Emma sweet sweet Emma

Yes I think I left Emma out of the last blog but she has been a very busy little girl.  Lol she is ROTTEN!!  She is changing so much and I love it.  She is very much a girly girl but can be a tomboy to!!  She loves to get in the mud with the boys then come inside and put a dress on!!  I will share this funny but embarrassing story with you.  The other day Emma and I had to run an errand for Justin which was at a dealership so we go into this guys office and  he is speaking to me and Emma asked if she could go potty and I said yes it was right across from this guys office so I could see the door and everything. So as we are continuing our conversation the guy starts laughing and at this moment I realized I have done the mommy thing where you tune out your child and focus on this conversation in front of me, well this sweet little Emma was in the bathroom singing at the top of her lungs "I am pooping on the Potty, I am pooping on the potty"  I wanted to die!!  Needless to say I hurried up went into the bathroom to explain to her you don't sing this out loud in public places!!!  Do you think she understood NO!!!  But anyway I am enjoying all of the little things with her...we paint toenails and fingernails, put on makeup, cook, she loves to clean, we just planted some flowers that she had picked out, and she loves having her hair braided!!  

Time keeps flying by...updates from the past month or so!!

So these months are just flying by right now so this will be kinda of an update of what has been happening lately....

Baseball is in full swing and boy has it been a blast!!  The boys are doing amazing!!!  Yes I am bragging but I have bragging rights!! Justin and I are completely amazed at the boys and we are loving how they are growing so much and the pure joy we get watching them play ball and the excitement they have for the game!  Carter is loving baseball he wants to practice everyday and sometimes he is by himself having a full blown game going on out there, he wants to watch it every night on TV, counts down the days to his game we are just shocked by all of this but we love it!  His past game he hit the ball to the outfield brought two guys home and made it to third base (which is where daddy is coaching) and he was so excited I am so glad Justin was there and them to have that moment together, during this same game he made a double play and of course this momma was beyond excited for him!!  Bradens team is doing awesome just as well we are 7-0 which feels so good to Braden!!  He is on kid pitch and so these games are a little more intense....he plays second base which he loves and is very good at it!   He struggles here and there with getting good hits but when he gets a hit it is a great one!!  Love seeing him smile and enjoying it just as much, but he is a little more serious about it then Carter! He has only pitched one time this year so far and he did awesome for his first time very calm and relaxed!  If you have a chance you should take the time to come watch them play but then again I am there mom and so proud of them!! 

 

Lets see we had spring break some where in the midst of all of this which we spent some days camping with a great group of friends from out here.  We went to the KOA in Brookeland which they have lots of land to ride 4wheelers on and the kids had a blast.  It was muddy!!  They got to fish in the creek that ran through it and caught a lot of fish!  It was a great week!

School fire... the kids returned to school the Monday after spring break and that Tuesday morning I am awaken by several friends texting me telling us the school was on fire.  I thought Justin was playing a terrible joke on me so we turned the TV on and just watched in shock as our kids school was burning.  Tears filled my eyes thanking the Lord above that my kids were safe in their beds. To be honest this is a blessing after hearing the stories about the roof leaking in the kids classroom and teachers just place cups or buckets to catch the water like it is normal.   So not normal and not healthy at all.  The kids were out for another week and a half.  Braden lost his classroom basically he has been relocated to the middle school and Carter was returned to his regular classroom. Now the countdown to summer time!!

 

Wilbur....so if you have been following me at all you have heard about our sweet pig!  Boy have we gotten attached to this pig (yes a pig) I know I am totally shocked that I would get so attached to a PIG!  We could let him out and he would just hang out like a dog while the kids were playing or if he saw Braden he would take off in a dead sprint to him.  He was to cute! But anyways the Fair has come and gone and we are so proud of Braden!  He got out there and showed his pig very proudly!  The pigs are divided into classes based on their weight and of course Wilbur was at the top, he went in weighing around 272 was the last actual weight we have on him. There were a lot of pigs in this class and we were the last class to show which made for a very long nerve racking day.  Braden did not place during this particular show Wilbur needed more fat in his stomach area which we already knew was an issue so it was not a huge disappointment to us. Braden was very upset though and said he was done and didn't want to show again, which the kids do another show that is called Showmanship which is where Braden gets in the arena again with his pig and several other kids ranging from 9 to 14 years old (which I think is crazy because you have the new kids at 9 coming in and the more experienced kids at 14) and they show the pig but the judge is looking at Braden and how well he shows his pig and keeps total control of him and even making him pen his pig and unpen him with no help so after explaining all of this to you Braden refused to do this show which I understand he thought he would lose again and be turned away which I was scared that would happen again but we told him this all part of it.  So after some time and some grandparents talking to him and making some deals and some of his sweet friends talking him into it he decided that he would do it.

Well let me just tell you that I was a nervous wreck.  I was standing there with my dad and we were watching Braden and I think we were both surprised how that little boy got out there and had total control of his pig .  He did everything he was suppose to do and Wilbur never left Bradens side. I was so proud of him and was so amazed that he went from being so upset about the first show to getting out there and held his head up and showed his pig to that judge.  When your showing pigs you want the judge to pen you which means you go to the pens and you and your pig are together and they let the other pigs go (they must leave the arena) then they bring the top ten kids back out again.  Well I was standing there with my dad and Braden was the last kid to be sent to the pen with his pig and I was overwhelmed with joy and I just looked at my dad and wanted to cry.  I was so happy for him and I was so blessed to have my dad next to me during this moment.  Braden was sent back out but they only pick one winner for showmanship but he did get in the top ten which is so awesome for a 9 year old.  But he deserved it.  I want to say thank you to my Mom and Dad for helping us during this very long weekend.  I am glad to have shared this time with y'all and the kids. Also thank you to those that came out on your Sunday to support Braden it was a very long day and we really appreciate y'all being there.  And most important to my mom, dad, and Marurice for buying Wilbur from Braden we are truly blessed to have each of you in our lives.