Na Na Lovin' ~ Summer Style

I'm still trying to catch up on my blog.

I'm not yet reading my fave blogs yet...someday soon.

Going back in my pictures where I left off

before the accident is such an escape.

I had written this post July 13th.

I love me some July because it means my

best girl from Cali comes back to

the Lone Star for a visit!!!

This was her first time to meet

the Hudsy Puds! :)

Here are Auntie Brooke and God Mommy...................

It's three God Babies for my Beloved Best Girl!!!

And OF COURSE my precious, precious

God Daughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm already envisioning a life long friendship

between these two buds! This was their

second reunion. Looks like Big C

remembers his old bud!!!Cutie pies...they are about seven weeks apart. We love our time at Lake Travis

with the Kelly/Simpson Crew!!!

This next series just melts my heart...

little besties in the making!!!Boat Ride!!!Isn't my God Daughter absolutely darling?!?Wish I could see this little face more often!!!Yep, looks like besties forever!!!Even T-Daddy Love was all about

my little God Daughter!Sweet Thing didn't forget

baby brother love!!!Pierce Party of Five ~ Lake Travis 2010I LOVE THESE TWO GIRLS!!!Sweet God Mama Lovin'!Nobody in the world like this girl...Well, double my Na Na pleasure............

The day after Lake Travis, Megan

and her precious ones came to see us!!!OH these little Petite Na Na's becoming

besties just melts my heart!!!Made me so happy for Megan to meet Hudson! What a cute couple?!?

Beautiful B might want an older man someday!Miss Megan always does my heart good!

I love her dearly!!!

Nothin' like a Na Na!!!

Time, distance and the busyness of our lives may keep us apart physically, but NOT in any other way! Love love LOVE my girls and all of their petits!!!

Written Today

Oh Travis...I really think my heart is broken.

I just thought I knew hurt,

but I didn't really until now.

I hurt for you, for my sister, for

my parents, and for myself.

I just ache over missing you and

wanting YOU back...100%.

NOT that I won't take you any way I can

get you! The fact that you are still with us

is a MIRACLE and I'll forever and ever

be grateful for that.

For now, though, I just hurt.

Sometimes I wish I didn't love you so much.

But I do!!! And of course I'd never change that!

Thank you for praying for my nephew.

www.caringbridge.org/visit/travisbigham

(This picture was taken on my

birthday in March.)

Walker & Hadlee - isms

I wrote this one July 10th and never posted it.......................

Walker & Hadlee pretty much talk and laugh

NON-STOP.

Most of the time, I really love it!;)

The other day Hadlee noticed a birth mark

that I have on my leg. I mentioned to her that

I didn't think that she and Walker had one.

She looked at me and said,

"Just big mamas have them?"

One day a couple of weeks ago, the kids and I were swimming and just having so much fun. Walker looked at me and said, "If this were a dream, I'd love it!" OH, sweet boy, may your life always be like that!!!

It's a GIRL and a BOY

I wrote this one on July 10th...Kelli is now 29 weeks preggers!!! More on her soon. Definitely a bright spot in my life these days.

It's not every day that your best friend

has TWINS!!! LUCKY me, though....................

Kelli G is pregnant with TWINS!!!

Kelli has two beautiful sisters and they have seven children between the two of them. Kelli asked me to put something together to surprise Kate & all of the cousins & her entire family with the news. She called me from her appointment to let me in on the "news" first so I could get all of this together! PURE JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of each!!! Each cousin got a bag of multi-colored jelly bellies...but Sweet Kate Kate's bag was filled with PINK and BLUE ones!!! And she needed a Big Sis shirt of course!!!

The kids and I were thrilled to have the "inside scoop" on this news and just had to surprise the Big Mama with something! hee hee!Since Kelli was finally letting us celebrate her belly full of love, some of her closest friends and I decided to take her out for dinner. This happens to be her sister, Kathi...she and I fight over Kelli!!! I always kinda wanted Kathi as my baby sister. A Target gift card from the gang of course!I just had to bring Kelli a little something extra...it was this hideous maternity top that she had given to me forever ago and forgotten about! I've been saving this forever!!!

Not only is it tight horizantal stripes, but also there is a cut out for your tummy to stick through!!! I can't wait for her to wear it! :)

Sweet, dear friends...

Each one of us have prayed and prayed for these babies long before they were even in Kelli's tummy yet!!! We are all so happy and thankful for Kelli!Robin also got Kelli these fabulous shirts to wear!!!
I can't wait to see my tiny little Kelli G really preggers with TWO!

Oh we do!!!..................

Kelli and I have been friends since before kindergarten. She's my oldest and dearest friend. We were pregnant with Walker and Kate at the same time. Kate was born nine days after Walker. That made our pregnancies that much more special. I was a little sad when I didn't have her to go through my next pregancy with or even my next...I mean she was still right with me...just NOT growing like I was. ha! But now that it's her turn, I'm so happy it has happened this way. I feel like I'm getting two new babies myself!!! I just already love them that much.

Congratulations, Kelli G!!! I love you!!!

Dedicated

I wrote this on June 25th and just never posted it.

On June 6th, we had Hudson dedicated at our

church. Since we weren't members of a

church when Walker and Hadlee were

babies, we had all three dedicated

on this day together.

This day was like a dream come true for me...having a church home for my little family PLUS truly dedicating my babies with my husband to our Lord.

The church gave each of the kids an age appropriate Bible. Walker and Haddie are so proud of their new Bibles. Walker has REALLY been reading his! After his first night of reading it, he asked me if I knew who "Eva" was. That's how he was pronouncing Eve. Sweet Boy!

This is the church where I grew up being a very active member of the youth group. Some of my most amazing memories from high school and jr. high are from this church. I have the most wonderful feeling when I am there. I am just so thankful for a church home. I really feel God's love through the pastor and the people of this church. I would have never dreamed that I would stand on that stage with my family of five. I love that my husband is a man of God and that he wants to raise our kids in the church. My cup runneth over and I give all the glory to God.

Grandmother and PaPa joined us for the dedication and a nice lunch after church.





June 6, 2010 First Baptist Church of Woodway Our amazing, best friends also came for the dedication! This meant so much to us!!! God forbid if something were to happen to Troy and me........ BUT looks like a good fit for our three with the Reeds! ha ha!

We really didn't tell the rest of our family about this day...I don't know why...just trying to keep it simple. I was so thankful to have my parents there though.

My beloved Walker, Hadlee and Hudson...this was a VERY important day in your life as well as in your Mommy and Daddy's. We made a promise to the Lord to do everything within our power to raise ya'll in a Godly way. I can't think of a better committment for us to make. My greatest prayer for the three of you other than your health and your safety, is for you to have a relationship with Jesus all the days of your life. I must confess to you that I find it easy to have a strong relationship with Jesus when things are at their very best in my life because I know to give Him all the glory and also when things are at the very worst in my life because without Him I know I couldn't make it through those times. I strive though to have a daily walk with Jesus...and I pray that for you, too. I've learned that Jesus can be your friend, your very best friend. He is someone to talk to and pray to all day long...even on your ordinary, nothing special type days. Listen to Mommy...Sweet Jesus is your everything.

"I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD." 1 Samuel 1:27–28

Six Weeks Since

Hi Long Lost Blogger Friends,

I know that many of you are keeping up with

our Superman's journey that I have been writing

about on Caringbridge since his accident SIX

weeks ago today. I thank you with all of my

heart and soul for praying for Travis and my family.

This is an unbelievable time in our lives.

You never really understand how

life can completely change in an instant

until it happens in YOUR life.

I covet your prayers for Travis and his

healing. He has a LONG road ahead of him

no matter what his outcome will be.

www.caringbridge.org/visit/travisbigham

I am hoping to start doing some blogging again.

It is such an outlet for me and I want

my kids to have this "scrapbook" of their

precious, little lives. I have posts that I

had yet to share before the accident...like

Hudson's dedication at church,

our vacation and silly summer fun times.

Now, I have amazing pictures and stories

to share of how our lives have changed.

How my family has come together like

never before. How my three little children

have been our greatest source of JOY
throughout this tragedy.

PLUS...the adventures of the happiest,

most perfect SEVEN month old baby boy,

my Studman's awesome start to SECOND

GRADE, and stories of my SWEET little girl

who loves to pray for her cousin, Travis.

All of this to say that I have MUCH to share.

Our lives have taken quite a turn...

but I still want my children to have

these moments etched in their memories

forever. Whether Travis never improves

or whether he walks out of the hospital

just fine...I want Walker, Hadlee and Hudson

to forever be changed by this

just as Troy, myself and each member

of our family has been and will be.

The picture I have posted tonight is of

Trav's beautiful mother, Lynna, and his

handsome younger brother, Hunter, with

two of my sweets. Thank you with all of

my heart for praying for Travis, Lynna

and Hunter. By the grace of God,

we are all making it through this.

Jesus said, "My grace is sufficient for you, for

my power is made perfect in weakness."

2 Corinthians 12:9