Friday, February 22, 2008
We are buying a house!
Well Cari-Beth and I are set to move into our new house towards the end of March. It is in the Daybreak area near Quail Ridge Golf Course (FUN FUN!). We are oh so excited about the move and being back. I apologize for the long time without posting, but I have been so busy packing and finishing work that it really has been crazy.
Connor is on the way!
Well,
The pictures are out. Cari went for her 4D Ultrasound yesterday and you can already tell that Connor will be a handsome little devil! We are excited to have this little preview of the baby to come.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Happy 3rd Birthday Dylan!
The youngest McDonald celebrated his 3rd birthday on Feb. 1st. Oh how the time flies. He is growing so fast and getting more and more of a personality each day. I was introduced by Dylan to Taylor Willoughby as Uncle Brooks! It feels like yesterday I was holding the little man in the delivery room.
It is both an excited and scary experience to get older. I was wondering what it will be like to show Dylan the video of him opening his presents at his 3rd B-day party when he is 18. We will laugh together at how skinny Ryan was then and the funny clothes and hair that we all had back then. I am so proud of Dylan and the young man he will so quickly become. As we patiently await the arrival of McDonald #2 Conner, I cherish every moment with the #1st grandchild of the bunch. I imagine in 10 years we should have 4 plus grandchildren running wild and the birthday parties will become much larger!
Thank God for the innocence of children and the happiness they bring to our life. If they only knew how precious they are in our lives! Dylan you are a true blessing and I guess someone else will have to read you this.... since you are 3.
It is both an excited and scary experience to get older. I was wondering what it will be like to show Dylan the video of him opening his presents at his 3rd B-day party when he is 18. We will laugh together at how skinny Ryan was then and the funny clothes and hair that we all had back then. I am so proud of Dylan and the young man he will so quickly become. As we patiently await the arrival of McDonald #2 Conner, I cherish every moment with the #1st grandchild of the bunch. I imagine in 10 years we should have 4 plus grandchildren running wild and the birthday parties will become much larger!
Thank God for the innocence of children and the happiness they bring to our life. If they only knew how precious they are in our lives! Dylan you are a true blessing and I guess someone else will have to read you this.... since you are 3.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Wedding Crashers
Well this past weekend after attending a wedding in Dyersburg, CB and I decided to take a look at our wedding calendar for 2008. What we discovered led me to believe that after my experience with weddings I might as well become The Wedding Planner! Cari-Beth has the honor of being in Nicole King's wedding on March 1st. I will be in my good friend Jeremy Lewis's wedding in June and then in Scott Penny's wedding in August. We will unfortunately miss Nick Bell and Meredith's wedding in Florida! Shhheeww. We are so excited about these events and are both honored to stand by their sides when they take THE PLUNGE! So be prepared, because to each of these events I will have my dancing shoes! If any of you know Brad King he will rock the house in March. Jeremy and Scott have some killer moves themselves!
It is a scary thing to look around and see that so many people are getting married! Scary in the fact that time flies by! The next step is all the baby showers (which we have been to quite a few already.) If it is true that time only speeds up as we get older, then I better put on my seatbelt, because I feel like the years are passing fast already!
With all the wedding talk I can't help but remember the magical day that Cari-Beth and I shared almost 3 years ago! I must include a few of those photos to share.
It is a scary thing to look around and see that so many people are getting married! Scary in the fact that time flies by! The next step is all the baby showers (which we have been to quite a few already.) If it is true that time only speeds up as we get older, then I better put on my seatbelt, because I feel like the years are passing fast already!
With all the wedding talk I can't help but remember the magical day that Cari-Beth and I shared almost 3 years ago! I must include a few of those photos to share.
Grandma has the moves!
Brian and Penny back in the day!
Keith and Patty way back when (Killer Tux Dad!)
Cari-Beth and I have shared so many special moments over the past (Almost) 3 years. I hope that these couples who are getting married can find the joy that we have!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Updates!!
Well, it seems that the McDonalds life will change once more. After long prayer and thought, CB and I have decided to move back to Bartlett. We really grew to miss the family and friendships we have there. So the Lord really opened up doors QUICKLY for us. We already have a contract signed on the house! My father-in-laws parents will be moving from Millington to Dyersburg. They are going to buy our house. That is perfect since our house is next door to Cari-Beth's parents!
We are moving in with my parents!! I am interested to see how this goes, but we love Mom and Dad so much and are excited that the Mayor McDonald Plaza will have a room available as we search for a home. I will be starting to work at McDonald Insurance and Financial services on March 3rd! I am extremely excited about rejoining the team. I feel I have grown so much in the business and feel I am prepared to do my best there. I have loved the experience at White and Associates and will miss all my co-workers there. Cari-Beth is well on her way in student teaching. She currently is in 3rd grade with the youth ministers wife from West Dyersburg Church of Christ. She loves the experience. She will begin Kindergarten at the primary school the beginning of March. She is loving it, but is a bit overwhelmed with the move and all. She will begin interviews soon, looking to get into an Elementery school in Shelby County this Fall. Please pray for us in that endeavor.
That is all for now. Praise God for the work in our lives. I pray that we will be open to his guidance. We are also excited about rejoining to family at Sycamore View!
We are moving in with my parents!! I am interested to see how this goes, but we love Mom and Dad so much and are excited that the Mayor McDonald Plaza will have a room available as we search for a home. I will be starting to work at McDonald Insurance and Financial services on March 3rd! I am extremely excited about rejoining the team. I feel I have grown so much in the business and feel I am prepared to do my best there. I have loved the experience at White and Associates and will miss all my co-workers there. Cari-Beth is well on her way in student teaching. She currently is in 3rd grade with the youth ministers wife from West Dyersburg Church of Christ. She loves the experience. She will begin Kindergarten at the primary school the beginning of March. She is loving it, but is a bit overwhelmed with the move and all. She will begin interviews soon, looking to get into an Elementery school in Shelby County this Fall. Please pray for us in that endeavor.
That is all for now. Praise God for the work in our lives. I pray that we will be open to his guidance. We are also excited about rejoining to family at Sycamore View!
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