RedNeck Wedding!

I am not making fun of it...that's what they called it. I went to my "cousin's" (not real good with the 'once removed' stuff) wedding on Saturday. It was nice since they called it a redneck wedding. Here are some pics...




We totally sat on hay bales...

My Dad taking pictures and yes..he "dressed up" for the occasion..he is not redneck-just likes to pretend. She came in a carriage...so pretty
This was nice..
Kinsey wanted to ride after the wedding and that is just what we did...

Now...this is funny!

Packing for the weekend...

So I am in the middle of packing for the weekend because we are going to here in NC and here in SC. I am so excited. Kinsey is not coming with us...she is going to stay with her preschool teacher from last year...which should be a treat for them both! As I was packing Kinsey's suitcase....Keegan didn't want to leave her big sister, so she thought she would just pack herself..so cute!

My "safety net" is gone...

When we moved back to Georgia, we sold our house because we knew we could not afford the payment, we could pay off some debt and also we could put some money in savings...hence the "safety net". Well that is all it was..."safety". Keeping me from worry, keeping me from really budgeting,and keeping me from trusting God. We have had many blessings in our new journey to help with Reveal Church. We are living in a home for free (just paying utilities, water, etc.)and this is huge! Shea got a job that is not too far from where we are living to help with some of our "bills" because we are not being supported from the church yet. But all that to say we have been living off Shea's earnings and our savings for about 5 months now. I thought we were doing okay, but some things have come up: we got in a wreck, gas prices, and some bigger utility bills. A few weeks ago I realized that the net is GONE! We had been dipping into the "net" because our bills (this is just normal stuff) are more than Shea is making. So this is where life gets interesting, where God wants us. Total dependence and trust in Him. Being called to do something for God is not always the easy route. It can sometimes be very trying. If it was easy, then I wouldn't learn or appreciate what God is doing. I would be tempted to keep doing what I am doing and do it with my own strength. Even though this is hard and scary...I am excited. This is where God has to step in and show his glory. My net is gone and now I am resting in the arms of Jesus...letting Him have control!

What about you...what has been your "net" lately?

8 months ago....

Keegan was making her way into the world. I can't believe it has already been 8 months! Some things about her:

1. She crawls (army style..on arms and belly) all over the place and she is FAST! She can do it the normal way, but gets too tired holding up that big belly...=)
2. She can sit up from a crawling position...good skill!
3. She has started pulling up on everything 2 weeks ago and her face has all the bruises to prove it.
4. She can climb up stairs- found this out this weekend when I couldn't find her in my parents house...only to see her 3 stairs up- yes...I freaked!
5. She wants to walk so bad, but just doesn't have the balance or "strength" just yet.
6. She loves FOOD....if she had any teeth I would probably start trying to give her some "adult food"...because she grunts for mine all the time.
7. She doesn't have any teeth yet...I think she has been "teething" for 2 weeks now...where are those teeth?
8. She has the best laugh and you can make her laugh so easily!
9. She loves her big sister...I wish I could capture her face in the mornings when we go in to see her...it is so adorable.
10. She loves her Daddy and loves to play with him...her face lights up when he gets home!
11. She has the loudest scream ever! =) (in my opinion)
12. She "rocks" her whole body when she hears any kind of music or beat...I love it!
13. She is a Momma's girl all the way!
14. I love those big blue eyes...My sister always said I had the "precious moments" eyes...I think she inherited them.

I love ya Keegan...can't wait for a million more months together!

Kinsey-isms

So I have been collecting these for a while and thought I would share them on this rainy day....(some have come and gone but I still wanted to post them)

"mo"- more
"tay-do"- potato
"zoot"- zoo
"tee-too"- cock-a-doodle-doo
"Haustie"- Austin
"Ne-Ne"- Neely
"Ki-Ki" or "Keenan"- Keegan
"All Daddy"- Big Daddy
"All Bird"- Big Bird
"Awe day"- Birthday
"hold you"- pick me up
"dip"- is ketchup, syrup (anything you dip stuff in)
"Chock milk"- chocolate milk
"Keenan is reeso"- Keegan is zero
"I nuan you"- I love you
When you ask her how old is daddy she replies "turnie-nine" (29)
When you ask her what she wants for lunch... "toe jam" (I have no idea where she got that)
Whenever she does a #2...she always says- "Shew-wee Kinsey stinky poo-poo" everytime!

So I think that is enough for now. I will try to have updates I they "appear/happen". It's fun having a 2 year old!
Enjoy!

It's all my fault...kind of...

So Friday, I took the girls to the doctor because I thought they were sick (sometimes I just feel like a hypercondriac) but ended up they are both fine for the most part- Kinsey just has a normal "kid rash" whatever that means. So I picked up some lunch to head home because I did not feel like making lunch when we got home. I knew I had a lot to do and just wanted to put the girls down for a nap. I was about 5 miles from home and a mailman was stopped at a mailbox. I proceeded to go around him just like the other cars in front of me. Trying to make sure I didn't get hit by an oncoming car, I didn't notice that the cars in front of me were stopping. I looked back to see the truck in front of me squealing the tires and hitting the truck in front of him, I didn't even have a chance stop or anything. The next thing I know is my hood is coming towards my face. Luckily the air bag did not go off (my face is very thankful) and we are all okay. It was so crazy...it happened so fast! I am so thankful that we did not get hurt. The first thought that went through my mind was....God you had this happen for a reason...
So nap time was obviously not going to happen that day. The girls did great and did not get upset at all except for being hot and a little hungry. Praise the Lord the police men were all nice. Shea was at work during this and so we got to ride in the back of the police car home...and Shea pulled in as we did. I did get to talk to the officer about our new church and he said he will check us out when we get started. Who knows...it could have for him and his family.
Shea wrote about this too, and added pics...so check you can see them there. Pray for us as we get the news back about the car and if it is totaled or not. We will have lots of decisions to make. =)

"That's Ferfect"

Today has been a funny day with Kinsey. She amazes me at how much she knows and what she says. (On a side note: the doctor told me last week that she talks like a three year old....you didn't have to tell me that) Anyway...this morning when she was having her morning "movement" she states right after..."That's ferfect!". I asked did you just say "That's perfect"? She proudly says..."yes!" It made me laugh out loud...I wonder where she picked that up and why to say it about the "movement"? She said it later today as well when we cleaned up from lunch--I understand that one. Also she was playing with the air vent in her room and I told her not to touch it and she told me... "this is only for mommys and daddys". I agreed and thought....that's funny! So I hope you have a "ferfect" day!