Christmas is on the way!

we had a fun past weekend, I took the girls to go see Santa here in our subdivision, they had fun but boy was it cold out. Lilah wasn't to sure about this Santa thing until sissy sat on his lap so she decided it must be ok lol. The look on her face was priceless the whole time, got some cute pics of them enjoy!

Fall fun!

aww I have to say that since moving from Florida to SC that fall is by far my favorite season, I love the changing colors and its so fun to play in the leaves! well ok I guess as long as you don't have to rake them ;) I took the girls to a big tree in the neighborhood today and snapped some fun pics of them playing! Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow!

Congratulations to my friends the Dempseys!

we are so overjoyed that they were able to adopt their foster son Elijah today. Lilah and I had a wonderful time waiting for their turn as they proceeded finalizing the adoption, Elijah is such a sweet toddler and picked such a great family for him to call his own! What a great Christmas present to have a mom and dad. My heart aches for all of the children that won't have a forever family this holiday season and hope Lord willing one day we may be able to bring another child into our home through adoption!

I <3 Fall

ok just had to post this pic I took the other day, this is my favorite season of the year :)

Good deal on a stocking stuffer

Thanks to one of the moms and a friend who printed the coupons, we headed out to Target today and got some good deals! The first offer is for the movie UP it shows the price as $32.99 rang up $19.99 and if you go here http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/up/couponoffer/ you can print a $10.00 off coupon and I paid $.9.99 for it, not bad for a set of DVD's one of which is Blue ray, also got a connect four game today for one of the kids it was $14.99 got a Target $5 off coupon and a $5 Hasbro coupon making it $4.99 not bad to start of my shopping huh?

Yummy recipe Taco soup

I tried this recipe this week and really liked it, I got it from one of the moms in a group I am in, it was a nice change from chili and we added cheese and sour cream on top with scoups yummy!
Taco Soup

1lb ground chuck
1 lg. onoin
1 can black beans, undrained
1 can kidney beans, undrained
1 can pinto beans, undrained
1 can whole kernel corn, undrained
1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
1 can rotel tomatoes, undrained
1 (1 1/4 oz) envelope taco seasoning mix
1 (1 oz) envelope ranch salad dressing mix
1 1/2 cup water

Cook beef and onion until meat is browned, drain.
Add everything else to beef & onion mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Spoon into soup bowls ans top with desired toppings.

Toppings: corn chips, shredded lettucae, chopped tomato, sour cream, shredded cheese, jalapenos

Busy weekend!

we had fun at the tou swap today! Got rid of some toys we aren't using anymore and found a couple of cute books and a toy for Lilah :) Lukas got accepted into the Michelin Yes program here in Greenville at the new Children's museum so he was there along with other classmates from his school today learning about different cultures. He will be required to do 2 days a month for the rest of the year volunteering there and helping out I think it will be a fun experience for him!
I can't wait for us to check this place out I heard its really fun!
Here is the link to check out :)
http://www.tcmgreenvillesc.org/about_us.php

ahhhhh

the rain outside and windy day makes it a great day to stay home! Its fun to watch Lilah get excited about watching her favorite shows, Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse clubhouse and Imagination movers. I am so thankful that I get to stay home with her during the day and do fun things with her and the groups we are in. She and I have made some great friends!! Hope everyone else enjoys the day!

wow its November!

I can't believe we are down to the last 2 months of the year, I don't know why it seems to drag then all of a sudden we looking at Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner! We are looking forward to going to a Tarheels soccer game this Friday! We are going to cheer on my best friends son Alex! The kids are excited to go and dress up in our UNC gear! Hope everyone has a fun week!

Happy Fall!

I know I am so behind on my blog its embarrassing lol, oh well hopefully I will do better, school is off to a good start so far, we could still use prayer for our family but God is good and I will continue to praise and trust in Him through the storms in our lives. My latest passion would have to be photography, I love it! I had a great time taking pics at the park recently of my good friend Lisette's little boy Joseph! I got some good and very quick shots of Miah a few weeks ago and can't wait to go out and take more soon, Falls park is the best place to take pics so if you want some done let me know I need the practice and love it too!

wooo summer is just around the corner!

I know the kids are excited, me too I like being able to sleep in well at least try, hoping to have some fun stuff planned as well, we are taking off the end of July to go to FL, I know talk about the worst time of year to go down there but oh well. I went to my first photography class this past weekend downtown it was fun here are some of the shots I got, I am hoping to take the kids down there soon and get some pics of them!

wooooooooooo

wow Disco Diva is so behind on her groove again, oh well what can I say lol! Its been a busy past week we all got hit by the nasty stomach virus last week that was so not fun, I am thankful that baby Lilah was the only one who did not get sick!
I have been working working, I got the day off Sunday like usual and got to go see Miss Rebekah Faith get dedicated at church on Mother's day sooo sweet! It was a joy to see all of the family and friends join the Budd family as they dedicated their sweet baby to the Lord! Back home though we kept busy with kids going here and there, never a dull moment, we grilled out for dinner that night, went to see mom and then came home and made some smores yummy, ok they could have been better we cooked them over the heat on the grill and the kids were disappointed that there were no flames on the marshmallows oh well!
Today was our last MOPS meeting until September, we had some awesome ladies speak today, its so wonderful to listen to how God is using others in their lives, It reminds me too that I need to be in prayer more often then I do and to always seek God in everything in my life as well so pray that I am able to stay on that task!!!

well I am still around

well its been a long few weeks here for us, we found out our oldest son was suffering from severe depression and we had to bring him to the hospital and then go for treatment. Its hard to leave your child and not have them at home while they are working on getting better and regulating medicine,I know in the long run God has and will get us through this and it will make us a better family in the end. I look forward to seeing what amazing things God has in store for Matt,Lukas,Miah and Lilah, He is faithful and good and I am so proud to serve an awesome God!!!
Thanks also to my family and friends who have been praying for us during this time you are all wonderful and I am so happy to have you in my life, my song that I have really leaned on too is by Kirk Franklin called Declaration, This is it!
hope to be updating more
<3 DD

oh DD is behind again

How do I let this happen lol, so much going on like usual, we were so happy to get our first snowfall this past Sunday!! I just love watching it fall from the sky and once again I learned its not as easy as it looks trying to catch snowflakes on your tongue, I need to wear some protective eye gear when trying to do that, snow in the eyes is not fun ;) It only took a few hours and the ground was covered! We got between 3-4 inches here and the kids of course had no school Monday and Tuesday, so needless to say I haven't been able to get any extra cleaning or organizing done :D enjoy the pics we can't believe it will be up to 70 the end of the week!

wooo Winter Jam

ok ok so I am a little late putting pics up, we volunteered last week well Lukas and I did for winter jam at the bi-lo center it was really fun and loud! We were in charge of the His radio booth which just so happened to be right next to Toby Mac's band's table, we had fun chatting with them while we registered people for prizes at ours. Lukas made them a dozen or so pieces of origami while we were there which they liked very much :) We got to listen to some awesome bands play and we made it to the afterparty at The Channel which was fun, very crowded and HOT! I got a few pics not the best since we were on the balcony we had a good time!

Fun at the circus!

Well we had a fun time taking the kids to the circus yesterday, they had a pre-show 1 hour before and we got to see the performers, dress up in some fancy clothes it was great! The show was really good and Lilah was facinated for the most part in everything going on! It was a great family day spent together!

I'm such a sucker

For embroidered anything lol! I went to Switch*a*roos last night, its one of the upstates biggest consignment sale and boy is it big, its crazy how much stuff people buy there,I met GG a/k/a Gapgirl and her gang! We had fun chatting and standing in a line that was like oh 30 mins long to check out, how crazy is that huh? Its amazing how much people will spend on used clothes when I know for a fact I can get most of the kids clothes that cheap at the store lol, well I knew this one lady would be there who was there last year, she has the coolest monogramming machine so I brought one of Lilah's diapers to have her to her initials on it sooo cute, they I found the cutest mint green and pink dress for Lilah and we got an L put on that, I found another adorable dress and went back today to have the SC symbol put on the front, now I can't wait for spring for her to wear her new cute stuff!

Valentine's day is around the corner

Such a fun day in our house, its Mark's birthday and this year will be our 17 year anniversary! Wow am I feeling old ha! So I got some props together yesterday and took some pics of Lilah for some pics!