Strange Happenings...& the Ins & Outs of the week!

Well I guess I can start with the strange happenings around our house. First of all in the middle of April we had a huge hail storm that left our streets looking like a raging icy river and quarter size hail covered the lawn. I haven't seen a storm like that in a while and Faith was fascinated with all the ice!


Hail Storm! from Emily Mulkey on Vimeo.

Hail covered the lawn

Our second strange sighting is what has been strolling around in the baby stroller at our house. DINOSAURS! Faith has had a growing obsession with dinosaurs and the other day I decided that she would probably like having a model one for herself. We went to TOYS R US and she was thrilled to pick one out and as we waited in the check out line to purchase it, a lady in front of us looked over and said," Does she like dinosaurs?" I said," yes, she loves them!" The lady laughed and said," how strange." Hey.....some girls stroll babies in their strollers and other girls stroll dinosaurs. I'm pretty sure right now she would rather have a dinosaur party then a princess party. =)

Here are some ins and outs of our week~

Faith got a new sandbox and she is not the only one that is enjoying it!

We went to Chucke-Cheese last week and all Faith wanted to do was sit in this car and hug the dog


Emily T. came down for a couple of days to see her family and so I got to hop over and spend sometime with her and her sweet baby, Savannah! Faith loved baby Savvy


Sometimes you just got to rest those jowls

Faith headed to the circus this week and had a good time watching the elephants and tigers!
Oh My!

At our Ranching Heritage Center here they had a kids fun day and Faith got to do want she loves.....ride those horses with cousin, Jane! Yee Haw

Easter

Well, we had a nice Easter being with family and watching Faith hunt for Easter eggs in the freezing cold. Although we had two wonderful family meals I never got to touch them because I was trying my best to keep from running to the restroom. Oh I guess, I should mention my symptom or thing for the week. =) I have Shingles! Crazy, I've never had them before and some of the symptoms or side effects that go a long with it are headache and stomachache. I've been on meds to help it and I'm doing better today.

Yea, we got a family picture!

Picture with Faith's great-Mimi and all the girl cousins except little Lily

It was freezing outside but that did not detour Faith from finding those eggs

Maggie was helpful in finding the eggs as well =)

Enjoying the yummy treats with Sissy

Faith had 2 Easter eggs hunts, one at aunt Melissa's house and the other at Nannie's house. The one in the video is at Nannie's house. It was too dark and cold to do it outside so we enjoyed looking for them in the warmth of the house. Oh, and the thing she keeps saying after picking up an egg is,"another one? another egg"?

Hunt for those Eggs! from Emily Mulkey on Vimeo.

Reflecting on the Cross

The first time I heard this song titled "Why" by, Nichole Nordeman, I couldn't help but cry. The tenderness and mercy of God just overwhelm me.

By his wounds you are healed. Isaiah 53:5

Hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend celebrating our risen King!

Mulkey Run Down

Well I thought I would give you a quick update on our family and all that has been keeping us busy.


Jason~ He had a great week in the fact that he was able to figure out what was wrong with his truck and get it up and running again! And believe it or not he already has his NEXT project, another Jeep M715. This is the same kind of military jeep he had when we first got married and we sold it a couple of years ago but have always hoped to get another one. It is a really cool looking Jeep and we can never go anywhere without someone stopping us to ask about it. So, here we go again.....beginning another vehicle adventure! (I'll post pictures of the Jeep soon!)


Chick-Fil-A is going well. We hit #1 in sales for the chain in February so things are rocking along. We feel very blessed to be at this store and Brandon and Jason do a wonderful job!



Emily~ Health wise I've been doing pretty well. I am struggling right now with being anemic and so we are trying to figure out how to get that under control. I'll keep you updated on that. Other then my health I stay busy with Faith and I also became a mentor mom to teen moms at this great ministry called, "Teen Parents". Me and this other mentor mom have a group of 5 young moms (17 and younger). We meet every Tuesday night for our group time and then once a month we plan an activity to do all together with their babies. Teen Parents is a place that they can come where there is support, encouragement, friendships, parent teaching and hopefully a way to look out side of their box and continue to follow their goals in life. I have loved being apart of this ministry and the opportunity to serve and encourage these girls.
I will be a team leader for our CF walk this year in May, so I've been working some on that as well. If you would like to contribute, there is a "Great Strides" walk logo on the top part of this blog and you can click that and donate online. Also, if you would like to walk with us on May 16, we would love to have you! Thank you for all your support!



Faith~ Well well.....what has Faith been up too? Let's see, her life stays busy with

• going to gymnastics (which she loves!)
  
• doing puzzles (she is putting together 24 piece puzzles now by herself)


• playing or tormenting Maggie


• playing with cousins
  
• going to the Science Spectrum (she loves the dinosaurs there, even though she is a little scared)


• and her new thing taking her diaper off during nap time and yelling," Mama....POOP....diaper!" I have found her TOTALLY naked several times the past week. Ok, ok, I know it's all the signs for potty training and we will work on it soon. I'm not looking forward to it!

She thinks she is pretty clever though because many times when I take a shower in the morning I will let her watch a show and the other day she said, "Mama....shower.....TV?" Now, I'm glad my daughter is concerned with my high gene but I'm pretty sure I know the motive behind it. =)

Gymnastics~ Swinging!

Maggie never likes to sleep a normal way

This is one of Maggie's favorite things to do, watch Faith take a bath
Can I come in?

Well, that's what we have been up too. I hope you and your families are doing well and enjoying the spring weather. Love ya!

Saying Good Bye

I got a text message this morning around 8:30 am from Katey, letting me know that Shaun had passed away. It never seems real at first when someone dies and there just never seems to be the right words to say. I've had my share of tears today and my every other thought seem to want to recall all my memories I have of him. I'm thankful he no longer is suffering but it's never easy to say good bye. It's hard to understand sometimes why God calls someone Home but Shaun now has a body that will never be sick again.

A couple of songs have been playing in my head today as I thought about 2 friends I have lost this year. These songs remind me of the hope we have in Christ when we face loosing a loved one. I hope you will take the time to listen to them, even if you have heard them before. Thank you again for your prayers for them.

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