I love to tell people that I ONLY have five kids. I think it sets a tone for the rest of the conversation. Let me tell you things right off the bat not to say...
"Are you crazy?" -- How do you want me to answer that question? "Yes. I actually escaped the institute just a few minutes ago."
"You must really have your hands full!" -- I always look at my hands when someone says that!
"Do you know what causes that?" -- Yes. And we're good at it! ;)
"Are you Catholic?" -- No, as a matter-of-fact I'm not.
That being said let me tell you a bit about our family of seven! I've long said that I always wanted to marry the man of my dreams. Truth is God never answered that prayer. I didn't marry the man of my dreams. My husband, Ben, is a better man than I could have ever imagined. He is a hard worker, a great husband, and a fantastic daddy. I loved him the moment I set my eyes on him. I even called my mom to let her know that I saw the man I was going to marry!
Now on to the kiddos (aka our Turkey Bottoms)...
Our first born is Hannah the Helper. Her name means "gracious" and never a name has been more aptly applied. Hannah makes me look like a great mom. She is incredibly smart and wise beyond her years. I love my strikingly beautiful first born. She has a heart to follow Jesus and has shared this love with her siblings. It's my joy to be her mama. Hannah is pictured above with Josiah, a non-Turkey Bottom! ;)
Next comes Emma the Encourager. Emma loves to tell everyone that they're beautiful and this includes herself! She is a cheerleader and also growing into a great helper. She is silly and loves to dress herself in not so "matchy" clothes. She started Kindergarten this year and is a very quick learner. While she is mostly skin and bones, she has an inner strength that could rival any grown man. I love my "Lou".
One year and 9 days after Emma came our first born son. Benjamin the Beloved or Chubba as we call him is a cuddler. He loves to play the "Kiss-me-and-I'll wipe-it-off-game-while-giggling game" as well as all things Spiderman, Batman, Incredible Hulk, etc. He has a new found love for numbers and almost always learns his memory verses in one try. He speaks "Chubbaniese" and my heart beats for this boy.
After a bit of a break (for us) we welcomed Gabriel the Grumpy into our clan. Gabe is proof that we are not perfect parents. :) Not that there was any debate in that area, but just in case we started to get arrogant God blessed us with Gabe. He had colic from 4 months to about 29 months... and I don't think I'm exaggerating. Gabe is a very handsome boy with huge blue eyes, almost white-blond hair and eye lashes to die for. I sometimes say that God makes the ornery ones extra cute to save their lives! ;) We call Gabe "Lumpy" as he almost always has a bump or a bruise. I'm not sure yet if it's because he's all boy or if he's just plain clumsy! All joking aside, Gabe has filled a gap in our lives that we will always treasure. He is growing into a very funny boy who loves having all eyes on him.
Last in our five comes Jack the Joyful! Jack recently turned one and is learning to walk. He loves being talked to, having music on to dance to and being tickled. He also loves trains and cars and makes "vroom vroom" noises all on his own. He has the most adorable brown curls and big blue eyes. He is a beautiful baby boy... or not so baby boy anymore. Jack has a tendency to go to Daddy even when Mommy's in the room, something none of our other children ever did... this has brought great joy to Ben... and even me!
I guess that's everyone with the exception of yours truly! I'm Kelly. Ben calls me Wife or Toots. Both names bring joy to my heart. My kids call me Mama or Mommy, but never Mom. Not yet anyway. I stay at home and I homeschool Hannah and Emma. Something I never really thought I would do, but it's working for us right now. I also recently started working for At Home America(http://www.athome.com/kellydriscoll) as a Home Style Specialist and I love it! There are lots of reasons why I do it, but my biggest drive is that someone told I was doing this, said I couldn't be successful at it...and I'm out to prove him wrong. Finally the thing that defines me is not my family, my new found job or being a homeschooling mom (those things could change at any time) that which defines me is that which will never change... my Savior Jesus Christ.
We welcome you to come along with us on our journey!
"Are you crazy?" -- How do you want me to answer that question? "Yes. I actually escaped the institute just a few minutes ago."
"You must really have your hands full!" -- I always look at my hands when someone says that!
"Do you know what causes that?" -- Yes. And we're good at it! ;)
"Are you Catholic?" -- No, as a matter-of-fact I'm not.
That being said let me tell you a bit about our family of seven! I've long said that I always wanted to marry the man of my dreams. Truth is God never answered that prayer. I didn't marry the man of my dreams. My husband, Ben, is a better man than I could have ever imagined. He is a hard worker, a great husband, and a fantastic daddy. I loved him the moment I set my eyes on him. I even called my mom to let her know that I saw the man I was going to marry!
Now on to the kiddos (aka our Turkey Bottoms)...
Our first born is Hannah the Helper. Her name means "gracious" and never a name has been more aptly applied. Hannah makes me look like a great mom. She is incredibly smart and wise beyond her years. I love my strikingly beautiful first born. She has a heart to follow Jesus and has shared this love with her siblings. It's my joy to be her mama. Hannah is pictured above with Josiah, a non-Turkey Bottom! ;)
I guess that's everyone with the exception of yours truly! I'm Kelly. Ben calls me Wife or Toots. Both names bring joy to my heart. My kids call me Mama or Mommy, but never Mom. Not yet anyway. I stay at home and I homeschool Hannah and Emma. Something I never really thought I would do, but it's working for us right now. I also recently started working for At Home America(http://www.athome.com/kellydriscoll) as a Home Style Specialist and I love it! There are lots of reasons why I do it, but my biggest drive is that someone told I was doing this, said I couldn't be successful at it...and I'm out to prove him wrong. Finally the thing that defines me is not my family, my new found job or being a homeschooling mom (those things could change at any time) that which defines me is that which will never change... my Savior Jesus Christ.
We welcome you to come along with us on our journey!
1 comment:
Totally love the new blog!!! So glad that the Berryman family calls you our friends and that we get to spend time with you guys EVERY week :o)
Love,
Callie
PS I think Gabe should be "gleeful" - especially after all of his singing in the nursery - that kid has a knack for the stage!!!
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