Funny Quotes

Ava(5)- "Mommy, I want my teeth to fall out so I can have a Pharaoh.....I mean a fairy to come and get my teeth." Gigi(3)- "My name is Dora and boots is Riiiight next to me." Then if you DON'T call her Dora, she gets mad and says, "my name is not Gigi, it's Dora and boots is riiight next to me." Ava(5)- "Mommy how did Jesus make all the mommies?" I told her one at a time. Gigi(3)- Gabrielle had gotten in trouble, I think for coming out of her room and not being a good listener and I told her to go get this kitchen icing stick that I usually spank their bottom or hand with and she told me~ why do you need that for?! It was so funny to us because she knew exactly why I needed it. :)

Officially official !!

we are moving.......





I have not really wrapped my head around this completely. You all know that Aaron went out of town this past week to have his interview in Northern Virginia. Well, I had my cubbie class to do that Wednesday and so I was busy and did not have an opportunity to talk to him until I got home that night at 9 p.m.



He walked away from his interview feeling GREAT about it. They ask you really hard questions and scenarios of situations that you possibly could not have been in, but you still have to answer these questions. He said he had answers for them all and felt very good about how the interview went.



I forgot to tell you guy's that someone else had applied for the job, they had to post it and not show favoritism even though they were interested in Aaron. That did make us feel nervous a little but we realized it was in God's hands and gave it to him to take care of the situation.



Aaron said the door was open with the Director and VP being interested in him for the job but he felt confident that the LORD would shut the door if it was not for him.



He was home on Thursday at noon and we had to go take our window to get fixed and that would take a few hours, so we decided to have a errand/family day at chuck e cheese while our window was fixed. Aaron told me he thought it would be by the end of next week that they would offer him the job. I KNEW it would be sooner. I know they have been wanting to fill this position, pretty quickly so I knew the director would keep the process moving.



Aaron called me from work yesterday and said he spoke with the director and they offered him the job and of course Aaron called me to just double check and give me the details and we agreed. AND SO HE OFFICIALLY accepted yesterday. Also one nice little tidbit is that the Director told Aaron that he normally sits in on interviews to hire other managers in different departments and he said that Aaron's interview was the BEST interview he has ever been involved in. It's one thing that Aaron said he felt like he did a good job but to have it re affirmed is AWESOME. God DID it. God is the one who helped him thru the interview. God is working thru him. God has all the Glory for what he is doing in our lives, what he is doing in Aaron's life. Once again and always THE Lord takes care of our needs.



It all is very exciting but I thought to myself, well, this really means that we are really moving AWAY from all we have ever know, really. Even though that thought crossed my mind, this whole situation won't click until maybe a month after we have moved away. Right now, it's like I just know I NOW have ALOT of things to do and get ready for and so I just need to do them.



We have alot of important descions to make and we have to make them quickly Please pray for guidance and wisdom as we make these important descions.



What will we do with the house we live in now?

Where will we live in Northern Virginia?

We have to pack!

We have to prep this house to either sale or rent, not much to do but certain things need to be done.

I need to find a OBGYN up there, I having a baby in September.

The girls need a pediatrician!

And much more, Specifically these are things we need prayer on.

One day and one thing at a time.

We appreciate everyone support. Everyone has been very supportive even though you can hear the sadness/some other feelings in their voice.

That is all I have for now. Aaron will be starting his job May 2nd, which is about a month away. So within the next month we will be driving 3 hours away to begin a new chapter of our lives.

Please Pray!

I am the BEST at what I do as a mother.....

NOT !!! I am not. I might put a smile on my face. I should smile. = ) Inside I'm holding it in, the pressures and demands and sacrifices of being a mother. I am HUMAN. I fully admit that I will not pretend that I have things under control, I. do. not. I am not Super MOM or Super Woman although some days I try....no. I really do not try to be Super woman/mom. I really just hope and pray that my actions and what I instill in my children is rubbing off. I'm just trying to do the best with what knowledge I have and most day's I feel like I don't have ANY but just a small amount of knowledge. So, I have had a really challenging day and was looking for some inspiration, I found this :

A Mother's Prayer
Anonymous

Lord, give me strength just for today

To lead my children in your way;

Oh, give me wisdom, Lord, and grace

To show to them your precious face!

And help me, Lord, to teach them, too,

The things of Christ so rich and true,

Just let them see in me, dear Lord,

Your holiness in life and word.

Keep me from sinning with my tongue,

From harsh, quick words that might have stung

Their tender hearts that trust me so

And watch to see which way I go.

Dear Father, keep my thoughts so pure

That they will always know for sure

My Lord has lead me all the way,

Lord, grant my prayer just for today.

And Now I will go pray for the Lord to give me Strength, courage and wisdom to be the Best Mother he wants me to be.

AND.HE.IS......off !!

Well, Aaron just left about 30 mins ago and his absence will not really set in until tonight when it's time to go to bed........wait




Actually
it
is
setting
in
right
NOW !! :'(

as I'm typing and my eyes are watering. Aaron is my very best friend and I have LOVED him since I was 14 yrs old. Really. I know 14 is really young and if Ava came to me and said Mommy~ I'm in Love with a boy. I would tell her, she does not know what LOVE "really" is. We are married now, so that's got to count for something. Right! Me loving him at 14 !!!

Anyway's , we are one of those couples, especially in our earlier years were we have to be near and around each other ALL THE TIME ! Things have changed, of course now that we have kids. It still does not change the fact that I'm going to miss him like CRAZY !!!

He told me yesterday, being away from us for 3 days will be really hard. I know we are so SAPPY. I know there are many couples who do it on a regular basis because there spouse is in the military but it still does not change the absence of them not being there.

It's all bitter sweet. I'm Happy he is off pursuing his goals but just a little sad because this will be a absence makes the heart grow fonder, kinda few days. 3 day's........I .got.this !!! :)

With his hands he built

Aaron's Dad, Samuel, is an amazing, amazing carpetner! So, if you are one of there Button children and you get married, you can hope that Dad will make you a headboard. Well, he would build the headboards shortly after you get married (they have 6 children). Well since we been married for 7.5 years Dad has just presented us with not only a headboard but a WHOLE ENTIRE BED !! Pretty AMAZING !!! I found him a picture of the style I was interested in and away he went.

Clarification, it did not take him that long to build the bed. The year we were married, a Button Sibling was expecting their first baby. That is another thing he does he will build you a crib for your first baby you expect - another tradition he has started.

It was so worth the wait. I LOVE it. My first fine piece of furniture. It will always be something special, meanigful. It will be greatly cherished for and thru the years to come.

My 3 girls.....

These were taken a few weeks ago.....We are so BLESSED

My 3 girls.....

These were taken a few weeks ago.....We are so BLESSED

Big NEWS: update part 2

The Hubby, works a regular jam packed day (today) he told me over the weekend and then he is OFFFFF to Nova tomorrow. He is meeting the director at " The Shop" tomorrow and along with the "other guy" who applied for the poistion they will ride up there together. They will stay in a hotel and Aaron's interview is Wednesday between 1-2. SOOOO, please be thinking/praying for him during that time.

He told me he will be happy when the anticpation is over, most importanly he said he will be happy when his interview is over and behind him. He talked with me briefly about what he is going to talk with them about during his interview and I think he will do a EXCELLENT job!!

So he leaves tomorrow and then he will come home sometime Thursday...I expect mid-day.

The last time he went out of town, I was pregnant with Gabrielle and he went white-water rafting with some co-workers and the first night I spent without him, he did not call to check in until at least mid-night. That was the day he had white watered and I was sick to my stomach because I hadn't spoke to him and was praying he was okay. He was !!

Glad he is traveling from point A to point B and not on a class 4 rapid, although he will proably be building the anticipation of a class 4 rapid right before his interview, just those normal jitters.




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cooking and blogging

2 of my favorite things to do. It seems like that is the time where I have a lot of thoughts going in and out of my head and I write or type while I'm cooking. I have my laptop on my left and my Pot and pans on my right. I have never burned anything because I'm, well, I'm right here. :)


So ask we speak....I'm cooking Pioneer Woman's Creamy Chicken Spaghetti...... Yum!! I think it is going to be YUMMM..oooo!!! Here is the link for her recipe :

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/02/creamy-chicken-spaghetti-casserole/

Okay... I just placed it in the oven.... Can't wait. I'm starving!!! :) Hope you enjoy it as much as I'm anticipating on eating it. :)

Things to come

Thing's to come this week....A week from tomorrow I go to the doctor, just for a check up but when I go to check out on the 28th I will be making my appointment to find out if we will be blessed with more pink or if we will have a change for the Blue of everything. Change of a dynamic in the household. Blue or pink, of course the dynamic will change but it will especially change if on our 4th child, if we will have some blue in the house and a little bit more testosterone..... ? Things to make you go hmmmm.......

So whoever is reading, what's your vote?





Pink.....?

or..........








Blue....................

On the Job update

What's NEW with us this week...

Oh nothing much!! :) Enjoying this AMAZING weather. 77 degrees today! It is beautiful outside. I can't wait until we have warm weather everyday. Summer dresses for me and my 3 girls, Summer hats and sandals !! So much to look forward to.

Well, I have developed some sort of knee pain. It is very uncomfortable when I fully bend my knee or if it is completely straight then it is very uncomfortable. It does not feel like a bone is broken maybe more so the ligaments or joints. I called my mother to see is the ligaments and joints would show up on a X-ray and she is calling a friend, as we speak to find out for sure. ( By the way, my mom is a Emergency department Nurse.

That is her in the back, of course, with her co-workers. She definitely comes in handy. :) So this also is no fun being pregnant because we have steps in our house. It has been hard getting up and down the stairs, so I've come up with a system how to get up and down the stairs. I slide down the stairs when coming down and I try to keep my leg straight when walking up. Anyway, I hope this goes away or I figure out what is going on soon. I have 3 little ones to wobble after.

Update: Big NEWS!

I've been incredibly busy between being sickly these last few weeks to catching up on house work and everything else that falls in between. I'm here typing because it's been too long!

Our big news is that Aaron has been tapped on the shoulder for a Manager's position in Northern Virginia. Even though they want Aaron specifically for this position, he still has to apply, which he has done. He also has to have an interview, which will be next week. SO in a little over a week we will know our future and the direction we will go. Whether we will be staying or whether we will be MOVING away!

I know so many BIG changes to possibly look forward to! I know our friends and family, we will MISS TREMENDOUSLY but this is a GOAL of Aaron's that he has been preparing for. It just so happened that it came up ALOT faster than we anticipated.

Even though they want Aaron specifically for this job, until they say he has the job and paper worked has been signed, we will carry on with our day-to-day daily lives until we hear otherwise. Not counting my chickens until they are hatched. =)


So if you think of us, Pray the LORD, if it's his will that he will Continue to pave a clear path for us, as he has done so far!

What a BLESSING and a CHALLENGE but we are ready and willing to EMBRACE it!!


Until next time: <3

This is BIG...part 2

So I know I've waited longer than a few days but after I told Aaron I posted this he said that I had to wait more like a few weeks.



Alright, HERE.IT.IS!!



Aaron has been offered a Manager poistion with his company, which is really exciting because this is the path he wants to take in his career. This is one of his career goals. My job of course is to be overly supportive and THE best encouarger to him. His CHEERLEADER essentially!! =)



Things that we are waiting to happen: Well, to be fair( even though Aaron is thier pick so to speak for this job) Aaron has to apply and interview. He will apply before the end of this coming week and then he will travel to Northern Va and interview. We should know by the end of the ending week of the

14th of March.



Now, even though he has been offered the job and the dicussion between him and his bosses have been more so what he is going to do when he gets there. I am not counting my eggs until they are hatch. When they tell him he has the job then that is when I...we... will officially in our brains realize that this is going down.



Ths sad news to family and friends is that We will be relocating to Northern Virginia. The semi-happy/sad news whatever applies is that it is only 3.5 hours away. We can make the trip so easily. Both sets of our parents are here in Hampton Roads along with exteneded family so we will visit often. Always around the holiday's especially!

This is BIG...part 2

So I know I've waited longer than a few days but after I told Aaron I posted this he said that I had to wait more like a few weeks.



Alright, HERE.IT.IS!!



Aaron has been offered a Manager poistion with his company, which is really exciting because this is the path he wants to take in his career. This is one of his career goals. My job of course is to be overly supportive and THE best encouarger to him. His CHEERLEADER essentially!! =)



Things that we are waiting to happen: Well, to be fair( even though Aaron is thier pick so to speak for this job) Aaron has to apply and interview. He will apply before the end of this coming week and then he will travel to Northern Va and interview. We should know by the end of the ending week of the

14th of March.



Now, even though he has been offered the job and the dicussion between him and his bosses have been more so what he is going to do when he gets there. I am not counting my eggs until they are hatch. When they tell him he has the job then that is when I...we... will officially in our brains realize that this is going down.



Ths sad news to family and friends is that We will be relocating to Northern Virginia. The semi-happy/sad news whatever applies is that it is only 3.5 hours away. We can make the trip so easily. Both sets of our parents are here in Hampton Roads along with exteneded family so we will visit often. Always around the holiday's especially!