Update:

Our family has been through alot lately good and bad but we are excited to back on track for now anyway. I guess you could give me the worst blogger award for this year..lol but I am going to try and make it up to all of you. I am gathering some pics and info to update you all on our last few months, so I will be doing a blog soon on alot of updates from a family vacation to birthdays so stay tuned for the action.

Braydon's stapled head....

okay so the kids had a great visit with family last week and Warren and I had a well deserved break, but of course we missed the kids like crazy, so we decided we would take off from work on Wednesday to do something fun with the kids during the week which they aren't use to since Mommy and daddy both work but we picked all of the boys up from their visit and headed to Aunt Brenda's to swim, the day started out great, mom came over to swim, Aunt Brenda was home and Jaylen was there to swim with Tristan, everyone was having a blast but soon it would all end with a trip to the er...oh no yes the big boys were doing back flips off the diving board and Braydon thought he could manage it too, but as we all motionless and speechlessly looked on we saw the disaster unfold in front of us, we couldn't even say anything it was to late, he gets to the edge and perfectly manages a back flip but as he came down his head hit the diving board, I could barely look on as Warren ran to get him out of the water, all I could see was blood and I freaked out, ran inside through my clothes on told the boys to get out and we headed to the er in Shelby, everyone else was convinced he was fine just a minor cut but when he threw up I knew we had to get there fast, as we signed in Warren and the other boys waited in the truck, they got us back pretty fast and the doctor came in to see us, he examined his head and off the top said he would have to have staples to close the wound, he wanted to watch him close for several hours to make sure a cat scan wasn't in order since they do not like to preform them on three year olds unless it is life threatening, Warren and the boys went on home while Braydon and I waited, for the doctors decision, they finally came in and said they believed everything was fine and it was time to staple him...I was freaking out at first but it wasn't as bad as I had pictured, the nurse came in and numbed his head, I tried to keep him occupied while the did the rest, we said our numbers and sung our ABC's before we knew it, it was all over with and he didn't even realize it, so Warren was there to get us after having a neighbor sit with the other boys and we were headed home with 2 staples in the top of Braydon's head..don't worry he is back to his old self and the staples come out in 10 days, but to close I have always had the fear of someone hitting their head on that diving board and after about 10 years my theory was proven true, so my kids will not be enjoying that feature of the pool anymore...end of discussion!! lol

Summer Time Fun....

Summer is finally here...yah, and Although I love the Summer I hate the heat crazy huh, but anyway it has really been hot but also really rainy, I know I haven't blogged since our weekend getaway to Alabama Adventure but we really haven't been up to anything exciting and I have been really busy with the kids, but I am going to try and update you on the little activity we have had going on around here. Of course you all know School is out so Tristan is home all day, he has really been bored and he is already saying its to hot to play outside, Mom has took the boys swimming and camping so they are having some fun, Tristan has school friends that live close by so he plays outside alot with them, the little boys play outside alot also, Mom takes them to the park a few times a week and I try and get outside with them in the afternoons and weekends. Memorial Day we grilled out and let the kids play in the sprinklers, My best friend Tiffany met one afternoon last week and took all the kids swimming, we have grilled out several times and we bought the kids a "kiddy" pool as Tristan says and we bought the big kids a slippin slide, the kids have really enjoyed them. Warren and I switched cell phone service from Nextel to Sprint, we got really cool new phones, I got a cute little pink blackberry and Warren got a touch screen, so now we are all into texting and its been fun catching up on technology..lol,we also have the same phone number just no two way, I also got a recliner..oh yeah I ask for one for my birthday that is coming up in July but I ran across a really good deal on the perfect recliner that matching and was a really good price so I bought it for myself lol and I love it, I have always wanted one and I have been really enjoying it. We are also planning a trip back to Alabama Adventure June 26 if anyone would like to go, We are also trying to plan a beach trip sometime this summer, if anyone knows a great place at a reasonable price let me know, well thats about all we have been up to lately hope everyone has a great weekend, love you all!

Our weekend getaway...Fabulous!

We took the kids to a hotel that had a indoor pool and lots of nice commendations, we had a really nice time and we took them to Alabama Adventure on Saturday it rained alittle when we first got there but it cleared up after about an hour, the kids had a blast and really enjoyed themselves, me and warren had a great time also, after Alabama Adventure we went swimming again and had a blast the whole weekend it was great, from the nice hotel with great breakfast, the indoor pool and of course Alabama Adventure! We had a great time....More pics to come...love you all!

Happy Mother's Day!

So first of all let me say Happy Mother's day to all the mothers, being a mom is one of the most important jobs in the world and it sometimes gets looked over but believe me I know all about what you go through and we definitely deserve a day for us Mom's!
I would also like to take a second and say thank you to my mom for all she has done for me and always supporting me and loving me no matter what, she is a great mother and I love her with all my heart! I am also so thankful to have so many mothers in my life that help support and guide me and inspire me as a mother, you all are such a inspiration and you are all hero's to me! I love you all...


My Mother's Day weekend was great, we didn't do much but that was do to alot of planning lol...me planning to relax! On friday we had art day with the kids and they made mother's day cards and lots of art work, alittle messy but they had a blast, after work the kids and I went over to my Aunt Brenda's house to help my cousin Angie with her Mother's Day gift for her mom, which was a digital photo keychain and she needed me to help load the pics, so she had several memory cards full of pics of our whole family, My grandmother who past away, My uncle who also just passed away and miss them all so dearly but actually seeing all the pictures didn't make me sad it made me realize how blessed I was to have them in my life even if I would have like them to be here longer the time I had with them was so memorable and the photos I now have are priceless! I will post a few at the end of this blog...

While at Aunt Brenda's the kids somehow managed to talk me into letting them swim or maybe it was the idea that Aunt Brenda kinda dunked them in but either way they had a blast, eventhough they had to wear wet clothes all the way home, I promised them a trip back soon and it was really nice to visit with the family, after we finished with the pictures Angie went ahead and gave her mom her gift and she loved it we loaded it with pics of everyone in the family and she was just thrilled to have it to show off to everyone...it was great just seeing her face light up!


Saturday was less exciting, we had planned to take the kids back to swim but the weather was just so iffy, instead we just relaxed watching movies, cleaning house and enjoying the time off with the family.

This morning Mother's Day morning was great! Warren and the kids made me breakfast and gave me their gifts which I loved, Jaxon got me a digital photo keychain also, Tristan got me a new picture to go over my bar, Braydon, Zander and Lucas got me new candles for the living room and they smell so good, I was really impressed by all the great gifts I got, Warren also paid for me and mom to go play bingo on Wednesday night for our Mother's Day gifts since that is her favorite thing to do and it gave us alittle alone time which was nice, Warren also grilled dinner for me he had bbq chicken, hamburgers, hotdogs, baked beans and potato salad, we even made a homemade peanut butter cake, talk about eating alot and doing alot of relaxing, but we had a great fun filled day with family and friends! We are now just laying in bed relaxing he is playing his video game, I am online and the kids are tucked away, time to get ready for a new work week and I know its going to be great! God is so good and I am so blessed and thankful for all I have and the family and friends that are in my life! I hope you all had a great weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day!

I have posted some random pics of my family, hope you enjoy!




My beautiful cousin Melissa and her son Keegan!



Ivalee my nanny's twin sister, she passed away also...



The greatest man ever...



The twins Jontae and Dontae



My Aunt Brenda..



We miss you uncle Smokey!




My beautiful cousin Tara with Dontae



My uncle Smokey, God I miss this man so much, he is irreplaceable!



Christmas at my Nanny's a few years back, she has passed away now and we miss her so much and miss having Christmas at her house every year, she was awesome, I love you Nanny!

Update:

I know I haven't blogged in awhile but I have been really busy and just couldn't find a minute to blog so I have added some new and some old pics that I thought you all would enjoy trying to update you on some of our recent activities, Our life is full of excitement and love but it takes hard work to manage it all, so if sometime I don't blog it means I am truly busy with the family but I will try and update more frequent love you all!



This one is for you Aunt Darlene! I love you!




Aunt Darlene and Dc dancing..





My beautiful Mom on her wedding day!





Big Daddy (Warren's dad) and Braydon at the community yard sale!





Jaxon & Zander at Art Day!





Swimming at Aunt Brenda's house!




Karlee, my cousin Breanna's little girl..





chucky E cheese PLEASE...





They had a blast...





Jaxon & Zander





The kids at the doctor for checkups, Brady 36lbs, Jaxon 40lbs and Zander 44lbs!





Lucas at his 6 months checkup weighing in at 18lbs and 26 inches long!






The kids playing uno...






The boys with their new toothbrushes...

Lazy Weekend....

Well maybe lazy for the kids considering we didn't really go anywhere but never a full lazy day for me! I have to cook breakfast for everyone, then clean up, cook lunch, clean up, cook dinner, clean up lol, and this doesn't even include laundry, dusting etc; but the weekend was pretty nice. Friday night mom watched the kids so Warren and I went grocery shopping and then just stayed home and relaxed, I cleaned house and did laundry on commercials and between myspace and facebook lol. Warren just kinda hungout helping occasionally, it was nice though we really enjoyed the quality time and I was able to catch up on some housework. Mom brought the kids home pretty early saturday morning, we had already planned to take the kids to the park in Montevallo to have a picnic, so we packed up our lunchables, snacks and drinks and headed out but our adventure ended quickly when it began to rain, we were all so disappointed but we decided on plan b which would be a picnic on the living room floor, so we laid out the blanket, enjoyed our lunch and watched Beverly Hills Chihuahua movie and it is so good we really liked, I thought it was going to be really girly but it actually had a good story line. After the movie the little boys had nap and Tristan went outside to play with his friends, Warren and I cleaned up and started dinner prep, since we had a big menu, we made up the meatloaf, started the cabbage, later on that night we cooked mashed potatoes, fried green tomatoes and cornbread. It was so delicious and we were all completely full! After dinner we cleaned up and the kids got baths and watched a movie. Sunday morning(this morning) did not go near our plan, we had planned to go to church but we woke up late and since we have to drive so far to church we knew there was no way we would be able to make it on time considering I forgot to iron church clothes last night. So anyway things just did not go as we had planned it to but we did enjoy just being around the house, I cooked and cleaned all day as usually and even shampooed carpets, Warren watched movies most of the day with a few gentle words of kindness and offered his hands a few times lol, Tristan played outside most of the day and was distraught when he had to come in lol, Braydon pretty much hung on to my leg all day, getting into everything and messing up as I cleaned up, Jaxon and Zander played video games most of the day went they weren't wrestling and telling on each other, Lucas hungout with Warren most of the day, trying to get whatever he can, he is eating alot of baby food now and is really spoiled, he wants someone to hold him most of the time but he is a sweet baby. After dinner we cleaned up again...and the kids got baths and are now relaxing in their beds either alseep or watching tv. Warren and I chillin in the living room. Its been a nice weekend, I wish it would last longer..hope you all had a good weekend!