Beach Babies

By Sara Beth

That Sawyer is already One!  Happy Birthday Little Man!  You definitely make life more exciting!  Anyone know of any great toys for a 1 year old?  I feel like we have a lot already, but I would like him to open something, at least for Evan and Addy’s sake (they are excited to celebrate with him.)

Filed under: Family Fun on August 20th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

By Sara Beth

One of my favorite things is taking pictures of my kids (or any kids really, I just like using my camera…) Here are two of my new favorites, taken tonight at the beach.

Filed under: Family Fun on August 19th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

by Lindsay

As a parent, how far would you go to be supportive of your child? I found this article about cheerleading and one of the parents comments blew me away. This is definately uncharted territory for me since I played volleyball in middle school and tennis in high school but I knew plenty of cheerleaders.

Filed under: Health and Safety, Sports and Fitness on August 19th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

                                    This is so funny! I found this over at  Chatahoochee Mama. (great site!)

Filed under: Encouragement, Faith, For Dad, Just for Fun, Music on August 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

by Lindsay 

I found this article today click here and it peaked my interest so I stopped and read it. 

Filed under: Education, Faith on August 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

By Sara Beth

If you need another excuse to buy the iPhone, here you go–it can help you keep track of when to nurse your baby!  Here is the write-up about the software from ANDESigned:

“Baby Tracker: Nursing keeps track of your nursing sessions with just a few clicks, allowing you to relax and focus on feeding your baby without worrying about lists and sheets of paper, stop-watches and safety pins in your bra, or extraneous ribbons and bracelets!Baby Tracker: Nursing is a real time tool! With just a few clicks your nursing session is recorded: length of time and the side you nurse”d on (or both), always noting which side you nursed on last!

A detailed nursing history is always right in front of you and permanently stored in daily logs for future reference. And since it’s on your iPhone or iPod touch you always have it with you!  Another thing you don’t have to remember…isn’t being a mom the best!”

Filed under: Food, Health and Safety, Organization, Shopping and Deals on August 19th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Prayer for Patience

By Sarah:

*I couldn’t find a sarcastic poster about patience… so planning will have to do J* 

I know it’s been a bit since my last post.  We finally finished a big proposal two weeks ago, which means a mental crash typically occurs and I was pretty much brain dead last week.  Now that this proposal is over, it’s time to refocus on all the other work that was going on while I had tunnel vision. 

Now that I have to refocus on multiple projects at once I have gone into full planner mode.  For those that do not know me as well I openly classify myself as a high strung control freak that has a tendency to plan.  I like to plan, I like to know what is going on, and I think everyone else plans ahead like me (even though my husband is the exact opposite).   I am also not the most patient person in the entire world.  Don’t get me wrong, I truly believe that God answered part of my prayer for patience when he gave me Mackenzie, because I feel I am far more patient person now than I was before she arrived.  However, my patience at home doesn’t usually translate to patience at work.  I have a hard time when people tell me they are going to do something and then don’t do it or they tell it will take a certain amount of time and then it takes MUCH longer without keeping me informed.  This then throws off my daily plan.  Most days I really recognize the fact that I need to get over myself and not everyone does things the way I do, other days it’s just really hard. 

I pray for patience and peace daily, sometime multiple times a day when I know it’s going to be rough.  This is probably why I get tested daily because I should be following God’s plan, he’s the one that is truly in control.  Some days I just issue an upfront disclaimer that I’m impatient.  Not that this excuses my behavior, but I feel I have at least given fair warning.  J  I try to be quick to recognize and mitigate any damage I might have caused with my impatience.  I am still working to discover proactive ways to mediate my impatience in the office.  What are their things that you struggle with in your daily life?  How do you handle your own impatience, intolerance, etc when you recognize you are in the wrong?

Filed under: Deadlines and Diapers on August 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

WHO’S IN???  Let’s get seat together :)  

Filed under: Just for Fun on August 18th, 2008 | 8 Comments »

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DOES ANYONE WANT TO DO THIS?  

Filed under: Family Fun, Gardening, Just for Fun on August 18th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

By Sara Beth

Does it get any cuter than little bottoms in little ruffles…Ruffle Butts.

Filed under: Shopping and Deals on August 17th, 2008 | No Comments »