Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Caitlyn's Special Day

Today was a special day for Caitlyn. After we picked her up from preschool I took her to get her first haircut. Actually she just got a trim. You don't really think I would cut her curls off do you. She did so well and was such a big girl. Here are a few photos of her in her special day.
Caitlyn loved this part. It was so relaxing she kept saying. This is mommy's favorite part as well.
I kept telling her to keep her head still.
It is still long enough to braid, which is what Caitlyn was worried about. But at least now its the same length.
Caitlyn with her certificate and lock of hair.
Caitlyn and Chloe being their goofy selves.

Friday, April 24, 2009

A collage from the past 2 weeks

Well I have gotten behind these last couple of weeks. I mean where does the time seem to go? So this may be a little more lengthy than usual but I wanted to catch up. Caitlyn had fine arts day yesterday at her preschool. This is where they get to sing some songs and show off their art from the year. She was such a big girl and she did so well. They sang The Lords Army song and I've got the Joy Joy Joy. They did so well.

Here is some of her art work from the last few months.

Last weekend I went on a woman's retreat for our church. It was in Blowing Rock, NC and I had a blast. The Lord is so good and it was great getting to know some of the ladies from our church. My roomies were Susan Lepper and Kristy Cooper. They are the best! On Saturday we had some free time and some ladies went shopping while others ventured for the hiking. I do not like shopping so we decided to go hiking. I asked about the kind of trail we were going on and they said oh its easy. When we got there it was rocky and mountainy to say the least. To me it was not a easy trail. But it was fun in the end or I should say once we got to the end:) Here are a few pics of our excursion.

Here is Susan, Kristy and I once we finally made it to the end. Yeah we made it!!

The girls when we finally made it to the top. Now just to make it back down.
If you look down closely you can make out the road that we started on.

Susan and I thought we would never make it to the top.

Here are my girls Kristy and Susan. They have such awesome hearts for the Lord. Kristy AKA Jillian from the Biggest Loser. She was such an encourager on my way up the mountain. Thanks Kristy!

This is the start of the hike. Up the mountain we go.


For Easter this year we went over to the Pauleys for dinner. We had a blast and the kids loved playing and hunting eggs. Here is Caleb being goofy.

I got the kids to sit in front of these beautiful flowers I had found. They were so beautiful and gorgeous. I am so blessed.

That's just a quick recap of our last couple weeks. We have been so busy. Then on Sunday when I returned from the ladies retreat, Dale had to leave for WV. His dad had a heart attack and ended up having 2 stents placed. He is doing well, but just keep him and Dale in your prayers. Dale is working hard in his classes and is almost done for the semester. Yeah!! I am actually in WV visiting my family at the moment for the weekend and giving Dale some much needed quiet time to study. You don't get that too often with 3 kids :)
That's about it. Check back in a few days for some more updates on the Myers.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

AWESOME week

This past week has been so busy and tiring but has ended on such a cool note. Dales pop pop passed away last weekend, so we headed back to Pocahontas County and attended his funeral.
Here are the kids outside of Uncle Mickey and MaryBeths cabin.
This next picture is one of my favorites over the last week or so. Caitlyn and Chloe look so sweet and happy together.
Over the weekend Caleb wasn't feeling so well. This photo says it all.
We headed back to NC Monday afternoon. The girls have been so excited for this week because they have been counting the days until the Chris Tomlin concert. On Thursday I took Chloe to the dentist and she was cavity free as well. PTL! She was a little more timid than Caitlyn, but ended up smiling by the end.

That same night we went up to Winston-Salem NC to the coliseum to see Chris Tomlin in concert. It was so amazing. I love his music and how you can just worship God. We went with a couple from our small group The Joyces'. We all had a blast.
Then yesterday was mine and Dales 10th anniversary. It's hard to believe it has been 10 yrs already. We were blessed to have The Joyces' come over and watch the kids so we could go out and have a date night. I know I almost forgot what that was. We went to a new place for us. It was called Brasa. It was a Brazilian steakhouse. It was so good! Dale had even got me roses and had them at our table when we arrived. Wasn't that sweet:) I thank God for Dale and what he does for me and our family. God has truly blessed me with a true man of God.
This morning we took the kids to a local church Easter egg hunt. They had such a fun time.

Here they are gathering their eggs. Even Caleb participated.

After we got home this afternoon we dyed Easter eggs. It was lots of fun. We ended up with lots of pretty eggs.

I have a few other pictures I'd like to share, but I think I'll post a slideshow later this week.
Hope you are having a great weekend and have a wonderful Easter. Remember "He is not here, He is Risen!"

Thursday, April 2, 2009

The Dentist

Today Caitlyn went to the dentist for the first time. I love our dentist, he and his staff are so good with the kids. Caitlyn was such a big girl and did so well. She got into the cavity free club. See her with her certificate below and she got a cool toothbrush, an Aerial spinning toothbrush.

Here she is sitting in the big "fun" chair. I was so proud of her.

Well we made a trip to Pocahontas County in West Virginia this past weekend to visit Dales pop pop who isn't doing very well. It was such a sweet sight to see the kids hold his hand and just kiss on it. He just lit up. He's not doing very well now and its just a matter of time until he passes so keep him and Dale and his family in your prayers. While we were there the girls and Caleb discovered earthworms. You don't find that many worms here like we did last weekend. It had rained and there were worms everywhere on the ground. Caitlyn picked them right up, whereas Chloe was a little more cautious, like her mama.
Here is paw paw with kids in beautiful WV.
Grandma with the kids outside the hotel. This dog was outside and the kids loved it. It was HUGE. Caleb could have rode it.
This is such a cute picture of the kids. Look how sweet they are sleeping together. I love it.
That's all for now. Just getting ready for my next freezer swap this Saturday morning. Will post more about that later.