Boots Boots Boots

Not too terribly long ago, we all wore our boots to church!  It's so funny to see the kids in cowboy/girl boots but they love them!  Hopefully, this means they'll at least like country music in the future!!  I mean - they are going to grow up just outside of Music City!

Six on the Sixth

Okay, so today is the seventh - but yesterday was the sixth and it was Jilly's Golden sixth birthday. Really - she's six?!?!? That means Jax will be seven in just 10 more days. Ahhhh...where is they time going. Seriously - February FLEW by this year. I blinked and it was over.

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Back to Jilly - she had a beef stick. She loved it. Jax got one too and he loved it. They were lovin' the beef sticks and I am lovin' that the beef sticks were on sale. Maybe for Jax's birthday, I will dye them green for St. Patty's Day. Wait, who I am kidding? I will be lucky if I remember to wear green on St. Patty's Day and my name is Green. St. Paddy's day is also my dad's birthday and Steve's Goddaughter's birthday - perhaps with this as a reminder - we will get their birthday wishes out on time this year. Let's not hold our breath people.

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In other news: ASHER IS WEARING BIG BOY UNDERPANTS. Last week, his teacher told me he was ready which both elated and saddened me at the same time. Elated because I'm just about over cleaning poopy pants. Sad - because my boy is growing up and no matter how desperately I try - I cannot keep it from happening. So, today is day 3 in big boy underpants. He has not had any daytime accidents and we are 50/50 on nighttime so far. I figured there would be some occasional overnight issues - so I threw a pull-up over the undies and saved Steve the mess of cleaning 752 stuffed animals from a urine bath. (Did I say Steve, oh, I meant me - well not really...maybe we would have paper/rock/scissored for it.) In any case...Asher is now proudly showing off Cars, Toy Story and Phineas and Ferb big boy underpants. He is rather ambivalent - but truly we are thrilled.

All Dressed Up!

Last night, Steve and I had the opportunity to go to a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. We had a fantastic time. It was fun getting all decked out - the most dressed up we've been since our wedding! My heels were 4 1/4 inches tall...holy moly. Good thing I brought some silver slipper shoes to change into - saved my feet on the dance floor for sure. It was fun being 5' 6 3/4 " tall for awhile :).

Our Pretty Girl

Pretty in Pink! Saela's favorite colors are now pink and white (from previously being yellow.) I told her that we can paint her room when she turns seven - I figure by then she will have settled on a tried and true favorite. Her favorite pastime is coloring - before school, after school, trying to sneak in a bit during dinner...she loves it. I can just hardly believe that she is almost five. Love my baby girl!

Our Buddy

So, Asher is pooping on the potty about 75% of the time now. This morning, he got up, took off his footie pajamas and his diaper, pooped on the potty and then came and got us - thankfully before he sat on anything. He actually tells us most of the time when he has to go now. We love that we are almost out of diapers - almost:

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This afternoon he pooped in his diaper while he was upstairs playing with Saela. I said, "How come you pooped in your diaper and not on the potty?" He said, "I'm busy today." He seriously has an answer for everything and it cracks me up!

Eight Years Ago Today

...in Charleston, SC

Steve asked me to marry him...

...thereby making me a very lucky girl.

Love you Babe!

The Most Important Thing I Did on Superbowl Sunday 2012

...had nothing to with football

...but everything to do with my eternal life.

I got baptized.

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I was baptized as an infant, yes. I did not accept Jesus Christ as my savior, however, until June 9, 2002. About six months ago, Steve and I went to a meeting at our church to learn about the church etc. We had to fill out a form that asked if we had been baptized and then it also asked if we had been baptized after accepting Christ as our Savior. I, obviously, could not check that second box and since that meeting - it has been at the back of my head as something that I need to do. Each week I have thought about it - but there was always something holding me back - perhaps just the public nature of the event itself. Yesterday, our Pastor concluded his lecture sermon on the "end times." When he asked "are you ready?" - I knew I had to do it. The church was having a special baptism service at 4 pm and I decided - "today IS THE day." So, I nervously went to the new life class and then with Steve, Saela and Asher watching, I was publicly baptized.

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I can now peacefully say that when He comes, I AM ready.