The Oster Gang

Happy Valentine's Day!

2012-02-13T22:42:00.001-06:00

My Sweet Babies...

Happy Heart Day #7...

2012-01-07T22:54:00.001-06:00

Now You See It, Now You Don't...

2012-01-02T23:13:00.003-06:00

I thought I would share this picture. The only reason... my husband NEVER shaves. He always has hair on his face. This is how he looked while we were dating and for a couple years after we married, but for many years now he has had facial hair. I like him both ways, but I figure this face won't last long.

2011-12-31T23:08:00.000-06:00

2011-12-13T19:46:00.000-06:00

Christmas Card 2011...

Tacky Day At Work...

2011-12-09T21:00:00.002-06:00

Here I am as a Christmas tree...

My Family...2011

2011-12-04T22:43:00.002-06:00

My Sweet Babies...

Me and My Love...

2011-10-24T20:25:00.002-05:00

Last Friday night Paige and Emily were in their school beauty pageant. They both did so well, and looked beautiful! They both placed in the pageant and we were happy they did. I am not a pageant mom, but as long as they have FUN I don't mind them being in their school pageants.

Paige Elizabeth

Emily Grace

Fall Football and Cheerleading 2011...

2011-09-30T19:55:00.002-05:00

My Little Dragons...Paige, Emily Grace, and Paden...

Leesburg Baptist Church Family Fun Day...2011

2011-06-18T19:56:00.006-05:00

My JD batting left handed...

Food...

Fellowship...

Old Men... (Oh, I mean Chad)

& Sweet Little Boys...

Big Apple Adventure Kick-Off...The Wacky-Tacky Fashion Show, New York Style...

2011-06-11T22:40:00.011-05:00

My Wacky-Tacky Man...

Our New York City Stage... (Awesome Job By Bryan and Lessie)

More...

Look At These Cool Peeps...

Andy and His Girl...

Super Cool Chicks...

Lisa and Her Macho Man...

A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words...

The WINNERS...

Baseball 2011...

2011-06-09T23:11:00.007-05:00

Paden played a great season of ball. He played first base every game. He had a good year of hitting, and for the most part had a good attitude. He was picked as an ALL-STAR, but for some reason the league decided not to have a team. Still not sure about all the details on that. He was also asked to play SELECT ball this year too. He went to his first practice last Saturday for SELECT... we will see how that goes. He LOVES baseball !!!

Paden wanted to be #16 because that is his Daddy's birthday...

...and yes, he has a touch of OCD! Everything has to be neat and organized.

Paden getting a little first base action...

Paden about to make contact with the ball... He hit this one to the fence!

Our New Pet...

2011-06-01T22:38:00.002-05:00

A few weeks ago, a sweet lady at our church offered us a registered dog. She had several different breeds to choose from, but JD wanted a Boston Terrier. Guess what?...She had one! Needless to say, we now have a blonde Boston Terrier. He is almost three years old. He is a lazy bum!!! He loves to sleep, and he is house broken. That was the biggest selling point. His name is MARTY.

MARTY...

Marty trying to get away from Emily... this is an all day event! She never gets tired of him running away from her. She just keeps going back to him. Poor Marty! She loves him too much!!!

VBS at Standing Pine Indian Reservation...

2011-05-30T21:24:00.006-05:00

This week Leesburg Baptist Church will be hosting VBS at Hopewell Baptist Church, on the Standing Pine Indian Reservation. We had a great group of leaders to show up and help today, and we had 82 at VBS. Paige is excited because she is getting to help me with the music. She has put in so much effort learning all the songs and motions. The songs are cute this year, and I have enjoyed learning them too. I will post more pics this week, but here are a few from today.

Getting ready to march in...

Pledges and songs...

Kids getting ready to go to their classes...

This little group just finished having an ice cream cone...

Mrs. Julie and the craft table...

Class of 2023...

2011-05-29T15:32:00.005-05:00

I am behind in the world of blogging... We have been so busy, but I hope things will soon settle down. Emily Grace said good bye to KINDERGARTEN, and she is now looking forward to being in the first grade. She had a great year, and I know the future holds much for her. She is a blessing in so many ways.

I know the plans I have for you declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans for hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11

Emily waiting her turn...

Emily and Mrs. Reed...

Emily, Mommy, and Daddy...

The Three Reasons Why I Get To Be Called Mama....

2011-05-08T16:47:00.003-05:00

I have been a mama for nine years now. I know we always tend to make things sound pretty on a blog, but being a mom is hard work. It is one of the highest callings for a woman. Being a mother is like wearing your piece of your heart on the outside of your body. You always want the best for your children, and you always want them to do their best in all things. Being the one that leads them to choose to do the right things is sometimes the hardest part. I love each of my children the same, but they each need me in different ways. After hearing my pastor's (my husband's) message this morning, I know there are still many things I can do to be a better example for my kids. I pray that God will continue to grow me into a better example for my children everyday.

Take Me Out To The Braves Game...

2011-05-07T22:23:00.004-05:00

Last week Paige's choir was invited to sing at the Braves game. She seemed very nervous, but I think she enjoyed it. They did a great job! Emily was just happy to sit, eat, and drink.

Emily was saving my seat...as you can see there was a great need for her to do it! Ha!!!

A TRIP TO THE ZOO...

2011-05-01T21:28:00.003-05:00

Thursday Emmy's class went to the zoo. She had a great time! She said the monkey put on a show! We are so thankful that Grammy and Mimmy were able to go with her. They love her BIG, and we love them!

Emmy with her class...

Emmy and her teacher Mrs. Davis...

EG and her other teacher Mrs. Gordon...

Baseball 2011...

2011-04-30T21:50:00.003-05:00

Paden Playing 1st Base Today...

Almost Late For Easter...Ha!

2011-04-26T21:05:00.005-05:00

Well... at least we got pictures of the kids. JD does not like to be late...ever! All I can say is, I don't like to be late. I do try to be on time, just not early. We were almost late to our first Easter service at Leesburg. I know God had a hand in it, because a sweet friend of mine sent me a text message at 6:20am. Our services started at 7:00am. JD jumped up and got to church. Let's just say after a few clothing changes, the kids and I got there about five mins. before we started. Needless to say the family picture was out! Not a good way to start such a special day. I hope each of you had a wonderful day.

Paige...9

Paden...8

Emily Grace...6

Just My Sweet Girls...

2011-04-11T21:19:00.001-05:00

Spring 2011...
Paige and Emily

Please Pray...

2011-03-02T21:26:00.002-06:00

Our Mrs. Ann is pretty sick and needs prayer. She is having surgery tomorrow morning. Please pray for God to heal her body. She is a very special lady.

Two very sweet ladies...

Emily, Nancy and Mrs. Ann... I took Emily to see her today, and they were all three glad to see each other. They love her BIG and she loves them BIG!

Emily lost her first (2nd) tooth...

2011-02-20T15:53:00.002-06:00

Emily lost her first tooth the 'NATURAL" way this past Valentine's Day. She had to have a tooth pulled a couple of months ago by our dentist. Her teacher, Mrs. Davis, pulled this one on Valentine's Day. Here she is with a before and after.

Before...

After...

Happy Valentine's Day 2011...

2011-02-14T20:03:00.003-06:00

Family Card 2011...

Paige's Valentine's Day Card For Her Class 2011...

Emily's Valentine's Day Card For Her Class 2011...

Paden did not want photo cards...

Happy Birthday to You...

2011-02-12T20:00:00.003-06:00

Today is Mrs. Ann and Mrs. Nancy's 82nd birthday. We love you and are so glad to have you in our lives. We are also glad that Mrs. Ann is out of the hospital and is feeling better.

Valentine Banquet 2011...

2011-02-05T21:21:00.003-06:00

Tonight was the Valentine banquet at church for our seniors. (65 and up) We had a good time planning it, and I know they had a great time being there.

Me and JD (My Valentine)...

JD serving dessert...

100 th Day of School...

2011-01-23T22:04:00.001-06:00

Emmy's first 100th day of school was Wednesday. She talked me into making her a shirt to wear. BEAUTIFUL, right? Ha! She had to have a project to share. (share/wear) She LOVED her shirt so much she wanted to wear it to church Wednesday night. I had a flashback to the 80's when handmade/painted clothes were in-style. Glad those days are over!

Weight Loss...

2011-01-17T20:16:00.002-06:00

I have never watched my weight much, but the older I get...well we will just leave it at that. I not only feel the need to lose a few pounds, but I also need to learn to eat better. Over the past few years, it has been grab as you go and eat however much you want. JD and I are both going to do Weight Watchers for 8 weeks and see how we do. I will post a few times about our progress...we shall see how it goes.

S-I-C-K...

2011-01-15T21:48:00.002-06:00

This has been my cleaning product of choice this past week. Everyone (except me) has been sick with the stomach BUG. We have had a very restful week, and weekend. I hate this is all you get to see from our week, but there were no pretty pictures to be taken. We (they) are all better tonight, and we are looking forward to a great day of WORSHIP tomorrow.

Happy Birthday GRAMMY...

2011-01-09T16:47:00.003-06:00

Today is Grammy's 80th birthday. We love our Grammy and Mimmy...BIG! Happy Birthday Grammy from all of us!
(Grammy is JD's Grandmother and the kiddo's Great Grammy)

Grammy and Mimmy @ her party yesterday...

These two LOVE big...Grammy kept Emmy last year and they share a special bond... (or should I say Grammy spoiled her ROTTEN)

Happy Heart Day 2011...

2011-01-08T19:18:00.004-06:00

We are a day late, but Emily Grace has had a HAPPY HEART for 6 years. Yesterday was Happy Heart Day at our house. We PRAISE God for that happy heart. Emily Grace brings us pure JOY! We are so glad she has such a positive and happy spirit.

Happy Heart Day 2005...

Happy Heart Day 2011...

Our First Small Group Bible Study...

2011-01-07T19:31:00.003-06:00

Thursday night we opened our home to our church family for a small group bible study. It was the first one, and we had 37 members there. We are going to keep having them once a week, but next week it is going to branch off and we will have two homes open. We hope that through these meetings THE CHURCH will come closer together so that the needs of the people will be met, and the lost will come to know the Lord.

We had so much food...

Our study group...

Paden Gave His Sweet Little Life to JESUS...

2011-01-03T21:27:00.004-06:00

We are so proud of Paden. He gave his life to Christ November 21 and was baptized on November 28. The best part is that his Daddy got to baptize him. I know the pictures are not great, but until I learn more about lighting...this is the best there is.

JD...

JD and Paden...

The BEST day of his life...

1-1-11...

2011-01-02T22:07:00.005-06:00

Just a few photos to share from New Year's Day...

Paige and Madison...They are Best Cousins...

Paige, Madison, and Emily...

This is one of the many faces I get when I try to take a picture of my sweet husband...Got to LOVE him!

Our sweet nephew Prentiss...

Our nephew Tyler...I wonder who he gets that face from...

Happy New Year 2011...

2011-01-01T23:27:00.005-06:00

Tonight we were invited to go to the Boyd Farm to watch fireworks. It is a local farm that has a pumpkin patch in the fall. We went last year, and the kids loved it. Little did we know we would be moving so close to it. One of our church members Parents own part of the farm. They have a HUGE fireworks display for New Years, and I mean HUGE. The fireworks were FANTASTIC! JD said they lasted right at an hour and there was never more than a 5 second delay. It was GREAT! We were so glad we were able to take the kids.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011...

My Paige-E-PoP and Emmy G and our sweet neighbor Mrs. Brenda...

Emily and Aiden...

Paden and part of JD...

Julie and McKenzi...

A New Ride...

2010-12-28T16:20:00.006-06:00

We did get a newer ride this past week, but I won't say it was easy. I have enjoyed my van for over 8 1/2 years. I have raised my babies in that van, and I will say it was hard to get rid of. Well, we sort of still have it. It was so old we didn't even try to trade it in. It will only go forward, not backwards. Here is a look at the new ride.

One last look at my HONDA...(tear)

My newer ride...

The inside... This is my first car with tan interior...

Directory Pictures 2010...

2010-12-27T18:11:00.003-06:00

Joseph became the Pastor of Leesburg Baptist Church in September, and this past month we took pictures for a new church directory. We just got our pictures in today.

Our Family...

The Kiddos...

Family Christmas 2010...

2010-12-27T00:04:00.007-06:00

Here are a few photos from our Christmas 2010. We had a great time with both our family and friends. We are so blessed!

My sweet little family...

Lunch at the Oster's...

Stockings at the Crow's...

Happy Birthday Granddaddy Crow...

My Parents and the kiddos...

Christmas Card 2010...

2010-12-16T21:09:00.000-06:00

It Is What It Is...

2010-12-02T22:37:00.003-06:00

One of the sweet ladies at our church gave this to the kids Wednesday. She made it for their bathroom. I think this is the first Christmas decoration I have ever put in a bathroom. There is always a first for everything!

Family Ornaments...

2010-11-30T11:05:00.002-06:00

I love my family ornaments. They make me happy!

Back when we were 4 and counting...

Now we are 5, and not counting! ha

Baby's First Christmas Minus One...oops!

2010-11-29T09:38:00.004-06:00

These next two are very special to me. They are Paige and Paden's baby ornaments. Most of you know that Emmy was very sick during her first Christmas, and for some reason going out and getting her first ornament was not on my to do list. This was the first year that she noticed she did not have an ornament, and she was not happy about it. She wanted to know where her ornament was. Well... like any good mother I went to straight to ebay and could not believe how many ornaments they had from 2004. I told JD to order her one this week. When I get it in I will post about it.

Paige Elizabeth 2001...

Joseph Paden 2002...

Our First Christmas Ornament 1999...

2010-11-28T21:45:00.003-06:00

This is my favorite ornament on my tree. At that time it was about the only ornament on our tree, but to me it represents the beginning of our little family and I love it. It was a gift that year from Joseph's aunt and uncle. It amazes me how sometimes the smallest gift last the longest in our heart.

The Oster Christmas Tree 2010...

2010-11-27T23:50:00.003-06:00

This is our Christmas tree 2010. This picture does not show the lights, but Paden said our tree was beautiful. I'll put it this way, it came a long way from where it was when we started. We were going to get a real tree, but decided at the last min. to stay fake. Ha! This tree is on loan. I am going to be looking for us a new "FAKE" tree at the after Christmas sales. Over the next week I am going to share some of our family ornaments with you, and what they mean to me. Hope you have a great week!

I May Not Be Martha Stewart, But...

2010-11-24T00:05:00.002-06:00

I took on a couple projects this past week. I love being off with my family, and I love projects too. Today's project (other than ornaments) was baking. My sister-in-law, Mollie, is a great cook. Everyone knows that I don't fair to well in the kitchen. She made a Hummingbird Cake the other day, and my mom said she would like one. Well...being the wonderful daughter that I am, I decided to bake her one. Today was my first time to bake a cake without using a box. I will say that all went well. I was a little proud of myself. I took it to church tonight, and there was non left. I had to come home and bake another one for my mom.

My finished cake...I did get the recipe from Martha Stewart...

Mrs. Laura gave me this mixer last year, and I will say that I love it...

My little Indian Girl...

2010-11-19T10:04:00.003-06:00

Emily wanted to dress up like a pilgrim today for school. She told me this at eight last night. I told her Martha Stewart was not even that good. Ha! I did however think outside the box and came up with what I call the 20 min. Indian costume. She loved it! It is made out of an old sheet, a headband, and a paper turkey from years ago. We added paint to her face for extra effect! I hope she has a fun day!

She is a MESS!

1 little, 2 little, 3 little ... INDIANS

2010-11-18T13:45:00.003-06:00

Emmy's class is learning about Indians this week. Tuesday she came home looking like one. She was so proud of her look!

Show Me The Money...

2010-11-16T20:48:00.005-06:00

Emily Grace had to have a tooth pulled after breaking it on a piece of candy. My cousin, Leslie, is a dentist and she pulled it for her. Even though it was a pulled tooth, Emily soon let me know that she was putting it under her pillow. She wanted dollars! She was so excited!

Emily and her first tooth...(it was in a special pouch)

Under the pillow...

Dollars...

4th Grade Beauty...

2010-11-09T13:59:00.002-06:00

This past Friday night Paige was in the school beauty pageant. I am not crazy about them, but we try and let her decide if it is something she wants to do. This is only the second one she has asked to be in. She looked beautiful and we were very proud of her. They only choose a MOST BEAUTIFUL from the 6th grade, and each grade has 4 beauties. I did like the fact that they said no formals. Each girl could wear a Sunday/Party dress. Sorry about the photo quality, my camera is in the shop. I hope to get it back soon.

Paige-E-Pop...

Two of a Kind...

My BEAUTIFUL Princess...

2010-11-03T15:51:00.002-05:00

Emily was a Snow Princess for... "Say Boo to Drugs Day at School". I thought she looked BEAUTIFUL!

Falling Into Fun at the Fall Festival 2010...

2010-11-02T13:24:00.001-05:00

Saturday evening we had our Fall Festival at church. The kids had a great time, and so did the adults. There were hayrides, face painting, candy counting contest, fish pond, ball toss, darts, chili and soup cook offs, and many more fun things. Just one of the many wonderful events we get to be apart of at Leesburg...God is good!

Paden won the candy contest with a guess of 191...

Paige loved fishing in the fish pond...

JD told the kids about shining their light for JESUS...then he gave each child a flash light for their hayride...

Paden loved the ball toss...

Emmy on the hayride.

Birthday FUN 101

2010-10-28T10:50:00.006-05:00

Saturday we had Emily's birthday party at our house. She invited some of her new friends from church. We had a house full! It was so nice having people over to celebrate with her. She had a great time and got many nice gifts. We loved having everyone over!
Tuesday was her "REAL" birthday. Mrs. Ann and Nancy could not come to her party, so they met us at a local Baskin Robbins. Mrs. Nancy has been in the hospital, and I think it was her first day out of the house. Her and Mrs. Ann would not miss seeing Emmy for the world. They love her like she was their own. We love them too, and look forward to every visit with them. Emily loves all the attention she gets from them!

Emily wanted a Dora cake, Im not real sure why...

Some of the party people...

Everyone...

Emmy and Nana Pierce...

Mrs. Ann and Emmy...

Our traditional photo of the 3...

Happy Birthday Emily Grace...

2010-10-26T09:32:00.003-05:00

Today is my "sweet pea's" birthday! She is six today! She brings so much JOY to our hearts, just like her Bubby and Sissy do. We love you BUNCHES!!!

Emmy this morning before school...

My Tired Babies...

2010-10-18T14:16:00.002-05:00

Ever since we moved to Leesburg we have had a longer drive to school. This morning all my sweet babies were back to sleep before I even got too far out of the drive. Mondays are hard on them...and Fridays.

It's That Time of Year Again...

2010-10-13T13:38:00.002-05:00

Back several years ago I saw an ornament I liked and decided that I would try and paint one myself. I walked down the hall with it at school, and that is where the story begins. That year I painted about 70 ornaments, and last year it was over 100. That may not sound like a ton, but each ornament takes around one hour to paint. This year I have decided not to take as many orders. I just need to spend more time with my husband and kids. I will take orders, but first come first serve...ha I have a very hard time saying NO! If you need one/some give me a call. I have already taken several orders and got one for 10 more this morning. So don't wait, call me SOON! I am doing a new cross this year and I have a new idea for a 2011 ( Happy New Year) ornament.

Mama...I think someone is outside!

2010-10-11T14:15:00.002-05:00

Saturday night after we were all in bed, Paige came in our room and said she could here people outside. Being the good mother that I am I said, "Go get in that bed, NOW". She soon came back and said she saw lights in her window...and again I said, "Go get in that bed, there is no one outside". The next morning we woke up to the picture below...needless to say I will check outside my child's room next time.

Give Me A Break...

2010-10-07T10:06:00.002-05:00

Emmy told me yesterday that she needed a break from school. Ha! Well, I guess we all need a break. She called her Nana Pierce and Mrs. Ann to come get her. We have been so busy the past few weeks and they were dying to see her. They have loved this child since the day I told them she was coming into this world. They are like family to us and we love them BIG!!! I just hate that we are so far away now. It was much easier when we were neighbors. They are from one of our former churches. All of my children were born while we attended there, and many times I still call it HOME. I hope they have a great day!

Oh Me...Oh My...

2010-10-06T15:55:00.002-05:00

Last Wednesday I heard JD say, "Go tell your mama to wash your face". I did, but she was not happy about it. She thought she was looking good. She is a total mess!

Thank God Im A Country Girl...

2010-10-04T10:32:00.003-05:00

Well, life on the farm is kinda laid back...

We may not live on a farm, but it feels like it sometimes. These pictures were all taken over the last few weeks on our way home from school. We have both soybean and cotton fields around us. They go on for miles and miles. We do like living around all the fields. Emmy has picked soy beans from our neighbor already and we are going to go see cotton one day this week. Harvest time will soon be over, but it has sure been nice watching the crops come in.

Soybean field...

Cotton field...

SLOW Traffic...

Harvest Time...

Times Like These...

2010-09-30T10:15:00.002-05:00

It is times like these that melt my heart. In these times I know that my children find peace and love in our home. I am so glad that God has allowed me to be a mommy. Being a mother is hard work and there are nights that I go to bed defeated...but I praise God that He is a God of second chances. This sweet picture was not for me as you can see, but I am part of it. Emmy drew this for her daddy the other night, and it just made me smile. She is growing up way too fast!!! My goal is to teach my children about Christ, and to show them that no matter how hard this life is...they are LoVeD!!!

This picture is for "Jospe". I even told him he should start writing the er upside down and on top of the ost...too cute!
I know it's sad but I had to steal this from him to keep for myself...shh don't tell.

Having FUN 101..

2010-09-29T13:48:00.003-05:00

We love living in the country. There is just a peace about it. The other day JD and I were working on things outside, and the kids were just hanging out in the tree. They were having a great time! I will admit I am nervous about letting them climb trees, but what would childhood be like without a tree to climb?

Emmy loves to climb the tree, but does not like getting down... Fun going up, but not fun coming down! Ha

Paden trust the tree way too much... He scares me to death!

Paige just wants to hang upside down... So silly!

Sweet babies... Life doesn't get any better!

The Sign...

2010-09-22T13:10:00.002-05:00

We have had the best few weeks at our new church home. We are in love with what GOD is doing there. God's hand is at work at Leesburg and we are so excited. We were welcomed by a message on the church sign our first Sunday, and we have felt so welcomed there. The sign stayed up for a couple of Sundays, and I began to wonder if someone was in charge of taking it down. JD asked and was glad he did. He is in charge of it! We had a SWEET couple take it down for us Saturday night, and JD put a new message up Monday afternoon.

Our WELCOME message on the sign...

JD putting a new message on the sign...

The new message...

The Office...

2010-09-20T10:24:00.002-05:00

I have been trying to help JD get his office together. I was worried where he was going to put his six boxes of books...until we saw his office. There are 9 bookcases in it. Needless to say... we need not worry. He has plenty of room to buy more books, if he wants to.The walls in his office are white, but I have plans for a little color in there. I want to pick up a few things for his office, but since we moved to the COUNTRY we don't get to town much. I grew up in the country, and forgot just how much I have missed it. It is so peaceful out here, and we are not on the GO as much as we were living in the city. I will post pics of the office once we put a few more touches on it. Hope everyone has a great week!

"Me" organizing the books by topic...he may never find the ones he needs ever again.

Family Photo Friday...

2010-09-17T14:01:00.002-05:00

Joseph's aunt and uncle have always been a huge part of our lives and our children's lives. We love them BIG at our house. Time and distance get in our way, but that does not change how we feel about them. They came Sunday to hear JD preach and then over to the house to eat. We were so glad to see them and spend time with them. We hope to see them real soon!

Aunt Judy, Uncle Harry, Paige, Paden, and Emily...

Kitchen Redo...

2010-09-16T14:18:00.002-05:00

We love our new house. There are many things we want to do, but for now we really feel like this is turning into our home. As we make changes I will post new updates.

Kitchen Before Redo...

Kitchen After Redo...

Desk Area...

Dinning Area...

Wall Over The Stove... (and a shout-out to Regina)

This Is More Exciting Than The Kitchen Redo...

2010-09-14T11:43:00.002-05:00

Sunday was our second official Sunday at Leesburg. We had great services! God is at work there, and we are so blessed to take part in it. Sunday Joseph was able to baptize a sweet lady from our church. It was his first time to ever baptize someone. I took pictures and videoed it. I am so proud of what God is doing through Joseph. We both know that is has nothing to do with us, but everything to do with HIM.

JD talking to the congregation...

JD and Leslie, such a sweet time for both of them... We are so proud of her decision to follow Christ 100%...

The Kitchen Redo...Part 1

2010-09-10T12:58:00.002-05:00

In the last few post I have talked about "our move" to the new house. It is a really great house! I will say that I was worried before I saw it because of the unknown, but I was so pleased with what was on the inside. The next two pictures are of the kitchen/dinning room. The flooring was old and dated and the counter tops were out of style, but I was willing to deal with the cosmetic look of the place. I took these pictures on Monday (8-23), and on Saturday (8-28) I was told they were replacing the flooring and the counter tops. I was so excited about this news! It was like Christmas in August...ha! This was before they even voted us in... I just knew that God was in total control of this process. I will tell you the counter tops and flooring are in, but I have not taken new pictures yet. I still have a few small touches to add first. I will post again Monday with the redo pictures. We will not have Internet until next Friday. :(

Dinning Room Before...

Kitchen Before...

Honey Do This and Honey Do That...

2010-09-09T10:13:00.002-05:00

We moved into our new house this past weekend, and I have had Joseph so busy. Bless his heart...I have a LONG list of different things that I want, and things that just need to be done. He is a hard worker...I just provide conversation while he works. I have learned a lot about tools, and which ones to grab when he needs them. He has had a busy week. It is hard working full time and getting three sermons together. We are both glad that he will be finished teaching this next week so that he can devote his time and energy to the church. I will still have "MY LIST" to keep him busy in his free time! ha

JD changing out my fixture in the dinning room...

JD putting together my TV stand for my bedroom... There were so many pieces... It came with nails, glue, and screws...

Wordless Wednesday...

2010-09-08T14:10:00.000-05:00

Our New Church Home...

2010-09-07T13:42:00.002-05:00

God has worked in such BIG ways around our house over the past few weeks. I know that God is always at work in our lives, but when He answers a prayer that has been prayed for almost three years...WOW! Not only did He answer it, but He answered it in the biggest way He could. We have been blessed in so many ways. Each day I will try and share a few of these blessings with you. Please know that it has nothing to do with the blessings we have been given, but everything to do with the Giver of those blessings. There have been many tears shed and prayers prayed about where we are today. Joseph accepted the call to Leesburg Baptist Church on August 29, 2010. We moved into the parsonage this past Saturday and he began preaching Sunday morning. We have felt so welcome at our new church. We can not wait to see what BIG plans God has for us there.

Our new church...

I love the sign " Pastor Oster"...

We are MOVING!!!

2010-09-01T20:57:00.002-05:00

We are so excited about this move. It is a move we have been waiting on for a long time. God has been so FAITHFUL!!! We move into our first parsonage this Saturday. Joseph is now the full-time pastor of Leesburg Baptist Church. Please be in prayer as we start this new journey. God is so good!!! I will be blogging about this over the next few weeks.

Flashback Friday & a Happy Birthday...

2010-08-27T21:51:00.002-05:00

Paige and Daddy the day she was born. It was one of the best days of our lives...the day we became parents.

Paige on her first birthday...this is one of my favorite pics of her...

Paige and Daddy on her 9th birthday...(TODAY)

Did someone say Picasso?

2010-08-26T18:00:00.003-05:00

At the kid's birthday party we painted. They had a good time painting and spending time with their friends. In the end, they had beautiful art to take home with them.

Every artist starts with a blank canvas...

Then they fill them up...

Wordless Wednesday...

2010-08-25T13:29:00.001-05:00

You CAN have your cake and eat it too...

2010-08-24T21:09:00.002-05:00

Here are the kiddo's cakes from their party. I loved how they turned out! They made me SMILE!

Paden loved his baseball cake...

This was my first attempt at a cupcake tower, and Paige loved it! I have to admit, I loved it too...

Look out Cupcake Wars...

2010-08-21T18:20:00.002-05:00

Joseph and I had a good time playing "Cupcake Wars" this morning...Ha!

I was the bag filler...

JD iced the cupcakes...

Happy Birthday to my baby boy...

2010-08-20T22:42:00.002-05:00

Today is P-Man's birthday! Where does the time go... I am so blessed to be his MAMA... I love you Paden!!!

Someone will soon be 9...

2010-08-19T10:47:00.002-05:00

This is just a little look at a special little girl's birthday decorations. Paige and Paden have their birthday parties this Saturday, and I have been busy getting it all together. This is the top to Paige's cupcake tower. (Pics to follow)

Wordless Wednesday...

2010-08-11T19:00:00.000-05:00

Emily Grace Goes to Big School...Part 1...

2010-08-05T10:19:00.002-05:00

Emily Grace went to BIG school today. It was meet the teacher morning.

We found her room...

...and her NAME

...her table

SWEET GIRL...

Here she is with her teacher Mrs. Davis...

My Little DIVA girl...

2010-07-31T21:30:00.002-05:00

Today Joseph took us shopping for school clothes, and Emmy decided she needed to wear a little make-up and one of my necklaces. She is such a DIVA girl!

Look at those eyes...

Prissy Pot...

Paige went shopping with Joseph's mom, so it was just the four of us...

Family Fun Night July...

2010-07-30T23:48:00.003-05:00

Last night we took the kids bowling for the first time as a family. We had a good time, and I think we may go again. Some things we do as a family are a "first and last" all at the same time. Ha They seemed to really like it, and I am glad they had FUN!

Happy Feet...

This picture make me smile. I love seeing my girls NEEDING their daddy. Daddies are very special people. I know mine is...

P-Man was a good sport about having to wait his turn. For those that know him waiting is not easy for him...

Paige finding her ball...

I would love to tell you that was a strike...

Too cute...

"I'll Scratch Your Back...You Scratch Mine"

2010-07-28T21:27:00.003-05:00

Joseph and I traded services today. (Ha) He needed help putting up a door "design" at school, and I needed help painting some hard to reach places in my room. I am very happy that he was willing to help me with this task.

Here is his door we put up. We have a HUGE basket of old records so we put them to use.

Here are my hard to reach places and my very cute painter...

Here is my tiny helper... She loves to paint!!!

I LoVe to see you SMILE...

2010-07-27T21:10:00.002-05:00

Today we ALL went to the dentist. I was happy and a little sad. I was happy that only one of the kiddos needed extra work, but sad that my Emmy didn't want me to hold her. I have never been to the dentist with the kids and not had to hold one of my babies. Today it happened! Emmy climbed into the chair and said I'll do it by myself. ( I almost wanted to cry ) On another note... They did good and had good behavior. That makes me very proud!

My BIG girl...

Paden was so funny... He kept wanting to know if she was going to pull any of his teeth, and then he wanted to know why he had so many teeth. He said, I have like 40 of them. ( He only has 20)

Paige was so NeRvOuS... She is the one that wanted to sit in my lap... Ha

Need a babysitter? Ha...

2010-07-25T23:24:00.002-05:00

Friday we had a little visitor. PRENTISS!!! Prentiss is our nephew. He is 8 months old and a total mess. He gets lots of attention, I almost feel sorry for him. The kids will not leave him alone. They love him so good, as Emmy puts it. Paige is getting older and takes her time being careful around him. Emmy...not so much. Poor kid needs shoulder pads and safety goggles around her. She does love him so good though. Here are a few quick pics from Friday.

Paige feeding him his snack...

Emmy was helping him eat his snack. I don't know who ate more puffs, him or Emmy...

Here is the big boy at Tyler's baseball game...

It's That Time Again...

2010-07-22T20:54:00.003-05:00

I love getting ready to go back to school...Ha! There are just so many things to get ready. So far we have new backpacks, new lunchboxes, and a few supplies. The girls are helping me get things organized...

So much sweet help...

A look at our organizing skills...

Water Babies...

2010-07-20T22:22:00.001-05:00

Paige

Simple Wedding...

2010-07-18T20:47:00.003-05:00

I love weddings! I love everything about them. I love seeing the personality's that explode from them. My brother got married last night and I love how simple the wedding was. The colors were both fun and inviting. They have both been married before and wanted to have more of a celebration than a traditional wedding. Here are a few pics...

Bradley and Angela...

The ceremony...

My family... Me, Daddy, Mom, and Bradley

The cupcake tower...

Don't forget to sign the book...

Sweetness...

2010-07-17T23:43:00.003-05:00

Tonight my brother got married. I took the pics, so I am starting to edit them. I am in love with cupcakes. I think they are so cute, and so much easier than cakes. These are the cupcakes they had at the wedding tonight, so cute... I will post about the wedding soon, but I am so tired I think I will go to bed.

Michelangelo I'm NOT...

2010-07-16T23:47:00.005-05:00

I LOVE to paint, I do...just not walls!!! In my 8 years of teaching this will be my 6th classroom. I did change schools this year, but only to be in a better position. This is the only classroom that I have wanted to paint. The colors were just too much for me, and when I say colors there were 4. I need only one, maybe two. Here is a look at my day today.

Here is the new color I picked... I LOVE It!

Here I go...

This may take a while...

This pic shows two of the four colors... It also shows how much cutting-in I have left to do...

That smile is FAKE...

This is right outside the door of my classroom... My school has never been this close to town...

After all the painting I could take for the day, I got to work on organizing my messy room...

This is better than it was, but no where near the way it will be in two weeks...

Take A Look, It's In A Book...

2010-07-14T13:20:00.002-05:00

Summer reading has not been going so well at our house. We have let time slip up on us, and the kids only have a few weeks to finish. I have them on a two chapter a day PLAN...(ha) We shall see how that works! Both of the kids like to read, but the (HAVE TO) part stresses Paige out. She does better when reading is just for fun. I use to buy their books, but I have found that they just take up so much room and never get read but once. I decided we would take a trip to our local library. They had both books we needed, and we even got a movie.

This is our local library...It is very nice!!!

Look Out!!! Here they come. We had to go over the rules in the car about not being loud.

Paige with her book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.

Paden with his book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Emmy liked the computer games...

1..little, 2...little, 3...little FISHES...

2010-07-12T23:37:00.003-05:00

Paden got a nice fish tank for Christmas. We went and got him a Betta fish a few days later. (Santa does not bring animals to our house) Needless to say we had to "flush" the fish this past week. Joseph had to clean the tank and he thinks the water was too cold. The fish died. :( I was worried that Paden would be upset, but he did good. He thought it was cool that you just flush it away... Tonight we went to Pet Smart and got a new Betta. I hope this one lives longer than 6 months.

Paden needed a lift...

"BIG" sister always has to put her two cents in...

This was the winner...

These two still looking, they both get reeled into all the "TRY THIS" stuff. We always go home with more than we came for. JD tried to get me to let him take home a SNAKE...

Memories That Make My Heart Melt... #1

2010-07-10T21:51:00.002-05:00

There are always memories that we will keep with us forever...this is one of mine. Paden (Bubby) loves his DADDY!!! Even though he is getting bigger, he still wants to walk in his daddy's shoes. This is a picture of Joseph cutting our grass when Paden was two. He was Daddy's big helper that day.

Summer Project #2

2010-07-09T21:56:00.005-05:00

I have had many projects going over the summer, but I am posting them as I finish each one. I am a project starter, but I get bored quick and start a new one. I am working on doing better. Joseph says I clean the same way. I start in one room, get bored, go to the next, and nothing ever seems clean. I guess I need to put that on my list too... Projects are much more FUN!!! This is a project I started about two weeks ago for Paige. I have been working on decorating the kid's rooms, but I told Paige I was not doing anything to hers until she cleaned it up...needless to say I cleaned it. Here is what I did...

I got several types of paper from Hobby Lobby...

More paper...

I folded each piece like you do when you make paper fans. You put two together to make a circle. I saw this on a crafting blog I read. I have been looking for something cute to put on the wall behind Paige and Emily's bed.

Here is a look at the finished PROJECT...

I Hear Wedding Bells...

2010-07-08T23:58:00.004-05:00

Tonight I went home, (the home I grew up in) for a Wedding shower for my brother's bride to be. They will be getting married on July 17th. We had a good time. It is dark in my moms house, and I only had my phone. The pictures are not very good, but I wanted to take a few to share.

This is Angela opening her gifts... They got some really nice things...

This is my sweet new niece Maddie Grace...

The good food...

More food...

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The bakery that always makes our shower cakes was closed this week. My mom was really worried about not having cake at the shower. Yesterday... I watched Cupcake Wars on The Food Network, I decided that I would take on the challenge. I really think they turned out cute!!!

Swimming Sweeties...

2010-07-06T23:41:00.003-05:00

A few weeks ago I kept my friend, Robyn's girls while they went out of town. We hit the pool for a good swim, and to give them something to do. They had a good time soaking up some sun!

Here are all four of them together...

Here is Paige and Tori having a good time...

...and here is Savannah and Emmy G

It's Independence Day...

2010-07-05T21:43:00.005-05:00

Here are our sweet kiddos on the 4th. They had a great day full of good food, water slides, and fireworks. We are so blessed to live in America, but it comes with a great price from brave men and women. We are even more blessed that the ultimate price was paid by Jesus.

The APPLE of my eye...TeChNoLoGy

2010-07-03T22:26:00.004-05:00

Yes, this is me standing in front of the AT&T store Tuesday morning at 3:30 a.m. I was first in line to get the new iPhone 4. Joseph and I are crazy, but we had a good time. (as much fun as one can have at 3:30 a.m.) It was a memory for the book if nothing else. Plus it is about the only time we can get people to watch three kids...while they are sound asleep!!! Ha

Here is what the new iPhone looks like. I just got a MacBook about a month ago and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it... I could not believe the difference between it and a PC. WOW!!!

Joe's Home Repair and Painting...Not!!!

2010-07-02T23:50:00.004-05:00

I have said many times that I married a very handy "MAN". Joseph is very handy!!! I joke with him about "Joe's Painting" because he hates to paint. The only thing is, he is great at it and he always finds himself being asked to do it. My parents built their home when I was in second grade. (...a long time ago) The paint on the house has always been a shade of blue or green. Very BOLD!!! My mom decided to tone it down a bit this go round. I had a good time working on the house with JD.

This is the last shade of green... so 90's! Here is what the front of the house looked like before we started...

This is right after I tore down the railing... yes I said after I tore it down...

New paint color, and a very cute painter...

JD putting in the new porch lights...

New updated paint color... no green... no blue

Look out TIGER WOODS...

2010-07-01T22:37:00.009-05:00

We took a quick trip over to the new Mac and Bones in Pearl. It is nice, but they are still working on it. I think it will be better once they have it finished.

This is Emmy's first time playing golf of any kind... She looked like she was sweeping the ball in the hole.

Paige taking a short break from the heat... It was "SMOKE Hot". That is what Emmy says if it is really HOT, and we have no idea where she got that from.

This is the crew starting the first hole

Joseph taking a swing...I won't tell you that he beat everyone...BAD (He is lucky that I am not competitive)

Paden had a blast...I will tell you, if you ever play with him you may want to be the score keeper!!!