Casting Crowns

 Aidan got to go to his FIRST concert on Friday, June 19th!  It was a very exciting time for me.  I love taking my kids to Christian concerts and this one was MY favorite all time band!  Casting Crowns!  One of the great things about this concert was being able to meet them!  We had back stage passes in response to an email I had sent the band!  Britton was very excited.  We listen to them all the time and he has been able to sing their songs since before he could even speak very clearly.  Now, Aidan was getting to go!  He seemed to have a good time. A little intimidated at first b/c of all the lights and sound, but he soon started to enjoy it!  

I always get such a blessing out of hearing/seeing Casting Crowns.  EVERY song they sing touches me!  The most amazing part of this concert though, was that today at church, EVERYTHING connected directly to Casting Crowns music and the message that Mark Hall brought to the audience.  I keep thinking, OK God, what did I miss the other night that you want to make sure I hear?  From the praise music to the message, it was as if everyone had went to the concert, though I know they hadn't.  God is so good....I am still not sure what I missed the other night, but I sure know one thing, He must really love me to "replay" it for me!  What a mighty God we serve!!!!

Wishes

I watched Miss Potter tonight on TV.  Every time I watch this movie, I can't help but get on my computer and look up Hill Top Farm in Cumbria in England.  I cannot wait to take Britton to this most beautiful place.  I have been reading stories of Beatrix Potter's during our reading time together and he adores the stories, as I knew he would!  I know that Britton is a child after my soul.  He has the heart that adores learning of new places and he enjoys reading.  Why, just today, he read an ENTIRE book all on his own.  I only assisted with a few words.  An ENTIRE book!  At the age of 5....I am so proud of him.  I can imagine he and I in England walking along the countryside, writing in our journals all that we are unable to speak audibly to each other.  Then, hopefully, we can switch journals and I will see how the countryside of another country, another CONTINENT touches his heart and compare it to how it touches mine.  I have told Britton of Beatrix Potter and will make it a point to someday, soon, show him her home on my computer and EVENTUALLY show him in REAL LIFE!  Someday soon!  Very Soon!!!

Footprints

I saw a footprint on the steps going down the stairs in my house today.  The type of carpet I have is really fluffy and sometimes if you step just right, you can leave a footprint.  Well, evidently Brit did...I am not sure why it caught my eye, but it did and I couldn't fight the urge to bend down and touch it.  I had the sudden thought, that in such a short time, I would look down and wouldn't be able to tell the difference between Brit's footprints or his daddy's.  Sometimes I get in such a hurry helping Brit grow, talking with him about when he becomes a man, that I don't realize that every day he is one step closer.  Why is it that they are little for such a short time?! I am writing this in the hopes that someday, as I am walking down the stairs and look down and notice a size 11 man footprint, I will be able to look back in my blogs and remember what it was like to look down and see a size 11 little boy footprint.  A breath taking memory....

Birthday parties

Tonight we went to a birthday party and both my boys had so much fun!  We have come so far in the last six months.  From no friends, to a yard full in less than a year is amazing to me.  God has really blessed us.  When we moved here it ended up being one of the hardest things I have had to go through.  Britton didn't handle the move really well.  He went from sleeping through the night, no problems to getting up 3 or 4 times a night.  It was really hard on us.  Part of me was still in Columbia, b/c all of our friends were there and we were having a hard time fitting in around here.  That feeling of not fitting in continued until I met Joni & Brad.  I told Josh, after meeting them at our yard sale, that I thought Joni and I could be good friends....Who knew that in 5 months we would have a business together and be friends!  Joni has introduced us to many new friends...I can't help but think how blessed I am, especially after events like tonight when we were all there and I am faced with the enormity of this blessing....God is good to me, and I do NOT deserve it!  

Aidan and the pool

 Today we got a small pool for the kiddos to play in on days when it is just too hot to play outside and NOT be in the water!  However, today was NOT one of those days, but I couldn't keep the boys out of the water!  It was really kind of chilly after the rain came but they still wanted to swim.  I was sitting at the kitchen table working on something for work and I saw Aidan run into the house, get in the closet and run back out with something in his hand.  I snuck out into the garage and saw him standing in the pool with MY white knit cap on his head.  I said, "Aidy, why do you have on a cap?"  His response, "I told (cold)"......He's brilliant!

a day out at the movies

We went to see Up today, Josh the boys and I, and we received much more than thought possible.  I was allowed an hour and a bit of snuggle time with Aidan, who in his goal to be a big boy, refused to sit in his car seat, which we carried in for him.  I was also treated to a movie that tugged at the heartstrings.  I even heard my strong hubby sniffle a couple of times.  The movie reminded me that the GREATEST adventure of all time, is the one I am on...I have two little adventurers with me and should we have another or adopt another, I would ONLY make the adventure greater still!  Even the days when I am wore out and the kids are whiney and stubborn, they never cease to remind me at some point that this is indeed what life is all about!  Pixar has hit another home run in cinematography!  Britton loved it and it even held Aidan's attention!  It is definitely worth whatever it costs to go see this movie with your family!  Indeed worth EVERY penny!