The Deakins

S"NO"W MORE PLEASE!!!!

2011-01-12T22:07:00.002-05:00

This is what I've been dealing with ALL WEEK!!! These were some pictures just from Monday, there's been even more since then and we are ALL over it! Ok, maybe not ALL of us. Turner has absolutely LOVED sledding in the backyard! He asks to go 100 times a day! I worried last night about him freezing! The snowbibs I purchased at the outlets in Gatlinburg in November, were by far the best purchase of the year, and thanks to to smarts of a good friend, I bought them plenty big so they can be used next winter!
Molly's not a huge fan of the snow, she likes it and will run and play but the minute her gloves get wet, she's DONE! She did have fun sledding with Johnny and Turner and even me once. It IS good for wearing Turner out at the end of the day! We have bathed the dog, changed the fish's water, cleaned the house, cleaned our rooms, done laundry, played games, read books, played wii, read more books, we are all ready to get back to what little routine we had established since school was back in for maybe a week after the holidays! Talk about throwing your schedule for a loop! We have had fun, spending time together and playing all day! I really should be 'teaching' them more-but they are only 6 and 2 for a year! SO PLAY IT IS!!!

Christmas Cards

2010-11-22T13:52:00.001-05:00

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2010-11-22T13:51:00.001-05:00

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2010-11-22T13:48:00.001-05:00

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SUMMER'S OVER?????

2010-08-12T23:19:00.002-04:00

I know, I know....I haven't posted in MONTHS! I'm horrible! Ok, enough with that!
I'm here now and just barely. It's pretty late, but wanted to let those in the blogger world (if there are still any out there) that Turner's first week of Kindergarten is almost over and he's LOVING every minute of it! He LOVES his teacher and thinks she is so pretty! We have already been told he "likes" to talk! Although we KNEW that! We're working on listening more and talking less! I have a feeling it's going to be a lifelong lesson! I mean really, I'm STILL learning!!! Oddly enough, Molly is having the hardest time of us all with Turner's new adjustment to "big boy school"! She has pitched a major fit every single morning when he leaves and is just sooo sad all day long! She screams " mere NerNer, NOW, 'mere!" which is "come here Turner, NOW!" for those who don't speak Molly, yet!
She's STILL thinks he hung the moon, even though, he can be pretty rotten to her! She is going for allergy testing tomorrow due to a fairly recent and much more frequent break out of hives, full body rash, rash on her faces with blisters and even had some serious joint swelling and face swelling issues one time. All with no explanation. She was eating things that she normally does and is just having weird reactions all the sudden so we are really really hoping to get some answers tomorrow. Her poor face is soo broken out right now and is apparently bothering her bc she is not sleeping well at all. Again, not that I'm surprised that something freaky has arose with her! She really is my 'troubled, high-maintenance' child! I mean just bizarre!!! She is starting to prance around like a little girl should-we were worried Turner's dinosaurs were having a little TOO much influence on her! She just hugged and hugged and even tried to feed a friend's little girl's American Girl Doll at dinner tonight-sooo cute! She's more into taking her purses-that I've been trying to push on her- with her now too!!!
They both really are growing up WAY TOO FAST!!! They are both wonderful and precious is so many ways and so stinkin' rotten too!!! Guess I can't blame anyone else for that though?
Promise I'll repost more frequently about Turner's 1st school year and Molly's new freak incidents and hopefully allergy answers tomorrow!

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2010-07-02T15:54:00.001-04:00

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Summer Lovin' Had Me a Blast!!!

2010-06-20T12:46:00.002-04:00

Just a few pics from what we have been doing so far this summer...Turner has Kindergarten camp next week, and then more vacations, so we are also excited about what's yet to come! We are enjoying every moment we can so far, hope you all are doing the same!

Happy Father's Day!!!

2010-06-20T12:35:00.002-04:00

Although my dad, Johnny, and my father in law are all out of town, we are sooo very thankful and blessed to have all these men in our lives! Johnny, his dad and Turner are in Bristol for the hot rod races and are having a blast. I still haven't managed to get my parents to move back up here to Tennessee although I know they both would LOVE to be here! I'm still working on that though! So to all those daddy's and men who are very important in the lives of all children everywhere-THANK YOU! We love you all very very much!!!

Not broken..and not surprised....

2010-05-12T23:05:00.004-04:00

Gosh, where to begin??? We are really enjoying our outside time with these warm days and it's not even summer yet. We've already played in the baby pool, sprinkler ball, fishing in the ponds, played at the parks, and planted lots and lots of flowers. Hard to believe this is my punkin's last summer before starting school!!! We registered him for Kindergarten last week and boy is he excited! He ask at least three times a week if "tomorrow is when he goes to kindergarten?" It's gonna be the longest and shortest summer ever!
So I was getting ready to do laundry the other day and Molly got quiet. That's never good for her! So we ran looking and guess who I found in the dryer!!! Yep, lil Houdini! It was hilarious! I ran to get my camera and glad I did! I see future boyfriend embarassment material!
Not only did lil Houdini end up in the dryer but just last night ended herself in the Children's Hospital E.R. The first of many times I'm sure! She was with me in her room cleaning-well, I was cleaning, her not so much; then 10 seconds later I heard a huge bang and followed by wails-and the not so good wails that give you that sick feeling in your stomach! She was lying on the floor with the high top bar chair on top of her screaming. I have seen her climb up these before but never did it look like it was going to fall. So Turner and I got her calmed down-Johnny was on night shift-and I tried to get her to walk to Turner...noped fell down immediately after trying to put pressure on her leg. She grabbed it and I thought, great! So called a friend to ask advice-Thanks Brandi!-luckily she was in the area and came and gave me her "mom of two rough boys" expertise-and agreed that she should go to have x-rays because she was limping so bad and holding her leg up. Even more lucky for me-she offered to take Turner while I ran Molly to the ER for a quick x-ray! hahaha-yeah right, nearly 4 hours later after a very horrible ER trip-not broken, just sprained ankle and soft tissue bruise. The ER visit is a whole 'nother post in itself. SOOOO very dissapointed in Children's Hospital last night. We've been there a handful of times before and this time was just awful, not clean, not helpful, not quick, not happy!
Anyways, enjoy the pics and sorry I'm so bad at blogging-you see what I've been up to! oh yeah and toot my own horn! I threw in a picture that Turner took of me and Molly! First picture of myself that I've actually noticed my weight loss! Down 20 lbs but boy do I still have more to go! Not easy at all but at least I know that I'm in control and I can do it!

Houdini Strikes Again!

2010-04-21T23:00:00.003-04:00

Yep, so the first time I was sitting in the kitchen at the bar and had just put Molly down for nap and then I hear in the monitor "uh-oh". I just figured she had thrown her paci out of her crib. Then I heard her knocking on her door and trying to turn the handle! I freaked! Sure enough today she climbed out of her crib twice and fell one time really hard. I propped her door open and decided I'd watch her this time and ran to grab my camera. I only got 1 good picture before I was scared she was going to fall again, she had both legs propped up on the ledge and had pulled herself up with her arms. She's just insane! She's way too young for a toddler bed-She's very very smart too, she understands commands and is so quick to help you with anything but is also very stubborn! She would never lay down in her bed if she didn't want to.
Her ears seem to be doing great but her speech is still behind. We have a check up in a few weeks and I'm sure they will assess that too. I told someone the other day that it's a darn good thing she's cute because she gets into so much! She's trying really hard to hang onto the dining room chandelier! She climbs up onto the table and just sits there and waits to get in trouble! Now she's been standing up on it and trying to reach the chandelier! I've been spanking her but, again she's a 16 months so obviously the spankings are really setting in yet! Doesn't mean I wont stop trying!

Go Red Sox!!!

2010-04-13T22:14:00.004-04:00

Baseball has begun! I mean really what more is there to say? We're at the ball field at least 2x a week and schedules for Molly are all thrown off, the weather is phenomenal,and everything is wonderful!!! Molly is of course a nightmare at the ball games! She picks up rocks, sticks, dirt, grass, trash, ants, ANYTHING and goes and hands it to total strangers and thinks they are going to say "Thank you"!! They all just laugh and some even say 'wow, I don't know who you do it all day'! Sometimes I don't either! To say she is a 'handful' is an understatement! She climbs the bleachers, the fence and every once and a while will yell and cheer for Turner! She sees him being the catcher and will yell "HI" to Turner and wave! Very cute! I'm sure we'll have a hundred more post for the bestest team ever-GO RED SOX!!

Muskrat Love

2010-04-13T22:03:00.003-04:00

So we have a new pet..Ok not really, but he is fun to watch, and just yesterday we realized there are 2! Here's a few shots of them that I have gotten

Prayers Needed

2010-03-14T17:21:00.003-04:00

Alrighty, tomorrow is the "big day". Hopefully the day that Molly is not sick again for a long, long time-ok, wishful thinking, a mother can dream huh? Molly's surgery is first thing in the morning-although not as early as her last surgery! So be thinking of us tomorrow and send a quick shout out prayer for her! I'm sure it'll go fine and she'll be ready to play and eat and climb on everything in the house and Johnny and I will want a nap! Thanks again for the prayers!

Little Houdini

2010-03-10T22:24:00.002-05:00

So while cooking dinner-I put Molly in her high chair for a "snack". Well, I turn around and she's done this..... I mean really??? How is that even possible? You can even see Mack in one of the pictures up on her high chair looking for her legs!!! She's a nut! Johnny and I are convinced now she does crazy things just for "fun" or to see if she can get in trouble! She's super fast too, I'm sure because she's been walking so long!
We also went and did her blood work today,which was so pitiful but even worse because I had to bring TUrner with me and he was so upset to see Molly crying and getting "shots". I guess I should back up for those who aren't on facebook. Molly had yet another ear infection and so I begged and pleaded with her pediatrician for more answers, she's sick all the time. So when talking about our family medical history, which my mom told me I was sick so much as a toddler that she had to take me out of daycare. Apparently some of this stuff can be hereditary, which I knew ear problems were, but he wanted us to take her to do Immune Deficiency bloodwork. I happily agreed, we just want answers on why she's sick all the time. She's still having her 2nd surgery on this coming Monday-adnoid removal and another set of tubes in her ears. I really hope this works and hopefully we will have answers about her Immune System bloodwork maybe even as soon as tomorrow! She's such a fun, spunky, little fireball with sooo much love when she's healthy and well. I just want people to see that side of her all the time!!!

Trip to Chattanooga

2010-02-28T19:35:00.003-05:00

What a crazy 2 1/2 days that was. Johnny was in training all last week in Chattanooga for work. So we had planned ahead of time on driving down and staying with him in his hotel room. Chattanooga has so many great family things to do. What we didn't plan on was....Molly getting sick on the drive down, the Children's museum being closed on Wednesday for winter break, both kids nearly drowning in the hotel pool, and chaos all around!
Molly cried the entire way down to Chattanooga on Tuesday. She was perfectly fine the entire day and I purposely did not give her a nap. So, sure enough I'm blessed with one of those kids when they cry too much or too hard they puke. yep, puked all in her new car seat just one exit away from the hotel. She also ran a super high fever that night and had both Johnny and I worried. Woke up Wednesday totally fine! I guess just some crazy virus or ears bothering her-who knows anymore. So we decided to go to the mall to have lunch on Wed and play at the playground in the mall and hit the Children's Discovery Museum on the way home Thursday in hopes of wearing everyone out for the ride home! It worked! Oh yeah the pool incident. So I told Turner to sit on the steps while I put Molly's ear gear on (plugs and head wrap). Only my kids.... well sure enough he ventured out into the deep-he said the waves took him back there! The "waves" from the indoor hotel pool! right. So there was my firrst lifeguard save- needless to say, he had to sit out of the pool for a good bit for not listening!
Then Molly decides she's done swimming-or so I thought- and wanted out. So I wrapped her up in a towl and she laid on the chair outside of the pool. Turner had been begging me to let him jump to me and me catch him. I finally gave in and he loved it. I was facing Molly the whole time and she was about asleep-so i thought- so Turner jumped again to me in the pool...at the SAME EXACT TIME-Molly jumped up and ran to me to jump in to me also! Turner was mid-air and Molly just dove into the pool at my feet. I grabbed her by the neck at my ankles with one hand and grabbed Turner in midair with my other hand! It was insane! To top it off they were BOTH laughing! I was in tears and yelled-"EVERYONE OUT OF THE POOL!" We left immediately and I swore that never ever again would I take both kids swimming by myself-I don't care if they are 20 and 24!!!! Which is just too bad because they BOTH are like little fishes! They LOVE the water! I was awake all night long, thinking what if this, what if that, what should I have done, etc etc... anyways, here's the happy pics before this event!!!

Silly Willies

2010-02-12T21:36:00.003-05:00

Well, I realize I'm no good at this blogging, but here goes anyways.... Molly Bolly has been so sick! Yeah big surprise I know, I honestly can't remember the last time she was healthy! SERIOUSLY! It must've been before Christmas. Anyways, she got tubes in November and has had 4-5 ear infections since then!!! Unheard of!! She was diagnosed with croup two weeks ago on a monday and on thursday after 4 days of steriods-she was worse-still had a fever, coughing, not sleeping/eating, and nasty runny nose...so we head back! Surprise! she has another ear infection so we got the strongest antibiotic out there-so they say- and more ear drops but one tube is clogged and so after a trip to the ENT-he says he wants to take her adnoids out and put in another set of tubes! I mean we litterally just got the bill and paid it for the tubes in november! INSANE! The ENT really thinks that this will help and get rid of her chronic infections. No wonder she's so tiny-just recently got to 21 lbs. she's always sick!
So we've been stuck indoors since Christmas-either because of snow or sickness and I'm over it! I know the kids are too! MOlly's surgery is March 15th and I'm just devastated that we have to put her to sleep again and inflict more pain-but I'm praying this will be the end of it! I'm really wondering if there's something else going on, why can't she seem to "kick" the common cold and why is she sick so frequently!? Is she allergic to something-dog, milk, air??? Hopefully we wont have to find out after adnoidectomy!
Turner is doing so well in preschool! He can write his first and last name and it's so cute! He really is a smart kid if he'd stop talking long enough to listen and learn! (takes after his momma) He loves animals and can not wait for "fishing season"! He 'usually' takes such good care of his sister-looks after her-because she's usually getting into trouble! SHe loves to hug on him and sit next to him and boy don't dare leave his bedroom door open or she's in there faster than lightning! THey are really good kids and I enjoy every minute ok, every other minute, I get to spend with them! I really am truly blessed to be able to take in every little milestone they are reaching now!

let it snow, let it snow...yeah yeah whatever already

2010-01-30T20:16:00.003-05:00

well, Molly finally got to play in the snow and boy did she LOVE it!!! Obviously we didn't have any snow "gear" for her, but she was layered pretty good. We were wondering how to sled without ending up in the pond. We have some great hills but they all lead to the pond! Johnny and Turner had so much fun having a snow-ball fight that they forgot about sledding. Apparently, we can possibly do some sledding tomorrow because it's snowing more now and temperature's dropping pretty quick. low 20's now. The first batch of snow was 'ruined' by rain this morning and was pure slush, not the fun white powdery stuff so here's hoping for tomorrow. Also hoping for very safe travels for Johnny's parents and aunt and uncle driving home from florida right now. They are so close, in chattanooga, but the roads are all refreezing so we're on pins and needles waiting for them to drive in the driveway so we can rest easy!

Brothers and Sisters

2010-01-21T22:33:00.003-05:00

So we have been getting along sooo well with each other-well, Molly and Turner that is...and boy thank goodness for that since we've been home bound for over a week now with the horrid stomach bug! Everyone in our family had it and Johnny and Turner had it the longest! Turner was sick for 6 days straight! Poor guy! But we are all better now and out amongst the living! This is the longest he's ever missed school. I felt so bad for him.
But we are better and loving each other! Turner has been asking Molly to play with him and if she doesn't understand he just picks her up and brings her to whatever toy he wants her to play with him at! It's sooo funny! He usually watches a movie before going to sleep at night and is now asking if Molly can lay in bed with him and watch a movie! She absolutely LOVES it for about 15 minutes and then runs out looking for me or Johnny.
She's been very clingly recently but I'm thinking that has to do with me trying to get rid of her bottle, I was trying with the paci first but then she had yet another really bad ear infection so we are trying to get rid of the bottle now! Turner had no problems giving up his bottle. Molly-not so much! SHe's apparently really attached, especially at night! ARG!
We're hoping to surprise the kids with a trip to the aquarium this weekend since we've all been cooped up in the house for so long! I'm so excited! Turner was so little when we went to this one last time and Molly is just obsessed with "sish" or Fish and loves Turtles and ducks too! She's talking a little bit more now and it's sooo cute! Not so cute is the hitting phase and throwing food phase!

Baby, It's Cold Outside!!!

2010-01-04T11:50:00.003-05:00

no, really it IS that cold!!!! The temps have been in the teens and low 20's here in Knoxville and Kingston, and the entire pond has frozen! Turner is dying to go Ice Skating-boy wouldn't that be a disaster!

Just the Deakins'

2009-12-22T20:57:00.002-05:00

Just some pictures of us being silly oh...and the joys of teething! Molly showing us where her "hurts" are. Turner showing us his HUGE muscles! Molly has been sooo sweet recently wanting to give everyone kisses! I just LOVE it!!!!

Busy Month???

2009-12-22T20:42:00.002-05:00

ok...so I'm waaaayyy behind, and guess we will just have to hit the highlights!!! Turner and Molly had their double birthday party at The Little Gym and we had such a great time! they were sooo good to us and did so great with the varying ages there. So then we had just our little family party for Turner and Molly at our house for their actual birthday! Have I mentioned that I do NOT recommend having two children two days apart the week before Christmas??? yeah, NOT IDEAL! but we really did try to make the best of it and next year promise to do even better! I finally got wise that you have to have the birthday at the begining of the month if you want anyone to attend-it's just too crazy at the later part of the month for anything!
So, Molly had her 1 year check up and we are finally 20 lbs! She did great and while only in the 20th percentile for weight she is upper 40's percentile for height and a WHOPPING 97 percent for her big noggin'!
Then she had her ENT apt and passed all of her hearing test and tubes are looking great and are doing their job(even though we've had one ear infection with them in).
So here's the first post! I've got more of our Christmas tree getting put up and other fun stuff!

Turner's First UT Basketball Game

2009-11-28T11:48:00.002-05:00

We took Turner to his very 1st UT basketball game last night and he had a blast! Of course his favorite part of the entire game was meeting and getting to take a picture with "Smokey Dog"! He got a foam finger and would yell at Smokey "I'm your number one fan, Smokey!" and was just too cute! Made this alumni momma proud! He sang Rocky Top at the top of his lungs too and got many smiles from fans around us! He had so much fun and we are truly 'thankful' that we are able to introduce him to new and fun situations that hopefully he will remember forever! He did say that when he grows bigger like daddy he was going to play basketball on that court! hey, anything's possible right?

It's not the holidays without a trip to the ER!

2009-11-25T22:21:00.003-05:00

so, I hear that you haven't lived unless you take a trip to the ER during the holidays, so we decided to try that out!
Molly fell in the bathtub today and hit the back of her head on the soap shelf-no big deal right? well, when i wrapped her up in the towel she just immediately started puking. ok, panic time! So we called the pediatrician and he said to just bring her in there since she didn't loose consciousness. So we get there and she starts to run a fever-totally random. So he sent us to Children's Hospital for some head scans. Everything was perfectly fine and said she just had a mild concussion. Never would I have guessed that my little girl would've had a concussion before her big brother! He was so concerned about her too! Such a good big brother he is (most of the time)! So she ate a good dinner and went to bed with no problem. Her brother on the other hand, is still trying to talk his way out of bed!
Here's some cute pigtails that didn't last very long at all! She wasn't a fan and Turner was a precious pilgrim at preschool this week!

Great Deakins' Santa Pictures!

2009-11-23T22:34:00.004-05:00

Molly's first time to meet Santa! at least Santa's smiling for the photo?!!

This was a few years ago. Still one of my favorites!! Was published in the newspaper for worst Santa pic's also!

So Molly was not at all pleased with Santa, which kinda surprised me because of how friendly she is with most strangers. She will let anyone hold her! Apparently as long as you aren't dressed in a red fuzzy suit, have a long beard, and a goofy hat on!
So, Johnny took Molly away so Turner could "talk" with Santa and Santa says "I'm sorry I made your sister cry". Turner replies "It's ok Santa, it's not your fault". We died laughing.

2009-11-17T19:50:00.001-05:00

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Cloudy with a Chance of Clothes????

2009-10-30T12:00:00.002-04:00

So, I was getting in the shower and Turner knocked on the door and said can I go play with my tractor on the back porch(remember we live in the country now)....so I said, sure just for a minute..I went to check on him and this is what I found.....

Way Too Much Fun!!!

2009-10-29T10:33:00.002-04:00

So, I've been introduced to photo editing and photoshop and am having way too much fun with it!!!It is amazing how you can change a photo with just the click of a button. Most of these were taken when we drove up to the mnts and went through Cades Cove for a picnic. Even more reason to take more photos now! You can edit out what you want to!!!These are some of my favorites!

Natalie's wedding pics

2009-10-23T23:14:00.003-04:00

so here's a sneak peek of Natalie and Randy's wedding pictures!!!These are so much better than any I would ever take!!!!Her photographer was amazing and Natalie looked beautiful!!!
www.bellavitaphotos.com
then go to "blog" at the bottom and they are the first ones, there is a video after the photos too!!!Super cute!!!I can't wait to see all the photos!!!!

Happy Fall Y'all part 2

2009-10-13T20:47:00.003-04:00

Ok...so we get up to the Smokey's National Park and we're headed to Cades Cove, then we come upon a huge traffic jam; and of course that's when I realize that I don't have enough gas to sit in this traffic jam then go all the way through the loop in Cades Cove...so we sit for a few more minutes and I realized this isn't gonna work with me and two kids and no gas! And a u turn it is and so we had our picnic at a little scenic overlook and had a picnic... Midway through our picnic is when a family walks up and says "did you see those little bear cubs just right down the road?" I responded " um..no!" so she goes on to say that the mom was real close to where we are but then they lost sight of her but the babies are just right down the road. So I took a picture of Turner's face and we jumped in the car and finished our picnic in the car!!! well, I got just a few decent photos but may try again this weekend!

Happy Fall Y'all

2009-10-13T20:21:00.003-04:00

Got an itch to go to the mountains today and see if any of the leaves were changing colors for a photo op. Well we didn't make it all the way and little story why is to follow if I can get the pictures to upload!!!Here's a few from my flop photo op. If one kid was looking the other wasn't. If Turner was smiling then Molly wasn't. So frustrating!

Nat Get's Hitched!!!

2009-10-13T20:09:00.002-04:00

ok, so I haven't even gotten to upload the pictures from the wedding, in fact, I just unpacked last night! I'll just sum up our trip...we drive down and get half way to destin, fl and Molly starts screaming and has a fever! Only my kids! We end up in an urgent care clinic that next morning bc she was up all night til 5am crying non-stop and that's just not like her at all. Sure enough double ear infection and one ear was really bad. The doctor was great and she's doing much better now but made her first trip to the beach miserable! Infact she missed almost the entire reception because of how awful she was feeling, Johnny took her to the condo and she slept 14 hours straight!
Anyways, the wedding was absolutely beautiful, wonderful and amazing! I was so blessed to be a part of it!!!We are so lucky to have Randy in our family now and I know Natalie and Carly will have a wonderful new chapter in their lives to share with him!
I promise to finish uploading wedding pics soon! She was the most beautiful bride ever!!!

WHOOHOOO!!!!!!

2009-09-16T21:35:00.003-04:00

This is about how we are feeling these days!!!!
We are so excited to announce that we have a contract on our old house!!! We were offered 5,000 less than asking price and then the person stated that they wanted ALL items currently in the house! WEll, we flipped out! An antique table and chair set that has been in Johnny's family longer than I've been alive, pictures that my mom painted for Molly, pictures from both my nonnie and Johnny's granny, shower curtains that my grandmother made for me....we just couldn't fathom losing those things to a stranger! so we said we'll accept your monetary offer but no way can you have all items currently in the house! so they came back yesterday with a counter offer accepting as long as the curtains/blinds stay... I cant totally live with that! most of them were from WALMART! so ha, jokes on you! We are signed and in contract and waiting for a house inspection and their financing-finger's crossed!!!
Vol season is in full swing! not swinging the way we're wanting it to,, but swinging! Found this dress for Molly and will have to get a better pic but it says "Go Vols" on the bloomers too! Too cute! She has been "talking" non stop the past few days.. She talked through her nap time today and only slept for about 30 minutes all day long! I'm sure this is where Johnny chimes in and says "she takes after her momma!!!"
we'll keep you up to date on the house

Offense? what's that?

2009-09-12T22:05:00.004-04:00

so I've had a ton of flag football pictures to blog about but the website has not been friendly to me at all. These are from today and I'll try last weeks photos tomorrow. Turner is a riot to watch at flag football!!!He wanders around, huddles with the opposing team, then sneaks up and tries to snatch their flag,and sometimes even takes his own teammates flags etc. It's really funny and embarrassing all at the same time. But heck, what can you do huh? He's 4 1/2! He really loves defense. I think he thinks it's a big game of tag or chase!
This is one time he actually did a really good offensive play!!!

Finally A Toothy Grin!

2009-09-12T21:58:00.003-04:00

I never thought this stupid tooth would ever come in!!! I've been meaning to get a picture of it and did so today while at Turner's flag football game(pictures on that coming). She's got another little one right next to this one coming in. So we're doing the double whammy teething schedule apparently. Geez, Thanks!

Like Grandfather, Like Grandson

2009-09-02T10:47:00.004-04:00

So Johnny and I have been joking-kinda seriously-about how much Turner is JUST like Grandad Steve-my dad. He is so outgoing, cares about EVERYONE, and talks to total strangers ALOT! So since we've started walking around the lake here in Kingston, Turner wants to stop everyone we pass and talk to them about anything-the turtles we just fed, the crane we saw, what's their dog's name,do they want to come watch him play football, etc. So I started talking to him about how it's ok, to say "hi" but not talk to EVERY stranger he sees. Here's how the conversations went.....

Whitney: "Turner, you know you don't have to stop every person and talk to them? Some people are trying to exercise"
Turner: loudly " But mom, HE wasn't a stranger!"
Whitney: "oh really? where did you meet him?" sarcastically
Turner: "I saw him at WalMart- are you calling me a liar?"
Whitney: couldn't even say anything, I just died laughing!!!

Thanks Grandad Steve! We love you!

I had to do it....

2009-08-26T21:46:00.005-04:00

Have you ever gotten dressed to go to the grocery store and said "man, I just look way too cute to JUST go to the grocery store"....???? Yeah me neither! BUT MOLLY DID!!! she was just in a great mood after waking up from a long nap so I grabbed a blanket and ran to the backyard and had a photo op while Turner was in preschool... she looked just way too cute for sitting in a buggy at Kroger!!!! (can't believe she's already 8 months old!)

oh what a touch of paint can do....

2009-08-24T15:12:00.003-04:00

Here are just two of the before/afters on the rooms...The bright yellow is before in Turner's room and the sage green is "after" in Turner's room.
The mint green with wallpaper is before in the master and then the "chocolate froth" color (really what it is called) is "after" in the master bedroom. still working on more.....tbc....

so it goes....
TURNER'S ROOM AFTER
MASTER AFTER
TURNER'S ROOM BEFORE
MASTER BEFORE
sorry, still cant get the backwards blogging!

Getting Too Big For Our Britches!

2009-08-24T09:24:00.006-04:00

ok, so I tried the extra long post....no ideah how it's gonna turn out. just haven't been blogging as much as I think I'm supposed to! Molly's already trying to crawl up/down the stairs-really need to get a gate for that! She's standing and trying to walk around everything! not ready for that either! We're also in the "rubbing all my food through my hair" phase! hate that! MOlly just turned 8 months old and Turner still every bit of 4 1/2. Johnny and I decided to switch his preschools to one down here in Kingston, after much thought though. We really hated to make yet another transition for him but decided in the long run it'd be better if he already knew some kids before going to kindergarten next year. This preschools was really great with learning and letter/number recognition which he is already really interested in. The other just seemed to have so many younger kids in the class and I know he will miss them so much but we are incouraged by how much he wants to go to his "new school" already. Hope it lasts! So, off to unpack more boxes, clean up, and take the trash off! Never thought I'd be one to say that!

ok, so I just previewed the post and it's all backwards, so the photos go from bottom up. oh well! I'll get it right one of these days!

More Louisville trip

2009-08-15T12:34:00.003-04:00

This is Ms Brylee Crass who we went to visit, well, and her parents too-Sam and Brooke! We had the best time and hope to do it again very soon! Louisville really was a fun town with lots to do. Ms. Brylee is only 2 months old and 3 lbs less than Molly! They were great friends. Molly would try and hold her hand and even tried to share her dolly with Brylee. On Sunday Brooke and Sam took us to this restaurant that has been on the food network called "Lynn's Paradise Cafe". Best food I've ever eaten and it was only Brunch! It was a fun quirky little place that had a store out front with lots of hats, neat toys, and glasses. Here's some that Molly and Turner tried on. Thanks again Crass family for hosting us and showing us a good time, kids and all!

Our New House!

2009-08-15T12:23:00.003-04:00

Here's just a few pictures of our new house. These don't do it any justice but they are the ones with the least amount of clutter and boxes!!!Hey, it's only been 2 weeks right?
Huge ridge with tons of trees behind us and two ponds, one is right next to our front yard and the other big pond with gazeebo is in the back of the house and my inlaws(most wonderful people ever and have helped us tons!!!) are right next door! Love my new kitchen, dining room, hardwood floors, and huge finished basement with tons of storage. Turner and I have been working on the playroom downstairs all morning! We still have some painting to do and lots of pictures to hang, but saving that for my other most wonderful people ever-my parents-coming labor day weekend!
I'll have more pictures soon! I have before and after pictures of the painting that we have done so far too.

My Luck, My Kids

2009-08-09T00:11:00.005-04:00

So we're in Louisville, KY visiting friends (more pics and details on that later). Just wanted to show you what I'm dealing with. Johnny is out in Downtown Louisville with his bud having fun and I was beat so came back to the hotel with Turner and Molly. They are both out cold in the car on the way back to the hotel so I'm figure out how I'm going to get them all the way up to the hotel room without waking up anyone!
Sure enough this is what happens when we get back to the room.... Wide-eyed, bushy-tailed, and ready to wrestle while I'm trying to put pajamas on at 11:30pm! So like any good mother would do....I joined in, tickled, and took pictures!!! They're only little for a little while right????

Peek-A-Boo Mack

2009-07-25T23:03:00.005-04:00

I've seen this happen quite a few times and just had to get it on camera, I really need to get it on video camera...it's just hilarious! Molly wakes up and just talk, talk, talks.(Johnny would say she gets it from me!)But I'm sure it's because Turner's not around, at the moment, to talk over her and she likes to hear her own voice too!
Well, Mack runs into her room to see what she's jabbering about and they play peek-a-boo together! He will look for her and lick her nose or her fingers and she just yanks down the bumper pad and plays with him over and over! It's so funny and so sweet! He truly is the best dog ever! He puts up with so much and goes right back and licks the kids and begs for more! What a trooper!
I'm sure she'll hate these photos come high school graduation/wedding/etc, but hey, what are moms for, right?

Molly says "bye-bye" 7 months old

2009-07-22T13:51:00.002-04:00

Molly's been talking up a storm. I really wasn't expecting her to talk much since Turner does sooooo much talking; but boy were we wrong. SHe's already said/saying "uh-oh", "momma"-usually when she's mad; "bye-bye", and "Hi"-says this to her daddy as soon as he walks in the door! So I've got video of a few of the others words since I heard some "Texans" didn't believe me and mom about her talking so much!!!!I got proof!!!

Lions,Tigers, Bears, Oh My!

2009-07-19T16:49:00.003-04:00

Turner loved the Turtles, I mean really of all things to LOVE at the zoo-he was dying to get one, next to all the signs that say "DO NOT TOUCH" I'm sure they were snapping turtles, or some really good reason to really not touch them-I didn't let him, looks like he did though.
Loved the butterfly exhibit but we really didn't see that many this time. Guess they were all hiding?
Turner wouldn't get anywhere close to the camel this time without his daddy there. Too funny.

Do the Zoo! We did!

2009-07-19T16:41:00.003-04:00

We got season's passes to the Knoxville Zoo this year and for perfect weekends like this when daddy's working and mommy can not stay trapped up in this house-which is chaos any longer! There's only so many boxes you can pack and stand on top of each other until it becomes a fire hazard or safety hazard!
So we went to the zoo! Beautiful weather this weekend!!!Hard not to get excited about football season with this weather!
As you can see towards the end of the zoo we were all tired and Turner wanted to ride with Molly in her stroller. I was thinking no way, and sure enough he made it work. Molly thought it was hilarious-for a little bit-then she said get outta my space! I guess I need to find a friend who's done with their sit n stand stroller and check out consignment shops bc this dual riding has happened a lot recently, i.e. Dollywood!

Hide and go freak out!

2009-07-12T18:21:00.002-04:00

So Molly has a little playmat on her floor that she loves rolling around and playing in. Until recently.....Now she rolls and crawls all over the place! I went into her room and seriously couldn't see her until I walked all the way in, she was underneath her changing table-obviously not hurt or scared, just having a ball! She thought she was hilarious!

Fishing, Fun, and Fussiness on the Fourth

2009-07-06T15:21:00.004-04:00

Johnny's parents were camping in Crossville for the Fourth weekend so we went to visit and Turner had a blast. He caught two fish-one really big one-and was so excited but not interested in holding them at all! It was pretty funny! We went to Cumberland State Park and came back to eat burgers, dogs and Smores!
Molly has her 2nd ear infection and is having a much harder time with this one than the first-go figure? She's having bad tummy problems with the antibiotic and not sleeping well at all. We're kinda wondering if she ever really got over the first infection? I'm thinking tubes might be in our future just as they were for Turner. We had a very relaxing weekend-except for the fussiness and dealing with lack of sleep. We got Molly smiling in one picture and the rest were of us trying to get her to go to sleep. She's so stinkin' busy all the time! She doesn't want you to hold her, she wants to get down and try and chase after Turner or Mack! She's already flipped out of two bouncy chairs and bumbo seat-strapped in every time! She's like Houdini!
Turner keeps a very close eye on her and is a wonderful big brother! Can't say that it isn't suprising to me-how good he is with her! I'm sure the fighting and arguing will come sooner than I expect too!
Packing is going very slow! Especially with a sick lil' one. We are very excited to move next to Johnny's parents and have a wonderful backyard and much needed space! playroom, computer room, 3rd bathroom, finished basement with storage, dining room...I'm so excited! We will be putting on ours the market very soon, so if you know anyone looking in Lenoir City, we have the most wonderful neighbors in the world-well, except for my soon-to-be neighbors-my in-laws!! We will be very sad to leave our neighborhood and Turner's little buddy-Caden, but excited about becoming a Yellowjacket!
Hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th weekend! While driving home from Crossville we got to see the Kingston Fireworks AND the Lenoir City Fireworks-double treat! Too bad Turner and Molly slept the entire way home!

Molly's 6 months old!

2009-06-23T10:44:00.002-04:00

I know everyone says how fast time flies....so here's your proof!!! She's such a fun, good little baby! She sleeps like an angel. I had to wake her up this morning at 8:45am to take Turner to preschool. She's doing much better eating and I think will probably have no problems at our next check up. I'll let you know of course! Last time we weighed it was 14lbs 14oz which is still underweight but she may just be our lil petite one! She loves her daddy and her brother! She grins and giggles every time they walk in the room.
I'm already dreading having 2 birthdays 2 days apart the week before Christmas! What were we thinking?
We had a great time visiting Go Go and Grandad and the family in Louisiana and the kids (and the dog) were fabulous on the 11 hour drive down there. (not that I'm ready to jump in the car and do it again tomorrow, but they were good). I've got many pictures to post from that coming soon!

Mobile and Agile

2009-06-17T17:41:00.004-04:00

So Molly starts off on her cute lil pink playmat and then will end up down the hall-literally! She's seriously all over the place! We are very close to crawling but mainly just rolling both ways and all over. Turner was never this mobile until he was walking. I wasn't ready to baby proof everything at 6 months old! The other pictures are when I asked Turner to go check on her in her room on her bumbo seat and then it got quiet for a few minutes and you moms know quiet is NOT GOOD! So when I went in there he said "hers was boring and needed more toys". So he piled all the toys up in front of her and her face lit up like it was Christmas. After a tough bout with our first ear infection-two antibiotics later-she's much better now and weighs a whopping 14lbs and 14 oz! She still sleeps like a champ and loves watching Turner. I have tons more pictures and hope to keep up better with blogging!

Yeah Doodlebugs!

2009-05-29T10:44:00.002-04:00

Johnny's dad says I really should play the lottery because I always win stuff. This is one of the shirts I won on the Doodlebugs Designs blog and just had to get the dinosaur one for him too. He is practicing his "bouncer pose" and his dinosaur roar! He loves his sister so much and got mad at a waitress yesterday because she called Molly "sweetie" instead of "Molly"! She said geez he's not protective of her is he??? We should go back and show her our shirt! It's so fitting! Thanks Doodlebug Designs!!!!!

Sick and Tired

2009-05-15T19:29:00.002-04:00

I know you "blogstalkers" are sick and tired of seeing my baby girl, Ms. Molly; but I just have to. Turner's not here and we're just hanging out-I really should be cleaning, scrapbooking, anything. So, I'm posting so many to catch up and for my family all over-La,Tx,Ky,Al,Nc, etc!!!!Love ya, Miss ya!!!!

PSA: The humans are cloning!

2009-05-14T23:31:00.004-04:00

You can't tell me she doesn't look just like her brother!!!!just dressed in pink and with a bow! I'm gonna post a baby pic of him and her just to prove it! She's 5 months now and just the best baby ever! She seriously sleeps 12 hours at night and is just very very happy! She loves her Turner and Mack-the sheltie-too! Turner and JOhnny are in Bristol at the races and camping this weekend so I'm sure I'll have lots more stories when they return! I love my "Turner stories"!!!

a little reminder...

2009-05-09T14:39:00.003-04:00

This is a poem I got from Turner with his adorable picture on it from his preschool this week. What a great reminder what I'm really here for!!!!

A Mother's Mission

A mother's job is special
And carries strong demands.
With the molding of
the little life
God places in her hands.
Though her life may not
be glamorous.
The world will see her worth.
For 'tis true "The hands
that rock the cradle
Are the hands that rule the earth."
To bring her children up
in Christ.
Indeed is very much,
For the year will show
her value
By the lives, their lives,
will touch.

and a side of fries with that please.....

2009-05-05T11:35:00.003-04:00

Ok so I was making tacos the other night and browning the beef in a skillet...Well, along comes Turner and says "mommy, can I help you cook?" so I say hesitantly..."well, what do you want to help me do?" so to appease him I gave him a piece of a tomato with a plastic knife and he went to town, shortly thereafter he came up next to me at the stove and pushed a chair next to me and says ...
"Mommy, is that chicken?"
slight chuckle " no, honey, that's not chicken"
"Well, is it ROAST BEAST?"
I died laughing, nearly fell on the floor and had to pick myself up and run back to the bedroom to tell Johnny! It was so funny!!!!so we had a lesson on Roast Beast and Ground Beef and all other sorts of meats!!!!So funny!!!!

quick cute story

2009-04-29T17:30:00.002-04:00

So, at Turner's preschool-he goes to a church preschool two days a week-he was chosen to say the prayer in front of everybody before they ate lunch the other day. His teachers ran to tell me the story of how it went.. Goes a little like this....
"God is great, God is good. Let us thank him for my food. Dye his hands, we all are dead, Thank you Dod for daily bread!" long pause....looks at his teachers and says ..." well guys, I think that went well, let's eat"....I cried I was laughing so hard!!!!I've told everyone in my family! I will seriously have to record or better yet video tape him saying it. It's so funny!!!

Drivin' Miss Daisy

2009-04-25T23:24:00.002-04:00

ok, so I got this outfit from a consignment store but she was in such a good mood-not like she isn't most of the time but....I just had to grab the camera!! Too cute for words!!!!She's such a doll baby; and yes I did paint her toenails pink!!!!

My First Foods!!!!

2009-04-25T23:17:00.001-04:00

This was Molly's first food this morning and it was bananas...I think you can tell by the pictures whether or not she liked it....ps yes, she is gagging!!

2009-04-24T15:20:00.000-04:00

2009-04-24T15:19:00.000-04:00

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A "Dinosaur Expert's" Heaven

2009-04-20T19:46:00.003-04:00

Yes, my child consider's himself a "dinosaur expert". I"m sure he's heard it on tv or one of his movies. He was in total heaven!!! This little and I do mean little place was in Pigeon Forge and totally worth the drive up there. Debate is still out on if it was worth the admission. Anyways, he loved how big the dinosaurs were and learning more about their names. He was genuinely scared of the t-rex while on Johnny's head. Molly slept the entire time! We all know that kids have "phases" we have been in this dinosaur phase for quite a while. He loves loves loves asking mommy to type in youtube for dinosaurs and he just clicks around on the different dinosaur images and videos from various theme parks. It's too funny. He begs to "search for dinosaurs on the 'puter" every day.

"Real" Camping at Savage Gulf

2009-04-20T19:34:00.003-04:00

Turner, Johnny and Grandad Mike went camping this past weekend! Turner's first REAL camping trip and I think I was more scared/nervous than any of them! They hiked in put up their tents and went to the waterfall and took some pictures. Scrapbooking mommy was so proud that they took so many pictures! They had a blast and everyone was totally worn out the next day.
Turner's favorite parts of camping:
1. by far, peeing on the campfire and outside in general
2. the waterfall
3. grandad peeing on the grass and outside in general

Pre-Easter Dress Fitting

2009-04-10T14:21:00.002-04:00

So my sister got Molly this dress and cardigan for Easter! It's so funny now that she has a "big girl" job and buys everything on her own now! So sweet to think of us while out shopping!!! It's too cute!
Molly, unfortunately is still puking quite regularly. We are on Enfamily Added Rice-to help keep it down, yeah right! and Zantac twice a day. still not working! My mom was so shocked when she came to visit at how much she "spits up" and all day long too.So I'm sure we'll be going to the dr next week or sometime soon.
The other picture is Turner talking to Molly. He loves talking to her and trying to get her to roll over! She's so close, she just gets stuck on her side! Really cute! She's still sleeping through the night like a champ! I'm so lucky! Makes having two so much easier when your getting more rest! Not a walk in the park every day, but easier! C
Can't wait to post Easter pics of both of them! Turner wasn't 'into' playing "dress up" with Mommy and Molly!

One of those days....

2009-03-20T17:00:00.002-04:00

It was one of those days....Both kids awake at 7am. I've been trying since 1pm to get both of them asleep so I can clean for my mom flying in town next week...Yes it is now 5pm and this is how Turner fell asleep! It was that time where you say, I don't care how you do it, just do it!!! I don't care how you fall asleep and take a nap, just take a nap! So he did!
Few more funny things he's said recently....
"Pretty please with an orange on top?" (instead of a cherry on top!)
"Look mom, I can sink like a boat" (while in the bathtub FLOATING!)
Molly started fussing in the car and he said "MOLLY! you mess with the bull, you get the horns!" ( I died laughing-apparently heard this from daddy while horseplaying!)
He went to the rodeo last weekend with Johnny and Johnny's dad-Mike, while leaving Mike asked Turner "did you have fun, buddy?" Turner looked at him, dead serious, and said " Yeah, were you not there?"
He cracks me up every day! Can't wait to hear the things he and Molly both say to each other!

Molly-"the pillow"-Deakins

2009-03-18T20:02:00.005-04:00

So I walked into the living room last night and this is what I found on the floor. Mack laying ontop of Molly!!!!I yelled for Turner to get me the camera and snapped away and of course then Turner had to join in. Too funny! She didn't seem to mind either. I swear he is the best dog ever! He loves these kids so much and takes care of them! He will run and get me out of bed if she's crying in the morning. It's too funny.
We did have to go back to the doctor today with Molly bc she's still spitting up a lot! Hence the towel on the floor next to her. I'm talking massive amounts. So he put her on Zantac today and hopefully that'll help! She has gained almost a pound in a month so not too shabby! Fatty's up to 11 lbs 7 oz!!!

Catching Up.

2009-03-05T19:23:00.003-05:00

So I'm behind on the basics. Molly is now 2 1/2 months old and we went for our 2nd check up ever last week and had some good news and bad news. Good news is that she looks perfect bad news was she wasn't gaining enough weight. Wish I had that problem huh? Why can't someone tell ME that? She weighed 10 lbs 7 oz and was 23 inches long and has a huge head apparently. I dont think she does but Turner did too. I think it was like 90th percentile for her head and her length was 40th and weight was very low. So they decided to change her formula. She's always spit up but seemed like the last few weeks it started getting really bad-like everywhere, projectile puking. So now we went from Soy to Added Rice to help keep it down and add weight.The Doc said to try this and then if she's still having issues then will move to reflux medicine. But So far its been doing very good-it's so thick we had to go get the bigger nipples for the bottles that let cereal through, like Y cut or whatever it is. Anyways, she's still as happy as ever and is such a good baby.She still rarely cries! She's still sleeping through the night, usually 11:30pm to 8:00am or even later. I only wish Turner was doing that. He will wake up btw 3-4am and want to come sleep in our bed. Molly slept in her bed last night for the first time and did super!
So that's where we are now...Turner's still going to PreSchool on Tues and Thurs at First Baptist here in Lenoir City and doing great! He wrote his entire name at dinner the other night and it was actually legible! It was so cute! He's pretty smart but a huge handful! Very very talkative and doesn't care who's listening! He will talk to total strangers and just start telling them stories and invites everyone to our house!!!kinda scary!
Well, hope everyone is doing good too!!!

oh it gets better.....

2009-03-01T11:27:00.003-05:00

Whitney why did you take a picture of a door? Well, let me just tell you why.....
So I was giving Molly a bottle last night and Turner wanted me to put a movie on in his room and he wanted it now. Normally he's really good about waiting, but he didn't have a nap at all yesterday and was fiesty. So he got angry with me when I told him for the 3rd time that he would have to wait just a minute and that I would put the movie on as soon as I was done. So he stuck his tongue out at me and called me a name-baby, or something like that.. so then I told him he had to go to his room. He continued being angry and shouting, so I took my time. He then showed up behind the couch and said with a very angry voice "I need tape!". I said "tape? why do you need tape?" and he held up this piece of white paper that had scribble marks on it and still angry but very proud said " for my Keep Out Mommy sign!" . So trying to hold back laughter, I went and found a piece of tape and he put it on his sign and put it on the door. I died laughing in the bathroom and then went to check on him. He was still scribbling on the paper and said "See-Keep Out Mommy" so matter of factly and slammed the door! I was laughing so hard I didn't know if the pictures were going to come out. I had to call Johnny at work and tell him, Turner made his very first Keep Out Mommy sign!!!!

Another Turner-ism

2009-02-26T11:23:00.003-05:00

So, promise this one will be quicker...Turner is talking to Molly last night on our bed, kissing her, and rubbing her head. She of course is smiling and just laughing her head off at him. So he says, "Mommy, I love sister so much, thanks for buying her for us." Johnny and I just died laughing!!! So Johnny said, "Turner we didn't buy Molly!" and Turner says to me-classic.... "Well, thanks for getting her out of your belly mom!"
I"m telling you, he's the biggest character ever! He's so funny and can be so sweet when he wants to be!! I'm thinking since he says thank you for his toys or whatever from the stores that he thinks he has to say thank you for sister like we just bought her from the store! Too funny!

Our Loss, His Gain

2009-02-20T23:08:00.003-05:00

Please keep Johnny's family in your prayers over the next few days. His Granny-Ms. Yvonne O'Kelley passed away at midnight last night. It was pretty sudden and although she had been in ICU for a week, none of us were really ready to say goodbye to her here on earth. Donna-Johnny's mom-said, and we all completely agree-that if there were ever a person going to heaven it was her! So we know that we will be able to see her again one day.
Me, especially, could use prayers on how to handle this with Turner. He knows that she is "gone" and in heaven with Jesus, but just that one sentence alone is so much for a 4 year old to even grasp. Where's Jesus, where's heaven and why is she gone? she was just here the other day? He's so smart for a four year old that its sometimes hard to remember that he is really only four. I just dont want him to feel like we are keeping something from him but also don't want to throw too much on him. So a peaceful balance is what i'm trying to find and for each and every child I know it will be different.
So the receiving of friends starts monday at 11am and the funeral is immediately following all at Kyker (spelling?). Which poses the childcare problem with Turner and Molly but we are working on that too.
Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers, I'm sure those of you who know this family remember how close they were. Johnny's parents built her house right next door to theirs on Gallaher with the two ponds they share. We know she is in such a better place and is not suffering anymore. We know that no one can live forever but still want her here with us. Again, our loss but his gain and we do all know and talked tonight about how she's already looking over us.

Violated AND Humiliated!!!

2009-02-18T11:35:00.002-05:00

So,.. got another story for yall....Sunday evening 6:30pm (to be exact). Johnny's working and getting ready to get off work. So we are planning to go meet for dinner at Turkey Creek. I am ready with my jacket on and the kids are ready and dressed to go all we need is for daddy to call and say I'm leaving work now... So, I open the garage and put my purse and Molly's diaper bag in the passenger side front door and close the door. I put Molly in her infant carrier and Johnny calls. Says he is a mess and needs to shower before we can go to dinner so he'll just meet me at home.
We are talking maybe 30 minutes and we are back in the car ready to go.. JOhnny says did you get Molly's diaper bag? I said of course it was in the seat, where'd you put it? So we go on for a few minutes and I realize he's not joking, he didn't touch the bag or my purse!!!FREAK OUT moment.. ran through the house tearing up everything. Am I losing my mind? I swear I put it in the car! Turner didn't you see mommy take the bags out to the car?
So we call the cops, run around calling the bank cards and credit cards to try and beat the thieves before they can use them...Such a pain... and why don't they employee AMERICANS to answer the phones??? I bet the unemployement rate in the U.S would go down drastically.
So skip a minute and back to my story...the humiliating part at least!
So, the Loudon County Sherrif's car pulls up-cue TURNER!!!He's so stinkin' excited! Johnny and I are a mess-someone has just walked into our garage and stolen things out of our car! Turner's jumping up and down!!! Police offifer-no not a typo, thats what he says. So up walks a 60+ man, missing lots of front teeth and wearing a hearing aid-don't you feel safe!?
He comes in the house and plops himself down on the couch. Turner goes and sits next to him and .....
" PHEWWW!!! You need to take a bathtub!" as loud as he could!!!
The older version of Gomer Pile smells of smoke, lots and lots of cigarette smoke, and tons of moth balls!
I could've died!!!! So Johnny very quickly banishes Turner and Mack to our bedroom and threatens him with his life if he comes out!
I love that my son is so outgoing, but I also hate that my son is so outgoing!!!
He also told a 400 pound 4 foot Mexican man at Sam's wholesale on Monday that he looked silly. Granted Johnny and I both agreed he DID look silly, but for real!!!So we are having a life lesson on manners!!!!
Back to the violated....My Vera Bradley purse and wallet I got for my birthday and Christmas, all the stuff in my wallet credit cards, etc..wallet pictures of my kids, my Ipod, my sunglasses, all my makeup, and Molly's diaper bag with her name monogrammed on it!!!AHHH!! luckily no keys or cell phone, those were in my pocket bc we were seriously leaving. At least I wasn't walking out to put Molly or Turner in the car. No telling what could've transpired!
It's all material things and can all be replaced, just a total pain!!!

The Trials of Naptime

2009-02-11T13:43:00.002-05:00

Ok, so I tried something new for naptime...making a tent! So far, it hasn't worked. Well, he wanted sister to come lay with him. You can even see how tired he looks. But I thought it was too sweet not to take pictures. I know it'll be few and far between in a few years that he actually wants his sister to DO things with him! I"m sure in a few years that he will never been caught kissing his sister either, so I"d better get it and take it while I can!!!!

2009-02-08T14:13:00.003-05:00

Johnny finally got a day off of work and we decided to have a family day, despite all the errands, cleaning, work we 'should' be doing! So we drove up to the Aquarium in Gatlinburg for the day and Turner loved it as usual. It only took us like 35 minutes to get through the whole aquarium because he wanted to run from one exhibit to the next! I"m thinking our next day trip will be to the Chattanooga Aquarium again and the Childrens Discovery museum. If you get a chance, you should definetly go, great family trip and not far! So everything's going great, nothing really to report! Still tired, still happy, still truckin' right along!!!

Oh Stop It!!!!

2009-01-31T23:10:00.003-05:00

Ok, I may be biased, but are these not the cutest pictures ever??? I took them today the blankets were gifts so I was going to take Molly's pic on them and send them with the thank you notes and I was shocked at how someone was in such a good mood, actually two someones! So, I told Turner to jump in and as you can see, Molly already loves her big brother to death! I can't believe that at only 6 weeks old she already thinks he hung the moon and follows him with her eyes all around the room. She's doing so good and such a doll baby! She's the best, hardly ever cries, seems like we are on an every other night schedule. She will go to bed about 12pm one night then the next night seems to be up anywhere from 1am to 3am. I hate the 3am nights! Turner is still doing great with her and gets jealous every now and then, just wanting attention, the expected. He still hates to hear her cry. He thinks she is hurt or somethings wrong, not that she's just hungry or wet. I guess God knew to make my 2nd a very quiet one since my 1st apparently can't handle it!
Ok, there's my update and fun new pics!!!

Turner Dancing at Wedding

2009-01-24T12:26:00.002-05:00

just found this and can't remember if I've already posted it or not, oh well, it's funny enough to post again and give you a reminder....

Finally Snow!

2009-01-20T17:38:00.002-05:00

It's not a lot but it's a snowman!!! I've got a bunch more pictures just testing out our new laptop!! To be continued......

Molly's a Month Old!!!!

2009-01-16T20:06:00.007-05:00

So what child loves bathtime at 4 weeks old?? Mine.
What child loses her hair on the top of her head first, not the back? Mine.
What child likes to stay awake from 11pm-2am or 3am? Again, Mine.
What child loves the sound of her daddy's voice? Still, Mine.
What child does not flinch at a dog barking or her brother yelling and screaming? Yep, still Mine.
What child is a perfect little angel? I don't know, you tell me???

Just Kidding of course, Molly is an angel, and hardly ever ever cries! Seriously, you can ask my parents who were here for a week! She's great and she's ours! I went to get a picture of her and Turner but he was already asleep in his bed, he was up and down last night more than Molly was. Go figure? Just when I'd fall asleep from giving her a bottle, he would come in our room crying that he couldn't sleep? Since he's asleep now, he'll probably be wide awake at 6am tomorrow.
Turner still hates to see/hear her cry, he doesn't understand that she's not hurt or sad, she's just hungry or wet. It's pretty cute. Me, Turner and Molly were all laying in his bed trying to get brother to go to sleep and he leans over and gave her the sweetest kiss. Almost brought me to tears-sure it was the postpartum or something. Well, then Molly starts squirming and just acting like she had some big place to go. So Turner says, ok, love you mom, night night, you can go back in your room with Molly now!
It was so funny. It is definetly harder with two, not that I need to tell you all that. Just running into a store is not an option anymore, I really weigh whether I need that 1 item or not...usually not. Night time is a blast, everyone getting showers, cleaning the kitchen from dinner, getting everyone fed and happy, and then the fighting about bedtime begins; and I do mean Johnny also. Still we can't complain, everyone is great, happy, and actually both kids are asleep! So, what am I doing awake?

Two Good Stories-all at my expense!

2009-01-08T22:09:00.005-05:00

So I've been looking for a new mom outfit-aka velour track suit-elastic wasteband-its only been 2 weeks folks, not getting into regular pants just yet, especially not with a csection. anyways, been to target, oldnavy, etc numerous times and never do they have the top size that matches the bottom size that I need-how difficult is that really? well, today at Target I just so happened upon a brown suit with fleur de lis (french symbol big in neworleans) on the jacket in cute blue-totally not important....so I grabbed the top and bottom sizes to match!!! YEAH! even went to the trouble of getting a tee-shirt to match! So I get home and rip it out of the bag to show Johnny I finally found what I've been looking for and BAM!!!!right on the BUTT of the pants in blinging big silver rhinestones is "ROYAL" about 4 inches tall!!!!! I died laughing and turned it around to show JOhnny, huge laughter everywhere! Seriously who wants the word ROYAL tattooed across their butt in 4 inch capital letters!!!!???? Guess I need to 'inspect' my articles of clothing BEFORE purchasing!
Needless to say its going back to the store-thanks Target but no thanks!

So the second story, obviously with Turner involved-almost every good story has Turner involved-he's hilarious and this is Pre-Molly. Turner's birthday is December 17, Molly's is December 19th. So he's opening a Birthday present and its this animal set mountain and has a huge gorrilla on it. Well, while opening we -me and Turner, Johnny had to go to work that night....found these coins things, but weren't sure what to do with them, so I saved them in the box...wait..where'd the box go? I asked Turner where the box went that had the coins in them? Of course he informed me that daddy took it out to the big trash can before he went to work. "Crap". So yes, I go dumpster diving, freezing cold and 10 months pregnant, looking for these coin dabloon things that we're not even sure what they go to. I dig through two trash bags until I'm frozen and nasty and go back inside trying to figure out how to tell Turner that we lost part of his new toy. I get inside and come up with , "I'm sorry buddy, I couldn't find the coins that go to the big gorrilla." Real nice huh? So, he runs to his room, I was devastated, big new huge toy from Granny and my punkin can't even play with it. Mind you I"m hormonal and huge and did I mention freezing? So he comes back a few minutes later and holds his hands up and says "mommy do you mean these coins? I put these monies in my piggy bank!"
I wanted to scream, but was too happy for him! The things we do for our kids!!!???!!!

More Molly

2009-01-05T20:33:00.003-05:00

Look how big I am!!! NOt really! She's still so tiny! Doing better with the spit-up/puking. But still not great. Turner didn't spit up at all so I'm not real sure what is Ok spit up and what is too much? She has the most sensitive skin also. Which means tons of diaper changes, even in the middle of the night!
Turner has still been doing great with Molly. He can't stand to hear her fuss. Not because its loud, she very rarely cries. He gets so worried about her and comes running to me or Johnny. He's been such a character! He comes up with the craziest stories and has the most amazing memory! kinda scary. This picture of him is him trying to wink! We could be in trouble in the future!

My family visits!!!

2009-01-05T19:39:00.003-05:00

How precious!?! My family came to visit from Louisiana and gave me and Johnny a much needed rest! My sister-Natalie, and my mom took turns waking up with Molly at night and let Johnny and I sleep! It was awesome! My dad cleaned my house from top to bottom, helped organize Turner's room with all his new toys and my laundry room! Yikes! We didn't get to do all the things we had wanted-show my sister's boyfriend, Neyland Stadium and go downtown but just staying at home and relaxing was well worth it. Thanks so much family for all your help and all the Christmas presents too! We had a blast and maybe next time can have a bigger house so that everyone's not sleeping on air mattresses. Sorry...Thanks again!

A bit of Christmas

2008-12-26T21:56:00.003-05:00

Obviously sleep deprived, I only downloaded a few and am headed to bed for the first of a few times tonight I'm sure. She is a doll baby and so good. She very rarely cries, especially at night, she just makes "baby noises" to let me know she's awake and hungry. We went for our weight check today and she's back to her birth weight of 7lb 10oz. Monday at the dr's she was 7lb 6 oz so did very well. We are on soy formula due to spittin up so much, but seems to be doing much better on the soy. Turner seemed "scared" to touch her at first but is getting more confident, he has ASKED to feed her a bottle and for me to bend her down to his level so he can give her good night kisses. SO SWEET! Johnny still can't let her out of his sight! He did have to go back to work last night for night shift and I know it was killing him! Probably not as much as me though! He's been a great daddy (again) and so helpful so it was hard today doing the nights and days. I really can't wait for my family to hurry and get here this weekend to "relieve" me!
I've noticed definetly hard to give Turner the time he wants, but with all the new, fun, and exciting toys, we are having fun sitting down on the floor playing with all the new stuff! He's doing so good though.
We went to McAlisters today after the dr's apt and these girls behind us walked up and said Oh my look at that premie! I just smiled.
Another funny story from the hospital when my inlaws first brought Turner into the room before I was wheeled away for surgery, he saw the IV and all the bags and tubes and said "mommy why are you drinking all that water from that bag? Are you going to spit baby sister out?" we all died laughing! It was so funny! I was very worried about how he would react to seeing me all hooked up, because of how protective he is of me, but he was very sweet.
We've been so blessed with two wonderful babies! I know everyone says, enjoy every moment, they grow up so fast!

Molly's home!!!

2008-12-22T15:26:00.003-05:00

Yall know I have a ton of pictures so I'll just do a little at a time, we are home and everyone's doing good. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting but at times it wasn't as easy as I was hoping! We are having problems uploading pics too, i guess I was overloading it. Anyways, she's a dollbaby!!! Noone can believe how tiny she is. We were all amazed! She weighed 7lbs 10 oz and was 21 1/4 inches long, tall and skinny!!! She has super dark hair and tons of it! She also has a blonde patch of hair above her left ear. So funny, you can kinda see it here in this picture. We've called it her skunk patch, her Corrella de'ville patch, etc. She's been so great! Sleeps great, eats great, spits up great, had to change her formula already and a little bit jaundice. We go tomorrow for our dr check up so hopefully it will all be fine then. We'll let you know, thanks for all your prayers! I'll blog more later on Turner's first reactions and stories! You know those are too good to keep secret!

Merry Christmas!!!!

2008-12-18T20:27:00.001-05:00

So we made our annual trip to see Santa and this crazy picture is what we got out of it!!!! That and a great laugh!!!! He was so excited to see Santa! We were in line watching all the kids kick and scream and I just knew something was gonna happen with our drama king! But he ran up there told Santa that an ornament had fallen off his tree and that he wanted a Dinosaur for Christmas and then showed him the boo-boo on his finger, which is why I guess the sleeve is pulled way up??? No clue. Anyways, great picture!!!
So headed to finish packing our bags and get a good nights rest(YEAH RIGHT) to be at the hospital at 5:00am for Molly's arrival! I'll post pics as soon as I can!

What Were We Thinking???

2008-12-15T21:42:00.005-05:00

So Johnny's got a "head cold" and I'm scheduled for a C-section this week and how did we decide to spend one of our last days as a family of 3??? We went to Dollywood!!!! Big mistake!!! We had already told Turner we were going before Johnny started feeling really congested and you know you can't tell a 3 1/2 year old something and then take it back especially 2 days before his birthday! We really went to see the lights and the shows, which were great! As we were walking out of one of the shows, it begins to downpour! Well, we hadn't ridden the train-huge deal- or had hot chocolate, so we hid out in another show until it was just sprinkling and then ran or waddled to the train. As we were getting off the train, another downpour! By this time we were just over it. Turner, by the way,thought that this whole thing was awesome, getting to splash in the puddles without mommy yelling and playing in the rain. Notice in the pictures we did NOT have any rain gear! So we got soaked! Pretty sure Johnny is gonna have to go to the dr tomorrow, just to get rid of this "head cold/sinus infection" before Friday when Molly is due! Doubt they would let him in the operating room sounding the way he is. So, I would ask you all to say a prayer but that seems selfish since it was our own fault that got us into it??? we did have a good time and got a story out of it and the smiles on Turner's face was pretty priceless!!!! PS. notice how huge I am!!!!

2nd Dentist Trip

2008-12-10T19:13:00.003-05:00

Ok so these are old pics! This is when he bit through his cheek at our "old school" and had our very first ER visit! I was in the room back when I was the director of the preschool and he was running and slid into a table hitting his mouth and biting through his cheek and bottom lip, well, ER doc gave us some "magic mouthwash" and did not do any stitches or anything except look at it.
Long story short, went to dentist today and teeth look great, no cavities, he was cracking me up! Drama king during the polishing with his mouth wide open asking "Are you done yet?" "Are you finished yet" it was hilarious. Then she tried to floss and Turner put his hand up and said " we don't put string in our mouth". I had to explain that we have the little picks with the floss on them! It was funny.
Ok, so about the injury, they said that he has way too much scar tissue in his cheek and is frequently biting it while chewing or talking causing it to scar even more. I've noticed a few times he says ouch while chewing.. so she wants to wait another 6 months to see if with his face and mouth grow if the scar tissue will dissolve with the growth of the mouth. If not laser surgery to remove. Sounds interesting.
Ok, so there's our dentist story, he was so good! Seriously, I laughed the whole time!

6 Words to Describe You!

2008-12-05T20:37:00.004-05:00

Ok, so got challenged to find 6 words or a 6 word phrase to describe me or my family at this time in our lives, I guess i'm supposed to "tag" you all to try and do the same.....

The Deakins::: Our lives are about to so change!!!!!!

The Cliftons:::I'm too blessed to be depressed!!!

ps, this was taken standing up, not even sitting!!! totally can't see my feet at all!

Turner's 1st; Phil's Last

2008-11-30T15:02:00.004-05:00

Turner, Johnny, and Grandad went to the UT vs KY game and had a blast, well, sort of. Turner really enjoyed the fireworks after the touchdowns (glad there were some) and watching Smokey Dog! He did call me after the first quarter and asked me to come pick him up bc he was cold, but Johnny got him some popcorn and hot chocolate and apparently he warmed up very quickly. Standing on his seat, singing at the top of his lungs, "Rocky Top". He loves that song, granted we are working on some minor details; like it's "Rocky TOP" not "Rocky TALK".... but that's just a minor detail!
So sad I didn't get to go to Turner's first UT game but I know there's no way I could've walked up all those stairs and probably would've gone into labor-crap, I should've gone! But I'm glad they had fun! I'm even more proud that Johnny took 40 something pictures for me!!! I threatened his life! He even remembered the scoreboard!

Tagged too!

2008-11-19T17:27:00.004-05:00

OK, so I was "tagged" twice. But surely this is enough embarrassment for two! Apparently this is some blog game where I have to pick the 4th folder from my pictures or downloads and then pick the 4th picture in that file. Then have to tell 4 things about this photo and pick 4 more people to "tag"..
1. I so wish I looked like this again, not only the body but the tan too!!!
2. This was 3 of my bestest friends in high school in Louisiana! Stephane, Melissa, and Ruthie.
3. I still keep in touch with all 3 of these ladies, thanks to Facebook!!!
4. This used to be one of my favorite photos! We thought we ruled the town (it was a small town outside of New Orleans and Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA). We were all that and a bag of potato chips!!!!

TAGGING:
1. Brooke Crass
2. Allison Pickell
3. Jill Turner Drewery
4. Tara Thompson
tried to pick 4 that I haven't seen been Tagged!

Plan B

2008-11-19T11:53:00.003-05:00

So my plan was to tire Turner out for a long nap!!!

I got together the leaf blower and the rake and of course I planned on taking the leaf blower and giving him the rake. Of course thats not how it happened. I ended up raking all the leaves and he played with the blower and jumped into them. We bagged them and I thought, yeah, he's tired now, we'll go inside for hot chocolate and a long nap!!! Boy was I wrong, he was wired from all the fall fun and I was stinkin' exhausted!!! I even had blisters! What was I thinking!!!????

Turner Dancing at Wedding

2008-11-16T11:01:00.002-05:00

This is Turner dancing at his cousins wedding where he was a ringbearer on a chair! I promise there was music playing, you just can't hear it very well. He was yelling at people in the food line to listen and watch him!!! It was hilarious! I still deny the fact that he got these moves from me! It had to be his daddy! I do not go around smacking my rear, unless by accident!

I'm afraid we are in for lots of parent/teacher conferences once we get into school!!!Yikes!

Kevin and Ashley Smith Wedding

2008-11-12T22:37:00.002-05:00

So we were in yet another wedding this past weekend. This time it was Johnny's cousin, Kevin who got married. We had a blast and were one of the very last people to leave. Mainly bc Turner wouldn't dare go if anyone was willing to listen or look at him to give him any attention! I have a video clip of him standing on a table dancing and smacking his butt! It's hilarious! (gotta figure out how to download that...) As you can tell, nothing got in his way! Not even the couples first dance! The wedding was outside at Halo's Notch Vineyard and was gorgeous but very very windy and very cold! I have more pictures but just had to prove that we were actually in a wedding this weekend and couldn't do a ton of fun things that we were invited to. sorry guys! will work on the video clip and other pics soon...

Baby Shower part 1

2008-11-04T15:35:00.002-05:00

Molly is so blessed to have such talented friends and family !!! Brandi Clifton made the cupcakes with Molly's name and then my mom used the flowers from the cupcakes to make this lamp for her room! Brandi also made the diaper cake and the big "M" and clothes line! My mom made the canvas art to go above Molly's bed and the "M" will go above changing table. Cant wait to show you pics of that!!! Thank you so much to all of you talented friends and family!!!! More shower pictures will be coming, just couldn't download them all!

Hilarious!!

2008-11-04T15:28:00.003-05:00

These were actually taken on Halloween! Hilarious! I love the pumpkin and his face! It took us an hour to only go to 6 houses bc Mr. Politics here had to talk to EVERYONE! He wanted them to come see that his dog was back, to pet his dog, to come to his house and see his new big boy bed, whatever they would listen to. It was hilarious, also a little embarassing. I've enjoyed seeing everyone's blog with their little ones dressed up so here's mine!! Crazy to think next year I'll have two to dress!!!

And Molly it is.....

2008-10-27T20:39:00.003-04:00

So Molly wins, well, not really on the polls but for the Deakins!!! Turner and Johnny both picked that out of our little "lists" we had. Yeah, still not sure about the middle name. My mom and Johnny's mom both share the middle name of Sue, so we might go with the family tradition of carrying names on with that one.. Obviously the room is not finished. My mom and aunt painted some flowers on canvas and hopefully a few other pieces will finish the walls. Turner had his initials above his crib that I painted so, may have to do something above her crib too. Can't be partial to one and not the other. I have a feeling I'll learn that all too soon. Turner did want me to tell you that he helped put Molly's bed together. He had to lift up my shirt and tell Molly that too!
Turner did get new big boy furniture(bunk beds) also, but when I took this picture of Molly's room, he and the dog were laying on his brand new bedding, so I opted to wait on that photo. I mean why do we even buy new things??? Just add dog hair, dirt, and a discount and I'm sold.

To Infinity and Beyond!!!

2008-10-23T21:31:00.005-04:00

We have done Boo at the Zoo every year since Turner was born and this year we drug the Clifton's with us! Turner had a blast and I even made it all the way without complaining or having to "rest"!!! I was worried about not being able to keep up with them but it was pretty crowded so the lines were long. I don't remember it ever being that crowded. Turner looked pretty hilarious in his Buzz Lightyear outfit and almost got in a fight with another Buzz. This "other imposter Buzz" walked up to Turner and put his hands on Turner's chest and said "I'm Buzz". Well Turner got up in his face and said "I"m Buzz Lightyear and I'm bigger than you!" Turner was clearly not bigger than him and Johnny intervened bc it looked like it could go downhill between the superheroes really fast. So Johnny said "whoa" and Turner kinda frowned his eyebrows and said "ok, maybe you're bigger." It was really funny!!!

Promise I'm not a greedy person......

2008-10-19T11:49:00.003-04:00

Ok, so with this Gestational Diabetes, I've been making a list of things that people "NEED" to bring me at the hospital to make me a happier person!!!! Most of these things are simple, yet I can not have due to the diabetes which I'm still in denial about! I've only had 1 high reading and that was on my birthday for pete's sake!!!!! Which yes, I am celebrating again, bc I didn't even get to eat anything!!!I had 1 cookie and that made me go over. Gimme' a break!
1) A COKE!!!!LARGE
2)Cereal-don't even care what kind, big bowl
3)Ice cream-don't care what kind of this either, again, big bowl
4) Cheeseburger and fries (like the only thing I was craving and they took that away!Jerks!)
5) Hot Caramel Apple Cider-starbucks-I'll take generic too
6) Halloween Candy-maybe childish but you can't tell me you don't sneak a piece of your kids!!?
7) Pasta-again, don't care what kind. Even spaghetti, lasagna, whatever!
I know I'll have more to post on this when they keep adding to the list of what I can/can't have!
I go back to both diabetes dr and obgyn on the 29th so I'll be asking many many questions. ...Does this mean I can deliver earlier? Do I really have this or was I just starting to gain weight and you all were thinking about me and what I'd look like after 2 kids??? How soon after delivery can I have a coke??? Exactly how "fat" is Molly going to be??? Should I go ahead and take all the 0-3 month outfits back to consignment? (Turner was almost 10 lbs and we totally skipped that size with him) Can I stop stabbing myself yet? I'm sorry that my family hates you bc I am the cook and they are now on the same diet... oh wait, that wasn't a question.....sorry.

Kids say the darnest things....

2008-10-01T18:36:00.003-04:00

I've got more of these.....Did I tell yall the "crap" story? oh, well, here it goes.... So, Turner a few weeks ago, had a bout of diarreah. I'm thinking too many strawberries in one sitting or just a yucky stomach bug going around. So...while sitting at dinner, Johnny says, "buddy, you are not sleeping with me tonight, you're not crappin' on me!" well, Turner got very upset and starting to cry and with the most pitiful voice ever looked at him and said..."Well, can I crap on mommy?"
We fell on the floor laughing and he was still so sad.

While on the way to preschool the other day-we have to wake up early on these days- Turner is rubbing his eyes and starts getting frustrated. I said "What's wrong?" he yells " I've got sticky sap in my eyes mommy!" I laughed and said "oh, you mean sleep?" he of course retorted "No, I'm awake, mom!"

The worst ever!!!!!Can't believe I'm even going to tell you all is when it was just me and Turner at home and I was cooking dinner, so he runs up behind me and smacks my behind and then says, "oh, i'm sorry mommy, is baby sister growing in your butt?" I cracked up laughing and turned around and said "no, why?" he said, "because mommy your butt is growing!" all inquisitive-like. It really wasn't funny to me, but Johnny reminds me of that all the time. My friend Ashley does too!!!!

I'm sure I have many more, these are just the few that pop into my mind right now!! Enjoy!

MACK IS BACK!!!!!!

2008-09-27T23:54:00.003-04:00

Mack is back!!!!He's home safe with us, hungry, thirsty, absolutely filthy but we don't care, he's back with us!!!!!
A lady called me about 10:15pm tonight and said, did you find your dog? I said , no, we haven't. She said she thought she just saw him down the road and to hurry. Of course I ran in the car flew up the road and there he was wandering around. He went right to her, she came to meet me and got ahold of him. He was so freaked out, he didn't know what to do. So I praised her and put him in the car and Turner started yelling. He was so excited!
He has thorns and stickers all over him since he has so much hair so he ate and drank and we gave him a bath and now he wont leave my side and just keeps staring at me!
Thank you so much for all of your prayers and thoughtful words. You wouldn't believe some of the things that people were saying to me when I was passing out fliers. It was awful! So I appreciate you all and especially the lady down the road. I have her name and number on caller id so am going to call and bring her a present tomorrow!
Thanks again, our best friend is back!!!!

Mack's Missing!!!!!Please pray for safe,quick return!!!

2008-09-26T01:09:00.002-04:00

So I went to walk our dog tonight about 10:40pm and he took off after a cat and hasn't returned. Me and many neighbors frantically searched for him for hours and can't find him. Johnny even came home from working night shift and scoured the woods around the house for hours to no avail. Please pray for Mack's safe and quick return. He sleeps at the foot of Turner's bed every night as you can see and just don't know what we'd do without him. Dogs really are a part of your family!

After shedding so many tears tonight, pray for me to aslo keep my strength to 'talk' to Turner tomorrow with wise words and a strong heart. T knows he's missing but fell asleep in my bed while we were searching around the house. It's hard not to blame yourself, ya know?. I'll keep ya posted!

Hope there's never a fire!!!!

2008-09-24T10:25:00.005-04:00

Don't have pics of this one bc I'd have to post a Warning:!

So doorbell rang the other day, dog went barking and child ran yelling to the door. Guess we don't have visitors often enough!? It was the Loudon County Volunteer Fire Dept. He's doing his speal and asking for donations for new equipment and hopefully we wont ever need them bc we aren't in the city-blah blah. I fully intend on writing a check before he went on with his speech. Well, Turner of course raises his hand to give a high five and the very nice gentlemen says, 'well, buddy maybe I'll take a raincheck on that high five" I was kinda perplexed and was thinking man, that was almost rude..UNTIL... I looked down from trying to block the dog from running out the door and noticed that Turner with his hand still raised-has NO pants on, NO underwear on, NOTHING but a shirt that was obviously too small!!!! So, I gasped-"Turner go put some clothes on" with an embarrased grin, then I kinda pushed him around the dog to go run and get clothes on, he trips over the vacuum cleaner exposing even more than he had before and now not only do I look like a bad mom, I look like an abusive, horrible mom!!!!!

I looked at Turner and said, "did you trip over the vacuum cleaner?" even though it was obvious. He was screaming and crying of course bc he had an aduience-"no you pushed me down!!!"

So I looked at the nice Fireman and asked if he could come back Friday, he said sure is this 170 or 160. I said 170, I'm so sorry, crazy day!? He said, "no problem, I understand". This was over a week ago!!!!!

Do I even need to tell you that the Loudon County Volunteer Fire Dept. has NOT been back to our house to collect their donations from the Deakins Family?????!!!!!!

How embarassing!!!!!

Turner's Trail Mix

2008-09-14T11:37:00.002-04:00

Turner loves "Trail Mix"! We go to different grocery stores looking for new trail mix. Well, Turner has a new name for all of the pieces of the trail mix. He came to me this morning asking for "meatballs". I figured since we had meatloaf for dinner last night thats what he was asking for. Boy was I wrong....he brought me the trail mix tupperware and started picking out pieces and calling them by different names.

Let me translate for you.....
"Turner calls them":-- What they really are:
"Meatballs" --chocolate malt balls-whoppers
"chicken pops"-- chocolate morsels
"pennies" --M & M's
"peanuts with skin"-- Almonds
"wrinkles"-- raisins/dried fruit

I thought it was so stinkin' funny. I had to take a picture and have him 'point them out' to me!
Kids Say the Darnest Things!!!!

Baby Isaiah and Johnny share a birthday!

2008-09-07T21:35:00.003-04:00

My good friend Ashley Archer had her baby boy today at 11:23am-3 weeks early of her due date and she's not too upset about it. Isaiah Kahlil weighs 5 lbs 12 oz and is 18 1/2 in long. He is a tiny little thing but knows what he wants, when he wants it already...diaper change, food, being held, etc.
Coincidentally, it's Johnny's birthday too!!!! He says it can only mean "greatness" for Ashley's little guy! Congrats to both!!!