even though our lives seem to be unsettled at the moment. And I must say he loves his mommy. I love to see his eyes when he realizes he is in my arms. He just gazes at me like he is taking in everything about my face. Thank you Lord for all my little blessings from the oldest to the youngest. Help us to keep their little eyes on you.