Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Could he be any sweeter?

My Anderson is probably the sweetest child I have ever met. He is very kind and tenderhearted....always putting others before himself. He is selfless when most children his age tend to be more selfish. He is that child who will really take the smallest cookie so that someone else can have the bigger one. He also worries over things that he has heard or seen...often asking weeks later about someone or some situation that he has been praying for without us even knowing. I can say all these things about him because he is just like his daddy, not me! :)

On Wednesday's, I go to work at 7am and Milledge has morning duty. As I was leaving this morning, I asked Milledge if he would make me some ham roll ups for my lunch(because I was running late, of course!) and bring them by my office after he dropped the boys off at school. About 7:45 this morning, I looked up from my desk and I saw the sweetest little face grinning at me and holding my lunch bag. After he left, this is what I found in the bag.....


...the best ham and cheese roll ups I've ever eaten, a rice krispie treat and a bag of chips too! On top of my lunch I found this.....

OH how he melts my heart!!! He is so precious to me!

If you can't read the note, it says....

I.heart.U

We left you a little surprise in here(the rice krispie treat)

Have a great day

P.S. I did my best on the ham rolls(yes he did!)

Really....do you think he could be any sweeter?

Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorial Day

May we never forget or take for granted the freedom we have due to the sacrifices of others.


A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. ~Joseph Campbell


Friday, May 15, 2009

Caution! {My} Men at Work!




What was I doing while my men were working so hard in our yard? Taking pictures to put on my blog, of course! I love that Milledge has taught our boys how to work hard and to have some responsibilites. Also, I enjoy watching them want to be so much like their daddy and striving so hard to please him....it is precious to me!


My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys." ~Harmon Killebrew

Friday, May 8, 2009

30 Months Down, How Many More??


Who would've ever thought that after 30 months of waiting we would feel no closer to Ruthie than when we began this process? Certainly not me. This is hard....very, very hard.

There are times when God asks nothing of His children except silence, patience and tears.
C. S. Robinson

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Honor's Night

My sweet Anderson had his Honor's Night tonight at the elementary school. I am one proud Mama right now! He received a medal for having all A's throughout the year. He received the Math award which means he maintained a 97 or above all year in Math. And he received the Physical Education award which means he was a good sport, had a good attitude, had good social skills and was willing to participate in all activities.
Yay Anderson! We are so proud of you and love you bunches! Next stop...4th grade!

Anderson and his third grade teacher, Mrs. Watkins. He adores her!

Receiving the math award...

Receiving the PE award with two of his best buddies...Carter to the left in the blue shirt and Jacob to the right in the brown shirt.