DIZZY

My head is so dizzy from this crazy week. Brent has preached two weeks in a row (that is six services), two nights of youth group, Marley's birthday, dentist, last day of preschool (WATER DAY), pastor's wives dinner, Marley's Birthday party, and then Marley got a virus along w/fever. So I just wanted to throw all of this craziness into one blog. I'll write some more when I am less exhausted;). Here are some pictures from Marley's birthday at preschool. I made cupcakes for her class and then surprised her with balloons for her and the whole class. THEIR EYES WERE WIDE as i walked into the class with the balloons. After preschool we met her daddy for lunch at her favorite spot, Pizza Hut! For dinner we decided to just take her to get ice cream and then walk to the park. It was a quiet and fun day. After we tucked her in Brent and I said a blessing and prayer for her and her future. My heart just wanted to burst thinking about the sweet times and hard times we have had with her over the past three years. She brightens our lives, and makes us see life in a new way. Marley is a burst of fun and humor. She adores people and we know God will do great things through her!

Adonai, Dominick, and Marley (I guess I embarrass her bc she would not pose)

It has been so much fun listening to her talk about her new friends this year. She is Miss Social.

This is Noah. His mom Maggie and I worked at BES together and gave birth a week apart! Now they are in preschool together! He is PRECIOUS! Marley is not allowed to hang w/ him when they are 16;)

Little Farrah is 5 months this week! She is getting so big! We went to Dolly's for ice cream. Each year teenagers we know work there! We can always count on knowing the people who serve ice cream every year!

Birthday girl!

Whoa Momma!

We decided to celebrate Mother's Day on Saturday this year. Brent being a pastor and all we figured it would give us more time to show each of our special mothers some attention.

Brent's mom (Debbie) is a sweetheart and has always been wonderful to me. We decided that we would take her to a brick oven pizza place in Hendersonville and then on to make a special Mother's Day plate at Express Yourself Studio. If we used finger prints on our work we were able to get 20% off....so, I made sure Marley Ruth and even little Farrah Blake had their finger prints on the piece. They turned out cute too!

Our pottery! We made a mug for my momma who couldn't come;)

This is how we discipline our children. This technique will be featured on Supper Nanny soon. She comes to us for a lot of advice.

My mom met us for dinner at the place of her choice. Of course, in our family the place of choice is always the Barrel of Crackers.

The two sweeties that make me beam with pride. I love being their momma. Even when they make me wanna pull my hair out. Good thing I have thick hair.

Happy Mother's Day!

Two days late;0

Old man + breathalyzer= hilarious

Mom makes a splash selling ‘Tummy Tubs’

For some reason this is making me giggle. Um... isn't this a bucket?

She discovered Dutch baby-bathing device that holds them in fetal position

United Photos via Reuters file The Tummy Tub, an infant’s bath that looks like a see-through cross between a bucket and a flowerpot, is used to simulate a womblike environment for infants.

Slideshow Bath time! Tummy Tubs recreate womb The Dutch baby-bathing buckets now offer warmth, comfort and safety for U.S. infants.

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Rub-a-dub-dub, babies in tubs May 1: Janis McKellar, owner of Bathed With Love, shows TODAY hosts the Tummy Tub – a product for babies that has been very popular overseas and is now available in the U.S. Today show

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Sick-Ohs!

Our house has been filled with sickness for pretty much the entire month of April. This is what happens when you are sick in the Metcalf house:

We know you have a 103 temp, but we will go ahead and take out that HUGE splinter.

Then, we will proceed to make fun of you crying.

We may also take you outside in your jammies and sit you in a wheel barrel.

If you keep trying to blow your boogers through your mouth and not your nose, 

we might threaten to suction you like your little sister.

Even if you have an unbelievably crazy red rash we will still dress you pretty, hold you up before Jesus and friends and let you scream while shoving a passy in your mouth.

Best of all, since you are already sick we will just let you go outside and play in puddles. 

You're sick anyway right?