This Week's Scripture
"Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it." Deuteronomy 7:26
This Week's Prayer!
We invite Your Holy Spirit to dwell in these rooms, which belongs to Henry, Anthony, Zoë, Asa, Rose, Grace, and Elijah, and in Heidi, Angel, and Angela's room. You are Lord over heaven and earth, and we proclaim that You are Lord over their rooms as well. Flood it with Your light and life. We pray that You, Lord, will make their rooms a holy place, sanctified for Your glory. And may You also dwell in our room and in each one of our extended family and friend's rooms.
We had our adoption fellowship at our home last week! You can go to our
orphan adoption blog and see all our blessings of the day! Also, our 4th was great..... no plans (I mean absolutely no plans)..... we did not even know what we were eating for lunch until Tommy went to the store at 10a that morning!! We sat outside relaxed and watched the little ones play in their kiddie pools and that was it..... so I have to say it was a great day!! Hope yours was great too!
Oh, and I have a new
SewSensible sewing pattern that I released last week and I am actually working on a Women's Dress Top! I made a couple for me which I enjoyed so much!! I had to use whatever fabric I had so this one was made using different prints!
Sun in our eyes!
A little over a week ago Tommy and I were going to take the children to see UP but we remembered that Elijah and Zoë do not make it through movies and I end up taking them out and missing the movie. So we decided to go to the movies two different days. Tommy and the boys went on Friday and me, Grace, and Rose went on Saturday. It was so much fun to spend time with them and to actually get to watch an entire movie and eat all the buttered popcorn I could eat!! Mom came to say hello to us before the movie!
Oh, and UP was excellent (except for the sad part!!)
Swinging together like we used to do but I believe they are almost too big for this!
Asa swinging in the backyard! They love this swing!
Zoë on her favorite mode of transportation!
Asa and Elijah's new favorite way to help Mommy in the kitchen!
content with NO water in the pool! Love them!!
My Man the Man!!!!! HA!!
teaching them patience!
Buddy
Aiden came over one day!
Tommy took the boys fishing at the neighbor's pond!
All the kiddos LOVE the lizards and frogs around the house!
Can't say I do!!
Got to
serve a free lunch to our local foster care workers!
Cooking for Christ brought the delicious food and we served it to the awesome OCS workers!
opening up his family coffee mug and family mouse pad
taking a break from building the shed door.
Grampa riding the plasma car his way!! (GiddyUp!! HA!)
Grampa opening up his present
Dad taking time out of his 10 minute visit to take a picture!
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We had a great and wonderful Father's Day! Tommy spent the morning after church bbqing some delicious steaks, chicken, fresh corn, and potatoes. Delicious! Mom Trixie and Pop came over for lunch and we all enjoyed a great time together! She brought the dessert and it was very good! After lunch, Tommy and the boys built a shed door and then he spent the remainder of the day relaxed on the back patio lounging in front of a fan because it was HOT for Father's Day!! Happy Father's Day, Tommy! You are the best!!
My Dad showed up later and mananaged to break his record of visiting us to a whole 10 minutes!!!!! Thanks Dad and Happy Father's Day! and Happy Father's Day to you, Pop!
Angela and Angel turn 2!! Wow!!
Can you believe it?!!!!! Finally we have a garden! We LOVE IT!!!!! We have been eating the squash..... fried squash! Tomorrow we will have some cucumbers ready to pick and eat which Asa has been waiting patiently for. The beans are coming slowly but not as slow as the okra. The lettuce we have to say was yuk! I must have bought the wrong kind because the two I bought has a bite to it when you swallow. So what kind do I buy?
Grampa is giving Anthony a lesson in picking the sucker plants while we all admire the garden! I can't believe we did not do this a long time ago!!
Preparing for Kim Possible mission!
Do the boys look tired? they were!
At magic kingdom waiting for a storm to pass! Beautiful picture though!
Cinderella! The girls loved her!
Hot and humid but the kiddos handled it well and we all had lots of fun!!
Some alladin fun!!
Splash mountain!! Tommy with hands up!! They loved this..... and where is Grandmother CC? look close! she is behind the green poncho!!
Daisy Duck at Tusker House!!
A drum roll please!!!!!
I love this picture!
Taking refuge in a bathroom as a storm passes through. We got soaked before making it to the bathroom! Hail and all!
A little Monster's Inc.!
One day Heidi and the girls will have to join us!!
At Hollywood Studios park!
Loved to see this! Thank you, God!
Eating at my favorite Crystal Palace!! and the kiddos loved it too!
a common look: the stroller trail!!
Wooohoooo Grandmother CC and Asa!!!!!
We had so much fun!!!!! Really, we LOVE Disney!!!!! The weather was a little stormy at times and the humidity was high but the time there was awesome and I look forward to going back!!!!! A few items that helped us enjoy the trip: strollers!!, tennis shoes!!, doggy and monkey backpack leashes for kiddos!!, ponchos!!, frozen coke!!!!!, and of course my Mom!!!!! Oh yea!! and the noopie was a must on this trip!!!!! Those are necessities of a family Disney vacation for us!!
There are many more pictures and many more memories to remember but this will give you small look into our wonderful trip! Some of our favorites with no pictures were Soarin!, Rockin Roller Coaster, the hydroponics boat ride (The Land in Epcot). We are so blessed and I thank God we get to have these kind of moments together!!!!!
Have I ever told you how much I LOVE this man!!!!! ALOT!!!!!
Tommy and MomTrixie on Mother's Day!
Shhhh, they don't know there are bigger pools at Wal mart!! LOL
Fun holding our breath the longest!
Poppy squirting kiddos with water hose!! fun fun!!
Grandmother CC over for Mother's Day!
My Mother's Day banner from my precious children!!
The little ones getting rid of some energy while they wait for swimming lessons!
Princess dress up!
Swimming lessons have begun and it so feels like summer! Our days have been swimming lessons, mcd's, parks, and Grandmother CC quick brunch visits!!
What else has been going on? water hose fun, gigantic slip and slide fun, dress up fun, basketball fun, Mother's Day fun, little swimming pool fun (which is really getting way too small for all of them!)
We are here!! That statement reminds me of the Who's that are trying to let the jungle animals know they are on that speck: We are here! We are here! We are here!! ..... I love that movie!!
Anyway, we are here and very busy! We have swimming lessons and that has taken up and will continue to take up every morning until noon! Life is good and healthily busy!! HA Mother's Day was a blessing..... crawfish, noodle salad, barg's creme soda!! and banana pudding, outdoor fun with family!!
We pray you have a very blessed day!!
In Christ, Aimee'
I have to say that I am VERY excited about our garden and so are the children!! Here are pictures of us planting our seedlings in the rows! We have green beans, okra, cucumbers, squash (I am ready for this to fry! the okra too!) Mix greens and lettuce and white onions and red onions! no tomatoes because I am the only one that eats them!! We did not have enough room for the seeds we planted because I was hoping to do potatoes for Tommy. I'll have to see if I can do that in the fall? Anybody know?
The boys got their hair cut. Asa was the only one I took a picture of. Asa is REALLY into his hair and the way it looks. He does not like his curls/body and I keep telling him how awesome it is!! He wants his bangs to lay straight down on his forehead. If he only knew how cute his hair is with the curls/body!!
And my
SewSensible news: I am in the process of tranfering all my patterns to an actual physical pattern to sell in stores!! This is so exciting! The picture of Grace above is wearing an outfit I made to send as a sample that will be displayed at the Pittsburg Quilt Market! This one is my Boutique Dress Top and Boutique Bottoms! I was able to finish looking over the details for three of my patterns today. I will be sending the Boutique Dress Top, Boutique Bottoms, and FAITH Double Layer Dress Top to press this week!! All God for sure!
Today Asa had a tball game but it got cancelled b/c of the rain. The windows are up, the wind is slightly blowing and it is 66 here. A cool front came through with this an hour ago. The smell of Chocolate Chip cookies is throughout the house while the boys are playing Mario Wii! I am updating this blog b/c my sweet husband said I neglect it since I have been twittering!!!!!
Yesterday was Rose's 6th birthday. Asa's was 11 days ago but we celebrated them together with a crawfish boil/birthday party!! It was a little wet from the rain the day before but that did not stop the little ones from having fun and the adults from enjoying each others company! Wii game, Leapster games, dominoes, shirts, and pajamas, and lots of Hello Kitty stuff!! Those were some happy happy children!! And yay to the food: crawfish, garlic, mushrooms, corn and potatoes, bbq chicken and hotdogs, homemade ranch crackers and Sam's original hummus and of course the Hello Kitty cupcakes and the sports ball cupcakes!! All was good!!
Happy Birthday, sweet Rose!! It is a joy to watch you grow up into a little lady!!!!! You are such a blessing to us!! We love you! And happy birthday day (again) Asa!!!!! We posted about your birthday already but I will say again that you are such a blessing to us and such a joy to watch grow and fun too!! We love you!!
Saturday morning, Tommy and Asa went fishing at the pond across the street! Asa was so excited!
Yesterday we had a little Garden Party!! What is that?..... me and the children planting seeds! We first had to go to Home Depot and I decided I could not wait until Tommy got home so I went with our seven children that are at home and WOW everybody was great except Elijah (our 2 year old!) I mean, I could have just him and feel like I have 8!! Anyway, we got our seed starter pots, seeds, some plants, and some soil. After nap we planted! They loved this!! We planted okra, cucumbers, beans, lettuce, mix springs, squash, and garlic chives. I know we are a little late but they don't know that!! We hope to post the fruit of our labor one day. This weekend Tommy will get some soil and till our garden area and we will plant some more!
Pecan Praline whole bean coffee
Two dozen red roses.....
My morning is already looking great!! Tommy came home with these beautiful two dozen red roses and a bag of Community Coffee Pecan Praline coffee beans..... two favorites of mine! Tomorrow I will be married for 10 years to the most wonderful man I know!! Happy "10th" Anniversary, My Man, My Love!!!!! Thank you for sharing your life with me!! I look forward to what God has for us and our family in the decades ahead!! I love you! me'
Our 10th anniversary present was our trip to Disney just me and Tommy in February and it was a perfect trip!! Some one on one with the one I love without any interruptions from our precious little ones! The whole trip was awesome! Tomorrow Mom will come watch the children so Tommy and I can go eat lunch together and do a little Easter shopping. Thanks, Mom!
I am abundantly blessed!
Six years ago yesterday God blessed us with the first of eight blessings!!
Happy "6th" Birthday, Asa!!!!!
We look forward to many more amazing birthdays and celebrations that God has in store for us!!!!! You are so much fun to watch grow, son!! We love you very much!
Get real time
live updates about all the churches participating in Servolution!! Ours is tomorrow: OCS Foster Care Fun Day!!!!! We are so excited to see what God is going to do for the 21 foster children that will be there!!
Here are some pictures of our blessings! The first one above is playdoh people Rose created and I think Grace is making a cake! Playdoh is one of their favorite things to do! The next one is a completed Noah's Ark big floor puzzle the
Rohner's gave the children. They love puzzles! Ok, the next I had to show you. This is how Rose sleeps every night!! Looks like a mess but she actually has it very organized!! Notice the two blue pillows that blocks her bed entrance with the black and white dog cuddled under the blanket. Then there is the girls' vanity that she moves as close to her bed as possible along with the M c Donald's station that is not pictured but it is there. And then there is the shopping cart loaded with her treasures! Now the vanity is loaded with her "necessities" like the princess crown, her two bottles of lotion, some lip gloss and pretty much any piece of paper she could get her hands from the day!! No kidding!! There are pony tail holders, babydoll bottles, pencils and colors along with a baby brush, scarves, her princess slippers that she places between the wall and the bed. If you look to the right of the picture you can see the bottom of the pink slippers placed snuggly between the bed and wall! Now these are all the things in plain view. This is not counting all the stuff she hides under her blanket and pillow! No, we don't encourage this. I actually check under her pillow and blanket to remove toys but this morning I had to take a picture. She and Grace are my girly girls and the morning I took this photo, I was loving what I saw!!
And the last two pictures are more blessings! This is cousin Ethan and Asa at a college football game with their Dads!! This was a while back but I just got the picture yesterday.
Today is just an absolutely beautiful day!! We are all doing different jobs around the house preparing for our quarterly adoption support group fellowship tomorrow and our little Cheryl Grace turns 4 tomorrow!! Wow! I can not believe it has already been 4 years! I remember the day we went in to the hospital. I had been in labor all day but I did not even know it and we called the doctor and they said to come on in and get checked. We went in and I was 4 centimeters dilated!! They put me in right away. I had no idea. I remember the whole birth! Since I had been infertile for several years I remember just soaking up the whole experience. I am so blessed to be able to experience two miracles from God: adoption and birth!! It's a Wonderful Life!!
Here is a Birthday invitation we sent to a few people. Don't be offended if you did not get one. We never have a big birthday. Usually it is our children and some key people like the Grandparents and a few cousins. We usually keep it small and simple because of all the birthdays we have around here! We are going to have some delicious cake in the back while the fellowship is going on. A princess birthday cake, ballet outfit, cute cupcakes, a Jungle Jumper and lots of smiles and fun!
I'll definitely be posting the Birthday and fellowship pictures hopefully in the beginning of the week! And Tommy finished the backsplash in the kitchen!!!!! WoooHoooo! The blue is really gone! It looks awesome. The pictures are on my camera so I need to download them to get them here.
the fruit of our labor..... or the veggies of our labor! 
had to start canning some!
Asa, Elijah, and Grace peeling cucumbers!
Grace and Disney
Anthony working the garden!
Asa's new favorite veggie: green beans!
sweet Elijah!
yes, they are just like that!! LOL
Bye Bye, Blue!
