a lil bit of nothing

seriously... could lucas be any cuter? i asked nate last nite if trace used to be this cute... and he said, yeah, i'm pretty sure he was! :) i took this pic on my phone the other morning. it's not a great quality, but i had to have some kind of pic to show ya'll. what's a blog without a cute pic? ha. look at those baby blues... and look- i greased up his hair! mom says i am dreaming when i say he has a mohawk, but he really does have a small one in the back!! look close!

there's not much to blog about. our life has been pretty quiet lately. last friday i went home sick from work... boo! a head cold and body aches made me feel quite miserable! so nate took trace to see team impact at first baptist trussville. josh took caden, and jeff took turner. so my boys met up with them and apparently they had a blast! trace was so funny... before they left i told him they'd go see the strong guys who were gonna break things. and he said "are they gonna break me?" it was cute as can be. when i asked him if he had fun, he said "YEAHH! those guys broke stuff, like ice and wood and stuff!" then he demostrated how they karate chopped things! i'm thankful nate was able to spend some time with him, and also give me some time to rest! saturday was kinda crazy, nate had a few meetings planned, so i was home with the boys. but i did manage to get out for an hour or so and "rest" in the massage chair and get a much need pedicure. ahhhh. just what the dr ordered! ha. it had been about (insert gasp!) 2 months since my last one! my toes look and feel much better now! :) then sunday after church we all went to eat for nate's birthday... which will be this saturday but he is going to be working at birmingham tres dias # 22, which is an awesome ministry we have been involved in for over 4 years. i can't believe it's been that long! he will serve with a bunch of men this thur-sun, then i will be gone next weekend serving with the women! i love when nate is able to get away and be with a bunch of awesome godly men, and the same for me on our weekend... but it is a sacrifice for sure. the time, money, meeting, but most of all, being away from the family. it is a nice time to retreat though, and get away from the things of the world and focus on god for 3 whole days! we definitely get rewarded and blessed while we are there! so anyways... back to the birthday lunch this past sunday :) we went to applebees. and when i told the hostess 10 adults and 6 kids, she looked at me like i was crazy! we finally got seated and then enjoyed a great meal and fellowship with the whole fam! meme and i both had told the servers that it was nate's bday, so when the whole team at applebees came out singing and clapping, he was a little embarrassed... but he was a sport, and got a free sunday so i think it was worth it! ha. well that's our weekend. and nothing has really happened since. i'm feeling mostly better, still hanging onto a sinus headache that is driving me crazy! i hope it goes away soon... b/c i gotta be well to take of the boys while nate is gone this weekend. i love my boys, but man, they wear me out! i know we will have fun though, and daddy will be home before we know it!