Easter 2009

Easter and "The Big Day'

Hello everyone! I hope that you all had a happy easter. We had a great day. The twins had a great time dying eggs, they were good in church, and they had a ball hunting easter eggs with their friends, Abby and Merritt. It was a great day.
As for "the big day," I had a check up yesterday and the doctor has scheduled me for a c-section on May 12th. Sam Allen will be here in less than 4 weeks!!!!!!! I quess that it is too late to ask myself "what the heck am I doing?!?" We are really excited and in planning mode to try and be ready. We will most probably not be in the house by the time he is born, but that's ok. One thing at a time is better.

Getting Ready For The Big Move

Hello everyone! I can't believe that it has been 2 and a half months since my last post. We have had a lot going on and time had gotten away from me. First of all, let me say that our very dear friends, Todd and Joni Cheney, had a beautiful baby girl. Many of you have met them and so, if you are interestd, they have some pictures on their website. She is absolutely beautiful! Just click on "The Cheney Family" over to the side of this under "My Blogs."
Secondly, I had a check up on Monday and all is well with the pregnancy. I am 32 weeks now and I can't believe that we only have a couple of months left. This pregnancy has flown by. The twins still say they are excited about having a baby brother but we will see how they feel when he gets here.
Finally, the thing that has had us so occupied is the fact that we have bought a house. We are very excited to have more space and are looking forward to moving in. We had plans to do a few basic renovations before moving in. The house was built in 1960 and, according to everyone who knows, it is very well built. However, it has not been touched since then. It needed some upgrades, definetely. So, we have many projects in the works. I think it is going to look really nice when we finish. I just hope we finish and can move before Sam Allen arrives. The pictures are of the twins where they helped paint their room and where we let them put their hand prints in a spot we had to fill in with concrete.
So, as you can see, we have been very busy. Things are going great, we are excited about the things to come, and we know we are so blessed with wonderful family and friends. Hope everyone out there is doing well, too. I promise I will try to not wait 2 months to post again.

3rd Birthday Pictures

Three Years Old!!!!

Hi everyone! We celebrated Caroline and Charlie's 3rd birthday with a little family party on Sunday afternoon. (Their birthday was January 12th) We had a great time. Caroline wanted a Cinderella castle cake and Charlie wanted a Spiderman cake. I made them myself and I think the kids were happy with them. They wore their costumes to the party and had the other children do so, too. They all looked really cute. It was a fun time and, by party's end, we were all on a sugar high. I do know that old saying about time going too fast is so true! My babies are 3! I can't believe it.

Time To Catch Everyone Up

Hello, friends! I have so much to tell everyone. First and foremost, let me say a HUGE "Thank you" to everyone for your thoughts and prayers regarding mom. She got out of the hospital on Christmas Eve. She is still very weak, but she is ALIVE!!! A huge improvement from where we were. All of you were so supportive and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

Next, I wanted to tell everyone that we went and had an ultrasound on December 22nd. The baby is growing so big and everything was as it should be. We also found out that it is a BOY!!!! We are very excited. Clay had already said that he didn't think that our house was big enough for more than one queen - and we've got her! We are going to name him after our dads. He will be Sam Allen Hannah. Of course, Charlie argues that his name is "Sam Poppy" - that's what they call my dad, but we've got a couple more months to change his mind.

We had a great Christmas, with much to be thankful for. My mom is on the mends, the baby is healthy, and the twins were COVERED UP with toys. The first few days after Christmas were really dangerous around our house. I told Clay that, if the house was to catch fire, we were all gonners because there was no way we would be able to get to the door. We have since cleaned out the old to make room for the new. We enjoyed getting to see many family members and we miss the ones that we did not get to see.

We are looking forward to this new year with much anticipation. There will be many changes in our life - a new baby, the twins will start pre-school. Life is changing. We hope that you all have a wonderful new year filled with many blessings and much happiness. Thank you all for being a part of our lives.

Prayer Request

I know that this blog is usually a place to update all of you on how the twins are doing. However, today I must blog about needing prayer - AND LOTS OF IT! My mom is very sick. She is in the hospital in Meridian, MS with pneumonia in both lungs. She is on the ventilator, which she did not want to do. The doctor told me that she was very near death before being put on the vent. I ask that all of you please pray for my mom. Most of you know that she has been in poor health for the last few years. This is the 3rd time she has been in the hospital with pneumonia, not to mention all of the other problems that she has had. Please just pray. Pray for a speedy recovery. Pray that she doesn't remember being on the ventilator. Pray for me to have the strength to balance being there for my mom with being Caroline and Charlie's mom. Pray. Pray. Pray. Thank you to everyone and I love you all. I will try to keep you all posted.