Icky Sicky

Yep, we've got the head cold 'round here. It's been awfully rough to deal with! I wish there was more I could do for my poor babies, but sadly this thing just has to run it's course. I'm running on little sleep & LOTS of caffeine! Poor little things just want to be held all the time and they fight sleep because they can't suck their thumbs with plugged noses. It's been hard to provide them with any comfort. Mommy needs another set of arms! We are on the road to recovery, but it slow going. We would appreciate your prayers over us as we battle this!

My birthday!

I must confess that I have been abundantly spoiled as of late. Besides getting over 75 well-wishes from friends on Facebook, here are a few pictures of my 28th! 

On the 3rd, we went on a date with our best friends to Lake Bryan!

 Cherise made me a very yummy cake!

 No date is complete without some form of caffeine, plus we wanted to stay up late chatting & playing games!

 The 9th is my birthday and the best gifts I have call me "Mama"! 

 Me & E!

 My sweet family!

 Mom Mader sent me a cake and Ian sang to me!

 He watched a chick flick with me!

 Today we took the girls to the zoo for the first time!

 We ate cheeseburgers at the caffe'!

 A statue monkey

 Helping Dad push the stroller

 Ice cream sweet treat!

 Relaxin' with Dad

 Fun with dinner! 

 Hotdogs & noodles!

 Kelsie dancing

 Karis clappin' for her sister!

It has been a birthday to remember & cherish!! Thank you all for being a part of my life! I am truly blessed!

New background!

Can you tell I'm aching for fall?! Typically, I enjoy Texas' hot weather, but this summer has been a scorcher...literally record breaking! I'm ready to say "goodbye" to that and "hello" to sweater weather! You know those days when it's just brisk enough to smell a chill in the air and all you want to do is snuggle up under a blanket, drink a nice cup of coffee, and read...well, ok...I'm dreaming a bit. Other than children's books, there's not a whole lot of reading going on around here. I'm thinking that I will greet Fall with the same hustling & bustling as usual. My sweet girls are full of energy and keep me goin' 100 miles an hour! But it's so much fun; I can't complain. I don't really care for freezing cold weather, though. I'm ok with snow being a novelty. ;)  When the girls are old enough to care & miss it, we will travel to it! Anyhoo...

Oh, my birthday's tomorrow and aside from the fun of getting my hair done, Ian is taking his ladies to the zoo! T'will be the first time the twins get to go and I'm so excited! I'm also so jazzed about attending Mom to Mom this year with the GBC Southwood ladies on Monday mornings. I would ask for your prayers because it's going to be a little rough on the girls at first. They usually sleep in til 8:30 and the study begins at 9:15; they are also not used to being in the nursery for over 2 hours, so we will need prayers over us and the nursery workers as we learn to adjust. The only bummer to the end of this week is that we're going to a "going away get-together" for our Ludlow & Turner friends. ;(  Don't like saying "goodbye". We know the Lord's hand will be upon them as they move and wish them the very best. But they will be missed!

Hope y'all have a great weekend!!