First off, thank ya'll all so much for the sweet comments about my hair picture! I too love how the color came out and I hope that I'll be able to keep it up! To those of you who asked if I had lost weight after I had Griffin, I have a little bit. I still have about 20 (gag) pounds left to loose before I hit the same weight that I was when I got pregnant. Truth be told, I'd like to loose about 40 more pounds. To get that picture, I took a picture of myself 900 times shifting my head slightly each and every time I took a picture. I then spent an hour and a half picking the one that looked the best. Just kidding. But only about how long it took me to pick out a picture. I really did take 900 :).
Bobby and I have been tossing around the idea of joining weight watchers online. Anyone else try it yet?
Bobby's little sister is getting married this weekend. We are super excited for her and her fiance. They make such a cute couple and he'll be an awesome addition to the family! I can't wait to get pictures and post them on here.
I'm silly ya'll and I read all sorts of random blogs. One that I came across a while back is about a little boy that is suffering from a serious skin condition/disease call EB. His darling mother has just been told that it won't be much longer before Tripp will be joining Jesus in Heaven. Tripp is only 2 years old and has pretty much endured more pain and suffering than you and I could even imagine. Can you go and visit them and offer your prayers up for his family? I just cried and cried when I read his Momma's last post. I dread the next time she posts again...
I just discovered today that Griffin is a BIG fan of the movie, Gnomeo and Juliet. Have you seen it? It's beyond cute with the greatest music (if you are an Elton John fan :). I had Griffin propped up in his Nap Nanny while I was making Grady lunch and I could hear Griffin actually LAUGHING at it! He has started to do the funniest little gurgle laugh these days and I guess that all the dancing an singing really got him going!!
I thought that I would be so sad but instead I find myself smiling, remembering my sweet Caroline and thinking of just how darn CUTE my baby is!
The above picture is my sweet Griffin's attempt at a smile for me :). I'm so proud of my thriving little guy. The outfit is size 6 months and it fits him perfectly today!
Glory to God for giving me a baby to fill this sweet outfit!
With my sister-in-law Stacy's wedding coming up this weekend, I had to do something about my crazy hair. I have had zero time, money, or energy to keep it up and I had some horrible roots going on! I decided that now was the time to make a little time and try and get things back on track with my poor hair.
I had the sweet lady who cut it try and guess what my original color was (haha) and dye it back to that. At least this way when it grows out the roots won't be noticeable.
Note to self : get brows waxed and buy darker makeup.
I think that it came out a little bit darker than what my real color is but I still really like it!! There is just nothing like having someone else wash and style your hair. I don't know how they can get my hair soo straight! I wished that it could look like this everyday!
What do you think? Am I better as a blond or a brunette?
So ya'll know I'm a dork right? :) Of course you do! You have been reading me for a while now I'm guessing and most of ya'll are still here! It seriously drove me bonkers-crazy yesterday only being able to write just a smidgen of what I wanted to. With handwriting there is only just so much space. That and my hand gets really tired, really fast. Its just soo much easier to type and so much faster. So long rambling paragraph short, I wanted to do a little fill-in recap of yesterdays post so you could read everything that I wished I could share but didn't!
Ok, so the first 3 were pretty self explanatory so I'll skip right to...
4. As you all must know by now my all time favorite quote is the one that is in my header. It spoke volumes to me on my deepest, darkest days. It's what carried me through on the drives to and from the funeral home (and there were heart-wrenching multiples of those). It's what carried me through my pregnancy with Griffin when I was so scared I couldn't hardly sleep most nights. I recently stumbled upon another verse that has now taken hold in my heart!
"All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be. "
Psalm 139:16
I love it's promise that God is in control of all of us, in everything we do. It takes the weight off of my shoulders of feeling that I have to micro-manage everything. I now feel soo much free-er to turn it all over to God and just say to him "Your will be done.". FREEING!
5. Ya'll I just love The Fray! If you haven't heard this song before, here it is!
6. My favorite book is one that I just discovered last year! It's also the very first one I added to my Kindle.
This book is an awesome mixture of suspense, romance, history, and current times. I just LOVED IT! Ms. Howe just did an awesome job in writing this book. I may just re-read it again now that I'm talking about it :).
7. My two favorite movies pretty much run along the same lines of how I like my books. Historical and suspenseful!
I love to watch things that make me think that are not too scary but just scary enough! :)
8. So onto the things that frighten me most... My first knee-jerk reaction was to say heights or snakes. But once I seriously thought about it, I realized that the one thing that I worry about most (like every single day) is something might happen to my family or my friends. I've experienced some pretty bad losses already in my life (my best friend and maid of honor in my wedding was tragically killed less than a month after my wedding, my father's passing, and the loss of Caroline) and sometimes I think that my brain has become programmed to expect more to come. I know in reality that this is not the case but it still doesn't seem to help the irrational portion of my mind. I worry soo much that Bobby might be in a terrible car accident because he commutes to work for soo many hours each day. I also worry about someone abducting one of my children. I know I am probably a total looney-toon... Anyone else have these same fears?
9. This question was easy! :) My dream job would 100% have to be working in a museum! I graduated from college with a Bachelors of Arts in History. If I didn't have a husband and children (which was my number one goal) this is what I would be pursuing!
10. The last question was way too easy also and very self explanatory! To have the ability to be with my wonderful hubby forever and to know that my kids are successful at life is the most important to me! The last part about writing a book is just a quiet goal of mine that I would love to see achieved one day :).
I saw the neatest thing last year on someones blog. I only wish that I remembered where I had seen it so I could give them credit! Basically its a short list of questions that you answer in your own hand and then take a picture of it! This was such a fun project to work on because it really made me stop and think about myself for just a second.
I realized a couple of funny things about myself.
My handwriting gets worse the longer I write. My poor fingers are soo used to only typing. How sad!
Some of the questions really made me stop and think about my life. I loved this aspect of this project.
I had such a hard time not going into much detail as I didn't have a lot of room to write! It makes me want to do a whole other post tomorrow just to explain myself and some of my choices. Maybe I'll do just that!
I really can NOT live with out spell check. I am horrible at spelling! :)
So, here are the questions!
1. What is your name and the name of your blog?
2. What is your URL?
3. Write out " The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." so that all letters of the alphabet can be seen!
4. What is your favorite scripture?
5. What is your favorite song and who sings it?
6. What is your favorite book?
7. What are your favorite movies?
8. What scares you the most?
9. What is your dream job?
10. If you had 3 wishes what would they be? (and you can NOT say, "a million dollars, world peace, or everlasting life"
A torn up living room because all 3 boys had such an awesome time playing together! I seriously never mind this because its just sooo much better than hearing "I'm bored!" or "He's touching me!" :) Oh and ignore my dead Christmas tree in the corner...
A tray of brownies devoured out of the pan with a fork by me ready to be cut and placed on a cute dish . If you follow me on Facebook you'll already now that I found a box of brownie mix hiding in my pantry on Friday and I just about DIED of excitement!
Wasting waaaay too much time spent cruising Pinterest for new home decorating, party, and craft ideas!
A brand new SUPER-SIZED box of disinfecting wipes for my bathroom. Boys are disgusting ya'll!! :)
An empty laundry basket! (need I say more?)
Chocolate chip muffins for breakfast. I spent a whole 4 seconds sticking left -over party decorations in them and the boys just about lost their marbles to eat them!
Hi! I'm Hillary, stay at home Momma to 3 precious boys here on earth and one sweet little girl in Heaven. I'm lucky enough to be married to the love of my life Bobby for the past 12 years. I hope you enjoy our journey together!
Graham is my sweet 10 year old. He's sometimes wild, sometimes crazy but always loads of fun! He's a great best friend and a history nut. Graham loves Lego's, swimming, and chapter books!
Grady is my very silly but always loveable 4 year old. He's our wildcard and we're always on the lookout for what he'll get into next. Grady loves root beer, backyard adventures, and his brother's Lego's.
Griffin is our adorable 11 month old and newest family member! Already in his short little life he has brought much joy and renewed HOPE to all of us. Griffin loves to move around, eat yogurt puffs, and his paci.
Caroline Elizabeth is our sweet little girl. Her young life ended when she was born much too soon. We celebrate her life and her birthday every October 15th. We all consider her to be the guardian angel over our family!
