Summer FUN! (Week One)

I think we celebrated our first week of summer vacation in the water!  Memorial Day weekend and Memorial Day was a wash out!  It stormed for what seemed like days.  I guess God was showing us to slow down and relax during the first few days of break.  On Tuesday, we celebrated my 33rd birthday.  I was pleasantly awoken with homemade confetti sprinkled over my head and two precious children presenting me with a homemade card. We visited the public library to join the Summer Reading Program.  Carson was very excited about the opportunity to earn a medal this summer for reading.  He checked out four books to get started for the week.  Later in the afternoon,  we were invited to swim with Margaret and Drew.  After being stuck in the house for days, we could not turn down the offer.  Carson had a great time playing with Drew, and Ella had a BLAST jumping in the pool OVER and OVER and OVER again! After swimming, we ventured to Grammy and Papa's house for our traditional birthday celebration.  I decided to ask for breakfast for my special dinner.  Grammy's grits, pancakes, eggs, and bacon are the BEST.  I received lots of great gifts, but the most creative gift was a "Coupon Queen" shirt that Z, Carson, and Ella worked on the day before.  Carson and Ella also baked me a special "guitar" cake.  Wednesday and Thursday were pretty low key days.  We spent a lot of time at home relaxing.  Finally on Friday we celebrated Drew's birthday at Shipwreck Cove.  Carson loved playing with his friends while Ella and I enjoyed special Mommy-Roo time.  I LOVE being a full-time mommy! 

Week Two Preview:  Mommy has class... Carson starts All Sports Camp... Ella spends "girl time" with Grammy

In Front of the Lens

Welcome Summer!! :)

Celebrating a Great Season

Sassy Pants

A FULL Heart

After having a very difficult day, Jesus ONCE again made His work very clear to me.  He made it very clear that no matter how hard of a day I may have, He is constantly working.  Normally, Ella is in bed cuddling with me. Our normal Monday routine is watching Dancing with the Stars together.  Well... tonight was definitely a change from the norm.  Carson crawled into bed with me despite the fact that any show that remotely has anything to do with dancing is of NO interest to him.  We spent some quality time talking about how proud I was of him tonight for his great baseball practice.  As I turned my attention to the television for a brief moment, Carson got really quiet and closed his eyes.  After a moment, he opened his eyes and said, "Mommy, I just asked Jesus in my heart."  Tears filled my eyes for many reasons obviously.  No matter how well he does on an addition timed test or the number of homeruns he hits in a season, NOTHING could ever top the pride I feel tonight!  I decided long ago that I will let Carson decide on his own when the time was right to ask Jesus in his heart.  I realized tonight, however, that it wasn't his decision, it was Jesus' decision for tonight to be "the night".  After a few minutes, Carson then says, "Mommy does it feel different when Jesus is in your heart?"  as he held his hand still over his chest.  We spent quality time together reviewing the plan of salavation and praying together.  I pray that Carson's walk with Jesus will be a MIRACULOUS one!  I cannot wait for Carson to SEE the work of our Father every single day of his life and to know that he is forgiven for all of the "black" that enters his life.