Savannah Birthday Party

Here is a brief story that I shared with the readers of Mommy Buzz and now I am finally getting a chance to post it so you can read it as well. 

Ethan was recently invited to a friends 3rd birthday party in Savannah. It didn't take us long to decide after receiving the invitation that we would love to make a day trip and attend this birthday party. We were very blessed to meet some families while living in Savannah for 8 months this past year and felt it would be fun to see them again.

So Friday night we packed up our car and set our alarms. Early Saturday morning we headed to Savannah and drove straight to the party. Micah's party was a car theme and it was so adorable. They had games, snacks, pizza, car races,car painting (no...not real cars. The kids painted small wooden ones from a craft store) and more. The kids had a blast and Ethan told me, "Thank you for letting me come to his party." That was such sweet words to hear. Although on our way there he kept telling us, " This is a long, long, long way. He lives really far." I guess he thought it was just across town or something. But both boys did great.

After leaving the party we drove around Richmond Hill (which is the town we lived in) looking at neighborhoods. I know you are probably wondering why? Well, there is a possibility we could end up there sometime this year. This move would be a permanent move though. It is sad and happy at the same time. I don't honestly think much about it anymore b/c there is alot of little details that would need to happen before it became possible so we are just praying and waiting. So if you think about us, just say a pray for us. We appreciate it tons.

Next we had to run by Gus' job for a little bit. There were some issues that had come up and since he was in town he needed to take care of them in person. So the boys and I waited in the car and played and talked. By this time we were all starting to get hungry tummy's (as my Ethan would say) so we ventured to downtown Savannah. Man was it crowded....but we managed.

We ended up eating dinner at a place could Heuy's. It was a great restaurant on River Street and we ended up getting Blackened Chicken and Pesto Ravioli's. Go figure....But it was so good!
I will tell you the boys favorite part--those sweet potato fries and corn bread. Ethan loved it so much that as the waitress came by to clean up our plates she picked up the plate with 4 fries left. Ethan looked at her and said, " I wasn't done and almost started crying." The poor waitress gave his fries back and the look on his face was priceless.

By this time it was getting dark and decided to walk along the river and of course had to stop by the best toffee store in town. River Street Treats. So we topped our night off with 2 hot toffee and nut pralines. Yummy....
Now it was starting to get extremely cold and windy so in my opinion it was time to head home. We loaded up, changed the boys into P.J.'s back at the car and headed back to Jax.

What a day but we had such a great time!

Here are some pictures from the party. And I have one surprise at the end...Can you guess who he is?

Micah's Birthday Cake 

 

Let the Race Begin

 

Cake time

 

The surprise is......

Gus shaved his beard. But he is growing it back. What do you think? 

Boys will be boys

As some of you know (those who read my Mommy Buzz Blog) I am always thinking of new ideas and things to write about that I sometimes forget to post things on the family blog. Last week I realized I hadn't posted anything about the Evans Family and so I updated you with a dentist experience (which didn't turn out to be all that bad.) This week I am sad to say I haven't taken that many pictures of the boys lately, therefore I only have a few to share with you.

This first and second picture is showing you how we found Tucker this past weekend in his room. It had been a few minutes since I had last seen or heard Tucker and so Gus went to look for him and this is what we found.

 

He thought he was pretty big since he climbed up there all on his own...but wait...

 

As I was taking a picture he pulled the top drawer out and slung back. He didn't think he was so big then!

That is a desperate face asking for help--don't worry--Gus was next to him making sure he didn't fall.

This picture was taken a few weeks back but I can't seem to get in any of them so this is the best I have.

This past weekend was beautiful out and we decided to take advantage of that and let the boys walk around on the porch while I prepared for dinner. I tried to get some pictures of them but everyone was so busy doing there own thing but I managed to get a few.

 

Tucker didn't know that his brother was actually holding him down for a good reason this time!!

He was trying to tell him to "Smile Tucker, Mommy wants a picture."

 

 

The boys

Parenting: Boys Is the Topic

Parenting: Boys is the topic 

This is a Mommy Buzz post from today. I wanted to share with readers of our family blog as well.

Raising healthy, well-educated, self-disciplined children who love God is I believe, the most challenging responsibility of all. And of course, the job is even more difficult today when the culture undermines and contradicts everything Christian parents are trying to accomplish at home. Fortunately, we are not asked to do everything perfectly as moms and dads. Phew-- Isn't that a relief? Our kids usually manage to survive our mistakes and failures and turn out better than we have any right to boast about.

Even though with young children, are role and influence is far from over.

I truly believe that the spiritual welfare of our children is our most important responsibility with them. The only way to build their faith is to pour scripture into them, model it personally, and to stay on your knees in prayer. Our desire should be for our children to have a heart that wants to know God.

A little side note: It is so special to hear your young children pray. It personally touches my heart to hear my 3 year old say his prayers, pray for food, and it especially makes me tear up when he prays for the rescue trucks as they zoom by us with there lights and sirens on.

Your kids that around your feet will grow and be gone before you know it. Don't let the opportunity of these days slip away from you. We only have one chance. No professional accomplishment or success is worth that cost in my opinion.

It saddens me to know that there are people who think that kids past a certain number are a burden.

God is the giver and taker of life and we are not to play God.
Sorry--I had to vent for a second!

 I have often thought about how important father's are in a child's life but until I had my own I couldn't really grasp how important the role of a father really is. 

Daddy's play differently, they discipline differently, they communicate differently, they build confidence, and they provide a look at the world from a man's view.

Fathers have a huge responsibility as the head of the home to lead and guide the family in the right direction. 

So it is important for us as wives to encourage, pray, and support our husbands.

For those of you who have little boys and little girls (but today I want to talk about the boys), wow-- You have a responsibility that as they grow to teach them how to lead, to be a gentlemen, to be honest, to be strong but sensitive, Godly men and the list goes on....

Don't forget that sons grow up to become husbands and fathers.As moms we probably spend the majority of the time with them and therefore we need to give/teach the basis of there foundation.

I hope that as you read this you don't take it the wrong way or think I am lecturing anyone, I am simply sharing from my heart.

Being a mom is a huge responsibility and I can not take my job lightly.

I pray that you feel the same.

Dentist Update

Things went well...
So the dentist wasn't that bad. The Doctor was very nice and his dental assistant was very helpful. Why is it that I have such a hard time making the appointment but once it's over I realize it isn't that bad?
But then again, they did give me laughing gas and had to numb my mouth twice. So maybe some of the anticipation I had was gone very quickly because of that good old "stuff."

Now onto how Daddy did with the boys...
He stayed busy but did a wonderful job. He even folded a load of clothes for me!
What a great husband I have...

Word for the wise:
Teeth are important; You only have 1 set, so if you have a fear of the dentist then find a good one and go get them cleaned and checked.
You do want to have healthy teeth when your old right?

Well now that I have done my little pep talk to you, I am going to go search through pictures to upload on the blog. Take Care!

Dentist

Sometimes I get so carried away with my Mommy Buzz page that I forget to post things on our Family Blog.

I hope to get some of Tucker's 1st Birthday photos up on the blog sometime this week. Hang in there with me because I will post something

Today I have a dentist appointment--Which let me just tell you a second....
I absolutely HATE......
Yes, I do not like going to the dentist. There I said it!

I have canceled appointments for the last year and now my husband has decided it has been long enough.
He tells me he wants me to grow old with healthy teeth--Well, he is right--I want healthy teeth to, so I am going during lunch today while he watches the boys at the house.

I will report back to you this afternoon on how things went with both me and the boys!