Christmas 2008

The following are more pictures from our Christmas celebration.

Happy New Years

I hope the New Year has found you all well. Did you set any resolutions? I usually have the same resolutions each year, lose weight, excercise, be a better wife and mom and be a better Christian and example for others.

We are looking forward to a great year, more fun times with the kids and all of their activities and hopefully some fun times with just Chris and I and of course the usual great times and memories with our family and friends.

Love to you all and God Bless you and this New Year.

Below are pictures for New Year Celebrations.

Christmas 08'

Its been a while since my last post. November was a busy month with my final exams and taking the Praxis (and passing it, yippee). December has been just as busy but exciting as well. We had a wonderful Christmas. Kyle's favorite Christmas gift was his train table that Santa left for him. Heath's favorite...I think he loves it all but his PSP and Bow seems to be his favorite. The holidays go by so fast, I always hate to see it come to an end. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year. Until next time.

Chunky Treat

We had an amazing time "chunky treating". Kyle really got into going door to door and getting candy. He didn't quite understand that he was not going in to visit people. He kept going in random people's houses and making himself at home. I guess it is good that we live in a small town and knew most of the people. We met up with a friend of Kyle's (Barrett) when we first started trick or treating. Kyle loves Barrett. They are almost the exact same age so they were both experiencing the same level of enjoyment and disbelief. I think they were both confused about why they were getting candy from all of these people and why everyone was dressed up in crazy uniforms. Kyle walked up to some grown man that was dressed as a Werewolf and kicked him in the leg and said, "You aren't a power ranger, I am!" We ended the night at Aunt Jean and Uncle Bobby. Kyle was entertaining them and Grandmamma. After we were pretty sure he had worked off his sugar high, we headed home.
Heath went on a scavenger hunt with the church. He went with Katelyn and Carley. Katelyn dressed as Bam-Bam, Carley dressed as a High School Musical star and Heath said he was dressed as the "fabulous Heath Ford", the apple certainly didn’t' fall far from the tree did it? The scavenger hunt was in a corn field in the middle of NOWHERE (Steens, MS). After the hunt they played some games, ate supper and came home around midnight. Chris picked him up so I didn't get to hear about it until the next day but Heath was full of stories Saturday morning.

Vickers

Below are pictures from the Vickers from their last quick visit.

Disney On Ice

Kyle and I had such a wonderful day today. We went to Tupelo with our friends Gina and Mckenzie Reed-Wood to see Disney On Ice. IT WAS FABULOUS!!! The show was just as entertaining for Gina and I as it was for the kids. If it comes to your area, I strongly reccommend going to see it. The tickets are VERY resonable but oh boy, take your life savings for all the souveniers and such...Cotton Candy (my favorite) was $10.00! CRAZY, but the entertainment was again, FABULOUS!!!

Affordable Decorating

Last week the kids and I decided that we would create our very own Halloween decorations. We put our engenious heads together and came up with paper-plate decorating because that seemed to be what we had the most of in our house.
This was so much fun and I recommend that you all try it.
The directions are as follows:
1. As many paper plates as you plan to use
2. Print out simple Halloween clip art (without many lines)
3. Dark paint, doesn't matter what color because you are going to paint over it
4. Black spray paint
5. White acrylic paint
Cut out clip art (use as a stencil) paint clip art to plate (using it as glue basically), after paint has dried completely, spray paint entire plate, once dry, remove stencil, you will probably have to paint where the stencil was, I chose to paint mine white....be creative and have a spooky good time.

The other pictures of Kyle after he dressed himself in his favorite clothes. No, he did not match but he was so proud of himself. He found yet another worm but fortunately for the worm, he released him to find "Mommy worm".
To explain the picture of Heath, he convinced me that he could drive so I decided to let him show me. He backed out of the garage and drove down the driveway, around the culdasak and back up the driveway. He did an excellent job! My baby is growing up way too quickly.
God Bless

Our Weekend

Heath played baseball in Southaven this past weekend. The boys always enjoy playing there because of the level of competition. Saturday was a tough day for the Jakes (the baseball team that Heath plays with). Our first game was at 9:00 Saturday morning, which was very early for the boys. We lost our first two games and they were heart breakers. However, the Jakes were ready to “represent” after their losses. They won the third game of the day opening the door to the Consolation Bracket. Somewhere between dinner at Hooters ( a little scary, but it’s a tradition), pillow fights at the hotel, a football game in the hotel parking lot and Heath getting his front tooth knocked out, a decisions was made. The “Come Back Kids” won both games today to get the victorious trophy. Victory was definitely sweet for us all.
So, you may be wondering what Kyle was doing during the excitement… As always, Kyle was a busy little bee. Saturday, Mrs. Pat (Chris’ Mom) and Scotty (Chris’ Brother) were nice enough to have an all day play date with him in Grenada. Sunday Mrs. Pat brought Kyle to the fields in Southaven. He made his grand entrance in an Ole Miss Jersey, baseball pants and baseball cleats. He told Mrs. Pat that he was a “baseball team” and had to wear his baseball stuff. As you can see from the pictures, he looked adorable. There are several MSU fans on our team and they were profusely aggravating him about being a “Dawg”. A lady told Kyle to say, “Go Dawgs” and his come back, “No, I Hotty Toddy Rebel!!!” Yes, that was a very proud moment for us. Another proud moment occurred when we found Kyle doctoring on a caterpillar he found in the mud. After cleaning the caterpillar, Kyle gave the caterpillar a ride on his hat. Literally as I was thinking, “he is just the sweetest little boy” he shows me where the poor caterpillar was put to death by Kyle. My thoughts were quickly altered, “You nasty little boy.”
With all that said, we had a great weekend with our “Baseball Family” and our precious boys and as always our Dear Uncle Bob.
Question:
Does it ever amaze you guys how you can have enough love to love your kids the way you love them? I was thinking on the way home tonight that my cup completely runs over with love for my boys and for my husband. I truly couldn’t ask for more than what the Lord has been so generous to give to me.
Until next time Bloggers, hug your kids and tell them how much you love them…they are such an amazing, beautiful gift.
God Bless You All

Our Weekend

It is safe to say that we have had a very busy weekend. Friday we took the boys to the County Fair. Kyle and his friend Cannon had a blast, well after the mini rollercoaster ride (they weren't fond of it). Heath met up with several friends as well and also had a great time. However, I could not keep up with them to take pictures.
Saturday, the Pee Wee football team played in a tournament and placed third over all(which was good). The boys played their little hearts out.
Saturday evening, Heath and his friends went to a dance that was being held by Heath's "girlfriend". The boys had a great time and had nothing but "girls" on their minds when they got home. It really is amazing how quickly our little ones grow.

HELP ME PLEASE

OK, my kids are 7 years apart and fight constantly! I am so tired of them fighting! I have done everything imaginable to get them to get along but nothing has worked. My 11 year old is so sweet but when you get him with his brother(3 yrs old) they both turn into little devils. Today, I decided that this wasn't going to be the day that I lost my mind with them...they just don't need to see that. Anyway, when they started to fight, I made them sit on the couch hugging each other...IT DIDN'T WORK! They are back at it. I need some advice PLEASE!
Oh, if you see missing signs with my picture on it, DO NOT LET ANYONE LOOK FOR ME, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE FOUND!

A Good Day

Hello All- Kyle and I had such a wonderful day today with the Dinkelackers (Amy, Walt, Cody and Andrew) and the Vickers (Jennifer, Addison Clair and Cade). To begin our day, we went to Andrew's birthday party at the buffalo park (so much fun). After the party we went to the Dinkelacker's house to visit and let all of the kids play. The following pictures are proof of how much fun was had by us all, especially the kids. Oh, we also got to visit with Amy Cooper Harbinson and her children.

Obviously, the kids all enjoyed playing in the mud and the parents enjoyed watching them just as much.

Supporting the Dawgs

We went to the MSU vs. Alburn game this past weekend to support our State Friends. We had a great time tailgating with The Vickers and The Dickelackers. Though Heath has Rebels running through his blood, he was a sport and helped cheer on the Dawgs.
I forgot my camera so had to depend on Jennifer to take pictures. The attached are all I have.

My Addy Girl and her Emmy

Jennifer and Me

Heath's Pictures

Heath doesn't like to have his picture taken so most of my pictures of him are from afar or on the baseball field. The pictures of all the boys in red baseball jerseys are from the USSSA All Star Tournament. Heath was one of 22 kids chosen in Mississippi to play on this team. Unfortunately, the game was rained out in the bottom of the 4th.

Kyle's Pictures

2008 Family Vacation

For our family vacation this year we went to Gatlinburg, TN. We had a very nice time and made tons of memories. The highlight of our trip was the Aquarium. The kids were amazed and I must say, so were the adults. We also enjoyed the normal tourist stuff, putt putt, the water park etc... As you will see in the pictures, Chris' mom (Pat) and brother (Scotty) went with us and definately contributed to the fun that was had on our vacation.
God Bless

Christmas Luv
A Very Happy Boy
I GOT A CELL PHONE?!!!

Tis The Season

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. The Ford's had a FABULOUS HOLIDAY SEASON. We had a wonderful time sharing with one another and others. Christmas morning is always exciting but this year was even more. Kyle, was so delighted yet so confused when he saw what Santa left for him. His first word was Oh Goodness, My toys! The delight and enthusiasm in his eyes was priceless and naturally, I didn't get it on camera. Heath was pleasantly surprised and excited as well.
The highlight of our Christmas was shopping for a little 10 year old boy that wouldn't be getting anything for Christmas unless someone volunteered to get it for him. We got his list and as a family headed out for Wal-Mart or as Kyle so effectionately refers to it as All-Bart to fulfill this poor child's Christmas List. His list consisted of 6 things: 2 shirts, 2 pants, a belt and a 10 speed bike in that exact order. Fortunately we were able to get all the things on his list and a few days before Christmas we took the gifts to the child's mother. She was so thankful, humble and proud. She said that her son wouldn't have gotten anything had it not been for our family. It does a heart good to do for others and it was a WONDERFUL Life Leason for Heath. He has talked about that for two weeks and is very proud that he was a part of doing something for a less fortunate child, after all, that is what Christmas is SUPPOSED to be all about.

I love to read my sisters' (Tiffany and Demetria) blogs they always gives me ideas about things to do with my posts, so in this segment on FOUR FABULOUS FORDS I have attached some pictures from our holiday season. I hope you enjoy. Thank You for sharing your ideas Tiff!

Until Next Time, God Bless

My Redeemer Lives

I know my Redeemer lives because he brought me back.
As you may have read in my last post, I was a little down last week. I am not really sure what was going on..."Winter Blues" maybe. Anyway with a lot of Jesus Therapy and the listening ears and wonderful words of my two sisters, Praise the Lord I am BACK, BETTER AND MORE FABULOUS THAN EVER!
As I was talking to my sister Tiffany one day about my "Blues", I realized how embarrassed I am about my issues because I think that I should be Superwoman I try to hide my sadness/issues under a mask. I know now that it is normal and alright to not be happy all that time and I am not the only "Normal" person that deals with the "Blues". Thank you all for your prayers.

On another note: Is Christmas really a few days away? Does anyone think the older you get the faster Christmas comes and goes? Maybe I feel this way because I know that this may be the last year the I will be able to CONVINCE my ten year old son that I AM NOT SANTA CLAUS. :(
He and I were playing Basketball this evening and he proceeds to tell me that one of his little "PUNK" classmates told him today that he was a retard if he believed in Santa...That boy doesn't know but I will so make him think RETARD! MY BABY, A RETARD...PLEASE HOLD ME BACK LORD...THAT BOY GONE MAKE ME LOSE MY CHRISTIAN. Anyway, sorry I got a little off...so I tell him, "Honey, I don't know what is wrong with your little friend but wouldn't Christmas be so sad without believing in Santa?" My son's reply, "If you ask me he is the retard because there is no way that you and Daddy could afford to buy me all the stuff Santa is bringing me this year." My reply you ask… :O I just dropped my jaw, afraid to speak.

My two year old is going stir crazy because it has been too cold to get out. But he is so creative; he always finds new and exciting things to do, especially when I am not looking. Ahh yes, my eventful little toddler, yesterday he had his own private food fight in my living room with yogurt. From his highchair he managed to turn the living room walls, rug and furniture into a polka dot oasis. I of course would not let this get the best of me because I just got my sanity back, so I let my dog come clean most of it and found that she (the dog) loves peach yogurt. My angelic little toddler has also discovered how extremely cool it is to spit EVERYWHERE, ANYTHING! After our sweet dog and I cleaned up yogurt we proceeded to the bedroom where the little angel made a small Apple Juice Pond, yes on the carpet. Just my luck, my dog likes apple juice too. The little angel took is discipline with strange excitement, does anyone have a child that actually enjoys Time-Out? As I was cleaning what the dog left behind, the precious baby got a WHOLE roll of ribbon, wrapped it around his entire body and didn't understand why I wouldn't allow him to keep it. Long story short, he went back to Time-Out and while standing in the corner, he turns to me and says, "Mommy, I tied (tired), Mommy, I u tweet boy, torry (Sorry).” I totally melted. I immediately took him from the corner and breathed every moment of him in. Just when I think he is going to be my death, I see that he gives me so much life and joy.
Until next time, tell those you love, "I LOVE YOU", don't ever let the moment pass you by.

I' M A HORMONAL MESS (Girls Only Please)

WARNING THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T LIKE COMPLAINERS...DO NOT READ...I AM IN A YUCKY MOOD TODAY SO READ WITH CAUTION!

Help, I need a Therapist! I am losing my mind, my humor, my girlish figure and my cool with everyone! And of course guess who has come for a monthly visit? Being a woman really stinks sometimes. My kids want something from me constantly like breakfast, lunch, snack and even dinner. They even want me to play with them, talk to them, all the stuff that I did a few days ago and we won't get into what my husband wants geez...the main thing he wants is his wife's sanity back. Everybody wants something and I just want to lock my door and sleep for a week or maybe get on the first flight to Anywherebuthere, USA. I got in a fight with my Christmas tree, pushed it down and now it is all wopped up, half of the lights are out now, The remaining ornaments that were on the bottom portion of my tree are M.I.A. (I contribute that to my 3 ft Tasmanian Devil).

Ok, so now that everyone knows that my sanity is a little off right now, should I be expecting an intervention soon?

Allow me to say, as if you all don't know: I LOVE MY KIDS AND FAMILY WITH ALL OF MY HEART. THEY ARE ALL INCREDIBLE AND WITH OUT THEM I WOULD BE SO LOST! I HAVE ALL I EVER WANTED IN A FAMILY, I COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE!

ALSO, NO ONE HAS BEEN HARMED IN THE MAKING OF MY HORMONAL RAGES, NO CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY DAMAGED BY THE SIGHT OF MY HEAD SPINNING WITH RAGE, NOR HAS ANYONE HAD PERMANENT HEARING LOSS FROM THE "SLIGHT" VOLUME INCREASES OF MY VOICE.

Until Next Time...pray for the Ford Family and the safe return of their Mommy/ Wife's sanity.

Heath and Kyle - Happy Halloween 2007