Funny Photo Friday (it's kinda scary though)

Family on holiday in Australia for a week and a half when husband, wife and their 15 year old son decided to go scuba diving. The husband is in the navy and has had some scuba experience. His son wanted a picture of his mum and dad in all their gear so he got the under water camera ready to go. When it came to taking the picture the dad realized that the son looked like he was panicking as he took it and gave the 'OK' hand sign to see if he was all right. The son took the picture and swam to the surface and back to the boat as quick as he could so the mum and dad followed to see if he was OK. When they got back to him he was scrambling onto the boat and absolutely panicking. When the parents asked why he said 'there was a shark behind you. The dad thought he was joking but the skipper of the boat said it was true but they wouldn't believe him. As soon as they got back to the hotel they loaded the picture onto the laptop and this is what they saw.

THEETHING BITES!!

I read that on a onesie once and sure wish I had it for my sweet baby girl! Just kidding I don't think I would actually put it on her, but she and I both feel that way! She is cutting all 4 top teeth at once and the poor girl is MISERABLE! So she slept on my chest all night last night the second I put her down she would cry and cry. So I figured we'd get more sleep if I let her have her way! Plus she isn't a cuddly baby, when she is tired she wants to lay in her bed so I take the chance to cuddle her whenever I can get it!

Bedtime

Last night my little boy that insists on watching Hannah Montana at 10:30 was sound asleep at 8:00! He came home from playing with his cousins, ate a bowl of cereal, drank some milk, asked me to turn out the light and went to sleep! He didn't wake up at all until I woke him up at 6:30! Success! for one anyway...Sweet little G wasn't having any of that! She wanted to play, play, play. So we were up later, but I can't say no to her she is just so sweet! At 3am however I said no all the way till 4. She's such a stinker! Oh well, I can sleep tonight! hopefully!

Question: How do you get your kids to go to bed?

Robert MacMurchy

I was asked to post a memory about Robert MacMurchy. He was my youth pastor way back when I was a youth! He passed away 3 years ago today. Robert was a wonderful, caring man. He was fun and often kinda crazy! I want to share a memory about him... We were headed to Camp Pomme de Terre in Missouri, (as most of you that read this will know every summer we took the longest van trips to go to camp) it was late at night. At least I think it was late...at any rate it was pitch black outside, we were on a rather curvy road as I remember. Robert decided to give us a little scare and turned off the lights. We all freaked out and thought for sure we were going to die! I'm sure we were in no danger. But that was just Robert being fun and crazy! I don't think we appreciated that at the time. But when I look back now it makes me laugh! Another quick memory, we went to Mexico on a mission trip. I was feeling homesick and told the head pastor of our church. He told me "your too old to be homesick." With my feelings hurt I told Robert. He told me that no matter how old I was, I could be homesick. I'm sure he gave me a hug and prayed for me, and I felt better. That's how I remember Rog! He was Fun, he always kept it interesting and he loved us kids!

What do you call them?....

At our house I like to refer to private parts in their proper terms, bottom, breasts and so on. So you can imagine the panic I felt when I had the following conversation this morning with C while he was getting in the tub.

C: (scratching his back) Mom, I have itchy balls

Mom: What?

C: I have itchy balls like on Dr.Goose (Dr.Seuss)

Mom: Carson what are you talking about?

C: You know itchy itchy bald

Mom: Oh, Itchy Ichabod! Whew

I was starting to get scared! Carson's new favorite movie is a Dr. Seuss movie about the alphabet. For the letter "I" they talk about Itchy Ichabod, so he was itchy like Ichabod.

Rain to Snow....three words I hate!

Today in the wonderful city of Sioux Falls we are experiencing rain turning to snow...ugh! Truth is I don't mind rain and I don't mind snow but mix the two and I get a little annoyed! I drive 10 miles to and from work, not a long distance until you factor in the white knuckles! Well anyway, the drive to work wasn't so bad other then the two rocks that got me. I hope the drive home is good too but thats when the snow will come into play:(

We had a wonderful weekend! D was home and we attended the State "B" wrestling tournment. D was an accomplished wrestler in high school and we really want C to follow in his footsteps, so we thought it would be a good chance to spark a little interest. We sat with the fans from Deuel and had a wonderful time getting to know some of the wrestling families. C and G were so good for the 5 hours we were there. I think they really enjoyed themselves too! On Sunday we took our weekly trip to Wal-Mart and dropped a boat load of money, but I think we are good for at least 2 weeks. I think that I actually save money doing it all at once, well I know I do since I can't get out of that store for less then $50 at a time! D took off for Watertown last night, he has to work early all week and with the bad weather we didnt want to take any chances!

We decided to list our house with a realtor. We have been trying to sell it on our own but to no avail! She is coming on Sunday to get things going. I am very excited to move, although we've lived here for almost 10 years it just hasn't felt like home. We havent been as involved in the community as I would like, and we've never ventured out to find a church that fits us. At times I feel lost like I don't know where or how to sign C up for tee ball or things like that. I'm eager to move back so that we can have that community involvement and find a church home. I am also very excited to be close to our families! We are building on D's parents land about 2 miles from them. It's in the country we'll have 7 acres... I cant wait! And my parents will be a 30 minute drive instead of a hour and a half!

Enough of me going on and on! Happy Monday Everyone!

That darn daddy!

The other night while rocking and whistling with C I was trying to explain to him that it was mommy and daddy's job to teach him right from wrong. We had a very bad morning that day and I thought I'd communicate better with him once we both calmed down. So I was going on about how when we tell him what to do or when to do it that we aren't trying to be mean. We are just trying to teach him how to make the right choices and be a good little boy. He pondered what I had been talking about and got a puzzled look on his face and said "but daddy teaches me naughty things." Worried about what his answer would be I cautiously asked "like what?" Without missing a beat he says to me "you know like, to lick the frosting on the cake when your not post to"

giving it a try

For months I've been lurking in blog world. Peeking into the lives of people I don't really know and some I know a little. I decide what the heck! I'll give it a try! So I guess I'll will use my first post to introduce myself! I am Rachel from SD, currently I am in the working world outside the home but we are making a move in May and I hope to stay home with my 2 beautiful children. So if any of you have any ideas of how to legally make money at home I am very open to suggestions! So about my family~ I have been married to D for 7 years! loving almost every minute of it! D is a Iraq War Vet. Our son C was born during his deployment in 2003. In 2004 D's deployment was cut a month short when his truck was hit by a RPG. By the grace of God D is still alive, home and getting along well. In 2006, we were very surprised to find out that we were expecting a second child! G was born in April of 2007. She is such a sweet baby girl! Mastering the art of crawling and exploring! So that's the low down on me! Talk to you all soon!