Life....

So I started this blog with the intention of posting things that are going on in our lives that I want to look back on and remember since I have the biggest problem remembering things and I sometimes as you can see I forget to post or blog.  I have gone several several months without posting anything and I guess I have just been so busy with things going that I don't make the time to do this, but I want to start today and play a little catch up and try to stay more on top of it. So from January to today we have played basketball, baseball, tball, and Braden has shown his pig for the southeast Texas state fair.  Doesn't sound to busy right??  I have to say I am extremely proud of all three of our kids.  The boys played basketball and really loved might not have been the best but I will say they always stayed positive and had fun which is all I ask for, there are some kids that have the worse attitudes by far and it is just terrible to say at the least.  They are both playing baseball and are on the same team this year and it has been a very big adjustment for Carter he had to move up to kid pitch this year and was not to happy about it but he finally got a hit at his last game and we are praying that this will help him not be so scared.  The poor thing makes him self so sick on game days because he is a basket of nerves.  He has been hit twice by the pitcher so we have some reason to be nervous ( I guess but at least this is what I keep telling myself) .  Braden has been pitching in some of the games he still needs improvement but overall doing very good.  I am so proud of them both and makes my heart smile seeing them play.  I know this will all be over before I know it so I am enjoying every second of this busy season of our life.  Emma is playing tball and she loves it.  Her first game she tripped on the rocks and got a mouth full and scrapped her chin but she still got back out there and made some outs.  Loved it!!  She is also in full blown dance and tumble and preparing for recital time.  So onto our pig.  So you see this pig of ours this year gave us a great deal of frustration.  He was a rough pig compared to our calm one last year.  He made massive holes in his pen, he liked to bite us just overall made it difficult for us not to mention all the rain we have so we were in a muddy mess the whole time.  We could hardly ever walk him because of the wetness.  So when it came to fair time we were very nervous we had no idea how he was going to act.  BUT Braden and him did AWESOME!!  That is all I can say!  We placed 5th out of 26 pigs in his weight class and placed 38 out of 40 pigs for the auction.  It was an emotional roller coaster.  I have never seen Braden get excited about much but when he made the sale his smile to his dad as he left the arena is probably  one that Justin will never forget and when he got to me the big bear hug I got from him and the smile on his face was priceless. His exact words were "Mom I did it".  I knew he was excited and that made all the difference in the world and all of the work and struggle we have gone through all worth it!  I want to say a big Thank you to everyone that supported Braden.  I know we don't say it enough but really Thank you I know there is so much that you could be doing on your Sunday then sitting at a pig show all day but just having you there meant so much to us.

My husband....

You know I don't brag enough on my husband or maybe even compliment him enough, but I will say he is one of the most amazing guy ever.  I have lately been I guess you could say going through a transition period not even sure if that is the right terms but I have been trying to change me in different ways.  Justin has ALWAYS supported me no matter what, he has always been an amazing dad to our kids.  I can never ask for a better husband, father, or best friend.  We have been together for 15 years and I will honestly say that I feel today that we are stronger then we have ever been in these 15 years.  This man loves me unconditionally, he  listens to me when I speak, he brings me comfort when I feel lost, he makes me feel beautiful every day, he makes me laugh when I am mad, he picks me up when I am down, he never says a word when he comes home and our house is rearranged (this is a serious one to lol), he just loves me for me.  Here lately I have been trying to find out who I am,  who do I want to be, and I have really stepped out and kinda scared myself and this man that I have come to love more and more everyday has been right there next to me.  We have been attending a new church will be a year in June and I have been in three bible studies within this year and I will be very honest with you this is all so new to me and so out of  my comfort level but I have found a new me (if that is even possible). I can see that I look at things in a much different way. This story might need to be for a different post maybe when I am ready to tell my story.  But along this journey Justin has been right by my side, some of this has been out of his comfort zone but I am so proud of him  sticking with it. We have both came so far and I could not have done this without him.  I know there are people out there that don't have what we have or have never been able to find their one true love, but I am so blessed that GOD sent Justin to me and even when my mom didn't like him I just kept on and it was truly one of the best things I have ever done!  I know that when you are young and just getting married it all seems so right kinda like a fairy tale, but as I have gotten older and we have three amazing kids I know that GOD knew what he was doing when he put us together.  I can't imagine my life without him right next to me.  Our love for each other is growing everyday and it makes me so excited to see where our future is going.  I love you Justin more and more everyday!