My New Favorite Song

I just heard this song yesterday and I love it.  Thought I would share. 

Click this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re5EIUIXbhc

This is my prayer for my three blessings.  And not just for my personal blessings, but for the precious blessings I received from being a sister and sister-in-law!!  My sweet nieces and nephews. 

Baby Doll Memories

When I was a little girl I loved baby dolls.  I got a "Whoopsie" doll (above doll) one year for my birthday.  When you squeezed her tummy she would say "whoopsie" and her ponytails would flip up.  I loved her and remember the excitement I felt when I got her for my birthday.  (I would upload a picture of that birthday...but those pictures are with my mama.  I guess I might have to employ her to scan one for me to add to this post later.)

I felt a very similar excitment this week when I realized I have the REAL deal in my baby girl. I worked pretty hard to get her hair in these two ponytails and I was thrilled.  She was pretty excited too!! It didn't stay very long, but at least I know that Whoopsie isn't far off for us.  (another job for my mom...see if you can find that Whoopsie doll!!)

Making Labor Day Memories

Labor Day 2010 marked 34 years of Lake Lure memories!!  What a blessing that little cabin in the mountains has been to my family. 

Labor Day 2010 at Lake Lure did not fail to produce its share of memories for the book. 

On Saturday my poor ole dog took an accidental swim in the lake.  We didn't know he fell in.  I did know he was outside, but had gone on to my normal have-three-kids-to-care-for stuff.  Then we heard yelping.  Strange and slightly muffled cries from, from, Kobie!  He was stuck under the screened-in porch.  In. the. water.  Yes, the porch sits right in the water.  Thankfully he had found the seawall of the house and perched himself there, yelping for help.  My sweet daddy climbed under there, clothes and all, and rescued the little guy!!  Poor ole dog.  Still not sure how he ended up in the water.

On Sunday we were out in the boat with two of my nephews taking turns on skis and wakeboarding.  Justin, the oldest of my three nephews decided to do some hot-dogging.  He was attempting to flip.  After his first attempt and a little verbal whipping from his Nana, he said he would be fine.  Second attempt, looked pretty good, although he lost the wakeboard on this attempt.  When we returned to him, he said: "I am bleeding." I didn't believe him.  I thought he was kidding.  Afterall, I didn't see blood.   At least not until he turned his head.  The wakeboard had hit him just above the eye when he lost it.  11 stitches and a trip to urgent care will most definitely go down in Lake Lure history.  He handled it like a champ though. 

Enough action for one weekend!!! 

These dark blue skies also made their mark in the book.  Nothing like enjoying God's perfect handiwork with a little bit of action thrown in!!!

This picture was not taken over the weekend.  But was from the summer.  And this jump is TAME compared to what he was trying when he got hurt!!!