Update

I haven't slowed down long enough to post lately and I didn't think that any one would notice but I have had requests for updates so here we go...

I have included a slide show of our beautiful Easter Sunday. This is my favorite time of year. Celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior is something that I always look forward too. What a way to stop and remember how loving and gracious our Heavenly Father is! There are also some pics of John Robert's day with Gabby and Pop. He is an outside baby! He is hard to bring inside (as Gabby and Pop soon discovered!)

I hope to have a more detailed update soon.

Chocolate!

If you know Emmy at all, you know that she loves chocolate. She is a natural born chocoholic. She had some chocolate pie at Grammy's the other day and before I knew it, John Robert got caught with his hand in it. Notice the "who me" look on his face. I thank God everyday for the joy that he has brought me with these children. He is truly a wonderful Creator!

Mixson Family Update

We are still hanging in here. I haven't posted in a while so I better catch you all up. Emmy is still loving Guardian Angel. She loves all of her little friends so much. There is always a lot of hugs and kisses when I pick her up everyday. She has really started making up crazy words that actually have meaning to her. Like the other night she said "turn around peppelgum" means "my Daddy loves me." If we don't pronounce these words of hers correctly, she makes us sound them out. It is hilarious.
John Robert is in to everything! He is trying so hard to walk. He almost won't let you sit him down. He wants you to hold his hands so he can walk. It is so funny to me how he knows that he can be rougher with Rob than with me. He just attacks Rob and pounds his head in excitement and pulls his hair like crazy. It is a sight to see with all of this and the two of the laughing hysterically. Don't get me wrong, he cranks on my hair too but not like he does Rob.
Daddy has started his Remacaid treatment for his colitis and is doing well after his first one. He will go back next week for his second infusion, and then in 4 weeks for his third. After that, he will have them every 6 weeks in Pensacola. I pray that this makes him feel a lot better. Mother is getting over pluracy but seems to be recovering well. We are all praying for warm weather to come and stay!

My sweet Valentine's

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day. We did at the Mixson household. Rob sent beautiful roses to work on Friday. When I picked Emmy up, she asked me where I got the roses and I told her that Daddy sent them to me. Well, she got very upset because her daddy didn't send her any roses. I mean she was really upset. Saturday, I went and got some little roses from Wal Mart and let Robbi give them to her. Who would have thought that a 3 year old would be that jealous! Leave it to Emmy!
The best thing about Valentine's day was that we are all finally on the mend and no one was sick! YEAH! John Robert is much better and crawling and cruising all over the place. I didn't think that he could possibly be into more that Emmy was at this age, but he is. He is FEARLESS! I mean no reservations at all. He climbs up on the hearth and flails around in the bathtub and under tables and into chairs. You definitely have to be on your toes with this one. He follows Emmy everywhere. The other day, she was in the bathroom and of course, he followed her. She shouted, "Mama, your SON is in the bathroom!" I am afraid that that is only the beginning of many more of those situations. They are so cute together though.
Anyway, again, I hope that everyone had a wonderful Valentine's day. It is a wonderful time to stop and thank God for the blessings of loved ones. I am very blessed to have a wonderful husband and children and thank God for them everyday!

Long Time...No Blog

I have neglected to blog for so long that I don't know where to start. We had a wonderful Christmas. Emmy wanted to open everything and so so excited no matter what it was. John Robert really enjoyed the paper and bows. I enjoyed being together with all of our family. Time is so precious with those that you love.

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This week has been one of the toughest weeks that I can imagine. It started out fine, the kids were a little stuffy and Emmy had a cough that she couldn't shake that just seemed to get worse but we had family pictures with Amy Nichols and they were great! I made the kids an appointment with Dr. Baldwin for Monday afternoon to see if I could get something to help with the sniffles. We found that they had bronchitis. John Robert was swabbed for RSV but it came back negative. So we came home with a new "taxi cab" nebulizer and breathing treatments 3 times a day. This was frightning enough for me because I have never had to take breathing treatments myself so knowing absolutely nothing about them and having to administer them to my children was a new experience. Emmy sounded better and I took her to school on Thursday. John Robert still sounded terrible and acted as if he felt worse so I made another appointment with Dr. Baldwin. She agreed that he sounded terrible and he was swabbed for RSV again. This time it was positive. Then she told me that we were going to have to admit him into the hospital. That is something that I did not want to hear. I was terrified. He was dehydrated and needed stronger breathing treatments than we could administer at home. Rob got Emmy situated with Grammy and he got to the hospital for the part that no parent wants to see their child go through, the IV. They stuck the poor baby twice before getting a vein in his arm. He did amazingly well with his little arm taped to a board. He was too sick Thursday night to fuss with it. By Friday night however, we was ready to be turned loose. He was such a trooper though. We came home today. He is still a bit wheezy and runs a temp from time to time but over all, her is much better.

Times like this remind me of what is really important in life. All the work and running around that we do is so trivial compared to the time that you share with your family. It was wonderful to be home tonight with Rob and Emmy and John Robert. All too often, I get caught up in what all needs to be done around the house and the schedules and chores that I don't always take time to sit and laugh and enjoy the little things. I am so thankful for a wonderful husband who loves and cares for me and our children. I couldn't have made it with out his support. Again, my mom and Elaine have rescued me. It is such a blessing to have family to help in tough times. Dr. Baldwin was absolutely wonderful. She had worked endless hours but still took time to hug me and tell me that John Robert was going to be ok. God truly carries you through times that you can't walk through yourself.

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.