My Cutie Bugs

Where have we been? We have been busy. I added it to the blog in way of a ticket but never said anything in writing. We found out in August we are expecting again... Unplanned. Our little boy Sam is due at the end of April... Due date May 4 but he should be here by the end of April. More on him later...

I haven't posted w my iPhone yet but I'm sitting here at the salon waiting on my color to set... But here's some pics of my babies that are growing up. More posts to come soon!!

What We've Been Up To

Well, as usually happens, it's been forever since I last posted... but I feel this has been with just cause! :) I am hoping to get back on a normal posting basis. This summer has been non-stop since it started. I can't even remember my last post.

April: We survived the devastating tornadoes that hit the South hard. My car was crushed and totaled by a tree, which was saddening... but a new car makes that all better. A new paid for car makes it even better. We are now the proud owners of a 2011 Nissan Rogue, and I looooove it!

May: Well, this actually when we bought the new car. And we celebrated our birthdays. Stephen was presented with a full-time job offer to start first of August... so begin lots of discussions and prayers and things on this offer.

June: Stephen took the youth group to Nashville WorkCamp. They got back late Friday night, and then we left Sunday morning with the youth group for a week of Church Camp, Alabama Christian Service Camp. It was the first time since I was in a youth group that I had been to church camp! It was very fun and challenging. I hated being away from the kids, but the camp kept us so busy I barely had time to notice but at night.
Just a little insight into the week: This is how the week started- "Jennifer, is this all you are going to carry?" Stephen pointed at my duffel bag with my clothes and toiletries. "Yes." With response, "Well, what are you going to sleep on or dry off with?" To which I said, "I have to bring that stuff? You mean it's not provided?!" Stephen got a good laugh out of me thinking I was going to a Hampton Inn or something. I carried my sheets from my old cheerleading days. It wasn't nearly as bad as I imagined after that conversation... but some people haven't let me live that one down yet.

July: Stephen went on his annual camping trip with the youth group to Fall Creek Falls. We also moved into the church parsonage in Decatur. That was quite the workout... man, we always accumulate more and more stuff when we move. It never ceases to amaze me. But both kids have handled the move well. The week we moved was also VBS at the church so VERY busy. Then we left and went to the beach for a week with my family. It was the best trip yet since Will was born. Will looooooved the beach and ocean and everyone being there and everything. Julie Beth enjoyed it too. She's just such a laid back, easy baby.

August: We got back from the beach and then left on Monday for an overnight trip with the youth group to Atlanta. On Tuesday we went to White Water, the park. It was a fun day. The highlight of the trip was definitely when we happened to bump into our old BFF from Nashville who had joined the Peace Corps and we hadn't seen in 3 years!! Then the next week Stephen went to Idaho with the Senior Minister for a conference and was gone all week.

So here it is, August 16, and I loved the summer and can't believe it's over, but I'm ready for some routine and normalcy in our life.

I hope to update soon on the kids, with pictures and maybe even video. Julie Beth has started walking and it's so awesome! She still prefers to crawl when something is across the room but close by she is choosing to walk. Will starts back at Miss Kim's nursery school at the first of September. That's all for now. Seeya soon!

The Long Awaited Post

So I guess this big news hasn't officially made it onto the blog yet. This is our baby girl showing off her skills of sitting up. She started sitting alone when she was just 4 days shy of 5 months old. It has changed our lives. She's much happier and loves watching Will.

The mess on her shirt is from her eating a biter biscuit. She loves these things.

This child LOOOOOOVES Dance Mickey. We tease that he is our baby-sitter! She will sit or stand in her exersaucer for a long time and watch him.

My big, sweet boy. He's getting to be so big.

Again, as I have told y'all before, he loves her, and she loves him. He likes for her to hang out with him. This was after he got home from school today right before both their naptimes. He had eaten lunch and was getting to watch The Cat in the Hat before nap.

On another note, a few things I want to note so I don't forget them. Will says everything at least 3 or 4 times these days. He's to the point of repeating EVERYTHING you say. He's starting to sing songs, which just melts my heart. He loves loves loves chicken nuggets, cheese crackers, and sandwiches (PBJs). He drinks tons of milk a day. He does not care for juices at all. Milk, water, and the occasional tea... and white milk only. We tried chocolate milk, and he wouldn't drink it. He is a total copy-cat and will do anything anybody does. He's really taken a liking to baseball these days as Kalon has started baseball practices. He says the sweetest, most heart-melting prayers every night with Stephen, and it is our greatest hope that he will love the Lord one day with all of his heart, mind, and soul. He absolutely loves to go bye-bye and ride in the carseat. He's really starting to learn his way around town and will recognize when we are close to someone's house or to his school. He's reached the age where he would must rather be with either his Grams (my mom) or PoppO (my dad) rather than Mom and Dad (us). He loves looking at photos and naming people, coloring, painting, unloading the dishwasher, taking baths/showers, swinging, letting Ellie in and out to go potty, getting Julie Beth up in the mornings or from naptime. The list could go on and on. Two and a half is such a fun age... we are really enjoying this time with Will!

What A Day...

What a day the Lord has made... and I will find a way to rejoice in it! :) It's just been in that kind of day. I stayed in the nursery during Sunday School and Worship today, so that was a little tiring. I had some adult help during SS but was at the mercy of a teenage boy's help during worship. There's Julie Beth, Stella & Elijah. Stella and Elijah are both 18 months... so busy, busy, busy. I left church very tired. The weather doesn't help. And then I get home, and I'm getting settled in... I eat lunch. I feed Will. I feed JB. (These 3 things really happened at the same time). I changed Will's diaper. I straightened up from our wild morning getting out the door. Then I was going to sit down and play with the kiddos and watch some basketball... then I decided to go back into the kitchen because I just kept hearing sounds like our fridge was running, and I thought it was odd. Well, it was. There was water EVERYWHERE at this point. The water line (pipe or whatever) that connects to the fridge to make water and ice had busted. The line from the ground, not the fridge. I called my mom freaking out... because Stephen was still in Decatur with the youth group at this point. She came over, and we were shoveling water outside by a cooler. We eventually found the water key and shut the water off to the house. Got in touch with my landlord and the plumber. Everything got fixed and cleaned up. But if you could just have been a fly on the wall... JB was screaming because she was tired. Will wouldn't stay out of the kitchen. Mom and I were getting soaked. It was just crazy!!! Thank you Lord for my mom and for plumbers... now let's have an uneventful rest of the afternoon, please!!

I'm Baaaaaaaack!

Well, folks, it has finally happened... the Macbook is back up and running, and I am back into the cyber world. I have missed it oh-so much, and I have so many fun things to share with y'all. My kiddos are being a tad bit difficult this afternoon---- It's Sunday, so Stephen has youth group activities after church, and then this week he has a planning meeting so he won't be home until well into the evening... so I'm flying it solo. But just rest assured that the picture and story sharing of the Davis family will continue on now... Missed y'all!!

MIA

So as you can tell from looking at my blogs, I failed miserably at the blog challenge. I will take some of the blame, but my computer also died. Boo. And I have been having to use Stephen's ancient old Sony that weighs like 15 pounds and is monster thick and requires the power cord at all times, and if the power cord gets moved, the computer shuts off. Oh, and it's missing the letter "e" so it makes typing very difficult. We took my old Macbook that I had given to Stephen (which died back in December) to the Apple store, and they are fixing everything that is wrong with it for a low-flat rate. It will be back in about a week. So then we will be an all Mac family since Stephen got a Macbook Pro back in January. My blogging with hopefully resume to it's normalcy then. I can't wait for you to see how much my children have grown! Seeya soon!

February Facts: Day 15

So, finally, all caught up. Today wasn't too exciting of a day. Lots of work involved for Stephen and myself.

1. The pictures below just makes my day. My little girl already loves sunflowers!! She just looks at them in awe. I honestly do hope that she grows to love them when she gets older.

2. I had a little bit of the mixture left over from the cheesy chicken enchiladas last night so for lunch I whipped up some baked nachos with it, and man, it was very delicious.

3. My dad (Pop-O) came and played with Will tonight. For the first time ever, Will cried (not screaming, like pitching a fit, but real, true sad tears) when he left. He kept saying "Pop-O come back." I could tell it broke my dad's heart some too, because he kept staying a little longer hoping that it would help. He was kind of taken back since it was the first time Will did it.

4. I actually got a shower today and at a decent time on top of that...

5. Stephen and I watched One Tree Hill tonight. It's a show we've seen every episode of. But tonight as we watched it, we talked about how far-fetched the episodes are getting and how it has to be coming to an end soon. We still like it, but it's dropping on our list of favorites.

Anyways, good night to all... I'm exhausted. Seeya tomorrow!