I'm back!

I apologize yet once again for my lapse in blogging. Things have been busy here. Softball/baseball season is here and we are in full swing (no pun intended). Grace and Jeffrey's schedules seem to conflict quite a bit. One will have a game and one will have practice, same day same time. It can get crazy, but it is fun!

David is getting bigger by the day. I can't believe that in just a few days he will be 9 months old! Where has the time gone? He is so much fun! He is clapping his hands now, all by himself! It is so cute, he is also waving. He hasn't started crawling yet, I go back and forth because I want him to start crawling, but at the same time I think I can wait for that! Lol! Maybe I am not quite ready! Haha!

RW will be home soon! I can't wait! It has been crazy trying to make plans to get out there for his homecoming, but I think we may finally have it organized. Thank goodness! It has been a real headache. I can't wait to get out there and see him, just knowing that he will be back and isn't going anywhere is such a great feeling. I am excited!!

This weekend is going to be fun and busy! Mom went to a Ladies Retreat with my Grandma (her Mom) for the weekend. So I am at home with my little brother and sister. We are having fun, and tomorrow night the Vaughan kiddos are coming for a sleepover. We will have a total of 8 kids in the house! It is going to be fun! Sara and I are excited!

That is the latest and greatest from me. Just busy! I will try and get more pictures and videos up soon! I hope this finds everyone doing well! :)

Hater

Hater/ By Maya Angelou

A hater is someone who is jealous and envious and spends all their
time trying to make you look small so they can look tall.
They are very negative people to say the least. Nothing is ever
good enough!

When you make your mark, you will always attract some haters...

That's why you have to be careful with whom you share your
blessings and your dreams, because some folk can't handle seeing
you blessed...

It's dangerous to be like somebody else... If God wanted you to be
like somebody else, He would have given you what He gave them! Right?

You never know what people have gone through to get what they
have...

The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they
don't know my story...

If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, you
can rest assured that the water bill is higher there too!

We've all got some haters among us!

Some people envy you because you can:
a) Have a relationship with God
b) Light up a room when you walk in
c) Start your own business
d) Tell a man / woman to hit the curb
(if he / she isn't about the right thing)

e) Raise your children without both parents being
in the home

Haters can't stand to see you happy.
Haters will never want to see you succeed.
Most of our haters are people who are supposed to be
on our side

How do you handle your undercover haters?
You can handle these haters by:

1. Knowing who you are & who your true friends are
*(VERY IMPORTANT!!)

2. Having a purpose to your life: Purpose does not
mean having a job. You can have a job and still be
unfulfilled.

A purpose is having a clear sense of what God has called you to be.
Your purpose is not defined by what others think about you.

3. By remembering what you have is by divine
prerogative and not human manipulation.

Fulfill your dreams! You only have one life to live...when its your
time to leave this earth, you 'want' to be able to say, 'I've lived my
life and fulfilled 'my' dreams,... Now I'm ready to go HOME!

When God gives you favor, you can tell your haters, 'Don't look at
me...Look at Who is in charge of me...'

More Videos

Here are some videos from about a month ago. I haven't had a chance to upload them any sooner than now, so here they are! Enjoy! :)

Here is a video of David getting his haircut at the barber shop for the first time, with DADDY! :)



This is one from a few weeks ago when we went to the park. David loved going down the slide with Aunt Grace! :)

Videos

Here are a few videos from the past month or so. I have had trouble uploading them, but I have finally had some luck! So here we go...

This one is of RW's sister Dawn. She fell asleep and RW thought it would be funny to put some of his skoal in her mouth as she slept! Pesky brothers!! LOL! It was the perfect time to catch some video! :)




This one is of David and his cousin Madison. They were so funny together! Madison didn't care for him too much! Hopefully the next time they are together she will like him a little more! :)




This video is from Saturday at myt little brother's opening ceremonies for baseball. His team this year is The Indians! They all look so darn cute! :)

New shoes

David got his FIRST pair of big boy tennis shoes today, so I put them on him and we left for Lucy's dance recital. After we got there and got our seats I noticed that he was only wearing 1 shoe! I looked everywhere, tore apart the diaper bag, looked in the parking lot...couldn't find it anywhere! I was so bummed! We got home and I found the missing shoe on the floor!! LOL! Must have fallen off as we were heading out the door!!! Now we have a "pair of shoes" again!! :) YAY!

I heard from my Hubby!

I got a call from my hubby tonight! It was so good to hear his voice! He is making the journey back just fine. Not much longer and he will be back here with us! I can't wait!!

I hate that he has to go back, but at the same time I want him to get back there so he can pack up and get back to me! Lol! It is a mixture of feelings. We are on the down hill slope from here.

Just thought I would share that news with you all! I hope everyone is doing well! :)

The Latest and Greatest

So a lot has happened since I have last written. David now has 2 teeth, RW has been home for his R&R, we have taken a trip to Alabama and then back to California, got a black lab, RW left, and my friend Sara (an Army wife also) moved in with us while our hubby's are away. Hmm...I think that about covers it! Lol! Lets get started...

As far as David goes, his teeth are coming in nicely. He looks so darn cute with those 2 bottom teeth! I was sad when I noticed that he was getting his teeth, because I loved his toothless grin. I am now loving his little 2 teeth smile! ♥

RW came home for a visit. That was the best thing EVER! It had been 8 months since we had seen one another, so this was HUGE!! Plus, it was the first time he had ever seen David in person! That just blessed my heart so much, seeing father and son bonding the way that they did. David took to RW immediately! I was so happy! :)

Only being here for 2 weeks, RW and I had lots to do. We made a trip to Alabama to visit his family. It was the first time they had met David too, well except for Aunt Rachel! She made a visit out here to CA to visit David when he was 3 months, so he had changed a lot by the time we went back there. We had a good visit there. The bummer was that David got sick! He got an ear infection and was so congested. Bless his little heart, as sick as he was he remained in good spirits! :)

We came back to CA and just spent some time together as a family! It was wonderful! About 2 days before RW had to leave again, he decided that he wanted to get his black lab! He had been wanting one for quite some time. He had a black lab when he was a kid and has wanted one ever since! Soo...we found one on craigslist. He is about a year and a half old, and his name is Holt. He is a sweet dog! RW only had about a day with him before he had to leave. So now I definitely had my hands full with a 7 month old and a puppy! LOL! Its funny because now it seems like our little family is complete, well for now at least! RW was just beaming because he was so happy to have his dog! I loved to see that, it made me so happy!

The night before RW left to head back "across the pond", we went up and stayed in a hotel right by the airport because his flight left out really early in the morning! I was so sad to see him go! It was just horrible, luckily he will be back sooner than later so that is a blessing! I can't wait for that! He was having a hard time leaving too, he said that having a wife and son, and now his dog made it so much harder to leave! It broke my heart when he told me that! I just felt so helpless. It is times like that where there are no words to say that can give comfort, just being there and holding his hand listening to what he had to say was what he needed! I can do that! :) I am anxiously awaiting the Homecoming of my Soldier, and the day we are all together as a family again! :) ♥

My friend, Sara a fellow Army wife moved in with us today for a couple months while our hubby's are away! We are so happy to have her here! It will be a fun next few months! :)

That about wraps up what has been going on here! I really need to stop waiting so long to write, then I wouldn't have so much to catch you all up on! LOL! I was a little busy though, I am sure you all understand...right!? ;)