Happy Halloween

Well we are all moved out of our house in Newport and staying in a hotel until mike graduates on Tuesday. Then we will begin our road trip back to Oklahoma with many stops along the way to visit family. We are treating this time as a vacation although I use the word "vacation" loosely when you have two kids under 2. So far we have already made one trip to the ER (ellie got pink eye) and we are surviving on alot less sleep but I am sure once we are with family things will settle down- ha.

We went to the pumpkin patch this morning and Ellie had a blast just running around- I think she thought it was so cool that she was dressed as a pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. Tonight we went to a friends house for a party and then trick or treating- it was freezing out and we were not prepared but ellie could have cared less. Once she realized what trick or treating was- ie going to the door where people give you candy- she was all about it- running right along with the big kids from house to house. It was so fun to watch- like I said the past couple days have been trying to say the least but the joy on her little face erased it all that is until we got home and she was a on sugar high and is having trouble falling asleep. Still it is worth it.

WE are enjoying our last few days in newport and acting as if we are tourists. We are super excited to get on the road and head to our new home especially since we get to see so many wonderful people along the way- fingers crossed we have no more sickness and can all get some sleep between here and OKC. Happy Halloween.

Our Many Blessing

Hi all
Well we are winding up our time in the northeast and are about to head back to Oklahoma. We have found a great home with plenty of room for our growing family and any guests who want to visit! We have loved our time in Newport and are leaving with ALOT more than we came with (Tripp) but we are so ready to be back with our OKC friends

The title of this blog is because once again this week I was reminded of how unbelievably blessed I am and how great God is and that even in those moments where you don't know if you will make it through with your sanity- you would not trade them for anything. Ok, I will elaborate since right now I just sound like an emotional lunatic.

This past Sunday Ellie started to run 103 temperature. That night we loaded her up with tylenol and just waited until we could make a dr's appointment the next day. While we are getting ready for the dr, poor little thing begins to throw up which is one of the saddest things you can picture. MIke had to go to school so I was on my own with a 4 month old and a very sick little girl. Ellie proceeded to get sick on me three separate times at the drs office, plus they tried to test her for a uti (I say tried but she could not pee since she was starting to get dehydrated) we decided it was a 24 hour bug and went home to ride it out. Monday night Tripp woke up with a high fever which was even more pathetic than Ellie- my smiley happy baby would barely stop crying and would not let me put him down at all which meant we were back at the dr on Tuesday. Not to mention our movers are coming this week so we have alot on our plate- but we are all on the mend.

The reason I share this story is right after I got home from the dr with ellie and had showered off the sickness I got a message regarding a friend from college. Her name is Summer and she had had a stroke on Friday followed by another stroke on Sunday- Summer is only 31 - she has two precious little boys Henry (2 and 1/2) and Owen (9 months). She is an amazing mother and friend. Summer has always been a inspiration to me in her attitude, constant optimism and her faith. This news rocked me to the core as I was once again faced with how life can change on a dime and instantly my trying visit dr seemed very insignificant. Summer is on the mend because she is a fighter and I know she will pull through this stronger than ever. I aks that you all pray for her, her husband and her precious boys that they can stay strong through her recovery. And I pray that I myself can relish in all moments- good and bad- I have with my children as I would not trade them for anything. I plan on reminding myself of this plenty over the next 2 and a half weeks as we drive back to OKC- there are sure to be some trying times in the car but each moment with those angels is a blessing.

Finally- WAR EAGLE- 8-0- so far Tripp is having a good first Auburn season.