True Love

My cousin sent me this link and I must share.  Click on the following link to see a precious elderly couple who could teach society a thing or two about the covenant of marriage.  How sweet is this?  I can't imagine being married for 85 years!  Heck, I can't imagine living to be older than 100.  And to think that I was excited about 10 years of marriage this year!  Aren't they cute?  Look at how old and weathered their hands are.  Just imagine all that they have seen and been through together as a married couple. 


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Brothers

Eli was 16 months old when Odell was born, so it is always a question in our minds exactly how much he remembers and understands about his brother.  The following conversation occured this morning on the way to church.  The car was quiet as I think everyone was tired, and then...

Eli:  Whenever I go to church, I think about Odell.

Me:  Really?  Why do you think about Odell?

Eli:  Because he is my brother mom!!!

Me:  Of course he is!  So you just think about him, just sort of remembering who he is?

Eli:  At church we talk about God, and Odell is with God, so I think about Odell. 

Me:  Oh. 

Makes perfect sense right.  All the more confirming that Eli has an amazing awareness of who his brother was, and where he is today.  The words of a child.

A Trip to the Children's Museum

Curious George is one of Eli's favorite characters and TV shows.  In fact, he sleeps with a stuffed "George" at night.  So when there was an exhibit at the Children's Museum featuring Curious George, we knew we had to go.  One day last month the Presley family went with the Davis family to Imagine It, Children's Museum in Atlanta!

There was lots of Curious George stuff to explore.

Eli dressed up like the bellman from the Curious George show.

Payton was really a little too old for the museum, but she did enjoy getting to go. 

She also enjoyed getting to hold a bird on her arm.  Notice she is taking a picture of it?

There was a part of the museum all about food...from growing it on the farm all the way to our own kitchen table.  The kids loved it!  Eli got to sit on the tractor, and he and Hailey enjoyed pushing baskets of food down the conveyor belt.

Yes, Eli and Hailey were quite the buddies that day...as always.

My artists at work

How nice it is to live in a city with places to go and enjoy like a Children's Museum.

More Snow!

On Friday, February 12, 2010, we got some of the best snow that Georgia has seen in a while.  Marshall had the day off, Payton had a half day, and my school closed an hour early (I could leave at 1:30), so right about the time it really started snowing, we were all home playing!  It was an awesome snow...fluffy and soft.  It snowed hard all Friday afternoon and was beautiful as it came down.  We played. 

I love the snowflakes in Payton's hair. 

Marshall vs. the neighborhood kids in a snowball fight

(see our dog on the right...she kept trying to catch the snowballs in her mouth)

While the snow fell, the kids built a snowman

Odell's tree was so cool because the snow stuck to every branch.

In fact, the snow stuck to lots of things...

And it just kept getting deeper and deeper and it countinued to snow all afternoon.

Oh, and did I mention that we had a few snowball fights?  Here is Payton's ammunition.

Here's Eli's ammunition

After dark we took a walk in the neighborhood.  This tree looked magical. 

The next morning we walked to Mountain Park

Have you ever seen snow on the SIDE of all the trees??? 

The kids tried to climb up this hill for probably 10 minutes and they just kept sliding down.  It was so funny.  The loved it!

We are so thankful for the snow that we got to enjoy and play in. 

Surprise! It's a Snow Day, 2010

Happy New Year everyone!  I can't believe that the first week back to school of the New Year and we already have a snow day!  Yeah for a long weekend!  Not really that much snow...mostly ice.  But whatever it takes to get us out of school and work!  The Presley's have had a fabulous day sledding on the ice and snow.  The cul-de-sac was covered in ice, so we slid down it for a while.  Then we walked to Mountain Park and the kids had a blast sledding down the hills and making snow angels.  We finished the evening by watching a movie and enjoying popcorn and hot chocolate by the fire.  Thank you Lord for a family day! 

Sledding down the cul-de-sac

Eli's snow angel...and a cat paw print

Sledding at the park...they LOVED it!

At Mountain Park

Even Marshall had to give it a try!

A GREAT time was had by all!

Merry Christmas from the manger!

Can you believe it?

Today Marshall and I celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary!  And to be honest...it tickles my soul just to be able to say that!  God has blessed me with the most wonderful man, and I am so grateful to Marshall for being the husband I have always imagined.  He is so very good to me, and I love him greatly for it.  What can I say...he truly is my best friend.  Our marriage has changed and matured so much over the years.  I respect Marshall for the man that he is, and for all that he has been through.  I look forward to the years to come, and hope that the next 10 are as fun and full as the first 10 have been. Here are a few picture memories from that day!

At a recent funeral I saw on old college friend and when she saw Marshall and I she said..."so, you guys are still together huh?!"  We all just laughed!  I just LOVE her honesty!  With the circumstances as they were when we got married, I think plenty of people thought we might not make it.  But, praise the Lord, so far we have.  God is good and He has really taken care of us and our marriage over the last 10 years.  Marshall and I made a commitment to each other at the altar that day that we take very seriously.  Early on in our marriage we committed to each other to never talk or use the word "divorce".  For us it simply is not an option.  We never threaten it in an arguement, or throw that term around when we are angry.  We respect each other, and the decision we made to be ONE...forever.