Happy 40th Leigh Ann

Kelley, Leigh, Leigh Ann, and I celebrated Leigh Ann's 40th Birthday in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We spent 3 days laughing, watching movies, setting in the hot tub, eating, shopping, and sleeping in. It was so nice to get away with no agenda or set plan. We just did what we wanted when we wanted....and with 12 kids between us we did NOT take one minute for granted. I am so grateful for wonderful friends (and husbands that took care of the kids)!!!







Trying to "stuff" all our Christmas shopping in the van?

Kelley and Leigh Ann start a fire?

Hudson's 8th Birthday

Jody, Hudson, and I celebrated his 8th birthday last night at the Colts and Patriots game in Indianapolis. We had a blast!! The Colts won in the last 7 seconds of the game, 34 to 35. We set in a sky box/suite with all you could eat chicken wings, pizza, chili dogs, cheeseburgers, soft drinks, etc. Hudson (and Jody) were in football "heaven"! We were so blessed by these tickets that were given by a friend Jody works with......thank you!! In the second picture Hudson is holding the SUPER BOWL TROPHY the Colts won in 2006.....I was so scared he was going to drop it!?!?! Jody and I talked on the way home of how valuable this one on one time is with each of the kids. What a great night!!!

That's exactly right!

"How we live our days is how we live our lives." - Francis Chan

Just for fun

Here's a close up of the laundry (it's all clean by the way)!! **See post below**

There he is......

When we moved into this house two years ago Jody and I splurged and bought this king size bed with a really nice, comfy, cozy mattress. I love my bed!!! (and apparently so does someone else...) I took this picture at about 7:00 this morning (obviously with the help of the flash). Every night (around 2:30-3:00 a.m.) Hudson makes his way into our room and stretches out across the bottom of the bed. Most nights we leave a pillow and blanket there for him. In this picture, he just helped himself to my robe off the floor. The only problem now is that he is getting big and there is no longer room for mine or Jody's legs. We wake up in a ball, legs curled to our chins!?!!? No wonder I need a chiropractor. He is so sweet I can hardly stand it!! I'm not sure how this is going to work when he becomes a teenager.....guess we'll get a bigger bed.

Did you catch the laundry pile next to the wall......it's still there!!

Big Girl!!!

Look who no longer needs diapers!!! I know there is a special crown in heaven for moms that endure potty training.....(I'm up to 4)!!!

Is it Groundhog's Day?

I told Jody this morning that I feel like I am in the movie "Groundhog Day." Every morning this week I have woken up the the day before. Gray skies, cool weather, rain, kids running circles through the house (including a few of the neighbors), sugar cookies, brownies, my favorite sweatpants, and the smell of Pumpkin Roll in my Scentsy candle holder. It may not be pretty, but it's working for us!! We have done NOTHING productive this week. Carson is out of school for Fall Break, so we decided to do the same with our homeschooling and join in (one of the joys of homeschooling)!! The most exciting thing happening this week is that I am finally going to get my hair cut and highlighted tonight (guess I better wash my sweatpants before I go)?!

All good things must come to an end! Monday is going to hit us hard!! But, I will enjoy this while it lasts!!