To corrupt one is enough...

but to corrupt them both is NOT okay! I have written several times on here how my sweet and precious brother has conveniently caused my oldest daughter to turn her back on her Tennessee roots to cheer for his most favorite Alabama team!
Well, last night I was laying in bed with Avery (the innocent one, that I thought had been protected from my brother's influence) and we were saying our prayers...For the longest time we have done the "Now I lay me down to sleep" prayer, and I have recently tried to get them to come up with their own prayers. So I ask Avery what we needed to pray for and she said, Auntie, Maci, CJ, Ms. Monika, Samantha, Logan..and then said...hhhhmmmm, Mommy, we need to pray for Alavama (what in the world?) I reluctantly agreed and then she said, and we need to pray for the football team (Are you for real?) Keep in mind that we try to talk about Alabama football as little as possible (and why in the world would she chose to pray for Alavama football team on the exact weekend that they are playing Tennessee??)
So I will have you know, that I spent my sweet precious prayer time with my youngest..praying for the stinkin Alabama football team!
Why, dear Lord, must both of my children be traders and root for the WRONG team..but we pray for them no matter what !!

Fun with the camera...

My girls LOVE to take pictures of each other...I am sure that it has nothing to do with the fact that they have had a camera in their face since the very first minute they were born. The other day, I was taking some fun pictures of them







and then they decided it was their turn to take pictures!

The flu...

and not just the regular ole flu! We got the opportunity to experience the SWINE FLU!!! Brenly got it first and was so gracious to pass it on to Avery! and they were pitiful...high fever, aches all over, really bad headache, queasy stomach (Brenly actually threw up once :( Before Avery got sick, her and KeKe went and got her two smiley face balloons and a get well card...Then MiMi and Grandfather found out that the babies were sick and so they got a surprise from them as well..





Brenly has the sweetest little friend in her class (Ashley) and because Brenly was sick, she was out of school for a whole week...Ashley (with some help from her sister Anna) made a get well card and had the whole class to sign it...and made her a treat bag (with Hot Tamales and fruit by the foot...isn't that a nice combination for one who is suffering the flu :)

The Jesus Painter

A few weeks ago, our church (Highpoint) celebrated its 7th anniversary! In honor of the event, the "Jesus Painter" came to paint 3 pictures of Jesus during each service...What amazing talent God has given him! He took a huge blank canvas and within 3-5 minutes, painted some of the most beautiful pictures of Jesus that I have ever seen! It was a new and different experience...and it honestly made worship more real and personal!

I am so behind...

but life has been so hectic...since we moved back to the big city, I feel like life had flown by!! We are always busy, but man, has it been so nice to live right here in the heart of town, being able to do so much!
One of the advantages to being "in town" is that we were able to sign Brenly up for soccer and she has LOVED it! She is playing for First Baptist Church and her team happens to be the Wildcats (red and white, which just so happens to be the colors of her favorite football team, stinkin' Alabama!! :(
The first couple of games were interesting but it seems as the season continues, she really is catching on to what playing soccer is supposed to be like!
She is getting better with every game and we are loving watching our little soccer star!!

Oh Right, Dear Jesus...

We have tried to make sure that our girls know that Jesus will ALWAYS be there for them. We have taught them that when we pray to Jesus, we are talking to Him and He ALWAYS listens! With Avery especially, she "prays" alot, over certain circumstances...



Dear Jesus, thank you for this day. AMEN! Dear Jesus, Keep us safe. AMEN! Dear Jesus, make me not be scared. AMEN! It is the most precious thing ever to hear your children praying to the Lord!


Avery is extremely scared of the rain...yes, just rain...She is really scared of thunder, and she knows that Thunder only happens when it rains...therefore-scared of the rain!
So the other night we went on a walk and it just so happened that as we got half way through our walk and it started sprinkling! This was the conversation that followed:
Avery: Is it raining
Me: yes
Avery: I'n scared
Me: you dont need to be scared
Avery: Oh right, Dear Jesus, help me not be scared. AMEN

Its just funny that she was going to allow herself to be scared and then quickly remembered what we have taught her so many times before...and went ahead and said a prayer!

Community Helper Day..

at Brenly's school...so she decided that she wanted to be a dentist! I have NO clue where she got that from :) So I went on a hunt for children's scrubs and they were NONE available in the city (we could have ordered some...however what parent does things way in advance to have time to order) So I went around the city, bought a pair of adult scrubs and made ALOT of modifications...but she loved it and looked precious!!



(Ethan was a construction worker:)

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

and its not Christmas...Its MONTREAT!!! We love this time of year! Every Labor Day for the last 8-9 years (at least for me...Its actually the 29th year for the family reunion!) we have a family reunion...We have named it McPEACH weekend (We stole that from the PEACH group...and just had to add the MC to it...McMillen, Patton, Edwards, Allen, Christopher, Henley...the last names of all the families that attend)
ANYWAY...It is the most fabulous weekend! and unfortunately this year, our trip was rushed due to the fact that Brenly is growing up WAY TOO FAST and is now a big Kindergartner!! However the short trip didn't diminish the fact that Montreat is quite possibly our favorite place (next to the beach!)

(the group after we climbed Lookout Mountain...we are missing MiMi, Grandfather and Avery...they decided to stay at the park and Play!!)

Mosquitos love her...

and she LOVES to scratch them...which is why she is on an antibiotic for skin infection! UGH! Isn't that awful?! I have never in my life seen someone who gets bitten by mosquitos as often as Avery does...She can walk from the house to the car and get bitten by 5 or 6 just from that small walk! And I promise that I spray her with OFF every single time that she walks out the door...but OFF seems to ATTRACT the stinkin bugs!! I took her to the doctor last week and the doctor never mentioned the word 'impetigo' but I really believe that she was on the verge of getting it! Bless her sweet heart! Look at all these bites on my baby...

A new babysitter...

and Avery is in love with her...WE really had a hard time finding a GOOD person that was available to watch Avery...We were actually on the 3RD person, but it looks like it was all in God's plan! We have found the most wonderful person in the world and Avery just so happens to think that she is the BEST!!! In fact, yesterday (when her momma had the opportunity to spend the day with her)...She CRIED, because she wanted to go back to the babysitter's house! Oh my goodness...I have been replaced, but grateful that she LOVES to be with her, when I'm not available! Thanks so much Mrs. M for loving on my baby and taking such good care of her!!