Revival

We just ended our revival last night with Rev. Tim Rabon. I have to say, when you have to sit in a service with a 3 year old that wiggles around, you tend not to get as much out of the service. However, last night spoke to my heart and we even sat on the front row with Kylie! Rev. Rabon preached on holding the line for the future generations and how we are allowing the devil to neutralize us and he plans on having a hay day with our children. At the end of the service, he asked me if Kylie would let him hold her, and I thought, "oh dear! she's going to embarass me and scream her head off during the most important part of the service!". I handed her over and she went to him (probably in part because she was ready to go to anyone to get off that pew!lol). She did reach for me and say "i want my mommy" , but overall she did well. Preacher Rabon went on to say, "we need to live right for Kylie....for her generation". Because he was holding MY baby, it made it very personal for me. It would be in a large part, my fault if she turned out bad. I don't want her to see anything in my life that would cause her to mess up or go the wrong way. Kylie and I went to the altar and prayed and I prayed out loud in front of her for the Lord to help me be a good mommy so that Kylie would grow up and love Him as much as daddy and I do. She was very still and quiet, and seem to listen to my prayer very closely. After we got back to our pew, we sat there for a few seconds and she said "mommy, I love you". It was the most sincere "I love you" that a 3 year old could muster. I could have cried right there in church. It just reminded me, that I have something so much bigger the ME to live for. I have 2 little parts of me that are watching my every move and that trust me to lead them in the right direction. I've decided that being a parent is not the biggest responsibilty in the world. Anyone can be a parent. Being a Godly parent, that is willing to lead by example, and give their children every possible opportunity to do right is the ultimate responsiblity.

My Babies

I love my babies to death! I never realized how different each kid could be...well, until I had my second one! lol! Kylie and Kenzie are so different, yet, I love them exactly the same. However, they are at different stages of life, so I don't enjoy them the same. Some may think that when a mother has a second child and she "ooh" and "ahh's" over that baby, that she loves her more than her first child. Well, that is not the case. I love the baby things that Kenzie does. I don't sit around and stare at Kylie all day and clap when she burps or tickle her tummy or play peekaboo with her, because she is 3! And on the same token, I don't play "I spy", or race Kenzie around the house, because she is 7 months! What I'm trying to get at is, I love my girls both equally. I am just enjoying them differently, because they have different, unique personalities given to them by God and they are at different stages in life. I love my girls and the time God has given me to enjoy them every day.

Pierced Ears!!!

Kylie has been noticing for a while that all of her little friends have their ears pierced. She starting asking me about a month ago if she could have earrings too, like all her friends at church. I explained to her how she would get them, and term "little pinch" turned her off to the idea very quickly. So I dropped it and didn't try to push the issue. Then, Tuesday we were at Claires with a friend and her two girls,(which had their ears pierced too), and she asked again. So I explained it to her all over again and instead of saying the word "pinch", I demonstrated what they would do. This time she said, "OK!" :) There was only one lady working at the time and I wanted them both done at the same time, so she said come back after 4 any day and there is always 2 people. So we decided to do it Thursday and made it a big deal for Kylie. She was so excited all day. We acted the actual piercing out all day. I thought it would help her. So I "pierced" her ears and she "pierced" mine all day! It was fun. When daddy got home, we loaded up and headed to Claires. But when we got there, there had been a shift mishap and there was only one girl there. I was so upset. Kylie was didn't understand why we had talked about it all day and now she couldn't get them! I was so afraid that if they just did one at a time, she would only have one ear pierced at the end of the day! lol! So aaron volunteered to do one. WHAT?! I was so shocked!....and nervous. So we did all the paperwork and on the count of 3!.......WAHLAH! :) She had the cutest pink daisy earrings. She cringed and cried for a total of 5 seconds, then got angry because the lady was cleaning them, but when she got out of the chair, she went straight to a mirror and just stared at herself. The rest of the night, she walked around flipping her hair back and being so proud of herself. It was definitely a special moment for her and I was so happy that Aaron and I were there for it and got to be apart of her first "big girl" experience. So now, my baby has her ears pierced like a big girl and is growing up way too fast. I put some pictures of her before and after she got them done.

Picture Day!!!

Well I ventured out today to take BOTH the girls for their fist pictures together! And to make matters more complicated, they were their Easter pictures, complete with their NICE dresses and socks and shoes and.......! So here I am trying to get them dressed while not wrinkling their dresses and getting a diaper bag ready, and curling Kylie's hair....ect. I was EXHAUSTED to say the least, and that was before I even left the house! lol! Anyway,the pictures turned out great. It usually goes something like this, the girl and I cut cartwheels and make all kinds of strange noises to get them to smile and trying to get them both to look at the camera. Then when you get one to look and smile, the other one is completely lost focus and is looking the opposite direction and moved off the mat,so while we get their attention, the other one is lost...and the viscious cycle goes on and on and on...! Finally, all your hard work pays off and you get ONE picture that looks really great! lol! Thats how it goes these days with a 6 month and 3 year old! Fun stuff. :) I know it is alot of work, but one day I will be happy that I did it. I love my girls and I love seeing them in adorable pictures. We are taking family pictures tomorrow, so we will see how that goes! I will post pictures as soon as I can.

Sisters

Me and my sister, Melinda, were not always very close growing up. We like to think that it was the 6 years between us that made it so difficult. However, as we have gotten older and settled into about the same stage of life, we are very close. In fact, we would both say that each other was our best friend. She loves my children as if they were her own and I am sure I will feel the same way about hers one day. I have always said that if I had girls I would want them to be as close as Mindy and I are. As for right now, they are really too young to understand everything that goes along with being sisters, but they enjoy each other. Kenzie enjoys Kylie more than Kylie enjoys Kenzie. Partly because Kylie still remembers life before Kenzie, when everything revolved around her! lol! But as much as she likes to act like she doesn't notice Kenzie, or want her around, when Kenzie is upset, Kylie wants me to fix it for her. She doesn't like for sissy to be upset or crying. It's very sweet. Kylie loves for Kenzie to take baths with her! they play and splash, and I know it will only get sweeter! I love my girls to pieces!

Milestones

Well it is no secret now that I have been concerned about my Kenzie Grace for a while now. She was such a slow mover to begin with and showed no signs of wanting to do anything on her own, such as, roll over, sit up, or even hold her bottle. But just this past couple of weeks, she has started really moving along with her motor skils. She has gotten so good at it, that the only thing she seems to want to do is roll all over the house! lol! Which makes me happy, because I was so afraid that something was wrong with her. She is doing good now and growing like a weed! She doesn't sleep as much as Kylie did, but I guess it is because of all the noise that goes on because of Kylie. As soon as Kylie come home from school, they lay down and take a nap and give me time to do what i need to. Kylie will sleep for 4 hours if I let her, but Kenzie doesn't sleep for more than 2. However, she wakes up and rolls around in her crib, talking and playing forever! So I let her play as long as she will. It probably helps that I make her crib look like a jungle gym! lol! well, I just wanted to give you an update on my little angel. We are also in the process of getting started on a house project so we are excited. Our home was built with living room and a formal den, seperated by a wall. However, I want to knock out that wall between and open it all up to have one great room. It is going to be so nice to get it done and have tons of room for the girls to run and play. The Lord has blessed us so much to supply our needs and give us a little extra for our wants. When we decided to do this, we set aside an envelope to save money for it. Aaron bought a jeep and sold it all in the same week and made money off of it for our fund. He also sold his 4 wheeler in 2 days and made quite a bit off that too. So it seems like everytime we try to do something, the Lord just puts His hand in it and makes sure it happens and with the most reward for us! He is so good to us.

My Princess

Growing up, I was much of a tomboy. Building forts in the woods and playing war was my idea of fun. I did the normal girl thing like roller skating and making up gymnastic routines on the jungle gym, but as for dress up and make up,I didn't really even get into that until college. So when my first little girl was born,Kylie, I was totally at a loss when she developed a love for the girlier things in life! lol! In fact, she is obsessed with princess things! I have to say that I have aided in this obsession though, but I know it makes her happy, so i sit in the floor with her and we paint toenails and fingernails, and I curl her hair in ringlets and put tiaras in her hair. It's much different than how I was raised, but I enjoy my time with her nevertheless. She is going to be my girly girl and we will see what kenzie turns out to be. Either way, I love them with my whole heart and cannot wait to enjoy their different spirit's and personalities.