The End of the Year

Ok well to day the least I have not done well keeping my blog updated. To be honest I doubt that too many have noticed. We have had a full year with school, jobs, kids and life. The kids are all growing up so fast that it is hard to believe we have a 9,8,7,5,3 and 1. We have survived Halloween, Thanksgiving and now moving closer to Christmas. They are all excited with the impending gifts they will or hope to receive. We are also in the process of moving. We are moving back to Virgina. Charlie took a job in September in hopes of moving to North Carolina. In the middle of his training the company offered him a promotion as a District Manager for them in Virginia. We have decided to move to Martinsville area where we once live to be closer to family. It would more ideal to go a little farther north but we feel like this is the best spot. So we are looking forward to being around all the cousins, grandparents, family and friends. So once again near a Christmas we are in the process of moving. It is no fun to move and especially not with 6 kids at Christmas. Well i will try to do better at the first of the year. Until then we wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Our Summer

Ok well to say the least I have not been on top of updating this. I am not sure how many of you even look at it actually. However I like to do it most of the time. Well this summer has flown by for our family. The kids will be starting school on Monday. Yep August 3rd we will officially have a 4th, 3rd,1st and Kindergarten. It is so hard to believe that the kids are that old. I guess that makes us offically old.
Well we had the wonderful opportunity to go to the beach will all Charlie's brothers and sister and their families. It was a great experiecnce and we enjoyed it so much. We had 28 people there and we all got along and that was great being that there were 14 kids. The weather was great. We had no rainy days and only a couple stormy nights. It was nice to sleep with the sound of the ocean. I sometimes think it would be nice to hear it all the time however I guess then I would get used to it and it would not sound the same.
The kids also got the opportunity to spend a week with Charlie's mom Granny Carol. She took them to Chuck E Cheese about 3 times and did many things with them. They had a great time there and are now looking forward to Papa Charles and Granny Laura come to see them so that they can go fishing. They have wanted to go fishing forever however Charlie nor I are fishing people. We live on top of the lake and have only been out one time on it in the 4 years that we lived here. Then we only fished that time for like 10 minutes and gave up.
Well we also have a new name for Nathan. He has renamed himself to actually 2 different names. He is either Nathan Blues Cafe or Little Charlie. He likes to call me Mama Bear and Charlie Daddy Bear. He calls everyone bear. So that is funny and cute. I tell you he is a cutey.
Well this is a glimpse of our summer. We leave to go tomorrow to go to a family reunion for Charlie's moms family. We look forward to seeing everyone. Who knows what the future holds for our family but we are hanging in there and loving each other.

Mason, Baptism and Parties

Well on May 28, 2008 we were blessed with a little boy. We welcomed Mason Silas into our family. He was 8lbs 9oz and was a sweet as ever. He has grown alot over the last year. He turned on 1 a few days ago and well I am just now getting around to doing my blog update. I still have a journal to do for him which shamfully has not been done in a few months. Well he now is walking and has great lungs. I have to get him to talk so he can tell me what he wants because right now he screams and man can he scream. He also has a temper ( I am not sure where he got it from). He likes to have things his way but don't we all? He is still a sweet heart and we will keep him. Here he is now!

Well on Saturday May 23rd we had 2 special things taking place in the family. We were able to have Emily's baptism. We were so glad for the family and friends that were able to come and be with her on the this special day. Emily was so excited and looking forward to it. She is a very sweet child and loves the gospel. Then we had parties for Callah, Emily and Mason. We also celebrated my 33rd birthday. I have been blessed to have Emily the day before my birthday and then to get her baptism on my birthday is awesome. Well here is a pic of Miss Emily at her baptism.

Emily

Well 8 years ago today we were blessed with our beautiful daughter Emily Grace. She arrived uneventful unless you count that the meds made me sleep through delivery. It was totally not what i had expected but hey I got through it snoring. OK well anyway she arrived to only make our lives more fun and Callah a big sister. She is getting baptized tomorrow and is so excited. So here are a few things about Emily: she loves to draw and is prewtty good at it. She loves school which is a blessing. She helps other kids in class for the teacher to explain things. She loves to sing and dance. She does not like to clean but likes to help cook. She loves to read and loves animals. She is a mini me and we love her greatly. Happy Birthday Emily!

The Year 2000

Well I am a few days late and dollars short. However I want to reflect on the year 2000. In the year 2000 we were blessed to start our family with the arrival of a beautiful little girl. Miss Callah Abigail came into our hearts on 5/5 at 10:10am. She has been the center of attention since then one way or the other. She is now 9 years old and the time has flown by. Some interesting facts about Callah are: She loves to be the center of attention. She loves to look at herself in the mirror when she talks. She loves to be tickled. She is a very fast runner and has been since she started walking. She has to be in charge. She loves root beer. She likes a little boy from school a lot and I am hoping it past quickly. She is good at school. She tries very hard at everything she does. She can ride a bike. She likes to help out when it puts her in charge. She loves to dance and sing. So here is the video that always makes me smile. I love you Callah and Happy 9th Birthday to our Dancing Queen!

The Fall

Well I thought that I would make another entry. I don't seem to be as good as I hoped at making these but anyway. My title does not refer to the Fall of Adam. It is about the Fall of Nathan. We were working at Charlie's aunt store for her one night a couple of weeks ago and we were getting ready to close. Well I have to admit the kids had done great up until about 30 minutes before leaving and then they were hungry, bored and going crazy. So we were closing and I told them to start putting things up. Well Nathan was playing with a flashlight. He was going to put it up and so he climbs up on the computer while I was in another area closing it down. Well I come around the corner to see him climbing down when bam. There he tumbles to the ground from about knee high and smack down on a piece of wood. He instantly gets quiet and blood is pouring. Yep I mean pouring out into my hands. So after freaking out and screaming for everyone to run and get in the car I get a towel to put on his head and apply pressure. Well in my mind I see me, Emergency room with 6 kids, and a long wait. I call Charlie to tell him to leave work now and meet me at the ER that Nathan has fell and busted his head. Well off we go with Emily and Ian in tears for fear Nathan is going to die(partial my fought since I told them not to let him go to sleep). So we get to the ER and register and they take us straight back. We have applied enough pressure(Ian and myself) that the gash is not pouring any longer. We go back and Charlie arrives to take the other kids. Then the doctor comes in and thankfully glues his head back together. We were in and out of the ER in 30 minutes. I know that in itself is a miracle. Well we ask Nathan what he learnt from this experience thinking maybe not to climb. Nope his reply "Take your socks off". The mind of a 2 year old. That is my Nathan.

April Fools

Well as we all know today is April Fools Day...tyring to figure out how to get the kids was pretty easy. I woke Ian up and told him it snowed so we would not go to school. He runs to look because here in Georgia we really don't get snow so he was excited. Once I said April Fool's he was like man. So then he went and did the same to his sisters. So that is the only joke we got on each other. However I was going to say...WE ARE EXPECTING AGAIN... but then I thought oh man I may jinx myself. So to all of you out there Happy April Fools Day.
Oh by the way isn't this background the most adorable. Thanks Meagan for the wonderful freebie. If you have not visited her page yet it is Shabbyblogs.com . So go now and visit her page.

Happy Birthday Ian

Wow 5 years ago on March 17 we were blessed with our first boy. Mr. Ian Nathaniel Sechrist came into this world in all his glory. I have to say that it was the best delivery that I had. He was here in a little over 4 hours and I was alert and good the whole time. Since his arrival we have had so many fun times. He has grown so much over the last 5 years that it is hard to believe it went so fast. It has been great seeing him go from a baby to a boy. He is a great little boy at that. He told me the other day that "Mom you are wasting my time". This was at a church activity and he wanted to play the game not heart about the meaning of what we were teaching. He has started getting a little embarrassed when people focus on him. We sang happy birthday at church to him and he hid from us and the funny part is that it was his sisters singing to him because everyone else was out sick. Then at his birthday party he had some friends to come from school. When he arrived and say them he was shy all of a sudden. He is looking forward to starting school next year and I have to say it will feel weird him being at the same school as the others. A little part of me wants to keep him little and then I realize that means he would be with me always and I change my mind. I look forward to watching him grow older and all the fun things to come. We love you Ian our little EE.

Happy Valentine's Day and Anniversary

Ok well I have to start this off with an early Happy Valentine's day and Anniversary to Charlie. On January 26th, 1990 at the skating rink in Mt. Airy, NC I looked across the room and saw this gorgeous guy. Ok we were young and he was shooting pool with his friends. I was too nervous, shy to go talk to him but my best friend Natasha knew him and she introduced is. I told her after that nifht that I was going to marry him. Well on February 15, 1990 he called me and asked me out. I was only 13 at the time so we were not going anywhere but ok. I always picked on him that he did not do it earlier because he did not want to get me something on Valentines day. However I have some to the understanding that he is really not that into holidays. So on the 15th we will of have know each other for 19 years. Well actually on the 26th of Jan. but we don't celebrate that day as much.
So for something special I am going to name 19 ways I am glad he came into my life.
1. He is my best friend
2. He always supports me even if I am wrong
3. He is very loving
4. He is the love of my life
5. He is a great father to our children
6. He loves the Lord and serves him
7. He is forgiving
8. He is HOT
9. He is a great listener
10. He helps me around the house
11. He is a very Hard Worker
12. He helps others
13. He has great brown eyes
14. He is easy going
15. He holds the Priesthood
16. He is my ETERNAL COMPANION (this is a great one should of put it higher but that does not dimish it any)
17. He loves his family (this is great because it comes into our home)
18. He is helps his kids
19. He loves me ( ok I know that I used it earlier but it is the best)

So Happy Valentine's Day to all our friends and family.

When I Grow Up

Well on Tuesday when we picked Ian up from school he informed us of what he is going to be when he grows up. He states as a matter of fact that he is going to work at... drum rolls......Wal-Mart. So we asked what he wanted to do there. He said he was going to scan items and take the money. I really can not blame him. I mean it looks like really fun to run the register. I have to admit when I was his age I wanted to work at the grocery store. So I guess one day Ian may be working at Wal-Mart. I have to admit though that I was surprised. I thought he would say Wendy's or L & J since those are the places we work at. Then I thought maybe the oil place but hey at least he has some aspirations.

Happy Birthday to Charlie

Ok I am a day late and a few dollars short but I thought i should put Charlie's birthday on here. He turned 34 on Thursday. We(Ian and I) made him a cake. Ian decorated it with tons of sprinkles. It was way yummy. Well Happy Birthday Charlie!!!