Rain...Rain...Beautiful Rain

This is a shout out to Aunt Jennifer. After Jen saw the post with Zeph wanting to play in the rain during the tropical storm, she bought Zeph a rain jacket and rain boots for his birthday. But is had not rained a day since he got them. He was just about to bust wanting to wear them. It FINALLY rained on Friday (thank you Lord for the wonderful rain). So Zeph got to wear his new rain jacket and rain boots. Adorable...Great gift Aunt Jen!

Trip to Disney

It has been a while since my last post, but we have been on vacation for the last week. We went to Disney and had a BLAST. It was so much fun. Zack probably won't remember the trip, but I wanted to take them when they were still young enough to believe in the magic. Actually, this was my first trip to Disney too. When we were walking down Main Street in the Magic Kingdom, I looked at Brian and said "It really is the happiest place on earth!" Brian just laughed. I am posting a few of my favorite pictures from the trip. We went to Epcot, Magic Kingdon twice, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.

A little humor: We got back yesterday and today I had to go to the grocery store to get some "real" food. I took Zeph with me and as we were leaving I said "Zeph do you remember where we parked?". Without missing a beat he said "Goofy 44"!

Women of Faith Conference

This past weekend I went to the Women of Faith Conference in Atlanta with a group from my church. We had a blast! It is so easy to come up with excuses--I don't have time, I don't want to be away from the boys, the weekends are my only free time, etc. But my sweet friend Amy pretty much dragged a group of us by the necks and said "we're going". I'm so thankful that she did! Satan tried to derail my plans at the last minute, but God intervened and everything worked out. Not only do I feel refreshed in my walk, but I had a TON of fun with my buds. So the next time a friend says "Hey, want to go to that conference?", grab your Bible and hit the road for a great time with your Savior and your friends. Thanks Amy.

Zeph's Birthday

My baby is 4. I can't believe it! Of course I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday and I can't believe it has been FOUR YEARS! William Zephan Key was born on September 9, 2004. I had been in labor for a few hours and was in a TREMENDOUS amount of pain because my epidural only worked on one side! OUCH! We soon discovered that Zeph was breech--which I had been telling them for weeks by the way--but no one listens to me, it's just my body. I don't have a medical degree or anything. Moving on...In about 5 mintues my room was filled with nurses and other hospital personnel and I found myself being rushed to the OR for an emergency C-section. Yikes I was terrified. I remember Dr. Phillips telling everyone in the room to stop for a minute. Then he calmed me down and told me everything would be ok and prayed for us all. Of course God is in control of all things and he ordained my c-section because He knew it was needed. In the OR we found that the cord was wrapped around Zeph's neck twice. I can't even think about how bad that could have been. AND just a little help for me--the c-section meant I received a spinal block THAT WORKED, so less pain! Zephie I love you very much and you and Zack are the coolest things to ever happen to me!


Above is my favorite picture of Zeph and me, and a picture of Zeph at his birthday party.

Home Depot Kids Workshop

Every month Home Depot has Kids Workshops where kids can build things and learn to use tools. Brian being a "tool guy" LOVES to take the boys. Today was a rare day where Zeph was away, so it was just the three of us--me, Brian and Zack. I don't like it when Zeph is away, but one-on-one time with Zack is precious and we both enjoy it tremendously. So Brian got up and took Zack to the Home Depot Kids Workshop. He and Zack both came home grinning from ear to ear. They had the best time. This is a picture of Brian and Zack in his adorable Home Depot apron with his project for the day--a goalpost for paper football. HOW CUTE!!

Daddy Won't Like This!

Brian is going to kill me for posting this for the world to see. Yesterday I was getting the boys ready to go and I was brushing Zeph's teeth and hair. I realized that it was very quiet and I wasn't sure where Zack was. That is ALWAYS a bad thing. I went and found Zack--in my bathroom--covered in lipstick! I'm going to show this at his rehearsal dinner one day! Who could be mad at that innocent face? My sweet punkin wunkin.

Tropical Storm Fay

Ok, so this may fall in the category of being a bad mom, but oh well. EVERY TIME it rains my boys beg me to let them go play in the rain. I have always said no or come up with some excuse. Well today tropical storm Fay has been coming through the state and it has rained all day. After Zeph begging for about the one hundreth time to go play in the rain I finally relented. It was so cute. But I couldn't get them to come inside and had to make Brian go out and get them! My soaking wet boys--all three of them!