Beginnings...

That's the thing about beginnings...their new. By definition it is "the point or space that anythings begins." These beginnings can be good, they can be sad, they can be exciting, they can even make you angry; yet, whatever the case may be, they are new. I have always been one to like beginnings; I have always looked upon them as a way to start over and do better. I have succeded sometimes in this and sometimes I have failed, but it has always been an adventure. Recently,  our lives have been one new beginning after another. Truthfully some of those beginnings have been good, some have been wonderful, and one a little eye opening. But they have all been new. Beginnings are also God's way of leading you down paths you might never have seen coming or might never have chosen if left up to your own choosing. Those are the best beginnings; I think. The ones that take you to places beyond your imaginings.

adventures and life lived in between them...

Twelve days and counting...me and my Prince Charming will be here

then here...

 both courtesy of a great amount of blessings from God and a customer of PA!



then in 8 months we, The MAC 5 and Marmie, (hopefully) will be here...

It's a year full of great adventures for The MAC 5 clan! I'm excited to see all these things plus experience the life that happens in between them! I love January for the simple reason it's always a new beginning!!

Where have I been??

Wow...I feel like I went to sleep in October and woke up to find that it's January. I have always heard it said that time flies when you get older, and I've never felt that as much as I have this year. It has been such a "Rocking Roller Coaster" kind of year for us, that I suppose its just passed me by. There is some part of me that is very sad about that; some part of me that wishes I had made a conscious effort to remember every detail. We, The McCormick Family, are gearing up for yet another busy year in 2012, but I'm hoping that at least it will be somewhat slower!

from the sidelines to the field...

I have listened to him cry. I have watched him watch from the sideline. We have bought him cleats even though he never stepped on the field. I have listened to him tell me all he will do when he's allowed to play. Finally....the time is here. Avery can play soccer. It has been his dream from his brother's very first soccer game to play. He practically burst onto that field with the excitement of 20 five year old boys. No World Cup soccer player could match him in enthusiasm!

Family Reunions...

YAY! I have been trying to upload this since we went to this reunion in September...but something was up with my photo uploader and I never could get it to work...so, now on to all those other posts I had planned!!

You know as a kid, and maybe sometimes as an adult, when you heard you had to go to a family reunion, your attitude might not have been a good one. I guess my attitude as always been somewhat ambivilant about them...I mean you gotta eat right! For the most part they have always just envolved eating potluck with folks you see once a year. Like I said I'm ambivilant about them...but this year, my attitude has changed a little. This year for The McCormick Family Reunion (T's Dad's side of the family) we went to Chickasaw State Park. And for the record my favorite family reunion to date...



Rediscovering my thankfulness

Since I evidently can't ever seem to make my Friday deadline I'll just do this on any day! There's never a wrong day to be thankful right...

22. A marriage/family relationship so strong that we all grieve when Daddy has to be gone
23. New school curriculum that brings out a new desire to learn
24. Hearing my children "sing" their bible memory verse
25. anticipating putting up my fall decorations...I Love the orange!
26. Maple Sugar Candles
27. Re-Reading my thankful list

And Their Off...

Lap 1...note whose in the lead

Lap 2...leader change

Defensive driving at its best

determined to regain his lead

Yes she is yelling at him to not bump into her!

The Thrill of Victory...

The Agony of Defeat...

If you ask him what happened, how could his sister beat him...his answer would probably be

"I lost control of my go-cart just for a minute..."

BUT we know...she beat him fair and square!!