simmons girlz

Florida Visit 2010 August

2011-01-13T02:22:00.004-06:00

Family Trip to Florida in August....These are my peeps and I love them all so much!! My girls love being in Florida and miss them all too!!!

Princess Lauren with Uncle Jesse
The Broadways are here....

Everybodies favorite aunt...aunt BB

Miss Audrey at the Beach....not her first official trip...but the first one she got to enjoy!!!

Can you get any more adorable???

Faith with her Gammie....Fishing!!!

Faith with her Daddy! Lauren and Audrey didnt want to get too close to the fish.....silly girlz

Uncle John and Mason look to be surrounded by women...hope those two know what they are getting into!!
Audrey all smiles in her new car seat! On the loooooooooong trip to Gammies house......

Audrey and Gammie in the pool.....love the piggie tails.....

My life

2010-07-04T10:56:00.001-05:00

Once again time has gone by with no post. I am here to say this trend will probably continue. I am decorating my office and turning my dinning room into a school room. Will post pictures when I am done!! So you will have to check back soon!! Till then, toddles!!

Waaaay Toooooo LOoooooNg

2010-03-01T10:38:00.005-06:00

Its been a long time since I have blogged, way too long.

Should I go sweet and just hi, or talk about something worth while, post pictures...I don't know, but I do know I am going to try and keep this up.

Somewhere inside of me there is this creative button, that I just can never seem to turn off. I drive down the road, and see something and just immediately begin thinking how I could crop, edit, change, accessories, or change it all together. Then my brain just goes into full throttle speed...

I have been doing what I like to call fine tuning all around the house. One of things I recently did was my mother in law had given me a picture of Shawn's great grandmothers house. It was a photo copy of the canvas. I have not seen the original picture so I am not sure what it looks like. I really liked the picture and hung it under wording that said, Home is where your story begins...

Before picture

Old Pictue....my camera actually made the photo look better...it doesent look this bright and clear, its got a more sepia tone

I loved it there, but I wanted it bigger. I took it to my local photo people, not walmart or Walgreen's, a real developer...and asked them to help just spruce it up a bit, and I wanted to enlarge it. I found a really cool clearance cheep frame at Hobby Lobby!!!

When I came back, much to my amazement, the photo was incredible. I could not believe how much it had changed! I sent a copy of it to my father in law to see what he thought about and was it close to the original. I really love pictures...and think it is way to cool what they can do know with photos.

The New Updated look

The new Wall

While I was planning on this being bible story hour, as I was writing this (see, there goes my brain again) I was reminded in my spirit how we all start off dull and lifeless, but when we become Doers of what the word says, its just like this picture, with a click of a button we are transformed into perfection in the eyes of God....

Happy Monday everyone...

BTW..my family is coming this week, really excited to see my two Broadway babies, and my Mom and Aunt...its going to be a fun weekend around here!

Bonus:

two pictures just because I think this girl is so stinkin adorable:

Blued eye girl

This is just because I love her

Shawns New toy

Something NEW Happy Birthday Hats

2009-05-07T09:43:00.005-05:00

These started out in my mind looking one way, however ended up looking more amazing than I could of imagine!! I love these and think they are so adorable. They can be monogrammed with a number or a letter. These will defiantly be show stoppers at your birthday party!!

I don't know why, but the center embellishment is silver, in the picture it looks brassy.

More of my creations

2009-05-06T09:10:00.004-05:00

This is our Tiffany collection. Will have more to follow in this line as well.
This tutu is brown with aqua. It will fit most girls from Newborn to age 1. It also has a matching flower bow, and flip flops.

This is from my Hannah Montana Line. I gave the tutu as a present this weekend and I forgot to take a picture of it, but it is black, pink and purple, with diamond accent on top layer of black. The colors are much like the bow!

Please keep checking

2009-05-06T08:33:00.004-05:00

Thanks Jen for the shout! If any of you visiting my page are interested just leave me a message. Over the next few weeks, what will be called Customize IT GirlZ will take on a new look. We will be posting more and more of our products as soon as we get the pictures from the photographer. So please keep checking to see what new itmes we have. I promise you, we will help you create those moments that will take every ones breath away! And if you are in the Tulsa area, we will be able to provide you with our cake supplier that we will be in our pictures, as well as photographer and groomers! Yes we will be making items for all you hugable lovable pets!! So please stay tuned!!
Soon to follow is our website!

So my new adventure is.....Under Construction...

2009-05-06T03:03:00.004-05:00

I am going to start making custom baby items. Starting with tutu's for little girls. As well as hair bows, flower bows, flip flops, travel wipe box case, and so on. There will be sizes from newborn all the way to girls between 8-10. Anything can be custom ordered. I have some flower bows and flip flops made, as well as 2 more tutus. I will take pics of thos and post them soon. Anywas more to come on this soon! Here are a few of my items. I have been working on making my items so it has kept me pretty busy from doing stuff, like blogging!

Please let me all know wha you think. I really need feedback, good and bad.
Love ya

Audrey Kayann Simmons

2009-05-06T02:24:00.004-05:00

So where has time gone? I have been so busy with my new adventure, (i will share more in my next blog). But anyways here are some pictures from Audrey's birthday Party, which turned into birthday/softball party! But it was a lot of fun and the kids really had a great time! Audrey slept for a long time, finally I had to wake her up for cake, so that is why she doesn't look all there!. It was so funny, she was so delicate with her cake. Everyone laughed at how white her clothes were. Wish you all could of been here, it sure was fun and full of wonderful memories!

Do unto others as You would have done to you!!!

2009-04-21T23:57:00.002-05:00

Okay so normally I do not blog about TV, however tonight is different. I just watched Biggest Looser, and was SOOOOO Incredible disappointed. OMG R U Kidding. RON is such a sneak! I am sorry to say this, but I do not see change in him at all. He is a snake!!! And its his snake like attitude that has caused him to get so big, and he will continue like that. Whatever, he has always been about keeping those hear for the "weight". What a load of crap he has been feeding us. If his son wins all I Have to say is that Mike and Ron have to look themselves in the mirror and answer to themselves for what they have done. And if any of you know Jillian, she is all about not allowing things to eat at you. Well they just did the most horrible thing you could do to some one, and dont you think there time is not coming. They may win, but know this, They will never have true peace. They will never be able to say for once in my life I worked hard and won. They cheated and they stepped on people to get to the top. And cheaters never win!!! And lets not forget that Mike has not been able to beat Tara, not even close! If he thinks he has won, he has another thing coming.
Okay now that I have that off my chest.
I promise in the near future, there will be lots of new pictures!!! Really I promise!!

Happy 5th birthday Lauren

2009-03-26T01:27:00.005-05:00

Lauren's birthday was in Feb.

We had what I think was one of the best birthday parties ever. We hired a company called Partea to come and host the party. They were wonderful and the party was awesome.

When the kids first arrived, they did a craft, then they came downstairs and put on all kids of accessory dress up stuff. Then they learned a dance. Then they had a ceremony, where Lauren was crowned a Princess.

Then they had a fancy tea party with fine china and all.

The staff was awesome, very entertaining! All the kids loved it. I did to because I got to enjoy the party. Anyways here are some pictures.

The tea party

The family, minus Audrey with the Princess

The girls all took a bow and then said Happy Birthday Princess Lauren, this is big sister
taking a bow ...very funny will need this some day

Lauren after she was crowned a Princess. They girls all threw petals as she walked to take her seat on the throne

getting all dressed up

These are the older sisters...Sophie, Faith, Maddie

Lauren and Avery dancing

Faith and Loren dancing

Lauren getting ready to learn to dance

69 Years!!!

2009-03-26T01:18:00.005-05:00

Happy Anniversary Mama and Papa!

This weekend, Shawn's grandparents are celebrating 69 years of marriage. I wanted to post a picture of the Happy couple, who have been married for an incredible 69 years. They are such an inspiration to us. At our wedding, one of my favorite memories, was them dancing at our wedding. When you looked at them, they danced as if it was their wedding day. The love these two have is so amazing. I made a collage for them of all the kids, grand kids, and great grand kids. I wished I would of taken a picture of it. At the top, I used the quote, All because two people fell in love. And in the frame was pictures of all the family. It was a beautiful site to see all these families were here, because these two fell in love.

America, we have lost our purpose

2009-03-03T11:25:00.002-06:00

Do we really realize just how good we have it. I was talking with a friend of mine today, and she reminded me of something that i know, but have lost sight of.
With today's failing markets all around us, people every where are loosing hope. Why is it that we live in what most call the most amazing country, yet so many of us feel trapped by our surroundings. I love America, I love the pureness and the opportunities that await so many of us. The problem is not failed government, or lost jobs, the problem is people have lost sight of what really matters.
In the end, its not about saving our planet, if you read the end of the book, it burns up! While there are areas that we can improve on, its not our saving grace. Its not about finding a solution to our Government. While we all know, our great US of A has many issues, they are not the real problem.
The real problem is people have lost who the really are. People have lost sight of what our purpose really is.
I always grew up in church, but over the past eight years have grown closer to God than I ever knew was possible. I can never imagine my life without him. I have walked many roads in my life, some I would never ever want to walk again, but am thankful that through them all, I have had a loving God who cared enough for me to send His Son to be my knight and shining armor. I know it’s weird to say that, but it’s true! The love that was shed at Calvary was the most amazing Love one person can give to another, and I hope I spend the rest of my life doing all I can to give that Love to those around me!
So while times may be hard, people are truly hurting, lets remember to give them the one true hope. Its Jesus! If we would rise up and realize the authority, the power and the peace that we can have in Him. No matter what happens, if we have Him, we have something that the world cant give and it cant give it away!
I pray for all of you out there. I pray that you find the peace, the authority and the Power in His word. One thing Americans have been good at, is in times of trouble, we some how find our way back to the Bible. I pray that in your time of hardship, that you find your way back to the savior. And that you remember that what was done on Calvary was done for you!

crazy hair day

2009-02-19T13:35:00.005-06:00

Today the girls had crazy dress day. We really had fun with this one. The girls look sill! It was a lot of fun. Here are the pictures from the day!!

Iced Inn

2009-02-03T02:22:00.007-06:00

Last week we got a winter Ice storm. The bad thing about these storms, is the clean up is so much worse than if we just got snow. Especially the roads. With that said, the girls were home 3 days last week. While they were home, they did get to go sledding down the drive way. They both had a really great time!

We also baked cookies, and even made a special cookie for Dad, that we of course all shared!

We spray painted the ice

This is what I like to call Times Square, this is in our neighborhood

This is a picture of how thick the ice was

This is our one little tree in the front yard

yummo cookies

my little helpers

Faith wiped out

going for another round

trying to pull up Lauren

Faith at the bottom

Lauren at the bottom, Faith watching her go by

Lauren the snow angel

Faith the snow angel

Lauren giggling

lately

2009-02-03T02:07:00.003-06:00

Lately I have noticed that i have not been capturing as many pictures of Faith. I recognize this, and will make up for it! Trust me

All I see in this picture in her face is her as a baby. Its the mouth and the checks, Oh I already miss those days!

Here she is again, jumping away on her new toy from Gammie

Messy face

Sister LOVE. Faith love love love loves Audrey! She has turned out to be a great help! Sometimes too much, but she really does spend a lot of time with Audrey!

Cutie pies!

100th day of school

2009-02-03T01:58:00.002-06:00

Lauren had to make a poster with 10 groups of 10 things she liked. At school they celebrate the 100th day of school. I made 100 cookies for her class. Faith's class, made a snack, with 10 items, containing 100 pieces of each. Her class had to count out the 100 items. I did not attend either celebration, but both girls came home with smiles on thier faces.

Letting Go

2009-02-03T01:32:00.005-06:00

My little Audrey is growing so fast right before my eyes. She is 9 months now, and is trying really hard to walk. The other day she took a few tiny baby steps. She will find anything she can to stand up, and then she lets go, and just stands there, thinking really hard about getting her feet to move. I took some pictures of her and thought I would share them.

This is my big girl! She stood there for almost a minute while a snapped picture after picture!

My little peacock! She is still a blondie, and this picture shows the true color

See her teeth, she has gotten the two top teeth in too!

Holding on to mommy!

Letting go :(

Rockin around the Simmons' Tree

2009-02-02T23:46:00.004-06:00

Here are some pictures taken from Christmas

Here are the kids sitting by the tree, getting ready for bed on Christmas Eve

Good Morning Miss Audrey! Bed Head baby on Christmas Day! She is ready to open her presents!

She got a horse! Okay its not real, but she loves it!

Miss Faith posing with one of her presents

Lauren with her new Julie doll!

All I want for Christmas is my two bottom front teeth...and I got 'em

2008-12-17T13:22:00.003-06:00

This is the song little Audey has been singing, okay we have been singing to her. And she did get both teeth. Today She is 8 months old. And time is flying way to fast but I have been loving every minute of it...okay not the minutes in the middle of the night..hehe! She has been a mover and a shaker. She is pulling up on everything. Trying her harderst to walk. She stands up in her bed and is still just the cutiest thing ever!

I still know I need to get better at taking pictures of the other two, my next post will have pictures of them...

cuttie pie

My two front bottom teeth!

the oven is my new favorite spot!

I can pull up on it

And I play with the baby in the oven..(my reflection)

Mom what does normal mean?

2008-12-15T14:15:00.004-06:00

This is the question asked to me by my 4 year old..(can u believe almost 5) anyway that is another blog. So back to what is normal...when Lauren asked me this, I knew right away I had a problem. She thinks the crazy life we live is normal, un be known to her, its a little out of whack. But we are working on it...Here are some pictures of the new house.

I must give my husband a lot of praise here. He single handed moved almost everything we own. There were days when I did not think he was going to make it. But the prize is well worth it. We have been working our little elves off to get everything moved and settled. We have everything unpacked and settled, with a few minor things still to be done..like organization..some of that just comes with time!

This is the grand entrance you walk into. It is really pretty.

This is the living room and the kitchen all in one area. While it is an open -type floor plan, its not totally open to everything...

This is the view from the kitchen looking at the living room...notice my red paint

This is the living room...if you know me I can not live in a house with out paint on the wall. So yes in the two weeks we have lived here, I have painted the living room and painted the wall where the bar stools are.

This is the wall I painted under neath the bar...its my favorite

This is the dining room

Ruby Red Slippers

2008-11-28T08:58:00.004-06:00

Here are some adorable pictures of Audrey that have been lingering around on my camera. Its been awhile since i posted some pictures of her, and the girls. I need to work on taking more pictures of them, I have been slacking in that department!

Turkey day was yummy! I think it was one of the best ever!
I am sure most of you our out shopping today....I am curious to see what all goodies you all found. Due to the move, and the baby, I did not get up early to shop...I am going to try and squeeze some shopping time in this afternoon

Sunday Best...this beautiful dress my mom bought her

Me and the baby

Pretty in pink

My new hat and bow

My new Rubby Red slippers...ever girl should have a red pair of shoes

Change, change, and more change

2008-11-25T23:29:00.003-06:00

So its been awhile since i have blogged, and I have so many new things going on. First things first. This may come to a shock for some of you, but we are moving closer to town. We have actually been in the process for a few weeks now. But officially at the first of the month we will no longer live in Coweta. I could go in to the long drama story but I really do not want to discuss some of it over the blog.
I will be glad to share the details with any of you via email.
On a new note...Miss Audrey got her first tooth last week.
Another note..Shawn has been teaching me Auto-CAD so that I can start helping him. That has been fun yet challenging. Having your husband try to teach you a trade, he has done for 15+ years, is interesting. As some of you know, Shawn is now working just for the Integrated. So far, even with the economy, things have been going very well. Anyways, with him being home all day, makes for even more change around here. As if that was not enough...due to our move, after Christmas, Lauren will be starting school at Victory. Oh boy mama does not want her to grow up. But I know that she is very bored at home. And with having Audrey, my time is spread so thin at home. Lauren is a little nervous, but I really think it will be good for her. Next year she will be in Kindergarten. I just can not believe my baby is growing up! Its funny, with Faith, I never really felt this way, with Lauren I just want to ball her up and keep her small forever! If any of you know how I can do that, please let me know.
Okay so that's all I have for tonight. I think that is enough! I am tried and ready to go to bed. With moving, taking care of Audrey, cooking Thanksgiving dinner, I am just pooped!!!
Hope you and Your Families all have a very Wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Gumball

2008-10-23T01:54:00.004-05:00

Audrey is now 6 months old. My oh my where has the time gone.
She can sit up, if you put her up. She is getting ready to crawl. She has been working on it. Alot! The other day, I got out some baby toys I kept from Faith and Lauren. One of them is a gumball machine. And she love, love, loves it. Also a play phone. She really loves that one. Lauren came home from school and we started playing with her. Lauren was so sweet trying to teach her how to play. Our playdate was so mcuh fun!

This is my favorite picture.

Sister Love

Okay I just love this. I want to cherrish her

Cotton Eye Joe

2008-10-23T01:31:00.004-05:00

Lauren is taking ballet/jazz lessons at South Tulsa Dance Co. I have to brag a little here. This is a wonderful studio. It is decorated too cute inside, is clean and very modern. They have like 4 studios. They have video cameras recording the classes, that are displayed on nice flat screens out side the class so you can see. Anyways it is really a nice place!

This week the parents were invited to join in the class the last 30 minutes to see the girlz progress. The girls were so cute. The jazz song they are dancing to is the cotton eye joe. It is absolutely darling. If i can figure out the video thing, I will post a video of them dancing. Lauren seems to really like the jazz.

The ballerina

Lauren and Mommy..so I know no make up..my hair has been having issues..which has just made me feel blah...it all ends tomorrow. I am seeing my hair girls at 8:30 in the am!!!

***Bonus***
She is growing up so fast...last night I crawled in bed with her just to snuggle!

Audreys room

2008-10-15T10:38:00.003-05:00

A friend of mine is expecting a baby. We ere talking on the phone yesterday and I told her I would send her some pictures of Audrey's room. Well I just realized that I never posted any on my blog. If any of you wanted to see what her room looks like, here it is.

I have to say, by far this is my favorite room I have done. The green stripe around the room is ribbon, put up with scrapbook minky dot glue. Painting the circles, well lets just say I am so glad to be done with those. They took a lot of work. Then I made about 30 bows, and just hot glued them to the ribbon.

I found her furniture at a baby boutique here in town. They offered to sell it to me at a discounted price if I would take the floor model. Of course I will. I am really really happy with her furniture.

Check back later. I am changing some things around in Faith's room and we are painting!! Will post a blog when I get done.

Her bed

Her dresser/changing table

A close up of the bows, dots and ribbon

A close up of the bows

The detail on her crib and her dresser

This picture shows the colors more true to what they are

Yum, Yum

2008-10-15T09:07:00.002-05:00

Over the weekend, we bought Audrey a highchair. I fed her some applesauce, and she loved it! I also gave her a sippy cup, and she really likes it. The nipple is silicone, and she loves to chew on it. And when she does, water comes out. She seems to really like eating. She grasps on to my hand tight, trying to get the spoon in her mouth. It is really funny! Any how here are some pictures of her eating

~A spoon full of apple, keeps the Doctor away!

~Drinking from a big girl cup

~Making her pucker fish face waiting on her food..so cute

~grasping the spoon

~a happy baby full of applesauce

I am a great big bundle of Potentiality

2008-10-13T23:37:00.005-05:00

Lauren's school had a Sunday night show. They fed us spaghetti, and then each class sang a song. Lauren's class sang the song I am a promise. It was very, very cute. Especially when they had to say "I am a great big bundle of potentiality". I just giggled listening to these 4 year olds say this big word. I am going to try and take a video of her singing it and put in on the blog.

Here are some pictures from the night

~Waiting to go on stage

~Miss America Wave

~Singing her heart out

~Being my cute little Lauren

Audrey, Audrey, Audrey

2008-10-06T09:40:00.004-05:00

Wet soggy baby

Marry as the girls like to call her when she has the towl on her head

I can already hold a pencil...look out world here I come

Waking up with a smile on my face after my nap

When I was in my mommy's tummy, I had ten little friends, it is so nice to have found them again...

Laughing at my sister Faith

Tasting my toes, they make a great chew toy

Sitting up like a big girl

I only like this if i can watch Baby Einstein too

I can swing with the big girls now

One of my favorite places to be...I love to kick in the water

Ham...

Me and my daddy!

Look at what I can do!

I can sit up too!!

Baby Gap

2008-10-03T09:33:00.003-05:00

The gap is having a baby contest and I entered Audrey's picture in the contest. You are allowed to enter 5 photos, here are the photos I entered.

Faith's Cheer Picture

2008-10-02T23:56:00.004-05:00

We are going on our first ever family camping trip this weekend! Will post more on that later, and you know with pictures!

Back to this post...because of our family trip, we will miss Fatih's cheer pictures. Last weekend I took Faith's pictures. Hope you all like them. The fam will be getting some in the mail sooN!

Share Bear

2008-10-01T00:36:00.003-05:00

A couple of weeks ago, I get to school and Lauren walks out of class with the biggest grin, carrying this big bear!

Her teacher hands me this book and tells me that Lauren has been chosen to take Share Bear home for the week. She must write a story (mom does) about her week with Share Bear and then bring it back to school in a week.

So home with Share Bear we went. She was so happy. Share Bear did everything with Lauren all week. She had tea parties, ate lunch together and of course they slept together. It was so funny to watch them together!

Saying good buy and giving kisses

I have prrof that Faith takes after her gammie

2008-10-01T00:32:00.002-05:00

The other night after bath time, I found a curl in faiths hair. My mom, her gammie, has curly hair, only in the back of her head. Anyways I thought it was cute, if only it was like that all over..ugh..

We have another missing tooth

2008-10-01T00:25:00.002-05:00

The day of the parade Faith lost her second tooth! With the help of her daddy. She was so excited about the tooth fairy. Last tooth she got $10 bucks (the tooth fairy doesn't carry change, hehe) so she was really looking forward to her coming again. Well you know what the tooth fairy did not come (oops she forgot). So she had to make it up the next night. I was saved by bad weather. She told me the tooth fairy does not fly in bad weather, and we had bad weather last night, so mom she will be here tonight! Kids and their little brains..so cute!

Lauren & Shawn make their debt in the Coweta Parade

2008-09-30T23:44:00.005-05:00

Lauren and her daddy rode in the Coweta parade. It was so funny. Lets just say, Coweta is an itty bitty place, so the parades around here are "homemade". Faith, Audrey & I watched and lets just say we saw some interesting characters.
As much as I would like to live closer to town, the longer we are here, the more we really like this little town.
We got a new super wally world in March and they had to put up a new stop light, and you know what that stop light made the Coweta paper twice.(The paper that only comes out once a week!!) And since moving here, I have never seen so many tractors. No kidding, it is on a daily basis, that I get stuck behind one coming home! But you know what, I love it! I see these people, and you know what they are the hard working Americans! Anyways this little town is really growing on me!
Okay here are the pictures from the parade

In the background, for those of you that do not know, this is main street USA

Lauren and her daddy doing the parade wave

Smiling for mommy

Okay this is what I mean, only in Coweta, do you see a cow in the parade, isn't this funny?

Lots and lots of tractors in the parade

Happy Birthday Faith

2008-09-30T23:23:00.005-05:00

Faith's 6th birthday party was a blast. Really it was a lot of fun. She had her first game that day and she invited her squad to her party, so most of the little girlz came in their cheer uniforms. It started off with dinner. Then we did a craft. Then we played pass the pom-pom (kinda like hot potato) which was really fun. Then we did the pinata, then cake and presents. Then it was good night to all the girls. She really had a good time, and the last picture is of her and her daddy with the one thing she REALLY wanted, a guitar! She loves it. After cheer starts to slow down, we are going to start taking lessons.

Eating dinner with her buddies

Playin' pass the pom-pom, to Hannah Montana of course

Hit it hard, it was a horse pinata

The birthday girl with her hat

Her daddy and her new guitar

Audrey's dress

2008-09-12T11:22:00.003-05:00

This Sunday were are having Audrey's baby dedication at church. It is sorta like a baptism, except in our church we don't put water on the babies. Anyways, it is this Sunday. So Thursday I sat out on an adventure to find the perfect dress...and did I ever find it!

The smaller dress is what Audrey wore when she was born. The long one is the new one!

"The Dress"

The front and the cute bow she will wear with it!

close up of the detail on the dress.

a close up of the detail on the sleeve.

Football season is here

2008-09-10T12:37:00.004-05:00

Saturday was Faith's first football game!

The girlz did good, the boys got the stew beat out them...I think the final was 30-0 Yeap no typo here, ZERO!

However, the girls had so much fun!

They still have things to work on, but for their first game, it was wonderfuL...

We have a football game from now until the first week in Novemeber!

SO just deal with it, there will be many more pictures of Faith in her cheeleading outfit.

Look at that smile!

Gathering together

Half time show

End of the show

Thearpy + Creative + Paint = New playroom

2008-09-10T10:31:00.003-05:00

I recently decided that the girlz play room needed an update. I think because it is therapy to me and due to the recent loss of my father, I was in need of some much needed therapy.
I know some of you hate painting, but I love it. I love seeing just what i can create.

So I started with just wanting to buy a few pictures to hang on the wall. After shopping, I realized, I did not want to spend that kind of money on art work. So I dug down deep and got creative and made some of my own art work. While shopping for new art work, I decided the room needed some new paint to go with the new art...thus creating a new playroom.

I have to admit...I absoultly love it! I love the new color...it just makes the play room seem more
fun!

Here are some pictures of all my work...

The New Play Room

My Art Work

Scrapbook letters

These are made out of fabric, ribbon, canvas and a few scrapbook flowers

This is all 3 girlz hands...This is my favorite!!

Its kinda hard to see, but I sewed the flower stems on this one!

The Hardest thing

2008-09-09T01:33:00.002-05:00

As some of you know, recently, my father passed away. I decided to blog about because I think I am still in shock. I don't think I have really allowed myself to deal with this...I think because there are so many emotions.

For the past several years, my father battled alcoholism. And it finally got the best of him.

As much as he did wrong, he was still my father. I think that I am grieving what will never be, instead of the actual loss of him. If that makes since. I know he is in heaven, and for the first time in his life I truly believe the things that haunted him on this earth, he is finally free of. He spent most of his life running and I am glad he is at peace now!

However it is a hard ball to swallow, knowing how desperately he needed to be saved (from his addictions) and yet for whatever reason, you could not save him. Oh, how we tried. We found every treatment out there you could find, and just when we thought he was going to actually kick it, he wouldn't just back slide, he would fall hard. I remember the time I went to see him in the hospital lying there, hanging on for life...knowing he was dying from self inflicting wounds. Oh it was so hard to watch. I just wanted to shake him real hard and ask him why are you doing this to yourself, why are you doing this to us!! Watching someone slowly kill themselves, leaves you limp less.

My sister called me saying she had not hared from him in a few days, so she thought she should go check on him, and when she did, she found him dead on the floor. She called me, and you know what, I could not even speak.

The hardest thing of it all, was going to the funeral home, to pick up my father's remains in this tiny box. In this box, was a man, who sometimes I felt like I did not even know. Yet, in this box is your daddy, the man who when he was able to kick the habit, had a heart of gold. Yet in this box is a man who when you got scared at camp, drove all the way to pick you up, still you know so little about his life. Yet, in this box is a man who drove you to school everyday, feed you and clothed you, still he feels like a stranger. Ye in this box is a man, who without him my life, and my daughter's life would not exists, still you feel this huge gap. Yet in this box, is a man who took you to church, and with out him, you may not have your eternal salvation, still this man had salvation, but allowed his problems to eat a way at him. Yet in this box, is a man whom you dearly loved and only wanted the best for, but he is a man who would not be saved.

Oh my dearest dad, how I love you, and so wanted our time on this earth to be different...

My sister and I returned his ashes to the ground (river) together, and watching them float away was like a big empty hole in your life float away with him.

So in closing I will say that I wish the beer adds would run an add of the picture that will run in my sisters head for the rest of her life. Instead, all we see in the beer or alcohol commercials, is people who are having the time of their life, and sending a message to you and me, that with out, you can't have a good time.

I say hog wash to them.

Happy Birthday Faith, Part 1

2008-09-03T23:10:00.003-05:00

Today my little girls is turning six. Amazingly, yet wonderful six years. As I look back in pictures, oh it just melts my heart that she is already turning six. I remember, very well what I was doing today, besides labor, I was breath taken by this little angel that laid in my arms, filled with joy. Looking at her wondering what she would look like what she would be like...and it brings me tears of joy...yet a little of my just wants to pack her up, find a time machine, and take her back to this day. As a mom, I have been so blessed to have this little angel in my life. She has changed me in more ways than one.
I decided to put up some pictures of my little angel, from birth to six, here is where you have come so far...

This is what I was doing six years ago!

This is jelly roll at 5 months...kinda looks like Audrey, ya think?

Looking oh so cute at her first birhday party...Lady Bugs were every!!

I just love this picture...before she met cake

After she met cake...

Off to bed, will post more tomorrow!

its time

2008-09-02T22:52:00.003-05:00

Okay some of you may have grown up in a proper home, not me...here are some of the women I had to look up to as i grew up...so if any of you wonder why I am the way I am ....here you go..

Faith getting her first lesson...

(from L to R) my mom, my aunt Linda, my aunt Ninni

See, I am telling you, these women have problems...

Catching butterball

What a catch...

This is a typical sister cat fight...the older two fighting while the younger one sneaks away, un harm!!

Sibling rivalry

2008-08-26T13:42:00.004-05:00

Its really been a long time since I have blogged. We have been really busy since July. Lets see, my aunt and her family came to town, I turned 30, Shawn's parents came to town, CampMeeting, Dawn and Richie came to town, Cheer camp for a week for Faith, back to school to do list, and then the day before school started, my father passed away. So off to Florida we went, for almost a week. ( I will blog more on my dad latter). On the way to Florida, we stopped in Southeaven which is a suburb of Memphis, and so happens to be where are best buds Dawn and Richie live. Anyways we stopped to get a drink, then all the sudden the car started to have problems...long story short, our transmission went out and we had to stay the night with our friends. 24 hours latter and 3 grand (yes 3 thousand dollars) at the dealership, we were back on the way to Florida! Then they day we came home, Shawn's grandparents and Aunt and Uncle came to town. I think in a matter of 4 months, we have seen almost all of our family! Including are extended Rhema Family...yeah!

With all that going on, blogging has been out of the question!

But I am back, only kinda though. I have so much to catch up on that, I do not have a lot of time at the computer. And with the girls being in school, my life is on a time clock.

But with all that said, this Monday was the girls first day of school. Here are some pictures of my two beauties...gosh these girlz are growing up so fast...

Ready for the big day

My first grader...isnt she beautiful!

Little Lauren...oh she is growing up fast...she is now in pre-k

Showing off their back packs....

Missing tooth

2008-08-05T03:05:00.003-05:00

We have been messing around with that thing for a couple weeks now. Tonight it was finally on its last stitch. She had my big mirror out looking at it. I told her to look in the mirror and she could watch me as I pulled it out. With a look of frantic in her eye, she said, will this hurt. I said yeah, but just for a minute. So she made Lauren come over and hold her hand, as I pulled the tooth out. As I pulled it out, she squealed, but only for a second, then the tooth was out and she was SO excited to see it. We cleaned it up and cleaned her up. Wrapped it up, and tucked it underneath her pillow for the tooth fairy.

Lauren was so cute. She was so excited that the tooth fairy was coming, that she told sister " I have to sleep with you!" That Lauren is something else. Anyways, off to bed they went.
Tonight, I got to play tooth fairy, and left some money underneath her pillow. So I am sure she will want to go to the store and spend her money tomorrow!

Things I love

2008-07-31T08:32:00.005-05:00

I love my girlz and love taking pictures of them, and being creative with those pictures. Here are some pictures I have taken lately of the girlz...

A quick pose of Lauren with the flower

So this really deserves a post of its own...What you see her holding, is a guitar she made...all by herself. She came up with the idea, made it and then we saw it. She told me when she would pull out a rubber band it would make sound, so she figured if she put them on a box, it would make even more sound...she was right! As a mom, I just think this is totally amazing that my little 5 year old's brain can come up with this. Her birthday is just around the corner, so we will be getting her a real pink guitar. I already found one online!! She loves music. She has been going around the house with this box playing it and making up songs...it is just so precious. She is shy when I get the video out, but I am going to try real hard to get a video of her playing the guitar and singing.

Another picture of Miss LuLu Belle, as we call her

Over the shoulder

Audrey's first pedicure...thanks to Aunt Kk, we got some cute new pink polish....but I am sad to say, they pink polish had a head on collision with a five year old's hand and the tile floor, so it is no longer with us, but luckily we have a picture of it!

Audrey just looks so darn cute!

Big smile

Blue eyed beauty

This is simply adorable...the close up

the full view

Faith at cheer camp

Learning the motions

stiking the pose

sweet little face

holdin' her head up high

Knee Sliding PJ's, toe tapping fun

2008-07-29T03:30:00.004-05:00

One day, these hands will heal thousands, and pray for thousands to come to the kingdom

My girlz had their best little buddy, Caitlyn over. They were in town for Campmeeting. These girls had so much fun. Before you see these pictures, you must know the tempature was up in the tripple diigits, and this is what they all wanted to wear to bed...oh those girlz are so funny! The girls rode over to my house together, oh the conversations of 2 five year olds, and 1 four year old...are just priceless!

Good news about a fast food place

2008-07-28T00:07:00.004-05:00

Good news about a fast food place....we all have been talking about the shocking amount of cal, fat and lack of protein and fiber, we have been finding in our favorite restaurants. Well I finally have some good NEWS!! Yeah

As some of you know, I try to be healthy, and make smart educated choices when it comes to the things my family eats. I am not always perfect, but I try. With prices going up all around and in every area due to gas, my organic milk for 1 gallon has gone up to $6 and some change. So i decided to do some shopping and I was impressed to learn about my local ice cream shop.

Here is what Braum's says about their milk:

Braum's Fat Free Milk is unique - it has up to 50 percent more natural calcium, protein and other essential nutrients than any other milk on the market. That's because we send the milk through our special and exclusive vacuum processing system which actually removes 1/3 of the water from the milk thus concentrating the milk. That's why Braum's Fat Free Milk is better for you and is richer and creamier...tastes more like whole milk!

I paid $3.80 for a gallon of milk. Not only does the milk taste better, they are committed to having happy cows. They eat the finest grains, all the herd is own by the Braums family, they do not use hormones, and they are located in Oklahoma. I am all about buying local. I think it is much more beneficial to give my money to people who live and pay taxes in the state I live in. I know that my milk money is going back into the Oklahoma economy, and that helps my milk taste even better.

So the next time you need milk, if you have access to a Braums, I highly recommend you try it!

Birth Announcement for Audrey Kayann Simmons

2008-07-21T01:38:00.002-05:00

Fishing....Faith & Lauren style

2008-07-20T14:16:00.005-05:00

I really try to raise little ladies, but sometimes there daddy comes out in them...which I love! Here is what I saw when I stepped out my back door the other day.

(just incase you cannot tell what is going on, they are fishing from the play house into the pool)

We bought them these fishing polls from bass pro, and let me tell you they have gotten plenty of use. The love them. Little miss Faith is really good at casting...she defently gets that from her daddy!

I love these two little girlz so much! They just make my hear smile, especially when I see them doing things like this!

Twinkle Toes

2008-07-17T09:04:00.004-05:00

With a house full of little girlz, Shawn is bound for daddy can we put make up on you, Daddy can we do your hair (what little is there)and the most fun, Daddy can we paint your toes....Last night daddy caved, he told the girlz they could do what ever they wanted...i wish i would of gotten pics from last night, but i was nursing Audrey...but this morining i got a quick snap shot of his toes, and had to post it! And don't tell him I told you, but he still has them on right now at work...just covered with socks and shoes...thank heaven! My girlz have a great dad!

Jiggle wiggle

2008-07-11T00:04:00.002-05:00

Today was a big day for Miss Faith...

She has her first loose tooth, and let me tell you...she is so excited. She has waited for this day for a long time. All day she has played with that tooth. So much so, that I think she caused two more to come loose as well. 3 teeth in a row. Please somebody, find that magic potion that keeps them little. I cannot believe that my little girl, is going to be in first grade! Oh, they just grow up too fast!

Today is my last day to be twenty! Good buy twenties, hello thirties.

I think Tim McGraw said it best...My next 30 years...that is my theme song for the year!

Happy 30th Birthday To Me~A few days early

2008-07-08T09:56:00.007-05:00

Rachael Simmons July 12, 1978

Comes the Dawn
After a while, you learn the subtle difference
between holding a hand, and chaining a soul.
And you learn that love does not mean leaning
and company does not mean security.
And you begin to understand that kisses are not contracts
and presents are not promises.
And you begin to accept your defect
with your head up and your eyes open,
with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build your roads on today,
because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans and
futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
So you plant you own garden and decorate your own soul,
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure, you really are strong,
and you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn….with every good-bye , you learn.

I am saying good bye to my twenties…and hello to my thirties. When I turned 29, all the sudden it hit me that thirty was knocking at my door. I really struggled with this. But as the time grew closer and closer, this poem came to my remembrance. I dug through some of my old stuff and pulled it out. I posted it to share with you. Hope you enjoy!

I began to realize that over the last 10 years, my life has changed, and my life has changed me. One could read this as a poem about a break up, but not me. I use to read it like that, but my life has changed me and I see this poem in a different light.

….”you begin to understand that kisses are not contracts and presents are not promises. And you begin to accept your defects with your head up and your eyes open”…being married takes a lot of work! Your wedding band and the kiss at the end of the ceremony is just the beginning. I have learned that being married is not easy. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication. And the hardest part of it for me was seeing me for me and realizing I cannot change my husband, I can only change me. And maybe, just maybe…it’s me that needs to change. I have had to take a long hard look in the mirror, and see that that reflection looking back at me, wasn’t really what I wanted it to be…and taking the steps...Mentally and physically to change that.

…..”So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers”… This was a hard one for me. I looked to Shawn for my happiness. So over the past few years, I have had to dig down real deep and see that I had to learn to love me. How could I expect my husband to love me, if I could not even love myself? I had to accept things I did not like, and learn to love me for me…falling in love with yourself is not an easy thing.

Thankfully I did have some one holding my hand through this, but his name is not Shawn, its God. I learned to let God decorate my soul and plant my garden with the things he wanted to see grow in me. And I have to say this year I am more in love with myself than ever before. There are still things I would like to change physically AKA, my weight, but for the first time, I am happy just being me! I have learned to love me the way I am today, and be satisfied with this person! God showed me one day in my heart, that until I really learned to love this person, I could not become who I wanted to be. I was allowing my weight to dictate the value I had on my life, and God showed me that even with the weight, I had value.

So as I approach my thirties, I am working on my weight, but in a new way. I use to want to be thinner for all the wrong reasons. Now God has put my head on straight and now being thinner does not mean happiness. I really do not want to be thin; I just want to be healthy. I want to make sure I am around to enjoy my kids, and grandkids. As well as do the work God has called me to do! God showed me, that even though the weight was unhealthy, he still loved me. He is teaching me how to make good choices and how to take care of this body, after all He is the one who made it, and He knows what this body needs more than any doctor or diet! I am a mommy to 3 precious little girls, and I want to teach them to love their bodies and to be satisfied with who they are on the inside and outside.

So as I embrace my thirties, I do with my head held high!

“And you learn and learn…..with every good-bye, you learn. So as I sit back and look at my journey through my twenties I am thankful for where I am today. I have held my “head up and my eyes open, with the grace of a women.” So as I say good bye to my twenties I leave knowing that I did not end this journey the way I started. I learned that I “really can endure, I really am strong and I really do have worth.”

Happy Birthday to ME

Rockets Over Rhema

2008-07-04T08:49:00.000-05:00

Rockets Over Rhema, has become a family tradition for us, I think this is our 4th year going...and you know it's funny, every year we have gone with a different group of people...all our friends move away...oh well the joys of being at RBC! With it being so hot and not alot of shade, we opted to arrive late! Audrey is too young for sunscreen, so we have to stay out of the sun. We did have VIP passes though, thanks to Shawn's mom and Danny Piper, so parking was wonderful! With that said we got their just enough time to let the girlz get their face painted and Mr. Bobby and BB went to look at the old cars...then we went back to the car to set up our chairs and listen to Mark Harris and watch the fireworks. Oh my, what a fantastic fireworks display. The end was amazing..way to go Rhema!

Anyways here are some of our pictures from this year...

Daddy with his girlz

Two of my favorite little people, waiting in line to get face painting

Mommy and daddy

Showing off their faces

This is what Audrey did...most of the time

The girlz with BB and Mr. Bobby

Playing duck duck goose with daddy

Lauren is the duck..duck...duck...goose

Dad taking a rest

BB & Mr. Bobby come to town

2008-07-03T08:29:00.004-05:00

My aunt and her boyfriend came to visit us. We had such a great visit. The girls loved having them here. They swam, we went and saw fireworks at Rockets over Rhema (way to go Rhema, what a fantastic show), went to a car show, went to see the new American Girl Movie Kit, and just hung out. Here are some pictures from their visit.

BB feeding Audrey

Burping the baby

Teaching Lauren to swim

look mom, BB's teaching me to swim

BB with those girlz, they sure kept her hoppin!

Mr. Bobby & BB with the girls at Rockets over Rhema

Audrey watching her BB at Rockets over Rhema

The many faces of a baby

2008-07-01T00:15:00.008-05:00

All the many faces of Audrey...she is laying at her changing table...and looking at her toys...just how many faces can she make...hold on this one is long...

She has found her tounge...and loves to play with it...is is SO cute...
Gammie this ones for yOu!

upside down baby

My little girlz mohawk

She has started to reach for things...

A whale of a sale

2008-06-23T08:38:00.002-05:00

We went to a local nursery here to buy just a few plants for our planters and came home with 6 new trees. 3 pine trees, 2 pear trees, and 2 holly trees. Plus we bought 4 other plants that are evergreens, and 4 things of decorating grass....all for $200.00 bucks....The nursery once a year has a sale, and well we came on the right day! All of this would of cost us over $1000.00. We paid $10 and $20 bucks a piece for the trees. As some of you know, we lost a lot of our tress this winter with the ice storm, so it feels nice to have some again. Here are some before pictures of the two front planters. Once we get it done I will post some after pictures.

All our new tress and plants...look, there are two more in the back of Shawn's truck

Before

Before

Look how well my herbs are doing...

Phat girls can get on the back of a pick up too!

2008-06-21T22:39:00.004-05:00

To all my friends who are dieting...

So I know you have all seen the Silhouettes of the hot girls on the back of a pick up truck, well now they have a Silhouette of a fat girl! Shawn and I just cracked up laughing. I could not resist taking a picture of it so I could share it with all my blog friends...where you might ask would I see something like this, well not Wal-mart, but Bass Pro. Hope this makes you all laugh as much as it made me and Shawn..

Kids Day at the Bass Pro Shop

2008-06-21T22:30:00.002-05:00

Today they had kids day at Bass Pro.

They had stuff for kids to do. Faith got to rock climb, they were taking the kids finger prints, you could fish in the pond. Also the fire department was there. We got the girls their own fishing pole, then went to try and catch some fish. While we had no luck with getting a fish, what we did catch was a great time! Here are some pics from our day at Bass Pro.

Shawn and Faith waiting to rock climb

Lauren waiting on Faith to rock climb

Faith rock climbing

Faith sitting on the bikers club Harley

Lauren sitting on the Harley

lookin' for the fish

Showing off their new glasses that came with their fishing poles

Faith fishing

Lauren and Daddy trying to get the big one!

Today Audrey is 2 months old

2008-06-17T00:01:00.000-05:00

Me just being the most adorable baby ever!

My how the time is already flying...Miss Audrey is 2 months old today..and growing so fast. Well if there was ever any concern with nursing, there is no more...look at this baby, does it look like she misses a meal?

This past month she has really started to come alive! Her new thing is her swing...she loves it~And we finally got her to take a bottle, for mommy that is...this week we are going to get dad to give her one. The girls have taken to her so well! Lauren was a tiny bit jealous in the beginning, but no more. She loves Audrey. They both love to kiss her little face. I started patty cake with her and she just puts on the biggest grin, and the girls love it when I do it, and they have even started to play it with her. Faith has learned to hold her! She just thinks that is the best thing. She likes to pick her up...i still have to watch her..I have to remember she is 5 and knows very little about just what babies can do.

Having three has been an adjustment, but not like I thought it would be, but better. I saw my old neighbor the other day and she just had baby number 3 (for those of you who might remember when we moved into our Broken Arrow house our neighbor was expecting and come to find out we had the same due date..I was prego with Lauren...anyways..we were talking and both agreed with 3, its just different..the first you try to be the perfect mom, with the second you are so overwhelmed with having two and trying to met every ones need, especially when they are close in age...then with number 3, they just seem to be more laid back...really what it is, is with number 3, you have learned..they will not break...crying whats that, you mean the noise the baby make...it has nothing to do with the baby, but you as a mom are just more laid back.

So there you have it! Life with three little girls for us has been pretty wonderful. We are so blessed to have 3 healthy, beautiful girls and thank God daily for the gift of being able to be called mom and dad...

Here are some highlights from Audrey's past month...

...just pure beauty...God's grace wrapped up in one little face...

I want my gammie, this thing is just looking at me...

suppose to be tummy time..looks like a great place to catch up on some beauty sleep!

Getting more beauty sleep...I am really into this sleeping thing

I think sleeping is a baby's best friend....

Just chillin in the swing...now this is life...

Yummy this thumb is so good...okay not as good as mom...

Milk it does a baby good!

Giving daddy kisses...

Just me...

Girlz

2008-06-16T23:12:00.006-05:00

Hey I took some new pictures of Faith and Lauren...whatcha think?

I think I need to go to PH, picture holics...I just love to take pictures...

Especially of my girls...I want to capture every moment so when they are old we have some thing to look back on and smile.

Any how, the pictures of the girls by themselves are replacing the pictures of them in the living room...those pics were taken acrooss the street at bass pro last year, so it was time for a change!

Kitchen Bath

2008-06-15T12:18:00.004-05:00

Miss Audrey got her first bath in the kitchen sink. She liked it, although I do think she likes the big tub with the bubbles better! But she liked this too!

I have to admit, that sometimes i just stare at her in amazment...I know this sounds crazy, but I do not feel like I have three kids...it is still settling in. I look at her and just fall so in love with her...you know you always wonder if you are going to have enough love to go around? I do not think its love I have to worry about, its time! I am still balancing or trying to balance to make sure each one of them gets all the time they need!

Happy Father's Day

2008-06-14T14:35:00.003-05:00

Happy Fathers Day daddy love your girlz....

I just so happen to be married to the greatest Dad on the planet!

To all the dad's out there, hope you have a great one!!

Chunky Monkey

2008-06-14T14:23:00.002-05:00

Miss Audrey is growing so fast...she will be 2 months next week but I betcha she weighs 13 1/5 pounds allready! Here are some cute pictures of her and her chubby little self! She is following in her sisters foot steps...Faith was the big one! At four months she weighed 19lb 14 oz...6 months she weighed 22lb 5 oz at 9 months she was 24 lb 7 oz.....we will see if Audrey out weighs Faith?

Look at the mountain top...i mean belly....gotta love those breast fed babies...they love their milk! I think rich milk runs in the family...my sisters little girl is 7 months and weighs 25lbs!

Would you like a turkey leg?

Chunky Monkey Ice Cream will never be the same!

What Faith and Lauren did this week

2008-06-07T11:20:00.004-05:00

As you know, the pool has filled up the dayz so far this summer, but we are doing other things too! On Monday, I took the girls to Purple Glaze, it is a pottery store where the girls can paint an object of their choice. Faith choose to paint a horse, and Lauren a ballet slipper. The girls enjoyed going, especially since their pals Brooklyn and Grant were there...

Also on night they put on a "Show" for us on the stage...it was pretty cute. They made up a dance, played music and sang songs...busy little girls, even Audrey got to catch some of the show..

Eyes Like Moses

2008-06-03T23:25:00.002-05:00

When I took Audrey in for her one month, her DR. was concerned about her eyes crossing a little too much, so off to the specialist we went....

The days between the appointments, we took the word, and stood on it...The bible talks about Moses who had great vision even at an old age..thankful God is not a respecter of persons...if Moses' eyes were strong even at an old age, then so will Audrey's...and the word says that by HIS strips we are healed...so we prayed over her and we have just been confessing the word over her...and thanking God she has strong healthy eyes...

....Audrey praising the Lord in her sleep.....

Well today we took her to the Dr and we got a great report. The doctor says her eyes look "wonderful" just where they should be for her age!

Audrey's eyes wonderfully made by God...

(I know the photo is sideways, but it kept uploading this way...if any one knows why please tell me...the photo is not this way in my albums...frustrating...)

The devil has really tried to attack this little girl with all kinds of aliments...and every time...we have stood on the word and seen God work....I do not know the plans for this little girl, but I know who does, and it must be BIG!

In the beginning, the doctor said I was miscarrying, that my levels were too low...so we stood on the word and 2 days letter, the levels more than tripled, then I had a lot of bleeding early on and once again, it was thought I would miscarry...I stood on the word, told the Devil just where he could go, and commanded him to get his hands off my daughter...I used my authority..and every time I would see the blood, I would just praise God that she is strong and healthy in a strong womb...and then the bleeding finally stopped..and I never had another problem....then they said that her left ventricle on her heart was not right, again we stood on the word, and at the next test, everything was wonderful! Now with her eyes, and once again we stood on the word and she is healed! It really moves me to see God at work! I am so thankful to be a child of God and KNOW MY AUTHORITY!

Smiley Baby part B
Here are some more pictures of little Audrey smiling...she is such a happy baby!

Audrey all smiles...this is such a great picture of her!
(Again, I know it is sideways, but I have tried and tried to get it to upload the right way and during upload it keeps turning...UGH!)

Fun Summer

2008-06-01T21:49:00.000-05:00

That is just what the girls say when we get in the pool...the love it! I have to say, the kid in me is coming out and I find myself wanting to get in just as much as they do! I think if Faith could, she would swim from sun up to sun down! Lauren loves it too, but after a while she is done, let me rephrase that...after a lOOONG while...

Even dad gets in the pool...and he likes it too! The girls love it when he gets in. He picks them up and throws them in the pool...which is there favorite thing to do!

We are all starting to get a little tan...praise the Lord, it is embarrassing to say I am from Florida, yet look like an albino Oklahoman...

My hubby even worked on the yard around the pool. He put some nice stepping stones surround by rock and added some new plants around the patio...yeah! We even got some lights...one for looks and two the bugs...

Anyways here are some pics of the family enjoying the pool...Even little Tinkerbell went for a swim. It was so funny...she is fast on the land and sea...

Little Tinkerbell

Swimming doggie

My new torches...you can see the stepping stone and rock in the background, also a little bit of the new patio plants

Faith, who is loosing her top

Lauren in her floaty

Faith flying in the air

Lauren flying in the air

Who better to spend your summer with than your best friend...

Windy and Rainy

2008-06-01T16:14:00.000-05:00

We had thunderstorms again over the weekend...lots of wind and rain.

We had to get out so I put Audrey in some jeans and a hat...she was too cute to miss the photo moment...

Drink, drink, drink

2008-05-30T15:31:00.000-05:00

That is just what the pool did...it took almost 5000 gallons to filler up...Yip, that is almost the amount of what we use a month...I guess the bill will just about double this month..oh well...the price you must pay to have fun!

Here are some pictures of the girls, they had so much fun while the pool was filling up...Faith would run then slide on her knees. Lauren laid in the water like a mermaid, until the water got fuller...I think this is going to be a great summer and loads and loads of fun...stay tuned, more pool pictures to come soon! I cant wait to get a tan!

The Simmons' have officially become Coweta Rednecks

2008-05-29T21:55:00.000-05:00

We Got OURSELVES a SWIMMING POOL

The summer is here, and it has brought with it the Oklahoma sun...and it is hot. The girls have been taking swim lessons for 2 months now and we decided it was time to get a pool...nothing fancy...just a redneck pop up pool, as I like to call them. Here are some pictures of us putting it up!

Getting the ground ready

Daddy and Faith workin' on it

Filler up!

Baby Faith

2008-05-29T17:35:00.000-05:00

Since I have told you all that little Audrey looks SO much like Faith, I thought I would post some baby pictures of Faith and then some of Lauren. Then you all can decide just who you think she looks like...

This is just a free one...I had forgot about this picture...it was such a good one..

Baby Lauren

2008-05-29T17:30:00.000-05:00

Lauren's baby picture look TOTALLY different than what she looks like now..but we will see if any of you see any Lauren in Audrey.. PS all the pictures of Lauren are 2 months or younger...can you believe all the hair on this kid...After looking through the pics I see more of Lauren in Audrey than I thought.

From tears to Showers of fun...

2008-05-28T00:13:00.000-05:00

As the girls are getting older, we are trying to allow them to do more, especially their hygiene. They both love baths, but do not like the shower. So today I told them they had to take a shower, and I got my usually crying. But Miss Faith asked if they could do it by themselves, and I said sure...they just thought that was so cool! So the tears went away and go to bathe themselves...they had a blast!

2008-05-26T15:12:00.000-05:00

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The Pea in the Pod

2008-05-24T17:10:00.000-05:00

So I never said, so much for never said...anyways. I was never thrilled with the idea of having something strapped on to me so I could tote my kid around, until now. I found these cool slings, called hotslings, and I must say I love it and so does she. I found them online and ordered it, but the other day while in Target, I saw that they are now caring the same brand. Anyways, Audrey at first was not having it, then I tried her again in a few weeks, and lets just say the pictures tell it all! She absolutely loves it! In this picture, we were actually going for a walk, the whole family! Anyway, so much for never....
Okay as for the hair...lets just say I know it needs work...and i got it done..yeah! I love the blonde, but it it too high maintenance for this busy mom, so back to brown I went...I will post a picture of me with my new hair soon...I need to take a picture of me on a day I have my hair and my face done at all the same time..haha...like that happens much!

Smiley baby

2008-05-22T23:56:00.000-05:00

Audrey has started to smile...both with help and on her own...It is very cute...and the girls love it!!

Garden

2008-05-22T00:03:00.001-05:00

My garden, thanks to my mommy! The first picture is of my first home grown tomato, the other is my herb garden. I am so excited about my little tomatos...Will keep posting pictures as they grow.

Faith's Graduation

2008-05-21T00:30:00.000-05:00

Today Faith had her graduation from k-5 at Victory~I can not believe I am a mom to a first grader...She is growing so fast.
As some of you may know, we had to change schools in the middle of the year, but I am so thankful. Faith has done very well, not only academic, but socially!
Their graduation was very well done. Each kid had a part to play. It sadness me to see my baby girl graduating from Kindergarten. I got very teared up when she was on the stage. I really wanted to cry like a baby, but held back. With just having Audrey and now one in first grade, time as sure flown by. I look at Audrey, and it is like looking at a little Faith, knowing she is not so little anymore. If anyone out there knows of some magic to give little babies to keep them that way, please tell me!! This mama don't want her baby to grow up!

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The busy little life of a One Month Old

2008-05-17T10:58:00.001-05:00

Miss Audrey is a month old today. Yesterday she went in for her check up..she weighed 10lbs 1 oz and was 21 1/4 inch long. For a month old she has had a very busy life..she has been to two graduations, had her grandma visit. Visited with her aunt and uncle Dawn and Richie, had her picture taken, took her first bath..went to incredible Pizza. Took a nap with dad, swang in the swing, got lots of kisses from her two sisters. Lived through her first tornado. On Wed the 14th we took her to church for the first time, only to get there just minutes before a tornado touched down and blew off some of the metal at the storage building on the church grounds. Very scary, but thank God I know who I am in Christ and what I have, and I was surrounded with other believers who know who they are, and no one was hurt! Last but surely not the last time she will do it, was sleep, eat and poop!

Here are some pictures I have taken of her this month....

Napping with daddy

Napping and looking oh so cute!

Cute little feet

Holding on to mom

Sweet As A Strawberry..and more

2008-05-10T00:06:00.000-05:00

Audrey has a really cute outfit on today, and I had to snap a few pictures...plus here are some other ones that I have taken...
Photography is really my hobby! I love it.

Gammie comes to vist

2008-05-07T22:00:00.000-05:00

My mom came to met Miss Audrey, and of course to see Faith and Lauren. I told her to pack her energy pills cause these two would keep her on her toes. And they did just that.

We had a wonderful visit. The girls spent every moment with mom, even when she slept, they were right next to her. They so enjoy having her, as do I.

Mom gave Lauren a massage, and she told her...Just the way I like it....as if she gets these all the time..anyways it was so funny! My mom and I laughed the whole week! I even managed to get a rub or two...would of loved to of gotten more...but there is always next time.

We even put her to work. Here are some pictures of her and the girls planting flowers and veggies...

Thanks mom for all your help...we miss you already!

Audrey sleeps in her bed for the first time.....

2008-05-06T13:55:00.000-05:00

For a nap that is...Audrey is enjoying the night life sleeping with mom and dad, but during the day, she is sleeping in her crib! She really likes it. We have a sound machine in there and I turn it on and she drifts off to sleep...

She is really sleeping well. At night she is sleeping about 3-5 hours at a time..YEAH! Mom is actually getting a little rest!

Relaxing at the Spa...baby style

2008-05-04T10:16:00.000-05:00

Audrey's belly button fell off today. So I decided she was ready for the big tub. She LOVED it! We have jet's in the tub so I cranked them up and she was so relaxed. I think bath time will be a hit! I am so thankful she likes bath time...Miss Lauren was the worlds worst at getting a bath...thank you Lord for giving me a baby who likes the bath tub..

Here are some pictures my mom took while giving Audrey her relaxing spa treatment.

And to top it off, my mom is a massage therapist, and Audrey got a massage after her bath...She was loving it!

Lauren's graduation

2008-05-01T12:20:00.000-05:00

Last night was Lauren's K-3 graduation. She was beautiful. The program was great and the kids were too cute!

Thanks to my friend Jenn, here are some pictures...I had camera problems, thanks for great friends as back ups!

Sista's

2008-04-22T23:40:00.001-05:00

The girls are so happy with their little sister. They just love her! Especially little Lauren, she must give her 100 kisses a day! Tonight, Lauren was talking to her above her head and Audrey was looking up to look at her..it was SO cute. The girls have done really well with her. They are taking all the changes gracefully. The biggest change has been the one on one attention...the girls have not been getting that from me, and I miss them. Tonight we read a story in the their bed and snuggled for a few minutes...I know it is just a season, and that things change, I just dont want the girls to think my love for them has changed...I have really been trying to balance everything.

Happy Birthday Audrey

2008-04-17T16:38:00.000-05:00

Miss Audrey Kayann Simmons

Born 4/17/08 at 2:38pm and weighed 8lbs and was 20inches long.

Delivery was oh so amazing...I know delivery and amazing should not be in the same sentence, but it is! God is so good! I was induced. I went in at 7am, and the doctor came in @ 8:30 and broke my water. At that time I was almost at 4. By 1:30 they called the Dr and told him I was about an 8. He came over about 2:15 or so and jokingly said lets see if we have a head..he lifted up the sheet to check me and sure enough, her head was crowning...he said dont move I will be right back and dashed out of the room to go change his clothes. All the sudden the room turned into a shogun kitchen...nurses flying around trying to get everything ready. The doctor comes back in and is getting his gloves and mask put on, meanwhile the nurses are dropping the bed and start to pull me down to the edge of the bed when the doctor says, don't move, don't breathe, she is coming out....everyone is rushing even more, finally he sits down and says push...I did not even have to push, it was a grunt, and there was her head and one more grunt and there she was...

First look at eachother

Faith and Audrey

Lauren & Audrey

Miss Audrey