"Every Good and Perfect Gift is from Above."

Final Post

2008-08-02T11:25:00.000-07:00

Daddy with his three girls in the lake

Lilly and I went to Wilson Park to
listen to some music during Handy
Fest.(Khloe and Emma were at James
parents)

Lilly and Kate petting the police horse

After the music we met daddy at Ricatoni's. Lilly
has a big bite of Ravioli in her mouth:)

This is the final post from this blog. To keep
up with our adventure's visit www.4perfectgifts.blogspot.com

Summer Fun!!!

2008-07-18T14:16:00.000-07:00

This week was VBS. The girl holding Lilly is Alle.
Alle was Lilly's teacher this week. The ironic thing
is that I started baby-sitting Alle and her younger
sister when she was Lilly's age, and kept them until
all through high school.

Emma has learned how to swim this summer.
This is his first jump off the diving board without
floaties!!!

Lilly has learned to peddle a bike this week.
She really is doing well with it.

Lilly, Karlee, and Emma on the boat

Lori took Emma and Khloe and let her
international students read to them. The girls
had a great time.

Since I can't ride the tube this summer, Aunt
Bobba took over and let the girls ride with her.

"I Aint Gonna Paint No More"

2008-07-15T10:44:00.000-07:00

This week my sister and I got the girls together and

Lori read them this book. In the book, the little

boy paints their house and gets in trouble. His mother

puts the paints away. He gets the paints back out and

paints himself. After Lori read them the book, we let

them paint themselves. The girls got so into it-and had a

blast!!!

Proud to be an American!!!

2008-07-09T04:27:00.001-07:00

I am re-entering the world of blogging, one, because my internet is finally fixed, and two, because Maela will be here soon, and I know that I'll be posting then. July 4th is one of my favorite holidays. I think that the reason I love it so much, is because it is a relaxed, fun, family-oriented day that stands for something so amazing-freedom!!! I only have a few pics, and one I really wish that I had was of Lori singing and doing motions on the boat to Lee Greenwood's, Proud to be an American. Oh well.

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!

2008-03-05T04:33:00.000-08:00

We found out yesterday that we are expecting another precious little girl!!! One thing's for sure, we know what to do with little girls. James,the girls, and I are all SO excited! Please continue to keep us and little MAELA GRACE in your prayers.

Front face profile. I think she looks like a little
pig in this one.

To the left is her hand, I told the girls she was
waving to her big sisters.

EMPTY

2008-02-06T03:44:00.000-08:00

Lori and Drew recieved heart-breaking news about our precious Kiah yesterday. Lori has such a way with words, so please check out her blog: our3pearls.blogspot.com

She's a Jamieson!!!

2008-02-04T13:18:00.000-08:00

I just got off the phone with Lori, and the approval has been given!!!!! As of February 18, Kiah Pate will meet her forever family. We are all still in shock, but so excited! Please keep them in your prayers.

4+4=8

2008-02-04T12:48:00.000-08:00

I have waited to post about our newest miracle, until I knew more of the deatils. It's amazing how our all-powerful God is still in the miracle working business. Last Wednesday afternoon, Lori came over handed me a picture, and said what do you think about having another niece from Uganda? My first thought when she showed me the picture, was WOW! Her eyes! Lori then proceeded to tell me about all the things that had to work out in order for her to become part of their forever family, our forever family. Pretty much, after she left, I thought, there is no way that all that is going to happen, and now she's gone and shown me this picture, and I am going to have one more thing to think about when I can't sleep at night. Anyway, things just started working out, or should I say, God just started working things out. As of this afternoon, all we are waiting on is approval from a lady in Montgomery, AL. If all works out, she will come home on February 18. Amazing. In just a matter of a couple months, our family has grown from 6 cousins to 8. Please continue to pray for my sister and her family and for peace for their family as well as little Agnes. I will keep you updated. For all the details about Agnes and where she was found check out Lori's blog: our3pearls@blogspot.com

2008-01-28T06:40:00.000-08:00

Quotes from Khloe

2008-01-25T17:10:00.000-08:00

I have to share a funny little story. Tuesday night, I was taking Khloe to dance, and all three girls were talking and asking me questions at the same time. I told them they were going to have to take turns, my ears started hurting if they all talked at once. Then I said, all we need is the new baby to be here crying. Khloe responded to this by saying, just as serious as she could "Yea, then we'll be a jungle!" Truth out of the mouths of babes.

Lilly Claire

2008-01-25T17:07:00.001-08:00

I absolutely love this picture of Lilly. Like I said earlier, her personality is really starting to shine. She is so full of life, and thinks she is as big as her sisters.

Happy Birthday Lilly

2008-01-25T16:59:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Lilly's 3rd Birthday at Trowbridges. It was a perfect place to have her party. It is hard to believe that our baby girl is already 3. She is such a blessing to us, and has developed the cutest little personality.

Merry Christmas

2008-01-25T16:44:00.001-08:00

The children were nestled all snug in their bed.

The girls after seeing what Santa brought.

Khloe with her cousins Gabby and Zoe

Emma with her cousin Zadie

Fall Fun!!!

2008-01-25T16:29:00.000-08:00

The UNA Homecoming parade

Darby, Brinley, Khloe, and Ila at our bonfire this
fall.

James and I at the bonfire

My precious girls on a beautiful fall day. Lilly was
not in the mood for pictures.

Brinley and Khloe at the bowling ally

We had a great fall, enjoying doing lots of fun things as a family.

2008-01-20T14:23:00.000-08:00

GO GREEN BAY!!!!! Thanks to my football fanatic husband, I have been forced to either learn to enjoy football, or be miserable. I even have my own teams and players that I cheer for now. My favorite NFL team being Green Bay. I love Brett Favre, and think that, not only is he a great football player, but a descent guy. Anyway, hope they win tonight, and beat the Patriots in the super bowl.

Our Newest Member

2008-01-07T12:29:00.001-08:00

Although I am very behind in posting, which I
will catch up on this week, I wanted to post a
picture of the newest member of the Hendrix
family set to arrive in August. The actual due
date is August 14, but the three girls all came a
few weeks early. We are all so excited!!!! I will
keep everyone posted as we go along.

SO-I'VE BEEN TAGGED!!!!

2007-11-17T07:05:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Charity, here are seven random facts about myself:

1. My husband, James, and I met while working at a restaurant, where we still LOVE to still eat.

2. James and I debated for months what to name our first daughter, he won!!! Khloe Elizabeth - I picked the spelling and middle name. (He got the name from a Dave Matthews song)

3. Our two oldest daughters have opposite initials, planned that way, of course. Khloe Elizabeth and Emma Kathryn.

4. I am one of three girls, my mother is one of three girls, my oldest sister has three girls, and I have three girls. Lots of estrogen around here,

5. There are several foods that I DESPISED as a child, but LOVE as an adult: tomatoes, catfish, pork roast, and sweet potatoes. I DO NOT like steak!!!!!

6. I am known to fall-alot. The bad part is several times it has been going UP the stairs. Two of my falls have sent me to the doctor.

7. We live on the same land as my older sister and her family and my parents, with room for my younger sister one day. WE LOVE IT!!! I have a wonderful family!!!!

I don't know who else to tag, because I'm not sure anyone that blogs, really reads my blog besides Lori and Charity.

A Weekend Getaway

2007-11-12T13:03:00.001-08:00

This past weekend, James and I took our first
trip by ourselves-EVER!!! We had an amazing
time. We stayed in Gatlinburg, in a quite little
cottage, and enjoyed a relaxing weekend of
walking around Gatlinburg, shopping, eating,
laughing, and just being together. It was much
needed and a wonderful time together. Thank you
Mimi, Dada, Mrs. Jody, Memaw, Pepaw for taking
such good care of our girls!!!!

This was the gorgeous view from the tram. It
was breath-taking. We picked the perfect
weekend to go.

Our first night in Gatlinburg, we ate at Bubba
Gump's. Eating at Bubba Gumps is always a
fun experience!!!

This picture is from the tram ride to Ober
Gatlinburg. While we were at Ober Gatlinburg,
we raced on the Alpine Slide, something I have
wanted to do since I was a child.

This picture was from in front of the trolley stop.

Old Timey Photos-a must on a trip
to Gatlinburg!!

The Sky Lift-another must to do in
Gatlinburg!!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!!

2007-11-01T14:52:00.000-07:00

Our little ladybug, Hannah Montana, and East
High School Cheerleader (from High School Musical)
The Hendrix clan with our car decorated for
Trunk or Treat at our church.

Our girls and the Smith girls. They were too cute!

By the end of the night, the kiddos were playing
in the trunk. Landon is the precious little monkey.

Libby Lu

2007-11-01T14:33:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday, my mom and I took the girls to
Huntsville to go to Libby Lu's, to celebrate report
cards (Khloe had all A+s and Emma all S's) We
are so proud of them. We go to Huntsville around
lunch time, shopped a little while, ate lunch, and
then headed to Libby Lu's. The lady there told me
that they couldn't do the make-overs for an hour,
so we killed some time on this cool jumpy thing and
at the disney store. Thanks mom for joining us, we
had a great time together.

The girls!!! We had a great time

Khloe just became Hannah Montana

Emma getting her make-up on

Even Lilly got to "be Hannah Montana"

Lilly didn't know what to think

Emma jumped the highest!! You
could hear her precious laugh all
over the mall!!!

Khloe getting ready to jump

Khloe Emma and Lilly playing together!

Emma and Khloe in the play area at the mall

A Night Out

2007-11-01T14:29:00.001-07:00

James and I went to the American Cancer
Society's Gala a couple weeks ago with my
parents, sister, and brother-in-law. We had
a great time.

Pumpkin Patch

2007-11-01T14:22:00.001-07:00

We went to Mr. Peters Pumpkin Patch to pick out
pumpkins this year. We had a great time as a family.

The girls pause for a minute to take a picture
while picking out their pumpkins.

Lils has found her pumpkin!!!

James and I

Sisters Weekend: Take 2

2007-09-29T19:04:00.001-07:00

This weekend marked the second annual sisters trip for us. Last year, we went to New York, so this year we just went to Nashville for the night. It was a much needed break. We went to the melting pot for dinner and then walked around downtown Nashville on Friday night. Saturday morning we woke up at 6:00am, none of us could sleep, and went shopping at Opry Mills and Cool Springs. We finished the day with another Starbucks. It was a wonderful weekend, with wonderful memories made. Lots of inside jokes, with me favorite being, "Oh my Gosh!!!!!" Love ya girls, and can't wait until next year. Look out Chicago, here we come!

Fun times. Our trips are known for taking
funny pictures. This is only one that is able to
be blogged.

We had an amazing dinner at the melting pot.

We enjoyed listening to some 80's music after
dinner.

Starbucks is our tradition. Thanks 2 this cup of
coffee, we didn't sleep very much Friday night.

We had a great time shopping at Opry Mills.

My 3 Perfect Gifts

2007-09-24T18:53:00.000-07:00

BIRTHDAY BASH x5

2007-09-24T17:46:00.000-07:00

This weekend was one more party for the Hendrix clan. We celebrated five birthdays from Friday at 4:00 to Sunday at 2:00. We partied til we dropped. This weekend will always be a crazy party weekend for us. Three of my best friends children are born September 22, 23, and 25th, and another family friend also on the 25th. So, our schedule for the weekend was: Emma's classmate, Andrew's party was Friday at 4:00 at Spring Park. It was a circus theme and a ton of fun. Saturday started early with Hampton's 8:15 soccer game, in which he scored his first goal. Way to go Buddy!!! So glad I was there to see you. Collins 3rd birthday party was at 11:00, and was a princess/horse party. The girls had a ball. We went straight from that party to Nadia's first birthday party at chuck e cheese. Left that party at 2:00, and went back to chuck e cheese at 4:00 for Landon's 2nd Birthday party. The girls had a very entertaining day, and handled the craziness very well, but by 7:00, they were sound asleep. Sunday morning, we went to church, and then had Tate's 1st Birthday Party. He is so precious. I am so blessed with wonderful friends, and it was such a honor to be a part of all of the Birthday Celebrations. (By the way, the pictures start with Sunday and go backwards through the parties.)

Tate was such a trooper to wear his Birthday
hat. I guess he realized as long as he was
eating cake, he didn't care what his momma put
on his head.

My sweet Landon. Your love of live is such a
Joy to watch. I will always be your An-dre!

Lilly and Mollie riding the school bus at Landon's
Party.

Charity and I. What would I do without this
sweet friend.

Khloe, Emma, Lilly, and Nadia. You can hardly
see Emma, but when I asked her the best part
about Nadia's party she said "holding baby Nadia."

The proud momma and daddy. There aren't
two other people in the world that deserve this
precious gift than Donna and Jud.

Kate and Lilly at Nadia's party. These two
cousins are going to give Lori and I a run for
our money.

Emma riding the horse at Collins party. She
had the time of her life!!!

Khloe helping Landon ride the horse at Collins
party

Me and my "Baby Girl." Isn't she a doll!!!

Lilly and Mollie in the princess castle jumpy at
Collins party.

7 years 7 months 9 days of.....

2007-09-24T17:36:00.001-07:00

Diapers are OVER!!!!!! Praise the Lord. Lilly is finally potty trained. I can't believe that I have been changing at least one of our girls diapers for that long. That also translates to 2,774 days of diaper changing, but who's counting? Lilly has done awesome. Once she decided she was ready, she has only had a couple of accidents. A huge thanks to our Mrs. Jody, Lilly's baby-sitter, who helped so much in the process.

Fun Friday

2007-09-24T17:20:00.000-07:00

Last Friday, Khloe and Emma had a spend the night Birthday Party, and James was officiating a high school Football game, so Lilly and I had a date night. We were joined on our date with Mimi and Dada. What fun!! We went to dinner at Legends and then walked across the street for a carriage ride. It was a blast. The horse, Bob, was fascinating to Lilly, but she sure didn't want to pet him. Thank you Mom and Dad for a Fun Friday.

Lilly and Mommy

Our carriage ride

Lilly wouldn't even look at Bob.

SWEET FRIENDS!!!!

2007-09-24T17:08:00.002-07:00

Last week, I got to spend time with my "other baby girl" Collins. She and Lilly haven't always seen things eye to eye, but lately they have gotten along great!!! The three of us had a great day together shopping, having a picnic, and playing at Spring Park.

A "FABULOUS" Trip

2007-09-10T14:56:00.002-07:00

Last year, I began an annual girls beach trip in September. When I say girls, I mean girls. SEVEN to be exact. My friend, Ashley, and her daughters, Abigail and Mollie, along with myself and three girls headed to Orange Beach for a long weekend. We were a site-everywhere we went, we got looks and comments. I'm sure that we looked hilarious-add to the 7 of us, two gigantic beach bags, 2 beach chairs, an umbrella, beach toys, and a cooler, and we were a walking circus. The girls did "fabulous!" I quote this because, for those of you who aren't surrounded by little girls, High School Musical 2 came out a few weeks ago, and there is a song from it called "Fabulous." This became kind of our theme song for the weekend. Our first day and a half was cloudy and rainy, but it was followed by a day and a half of beautiful weather. We ate at the Crab Trap, a first for my family, Lulus, a favorite for us all, swam, laughed, and had a wonderful time together. I must say that this weekend has become one of my favorite of the year. To sum it all us, We had a "fabulous" trip!!!

What a lot of stuff 7 girls bring to the beach!!!

Khloe lost her VERY loose tooth the first night
we got to the condo. The tooth fairy does come
to Orange Beach if anyone was wondering.

Finally some sunny weather. It rained the
entire first day we were there. We made the
best of it though, and hit the outlets.

Two sweet little girls.

Emma and Abigail had matching swimsuits this
summer. They thought this was pretty cool.

Lilly loved to listen to Ashley's ipod

Khloe, Emma, and Lilly playing together in the
pool. What Sweet Sisters!!

I Love this picture of Emma. Not a care in the
world.

Lilly and Mollie playing in the pool.

The mommas did have a few minutes for some
R & R!

The "Fabulous" 7: Notice that the girls all have
coordinating flip flip outfits. They looked too cute.

Emma and I enjoying a dance at Lulu's!! Emma
said we were dancing like no one was watching.

Khloe and I at LuLu's!!