Life with my sister

Stephen and I are the slowest people when it comes to naming our children. I was in the hospital with all of the boys before we decided on heir names, and decided on Anna's the night before I went to have her. We take names pretty seriously and want them to be just right.  Daniel Stephen and David Robert were not names I came up with, they're all Stephen. I had other names picked out but we compromised a bit and the boys are very happy with their names. Being that David and Daniel look so much alike they are often called by the wrong name. Being a twin is fun, they have fun with it. I love having twins, it's the funnest thing I've ever done and am so honored God saw fit to give us twins. Being called the wrong name is the downside of being a twin. People tend to think of them as one person. People often don't take the time to look/study their differences and know them. David and Daniel don't act like it bothers them and will laugh it off, but think about it. If ...

School has started, football is being played. Bible verses are being memorized and I feel a rejuvenation in my soul. Our mornings are full of school. I work three mornings a week and when I get home we start school, ( usually around 9) so besides laundry, nothing else gets done in the morning. It leaves my afternoons busy and productive. Which is a good thing seeing that my summer was anything but productive!  Football is keeping us busy! Samuel plays every Friday night, but also some Monday nights and he practices until 6 or after every night. He's loving it, and we're loving it! Samuel and Lauren, could they be any cuter? His number is really 10, but they don't have a 10 in the away jerseys. When we travel he wears 20, but the program has Joseph Valient listed as 20. So when Samuel goes out to kick, the announcer says " And Joseph Valient is out to kick." It makes me laugh!  David, Daniel, and Anna aren't loving football as much as the rest of us are. That i...

This month has proven to be one full of some of our favorite faces! We had our best newlywed friends come visit us for the weekend. We had not seen them in 8 years. They have moved back to north Mississippi and we are so glad!! It was fun to meet up again with children. It was like we never missed a beat. True friends. We live life alike and I really like that about us :) This meet up was good for my heart. Our sweet Aynn at my Mama's house for supper and laughs. She lost her precious husband a few weeks ago and I missed the funeral. I needed to see her, hug her and hear her laugh. It was wonderful and Mama cooked a yummy supper for us. We all celebrate September birthdays so a cake was on the menu too.  No words for how much I adore this visit to Sandy Ridge Farm. Our friends Dustin and Anna farm sweet potatoes in Senatobia, Mississippi. They invited us to see the harvest. We were thrilled to check it out. Dustin gave Henry the grand tour and even purchased a toy tractor for him j...