If all the rain drops were..

money I would be loaded by now! If you live around here you know it has rained and when it was done doing that, it would rain. Time outside is few and far between so what are you to do when you can no longer hang out indoors and your daughter is giddy with the thought of going outside? You go outside in the rain. This is her first time to play in the rain and what fun we had!

Potty Training 101

I think I know how to potty train. If you would like to know how, just see below. We have actually not gone yet, but it is fun to sit there.

Happy Father's Day

Today Abbie and I went to surprise dad at work. We had made a picture last night for him hand painted and colored by Abbie and was going to stop at Starbucks to pick up his favorite drink. I called to see how his day was going and I thought, "Great, he will be in the office when we get there." Then Abbie began to ask, "What's that?" Over and over. At that time we were going over Lake Lewisville so I said, "It's the lake." Realizing my mistake instantly my husband asked where we were going and since I can't lie to save my life, I had to tell him we were on our way to see him. We didn't surprise him but his Starbucks was a nice treat and we went out to eat lunch as a family. So to you dada-Happy Father's Day. We love you and love what you do to support this family!

Grandparents

I have come to realize how blessed Brian and I are with our parents. They are all in good health and can remember most everything :) They are in love with Abbie and go above and beyond to help us out. They love for her stay with them, spend the night, and just have fun. Not too many people I know are as fortunate as us to have family around and grandparents who take an active role in their granddaughter's life. So to you grandparents: Nana, Pops, Mimi, and PePaw, we say thank you for all you do!

Incredible Pizza

Looking for something new to do this summer? Have you been to Incredible Pizza? Indoor race car driving, bumper cars, bowling, games, golf, all you can eat pizza, pasta, salad, baked potatos, dessert, and drinks. All for an entrance fee of $6.99 per person. Of course games vary on price. We love this place! Pick the room you want to eat in. Feeling like family? Drive in? Diner? Gym? Best of all, it's a Christian run place. Check it out!

Staying Home

If you ever read anything on here you may begin to pick on a theme of staying home is the goal of our life. Today God and I had a chat and it came to my attention that I have been home, but haven't been home. Make sense? Even though summer is here, Abbie and I have just gone and gone. We have yet to have a day where it's just us, at home, no errands, nowhere to go. Just her and myself. So you stay at home moms, how do you balance it all? Quality time with your children and still keeping your sanity by getting out the house? When do you cross the line of being out too much? This is short season of my life to be home and I don't want to miss out!

Zoo Times

Back in March we bought zoo passes to the Ft. Worth Zoo because I love to go. We have been quite a few times and today I got out with Abbie with our cousin Robin and her two daughters, Mia and Taya. They had a blast today. Unfortunately, there is only one decent picture of all three. And you can see that one is not good at all! Abbie loves to ride the train: choochoo, ride. That is what she tells me. She also got to enjoy her first lemonade Capri Sun thanks to Robin!

Treasure

This doesn't have anything to do with Pirates of the Caribbean as much as I want to see the movie, but our treasure we lay up. You have heard before that where your treasure is, your heart will be also. I have heard that and thought how nice it was and that yes, my treasure needs to be in heaven so moth and rust won't get it and that pesky thief can't get to it. But I don't think I ever hit the core of it before until tonight from church. Basically it's this: you can pursue God and serve him, or you can pursue money and have it. If you pursue money you don't get God and in the end, you wind up with nothing because you don't get to take it with you. Pursue God, and you have him and he gives you his kingdom. This is all to say that this is a test of where our hearts are. If you like the transient, your heart is here on earth. And if you like (pursue, desire, long for) the invisible, well, your heart is in heaven.
I guess I have some work to do in my life. I am ok with this sermon because I know that I have been asking God to help me deal with this very issue and will continue to ask for him to help me so that my treasure may be found in him.