Cousins visiting for Thanksgiving!

Jacob and Benjamin's cousins (Jaden and Josh) are visiting with us for Thanksgiving! They live in South Carolina and we are so happy when they get to come visit with us. Jacob and Benjamin are so excited they can barely contain themselves right now. I took this picture of them just a few minutes ago. Can you see how wound up they are? I have warned the 3 older boys to be careful around little Benjamin and don't hurt him with their roughness. After observing the boys playing together for a while, it turns out that Benjamin is the rowdiest of them all! The bigger boys are having to watch out for Benjamin. LOL!
They have played with every toy in the house, they have watched a movie, they have played hide n' seek, and many other games. Needless to say, Jacob's bedroom is unrecognizable right now, but they are having lots of fun trashing it. They will be having a clean-up party tomorrow morning. It's almost bedtime now, thank goodness.
I hope all of you have a very Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for all of you. May God Bless You All!

First Basketball Practice

Jacob had his first basketball practice this past Thursday night. He enjoyed it so much! He can't wait until his next practice and he can't wait until his first game. He asks me all the time when his first game is going to be. We are having lots of fun! The coach told us that this age group will not have official referees at the games and they are not even going to keep score. The coaches are going to be the referees. They said it's all about introducing the game to the kids and getting the them comfortable with the game of basketball. I kinda like that for his first year. We will keep everyone posted on when his games are going to be and how he does. Stay tuned!

I've Been Tagged!

I have been tagged by a friend of mine, Amanda, to do the following:

Open the 4th picture folder on my computer.

Choose the 4th picture in that file.

Explain the picture.

Tag 4 people to do the same.

Explanation of picture:

When I first saw that I had been tagged to do this, my first thought was "oh how fun!".....but when I followed the instructions of what I had been tagged to do, and realized that it was this picture I was going to have to post on my blog I was horrified because of the way I looked. I even debated whether or not I should pick another picture because no one would know if I was lying or not.....LOL! But, then I started to think about the joy of that day. This picture was taken in the hospital shortly after Benjamin was born. Keith and I were so happy. You probably couldn't tell that I was happy because I looked so rough (and believe me, it was a rough delivery), but the joy I felt inside was beyond explanation......so......that is why I decided to go ahead play by the rules and post this picture. In the end, it was lots of fun! Thanks for including me Amanda.

Thank you Lord for blessing us with such wonderful children. We give God all the Glory! We love you Jacob and Benjamin!

I only have two other blog friends that I can tag, so.........tag your it Brandi Clifton and Buffy Snow! Buffy, I understand if you don't have time to do this right now!!! Hope all is well with the new arrival and the rest of the family.

It's Frog!

I opened the blinds in the kitchen this morning while the boys were eating their breakfast. Jacob noticed that the grass looked white and he yelled "Mommy, it snowed!". I politely corrected him and said "No, Jacob, that is called frost".......he rebutted and said "No, Mommy, it's snow!". I once again calmly reiterated, "No Jacob, it's frost". He didn't say anything else and continued to eat his breakfast. Keep in mind that Benjamin is sitting at the breakfast table listening to this small argument between Jacob and I.
A little later, we got in the van to head to preschool and I opened the garage doors to pull out and Jacob once again said "Look Mommy, SNOW!"........before I could correct him once again, Benjamin chimed in and yelled "NO JACOB, IT'S FROG!!!"
I guess Benjamin was tired of hearing me correct Jacob and wanted the whole thing to end once and for all!....little did he know, he also needed correcting..........but I didn't even go there!!! LOL!!!!

Basketball Sign Ups

I signed Jacob up for Basketball today. He is so excited! So am I! I can't wait until he starts playing. They told me today that they would call me with all the details about who's team he will be on and practice times and so forth. I will keep you all posted! Basketball, here we come!!!

We Lost

It's sad, but true. The Red Sox lost tonight to the Braves. I think the final score was 17-13. We were missing 3 players tonight and the players we did have seemed to be a little off their game. That's okay though..... it's just a game and what is important is that the kids have fun. I also think it's getting too cold to have games. We were told by our coaches that next week will be our last game.

Jacob played really well tonight. He got up to bat 4 times and hit the ball every time! He scored two runs! He also played catcher tonight and was very proud of that. I think he likes playing that position because he is constantly getting to throw the ball. He doesn't have much of an opportunity to get bored at catcher.

Hopefully I will gave better news next ballgame post, but if not, I can truly say that we have had a blast this fall!!! Go Red Sox!

Jacob the Drummer Boy!

Jacob got to play the drums in the church service this morning! He played for the choir when they sang "This Little Light of Mine". He played perfect! He got a huge round of applause when he finished. You should have seen him trying his best not to smile as he walked back to his seat. He is doing really well with his drum playing. He practices everyday on the set of drums we have for him in the garage (thank goodness they are in the garage!) We are so proud of him. We are hoping he will be as good as his Daddy someday. At this rate, it is for certain that he will be!

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all you lands!

Serve the Lord with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the Lord, He is God;

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful unto Him and bless His name.

For the Lord is good;

His mercy endures to all generations.

Psalm 100, New King James Version