Living Life

I love to spend time with God, my husband and my kids. No denying that. Somehow in the midst of the daily tasks of working, cleaning, feeding, bathing, I’ve allowed the praying, playing, talking and living in the moment to take a back seat. Today, I’m changing that. For at least a week, perhaps longer, I’m limiting my computer use to work and work alone. Phones will only be used when I’m by myself. I am going to do my best to not think about the future, except of course our August vacation we have to plan this week, and I’m not going to think about missed opportunities that have long been gone. I am not going to do work at night, or think about my job when I don’t absolutely have to do so. I am going to focus on God, my husband, my kids, and myself. I am excited - no, I’m thrilled about this little adventure. It’s been much needed for a while. So, hello life! Happy Weekend! 

Picnic Time...No, Ma'am!

Tonight I had a picnic with Addi. It was in our fake park (the living room), with fake food, a fake blanket and a fake picnic basket...but it was so real! Addi laid out the blanket and sometimes it would crumple up while she was putting the food and cups on it, so she'd ask me to fix it and laugh every time I fixed it and patted it and told it to "stay right there!" :) The sweetest thing ever...after she laid all the food out, she cupped her little hands and said, "blessing" and we said the blessing. After we said it, she said, "Let's eat!!" She gets it. She knows that we pray before we eat our food. She may not understand that the blessings completely come from God, but she will one day. :) Such a sweet memory that we made tonight and I pray I NEVER forget it. Of course, the picnic was soon interrupted by a cute, blonde-hair, blue-eyed, rambunctious little boy who wanted to destroy Addi's set-up. He didn't know what he was doing, but boy did he upset his sister! My sweet little pray-er turned into a mean little yeller and kept telling her baby brother, "No, Ma'am!!" Haha. She thinks she's the boss and yes, she thinks her brother is a ma'am and anyone else she wants to tell no. We hope to quickly break her from that habit. But for now, I can't help but grin every time she looks at her daddy and says, "No, Ma'am!" to him. ;)

Hospital Stay

What a crazy last few days! I picked up Addi from daycare on Wednesday night only to find out that the bug bite that she had on her leg had grown since that morning and she was slightly limping. Within a couple hours of being home, she had a fever, was crying constantly because of the pain and would not eat. We called her doctor and long story short, brought her into the doctor's office as early as we could on Thursday. The doctor took one look at it and said we had to check her into the hospital as she was going to need to have the abscess surgically removed. Friday morning she had the surgery and she is now almost 100% back to her old self. I am hoping tomorrow that we will get a clear bill of health and we can resume life as normal (not that we really know what that is around here). :) I must say, my girl was a complete trooper throughout the whole process. Everyone was commenting on how adorable and sweet she was. She melted one nurse's heart by saying she was a nice lady and another nurse's heart by just being an overall jewell of a patient. She was a complete rockstar (which she likes to call herself now). :) We were so proud of her!!! I sure did miss my amazing little boy while I stayed overnight at the hospital with Addi. He missed me, too. When I finally did see him on Friday, he pressed his face to my face and just left it there for a few minutes. I love that boy to pieces. He is a rockstar, too! :) Oh, and I am so incredibly thankful for my family. My sweet sister, who is expecting her first baby, postponed her baby shower (which I know was a huge letdown) so that my mom could come help us during the whole ordeal. Thank you, Brandy and thank you, Mom for coming!!

Decisions

So Jared and I have a decision to make. We could use some prayers. I know to leave it like this is vague, but it's late, I'm tired and I am REALLY tired of thinking about this decision. Funny things Addi has done recently: She walks around saying, "I'm a goof!" Truer words have never been spoken...she is a goofball! The other night at dinner, she stuck the end of her banana in her cup of water and said, "Ewww...'nana pee-peed." Like I said, complete goofball! Yesterday when we got home after work / daycare, she said, "Daddy!" I asked her if she wanted to go see my daddy. She looked at me very seriously and said, "No. I want to see Addi's daddy!" :) In other news: She loves to help me cook dinner. I'm creating a cooking monster. Brogan is going to be a walker very soon. He has taken a couple steps by himself!! :) He loves to sing. Anytime I start to sing, he smiles and starts singing, "la, la, la!" The other day he told me he was "all done" after lunch. He is growing too fast! That's it for now. Have a great rest of the week!! :)

Where did the last month go?

I can't believe it's been a month since my last post. Crazy how time flies!!! Life is great! The kids are growing and learning every day. They are both so smart!

Addi's vocabulary, which was already great, has really developed in the last month. She is saying 5 word sentences quite a bit. Tonight she looked at Jared and me and said, "Jesus saves!" We then asked her where Jesus lives and she pointed to her heart. :) Such a sweet girl...and paying attention in Sunday School. She does still have a listening issue (as in she rarely wants to do as she tolds). I was in tears the other night because I just don't know what to do about her behavior. I know she's only two, but still, I wish she'd listen a little more. I know that she will eventually, but one thing is for sure, Jared and I totally don't have this parenting thing by the tail...but I guess that's common and we probably never will. :)

Brogan has added to his vocabulary and, in addition to mama and dada, now says, "Dat" (that), "Bye-Bye" and "No." He stands on his own quite a bit and will use the furniture to cruise around. I'm sure he will be walking before we know it. He has started hitting a little bit and we are hoping it's just a phase that he will soon outgrow. Surprisingly, when he hits his sister, she doesn't hit back. Maybe we should let her deck him one time so he'll learn his lesson. ;) Kidding. :)

We are all enjoying the beautiful weather and being able to spend lots of time outdoors!! It's so nice! We love our family time and just wish we had more of it together.

Anyway, after a WONDERFUL three day weekend, it's back to the grind tomorrow. Unfortunately, my outlook on my job still hasn't changed. It's a job and I'm blessed to have it, but I REALLY want to be at home with my children. Sometimes I completely feel out of God's will, but Jared and I both don't feel like it's God's will for me to quit or cut my hours right now either (thanks to the stupid health insurance aspect). So, we wait and pray that we are hearing God correctly and I am just praying and hoping that my babies aren't completely grown-up before I can spend more time with them. Enough of the woe is me, though.

We are looking forward to the rest of April...including attending a shower for my sweet nephew that is due in a few weeks! :) Can't wait to celebrate!!! :)

Have a blessed week!!

Two Years Old!

She is Two.

She is funny; hilarious actually. She dances at random commercials. She uses a perfect English accent to say, “Oh No!” She tells Jesus not to bite when we pray. She loves to laugh and to make people laugh.

She is always on the go. She loves to go for walks. She loves to go “bye-bye.” She loves to climb, dance and flip. She loves to wrestle with her daddy. She loves to have crawling races with her brother.

She is smart. She sings her ABC’s. She can count to 10. She knows every word to the Barney theme song. She loves to read her books. She speaks more words than any other child in her class.

She is creative. She loves to draw. She loves to color. She loves to write. She loves to paint. She has even been known to “tattoo” her brother on more than one occasion.

She is friendly. She rarely meets a stranger. She will say, “Hey!” “Hi!” or “I miss you!” to random people in Wal-Mart. She gives high-fives. She says “See you later” to big trucks and airplanes. She was even given the unofficial title of “Class Greeter” by one of the parents at her daycare.

She is affectionate. She tells her parents that she loves them multiple times a day. She loves to give hugs. She will tell mommy that she missed her every time she gets picked up at daycare. She loves to kiss her brother on his head.

She is compassionate. She doesn’t like to see her brother cry and will tell him that “it’s OK”. She will share with her friends at school, especially the quiet ones who aren’t playing with others. She even says, “Oh, No! Be careful!” to a boy that is in a tree (and it’s just a picture in her book).

She is musical. She loves to sing, “Baby Bumble Bee,” “The Wheels on the Bus,” and “Jesus loves me.” She loves to sit on her daddy’s lap and listen to music. She has watched so many Central Church of God songs on YouTube that when she sees the choir members in their robes at church, she gets excited and shouts, “Jesus!”

She is passionate. She is passionate about all things mentioned above. She is passionate about Elmo. She is passionate about Dora. She is passionate about animals. She is passionate about life.

She is beautiful. She knows it. She says, “I beautiful” and “I pretty” all the time. She doesn’t realize that her beauty on the inside is

She is God’s creation. She is fearfully and wonderfully made. She has steps that are ordered by God. She is a miracle. She is her parents’ constant reminder that God answers prayers in the most amazing way.

She is Addison Hope Turner.

We love you so much, Addi! Thank you for being YOU! Happy 2nd Birthday, sweet girl!!
Love - Daddy, Mommy and Brogan

Misunderstanding

Addi: "Buddy (her brother) pretty!"
Me: "No, you are pretty. Buddy is handsome."
Addi: (looks down at her legs and then at me) "I got pants on, too!"

I later told her that Daddy was handsome. She looked confused and said, "Daddy wear shorts." She was right, he was wearing shorts. :)