Happy Mommy's Day!

It's been almost a month since Mother's Day, but I wanted to share a pic of me and my girls. They were so sweet telling me "Happy Mommy's Day" while we were getting ready for church. And they gave me a digital picture frame and a patio garden for us to plant together. I am so blessed!

I was also happy to be back in church after missing a couple of weeks from not feeling well. I enjoy singing so much, and I love the fact that we started a worship/praise band at church. So, I was glad to be back with the group making music.

Michael and the girls took me out to eat lunch. Then, we all enjoyed a little nap before going to eat dinner with my family and delivering Mother's Day gifts that evening.

Being a mom may be the toughest job ever, but it is definitely the most rewarding. Happy Belated Mommy's Day to all the mommies out there!

Mini-Vacation Continued...

So here's the last of our mini-vacation! Colcord, OK State Park has a 77-foot waterfall. It is just over the state line from Siloam Springs. Anybody going that direction should definitely make a short stop: it is very beautiful!




Mama and her girls enjoying the view of the waterfall...




Sisters make the best of friends...



Our last stop on the trip was at the Drive-Through Safari in Gentry, AR. Our favorites on the drive-through were the camels and ostriches because they would come right up to the windows and peer in at us.





The girls got to ride on a camel, and they loved it!




And they were braver than I was to get this close to a HUGE snake!



Oops! Guess they can't read the sign. They were trying to climb into the monkey cages. Monkey see, monkey do! Ha!




Isn't this one the cutest thing? The girls thought it was hilarious that a monkey was in a diaper.




And here's my little model. Anytime she spots the camera, she asks, "Mama, do you want me to pose?" :)



And here's my monkey! Enough said!




The goat snuck up on Billie. I'm really surprised she laughed and didn't cry!

Kyleigh didn't want it anywhere close to her!

Baby Ella is Here!

Baby Ella is finally here, and Drake, Billie, and Kyleigh are all IN LOVE! And why wouldn't they be? Look how cute she is! On a side note, I'm way behind on posting to my blog, so check back often 'cuz I'm going to post every couple of days 'till I get caught up with what I want to share.

Drake's first glimpse of his new baby sis...I think he's happy!

And now they're a family of four...

Billie really took it all in...

Kyleigh didn't want to give her up...

It's been too long since mine have been this little! They grow up too fast!

The Murrays with Ella...

MaeMae and her girls...

I think Bro. Jonathan said it best when he stated that God lets us see a little glimpse of heaven when a newborn baby arrives in our lives...

Part 1 of Mini-Vacation!!

Finally, here's some pictures from our last-minute mini-vacation. We started at Honor Heights Park in Muskogee, OK. It is a gorgeous azalea park.

At the entrance to the park, there is a waterfall. We climbed to the top, and the girls and I stuck our feet in to cool down. Michael was mad he didn't have sandals on to do the same.

Next stop was the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, OK. The girls loved running around looking at the fish and aquatic life. They especially loved finding all the "Memos" (Nemo).

Coming next: Colcord, OK, State Park with waterfall and Gentry Drive-Through Safari

Poor Drake!

Poor Drake-eee-Poo (as Billie and Kyleigh call him): 2 girl cousins and a little sister who'll be here in a couple of weeks! Boy, will he be outnumbered! I thought this picture was so cute and had to share.

Abby

The girls have a new "pet". PawPaw had to bring a baby calf back to his house to bottle-feed because the mama died. So, Billie chose the name "Abby". They both love to help feed Abby and try to pet her, but I don't know what Abby thinks of them.

Check out this location!

I found this great location when we went on the train ride in Van Buren, so I made the girls pose for me to see how it looked in pictures. I think it would especially be perfect in some senior pictures or some older youth shots, and there were some other great backdrops close by as well.