Little up date

Well I thought that I would drop a quick note on my blog. Kevin took my camera cord so I cant down load any pictures. But I thought that I would let you know that all is going well. Its hard to believe that we only have a couple more weeks here and then we will be on our way home. We have had a lot of fun, as the pictures will show in a week. It was a lot of fun to see so many family and friends. I was able to spend some time with my close friends from high school. We were able to see the Orvins, and as always have spent many days and nights spending time with our families. I have been missing Kevin a lot in the last couple of weeks, being apart really makes the love grow stronger. It helps me realize that my life is where ever he is. Once again I will post more as soon as Kevin gets here so that I can have pictures with the stories!!
Lindsee

Braydin's great day

This was one of the greatest days a parent can have. Seeing Braydin make the choice to be baptized was quite a feeling.


Grandpa Eckles baptized him, while grandpa Shipp confirmed him.


What an example Braydin is to his family. We are so proud of you Braydin.


As parents we are excited for the young man he is becoming


We had so many family and friend who came to show Braydin how much they love him


Once again Thank You for being as example to your family Braydin! We love you

Hello from Utah

This is the view that we see going into the canyon


This was a quick stop in Colorado at 1:30 in the morning


Paige was such a great sport, she only cried a few times.


Just some more beautiful sights that we can see on our way to Utah


The kids really had fun they had treats watched movies. They actually got along very good for being so confined for so long.


Just because the kids did well didn't mean mom and dad did.


This is the welcome to Utah sign that i click a second to late...

white trash swimmen pooool

This is what we call swimming in Arkansas. A paper cup and the big ole yellow sprinkler!!

The kids dont mind how you get wet as long as they are getting wet

Paige loves to swim in this here pool or the cement pond!

She has learned that her brothers have no mercy on her, so why have any on them

Regan wasnt sure that he really wanted to play in this here pool

But he finally warmed up and joined the fun

This here is what we call the slip and slide

Or maybe the diving board, depending if your jumpin or slidin

But what we found it best used for was the washing of dishes. So if you need any advise on how we do things here in Arkansas please feel free to call, we do come up with some real good ideas. We be livin in the big city..

Regan first year of T-Ball

Regan had so much fun playing T-ball he was on the pirates




They started coach pitching by the end. He has a really good form.

This was a picture of Regans team mates. They were so much fun to watch. Its fun to see how they have grown this year.

A day with Paige

Ok... for you that don't believe me about my dear little Paige being into everything let me tell you about my day...
I had a million things to do today, so I gave Paige some marshmallows while I finished getting dressed. So I came into the kitchen when I was done and I saw the chair next to the counter and marshmallows everywhere. When I got closer I thought I was going to die. My kitchen counter where my heart medication is - was full of the marshmallows, including inside my pill box. So I started the search for the 4 pills that were in there.... I was only able to find 2 of them, I had no idea what had happened to the others. So I called the pharmacy and they told me that I would need to call poison control. They told me because of her size I needed to take her to the ER or the Dr office, but that she would need to drink charcoal to get the pills out of her system. They said it was better to be safe than sorry. So I called the Dr's office and they don't have the charcoal there. So off I went to the ER. I called Kevin at work and he met me there. They told us that they wanted to give her the charcoal and start an IV just in case. At that point her blood pressure and heart beat were borderline low. They told us at that point if it went up she was good, and if it went down anymore then they would take her to children's hospital. They gave her the charcoal, it was terrible! She wouldn't drink it! There was about 8-10 oz that they needed her to drink, so we forced it down her she had it going everywhere. She spit it all over Kevin and I.....it wasn't fun. Needless to say, after she settled down and relaxed, she was 110% better. She was up running and playing. I was so excited to see her that way. At this point we will never know if she took the pill or not but I'm glad to have my baby girl with me.

I shed many tears today and it wasn't all bad. It really made me stop and take a moment to think about each one of my children, and what a privilege it is to be a mom and to teach these wonderful children. Go hug your children and cherish the moments you have with them. Remember when they are talking your ear off or wanting to play those video games for the hundredth time - that they are just children and they are children of our heavenly father and we are here to love them and teach them. I wanted to say thank you to those who said prayers on our behalf - you are wonderful and forever will be in our prayers.

A week in Dallas