Catching Up...

I know it's been a great deal of time since I posted a blog or pictures for that matter so I'm going to play catch up with y'all. Things have been pretty crazy busy around here in the last couple of weeks. Things should hopefully slow down so I can get back to posting more.

Austyn went to her best friends this last weekend and spent the night. On Saturday when we asked her to rest, read some books and listen to music this is what we found. She has fallen asleep on the floor trying to get her music going.

The same night Austyn went to her best friends, we decided we would do something special with Avery because she was pretty upset she didn't get to go with her. We took her bowling at a really fun bowling alley. After our game, we let her play in the arcades for a while which was also a great time.

Father's Day we spent going to church, taking Daddy out to eat, playing wii and lots of water fun. It was a great day celebrating the girls amazing Daddy. We are so lucky that God provided such an amazing Godly man.

"Wait Training"

Do you ever feel like you are in the midst of some sort of "training" by God? Training is only suppose to make us stronger in and through things...right? Tripp and I have been in what I've started calling "wait training." Tripp and I put on offer on a home at the end of March on a house that was a "short sale." Believe it or not, the owners bank has yet to sign off on our contract. We have heard everything from they haven't received the paperwork yet to they should be signing off on it by the end of this week. Now keep in mind that that was said about 2 1/2 months ago. We truly feel like this house is what God is wanting for our family so we've just been trusting in Him that He is working out the timing of it all. We don't understand why it's taken this long BUT what I do know is that my God is in control of the situation. Have I grown tired of waiting...ABSOLUTELY!!! I will not lie about that. And honestly, I'd love to speak with the person who came up with the term "short sale." This "short sale" has not been so short. None of the process or waiting makes any sense to me BUT I know that God laid this on our hearts and we will continue to "wait train" with our God. Now what all of you don't know is this...the house we live in now is up for lease which means that at any moment we could be asked to pack up and leave. Our lease officially ends July 1st. We've had many offers to move in with people which has been overwhelming BUT I also am taking care of 7 kiddos this summer who would be coming along for the ride with us. Making it hard for me to agree to move in with anybody. This could become our only option. This song I've posted with this post has become very dear to me through all of this. The "wait training" has been overwhelming, hard, frustration and sometimes lonely BUT I know who has it already written out where we are suppose to live and I will continue to praise him through all of this. I hope if you find yourself or your family in "wait training" that you feel the love, support, encouragement and faithfulness of our Father. May God guide you and bless you and your family.

Loose teeth and Jackie O

Austyn lost her last front tooth this last week. Her and her best friend spent a lot of time together in the bathroom trying to pull it. Finally after about an hour into, Austyn came running out of the bathroom with her big ol' front tooth in her hand. It was great!!!

Some of the many faces of our little Avery K. The top picture is of her getting caught in the powered donuts and the bottom one is of her in Mema's big ol' sunglasses. Watch out Jackie O, here comes Avery K.

Splash Day 2009

To end the school year last week, all of the Kindergarten classes got to celebrate by having a Splash Day. It was A LOT of fun! I think I ended up taking like 500 pictures but it's all good. We had a blast. I even took Avery and her best friend Andrew with me and they had a blast as well.

This might just hurt!

Sliding with style...or is that falling with style :-)

Anybody for a great big hug right about now?

Peek a Boo I see you!

Kindergarten Graduation/Awards Ceremony

This was the last song they did for us and it was about moving on to 1st Grade! Ok...so I'm not ready for that. I cannot believe we have a 1st Grader. That doesn't seem possible.

Austyn received the Outstanding Reading Award from her teacher!

Austyn keep trying to mess with one of her best friends hair and he decided he wasn't having it :-) It was so cute watching them.

Aren't they too cute together :-) Even with my babies big ol' tooth missing which just cracks me up right now!

She was so excited for this day! While Tripp and I were just a little excited and more in unbelief because we never imagined this day coming this fast.

Catching Up on Mishaps and Happenings

This really doesn't do it justice but here are some pictures of Austyn's thumb after her little sister shut her thumb in the door. And of course it was the hinge side and Avery didn't see it and keep trying to close the door. It looked horrible for days and swelled to where the skin was so tight it couldn't go anymore.

Austyn lost her big front tooth a couple of days ago. Our amazing tooth fairy left her a heart shaped dollar bill. Now that's some love and creativity from the tooth fairy.

A trip to have some pool fun and of course I took some self portraits with my babies :-)

Spend an afternoon with some dear friends of ours playing on the slip and slide. The girls had the greatest time. We are so blessed with amazing friends!

Chillin' with my hubby

Baby Boo doing her thing...actually we don't know what she was doing there!

Sistas from the Hood!

Had to use the shades for a while.

Avery protecting her sister while they got to sleep together a while back. Way too cute!