Water for Elephants

     Caleb took me to see the movie today and let me just say this....it was an English Major's dream. I read the novel a few months ago and rated it in my top 10 books of all time. :-)  Yes, it truly was THAT good. I was so worried about seeing the movie because I thought that it would be all Hollywood-ed up. In other words, they would twist and contort the book in the same way the circus acrobats can so gracefully bend themselves into pretzels...but with Hollywood films, most movies aren't created with any grace at all; instead, their idea seems to be let's take the ideas from a BREATHTAKING book and add as much sex and R-rated material as possible...because in America, we all know sex sells. But, that was definitely not the case with this film. Instead, the book meta morphed beautifully into this incredible film...all the "iffy" parts of the book (Google 1920s/30s circus' and you'll quickly learn what I'm referring to)...there was a very dark side to circus' from that time in history. Anyways, it was a beautiful work of art and I HIGHLY recommend it.  For those of you who have seen or will see it, you'll have to let me know if you agree. :-)

Prince William and Kate's Wedding

   For those of you who missed it this morning, here is a video of the couple's wedding ceremony. It brought back so many awesome memories of my own wedding day...*grin*

Love my Babies

"This is the Stuff" Describes my Life to a Tee, LOL

Can't Wait to Move

     Oh how I love it when the City of Salem decides to send people out with their loud machines while my kids are sleeping. Right below their window are people sanding down the sidewalk to make it even...which I wouldn't complain about except that this stuff always seems to happen in the middle of nap times. And when you are a Mommy with two little ones...naps are a cherished part of each day. Without these, I would remain a zombie...here but not present, eyes wide open but not awake, visible yet detached. *sighs*  I guess I will just have to be in bed an hour sooner tonight but I fear if I step back bed time any more, I'll be asleep before my babies...and sadly, this is just not possible. I'm trying to find humor in this situation because if I don't laugh about it, I'll probably burst into tears...stupid hormones! BLEH!  Well, it's off of here now to feed my baby girl which the loud noise woke up...grrrrrr.

Life....

     Well, today was a little better than yesterday and for that, I'm thankful. Mom came over and watched the kids so I could go to the Y and get a workout in...which had both positive and negative results. The positive was that it definitely improved my mood...knowing that I am FINALLY to the point where I can get back into shape and lose this flabby belly fat...yuck. :-)  It also caused aunt Flo to visit a bit earlier than expected...I thought I had at least another couple of weeks to go before that happened, but alas, no. :-(  So, I've done my best to keep a positive outlook today even though the hormones and cramps caused me to throw up...gross. I'm thankful I have a strong stomach, because being nauseas from that, while having to stick a suppository up my little girl's behind, almost made me vomit. BLEH!  (We found out yesterday Haleigh can't quite "go" on her own...she hasn't learned that yet so we have to basically wait while she teaches herself to go number 2...and help her along with belly exercises). So yeah...it's been a rough couple of days. And the reason i was so upset yesterday was because we learned Caleb's grandma has stage 4 cancer...it just seems like life won't slow down...even for a second. Please pray for the family...keep us all in your thoughts and prayers because life has been rough the past couple of months. And even though I KNOW God WILL NEVER give me more than I can handle, these human thoughts and emotions are bringing me down. I miss Chuck so bad some days and now that Grandma is sick...well, there are no words; just heartache and pain. And all I can think about is if it hurts me this bad, how are my husband and mother in law facing each day?  *sighs*  Anyways, I'm physically and emotionally drained...and need to help put the kids down to bed. I'm so thankful my hubby is so strong, because his positive attitude and outlook is what keeps me going...and my babies' smiles of course, lol. Night everyone.

"In the Middle of my Little Mess, I Forget How Big I'm Blessed"

     Today was rough, for several reason which I don't really quite feel like going into at the moment. The past couple of months have been hard and I feel like the months ahead will be difficult, too. BUT, God reminded me today that even when there is trouble, sadness, heartache etc...He is there!  When the world is crashing down around me...God will never give me more than I can handle. Today was hard, but God showed his Love on this day by surrounding me with friendship. I am truly blessed to have the caring friends I do, who wouldn't let anything get in their way for praying for me. This is just a small stitch in the quilt of eternity...I have to constantly remind myself to look at the bigger picture, and I can be rest assured that the final product will be spectacular!!! 
"Thanks be to God!!"

Easter

     Church was so uplifting this morning...best words anyone could EVER HEAR!!! "He is not here...for HE IS RISEN!!!"  That statement alone could move mountains. Spent the day enjoying time well spent with family and thanking God for the gift of Jesus Christ. :-)  Hope all of you had a fantastic day, as well.
     I fooled around with my camera for a while today...just trying out features I hadn't experimented with before. Here are a few of the pictures I took and touched up.

Photo Shoot with Rebecca

Growing Up

     Today little miss Hales is THREE WEEKS OLD! I can hardly believe it. And tomorrow, my Noah Bug will be 15 months...holy cow!  Ya'll know how excited I get when it comes to posting pictures of my little ones so here I go again! LOL!