No Sleep!

So, there is absolutely no reason why I shouldn't be in bed right now, sleeping the morning away(At least until Doug gets ready for work!) but here I am at 6:30 am wondering if I should just go ahead and get ready for the day! Now believe me, I am not a proponent of being a lazy sleepyhead but I figure in a few weeks my sleeping in till 7:30 or 8 days will be over. Why shouldn't I take a advantage of them? All of you mothers out there know what I'm talking about. You wear yourself out during the day, hoping that you might actually get to sleep all night! Even a few restroom breaks at 2 am and 4am don't deter your hopes of getting more than 5 hours of sleep. That's just the way it goes! I really haven't felt too bad during pregnancy but man I sure do miss that 8 hours of sleep every night! Am I the only one who knows what I'm saying?

Tomorrow, Doug and I will be heading for Walkertown for the National Sword of the Lord Conference till Friday. I'm sure we will run into some people we know. It's always fun to see old friends! If any of you will be there be sure to let me know! Have a wonderful day!

Vacation!

Last week, Doug and I took our much awaited vacation. We usually like to go somewhere new but since I'm a little large we decided to spend the week around Knoxville. First, we stopped by Bristol for a baby shower at Doug's parents. Then we spend the rest of the week in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Friday, we drove to Knoxville to see some of our old friends! We had a great time but it's always good to be home!

Cutting the cake at the baby shower
Baby Shower
Quick pic before leaving Bristol
My crazy husband at the Davy Crockett Putt Putt
Doug was so mad that I made the last hole and got a free game!
Ripley's Aquarium

Our good friends, Joy and Jamin Boyer drove down from Ohio to eat lunch with us. This was the 1st time I had seen Jackson! What a cutie!

After lunch with Joy and Jamin we drove to Lenoir City to see Brice and Kelly Chapman and their new baby boy, Bradley. It's amazing he's not crying in this picture!

It rained the entire trip back home, but we saw the most beautiful rainbow ever!

Trip to Missouri

Lucky for me, Jessica's wedding was at my home church. This gave me a good reason to visit my family. I flew in for a week and got to spend some time with them. Unfortunately, I didn't think to take many pictures! We went to Hillbilly Days over the weekend and listened to bluegrass music and ate funnel cakes!

My sister Anya and her husband Jamie at Hillbilly Days
My nephew Zachary with his hillbilly rubberband gun

Jessica's Wedding

I traveled to Missouri last week for my good friend Jessica Smothers' wedding. I was supposed to be a bridesmaid but since I'm a little too big for the dresses she asked me to sing during the wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and she was a beautiful bride! Jessica is now Mrs. Carey Hendricks!

Jess and her bridesmaids
Jessica and I
My neice Emma and my sister Anya at the wedding

Denton's Crib

It's been a long time since I've posted so I thought I would put a few pictures of Denton's crib on here. His room isn't close to being finished yet but I'll post more when it is!

Kicks and Wiggles

This time of the year is so busy that I feel like I can't get anything done! I have been feeling Denton (that's the baby) kick pretty good for the past few weeks but last Sunday during Doug's Sunday school class, I looked down and could see my belly pulsating! All of you mothers out there know what a crazy feeling it is to watch your stomach move like that! The lady sittin next to me even saw it. That evening in church, after I sang the special and sat down, I could see it again! And Doug even saw it this time! I guess he already likes being in church! So now our favorite pasttime is to sit and watch little Denton squirm and wiggle! Can't wait for those kicks to start digging in my ribs or worse!

Sunday School Campaign, Minature Golf and Bowling

The past week sure has been busy! Last weekend the couple's class from our church went putt-putt golfing. Doug and I had a great time with all of the young couples from our church. We aren't in thier Sunday School class since Doug teaches a 40's and 50's class. So it was good to spend some time with people our own age.

Doug and I also teach a Junior Church class on Sunday mornings. We call it the Cactus Kids Club(the room is painted in a western theme). We have points for different things every week: memorizing thier weekly verse, bringing their Bible, bringing friends, and every week they have a take home assignment. It might be to write a letter to one of our missionaries, get the Pastor to sign thier Bible, or just to make thier bed every day that week. Anyway, at the end of three months, the kids with the most points get to go on a special activity with Doug and I. For our first activity we took them out for pizza and bowling. Boy, that was an eye opener! The kids are great and worked really hard to earn this special treat.

Last but not least, we have been having a Sunday School campaign over the last three weeks called "The Greatest Show on Earth." You guessed it, everything has to do with the circus! Well, as a special treat, each Sunday morning during the opening, we had two clowns come and entertain us! (My crazy husband and our Youth Pastor Gary Moore) They did tricks and all kinds of funny things! The kids just loved them! Meanwhile, Pastor's class and the teens had a contest going on too! The stakes were high too! If Preacher's class lost, he had to preach in a pink shirt and tie! This may not sound like a big deal, but if you knew him you would understand! But if Bro. Gary and the teens lost, Bro. Gary had to shave his head bald. Well, of coarse, Gary lost so Preacher delighted in shaving his head right after the morning service! The really great thing was that our attendance grew so much over the past few weeks!

Next Sunday is Old-Fashioned Day with meetings under the tent, dinner on the grounds, chicken chases, pony rides, and of course lots of old time costumes! Stay tuned for pictures!

Doug and I at putt-putt

I'm almost the size of a bowling ball!

Doug, Molly, Ivey, Kara, Laura, Sam and Jordan

Doug with the rubber chicken, Chico!

Gary trying to walk the tight rope!

The before( more like the middle)...

Preacher was really gloating!

...and after.

Isn't this a beautiful picture Doug took of our church? It almost looks like a postcard.