Our Daddy Rocks!

0 comments Posted by Shawna at 7:52 PM




Tim is the best husband and Dad in the whole world.  I don't know how he does it some days. We had snow a couple of weeks ago while he was on a trip and the boys couldn't wait for him to get home to take them sledding.  So this is what my sweet husband did for his boys:  He got up at 3 a.m. (Eastern Time) flew all day, then operated the flight into Oklahoma City got home around 6:30 p.m., ate dinner then at 8 p.m. (after it was dark and freezing cold) bundled himself and the boys up to go sledding in our neighborhood.  Did I mention that he had to get up at 4 a.m. the next morning to operate the flight back to Detroit?  

Tim is my warrior, my hero and just the kind of Dad that I prayed my kids would have!  I'm so thankful that he fights for our family everyday.  He always puts us first.  He can come home dog tired but when he comes into our home he is ready to be on!  He is daddy first and you'd never even know he was tired.

Thank you Tim for being such an incredible Man!  Our children are so blessed to grow up under your guidance and protection.  You model Christ's love to them and to me everyday.  We praise God for you!

Love,
Shawna

 

Cinderella?

1 comments Posted by Shawna at 7:30 PM



Coopie is such a sweetie!  He can be ornery but he is so much fun!  I was changing his diaper the other day and he looked at me and he said, "Mommy, you Cinderella" .  My first thought was how brilliant this small boy was!  I then said, "is that because Mommy is so beautiful?"  without hesitation he said, "nope!  You not Cinderella you just Mommy."  He missed his chance at being the favorite child for life (maybe he isn't as brilliant as I first thought).

The truth of the matter is that there isn't a name I'd rather be called than Mommy!  Thank you Coopie, Cade and Caitlyn for making me, just Mommy!  My heart sings everytime you say it. 

Love,

Shawna 

 

Caitlyn Goes to the ER! Yikes!

3 comments Posted by Shawna at 7:05 PM



Sweet Caitlyn Grace  had to go to the emergency room last night.  Coopie accidently closed her finger in the bathroom door.  When I heard her cry I knew instantly that something was wrong.  He had managed to close the door with her pinky finger at the back part of the door near the hinge.  When I opened the door and got her finger out it was so mangled looking I was just sure that she was going to loose at least part of it.  I screamed, blood was dripping and Cade was screaming.  It was an intense few minutes as I tried to gather my thoughts and decide what must be done first.  Tim, unfortunately, was out of town so I was "flying" solo.  I called Mike and Judy left a message for them and then got my sweet neighbor Tammy and her daughter Becca to come over and stay with the kids while I took Caitlyn to the ER at Children's Hospital.  

As we were headed out I called my sweet friend Candice who is a Plastics resident at OU to ask her what I should do if she needed surgery.  She was so awesome and calming she called the person who was on call that night for me and even left a wedding she was attending to meet us at the ER and make sure everything was taken care of.  She was incredible!!!  My sweet friend Peggy and her husband Todd also came up to the hospital to make sure everything was okay.  Peggy even traded out cell phone batteries with me since mine died halfway into the ordeal. God is so good to me!  Instead of being alone at the ER God brought just the right people to help me navigate the situation.  Thank you Lord.  

X-rays revealed that Caitlyn had broken the tip of her finger (not crushed) and they were able to fix her finger in the ER with two stitches.  One stitch for the open gash and one to try and get the nail, which was ripped from the nail bed, to stay put under the skin.  Dr. Smith was the Ortho doctor on call and he did a great job.  

Caitlyn and I left the ER at about 3 a.m. thankful for incredible care and the Lord's provision and protection once again for the Fun Team.  Did I also mention that our car didn't get towed, which was a miracle because I was parked illegally from about 8:30 p.m. until 3 a.m.  Again, Thank you Lord!  When I got home I found Grandma Judy in her cute pink jammies settling in for the night!  I'm so thankful for Mike and Judy I don't know what I'd do without them.

Caitlyn did great today.  She is such an angel baby!  The thick bandages on her arm never even phased her.  She is crawling around like a champ and acting like nothing is wrong at all.  Kids are so resilient.   It is amazing how when you have a hurt child nothing else in the world matters.  It really does give you great perspective as to what is most important in life.  As long as we love Jesus and have our families everything else is insignificant.

Hug your kids tighter tonight!

Love, Shawna

 

Dog Washing Party

0 comments Posted by Shawna at 1:40 PM




We have a giant live stuffed animal that lives at our house his name is Barley!  Our kids love him.  He is adored by all small people in our family.  Cooper usually uses him as his personal pillow when watching TV.  He is a dog though and sometimes his stinky body just has to have a bath and the boys take great delight in helping their Dad bathe the beast!  Barley is so patient with his bath he just stands there while he is rinsed and soaped and rinsed again.  I think he just likes the extra petting.  Barley is almost 14yrs old, he was my college graduation present from Tim, and we really can't imagine life without him.  We are trying to prepare ourselves for the fact that he may not be with us forever, I hate this for the kids, he has been such a great dog.  He limps everywhere he goes but he still lights up for a treat and he may not smell as well as he used to but he still manages to find all the tidbits the kids drop on the floor.  We have been blessed to have him as part of our family and we will continue to enjoy him for as long as the Lord allows.

Cade did ask me the other day if we could get a new puppy when Barley goes to Heaven.  Let's pray about that one!  That kid is to smart!

Love,

Shawna

 

Memphis for Dinner Anyone?

0 comments Posted by Shawna at 1:05 PM




One of the awesome things about Tim's job is that we can fly for free!  So last weekend we decided to take the Fun Team on a little adventure.  We first thought we would fly to Minneapolis for the weekend and go to the Mall of America but the flights were to full when we needed to come home so we did the next best thing, we flew to Memphis for dinner!  We caught the 4:30 p.m. flight from Oklahoma City to Memphis had dinner at the airport (Popeye's red beans and rice and Backyard burger) and caught the 7:30 p.m. flight from Memphis back to Oklahoma City!  It was awesome!!  The boys were in heaven and loved every minute of it, especially the Sprite and special snacks that Mommy packed.  Caitlyn was an angel baby as usual and this was her very first flight.

The beauty of the adventure was that tons of fun was had by all, everyone was exhausted by the time we got home and so everyone loved going to sleep in their own beds with all of their favorite stuffed animals.  There is nothing sweeter than three little angels asleep in their beds after a fun day of adventure and excitement.

Shawna

 

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