Happy Thanksgiving!

Today was a wonderful day! The weather was beautiful, my brother was home and my entire family was together. Nothing makes me happier! While Emmy and Nanny took a nap, John Robert and I went for a long walk. I showed him the places that I used to play as a child. We spent a little time at the creek just listening to it babble. We wound up on the swing where JR took a little cat nap. Granddaddy and Robbi joined us for a while. Three of my favorite fellows on one swing! I was in "hog heaven"! Things were so peaceful. For a while, I felt as carefree as when I was a child. I just sat there thanking God for the wonderful family that he has blessed me with and the peace and comfort that he provides me.

I always feel a little guilty around the holidays because there are people that have no family or food or comfortable home. Sometimes we take things for granted. I pray that God will bless those people and show me ways that I can help them if He would have me to.

I hope that everyone has had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Perhaps I will see some of you in the morning at 5am at Wal-Mart! (I know, I am crazy! I just can't pass up a bargain!)

Kids are such fun!

Emmy and Grammy and I went to Montgomery on Saturday for a girls day of Christmas shopping. Emmy has been wanting to go to Build a Bear so we took her. She wanted to make a turkey, but thankfully we talked her out of that one. She chose a monkey and named HER Freddie. Leave it to my child! She rode the Christmas train and the Carousel but backed out on seeing Santa.

Grammy gave John Robert a new hat that is absolutely adorable. I thought these pictures were cute even though he was wrestling with 2 new teeth that day was was rather out of sorts.

What would you do without family?

I am blessed to live next door to my parents and quite near Rob's parents as well. I don't know what I would do without my mother and mother-in-law to snatch me from the pit of incompetence from time to time. Like the other day, I had to leave for Alabaster at 6 am so Mother was going to take the kids to "school" for me. I laid out all of their clothes, down to socks and shoes. I had John Robert's bottles fixed and Emmy's chocolate milk in the fridge. I thought that I had made things as easy as possible on Mother and Daddy. About the time that I got to Montgomery, Mother called me to ask where JR's car seat was. AHHHHH it was in my car!!! She had a seat for Emmy and a base for JR but no seat! I called Elaine and she was already on her way to work, early and she said that she had put JR's car seat in her car the night before. God sure lined that one up perfectly because normally she would not have had his seat in her car. I'll tell you, I don't know how people with kids live away from their families. I know that you do what you have to do, but God knows that he needs to keep me close to our parents...for my children's sake :).

Anyway, I say all of this to say that no matter how hard you try, no one is perfect and everyone needs a little help from time to time. God reminds me all the time that he is watching over me and taking care of the things that I let slip through the cracks. What a wonderful God that gives you people to lean on and cares for you so! With all the other problems in the world, He still takes care of a little car seat mix up :).

Thanks Mom and Elaine. I love you guys more than you will ever know. I will never be able to repay all that I owe you!

Overdue Update

We have been so busy lately that I have not found the time to post. Here are some pictures of the Bulger Family Reunion and the Fall Festival at Red Oak. We had a wonderful time.



Princess Cinderella (she had to be Cinderella because her favorite color is blue)


John Robert the Sock Monkey with Heather



John Robert and Piper (how adorable!)




Emmy and her cousin Kaitlyn (boy are they into everything!)