I'm really going to do better this time.....

Im always get excited about starting this blog thing and then just being to tired and busy to keep it up is always my problem! But I am going to do better this time...PROMISE!! We just got home from Orange Beach on Sunday..we had a great time, just too short..we usually go for a week but since we are going to Disney World in September, we just decided to do a short trip and save our money for Disney.....It is so hard to believe that school is starting in a little under 4 weeks..we have so much to do before then...today I spent a FORTUNE on the kids uniforms for school...my sweet little Annellise has really outgrown EVERYTHING, so I had to buy it all for her...luckily Harper can still fit in his shorts I just have to get him pants because the ones he has are TOO short...my sweet boy just gets taller and taller everyday but can still wear a 5 year olds pants in the waist.ha...he is SOOO skinny..( I wish I had that problem)
Annellise gets her cast off hopefully on Tuesday the 22nd...since it is her right arm she has not been able to write at all, so we really need it off so she can start practicing again before school starts...it has been WONDERFUL having a "swim cast" on ....it has been better for us all....she would cry and cry when we wanted to swim and she couldnt so it ruined everybodys time and it broke my heart! She has been a trooper though...much better than I was 3 yrs ago when I broke my wrist...mine itched and hurt all the time..she has only complained of it itching 1 time...praise God that children can handle situations like that so much better....
This weekend we are off to another baseball tournament...we are having so much fun this season playing with his team...he has such great kids and even if they win or lose it doesnt matter to them, they just love to play and that is really what it is all about! Saturday morning his games start at 9...followed by another at 12...then if we win or lose will decide the times of the next games...the only problem is it is SOOO HOT!!! Luckily the paper said the high for Sat. is in the high 80s so I might can handle that! it is on Lakeland drive so we will be able to come home in the afternoon if time allows and he can rest and "cool down"...
We missed Church tonight and I am so sad....Bert has strep throat and I have had a terrible headache since yesterday...I was really looking forward to going.. I love going on Wednesday nights...its so personal, i just love it....I am going to be a new aunt any day now....I cant wait...another little boy whose name will be Nate...I love calling him "baby Nate" for some reason so who knows if that will stick...he has a big sister named Presley and we are wanting her to come and stay sometime in the next few weeks so Erin can get some rest and adjust to having 2 children under the age of 2 1/2!!!

Happy New Year!!

I am trying to keep up on my blogging but I stay so busy that it is so hard! I still havent finished putting up my Christmas stuff yet...Bert is hunting and I am home with the kids..we are beginning to g..o a little stir crazy....they have played with all their new toys till they are not now anymore..ha! Harper is loving his laptop and has been playing computer games especially The Simms..that game seems so fun...he makes houses and families and then sort of lives their day to day lives...Annellise got an Easy Bake oven and we got it out to use it last night and NO LIGHT BULB....Im so crazy I knew it needed one but just assummed any one would do, but no, you have to have a certain watt for it to work so in a few minutes we are off to find a light bulb so we can make a VERY small cake!!!
WE had a wonderful Christmas and a fun New Year...on Christmas Eve Bert and the kids went to Cleveland and had Christmas with his family..this was my year of Christmas call and I had to work and got called back in! Christmas morning the kids got up about 7:30 and we had our family Christmas, then about 9 we all went to Alli's and had a wonderful breakfast and presents then everyone came back to our house to check out Harper and Annellise's stuff...then at 5 we headed to Hazlehurst for Christmas at Caki and Pops.....Bert and I had to work Friday and Saturday so we missed the Crutcher Christmas but Caki and Pop took the kids....thank you Caki and Pop!! On New Years Eve everyone came to our house for fireworks and dinner (rice,blackeyed peas, sausage and cornbread) YUM!! Happy New Year!