Kaityn Walks!!!

Kaityn, as I have said before, walks on her knees to get to wherever she wants. Well, Saturday night we had another party for her with some of our friends and family. She decided she would show off a little bit and took off walking. She would walk, sit down, clap and say yeah, and then get up and do it again. Before we knew it she was walking across the living room, through the kitchen, and to her room. She is not walking everywhere yet but she will walk across the room and does more walking on her feet than knees now. My baby is growing up.

Happy Birthday "Popcorn"

Happy Birthday PaPa. We love you. Hope you have a great day.
Love,
Christopher
Kaibryn
Cooper
Kaityn

Thankful Thursday

Today is "thankful Thursday". I missed last week because of the "Bug" at our house so I am going to do this week what I was going to do last week. Last week was Valentine's Day. I used to wear black on this day because I was always "woe is me." I am such a girl. What did I wear this year...black...it is SO slimming, right? I always used to make fun of my mom because everything she wore was brown or black. Well, you know they always say you turn out to be like your Mom. If you look in my closet the main color is, yes you guessed it, black.
The Bible says, "Every good and perfect gift is from above." My gift is my husband Chris. I made a list of things to pray for in a husband when I was in high school. I wish I could find it. EVERY thing I prayed for was answered with Chris. He is slow to anger, has a good name, a man of integrity, knows how to work hard, wise, and many others. One of the "non-spiritual" ones I put (which is VERY funny) was that he did not have to know how to play sports but would need to know a little bit about it so he could carry on a conversation with anyone. Well, anyone who knows Chris knows that if you have questions about ANY sport he is the one to go to. He even knows about the "weird" sports. So, if anyone has questions...give him a call. Well, my list centers around him today and why I am so thankful for him.

1. He makes me laugh (even when I don't want to) - "A joyful heart is good medicine."
2. He makes everything fun.
3. He let me beat him at ping-pong
4. He works hard so I can stay at home.
5. He is my best friend - He makes me "cool." :)
6. He sees the best in me.
7. He makes me feel safe...especially in a crowded room of people.
8. He will help me do anything.
9. He loves playing with the kids and is so patient with them.
10. He is not a "hot-tempered man" - Prov. 22:24-25
11. He is slow to speak - Prov. 21:23 (thank you)
12. He loves being involved with the students at church and is impacting many lives.

He is so great. There is no one God could have created more perfectly for me. He makes me want to be a better servant and wife. He loves the Lord and his family. What else could you ask for in a husband. In Proverbs it says, "A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord." I pray that I am a wife that he can look at and say, "I have found a good thing."

Birthday Bash

The Birthday Girl

Today is Kaityn Mae's 1st birthday. I cannot believe a year has already gone by. She is such a sweet girl. She loves her brothers and sister and enjoys being around them. Her favorite activities include climbing on anything she can get a hold of, laughing, taking off her socks and shoes, and walking on her knees. Her newest activity includes taking off her shirts. I have no idea how she does that. The past few days when I have gone to pick her up after her nap she is shirtless. When I go to get her she looks at me with pride in her eyes. It is quite funny. We were supposed to have her birthday party last Saturday but with the "bug" hitting our house we had to change it. We are going to have some friends over this Saturday and try it again. Her name means "most wanted child." My prayer for her is that she will grow to have a "gentle and quiet spirit which is precious in the sight of God."(on days I think I need to pray this more :) ).
I will try to add some more pictures of her birthday tonight.

Glad It's Monday...Part 2

Well, once again it is Monday and I am SO glad it is here. We were supposed to have Kaityn's first BD party this weekend but our house was hit with THE bug. It started with Cooper, went to Daddy, then to Christopher and then ended with sweet Kaibryn who is still trying to shake it. I think Kaityn gave it to everone first. She received the "blessing" on Wed.
Like I said we were supposed to have her party Saturday. PaPa and Grana and Aunt Candace and Uncle Michael came in from KC for the big event. It was sad but we were able to spend time with them a little bit on Saturday and a little bit on Sunday. I'm glad Monday is here because I am not longer cleaning up throw up. I am spending the day disinfecting my house and finishing washing EVERY towel in our house...you think I am kidding (I'm not). That's just an update on our weekend. Kaibryn is asking for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The last time she asked for one she ended up eating four. I don't think that will happen this time. Hope everyone has a great week.

Valentine's Lunch

Thank you PaPa and Grana for the pizza.