Happy Halloween

Sister

Mattie loves Cole’s horsey;)….

Bathtime

How many Woodruff men does it take to give the kids a bath??? Fun times at Taco Tuesday;)!

White Tails

Two White Tails for Cole:)…..

Bear Butt

New definition of "bear butt". Thank you, Nancee, for these fun tights:)!

Tubes!

Miss Mattie is getting ready to go back for tubes. Sweet baby looks a little worried:(.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers today. We ALL survived the procedure! The hardest part of the whole day was having to be at the hospital at 6:00 AM ! Mattie was a trooper and hasn't skipped a beat all day!

Autumn Leaves

A great devotional to end my day…..

My Little Hunter

This little boy is in heaven spending the weekend hunting with his daddy! It was a tough decision for him to make between hunting and Race for the Cure, but the chance of "getting a big buck" won out again;).

Race for the Cure

At Race for the Cure in Little Rock CELEBRATING my mom and aunt Kathy:)!

The house that built me…

Can't believe my parents closed on their house today:(! They have lived there for 35 years! I was brought home from the hospital to this house! Bittersweet day....

Luke Bryan Concert

Monkey

Mattie snuck out of school today with her favorite toy! Since she only gets her lovie during nap time at school, this little monkey has become the "fill in". Sweet little thing is going to get a bath at our house tonight;).

Last Day of Speech

Cole was officially dismissed from speech therapy last week! We are SO proud of his hard work and SO thankful for Mrs. Jennifer Hall-Quinalty:)! Yay, Cole!!!!!

It’s Hatching!

Oh no!!! Cole's egg is hatching and he's not here to see it:(!!! I feel like the proud grandma trying to document the process;)!

Girlfriends

Love these girls:)!

The Joys of being a Boy Mom!

Maybe when Mattie is older I will get to have pretty flowers in my vases. In the meantime, I guess I will settle for "growing lizards" and "hatching eggs"!

Sweet Cole

Patrick and I told ourselves when Miller was diagnosed with SMA that we wouldn't overwhelm Cole with information he wasn't ready for and couldn't understand (he was 3 years old at the time), but instead we would answer questions honestly as they came. We wanted him to navigate through the grief of losing his brother at his own pace, and in his own time. Cole talks about Miller EVERY.SINGLE.DAY and as he is getting older his questions are getting deeper. Tonight he randomly asked me where HE was when Miller died. He wanted to know if he was at school. I had to think about it for a second but I told him that he was at Nana and Papa's house. Then he wanted to know where Miller was when he died and I told him that Miller was with mommy and daddy. He asked where we were and I told him we were at the hospice house, which of course made him ask what "the hospice house" is. I tried to jog his memory of being there the night before Miller passed away but he didn't seem to remember. Then I told him it was the place where he helped us give those people that big check with Miller's name on it. Of course he remembered that, and I explained to him that the people at Circle of Life Hospice were SO good us and that is why we raise money to support them in memory of Miller. I explained how peaceful Miller's passing was and told him how lucky he is to have his baby brother watching over him from heaven for the rest of his life. He looked at me smiling and said, "I know". This momma is going to bed tonight with a happy heart. A heart that remembers her angel baby EVERY second of EVERY day. A heart that is SO proud of her 1st born son for the way he remembers and loves his baby brother. A heart that is SO thankful for the baby girl sleeping in our nursery tonight. A baby girl that would not be here if it weren't for a baby boy named Miller.

Garage Sale

Our tiny helpers at the garage sale this morning:)

Best Dad Ever!

These kiddos LOVE their daddy:)…..

Fall Family Pictures