The Cameron Family News

Its been awhile......

2010-07-03T16:44:00.002-04:00

Oh my word I can't believe its been 11 months since we have updated this thing!!!! So much has happened there is no possible way I will be able to catch you all up on everything but let me try. Macie finished her first year of preschool at our church and loved every minute of it. Some of her favorite things throughout the year were pajama day, police day, mothers day and grandparents day. Macie also played soccer this spring for the recreational center in the city we live. She loves soccer but really had a blast this spring season playing on the same team as her cousin Bethany and having her uncle Kirk as her coach :) Macie is really enjoying summer break and being able to play outside with Cameron the neighbor boy.

Scott has had an extremely busy year. Between coaching soccer, basketball, softball, tutoring, worship band, and other ministries at church he is always running around like a chicken with his head cut off it seems:)Right now he is enjoying being home also for the summer but is diligently working on his masters degree.

Its been a crazy year for me to say the least!!!! I am currently staying home with Macie which keeps me super busy. In my spare time I have found a new passion for writing and reading and really look forward to it. I have had some health difficulties and had emergency surgery in February for a perforated bowel and then was hospitalized for a month at Riverside in June for complications due to the Crohns disease. I have begun a new treatment course which involves Remicade treatments and it is our hope that this medication will put the Crohns into remission and we can have a little bit of a normal life back very soon!!!! Thanks for all your prayers and support throughout this past year we couldnt have made it without you all. I hope I can keep this thing updated more often and will put pictures on very soon. Have a safe and fun filled 4th of July weekend to you all, we love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY MACIE!!!!

2009-08-29T18:13:00.003-04:00

Today we are excited to celebrate Macie's 4th birthday. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital and now she is already 4. Macie loves being outside playing soccer, riding her bike and swimming. She is really excited to start school next month at our church and can count to 30, recognize all her letters in the alphabet and what sound they make, she knows her colors, numbers and shapes and she has recently started being able to write her name all by herself. Macie loves playing with the neighbor boy Cameron and has recently gotten a new best friend named Mya. We are so blessed to have such a beautiful and amazing daughter and thank God for giving her to us everyday!!!!!!

Upward Soccer

2009-08-29T18:04:00.003-04:00

Macie was in the Marion Star today for Upward Soccer.....we are so proud of her!!!

So a few weeks ago Macie started Upward Soccer with our church, Marion First Church of the Nazarene. She is one of the youngest and smallest girls on her team so its definitely a challenge for her. She loves playing soccer and being with the other girls on her team. She has practice once a week and games every Saturday until the middle of October. Daddy has been helping Macie practice and she is really starting to get the hang of it. She has some trouble on game days because she wants to look at mommy and daddy the whole time instead of running after the ball:) but we are so glad she gets this opportunity to be with other girls her age to run around and get some of that energy out;)

Summertime....

2009-07-28T09:30:00.003-04:00

As I said in an earlier post summertime is so much fun but very hectic. Here are a few pictures of what Macie has been up to this summer. Macie loves hanging out with her buddy Cameron that lives a few houses down from us. They are only a few weeks apart in age so they love doing the same things pretty much. She loves getting ice cream from the ice cream truck even though its crazy how much they charge for a popsicle:) Macie's new favorite routine is to sit out on the porch every evening and if she ate all her dinner she gets to enjoy a popsicle and then we catch fireflys:) She also has been helping me get stuff together for her Cinderella birthday party here in a few weeks. In our down time one of our favorite things to do together as girls is to curl up on the couch and watch the movie Cinderella which is definitely both of our favorites.

Our Big girl.....

2009-07-28T09:21:00.002-04:00

Each day I'm amazed at how much our little Macie is growing up. It has really hit us hard lately signing her up for school, soccer, vbs and getting stuff organized for her 4th birthday party. I know it may sound so cliche' but is teems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital and we thought the lack of sleep and feedings every 3 hours would last a lifetime:) I am so blessed to be Macie's mommy and love seeing her grow into such a beautiful little girl with so much insight on life. She loves Jesus and that makes us so happy and hearing the same little prayer every meal and at bedtime just makes us realize regardless of the ups and downs we have in life we know that at least we are doing something right because our daughter loves the Lord. Here are pictures we had taken last week for her 4 year pictures:)

Great visit with Crystal....

2009-07-28T09:11:00.004-04:00

I have been really late on updating this think i know and I apologize, july has been a crazy month as I'm sure most of you all can relate. Summertime is awesome all the fun things we get to do and the places we get to go but its so crazy hectic sometimes. A few weeks ago my good friend Crystal and her son Wyatt came to Ohio for a visit which is definitely one of the highlights of my summer thus far. We were sad Phillip couldnt come too but are very thankful for the awesome time we were able to spend with Crystal and Wyatt. One of the most amazing moments during our whole visit for me was when one afternoon after church Crystal and Wyatt came to our house for a few hours to play and hang out. It was the neatest feeling just lounging around talking and catching up on life while both of our little ones played together. I remember back 3 years ago when Macie was just a baby and Wyatt wasnt born yet and how neat it is now that Phillip and Crystal have a son and our kids can play together:) It just shows how quickly life changes. Of course we went shopping too while she was here and Karen her mom was able to come also which was a blast. I miss them so much already and look forward to their next visit around Christmas time I'm sure....much love sent to SC!!!!!!!!!!

Praying....

2009-07-09T10:15:00.001-04:00

Letting go and letting God....

2009-07-07T21:24:00.003-04:00

Well we wanted to update everyone since its been three weeks since the iui procedure. We found out last week the procedure wasnt successful so we arent having another baby right now. After much prayer we have decided to move on and stop any further fertility treatments. We believe if its the Lord's plan for us to have another baby it will happen. The stress of infertility is crazy and its been 20 months now since we began this whole battle and we are ready to let go of this burden for awhile. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted by just giving up our control and focus on getting pregnant every month we can focus on other things and just live life not worrying all the time about dr. appts, medication, ultrasounds and much more. God's plans are far better than ours and we will just let go and let God write the next pages of our lives, who knows where it might take us.

Cousins.......

2009-06-26T18:32:00.001-04:00

Bethy, Macie and Brady having a great time playing in the sprinkler together!!!

Waiting.......

2009-06-17T12:29:00.002-04:00

So we wanted to update everyone a little about whats been going on in the cameron household. After many dr. appt.s, fertility meds, and tests we went through with the intrauterine insemination today. Everything went well but I feel miserable now and in alot of pain, so i'm resting the rest of today. I heard this song this morning on the way to the dr. and thought to myself "ok God, I soooooo get it" now we just wait. Thanks for all your prayers, we hope to have good news soon!!!!!!!!!

Summer Fun....

2009-06-08T23:33:00.004-04:00

Here in the Cameron house we have really been enjoying the nice weather lately. From the time we get up to the time we go to bed Macie wants to be outside at all times. She loves blowing bubbles, riding her bike, playing with the sand table, swinging and swimming in the pool. We got to hang out at our friends house for a few hours tonight and swim which was awesome. The water was freezing at first but after we got used to it a little it felt amazing. Macie is just tall enough this year that she can touch the bottom in the shallow end all by herself. Scott has been playing softball with church which he really enjoys and is looking forward to going to Cincinnati again this september for nationals. Its going to be a crazy couple of weeks for us ahead, we go to the dr. next monday to start the next step in the whole infertility process. We hope to have updates soon, just continue to keep us all in your prayers.

Splashing around in the puddles....

2009-05-29T22:28:00.006-04:00

Tonight Macie and I were sitting outside for a bit and all of a sudden it started getting really dark. I told Macie that I thought it was going to rain and I asked her if she wanted to get her rain boots on and play in it. She was so excited, she hurried in the house and put her hello kitty rain boots on and waited patiently for it to start raining. She asks us all the time if she can play in the rain but usually its in the middle of the day or we are on our way out the door but tonight was pefect so that afterwards we could throw her in the bathtub and get her ready for bed anyways. So it poured pretty good for a little while and she ran up and down the driveway splashing in all the puddles and screaming her little heart out. After Scott got home from a banquet at school he was able to play in the rain for a bit too. Macie couldnt get over this giant muddle puddle in the street and she kept jumping in it until we had to empty her boots out from so much water getting in them:) After we got Macie a shower and put her p.j.s on we went back outside and was amazed because there was a beautiful rainbow right in front of our house. Macie is already looking forward to next time playing in the rain as I am sure daddy is too:)

Busy Weekend...

2009-05-26T08:48:00.006-04:00

We really enjoyed the sunshine and extra day off this weekend for Memorial Day, however we were so busy all weekend long now were all exhausted from running around like crazy. Saturday we pulled up all the brick on our patio out back and relayed them because there was grass and stuff growing up between them.
I worked saturday half a day and then after we all went to a cook out at julie and rubens house from our community group. We had good food on the grill and played cornhole which was pretty fun. Sunday we had a special presentation the "Children of the World Choir" so macie stayed up in the big sanctuary with us so she could see the service. Her eyes were glued on the kids the whole time, they did such an awesome job. Yesterday we spent the entire day doing stuff around the house that we have been wanting to do for awhile. The biggest thing we did was to get Macie's big girl bed put up. We have been having some issues lately keeping her in the toddler bed because she is so tall and she moves around so much when she sleeps she kepts squirming right out of her bed in the middle of the night. Her room looks really great and all grown up with a bigger bed now. Its one of those bittersweet moments for Scott and I to see her in a big people bed, its really started sinking in to us that she isnt a baby anymore she is growing up. We also got some stuff done in the basement and Macie and I transfered our sunflowers that we were growing in a cup to out in the backyard so we will see if they continue to grow. .After that we grilled out some dinner and hung outside for a few hours in the beautiful weather. We are so thankful for everyone that has fought in the war so that we can have feedom and enjoy our lives every single day!!!! Happy Memorial Day!!!!

Cutie Patooties....

2009-05-21T22:53:00.003-04:00

Because I have picked up tons of overtime in the past couple weeks I havent had much free time to update this thing but I wanted to post a few pictures. We got to watch Bethy and Georgia for a bit last week and were able to catch a few cute shots of the girls. They are so cute together, the conversations they have crack me up. They really love playing together, I am so glad Macie has a cousin that is so close to her in age, Amanda and I talk about how funny they are now and how we can only imagine what they are going to be like when they are teenagers together:)

Our Big girl...

2009-05-08T22:02:00.004-04:00

Here are a few more pictures of macie with her new big girl haircut....She loves it and is constantly touching it and flipping it around with her hands:) I was worried it was going to be time consuming blow drying it and getting it to flip under but it only took us a few minutes to do it today so i think its going to be great for this summer!!! She has gotten so many compliments on it already and everyone can't believe how much older she looks:( but i'm so glad it turned out so cute.

Macie's new haircut...

2009-05-06T11:58:00.003-04:00

So after many battles with tangles and macie's puppy dog eyes not wanting me to brush her hair after bath time every night we decided it was time for the hair to go. I had been looking at different styles for the past few weeks but wasnt sure and after a little persuasion from my sister in-law amanda we decided to get macie's hair cut into a short bob. She looks so cute and all grown up i love it!! I think it will be much easier to manage this summer too:)

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Macie and Ella...

2009-05-04T10:16:00.003-04:00

Last night my friend Gretchen and her daughter Ella came over to play with Macie and I for a few hours and the girls had a blast. They rode their bikes and played at the playground by our house. Ella is about a year and a half younger than Macie but I dont think either of them realize it...sometimes Macie tries to be a little daring and has to be reminded that Ella is a little younger than her...and Ella tries to be a big girl and do everything Macie does. When they get together Gretchen and I laugh at how goofy they act around each other. Macie is so loud and boisterous and Ella starts acting just like her, its too funny.

Growing like a weed.....

2009-04-30T13:58:00.005-04:00

Macie Spring 2006

Macie Spring 2007

Macie Spring 2008

Macie Spring 2009

Loving the Sunshine...

2009-04-26T21:50:00.005-04:00

I am amazed at what beautiful weather we have had the past week or so. Macie loves the sunshine and all the fun things she gets to do outside after being stuck in the house all winter long. We have pretty much lived outside the past few days and we all have little pink noses to show for it. Macie has played on her swingset, in the sand box, with her bubble maker, and has rode every toy she has up and down the sidewalk I can't even count how many times. Tonight after I got home from work we went for a walk the three of us around the block while macie rode her big girl bike which was so nice to do as a family and something I really missed since last summer. I think my favorite part about it all is at night after macie is in bed I get to sneak out on the porch and sit in my rocking chair in the peacefulness and feel the wind blow through my hair....its amazing I can't explain the peace I feel in my heart in those moments of stillness and solitude. There are times when scott will sit out there with me too and we will talk about our days or what new things macie is doing or we will even share memories we have of growing up , I love those moments and will cherish them forever in my heart I know. Its been a busy weekend, Scott was gone alot of the weekend preparing and practing very hard for the Encounter concert held at our church last night. It was amazing and I know everyone that came was blessed by such wonderful music and the way that each person used their abilities to glorify and shine for Christ. I can't wait for the next one to come already in August!!!

Today I worked but scott and macie spent the day having daddy and macie time which I know they both love. I sit back and laugh sometimes at how much they are alike. I can see traits of myself in macie but when I look at her I see so much of her daddy, the way that they are both so expressive and loud in everything they do shows how much passion they have for whatever they are talking about, and when she smiles that big cheesy smile I can see scotts big bright smile in her then also.

It's time to start another week tomorrow so scott will be back to school but macie and I are looking forward to another day in the sun, maybe tomorrow we will have to get out the sunscreen though I'm not sure we want to fried this early in the summer already. Enjoy the sunshine everyone!!!!!

Gods Faithfulness

2009-04-23T13:04:00.001-04:00

I have had a tough past couple of days but God's faithfulness is so real to me, everytime I watch this video I am reminded of it, regardless of what we are going through or struggling with.

2009-04-12T07:49:00.001-04:00

"HE IS RISEN!!!!!" Thank you Jesus for going through such torture and pain for me and my sins, so that I could have a new and beautiful life full of joy and love like never before!!!!!!!

Good Friday....

2009-04-10T09:17:00.002-04:00

Good Friday is always one of those days that we are sad but happy at the same time. Its a day of deep reflection on all the pain and torture that Jesus must have felt for me and my sins and also the emotional pain it must have been for Mary Jesus mother for having to trust her son and give him up to the Father for complete strangers. Every year on Good Friday I have a tough time with the way Mary must have felt. Its hard as a mother to sit and think about ever sacrificing my macie to go through such torture, ridicule and pain for any person or cause. I know Jesus must have felt scared but I think He had hope because He truly believed in the Fathers plans that on the third day He would arise and our sins would be forgiven and He would be set free and get to spend eternal life in heaven!!!! But Mary only had her sons word to trust and to witness the torture and pain he went through must have been terrible, nothing any mother should ever have to go through. But I also think about on the third day when she realized the tomb was empty she must have felt joy like never before. I'm thankful today that Jesus not only died on the cross but that He was willing to go through so much pain for me and my macie and scott and all our friends and families. We dont deserve that suffering that He was willing to go through but I am thankful that by His blood and tears I have been set free and given a life of hope and joy beyond anything this world could ever offer. I'm also thankful to Mary for trusting in Her son Jesus and the plans that the father had for Him. It must have taken great courage and strength and i hope that I only have a glimpse of the strength that she had on that day throughout my life. Praying you all have a great Easter weekend to remember and celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus!!!!!!

Counting my Blessings....

2009-04-06T22:50:00.001-04:00

Absolutely amazing....

2009-03-21T23:33:00.000-04:00

Come on Spring....

2009-03-18T01:56:00.003-04:00

Wow what a beautiful day it was today. Macie and I were able to spend most of the afternoon outside in the sunshine. She loved riding her big girl bike while i sat on the rocking chair and read a bit. These days make me want spring weather to hurry up and come and to actually stick around.

The climb.....

2009-03-16T11:30:00.001-04:00

I often think when we are in the midst of a battle its hard to see or want anything but whats on the other side. After the battle is over we realize that what we should appreciate most is the climb that brought us to the point we are in this exact moment. The battles of life are never easy or fun but they are so necessary, they make us who we are and they help us to cling tight to God and the strength that we find in Him during our weakest moments. This song is such an encouragment to me to just keep climbing the mountain and know that even if what I want doesnt ever happen then the battle will still have taught me more than i could have ever imagined.

Miley Cyrus - The Climb - Official Music Video (HQ)

The Climb

I can almost see it
That dream I’m dreaming but
There’s a voice inside my head sayin,
You’ll never reach it,
Every step I’m taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking but I
Got to keep tryin
Got to keep my head held high

There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
theres always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm going to have to lose,
Ain’t about how fast I get there,
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb

The struggles I’m facing,
The chances I’m taking
Sometimes they might knock me down but
No I’m not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I’m going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on,
cause

There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm going to have to lose,
Ain’t about how fast I get there,
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb

There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes you're going to have to lose,
Ain’t about how fast I get there,
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb

Keep on moving
Keep climbing
Keep the faith baby
It’s all about
It’s all about
The climb
Keep the faith
Keep your faith

Mighty to Save.....

2009-03-12T08:12:00.001-04:00

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Great news!!!

2009-03-12T08:07:00.002-04:00

We just wanted to update everyone with the results of my labs and the test i had done this week. All the blood work came back completely normal and the hysterosalpingogram came back normal also. So this means there are no blockages or anything that are preventing us from getting pregnant. So now we just continue the clomid, pray and wait patiently believing God is going to give us our miracle soon:)Thanks for all your continued prayers!!!

Live, Love and Laugh

2009-03-07T22:17:00.002-05:00

Update on whats ahead....

2009-03-03T11:49:00.002-05:00

We just wanted to update everyone on where we are at with the infertility stuff. I had some lab work done today to check some of my hormone levels which we should know the results in a few days. Scott and I will be going to Riverside next tuesday for me to have the hsg test (hysterosalpingogram) this will check to make sure there is no scarring or blockages in my uterus and fallopian tubes. I will also start taking the clomid again this week. As of right now if there are no abnormalities found during the hsg test then we will do two cycles or months of clomid. If we dont get pregnant in those two months we will take a few months off and do three rounds of clomid with IUI (intrauterine insemination) this summer. This could be a long road ahead but we are trusting God already has gone before us and will help carry us through this regardless of the outcome or what we may face ahead. Please continue to pray for us that we will seek God's will for us in this all and not just what we want. Thanks for all your love and support we will keep you all updated as we get test results back.

Get well soon...

2009-03-01T17:31:00.004-05:00

Here are a few pictures of macie with her get well cards, balloon and elmo tattoos that kirk, aj, brady, bethy and georgia got her. She was so excited when kirk brought them over. Notice her shirt covered in blood, i havent had the heart to try and get it off over her head yet:( She has been runny around crazy all day, typical 3 year old they bounce back from stuff so quickly.

Macie's Big Boo Boo

2009-03-01T14:17:00.005-05:00

Its been quit an eventful day already today and its only 2:00. Macie was upstairs in her bedroom playing after church when scott and I heard a big boom. By time i got upstairs she was screaming and crying at the top of her lungs. You all who are parents know the difference between a hurt cry and just a normal cry over other stuff. After i heard the loud boom and then her cry i knew something was very wrong. When i got upstairs i noticed blood on the carpet and scott was holding her saying "oh my its bleeding bad" i grabed a washcloth and took at look at the back of her head and it was just pouring blood. It was hard to tell how big the cut was because of all the blood and her hair was in it. We hurried up and rushed her to the ER. It took the doctor some time to clean it which macie screamed the whole time, it took everything in me to hold back tears because i felt so bad i just wanted to yell at them and tell them to stop and leave my baby alone. After they got it cleaned scott and I were able to look at how big the cut was and it was a pretty good laceration. It took 4 of us to hold her down while the doctor put 6 staples in the back of her head....i hate seeing my baby hurt i think its one of the worst things in the whole world i wish i could have just taken her place at that moment. She was a trooper though and the doctors gave her a little stuffed puppy for being such a big girl now she is feeling much better but she keeps telling me "mommy take them out" So now we wait 7-10 days then we go back to the doctors to have the staples removed. Pray for our little macie that her head will heal good and she wont have alot of pain.

Pretty, Pretty Princess....

2009-02-21T21:39:00.002-05:00

I can't stop smiling over what a great day its been today. Scott was out of town last night for Sports Blast with the youth group teens so he was exhausted this morning so macie and I went to columbus for the day while he got some much needed rest. We went to target and got some new dishes so we can maybe start having people over for dinner now that we have place settings for more than 5 people:) We also went to the polaris mall and ate at chic fil a, my very favorite. After that macie ran around and played her little heart out at the playland they have there. Its really nice but there are always tons and tons of kids there or "look mommy all of my friends" as she says. When i was sitting there watching her play a girl came up to me and told me about this new little girls salon that just opened called Sweet and Sassy. Because it was their grand opening weekend you could take your little girl and have them get their hair and nails done for free. So macie and I decided to try it out and see what it was like. As soon as we walked in her little eyes lit up. It was full of pink and purple decorations and sparkly jewlery and purses for little girls. Then macie got up in this big girl chair infront of this giant mirror and watched herself as she got her hair done up with glitter spray to top it off. After that they painted her nails pink and put a pink glitter star on both of her cheeks. She was grinning ear to ear the whole time. She of course had to take a walk down the "runway" they have to model her new do:) She told me time after time, "mommy i a princess" it made my day to just see her so happy and excited and to feel so beautiful. Now its not something i would do all the time because i dont want her turning into a 3 year old diva that needs her hair and nails done every month but i would love to take her and her cousin and a friend there for her birthday and let them get all made up just so they can feel the same way macie did today. Now i have to get some cleaning done before bed, which is definitely not fun...but i guess it can be fun all the time right.

Valentines Dinner

2009-02-11T19:32:00.004-05:00

So because we have a busy weekend with youth activities at church and other things going on we decided to do our family Valenintes dinner tonight. I made scotts favorite meal, chicken enchiladas, rice and macie helped me bake red velvet cupcakes with pink and red sprinkles. Scott got me a purse that i love. Macie and I suprised him with a picture frame we made and in it we had pictures done of just the two of us. We also got him a cd that he really enjoyed. We had a nice dinner together and enjoyed being able to spend a few hours of quiet time just us. Macie is excited to take valentines to her friends tomorrow at the babysitters that she picked out and cookies with heart sprinkles too. Valentines day has been really special this year because macie was able to help with all the suprises and making cards for friends and family. I am so blessed with such an amazing husband and daugther whom i love more than anything!!!! Happy Valentines Day everyone:)

Quick Update

2009-02-11T09:40:00.003-05:00

Just wanted to update everyone real quick about my doctors appt. last week. My biopsies from my surgery came back finally which showed i do have endometriosis. After talking to Dr. Huggins this is probably the culprit behind our infertility. I have been referred to Dr. Williams a fertility specialist in Columbus to talk about a procedure they often do for this type of infertility. We will know more details next tuesday the 17th after my appt. We are so thankful we finally have some answers and some direction with this whole thing. Thanks for all your prayers!!!!

Fun times...

2009-01-24T19:48:00.003-05:00

Its definitely been awhile since i have updated this thing but there has been so much and not so much going on in the cameron household that i am just now trying to catch everyone up. What i mean is that we have been super busy the past few weeks but nothing big really going on just life. Scott and I have been super busy working and doing stuff at church. Macie is growing like a weed we can hardly keep up. I had to go out this past week and buy her new p.j's because the 3t's that she has doesnt fit anymore, whenever we put them on her she has high waters and her belly hangs out:) I dont know where she is getting this height thing from but its pretty funny to see how much taller she is than other kids her age. I was at the dr.s on friday and they were all floored at how tall she is. Yesterday macie and I had a pretty fun girls day together making cookies and putting barbie tattoos on. I can't say enough how much i love having a little girl. She is growing so quickly but we just have so much fun hanging out and being silly. After holding my new neice georgia this week i definitely miss having a little baby in the house but having a 3 year old is pretty great too. I was talking to someone the other day about how i would love to have another baby but as time goes by its easier and easier to be content with just one child because the thought of starting all the way over to having a baby is a little overwhelming. Macie is to the age where i can throw her in the car and we can go wherever, i dont have to worry about diaper bags or infant seats she is just my little side kick.

Scott and I went out last night to celebrate my birthday which was really great. My mom kept macie all night so we were able to just take our time and relax all evening. We went to polaris and ate at Carabas thanks to our good friends that gave us a giftcard for there. It was very good, the more I eat Italian food the more I think its becoming my favorite. After dinner we decided to come back home and rent a movie....which scott watched and I slept through most of, I just can't seem to stay away through movies at all anymore...maybe its my old age:) So after we picked macie up today we have just been hanging out around the house enjoying a chance to be home together for once without worrying about being here or there.

I know some of you have been asking about my dr.s appt. this past week and the update is that it was cancelled because he was in surgery all day. So now we just wait until February 5th a few more weeks to see whats to come next. Thanks for all your continued prayers.

Trusting in His plans....

2009-01-08T13:00:00.003-05:00

Over the past few days scott and I have been tested beyond belief and have to make some pretty tough decisions very soon. We havent shared whats been going on with many people because we really didnt get it ourselves. I think we both came to a point a few days ago where we were just physically and emotionally spent. Between job worries for me, health issues, baby issues, and helping with the youth group we just have felt so alone and confused. We know that there is a reason for all of this but we just dont get it. I have often asked God over the past few days, weeks and even months "what in the world are you doing, am i completely missing the point?" We are to a point where we need to make some tough decisions. My job is physically demanding and the 13 hour shifts are rough, so I have began to explore some different job options. I love my job at the hospital, but lets be real i have a chronic health condition that is brought on by stress and the longs shifts and worries of my job right now definitely doesnt help things. We also have been trying to get pregnant again for the past 14 months. Being off birth control and my regular medicine has really taken a toll on my body and not allowed me to have a very good quality of life this past year. We both want another baby so badly but at the same time its not fair to me, macie or scott for me to be sick all the time. This is a huge decision for us because if i go back on birth control we have to move on with our lives and realize we will only have 1 child, and macie will never have a brother or sister which she begs us for all the time:) We are also praying for a youth pastor for the teens of our church. We have loved working with them and being apart of their lives these past few months but its exhausting at the same time. I know God has the perfect man/woman picked out for them we are just pryaing that He would make it clear to us soon. These are tough decisons that we know we cant make on our own so we are asking for the prayers of our friends and family right now. We are trusting in God's plans for our lives and waiting patiently for answers that we dont have the strength or clarity to make. Thanks for all your love and support!!!!!

Peace out 2008.....Hello 2009

2009-01-02T00:09:00.002-05:00

Wow what an interesting 2009 its been already. As most of you know i have been in the hospital for the past few days for an ovarian cyst that ruptured and made me pretty sick. This has been an ongoing battle for our family over the past year and has been the cause of many tears and frustrations. We have been trying to get pregnant with another baby for over a year now and have hit road block after road block it seems. We are trusting that God's plans are far better than ours but the battle has still been rough. I heard a song this week for the first time and since then its really stuck with me and really summed up this past year for me and what i want for 2009. Its called "Anyway by Martina McBride" the words are:

You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

[chorus]
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
An in a moment they can choose to walk away
love 'em anyway

You can pour your soul out singing a song u believe in
but tomorrow they will forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway!

Yeah I sing,
I dream,
I love anyway!

I love this song because we have all faced trials and hardships in life and so many times i think that we get afraid to get back up and press forward. We hide inside ourselves and let our dreams and hopes fade away all because we have been hurt and just are afraid of failure or being let down again. This year there have been many let downs for us and many hardships, but there have also been many blessings beyond anything i deserve!!!!! but so many of the blessings we receive are because we chose to take a chance and to step out on faith and trust in our dreams and our prayers and in our God. I'm holding tight to my dreams this 2009 and believing that although i have been hurt i'm going to dream anyway. Life is about living, learning, loving and dreaming "anyway" Wishing you all an amazing 2009!!!

Visit with Santa....

2008-12-15T15:01:00.003-05:00

Today i decided to take Macie to the mall to see Santa. We have been wondering how she would react because the last time we took her she was only 1 and didnt really know what was going on anyways. She was so excited to see Santa and did very well. When we first got there and he said "hi" to her she got a little shy and tried to hide behind my legs, but after i told her it was ok and to go ahead and go sit on Santa's lap she was fine. On the way to the mall she was going through this huge list of toys that she wanted for Christmas but once she got on Santa's lap she forgot everything...lol. It was really cute to watch her just so fascinated with Santa, as if she couldnt really believe he was there in front of her. Of course her babydoll had to see Santa too:)

Tis the Season.....

2008-12-13T18:01:00.003-05:00

I can hardly believe it is december 13th and in 12 days we will be celebrating Christmas. It really does seem like the older you get the faster time seems to fly by. Its been awesome these past few weeks getting ready for Christmas with macie now that she is a little older. Before i think scott and I were more excited than she was because she was so young she really didnt understand what was going on. Its amazing when you become a mom its like you get a new pair of eyes too. The way that you look at the world is completely different. Its as if you see the world as your child does with this new sense of wonder and amazment. I know I find myself laughing a little more, goofing off a little more and just really trying to embrace every moment and capture its true beauty regardless of how big or insignificant it may be. I often find myself just sitting and staring at macie and thinking of how amazingly perfect and beautiful she is and how blessed i am to be her mommy. Scott and I both are just so in love with our precious daughter in a way that we never thought we could love another person and we often say how crazy it is that shes just this little life with this little heart beating inside of her and this little mind waiting for what the world has to bring before her. I know one thing that has been a true blessing to me this year was putting up our christmas tree. I was talking with a friend a few weeks ago and I told her one thing that really bugged me was when you have kids you start to accumulate all those silly looking ornaments and your christmas tree no longer looks pretty and elegant but instead it looks covered in cartoon characters and finger paintings. I dont know what happened but as i was pulling the ornaments out of the box this year as macie was helping me i had to hold back tears because its like i had an "ah ha" moment where i really got it. Its not about our tree being beautiful and elegant anymore its about all of those ornaments as silly as they may be representing our lives. I found one from when scott was 2 years old and there was one from when we got married, but the kicker for me was this little keepsake box ornament and inside we put macie's paci from the hospital that she got when she was born. I felt amazingly embarassed that all along instead of embracing each ornament for its worth i failed to miss the point. As I walk by our tree now i just smile and feel blessed because i know that each ornament has a story and that story represents the journey we have been on individually and as a family. I am so blessed this Christmas season for an amazing husband whom is one of the most selfless and giving people i know. I'm blessed for a precious daughter that although i dont deserve to be her mommy the Lord has entrusted her to me. I'm blessed for family and friends that have supported us through many ups and downs. I'm blessed for a church that has become our "home" not where we live but where our hearts live. I am blessed for jobs that scott and I both love and feel that we are making a difference in the lives of others. There are just so many more things I am blessed for and I can't wait to see where the Lord is going to take us next and the ornaments that are yet to come as we capture the many moments ahead in our lives.

This and That.....

2008-12-04T09:27:00.001-05:00

Its been awhile since we have updated but honestly there isnt much new going on. I decided not to interview for the job in Columbus after all, it was going to be a huge financial loss and with the driving 2+ hours a day we just didn’t feel it was a good move for our family. We had a nice thanksgiving and were able to spend time with both our families. We went to Mt. Vernon and spent the night on Wednesday the day before thanksgiving and then had a nice dinner with the whole gang on Thursday. After we got home that evening we went over to my mom’s house and had another meal with my family. So it was nice the way things worked out in the schedule that we were able to be with both families this year. Steph and I decided to go shopping for black Friday and it was definitely nuts. We got to target at Polaris at 4 a.m. only to find out after standing in the cold for 15 mins that they didn’t open until 6...it was so crowded and people were nuts, steph and i just walked around in amazement over how people act. I must say though we did get some good deals so we both were happy with the outcome of our adventure :) Now we are just trying to finish up Christmas shopping and all the hustle and bustle that comes along with it. Scott and I were talking and we both are really looking forward to Christmas this year. Macie is at the age now where she gets what’s going on a little more and she has been talking about Santa coming to visit our house. I can't believe that less than a month it will be here :) Hope you all are enjoying this time of the year and remembering all the amazing things Christ has done for us to allow us to celebrate!!!!

Praying and waiting....

2008-11-12T23:32:00.002-05:00

So after a strange turn of events something pretty awesome happened today. I was online last night looking up different volunteer programs that i was interested in and there ended up being a job opening at one of them. I applied on a spur of the moment kind of thing figuring that I had a long shot at it and I probably wouldnt even get a call from them. Well it so happens that they did call today and after talking with the lady for about 15 minutes they want me to come in for an interview next week. Now who is to say i will even get offered the job but it has me really thinking alot. The job is a nursing position at a pro-life pregnancy center in columbus at the branch near osu campus. They focus on being supportive and offering resources to girls to try and prevent as many abortions as possible and to help aid girls with healthy prenatal care and support. Its an amazing ministry and I know the Lord has done amazing things through this just by the countless testimonies and women that they have served. So since the call today i have been weighing the goods and the bads and there are definitely both. The major bad is that its a 55 minute drive. With gas prices low now it wouldnt be so bad but I doubt they will stay this way and the drive would add 2+ hours of travel time each day. It would also require me to work more days a week. My job now allows me to work 2, 12 hours shifts a week which is nice to have extra days off. However, the job in columbus the hours are really good. The hours are monday tuesday 10-5, wednesday 12-5, thursday off and friday 9-3:30. It would definitely be a huge adjustment and I am thinking about all the logical reasons why it would not be a good idea but then again I feel like this would be a huge and amazing opportunity to do something i might really love. I love nursing but my heart isnt into doing hospital nursing forever, i feel like the Lord wants to use me in a different way. I have a passion and have wanted to work in nursing for a womens ministry for as long as i can remember and i have talked to scott about it often so part of me thinks maybe Lord this is it? Right now there are alot of uncertainties and its all just ideas like i said i might not even get the job but regardless of whether its this job or another I really feel like the Lord is afirming to me that He wants to use me in something different. I pray that the Lord will close the doors that should be closed and keep open the ones that needs to be open and that I will have the clarity to see His plan and be still enough to hear His voice........

We voted!!!!!

2008-11-04T18:06:00.003-05:00

Wow...this year is definitely a historical election. Regardless of the outcome our world will take a new direction. Either we will have the first African American President or the first woman Vice President. Scott and I have been talking about the election over the past few days alot and i have felt pretty calm about things. I know alot of people are freaking out and thinking our world is going to come crashing down because of the outcome of 11-4-08. I have felt peace because i know that although we may elect a new leader of the US today we will still have the same ruler of the world and that is a God so much bigger and wiser than any president, male, female, black or white. Only time will tell the tests before us but that has been the case for years and years. Life is so unpredictable and each day we have to live as if its our last and live as if our country is being led by God and not man. I thank God today for having the privilege and the freedom as a woman, christian and an american citizen to vote freely for the things that are important to me.

Because it was such a huge election we wanted to take this leap of faith together as a family and decided that we would vote together. Macie is so young and doesnt really get the impact that this day will have on our country but we wanted to include her in this time anyways. So after scott got out of school the 3 of us went over and voted. We all got stickers and wanted to capture this moment in time...I hope its a day in history that macie will look back on someday with proudness as an american citizen.

Buddies.....

2008-10-29T20:19:00.002-04:00

I took this picture of macie and her buddy kirah a few weeks ago and kept forgetting to put it on but its absolutely priceless!!!!!!

Fall Festival.....

2008-10-26T19:19:00.009-04:00

Tonight our church held its annual fall festival which we look forward to every year. The kids dress up in their costumes and members of our church pass out candy from the back of their cars in the church parking lot. They have hot dogs, cotton candy, inflatable slides and pony rides. Macie was so excited to go and has been talking about it for weeks now. My grandmas bought her a horse costume awhile back and macie couldnt wait to wear it. It was pretty cold out but we had alot of fun and was glad we were able to go again this year and look forward to many more years to come.

After we got home from the fall festival we carved pumpkins. It was so funny to watch macie dig in all the slimy goop and try to pick out the seeds. I asked her what her favorite part of making pumpkins and she said it was "the seeds inside." Scott and I both love to eat pumpkin seeds but for some reason we didnt get to make them last year so we were super excited to do it this year. Scott and I attempted to carve faces and a few other things in the pumpkins which turned out pretty good actually. Overall we had a very fun day together and know it will be something we look forward to doing every year as a family.

Its been awhile......

2008-10-25T12:57:00.000-04:00

Its been awhile since i have updated our blog i know, but it seems like everytime i got ready to do it something always came up. Its been very busy around here lately, nothing big just life. I have been working 3 days a week at the hospital which has been good but exhausting because of the 12 hour shifts. Its been a huge adjustment but an amazing new journey also. I feel so grateful because i love being a nurse and everyday that i go to work i feel excited for whats to come. By the end of the day I am usually exhausted but i feel so good about what I do like i have truely accomplished something and made a difference in someones life that day. Its been hard not seeing macie on the days i work because i am gone literally ALL DAY, but it makes me appreciate my days off and the time i get to spend with her and scott just lounging around and being together. Although there is alot going on in peoples lives around us i think we have finally come to a point in our family that we are relieved to just have calmness and normallcy. We are relieved to not have big mountains to climb but just little mole hills to deal with. There is definitely beauty that always comes from trials but its nice to have a break too and be able to just sit in the midst of Gods peace and just be still......i am thanking the Lord for fall, sweat pants, osu football, friends, family, the journey that has brought us here and the journey that is yet to come but most of all the stillness of just being right in this moment right now.

Catch up time soon....

2008-10-20T21:23:00.002-04:00

Just wanted to let everyone know we are all doing very well. Things have been very busy around our household the past few weeks so we havent had the chance to blog. I feel like i'm starting to get the scratchy throat, stuffy nose thing going on which i am sure is from my patients:) and i have heard its been going around, so i am off to bed...working 12 hours again tomorrow. I hope to blog wednesday and catch everyone up on whats been going on in our lives and to post a few new pics of macie too. g'nite sleep tight...

Our little Mia....

2008-10-10T09:23:00.004-04:00

So lately macie has taken her interest in soccer to the next level. We knew that she always liked soccer because she loves playing kickball in the living room. Scott is always asking her if she is going to be his soccer girl when she grows up because he loves soccer and she giggles and says "yes i a big girl." But this week she has asked me everyday to play soccer with her. We roll the ball to her and she kicks it back to us. She does very well and has now started throwing the ball up in the air herself and kicking it in the air which i think is amazing for a 3 year old because it takes cordination for that...but i am sure most of the time its just by chance she actually kicks it:) So macie and i were talking about soccer the other day and she started going through daddys espn magazines and finding pictures of "big girl" soccer players and having me tear them out for her. I told her mommy played soccer when she was a little girl and daddy too and she thought that was hilarious. Scott had given me one of his old soccer jerseys in college which i had put up in the attic so i got that out and let macie wear it around the house and she loves it!!! But not only does she just need that shirt when she plays soccer now...she has to have the "big girl" headbands in her hair too.. its super cute watching her get all her gear on and play soccer. She gets excited because we tell her next year she will be able to play upward soccer at church and i know she will love it....here are a few pics of our little mia hamm...

Praising the Lord today!!!

2008-10-01T13:00:00.002-04:00

So as most of you know i had laprascopic surgery yesterday to address pelvic pain i have been dealing with for over a year now. The surgery went extremely well and we are praising the Lord for this. They found that I had adhesions around my left ovary and on my bowel. They did some biopsies and we should know the results at the beginning of next week but they are leaning towards them being positive for endometriosis which we thought was a possibility all along. They also drained a cyst on my right ovary. Going into the surgery we were worried and was told there could be a possibility that my left ovary would have to be removed and if there was alot of scar tissue I might end up having to have a hysterectomy, which we were very worried about because we would like to have another baby very soon. So to come out of the surgery with answers to my pain and to still be able to keep both ovaries we are thankful beyond words. Now we can look forward to having more babies and less pain:) Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. God is so good and we are giving Him all the glory for this!!!!

Uh oh....

2008-09-28T22:32:00.002-04:00

Oh the joys of having a toddler in the house, it seems like everyday is filled with something exciting and completely off the wall most of the time. So to keep things consistent we had a pretty adventerous day with little miss macie today. It all started this morning scott got up early to go to church for praise and worship practice and macie woke up just as he was leaving around 7:15. I was super tired and knew she would be cranky later if she got up that early so i decided to get her out of her bed and lay her down with me for a bit. I noticed as i was dozing in and out of sleep a few times she kept trying to sneak out of bed and i would pull her back up beside me and tell her she had to lay down for a little bit longer so we would be rested for church. Well I must have fallen back to sleep because the next thing i know she was talking some jiberish at the foot of our bed holding an elmo napkin from her 1st birthday party that she had gotten from her baby book that was put up on the book shelf in the computer room. So i put the book back away and thought that was all she had gotten in to. Well she kept telling me something about scissors and making toast which i was completely confused about. As i walked into the kitchen i then realized some of what she was trying to tell me. Macie had gotten one of the kitchen chairs and pulled it up to the counter, she then got scissors out of the butchers block and cut open 2 packages of grape laxative strips and ate both of them. Now she is only supposed to get one at a time and the kid ate two. So needless to say she has been pooping all day long. I am so thankful that she didnt get into something more dangerous and we have moved the medicine up in the cabinet now but i just can't believe out of all things she ate laxative strips. Even though its been an interesting day cleaning up poop everywhere it is kind of funny. But that wasnt all we kept finding things throughout the house all day that she had gotten into, including a bag of chicken nuggets that was in the computer room on the window ledge. The fun never stops, each day is always filled with something new and exciting.

Sillyness...

2008-09-24T12:55:00.002-04:00

Each day i am shocked at what our daughter does and the things she comes up with. Even though she definitely pushes my buttons she is actually a very funny little girl. Whenever i see her acting silly it makes me feel oh so sorry for scotts parents because i know thats exactly how he must of acted when he was a kid. This morning i was upstairs getting dressed and macie was in the living room playing with her princess tent. Things got really quiet which those with kids know is never a good sign. I walked downstairs to find macie sitting at the kitchen table with the salt shaker. I asked her what she was doing and she said "i just drinking it mommy" I said "macie thats salt honey its yucky. She looked at me puzzled and said "it goes on my toast?" i explained to her that salt goes on our food sometimes but inside i was laughing because she has toast with cinnamon and sugar sometimes and i think she was thinking it was sugar. I asked her if she needed a drink to wash out the yucky taste in her mouth and she said "yes mommy i need applejuice cause my tongue hurts" kids say the funniest things i swear. Who knows what is to come, everyday is definitely an adventure especially because she has scotts personality...Lord help me:)

Girls just wanna have fun....

2008-09-23T17:58:00.002-04:00

Today AJ and bethy came over to play for a few hours. Macie and bethy had so much fun playing dress up and the game "dont spill the beans" Its amazing to watch them play together and think about how much they have grown up. I remember the picture taken of me holding macie in my arms only a few weeks old and bethany only a day old. It makes me sad that they grow up so quickly but i love seeing their personalities boom. They are very different girls. Bethy seems so much more laid back and quiet. My macie is extremely loud and wild which isnt so charming at times she definitely gets this from daddy;).It was good though to watch them play together and get to chat and catch up with aj for a bit.

Busy weekend...

2008-09-21T21:27:00.002-04:00

So friday night scott, macie and I went to church to help out with 5th quarter which is basically a hang out event for teens. We had a really good time getting to know the teens, playing volleyball and basketball. Macie loved being able to see all the big kids and run around the gym playing with basketballs and eating pizza and chips. Macie got to bed around 12:30 and i thought surely she would sleep in saturday morning but nope she was up bright and early around 7:45 like clockwork ready to start the day. She has done pretty well this weekend in her big girl undies. She had one accident last night but has stayed dry for two days now:) its been very frustrating but i think we are finally on track and working towards being potty trained for good.

Saturday afternoon we hung out around the house and morgan was home from college so she and her mom tery came to visit us for a little bit which macie loved because she hasnt seen morgan for almost a month. Saturday evening my good friend amy and her girls kirah and kenah came over so we could talk about a bible study we are leading together for teen girls which starts next week and the girls played. Kirah and macie always have so much fun together it was cute just watching them play and dialogue back and forth some of the stuff they come up with is so stinkin cute i love this age!!!!! After they left my mom called and said she was coming to pick macie up and keep her all night. Macie was so excited that she was staying at grandmas house:) and she had a blast and has been talking about it all day. She keeps asking me "mommy i do that again at grandmas house." Since macie went to grandmas house scott and I went to sonic and grabbed some nice greasy food and talked for a bit which was nice to do without toddler interruptions.

This afternoon after church we had a picnic with tons of good food and playtime at the park. There were alot of people there for the picnic and it was nice to hang out with friends and eat a good meal that we didnt have to worry about cooking or cleaning up after so we thank our church so much for having that today!!! After church we came home and chilled out for a bit and macie fell down our whole flight of stairs. It scared scott and I so much and her lip is pretty gashed up but she is doing much better. Its amazing how God created such little bodies to endure so many boo boo's. Now we are all pooped and trying to recover to start yet another busy week. We have had an amazing weekend together as a family which we are so blessed for.

Macie's 3 year check up....

2008-09-17T09:54:00.002-04:00

This morning bright and early macie and I took a visit to the doctors for her 3 year well baby check. This is always an exciting time for scott and I because we get to see how much she has grown since the last visit and they go over some developmental things with her also. Macie was 31 pounds so she is in the 50th percentile for her weight and she was in the 75th percentile for her height. This means that macie is about average compared to other kids her age in weight but that she is taller than 75 percent of kids her age. The dr. thinks we might have a basketball player on our hands for sure which is odd because neither scott nor I are tall. I am guessing she gets in from the cameron side because scotts dad and brother are pretty tall. But they definitely said she is growing like a weed and is very intelligent. They also had her do a kids snellen chart to check her eyes. They usually wait until they are 4 but if they think the child is ready they will do it early. I was cracking up the whole time because of macie's answers to the nurses questions. She would point to objects like a boat, a circle, a square and aske macie to identify what it is and macie did awesome. It was cute because she pointed to a cross and macie said "a God" and when she pointed to the cup macie said "a drink" it made me so happy to know that she identifies a cross as a symbol for God.

Macie's iron level was a little low which didnt suprise me because she isnt a huge red meat fan, she mostly eats chicken. So i think we will try to get her to take a multivitamin to fix that little problem but other than that she is doing great. I can hardly believe she is 3, man time flies. Before we know it she will be at her preschool check up.

Thankful.....

2008-09-16T17:30:00.003-04:00

I am amazingly blessed to have a friend in marion that loves me for me and is my prayer warrior. No matter what I am going through she can either relate somehow or is on her knees on my behalf praying to God for me. We can be dressed in sweat pants or church clothes and still have a great time. We like the simple things in life like fast food and walmart. Our girls love to play together and because they are only about a week apart and her and I are about a week apart we get to share in so many of the same milestones together. I am so thankful for your friendship amy jo and I love you for loving me even when i'm not so lovable!!!!

Cupcakes...

2008-09-16T14:22:00.006-04:00

Today my sister bethany came over and macie, bethany and I decided to make cupcakes. I think macie had 1/3 of the batter eaten before we even got them in the cupcake pan but she did a great job at helping mommy stir up the mix. It all started this morning when she was going through her toybox and found a star cookie cutter. She asked me what it was and what it was for and I explained to her it was for making cookies...so instantly she wanted to "cook" cookies. I didnt have any cookie mix at the house so we ran to the store really quick and macie picked out funfetti cake mix to use. It gave a recipe on the side how to make cookies out of the cake mix but i thought it was a little odd so i talked macie into making cupcakes instead. She picked out winnie the pooh cupcake papers and rainbow sprinkles to put on top, and we bought stuff to make sugar cookies another day. I was actually suprised because our cupcakes turned out pretty good and everyone knows i can't bake for anything. I can cook pretty well but when it comes to baking even the pre made already cutout cookies you just throw on a pan i seem to mess up somehow. Here are a few pictures of our cupcake making adventure this afternoon.

Tonight macie and her daddy are going to a soccer game and I am going to revival so i better get macie down for her nap.

Fun weekend..

2008-09-15T12:50:00.005-04:00

Wow what a busy weekend it was at the cameron household but we had a great time. Friday night macie and I ended up going over to the harding football game after all since the rain let up some and she really wanted to go. It was actually very nice out after the rain stopped so we definitely enjoyed getting out after being couped up in the house all day. Saturday my sister stephanie and scotts friend justin came into town to watch the OSU vs USC game with us. We had nacho dip, puppy chow and pizza and played catch phrase at half time which was definitely a hoot. Even though osu lost we still had fun and was thankful our friends could come hang out with us for the day.

Sunday macie got to go to her new big girl class at church for the first time. She was super excited all weekend long and kept telling us she was going to her new school with her friend kirah. It was so cute seeing her get ready on sunday because she wanted to take her big girl purse and bible.

I gave her a dollar and told her that she needed to take it with her to her class and i tried explaining to her that she needed to give it to her teacher when it was time. She kept going around saying "mommy i need to give jesus my dollar when i see him at church" it was priceless. When we picked her up after the service she was so proud of the picture she colored us and said she had a fun time with her new friends. Its crazy how quickly she is growing and becoming such a big girl. Sunday afternoon she went to the gilmores to play for the day because mommy wasnt feeling good. She loves it over at their house and always has so much fun and gets super spoiled. Its revival this week at our church so we are looking forward to a great week of being renewed and refreshed by the Lord.

The Snack Game

2008-09-12T18:40:00.004-04:00

The past few weeks i have been thinking about getting macie some little tikes games to play. She is starting to get a little older and i thought maybe we could try some of the simpler games like candyland and chutes and ladders. So since it has been raining off and on all day here today i thought it would be a perfect day to give the game playing a try. I asked macie this morning if she wanted to go to the store and pick out a game and she was super excited even though i dont think she really knew what i was talking about, but anything that has to do with the store she is all up for anytime. So we ran to meijer and picked up candyland and chutes and ladders. We had lots of fun and macie did better than i expected. We still need to work on moving the people in the right direction but she does well with matching the colors on candyland and counting the number of spaces on chutes and ladders. She even won the very first time we played and was ecstatic of course...screaming "i win mommy after every move."

Its funny because after she woke up from her nap today she immediately asked me "mommy can we play the snack game" hahah i was laughing hysterically because she called candyland the snack game. Oh what kids come up with just amaze me. I have a feeling candyland and chutes and ladders will be occupying most of our time tonight but we are also going to make some puppy chow to snack on for the big game tomorrow evening and maybe hit up the football game if the weather calms down a bit. We are having a few friends over and macie is super excited to wear her new buckeyes jersey. It should be a super fun weekend so we will post more pics soon.

In the moment

2008-09-12T10:28:00.003-04:00

Most of the time i only post about macie or what we have been doing in the cameron household but the Lord has been teaching me something lately that i wanted to share with all my family and friends that read this. So many times in life its easy to get caught up in the "what ifs" and should ofs" that we miss whats truely going on right in this moment. I was talking to a good griend a few weeks ago and she said we often live for a certain moment or event to come but then when it comes we miss it because we are waiting for the next thing already. I thought about that for days and how much that is so true in my life and i am sure alot of peoples. We are always going to have obstacles in our paths no matter what thats just a part of life but if we constantly dwell on the things in our paths than we will miss the blessings God is trying to teach us in "this moment." I know this isnt something amazingly profound to comprehend but for me it was a huge wake up call. I was so focused on the heartache that "may come" that i have missed so much joy thats right in front of me. I vowed to take a 10 second promise that whenever i start feeling overwhelmed or thinking about the "what ifs" i will stop what i'm doing for 10 seconds and just sit quietly in the moment of whatever is going on around me. I have found myself smiling a little more and worrying alot less lately and I know that i am starting to really get it, life isnt going to wait for me to wake up and see the blessings that have been here all along, instead i need to realize life is passing me by and the blessings have been there all along.I have a quote in my kitchen that says "life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass, its learning to dance in the rain." I want to live my life by this quote. I want to live in a way that regardless of the storm i will find beauty in the midst of the battle somehow, somewhere no matter what.

The next Takeru Kobayashi ??????

2008-09-10T22:49:00.002-04:00

Most of you have heard of Takeru Kobayashi i am sure, the nationally known fastest hot dog eater champion. Well lately i am starting to wonder if our daughter has found her place in this world next to Takeru Kobayashi. Hot dogs isnt the food of choice for this toddler however, its pancakes. Over the past few days our daughter has managed to down 27 mini pancakes in two days for breakfast. Its crazy and at first i thought she was just being silly but no she was really that hungry. It took 3 plate fulls of pancakes yesteryday morning and this morning to satisfy her morning hunger. I am just amazed at how a 3 year old little girl can possibly fit 13 mini pancakes in her oh so small tummy at one time. I think she definitely must be going through a growth spurt right now. At least she is eating breakfast i suppose. It is the most important meal of the day after all right???

Great Weekend

2008-09-07T14:17:00.003-04:00

I can't believe its sunday already and the weekend is almost over. We had an awesome weekend at the cameron household and macie has finally gotten back to her old self and has been playing like crazy all weekend long. Last night we went to kirahs 3rd birthday party and macie had a blast. She enjoyed playing on kirahs new swingset and spent alot of the time riding kirahs tricycle up and down the driveway and playing in the sandbox with the other little girls close to macie's age.

Church was amazing this morning and was a definite affirmation for me about some things i have been dealing with lately. Its crazy but it seems like no matter what we are going through we always bump into the right message or the right song at church at exactly the right time....It just lets us know God has and is with us always, regardless of what it is we are experiencing in that exact moment.

Its a little chilly here today which makes me long for fall...I love the apple cider, hooded sweatshirts, football friday night, crisp apple pie, and the beautiful array of colors in the midst of falling leaves!!!! Macie and I made chili this morning to simmer in the crockpot this afternoon which should be super yummy for dinner tonight. She has become such the little chef lately. Everytime i start cooking in the kitchen she comes in and pulls a chair up to the counter and says "mommy i cook too" i love all the ways that she is growing and becoming such a little girl for mommy to teach fun girly stuff too. She has become my little sidekick lately and i love every minute of it!!!!!

Just the two of us...

2008-09-05T21:36:00.003-04:00

Good news the dr. called late this afternoon and macie's lab work all came back ok...so i'm thinking she must have just had the flu that has been going around very badly. I was worried this morning because she was still really sluggish and not eating much but by this afternoon she was back to her old self pretty much except for being a little tired still. So this evening scott went to the mansfield senior vs harding football game with good friends of ours the gilmores and macie and I stayed home and had a girls night. We made homemade pizza which had a smiley face on it and went for milkshakes and playtime at the mall after that.

We had a great day together playing and doing girl stuff which i needed. Since i am having surgery at the end of september i decided to take a leave of abscence from work for the next few weeks so it will give me a little more time to be home with my macer which i have missed over the past year because of school. Tomorrow we are going to macie's bestest friend kirahs 3rd birthday party and she is so excited thats all she has talked about for days now. So its off to clean up the house and hit the sack early, i'm beat.. thanks for all your prayers with macie!!!!

Update on lil miss sickey poo.....

2008-09-04T21:56:00.002-04:00

Well monday after our visit to the ER with lil miss macie i was sure the antibiotics would do the trick, however that hasnt been the case. Since last saturday she has been puking daily at least twice a day with diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite and a sore throat. The doctors have said all along that she has strep throat but after the babysitter called me at work today saying she was running a fever and throwing up we found out after another visit to the dr. that her strep culture came back negative so she doesnt have strep throat after all. Well then what is it you might be asking??? which as a nurse i have been driving myself crazy searching the net daily for answers and clues but the answer is yet to be determined. The doctors did some blood work today and they are testing her for mono again and saying to us they really dont know what is going on. We are worried and sad that our baby can't do normal 3 year old stuff because she is so tired and feeling pretty yucky. Tomorrow we will find out the results of her blood work hopefully and we will update everyone with the results. Keep macie in your prayers right now her little body could use a healing touch.

CELEBRATING OUR 4TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!!!

2008-09-04T21:28:00.002-04:00

I can't believe how fast time goes and the paths life takes us down. I still remember trying to pick out just the right outfit to wear on scott and I's first date putt putting, and now we have been married for 4 years and have the most amazingly beautiful and smart 3 year old. There have been trials and triumphs i know we can both agree on that but no matter what we love each other and have held tight to each other and the Lords promises for our lives and our family. Its crazy but sometimes i try to remember my life without scott in it and I can't. I guess that just means i am a better person with him and i wouldnt have it any other way. I love you babe happy anniversary!!!

Cincinnalli....what?

2008-09-02T19:12:00.004-04:00

This past weekend the cameron family headed to cincinnati for the Nazarene National Softball Tournament or Cincinnalli as macie calls it. Its something we did for the first time last year and had so much fun we decided to try it again. This year didnt go exactly as planned however because our poor macers was sick the whole time. It all started about 2 and a half weeks ago when the doctor diagnosed her with strep throat. After a full course of antibiotics and 18 days later she still has strep throat and has been running a fever, vomiting and not eating for days now. We took her to the ER last night since all the doctors were closed yesterday due to the holiday and they were amazed at how swollen her throat is. Two shots and a new oral antibiotic later i had a not so happy 3 year old needless to say, but she was happy that the nice nurse gave her a new doll.

So needless to say most of macie and I's weekend was spent in the hotel cleaning up puke....The things you do as parents and the sacrifices you make are endless but i am just hoping my baby will be back to her old self soon. Scotts team did alot better than last year at the tournament and had a great time together. It was nice to get away even though macie was sick we were still able to go out to dinner as a team at the olive garden and macie got to play with her "boyfriend" hayden for a little bit...they are so cute together.

Well life is awaiting us so i better get back to laundry and unpacking...more to come soon.

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY MACIE!!!!

2008-08-29T10:22:00.002-04:00

We can hardly believe that our macie turns 3 today. It just seems like yesterday we were shocked to find out we were pregnant and now 3 years have passed already. The laughter she brings into our lives is like a ray of sunshine, no matter what heartaches come our way her smile lets us know that God still is with us and He has been all along. We aren't always the best parents i am sure, but we love macie more than anything else in this world and hope she will grow up knowing that she has a mommy and daddy that love her very much and pray for her everyday. Happy Birthday baby we love you!!!!!!!

Our new Home!!!

2008-08-29T09:50:00.005-04:00

So most of you know that we bought our first house at the beginning of july. It has been lots of work but we are totally blessed and couldnt have asked for more!! We are only a few minutes from the hospital that i work at and about the same for the new school scott is teaching at. Our backyard faces the old high school so we can walk right to the football games on friday nights which is tons of fun. We also have an elementary school right behind our house too so we can take macie over to the playground whenever she wants and in a few more years she will be able to go to school there. The neighborhood is beautiful and we have the most amazing friendly neighbors. We thank God so much for giving us a home of our own to raise our family in, and we can't wait to have you all over very soon!!!!Here are a few pics.

Blessed!!!

2008-06-21T19:10:00.003-04:00

So as most of you know i graduated from nursing school last friday which is a huge answer to prayer and i am so thankful that God stood by me this past year and continued to pour out His strength in those moments where i wanted to give up and didnt think i could keep going. Scott and I were talking last fall about the things we would like to see for our lives and there were 5 big things we both started praying about diligently and asking God to provide these things for us. We asked that i would be able to finish school, that I would get a nursing job, that scott would get a teaching job closer to home, that we would find a new home that was a little bigger and the 5th thing is a secret.

So out of those 5 things we have been blessed beyond words with 4 of them all in a month time frame. As i said before I finished school last week. I got a job at MGH as a nurse which i wanted so much. Scott just got a job at Harding High School here in town so he will be closer to home. We move into our new home next week!!!!! and the 5th thing although it hasnt happened yet we are continuing to pray and know that a God that can do all of these other things can still make a way for thing number 5 too.

We were talking last night and both of us are just in awe that every single thing we asked for God is making happen!!!!!! He can and will give you the desires of your heart if you continue to be faithful and believe that He will!!!!!! We are so thankful that we are getting a chance to basically start a new life. New jobs, a new home a new begininning. I can't wait to see where our journey has yet to go and the things God has before us.

Keep on Keepin on.....

2008-05-14T20:16:00.003-04:00

So its been a few months since i have updated this thing and a few friends of mine have started blogs so it inspired me to take a few minutes and catch everyone up with the crazyness in the cameron household:) Things have been so super busy lately, just as it is always and in everyones lives i know. I was sitting on the couch earlier trying to catch my second wind after such an exhasuting past 3 days when i became so overwhelmed with thankfulness. God has been showing me lately just how deep His love and promises are and I can't help but stand in awe. With only 4 weeks left of school i am truely amazed at His grace and faithfulness to me every day. There have been many days especially lately where i am just "burnt out" with school and i think about all the things i have missed because my schedule is so packed right now. But in those moments I am also reminded that this is only temporary and to reflect back on the journey is inspirational. This past year hasnt been easy for any of us, scott, macie or I but we pulled together as a family and held onto each other and to God's strength and trusted completely on His grace to carry us through. Now only 4 weeks from the finish line i know He has been with us each step of the way and embraced us in those times where "we" didnt have the strength or the endurance to keep going on our own. God is doing some amazing things in our lives and in our hearts and we are so excited to see what else He has instore for us.

I have recently accepted a nursing position at the local hospital here in our hometown which i am very excited about. Its scary to think in a month i will be on my own as a nurse but I couldn't be more excited or proud to think i will be making a difference. Scott is very busy with finishing up the school year and serving many hours doing music and helping out with the youth at the church. Macie is continuing to grow and learn more everyday. Its amazing to watch her personality unfold and reflect little pieces of both scott and I in her. She is very outgoing and boistorus definitely like her daddy and has quit the temper tantrum when things dont go her way (we will say thats from daddy too;) We are in the process finding a new home. Nothing huge or super extravagant just a little more space would be nice. Lots of new and exciting things going on and so much to be thankful for!!! Thank you all for your continued support and prayers as we keep on keepin on!!!

Blizzard 2008 and others....

2008-03-20T21:42:00.001-04:00

Snow Day!!!

2008-02-22T22:00:00.003-05:00

Today scott and I were lucky enough to have a snow day. The best thing about this is that we were able to spend the day home as a family lounging around in our sweat pants all cuddeled up together. Macie has recently fallen in love with elephants so last night we picked up an elephant figurine family for her to play with since she has gone 3 days without a binky (which for all of you that know macie well, you know how attached she was to that thing) so this was a huge accomplishment for her and we told her she could go to the store and pick out an elephant. So today since we had a snow day we did a family project and made a little house for her elephants out of a shoe box and stuff we cut out from magainzes. Macie loved helping daddy look in magainzes for pictures of flowers and animals to put in her elephant house. After we finished the elephant house we all cleaned up the house and i was able to get a little studying done so that we can have a little free time to hang out this weekend and go do some fun things. Tomorrow macie and I are going to the mall for a free kids day so we will have more pictures then....we hope you all have a great night, stay warm!!!!

Valentines Day!!

2008-02-17T22:27:00.003-05:00

Wow its amazing how fast time flies i can't believe it will be march in a few weeks!!! Things have been going great in the cameron household the past week or so macie is talking like crazy and actually starting to put sentences together. Its awesome to watch her because she knows how to make sense of things now and can actually have a conversation with you which is really neat. Sometimes i get sad to think how fast she is growing up and i often wish she could stay this way forever. Scott and I are just busy with school so nothing new with us.

Macie had an amazing week this past week at the babysitters. We are so thankful we found sylvia and know everyday when we drop her off that she will not only be taken care of but that she loves it there. Its funny because even on the weekends now she asks us "we go to babysitters today?" haha. This past thursday on valentines day they had a little party at the babysitters house to celebrate. Macie wore here valentines pants and the shirt here gma pam got her. They had balloons, decorated cookies and macie was able to take some animal valentines she picked out at the store to all her little buddies there. She talked for days about here valentines party and was so excited to tell me all about it when i picked her up and she even made scott and I cookies...one said dad and the other mom that she decorated!!!

That evening after scott got home from school we just hung out and had a nice family dinner. Scott and I went to mansfield last weekend and ate at the olive garden and did a little shopping so we were able to celebrate as a couple a little early. He got me a beautiful vintage style necklace and i suprised him with osu basketball tickets so i think we both enjoyed valentines day and most of all enjoyed remembering how much we love each other and are so blessed by such a great little family:)

Crazyness but we love it!!!!

2008-02-09T09:56:00.000-05:00

So its been forever since i have posted on this thing but life has taken us new places in the cameron household and its always nice to give everyone updates i suppose. I am now halfway through my third quarter of nursing school and will be graduating in 17 weeks ( haha trust me i have it counted down to the days even) school has been amazingly stressful but completely awesome at the same time. Every week is full of 3 or more tests and 2 days of clinicals which involve blue books and drug cards (those of you who have been through nursing school know...they are nightmares:)....basically it invovled hours of extra work on wednesday night when your brain is already fried....busyness has taken a new place in my vocabulary this past 7 months, i dont think i truely knew the meaning of being busy till now. I am doing very well and have made national honor society at school which is a shocker i know to all you high school and college buddies. We have eaten more fast food and hamgburger helper these past 7 months than we probably ever will again in our whole lives but i figure there are far worse things in life than that!! lol

Macie is going to an amazing babysitter that she absolutely loves and has even started calling grandma. I can't believe how fast she is growing up and the things that she says and comes up with everyday just amaze me. Sometimes i get sad to think about all the things i am missing out on by being gone at school so much and studying all the time but then i am reminded that its her that i am doing this for and her little body is what helps me keep pressing forward on those days i feel tired and want to give up. If there is anything she gets out of this as she gets older i really hope its that she saw how hard her mommy and daddy worked to make a better life for her because we love her so much!!!

I can't even put it into words how thankful i am for scott. I dont think i could have asked for a better husband or father for macie. He is so in love with macie and the way that he imerses himself in her life is completely awesome. I am amazed at how hard he works going to school all day and volunteering at church and he still finds it in himself to tutor kids 3 or 4 days a week because he really cares about his students. I know that things have been hard for him also this past 7 months but he has stepped up and helped me with the house and sacrificed so many things to make things easier for me and i know when i am done in june that diploma will be his just as much as mine.

I have learned a huge lesson these past 7 months outside of nursing and that is love. I have never been more in love with my husband than now. We have had a tough year full of sacrifices and struggles but ultimately we have clung to each other and to God's wisdom and faithfulness and ultimately taken the battles set before us head on as a team. I would never have imagined why God put such an amazing self sacrificing, hard working, loving man in my life but i am thankful he is all mine for this valentines day and many more!!!!

So basically life is crazyness in the cameron household but we wouldnt have it any other way!!!!!!

Its been awhile!!!

2007-10-29T14:10:00.001-04:00

At the Park!!!

2007-07-15T21:24:00.001-04:00

Lots of Laughs

2007-07-13T23:27:00.001-04:00

Happy 4th of July!!!

2007-07-04T23:42:00.001-04:00

Wow time flies by!!!!

2007-05-04T13:00:00.001-04:00

Check out my Slide Show!

2007-03-19T12:15:00.001-04:00

New Pictures

2007-03-11T13:45:00.001-04:00

Happy Valentines Day!!!

2007-02-14T20:33:00.001-05:00

Macie's First Hair cut!!!

2007-01-29T13:59:00.000-05:00

So its been forever since i have updated this thing but I wanted to share with everyone a few new things that have been going on in the cameron household....Macie is now 17 months and growing so quickly we can hardly keep up. She loves dancing and looking at books and has learned recently how to throw a tantrum:) She jibber jabbers alot and says a few words like, no, meow, ruff, daddy, mom mom, boom boom, and good girl. I took her to get her first hair cut today at a big people salon and she did awesome....she was so cute sitting in the chair like a big girl drooling everywhere as she ate her bubble gum sucker while getting her hair cut here is a picture:

Cameron Family Christmas Tree

2006-12-07T11:50:00.000-05:00

I created a Slide Show! Check it out!

2006-11-10T00:42:00.000-05:00

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I created a Slide Show! Check it out!

2006-10-31T20:32:00.000-05:00

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Fun filled night!!

2006-10-17T23:53:00.000-04:00

Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

So tonight our friends phillip and crystal came over for dinner since they are leaving for SC on monday. We are so excited to see what God has instore for them but will be very sad to see them go, especially macie, she loves her aunt crystal:) It's been awesome having them around to hang out and be crazy with. Crystal has become such a close friend that I can't imagine not talking to her a bazillion times a day on the phone, sharing interesting stories, and yes the infamous targetto shoping sprees which macie dreads each time. But God calls us to different places and paths sometimes in life but I know our friendship will last forever and someday we will be old and wrinkeld talking about the latest support hose:) or the best denture cream..haha. Anyways, after dinner we decided to carve some pumpkins which was hilarious, my so called cat looks so mangled you can barely tell what it is. But i have to say phillip and crystal did a great job with theirs besides the wobbly stem and one eye;) haha. And we cant forget what yummy pumpkin seeds we had i swear i am going to go out and buy 5 more pumpkins before halloween is over just to make more seeds, i told scott we should stock up since you can only have them once a year:) haha. well thats all for now i am beat and off to bed. Have a great week everyone!!!

Big Girl!!!

2006-09-28T20:01:00.000-04:00

Here are a few pictures of our macer pacer...she is becoming such a big girl!!

OSU Game!!!!

2006-09-12T17:12:00.000-04:00

I know i know its been awhile since i have updated this thing but i am just super busy and with dial up it takes forever to do anything on the internet which is irritating thats for sure!!! So scott has been teaching at bucyrus and coaching football for about three or so weeks now. He loves it i know its been stressful and definitely an adjustment but he really feels that where God wants him and its just comforting to know that we are always taken care of if when we can't see the answers always God has a plan. I just keep thinking back to a few months ago when i know there were not only alot of uncertainties in our lives, but also in kirk and amanda's and cara's. We didnt know what jobs were going to come our ways and where we were going to be living...but God provided for each of us. We all have houses, jobs, and more than we could need:)

So this past weekend we went to kirk and aj's for the osu vs texas game which was a blast. we had so much fun eating tacos and chocolate pie...and just hanging out. we always have such a good time with them and of course macie loves playing with brady and bethy.....In honor of the osu vs texas game we took a family pic of scott, macie and I because we have one from last year of us in our buckeyes gear during the same football game...its just amazing to see how much macie has changed and grown and even the differences in scott and I....I am just blown away that its been an entire year already, man time sure flies by.

Last year during the game:

This year during the game:

Well another busy week ahead and then mosaic starts saturday night which i am excited about and then scott and I get an evening alone to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary a couple weeks agon...have a great week everyone!!!

Dedicated to our beautiful daughter Macie on her first Birthday: Love Mommy and Daddy

2006-08-29T12:11:00.000-04:00

Macie's First Birthday

2006-08-27T22:04:00.000-04:00

Time to play catch up !!!

2006-08-11T15:00:00.000-04:00

First off let me say macie is feeling much better and starting to get back to her old self, turns out she had tonsilittis so we have been giving her antibiotics for the past couple days. Wow i can't believe its been almost and entire month since we have updated this thing. Since then so much has happened that i dont even know where to begin. Scott has been coaching football for 8th grade at bucyrus high school and is anxiously awaiting the start of school here in just a few more weeks. I have been busy around the house trying to keep up with things and working 1 or 2 days a week. The biggest task for me these days is trying to keep up with macie little miss busy body as she crawls everywhere and gets into everything. I can't believe it but in a few weeks she is going to be 1 years old, wow time flies. I had to run to walmart this morning to grab a gate to try and contain her... a little anyways. I tell you she may be small but she is very destructive in a short amount of time if you aren't keeping a very close eye on her. She has also heard the word no ALOT!!!lately not that she listens to it but she definitely has heard it. I think we are definitely going to have our hands full especially because she will watch scott and I out of the corner of her eye as she is getting into something that she isnt supposed too, and as soon as we say no she will stop turn around, look at us and then as soon as we turn our heads she will do it again very sneaky like. Look at this face doesnt she look ornery as heck!!!

Also the past week she has disovered boomers water dish. So whenever we cant find her we know just where to look.....

Well i think thats all for now i am going to get some stuff done around the house and get ready for work tonight. I have a couple weddings tomorrow and scott has softball tournaments all day so its going to be a busy one. Have a great weekend!!!

Blah!!!

2006-08-08T22:34:00.000-04:00

sorry everyone i keep telling myself i am going to update this thing soon and post some more recent pictures of macie but something always seems to come up. Right now scott is gone alot with work and football practice...and maice is not feeling well today and running a temp of 103.7. hopefully we will get her to the dr. tomorrow and get her to feel a little better soon. updates to come hopefully soon, keep us in your prayers right now!!!

Roscoe Village

2006-07-16T21:25:00.000-04:00

On Saturday we spent the day at Roscoe village with the cameron family.v There was me, scott, macie, kirk, amanda, brady, bethy, ron, ginny, cara and aunt bonnie. It was so hot out i could hardly believe it but vother than that the weather was great for the day. We spent the day looking at different little shops and things and also watching a civil war reenactment although amanda and I had to take the little ones inside the bakery because the cannons and guns were way to loud for their ears. Bonnie bought the girls these adorable lttle bonnett's and brady a little toy. I love macie's hat it goes perfect with her blue eyes and she just looks so cute in it, all the ladies at church today were going nuts over it:)

thanks aunt bonnie. After that we went to bob evans for dinner which was really yummy. By then the girls were pooped though and ready to konk out which they did on the way home. It was a fun day though I really enjoyed getting to hang out with everyone especially aunt bonnie who we dont get to see too often since she lives in Indiana. I also really like riding with Kirk and amanda and just talking and hanging out with them:) thanks for a great day everyone....we are looking forward to the family reunion next weekend!!!

She's on the move:)

2006-07-15T23:05:00.000-04:00

So its been about a month and a half now that we have been trying to get macie to crawl but after trying and trying we didnt seem to be getting anywhere. She would try to crawl or drag her legs behind her i should say but most of the time she would be going backwards. We bought her toys to put on the floor that move and thought maybe that would encourage her to go after it but nope, we would get on the floor with her and try to bend her knees up to help her and nope that didnt work either. But friends I am hear to say that on tuesday july 11th macie finally started crawling and it was awesome. I actually teared up a little like a big dork because i realized what a big girl she is becoming and its hard to believe how quickly time has gone. So we are very proud our little macie is now crawling and getting into everything i should add;)

She's got skills; well kinda anyways:)

2006-07-10T23:05:00.000-04:00

So recently macie has been trying harder than ever to feed herself like a big girl. Just last saturday i sat down to eat a salad and layed macie on the floor with her bottle to hold herself and after a few minutes i kept hearing her giggle at something. I thought oh she must be laughing at the dog because she does that all the time, so i didnt think anything else about it and then after a few more minutes i realized she was still cracking up at something. So i get up and go down to the floor where she way laying and this is what i find:

She wasnt feeding herself she was being a big goof and just playing with her bottle. I was dying laughing i couldnt believe how much formula she had gotten all over her face. It was all over her eyelids and in her hair it looked like she had dots all over her:) oh man what a crazy kid.

Other than that little incident she has been doing pretty well. She loves eating yougurt for breakfast every morning and she is getting pretty good at holding french fries and crackers. We are still working on getting her to drink her formula from a sippy cup which has been tough but i think its going better now.

Busy Weekend!!!

2006-07-10T15:01:00.000-04:00

Wow what an amazing but extremely busy weekend!!! Friday night I worked while scott and macie hung out for the evening and did some things around the house. Saturday i slept for a few hours, macie went to her grandma stone's for the day and scott worked. The we had to be at the church at 3:30 to practice for mosaic before the cookout started at 5:00. I am so overjoyed at the turnout we had on saturday it was amazing. I am not sure exactly how many we had but it was exciting to see them have to bring out more tables for all the people we had:) After mosaic scott and I came home and hung out with his friend unger whom he roomed with in college. Thanks for coming down unger we always enjoy having you:). I decided to go to bed a little early however and scott stayed up and made bottles and cleaned up the house bless his heart:) On Sunady we got up early for church since we had to be there by 8:00 to get ready for the service. Scott and I were talking last night about how neat it was to see the reactions of the congregation to the mosaic team leading the worship and also to the message pastor powell preached. I really could see some lives changed. I also realized during that service that personally lately i have allowed myself to become somewhat complacent in my faith and i know in scott and I's marriage and also as parents to macie....i am just really looking forward to walking away from there and pressing even harder to be where God wants me to be in that first chair comepletely in love with Him.

Sunday evening scott and I took swimming at linda and vanessa's house which was really nice of them to let us come over:) thanks guys. Macie absolutely loves the water she is like a little fish. She just splashes and splashes away forever.

We are all tuckered out now after such a long weekend but ready to tackle another week of who knows what;)

Mosaic

2006-07-07T11:54:00.000-04:00

I know you all have heard me talk about Mosaic and how much it means to me and what an awesome ministry I think it is so I wanted to let you all know about this weekend.

Saturday

5:00 (free cookout)

6:00 service begins (outreach center)

Sunday

Mosaic will be leading the morning worship services which take place at

8:30 and 10:45 (in the sanctuary)

You can find us at:

233 West Church Street
Marion, Ohio
43302

web: http://mosaicmarion.org

We would love to have as many people come out and worship this weekend with us. We have such a great time and its and hour that I really look forward to spending with the Lord. Hope to see you there!!!!

Take me out to the ballgame!!!

2006-07-07T11:28:00.000-04:00

Yesterday macie and I hung out for the day and went shopping for a new outfit to wear to church on sunday morning. After daddy got home from work at 5:30 we went to the ball park to watch his church softball game. Macie and I sat in the shade, ate stale cheestos we found in the diaper bag from who knows how long ago, and cheered our main man on;) The Naz appostles won by 1 point after a close game against peace community church. Good job daddy we are very proud of you:)

After we got home scott tried to weed the forest next door to our house since the people that used to live there moved and nobody has been mowing it. It took him awhile to try and get it cut down enough so that he could mow over the rest. It ended up being so much work on his part but we had to do it because we were starting to get ticks and funky looking bugs in our yard from all the weeds:( Macie and I were a huge help as you can imagine;) i just worked on watering the flowers while macie watched baby einstein and tried to tear our house apart, so i had to bring her outside with us. We finally got dinner around 9:00 and then watched the rest of king arthur on t.v. and went to bed early for once.

Oh by the way macie loves her ball popper now she was cracking up at it yesterday for like a half hour...so mission accomplished!!!

Macie's First 4th of July

2006-07-05T09:27:00.000-04:00

I can't believe how big macie is getting and to top it off she celebrated her first 4th of july yesterday. Macie wore her red, white and blue outfit that mommy and great grandma delores bought for her last year at this time when she hadnt even been born yet. We had a great day hanging out with friends, and can't wait for scott to get home tonight:)

A day at the Marion Fair:)

2006-07-05T00:25:00.000-04:00

So monday afternoon macie, stephanie, crystal and I all went to the fair for a few hours to get some grub and boy did we eat. We were cracking up at stephanie because by time we got our food she was finished with her corndog and ready to move on to the next food stand:) We had hot dogs, corndogs, gyros, lemonade, and caramel covered fruit;) The food was so good I almost want to go back today and get more:) Then we had an almost fatal incident with an angry pig. After we ate we decided to walk through the pig barn to try and find a pig of one of the youth group kids that crystal and her husband have at church. Well i dont think we found his pig but we sure did find a pig, an angry one that is. It was out of its cage and they were tryiing to lead it back in and it was so mad it started squealing and making all these funny noises and then it came towards us which we were freaking out about, but it was kind of funny to see us 3 city slickers as scott calls it just all grossed out and scared over a bunch of pigs that smelled really bad, oh dear i dont think we will be doing that again anytime soon.

Poor macie was knocked out asleep right after we got there and missed almost the whole thing.
She finally woke up at that end and i gave her some cotton candy which she loved.

So other than eating we just walked around and got some good pics, especailly the one of crystal and the marion mayhem mascott that she begged us to take:).haha, j/k.

After that we came home and macie and I chilled for a few hours and then spent a few hours hanging out at phillip and crystals house. I definitely miss my scottie bo boddie and can't wait for him to come home wednesday night:)