Saturday's Sum it up!! :-)

2 posts in one day...LUCKY YOU!

This week has been filled with so much greatness!  We took the kids to 2 baseball games this week.  Sunday afternoon we took the kids and had so much fun we decided to take them again on Tuesday night.  We invited a great group of people to go and I put together a small tailgate.  We had a blast.  I think we had more fun in the parking lot than in the game.  :-)  It's so fun to watch the kids have fun.

Thursday landed Nick and I at the fair.  We scored some fantastic seats (6th row) to the Casting Crowns/Sanctus Real concert on the day of the show.  In my opinion, there is something very powerful about heading to a Christian concert...and this one met all our expectations!!!  What a powerful worship experience.  God is good!!

This weekend has been filled with family time and lots of fun.  Friday night took us to the CLC for Finally Friday and a great concert by Risen and Hevel.  The kids danced, ran and clapped to the great music.  We got home late and went right to bed.  This morning we woke up and went to one of the fun parks close by our new house.  We had so much fun we lost track of time and spent close to 2.5 hours there!  WOW!  We then decided to do some quick shopping in our new town.  We must have wore the kiddo's out because Birk man fell asleep sitting in the cart!  We quickly decided to grab some lunch and head home.  They are now down for their naps.  Nick and I are watching a movie, with the windows open, fresh air coming in and waiting for grandparents to arrive.  Again, GOD IS GOOD!

Favorite Friday's

I realize I'm a day late, but yesterday was filled with so many fun things I didn't have time to post.  So here is a list of my favorite things from this week.
10.  Learning about new running paths around our new neighborhood.
9.  Smiling at our neighbors and getting to know so many of them.
8.  Having a runner's high!
7.  A baseball tailgate and a baseball game with terrific friends!!
6. The most beautiful evening on the deck with my husband and a Miller Lite.
5. Seeing great friends from Florida.  Watching how a baby can change a couple who was already so great together...be even more great!
4. Having a corn dog at the fair.
3. Attending a GREAT Christian concert that reminds me that I'm not alone with my faith journey.  Lots of things were said that hit both Nick and I!  :-)
2. Watching Birk and Addy learn new things and say new things each day.  They are growing up.
1. Listening to the sound of a child's laughter!

Tune Time -- "Wouldn't Change a Thing"

I feel that I often blog so much about the children (ok, lets be honest when I say so much....I blog occasionally), but fail to talk about the rest of the aspects of my life.  I have a great family, fabulous friends, a wonderful job and now a new home with great neighbors.  I also have the love of a man that is more than I feel I deserve at times.  When I heard this song by Matthew West it made me smile and feel very much affected by the message.  I know there are times where things don't go my way, kids are screaming, we have health issues, my husband doesn't help as much as I'd like....but would I change it?  No.  Not for a second.  Days are filled with laughter, tears, messes, hugs, mooches and plenty of fun to go around. To steal the line from Baby Mama "It's messy, but great"   I hope someday to be sitting on a beach holding my husband's hand and look over and say "I wouldn't change a thing!" 

Wordless Wednesday

Don't you wish you could listen to a child laugh ALL the time!  What better way to spend your mid-week!!

My hopes for this blog

So after reading several of my friends blogs I've decided that I need to be better about this.  I want to be able to look back on this and remember these precious moments that are more of less fleeting from our lives.  I want to savor what things felt like (good and bad) and laugh at the funny stories that we are encountering.  So...in the hopes of accomplishing this I've decided to organize my daily (I'm being pretty hopeful here) blogs.

Monday - Mommy's Maniac Mondays
A collection of my thoughts, rants, fears and just the everyday thoughts that go through my head.  (NOTE: Read at your own risk)

Tuesday -  2's day
The blessings of having twins.  Experiences and stories that might warm your heart, make you giggle or feel thankful you don't have 2 kiddo's the same age!  :-)
 
Wednesday - Wordless Wednesday
OR like Nick wants me to call it "Worthless Wednesday" since I won't be writing on this day, but rather hopefully posting pictures or videos.

Thursday - Tune Thursday
We will share our favorite song or lyrics to our favorite song on Thursdays.  We do a lot of singing.  We sing in the car, the house, the dinner table...in fact anywhere and everywhere.

Friday - Favorites Friday
Some of our favorite moments from the week.

Saturday - Sum it up Saturday
You will find I have a little bit of everything and a little bit of nothing to share on Saturdays.

Sunday - SONday
In our own way we want to spend time thanking and giving praise to God.  What better day than SONday?

So there you go.  :-)  Thanks for stopping by!

Upcoming Trip

So we have come to that moment of truth again with Birk. Next Monday we will make the 9 hour drive to Cincinnati, Ohio again to see Dr. Boech and Dr. Cotton to see if our sweet little man is now ready for surgery. This becomes such an emotional and exhausting roller coaster. The thrill of the fact that this could be it...we could have a Trach free little boy, but the worry of what this means for him. How much he will have to endure and go through. If I know one thing to be true is that Birk is strong. He has a strength that I can never measure up to. He has time and time again proved to me that he can make it through challenges such as this.

I know I've asked for many MANY prayers in the last 2.5 years, but again I find myself asking once more. I know compared to some families our situation is small. Birk is doing amazing, he is happy, he talks, sings, plays baseball and doesn't even care that he has a trach.....but what a blessing it will be the day that I can see his sweet little neck. When I was little my Aunt Jan used to give me soft little kisses on the back of my neck and whisper "I got your sweet spot." It makes me smile thinking about giving Birk a "mooch" on his "sweet little spot."

I know God is watching over Birk and making sure all of this happens when it is supposed to happen. It's not my to determine. I know Bomps is watching from Heaven and is going to ensure that "little Toad" will be ok, but each and every extra prayer that can go up can do this. Praise a God who will watch over my special boy. Praise him for the blessings he has given us (even in the form of fears). Praise a God who will show us his divine mercy through the medical staff and the people of this facility who give life and hope back to so many families.

So, my prayer will be for this week as I prepare for our trip...

Dear God,
Thank you for again reminding me that you've got my back. :-) You've blessed me with the greatest miracles I could have ever imagined. You've also got Birk in the palm of your hand and you will watch over him every day for the rest of his life. I will try to remember that you know what needs to happen and you will be with us through the entire journey (in fact you've never left our side).

BasketHoop

You may be thinking to yourself...what the heck is wrong with her. She must be tired and mis-spelled the title of this post. Well, truth is I AM tired. Packing and a sick kid have killed my sleep the past few nights, but my title was intentional. BasketHoop, this is what Birk calls basketball, the basketball hoop and anything associated w/ basetball. Because I love that he calls it this I decided I should try to blog and document some of the cute twins 'isms' and how funny some words that they say are. So here we go.

Yi - Cy (for the Cyclones)
BasketHoop - Basketball
Baseeeeball - Baseball
Amboolence - Ambulance
Ass-ta-not -- Astronaut
Milt - Milk (Birk used to call it this)
Melk - Milk (Addy used to call it this)
Begtables- Vegetables (this is one of my favorites)
Jake and Pirates - Jake and the Pirates
TB - TV
Aunt JuJu - Aunt Julie
Aunt Joby - Aunt Jodi
Whitey - Aunt Whitney
TT - Teegan
Bompa - Grandpa Robertson
Bomps - Grandpa Birks


Other cute things that take place on a daily basis in our home:
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Addy: "Birky, want to sit down?" "OK." (as she is leaning down and puts her face right in front of his face.
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Birk: "Baserip." (as he pitches the ball to his daddy)
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Mommy: "Addy, where does your Bomps live?" Addy: "With Jesus."
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I want to try and wrap these moments up in a vault and look back at them as the twins keep getting older and more grown up. Hopefully I can come back to this post and smile as I remember the uniquness and beauty that Birk and Addy bring! :-)