Playin in the Puddle

If you've followed our blog here for any amount of time, you know we have a ginormous puddle in our ally way any time it rains! At times we let our kids go crazy in it....take a look! {for your facebookers, there's a video at the end...click on original post if you want to check it out}

Where Have We Been?

Hi everyone!  If you've been wondering where we've been, here's the scoop!  Hope you like it :]

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We've Been Busy!

So sorry that I haven't been keeping everyone up to speed on the Stout happenings...we have been super busy these days!  I can't remember a weekend where we didn't have anything to do!  We recently did have a free weekend, and we took advantage of the time and went to visit Aunt Amy and my cousins Paige and Buddy in Houston!  It was a great time with family! We slept in, ate in and watched TV.  Super lazy and relaxed!  We got to see my 2nd cousin in her cheer show off, and play with all her American Girl dolls too!  Here are some pics from our weekend :] 

Pit Stop on the way to Aunt Amy's

There was a pumpkin setting outside the gas station...why not?

She loves her sister!!

Yay!  Pizza picnic night in Houston!!

Savannah, our super sweet niece!  She was so good all weekend :]

Sammy loved scooting on all the tile :]

Joey was up on this ladder all weekend helping Aunt Amy make us yummy food!

awake....

BOOM, too much fun....asleep

Amy brought out her bin of goodies including barbies, cabbage patch kids and more!  This was in addition to the fun gifts she got the girls!  Sammy got a new baby, and Joey got Barbie and Ken dolls!

Seriously this kid is so cute! She was such a great baby all weekend...she just plays and plays, and if she cries it cause she's hungry or tired, and that was it!!  I sure loved getting my Savannah snuggles!

Bye Houston! We will come back again soon!

I didn't get any pics from visiting with my cousins, but it was a great time to get caught up and check in on everyone!  We even got to see my cousin Mckenzie do her little cheer show off, so that was fun!  It was great to see Paige and Buddy, and share in the victories over Buddy's health!  And Nonny was there too!!!  We love y'all and can't wait till we see each other again!

First trip to the Dentist

Since Joey is 3 now and has had all her teeth since forever, we finally buckled down, got some dental insurance this year and took her for her first visit!  Since I dont' really know anyone who has taken their little kids to the dentist in McKinney yet, I called my friend Cari who I used to coach with since she works for a pediatric dentist here in McKinney. She said come on in, and we got Joey all set up and ready to go!

For those of you who don't know our daughter very well, she likes to be informed of things beforehand.  She needs to know the plan, so I started telling her about the dentist and what they were going to do.  We have a Dora book that talks about the dentist too, so we had been reading that a lot as well!  It was all I could do to keep Johnny from scaring her...he hates the dentist!

The day of her appointment, I picked her up from school and away we went.  Holli was sweet enough to keep Sammy longer so I could focus on just Joey!  When I got to her school, she was so excited and told her teacher where we were going.  We got in the car and I reminded her of all the cool things we were about to do at the dentist!

When we got there we were greeted by a board with her name on it welcoming all the new friends :]

We waited in the comfy lobby....it's so cute...set up like a living room! There was coffee for the parents and PS2s for the kids to check out!  Joey was of course glued to the TV :]

We got called back super quick and Miss Erin talked to Joey about what was going to happen while she was getting her tools ready...

They even went over how to spell Erin's name because Joey needs to know these types of things :]

Joey was great during the entire cleaning!  She let Erin scrape and clean and poke and prod.  She even let Erin floss her teeth!

After the polish went on Joey's teeth, Erin put this sealant stuff on her teeth.  She said that we couldn't brush her teeth for 12 hours and that this stuff would help keep the sugar bugs away :]

When the cleaning was said and done, Joey said "thank you" and Erin asked her if she wanted to get some pictures made of her teeth.  Joey said sure and walked away with Erin hand in hand!  I wasn't allowed to go to the x-ray room, but Joey went without me like the big girl she's becoming!

My friend Cari brought her back in and we waited on the dentist to stop in.  He looked at her x-rays and checked in her mouth.  She had NO CAVITIES!!!!  They call them sugar bugs :]  Anyway, I was stoked!  We've been doing something right!  He told me that her front teeth had very short roots and a good fall or kick to the mouth could knock those suckers right out.  He said not to worry if this did happen, but he didn't want them to come out until she was 5 or so!

As I was taking care of the bill {$0....I love insurance}, Joey went with Cari to get a prize.  She came back with 2 bouncy balls.....1 for her and 1 for Sammy.  Once we were outside she reevaluated and decided that both balls were for her :]

We go back in 6 months, and here's praying we have another good visit!

Sammy's 15 Month Check Up

So we had Sammy's 15 month check up and this was a picture of the calm before the storm!  Sammy had to get her shots at this appointment and I guess I've never been there for them, but Johnny gave her a sucker before in anticipation of what was to come :[  

Let's back up.....We came in and got her weighed and measured 1st.....The results are in, and here we go....

Height: 28.5 inches {5th %ile}

Weight: 19lbs 2.5oz {4th %ile}

Head Circum: 18 inches {44th %ile}

After we got through the formalities, Dr Frank came in and did the exam.  She said Sammy is right on track with everything, and she was really excited to hear that Sammy has more words than she did at her last check-up, and was surprised that she didn't have any stranger danger {not in a bad way, just surprised....at this age a lot of kids don't like anyone but their parents}.  

After the exam she gave Joey a sucker and Sammy got one too.  Johnny went ahead and opened them up for the girls.  We both laughed because when Joey was Sam's age, we would not have given her a sucker :]  Anyway, we were preparing for the shots.  Rosa, our nurse, is super fast and great at shots...she came in and got ready and from start to finish it took about 30 seconds.  Sammy proceeded to scream and cry from that time to the time we got home :[  So dramatic!!!  

I love you Sammy, but your sister was a way better shot getter!  She would cry for a second, you'd pick her up and it would be done!  OK, comparison over..sorry Sammer :]

By the time we had left, Sammy got shots and a sucker...Joey, who wasn't even the center of attention, walked away with a sucker, 2 stickers, lip gloss, and a care bear :]  All in all a fair trade...LOL

Sammy's next appointment is when she is 18 months...I think we get shots at that one too...please start praying now :]

Our little love bug

So there's no doubt our little Sammy is a love bug.  She hugs and kisses everything from her books to babies!  She is particularly fond of babies though....here's some proof...

Poor Brewer didn't stand a chance once she pulled him in and stuck her tongue out at him :]  We are gonna have to watch this one as she gets older!

{Sorry for lack of posts, I've been busy reading lots of books and I'll get caught up I promise :]}

Worship Wednesday - Who Am I?

So Johnny and I are doing a study through the book of Exodus with our church and tonight we see Moses asking God "Who am I to lead your people out of Egypt".  Moses feels inadequate to do God's work....you see, he's flawed like the rest of us, and feels like little old Moses can't possibly do something as big as God calls him to do.  I feel that way too, even in the little things, and I find myself asking "Who am I that God would even think of using me, even think of speaking my name, even think of sending his son to die for my sins?" and the list goes on.  This song is from a band called Watermark, and since the song is from 2000, there is not a great video to be found so I am putting this cover version on...facebookers click on the original post to view the video of this simple but amazing song!

These words don't follow her version exactly, but you get the point...I hope you enjoy and are blessed knowing the who you are is who God made you to be...now go and use that for His glory!

Over time you’ve healed so much in me
And I am living proof
That although my darkest hour had come
Your light could still shine through
And though at times it’s just enough to cast
A shadow on the wall
Well, I am grateful that you shine your light on me at all

Who am I that you would love me so gently?
Who am I that you would recognize my name?
Lord, who am I that you would speak to me so softly
Conversation with the love most high
Who am I?

Well, amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now am found
Was blind, but now I see
And the more I sing that sweet old song the more I understand
That I do not comprehend this love that’s coming from your hand

Who am I that you would love me so gently?
Who am I that you would recognize my name?
Lord, who am I that you would speak to me so softly
Conversation with the love most high
Who am I?

Grace, grace, God’s grace
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within
Grace, grace, God’s grace
Grace that is greater than all our sin

Who am I that you would love me so gently?
Who am I that you would recognize my name?
Lord, who am I that you would speak to me so softly
Conversation with the love most high
Who am I?