Things Happen

In one of my devotionals, the verse given for today was Psalm 139:16:

You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

I have read this verse many times but today for some reason I feel the need to blog about it!

I try REALLY hard to be a cup half full or a partly sunny person and I do all that I can to encourage others to be that way as well. If you read this verse and really soak it in, it is all spelled out for you. God knows the plans HE has for you. He knows what decisions you are going to make before you make them. He knows the twist and turns that the roller coaster you call life will take. Sure, fear, anxiety, and worry are going to happen. I am a VERY anxious person but I know fully well that in the end, I have no control over the end result! That is why prayer is SO incredibly important. Remember the acronyms PUSH and FROG...Pray Until Something Happens...it may not be the something you want or are expecting and Fully Rely On God...you have to have complete FAITH that everything will be okay!
Blessings to you all!

We are home!

We got home from Disney last night. It was an AMAZING time. We all enjoyed it so much! You think an 8 day trip is long enough but there were plenty of things we didn't get to do! Don't get me wrong, though, it was a perfect week. The boys did great. Of course there were melt downs here and there but considering they were going strong ALL day EVERY day, I think they did great. On Wednesday, my baby turned 6 years old. 6. Can you believe it? I really can't. I can't believe that 6 years ago, I first became a Mommy! WOW! I know Jaxon had an awesome birthday. On Thursday, my little preemies turned 4. 4. Can you believe that 4 years ago we were all praying for their survival and look at them now. I am SO INCREDIBLY BLESSED! They too had a great birthday.
A few details...we went to Sea World where the boys got to feed dolphins, pet stingrays, watch lots of shows and get soaking wet all the while! We had dinner with Pooh and Friends which was a long wait but lots of fun. Unfortunately Daddy didn't get his picture made with Pooh which was extremely disappointing..so he says we HAVE to go back soon! On Jaxon's birthday we had a Safari breakfast with the characters and they even gave him a cupcake...for breakfast! On Camron and Caden's birthday, we ate at Chef Mickey's...SO much fun! They got autographs from ALL the characters (more than once) throughout the week! We also ate dinner at the Wilderness Campgrounds for the Hoopdedoo Review. It was hi-lar-ious! I definitely recommend it! Jaxon got us VIP seating for the Lion King show on his birthday and even got to take part in the action!
Our resort was great. Our room and the pool was all decked out in pirate themes...just our style! Me and the boys got painted and sworn in as certified "employees" of Captain Jack Sparrow himself at the Magic Kingdom. There are a million things I could include about this week. It was great. What more can I say! We all feel SO lucky to have been able to take such an amazing vacation. I think Chris and I both could have shed a tear on our last day! Thank you Nana and Poppi for making it possible for us to do so much!
I am including a slideshow of some of the pictures. This doesn't even include the ones Mom took with her camera! I will post more later! Enjoy!

Tomorrow...

WE ARE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!!
I am so excited! Any of you "facebookers" have seen my excitement as I have posted Disney songs ALL week long! Although I am terrified of planes, I am extremely excited about our trip tomorrow! I will post LOTS of pictures when we get home. Please pray that we have safe travels and a safe week!
See ya next week!

sleepy heads

I know, I know, I have already put a picture of Camron and Caden sleeping all suggled up but they are just so darn cute I CAN'T HELP MYSELF...sooo, here are 2 more. One from tonight...Camron is laying on top of Caden and the other is from a couple of weeks ago! I just love how they are all over each other and they don't wake up! It's SUPER cute! It must be SO much fun being a twin!

I wanted to share this picture of my boys. They are sitting on a butterfly bench at Women's Hospital. Today we took Papa John's pizza and a birthday cake to the NICU staff in honor of Camron and Caden's 4th birthday. WOW, my little preemies are almost 4. Jaxon was not even 2 when I was put on bed rest and this butterfly bench is something he remembers vividly. I lived at Women's for a month before the twins were born and he came and visited EVERY day. Today when we were pushing the cart past the window behind the bench he stopped and said, "Mama, can we go out there after we take this food? I remember Grandma used to always take me out there when you were here for so long." I just think it's amazing that he remembers. I also think those doctors and nurses who took care of Camron and Caden are amazing. That's why we take them lunch every year on or around the boys' birthday. For 2 LONG months, these people took wonderful care of my babies and for that I will be forever grateful! If any of you read this blog, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts and we love you dearly!

M-I-C, See ya REAL soon...

K-E-Y, why, because we LOVE you! M-O-U-S-E.....
Yep, you guessed it, in less than 2 weeks, we are boarding a plane and heading to the most magical place on earth (so they say!)
Do you think we are excited, um, just a little bit! I have already planned school for the next 2 weeks to give me more time to pack and get ready in my spare time (oh wait, what is that? heehee!)