Socks & Shoes

Sophia has acquired a love for shoes! And her brothers socks I might add. Yes, you heard right my baby girl loves shoes. This has just transpired over the past four to five days. She loves to wear Braeden's socks. It doesn't matter if she has footed PJ's on either. The socks go over the PJ's. "Tocks" she says as she points to them. And she will get mad if you don't put them on her feet. We keep a pair in the den for her. Isn't that funny? And now she wants us to put her shoes on with them. I love it! She is precious!

We Celebrated the Birthday of Dr.Seuss Today

I Can't Believe It.....

We did get some snow today! I was a little skeptical last night. Can you blame me? It was nice to watch the snow fall this morning. My boys LOVED it. They stayed out in it pretty much all day. And you know I had the camera! Here are a few shots from the day.....



Check out Connor's miniature snowman

Brr..I know you are freezing!








The boys playing with Cooper. This dog loves the snow!


Sophia checking out the snow from the warmth of the house!

Braeden's Day

As you know yesterday was Braeden's birthday. We have not had his birthday party yet. He has to wait 2 more weeks for that. He said that was going to be his 'fake birthday.' So he wanted to go out to eat and spend his birthday money. Sophia and Madison stayed at home since they were not feeling well and it was so cold and rainy. Mamaw and Gampa came over to stay with them and then MeMe came over too. So it was the boys and me. Braeden enjoyed having money to spend on whatever he wanted. We had a great time!



He got lots of bills. He likes having all that cash!

On the way!







Decisions, decisions...what should I get?

Here are some things he decided on. He said he will spend the rest later.

Sharing his cookie with Sophie

Birthday Boy

Today is Braeden's seventh birthday. Oh my, where have the years gone. I know people say it all the time but it really does seem just like yesterday when that sweet little guy became a part of our lives. He is something else. He has been waiting patiently for his birthday to get here. "How many more days until my birthday?" is what he has been asking. We had a countdown going. My grandma has always told me "There is something special about him." And I agree. He has a wonderful spirit about him. He is so loving and sensitive. He can ask some very interesting questions too. He loves to talk. Just this week he had his yearly check up and he was cracking the doctor up with his questions and comments. He can be a little jokester when he wants. I think he gets this from his big brother. Braeden you are a wonderful little boy and I love everything about you. I love the way you interact with your baby sister. I caught him saying this to Sophia the other day, "Oh, she's just a beautiful little girl, Oh I think that's a yes, She's just a little sunshine." So sweet. I love how you can play for hours with your Legos. I love how you love the outdoors. You could stay out until bedtime if you were allowed. I love how you look up to Madison and Connor. Sometimes you want to do things just like them. I love to listen to you say your prayers at night. You don't forget anybody! I love how you always have smile on your face. And I love how you always have a kiss and a hug for me. Lucky me!
You are a special spirit, my Braeden Boy! I look forward to see the plans God has for your life. I love the happiness and joy you have brought to our family! I love you...Happy 7th Birthday!!

Laundry, Laundry, Laundry!

I lost count of how many loads. Our dryer has been out of order for the past three days. So that meant no clothes could be washed. Yikes! Dean got it fixed last night so I got busy today!

From this...

to this! And tomorrow it will start all over again :-)

Sick Day

Whew, what a day! I stayed home again today with Sophia. I'm glad I made that decision. My sweet girl just wants somebody to hold her when she doesn't feel good. So I am definitely up for the job. We have some snotty noses and coughs going on at our house. I spent 3 hours at the doctors office/hospital this morning. Let me tell you Sophie is not a fan of getting a chest x-ray. I left knowing that Sophia has pneumonia. Poor baby girl. I thought her chest was very congested. She is on a strong antibiotic now. So I think this along with some prayers will put her on the road to recovery!



Sophie still has some smiles even though she doesn't feel well. She has been so good.

Letting Go A Piece of the Past

Dean told me it was time...oh I was kind of sad..this stuff is priceless!

I Was A Winner

It is late and I should be going to bed but since I am still up I might as well blog about my night...
Sometime last week I was checking the weather on a local television website. I saw this little box for a contest, "Meet David Archuleta." So I entered, I thought it would be something Madison would enjoy if by some chance I won. I didn't think anything else about it. Well yesterday I was notified that I won! So this afternoon Madison and I headed to the Sandler Center in VA Beach met the American Idol (well almost), had dinner, and attended the concert. Thanks Mom and Dad for watching my other children. You're the best!


This is my photo that was taken to put on Fox43's website!

The Sock Monster

Do you ever lose socks? I know you do. We can't be the only ones. In our house we are always trying to find socks or should I say socks that match. We joke and say something must be eating them in the laundry room. I honestly don't know where they go. I go out and buy new packs and in a week or two we can hardly find a few matches! When the clothes have been folded there always seems to be these few lonely socks that just hang out in the basket because they didn't have a match. And after a while those few turn into a lot! So Saturday afternoon Madison and I with the help of Sophia decided to tackle the socks. First we sorted by colors and then we started matching. I said any sock that doesn't have a match is going in the trash. And there were quite a few that didn't find their mates. You know I should have counted. Sophie enjoyed the project. She kept wanting us to put the socks on her feet. Anyway the job was completed and we are starting our week off with LOTS of matched socks.

PTA Program

The first graders performed last night at the PTA meeting. Here is Braeden doing his 'Valentine' portion of the program. (Braeden is the one in the striped sweater holding the blue heart :-)
Remember you have to cut my music off at the bottom of the page.

INFLUENZA B...YUCK!

Well, if you haven't heard that nasty little germ has made its way back into the Whitehurst household. It visited us last year about this same time actually. Connor and Braeden got visited and then it put Mommy in the hospital. It was pretty bad.
Last week Dean was sick. They said he didn't have the Flu but the Dr. said if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck Then it's a duck! He was better after about 4 days. It's rough when daddy is sick too :-) Madison started feeling bad Sunday afternoon. Today she tested positive for the flu :( Please keep her in your prayers. We are hoping she will bounce back quickly!

Madison's nightstand

Happy Birthday Ma!

Today is Ma's 76th birthday. I am so blessed to have her in my life. She has been through so much this year. I thank God for watching over her and healing her. Tonight we celebrated her birthday with a pizza party. I think she enjoyed herself. She got her first Vera Bradley :-)