Outer Banks Continued

After I made the last post,, I realized I forgot some pictures, so it was easier to just make another post.

Treyton had fun getting to know Uncle Brandon. (and the others, he actually did not want to come to me when Grandma had him! )

Treyton thought it was fun exploring new territory.

One evening, Jenny got to open early birthday presents!

Doing a puzzle Daddy bought for them.

Outer Banks, here we come!

We are looking forward to going on vacation! We are leaving for Outer Banks North Carolina tomorrow afternoon!! We will be there till Sunday! We plan to meet my parents and brother and sister there too. We are all very excited for a vacation and anxious to see my family again!

David has been busy but having fun clearing trees off our property. It has added  almost a half acre that we hope to turn into lawn.                                                                                       

He was like a little boy with a new toy in a huge sandbox! (:  [until he pulled our phone lines out of the ground! (: ]

 

The girls got to help with clean-up work

 

 You can tell between this picture and the next how much was cleared away from the back, the woods used to come all the way to the swings.

Rissa helped too, for a little while!

Treyton after a hard day of eating, crawling, growing and exploring!

Fun Times

Well, I ended up with a bunch of pictures this time. I found some I somehow missed from before!

Aside from all the kids having colds again, (no surprise with this crazy weather of hot and cold!), we are all fine. I have my fingers crossed that there won't be ear infections again!

 

My "Lil Stinker"

 

Anything goes in his mouth, this is a rubber ducky he found.

 

 This picture is for Treyton's Grandpa's (:

                                                               

Lunch made for me by Jenny

 

A couple weeks ago we had a church picnic. Amber was excited to have a canoe ride! 
( I tried to not worry  about gators! (:  ) 

 I have been trying to make our tiny house more efficient with four kids. One of the ways was to get rid of my regular sized high chair and get a "space saver" high chair.

Trying to get a leaf pile (:

Treyton doing a favorite thing of his, empty the toy basket.

We have work in progress going on in the kitchen. Treyton is very interested in the tools!

The shirt says it all (:

Amber had a good week at school last week. Her first field trip, (to the zoo), and cashing in her merits (for good grades and behavior), this is what she got with them. She also decorated cookies, I was hoping for a picture but she ate them all on her way home from school!

Treyton loves bath time!

New Accomplishments

I am sorry that I have taken so long to post! It seems I just don't grab my camera as much lately, I will try to do better!

Treyton is almost 7 months old now! He just got his second tooth and has started crawling. He is getting to be a chunk to lug around anymore!

Rissa is a ''busy mommy''

Favorite activity

I mentioned before about how Rissa loves to do puzzles. This one was her first big accomplishment. It was a 63 piece puzzle (minus a missing piece). She labored all day the first time she did it, now it is together in a few minutes.

I think Treyton is proud of his new milestone! The girls learned the hard way that they have to be careful what they let lay on the floor after he chewed up half the back cover of their new Berenstain Bear book! (:

Our front porch friend "Lizzie"

Being Thankful

I have been thinking a lot lately about having a thankful attitude. As we go about our life/work as a wife and mother it can be easy to grumble or complain. But when you find the blessing in what you do, you can find something to be thankful for even in your daily chores. Such as when we are folding heaps of laundry or ironing shirts that have piled up from the last couple Sundays, be thankful for the husband and kids you have that dirty the clothes. Or when you are doing the cleaning you can be thankful that you have a home to make spic and span. Or when you are changing the babies very messy diaper and your two year old comes and says ''I stinky in my panties'' while yet another child is sitting on the pot getting more impatient as they remind you once again that ''they are done, come wipe me'', you can be thankful that God blessed you with these precious gifts that grow up way too fast. Or maybe when we trip on our Honey's dirty shoes inside the door, we can be thankful we have a husband who works hard to provide for his family. Or when you decide to have a family shopping day one Saturday and are driving through 95* Augusta in a HOT van that lost its air conditioning, well, at least we don't have to ride in a horse and buggy! When we are once again washing supper dishes that get dirty faster than it takes to wash them, we can be thankful we had food to eat for our meal. The list could go on and on!
There are a few things that I am still trying to find the thankful part in. Such as when a child spills a glass of milk or sweet tea on your floor you ''just mopped this morning'' or when you pull back the shower curtain and there looking up at you is the grand-daddy of all the crickets. (believe me, I did not know they can get so big till we moved South, I have yet to figure out how they get in the pipes to come up the drain in the first place??!!) Or how to be thankful for the dust that comes out of nowhere and makes it possible to write in it on the dresser the day after you dusted it? Or how to be thankful that carrots have less calories than that piece of chocolate calling your name?
Well, I think you get what I am trying to say. But to put it in a nut shell, I am thankful for my wonderful Honey and special kids that I have been blessed with! And when I am informed yet once again at the grocery store that my hands are full, I can honestly say,"Yes they are, but I wouldn't trade it for the world, I am getting to do what I always dreamed of, being a wife and a mommy"!!

We have had some new ''firsts'' this week. Amber had her first cleaning at the dentist- she actually enjoyed it and had no cavities! Rissa is officially getting potty trained. I think she is finally getting it! And Treyton got his first tooth!

Treyton watching his first movie. (actually Amber was watching him for me for a couple minutes while they were watching one)

Jenny's best friend, Summer, came to play one day.

Amber feeding Treyton for her first time, she did really well!

Treyton gets where he wants to anymore! He loves to raid his toy basket!

We cannot help but laugh at his smile! He cannot smile without hanging his mouth wide open! (:

Growing and Learning

I hope this finds everyone well! The last of the kiddos, Treyton, is dealing with the colds and ear infections that made their rounds. Other than that we are well. I think we are adjusted to school life. It is going great to car-pull! It is amazing what that extra hour does. The one who rides with me is almost 16, so when he gets his license, I won't have any driving!

Treyton is definitely a fan of his Daddy. When I ask him where Daddy is, I can tell he knows who I mean! I cannot believe he is 6 months old already!

Working his muscles to get ready for walking! (:

Rissa recently discovered that she loves the challenge of puzzles with many pieces. She had one with 25 pieces and she poured over that thing and got at least half together on her own.

Making no-bake cookies.

Since Amber is gone so much, I don't get many pictures of her. She is still loving school and has started to read some little stories. I think her favorite class is art, they do a lot of painting. (:

Rissa is going through this thing right now when she gets up on the morning. She thinks it is too bright and wants her 'glasses'. (:

I have really been working with Treyton's sitting up abilities. He rolls all over the place and even gets up on all fours, I was afraid he would be crawling before he can even sit up!

Rissa loves PB&J sandwiches!

This was one Honey-Do thing that I think David wished he had not tackled. The one bathroom had a leaking shower faucet. To get to the pipes, he had to tear out a kitchen cabinet and bang a hole through the wall. Very bad planning on whoever designed this house! He did manage to fix it. (: