It’s My Wonderful Life

We had a great time at camp. The one thing that we brought back from camp was that we must find a devotional for our family. We learned that your family is of the upmost importance. If anyone knows of a good devo for 3 years old please let me know. Ashton asks a lot of questions and is very interested. Everything we have found is over his head.

Here are a few pictures from camp.

Daddy helping Ashton get ready to go to breakfast.

You guessed it. This is the evil grin. Ashton has taken Blessing’s car.

Playing Connect Four by himself. Actually he just likes putting all the pieces in there and then watching them fall out.

Where’s Kaylee? Oh, Kynlee has her.

Can you tell that he had a blast at camp.

Second year of Family Camp and they finally get along. (Picture taken from Jeff)

Yes, the Arnold’s won something. We may not win anything that deals with physical endurance, but we can Flashlight Morse Code with the best of them.

We are trying to teach him to ride the big boy bikes, but you have to take small steps.

I never saw Kaylee the whole time at camp. Someone else always had her.

Ashton left camp with an adrenaline rush. He climb a big tall telephone pole and zip lined to the ground. That is right my 3 year old rode a zip line from about 70 feet in the air. He has no fear. Ashton wants to thank Jeff for saving him. He told me we had to buy him a Christmas present for the save.

We went to the movies because Momma took Ashton to the doctor and told him that would not give him a shot. What did they do? Stuck him in his finger and gave him a shot in the booty. What was I suppose to do? He looked so sad when he turned to me and said, “You said I wouldn’t get a shot.” I had to do something.

We went to see Shrek the Third. It was great. It kept Ashton’s attention all the way through, which is unusual.

We got our popcorn and began eating until the movie started. You can’t go to the movie place and not get popcorn. It is a must and it must have extra butter.

After eating all that popcorn, you get thirsty. We drink our Barq’s Root Beer (the real kind).

Of course, what is a trip to the movie without spilling your drink and popcorn all over the floor. A three year old gets exciting with something in the movie and kicks it all over.

We had a great time!

(Can you tell we love the camera? All of our pictures can tell a story. Sorry the pictures are bad, but they were done with the mobile.)

So I have done this before too. Shelly and Brandy have me wanted to redo mine.

1. My real name is Larryanna Lowery Arnold.
2. had seizures as an infant
3. from a broken home, although both parents work together to raise me (no problems)
4. grew up in Eudora
5. graduated Valedictorian
6. only white in my high school class
7. an aunt at age 7 (can’t believe that boy is already 21)
8. had my tongue pierced in college
9. love A & E and all their crime shows
10. used to be a social drinker
11. the baby of 6 (4 half-brothers and 1 sister)
12. watched my Dad and my Mom take their last breath
13. long to teach special education
14. used to stay depressed….especially during pregnancy with Kaylee
15. been to Rome and Israel
16. traveled to New York 3 times (one with Ashton at 18 months)
17. rode in a train from New York City to Little Rock
18. love flip flops (10 to 15 pair and counting)
19. hate to buy clothes at full price (look for the red clearance signs at stores)
20. love to listen to country
21. love dogs especially cocker spaniels
22. hate to wear make-up
23. favorite color is green and yellow
24. teach kindergarten
25. have an autistic sister
26. a tomboy
27. likes to fish but refuses to touch the fish or put the worm on the hook
28. married for 5 years
29. love pickles
30. have scoliosis
31. used to wear contacts (and will get some more tomorrow…just in time for camp)
32. outspoken…when it comes to my kids (at home or at school)
33. never had a cavity
34. love jewelry
35. don’t like to dress…(would wear t-shirts, jeans, and flip flops anywhere)
36. hate to wear tennis shoes or boots even during the winter
37. swam in the Dead Sea (rather I floated)
38. love to take pictures
39. would love to leave in New York City if I wasn’t so family oriented
40. don’t like to read books (It must be a true story of a killer before I can)
41. love horror films (Michael doesn’t)
42. wish my birthstone was not a diamond because everybody wears them
43. takes a while to trust people
44. very criticle of everyone I met…sometimes wonder what their motive is
45. hate to drive
46. can’t tread water…must stay in water that is not over my head
47. love to watch people and analyze them
48. once wanted to be a news anchor
49. love Sour Cream and Onion Chips
50. favorite candy bar is a Butterfinger
51. would love to go to a Nascar Event
52. love riding on four-wheelers
53. hate washing clothes
54. manager at Pizza Inn for two years in Jonesboro
55. went to ASU before UAM
56. totally flunked ASU because I didn’t go to class
57. have two kids Ashton (3) and Kaylee (2 months)
58. refuse to live in Little Rock (it stresses me)
59. realized by calling in live to be a teacher from the Jonesboro School shooting
60. took several years to learn to ride a bike
61. never went to a Bible Study until Journey Church
62. can recall at least once when I know God carried me through a situation (I am positive he need more, but I actually felt him lift me up in his hands)
63. love to sew but don’t have the time
64. my brother is my mechanic
65. have help my husband work on a Volkswagon beetle
66. actually kissed a boy 2 days before 16 (wasn’t Sweet 16 and never been kissed)
67. love to watch sports
68. cheerleader in high school
69. rode on a motorcycle only once
70. fear being raped or assaulted (almost makes me paranoid to be myself)
71. have to wash my hair everyday (it’s very oily)
72. jumped off a diving board only once (with a life jacket)
73. can’t stand Dr. Pepper (sorry Shelly)
74. favorite food is anything CHICKEN
75. tried to breast feed (It just was not for me)
76. had an ulcer on eye
77. hate to sun tan…if I get tanned it is while I am doing my normal thing outside
78. want a house so that I can mow it
79. took dancing for 13 years
80. have 3 nephews and 1 niece
81. My Dad is my hero
82. can’t stand for people to touch my nose
83. my toes are the only parts on me that is ticklish
84. love to camp oustide in a tent (not a trailor)
85. would not trade my husband for anything
86. strive to have a quiet time with the Bible…(right now just trying for Bible time)
87. Both my kids have slept all night (gets up only once for a Bible)
88. love Wal-Mart (except the one here)
89. can’t stand to do house work unless it is oustide
90. very poor night vision
91. think John Travolta is the sexiest guy ever.
92. bought my wedding dress off Ebay
93. never used the internet until I went to college
94. hate talking on the phone
95. wore braces my senior year of high school
96. rear ended someone at a stop light because I was looking for my retainer
97. very ogranized person
98. must watch TV to go to sleep
99. have muscle spasms in my back during cold weather
100. hate chatting on the internet

I got a new Bible about 5 days ago. I have wanted a devotional Bible for some time. I hate having 2 or 3 books just to study God’s word. Anyways, I have done great with it. I have been reading it for 4 days straight. The devotionals only take a 5 minutes in the morning. This is awesome if you only get up an hour before you have to be some where and you have 2 kids to get ready. I am also reading through the Bible in one year with a plan that I found online. I have been doing this before I go to bed. I am so excited. I never made it 4 days in a row. I usually stopped around two. Woo Hoo for me.