Helping words to get through life

"To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did" When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.
'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.' "

Monday, June 30, 2008

Keyton, Friends, Fun and Cute

Just to let everyone know that the doc. finally called and they are not going to do anything about his heart right now. They say it is small and will keep there eye on it. When he is two (if it is still there) they will look into other options. Thanks for your prayers on this one.

NOW the Pics I have promised....

Here are some pics from our playdates with Mandie and Matthew! They are too cute together. The girls love spending so much time together that now we get together 3 to 4 times a week. Its so goo that they have such a good friend.








Keyton laughing at the lights on our now broken swing.....



Paisley and Keyton being cute in little outfits and sweet smiles







Paisley with baby MiMi in its little front pack...








Daddy time...Keyton watching tv with Daddy in the Morning and Paisley "playing" xbox with daddy...











Oh no he now is like Paisley about sleeping.... Something has to be on his face to sleep




Love this one.. Setting in Paisley's chair.. It mad Paisley mad but he looked to cute..




Sitting one the big girl swing... Later jumped out of the swing and got a lovely black eye...Next day jumped of the toy box and blacked the other eye! Don't know what I am going to do with her




Pool time baby... She loves the water and loves to slide into it, slash her self, and dunk herself...Keyton not a fan yet but don't they look cute in their suts..?



Nonnie got this Elmo for Paisley and it had to play on all the things of the playground with Paisley.



The lights went out the other night and Paisley was singing into the flashlight.



Big boy sitting up holding only one had. He loves to sit up by himself...


both our big cows from Nonnie


Paisley doing Tummy time with Keyton


Stuck in the diapers!!!!!!!!!

Friday, June 13, 2008

For a dear friend

My sweet friend Savanna lost her brother-in-law on Wed. He was at work but the sun was in his eyes and he hit an 18 wheeler. I feel so badly for her and her hubby. We all hung out before I moved to Abilene, every weekend. He was a good friend and a sweet guy. Please keep them in your prayers....... He will be missed.. He was a funny guy who keep us all laughing and was fun to be around. I know his brother (savanna's hubby) is having a really hard time with the whole thing. They were always together and always looking out for eachother.

Sorry that I have not put up the pics yet!! Lots going on right now.....

Monday, June 9, 2008

Update!

Sorry it has been so long....

Paisley...... now knows her whole alphabet!! Sometimes she still has problems with some of the letters but for the most part knows them all. Now she will point out letters on signs and other things around. She will make sure you know that she knows the letter.... She always says "Mama, Mama, (s)(s)." until you say "Yes the letter (s)" or whatever letter she has. I am just amazed at how much she knows. Also this week she has really started being even more of a cut-up and I love the funny little laugh she does when she is making a joke or a funny face. Tryon and I have been really enjoying watching her find her funny side. I hope if you see her soon that she comes out of her shell and you can see this side of her. She always picks my spirt up when she is this way.
Paisley is now a little dare devil... She climbs all over the little playground we got her and now is climbing the slide (the wrong way). I can't believe that at 19 months she is able to climb up a slide but she love it. Also we have be going up to this park and it is really a neat playground with lots to climb on. She was climbing all the stairs and the little rock stairs the whole time. then she walk the balance beam (hold my hands) with out falling once. I think in a few weeks she will be trying all by her self (if Mommy lets her). She is growing up to fast but I am loving every min.

Keyton.... is doing good. He is really big and is really strong. He is now talking so much and is really loud for how little he is. He wants you to know he is talking and I still love how much he smiles and is exploring more little looks. The other day he was leaning on my arm ( not sitting all the way up ) and he just sat all the way up with no help!! I was so shocked but excited that he is staring to want to move on his own. He still loves to sit up from laying down (with help) and still loves playing with Paisley.. He also love bath time and just watches Paisley play and when she pays attition to him, he starts kicking and laughing at her. I love to watch them interact together and see how sweet Paisley is with him.
His little heart.... We will hopefully find out something this week. I just can't wait to see what the plan is from here so that I can stop be so worried about him. I will send a little blog out when we know everything.

Tryon.... He is loving Amarillo but the job does not look like it is working out. The company has already shut down one store and at his store has let 2 sellsmen go. He also got the extra training part taken away and along with it went the money. The pay was the only reason he took the job and now we are only making just as much as at his old job. He is trying to find something different and thinking about other types of jobs. The big thing he is thinking about is becoming a teacher in the next year or so. The only thing we do know is that we want to stay in Amarillo because we have really found a great church that we love so much and friends that we have really grown to love(ones we see at least once a week if not more). On top of everything our house has not sold, we have a month to get a new car, and are still having to live with the parents which is just putting a stran on our little family. We just need something to give.

Sorry the kids are waking up so the new pic will be up later.....

Monday, June 2, 2008

Keyton needs your prayers

Keyton went to the doc. today and he is now 23 1/4 in. and 14 lbs 4 oz(3/4 in. shorter than Paisley and the same weight at this age). He also had to have his first shots today. He took the medication and shots just fine with a little screaming. The thing is that he now has developed a heart mermer and has to go tomorrow to have and EKG done. The doc. does not think it is to bad but want to see were we need to go from here. It could be so small that they just watch it and he will grow out of it, or we could be having to do medication or even operate to fix it. I am a little freaked out but hoping that it is nothing. Please pray that it is not very bad and that it heals fast. I will let everyone know what they say as soon as we know....

Friday, May 30, 2008

Just to remeber

Yesterday afternoon I recived the worst phone call of the day.... A very close friend to our family (Jaden's, my brother, best friend) died in a car crash late Tuesday night. Scotty was like a brother to me and was the sweetest guy you could find. I remeber all the times I drove them around, the nights staying up playing games, doing school activity, and all the times he would stick up for me when Jaden and I would fight. I will never forget watching him graduate, his sweet smile and laugh. My fav. memory is back in high school when I had just a bad day and he stayed at the house with me just to cheer me up, then made me drive aroud town until he had me laughing again. He was a big teddy bear, he was loved dearly and will be greatly missed. Please pray for his family, his baby girl (4months old) who now will never know her daddy, and all the friends that are so upset with his untimely death.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Fun week!

Lots happend this week but we will start off with some cute stories...

Paisley was in the car the other day and her fav. song right now is Toot Toot (wiggles) and this is the conversation we had about the song....


Mommy: Paisley what CD do you want to listen to now?

Paisley: Toot Toot Please

Mommy: Ok more Toot Toot

Paisley: (song is on) Toot Toot....TOOT TOOT, thank you mama

Mommy: Your welcome... Paisley do you love the wiggles?

Paisley: yes, the wiggles toot!

Mommy: yes the wiggle sing Toot Toot

Paisley: no the wiggle toot HEEE HEEE


I thought it was too cute and had to share with everyone. I don't know where she came up with the wiggles tooting because that is not something she has seen in a show.... She thinks that she is to funny and now tells people when she or anyone else toots.


Another sad but funny story about miss Paisley... Lately she has been coming into our room at night to try to sleep with us but is always crying (pretty hard) so we wake up to see what is wrong and let her in bed for a few min. until he puts her back in bed... Well the other night I woke up to see that our door is completly open but we did not hear her come in. I look over Tryon to see her curled up next to him and did not think nothing of it. The next morning I asked Tryon when Paisley came into the room and he told me he did not know he just woke up some time and she was laying next to him. I asked Paisley if she snuck into our room last night and she smile and said "yes i shhh" we laughed so hard. She was to smart and becasue of that sleep in the room most the night.


Well nothing really special has happend but the kids are always playing together and growing up to fast. Paisley has learned a lot of new letters and is working on colors and shapes. She knows 5 shapes and 2 colors. Keyton is getting really big and is always wanting to pull up with some help. I think he will be moving so much faster than Paisley ever did. Oh and he love to lick everything... my shoulder, his blankets, or his own hand. It is cute but I always have a wet spot on my shoulder!!! I can't believe how big he is, it seems like he grows at night all the time. He goes to the doc. Monday so we will see just how big he is now.


Well we had another play date and the girls were just too cute. They were hugging all over each other. (Sorry no pics of this) I really hope to get some of them soon because the girls are to cute together....


Tryon finally had a 3 day weekend and we loved having him home for so long.... Paisley was a little spoilled from seeing him that long but it was great.... Here are some pics from there time with Daddy!!!




I walk into my Dads room to find Paisley like this....Dad what are you teaching her!!!!?


Singing into Keyton's rattle



Her new face she does all the time...... It is too funny



Mommy time




Sweet sleepy boy...Tryon put him in all the pillows and he feel asleep and the other he is holding on to the sides for dear life



The first time they took a bath together



After the bath watching wiggles in Mommy's bed I love how they are laying just alike!!!!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Paisley's suprize and my sweet boy!!!

Well we really love to spoil our kids!!! We used some of our tax return to get Paisley and later Keyton and the rest of the bunch a play ground for the back yard. It has a tunel and two slides (one big and one smaller) and plenty of things to climb on. This way I can watch and help her with out having to worry about a stroller or the little one. She loved it and was soooooooo excited to use it yesterday morning for the first time. She loves to slide and the play ground grows wuth the kids so it should be fun for now and in a few years we can add a bigger one.

Here are the pics of her playing on the new play ground....










Just some sweet ones of Keyton laying outside in his chair while we played....



Paisley's new fav. place to sit.... she will sit there and rock all day if I let her.