Dayton's Big Red School Debut

Playing before going into class! All smiles!!

As soon as the door opened, he ran straight for the balls...He did so well and neither of us cried a bit!!

Exhausted...he fell asleep pretty quickly after picking him up.

We got to go by and see daddy at the fire station after we picked Kylah up from school. That made his first day of school even better!!

This is War

Over the weekend, I was blessed to attend a seminar hosted by the West Huntsville Church of Christ in Huntsville, Alabama. This Is War was the title of the seminar and we learned some very valuable ways to keep satan from attacking our families. Here is a link that will take you to another blog to listen to the sessions that I was fortunate enough to attend. It would be well worth your time to listen to the sessions!! Enjoy!!

School Days....

Today, Kylah started PreK. She did wonderful, but I had a few tears. When I picked her up at 12, she was excited to tell me all about her day and to tell me that she didn't want me to bring her inside tomorrow. What happened to my baby? I'm so glad that she enjoys school, just don't want to be totally left out of everything...

Hugging Dayton bye...

Ready to go to class

Kylah and Addie

Pictures

On one of the hottest days of the year, we were outside taking family pictures...what were we thinking? Anyway, here are a few of my favorites.

Jesus Loves Me

My Blessing Trail

After reading the Bless Your Heart blog this morning, I was encouraged to count my blessings each and every day!! My Blessing Trail is pretty long when I really sit back and look at all the blessings that God has so richly blessed me with.

• After sweeping and mopping the floors recently, my kids made a big mess in the kitchen. If I had been smarter at the time, I would have realized what a blessing this was. Not only do I have a house to live in and clean, but I have two wonderful kids to make those messes for me to clean up. How boring my life would be without them and those unexpected messes.

• As hot as it has been lately it is hard to believe that there is any blessing in the heat, but if you look closely, you will see that having a nice, cool, air-conditioned home is a blessing. Also, spending time with your family in the nice air-conditioning is a great blessing. Kylah starts school next week and we will miss our days filled with 'Crazy Eights', movies and hide and seek.

• And what about the snoring that keeps me awake on occasion when Derek isn't on duty? What a blessing to have a wonderful husband to snore beside me. Don't tell him, but I kind of miss it when he isn't home with me...

• Sometimes, actually a lot of the time, I have two squealing kids running around the house. I think the game must be entitled, "Who Can Be the Loudest?", because they seem to get louder and louder as this game continues. However, instead of getting upset about the noise, I should realize that they are having a wonderful time and having fun playing together. I know in a few short years, they will be all grown up and I'll miss that noise.

This is just a brief look at my blessing trail. Why not take a look at yours and see where it leads you?