Sunset

One night last week when we were on one of our stroller walks, we had this gorgeous sunset to enjoy. The colors were so vivid!

Back 2 Back

Well, once again, Kevin is smiling and running to get the State paper first thing in the morning. Anyone who knows Kevin knows he's a big Carolina Gamecock fan. However, Kevin has 2 sports that he cares about football and baseball and he only cares about the Gamecocks. I am so thankful that Kevin's not a big crazy sports fan like some men are that I know, meaning he doesn't have to watch it all the time and he only watches games when the Gamecocks are playing. Over the past week and a half Kevin's been the last one to go to bed for a change. He's had to be careful not to yell in the result of awaking Madalyn; so that's been a challenge. He was very excited that the Gamecocks won the national championship again; however he said that it wasn't as exciting this year as it was like year. He said the reason was because they won last year, so it wasn't as big of a deal and he was now use to winning. He also said it was because he knew by the 3rd inning that they had won so it wasn't a dramatic finish like the Monday night game. However, going to Aiken last night to look for a microwave, he made me drive because last year the day after they won, he got pulled so he didn't want to risk it. The really funny thing is that it cost us the same for a microwave as it did for his speeding ticket last year. So he said that he could afford that price each year if it meant the Gamecocks won each year.

Lightning Struck!

Yesterday afternoon, we had a horrible thunderstorm hit us. We needed the rain very badly, but all the thunder and lightning, especially the lightning, we could do without. About 2:30 yesterday, I started to hear the rumble of thunder and I checked outside and it looked dark over town, and I wondered if we would get it. I checked the weather and it said only 50% chance, but the radar showed that it was coming our way. In the next 30 minutes it started raining, thundering, and lightning. The lightning was popping like crazy. I was sitting in the floor with Madalyn and Abby, trying to stay away from the windows. (I'm not crazy about storms in the first place, and I have great respect for lightning.) Madalyn started to get fussy and I got up to change her diaper. Before I could get to her room, this flash of orange lit up my house and then there was the loudest pop of lightning I have ever heard. I screamed and ran into my bedroom. I sat on the floor in between our bed and the wall, the only place in our house besides the closest that doesn't have windows. Madalyn was crying, I was crying, Abby was sitting in between my legs, and she was shaking. We were all scared to death. I kept on petting Abby saying, it's ok Abby, it's ok; praying that it would be. The lightning continued to pop and just wicked stuff. This lasted for 1 solid hour. Then it was another hour before the thunder and lightning finally went away completely. We found out that the lightning got our microwave-so off to Lowe's or Home Depot tonight to look for a new microwave. It got Madalyn's swing-didn't think to unplug that during the storm. We are going to see if it will work with just batteries, but I have my doubts. And my alarm clock is gone. I got it when I was a Senior in high school or just going into college, but that's no big deal. And the alarm clock in our guest bedroom is gone; again no big deal. And thankfully nothing worse than that. We just hope over the next few days or weeks that nothing else goes out. Kevin called our insurance man this morning to let him know what happened. I tell you, I have never experienced something like that before, so thankfully all 3 of us are safe, and I hope not to go through that again, I was so scared. Thankfully too, the house didn't catch on fire or a tree fall on the house, that was my other worry during the storm, me having to get all of us out of the house and safely with the lightning still going on. God kept us safe; praise Him!

Nap Time

This afternoon, my mom changed Madalyn's diaper, and then put her in her crib while she was doing something and the next thing she knew, Madalyn had turned over on her side and went to sleep. This is the first time Madalyn has taken a nap or slept in her crib. She's growing up fast and becoming a big girl!

Pictures Take Two

Since Madalyn didn't want her picture made yesterday at Heather's, I decided that I would go back over there and try to get some pictures on my own. I got a little bit better results with her smiling a little more. And I was able to change her outfit (which I was going to do yesterday but she showed us she wanted no part in that.) and get a few pictures. But she still wasn't wanting to smile as much as she would normally. Here's the best from my photo session with her today.

But once again, her fingers, hands, or dress was always in her mouth!


Here's a few pictures that we got without something in her mouth.

A Sneak Peek

Yesterday, Brantley came down to take Madalyn's 3 months pictures. Madalyn did not want to have her picture made at all. We went over to my sister-in-law, Heather's house to have some pictures made in her backyard. Madalyn didn't want to smile, she kept her dress in her mouth or her hands at all times. She then she got hungry so I fed her but that didn't help her mood. Then we moved to a different spot and she decided she was hot and she was done. So we headed back to our house. We took a few pictures on the front porch and some with her inside on the floor. But she just wasn't in the mood to have her picture made; and what can you do with a 3 month old that doesn't want to smile, absolutely nothing! Ha, ha!

Happy 3rd Anniversary!

I had a surprise today when Kevin came home for lunch....he came home carrying flowers! A beautiful bouquet of a dozen white roses with tiny white daises mixed in. How sweet is he! And we exchanged cards and we both picked out blue cards with hearts on them. And the message inside the cards were similar as well; great minds think alike!

Since we couldn't go out for a romantic dinner, I cooked one instead. Each year on our anniversary I pull out our "good" china to use. It seems that so far, we haven't been able to go out to eat actually on our anniversary for some reason or another, and end up spending the night in.

Here I am hard at work cooking for my hubby. What am I cooking you ask? Hamburger steak, fried squash and zucchini, and speckled butter beans, with eclair pie for dessert.


Happy 3rd Anniversary! When Kevin was asking the blessing, he prayed for us to celebrate 85 more. I don't know that we will make it that far, but we will do our best to get as close to that goal as we can! Love ya, Babe!