I got nothing!

That is exactly how I feel- "I got nothing". Nothing to say or do that can make anything better. Just have to keep going praying that God's peace will envelop all of us effected by the past week's events. Thank you to all who have been praying for us. Please continue to pray for the upcoming days, weeks, months, years.

For those who don't know- my 13 year old niece Morgan was tragically killed last Friday evening when her dirtbike struck an SUV. (see the post below) Please also continue to pray for the driver and passenger in the SUV as they are not doing well at all.

Here are some random pics taken over the last couple of weeks to hopefully brighten the mood of this post.

Forever Loved

Sara "Morgan" McRae

February 26, 1996- April 24,2009

We miss you so much already. Thank you for all the wonderful memories! We love you and can't wait to see you again someday!!!

Miss Me -- But Let Me Go
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When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom-filled room. Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little--but not too long And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared, Miss me--but let me go.
For this is a journey that we all must take And each must go alone. It's all a part of the Master's plan, A step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart Go to the friends we know And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss Me--But Let me Go!

Easter 2009

We had a good weekend- despite the rain today. We were bummed that we couldn't hide eggs and then take pictures outside but oh well....

She always has such a serious look of concentration!

Peyton is getting so big!

The girls. Peyton gives her this look frequently :)

Finally- the good stuff

Can we just go to Bible Class already???

We went to my parents' house on Saturday. All of my immediate family was there (except for one SIL- we missed you Sharon!) and we had such a great day. The weather was wonderful, we dyed eggs, and of course ate a great lunch.

My niece Morgan is so good to play outside with Rylee. Funny how she never wants to ride in a stroller when we're shopping but she will ride for an hour with Morgan pushing her.

Rylee also enjoyed playing ball with Morgan and my other niece Macy.
DeQueen, where my parents live, got hit by the storms Thursday. My brother took me to look at some of the damage. It was awful and it doesn't even compare to what happened up the road in Mena. My parents and grandparents got hit but thankfully not much damage was done.
This is my parents' neighbors' shed. One of my parents' trees and two of their trees fell on it. And look at that tree that is broken in two. These are not small trees either!

This tree is right outside my parents' bedroom window. Half of it snapped off but thankfully the wind was blowing the other way and it didn't land on their roof.

Hope everyone had a blessed Easter weekend!

"ME"

"God made the big round sun. God made the tall tall trees. God made the birds that fly, and God made........................ME" Rylee loves this song and always begs for "more". In fact on our Spring Break trip she went around babbling/humming for a few seconds and then would yell "ME" loudly. It's so funny because she never lets you get to the actual end before she starts yelling "me" repeatedly. So cute. Love her!

This is the "me" part. Most of the time she uses both hands though.

Orange Beach/Gulf Shores in Pictures

We've had a great week. We leave tomorrow and start the long trip home......

Weekend Catch-up

Has it really been 2 weeks since I blogged? We had a great but tiring weekend last weekend in DFW.

Rylee's bangs were out of control so on Saturday noon we headed to Pigtails and Crewcuts in Southlake to get them trimmed. I was a little nervous that she would not do well but as you can tell she thought it was great fun! Friday when we got in town we met up with my old co-worker Shelley and her son Cooper. It is hard to believe that when I left Keller, Cooper was a newborn and Rylee was still a ways from even being here.


We enjoyed staying with the Bailey's even if Rylee was a little hesitant at first about Ikey the super weinie dog! Steph cooked a fabulous dinner for a few friends on Friday night (still waiting on that pic P!), and Rylee, Rainey, and Emily enjoyed taking a bath together when we got back on Saturday. I also thoroughly enjoyed playing Rainey in bowling on the Wii- even if she did beat me!!!

I'm hoping some of the musical talent will rub off on Rylee if we keep staying with them when we visit!

We enjoyed seeing everyone at church on Sunday and then eating with some of our favorite people in the world!!! Thanks again Stacey for watching Rylee for a few minutes while I went into Swoozies!

Sacked out after a long weekend. Don't worry, I didn't look to take this picture- just pointed in the general direction and took several shots. She slept from Grapevine all the way until I pulled into our apartments in Texarkana!

We finally hooked up Sandy's Wii and Rylee decided she wanted in on the action (notice the remote in her hand- her own version of a Wii control).

Can't decide on the pigtail look!?!

Looking forward to a busy March and I CAN'T WAIT for Grad School Girls Weekend!!!

February so far...

Time flies doesn't it? Between my grandaddy being in the hospital for over a week and a quick day trip to see a new cousin we have been keeping busy. Not to mention a trip to the ENT to find out that Rylee has fluid on her ears (see SLPs, I told you she wasn't talking as well as she should!). We go back in a few weeks to see if the fluid is gone- if it's not then we will discuss options (most likely tubes). We are coming to the DFW area this weekend. Hope to see some of you then!!!

Can you tell she has been on lots of meds lately?

Like mother like daughter. She has never really been still enough to enjoy tv but she is starting to sit for a few minutes at a time and watch.
She loves wearing her jacket- always has to have it zipped- and when one of mine was lying on the floor she had to have it on.

New baby cousin Tate. He belongs to my cousin Clint and his wife Tiffany. He is too precious!

Rylee making a mess with Tate's big sister Carly.

Hopefully I'll remember to take pictures some this weekend......