It's Been A Hard Day- Prayers Please!

Today we got two pieces of bad news... I'll start with the first:

-I got a call from my best friend Kim that lives in Atlanta and our friend ,Ashly Parish Tucker, from High School received horrible news today! She was at the end of her pregnancy and they did not find a heartbeat at the doctors appointment today! This has got to be so hard for her and her sweet husband. I cannot even begin to understand! She went to the hospital tonight to deliver the baby. PLEASE PLEASE pray for Ashly and Denny Tucker as they struggle to understand why this is happening to them and where to go from here. They are amazing, wonderful people and I know that God will reveal Himself to them in indescribable ways and I just pray for peace that surpasses understanding!

- The second is our friends Trey and Danielle found out today that their nephew, Baylor, has cancer. Baylor is only 5 years old and Danielle says he is the most wonderful child. They don't know details but they do know it's cancer!! This too is just heartbreaking!

It is hard to process why these things happen. I was praying today and God laid on my heart the fact that this world is not our home. I know I say that many times but the reality of it is such a comfort. We have HOPE in Jesus Christ and though horrible things happen He is the Hope of Glory and the Everlasting God. As Christians we get to spend ETERNITY with Him! I pray so hard for Ashly and Denny and Danielle's family as they begin the walk on a very long journey to healing and understanding. Please pray with me!

Friend Day

We had friend day at church this weekend. It was great and we had Dave Dravecky come and speak and we had our big friend day picnic. We are doing a series "I Love the 80's" and TJ sang a Journey song, "Don't Stop Believing"... it was great!

I TOTALLY forgot about friend day... I am a HORRIBLE "pastors" wife. It was a long week with sick kids so that is my only excuse! Anyway, that is why Karoline is in one of her Ragsland dresses and in a jumper... And why I fed her her lunch because I didn't have a bib... and why Anderson totally missed his afternoon nap and missed lunch... and I forgot to invite any friends. BUT it was fun and even though the rest of our day was off schedule it was worth it. Here are some pictures my friend Tammie took because I didn't have my camera...Oh well!

Karoline LOVED the jumper... Emily went in with the girls at first so they would not be scared. I was greatfull they had a jumper just for the little kids. I went in with Karoline for about two minutes. I was worn out!!

Already In Trouble...

Mom's been gone since Wednesday and this morning she asked me why I didn't have pictures on the blog yet! :)

Today was a crazy day with going on a long walk this morning then getting rear eneded on the way home (see post below), TJ had set up, had to go sing in a Wedding ("You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban... haha...wish I had that on video), got home late, Anderson is so sick and stuffed up, Karoline... well she is 2, and I am quite tired from staying up too late watching hurrican Ike tear up the Texas coast. BUT now I am watching the Auburn game on the DVR finally and blogging as I watch... So mom, here you go!

This dress is from Barna and I am so sad because it might be the last time she wears it. It's a size 18m but it still fits and honestly she might be able to wear it next year... it's REALLY big for an 18m. It's just so beautiful and I'll be sad if she can't wear it next year. If anyone finds this dress in a 3T buy it and I'll send you a check :)

Karoline wanted to "read" to Anderson...

Monday night TJ and I got mom to babysit and we went to a really nice place in Walnut Creek. It was a WONDERFUL dinner and I was so thankful for the peaceful conversation time with my husband.

Anderson's favorite game: Mommy closes all the doors in the hall and he plays with a ball...

We did have to say goodbye to mom on Wednesday. It was sad... Karoline asked where she was a million times the rest of the day. We had a great time and we were very thankful for the extra help and wonderful food. Karoline especially liked all the little songs she taught her (the I Love You song and Ain't No Bugs On Me).

They both wanted to go outside and I just loved how cute they were...

This is basically how Anderson feels about a bottle... he would rather play than eat.

The other day I told Karoline that Emily, Avery, and Isabel were coming over to play. Karoline started to gather up as much stuff as she could hold and she would say "Avery can't have my backpack", "Avery can't have my DDD (DVD)", "Avery can't have my juice"... Can you tell she is 2!!?? We had a great time having them over and Isabel found a new use for a deflated blow up pool... a bed.




Anderson's pants just fell right off his hips! :) It was so funny.


That's all I got mom...

Rear-Ended

Coming home from walking at Wildcat Canyon today Karoline and I got rear-ended. It scared me, obviously, but thankfully it was not that bad... well at least not for me. There was a cop there in 30 seconds and took care of everything. My car was fine ... I love my mega SUV! The sports car was not so lucky though and the hood of his car was pretty bad. This picture does not really show the bad part... I didn't want to look so obvious taking a picture of his car. But we are all fine.

Karoline got to meet a police man and see the police car and she kept saying "We got hit mommy"...

I have already been in trouble with my mom today about not posting any pics of the kids so I'll do that tonight... yes, she just left on Wednesday and I am already in trouble!!

Tucker Andrew McGough Is Here!!

I am SO excited! Tucker has arrived! He was born at 4:45pm and he weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. and was 21.25 inches long. Natalie is doing great! She did get a shower, put on her make up , and did her hair before she left. This was a must for Natalie! She pushed for less than 15 minutes which was MUCH better than pushing for 4 hours with Emma Raines. Natalie also said that Wayne didn't get yelled at as much this time either! :)

I just got off the phone with her and she sounds GREAT and she said that Emma Raines had so much fun meeting her baby brother. She said she was being so sweet and tried to give Tucker her juice! I know Emma Raines is going to be a GREAT big sister. It just kills me that I can't be there! Here are some pictures from Wayne's email.

Be A Follower...

I don't exactly know what it means but I added the Followers application on the blog if you want to be a follower. It's on the right side of my blog...

I also added my twitter updates... presure from TJ.

Karoline's sick and watching Dora and Anderson's asleep... Im bored, can't you tell!

For GiGi, PopPop, Aunt Sarah, Uncle Jared, and Ella...

TJ's sweet family picked up some Auburn stuff for us at the game last week and they arrived just in time for game day today!! I have not watched the game yet (the girls went on a shopping trip) but I did see that Auburn won! War Eagle...

Here are the pictures... Also the pictures of Anderson below the Auburn tshirts were from last night. Anderson just looked TOO cute in his Auburn hat. TJ wants everyone to know that he dressed Anderson so make sure to give him props!! :)

We LOVE our new Auburn shirts!!


He LOVES to crawl around holding something in each hand. He loves the noise it makes on the floor! He does this ALL day long almost!




Yes, my mom is still here... Yes, she has slept on our sofa for over a month... Yes, I will miss her cooking VERY much!

Rejoicing...

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28

We did not get our loan for the house... I first want to say PRAISE GOD!! Even though this has been SO hard and just a nightmare for our family, I am SO glad it is over! I feel FREE!

I thought I would be so upset but I just KNOW that this obviously was not the house God has for us and in that I REJOICE! I know He has a plan for our family... I just don't know what it is yet!

We are going to take a break from house hunting for a little while. I need to emotionally recharge. It is sad because we did all we could possibly do to try and get a loan, we just didn't have enough down payment. They said if we would have tried a few months ago it would not have been an issue at all and the loan would have gone through with no problem. BUT like I said, I thank the Lord for not allowing it to happen if it was not His will!

Anyway, thanks so much for all your prayers! I still ask you to pray for the earnest money because we don't know yet if we will get that back... but I still know that even if we don't, God has a plan.

Here are some pictures of the kids from today...

Karoline felt like she needed to help her brother eat his puffs this morning. They had such a fun time!



I LOVE this cute little outfit we got at Target...

Happy Labor Day!

I hope everyone is having a great Labor Day. We are not doing anything really... TJ has his fantasy football draft tonight with the guys from church and I think we are just going to eat pizza. Speaking of labor, pray that my best friend, Natalie, will go into labor soon! We are SO excited Tucker is on his way! Her mom arrived today so Natalie has given Tucker the okay to come and she wants him to come NOW! :)

I FINALLY got Anderson walking on video so here it is...


Already trying to play with the puzzles... Okay, he really just likes to try and eat the pieces.

Waiting for lunch on Sunday... He's so cute.

I know this picture is out of focus but it's still cute!

I FINALLY got Anderson's "Funny Face" on camera! He does this when he is finished eating or really finished with any activity. It's so funny!


Mom, Karoline, and I went with Emily, Avery, and Baby Isabel on a walk today at Wildcat Canyon. I went a lot with Emily before Anderson but I have not been back since I had him. I am going to start going with Emily more often so we started today. It was BEAUTIFUL. Here is a view from one of the hills... the bridge is the Golden Gate. The girls had a good time. Baby Isabel slept the whole way.





Have a restful and relaxing Labor Day!

It's Time For Auburn Football!

We are SO excited it is time for Auburn football! We watched the game today on ESPN 360 while TJ's family got to actually go to the Auburn game. We were so jealous! They were so sweet though because GiGi got Karoline a cute Auburn dress and Anderson an Auburn Polo shirt. Sarah also picked up some Tshirts for the kids for me. I cannot wait to get them in the mail!

I thought Auburn did pretty well today... of course I could not watch the game very well between a toddler upset because she could not watch Dora and a 10 month old who wanted to play non-stop. TJ thinks that they didn't use their "tricks" and are holding out for the bigger teams we will play later. Overall it was fun just to watch the game. WAR EAGLE!!


We worked on her cheerleading skills... she is doing very well :)

Backyard Fun!

It was a HOT week! One day it was 98 degrees outside and about the same inside. We usually had 14 fans going in our small 1200 sq. foot house. One day it was 95 in the house so we just had to leave and go to dinner because the thought of cooking over a hot stove or even turning on the oven was unimaginable! We went to a nice dinner at Chevy's... it was a great escape! I know that it only gets this hot like two weeks out of the year here but when that time comes I REALLY wish we had AC! So, we spent a lot of time outside in the pool and the shade. Anderson loves to swing and he will swing for like two hours just watching Karoline play. Thank goodness the fog has returned and the cool air is back!

Oh... Anderson is actually taking lots of steps now... And he steps using BOTH feet! Today he took like six steps in a row. He is so cute trying to walk.




Who needs White Water when Goff Water Park is open?





Baby Catherine Update: Please check out Catherine's blog... God is doing great things and Catherine has done so well. She has surgery on Tuesday to move her organs to her stomach and out of her chest. PLEASE PRAY!