Welcome Ryland Tucker!

Our little man was born July 30! Weighing an oz more and a quarter inch longer than his big sister was... 7lbs 10oz and 19 inches long. It's been a super easy transition from three to four in our family and I couldnt have asked for a better three people to share life with than my three sweeties Andrew, Abby and Ryland!

I find it overwhelming to think of updating everyone with whats been going on sine my last blog post back in March so I'm just gonna jump right in where we are now and you'll figure the rest out.

With two little ones cnsuming most of my time now, I have to carefully carve out little crafting sessions during each week and sometimes i dont get around to it at all. Its ussually late at night when the kids are asleep that I sit down with some kind of project and work on it till I cant keep my eyes open any more.

So since crafting isn't at the top of my list of priorities I'll be sharing some other things that have held my interest lately.

With a growing family and an economy that is at it's worst I have been focusing on ways to save money and resourses and stretch everything and anything we have.

Check back tomorrow for my #1 money saving effort!

THE BLOGGER LIVES!

Check back in a few days for a new blog post!
Here are some hints as to what I have in the works...
* New arrival~ Welcome and introduce our new baby boy
* Cutting Back~ Ways that we are cutting back
* Creativity~ Latest craft projects, home decor, and sewing.
* Food~ A few of my newest favorite recipes and easy meals
* Pictures~ As always I have a ton of pictures to show off!

It's ok to Wear a Rummpled Shirt!

I found this short little article on MSN.


Why It's OK to Wear a Rumpled Shirt
In praise of slightly wrinkled clothing, an emotional investment unto itself


A wrinkle-free shirt is like a football uniform without grass stains: It makes you look third string. Hesitant. Pretty. It makes you look correct, yes, but life isn't correct; it's wrinkled. Anyway, wrinkles are a badge. They're evidence that we've hailed a cab or reached for our wallets or leaned back in our chairs or fought something. They're proof that we've moved.
A wrinkle-free shirt is for someone who wants to cover his tracks. It's a safe choice, and in style, safety is not a virtue. Texture is. We should look flawless only when we're standing in front of the mirror in the morning and congratulating ourselves on how wonderful we are.
Then, starting immediately, our clothes should start gathering a history. Attempting to convince everyone around us that we look this sparkly, this utterly without stain or spoil, is pretending we're someone we're not.
It's hiding. And if it comes down to hiding, and it always does, then we'll just put on our jacket.

SUPER EASY Salt Dough Decorations!

2 c. all purpose flour

1 c. salt

1 c. warm water

Mix salt and flour - add water and knead.

Lightly spray your cookie sheets and begin to shape the dough with your hands into whatever you desire.Bake at 325 degrees for about an hour. You will have to adjust that time according to how large or small you make your pieces.
Paint the shapes with acrylic paint and seal...
ENJOY!

Lot's of Sweetness around here!

TA- DA ! ! !

Andrew finished building our shed, with the help of faithful little Abby.

Abby woke up every morning this past weekend and put on her work clothes and set out to "help her daddy build!"

Uncle Drew has been gettin' some lovin' from his favorite little

bundle of sunshine niece!

He doesn't miss out on a chance to "help" Sara out by holding Wendy! Random Family snapshot...
Abby is so sweet and gentle with baby Wendy! She even helps change diapers!

~Lillian Joy~

Before I was born the LORD called me; from my birth He has made mention of my name.
Isaiah 59:1

Lil' Lillian Joy!

March 5th, 2009

I got to snuggle her and hold her for a while today...she's just one big

bundle of cuteness!

I went with the intentions of taking some snapshots of mom and dad and baby,

but once they put her in my arms,

I was good for nothing,

and pictures were a very distant thought : )

Lillian is the baby of six kiddos!

What a rich family!

CONGRATULATIONS JIMMY & HEATHER!

More PICTURES!

BEAUTIFUL GIRLS!

ABBY IS AMAZED AT BABY WENDYS TINY HANDS! SHE WON'T BE THIS LITTLE FOR LONG!

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MAMA!

I'm really tired so, enjoy the new pics! More tomorrow!

Wendy IS HERE!

SHE'S FINALLY HERE ! ! ! ~"WENDY RAINE"~ Everyone is happy and healthy!
Sara did it it SUPER HERO STYLE during delivery!
She managed her pain very well and worked hard right up until she saw Wendys face!
Chris has the scars to prove his devotion..Sarah scratched up his arm, bit his neck and pulled a few handfuls of hair out...But I think he's ok : )
Everyone is exhausted but SO happy that our girls are safe and sound!

SPECIAL NOTE!!!

Our very dear friend Haether also had her baby this morning at about 9am, just a couple doors down from Sara's room. After months of waiting to be suprised we now know.

IT"S A GIRL!

Lillian Joy

Baby number six for Heather and Jimmy and she is oh so BAUTIFUL and has the most adorable little chubby cheeks!! Pictures SOON!

BABY BABY!

It's Ryland! 18 Weeks and spunky as can be!

I LOVE this little Rocker outfit! I found it HERE!

I really want to try this Lavender facial toner that I found!

Looks like something I "need"! : )

Lavender Eye Pillow, and A little bit of this n that...

~Cute little Lavender Eye Pillow, requested by my mom as a gift for a friend.

Stitch up a little pillow and leave one end open to add

Two parts dry rice, and one part dried lavender.

Stitch up the open end.

Microwave for 20 seconds then place on eyelids for a relaxing treat.

~You can also make a Lavender Tea Bath by Adding two tablespoons of dried lavender

to a little tulle baggie and let t soak with you in a hot bath~

Abby Begged her uncle "huke" to make her a

BIRDHOUSE

that she could paint.

The very next day Luke suprised her with a

cute little wooden birdhouse that he had made.

Abby had so much fun painting it! Then she begged her daddy to take her outside

to find a tree to put it in...and he did!

Abby and her best friend Faith Painting together~

They're like

Two Peas in a Pod!

"A Good Thing", to do with old jars

Dress them up!
I used an old book I bought at a thrift store ( the good kind with stains on the paper and old notes tucked inside of it!) and tore a few pages out and roughed them up a bit and just lined the inside of the jar with that. Then added a few little things here and there. .. The "Q" was just something I had saved for my collage work and it ended up fitting perfectly with this jar. I stamped the "Bless the Lord" on some old blue paper and just stuck that in there and gave each jar a "wrap" with silver floral wire and a gold ribbon..Im not feelin' the gold ribbon so that might be modified later. Anyway, these are super cute for displaying those little "weed boquets" from your little ones or just to hang around wherever you need alittle decoration!

Kid Solution #1

So, I'm really tired of looking at this great big Zipper bag full of broken crayons, dryed out markers without lids, and pieces of chalk...

SO I got THIS!

These twist up crayons last FOREVER, and they dont need caps and they dont dry out, AND if you don't let on to the kiddos that you can TWIST the crayon tip out, they'll just be amazed at how they're little crayons never get dull!

Just a cute Painting that Abby did! She's pretty good for a two and a half year old!

~Homemade Valentines Day Cards~

Valentines Day cards got sent out Just in time! Abby stamped her feet on her cards and made "foot hearts" and they turned out so cute!

Getting a Head start on Summer!

My camera has been in a a funk lately..possibly due to all 3000 pictures that Abby took when she got ahold of it...So now that it's all cleared up, here are some pictures to get caught up.I just thought this picture was hilarious! She apparently took an interest in photographing the contents of the TRASH CAN! Lets see, we have an empty sprite bottle, some left over Cinnamon toast crunch cereal, an empty Bubbles container, a beef fajita bag...wow.

Abby's been Practicing her swing for TEE ball in a couple years! PawPaw gave her some pointers on how to make a home run and she's been at it ever since!

When she hits the ball you are COMMANDED to cheer and clap and say "go Abby GO!" until she finishes running..lol
I glanced out the back door earlier this week and Abby was sitting just like this, all alone, blowing bubbles. I think she's taking after me and the sunglasses thing...

TOLD YOU!

We've been busy getting our flower beds ready for spring and Abby carefully tends to her little seedlings every day.
My HONEY bought me some very beautiful Carolina Jasmine plants for valentines day and I just LOVE them! Can't wait to see how they look this summer! He also bought me two BIG Coreopsis plants...Forgot to take a picture of those.

AND, for the more glamorous me, he bought....

Juicy Couture's "Viva La Juicy" perfume and lotion set!!!!

Glamorous! Glamorous!

GUESS WHAT I FOUND OUT TODAY !

Glitter Graphics Maker & MySpace Layouts

...And I could not be MORE excited! I have had a feeling all along that it was a boy because everything has been so different than it was with Abby. I've had NO morning sickness, just a few woozy moments here and there, I have gained weight SO much faster ( i'm just gonna blame that on the pregnancy even though we all know otherwise: ) and I have been craving lots of really spicy foods and STEAK! So, I begged the Doctor for an ultrasound today even though I wasn't due for one and he said he'd do it if I could wait for a while. So anyway, I HAVE THE BEST doctor ever and I mean that! He did the ultrasound just for fun, and DID one on Sara since she was there with me...And even though he told me we'd have to wait three more weeks to find out gender, he went ahead and sneaked a peek and told me he was SURE it's a boy! SO YAY for us! Now I can officially think BOY!!!

25 Random Facts About MUAH!

1) I am a ROCK STAR in my own mind. I sometimes think people do a double take because they know one day I'll be famous :)
2) I have wanted to be a hair stylist since I was about 12. I recently had the opportunity to enroll in hair school but a week later found out I was pregnant with our second child and realised that for the sake of our children and the every precious breaths they take, we have to let some of our dreams just live in our imaginations.
3)I love waiting tables! And I'm good at it ; )
4)I no longer go to the library because I refuse to pay an outragous fine and consequently am not allowed to check out any more books...
5) I have never riden any type of carival ride that you have to be more than three feet tall for ( and it's not because I'm short)
6)I hope to publish a book one day.
7)I met my husband online and married him three months later.
8)It bothers me that I always seem to be able to find something to make fun of about everyone and I have to make a concious decision everyday to think of people the way I would hope they think of me.
9)I think it's hilarious when my youngest brother imitates peoples voices...there is just something so funny about hearing one persons voice come out of another persons mouth!
10)I'll eat anything...except Lima beans and Pig feet. : )
11)I found out I had scoliosis when I was 14 and has to wear a brace for 9 months.
12)My first car was a Neon green Ford Tracer.
13)I saw my great grandmother die right in front of me when I was 5. She died on my parents front porch sitting peacfully in a rocking chair watching the sun set.
14)I despise cold weather, snow, ice...it all just frusterates me. I don't own many winter clothes because I just refuse to beleive it's comming back every year :)
15) I honestly beleive I had an encounter with an angel ( at least I only KNOW of one for sure : ) A man dressed in blue doctor scrubs came into a resteraunt that I worked at late at night and placed an order to go. The things he said to me while he waited in the dimly lit foyer by the cash register, and the way he talked to me about things that no one knew about where things that could have only come from God. Maybe more about that story another time..
16)A childhood friend of mine is an MD specializing in Gereatric Cardiology and graduated from ORU...We obviously aren't ANYTHING alike : )
17) I have a love hate relationship with chocolate..
18) I love hearing my dad read a Dr Seuss book ..
19)I love driving but hate riding.
20)I have been known to eat a WHOLE box of Chips Ahoy Chewey Choco Chip cookies in one night...thus, the butt"age" : )
21)I was baptized once, when i was 10, ( October 13, 1995) and I meant it...still do.
22) I have vowed to wear highheals until I can't stand on my feet anymore...
23)I have never wanted to live anywhere but here...right where I am. Honest.
24) I sometimes think that people overthink right/wrong and it has more to do with what is popularly accepted thinking. I wish everyone had a mind of thier own.
25)After thinking of 25 random facts about myself, i realize that without Christ, our lives would be just that...Random...Thank God that even though I'm shallow, and vain and materialistic in too many ways, he looks at me with love and he's proud of me! My next challenge is to think of 25 positive things about myself...why not try to look at myself as God sees me??? May be harder than it sounds.

Pictures of a Happy Family!

Giveaways Galore!!!

Woo hoo! You know one of my favorite things to do is find FREE STUFF! So here ya go...a few blog giveaways that you can get in on too!

Mrs. Karen at Farm Girlin' Georgia Style is hosting a giveaway for this...

~~~The Serenity Room is also hosting a giveaway so click HERE to hop on over and enter for some sweet suprises!~~~

One of my favorite Blggers ever MRS SUSIE HARRIS is hosting a VERY awesome giveaway for one of her personalised, hand painted name signs..Aren't they THE BEST!?!?!

ENJOY!

A Special Birthday Girl!

Happy Birthday Momma!

Love, The Girls!

Click here to send her some birthday love on her blog!!

Thank you for being our ( Me, Sara and Abbys) Bestest girlfriend! We love you!

This is a snapshot of who my mom is (below)

Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Thank you for holding the bar so high and letting us all see what beauty really is...

XOXOXOX