Sadie and Kaitlin

I warned you there would be lots of pictures. Look at these best buds!

Charles and Lisa dawn

Terrific New Family Pictures

My friend Mandy (and her crew) are here visiting from East Texas and she did our family pictures for us today. They turned out GREAT! I just had to share. THANKS MANDY!

Get Out of My Head!

This is a late night - can't sleep - get it out of my head type blog. I'm leaving for CA to see my sis and niece on the 10th. I say "I" because it is I and I alone that will be going. I'm leaving the kids here with Charles for Fri-Thursday. Every time I think about leaving the kids for that long I cry and want to throw up. It is a horrible feeling. I'm praying that I can just get thru this so that I can enjoy the precious time with Casie and Z:(, but I can't imagine being ok w/o my kids for an entire week. I don't get to see them (C and Z) much, and I want to enjoy the time I have with them. Also I am completely terrified about flying and the changeover that I have in Dallas, so on top of leaving for that long I am freaking out about flying. I feel like I need to tell Charles where all the important stuff is - I'm talking seriously afraid!
I've had lots of these nights - where I can't sleep b/c of this. Tonight I was just laying there wondering if any of you have done anything like this? If you have (and it went well) please, please leave me a comment. If you think it is horrible that I would leave my kids for 6 days - obviously keep it to yourself! So there! Pray for me to get through this. Some of you may think that I am fully being ridiculous. But not many people even read this - and those who do probably wouldn't expect any less. In fact, I'm pretty certain that if my sister were about to leave Z for a week, she too would be unable to sleep (which is why I hope she understands.)
I thought I would feel better for blogging. Maybe I will soon. I have company coming tomorrow that I am really looking forward to. I should be thinking about that, right?
While you are up reading (some of you as late as I am typing) go over to my photog blog and leave me some love in the comment section of my latest posts.
Good night (I hope).

Ouch

I got my invisalign on today. It hurts!

Out of Touch

I may not be online much for the next few days. We are starting a mission week with our youth group, and we will be spending evenings sleeping on the fellowship hall (what sleep we actually get) and days doing mission projects in our community.
Keep us in your prayers this week as we attempt "Mission Possible" as we are calling it. Monday night I have an engagement session (weather permitting) and Wednesday afternoon I finally get my invisalign put on! I'm sure I'll be posting about those things ASAP.
Friday we have some exciting company coming in and I'm sure there will be many pictures and posts from that as well!

My Boy