Way to Go God!

Just wanted to give a shout out to God and The Shockley's today! I am so in awe of God and his timing for this sweet family! Read their story and you too will be blessed! This family loves our Lord and His people with all their hearts and they are being blessed because of it!

Cole Can Get Into Anything

Remember this post, well that was nothing compared to what I found today.

My mom had just told Cory and I that Cole was everywhere and into everything while she was here. She said she went to do something for 3 minutes and he unzipped her suitcase and got everything out of it. We of course agreed with her, we know this, he does it to us daily!

Well today I got a good dose! While I was ironing my shirt to wear today and answering the phone, Cole got into my make up case. I soon realized this one he came into the kitchen and showed me his pretty face...



Then, after snapping a few pics and cleaning him off, I went to put the toothbrush away that he had stolen from Carter's bathroom and then I found the real mess. The boys bathroom carpet is now a lovely shade of pink and I seriously have no blush or eyeshadow left! I will be ordering new makeup today!

Cole, you keep me on my toes even more than the other two! Glad you are so active and curious, just take it easy on this tired momma sometimes :)

Never Again!

So this past Saturday I did something for the first time and most likely the last time! The race I thought was a 5k, which turned into an actual 3.5 mile trail run was Saturday. Now I am not saying I will never do another 5k...who knows, but I will NEVER do another trail run! It was awful!

(Cory and I before the start)

I knew it would be a trail, but I wasn't expecting so many winding turns, mud, water, stumps, etc. It was pretty rough and the other girls that ran it agree with me! Cory finished in 37 minutes and came back to find me! He is so sweet. He thought I might be dead, hurt, crying, begging for him to take me off the course...but no, there I was still jogging along slowly but surely!

(The studly guys!)

This was physically the hardest thing I have ever done besides giving birth...seriously! But I am glad to say I did it! I would advise not running a race like that pregnant though! I took Tylenol every 4 hours for the next two days just so I could get out of bed and walk!

(Mandy and I)

So I finished in 55 minutes, 47 seconds...under an hour! Wahoo!

Thank you to Lacy for bringing your camera to document the event! Note all of these pictures were before the race, before we were all complaining, etc. The other girls got top 3 in our age division, and Cory and Chad each got gold in their divisions...I didn't medal, but I didn't come in last! I was 17th out of 24 or so...good enough for now! Thanks to Mandy for suggesting this and to her, Sally, Donna, and Cory for all the encouragement to keep training!

Valentine's

Here are a couple of quick pics from Caden's valentine party at school. We made these cute little caterpillars and had some snacks! A great morning at school for any kid right!!!

Also here is one shot of Cole enjoying his valentine candy from Grammie and Papa! Thanks!
Hope everyone had a great day! I was surprised with a cute OSU t-shirt, flowers, a balloon, and some chocolate! Loved it!

Arranging a Marriage

Do Baptists do this? Is it still a common practice? Well we are hoping to arrange one for Cole...

Sally and Bert have the cutest little girl! Sally has always had a soft spot for our boys, particularly Carter, but he is a little to old for Miss Heidi! So when Cole came along, and then Heidi only a year later...it was meant to be :)

Carter is my nurturer and loves to hold babies, so we let him hold Heidi first. Cole wanted to hold his girl, so we obliged! He loved every minute of it!

Aren't they cute

He was trying to love on her, not sure she liked it yet! She didn't smile too much!

So maybe it will work out, who knows...how funny to have these pics if it does!

Big Boy Haircut

I have been after Cory for weeks to cut Cole's hair, really months. Every time he cuts the big boys' hair, Cole literally climbs into the tub before Cory can wrangle him on the counter, so we keep putting it off.

Well last Friday it was driving me nuts, so I begged and Cory obliged! He said that Cole actually did great. I think he looks all grown up now! Yeah!

I came in to take a picture and Cole sees me and says "tees", already knows how to pose for Momma...love it!

All his lovely locks, so fine and pretty, but not for a big boy!

Looking more like Daddy everyday!

Winter Wonderland

Old Man Winter is hitting us hard, although not as hard as some...my sister has over 3ft I think...crazy!

Here are a few shots of this past week's snow, pretty but I am tired of it! READY FOR SPRING!

Seriously Slacking

I know I told most of you in my Christmas letter that I would be better at blogging...and I was for a couple of weeks, right?!?! Well I really have a good excuse, I promise!

But first to summarize our happenings since mid-January...

Soon after my last post, the stomach bug hit the house in full swing! Cole started it and then Carter got it. Cole still has remnants of the bug, Carter's only lasted a week or so. We assumed Caden managed not to get it...we were wrong! So most of the last few weeks have been changing nasty diapers, cloroxing the bathrooms and toys, giving lots of baths, and lots and lots of laundry! FUN STUFF!

If that wasn't enough, we also had to juggle our schedules so that we could serve in our usual capacities at church, work, and other responsibilities. Lots of communication between Cory and I as to who was covering what, when, where, etc.

I have also been training to run a 5k! This was supposed to take place Saturday, Jan. 30th but with the lovely "winter wallop 2010" happening it has been postponed. This is both good news and bad...I am so glad I didn't have to run in Jan. 30th, but I really don't want to wait two more weeks to run! I am not a huge fan of running! But I am determined to do this!

So after all this blah, blah, blah...the real reason I have been slacking on the blog is because I just haven't felt like doing much at all the last two weeks. I have been SOOOOO tired and really nauseous. Thought I might be getting the stomach bug, but alas that wasn't it...

the culprit is
BABY REID #4! Can you believe it?!?!?! (this is not our ultrasound, just one off the internet) I am sure some of you are rolling your eyes right now and thinking "man, are they crazy or what?" But this is truly another miracle from God! After years of infertility struggles, God has once again provided another blessing for us! And before you ask me, "are you hoping it's a girl?" NO I am just praying for a healthy happy baby! I am excited to see what God has in store for us! Cory, of course, thinks he needs a daughter, but will be equally pleased with a son. The boys think we need another boy and Carter says baby girls are "nasty". We will just have to wait and see until the big ultrasound! Be patient folks...

So that is what is going on at the Reid's! I will try to do better I promise! Just pray I don't get as sick as I did with the boys, and seriously pray for some motivation! I have got to get it in gear...Cory can't do much more of this alone! We will of course keep you updated on all the exciting news to come!