Happy New Year to everyone! We had a wonderful vacation. We first traveled to see our son, He is getting so big. Hayden will be 12 this year. He got all kinds of stuff for Christmas, way too much!!! Our Girls just love their bubba and follow him everywhere when we are there. As I write this they are playing a song for their bubba on the Piano. Hayden got drums for Christmas this year and Ananiah is begging for some now! They all three love music. Hayden plays the trombone in band at school so hopefully he will be well rounded in instruments. While we were in Little Rock we got to Visit with Jayme our niece. She is doing well in school and is working on getting her driving permit. After we left there we headed to South Carolina to be at my moms for Christmas. We had a very long drive and my wonderful husband drove all 17 hours but maybe one. We got to my mommas on the morning of the 24th around 9:00 am then got ready to go to church. Church was nice the whole family went. We spent almost two weeks with my family, seeing those we have not seen in some time. It was allot of fun. WE then went to Tennessee and saw Jason, Susan, Dillon, and the new baby Logan in Nashville. Then we went on to Clarksville to see Grandpa and Mary. Then to Aunt Frans house to see her and the kids. After traipsing across half of America we are tired but happy bunch! The Girls enjoyed seeing everyone, they are so loving and full of life! We are happy to be home and trying to get back onto some sort of schedule! We are praying for all our Friends and Family to have a wonderful year!

Christmas is Coming!!

Well hello all, I hope everyone is preparing for Christmas and the happy smiles it will bring. I have not updated in a while so I thought while the kids are playing outside in the sixty degree weather I would post an update. I have so enjoyed reading everyones blogs. I love to keep up with everyone but have little time to chat on the phone or email anymore. I am now starting to show and the morning sickness is not as bad as it was. I have seen the doctor and she gave me phenagrin to help me keep foods down. I have gained back a few pounds I lost in the beginning and John has lost quite a few pounds. I am not getting to do all my Christmas baking this year due to his insistence on no sweets around to help him and my lack of desire to do much of anything right now. I am keeping up with the house work, (yeah right I never did that before two children and morning sickness.) HEHE I am working on getting better though. We had all the teens and little ones over yesterday to decorate Christmas Cookies for the Church. It was fun, allot of work and messy. WE all had a great time. There are four or five dozen Christmas cookies laying around here with way too much Icing on them! They will be gone tonight after the teens Christmas program. Anyhow the children are great, Adina is very in to everything, and wants to help with everything. Ananiah is way to smart for her own good and moody too. Adina does not really play with toys, she messes with a few things but mostly likes things she is not supposed to play with. Ananiah is creative and loves to play games on the computer and draw and color. She is our informer, she likes to give a play by play for us on all Adina is into. John is here most days for only a short time. He is always going, but mostly to work or the Church. Once we get the Church finished I will not know what to do with him. We always try to eat dinner together and manage bedtime together. He is a wonderful PAPA and the girls jump for joy when he comes home for even a second. We are all doing well. WE will be traveling to South Carolina in a few days for Christmas with my family. We will stop in to see Hayden for a few days and visit him on our way home as well. WE have so many people we want to go see this year, it will be hard to fit it all in. The girls are really looking forward to seeing Nana, Grandpa, and their cousins. WE are all excited about the family time on the trip. Well I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year. Remember Jesus is the reason for the season.

Nov. 17

I spent all day out with the ladies today on a shopping trip. I spent more time in stores today then I usually do all year. I ate Chinese food and had a wonderful day. I only got sick once and that is a feat. John had four children to look after today so when I came home he RAN out the door. He is funny. He watched another ladies two boys who are great they said less then fifteen words between them and played their video games they never get to play at home! LOL Well for those of you who do not know yes there is another ticker down there which means there is another McBride on the way. We found out two weeks ago. I am 8 weeks pregnant now. We are praying for a boy this time, however we will take what ever we get. The girls are so very excited, Ananiah asks how big the baby is almost every day and I show her in a book what it looks like at that time. Adina likes to give my belly kisses. They both love the babies at church and keep asking for one for our house so I guess they got their request. Ananiah understands to a point but Adina is clueless. She just thinks it is fun to hold and play with Charliann, the baby I babysit from time to time. Well that is the big news for now. We ask everyone to pray for a healthy baby, John requests that everyone pray for Twin or quad boys so we can just be done with the pregnancy part. Because I want at least four kids and six is the ideal number. NO WE ARE NOT CRAZY. I love children and think they are a blessing from God.

Psalm 127:3-5

3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed,

We love y'all and hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Please remember to be thankful for the Troops that give us the freedom to eat, pray, and be happy here in America.

A new McBride on the Way

Hello all well today I went on a shopping trip to the outlet mall with the ladies from the Church. It was pretty fun. I enjoyed myself. I have been having headaches pretty regular for about four weeks now, and I found out why. McBride number six in now on the way. Adina wants to give my belly kisses all the time already. Wait until it is huge and she can not sit on my lap the way she does now then we will see if she still wants to give the baby kisses. LOL We are all very excited about this new addition. We are planning on be in South Carolina for Christmas this year. John has not been home in a few years. I am truly looking forward to seeing Grandpa and Mary on the way home as well as having Hayden this Christmas. Hopefully we will not all drive momma nuts while we are at her house!! Anyway other then that we are doing fine and nothing new here besides the new baby. Oh by the way It is due around June 25th. I have not had an ultrasound yet so that is the tentative date.