life as it is

2008-07-13T14:23:00.006-05:00

Cute kids with messy faces

Sam wanted this butterfly "pop up treehouse"

for so long, and as you can see he was very

excited when it came in the mail.

It comes with these little tiny caterpillars in

a cup.

And they grow bigger and bigger

Until they turn into butterflies and move into

the "treehouse" and you feed them oranges,

flowers and sugar water

After a couple weeks we let them go

They let us hold them and play with them for

a little bit before they flew away

The weather down here has been nice and hot, so we have all been busy enjoying the beach, waterpark, and Sam's new favorite - the slip-n-slide. I have got to get better at bringing the camera and taking pictures. It is hard when you have 2 very active and wild children. Their energy is unbelievable, it has been an interesting stage. We try to keep them as busy as possible.

Sam's T-ball

2008-03-16T15:02:00.004-05:00

So cute in his big uniform

Had to include a picture of Hannah. She had
fun digging in the dirt and hanging out with
the little girls on the team.

Sam just started playing T-ball and he had his 1st game on Sat. It was so funny and everyone was laughing so hard. The kids also had a lot of fun, especially when they all try to run after the ball. The kids ages range from 3-5, so of course, Sam is one of the youngest. But he doesn't care and has tons of fun, even if he doesn't get what is going on half the time. And now, everyone on the team and in the audience knows Sam. He would run the wrong way and run after his own balls, and everyone would yell "Sam! Sam!" Anyway, the movie is the short version of all the footage, but it is hilarious and catches some of the funniest moments. (Don't mind Tim's camera job - next time he will have to get a tripod.)

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Painting

2008-02-10T21:20:00.001-06:00

We just finished painting the hallway and the kids painted themselves and some paper. The hallway looks good, but now I am sore in many weird places. Can't wait to do the bathroom!

Kid update:
Sam is learning letter sounds and how to spell simple words. He can spell and write his name, and he can spell words such as mom, but when he goes to write Mom it turned out "OMO". He is getting the hang of it. He has just started getting into imaginary play where he is "SuperSam", or a police officer handing out tickets.

Hannah is now saying simple sentences - about three words together. She also knows her shapes and is begining to get colors. She really likes pink. She has also been telling us when she has gone potty in her diaper, so we began putting her on the potty. She calls it "Elmo potty" and really likes to sit on it and try to go, but so far nothing. She is learning a lot lately very fast. She is a really smart little girl.

January in Florida

2008-01-27T14:59:00.001-06:00

The kids in their Packer jerseys before the
big game. We had some friends and neighbors
over to watch it on the new TV with HD, and
it turned out to be a very stressful game. Too
bad for the Pack.

The weather this winter has been very mild so
we decided to take the kids to the beach. They
had fun playing in the sand even if the water is
a little too cold.

Sam in mid-jump off the sand hill

These guys stuck around, there was not many
people on the beach so I guess they were hungry.
We didn't have any food, so the kids threw sand
and shells at them to see them get excited.

A Merry Christmas in Texas

2007-12-30T13:44:00.001-06:00

We fed the ducks at a nearby pond. There were
tons of ducks and they got so close they would
take the food right out of your hand and let you
pet them. They were also pushing the kids around
and in the water, but the kids loved it.

Sam and cousin Shane went up to their waste
in the freezing cold pool. Hannah later joined
in on the fun, but none of the adults went for it.

Later at night we all enjoyed the hot tub

Hannah loved all the dogs. Especially Rebel, the
biggest one that let her ride him.

Making Christmas cookies. The boys did great
even though Shane made only candy cane cutouts.

They even did a good job frosting the cookies.
Notice Shane frosting his candy canes.

The tree before the kids got up. There were a
lot of people, there fore a lot of presents.

Hannah loves Blue's Clues. She did not get that
into unwrapping though, she preferred playing
with all the presents.

Shane with his cowboy boots and Sam loved
the nerf gun.

It was a nice little vacation to visit with family, and the kids got many presents which they are enjoying very much. They have a lot of stuff now to keep them busy in the house, which is good for us because they are better playing with toys than getting into trouble. We have also learned to buy 2 of pretty much everything which cuts down on the fighting. The joys of having 2 very active children.
Anyway, the kids are doing great. Sam is loving playing with our neighbor's 4 yr. old girl, playing computer games, and is wanting to do everything "by myself." Hannah is getting really good at talking and is able to put a couple of words together to get her needs known. She also loves any kind of animal, and they love her. Even the animals that won't let anyone touch them, comes to her and she pets them, hugs them, and is very gentle with them.

Holidays

2007-12-02T10:30:00.000-06:00

We finally took some family pictures - it was a 2 day ordeal

At the tree farm hunting down the perfect
Christmas tree

Hannah had tons of fun looking at the trees
running around and laughing

We found our tree

Before anything else could be done the train
had to be put up. Of course it is the most
important thing - to Sam anyway

He was so happy when it was finished. It is
bigger than his trains, so when we got it he
said "Wow! This is the biggest train I've
ever seen!"

Sam's wore his first bike out, so we figured it
was time for a bigger bike. He was so devastated
when his bike broke we couldn't even wait till
Christmas to get him a new one. He loves his bike
and rides it every day.

Hannah also got a bike. She can almost ride it,
but for now she prefers pushing it around

Happy Thanksgiving with Mom and Dave

After Thanksgiving dinner we decorated a
gingerbread house. The kids loved it but ate
half the candy. Now that it is finished they
(including Tim) are still eating the candy off it.
I wonder if it will actually make it to Christmas.

2007-11-05T21:15:00.001-06:00

Cute little packer kids on Halloween

The cutest little cheerleader!

Brett Favre Jr.

the whole fam - football player, cheerleader,
and the fans (us)

Trick-or-treating at Seaside

what the kids wanted to do the whole time- eat
candy. Surprisingly they didn't get sick

the 2 number 4's

me at work - my co-workers the rockstars
(me bottom right purple)

our pumpkins - Hannah's right, Sam's on the left
is (of course) Thomas the train. I will only stick
to doing faces after that one.

Hannah did not like the pumpkins at all - she
cried and screamed when she saw them so
this is the only picture we got with her

the Saturday before Halloween was ZooBoo

the kids liked feeding the animals

there was a huge jumping thing that Sam loved
and Hannah loved to watch

Pumpkin farm and Circus

2007-10-28T15:07:00.000-05:00

Sam picked out a little pumpkin

They like to jump off stuff

My little pumpkin heads

Sam acting like the monkey behind him

Hannah picked out a really small pumpkin

Both kids had a lot of fun running around

Yes we actually had 3 elephants at the circus in
Panama City! It was the kids first time seeing a
real elephant.

They also tried cotton candy for the first time.
Needless to say it was a success.

Birthday and butterflies

2007-10-14T15:56:00.000-05:00

Happy 3rd birthday Sam! Of course it had
to include Thomas!

Hannah showing off the bruise on her forehead.
When she gets mad she bangs her head on the
floor. I think she is finally starting to get over that
phase. The bruise has finally healed.

Florida has been invaded by the annual
migrating butterflies. There is so many of
them everywhere!

We also have the bumblebees on our fence

The kids enjoy chasing the butterflies. Don't
mind the back yard - we still haven't gotten
to fix that up yet!

Nemo our cat got out and decided to join in on
the fun. Sam got a hold of a net to catch the butterflies.

Sorry Sam you won't catch any butterflies
coming out of there!

You finally got one Sam - all by yourself!
After mommy caught about 5 and taught him
how to sneak up on them.

He even pulled it out of the net by himself!
He was so proud!

Disclaimer: No butterflies were hurt or injured during filming

2007-10-14T14:29:00.001-05:00

We lost a great and inspirational person,
Jeanne McBride, Sept. 24th
(Tim's Mom)

We flew up to Wisconsin that day.
Both kids did great on the flights

Hannah flying the airplane (at the Children's Museum)

Growing up fast

2007-09-09T12:21:00.001-05:00

Hannah and Sam rock their babies before we take
the glider out of Hannah's room

Hannah testing out her new bed

Sam tucks in Hannah for her nap

Our little baby girl is not much of a baby anymore. She is growing up very fast. Over the past few weeks she wanted to get out of the high chair and began sitting at the table, and she protests until we let her use a big fork and spoon. We also took the glider out of her room, no more rocking baby. Yesterday was her first time in her big girl bed. Last night we woke up to a bump and cries after she fell out. Hopefully that doesn't happen again, but we can't put her back in the crib because she sticks her arms and legs out of the bars and gets them stuck. Tonight we will put a pillow next to the bed. Hannah and Sam both like playing on her new bed.

Sam is looking forward to his 3rd birthday. He really wants a party but we are not sure what we want to do yet. He is also really into music lately, especially praise and worship songs which he calls "Jesus songs" and wants to listen to them every time we are in the car.

Tim is excited for football season begining. I am excited for fall season with some cooler weather. It is still upper 80's which is cooler than what we're used to with upper 90's, but still too hot to enjoy being outside. It will be nice to go back to taking our walks at night and going to the park.

Fun in the Florida Sun

2007-08-18T14:29:00.000-05:00

One of Sam's favorite things - driving trucks and making tracks

Sam also likes to dig big holes in the sand and
then he sits in them

Trying to build a sand castle - it doesn't last
long before the kids knock it down

One of Hannah's favorite things is playing with balls

Before the outdoor concert, Sam plays with his
bubble maker gun. You can see the stage in the
background and there is not many people there yet.

The kids run around and chase the bubbles

Hannah chases the bubbles and her ball

We all love the outdoor concerts

Sam loves to sing

2007-08-12T15:15:00.000-05:00

After church and after lunch, Sam was in a happy performance mood. He was singing his favorite songs, so I grabbed the phone and began recording. Tim's moto razor is the only thing we have that records with sound so the quality is not that great, but hopefully it works out and you can hear him sing. In case you can't hear or understand him, he is singing: Jesus loves Me, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and the Wiggle's Hot Potato. He is such a good singer!

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Enjoying the extremely hot hot hot summer

2007-08-11T20:18:00.001-05:00

Staying cool in the pool

Hannah likes to swim

Waiting in line to go down the slide

"you can't go through the top hole guys"

What a fun little climbing hut

It has been a record breaking hot summer down here in Florida. It is so hot and humid it feels like a sauna and some windows even stay fogged. I'm glad we have air conditioning, which runs non-stop all day and still can't keep up and we are paying the outrageous bills for. The only way to enjoy the summer is in the water, so we have been spending our time in the pool, at the beach or at the local waterpark.

The little slide climbing toy is Sam's present for accomplishing potty training. He has finally been potty trained - and without accident now for about a month or two! It only took half a year of pull-ups, stickers, candy, and blowing train whistles. We did every positive reinforcement we could think of. The final straw which finally worked was - one time after he had an accident in his big boy Thomas underwear, we looked him in the eye and told him we were not happy that he is not going in the potty. Sam said "want daddy to be happy" and has gone in the potty ever since.

approaching the big 30

2007-07-29T15:05:00.000-05:00

"Happy Birthday Mommy" said Sam for like a week

Water park we like to go to on the weekends

Sam climbing the net (to the right of the little boy with the life vest)

Sam still loves his "Choo - choo's"

Sam and Hannah both try to drive it

I am now 27 and even though I'm approaching 30 I don't feel any different. Our pastor turned 40 a day before my birthday and he said he woke up and told his family it was like any other day and he doesn't feel any different. It also helped that a bunch of people at work think that I am 24 for some reason. Anyway I had a great birthday. I had a party/fiesta at work, and that night went with the family out to eat and to an outdoor concert. There is a concert at a very nice area on the beach every Thursday night that our family is really starting to enjoy. We took a bottle of champagne and the fold up chairs and got to relax for a little bit while the kids run around with the other kids at the concert. Another fun thing to do at the beach.

We also went to the water park on Saturday. The kids love the water! Hannah especially - she even holds her breath when she goes under. She runs around in the water like wild. Sam is a little more cautious, but does very well for how small he is. He went down the little water slides all by himself and kept up with some of the older kids. I wish I could have gotten more pictures, but my camera was already getting messed up from getting splashed.

Kid photos

2007-07-22T15:55:00.001-05:00

It was a rainy weekend last week so I figured it was about time to get out the old camera and turn our bedroom into a studio to take pictures of the kids. I managed to get a few good shots, but eventually I would like to go to a professional.

This weekend was very nice - sunny and hot. Needless to say we spent our time at the beach and are now feeling a little crispy. One of these days I will have to remember to bring the camera.

House work

2007-07-14T13:32:00.000-05:00

Cute little girl who scratched her nose

A new look to our living room - we bought some new rugs
and a much needed and wanted book shelf

Sam makes some funny faces

Happy 4th of July! It was a late night for a sleepy
little Hannah

We had a quite a night last night with a sick little Sam. He woke up screaming and crying in pain with over 1040 fever. It took a while to try to get some Tylenol in him and finally we resorted to putting a screaming child into a cold bath at 1:00 am with his sleeping sister next door. Needless to say we are all still a little sick and tired today and are not going to get much accomplished.

We are finally begining to work on our house even though it has been a few years since we got it. Since I got pregnant soon after we moved in, and now that the kids are older and easier to amuse themselves we can actually get a few things accomplished. We just recently finished the front yard. Yeah!! We shoveled all the gravel, put in grass, trimmed the trees, and put in and completed 3 flower beds. It is looking good so far. (Sorry I don't want to put in pictures for security reasons.) We have begun in the back yard, but the hot Florida summer might prevent us from doing anything else outside for a while. Except for the next couple weekends when Tim and the neighbor are going to replace some plumbing that needs to be done. After that, I am making a mental note of the things I want to get done indoors. I will put those pictures up if and when we get anything completed. There are always things to be done, but I love our house and am so thankful for it.

Wedding season

2007-06-24T15:40:00.001-05:00

Auntie Lindsay and Hannah with cool shades

Nana with her grandkids

Sam loves going to weddings - he gets to eat a lot of cake

My sisters Holly and Lindsay

We have been to 2 weddings the past 2 weekends. How exciting it is to be newlyweds just begining their life together. Tim and I have been married for 4 years and the excitement and action has not stopped!
We had fun at the weddings with the kids, but wish we could have had a babysitter so we could enjoy the parties a bit more! Kids call for early evenings, 0 alcohal, and little dancing. Maybe the next one!

Family vacation in Wisconsin

2007-06-24T14:50:00.001-05:00

One of the highlights for the kids was going to see "Big Thomas" at the National Railway Museum' s Day out with Thomas

We got to ride on the train pulled by Thomas which was the kid's first train ride. They loved it despite the extremly hot and cramped circumstances.

Sam and Grandpa McBride "Go Packers!"

Sam wanted to ride the helicopters so bad. He did great for his first ride all by himself. We watched a little nervously, but we were very proud of him.

We swam in the backyard just about every day.

What would a trip to Wisconsin be without visiting a farm and the cows! Hannah loves all the animals. She can now even do all the animal sounds.

Sam even got to drive a tractor!

Sam attempting Aunt Kelly's slack line. Kelly walks it like a tightrope and Tim liked to try.

We all went for a lot of walks.

Visiting Pine Lake for a day

It felt good to visit Wisconsin since we haven't been back in a while. We all had a great time and saw a lot of family. We stayed with Tim's mom and saw my whole family when we went down to Illinois for my cousin Stacey and Travis's wedding. We were very happy to see everyone and we miss being close to family and old friends. We really like Florida, but we would also like to figure out what our future holds. I can work anywhere, but it is up to Tim to find a career path, school or whatever. Until then we will continue to take advantage of the beach and go every weekend.

Busy times

2007-06-03T19:50:00.000-05:00

The Treasure Ship - restaurants, kiddie area, and boat dock

Hannah up close and personal with the lion

Sam feeding the ducks

Sam and Hannah are ready for the long trip up to WI

We have had a very busy last couple of weeks.

Tim went on a men's retreat with some men from church and I had the kids all to myself for 5 days. We had a lot of fun and stayed very busy. I took them just about everywhere. We went shopping, out to eat, to a friend's townhouse on the beach, and to Zoo World. Hannah loves any kind of animal and laughs every time she sees them. Sam likes to feed them. They were very good kids for me. The only hard part was at night. Hannah usually sleeps through the night, but for some reason while Tim was gone she would wake up in the middle of the night and would only go back to sleep when she was next to me in my bed. She must have been afraid I would leave her too.

Hannah is growing up very fast and now looks more like a toddler or little girl than a baby. She has also started to talk recently. She says Mama, Dada, Yeah, and Hi. Anytime you ask her a question she says "yeah" - who knows if she actually understands or not. She is doing really well keeping up with her big brother running around. Sam is a good big brother and looks out for her for the most part. He knows the alphabet, and we are trying to teach him the sounds of each of the letters and how to spell. So far he can spell his name, sometimes Mom or Dad. He also still enjoys playing on the computer and with his trains, and is begining to get into Pirates.

We took the kids to the Treasure Ship Friday night and ate outside while we watched the fishing boats unload and clean up. They also had a small band playing, face painting, balloons, and pirates. Sam was a little standoff-ish of the pirates at first, but both kids loved it.

Now we are preparing for the long trek up to Appleton, WI. We leave when I get home from work on Friday and the plan is to drive through the night while the kids sleep. Hopefully all goes well and we will be there by this time next week. WI here we come!

Hannah walking

2007-05-20T14:12:00.000-05:00

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These videos are already a couple weeks old, I took them right after her birthday. I can't wait to someday get a better camera with better quality picture and sound, but I had to publish Hannah's first steps as a request from the grandmas. The Mickey Mouse buggy was a present for her birthday from Nana and Papa. Sam likes it as much as she does, they love pushing each other around. She is a lot happier now that she can keep up with Sam, but he still doesn't understand to be gentle around her. Now that she is walking and following him around it is too easy for him to push her over. However, she is a very tough little girl and most of the time she can hold her own.

We have been very busy spending a lot of our time at the beach and taking advantage of living in paradise. Last weekend the water was crystal clear and blue with dolphins swimming all over. We have never seen anything like it - huge schools of fish swam by not more than25-30 feet off shore and brought with them schools of dolphins. Every few minutes a school of fish and dolphins would pass by so close people, including Tim, would wait out there with their snorkels to see them pass by. You could also see a lot of them further out by all the boats. Sam was so excited he still talks about it. We definately have 2 little beach bums. Next time I will try not to forget to bring my camera.

Happy 1st Hannah!

2007-04-29T21:13:00.000-05:00

Hannah opens her presents while her little girl friends watch and wait to play

Hannah's pink flower cake - my attempt at cake decorating

Sam is caught red-handed stealing a few licks of the cake while nobody was watching

Hannah enjoys her piece of cake

Sam likes the pink sunglasses Hannah got- Look out Elton John!

Hannah had a lot of fun at her first birthday party. It was a pink party where everyone wore something pink and we had plenty of pink decorations. There were a couple little boys for Sam to play with and a few little girls for Hannah to run around with. That's right she has mastered walking and is now onto running wherever she goes! Anyway, she was so happy to have her little friends play with her at her house. She was nothing but smiles the whole evening. She also likes playing with all her new toys. We have two very active little kids! They keep us really, really busy these days.

Good-bye old blue and Hello big red car

2007-04-01T21:09:00.000-05:00

Our new Honda Element - "The big red car"

Nice and roomy!

Waiting to get into the Easter egg hunt

Hannah is excited for her first egg hunt

They had fun getting the candy-filled eggs

We finally said good-bye to our trusty old car, the Dodge Colt. She was a good old car - never costed us anything except a new battery and pair of brakes, and was with us on our honeymoon, moving down to Florida, and bringing our kids home from the hospital. But it was time for old blue to get traded in as it was just about on its last leg. Even on the way to the car dealership it died in the middle of the road right in front of a semi going at least 40 miles per hour. So after that we felt it was a good sign that we should let old blue go and splurge to get exactly what we wanted. We have wanted a new Honda Element for a few years because of its unique features. It has washable, kid friendly seat fabric and plastic flooring, a lot of room for travel and cargo space, good gas milage, tinted windows, and 5-star safety. We love our new car! Even Sam loves it and named it "the big red car" after a Wiggles song by the same name. The rear seats are stadium style and sit higher, so he loves that he can now see everything. He sits in back and yells "go daddy go!" so we taught him that red light means stop and green light means go. Hannah can't wait to get a forward facing seat - one month to go. She has also started taking her first steps. She takes 3-4 little steps and claps for herself when she is done. She can't wait to catch up to her brother!

Hard work what Tim calls "sweat - equity"

2007-03-24T20:41:00.000-05:00

Auntie Lindsay and Hannah's first spring break on Panama City Beach
The weather was perfect about 80, and the crowds were not too terrible - only around the hot spots like the Holiday Inn

Sam liked to play frisbee

Hannah showing off her cute little suit
She gets the attention of all the boys already - college spring breaker guys kept stopping to look at her and comment on how cute she was

Hannah likes to stand and wants to walk bad

Sam loves the water (and the frisbee)

Aside from some fun on the beach, we have been very busy for the past few weekends working on our front yard. Our backs are sore, but we are getting tan and our arm muscles are getting huge. The kids just get really dirty playing in and sometimes eating dirt! First we trimmed our trees and all the nasty vines growing wild, trimmed the bushes, raked the grass and under the bushes, planted a couple flower baskets, dug up some old fence posts and bricks - and the hardest part - shoveled away our gravel circle turn around. This was the most back breaking, but we have wanted to get rid of it ever since we bought the house about 2 years ago. Pretty much our whole front yard was covered with gravel, and it is about time we get some grass. I have been taking pictures of the progression of each step along the way. We still have more work to go including making the flower beds, getting and spreading topsoil (which is sand down here), and planting grass seed. We are starting to think it is a good thing we don't have a big front yard! And I won't even get started on the back yard!

The kids are doing great. Sam still loves playing on the computer, singing and dancing. He is also enjoying learning about God. He is learning who God is, what God made, how God loves him and how he should love others, and how to pray "talk to God." He really seems to understand, and when we ask him if he loves God he says "yes."

Hannah is growing up fast. She is standing all by herself for a fairly long time and pushing up to stand. She is getting very close to takeing her first steps. She tries so hard to pick up and move her feet, but loses balance and falls down. She is also babbling like crazy and following some commands like "Hannah sit." She imitates certain sounds and actions when we or Sam does them. She has started to reject her baby food and only wants real food, but the problem is she only has her two bottom teeth. But she doesn't care, when Sam has toast for breakfast she is not going to eat pureed fruit, she wants what he has. And she has got a temper when she doesn't get what she wants. We don't know where she got that from.

sick and tired

2007-03-07T14:31:00.000-06:00

Just a little update on the McBride's. We are all sick. This is Tim writing by the way. Everyone of us including the cat. We all have a stuffy nose, sore throat, tired and body ache sort of cold. Let me tell you, trying to care for two sick kids while you feel like crap is no fun at all! But I think the worst is over. Last night we all got better sleep than the night before and think things are getting better. The last two mornings Sammy has woken up barely able to talk because his throat hurt. Also our kitty Nemo is under the weather too. He got into a fight a month or so ago and got bitten or scratched on his rump right at the the base of the tail. We didn't think any thing of his wound at the time. But a few days ago I felt where his wound was and there was a swollen mass the size of a golf ball or two and whined and bit me when ever I touched it. I took him to the vet and it turns out his wound got infected and there was a abbcess, pocket of puss. The vet had to keep him overnight so they could cut it open and let in drain. The poor cat now has a shaven rump with a four inch open wound the width of my pinky finger. This is probably grossing ya'll out so I will stop describing his wound. Anyway we haven't seen Nemo since he came home yesterday. He has spent almost all his time hiding under the bed healing his butt. So that is the latest news in the McBride household.

life on the go

2007-02-25T15:10:00.000-06:00

Happy girl!
Close up - look hard and you can see 2 teeth just poping through
Hannah loves to walk
Sam with Thomas the train - Here we come Thomas! We can't wait to see lifesize Thomas in Green Bay, WI this spring!

Things have been very busy at the McBride household lately.

Hannah is trying more than ever to walk. She can go pretty good pushing her walker, but she tries to stand up and walk on her own and can't quite do it yet. It is so funny to see her. She gets up on her little feet, sticks her little booty in the air, and falls over. She gets so mad and frustrated! She has also not been feeling well lately because 2 bottom teeth have finally began to pop through her gums, which brought along some bad diaper rash. However, she is getting better with her separation anxiety and going to the nursery at church. She cries a little some of the time, but they said she was playing and laughing and today she fell asleep on Ashley, the pastor's teenage daughter.

Sam is keeping busy playing on the computer. He knows how to move the mouse to click on and drag items. He is clicks on everything on the desktop, and messes up the computer. He also plays computer games and some online kids games with the Wiggles, Thomas the train, and Disney. If the computer is off he mumbles "I want to play on the computer please." He is very polite though and says "please" for anything he wants.

We have all been enjoying the weather - low to mid 70's - and have made a few trips to the parks after I get home from work. We have also been to the beach a few times already. Spring break season is just begining, but we will probably try to stay away from the beach with the kids in the height of Spring Break. It gets a little too crazy down here.

Here is a video of Hannah walking with her walker and Sam jumping on our bed after we took the sheets and everything off to wash.

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2007-02-07T16:28:00.000-06:00

Northstar finally has a new home!

Today was a great day for the Northstar Church family! Ab and I have been members for the last 3 years of an incredible church called Northstar here in Panama City. Northstar is a modern, contemporary, seeker friendly church which is a rarity down here in the old, traditionally conservative south. The reason it is a great day is because Northstar just closed on a contract to purchase a new facility. The reason that is awesome is because Northstar has never had a permanent home. For the last 6+ years we have been meeting in a middle school. But today begins the new journey of our new home. We have about a 12-18 month remodel ahead of us before we can move into the new facitily, but when we do it will be amazing. The building we just purchased is on one of the busiest corners in Bay county in a very central location in Panama City, which means an unbeleivable amount of exposure for our church! I can't wait to see how God is going to use this new building to reach the people of Bay county for Christ. If any of you like to pray out there, please pray that the remodel process and the transition into our new building will continue with out problems. Also feel free to check out the link to northstar church in my link section to the right. Our new website was recently voted the #6 coolest church website in America and there is a picture of Sam in the photo galleries section where you can view family ministries photos. http://www.northstarpc.org/

A room, a cake, and the porch

2007-01-27T15:05:00.000-06:00

We said we would post pictures of Hannah's

room and never did so here it is. There are tulip

stencils along the top, I did while I was still

pregnant, that you can't really see.

Sam had been doing really good with potty

training and telling us when he had to go, so we

told him if he does good and tells us before he

goes we would make him a cake. This potty

training thing has not been easy, but it will be so

worth it to have at least one out of diapers!

Our sweet baby girl out on the front porch. We think she is the cutest girl we have ever seen!

Hannah crawling

2007-01-13T22:15:00.000-06:00

Hannah began crawling right after Christmas, and we have actually all been a little happier (not what usually happens when a baby gets more mobile.) Hannah used to get so frustrated and crabby and feel left out when we would all play together, but now she can join in on the action. She loves to follow Sam around, and he gets excited and yells "Hannah coming! Hannah coming!" Now they love playing together, and we can actually leave them unattended playing in the room for short periods of time. Our little ones are finally growing up.

Hopefully the movie turns out. We borrowed a friend's camera to get the footage. Hopefully we can maybe buy it soon. Sorry for the cheesy music.

Make photo slide shows at onetruemedia.com

Family visit for Christmas and New Year's

2007-01-04T22:14:00.000-06:00

The whole gang spent a nice Florida day at Panama City Beach

Hannah liked to sit and feel the sand

We had lunch at a nice restaurant on the water.

Cute picture of Sam walking on the beach - later he also went swimming in the cold water

Hannah had her first bath in the big tub after the beach. The day after Nana and Papa left, she had her first crawl - Sorry Mom and Dave! Now she is crawling all over the place.

We had a nice family visit for the holidays and kept very busy. The men (Tim and Dave) spent their time shucking oysters on the back porch. My mom and I did a little shopping with Target gift cards. It was nice to shop without kids where I could get a chance to look around and try stuff on. It was also nice to get some new clothes, which hasn't happened for a long time. We also brought in the New Year with some friends at our house. We all actually stayed awake to see the new year! Something that is getting increasingly difficult to do especially with two little balls of energy called kids.

A merry Christmas for all

2007-01-04T21:44:00.000-06:00

Hannah and her Papa

Sam's favorite thing is trains, so this is him playing with his big train Christmas present

Sam and Hannah Christmas Eve ready for church

Hannah loves her 1st baby doll from Nana

Sam loves his books - especially if they are Thomas the train books

Sam had a great time opening presents, and even though Hannah couldn't quite figure out how to open presents, she had a great time playing with them.

Holiday traditions

2006-12-16T22:27:00.000-06:00

Sam tried hot chocolate

Sam liked hot chocolate

We found the one!

Sam helps Tim carry the tree

We have been very busy this Christmas season already. The day after Thanksgiving we went on our tradition of cutting down our tree. Both kids had a great time in the warm weather. We have also enjoyed the annual Christmas parade downtown (with hot chocolate after), lots of shopping, Christmas cartoons on TV, and many Christmas parties. We still have cookies to make and frost, more shopping, and presents to wrap.

Sam is learning to sing Christmas songs, Jingle Bells and Frosty the snowman. He is surprisingly good at being in tune and keeping a beat even with dancing. Mabe he will be musically gifted. We'll see - we got him a small keyboard for Christmas and he already has a drum.

Hannah is getting really big and is trying very hard to crawl. She still likes to roll around to get where she wants to go, but she started to get up on hands and knees. It won't be long now. She is also trying very hard to get her first teeth. She has been chewing like crazy, drooling, waking up at night, and getting kind of crabby.

Hope you all are having a great Christmas season as we are, busy and all. We can't wait for Christmas to see some family and see the kids open their presents.

2006-11-22T23:00:00.000-06:00

visit with Grandma - Hannah is very smiley baby

Sam crawls in Hannah's crib when he hears her wake up

Sam loves pita

Been a while since a new update. Tim has been monopolizing the computer time since he discovered selling on e-bay. We started with a few household items, and then a friend from church came up with an idea to sell some of her items on e-bay. Her items turned out to be around 3,000 shirts, hats, and totes! Tim has been and will be very busy! It is a long work-in-progress. Check out our e-bay store, it is very nice - custom made stuff. http://stores.ebay.com/the-treasure-trove-06

Since then, Tim's mom and Jacki came down for a visit before the holidays. The kids loved all the attention. We will be alone for Thanksgiving, but I have the long weekend off of work (first time off in forever) so we have lots of plans. Tim just went out to finally get the food and supplies. We decided after the summer that we are going to wait until the kids are older to travel with them again. Too much stress! However, my mom and Dave decided to come a couple days after Christmas and over New Year's, so that will be fun. We can't wait for Christmas!

We love fall!

2006-11-04T21:39:00.000-06:00

Hannah and I at the jazz festival at a park near our house

Sam and Hannah wearing their warm PJ's

Mickey Sam

Minnie Hannah

Aren't they cute?

We have all been enjoying the cooler weather and getting to go outside for the fall festivals. For Halloween we went to Seaside, a rich, artsy little beach town not too far away. All the little shops had trick or treating and in the center of the town is a large grassy area where they had a stage with a DJ and dancing, games, and a hayride. Most of the people there were families and toddlers, so it was a fun kid atmosphere. Sam liked running around and watching all the costumes, most of which were little girls dressed as fairies or princesses. We were just happy that he actually wore his costume, except for the hood that was replaced with a different pair of ears. He looked really cute anyway and was really good at schmoosing as much candy as possible. He was so darn cute, when he said "trick or treat candy" most of them could not refuse to give him a second helping. Hannah also helped by smiling at just about anybody that looked at her.

Pumpkins pumpkins everywhere

2006-11-04T21:07:00.000-06:00

Sam liked sitting on the pumpkins

Our kitty jack o' lantern (Sam loved calling it his kitty pumpkin)

Hannah got a small pumpkin

Our annual visit to the pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful day to let Sam run around with all the pumpkins. He had a great time except for the scarecrows which worked to scare Sam away. He is at the age where he gets scared of certain weird things. He also did not like his holloween costume when we got it, and had to put it on him several days before trick - or - treating.

Family Pictures

2006-10-14T20:24:00.000-05:00

Our friend Cassy took some family pictures for us.

Not much else is new. Everything is going well.
Sam still loves his little sister and loves to try
and help. He likes to feed Hannah, pour water
over her during her bath, and climb into her crib
to lay next to her when she wakes up from her naps.

Hannah also loves Sam. She always smiles at him and watches him playing and running around. Life has been busy, but fun with tw0.

Happy Birthday Sam!!

2006-10-07T19:02:00.000-05:00

Sam learned to ride his new bike

Blowing out his Mickey candle

Party at the park

Opening presents

Sam with his friends

Sam is 2! He had a lot of fun at his Mickey Mouse Birthday party at the park just a few blocks away from our house. It was a beautiful day, low 80's, and our friends and Sam's little friends were all there. We had a great time playing and hanging out. Sam got a lot of Thomas Choo-choo trains for presents, it seems to be his new favorite thing (aside from Mickey Mouse of course.) He also loves the tricycle we got him and learned to ride it later that evening. I am so glad everyone had fun, and I am very surprised at how exhausted we are now. It is crazy how such a little party takes so much effort. The things we do for the ones we love!

Funny family moments

2006-09-25T20:01:00.000-05:00

Hannah in her seat while Sam the trouble maker goes through the fridge in the background

Sunday afternoon I sat Hannah in her seat on the table and Sam in his booster seat to make lunch. I was cooking macaroni and cheese when I heard Sam saying "nice baby nice baby". When I turned around, I was surprised to see Sam sitting on the table next to Hannah who had a face full of strawberry yogurt. Sam was feeding Hannah! I don't know how much she actually ate (and she does love to eat even though she only gets cereal), but we are very thankful she didn't have a reaction, because a lot of kids are allergic to strawberries. We couldn't punish Sam because he was trying to be nice and help his sister, even though we were a little worried, but all we could do was try to explain how he can't feed Hannah yet. This was not even the first time he tried to feed her, the first time we had to fish a goldfish cracker out of her mouth. Hannah will grow up to be a tough little girl! Sam is a very active little boy!

2006-09-21T22:15:00.000-05:00

It is official - Hannah can now roll over both ways and Sam knows and can sing his ABC's! We are both very proud!

Photography fun

2006-09-09T22:35:00.000-05:00

Tim was out helping a friend fix up his house, so I decided to take our little digital camera and king size bed and turn it into a photography studio. The kids and I had some fun making these pictures.

A day off

2006-09-05T22:18:00.000-05:00

I finally got to take a day off this labor day! I started a new job at a different nursing home this week and thank goodness we actually get to take off for holidays. My new job is much less stressful, nicer place, nicer people it is all good and I am happy. Anyway we took the kids to a park, had a picnic, and stopped over at a friends house for a little swimming. Sam and Hannah loved the pool!
Both kids are doing very well. Hannah is now 4 months old and is officially rolling over. She is very strong! She still does not like the nursery at church though. Every Sunday we get called out of the service after about 10 minutes. She loves her mom and dad and gets very anxious when others hold her. This is very opposite of her older brother who has looked forward to going to church since the day he was born.
He is a very outgoing friendly little boy. He waves and says "hello" to everyone, even people walking by on the street. He is also very smart. Recently he just started to learn the alphabet. He can get most of the letters, but when he forgets one it is always "C".
It is the cutest thing to see how much they love each other. She watches him play, and when she cries, sometimes Sam is the only one to calm her down. Also, by acting silly, Sam gets Hannah to laugh, which makes him laugh and eggs him on even further.

Element

2006-08-21T10:31:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to let you all know that we might be making a purchase sometime in the future. Abby and I are thinking about trading in our two vehicles for a Honda Element. Abby's car is 13 years old and on it last leg and our truck is two small for the family. So we'll probably get a newer used one, not the 2007 model pictured above, but that's to give you and idea what they look like. We think it would be great for the kids and it has tons of room for storage for things like strollers and groceries. Now we just have to save and see if the budget allows us to get a car.

Elmo, Mickey and more!

2006-08-17T10:48:00.000-05:00

Well lets just start by saying it has been a long time since we put up a post and I am sorry. It's a combination of being lazy and having two kids under the age of two. This is Tim writing by the way and I am the one that is probably lazy, not Abby. Any way a few things have happened since we lasted posted. The first major thing is that Abby and I will not be having any more children than the two we already have. The reason being is that I recently got a vasectomy. Yep thats right, I got snip-snipped in the last place I would want to get cut with a blazing hot cauterizing surgical tool. But you know what, it really was not that bad. Other than the initial numbing shot, it really did not hurt. And recovery was not bad either with the help of a few pain pills. So needless to say we are not having anymore kids. Enough about me though.

Recently Abby and Sam went to go see Sesame Street Live "Elmo's Coloring Book" which came to Panama City. Sam loved it!! One of Abby's friend's, Cassie and her son Gavin went along and the four of them had a blast! Anything that keeps a 22month old and a 14 month old entertained for an hour and a half is alright in my book.

Another favorite of Sam's is Mickey Mouse. He absolutely loves Mickey Mouse. Every Saturday Mickey Mouse has show with all his pals and loves watching it. And you know what? Mickey taught Sam to count. One day he walked up to us and counted from 2 to 10 with no help from Ab or I. The kid is pretty dang smart and I think he has a great memory and we love him and his sister so much. She is doing great too. She smiles and coos and laughs more and more everyday and loves watching her big brother play.

A year older / a month older

2006-07-27T16:57:00.000-05:00

Hannah and I are growing up. I am a year older and Hannah is a month older making her 3 months old. For my birthday I had to work, but we went out to dinner, bought tickets to see Seseme Street Live, and some friends are coming over for cake on Friday night. Sam says he is excited to see Elmo, and Tim and I can't believe how expensive it is for just Sam and I to go. Hannah is getting good at holding her head up and she is making all sorts of cooing sounds and little giggles. She has also liked her exer-saucer recently (she really just likes sitting up and looking around).

Some funny Sam vocabulary (it is really funny to hear him say it, but I will try to spell how it sounds) :
* ka-go-ga : Triangle
* gushy : Sticker
* mine : Banana
* caca milt : Chocolate milk
* gar moo : Stars and Moon
* achy buggy : Any bug Sam sees
* dubby dubby : jump

He is so funny, we don't know where he comes up with some of this stuff, but he says the same stuff every time. At least we know what he is talking about.

Pictures from family visit

2006-07-21T09:02:00.000-05:00

Our family on Panama City Beach after a hot day at the billfish festival
Aunt Lindsay with boyfriend Aaron and the kids at the park
Nana and Hannah

Week of work and family

2006-07-18T16:35:00.000-05:00

It has been a crazy week. I am back at work at the nursing home and Tim is home again with the kids. I hate having to go to work and leave them, but at least they are with Dad and not day-care, and sometimes I get to come home for lunch. Work still seems the same even though there have been a few changes since I have been gone for a couple months. The week seems so much longer. Nana and Aunt Lindsay came for a visit this past weekend and got to see Hannah for the first time. The kids had lots of fun. Sam was practically attatched to Lindsay's hip and got a kick out of calling Nana "Papa." Hannah is such a good baby she just smiled and squirmed everywhere we took her. We went to a big billfish festival in 100 degree heat and she never cried or fussed once. Both kids really like to be busy and go out. The weekend went well and we are always happy to see family.

Our Father's Day Vacation

2006-07-06T08:33:00.000-05:00

Hannah's first smiles! She is such a sweet girl!
Happy Father's Day Dad (on the back porch of our cabin)
Hannah meets her first girl cousin Leah who is about 5 months old

For Father's day weekend we got to take a trip up to Pine Lake United Methodist Camp in Wisconsin. We all had a lot of fun haning out with family. Tim's side of the family was all there and they got to see the kids, some of them for the first time. Sam and Hannah loved seeing the grandmas, grandpas, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousin Leah. We spent our time chatting in the cabin, going to the beach and swimming, Tim & I tried our hands at sailing and Sam went on a paddleboat for the first time. Sam also had fun with all the wildlife. He saw 2 wild turkeys, a snake, and squirrels. Hannah had fun with all the attention, and she tried smiling which she mastered a couple days after the trip. However, the one lesson we learned was to never fly again with 2 kids under 2 and lots of luggage that all gets lost and returned half way through the trip!

Hannah is 2 months

2006-07-01T20:00:00.000-05:00

Hannah had her 2 month Dr. appointment on Thursday. The Dr. said everything looks good despite her little cold. The stats: 10 lbs 3 oz, 21 1/2 in, 25-50%. She also had her first shots and has been crabby ever since. We don't know why or maybe it could be her cold but hopefully everything gets better soon. In a few days Hannah will celebrate her first holiday - 4th of July. We have plans to cook out with some friends with boys about Sam's age and hopefully go see the fireworks. I will post more recent pictures as soon as we recover our camera. We left it up in Wisconsin on our last visit.

Life with 2

2006-06-05T15:26:00.000-05:00

Hannah is a happy baby
Hannah gets her first bath

Sam likes it when Hannah is in the swing and gives her kisses

As you may have guessed, life around the McBride house has been very busy (to say the least). Between the two kids, we have been trying to survive on few hours of sleep and running around to give them both attention when they are awake. Sam is no longer the center of attention, but has been surprisingly good. He hasn't shown any jealousy and he is really starting to love his baby sister and give her lots of attention. He says "baby" and "Hannah," gives her kisses, and trys to lay next to her and play with her even though he doesn't yet realize how rough he is. Recently, Sam has mastered pronouncing just about any word, and he has just started trying to say sentences and two words together. Hannah is still working on trying to hold her head up and sleep during the night. She has a hard time going back to sleep and wants to stay up for an hour or more in the middle of the night each time she wakes up to eat. However, she is a very good, calm natured baby during the day (which is complete opposite that Sam was). She is very sweet and happy when she is awake and doesn't cry a lot except when she wants something.
So other than being very tired and busy, we are all thankfully doing very well!

Day 2

2006-04-27T14:19:00.000-05:00

Things sail smoothly on. The picture of Sam is the most attention he has given her. The baby comes home tomorrow.

Hannah's visit by Sam

2006-04-26T19:34:00.000-05:00

Sam wasn't quite sure what to do with his new sister. She didn't do much, so he decided she wasn't too exciting. - Until she cried, then he really didn't know what to make of her.

A Baby is Born

2006-04-26T15:34:00.000-05:00

Mom is tired of waiting for baby, so Sam came for a visit. He liked to run in the hall.
Hannah Lynn McBride is born! 6lbs. 10oz., 18 1/2 In. Born at 2:05.She is one minute old here.

Hannah getting her feet printed. Pretty mellow baby so far.

Kiss the baby

Easter Fun

2006-04-11T20:14:00.000-05:00

Sam spotted the eggs right away
Sam with his friend Max
Sam carrying his easter basket
Putting eggs in the easter basket

At church on Sunday they held the annual Kid's easter egg hunt. Needless to say Sam had tons of fun. We couldn't believe how quickly he caught on. When they opened the gate and let the kids in Sam ran right for the eggs, picked them up, and put them in his little basket. We didn't have to even show him what to do or show him the other kids. He walked away with a big basket full of eggs filled with candy. He also enjoyed playing on the playground equipment afterward with his little friends. What a great day for us all!

Baby is coming soon!

2006-04-11T20:12:00.000-05:00

Hey Everybody! We have a little info for ya'll. Today Abby went to see Dr. Tilghman, her OB doctor, and he wants to induce the baby a week and a half early on wednesday April 26th. Basicly that means we are going to have our daughter on the 26th or shortly therafter. We are so excited!! Especially Abby, she has been wanting to not be pregnant for quite awhile now. I am so excited for the birth too! I think it will be awesome to have a beautiful little girl. We will definitely keep ya'll updated and post pictures of our little girl asap. Peace.

More Sambo

2006-04-04T18:53:00.000-05:00

We just couldn't resist showing ya'll this beautiful smile! It has been such a blessing watching Sam grow up right before our eyes. It seems like his vocabulary and abilities increase by the day! He is like a little sponge just soaking everything in. His latest trick that he learned is to open the refrigerator door. I can't tell you the number of times he has walked up to me in the living room and handed me hot sauce, chocolate syrup, ranch dressing or what ever else he can find inside the fridge! He has also started to learn how to color. He loves it and always ends coloring on himself or the walls more than on paper. Any way we love and we love talking about if you haven't noticed!

Baby girl update

2006-03-31T15:49:00.000-06:00

Sam kissing mommy's baby belly!

Sam has been the main attraction in our lives so far and we haven't been giving much of an update on the baby girl on the way, but she is coming soon! We are only 1 month away! The due date is May 8th, but it could happen anytime the first week of May especially because Sam was at least 1 week early. I went to the doctor Tuesday 3/28 and had another ultrasound to check her growth and position. She is right on target at 5lbs and everything checks out well. They also wanted to see if she was still breech, but luckily she turned so we don't have to plan a c-section. Everything else is good, so now I just have to make it through 1 more month of nausea, tiredness, and just plain being uncomfortable. I am glad we are having a girl and our family will be complete!

1st Haircut

2006-03-29T11:37:00.000-06:00

View from the back
Best view from the front/side (he is also hard to keep still to get a good picture!)

Sam finally got his 1st haircut. He is so hard to keep still, so we put him in a chair facing the window to distract him. It worked good enough for me to trim his little blonde curls up a little. Now he doesn't look like a girl but still has his curls. (Tim was mad because a lady at Home Depot called him a girl.)

New furniture

2006-03-24T16:07:00.000-06:00

We were extremly blessed recently when Me-ma and Gramps moved. They came through Panama City with Uncle's Daryl and Dale to drop off a dining room set, almost brand new washer and dryer, and a few other little things. Thanks Me-ma and Gramps we love the new stuff! Here is how it looks in the house.

Sam in his big boy room

2006-03-19T15:41:00.000-06:00

Sam showing off his big boy bed

Sam loves his little table (courtesy of Grandma McBride)

Sam with all his toys on his new toy/book shelf

Sam's little dresser we painted from Me-ma and Gramps

Sam has made the switch from his little room and crib to the bigger room with a big boy bed on the floor. He is not even 1 1/2 years old yet, but every time he went into his crib he would cry and scream and climb out and fall on the floor. So, a little sooner than expected, we moved his things, got new furniture, and began training him to sleep in his new bed. A week or so later and he is still waking up in the middle of the night and we have to calm him down and put him back in bed. We are all feeling a little sleep deprived, but at least he is not falling out of his crib! And now we have just over a month to get the other room ready for the new baby girl!

The Diehards

2006-02-26T14:18:00.000-06:00

Packers vs Bears 12-25-05

Christmas in Houston

2006-02-26T10:45:00.000-06:00

Sam and Shane opening presents

Watching Polar Express

Sam playing with the big kids at the mall

Making Christmas cookies

We all flew to Houston, TX to spend Christmas with family. We had a great time seeing everyone again, and Sam especially loved trying to keep up with his 2 yr. old cousin Shane. They followed each other around everywhere! Sam and Shane also loved ripping open their presents! It was a quick weekend, but everyone had a great time.

Sammy's 1st Birthday

2006-02-26T09:53:00.000-06:00

Sammy with all his new toys

Sammy loved his 1st taste of chocolate

Sammy's 1st birthday party. We had some friends over to our new house to celebrate. Sam had a blast trying to figure out how to open his presents and playing with all his little boy friends. His birthday cake was also his first taste of chocolate. He loved it and ate a little too much making him sick afterward. What a mess!

Sleep?? what!!???

2006-02-26T08:57:00.000-06:00

So here it begins. Last night was probably one of the toughest nights that Abby and I had to endure with Sammy. For starters, for the last week Sam has been a whiney sick little mess. He has the natiest cough and green snotballs constantly dripping out of his little nose. I love the little guy so much its hard for me to get truely mad at him but this past week has been tough. Anyway last night he he went to bed at 8pm ish and then decided to wake up at 1030pm just as I was drifting off into my much needed zzzz's. Normally I can go rock him and he will be back

asleep in 5 mins or so but not last night! To make a long story short, for the next 4 hours Ab and I tried every trick in the book to get the darn kid to go to sleep. We let cry but then he climbed out of his crib. We let him in bed with us but he sqiurmed and cried. I watched cartoons with him but he just stayed awake and squirmed. I gave him juice, medicine, and love and nothing worked. He just cried everytime I put him in his crib. Finally I was so fed up that I decided to take Sam for a drive at 1 am. Normally driving puts him right to sleep but not last night. He stayed awake the whole time just looking out the windows at the lights of the city but at least he wasn't crying. I think I drove halfway to Alabama and back and finally a few blocks from home he fell asleep but to no avail because the second I pulled into our driveway he woke up. I had had it and didn't have a clue what to do get him to sleep so I just gave up and put him in his crib and for reasons that I don't understand he actually didn't cry and he rolled over and closed his eyes and went to sleep. 2am and sam is finally asleep! Thank you God.
What did I learn from this experience. I don't really know, I am still trying to figure that one out. Maybe God was humbling me. Maybe he was testing me. Instead of always thinking about myself and my needs I need to focus on the needs of others like my pregnant wife and sick son. I love them both so much it hurts and I truly want to serve them and love them before even thinking about myself. This week has been a tough week for God and I too. I know its not an excuse but having a sick prego wife and sick snotty son has left little alone time for me and God. I have to always remember and strive to put Him first in my life. Nothing can come before Him, not even my family.
So anyway, I am tired and have to go care for my family now.