The Monster Truck Wreck

Magan can edit this post later and describe first hand the account of the Monster Truck Wreck, but I will write how I found out about this accident and the details surrounding it.

I had training that day at work, and as I often do, I left my cell phone in my cubicle drawer and did not go back to get it until the end of the day. So I had no communication with Magan all day, and as I get back to my cubicle, I notice the message light on my office phone, then notice three missed calls on my cell phone... OH NO!!! I am in trouble is my initial thought...

Call #1: Hey Scott...After work can you please go to Walmart and get some Milk...and cream cheese...and pick up some pictures for me that I will print out later...and get some bananas too...Love you Magan

Call #2: Hey Scott...where are you at? Well, it is a pretty day...Me and the boys are going to go outside to let Sam drive his monster truck around.

Call #3: SCOTT...where are you? Sam had an accident in the monster truck. IT FLIPPED OVER with Sam and Davis in it. What do I need to do? I think we may go to the doctor.

Call #4: SCOTT...I don't know where you are, but we have a doctor's appt for 2:00pm this afternoon. Sam said his belly was hurting and both boys have bumps on their heads. I will call to let you know how it goes.

Break: At this point I am scared to death...but realize I have two messages left...so I continue on the with messages anxious for what will come next. I have added my thoughts in parentheses.

Call #5: Hey Scott, this is Ricky down at Plant Farley...How ya doing? (AGHHHHH, Hurry up) I was just calling to check on that Tech Spec package that was ahhhhh coming down here...Did you happen to know when that would be ahhh (PLEASE STOP TALKING, WHY WILL MY PHONE SYSTEM NOT LET ME DELETE THIS MESSAGE) approved. Anyway if you could just call me back, I should be here (OK, HANG UP)...but if I'm not here...I will be in bright and early tomorrow morning around (DO I EVEN CARE) 7 or 7:15, so you can call me then. (FINALLY, DELETE)

Call #6: Scott, this is Magan...the doctor says the boys are fine, we are playing at the park, call me when you get this and we can meet for supper.

So anyway...it was a very exciting 6 minutes listening to phone messages, but I guess Magan's day was a little more stressful. Maybe we can recreate the event later in pictures. :)

The Christmas Tree Corner

Sam and Davis love the Christmas Tree this year and Davis especially. He likes to climb behind the tree in the corner and just sit there in the window seal. Which is fine, but that is where the plug also is, and we have noticed sometimes the lights going off and on, and we have also noticed several pieces of ornaments that have been squished. So…Davis no longer gets to be in this corner, but still ends up there quite often. It is very difficult for Magan or I to get back to this area, so as Davis does making his way back to this favorite corner, we must tell him to get back out of there RIGHT NOW. This does not work…as he gives his cutest little pout face and stays put. He is just too cute, and you want to just squeeze him, but then we have to fight our way back into the corner to carry him off screaming.

You know something?

I used to joke around with Sam that I had a secret to tell him…He would said “What dada”, and I would come in very close and say “I love you”. I love you too dada, he would reply. It has developed into something similar that I still can not hear enough. I will now ask him “You know something”…He will look up at me with those pretty brown eyes concerned and ask “You love me??” I will say Yep, and then those eyes get bright and his smile just widens as he says “I love you too dada”. Sweet kid.

Zoolight Safari 2008

Well this year Colby, Mellissa, and Ben made the trip to the Zoolight with us. It was fairly warm during the day, so we decided it would not be too cold. It was Forty degrees and dropping when we got there at 5:15 pm, but we went in. The boys loved all of the lights, not even aware of others around us and they both scream “Momma Dadda LOOK at that one, LOOK at that other one”. The best part for little Davis was the Christmas lights set to music in the Childrens area. We were all standing around watching the lights when Davis walked towards the lights and found an empty bench. He crawled his little bottom up into that bench and started dancing with the music. When he realized we were not with him, he looked back (still swaying) and patted the seats next to him on the bench. Well…I guess we just had to join him. Sam and I got a kick out of petting all of the animals…even got to pet a groundhog. We ended with a ride on the Christmas Train, and we got the one that was apparently un-Christmas…its lights did not work and only Colby would sing “Silver Bells” in a falsetto voice to help lighten the mood. Anyway it was fun, and Davis even danced a little more as we passed the musical lights on the train. Too Cold…Home…after some Jim’n’Nicks BBQ first. This is a quick video of Davis going to sit and watch the lights. Look closely and you will see his left hand patting the seat.

Lily White Photography

I finally got my web-site up and going! It is a lot of work to get started on something like this, but I love it so much!

The name Lily White goes back to my dad. He used that term to desribe many things and I laugh a little inside when I say it. It may be silly, but as I have wrote before I wish that I had more pictures of my dad and with my dad through years. So I want to give that gift to the people I take pictures for.
It is comforting to know that I can look back at my babies' sweet rolls when they are grown and married. I can also remember how young we were as by that time Scott and I will probably have strands of white and fine lines and wrinkles. I love growing and growing together. There is so much beauty in a long life together as a family. God set up a wonderful gift for us here on Earth, the gift of our family. It is worth every effort to build a strong family bond.
I'll get off my soap box now and give you the web-site to my page. Take a look when you find the time :)
Let me know what you think!

http://www.myspace.com/lilywphotography

Critters, Candy, and Dwarfs

All the girlies wanted a picture with Snow White :)

Dopey hugging Snow White :)



We had an awesome Halloween this year! It has been so busy we had something to do almost every night for the past few weeks.
We dressed up, per Sam's request, as Snow White, Grumpy, Dopey, and Doc. Sam knew exactly who he wanted everyone to be and he didn't want SCott to be PRince Charming. So I had my three dwarfs and they were all adorable! I loved their hats! Mamaw made all of our costumes and she did a great job!
On Halloween day we went to a friend's house in the morning for a get-together. This is where the video of the with the dog was shot. That big dog would was so funny! He would rub up against the fence dying for some petting :) Davis thought it was hilarious and the other kids gathered around to see what was so funny and then started laughing with him. He would love to have a dog for Christmas, but we are afraid to commit to another living thing to care for right now. Do you all have any input on this one?

That night we did the usual trick or treating and loved finally getting to meet some of our neighbors briefly at their doors. To finish the night, we headed up to the Gerald's house on the hill behind our house. Jeneatte had called and told us to be sure to drop by. When we opened the door a deer was standing in the foyer of their house! She is their pet that runs freely in the woods and returns for her meals and to visit when she wants. The boys got to feed her a bottle and it was the coolest thing I have seen in a long time. I GOT TO PET A DEER! Her name is Bella and she has a special bond with Jeneatte, it is precious to see them together. She followed her all over the house. I really can't describe how neat it was.


The night before Halloween we went to Disney on Ice with a lot of our cousins. That was so much fun as well! I didn't expect it to be as much fun as it was. We got our tickets at a bargain price and they were great seats. We had 7 children with us and no one got bored with the show, that was pretty impressive to me. Even Davis sat still and loved watching it. He waved at the characters with his little hand because they were real to him! Everyone filled up on cotton candy and some of the kids found themselves dancing on their way out of the BJCC. I think it was a little bit of their excitement overflowing and little bit was from the sugar intake :)

We also went to Old Baker Farm to get our pumpkins. That was the best family day out! The boys LOVED THE "puntins" as Davis said a million times! Sam was sooo proud of his little green pumpkin he found. He carried it everywhere for the first few days, yes even in the car. He took it to bed at night and one day I talked him into letting me put it out on the porch (I was afraid somebody would bust it in the livingroom, to Davis it was a BALL) As I laid him in bed he looked up with those big brown eyes and said, "Mom, my pumpkin is cold" So YES, it came back in the house and got covered up in the bed to keep it warm. That little boy had probably been worried about that pumpkin all day :)
The picture of Sam on Scott's shoulder is where they are watching a civil war reinactment. They are both pretty into the craziness of the whole thing. I think it is crazy, but I guess it does have share the history with a younger generation. Scott found himself not knowing which side to tell Sam had the bad guys on it :)
I have a lot of other pictures I could add, but I know this is more than enough!










We could have fed the house all day and they would have both been perfectly happy. They loved him, so did I :)

That is all I can think of at the moment, I will write more if I remember something else!





The Disney on Ice crew, love these kids!

Side Tracked!

It is time I sat down and wrote a little. I have been so easily distracted lately. I will do better :)

Our little Davis has been opening up so much lately. It's like that pacifier must have been holding him back or something. He repeats almost everything you say to him or around him. Hearing him say SAM is my favorite. He is usually worried about finding Sam when he says it and he says it so soft and drags it out. I think it is the concern in his voice that makes it sound so sweet.
Scott started asking him where ______ was and he could point and say each of our names. Then he asked him where Davis was and Davis tilted his head to the side and grinned, as if to say "That's me!"
He is also mimicking our motions. Scott raised his arms above his head after dinner and started chanting "Cookies, cookies." Davis knew what that was and he wanted some too, so he did the same. His little fat arms over his head with a smile saying "tooie, tooie" Then Sam joined in and I couldn't resist getting out the cookies :)

Sam newest thing to say is "Let me tell you something" He was sitting at the lunch table with me and said "Let me tell you something, I am going to play football when I get big" He then proceeded to name all of the people who would come and watch him. Then when he prayed that night he Thanked God that he would play football when he gets big and followed with all the names again. Football is a little scary to this momma. Which reminds of something else.
The other day he made my heart hit my feet. If you have been to our house, you know that we have a rather steep hill to the side of our driveway. Sam was palying in the driveway on his big wheel motorcycle, like he normally does. In a split second he was FLYING!!!! down the hill. I didn't breathe until he got to the bottom and stood up to say with a big smile "I go Really Fast" OH THESE BOYS!!!!! I have a lot of letting go to do. The very next time he went down he crashed and said "Oh, I fall down" without a tear or hesitation to do it again.
Scott witnessed all of this and didn't bat an eye and hardly seemed to notice. How does he do that?!?!!?
ON another note, something else that has been keeping me busy is that I am trying to start taking pictures on a professional level. I tried to think back to when I started enjoying pictures so much and realized I can't think of a time I haven't. I have always loved looking at pictures albums, annuals, magazines, whatever I could find for the pictures :) It has always been fun for me to try to figure out how they took those pictures. In college I took a photography class and took pictures for the yearbook. Over the years I have been dying for a camera that would allow me to do this sort of thing and with the recent purchase of my own camera, I have been practicing every chance I get. Thank you to my friends and family who have been helping me get this all straight and get my camera to work the way I want it to.
Here are a few or a lot of my most recent and favorite shots:

Not To Worry

I have always known that God tells us not to worry, but as a momma I find myself dreading and yes worrying about some of the milestones in my young babies' lives.
Both of these little guys love their blankets (which they call blue) and they both LOVE-D their pacifiers. I took Sam's pacifier away at about 18 months. He cried for about 45 min. on and off the first two times he needed to go to sleep without it. After those two times he settled in with only his blanket and went to sleep.
But for a mom listening to a crying baby, it is like someone is taking my nerves and winding them up into a ball and letting them fly across the room. After I had let Sam cry for about 15 min. the first time, I called Scott. He advised me to go in and give it to him. To which I responded, I CAN NOT go through this again, and I think it is almost over. Just talk to me while I try to help him through this.
Anyway, with that past experience, you can imagine that I was less than excited to see the 18 month mark pop up with Davis. I have been thinking about it and trying to decide when I would have to do it and all of those type things (worrying) I have always been thankful we ditched it when we did with Sam, b/c her started trying to talk through it and with walking, you never know where they might end up.
The other night, I had to go out and didn't make it home until almost 9:30. When I got home, Scott had put both boys to bed.
In casual conversation about the nights events, he mentions "Oh, I forgot to give Davis his Pacifier and by the time a remembered, I didn't want to go in and disturb him." Then he was on to the next topic.
I was like WHAT!?!?!!? He went to sleep without a pacifier tonight without crying or anything! In the back of my mind I thought, he must have found a passy in the bed.
When I went in the next morning to get him, there was no sign of a passy.
That was 2 days ago and he hasn't had one since!!!! He goes right to bed without crying today he was even smiling. There have been a few times when I wished I could plug his little mouth, but we are making it through. He has only asked for it a few times and he doesn't sleep as long, b/c he doesn't have it to suck on and go back to sleep.

I CAN NOT complain and I need to remember that God is in charge and He can ALWAYS take care of us and our problems, no matter how big or small.
I do have to add that prior to all of this he has stood at his bed with his blanket and turned on his music and yelled, "momma ni ni" (night, night), several times when I am a little late getting him in bed. So he does know what it means to be tired and ready for bed, apparently with or without a pacifier, it is time for bed.

Salt, Sand, and New Teeth

Boys don't need kisses :)















As most of you know we just got back from the beach. We went with Colby and Melissa (Scott's brother and his wife)
It was a lot of fun to go with them. They are expecting their first baby boy in Nov. I am afraid we may have overwhelmed them on the reality of child care while down there. I reassured them that having one is a lot easier than having two, and they would be able to work up to having two when they were ready.
Let me give you some of the overwhelming stories they encountered while with us. Davis did a lot of random screaming and didn't want to eat at meal time (which made our suppers a little crazy) b/c he cut 4 eye teeth while we were there. I could not see these teeth when we left on Mon. and they are half way through (all 4 of them) now.
Another effect of this teething process is VERY loose diapers. Two days in a row we had to leave the pool with a leaking diaper and one of these diapers blistered his bottom before we could change him.
So added to the teething he now has a sore bottom.
Twice on our trip home he had a diaper overflow. The second one led us to pull over on the side of the interstate for immediate attention. It had leaked down his leg, in his seat, and had ended up in his hand. CLOROX WIPES ARE THE BEST INVENTION. I noticed the smell first and turned to ask Davis is he had pooped and about that time Melissa said "I SMELL something" I hoped it wouldn't make the pregnant woman sick b/c it was grossing me out pretty badly.
Sam only had to be in trouble a few times, which helped ease the struggle we were having with little Davis.
Our lovely beach pictures up there came with a good bit of sweat and patience. Considering the conditions, I think that we got some beautiful shots, thanks to God's gorgeous sunset and ocean scene. As you will be able to see, Davis was a little less than cooperative and Sam wanted to look at the sand on almost every picture. If you plan to get beach pictures, I do not recommend hitting the beach with children any earlier than 6:30 this time of yr.


The times we hung out on the beach were AWESOME. Both of the boys loved the sand and played without complaint for hours. Davis had sand from head to toe to mouth and loved it! He also got tickled when the waves rolled up on his feet. Sam loved throwing the sand in the water and digging holes. Once the holes were dug Davis wanted to get in them. Every morning Sam got up with his boat and wanted to get in the "fwimming pool" or go to "da beach" Davis walked all the way from the beach shore to the pool in a short 20 min. I LOVED watching him toddle the whole way. When we got to the pool, he walked by the radio and started to break it down to the music. Both boys were always more than happy to see uncle "Toby" as sam calls him. The first morning we woke up at home, we heard Sam singing "toby's" name.




If I had remembered to put sunscreen on my back on the second day and Cloby hadn't burned his shoulders, I think we would have been out on the beach every day until Scott got out of his conference.
I have never been to the beach when there were no real waves until this trip. It was the strangest thing, but I think it had something to do with Fay coming through. We left the morning she was suppose to arrive, there were double red flags flying on the beach.

We loved our trip and our time with Colby and Melissa. We will look back and laugh at how much our trip experiences change as the kids get older. But for now, I am so glad that we have opportunities to experience these things with our family.