I just wanted to make a quick post and say that it'll be a couple of weeks before I get back on and blog. We'll be out of town for Christmas and probably won't be back to our house here in Magnolia until Christmas break is over. Then it will be packing and trying to get the school transfer taken care of. Not that it's that unusual that I go a long period of time between posts but this time I have a real excuse! LOL!! So, until I get back MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Love and blessings,
Tracie

The Cactus Cuties sing Amazing Grace

I loved these girls when I saw their video of them singing the National Anthem a few years ago at at Texas Tech basketball game. This is a more recent video of them.

Amazing Grace is one of my favorite hyms.
Hope you enjoy! Merry Christmas!

Home....I'm going home!

WOW!!! I still can't believe how awesome God is! Just when you think you've got things all figured out, things change. I personally feel like that's God's way of reminding me that I don't control anything. After being away from home, Red Oak, for almost a year I was getting settled and really okay with the original plan for us to be here at least two years. We've had one almost homecoming but even then I did not feel like it was God's timing and when it fell through I was sad but I was also sure that here was where we were meant to be at that time. Since then I really made an effort to make this place "home" and in that I made some new friends, those who I will miss a lot. However, I feel very confident in my spirit that this is truly God's timing and plan for our family. The last year has been a great growing year for me. I have learned a lot about myself, learned even more about who I was created to be, and how to achieve that. The people that God placed in my life here have been so amazing. Through my "Just Moved" bible study I learned how much moving can really affect you and your family and how to make the best of situations that we don't necessarily like. How to seek out the reasons that you get placed where God puts you. I have developed a huge desire to start hosting a ladies bible study in my home. I have about three already in mind that I'd love to do. There is also a huge ministry opportunity to bring "Just Moved" into the Red Oak area. That is something I'd love to work on. I have learned a lot about my marriage and how to be grateful and thankful rather than a complainer and thinker of the old phrase "the grass in greener on the other side". Don't get me wrong I am still a huge work in progress but this move has given me the tools and lessons and the direction that I need to become the wife, mother, and friend that I was created to be.

So, I just want to say thank you Lord for all you've done for me. Thanks to all of my "old" friends that let me know that I was not forgotten. Thank you to my "new" friends for accepting me and you all will NOT be forgotten.

May each of you be blessed this Christmas and may your 2009 be the best year for you yet!

I Must Apologize.....SORRY!

Well obviously as you all can see I have not posted again on my Beauty by the Book. I really,really,really wanted to post on this daily.....okay twice a week......well at least once a week. Not really working for me right now. I thought I'd let you all know that it's just not going to happen right now. There is a lot of craziness (as I am sure I am NOT alone) going on in the Perkins house these days and I just can't get my stuff together. I don't want it to be rushed and just thrown out there, I want to make sure that what I choose to share is good and most importantly from God and not me. So, I am going to wait and finish that series up once I get things back to "normal" around here. Thanks for understanding! Much love and lots of prayers to you all!

Tracie

A Letter to Santa

I got this in an email from a friend and thought it was so cute and so true. p.s. if you let any of your little ones that still believe don't let them read this....

Dear Santa,
I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited their doctor's office more than my own doctor, sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out -- over several Christmases.

Since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles; and who knows when I'll find any more free time in the next 18 years, so now - -

*** Here are my Christmas wishes ***

* I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (-in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze; but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.

* I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy.

* If you're hauling big-ticket items this year, I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music; a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone.

* On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, 'Yes, Mommy' to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.

* I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting, 'Don't eat in the l iving room' and 'Take your hands off your brother,' because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.

* If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.

*If you don't mind, I could also use a few miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely.

*It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.

Well, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing, and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his red crayon back. Have a safe trip Santa, and remember to leave your wet boots by the door, and come in and dry off, so you don't catch cold. Help yourself to cookies on the table, but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.
Yours always with love and appreciation,
A Mom

P.S. One more thing . . You can cancel all my requests, if you can keep my children 'young' enough to believe in Santa.

C.O.D.

I took this idea from my BF...hope she does not mind. This song makes my heart sing. ENJOY!!!!

Beauty by The Book

Okay, so as promised I am beginning a little blog series on a Bible study that I had the pleasure of going through this past "semester". I will start off by saying that I do not pretend or even think that I am a teacher nor do I pretend to know it all. I just wanted to take the opportunity to share with those of you that read regularly and anyone else who may stumble upon my blog what I have learned through this study. When I heard the name of this study I was not sure what it was all about but after the first day I was hooked. I want you to know that I was convicted about something EVERY week of this study. God is so amazing and he spoke to me through this very clearly, probably the most clear I've ever heard Him. I hope you enjoy and if you ever get the chance to do the actual study....DO IT!!!!

Introduction:

Have you ever thought about beauty from a biblical standpoint? Most of think of beauty in the physical sense and that tends to lead to vanity. I never really had read all of Proverbs but through this study Proverbs spoke to me. I've never been very good at understanding what most of the scriptures in the Bible mean. I don't like to admit it but that is one thing that keeps me from reading my Bible daily and often is the reason I don't "complete" a whole Bible study. Well, these scriptures in Proverbs leave little room for misunderstanding and I give praise to God that these words were so clear to me.

Please bare with me and my "wordiness" I will do my best not to ramble but this intro is a little long....

The author of this study is Laurie Cole. She's as "Texan" as they come. She is a very wise teacher and one that speaks boldly and speaks the truth no matter what. In the introductory paragraphs she talks a little about how if you would have asked her if she ever thought she'd do a study on beauty...."How shallow", "Wrong"! However God changed her mind and showed her that God wants ALL of his daughters to be beautiful-biblically beautiful, that is.

She gives a warning that this Bible study contains material that may be deemed offensive by women (even you), but she's writing it anyway....Study at your own risk!

She also warns that God's Word is powerful. It has the power to reprove and correct, to judge and offend, and to pierce us to the very quick of our hearts (2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12). Also, In today's world God's Word seems ("seems" not "is") old-fashioned and out-dated. So, adopting God's definition on beauty will require us to swim against some very strong cultural currents....Now we begin

Physical Beauty vs. Biblical Beauty

Physical Beauty...

1. Is God- Given. Ezekiel 16:4-13
2. Is attention - getting. Ezekiel 16:14
3. Is pride - inducing. Ezekiel 16:15
4. Is spiritually corrupting Ezekiel 16:15-18

Biblical Beauty:

1. Is God - Given. 1 Peter 3: 3-4
2. Is gentle and quiet. 1 Peter 3: 3-4
3. Is precious in God's sight. 1 Peter 3: 3-4
4. Is unfading and eternal. 1 Peter 3: 3-4

Question: How do you become a biblically beautiful woman of God?

Answer: By beholding God and upholding the standard of HIS Word.

Things to think about as you read over these scriptures and start your journey to become a biblically beautiful woman...

When God looks at us He thinks we are beautiful!

Physical beauty is not a bad thing but it can be DANGEROUS!!!!

This study takes you through 5 days of studying and then we'd have a video lesson during our group time. I will do my best to blog each day as if you were doing the actual lessons and then on day 6 I will blog about the video session. Please forgive me in advance if I don't always get these things out on time....So on "day one" we'll discuss the 5 Beauty Dos and Don'ts.

As with each day before you being studying in this Laurie always reminds us to begin with prayer and ask for wisdom....we'll learn about "her" tomorrow as well.

Until then I hope I've gotten you intrigued enough to want to "tune" in daily. Pass the word on to your other blogging friends, who knows what God will do with all of this. I can't wait to see!!!!

Prayers and Blessings,
Tracie

Do You Know Her????

Do you know the Proverbs 31 Woman? I have heard about her for the last few years from my BF and knew that she desired to be her but I did not share the same sentiment. Well, has that all changed! You know God is sneaky! Since moving here to Magnolia I have had the opportunity to attend more bible studies than ever before. The church we attend here offers many bible studies throughout the year and I've had the privilege to attend a few of them. Last spring I did a bible study from the book Intimate Issues and let me tell you the Proverbs 31 woman is ALL over that one! I was convicted more than once but honestly I did not read the actual book. I can only imagine what convictions I'll receive when I get through the actual pages and not just from the speaker. However I did not really put forth any effort to change those convictions...Then this semester our nursery staff bible study was called Beauty by the Book by Laurie Cole. I had never heard of this speaker but she's from Houston. (in all honesty I'd really only heard of Beth Moore) This bible study was AWESOME!!!!! I recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity to do it. Not only was this study about the Proverbs 31 woman but about 5 different types of women....Beauty Do's and Beauty Don't s according to Proverbs. It was the most eye opening, heart grabbing, and gut wrenching study I've ever done. I have done much better at applying the things I've learned the past 6 weeks than I did with the Intimate Issues study...but apparently not enough! Yesterday our church held its annual Holiday Market. It's a one day event with a lot of different vendors that we get to go around and shop at their booths, a luncheon and a special guest speaker. It's just for ladies and it was so much fun. The speaker was Michelle McKinney Hammond, a lady I'd never heard of but guess what she spoke on.....PROVERBS 31! She had some things to say that made once again realize that there is a reason the Lord keeps putting this in front of me. See I told you God was sneaky! LOL!!! I have talked about the Beauty by the Book study with my BF and told her I how much I loved it and that I was going to start blogging about it but I never started. After yesterday I feel even more lead to share the wonderful things I've learned from that study with all of you in hopes that the Lord will use it to bless you and open your eyes to things you may not even be aware of. That is what it did for me!!! So starting after Thanksgiving I will share from the bible study and pray that it will reach those in need and bless many other ladies just as I have been blessed.

I do want to share this one thing that Michelle McKinney Hammond said yesterday that I think is very important about this Proverbs 31 woman....she was not made into that woman in ONE day, it took many seasons of her life!

May you all have a very blessed Thanksgiving and enjoy the time you spend with your loved ones! Thanks for reading but most of all thanks for being my friends!

I love you!!!!

Pizza... Pizza

I thought it would be fun to share what we had for dinner last night. Pizza, but it was pizza that the kids made themselves. A friend of mine had a fund raiser for one of her children and they sold the Little Caesar's Pizza kits along with their crazy bread and cinna stix. I used to love Little Caesar's Pizza but they are not around much anymore. Since my DH is out of town I thought it would be fun if I let the kids do thier own pizza and then we made the cinna stix for dessert....It was a lot of fun and YUMMY!!!! If you ever get a chance to buy from this fund raiser I suggest you buy some pizza kits!


YUMMY YUMMY TO MY TUMMY!!!!!

Our Weekends

Just thought you might be curious about our weekends here in the BIG city of Magnolia, Texas. For us it pretty much consists of a Saturday and Sunday filled with baseball games. To some it may not sound like a lot of fun but for me it is what I dreamed of when I would dream of becoming a mom. I remember my childhood so vividly and most of it was spent on the soccer field or the basketball court. I also remember my parents being at just about every game I ever had and that was a lot! Between my brother and I it was non-stop. I now have a much greater appreciation for what my parents did for me. Now, I used to think that I'd have little mini me's on the soccer field but that has not happened ( I am still holing out for DD) so we've settled in the world of baseball. Who knew 5 and 6 year old baseball could be so exciting? Well we've found out that it can be VERY exciting. Not so much with DS#2(yet!) but with DS#1 it's CRAZINESS!!! We've been blessed with some very gifted and great coaches. Once DS#2 gets to the same level it will be almost too much to handle. These boys are having so much fun and that is the main reason it gets so exciting. Our coaches make sure that they are being taught the proper fundamentals of the game but also make sure they have a lot of fun. My dear hubby takes all he learns from DS#1's team and teaches it to DS#2's team. That description alone is worth another blog (ah haaa moment! yeah) Be looking for that one.... Anyway, DS#1's team is doing quite well as this is the first season for these particular boys to play together. I thought I'd share some pics of both DS#1 and#2 so you all could see them in their element!

Gig Em' Aggies...

GO STANGS!!!!

There you have it. The exciting life of a "Baseball Mom"!

Halloween Pics

Here are a few pics of the kids and DH in their Halloween costumes....I know it's a stretch for the boys....baseball players. At least they make it easy on me! DD was a princess from Barbie and the Diamond Castle movie. Those of you without girls or young children probably have no clue. Just browse the "girl" aisle at Target and you can't miss it! Hope you all had a safe and happy halloween!

Pumpkin Patch

I have tried several times to get these pics loaded and have failed at all attempts. Hopefully this time it will work. Here are some pics of DD at a pumpkin patch and petting zoo here in the Magnolia area. Lots of fun!! We went with our MOPS group.



I am so glad they worked!!!

"Make-up" Day

Hello All,

I know it's been way to long since I've posted but I finally have found a little time to post a little something. It's quite funny and very cute, at least to me. Hopefully it'll make you laugh if not smile a little.

Now, I know that Columbus Day was Monday October 13, 2008 so again sorry for being behind but this pertains to this day in particular. As you know we were "victims" of hurricane IKE and our schools here in Magnolia were closed. In all the kids were out 1 week and 3 days. Well most of the schools in the area still had a "holiday" on Monday but our kids were told that it would be a make up day. So on the Friday before my DS#2 gets in the car and here is our conversation...

Me: "Hi boys, how was your day?"
DS#1 and #2 (in unison) "Good."
DS#1: "I got green"
DS#2: "Me too!"
Me: "Good job, did you learn anything?"

A second or two passes by and then...

DS#2: "No, but I have to bring some "make-up" to school on Monday."
Me: "Make-up? Why?"
DS#2: "Because, my teacher told us that Monday is "make-up" day!"

I nearly wrecked the car from laughing, it was so funny. The way he said it was just a great. The most serious voice and meant every word of it. In fact he was a little disappointed when I explained to him what it really meant.

Out of the mouths of babes...

It's Been A While...

Hi all,

Just wanted to post a quick not to let everyone know that I am finally back online! Yes, we evacuated for IKE and just returned home one week ago today and just got our power back on this past Sunday. I have some pictures and stories that I hope to get posted very soon. Thanks to all of you who prayed and sent happy thoughts our way!

Will it or won't it?

Well I am sure some of you or the few who read this will be wondering if we're evacuating due to IKE. Who knows, we're newbies to this hurricane stuff and since they're not real sure where IKE is going to hit it makes it hard to decide. I called to ask the boys school what the protocol is for this situation and they were not much help. They pretty much said it would be a last minute decision. That does not give me a whole lot of comfort. Then today my DH says that they're saying as of this morning that Houston is going to take a direct hit, yet while I am out shopping this afternoon I overheard a lady on her cell phone saying "we're doing nothing, it's not going to affect us at all". So, I am as confused as ever so I will just follow what DH thinks we should do. My DS#1 is already worried that we're going to get washed away. He hears the word hurricane and is all out of sorts. DH is watching it closely so I know if he feels like we should get the heck out of dodge then we'll do it. I am just bound and determined not to be one of "those" people you see on the news and ask your self "why"! I will keep you posted...unless we're outta here! LOL!!!

Hair Cut...or NOT!!!!

Here is a beautiful picture of my DS#2 with his beautiful red hair....until a classmate of his decided he needed a haircut!!!! YES, it happened at school and I was so sure he had done it himself since he'd just gotten on yellow (only took a week and 1 day lol!) the day before for playing with his scissors. I did not even realize it until after he'd taken his shower and was getting ready for bed and his hair was wet and laying flat minus the chunck right out of the middle of his forehead! I procedded to ask, "did you get in trouble again today for playing with your scissors?" "No mam, I did not play with my scissors today" he was a serious as a heart attack. Then I asked him, "did you cut your hair?" "Nope, I did not cut my hair, ______, cut my hair. I was trying to figure out why I had not been notified or why there was no note in his folder, needless to say I was not a happy momma. I put a note to the teacher in his daily folder and recieved a phone call the next day. His teacher informed me that yes, she did know that his hair had been cut and accidentally left the note out of his folder but that she taped some of my DS #2's hair to her folder for her parents to see what she had done. Well, my DH picked up the boys from school that next day and I realized that it was later than usual when I heard them drive up and this is how his hair is now... :0(





I know it will grow back, after all it's just hair, right??? Well, I just hope it comes back in the same beautiful shade of red in which it originally grew in!!!

First Day of School

Yeah, I know, it has been almost two weeks of school for us and I'm just now writing about the boys first day of school. Forgive me. Anyway, August 25, 2008 was the first day of school for us here in Magnolia. My oldest started 2nd grade and was less than thrilled that school was starting but my DS #2 was starting kindergarten and was over the moon excited to start school! It was a daily question through out summer "is today the day I get to go to kindergarten?" Believe it or not he stayed that excited all through summer and was up and out of bed faster than I'd ever seen him on that August morning. DS #1 has begun to realize that school is not all that bad and even seems a bit on the excited about going. Okay, back to our first day. We dropped off DS #1 first. He really likes his teacher and DH and I are pleased as well. He has a few classmates from his class he joined mid-year when we moved here. Here is a picture of him saying good bye to his lil sister whom he misses a lot...



He had a great first day of second grade! Way to go bubba! So proud of you!

Now this was also the first day of kindergarten for my DS#2. He's been so excited about going to school that he was not sure he'd make it through the summer. Of course he doesn't really understand what "summer" meant but daily he'd pose the question of whether or not it was time to go to school. When that first day came he was up an at em' the first time I said my morning wake up call "it's time to rise and shine". You can see for your self that he's was happy as a lark.
Now I believe this is the first time that I've actually followed through and gotten the same type of pictures of my DS#2 as I did for my DS#1...WOW. Enjoy and know it was a tear free drop off all around!!!
Now even though it was a tear free drop off I still had to get my "J lovin" as I call it, thank goodness he still is okay with it...even at school!
And he too had to say good by to his lil' sister...she lost her best friend :0( but she's doing okay without him so far...

All in all the boys had a wonderful first day of school!!! I am such a proud mamma!

Takin' off the Training Wheels!!!!

Do you remember as a kid learning how to ride your bike without training wheels? I can actually remember it very well. I don't remember my exact age but somewhere around kindergarten or first grade. My dad took me out in front of the house, in the middle of the street, no helmet or any other padding either. He stood behind me atop a mini hill and I got on the bike he gave me a little push.....and let me go! He probably ran behind me for about a second, if y0u knew my dad you know he did not do much running, anyway he just let me go. There I was "riding" my bike with no training wheels, if you can call it riding. The handle bars wiggling back and forth as I try to get my balance, I turn to look behind me to see if my dad was still there, NOPE....CRASH!!!! I can still feel the road rash on my knees and elbows, it still makes my skin twinge with a little pain, and at that moment I was so mad I don't think I even cried. "DADDY why did you let me go?" I screamed! Expecting full on sympathy from my dad (mom was watching from the front yard) I got a hug and then the ol' "you gotta dust yourself off and get back on that bike" spiel. All this to say, it took me about a week to get to where I could do it completely by myself....fast forward to 2008 and we are teaching our oldest to ride his bike without his training wheels. All it took for him was ONE afternoon! No scratches, bumps or bruises. Nothin'!! It's sad really. I run in the house to get the camera to take pics and just waiting to get that one with the huge scrape on his knee or at least one of him as mad as a hornet because he could not get the hang of it...what kind of mom does that make me??? At the end of the session however I was as proud as can be singing his praises so maybe it makes me an okay mom! CONGRATULATIONS Son, Mom is super proud of you!

Hotels and kids....and swimsuits!

Okay who does not like to stay in a hotel?? I usually love it because it means "vacation"!! Well, we just got back from a week of "vacation" back home..."Red Oak". Technically the hotels, and I mean the plural of the word, weren't in Red Oak but we were in the DFW area. Anyway, we tagged along with my DH for a week back "home" while he had some business to do there. I was super excited you see because we would get to see a lot of our family and friends that we miss dearly. In theory it was all supposed to be as smooth as butter but in reality it was quite chaotic and by the grace of God my kids are all alive and well...PTL!!! LOL!!! Okay, the first night(Sunday) we stayed with my mom and it was great. The kids got to play with their mimi and gramps, I got to spend some quality time with my mom. A little crowded but we managed.

Monday rolls around and we get packed up in the car to go and check in at our FIRST hotel, very NICE! (a plush robe hung in the closet and the towels were amazing) Probably one of the nicest I've ever stayed in however the room was a single bed room. We have a family of 5! The bed in this room was a large king sized bed but to me I was questioning "are we really ALL going to sleep in this one bed"? There was no room for a roll away or we'd have gone that route. Anyway, I asked my DH can't you just go and ask for a double bed room? Seems simple enough right?? NOPE, he turns to me and says "well, you all aren't really supposed to be here". News to me...anyway we all proceed to "sleep" in that bed. DH has to get up very early to attend his work meetings there in the hotel...just after he leaves the phone rings..."make sure you have everything packed up before you leave...we're changing rooms for tonight". Guess he did not like the sleeping arrangements either. Well, as you know when you don't get enough sleep or at least for me, you tend to have a shorter fuse and I also start to loose my marbles. We were able to have a car because my DH business was in the hotel where we were staying. That was one of the reasons we all tagged along and I was under the assumption it would make things so much easier...It helped but having 3 kids 7, 5, and 3 couped up in a hotel room nothing can make things easier. Well, maybe one thing, the POOL! We were so excited about getting to go swimming, especailly because this hotel's pool was on the ROOF!!! It was soo cool! Apparently I began loosing my marbles before we ever left Magnolia...I FORGOT MY SWIMSUIT!!! How can you forget your swimsuit knowing that you'll be in hotels with 3 kids for a WHOLE WEEK! I knew that would be the one thing we could do to get out of the room when I felt like the walls were closing in...I FORGOT MY SWIMSUIT!!! Okay, so I'll just run to the nearest Wallyworld and grab one, they'll be on clearance, it'll be cheap...WRONG!! Three different ones and no suits to be found! Well, there were some cute little two piece, pieces of string type suits...LOL!!!!! You won't find me in one of those and you'd say THANK YOU!! By Wednesday, and our 3rd hotel, I was desperate so I decided to "create" my own swimsuit. So, for those of you that this might happen to in the future, there are some pieces of "work out" wear that will do in a "swimsuit crisis". My sanity and the life of my 3 beautiful children depended on it! Thankfully I do have a teeny tiny bit of creativity in me. It worked and we got to swim and had a wonderful time...my boys were pretending to be "Michael Phelps". Which was so funny because neither one of them knows how to swim but they sure tried. On a side note, it's amazing how Michael Phelps helped my boys overcome their fear of putting their faces in the water to swim and their fear of jumping in the water off the side of the pool. Thanks Michael!

Don't get me wrong, we did get to spend some wonderful quality time with family and our friends and I am so thankful for that. However by Saturday when we came back to Magnolia we'd stayed in 3 different hotels! Rest assured, I probably won't be forgetting my swimsuit again!

Who Am I Casting Crowns

Just wanted to share this really cool human video. I did not know much about human videos before I started going to the Oaks Fellowship. There I saw many performed by our Masters Commission students. Because of those students I saw music in a whole new way. This is a beautiful yet almost simple interpretation of an awesome song.

Enjoy!!! Many blessings to all who visit.

It pays to have friends in "high" places...

Well, we got to go on an adventure that not many people get enjoy. My family and I got to see "how the other half lives". One of my best friends hubby is a pilot and is also one of the nicest and most thoughtful guys I have ever met! He was nice enough to think of my kiddos this past week while he was on I guess what you'd call a layover here in Houston. He actually thought to see if my kids would enjoy coming out to the airport to see the plane that he flies. Of course I jumped at the chance to take the kids (not to mention I was REALLY excited too!) and off we went. My hubby got to come a long as well so it made it extra special. So off we went to visit, Mr. "Davin" as my ds #2 calls him and they were very excited. Here are a few pics for all of you, who will someday read my blog, (lol) to ohhh and ahhh over and you can get a little glimpse of "how the other half lives"!







Thanks! Mr. "Davin" It was a lot of fun and we really appreciate it!