favorite days

Just a few pics I took in the middle of the day!

kids just being themselves


No Saying "CHEESE"

Just enjoying the day with each other

LOVING EACH OTHER

No fakeness

The TRUE them

with NO color to take away from them

letting you see the color of their soul

It was a good day.

MOM ARE WE DONE YET??

Ha ha




I wanted to take a moment and capture the children just being themselves, with nothing but them for the CAMERA to see

My favorite Time with the kids is when they arent doing ANYTHING at all but just being themselves. I catch them all the time being FUNNY, SWEET, GIGGLEY they LAUGH alot... And when they dont think you are watching they are just PLAIN crazy.

More than JUST happening!

With all that has happened where are we NOW

~ Church ~

The Worship Center International Church.

This year so far

has really been a BLESSING,

The Womens Conference at

Faith Harvest in Wake Forest, NC

was AWESOME

even with the hurricane!

Even got me a shirt to remember it!

Not that I would forget,

God Himself was really working on the women.

It was simply WONDERFUL!

Pastor Linda Mangum

brought all the ladies and young women with her

allowing us MUCH needed time together!

The 4 out of our 6 kids performed

several times during this past year.

Brett, Halee, Alexis and Kiara

along with several of the other youths

in our church.

Their perfomances INCLUDED the much anticipated

Family and Friends day in the Park in Burlington, NC.

It was TRUELY a great time.

With the

HELP of a VERY SPECIAL

young woman they continued to perform during

regular church services also.

~ Family ~

Doesn't get to get together as much as we all would like

so when we are together we try to spend all that time as NORMAL as possible!

back row: Alexis, Brett and Halee/center: Kiara/first row: Jayden and Kelsee

Brett...

Where to begin! he turn 14 this year, wants to date ( yeah.. NO!) Is taking drum lessons, is part of aART CLUB at school, Runs Track, LOVES PIE!, Hates ANY KIND of SHOPPING, Like to tell his aunt about a NEW GROUP he HEARD the OTHER day called BON JOVI! Thinks hes STILL the FUNNIEST guy HE KNOWS! He dresses in all Black almost ALL of the time, Is growing LOTS of FACIAL hair. Likes to ride his 4 wheeler, play video games.. Oh yeah Did you see HE LOVES PIE! Torta Torta Torta

Halee..

Is almost 12 .. and you know going on 30! She is smarter than most adults! She is a mini verison of myself, except SHEs ALMOST taller than ME!!! She loves poka dots, HATES the color PINK! She is testing to be a BLACK BELT just like her brother. SHE HATES PIE, and CAKE, and PUDDING, and YOGUART! HATE is saying it nice! Chinese food is a way to WIN her HEART! She has LOTS of nicknames but her favorite is SUSHI with a side of SOY SAUCE! I like to call he lee lee. She Likes Middle School alot, and plans on playing every sport she can, that is between BAND practice, she plays the Claironette.

Alexis....

a 10 year old with a LOVE for SHOPPING! Since she came into my life there was NEVER a day that she hasnt asked me to buy her SOMETHING! The GIRL can DRESS! NOW in my clothes! She is happiest just hanging out in the kitchen with you... that is if I already told her NO to the SHOPPING! She enjoys cooking, baking just all the way around helping out. She is in the 4th grade and LOVES being with her BEST friend.. Saraquess, yeah.. umm shes named AFTER that BIG COLLEGE city in NY.. ( SPELLING NOT REQUIRED TO BLOG). She is Cheering for her Second year, and is currently getting ready for to compete!

Kiara...

almost 10 ALSO in the 4th grade, Kiara looks at life a little different then her older sissies! Kiara is ALL about the MONKEYS! She wants a MONKEY ... YES a baby monkey for Christmas. She thinks that a baby monkey is not at all a strange request, we've had a rabbit, a hamaster and now 2 cats. A monkey will fit in well. She loves riding her bike, wants to be an artist. likes to help with SCRAPBOOKING.. minus the clean up! She loves TV..... WHOBOB bROWN PANTS, picking tomatoes, drinking hot cocco, laughing till she cries!

Jayden... aka CORN DOG! Enough SAID!

No really this boy is some funny stuff! Like real funny, like SNL funny back when Eddie Murphy was on it FUNNY. He is in Kindergarten now and has MADE such BIG changes! We are so proud of him! His baby days seem so LONG ago now! If only he would tie his own SHOE! The boy could live on FRENCH FRIES and French fries ALONE! Thinks the day isnt complete with having a SNACK! Jayden Keeps you honest! Him and HIS trusty little side kick......

Kelsee..

at 4 years old has found that the world DOES REVOLVE around her. She is the blowing breeze that tells you the season is about to change. She is NEVER sad, ALWAYS laughs at your joke no matter how dumb (or even if she doesnt get it). Shes a very old soul wrapped up in a head holding the cutiest brown curls. She makes you want to be a good mother, because you dont want to take away from ANY part of who she already is. This is a girl WHO FAKES her smile for the camera ONLY to keep her real ONE for you. She doesnt give you a moment to admit to BREAKING anything, shes already told on you, not to be mean... just because something has happened and she is the NEWS REPORTER. She blows Bubbles when she sleeps. Giggles when she awake...

She makes you want to take the 6 you have and make it seven maybe even eight.