Giving this another go.....

I have tried over the past few years to start a blog. I make a few posts and then just quit..... Done that twice now. But this one will stick. I really need a place to share my thoughts, updates, and other things going on in our lives. I really enjoy reading others blogs and hopefully this can be enjoyable.

Before I get to normal posts here is an update on us! This might take a while....

Randall and I will be together 10 years come this July. And in October we will celebrate 9 years of marriage! It has been years full of ups and downs. But I thank God daily for making this past few years so many ups! They, by far, outweigh the downs. Ever since we placed God in the center of our marriage life has been so very wonderful. Randall is an amazing husband and father. I feel so completely blessed to have him. I look forward to growing old with this man. Even more so now than I ever did before.

Randall is still a master plumber. He has been working for the same company all together 10 years. We are thankful for this company helping provide for our family by giving him work. Maybe one day he will open a company of his own. What an adventure that would be!

I work as a Marketing Training Manager at my company. I assist in training new employees and I also wear lots of other hats there. It has its moments just like any other job but overall been such a great career move for me. This April I will hit 8 years with this company. And again thanking God for providing!

Tucker turned 5 this past October. He also started Pre-k this past fall. He really looks forward to Kindergarten. We also just enrolled him in t-ball. We tried t-ball and soccer last season. That was WAY too hard. Too much going back and forth. It wore him out! He is looking forward to focusing on t-ball. He is already practicing. Tucker continues to amaze us with his love for others and most importantly Jesus.

Carter will be 3 in May. He will start a mother's day program in the fall to get the classroom feel. Probably just a couple days a week before he goes to Pre-k the following fall. He will also get to finally start soccer in the fall. It should be interesting doing two sports again but we will do what we can. And at least both boys get to participate and poor Carter doesn't just have to sit back and watch. Carter is a ball of energy. He is so independent and smart. He also has already shown a love for Jesus. I love it. If for whatever reason we miss church he gets upset. Just like his big brother. Makes this Momma proud.

We try our best to keep God the center of our family. I want my boys to know his love and keep him in their lives as they grow up. I love to see their love for him. They love singing praise and worship songs. Melts my heart!

We also have an another adventure coming up.... baby #3. I can't wait. I am currently 16 weeks. We find out the gender (if the baby behaves) 2/20/15. This pregnancy has been different than the boys but those were also different than the other. I never got sick with Tucker and got swollen bad.... and with Carter I was sick for a few weeks (lost 6lbs) and never got swollen. The first 13-14 weeks I couldn't keep anything down with this one unless I took the prescribed meds from the doc. I have lost a total of 12lbs as of a couple weeks ago. I can finally eat but now I have these pesky headaches. Hopefully those will also soon get better. I do have a check up 1/30/15 but too early at that point for the ultrasound. It is only a month away but seems so far away. I can't wait! I want to know what to call this blessing. We do have names picked out. Some know the names but I will share on here once the ultrasound is done. A girl would be nice so I know what it is like to have a girl but another boy would be just as nice. I can see how fun it will be to buy dresses, bows, paint fingernails etc....but I also can see a little boy rough housing with Tucker and Carter and being another shadow to Randall.  I will happily take whatever God gives us. This will be our last baby. So as much as this pregnancy has been difficult, I am enjoying these moments. I have already been able to feel movement. It is so wonderful. I am looking forward to the day when we make our family complete! We lost a baby in April so this one has been a bit more nerve racking but I know God  has a plan. If this baby is meant to be ours everything will go perfect. And so far it has. We have such a wonderful God! We feel very blessed to have what we have. Many don't get to experience what is like to be a parent. I am thankful we do. Twice now!

Outside of enjoying our little family we are very involved in our church. Randall helps run the sound board and now I manage the children church program for ages 2-5. Oh and we help lead some crazy teenagers!! :) We have been involved with them for over two years now. Just staying behind the scenes helping out. Until recently that is all we did... as of a few months ago our youth director resigned. We stepped up to help and have been doing it ever since. We don't know exactly where it will lead to but we are so thankful for these kids. Being in their lives and doing what we can to show them God's love and teach them to keep him first is such a blessing. I couldn't imagine life without them.  I hope when my boys are teens they have adults they can trust and look up to. Maybe some of these teens will be just that for my kids. How thankful I would be!

That is a quick run down at where we are at.... This blog will probably be random. Updates on us, maybe recipes, clothes, church stuff etc. Hope you enjoy!