I give up!

I have been trying all night (well actually the past few days!) to load some pictures from EASTER!!! I know I am so far behind... but Blogger is being stubborn and I am tired, so I am just going to leave you with a picture of this precious, fit throwing, charming, passionate, often sick (yes, again!), sweet, cuddly, amazing little boy...



He is no longer a baby and lets me know everyday...

He will not sit in the high chair, only the bar stool will do.

He looks us square in the eye and shakes his head no.

I get this sentence often at school "but he's so darn cute!'' Translated: he gets away with a lot!

Unclear words are common, but you always understand when he says "David" and "Jesus".

We are so in love!

Question

How does this little baby...
(David 9 months old)


Become this little man...
(David 3 1/2 years old)



So quickly?!?

He is a joy and we love him to pieces!!!

*I am working on Easter pics and such. Life is in a certain busy season and it doesn't help that we now live in a vacation spot... the beach is so fun and provides much outdoor time! We are enjoying our family time and seeing lives changed through Wellspring.

Thought you'd like to see...

... a picture of my new niece or nephew!!! Ha, bet I fooled a few of you :)! I am so excited for my little sister, Brittany, and her hubby Matt, they are expecting this cute little peanut on November 16th! Now, the waiting begins... will they complete the "back-ets ball" (as David would say) team that my dad has his hopes up for? Or will this precious baby be the first little girl? Either way, we are so happy that God has blessed them and will be praying for a healthy baby!

I love him...

and happy to say "Happy Anniversary" to my sweet husband of 6 years! We were talking the other night and we both said in some ways we can't believe we've been married for 6 years and in other ways we can... since we have 2 active little boys, sure it feels like we've been married for a while but the part that I am amazed by is that I TRULY love Trey more everyday. This past year has stretched us, molded us, allowed us to see each other in another "phase" of God's plan for us and I can say I have never been more in love with Trey. God's calling on his life is real, he is devoted to it, and I count it a blessing to be a part of it all! We just had an amazing day at Wellspring Church and I am thrilled to see what God will continue to do through my wonderful husband. Thank you for loving me and for giving me 6 incredible years of marriage!

Preacher's Wife

So, I am VERY new to this roll of being a "Preacher's Wife". I LOVE it and signed up for it when I married my incredible husband. And, like most things in life, I figured I'd have it all figured out by the time God placed us where we were suppose to be in a church. HA! I never knew we would be "church planters" (read: starting a new church from scratch, just the 2 of us). I never knew how incredible it would be to see my husband connect with Christ in such a real way that He actually gave Trey a vision for a church specifically designed for Myrtle Beach, SC. I never knew really cool people would move from across the country to partner with us, supporting a vision they know God designed. I never knew we would see lives changed in our living room on Sunday mornings as we build our launch team. Because it is ALL more than I could have ever hoped or imagined!!! As we approach Easter, we are experiencing something else I never knew, but am finding is common with those involved in ministry. You can read all about if from a GREAT "Preacher's Wife", Holly Furtick. Really, her blog is wonderful so read it...



I want to encourage you, if you are involved in a church somewhere, PRAY for your pastors and leaders. If you are in the ministry, PRAY for protection and soak up time with God. We are seeing God do amazing things here on the Grand Strand and are running full force into this upcoming season with our dukes up!

David

Can I tell you how BLESSED we are to be the parents of this little man?!? David is by no means perfect, but he is growing up so much and seems to have come out of a rough spot in regards to discipline, complaining, and obeying. Although all the trials were typical, he is in an amazing place right now. He tries so hard to obey us, is patient and generous to his brother, thinks of others, and is just geniunely a fun person to be around. I wanted to document a few "David stories" that I wouldn't want to forget in the future:

*He is very auditory. He can hear songs on the radio and attempt to guess the artist if it is someone he listens to often. Also, he knows almost all his letter sounds. The funny thing about that is that I rarely work on it at home and he identifies the letters by the sound that it makes as opposed to the actual name of the letter. He makes voice connections as well, a few weeks after he saw School of Rock he came downstairs one morning and said that he knew the guy on that movie sounded just like Kung Fu Panda. What a funny thought at 7 am!
*When I ask David to do something he sometimes whines about it, but for the most part he will think through his response and smile with the following statements: "I certainly will!" or "sure, mom!". Cutie!
*He loves, loves, loves, Jonathan. They have begun to argue over toys occasionally, but that is only when David doesn't turn something immediately over to Jon. He usually shares with his brother, is the first one in the room when Jon wakes up, and tickles him with kisses every morning!
*David is still the entertainer at school (see previous post about his performance of Macho Man during class).
*David LOVES having Wellspring meet at his house every other week. He knows his days of the week so he counts down to when his friends come to play and when "daddy talks to all the other people downstairs" :)!
*He can navigate the computer very well and loves Starfall.
*He loves to rock out to One Way Jesus (by Hillsong) and is still a big fan of The Killers, Jack Johnson, and The Rolling Stones.
*He eats and eats and eats... some days I can't seem to get the kid full! He doesn't eat as healthy as his brother but man does he eat! His favorites right now are eggs, turkey bacon, vegan pancakes, chocolate chip cookies, homemade pizza, and popcorn for a treat.
*He loves to cook with me and we make pancakes together almost every weekend!
*He memorizes scripture easily and I really think that learning God's word has helped him control some of the earlier mentioned behavior.
*He still has the most joyful laugh!
We love him

so very

MUCH!

Is it Monday Tuesday already?

* I hesitated to post this, however I had it ready and want to link you over to MckMama's blog. Her infant son Stellan is very sick and in need of lots of prayer! Please remember him when you spend time with God this week.*

I did not spend my week attempting to get ahead catch up on all things house related. However, I sit here on Sunday night and still feel like I have a to do list that is a mile long...

I did not have the first experience of giving David discipline (a spanking) and then him look at me and candidly say "But that didn't hurt!"... let's just say that from now on his pants will be around his ankles when he gets discipline, public setting or not!

And since we are on the subject of my wonderful 3 year old, David's teacher did not pull me over in car line to share a story with me from their day... apparently David knows the words to Macho Man and serenaded his entire class while doing his table work. His teacher said he sang as if no one else was even in the room!

I did not take Jonathan to get his hair cut and almost CRY when the sweet lady was finished... I specifically told her NOT to cut it blunt across the front and she obviously listened intently ignored me!

My boys were not covered in yellow/green pollen when we returned from our afternoon outside play time... and the pollen does not leave Trey and I feeling like we have been hit by a sinus infection 24/7.

When we visited the local indoor jump place with some friends, I did not allow Jonathan to go down the biggest slide all by himself once he showed me he could actually climb to the top of said slide alone...





and I also did not have just as much fun as the boys joining them on the slides Jonathan couldn't climb. By the way, David just started going inside jumpy things like these... but Jonathan is a crazy kid! He LOVES it!

Happy Monday to my blog readers... all 10 8 of you :)!