Thankful Thursday

• I'm thankful that I got to sleep in a little bit this morning. (and it's crazy how much my idea of sleeping in has changed since becomming a mom)


• I'm thankful that Adam has been playing by himself this morning. (he's beein in a really clingy phase lately)


• I'm thankful that my mom has been driving me around while we are having car issues. And that my friends have offered to take me places too.
• I'm thankful for my friends!


• I'm thankful for my sweet Sarah and her adorable summer wardrobe.

• I'm thankful that it finally rained so that Adam could wear this when it was actually raining (he's been wearing it on sunny days too, crazy kid)

Summer Movies and Memories!

So last night I got together with some friends who I used to teach with. Let me just start by saying that I really am impressed that we have all kept in touch. We've all gone our seperate ways, but we still get the group together once every few months. We went through two very stressful years together and I guess we just have a bond now that has kept us together, longer than we all actually worked together.

Anyway, so last night we went out to dinner at a yummy little Italian place. Then we went to see Mama Mia. It was SO cute, and SO girly. Jacob would have hated every minute of it. But, I really liked it. I'm not crazy about musicals in general but this was music from Abba and it was really, really good. Well except for Pierce Bronsan- his singing was not so good, but he's nice to look at. My favorite part was when all of the ladies are danicng on the dock singing Dancing Queen. I've been singing it ever since.

This morning it was back to reality (if I want to go to the movie, i get to bring 2 kids). So, we went to the Free "Summer Movie Camp" and saw the Veggie Tales Pirate movie. I spent most of the movie keeping Sarah entertained but Adam enjoyed it.


I remember going to Summer Movie Camp when I was a kid. I always thought it was fun. My mom's grandma, Granny used to come stay with us sometimes in the summer. Once she went with us to the movie. When she went home to Lousiana, she told everyone that my mom left us there and made her walk home with us three kids. (So not true, but that was Granny for ya and we all loved her and her stories!!)

Weekend Update

Here are a few good things that happened around here this weekend:

• I was happy to have my car & do a little shopping.
• Jacob and his dad got Adam's swingset & outside toys from our old house.
• Sammy came over to play, while Jenn & Cody went out.
• We found a box of toys that had been missing.
• We started planning a family vacation!
• We went to the pool (it's so HOT here!)
• We went to church.
• I worked on the scrapbooks a little.
• I made the cute new header for my blog.
• I visited my friend Jean, and saw her precious new baby boy!

It was a good weekend!

Another fun day

We have had a busy day around here. We're still staying at home while Jacob has my car, and we are still enjoying it. Today we gathered up empty boxes waiting to be recycled and made a city out of them. I saw this idea online and thought it would be fun. Adam has had so much fun putting his cars and little people in the buildings. Jacob calls it Trash City, Adam calls it Texas Rangers.

Sarah has been sitting around looking cute. Just kidding, she's been playing with the city too. But, seriously, how cute is this little outfit? It's another one of the adorable hand-me-downs from my cousin Rachel. Cute, cute.

Have a great weekend!

Sarah is...

She's getting so big. I can't believe her first birthday is just around the corner! She's into everything. She tries to pull up a little, but mostly is just happy with crawling. (which is fine with me!) She has a happy little personality and is very social. She loves for anyone to give her attention, and she has a lot to say to anyone who will listen. She loves Adam so much. She loves to play with his cars. She seriously needs some girl toys! She also loves her daddy. She is so happy to see him each day. She's so smart too. Sometimes when we say "hello" she puts her hand up to her ear like a phone! Oh, and she loves to eat! We think her favorite food is mac & cheese, but it's hard to tell because she loves everything she tries! She's a sweetheart!

Our Weekend

We had such a fun weekend. We spent lots of time with friends and it was great. Saturday night we had our friends from church over. Everyone brought food, we played a few games & ate ice cream. It was kind of crazy, because there were a total of 10 kids running around. But, it was fun!

Jacob got a Wii this weekend too. He & Adam have had fun playing it.

Sunday we went to a going away party for our friends Jeremy & Shannon. They are moving to California. It was fun to have that group together. The crazy guys have been friends since they were in high school. Now they are all married and most of us have kids. We are sad to see Jeremy & Shannon leave!

While we were in that part of town, Jake showed me his new office & his work truck, ha ha.

Happy Housewife

Jacob's car has been having issues. He's been working so late every night that he hasn't had a chance to work on it. So, he's been taking my car to work, leaving me and the kids at home all week. I really haven't minded it at all. I love being at home. I love being a homemaker. I don't love cleaning, but I do enjoy having my house look clean, presentable, and cozy. And I do love to bake. I could so be June Cleaver. Well except that I'm a cheater- this week, I made bread in the bread maker, iced tea in the tea maker, and next I am going to make homemade ice cream in the ice cream maker. I still think that's pretty good. All I need now is a feather duster and an apron. Maybe I should learn to sew!

Is It Friday Yet?

Here are a few highlights of our busy week so far, and it's only Tuesday!


Yesterday we made caterpillars:

Today we made an obstacle course:

We also got in the train above with our USA map ($1 at Target!) and visited some states. We saw the mountains of Colorado, the beach in Florida. We were going to go to Disney World but Adam said it was too dangerous. We made a stop in Montana but didn't stay long because as it turns out, this mommy doesn't know much about the state of Montana.

Sarah got a new tooth. (her 4th one, the 2nd one on the top)

Sarah has tried to eat a craft pom-pom, an piece of an old chicken nugget, and grass from a fake plant.

Jacob is done with training. Today was his first day on his own. Also his first day to have to work overtime and still not be home when it's time to put the kids to bed.

Adam used the potty before his nap, and I found him like this:

Adam pretended to baptize himself and his sister in the bathtub.

I've been laughing at Adam trying to say words that start with "fl" because he says "sl" instead. So, he's been waving American slags, and getting in trouble for shining his slashlight in our eyes. He's also been drinking a lot of "emon-lade" this summer. He tried some other (healthier) juice, but it was "a little bit not good."

And last but not least, we went to the pool today where Adam pushed the emergency button, accidentally calling 911!

I wonder what will happen tomorrow!

Welcome to Texas

Little Rock Stars

Family Reunion

This weekend we went to Bastrop, Louisiana for a family reunion. My family is from Baton Rouge, but my grandma always spent the summers in Bastrop with her relatives when she was growing up. She keeps in touch with lots of them and last year we started getting together with our family and the rest of the Bastrop group too. It was fun to see everyone & the food was wonderful! We played games, sang karaoke, and played BINGO with a chance to win some lovely prizes! :)

Swim Lessons at the Water Park!

We had so much fun taking swim lessons the last two weeks at the Central Aquatics Center in Hurst. I say "we" because while Adam was in his class, Sarah and I did a Mom & Me class together. It was lots of fun! On the last day, they turned on the slides and play equipment for the kids to play on.

Take me out to the ball game

We went to the Rangers game on Tuesday. The whole family went, for my dad's birthday. It was fun & the Rangers won! Oh, and who knew they actually still have Cracker Jacks at the ball game!

Check out the scrapblog

I've added a few pages to the scrapblog at the top. One is the big picture that you see at the top of the page. But, the other (page 11) is some pictures I took of Sarah over the weekend, and as Jara would say..."they're stinkin cute." Oh, and speaking of Jara, the little leopard onesie Sarah is wearing is from her too! :) Thanks, Jara. Love ya girl!

Birthday weekend

We had a good weekend. Saturday was my birthday. My mom took me out for lunch & a pedicure. When I got home, Jacob and the kids gave me some gifts and a cookie cake. In the evening we went outside and watched fireworks from our driveway. We stayed up late watching Lost, you know we are obsessed with that show.

Today after church, we went to my parents house for a BBQ. We met Jenn's new boyfriend Cody. He was really nice. We ate lunch, I got more gifts!, and we had a yummy oreo ice cream dessert. It was a fun day & a nice weekend!

Happy 4th of July!

Have I told you how much I love the 4th of July? I really do. I always have. It's my favorite holiday other than Christmas. I love summer & July 4th just represents all that summer is about. This was one of the best 4th's we've had. We spent the day at the park, riding in a bike parade, playing in the bounce houses, listening to live music (and dancing to the greatest disco band on earth, Le Freak), and of course, my favorite... watching the FIREWORKS with some of my favorite people! It was a great day but it was SO hot out there! I hope all of you had a nice day too! Oh, and when we got home tonight, our next door neighbor told us that tomorrow there is going to be another fireworks show (in honor of my birthday, I'm sure) that we will be able to see from our front yard! YAY! I took a ton of pictures today, I'll have to make a slideshow or something. I'll leave you with a few of my favorites...

Thankful Thursday

We are very excited for our friends Nicole & Blake. We can't wait to meet the newest memeber of their family, baby Addison! We have been friends with the Johnsons for a long time & have lots of wonderful memories with them. I'm sure there will be many more now that we are all parents of two little ones!! Congratulations!