Four Month Check-Up

Can you believe Landon is almost 4 months old? Next week to be exact. He is growing up so fast. He hasn't rolled over yet, but is already sitting up in his Bumbo and playing in his excersaucer by himself, and holding his head up good. I took him to his 4 month check-up this morning and he is already 15 pounds 7 ounces and is 24 inches long! Landon is still the most content baby and is sleeping through the night for at least 12 hours! The Lord has blessed us with three wonderful blessings!

Faithful Friends

A couple of weeks ago we were able to spend time with some good friends of ours, the Davis family. We had an awesome time! It is so funny how even though we hadn't seen each other in at least six months, we were able to just start back up where we left off. I guess that's what happens when you have so much in common. They also have three kids three and under, except they are even closer in age than ours :) We love you guys!

Free Christmas Music Downloads!

Amazon is offering a free download of a Christmas song each day for 25 days! The first download starts today and the selection is : Joy to the World by Casting Crowns.

My Parent's Chicken Coop

This past year my parents decided that they wanted to try their hand at raising chickens for the eggs. Well, after deciding which coop plan to go with, my dad set to work building it by hand. It looks awesome, though most people would mistake it for a playhouse if they didn't see the enclosed pen beside it :) The best thing is, we are able to have as many fresh "organic" eggs as we can eat!

Florida Gators Football!

A couple of weeks ago Brian and I were able to go to the Florida / South Carolina football game, and it was so much fun! My parents were able to babysit for us, and Brian's sister let us use a couple of her tickets for the game. I love the atmosphere of a college football game and all the excitement, especially when your team wins! Go Gators!

Thanksgiving

I can't believe Thanksgiving has already come and gone. Every year seems to pass by faster and faster. We were able to spend Thanksgiving Day with both my family and Brians. We went to my parents house in Appling for lunch, and then to Brian's grandmother's house for a late lunch. Needless to say, we all ate way too much...but don't we always do :) And now we get to enjoy leftovers for the next week.

As some of you know, our computer has been on it's last leg for a couple months now. We were trying to get it to last until Thanksgiving so that we could try to find a good deal on a laptop. Thankfully it has not died on us, and Brian was up at our local Walmart at 3:15 in the morning the day after Thanksgiving!!! Even though he was there that early, he was already the 17th person in line. Crazy. They ended up not having enough computers, but Brian was able to work out a deal with the store manager. I was just glad that Brian was willing to go and wait in line with all the crazy people while the kids and I slept in at home :)

By the way, Landon slept for 11 1/2 hours last night!!! I put him to bed around 9:00 and he didn't wake up until 8:30 this morning. Hopefully he will keep up this new schedule. I guess we will see tonight.

It's Been A While

I have really been slacking with this blog lately. Things have been so busy around here. We are finally getting into a good routine with Landon's schedule, so hopefully I will be blogging more soon. I can't believe Thanksgiving is in just a few days! Each year seems to go by faster and faster...and that means I'm getting older and older! My sister is here with us this week, which has been awesome! She is such a big help with the kids, and it is nice to get some girl time in too. My Mimi and cousin are coming today to stay until Thanksgiving to help out too! The Lord has blessed us with awesome family!

Maddie's Funny Quotes

Here are a few of some funny things Maddie has said lately. Enjoy!

"Mommy, your not my best friend anymore, Daddy is. But it's ok, you can be Gavin's best friend!"

"Here's my Bible...it's my truth."

I went out for a run/walk and took Gavin with me in the jogging stroller and left Maddie and Landon with Brian. This is what she told Brian as soon as I left.

"Daddy, I miss mommy already. I need to go exercise with her to lose baby fat."

Britax Marathon CS Giveaway

I am a huge fan of the $30 Weekly Grocery Challenge, and they have an awesome giveaway going on right now for the Britax Marathon CS! This car seat is awesome and so safe for your kiddos! It retails for $299.99, which is why I don't have one right now, but how awesome would it by to win one! All you have to do is go to 30dollarweeklygrocerychallenge.blogspot.com to enter. Kathy actually gives you 6 different ways to win!

Happy Halloween!

Brian and I decided to take the kids to our church's Trunk or Treat this year. Maddie was super excited...mostly about getting some candy and Gavin didn't even know what was going on :) It ended up being 80 degrees outside, so Maddie didn't get to wear her cute butterfly costume, but don't worry, you will get to see it on her next year. Maddie was a princess ballerina, Gavin was superman "Tebow", and Landon was a pumpkin. They looked so cute and had an awesome time.

Picture Update!

Finally caught that sweet smile on camera!

Our crazy boy and his bumper pad...he doesn't want to go anywhere without it. We even took it to the nursery with him last Sunday night :)

Landon's sweet baby feet

My happy boy! He has changed so much from when he was younger...except when we take him to the nursery :)

Gavin loves being outside and running around on his own.

Trying to take some fall pictures, but they never want to look at the camera at the same time :)

My twins! It is crazy how much they look alike! Sometimes it is almost impossible to tell them apart when I look at their baby pictures.

Landon's Eight Week Check-Up

Landon is already growing like a weed! I took him to his eight week check-up the other day, and he now weighs 13 lbs. 2 oz. and is 22 1/2 in. long! He is getting to be a big boy, and already over a pound more than both Maddie and Gavin weighed at his age. Dr. Christian says that he is healthy and strong! He did have to get three shots and an oral vaccination, but he did pretty well. We are so thankful that the Lord has blessed us with three healthy children.

Awesome Giveaway!

Who doesn't love engraved jewelry or monogrammed items? Even better, when you can win an item in a giveaway! So go check out my friend's blog at hyperactivelu.com to read her reviews of the items from It's Personal (itspersonalaugusta.com) and then make a comment about the item(s) that you like best! You could be the lucky winner!

Here is one of the items that I really like!

Cristin's Kitchen

I have set up a new blog called Cristin's Kitchen with all sorts of recipes that we enjoy here around our house. I know most of you are probably like me and get tired or making the same "favorite" meals all the time. You can find it at cristinskitchen.blogspot.com. Hope you enjoy! BTW, you can also click on the link to the left to go to it.

The Duggars

As most of you know, I love to watch The Duggars (the family about to have their 19th child). They had two new episodes last night on TLC, and the first was all about questions from the viewers. I laughed at most of them...like, "Do the kids ever fight?" Really??? The one question that really got to me though was from a lady who asked (can't remember exact words, but...) if they were concerned about the carbon footprint they were making on the environment with such a large family! I couldn't believe someone would ask that...well I can, but whatever. Out of all the things in the world we should be concerned about, that's what this lady is stressing over? Anyway, sorry about me ranting, but it really bothered me.

Time for an Update

Wow, I can't believe it has been over a week since I last updated this blog! The days are going by so fast, especially with the holidays coming up. Can't wait to start decorating and playing Christmas music next month! This is definitely my favorite time of year for so many reasons.

This past week has been pretty busy around here. Brian has been going hunting a good bit with his new bow, but has missed two deer so far. Hopefully he will get one soon since our stash is running low in the freezer. I was able to go out this past Thursday to a fellowship dinner at church that they host once a month for the ladies, thanks to Brian babysitting the three kiddos for me. It was very refreshing to get to hang out with other women by myself for awhile. I will definitely be making a habit of going every month! This past Saturday, my parents were able to come and visit us for the day. They hadn't seen the kids since Maddie's birthday party a month ago. We are so blessed that they only live an hour away, and can come see us often. Speaking of family, we also had Brian's grandmother and cousin, Joey, over for dinner on Wednesday as a farewell to him since he has joined the Navy and will be leaving soon for training. What an awesome guy!

Well, I know all that info was pretty random, but I just wanted to update on what's been going on with us. Hopefully it won't be another full week before I write again. I guess we'll see what each day brings.

Maddie's Funny Quote of the Day

So last night I brought out the electric space heater for Maddie and Gavin's room since it was supposed to be so cold. I didn't turn it on until Gavin was in his crib, but I let Maddie know that it was going to get very hot and she was not allowed to touch it because it would burn her. Later in the evening when I was going to bed, I went to check on them and turned the heater off and unplugged it. This morning when they woke up and I went and got Gavin out of his crib, of course the first thing he did was go and touch the heater! Maddie started screaming and telling Gavin not to touch it, and then she told him, "If you touch it, your going to get smoked!" The things kids say!

New Pictures

I am truly thankful to whoever invented the pacifier (or fire-paci as Maddie calls it)!


The time has gone by so fast with Gavin. I feel like I blinked, and he aged a year! My sweet boy!


Maddie is such a great big sister and helper! Anytime Landon is crying she goes running to him to calm him down.


Maddie loves the camera, as you can tell!


Even though they fight and argue with each other all the time, they can't stand to be apart! Here they are playing their favorite game, Ring Around the Rosie.


Landon has been smiling for a couple weeks now, but it seems like each time I get the camera out, he stops smiling! Finally I was able to catch part of a smile while he was looking at Brian. He loves his daddy!

Seven Weeks Have Come and Gone

Monday will mark seven weeks since we were blessed with Landon's arrival. It seems like just yesterday that I was calling Brian to let him know that it was time to meet our surprise! He has been such a blessing to our family. Still content as can be and only waking up once during the night. A couple weeks ago he started smiling, and now he is trying to "talk" to us. Even though our days are usually somewhat stressful and hectic, I'm trying to cherish every moment I have with Landon as a baby. I only have to look at Maddie and Gavin to see how fast each year passes.

Welcome to Our Crazy Life!

Welcome to our new blog! I don't really know what I'm doing yet, but hopefully I'll get the hang of it soon. We wanted to keep all of our friends and family updated with pictures and funny stories of the kids, and believe me, between Maddie and Gavin, there will be a lot of funny things posted on here!