If you’ve reached this page… that means you were really interested in who I am and who our family is…. and clicked “read more” :) – yay. so glad!!
… so to keep on with what I was saying on that side bar snippet that lead here…
…. I am a daughter to a Savior, a wife to a Pastor… & a mother of 3 sweet, loud, adorable, charming, fun boys….
Between the moments of life I spend what spare time I do have investing in my business, blogging & writing @ She {hearts} It. All of which bring income into my family [an incredible blessing!!]. So what started as just a little blog to keep family up to date, who lived 12 hrs away at one point, now is so much more.
I’ve made mistakes through this blog… I’ve grown through it… I’ve met amazing people and built incredible friendships… all the while, I really only had one goal… to be myself.. be real, transparent and let the guard down… despite how guarded I really am.
Blogging is just a great outlet for me… so…
welcome…
forgive the grammar…
the spelling errors…
the lack of apostrophes ::shameeeefullllll::
& enjoy a glimpse into our lives.
To expand a bit more here are…
a few odd, seemingly unimportant, but fun tidbits…
*I was married by the age of 19 & had my 1st son just after 21.
*I currently have a slight wee-bit addiction to Salsa :)
*I became a believer at age 15 – changed my life!
*I love to read, if only I didn’t love to sleep more. Reading always results in it :) – but I am getting MUCH better as of lately. It takes effort.
*My mother grew up in Panama, Central America for 20 plus years, til marrying my Father an American.
*I would love to travel the world one day, maybe when we retire? :)
*My brother serves in the USAF – currently in Germany.
*Art fascinates me, tattoos being one of those.
*I seem to develop a new allergy with each baby born and a new shoe size.
and… If you must know more :)
I may as well introduce you to my sweet children…
1st up:
Caleb Nathan
Caleb was born in 2004… and was my summer baby.
Birth weight @ 7lbs 11oz
He is now 7 years old
Favorite Subject: Math (cursive) & Science
Favorite Food: Macaroni and Cheese
Favorite Restaurant: Anything with a good Cheese Burger
Favorite Movie: To many to pick!
Favorite TV Show: The Last Airbender
Favorite Drink: Chocolate Milk
Favorite Snack: Ice Cream
A few fun things about Caleb… he is BOLD and extremely intellectual. Caleb will pick up on the smallest of things…. and it just amazes me at how bright he is. Caleb is also very sensitive… He is our CLEAN child :-) – meaning, he dislikes to be dirty and will let you know if hes uncomfortable.
He loves to go on visits with his Dad, color, draw, create, measure things (so into numbers!), play with his brothers, and sometimes just sit and look at books on animals.
Hes also is a pro at memorizing scripture.
Next up:
Taite Ezekiel
Taite was my winter born… due on Christmas day but arriving at week or so early.
Taite was also our smallest weighing in at just 6lbs 8oz
Taite is our BLONDIE and blue-eye’d wonder (full credit to my dads gene pool)
He is the complete opposite in so many ways to his brother Caleb.
Favorite Activity: Playing Outside
Favorite Food: Pancakes
Favorite Restaurant: Wendys
Favorite Movie: Robin Hood
Favorite TV Show: Same as his brothers ;-)
Favorite Drink: Sprite :) – rareee treat.
Favorite Snack: Candies
A few fun things about Taite… He is our cuddler! Taite is extremely affectionate and loves to be held.. loves his back to be scratched… Taite is our odd ball eater… refusing things like bread, macaroni and cheese (calebs favorite!), white milk (he’d rather drink water – he must get this from me, because I cant stand milk)… He also wont eat cereal with milk… but neither will Caleb :-) – so they share that in common.
Taite is extremely talkative… with one of the largest vocabs Ive ever heard.
He astonished people at age 2 talking in full sentences with such an understanding an articulation.
He is… our heart breaker… already drawing in the ladies :-)
Now… onto the baby:
Owen Luther
Owen was my spring born…
my hardest pregnancy out of the 3… and also my 1st “natural” birth experience baby… weighing in at 8.3lbs!
Favorite Activity: Pushing a Truck, car or motorcycle
Favorite Food: ANYTHING :)
I will skip the rest of the questions, since hes still so little.
Owen is such a fun baby. Despite a few challenges in the beginning… he was our 1st to refuse to sleep through the night for a very long time… despite the same routine as his older 2 brothers. Besides night time, he was such a laid back baby… who brought such happiness into our family.
Owen is fitting right in with his older two brothers. Wanting to do everything they do. He loves to cuddle with me still, giving me the baby fixes I need :) – and I thank him for that.
He is so sweet, I wont lie in saying, he makes us want many more ;-)
I hope you all enjoy our blog!! Feel free to email me or comment – I love hearing from those who are reading.
& for all those curious where my blog quote came from… here is the full quote and author…
“I have learned that in every circumstance that comes my way, I can choose to respond in one of two ways: I can whine or I can worship! And I can’t worship without giving thanks. It just isn’t possible. When we choose the pathway of worship and giving thanks, especially in the midst of difficult circumstances, there is a fragrance, a radiance, that issues forth out of our lives to bless the Lord and others.”
? Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joy
& because… having boys is SO fun – heres some more evidence of that.
