Crystal and Tonya's Birthday

Today Sandy, Shay, Crystal, Tonya and I got together after church to celebrate T and C's bday. I love these girls to pieces and am so thankful for them.

Shay and Tonya

Crystal and Sandy

Tonya's Sippy Cup

Crystal's Sippy Cup

Me and the Besties

Last night we received about 3 inches of rain! Praise God! We are putting out our fall decor and Kyli is already making her Christmas list. UGH! It will be here before I know it! Have a blessed week!

Burnet Bulldogs vs. Lampasas Badgers

Last night we went to watch the Bulldogs play the Badgers. I graduated from Lampasas and loved Badger football. I still love watching the Badgers. It brings back so many wonderful memories of high school. I also love the Burnet Bulldogs. It was a great game. In the end, the Badger won 37-29.

Kyli, Gracyn and Kenna

Marian(BFF from high school) and me

Sophie always gives the girls candy. They know that when we go see Sophie that she will have them some candy. I love this pic of Dax. Doesn't he look so thrilled to be in the pic?

Lauren, Marian, Sophie and me

This is how our Saturday morning started....Roller skating!

We can not put Raider in the backyard because Ty and Deets will eat him. We are trying to get them used to each other. Raider sits in his pin and barks. Deets is coming around. Ty NOT so much. Ty is almost 13 and wants nothing to do with a crazy, hyper puppy.

We have great chance for rain today! Please pray that we get lots of it! Have a blessed weekend!

Weekend Getaway

This weekend we had a fast weekend getaway to Fredericksburg. The girls went with Mimi and Pawpaw to Waco to celebrate Reece's 2nd birthday so we stayed at their house. Chris, Brandi, Rob, Lauren, Wade and I left for Fredericksburg about 10:00 Saturday morning. Heading into Fred we decided to make a short visit to Luckenbach and then go eat at Alamo Springs Cafe. It has the BEST burger and french fries.

Me and Baby Boy, Raider

Eating at Alamo Springs Cafe

Brandi and Rob

Wade and Lauren

I know you are thinking I am crazy for taking my dog. It would have been way out of the way to take him to Chris' parents house and then come all they way back. He was way better than kids. I was such a proud momma! he he!

Yummy!

Brandi and I split a burger and we all shared ff and onion rings.

Every doggie is some doggie in Luckenbach!!!!

Auslanders has great German food!

Lauren was craving saurkraut so we had to join the guys for a "snack"

Jay and Carrie joined us later and we ate dinner at Altdorf's

A couple of weekends ago we went to Lakeway for Rilyn's 4th bday

We had to put Raider in the playhouse while the girls were playing ball cuz Ty and Deets want to eat him. Poor thing!

Today was a great Monday! My class was wonderful all day! I feel like I can finally catch my breath now that the first six weeks is over. Kyli had a ball game tonight and played great. She scored 6 points. Kyli's chickens have laid 8 eggs and she is so excited. I am so excited that Shelly is cleaning my house tomorrow and this weekend will be a lazy weekend. Have a blessed week!

Happy Birthday Papa Smurf

Tomorrow is Chris' 36th birthday. We celebrated early because the girls are going to Waco with Mimi and Pawpaw to celebrate Reece's 2nd b-day. Chris and I are going to Fredericksburg with Brandi, Rob, Wade and Lauren to celebrate Octoberfest.

The Smurfs was my favorite cartoon growing up. The girls love to watch it every Saturday with me. When we saw the movie this summer it brought back so many memories.

Happy 36th Birthday Chris!

Farmer Kyli's chickens have laid 5 eggs! She is one happy girl!

Have a Smurfy weekend!

God's Blessings

Today I found out that I didn't pass my ESL test. I was three points shy of passing it. UGH! So I immediately boo hoo and sob the rest of the day when I was by myself or talking to my friends/co-workers. I felt like the stupidest person on earth. Then I began to question God on why he didn't answer my prayers. I have been praying for a month about this test. I have been praying for wisdom, knowledge and confidence in myself to pass this test. I have also been praying so long for rain. I kept on thinking that God doesn't hear my prayers. If he hears me, why can't he answer them. After I got home and realized I was just caught up in the moment and that God has answered so many of my prayers in my life that failing a test and no rain in this drought has no comparison what God has done for me. And, failing a test is nothing compared to what others are going through right now!

God has......

blessed me with an amazing childhood and family,

blessed me with an amazing, handsome, Christian husband,

blessed me with an education (with no debt thanks to my parents),

blessed me when he gave me two beautiful, healthy girls(even thought I wanted at least one boy),

blessed me with amazing friends,

blesses me every day when I teach 21 first grade students,

blessed me with Raider this summer and helped heal my broken heart from Spankie,

and

he fixed my brain on December 8, 2009 when most neurosurgeons said it couldn't be done and was too dangerous! With God anything is possible!

The list could go on forever on all my answered prayers. The devil got a hold of me today and made me question God. The crazy thing is, as soon as I got home it started pouring down rain. Another prayer answered. I'll keep on praying to pass that stinkin test!

I know that "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Phillipians 4:13

Matilda Jane Ava Necklace!

Can I just tell you how happy that the first six weeks of school is over! I'll be so excited on Friday when reports cards go out, parent conferences are over, I'll know results of my ESL test and I will have finished CScope Math unit 5. It has been crazy and exhausting!

I am not a test taker and today I took my ESL test. I have put it off for years because I have test anxiety. Let me tell you that this test was so HARD! I feel like I wasted so many hours of not studying the right materials. The sad thing is... it cost $120 every time I take it. I have been praying so hard for the knowledge to pass this test. If I pass it, it will be a miracle because there were some questions I had no clue.

It is thundering and lightening. Music to my ears. I am begging for God to soak our ground.

I had a bug this weekend and now Kenna is throwing up. Hopefully it is short lived because I don't want to miss school two days in a row. Chris is at Fire Arms Training and can't help out all week.

Kyli getting ready to go play ball

Kenna being pitiful

Check out this cute necklace I made to match the girls MJ Ava skirt. So cute!

Badger necklace for Blakeli. We are going to watch Badger vs. Bulldogs on Oct. 7th and the girls wanted to take Blakeli a necklace. Hopefully she will like it. I love all the sports balls.

Kyli is in Little Dribblers in MF. I love ball and will be so sad if my girls ever stop playing.

Dash and Kenna

This Saturday is Chris' 36th birthday. We are going to Fredericksburg for the weekend with friends. Adults only! Praise the Lord! I love my girls but I need some time with my hubby and friends. Please continue to pray for rain in Texas! Have a blessed week!