Race Day Pictures......

Thank you Shannon for the wonderful pictures!!!!!

Thank you to Stephen and Trina for joining us and for driving....Trina got us all home safely! I was so happy to see the angels!

Special Thanks to Mr. Rob for our tickets!!!! We could not have asked for better seats!!!

Emma Time

The angels and I got some quality time with Emma yesterday. We first hit the pet store and then Walmart. Emma was such a BIG help. She pushed the grocery buggy while I pushed the babies...she did so good for her first time...she only got my heels twice. Thank you Emma. It was nice having a whole buggy to fill as I usually only get to use the under part of a buggy when it is just me and the babes......


This is a camera pic of Emma with Maddy (front) and Thomas at Tiger Town....the Tiger is fake so don't worry.....it wasn't going to eat Maddy.
P.S. We head for Atlanta Motor Speedway today. We have family watching after the angels.....T and M are in for a treat today as I am sure the house will be buzzing with Family!!! I truly appreciate there support but am so anxious about leaving...this will be my first real time away from them. I know my buddy Trina will help as she has been down this road before, but I will be glad to see them tonight! Jr. ....here I come!

5 Months and counting......

5 Months

The angels are 5 months today. I can't even believe it has been 5 months since that miraculous day in Augusta when they arrived!!!!Thomas is rolling over now without any problem. It only takes seconds for him to do it and he hardly fusses. He is a lot more demanding and loves attention. The excitement in his face when I go to get him after he awakes is priceless....he already knows he has my heart. Maddy is full of energy and curiosity. She is so observant and alert. She studies everything from the food I eat to the words on the pages of books we read. Her big brown eyes just can't see enough. I have a feeling she will be teaching me more than I teach her. What a blessed mama I am!!!! Thank you Lord for this gift of motherhood......there is nothing that compares! I feel so very blessed!!!

Catching up...

I wanted to post some of the pictures I have been holding on to in my camera. No real reason....just lack of time getting them transferred. Thomas is now rolling over regularly....mostly without fuss. Maddy loves to sit and stand (while hands held) and she gets tickled when you call her a big girl. We are really having fun!!! Thomas and Maddy both enjoyed the snow from the front door....they watched Tucker as he sunned himself on the front porch. You can also see a before and after the snow picture...that is Shannon's truck as he was going to get Jackie and Cindy. Hope you all enjoyed the crazy weather over the weekend...I hear it will be 70's again this weekend! I am just hopeful for good weather as our dear friend Mr. Bridges our Fox Friend, gave us tickets to Atlanta.....Jr. here we come!!! P.S....we love FOX!

Snow Day

I wanted to share some pics of our beautiful home site....well at least our 1st of 2 homes we have going right now. Also, I am attaching some pictures Shannon took yesterday of Thomas and Maddy with their great-aunts Cindy and Donna and also of Tucker and Molly the duck. We have really enjoyed the beauty of the snow......

February is coming to an end....

Can you believe it!!! Next week the angels will be 5 months old!!! Where is the time going? I wanted to share a few of these pics. Some you have seen already .....I just worked on them to enhance a bit. The stripes are from yesterday.......an Old Navy special....$2.50 a pop. Hope you enjoy!!! Be safe in all this rain! Blessings!

Rock'n and Roll'n

I just had to share....here is Thomas rolling over. Though he does not like it...he will generally roll twice before getting frustrated and crying. Maddy on the other hand has nothing to do with rolling. She is ALL about trying to crawl. She rolled a few times back at New Year's and refuses to do it again. When on her belly she is doing the frog move and trying to crawl. She looks like Super Maddy if only she were in the air. I think in her mind she thinks she can walk and it is just that I am not letting her. Her personality is SOOOO much like mine it isn't even funny. I never dreamed Thomas would be so much like Shannon and Maddy so much like me...and to think I thought it was opposite before they were born. Hope you enjoy the roll over of Thomas....

P.S.....Thomas LOVES his feet! If only they would get to his mouth and little more easily!

Shoes

Like me.....Thomas and Maddy hate socks. So...I have been hesitant to put shoes on them. However, Nana has spent too much money and time finding them cute shoes so I am doing my best to put their shoes on. Mama may not always have her shoes on...but I will try to have theirs own....hope you enjoy the pics. They look so cute in their GAP attire!

Sittin' Up

Here is Maddy showing out! She had decided she is a big girl and no longer wants to sit like a baby. I believe if it were up to her she would be walking but her legs just don't do what she wants. She watches everything so intensely and just seems to want to GO! Thomas on the other hand is content with watching. He is the most relaxed and content little man. My hope is that he and Maddy will meet in the middle. Her intensity and his relaxed manners will keep them both on track so that I can keep up. Hope you enjoy the pictures!!!

Maddox Elise

This is the email sent out by Loni......please be in prayer for their family as the service is today. Just an FYI...Loni is the baby sister of my sister-n-law Lacy. The Lamon's Family is very special to us and our hearts go out to them as well as the Hodge family.

Our precious angel was born at 1:20 on February 19, 2009. She weighed 14oz and was 12 1/2 inches long. We were able to spend time with her and love on her sweet body. She had light brown/blondish color hair and a nose just like her daddy! She had beautiful big eyes and a sweet mouth. One of the sweetest characteristics of Maddox was that on her right hand her ring finger and middle finger were "webbed' together! I say that is special because My great grandfather Maddox and one of my male cousins on the Maddox side are the only two people who have carried that trait! So her name truly fit her to be Maddox. She was BEAUTIFUL and we know now that God has made her perfect and she is rejoicing with the angels in Heaven.
Justin and I want to thank each of you from the bottom of our hearts. We never would have made it through this time without the love and grace from our God and with the love and support from our family and friends like you. We will NEVER EVER be able to repay all of you for the time you've spent with us, the love your poured out on us, the calls, texts, emails, cards, beautiful flowers, and most of all the PRAYERS you have sent up on ours and Maddie's behalf. You all a truly been a blessing from God and we praise Him for you all!
Just to keep you updated on everything, we will be having a "celebration service" to celebrate that sweet life that God allowed to touch our lives!
Maddie's Celebration Service will be held tomorrow, Saturday February 21st at 1:00p.m. at Highland Memorial Gardens in Bessemer, AL 3115 18th Ave NBessemer, AL 35020. Phone: (205) 428-1201 (An interpreter will be provided)We are asking that in HONOR of Maddox Elise please wear PINK! We also ask in lieu of sending flowers, please consider making donations to the Alabama School for the Deaf - High School Department Indigent Children's Fund in memory of Maddox Elise Hodge.Coming from downtown Birmingham you will drive 20/59 towards Tuscaloosa take exit 113 and the cemetery will be on your right. I'm not sure where her "plot will be but I'm sure you will find us....IF you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call and please forward this email on to anyone who may be interested! Thank you again, you'll never know how much it means!
We LOVE you ALL!!!!!Justin and Loni Hodge