When it rains it pours...Brandon has moved back home and it is an adjustment for him and definitely for us!  I am praying that what he learned at Teen Challenge he will apply to life as he enters back into society. 
Everytime we make a plan and think we know where things are going we get thrown a curve ball and we are going in another direction. 
Addison was so funny this morning she said she wanted out of the shower and when i opened the door she started spraying me with the detachable shower head! She hugged me severalt imes this morning and was so brave when I left for work.  I miss being home with her!
This is a season that I will miss in some regards but I cannot wait to get past in others.  Pray the Lord gives me patience because I am anxious to get to the next chapter. 
Thank God for good friends!  I feel like we are detached from most people b/c of work, school, kids, etc.  I had a good friend come over and hang out with us this week and it was refreshing to not be home alone all the time!

funny things my little girl said this week...

As she rubbed all of our faces....."Mommy shaved, I shaved, but Daddy is not shaved."

" 'Yes mamm' is not in my mouth."

"I'm bigger because I am you..... I am Chairdy."

When I was trying to get her to put her white sunday shoes on "they all just hurt me SO bad" she cried but the purple flip flops she exclaimed "they are just SO beautiful".  If you could only hear the dramatic effects with these words.

"Do you like Sher Khan??  I love Sher Khan...maybe I can ride him..." (the tiger from the jungle book) No fear of anything.

"Dont worry about Ursula.... she will be fine." " you dont have to worry about me either because I am fine too"

I have so much to tell that I dont know where to start!

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Lets start current and go backwards.... This weekend Mark and I had a great date night Saturday which included margs and a funny movie!  He got to get some golf in and I took the kids to a carnival where Addie road a pony and talked me into bouncing down a slide that was way to narrow and steep for me to try again :) 

Last weekend we spend it in Little Rock for my cousins graduation.  I picked up Brandon from Teen Challenge and his mom flew into to Little Rock to spend some time with him at our family gathering.  It was pleasant and she took Brandon back to OK Monday for us!  Addison is so smitten with Brandon... its cute!

Keaton is not speaking yet but I think I will laugh all day if he speaks like she does! We are trying to break him from the bottole but he is in LOVE with that thing full or empty he wants it in his mouth.....

Addison is always a mommy to a doll, stuffed animal, or something.... therefore she is either scolding, consoling, or loving on them.  It is so funny to see her rock them when they cry and scratch their back to get them to go to sleep etc....

She had an accident in her panties while Rachel (my sister) was watching her a few weeks ago which Rachel was not happy about cleaning up.  Addison tried to lighten the air and said "its funny isnt it?!? ". Rachel didnt hesitate to so "NO" and so Addie replied "is it funny a little bit?"...again Rachel replied "NO".  Addison said "can I laugh?" and Rachel still said "No"... finally Addison grinning said" Ill just smile!"...Rachel broke and started laughing.....

She told me yesterday when the sun was in her eyes "that sun is mean starring at me". 

Going back a little further to Mothers day.... the night before I took Addie to the mall and when I got home KP (my BFF) needed me to take her to ER b/c her heart would not stop racing and pain was runningdown her neck and chest.  We got out of there around 3 am and so Mark taught our 3 yr old SS the next a.m. without me b/c we had all of our family coming over for Mothers Day that afternoon!  It work out and we had a great time! Brandon called me to wish me a Happy Mother's Day. 

I am now waiting to hear back from Baptist about my enrollment in their night/weekend Nursing program.

I have an appt with U of M Wednesday about their Nursing program also! 

My life is so blessed with a grea family, flexible job, and some new opportunities!

Addie decided yesterday that she didnt want to go to music class as we were walking in and it was amazing how quickly she unravelled!  When I raised my voice at her I had to come back and apologize and she instructed me that "if you say your sorry that means you wont do it again" and I agreed that I would try not to do it again....she replied "well you did it yesterday too".... it made me want to yell again...

When baby fevers hits I squash it with two toddlers! :)

Keaton is struggling letting go of the bottle....any suggestions?

Mark is having thyroid surgery Tuesday morning... please pray that everything comes back normal!

Addison has her surgery consult this thursday and we are a bit anxious to find out when her surgery will be... Spring break is great this week... my brain is fried.... Oh how am I going to survive Nursing school fulltime?!?!?

Esther took the kids to the park yesterday and we went to the park Saturday... We tried the Zoo but when we got there the line was out to E Parkway so we left before we ever got in! 

We are planning Keaton's first birthday next week and his party this Saturday!  I cannot believe it has been a year!  He loves pushing Addie around on the firetruck b/c he cannot quite walk by himself or stablize sitting on the firetruck while it is moving!  They just cackle together and then someone always starts to cry!  The joys of siblings....

I love that Addison will come up to me and say "Mommy I love you SO MUCH!" without just repeating it after me. It melts my heart.

 When Keaton stands by hisself she pushes him to the ground and says "Mommy he wanted to crawl". 
He took 2-3 steps alone last night! HURRAY!
He is such a tank and will eat anything and everything that you put in front of him.

Addison is going backwards and then forwards and then back again with potty training! UGH!

We need prayer for Brandon and our trip to see him the end of March b/c there is definitely some spiritual warefare going on and we need JESUS to bind the devil and all his influences away from this child.  He will be 17 this month and we want to have a positive birthday celebration!

I am holding on the Palms 36:5 "Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the skies"!

This weekend was full of studying, playing outside (PTL) and shopping!

Friday we went bowling as a family minus Keaton plus Fire Station 27 and it was so fun!
I saw a girl and her father that had come through my clinic months back and they remembered me from a conversation we had about the passing of her mother and when they rode a pink FireTruck!
... Sweet family... and an old coworker was with them dating her sister.... It is a small world!

Addie spent Saturday with Nay Nay and Pop (shopping at the Mall and going to the Park)....
Keaton and I enjoyed a day to play together and I got to study for my Midterm a little while he napped!

Addison's new thing is saying NO SIR regardless of what you say,..... UGH!
Keaton is almost walking... LIKE INCHES FROM DOING IT HIMSELF!

Brandon will be 17 in three weeks and Keaton will be 1 in 2 weeks! I cannot believe it has been a year since we brought our little man home.... He loves to drop things and say "Oh" .... He squeals at such a high range and he can drink a bottle, crawl, and play with toys simutaneously!
He calls our puppy "Ro Ro Ro" her name is Rosie!

Addie was a ballerina all night last night until she became Dr. SQ and had to give me medicine b/c I was sick.... She pulled up my shirt to use her stethoscope on my stomach and she pointed to my ribs and said "mommy those are your boobies"....  These kids always make me laugh!!!