Quick trip to Memphis...

I got a call from my mom Thursday afternoon telling me they were going to put my dad in the hospital for some much needed relief from pain and nauseu. After talking with her a little I decided to load the kids up in the car on Friday morning and head to Memphis. After a 10 hour drive and very well behaved kids we got to Memphis. I met some very awesome friends at our old church and they took the kids so I could go straight to the hospital. I have to say it is very hard to see my dad like he is but I am thankful for the medicine he is on that is giving him some relief from the pain.
We are praying that when the doctors come in on Monday they will find the source of the pain and it will be something that can be taken care of. We are not sure if it is the cancer in his back or if he has injured his back. We just have to wait and see what the doctors find.
Each one of the kids got to go in the room with my dad for a few minutes today to visit with him. Emma got to spend about an hour with him. The others only got about 5 minutes because I felt that was about all they could take (and my dad too!)
Hopefully they will get a chance to see him tomorrow and Monday before we head back to Ohio on Tuesday.
Tonight I'm praying for my mom and dad to get some good rest and that my dad will not have much pain. And I'm thanking Jesus for my precious friends Justin, Julie, Jojo and Mr. John that love my kids and have helped me with them the past 2 days. Ya'll are awesome and I love you!

What a beautiful day!

Today turned out to be a wonderful day. The sun was shining and the temps were in the low 50's. While Maddie was napping this afternoon, Miles and I went outside to get in the sunshine. It was so nice to be outside and just made us look forward to spring even more! I love being outside and can't wait to put my new flower beds in the back and watch the kids run and play!
Here are a few pics from playing outside today...Swinging, Sliding, Playing on the hayfort, chasing bubbles, baseball, and basketball all in about 30 minutes!











Here are a few other pics from our day...

It's been awhile...

Well, about 10 months that is. Life with 4 kids is hectic and at the end of the day I'm exhausted! haha! I think about blogging all the time and it's been so long I just didn't know where to start. Since it's been so long I'm going to just pick up with where we are today and try not to think about all the great things that have passed that I could have blogged about.
Our most recent excitement is that Maddie has teeteed in the potty. I usually put her on the potty before her bath and last night she actually went in the potty. She just kept looking at me, then looking in the potty. She was so puzzled! It was like she was thinking..."How'd that happen!" Of course, when I saw what she had done, I screamed and clapped and scared her!
Ok, so after her nap I go in to Maddie's room and I find her NAKED! No pants or diaper!!! She looks up at me and says, Hi, Momma! Oh my goodness! I was so glad she had not gone to the bathroom in her bed. I picked her up and she said, Potty. So we went to the potty but nothing happened. Then, this morning when I went in to her room, I found her naked again. She had taken her pj's and diaper off. Oh, THIS GIRL! So at nap time I put her diaper on backwards with the velcro in the back. I stood outsider her room, peeking in the door. As I watched her take her pants off, I tried not to laugh. Then the grunting began. She could not figure out how to get her diaper off. I had to leave because I was laughing so hard. I figure I won this one but I'll probably have to pull out the duct tape or use a pull-up for nap and bed time. I SURE DO LOVE MY MADDIE!
Tonight I went to the dentist for the first time since we've lived here. I know, I know...3 yrs is too long! But YAY no cavities. And I need to give a shout out to Tammy Ervin!!! Yay for doing a great job cleaning my teeth!
Ok, I'm off to finish watching American Idol and I'm going to try to do better blogging more often.
Night night...