OH Merideth! She is such a doll! The first photo we were in Canton Tx for a girls weekend with "Cha Cha" we had SOO much fun. Merideth definitely kept us busy! I don't think she stayed in her stroller unless she had some popcorn, you know the good kettle corn kind, or something to drink. Stephen and Dale went skiing with Uncle Jonathan to Colorado. The added bonus for the "boy trip" was getting to stay and ski with Aunt Heather Belle and Unca Dave. They had a great time BUT I wouldn't roll dice to say who enjoyed themselves more, them or us!

The next photo is of our artist Merideth. She has found that she likes..Okay LOVES to color, paint and draw. Most times it is on paper. This day she decided to paint herself. The funny thing is that she didn't paint anything, or for that matter anyone else!!

Merideth's newest words or should I say sentences are about talking and eating. She always says, "I wanna talk" when she sees a phone. Or "Wanna bite" when Stephen is eating something. She will tell me to "Stop it" often...On anything...She is pretty strong willed. I just thought Dale was/is! So I am going to re-read the Strong willed child by Dr. Dobson. The best thing about their strong personalities is that once it gets going to right directions oh the ways the Lord will use them!!


I will try to post more often, maybe even later today. I got a photo of Dale a few weeks ago at the farm that is just wonderful, I will post it later with an update on him!

I think I am now fully recovered from my KICK START PROGRAM for Weight Watchers!! Yes I got the "stomach bugs!". Praise Jesus I feel better, just really hoping no one else here gets it!

So onto better things, I did join WW. Funny thing is that I am down 10 from when I quit! So pray I do well on it. SO far so good.

Well Meri is having beginning signs of the bugs...so I am off to "bug" proof the house! I will update when I can!

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this post was written throughout the day...long day!!

Well we are mostly recovered here today. Merideth did need to sleep with me last night but that was okay...I could handle it. She is so sweet and is really talking a lot; and with conviction! Dale didn't vomit again, but did have the "other" stuff!! Merideth has never had the stomach bugs so we are still praying she won't get it. Anyway...

Still getting things in order here after the wonderful cruise. Still can't get over how much fun Stephen and I had. I knew we would enjoy the trip but WOW. We had so much FUN! We needed that!! I highly recomend cruises and husband/wife time! Go now run even if it is just a night away.

Okay dokay so off to do the regular stuff around here. Have a great day!
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So we have a regular puke fest here!! I am calling it "pukafalooza" just in honor of us being home. Merideth does not have it yet but if the indication of the timing of my post has anything to tell you about how Dale woke me up today then I am guesing she is next. I am jut praising Jesus we are home for them. Not that Nonnie and Cha Cha couldn't have handled it!! I just want to rock my sick babies. Dale is always so sweet when he doesn't feel good. He WANTS his DADDY! So he is cuddled in with Stephen right now, I am about to head to Wal-Mart when it gets a little more light around here!
So here is a little about our trip...it was WONDERFUL!! Oh so WONDERFUL. Thanks to all who made it possible and prayed for fun and fellowship and FUN!! I knew I would enjoy being with Stephen but I never knew just how much we needed to be together just the two of us...oh it was so wonderful and such a blessing. I will post more on the cruise later above is a photo of us. Can I say again, FUN FUN FUN!! I am so blessed to be married to my best friend, he is so much fun I needed a week with him. The posted photo of us is taken by us in Cozumel in the pouring rain! We had so much fun there, this was before the scuba dive. We are on our way to shop. In the background is our ship.

Well I am going to check on the kids. Have a great day!
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