Drum Roll Please

Well, dear family and friends, decisions have been made after much deliberation and many prayers. We are going to be moving to Tyler, Texas in a year. Although we had always thought we would go back to Louisiana, this opportunity presented itself and was too good to pass up. We are so excited as it is a beautiful place to live, good schools, strong church community and a good size. The good news is that we will only be a little over an hour away from family and friends in Shreveport and only 30 minutes away from my sweet friends, Heather and Jillian, who are settling in Longview. What a relief it is to have the decision made before this baby comes (another drum roll please) on Friday, October 19th (tentative date for my c-section). Oh by the way, (last drum roll) our newest baby girl will be named Molly Kate Burlison.


Mary Ella has been doing VBS all week and is belting out the songs in Walmart (our home away from home). I just let her go to town and it puts a smile on most people's faces anyways. I got her the cd of her vbs music and she couldn't wait to get home to show me her "moves". She said, "When daddy gets home I can show him allllll my moves." Too adorable for words. This child just thrives in these environments.



Addy and I have had some quiet time in the mornings with Mary Ella being gone, so I've taken that time to get down on the floor with her and play. Something the second, third and so on don't get as much of. We've had a great time and I've realized just how much she tries to say. The standard squeal and reach tends to get her what she wants anyways, so why would she have to talk? I've also noticed Addy is definitely our "sensitive soul". She got frustrated throwing her toy down and I responded with a stern/definitive "no". The result? A bottom lip poked out so far it almost touched the floor and tears welling up in her eyes. She was heart broken. Certainly discipline couldn't be this easy, right????