Back to School

So we finished our "Back to School" shopping today. Not much to it for boys: t-shirts and jeans oh and those precious shoes of theirs! I think we are all happy now that we have new shoes for school, I even picked up a pair for myself.
I have officially started back to "work" now. Friday we had our first teachers meeting and I am so excited to get another year started! The preschool has been a great blessing to me and it just gets better every year! God is so Good!
We were very blessed this summer as Memaw bought ALL of our school supplies for the boys- including backpacks. And you know how expensive that can get especially for three boys! We are so very thankful to her and Papa for all they do to help us. We can never tell them enough how much we appreciate them, not only for what they do, but mostly for their LOVE and PRAYERS for our family!!! We love you Memaw and Papa!!!

Summer Fun

We went to Lake Texoma Camp to visit Dakota. This is the first summer that I have not gone with him to camp. He did so good and we are so very proud of him, not only for being good but mostly for his decision to follow God with how he lives his life! Thank you Lord for touching his heart!!

So the summer is slowly slipping away from us - we know when Dakota's birthday comes around that we don't have much summer left to enjoy together. His birthday comes at a very hard time for us financially. We hardly ever give him something "special". This year we tried to plan ahead and Jeremy used a vacation day at work. For his birthday we gave him a day at Hurricane Harbor. We stayed from the minute they opened until they were announcing (for people like us) that they were closing! He was the happiest birthday boy you've ever seen! We went on a Thursday and it was his actual "birthday"(7/31) It wasn't very busy and we had a wonderful family day! We made it a point that someone had to say "Hey Dakota, Happy Birthday!" on every ride that we went on. By the end of the day it had become very funny!

All during that day I was reminded of how precious my family is to me. Our boys are growing up so very fast. I look at each one and how different they are from each other. Dylan - a teenager WOW he continues to surprise me daily as he matures. Dakota - Our comedian he keeps us laughing constantly. Damon - his imagination is so incredible! I think I get so busy with each day that I forget how blessed Jeremy and I are. I often find myself counting the days until summer is over so I can start getting a paycheck again. I find myself worrying about how we are going to pay for the things we need and I daily forget that I am not the Provider - I need to rely on what God is providing every day for us. He is so good and I know He has the BIG plan for us!!

Our Family Blog - I can't believe it!

I have really enjoyed reading the blogs of some close friends - so here goes! We have been really busy this summer. Our vacation to Big Cedar MO was amazing - God revealed himself in so many ways!!!