Consignment shopping

Recently, Brent and I have made an agreement that I would over see our spending;). Being thrifty is fun for me and I enjoy a good deal. Yesterday I decided that I needed to go to some consignment stores to look for shoes for Marley Ruth. Guess what I found there....... a $20 pair of toddler sandles!?!?!? Not just one pair was priced this way, but many of the shoes in this shop were $20! If another kid's sweaty, dirty feet have been in those shoes and they show some wear, they are NOT worth $20. People! We are in a recession and I can't even buy used shoes for cheap. Something is wrong!

Fantasy Sports

What can I say? I married a sports nut, so tonight is one of those nights where he kisses me and leaves at 9 pm to do Fantasy Baseball. Do you know what Fantasy sports are? Oh well, consider yourself one of those blessed wives. When you hear a man say the word "fantasty" you might think he is talking about sex. No, most men now associate the word "fantasy" with sports. Fantasy sports are when men sit in front of their computers and pretend that they are the general managers of a team. Tonight Brent and his buds are preparing for baseball season. It is the big draft night.  They will draft players on the computer.  They are real baseball players, but not real life... get it?  Me either.  Players are chosen based on their statistics, and sometimes by who your husband likes.  Throughout the season your hubby's team receives points based on their players real life performance. If they so choose, players can be traded and trades can be protested by the other men in their league. Have I lost you? Just know this, if you husband asks if he can do fantasy sports consider the amount of time he already checks his blackberry, email, and watches ESPN, etc. and times that by three. However, I have to consider one important thing...... at least he is with his buddies and only checking out sports. He could be doing other things. So, have fun tonight honey!

Windy Gap Weekend!

This year our student ministry hosted an event called ELEVATE at the Young Life camp Windy Gap. We invited other churches from Brevard for a weekend of worshiping our Savior! Six churches attended and around 100 teenagers came. The weather could not have been more perfect! Many lives were changed and students were challenged to not flinch under the pressure of the world but stand firm in the One who made us!

Beautiful Windy Gap

Me, Keagan, and Farrah Blake

watching people go down into the FREEZING water

I love Farrah Blake's face. She is mean-muggin Alex!

Brad and Brooke

Lucy McClean and Ryan doing their circus act.

Not sure Erin wants them to take it on the road:)

Brent freezing his tush off!

As a mom who has been pumping and nursing (sorry boys, but this is my life:) I have had to sit for over 10hrs a day in the same spot. My poor toddler just can't understand why mom sits all day. All she knows is that mom has to feed Farrah. This is what I caught Marley doing in her room....... She said, "Mom! I'm pumping!" She continued to feed all of her teddy bears that were surrounding her;)

Here are some tid bits from our first two and a half weeks with Farrah Blake

This is Farrah's first trip to church Marley needs some attention:) Marley was a little jealous of all the swaddling going on...... so we swaddled her.

This is Farrah getting her first bath with help from her big sis

It's a girl!

We had a little girl named Farrah Blake Metcalf at 2:55pm December 29th. She weighed 6lbs and 10oz, and was 20 inches long. So far we have learned that she loves to sleep (thank goodness), loves to hear her sisters voice, and is pretty chill. The only time she isn't chill is when she is having her diaper changed...she likes to hold her breath! Brent and I are now trying to find our groove with two little ones. I have to nurse and pump 8-10 times a day so that means 8-10 hours a day I do nothing but sit. That is pretty hard with Marley, and trying to take care of the baby at the same time. Brent is amazing and already washed more bottles than you could ever have imagined! He is my rock. Marley loves "her baby". Every morning she jumps up and says, "where is my baby?". Pray for me as I am running on low sleep and am trying to parent my toddler while sitting on the couch half the day:) We are excited Farrah is here, and praising God for specifically answering our prayers.

First picture of Farrah:)