Circle S Farms!

Jackson, Jacob & Gracie

(No one is looking, of course)! :)

Gracie Girl!

Peek-A-Boo!
I See You!



Jack! He is growing up waaaay tooooo fast!



Brothers! Sometimes they love each other, sometimes not!!! :)


Jacob! Mama's Boy!

We got to go to Circle S Farms yesterday and had a wonderful time!!!! My mom and dad came and brought Gracie which was just icing on the cake!!!!! We all love that little girl soooo very much!!!!! She went down the slide over and over again on her cousin, Jackson's, lap!!!! She loved it!!!! :) She wanted to go down over and over again!!!! :) It was sweet!!! The boys, as always, had a fabulous time playing in the hay barn! We had to undress in our garage when we got home! There was hay EVERYWHERE and I wasn't about to let those rugrats bring it into the house! Jacob and I went to Circle S with his preschool a couple of weeks ago. I found hay all over the house for a solid week afterwards!!!!! Cissa learned quickly! Get undressed in the garage before coming inside!!!! LOL!!!!! :) It really was a great day!!!!! Mark even video taped some of it which was terrific! I have decided, tho, that I am going to start bringing my video w/me wherever I go! I am already known to lug my camera around, so I will now just bring a big, giant backpack w/the video as well! Time just goes by waaaay toooo fast and I need more than pics to capture it all!!!! :) Soooooo, if you see me coming, watch out, 'cause no one is off limits!!!!! LOLOLOL!!!!! :))

Before I sign off, I have a little prayer request! My aunt (she lives in New Mexico) - her father-in-law's son (so it would be my aunt's brother-in-law) passed away on Wednesday! He had liver cancer and they knew it was coming, but it came faster than expected! Her father-in-law is a great man (we know him pretty well) and he is totally devastated, of course. He feels like your children should outlive the parents! The funeral is on Monday in New York where the son lived. The family just needs lots of prayer!!! THANK YOU ALL!!!!!! The father-in-law just lost his wife three years ago so this is very hard for the family!!!! The father-in-law is in New York now, but I can't imagine coming home after the funeral!!!! (The father-in-law lives not too far from me). I can't imagine what that must feel like!!! Sooooo, again, please just pray! There is such heartache for sooo many people!!!! That is why we need to take advantage of the fun days and hold on to them for dear life!!!! I feel like God is teaching me new things every day! He is saying, "Cissa, don't take those two precious baby boys for granted! Embrace the noise, embrace the messy house, embrace it all! For time is short and you will be sad when it is gone!" Plus, I have had many people say things, lately, that have hit home w/me! These people don't even realize it, but the Lord was probably reaching out to me thru them!!!! :) Powerful, huh!!!! :) So......I am gonna sign off on that note!

Have a good week!!! It's Pumpkin Show time!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Btw, I just re-read this and realized I kept saying "the father-in-law!" His name is Tony. But, the son's name was Tony, too, so I just refer to him as "the father-in-law" as to not confuse people since they are both Tony! :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween!!!! October is a favorite month of mine! By now, I have gotten used to summer ending and school starting! The weather is usually just right - not too hot and not too cold!!! The scenery is absolutely beautiful with the leaves changing color and all the cool pumpkin decorations!!!! It certainly helps prepare me for the upcoming winter season! Sort of eases me into it!!!! :))

I wanted to update everyone on my recent hospital visit (my ultasound). Unfortunately, I don't have anything to tell yet! I had my ultrasound done on Tuesday. Everything went fine - it was totally easy. The only hard part was waiting. I guess my dr. hadn't sent over any "script" so I had to wait while the hospital called my dr. to fax that over! The "waiting" was the only bad part! Three people came in after me and got to go before me due to waiting for that darn script!!! The ultasound was easy! Now, I just have to wait for the results, along with my blood test results, which I will get at my next appt. (which is next week on the 10th). I just hope to get an answer as to why I feel sooooo tired all the time! I haven't felt right since Jacob was born. I did lose a lot of blood when Jacob was born and some say maybe my iron is low (like it never recovered from his birth). I just feel so dag-on tired and it really affects my life! I can't always enjoy things b/c I tire out so easily as compared to those around me! Mark is ten yrs. older than me and he has more energy than I do!!! Sorry, babe, I don't mean to "crack" on your age!!!! LOL!!!! I just should have more energy! I am too young to be this tired all the time!!! Please pray that I will find the answers I am looking for!!!! I don't want anything bad to be wrong, just something little to explain! Thanks soooo much for your prayers and concern!!! It means a lot to me!!!!

I also have to mention this funny coincidence! My aunt had part of her thyroid removed on Monday (keep her in your prayers as well). My appt. was on Tuesday at the exact same hospital!!!! It is just funny how we were at the same hospital at the same time!!!!! So, of course, I went to visit her after my ultrasound. She was doing good - just tired from the surgery and was having a hard time sleeping. I just found out this morning that my aunt came home yesterday (Wednesday). Her tests came out benign!!!! GOOD NEWS!!!!

Soooo, please pray for us!!! The waiting for results is the hardest part of all!!!!! Pray for me to have patience!!!!

Thanks for everything!!!! Have a nice weekend! We will be working on our basement some more! It is coming along slowly, but surely!!!! :)