House Hunting!!!

So we have decided to look into buying a new house!! We have out grown this one and really need some more space. Since it is such an amazing time to buy we have decided to put the feelers out there.... we are looking all over the high desert and have found some really great homes. We are just praying that God leads us in the right direction and that it will all work out.

We will need to rent our current home... so if anyone knows some really great people who are looking to rent a 3/4 bedroom 2 bath home for $1350 a month! Please feel free to pass along my email address Rickysgrl@gmail.com

We are excited to see what God has for us and if this will all work out!

So much FUN!!

Today we had such a fun day! The kids had some friends over... ok ok... mommy had her friends over and the kids all played together! Everyone, except Carter, had a blast in the little pool and I really enjoyed chatting with Heidi and Emily. I think every stay at home mom needs a play date... to keep us sane... to remind us that we are not alone... to laugh about how crazy we sometimes feel... and remember how blessed we are to stay at home with our babies!

Thank you Emily, Jager, Heidi, Caleb, Katherine & Justin for a fun day! Lets do it again soon!

Summer FUN!!!

Yesterday we went and got some fun things to play with outside! Here are a few pictures from this afternoon of us playing! Jake loved playing in his new pool, Carter however wanted nothing to do with the water. I don't think he likes the cold water at all... ENJOY!!!

My camera....

IS BROKEN!!! So... for now... we will be pictureless.... STINK!

Contentment....??? What is that??

So this morning I was reading Philippians 4 and this verse stuck out in my head....

vs. 12 "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have
plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,
whether living in plenty or in want"

And then I started thinking.... have I learned the secret of being content? hum.... probably not. So I went back... went back to the entire chapter of Philippians 4 and started looking for the "secret"... my thought.. why would Paul say "I have learned the secret..." but not share the secret? He must have already shared it and I missed it. So back I went. The following is what I found and struck me as steps on the way to contentment.

1. Rejoice Always- "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice" (Philippians 4:4)!

2. Don't Worry- "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God" (Philippians 4:6).

3. Guard Your Thoughts- "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things." (Philippians 4:8)

How often do I spend time pondering on the negative? The shortcomings of my house, my husband, my kids, MYSELF, my friends.... etc. Today I want to focus on the good. Guard my thoughts, Rejoice, and don't worry! For this I believe is the secret that Paul was talking about in Philippians... and I pray that I will find true contentment.

Officially... its Roseola!

So Carter got up from his nap this afternoon with a rash! While it might seem weird that I am excited... I AM! Just knowing thats what it is makes me feel better. He is done with the fever, he is not contagious at all... and has made the turn to feeling better. His Auntie KrissyJo will be here on Thursday so we are praying that happy little Carter will be back to normal to visit with his Auntie!

Feeling a little better... Yay! for Carter

His fever finally broke last night! He had a pretty rough night sleeping but has made up for it this morning... its 8:45 and he is still sleeping!

I got a weird urge to clean last night... at 6:30pm I started on our bedroom! we don't have any storage at all in our room, no dresser or anything so it can get out of hand fast... but it was really bugging me so last night Noah and I ran to Costco, got storage tubs to pack some stuff away in, and then headed home to work on the room. Ricky and I knocked it out last night and it looks and feels amazing to have my room back to normal.

I think today we are going to work on the play room. How do three little boys have so many toys! I need some kind of storage unit for them all... anyone have suggestions??

Carter is so sick!

If everyone could keep Carter in your prayers... he has had a 103+ temp for most of the past three days. We took him to Urgent Care on sat and then to his regular pediatrician today. They decided to run some blood work and so we are waiting on that. He has been pretty sad, which makes mommy and daddy sad! He wants to be held and loved on since he is not feeling good so I am so thankful that daddy stayed home today to help me. With Noah needing to eat every like 2 hours still and Carter wanting to be held all the time... it makes for a challenging day!

Once we get the results from his blood work this afternoon we should know what the plan will be. They are thinking it might be Roseola, but not sure so we will wait it out. I'll update when I know more!

Thanks for your prayers!

Amazing.... lol

How is it that a three year old knows more than I do... ABOUT EVERYTHING!!! It seems to me lately that I don't do anything correct, according to my little man Jake. Not even eat popcorn... and then it dawned on me... I thought I knew more than my mom too... until I had my own children... now I know that I can never know as much as my mom. Someday this will dawn on Jake and my other son's. Until then, I guess I will live my life eating my popcorn the wrong way, not knowing what is the correct right hand and left hand, and not drinking the correct soda at lunch. LOL!

Daddy's back at work....

Sniff Sniff... I think I was spoiled having my wonderful husband home with me this whole time.... so now that he has gone back to work I am missing him something crazy! Not just because he is so helpful, but becaus I miss his company... he makes me laugh! I love the way he plays with the boys, I know I can never compair in their eyes to how much fun daddy is.

All in all I think we are doing reasonably well though. We are already on our way to a good day. Baths are done, lunch is done, Carter is down for his nap.. and Jake will go down for his in about 30 min! Noah is ready for his lunch now so I better get going...

I am so thankful for this day, knowing I can do this... three boys all alone... has been a great morning! Thank you Lord!