HOWL-O! from Jonesboro, AR

We've moved! Welcome to Jonesboro, Arkansas...home of the ASU Red Wolves! (There is another one of these signs that says you'll have a HOWL of a good time. Ha! Aren't they crafty!)

Anyways~ The past 11 weeks have been quite a whirl wind. We had a new baby, kept a house unrealistically clean with two kids while the house was on the market, finally sold our house (Praise the Lord!!), packed up all our things and moved 5 hours away to Jonesboro, Arkansas where Will started a new job at Arkansas State University as the assistant athletic director of compliance. We had been praying for a career change for Will for sometime, and we're so thankful the Lord provided an opening for Will to get out of law. It's been a huge step of faith, but we're excited to see all this year has in store. It was really hard leaving family and friends and there have been some lonely times for me being the new kid in town, but slowly we are starting to meet new people. Thankfully, I have incredible friends and family that check on me on a regular basis which makes those relationships not seem so far away (love ya'll for this...more than you know!!!! ) Anyways, now that we are starting to get settled in, I'm hoping to resume to more regular blogging. In the mean time, I'll leave you with some sweet pictures of my little ones.

Sweet Pictures of My Babies!!

Dog Gone Fire Ants!!!!

Yesterday, Will and Catelyn were playing out back when all the sudden Catelyn starts screaming. Will runs and picks her up and realizes she has stepped in a bed of fire ants. Not understanding what was going on, she just stood there allowing the evil ants to tear up her little legs. It was absolutely heart breaking. The picture doesn't do it justice at all. She probably has around 30-40 fire ant bites on those little swollen feet. It kept her up all night last night burning and itching. My heart goes out to her. If any of ya'll know of a solution to the burning and itching, PLEASE pass it on. So sorry sweet girl!

Tripp's Frist Hair Cut

Tripp's hair was totally cracking me up. He had such the old man hair style going on. It was so long over his ears, much thicker on the sides and thinner on top. Today I decided to take a stab at cutting his hair. It definitely looks better, although I need to get my sister in law to teach me some tricks of the trade. Here are the before and after shots. I must say the before pictures make me laugh. :)

Before

After

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Opening Presents

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Catelyn was priceless opening her presents. This particular present was from my Mom. Dumbo is one of her very favorite Disney movies, and she only got to watch it at my mom's (Mamaw) house because she's the only one that had it. Needless to say, Catelyn was SO excited to have her very own copy. Thanks mom!

Catelyn's 3rd Birthday Party

This year, for Catelyn's 3rd birthday, we had a Mickey Mouse party! Catelyn was precious! She definitely knew what was going on, and had been talking about her birthday party for months! I had so much fun getting ready for it, and was especially excited that I was able to do her invitations, "happy birthday" banner, Mickey and Minnie table decorations, table cloth and Catelyn's 'Minnie' dress all for $10. Woohoo!! I made and prepared everything (with the exception of the cupcakes. I made those the day before the party) before Tripp was born, so come the day of the party, all I had to do was set the table and put her dress on. It made for such an easy party. Catelyn had a fantastic time celebrating with the family and we all enjoyed watching her blow out candles and open presents. Love you sweet girl and happy 3rd birthday! **Pardon all the pictures. They are added mostly for my memories. :)

She is in LOVE!!

Catelyn is absolutely taken with her little brother and it is so cute!!! He can make her smile faster than anything else. The other day, she was in the midst of pitching a crying fit over something and then she heard the baby on the video monitor. She ran over to it, turned on the picture and broke into a huge smile and said "aw...he's so cute!" I couldn't help but laugh. I am so thankful she has adjusted so well. Such an answered prayer!!