Happy 8th Birthday Isaac

When we asked Isaac what he wanted for his b-day this is what he said!

                                         and more lego stuff

                                      mustang remote control car

                                    me and my two guys:)

                                    Liv and Jess "helping " Isaac build his legos

Isaac the Drummer

   Isaac really loves the drums and has been trying to teach himself so here's a little video the girls took of  "practicing" with me before church started. He's a little off beat, but he's trying so hard and I'm so proud of him!

Happy Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day! Here's to remembering all our vets who have served in our military for our Freedom, I'm so thankful for those long gone but not forgotten like my Grandpa Cavanagh who fought in WW 2, Thank you to all those presently serving in our military! I have a deep admiration and respect for you! Thank you Jason and Jeff young men in our church. I have to give a shout out to the wives and families of our brave men and women like Leah you sacrifice so much too. God Bless America and Pray for Revival!

Confessions.....

With a title like that you might expect something juicy, but I'm pretty ordinary so my confession is this....When things around my house are disorganized and or a mess Its hard for me to have the victory. I always feel so much better(much to the chagrin of those around me)when the chores are done and the house is clean and believe me there are days when no matter what I try to do it stays a mess, granted I"m sure it has something to do with those darling little people and all the things they leave behind, and its summer and I'm trying not to be neurotic about the house and actually have fun with the kids.

So saying all that, we had a busy weekend up in Oceanside for the Crusade which is worthy of another post, just becouse it was fantastic to see The miracles that took place, plus it was beautiful weather , Sunday was church all day and I was kind of beat so Sunday afternoon we had lunch, the kids wanted me to open up a coconut we had bought so I did and..... had a wierd allergic reaction! It was really freaky  cause I got sick to my stomach, dizzy, lightheaded, I thought I was going to pass out! And Really itchy! But what scared me was I felt like my chest was very heavy and I couldn't breath real deep. I took a sleep aid which was nothing but a higher dose of benadryl and didn't feel better and I start to feel real apprehensive and panicky ( I told Arty if I pass out just stick me with Isaac's epipen and call 911) Haha . Long story short got some other medication and thankfully it started workin , the funny thing is right when church started I started feeling really really groggy from the benadryl and Arty said I was playing the piano during song service kind of slow then I had nursery where thankfully the two kids that were in there fell asleep and I just laid on the floor, thinking I hope nobody comes in here and sees me like this! We get home and I just climbed into bed and slept for a long time! It was wonderful. Now this is where the house being clean comes into play. I woke up thinking up Oh no I think the kitchen was still a mess and I have to tackle it first thing but when i stumbled out to  the kitchen for that cup of coffee that was going to get me going I saw that my awesome Husband had cleaned it from top to bottom, he even  cleaned out the leftovers from the fridge and washed those dishes and swept and mopped the floor!. My Hero! It just gave me such a wonderful boost to start my day and I ended up getting everything else done in record time and even got to take the kids swimming, all in all its been a great day!

Adrie and Olivia will be home from Grandma and Granpa Fisher's in two weeks so hopefully I will get to have some pics up then.

Happy 14th Birthday Olivia and other news...

Today is my beautiful Olivia Joy's 14th birthday. It is a bittersweet day for me cause I'm excited to see my little girl grow up into a young lady, and she is not with me today:( Her and Adrienna went to Grandma and Grandpa Fishers for a couple of weeks where they are having a Great time!) Oh the joys of summer vacation and the blessing of having my parents relatively close by for the first time in 10 years. I had to put the pictures on another post as Olivia is my computer tech and I'm lost without her.

Oh yeah back to my bittersweet moment( see how easily I get distracted!) I'm sad to realize how quickly Life can pass you by. Just yesterday I was enjoying my roly poly curly haired baby girl and now she is a teenager. I still enjoy her but in a different way. She is a great girl and I'm so thankful to have her as my daughter.

As for other news.... we have been on summer vacation for a month now, and I realize I hadn't blogged even once!

Its been relaxing, no rushing , well not in the day time at least, we've had a very busy church schedule with outreaches, revivals, concerts, you get the picture. Its been nice though...We've been to the beach, the county fair, celebrated Father's Day and our 17th anniversary. Summer. I love it! So hopefully soon I can get some pictures up , in the meantime I'm enjoying the kids and reveling in staying up late and sleeping in.

Happy 14th Birthday Olivia

                                           Victoria(cousin) and Olivia then....

                                               

and Now!

Photography by Olivia

                                                 Liv and her big sis Adrie

End of the year fieldtrip: LEGOLAND

Isaac with his classmates riding the camel

Egyptian Lego room

Beetle Bounce! Look at how tiny Isaac looks compared to the other kids

My beautiful Jessica having lots of fun!

Ahhh....In the shark's mouth

Just Taking a Stroll

Wonder how many lego's it took to put this together?