September 2012

It is official Mr. Masters has returned home!  We are thankful and blessed!  Praise God!

We have started going to a new church that is closer to home and we took a family pic of us before our first visit.  

 Nana came early to help because we were hosting a family gathering/ birthdays for the kids.  Here they are decorating their piggy banks that Grandpa and Nana bought them for their b-days.

 The cousins came early to visit and help.  Here we are having a campfire with smores..... yummy!

 Here is a picture of the family that came to celebrate with us.  We are so blessed with so many wonderful people in our family!  THanks to everyone who came to celebrate and visit.

Present time...

We visited our wonderful friends the Harpers and as always had fun.  They are so wonderful to put up with us and we love them dearly!  Here is to more fun times!!!

 Our sweet Phoebe got her ears pierced and did not even cry.  She was so excited! She also left the training wheels behind and is riding like a pro.  She will be ready for that triathlon next year.

 Mr. Masters did his first triathlon in over 7 years....so proud of him.  He had a personal best time too!  Way to go Daddy.  This is his friend Chris (which was his first one) and he did great!

Can not believe that summer went by so quick and that fall is here.  The kids are doing great in school.  Lula lost her 2nd tooth last week.  Greyson is still potty training!!! Until next time.....

Weekend...

So we finally had a house warming party. It was so much fun and so thankful for all the wonderful people in our lives. Thanks to all that came to celebrate with us!

I have finally got Grey off the paci. Since he will be 2 in December I thought it best to get rid of it! Thankfully I used the trick of making the paci the enemy as you can see in the picture below. I first make a slit in it and then cut off a piece a day until finally he does not want it.

We are limiting on TV but the kids do like to watch Animal Planet. The funny thing is that Carlos loves to watch the animal shows too.

Greyson

Wanted to post a few pictures of Greyson. He is such a ray of sunshine and growing fast.


Likes to play in the dogs crate...

"Reading" in the car...

Fell asleep in his winter clothes container.

This and that

Silly Kids

I love these pics of the kids being silly. Just a couple of days of school left and we are all excited for summer!

Phoebe dressed as a mommy.

Playing in the sprinklers in the back yard.

First time eating watermelon

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Deuteronomy 6:5

Summer is coming!

Anthony went to see Brittany and Steve walk for graduation..... we are so proud of them both!! Way to Go!!!

We dedicated Greyson on Mother's Day. We also had to pick a life verse for him and we choose 1 Thess. 5: 16-18:

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you through Christ Jesus

He was so cute and is getting so big.

I had a wonderful Mother's Day complete with breakfast in bed and a three hour nap! That equals one happy mommy. =) I feel so blessed and thankful for my family.

Ashley and Savannah came for a visit too. Thanks for coming and hope to see you soon.

The pool is opened on weekends and Anthony took the girls last weekend to check out the pool. It is still cold water but will quickly warm up.

Hard to believe that Lula is almost through her first full year of school. There are two weeks of school left and we are all excited for summer fun! The girls and I had fun painting our toes to get ready for summer.

Carlos had to wear the cone of shame because we had him neutered. He is a growing boy too weighing in at almost 50lbs.

Lula did a program at school and did a fabulous job. We are so proud of her and can not believe that in 2 weeks she will be a first grader.

Oh My......

Okay, I can not believe it has been so long since my last post!So much has happened...

Greyson turned 1! He is a cuddlebug and is into everything. He is running, not walking, has 6 teeth, and says I love you!! Still no hair.

For his birthday we had a big family party at our home the begining of December.

We welcomed Hannah Faith to the World and we are so happy for Brittany and Steve.

Here is a pic of the kids with Santa.....as you can see Greyson loved it! Thanks to Nana and Grandpa for spending Christmas with us. Thank you Nana for all your help, could not have done it without you!

Here is a pic of the fam in front of our new home. We were going to rent but we found a home in a wonderful neighborhood to purchase. It meant moving Lula to a new school in a new county. The week we moved we have a big snow so it forced us to unpack. We are loving the neighborhood and the girls love all the new friends they are making on the street. Thanks to all our family and friends that came out to help us clean, pack, and move!!! We could not have done it without you all!!!! God was in control because the timing of everything worked out and it has been a great experience. We love our new home and look forward to see what God has in store for us. Praise GOD!

Here is a picture of our new little guy, Carlos. He is a standard poodle and we love him to pieces! The girls are still getting use to him but getting better at handling him. Potty training is going well and now with the fenced in yard he gets more outside time.

Here is a picture of the infamous building.....apparently someone did not like it and called the city on us when we built it. We then had to move it about 20 ft. and we also built a fence. We now have all the premits needed and the building moved. Now we wait for the city to come out and check us. Hopefully everything will be to their liking and we can be DONE with it! Just when I think I am getting the hang of this life, God quickly reminds me how much I have to learn. God is good!

Here is my big girl on her first day at her new school. Very proud of her and she loves her new friends and school.

My sweet baby girls...they are getting so big. I did take Phoebe out of Pre-school but she will start back up next school year to prepare, dare I say it, for Kindergarten. I can not believce it! I am enjoying her being at home with me, although challenging at times. =)

Big post but I will try to keep up with it better. We feel so blessed and Praise God!!!

Until next time....

Random pics

New outfits that Nana and Grandpa sent to the girls... they look so grown up!

G loves to climb the stairs.

Out with friends for a birthday dinner celebration.

Halloween 80's costume party we went to..so much fun!

Having dinner with friends and the kids all dressed up in their skeleton pajamas.

He makes this face when we take pictures of him. Notice he is standing on top of this toy and he does this to everything.

Our little soccer player.

So proud of her because today was her last game and she scored!!!

Look at those thighs!


Loves to play in the tub.

Just a little update on our family.... we are officially under contract and due to close 1st week in Jan. on our home. We have passed inspection/termite and now just have the appraisal. We are excited but praying fervently for guidance on the next step for our family. We will miss this home and glad we get one more Christmas here. We have so much coming up and will post again soon.