Go Mom!!!!!!!!!!!

I am proud to announce that my mom was named Principal of the Year for the state of Alabama. This was awarded by the Patchwork reading council. I am very proud of her .She is a very dedicated educator. I can't wait til next year when she is Emery Claire's principal.

Ella's birthday day

Last night we met my dad and Dave after work to eat for Ella's birthday. My mom was out of town. Ella was cute opening presents. Ashlen took lots of cute pics of Ella yesterday. Hope you enjoy. By the way Trina made the super cute outfit. She is so handy.

The bathroom

New Bedroom

I know 3 posts in one day. We had a busy day. For Ella's birthday my parents and Dave and I redid her bedroom and bathroom. As most of you know we have moved to my parents house. They are building a house and we are going to remodel theirs. Right now we are all living together. However, we have started some of the remodeling.We moved Ella into the room Emery Claire is in and they are sharing a room. when my parents move out that room will stay Ella's and Emery Claire will move to the room we are in. Ella room became the play and we will redo that room very soon. I think the room turned out great.

Pumpkin party

Today was Emery Claire's pumpkin Party at school. Ella and I went to join the fun. We had a great time. Ella liked playing in the center area while the big kids partied.

YAY I am Two!!!!!!!!!!

Today is Ella's 2nd birthday. To be honset it is a little bittersweet. I am so excited about how many new things she is doing and the fact both of the girls are getting bigger and it is a little easier to do things with them, but I also know that she is the last and I want to freeze her right at this age. She is so much fun and so sweet. I will have pictures to post after her party on Saturday.

Fun Filled Saturday

Today was Emery Claire's last soccer game. My Aunt Jane and cousin Katie came into town to watch Emery Claire play. We enjoyed seeing them and Emery Claire was so excited that they came. Emery Claire's friend Brayden also went to he game with us. Brayden is my friend Kristen Tate's little boy. Kristen's family owns the pumpkin farm that we go to every year. Since the whole family works at the farm on Saturdays in October Brayden has been staying with us. Tonight when we took him back to meet Kristen the kids played in the corn crib for about and hour and a half. We had a fun filled day today!

Let me brag for a minute

Lately I feel like we have gotten on to Emery Claire a whole lot for not listening and refusing to follow the rules. I have been real discouraged about her behavior. My mom has told me it is just typical four year old behavior and not to worry about it and not to be so hard on her. I just new my sweet little girl was turning into a wild child. Well, Today I pick her up from school to find out she got the You Did It Award for listening and following directions the best in the class. We are very proud of her.

The newest member of the Scroggins' Family

This is Katie. She is Ella doll. Ella carries Katie everywhere. She came up with the name herself. My cousin's name is Katie and Ella adores her. Ella carries Katie everywhere and takes good care of her. If we forget Katie she says "Oh no, my Katie.

I could not think of a better person for my girls to look up to than Katie. If they grow up to be just like Katie I would be very pleased. Katie is now a Freshman in college and is an amazing young lady.

My New Best Friend

A month or so ago I was listening to Rick and Bubba on the radio as i was taking Emery Claire to school. They had 2 ladies on the show talking about their business. The business was menu planning. I continued to listen on, I was very interested. Not only to they plan and email you a menu, but they also send you a grocery list to the grocery store of your choice using the weekly specials. That night after we got the girls into bed Dave and I looked it up on the computer and we were sold. I like to cook, but hate having to think of what to cook. I have been doing this for 3 weeks now and I love it. The meals are very good and even kid friendly. This has taken the stress out of cooking.

Tate Farms

Today my whole family went to Tate Farms together. We have done this every year since they opened and that was when I was a senior in high school. The Tate Family are dear friends of ours. We always have so much fun when we go to the farm. The girls loved every minute of it. As we were leaving the farm Olivia said Emmie and Ella did we have fun and the girls all screamed YES. They are so cute. The candy corn shirts were made by Trina.

Scarecrow Trail part 2

Scarecrow Trail

Today we went with Trina and her kids to the Scarecrow Trail at the Botanical Gardens. We had lots of fun. The adorable shirts were made by Trina. The girls looked so cute in their matching shirts. The kids had so much fun just walking around. Ella was worn out by the end of the day. She does not like to ride in a stroller so she walked the whole time. She is getting to be such a big girl.

A Day with our Sweet Cousin

Wednesday the girls and I loaded up and went ot B'ham to see Olivia. We had not seen her in a while and since it was fall break and I had taken most of the week off work we went to visit. Our plan was to take the girls to the zoo, but it rained all day. We went to the preschool music class at their church instead and played on the indoor playground. After we left the church we met my brother for lunch and then Abbey and I took the girls back home to play. We had so much fun. It is so funny to watch the girls when they are together. Olivia laughs for about the first five minutes she is with the girls. they play so well together. We are blessed to have the relationship with them that we do. Stay tune for more pics because Adam, Abbey, and Olivia are coming to town this weekend for our annual trip to Tate Farms pumpkin patch. We do this every year to celebrate Dad and Abbey's birthday.

Worn out

The girls have been a little under the weather this weekend. Ella has felt the worse. She is cutting a tooth on top of her cold. I thought this picture was cute of her, my dad, and her doll Katie. I am glad she is feeling better.

Am I walking on Water or Sinking?

The passage in the bible where Peter walked on water was brought to my attention the other day. I started thinking about that passage and how Peter was able to walk on water until he took his eyes off Jesus, due to the distractions of the wind and the waves. I realized in my on life lately I have been very distracted by the wind and waves in my life. I know several month ago I could say that I was walking on water. My focus was truly on Christ. Over the past couple of weeks I have let the "waves" in my life distract me. Dave and I have been dealing with a situation over the past two weeks, that has become a big wave in my life. I feel like lately the waves of this situation have distracted me in my personal life and my job. Most of all I have let this cause me to take my eyes off of Christ and I am sinking. So, I am praying that I put on blinders so I am not focused on the wind and waves and keep my eyes on Jesus. I know the wind will still be there and some days blow even stronger, but my prayer is that I don't let it consume me. I feel like so many times we just show our kids and don't get below the surface. Today I was prompted to share what is truly on my heart.

Happy BIrthday Doe!!!!!!!!!

We hope you have a great birthday. We love you so much!

Our little monkey

Today Ella and I had our own little photo shoot. We are planning her 2nd birthday and i needed a picture for her invitation. She is having a monkey party. I can't beleive she is almost 2!!!