Spiderman Spiderman!!!

Here are some recent pictures of the "Little Man" as his Papa Rick calls him!!! Brady really enjoyed Trunk or treat at the church last night, and had an even better time eating all the suckers his mommy would let him have. The last picture is of Brady helping mommy wash the potatoes for potatoe soup.. Yum Yum.. It turned out great mom!! Thanks for your recipe!!

A Day at the Punpkin Patch

Brady came down with pink eye on Friday, and didn't feel well most of the weekend. He was teething too, which didn't make things any better. We had plans to go the pumpkin patch on Saturday, but we postponed it till Sunday afternoon. We had hopes Brady would be feeling better after 24 hours of antibiotics. His eye was better, but he was still very cranky, mostly due to his teeth. Poor Baby didn't want to have anything to do with the pumpkins. We went with our good friends, and Annie took some great pics. Thanks girl!!!

Thanks for my new digs Double!!

We went to Brady's cousin, Jacks 4Th birthday party yesterday, and had a really nice time. I put Brady in an outfit that his Double got for him several months ago. It has been way to warm to wear, but it has a dinosaur on it, and that is what Jack is really in to these days. He looked so cute... I know I am partial, because he is my son, but he is just so stinkin cute. Thanks Dubs!!!!

SUPRISE!!!

What an incredible weekend!! James had told me for the past couple of weeks not to make plans on Labor Day weekend. I was not to make plans on Thurs. night either. When we got home from work on Thursday, James told me to change, because he was gonna take me out for dinner. In the mean time, he said he was gonna go over to the neighbors and talk to them about their dog digging a hole onto our side of the fence. 5 min later, he comes running into the bedroom telling me it's not their dog, but a wild coyote, and this "coyote" was in the back yard right now. Of course, I am like "whatever" and I proceed to go open the door to the patio out back. Suprise!!!! No coyote, but it was my daddy sitting there waiting to suprise me!! My mom couldn't come due to work, and that was sad. I missed seeing you, mom!!! It is so hard to be away from my family, and I know that it always will be. I keep thinking that I will get use to it, but, I know I never will. I feel like I miss out on so much. So, you have to know, a gift like family coming to visit is like none other. Well, except for jewelry of course. :) Dad and I ran in a 10K on Monday called, "Run for a Child" It was really a nice route, and a lot of fun. We took him to a new church we have been visiting for the past few weeks, and other than that, we did a whole lot of nothing. Not quite true I guess, because we ate A LOT, napped, visited, and ate some more. Brady really took to his PaPa, and they had a really nice time together too. Here are some pics of the weekend. Thanks dad, it was awesome!!!

New Pics of our Little Baby Boy!!

Hey everybody!! Just thought I would put some new pics of Brady up for the fam to see. We just got home from Fort Smith today from Cindy's (James mom) birthday party. We went down Friday night and stayed at Jay, Lori, and Jacks house (brother, sister-inlaw, and nephew). It was a really nice time. Brady's new thing is to see UH OH! HE says it all the time. Usually in the right context too. The boy loves anything with four wheels, and as you can see by the picture, he will be driving a big truck the day he turns 16, and probably a four wheeler way before that!

A Dancing Machine!

So Brady has discovered early 90's dance music and has his Dad's talent of cutting some serious rug (even if he's the only one dancing).

Summer Time with Double and Papa!!

My mom and dad came to visit for an entire week, and we had a wonderful time. Brady had changed so much since they had seen him last, and they got to experience his new little personality first hand. He is dancing now, saying a few words, and giving really wet kisses. You have to be sure to keep your mouth closed, because he hasn't quite figured out that you don't give kisses with opened lips. Dad, James, and I were able to go golfing, and mom and I were able to do a lot of shopping. Mom helped me put window boxes up on the house, and they look awesome. Thanks mom. She has a real talent when it comes to gardening, and she has really gotten me interested in it too. At the end of the week we went to Branson for a few days. We stayed in a nice condo and had a really nice time. We were able to see the Titanic museum too. It is actually really interesting. Anyway, here are just a few photos from the week. Brady practicing to eat with a spoon! Messy!!! Brady looking out to see Dad and Papa mowing! Papa and Brady looking out the condo window at the golf course. Double, Papa, and Brady posing for a picture.

Birthday Party For My Hubby

So I had been planning on throwing a suprise birthday party for my wonderful husband. I told him I was going to have a Fourth of July party, and just invite his family from Fort Smith. Then I was going to invite a whole lot of other people that were going to show up. Things didn't work out as I had invisioned, but it was still a lot of fun.

Failure Number 1- Most of the people I invited couldn't come( it is a big travel weekend)

Failure Number 2- How wasI gonna make the cake he requested for his birthday on the 6th, and be baking it on the 3rd???

Failure Number 3- Because of number 1 and 2, I told him it was a party for him

Failure Number 4- James wakes up on the morning of his "party" with a fever

Failure Number 5-Had to call everyone and tell them he was running a fever, and it was up to them if they still wanted to come.

Failure Number 6- Not everyone that actually could have come came, because of number 3 & 4(don't blame you one bit)

James family ended up coming except for his grandmother, Honey. (We wish you could have made it) Paul, Annie, Ethan and Courtney came too. Thank goodness, because there was a lot of food. James put on his game face, and joined the party. He felt terrible, but he even came out and played a few games of corn hole. James brother brought a ton of fireworks, and the boys set those off when it got dark. There were several other houses in the subdivision setting them off too, so we were able to enjoy a really nice display. The weather was perfect.

Cheesecake, I hope you enjoyed your party, and I am so sorry you were sick. I wanted to do this for you, because I love you so much, and really appreciate you. You are an amazing Father and Husband. It is hard to come up with ways to show you my thanks, and I thought this might be a good way. I hope that you understand how much you mean to me. I love you!!!

CASTING CROWNS CONCERT

The Shoe in an inside
JokeforPaul!!!

James and I went to the Casting Crowns concert last night with our good friends Paul and Annie. The band was awesome. I really love how their concerts are 2 1/2 hours of Praise and Worship. It is so easy to see that it isn't about the money for them. They just want to spread the word through their gifts and talents they have been blessed with. If you evr have a chance to go to one of their concerts.... GO!

Anyway, I want to share something really quickly. I have come to realize something about prayer I always knew, but never really experienced till I made it (prayer) a priority in my life. I could tell you 10 things right off the top of my head, but I am going to share just one with you now. When James and I first moved here, I loved the area, but it just didn't feel like home. I love my husband dearly, but women need deep friendships with other women. I was, for lack of a better word, Lonely. We had been attending our new church for awhile, and I just hadn't connected with anyone. I began to pray for a friend to come my way. I am not all that out going, and friends usually have to be dropped in my lap. I prayed for this to happen. Well, wouldn't you know!!! That prayer was answered in a big way!!! I got an email from a couple in our connection group that I had seen several weeks, but of course had never met. The email went something like this...

Shanna, I thought you and James might want to go to dinner sometime with us. I am not sure why I want to hang out with you guys, but it might be fun! Let me know.

-Annie (that is so Annie)

This was in November, and now I would say she is my closest and deepest friend, besides my husband of course. I love ya girl!! Thanks for seeking me out!! What makes God so awesome is, he not only brought me a friend, he brought James one too. Annie's husband, Paul and James are great friends now, and they have a lot of similar interests. God doesn't just answer prayer, he invests his love for us in it too. Anyway, just wanted to share that, and give all the glory to God for giving James and I such great friends.