The busyness of life as a mom of 7!

I wake up every morning and can't believe that I am the mother of 7!

Millie has fit into our life perfectly and is definitely no wallflower.  She certainly won't let you forget that she is a very present bundle in our lives!  

I have to say, she is the MOST needy baby I have ever had.  It takes a little more juggling to get things done around the house, to keep everyone happy, and to keep everyone's bellies full...and with all my boys, seeming to be going through a growth spurt, that is no easy feat! Miss Millie loves her mommy and loves to be held.  She is the first of all her siblings who has wanted to be held 24/7.  That made getting things done a bit crazy at times, but I do have lots of little helpers, and they have stepped up to help me so much!

I am embracing the life that God has been so gracious to give to me...even with the ups and downs.  

Here are some recent pictures of our lives over the past several weeks:

Life is good. I am blessed.

Summer 2011

Merry Christmas!

Love, Judson

Judson Fuller....born June 23, 2010

I am pleased to announce the birth of our sixth child...Judson Fuller!

We are both doing extremely well and were able to come home 24 hours after he was born :)

He weighed in at 7 pounds 12 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches long. He has brown hair and blue eyes and fits perfectly into our family....not that there was any doubt!

I'll be sure to post his birth story soon!

The kids

A few pictures

My friend Brittany is an excellent photographer and has taken some pictures of my kids! She has only shown me a few shots, to wet my appetite for more...that I impatiently await to see!

You can find her here at http://Photography Honestly and also at her http://blog!

Here are a few of the shots of the kids that she recently posted on her blog:





I can't wait to see more!!

Pictures from The Barn at Buladean!

Last Saturday, we went up to the mountains in NC, to spend some time with friends! I could seriously live my life in Buladean, and not have a care in the world!

Here are some pictures!

You supply the caption...

Pictures from a party

Nolan was very excited to have a party! He received several new toys that had him exclaiming: "Oh THANK YOU! It's just what I always wanted!"

He had us all laughing over some of the things he was saying...sooo adorable :)

Here are some pictures:

"We are football men!"

We're going to the SUPERBOWL!!!

Gideon and Haddon were very excited to put on their Patriot jersies this morning. They kept running up and down the hall screaming "TOUCHDOWN!" and "We are FOOTBALL MEN!"

Patriots are NUMBER ONE!

We've got the Brady huddle...


You can see that Jamison is a very happy Pats fan as well.

It's things like this that warm a mom's heart....especially since Nolan has been brainwashed into a Steelers fan. He tells me that he "likes the Patriots sometimes" so I won't be sad. He also has a soft heart for the Giants, since that is Uncle Casey's team.

February 3rd will be the 6th anniversary of the 1st Superbowl win by the Pats...it should be fitting that they win again, don't you think?

Disclaimer: If you respond to this post in anyway other than being respectful to the New England Patriots, you are sore because your own NFL team didn't make it to the Superbowl. If you have to mention past mistakes, like cheating...that they have apologized about already...you have real issues.

Jealousy is a serious sin that needs to be repented of immediately.

The Train Set

For Christmas, we got the boys a train table. It came complete with tracks and lots of pieces! Since we were unable to bring it to Maine with us, we assembled the table and left it hidden in one of the downstairs bedrooms.

When we got home and semi-settled in, we brought the table upstairs. I closed myself up in Nolan and Gideon's room and began putting the track together. When it was finished, we had the kids come in and see their surprise!

They were VERY excited. They kept saying how cool it is, lol. They are constantly playing with it and are really loving it :)

Happy New Year! (a day late!)

I know I've been a bit negligent with my blog, but it's been nice to take a break and visit with family. We are heading back to Tennessee tomorrow and it's supposed to be COLD!

My sister, Erin, and her family spent the night New Year's Eve and spent the day here yesterday. The kids all played outside, while our annual meal of Lasagna and Meat Pie cooked in the oven.




They sure worked up an appetite! Of course, my picky eaters (namely Nolan and Gideon) ate a few slices of cranberry sauce and called it good. Haddon, however, loved his lasagna!




We've had a great trip, but I am looking forward to getting settled back in at home and am definitely looking forward to the temperature getting above freezing!

I just had to show this picture, lol. He looks so sad! He was all snuggled up after playing outside. He just wouldn't smile for anything!


Hope everyone has a Happy New Year!!!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland!

When we travel to Maine for Christmas, I always hope that we will get some snow. Since we live in Tennessee, the kids miss out on building snowmen, making snow angels and having snowball fights. When I say we have had some snow while we've been here, I should probably say PUMMELED!


We arrived the day before Christmas Eve and there was snow. That night there was some rain that kind of melted some of the ice down and the kids weren't able to go play in the snow because of the icy layers. Then last week, IT started. We got several inches at the end of the week...then on Sunday/Monday, we got some more....like 10 inches more....quickly followed by yesterday's storm that gave us another 8-10 inches!

It has been crazy!!

Here is my parent's house yesterday, inbetween storms...it's hard to tell, but it was snowing when I took the picture!


My dad went out with the kids yesterday for a couple of hours! I was surprised they lasted that long since it was 26 degrees out!!! They loved it! There was sledding (Nolan refers to it as the 'rocket ride), there was a walk, there was a snow fort, shoveling, snowball fights, the annual "King of the Hill Battle" and just A LOT of FUN!!!


Here's Haddon loving it!


My niece, Cosette, pulling Gideon in the sled in the backyard.


Nolan trying to shovel.


Gideon and Haddon...don't they look cold? lol


Here's Nolan, climbing up to the front door...look at the size of that snow bank! My parents have a special interlocking metal roof that the snow slides off of. When the snow gets heavy...watch out! It sounds like an avalanche falling off the roof!


This was taken on Sunday before the last TWO storms hit! They were able to make a snowman :)


My rosy-cheeked Giddy!


This is what I woke up to this morning!


This was the first time that the kids have really spent a long time playing in the snow. They went out last year, but there wasn't nearly as much snow for them to mess around in!