The Most Amazing Year

We heard a sermon yesterday that was about closure. How we all need closure and that is exactly what I have been doing, seeking closure from 2009. In so many ways this was the best year! Just to reflect a bit, we got to work with the youth at NWBC and build relationships with many of the teens there, Robert started school, I was reunited with my dad and was able to care for him and show him the most amazing love - Gods love, I was able to see him called home by the Lord and sat by his side as he went on. I learned the power of forgivness, not just the Im sorry kind but the forgivness that God showed us when he sent his son to die on the cross for me. I have made friends whose friendships will last a lifetime, I discovered that my task here is to serve people, our family took a leap of faith and left the only church we have ever attended so follow God, we were blessed with a house this year! Yes finally after 10 long years, 7 of which has been spent in a 1000 sq ft duplex with two growing boys and two dogs we bought our own home in Azle Texas! 1736 sq ft on .33 acres. What I learned yesterday from the sermon is no matter how good or bad there year was, its over and New Years is just that a NEW YEAR to see where the Lord wants me to go next. Not a year to say remember when or I cant believe, but a year to be excited for no matter the ups and downs it brings. To the friends who helped us and endured with us THANK YOU SO MUCH!

To All The Moms Out There

So today I snapped! Robert has his chair turned all the way around during breakfast and when he went to put his milk cup down missed the table and dumped an entire glass of milk on the floor. Now if you have kids who drink from regular cups and they drink milk I am sure you can appreciate my irritation with this, as milk is hard to clean up! Sure you can soak it up with a rag or papertowel but its the streaks that get me, milk leaves a permanate film and forget mopping it up then the film get on the mop and streaks the whole floor. Maybe its just me or my milk but as soon as I heard it hit the floor I just snapped! And now for the millionth time I have secretly promised myself that I am going to be a better mom, less controlling and less inclined to freak over spilled milk, but come on, I will do the same thing again and again. Sometimes I wish I could wiggle my nose and turn myself into SUPER NICE AND ULTRA COOL MOM completer with cape and knee high boots. Oh well, another day another spill.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN to all my friends and family! I love this time of year! Today has been such a FANTABULOUS day! Roberts team won 6-4 and he got to run the ball almost making a touch down!! Yeah Robert!! Chances team did not do so well but.....oh well we win some we lose some.And crazy thing I have been nominated for the Equipment Manager for the organization. Wow what an honor. Our church is having a harvest carnival tonight at 6pm so bring your kids and come on! It should be exciting this year. NE ways check out the picts below to see Roberts team.

Game Day

So the boys both had games today, Robert's team lost by 1 touchdown (s0 close) nothing exciting to report in that game. Chance's game just ended and it was fantastic. Unfortunatly we are still on a losing streak today making it 3 in a row, but we got on the board this time! Final score 24 -18. Chance made 3 tackles and twice he was right on top of the player who fumbled the ball and almost got it!! Exciting stuff today in the Campbell house!

Hello Again!

It has been so long since I have logged on to my blog! By now everyone who looks at this knows the events of the last several months so no need to go into depressing accounts of what it has been like. All that matters now is that it was amazing, its done and time to move on. The sun is finally shining and the weather is perfect for football. Yes football, last blog it was baseball...oh the craziness of our life!! Robert is in flag AND IN KINDERGARTEN and Chance is a junior. They are both doing well at it. Today we went and picked out our pumpkins and carved them.(They look quite nice if I do say so myself) Halloween is right around the corner and then, Turkey Day and of coarse my personal fav Christmas and another Campbell Christmas on Smith Mountain. Today was such a perfect day and the boys and I had so much fun!

Big Changes

So lots has been going on in the last month. Chance made the All-Stars and we are still in, HOORAY! They are doing great! I have FINALLY joined the minivan mom club, about three weeks ago we bought a 2004 Chev Venture, so cool. It has so much room and makes family outings much easier. We have been spending lots of time in the pool so are this summer, and in just a few short weeks Robert has learned how to swim under water. He still has to stay in the shallow end but is doing really well. Hopefully by the end of summer he will be even better.

My new totally cool minivan!

Poor Chance, got a black eye last night!

Our Kids Are AWSOME!

This baseball season has been so exciting, Chance moved from center to catcher and has made the ALL STAR team, and Robert moved from outfield to catcher to follow in Chance's footsteps. It looks as though baseball wont be over for us for awhile longer, we are expected to run through July and possibly August if we do really good. It has been fast and exciting this year! Both of the boys did really well and we are very proud. The tournaments begin June 8th so if anyone would like to come please let me know, Chance would love the support! Charme and Kim came to watch Robert play last night and he sucked up the attention. Please wish us well and pray for our sanity during the summer months to come as we will be spending most of our nights and weekends on the baseball field in the lovely Texas sun!


Baseball Ready!

Happy to be playin!


Runnin to first!


The ALL STAR Catcher!

Eat, Sleep, Play Baseball

Ok, so that time of year for us is full swing now. Baseball practice 4 days a week between both the boys. The games are mostly during the week, and well much like sport seasons in the past Chance is ready and playing like the stud he is and Robert......well......he is Robert. He would rather be riding a bull or sheep then throwing a ball, but he has improved from last year which is exciting to watch. With all the baseball going on we dont have much time to do anything else exciting enough to post. God bless to all my friends and family!

OMG!!! Are they cute or what??!!

Chances 1st Game

We won! It was so exciting, the team came together and played great. The final score was 11 - 9. Roberts first game is April 7th at 6pm at the Lake Worth Field, so we'll see how they do. Hopefully he will continueto play well! Chances next game is the same day, same time, same field. Please come and cheer my kids on!

And the craziness begins......

It's that of year again for us, go go go. The boys started baseball last week, they practice three days a week including Saturday afternoons. It is so much fun though. They both have improved so much from last year, Chance is hitting almost all the pitches thrown at him and catching everything that comes his way and Robert, well...he catches the balls if they are rolling on the ground and his off the T most of the time. We are just glad that his attention span is longer this year. It's gonna be a long but fun run! Keep checking and I will post game days and scores for anyone who wants to cheer them on or keep up! Love to All!

The Newest Family Member

Last weekend we added to our family! We have been looking for the perfect addition to the Campbell Klan and we found her. We got a new puppy, and after a full week we could not come up with a name so her name is Jane Doe, isnt she soooo cute! She loves her momma and hates Robert....jelousy. But realy she is very good, so small and funny! I just wanted to share her with all of you.

And finally the boys and girls in this house is equal! (Does it matter if I am counting the girl dogs?)

He Got It!

I just had to share this with all our friends! Robert and I have been working since the beginning of the school year on this page, he has never gotten it right all by his self, his mind just wasnt ready yet. But we have kept working on it and today he sat down and knew exactly how each dot was to be connected! He was so excited, and so was I! I have had such an amazing time being able to teach him and see him grow mentally it is awsome!

Our Trip

Game Night! It got a little crazy after all the marshmellows!

They were so excited about their presents!

They really do love each other!

Their FAV present! Then they lost all the bullets!

The nearest town was 15 miles away, it was so small!

Christmas in the Ozarks

As most of you know we went to Arkansas for Christmas this year, we rented a cabin in the middle of the Ozark Mountains miles away from a town or life of any kind and had an absolute blast! There was no phone, no tv, just us. We played board games and drank hot choc with lots of marshmellows at night and relaxed during the day. When we did get out it was to hike through the mountains, or to go on a secnic drive. On a drive we took the day before Christmas we wound up at Blanchard Springs Cavens, it was the most magnificent cavern we have ever been to. To go inside and see the hidden wonders of the world is amazing. It really puts God in perspective, at least for me it did. To see that his creation doesn't end with what we see here but goes far beyond, is just amazing! We had such a great time letting the boys just be boys and rallying together as a family we can wait until next year!