An Amazing Gift

I found out yesterday evening that my Grandma decided that I would be given my Great-grandmothers wedding ring set. My Great-grandmother is my hero, the one person in this world that I want to be like more than anything. She raised 13 children on her own, after the last child was born her husband left her. She later remarried and that is where this wedding set comes from. But to have the patience and strength to carry on and not give up and to raise 13 kids just amazes me. The thought that I get to teach my children about her and possible pass this ring set onto my daughter makes me well up inside with emotion. There are certain things that I can eat that to this day transports me back to the east coast to her little apartment, we have a homemade mac and cheese recipe that has been passed down, it is to die for! Also anytime I eat coffee ice cream....I am there with her talking about nothing that matters but she hangs on every word....she always made us feel like we had the world at our feet! I am blessed to be given this gift, now I will have a piece of her with me always!

Dylan the Smartest!

We are watching Go Diego Go and the baby condors are needing to get away from the puma's, you have to pick the path that is safe and doesn't have any puma's on it. They always say the colors in spanish. So I ask Dylan which path do they need to take....to which he replies..."Rojo." Which is red and the correct answer! My kids are the smartest!!!!

Must be doing something right.....

Wow what an amazing experience I just had. I have felt for awhile that God is doing wonderful things in my life and my families lives, then tonight he just revealed himself in such a small wonderous way.

I was going through Ally's bedtime routine and we brush her teeth, read her book, sing a song, then we pray. Tonight during prayer she was sitting on my lap with her babydoll in her lap...I started praying and she had her hands folded, then all of a sudden realized that baby needed to pray. She proceded to take the babydoll's hands and fold them in prayer. What an amazing feeling to see someone as young as 2 show some level of faith and understanding. God is so wonderful and working so hard in my family to make us what he wants us to be. Praise God for revealing himself to me tonight to remind me that he is working and there for us always!

~Nicole

Creative Mommy

So lately I have been feeling rather creative and have decided to tackle the kids rooms and get them decorated fun and in a theme I thought they would each enjoy.

I started with Ally's room doing a green stripe all the way around her walls. I used a borrowed laser level from a friend, and wouldn't you know it still managed to do a crooked line....oh well. Ally loves it and that is all that matters. I also purchased 3 canvases with bugs printed on them and colored them in to hang on her wall with the wooden flowers that I have previously painted and hung. And just yesterday I recieved her butterflies by fedex and hung all 12 around her room from the ceiling. She was so exited about her "flowers"...ie butterflies....here are some pictures of here room!

Now Dylans room I had some great fun in also! I have painted 2 trees and 3 clouds....the clouds need some more work but the trees turned out great! Dylan told me they were the coolest! I also have a chimpanzee wall sticker coming to put by the tree and eventually hope to add a macaw, toucan, and giraffe to this "Dylan Jungle," here are a couple pictures with more to come as more gets added!

Let me know what you think and I hope that all is well with you! ~Nicole

Why Blogging?

Why blogging?

I have decided to join the ranks because my kids are always doing something funny as heck or interesting and I can't really call everyone all the time....plus it would probably get boring for you....so I have decided to share the laughter, love, and family moments here for you to enjoy. Check back often for little tidbits and goings ons in our lives!