Jeremiah the Great

I would like to take this opportunity to brag on my incredible husband. There is NO WAY I could be the wife and mom I am if it weren't for him. He is an amazing husband and father who takes such good care if me and our blessings. He's not afraid to get his hands dirty and is often better at this parenting thing than me. He never complains and will

Do anything I ask him to. I am so blessed. Thank you babe for everything. I love you;)!!

Collier John Boatright

He's here! What a blessing this little man has already been!

This has been an incredible week for me and the Boatright family. We checked into the hospital on Thursday night after some yummy sushi for my last meal :)
Friday morning I was having some strong contractions on my own and we started the induction. It was really smooth sailing - I was pretty out of it but remember a few visitors.
Around 3 it was game time and at 3:38 our little man was here!

Everything went very smoothly and Collier is a healthy boy!

Mabry was not so sure about this whole hospital/baby brother thing. She was mostly concerned with watching Dora and eating candy.

This lasted for about 3 seconds...

Day 2

Day 4 - They are such morning people

First bath - He loved it can't you tell??

And, THE bathing beauty herself.

Mabry has adjusted well overall I think. She's had her moments but for the most part she likes to help with "baby" and hasn't shown too much jealousy. She's getting plenty of attention by doing everything she knows she's not supposed to. I can't believe how big she seems and how fast time has flown by since she was born. I just want to cherish all these sweet moments - even when they are hard. Ask me in about a week how that's going :)

Friday is the day!

Well anything can happen, and I wouldn't object to it, but it looks like Collier will be making his entrance this Friday. Stay tuned!

I really thought I was turning a corner to be better at this blogging thing, but it turns out I just had a good couple of weeks. Here are a few pictures of Boatright Life since the last post...


Halloween

She definitely wasn't excited about taking pictures so I'm not sure what elicited this hilarious face...

We went to the pumpkin patch with Makali.
Cow meets cow...


"Who cares about all those pumpkins. We just want to put tiny rocks in this tiny pumpkin

They LOVE each other!



More excitement soon!

LIfe around here...

In my efforts to be a better, or more consistent blogger...I guess I'm just supposed to show you pictures and tell you what we do all day!

So here goes.

Mabry has become obsessed with rocking chairs. She has to rock in all of them everyday. And rock her babies, toys, blocks, and tiger in them.


She also is in love with the Snyder Tiger and asked about it for a week. So Gram decided she needed to have one at home...sorry, no picture. Now she has to sleep with "banket", baby, AND tiger.
The next few are at CJ's birthday party.


Yes, this is motorized. And the faces tell the WHOLE story.
Cute Taylor

This is one of their favorite things to do. Mmmm....

And this...

And last week when we were finishing up Wade and Kali's pictures, I thought Jesus might come out of this amazing cloud.
Well, there you go Gram, Granny, and Nana. I think you're my only audience. :)

Diapers don't matter

I know you're all on your toes wondering how potty training a 20 month old can possibly be a good idea, much less successful.

Well, as you might have guessed it is HARD. But I think it's hard at any age so I was expecting that. The 3 day potty training method was recommended to me and is actually a good method I think. It seemed to be working for us.
I won't get into all the lovely details with you, but we had one whole accident-free day on Saturday.
Then, we left the house.

As could be expected there were moments of frustration and satisfaction for both Mabry and I. Of course, I never let her see my frustration because that is NOT in the method......(hear: hint of sarcasm)

So life went on over the weekend and here we are at Wednesday night, and let me tell you it has not been a week I want to relive, ever.

God is at work, but it's not the kind of work we ever like to be a part of.
Yesterday, we stood by some friends as they buried much too small a casket.
Holden Newell Erwin
went to be with Jesus before his Mommy and Daddy ever had the chance to smell his baby breath or see him open his eyes, or change his diaper.
As I've prayed for this family, prayed that they could SEE God in this, I've had a heart check myself and perhaps a more focused perspective on my life as a mom and a believer.

I don't mean to lessen the pain and tragedy of what our friends are dealing with by talking about diapers, but in this moment diapers don't matter.

In this moment,
I don't want to be frustrated by my baby girl because of something I'm causing.
In this moment,
I want to color with her on the floor and not worrying about keeping her drawers dry.
In this moment,
I want to leave the house, or go for a walk, and enjoy my time with her.
In this moment,
I want to draw nearer to God and let Him work.

Unredeemed
The cruelest words, the coldest heart
The deepest wounds, the endless dark
The lonely ache, the burning tears
The bitter nights, the wasted years

Life breaks and falls apart
But we know these are..

Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
They may be unfulfilled, they may be unrestored
But when anything that’s shattered is laid before the Lord
Just watch and see it will not be
Unredeemed

For every choice that led to shame
And all the love that never came
For every vow that someone broke
And every life that gave up hope

We live in the shadow of the fall
But the cross says these are all …

Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
They may be unfulfilled, they may be unrestored
But when anything that’s shattered is laid before the Lord
Just watch and see it will not be
Unredeemed

-Selah

Summer, Summer! Where have you gone?

I know I have a TON of catching up to do from this summer - and I apologize. When my mom asked me today if I was ever going to do anything on this blog again, I figured I should get busy.

We started off the summer in Missouri for Edie's graduation! We are so proud of her! And she's going to keep going! We spent some good time with all the family even though it was a short visit.
Ava joined us at the zoo one day. Mabry did everything she did, including walk all over the place and climb stairs for the first time.
Spent. I wish you could see her entire outfit from this day...

Jeremiah was a part of Ben and Courtney Boyd's wedding and Mabry had a blast playing in all the flowers and dancing in the bubblesthe zoo again
We also made a few trips to the lake. This might be my favorite picture of them - I can't get over the hairdos :)
As you can see from the very top of the blog we spent a ton of time in the water this summer and Mabry loves it!
Jeremiah and I had a nice little get away to Austin, (Thanks Kristin!) where we stayed at Barton Creek Resort. Ty and Natalie met us one night for stuffed avocados - to. die. for.
We also had to say "see ya later" to our friends the Peabody's this summer. Good thing they are only 86 miles away though :) Love you guys!


Next up was our visit to East Texas. We stayed with our friends the Boddy's for a weekend (and this was the only picture somehow), and loved getting to hang out with them again.
Oops, back up to Makali's birthday party....
Mabry had to help her open all the presents, but this one was definitely her favorite. Maybe she'll take after her Momma!
Ok, back to East Texas. Mabry and I spent the next few days with Granny and Grandpa, and Mamma. This is a pretty accurate picture of what went on the whole time...:)
So sweet. I'll cherish this forever.
Lake again. That's Reid Pinson falling off the tube. Reid Pinson. Falling off.
And that wraps up most of our summer. I'm sure there are a few I left out and you can find more on facebook.

Currently Mabry is potting training...enough said....

I'm almost 25 weeks along and Collier is doing great! Growing growing! Dancing on my bladder.

Oh yeah - we got a new(er) car this week too! So don't look for me in old blue anymore. It's for sale by the way. I will now be rocking a different mom car - a red expedition with tan on the bottom. It's pretty sweet.

Lucia

Ok friends, this is probably the boldest post I've posted in a long time, maybe ever.

This is Lucia. She is at Canaan Orphanage in Haiti and we believe she belongs in our family.

Please please pray fervently with us for God to be in the details. That's all I will say for now. He has a plan for her.

::This is a blog post from some friends of ours who are caring for her::


Today is a special day for us as we celebrate Lucia’s 7 month birthday! This precious child is such a blessing to us here at Canaan. Everybody loves her huge smile and joyful giggle!! Marcus and I couldn’t have a more blessed time with her! I wanted to give you all a little update on her!

She sits up on her own - a little wobbly, but she’s getting the hang of it.

Rolling over is old time news....she rolls with the best of them, getting too fast for us, we really have to watch where we lay her!

Big news!! She’s getting two new bottom teeth coming in! In Creole, “L’ap fe dan”! Along with that comes diarrhea and little fevers or outbursts of tears, but she’s a trooper!

She loves to mimic her ‘bodily functional noises’ and is getting quite good at it!

She likes carrots - avocados are on the menu next for this upcoming week!!

Honestly today don’t have her exact weight, but a couple weeks ago she was at 13.6 pounds. I’d say she’s at a good 14 - 14.5 pounds now!!! She’s becoming our little chunker!! :) In fact, take a look at the two pics below. The first one taken March 17 and the second one taken today!!

Please keep praying for this precious baby girl! And us too at Canaan as we are seeking God’s wisdom and direction for her life!

Introducing...

Baby #2 is coming in December....again!

My First Ponytail

She looked a whole year older, but pretty stinkin cute!

Easter

Thank goodness it wasn't freezing this year on Easter!
I think we were actually sweating.

The kids had a blast hunting eggs in Keitha's backyard, but we missed the California crew!

This year was extra special too because Steve and Jennifer, Stephanie and Natalie came to stay with us. And we got to scare off, I mean meet Ross, Steph's "friend". I think he's still around....



Mabry really liked taking things out of her basket....not quite the concept of hunting we were hoping for.
the Greats-

cousin love
The little kids always get a head start
but don't think Jax holds back one bit!




Get it Mabry! Hurry!
the audience


not really into this family picture stuff
the tates + rossy



Jesus lives!