The Bell's

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Graduation and Mothers Day

This past Saturday we headed to Russellville to watch my little sister graduate! I can't believe she is a college graduate! It was just yesterday she graduated high school! I am so blessed with her as a sister and I look forward to helping her plan her next big step in life...Getting Married!

Lola sat so sweet (well I won't mention the up/down, up/down motions she played for pretty much the last 30 mins of the ceremony) in a seat by her self.

There she is!!!

Sweet sisters

4 generations and everyone was pictured out by this point.

Suzanne with her nieces!

My dad and his girls.

On Mother's day we went to church with my mom and then went to her favorite Mexican restaurant for lunch! We had a great time!

4 generations! My mom's mother came down from Colorado and we had a great time visiting with her! Oh how I miss her!!!

And my Mother's Day couldn't have been any better! She wasn't in the picture taking mood so I had to snap what I could get!!!

Lola's choir program was on Mother's Day too! I couldn't believe she got up on stage and sang her songs. She didn't really sign them on stage but she knows them and it is so sweet to hear her sing them! So blessed with that precious little girl in my life!!!

After church we had my in-laws over for dinner. It was yummy and our visit was great!

Happy Mother's Day to all my lovely mother friend!!! I thank God for blessing me with this wonder gift of Motherhood!

Monday, May 14, 2012

I forgot to post...

Once again we have been super busy here lately! We have had so much going on and I don't see it slowing down anytime soon as we have summer passes to Wild River Country, The Museum of Discovery and the Zoo!!! We are going to be busy busy and I can't wait to spend some time with my girl soaking up some rays and playing at the museum!

April has been a fun month! We booked our trip to the beach, celebrated my mom's birthday and much more!

Happy Birthday Gigi!

Sweet Little Lola girl!

I finished my spring/summer flower planting! Lola helped plant them too(pulled them out after I planted them!)

This past weekend we headed out to support Beyond Boundaries and our cousin Christine. Christine has Cerebral Palsy but that doesn't stop this girl! She is spunky and her joy for life is contagious! She rides horses and if you know my girl...she loves horses (hint:her 3rd birthday might include a horse or two!)

Then we headed over to my Besties house to take a few pictures of her new baby girl, Tenley! Isn't she precious?!

We also had a baby shower for my friend Stephanie. She just had her 4th child and more power to her!!

Lola is such a ham these days! I just love her!!!

Friday, April 20, 2012

One of these days...and a reminder to be Thankful!

One of these days I will get caught up on all of my blog post! I still have Disney day 2-5 then other stuff here and there!! Excuse all my random post as they are going up here and there!

Last week I had to make some deliveries. We went to a friends house where she invited us to stay and play. She made gumbo(I actually liked it) and we played outside!

We had fun looking at her animals!

I have been trying so hard to have a little play time with Lola as a family! One night we played tractors, blocks and big trucks... No babies...

This past Sunday we went to Ryan's grandmas 80th birthday celebration. It was a nice event although Lola showed her "other" side. But we knew how important it was for us to be there so we had a few "come to Jesus" meetings with the two year old and got through it. It ended up being a great day!

This week I started off the week with a few projects in mind. On top of my crafts (that I am WAY behind on) my life as a mother and wife still continue. Somethings can no longer be put aside. The refrigerator was calling my name. It was nasty!!!

BEFORE AFTER

I found these pictures on my camera.

I have been struggling with being thankful. It is so hard to see your blessing when you are surrounded by people who value things more than the blessing of life. It is so easy to fall into the life that lacks thanksgiving. Lately materialism seems to surround me. It has and is a struggle of mine. I like things and enjoy having the best. However, God has reminded me lately that the "things" in life that some people think they need only last for so long and to be thankful for what I have. Those people who have to have the best and the newest cannot serve God as they are serving man. Wow, that is hard to swallow. As much as I have battled with some people around me that seem to have everything and more, has led me to the feet of Jesus begging for him to take control of my thoughts and fill them with thanks. He has done just that. I mean everyday something has come to my attention to what I have to be thankful for.

Lola is one of my blessings that I am very undeserving of and find myself taking advantage of being her mother. I have thought all week about how thankful I am for the second chance of life God gave her! I pray that she will grow up and glorify God and his kingdom and I will live each day in thanksgiving for the life God gave to me and the privilege of being her MOM!