A Little Dirt Never Hurt.....

Our Elf On A Shelf- Meet Leo!

2011-12-21T06:19:00.001-08:00

Meet Leo! We welcomed him into our home on December 5th, 2011! He is a SILLY little elf.

It looks like he was playing Monster truck with "grandma, who got run over by a reindeer."One night, he got Coby's underwear and hung them on the stocking. Hehe! (Coby was embarrased!)
Leo found Coby's comfy pillow pet and helped himself to get a book to read for the day.

Oops! Leo - i don't think you are suppose to be wrapping presents at OUR house....

Camoflauge- Elf Style....

Halloween 2011

2011-10-31T07:37:00.000-07:00

Saturday night Cory and I took Coby to Hallozooween! It was CRAZY! Lot's of people, long lines, etc. But THIS made Coby's WHOLE night......Seeing a "real life size" Darth Vader and ObiWonKanobi! We are SOO into star wars right now it's not even FUNNY!
Our little Darth hiding in the trees...
Darth climbing on the zoo statues....

And Coby and daddy carved a pumpkin this year! Coby is LOVING it - every evening he can't WAIT to light the candle in the pumpkin!

I'm loving the age he is at and hate how fast time flies by......

Photos to Canvas

2011-10-01T07:18:00.000-07:00

Long time, no blog...I know! I know!!

But luckily, I did get a chance to do a review for easy canvas prints! I am VERY happy with how the canvas turned out !

Of course, since we just got married I was DYING to have a wedding pic put on canvas!

Please excuse the no so great picture quality (that is only due to my camera) - but I assure you the canvas is TOP quality! I tried to take a few different angle views so you could get the full effect.

I ordered the 8x10 wrapped canvas! I am LOVING it! I think it turned out adorable!

I have it setting on our fire place. I would like to buy a canvas stand to put it on. But for now - I'm loving it RIGHT where it is!

I highly reccomend Easy canvas prints - the quality is exceptionally high and they had a VERY fast turn around time.

SO - hurry! Go order yours now!!

A few of our Wedding pics!

2011-09-01T10:48:00.000-07:00

Just a few of the pics! I love this man!

I'm back - guess what i did........

2011-08-24T13:40:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged in FOREVER!! But I'M BACK!!! And in the meantime..... We ran off and got married!!!!

The last 2 pics are the day after! I'm HOPING to have our wedding pics CD in the mail today!
This isn't something we just "sprung" on people. We've been together for 9 years, but we decided to officially make it official!!!

We had a WONDERFUL honeymoon and I could not be happier!!!

My Before And After

2011-05-31T07:04:00.000-07:00

This is my 2nd furniture before and after project!

I forgot to take pics before i started sanding on it.And before I started removing the glass and old wooden pieces.
Lot's of sanding was done!

AND TADA! The grand final piece!
I absolutely love it!!!

80's Night

2011-05-12T12:10:00.000-07:00

80's Dance Party at Zumba last night!Oh yeah...we SOOO rock the 80's! HA!

It was a blast!!!!

Dylan's ROTC awards banquet

2011-05-02T13:35:00.000-07:00

Every year at the ROTC awards banquet - they have "America's White Table." This is so touching to me. I took a pic of Dylan and my dad at the table.

"America's White Table"

Materials needed: small table with an empty chair, white table cloth, black napkin, glass (turned over), white candle, lemon slice and grains of salt on a plate, one place setting with: fork, spoon and knife. A red rose in a vase tied with a red ribbon.

The table honors the men and women who served in the America's Armed Forces.
We cover a small table with the a white table cloth to honor a soldier's pure heart when he answer his country's call to duty.

We place a lemon slice and grains of salt on a plate to show a captive soldier's bitter fate and tears of families waiting for loved ones to return.

We push an empty chair to the table for the missing soldiers who are not here.

We lay a black napkin for the sorrow of captivity, and turn over a glass for the meal that won't be eaten.

We place a white candle for peace and finally, a red rose in a vase tied with a red ribbon for the hope that all our missing will return someday.

You are not forgotten so long as there is one left in whom your memory remain.

On a lighter note - Dylan got sent to the "grog" due to his hair being too long and touching the collar of his shirt! haha to him!

To prove that the cadet has drank the entire contents of the cup they must pour the "empty cup" over their head to prove it is empty. And you can tell by the look on his face that the "grog" contents did NOT taste good!
A rare picture - I will treasure forever!

My dad, Dylan and myself.

Easter/Fishing Recap

2011-04-28T14:28:00.001-07:00

This is what the Easter bunny brought Coby. Excuse the "still sleepy eyes" and the spiderman underwear!
All the Easter eggs that Coby colored. And he's trying to give himself "bunny ear." Daddy and Coby drew on this Easter egg. Yes bow-n-arrow. The other side is a deer head. Imagine that!

Good Friday - we took advantage of having the day off work and made a day-trip to Flippin, Arkansas to go trout fishing! We had a LOT of luck!!! It was a great fishing trip! Here's Coby looking all handsome in his fishing hat.

And playing with his worm! HA!

Too Cute!

2011-04-25T12:27:00.000-07:00

I KNOW I should be doing my "easter" post today. But I just can't get over these pictures! Yesterday (since we had SO much rain) I had to keep Summer(my neice) and Coby locked up in the bedroom while everyone else hid Eater eggs in the living room, for them! These 2 were HAMMING it up!!!How cute are they?
Summer kept telling me "take 2 more pictures!" HA!

Aww man...a little blurry! Oh well, still cute!

I'm not sure WHAT Coby was doing - but OBVIOUSLY CRACKING Summer up!

Boy Scouts - Court of Honor

2011-04-12T07:08:00.000-07:00

Last night was Dylan's court of honor. He is ALMOST 17 and has been in boy scouts since he was 11! I LOVE that he still enjoys it. He got a rank advancement to STAR scout last night... Only one more advancement, then he can start working on his Eagle Scout. This is a BIG deal to me! I REALLY hope he takes it all the way. I think it would be a great accomplishment, that would make him very proud of himself! 3 of them were advanced to star scout last night - after their lit their candle (ritual) they all turned around held up their candles and said "FOR NARNIA!" HA! Really!?!?! At least they are having fun, right?!This is after the ceremony - Dylan with my parents!

Fishin' Stories

2011-04-06T07:21:00.000-07:00

Coby got to go fishing in grandma & grandpa's pond this past weekend. (First time this season.) This is the FIRST fish that Coby caught that day....HUGE catfish - Grandpa had to pull it out of the water after Coby & daddy got it close to the bank. Coby HOLDING a fish (this is the first one he has actually held.) He loves to TOUCH them after he catches them, but not hold them by himself. YEA!

It's obviously hard work fishin'! You gotta take off your shirt and cool down!

Re-Cap from Kenny Chesney

2011-04-05T08:08:00.000-07:00

Cory & I outside before the concert! (Gosh, I'm looking OLD!) UGH!Becky, Cory and I. (And of course Becky's hubby giving us bunny ears!) Kenny on the stage rocking the house! If you look CLOSELY there is a microphone stand behind him, and sort of in front of the drums...yeah, it has bra's hanging on it! HA!

More Kenny....what a GREAT show!!! Cory was even impressed and THAT is saying A LOT!

And after Kenny - we met up with a few friends for dancing.....AWESOME!!!!

My hair was SOAKED! I had straightened it at home. Not so much by the time this pic was taken! I had a GREAT night....can't wait to do it again!

SOOOOOO excited............

2011-03-28T07:56:00.000-07:00

So........me and this guy, get to go out this weekend.......... We are going to see THIS guy.............

And this is what's going on in my head right now!! (Not sure which part I dream about more: Me actually standing this close to Kenny OR Me actually looking like that in my underwear!) HAHAHA!!!!

Big Boy - No Training Wheels

2011-03-03T09:43:00.000-08:00

Yep...little boy is 5 years old now, so daddy thinks we need to get the training wheels off of his bike! He was SUPER excited!Getting a little "push" from daddy!
And "oops!!! HOLD ON!"

Random Tuesday - with pictures!

2011-03-01T08:38:00.000-08:00

Coby had his 6 month check-up and cleaning at the dentist today. They are soo cool! See, here he is with his cool sunglasses and the TV remote (yes there is a TV right above his head!) Cory LOVES pico de gallo! So...I ventured out this weekend and made some all by myself! ALL fresh veggies. Therefore; zero weight watchers points plus!
I saw a CUTE tutorial on how to make a case for the leapster. However....I didn't pay close enough attention to it, so I kinda had to "wing it" on my own! It turned out OK..There is no way I could give it to anyone else. I STINK at zippers (my first time to ever do one.) But Coby didn't seem to mind!

Here it is with the zipper half open.

Bottom line - it works and Coby loves it - so that's what is important, right!?

My Cheer Up Swap Package!

2011-02-24T05:53:00.000-08:00

I had the BEST swap partner EVER!!! Lindsey, over at Austin Antics - went above and beyond on cheering me up!!!

Check this out.....A MOSSY OAK pillowcase with my initals on it! (For those of you who don't know - my entire bedroom is decked out in mossy oak. The comforter, curtains, ceiling fan, end tables, EVERYTHING!) And i LOVE how she added the pink on there! The coolest EVER!!!
And she also made this! A mossy oak apron - again adding the pink! It is UBER adorable!! I love it to pieces!!!!

She also gave me some cool post-it notes, some notecards and metallic pens that are SUPER DUPER awesome!!!

Yes, Lindsey, you DEFINIETLY cheered this girl up!!! I love love love every little piece of it! And as soon as I get a pic of me wearing the arpon....i will post it for you! :)

Thank you for EVERYTHING!!!!!

My baby is 5!

2011-02-22T11:32:00.001-08:00

That's right my baby is 5 years old today! I took this picture this morning - because I needed a picture of a 5-year-old!I love this! Him blowing out his birthday candles! AND yes, we do have red gel in his hair! (To match his shirt!) LOL!
Look how red his little face is! This was in the MIDST of playing at his birthday party at Bounce U! SOOO fun!!!

Happy 5th birthday, sweet little boy! I love you to the moon and back!

Cheer Up Swap!

2011-02-17T06:27:00.000-08:00

It's time to mail your package for your Cheer Up Swap! Don't forget to get a delivery confirmation and email Brandy or I and let us know.

CHEER UP!!!!!

Fun! Exciting! And Snow Melting....

2011-02-14T07:41:00.001-08:00

We had a GREAT weekend! Yesterday Cory and I were in Springfield, and we were able to have breakfast with one of my bloggy friends! Katherine! It was SO neat to finally get to meet her in "real life." Katherine and her husband Clint were SO nice and Ethan.....he is a DOLL!!! This is our "room" at the resort where Cory and I spent our weekend! A much needed weekend alone. First one in 5 years! That's TOO long - I want to make it mandatory that we have weekend's alone more often! I would be happy with 2 a year.
Kitchen/dining area in our room.

And the ONE and only picture of Cory and I from the ENTIRE weekend! It's really hard to get "couple" pics when no one is with you! LOL!

We had SO much fun! We spent the weekend in Branson. The resort we stayed at had indoor AND outdoor pool. Hot tub, sauna, tanning rooms fitness rooms, pools tables, club house! EVERYTHING you can imagine! Not to mention the double jacuzzi in our bedroom! Oh yeah!!!

We shopped a lot! Went and watched the Pierce Arrow show (highly reccomend!) Very family friendly!

We went to a winery and did a wine tasting - we decided YUCK! We do NOT like wine!

Of course we made it to 2 different Bass Pro's over the weekend!

We had a lot of fun and much needed break!

And best of all - ALL THE SNOW WAS MELTING by the time we got back home!! YEA!! I am soo ready for Summer - bring it on!!!!

Snowklahoma!!! The Blizzard of 2011!

2011-02-07T09:30:00.000-08:00

I didn't think I was EVER going to be able to leave my house! We have had WAY too much snow!!! But - we tried to make the best of it!

This is the middle child sledding.... Coby and Daddys' turn (yeah - they about gave me a heart attack!)This one CRACKS me up!!!

Hunter & Coby sledding together!

Playing in the snow at home - Coby said he was making a snow superman!

TOOO MUCH SNOW!!!!

Product of Coby's snow-angel.

Coby MAKING his snow-angel.

Disney LIVE!

2011-01-31T09:35:00.000-08:00

I took Coby and Payton (remember, the girlfriend?) to see Disney Live yesterday! They did SOO good!

Do you see them holding hands? I can't WAIT to show daddy this pic! LOL!Donald Duck strutting his stuff!
And Payton and Coby were all about Dylan!! They loved sitting on him - having him carry them around - everything! It was really kinda funny!

It's Swap Time - Cheer UP!!!

2011-01-26T02:00:00.000-08:00

Do you have the winter blues? Ready to fast forward to Late Spring? ME TOOO!

Brandy and I have teamed-up to bring you the CHEER UP SWAP. We want you to send fun things to your partner that help spread the happy. Think FUN BRIGHT colors and pretty much anything that makes you happy!

RULES:

You MUST be an ACTIVE Blogger!!!

Spend $20- $30 BEFORE shipping

SHIP your item on February 16th or 17th

You can SIGN UP here or at Brandy's through January 30th

You'll have a partner and details by February 2

Fill out the form - we'll give you the ok - then grab the button - and do your post!

copy/paste to grab my button:

This is only my very 1st swap to host - so PLEASE let me know if you have questions!

Winter Storm Watch

2011-01-19T14:37:00.000-08:00

This is a pic of Dylan and Coby from one of our "snow days" last year! Just trying to get in the mood for the winter storm that is on it's way to our house tonight!

DATE NIGHT!

2011-01-06T13:59:00.000-08:00

Please excuse the crappy iphone pic! But - last night was "date night" for Cory and I! This has been a LONG time coming!!! I can not tell you the last time we went to dinner and a movie with NO CHILDREN!!! I had a blast!!! I laughed....I cried (only because of the movie.) We had a great time!

And just for the record: I HIGHLY recommend the movie COUNTRY STRONG! It's great! Of course it HAD to be with Tim McGraw in it!!!

Coby's Christmas with Payton

2010-12-21T06:20:00.000-08:00

So - Friday - I picked Coby AND Payton up from daycare. (this was a first for us!) I was a little worried about their "energy" level - but honestly they were AWESOME!!! Note: pajamas are on because it was pajama day at school.We take Coby to the "santa" party every year. This year we brought Payton along with us....after our high energy dinner at McDonalds!
Payton had NO problem telling Santa everything she wanted for Christmas!

Coby was THRILLED with what Santa had brought him! Dinosaur feet slippers and a dinosaur toy!

The little love-birds giving Santa hugs before he headed back to the NorthPole!

Random!Random!Random!!!!

2010-12-14T07:37:00.001-08:00

It's Christmas time!! Whhooohhhoooo! A couple weeks ago - my mom made me these peanut M&M cookies that I can NOT say "no" too! They are my most favorite EVER and I will NEVER be able to figure out how to make them! I don't know what all the white stuff is around them, other than PURE heaven!! LOL! I wish I could share just ONE with all my bloggy friends....Last Friday night Santa came to daycare to visit all the kiddos! Coby and Payton walked up to him holding hands and Santa said "are you brother and sister?" Payton piped RIGHT up and said "NO! He's my boyfriend!" HA!!! They crack me up!! These 2 have been in daycare together since they were 8 weeks old - they are the best of friends. I tease Payton's mom about my daughter-in-law! LOL!
So - yesterday was an adventure for Cory.....Coby had an accident at daycare (during naptime)and daycare had NO extra clothes for Coby. So Cory had to run to Target and get Coby all new clothes, from socks to underwear to pants and shirts. (I left this job up to Cory because his job is less than a mile from Coby's daycare and school!) Note: Cory has NEVER bought Coby clothes! Don't get me wrong...he's a great dad - this is just something he has never had to do! Coby's outfit was QUITE interesting.....I will leave it at that! My son who wears a size 5 - had on navy blue windpants size 6/7 a turquoise blue t-shirt and red/green christmas socks. ha!!!! Anyway - he made it through the day without getting laughed at and mom has now taken 2 extra outfits to daycare! :)
I took Dylan Christmas shopping last night. He is 16 - and for many years has liked getting family/friends Christmas gifts JUST FROM HIM! He did really good and budgeted really well. Then he had to buy jewlery for his dumb girlfriend! UGH! Girls are dumb....and don't need to date my son! (yeah, a little bitter!) Why do girls always have to suck up all your money!?!?!
I'm WAY in the Christmas spirit and LOVE everything about Christmas! Hope everyone is ready.....it's just around the corner!

Secret Santa

2010-12-10T06:10:00.000-08:00

Georgie over at decisionally challeneged hosted (once again) a
Secret Santa Soiree!

Doing it a little different this year - but I LOVE it!!!

I put my secret santa gift in the mail yesterday - so I thought I better do my post before my person recieves it!

First on the list - i LOVE this kitchen towel and oven mit! This is something I never splurge on for myself - so I decided it would be a good gift!

This little coffee mug was too adorable! It says you can decorate it yourself - but I just love the little penguins already on it.And 2 of my all time favorite things - so I HAD to share those.....First up - antibacterial handsoap from Bath and Body - this one is my FAVORITE...And next....Beauty Rush lip gloss from Victoria Secret. THE BEST!!!! I could not breathe without this stuff! My "person" LOVES snickers - so had to throw some of those in for her.....

And my "person" also loves to read. I, personally, have not read the Hunger Games yet, but have a few friends who have, as well as my teenager! It IS on my "to read" list, so I'm hoping it's a GREAT Christmas gift!

I had fun doing my shopping this year and I hope this makes a GREAT gift for someone special! :)

Thanks for hosting such a fun secret santa, Georgie!!

A little Random & a few pics

2010-11-30T07:57:00.000-08:00

Here are a few of the pics taken of my boys last month-this is one of my favorites... Coby - such a little cheeser.
Another favorite....

This was one of those "quick action" ones - but I'm loving it!!! Coby ADORES his big brother, Dylan!

Christmas decorations are all up at home - but did I take any pics yet? No! Well, just one, I posted on FB!

Christmas shopping - almost COMPLETELY done!! YEA!!! I still have 3 big gifts to get (just waiting on another payday!) UGH!!! I don't like being in the "poor people's club!"

I got MOST of my shopping done on black friday! Yep- set my alarm for 1:45am and was AT walmart by 2:30am! GO ME!!! Stood in line for a little over 2 hours to get the tv i wanted - but also got some other awesome deals!

Then.....I had a wreck! It wasn't bad - just bad enough to make my car look like crap and give me more crap to worry about! UGH!!! Now going to auto body shops and fretting about the insurance deductible I'm going to have to pay RIGHT HERE AT CHRISTMAS TIME!!!

4 days off of work last week was DA BOMB!!! I got a lot accomplished! Ready for 4 more days off! LOL!

Last weekend for rifle season - hoping I get a decent deer this weekend! Wish me luck!

SANTA! SANTA! SANTA!!

2010-11-23T12:34:00.000-08:00

Coby had an entire LIST of what he was going to tell Santa he wanted this year! As SOON as he got on Santa's lap - he forgot! It's like he couldn't even SPEAK! I had to remind him....dinosuars!!!

Anyway - I think this santa pic is so cute - considering we were at Bass Pro! Check out Coby's hand - it's like he's holding a gun! Have a great Thanksgiving!!!

It's Time To Start Thinking Christmas Cards - and Shutterfly!

2010-11-18T13:48:00.000-08:00

I am SO excited about ordering Christmas cards this year! And this year I will be ordering from Shutterfly!

I love this card - I like the black, it just seems to make the pictures POP!This one has more "soft tones."
This one is adorable too! Again, Black - but really digging the "funky" colors! A little change to the "traditional" Christmas cards.

This one is my MOSTEST FAVORITEST ever!!!! I just adore the "santa belly" on the bottom! My plan is to get this one,put individual pics of my three boys and one pic of Cory and I together on it.

Shutterfly - has so many GREAT Christmas gift options! I'm ordering a couple different photo gifts from there as well. (Unfortunately, I can't go into detail about them because they WILL be Christmas gifts.) But I will be sure and post them after the Christmas holidays! I really recommend you checking out their website - their photo calendars are GREAT!!

Go to Shutterfly and see what great Christmas cards YOU can make for your family and friends!

Thanksgiving Time

2010-11-18T06:50:00.000-08:00

Got Deer?

2010-11-15T12:59:00.001-08:00

We do!! Cory and I went on our "special/controlled hunt" yesterday! We brought home 1 buck and 1 doe! Yea!!

It was a GREAT day and we had a lot of fun hunting together!!!

More deer season to come.......

Needs......

2010-11-09T11:45:00.000-08:00

I NEED this shirt.....JUST sayin'! By the way - the controlled hunt that Cory and I got drawn in on - is THIS Sunday! YEA!!! Wish me luck - I'm ready to bring home a BIG OLE BUCK!!!

My New Project

2010-11-04T06:34:00.001-07:00

My mom and I went to the Affair of the Heart HUGE craft show in Oklahoma City a couple weeks ago. After seeing MANY necklaces that I ADORED - I decided I could possibly make my own! Sure, why not.....because I have LOTS of spare time! (NOT!)

My dear friend Becky - is heading to a Minnesota Vikings game this weekend, so the first necklace was actually made for HER, with her team colors!!
I want HONEST opinions here....what do you think!?

Veggietales Live!!!

2010-10-27T06:10:00.000-07:00

Monday night - I took Coby to see Veggietales Live! What a GREAT show!

BOB the tomato (for those of you who don't know)Larry the cucumber

More Larry.....(he's our favorite!)

See - we even had to BUY a stuffed Larry for Coby!

And I just love the Veggietales shirt he picked out - it even has the tour locations/dates on the back!Me and my baby.......

Girls Night Out - Miranda Lambert!

2010-10-26T13:59:00.000-07:00

Last week we had girls night out and went to see Miranda Lambert! It would've been PERFECT except for the fact that we had some TOTAL "screamers" behind us! yes...I understand we were at a concert...and yes I understand people scream, but this was TOTALLY ridiculous!!! The next day I still could NOT hear out of my left ear, LITERALLY!!! And I'm not sure it's 100% back today, either!

ANYWAY - Miranda ALWAYS puts on a GREAT show! HIGH ENERGY!@! Look how cute she is with her pink guitar! Some of the sights we saw...check out this dudes dread locks......

And PINK HAIR, ona GUY!?!?! REALLY!?!?!

Our crew for the night!!! I had a GREAT time and I think the other girls did too! Trying to decide who we will go see next....

Wedding Cutie

2010-10-18T13:47:00.000-07:00

Ok - I know, I know...I've been horrible at blogging. Life has been CRAZY busy lately!

However - this past weekend - Coby was the ring bearer in Cory's sisters wedding.....
He did such a GREAT job!
I just LOVE this smirk on his face! :)

School Days....

2010-09-30T08:01:00.000-07:00

Well, here you have it! Coby's VERY FIRST SCHOOL PICTURE!

Pre-K!

Wildlife Expo 2010

2010-09-27T11:01:00.000-07:00

For the past 4 or 5 years Oklahoma has put on a "wildlife expo." It's SO neat! Geared towards the kids (mostly) and the best part...everything is FREE!! We haven't been since Coby was a baby, so we decided to load up and make the 2 hour drive to let Coby have some fun!

I love these pics - Daddy trying to help Coby shoot the bow.Look at Coby's face! "oh no! is that ok?" LOL!

Daddy making sure Coby is doing it JUST right! If you look closely at Coby's face you can really see his look of concentration.

Coby even got to ride in a kayak ALL BY HIMSELF! He really enjoyed that!

It was a lot of fun! We got to try out some deer bacon! It was AWESOME! Buffalo chili! Also, awesome! So many exhibits- indoors AND outdoors!

They also had fishing for the kids, as well as bow fishing for the kids. But it was getting too late in the day, Coby was ready for lunch, and the line was SO long! We decided to skip that part this time.

Can't Get Over My Randomness...

2010-09-15T06:35:00.000-07:00

The weather will be changing soon....so we've been trying to get ALL of the outside play time IN that we can get!
This is our newly adopted cat! He/she (whatever it is) just showed up at our house a couple weeks ago. Coby has named it Mr. Pettybones (off of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.)

And with the weather changing soon....that means deer season is RIGHT around the corner! Here's 3 of the 4 males in my household practicing shooting with their bows! Yep...it will be here before we know it!

SO - this past saturday night Cory and I went out!!! ALONE!!! OMG! (I know - I was totally excited too!) Anyway - i just HAPPENED to have my camera in my car and was like "wait.....let's take our picture!" hehe!! So here we are.....very happy!!!

It's My Random Day.....

2010-09-10T06:37:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago - Cory and I decided to take Coby to Branson for a day trip. And of course....how could we NOT stop at Bass Pro! HELLO!?!?!? I have a picture of Coby with this bear when he was about a year old...I can't wait to dig it out and compare them.Coby and Daddy with ANOTHER bear!!!
Coby LOVED driving his own go-cart! If you look closely enough - please notice: One foot on the gas and one on the brake.....at ALL times!

Coby and Daddy driving water bumper boats! Coby thought it was HILARIOUS to shoot me with the watergun!

Ok - and now for a little randomness:

Update on Coby's leg! (I meant to do this a LOT sooner!) He is doing FINE now....like nothing ever happened! He went almost 48 hours without walking. His pediatrician took x-rays, had blood work done, etc. The radiologist said "developmental changes." (Which I'm taking as growing pains.) And all blood work came back normal! Thank God! I really hope this is not a re-occuring thing!

Pre-K is STILL wearing Coby out!!! He was SOO excited when I told him this morning "we get to sleep in tomorrow!" How sad is that for a 4 year old to be excited about sleeping in!?

So....Dylan's sophomore year....I completely forgot about class rings!! OH MY!! These things are NOT cheap!!! I told him - I will order one, but if I see a girl wearing it I'm going to BASH her head in! He told me to be pre-pared to bash a lot of heads in then! REALLY!?

So....since I'm loving zumba class so much - I decided to order the one off of the informercial! I tried it for the first time last night! It is DEFINIETLY a workout, HOWEVER....I'm not thrilled with the music choices on it! That's part of what I like about the class - a little Usher....a little Beyonce.....you know?! A little GET YOUR BOOTY shakin music?!?!?

Have a GREAT Friday everyone! And a GREAT weekend!!!!

Mommy Worries......

2010-08-31T08:42:00.001-07:00

This is a pic of little man after having a NICE ice cream treat about a week ago....notice the chocolate all around the mouth?! So...Sunday night Coby started complaining about his knee hurting. He would NOT stand OR walk on it at all! At first I took it as a game, there was no cuts, no blood, no bruising, no bug bites...NOTHING that I could SEE!

Well, it continued through the night and into Monday morning. I took him to his pediatrician Monday morning, because I knew something must be really wrong if he wouldn't even WALK!

The pediatrcian took x-rays and did blood work. Of course we won't get the results back until today! However, at this point she is GUESSING it possibly could be arthritis! Yes...arthritis in a 4 year old!!! It broke my heart! (Almost my back too- it is NOT easy carrying around a 42 pound 4 year old.)

So today - pawpaw volunteered to come over and hang out with Coby. Pawpaw called a few minutes ago - and guess what?! Coby was up walking around! YEA!!! I was SO happy to hear it - just worry he may "over do it!"

And still waiting waiting waiting on the dr office to call back and let us know what the blood work says. I can't help but wonder if this is something that will happen again and again, or if this was just a one time thing!?

One more thing for mommy to worry about.....these kids have NO clue how many gray hairs they have given me!!!

1st Day of School for the 2 older boys!

2010-08-19T06:41:00.001-07:00

This is my goofy 16 year old - yes he is a sophmore this year! And yes....he DOES have a batman backpack! This is NOT Coby's! It is the backpack that Dylan picked out for school! God love him! I told Dylan to pose so I could take his picture - and this is what I get.......really?
This is my little Hunter! Going into the 7th grade this year! :( I can NOT get over how fast they are growing up!

Let me give you a little background....Dylan and Hunter are NOT close! They usually can't stand being this close to each other! No, really! (Until it comes to a time when THEY know to protect each other!) But they were BOTH in goofy moods this morning - and this is the picture I was able to get of them standing together! Guess i can't complain, at least they are together, huh?

After Dylan drove us to school (cuz he has his permit now, ya know) he got out and I switched sides! Drove over to where he and his friends were hanging out and told them to smile! (I think I actually embarrased him at this point.)

Then I drove out of the school parking lot, realizing......what a huge milestone this is! Hunter will only have one more year of middle school! And this is PROBABLY the last year that Dylan will let me take him to school on the first day! :( That's when the tears started...........why oh why does the time have to go so fast?

Still Reflecting On Coby's pre-k

2010-08-18T06:12:00.000-07:00

Still looking and staring and admiring Coby's pics from his first day of pre-k last week! Maybe because some kiddo's are just starting this week, and the 2 older boys will be starting tomorrow, as well. (Will have new pics of that uploaded on here tomorrow-that is....when I finish crying!)

This is another picture of Coby and his little girlfriend Payton....
Coby and Payton patiently waiting in the hallway to head to their new classroom.I love this picture. Abby was SO excited to show Coby what all she had in her backpack.

Our little cheeser!!!!

See his new backpack for school? He LOVES this thing!!!

We Survived Our Day Of Pre-K!

2010-08-13T06:56:00.000-07:00

This is Coby at home yesterday before we left the house! And yes his shirt DOES say "I quit daycare - so I could do more Hunting!" Coby with Mommy and Daddy waiting to go in Pre-K!
Coby and Payton.....

And this is how HAPPY Coby was when I picked him up from school!

And this is what a day of pre-k does to a little boy! (Hence....no nap time anymore!) Notice: he is even laying ON TOP of one of his stuffed animals! Now that.....is TIRED!

So yes....we survived Coby's first day of pre-k! I'm NOT going to tell you that I didn't cry! Because I bawled like a big fat baby!!! I don't know WHY I have to be such a big sap! But....Coby is the "baby!" My last one! And he is growing up WAY too fast!

I did REALLY good! (AT FIRST!) We took him to lunch, then took him to school, and we even got to stand in the hallway with them for awhile. But when he put that big-boy-backpack on and started walking away with the other students and his teacher - it just HIT me like a TON of bricks!! Another mielstone for my baby!

On the drive home, in our converstaion about our first day of school he said " I know you don't want me to grow up, mommy. I'm sorry! But I REALLY want to go hunt!" He IS his father's child!!!

Some People Know The Real Me!

2010-08-11T05:45:00.000-07:00

When I got to Coby's daycare this morning, one of the teachers IMMEDIATELY told me that the director wanted to see me. I'm thinking...ok.....what the heck did Coby do!? LOL!

I found her, and this is what she handed me! A pack of kleenex tissues. You see, tomorrow is Coby's first day of pre-k! She knows that this momma, is a BIG SAP and that I will be bawling my eyes out because my youngest baby is going to school!

(See I'm already about to cry just writing this post, THINKING about it!)

Lake Weekend With the Kiddos!

2010-08-09T08:38:00.000-07:00

Saturday/Sunday was a GREAT lake weekend for us...Lot's of fun! This was my first time EVER to ride the tube! But Coby wanted to ride, so....how do I tell him no, because Driving the boat scared the HECK out of me! LOL! Dylan's first time to wakeboard! He did really good, until he did a backflip (not purposely) ON the wakeboard and REALLY hurt his back! He was BARELY able to get back in the boat! But guess what......he was ready to ride it again on Sunday!
Logan (our friend who stayed the weekend with us) is now a PRO at wakeboarding! He's been doing it for like 2 whole weeks! This is him posing for me!

This was Coby pouting, because I told him we needed to take a break from swimming...yeah, he was NOT happy with me!

Coby playing around on the tube!

Daddy and Coby riding the tube, as I drove the boat! My first time EVER to drive the boat - I was scared too death!!!

Hunter and Logan riding the tube! They were CRACKING us up....I wish I could've gotten video of it!

So....Coby could NOT pee IN the lake! Nice, huh? We had to stand him on the back of the boat so he could go potty! CRACK ME UP!!!

Dylan giving wakeboarding yet ANOTHER try........

MY NEW TOTE!

2010-08-06T06:03:00.000-07:00

So....this is my newest, latest and greatest present!! I LUURRVVVEEEE it with all my heart! :) Brandy from youdontknow MADE this for me!

And do you know what the best part about it is?!! It has CAMO on it!! Not just camo, but mossy oak camo! Oh yeah, baby! I LOVE me some camo fish!!!!

Thank you SOOO much Brandy, I am IN LOVE with it!!!

A few quick shots of Coby

2010-08-06T05:58:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the photo quality, but Coby put this hat on this morning and I just HAD to take a few pics! Innocent looking, huh? NOT SO MUCH!!!
Can you see his eyes under there? LOL!

My little Snorkel'r!

2010-07-26T07:11:00.000-07:00

We went to Arkansas this past weekend and took Coby to Beaver lake. If you haven't been - you really should go. The water is so blue and so clear!

And here is the little snorkel'r!This picture CRACKS me up!
Coby LOVED going under and checking out the fish!

And when he saw one....this is what we got. "one"finger coming up out of the water! Occasionally - we would get "two" fingers!

This is Coby's emotions about snorkerling! He can't WAIT to grow up and go scuba diving, like daddy!

Tada! One last pic!

2010-07-26T07:08:00.000-07:00

Tada!! One last pic - to show you how well the table blends in! You can't even SEE it can you?! HAHAH!!!

My latest mossy-oak project!

2010-07-23T06:23:00.000-07:00

So I bought these end tables/night stands off of craigslist LAST FALL! I had a project in mind...... I sanded the first one down, then stained it. (Not so pretty yet!)
Got the clear-coat put on it!

And the best part......Add the mossy oak'ification! :) LOVE ME SOME MOSSY OAK!!! This will go PERFECT in our bedroom! I'm so excited!

Coby pics

2010-07-13T10:35:00.000-07:00

I recently went and had Coby's 4 year old pics taken! Yes....I realize he turned 4 in February, so I'm a little late! BE NICE!!!!

We tried out a new photographer! I LOVE HER!!!!! I hope you enjoy these pics!
Tried to get one of Coby giving me a kiss - he was too fast though!

Mushy Momma Moment

2010-07-08T09:39:00.000-07:00

Dylan (my oldest) is gone on his 4th camp for THIS summer! Yes, he has hardly been home AT ALL! And guess what?!?! I'm starting to miss the little turd! So as I was flipping through pics - I found a couple of him from his 16th birthday last month! Look how sunburned he is! And I love that he is sharing his guitar with Coby.

This is Dylan OPENING his birthday present! And as you can see.....Coby was LOVING having Dylan's box! He kept calling it his space ship and was a little upset when we finally had to throw it away!

Thank you for sharing this "mushy momma moment" with me!

A few pics of from our 4th of July

2010-07-07T06:49:00.001-07:00

We were invited to our friends' house (Brent and Becky) for a little swimming, a little eating, and a BIG fireworks show this 4th of July! Coby had a blast playing in the pool with Logan (or Wogan, as Coby calls him!)

And Coby enjoyed splashing water on Becky!

The girls relaxing.........

We had a great time!

WINNER-----WINNER-----BROWNIES FOR DINNER!

2010-07-07T06:43:00.000-07:00

So.....................the winner for the Pillsbury chocolate chunk brownies........is STEPHANIE!!! Yea, Stephanie!!! You should really go visit her! She is a sweet heart!
Stephanie said She would use these to feed some very hungry soldiers (including her husband.) Sounds like they will be put to good use!!!!
Thanks for all your comments! Stephanie - please send me you mailing address and MyBlogSpark will get your package delivered to you very soon!

It's Back To The Real World.....

2010-07-06T12:56:00.000-07:00

This is Coby taking a picture of me! Good job, huh? LOL!Coby's feelings on heading back to daycare today..............

My feelings on heading back to work today..............

Wordless Wednesday!

2010-06-30T06:51:00.000-07:00

Who is the coolest kid in the world?

Pillsbury Fudge Brownies

2010-06-29T07:28:00.000-07:00

First of all I want to apologize to have "fallen off the face of the earth" in bloggy land! But - I'm back and ready to blog!!!!
A few weeks ago - I was given the opportunity to do a review on Pillsbury Fudge Brownies! Thanks goes to myblogspark.com AND Pillsbury!
OH MY GOODNESS! I can't even began to explain how delicious these brownies are! I grabbed some up at my local Sam's Club, and took them to help us all celebrate Father's day! They were a HUGE hit! And what was eaten (yes, I had left overs, believe it or not) I brought to work with me the following day! There were SO many compliments on these brownies!
This is a GREAT serving size of brownies. Perfect to grab and take to a school class party, or maybe a potluck dinner. These brownies ARE pre-made, but as I mentioned before, they are excellent! They are SO moist! Just PERFECT!
And now.....Pillsbury and MyBlogSpark - would like to send some of these delicious brownies to one of my LUCKY followers! You get everything you see in the picture, above! What a deal!
Leave me a comment telling me what YOU could use these brownies for! And I will select a winner on Wednesday July 7!
I PROMISE you - you will NOT be disappointed!

A Trip to the USS Lexington

2010-06-15T07:05:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of my dad and my oldest, Dylan. Recently Dylan's ROTC group from school was able to take a trip to Corpus Christi and spend a few nights on the USS Lexington and then head over and spend a couple days at NASA space center in Houston. Dylan posing....
Eww....he's gonna get in trouble.....he's standing on one of the planes.....

Um yeah....he climbed in the butt end of a plane! My dad said when he got out of there he was FILTHY! I can imagine...

A view from the USS Lexington! Isn't is beautiful? I'm SO glad he got to experience this. He will remember this trip forever!

(Excuse the date stamp on the pics...dad forgot to take that off!)

We LOVE to swim!

2010-06-08T06:09:00.000-07:00

So....I took Coby to a public pool on Saturday! We met up with Brandy and Grayson there! (Also Kerri!) I love this pic of Coby!

If you look closely you can see Coby in the midst of all that water!

Grayson LOVED the water just as much as Coby!

Coby on one of the kiddie slides!

2 Subjects Today!

2010-06-02T06:21:00.000-07:00

Our garden updates: Mine first! This is ONE of our 9 tomato plants!! If you look closely....you can see the green tomatoes and if you look EVEN closer....you can see a couple red ones! YEA!!!Coby's Garden Update: Going GREAT!!! The "big" plants are his pumpkins!! I can NOT believe how well they are doing....The front row is his watermelons - they are coming along...just not as big and bold as the pumpkins!
And my beloved FLIP FLOPS! Brandy hosted a flip flop swap and I received mine in the mail yesterday from CANADA! How exciting is that?? I never receive anything from that far away!! But I LOVE these flip flops! They are soft and squishy feeling (soooo comfy) And what's even better....they match my swim suit for this year! YEA!!!

I heart flip flops!

A Little Random....

2010-06-01T12:21:00.000-07:00

I've been such a bad blogger lately - I thought I might need to share a COUPLE pics with you...

This one just cracked me up - Coby playing around Memorial Day weekend....And this one is even better!

SWIMMING

2010-05-26T08:51:00.000-07:00

Coby started swim lessons last week! Each day get's a little more nerve racking for me!!! I know it's good for him and I know he is learning....but when you child jumps off of the diving board in 7 ft. of water - it just does something to your stomach!

This is the underwater picture that they do at the swim school! To see him in 7 foot of water...then his teacher push him down as far as she can so they can snap his pic! UGH!!!

BUT on the other hand....I just LOVE this picture! He is actually SMILING, showing his teeth UNDER water!! That just cracks me up!!

Mom's 60th B Day Party

2010-05-25T11:01:00.000-07:00

Just a few random pics from my mom's surprise 60th birthday party! This is one of her and the grandkids! Mom - when she first walked in the door! It was SO cute Coby and Summer ran RIGHT up to her and hugged her!

Part of the decorations...yes that is a picture of her younger days on the record album...

Her birthday cake I ordered! I thought they did an EXCELLENT job!!!

And finally a picture of my mom and all us girls! When I was growing up....I ALWAYS had friends spending the night, or I was at their house! These friends of mine and I just recently re-connected and I have loved EVERY minute of it! Sherri is the one on the left, then me, mom and Tamara! There was MANY a sleep over when mom would stay up and "party" with us! Mom took ALL of us shopping CONTINUALLY! We have lot's of happy memories!!!

And Sherri and Tamara helped SO much in planning this surprise party for my mom! I'm SURE I couldn't have done it without them!!! Thank you girls SO much!!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-05-19T12:45:00.000-07:00

A few cute pics of my little man - I just ADORE this first picture and the one of him and daddy holding hands......

Random - Random

2010-05-18T09:43:00.000-07:00

I feel like it has been FOREVER since I blogged!!!

My mom's SURPRISE 60th birthday is this weekend - I am SO excited! I hope lot's are able to attend.

This is one of the "projects" I've had on my list that I FINALLY completed this weekend! What do you think?
Yesterday morning Coby woke up with bumps all over his face.....then I looked...they were all over his body! He had an allergic reaction to penicillin! YEA! NOT!

OUCH!

2010-05-12T05:53:00.000-07:00

So my TEENAGER FELL at school yesterday!!! How you ask? Running from his friend...

It just goes to prove.......they might get older - but they NEVER grow up! He looks WAY too excited to have TORN up knees! I bet he's hoping his track coach will have sympathy on him today!

Coby's Garden Update

2010-05-05T09:30:00.000-07:00

Coby and daddy moved Coby's plants outside. As you can tell Daddy did most of the work.

Coby loved helping though...

Coby's Watermelon plants.

Coby decided he would be much happier digging in the dirt while daddy did all the hard work! LO!L

A Classic

2010-05-04T06:03:00.000-07:00

Do you all remember these kind of toys growing up? Walking stick? or stilts? Whatever you call them! My parents are the best about finding the "classic" toys and introducing the kids to them! This is one of the gifts they got Hunter for Christmas, and with the weather getting better he was finally able to go outside and give them a try! He laughed....We laughed....he tried doing tricks....it was a FUN time!

Mother's Day is just around the corner!

2010-05-03T11:23:00.000-07:00

For Mother's Day this year, I really wanted to get my mom something UNIQUE! So...this is what she will be getting...and umbrealla with the grandkids pictures on it and between each of their pictures is a quote about grandma's (although I edited to say MAWMAW.) I really hope she loves this - I just thought it was TOO cute to pass up!

I was introduced to www.artscow.com by a photographer who took our family pictures last fall. They have ALL sorts of cool gift ideas. And they seem to be really reasonably priced! Now....what you have to keep in mind - they are located in Hong Kong! So shipping usually takes about 2 weeks. But if you sign up with them, they will email you specials, and some really great buys!

(and yes, I can blog about this.....my mom doesn't follow my blog! ) LOL!

This Boy Makes Me Smile......

2010-04-30T09:37:00.000-07:00

He really does make me smile! I beg him all the time not to grow up! And when I told him that this morning, his repsone was "but mommy, I want to be a deer hunter so i HAVE too!" ADORABLE

And I love the chocolate ring around his mouth.....he ENJOYS his chocolate chip cookies

Amish Sighting!

2010-04-28T06:39:00.000-07:00

As some of you may or may not know....we live not too far from some Amish.Mimi - this picture is for you, baby!!! If you look close enough you can see AMISH sitting inside! How exciting is that?!?!? I don't think I could've gotten much closer!

Oh....my Amish stalking continues....

The nice weather seems to call for....a Riding Weekend!

2010-04-27T06:58:00.000-07:00

This is Logan, one of my friends sons'! We decided to take him riding with us. I told him to be careful and promised his mom I would bring him back in ONE piece!

Who do you think had the ONLY wreck that day? LOGAN! He's fine, now! Thank God!Hunter - I'm thankful he likes BOTH tires on the ground.....
Dylan on the other hand....likes the air beneath him...UGH!

And how can I gripe....when Cory is out there doing it too? Do you see that white speck back there? Yeah...that is Cory in the AIR!

See this precious face?!?!?! He doesn't need to EVER go that high up in the air on ANYTHING (mainly a dirt bike!) Right?!

Prom pics....

2010-04-26T11:27:00.000-07:00

Many prom pics....I hope I don't bore you with them! This is my OLDEST and his girlfriend heading out to prom.... I love this pic of her whispering to him!
Look! He even let mommy in on one of the pics! :)

THIS IS MY MOST FAVORITEST PICTURE OF THEM!

Arent' they adorable?

They went to the park to take a few pics...

Awww..he's being a gentleman!

And someone is looking "over" them! LOL!

They look so happy!

Another couple that went with them....

A Little Dirt Never Hurt...neither did WORMS!

2010-04-20T07:21:00.000-07:00

From our fishing trip this past weekend, Coby did GREAT staying in the boat all day. He didn't get too bored, and he wasn't cranky/whiny at all! We were very blessed! But....when he got a little bored - he found out how fun playing with worms can be..... Oh yes, he practically had them named! There was a "son" who was being mean to his "daddy" so he had to go back in the dirt! There was one that was trying to do tricks! And a couple worms that were even trying to fight! OH MY!

And of COURSE, what little boy doesn't think about putting a worm in his mouth! THANKFULLY he didn't - he was just pretending!

OH, to be in the thoughts of a 4 year old!!

First Fishing Trip of the Season

2010-04-19T08:28:00.000-07:00

This is a pic of Coby and Daddy...if you can't tell Coby is holding a worm..I HATE that I cut Cory's head off in this pic! But I LOVE it, that Coby's fish looks like it is flying! Crack me up! This folks...is a rainbow trout!

And this is what a FULL day of fishing does to a little boy! We were barely 15 miles down the road from where we had been fishing.

And for those of you who don't know where we go trout fishing....Flippin, Arkansas! You read that right...check out the police car (I was so lucky to get a picture of it.) Have you ever been pulled over by the Flippin police? LOL!!!! They also have a flippin high school! The possibilities are ENDLESS!

I ran into the Wal-Mart in that town and could NOT pass up this shirt for Cory! ( I would've gotten one for me too, if it would've been in my size!)

ROTC Awards Banquet

2010-04-16T06:15:00.000-07:00

Last night was LOT'S of fun at Dylan's ROTC Awards Banquet....Many cadets (including Dylan) got sent to the "grog." The "grog" is a table consisting of 2 punch bowls (with nasty tasting drinks in them)....There is a list of rules, if another cadet notices you are not following this list of rules PERFECTLY, then that cadet informs the commander (in a rhyme) about what the fellow cadet is doing wrong. If the commander agree's ...to the GROG you go! After you have taken your drink....you have to poor the cup over your head to prove that it is empty. (Let me throw this in there.....one of the drinks, was ice cream, punch, picante sauce and garlic. NOT VERY TASTY!)

Dylan did a GREAT job....he only get sent a couple times! LOL!

And a "pretty" picture for you.....Dylan and his girlfriend!
Aren't they adorable?

Oh! And Dylan received 4 ribbons last night! I will post pics of them later, when we actually HAVE them!

Garden Garden Garden....

2010-04-15T06:33:00.001-07:00

Pictures as promised....

A couple different views from the "grown-ups" garden. (NOT Coby's!) LOL!

As you can tell....this is a grape tomato plant....yummo!!!One side view of the garden......
Another side view of the garden.....You can't see the "plants" in the pics yet. Everything that we planted using seeds, you aren't able to see yet....but soon! (cross your fingers.)

Garden Update

2010-04-14T06:25:00.000-07:00

Coby's garden has gone from this: TO THIS!!! In just 2 weeks!!!!
I'm so excited! I honestly didn't think we would be able to produce anything! LOL!
I still haven't taken pics of my Garden yet....soon to come!

I got my craft on this weekend.....

2010-04-13T06:42:00.000-07:00

So, first let me say...this was NOT my idea....I stole it from my BFF bloggy friend The Polka Dot Daisy!

I just love her too death! She has the whole "camo your house" thing, going on like me! So....I stole her idea, and camo'd up our ceiling fan in our camo bedroom!

HIS FIRST RIDE

2010-04-12T13:11:00.000-07:00

So, last Friday Coby's training wheels FINALLY came in the mail, so it was time to let him ride. (So his daddy, thought!)
Coby riding DIRECTLY to daddy! His 1st "take off" didn't go so well! He was going SO fast, that daddy literally grabbed him by the chest protector and pulled him off the bike, as it was still going.

Can you see the concentration going on under that helmet? All I can see is those Baby Cheeks, saying "SQUEEZE ME!"

And so.......here we go...........

And we are off!....with Daddy RIGHT behind.....

Stay close daddy!

A Blog from Tim's Tour Bus

2010-04-09T08:09:00.000-07:00

Yes....this was my boyfriend doing one of his GREATEST performance's last night.... OH yeah baby....you are THE MAN!!!! SING IT!!!

He just leaves me BREATHLESS!

Good times had last night BEFORE I got on the tour bus.........

Dear Cory, I hope you dont' miss me too bad?

Look, you will still have these 2 other women to fall back on.....

Aww, Becky, I will miss you too! Maybe you can be on of the groupies and tour with us!!

Lady Antebellum, did a WONDERFUL job!

Michelle, need I say anything? She had a BLAST!!!

Cory, thank you for the drinks and thank you for understanding! I'm just joking, baby!!! I could never leave you.....not even for Tim!!! :) Hugs and kisses! (smooch!)

Good food, Good drinks, Good times.......I will miss my girls!!!!

HOT DATE ALERT!!!!!!

2010-04-07T14:35:00.000-07:00

OH yeah!!! Do you see this hotness?!?!? CAN YOU SEE IT?!?!?! You don't have to look too deep...it is ALL over his face!
Hocha-Momma!!!!
This girl is going to see Tim tomorrow night! (yes, we are on a first name basis!) So....if I don't have any bloggy posts for awhile.....It's only because he invited me on the bus with him! And I will NOT return until he KICKS me out!!!! Don't worry about Faith....I aint' skeer'd of her, either!!! It's ALL about Tim, baby!!!

O man....I could stare at this ALL day long!!!

OH yeah.....did I mention Cory is taking me? He must REALLY love me, huh?!

The WHOLE gang!

2010-04-07T06:12:00.000-07:00

The "WHOLE" gang, meaning: My parents and the grandkids......

Moments when you KNOW God has blessed you....

2010-04-06T06:34:00.000-07:00

I LOVE moments like these and thank God for each one fo them.....Coby pulling Hunter in the wagon...and Summer giving it a little push from behind! :) Dylan showing Hunter all of his brothery love... (and teaching Coby how to do it at the same time!)

Coby TRYING to show Hunter his brotherly love too! :)

Random Easter Pics

2010-04-05T11:25:00.000-07:00

Coby and I colored some eggs, and ALSO put "veggietales" on some eggs! He had so much fun! My neice, hunting Easter eggs......

Coby hunting........

The Easter bunny brought Coby a puzzle....

And an "easter puppy!"

Coby and some of his Easter eggs! Hunter was even willing to get in on a pic! AMAZING!!!

Coby's 1st Garden

2010-03-31T06:03:00.000-07:00

So, yesterday as I was looking at blogs...I was checking out myitiwns! If you haven't visited them....you need to do so - momma joss does a GREAT job! Anyseed -she was telling about the itwins new garden! (It was a Sesame Street line. ) That she had started with her children! I thought what a GREAT idea! Coby would love this! So - I emailed Momma Joss to find out where she got them!
As soon as I got off work - Coby and I headed to our local Lowe's and picked up Cookie Monster watermelon mini garden, Abby Cadabby Pumpkin mini garden, and to top it off....they had Veggietales mini flower gardens! Well...we HAD to have Larry Boy flowers!!!
Coby was SO excited to go home and start his garden! He was BEGGING me to take his picture!

He didn't get as dirty as I expected....but just wait until we transplant them outside...

And they will sit in the window sill to get some sun! We will keep you posted!

Coby's Grandpa is going to be SO proud of him!

Random Tuesday - here I go!

2010-03-30T08:50:00.000-07:00

So....I havent' Random Tuesday'd in like a bazillion years!!!!

I have a teenager!!! Ever seen those t-shirts that say "as a mother of teenagers-I understand why some animals eat their young?" YES! That is me!!! Why do they have to have SO MUCH drama? One person really put it in perspective for me....they called it "jello brain!" EXACTLY!

So...even though I don't have a green thumb! I'm going to have a garden this year! Yep....Cory told me to make a list of what I want to grow in my garden because this will be "my baby!" OH YEA!!!

Coby fell over on his dirt bike yesterday! NOT while it was in motion, nor when I was there! How soon do you think Cory told me about it? WAY AFTER IT HAPPENED.......

So Dylan is in track......he's a sprinter! Dumb me.....I thought sprinting was like a fast-paced-leisurely-jog! WRONG AGAIN! I had this HAIR-BRAINED idea that Dylan and I could start running together! HA! He was EXTREMELY patient with his outta-shape momma Sunday night! We walked a little....jogged a little....got chased by a german shepard....ran into 3 matsif's that wanted to show us their teeth.....yeah....next time...we will be walking/jogging a different route! Dylan swears he's going to tie a dog bone to my butt so I will run faster! That's SUPER nice of him, huh?

I learned this week that Hunter can ride his bike SUPER DUPER fast......when being chased by the same German Shepard that chased me! It wasn't funny......but I was HURTING from laughing so much!

So I recently connected with my BFF from my growing up days! Sherri! OMG! I didn't realize how much I missed her! And the funny thing is....she still has the same mannerisms, actions, thoughts, etc! She makes me smile! :) Hi Shu-wee!

So....click the button and random up!

I WARNED YOU!

2010-03-29T09:12:00.000-07:00

Well....it happened this weekend! Daddy got Coby his FIRST DIRT BIKE!
As you can see, though....I've started on my mission....we have the helmet, neck brace, chest protector... Gloves and knee pads (not pictured.)

Was Coby excited about getting his first dirt bike?

TO SAY THE LEAST..........

Sesame Street Live 2010

2010-03-26T06:20:00.000-07:00

Last night was our Sesame Street Live date-night! I Love seeing Coby watch intently!

Elmo's World! Ok....now sing along with me...lalalala!

I was trying to get a profile picture - it didn't really work out for me.

I loved this part...S.S. Rubber Duckie!

Cookie Monster getting DOWN with his bad self!

Elmo and Abby Caddaby

Coby and daddy!

He was VERY excited waiting for the show to start!

My New Worry.....

2010-03-24T09:10:00.000-07:00

Yeah.....so I've emphasized my worries previously about Coby being on the dirt bike with Cory, right? So...now my worries are being multiplied times 10!
Cory is heading out to look at 2 different dirt bikes today.......FOR COBY! MY BABY!!!!!
I know he is ALWAYS going to want his own....daddy has one...his 2 older brothers both have one.....but he is my baby, and that makes it WAY different! Is that wrong of me?! These are the 2 daddy is going to look at tonight. :(
Do you all feel my pain? Or am I just being a big weinie?

Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe - from a 15 year old!

2010-03-23T06:25:00.000-07:00

So...being snowed in this past weekend, we all got a little bored. So I told Dylan he could make peanut butter cookies! Let me back-track a little bit: One of our neighbors is an elderly couple and they have REALLY taken Dylan under their wings! He LOVES hanging out with them and vice versa. He LOVES going over there and getting some of those "home-grown-meals....made from scratch!" (I know...sad, huh?) Anyway....last time he was there, they gave Dylan their peanut butter cookie recipe. Peanut Butter Cookies

2 cups peanut butter

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 tsps vanilla

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Easy as that!!! And let me tell you...they were GOOD! In fact I told Dylan "they are good but you can't make them at home anymore." He asked why. "Because yo momma ate them all!"

First day of Spring....Snow?

2010-03-22T11:58:00.001-07:00

2 of my boys being silly in the snow!

I love this pic! They are smiling AND you can see the snow coming down!

This is Coby eating snow! And he sort of "froze" in this position, when I told him "don't eat yellow snow." Coby asked "why?" I said "because if it's yellow that means a doggie has pee'd on it!" He literally FROZE! It was SO funny!

Coby and daddy trying out the new sled together!

Daddy catching Coby from the hill, BEFORE he went into the water!

Daddy pulling Coby on the sled.........

Coby LOVES sledding!

Coby and his sled! Thanks Matt and Shannon!

My New Hair.......color!

2010-03-19T09:19:00.000-07:00

So.....I branched out a little bit last night and went to get my hair highlighted for the FIRST TIME EVER!
Ok....so I'm a little slow getting on this ban-wagon!
But I excited about it
I don't think this picture says enough for it! But I now have caramel and blond highlights!
And from the back..........

I NEED your help!

2010-03-18T07:08:00.001-07:00

Please oh please....I need your help!
So I posted THIS the other day, on my blog...... Now I need help from ALL of you!
Please head on over to Brandy's blog so that I can win this contest!
Please oh, please vote for me!!! The voting poll is on the right hand side of Brandy's blog!
Thanks to all of you! :)
Happy Thursday!

Planning a Surprise Party....

2010-03-17T12:34:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of my mom in 1956! (I LOVE old pics!) And this is a pic from last year (left to right) Cory's mom- my neice - myself - my mom!ANYPARTY - My mom is turning 60 this year! And what kind of daughter would I be if I DIDN'T throw her a surprise birthday party?!
So my BFF- Sherri (who I grew up with) has said that she will help me plan the party, etc. YEA!!
I think we are going to go with a 50's and 60's rock and roll theme! If anyone out there in bloggy land has ANY ideas or suggestion.....please feel free to send them my way! I have 2 months to get this party thing going, but I'm trying to get a head start on it, so i won't stress me out.

Ok, ok....and props to Brandy who designed the invitation....pics of that to come later!

How soon is too soon?

2010-03-15T10:48:00.000-07:00

When you have one of these removed (yes you read that correctly...removed) from your collar bone, how soon should you start strenuous activity? This fancy thing was just REMOVED from Cory's collarbone approximately 10 days ago.....And he decided it was time to get back on his dirt bike!

Yep....there he is!

And how soon is TOO SOON to be letting your 4 year old enjoy being on the dirt bike with daddy? Well....I guess 4 probably isn't TOO soon....considering daddy was riding him around at about 2 years old! UGH!!! Yes.....

In my fantasy Photoshop....

2010-03-10T12:09:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time....there was a beautiful princess who LOVED guns........ She loved to go hunting and "put dinner on the table."

Then, one day.....a stranger walked into her life....The sexiest stranger EVER! Came walking into the princess' life....wearing mossy oak boxers!

And this sexy stranger asked the hunting princess to be his bride! And the hunting princess said "uh....yeah...." (in valley girl slang!)

So, the sexy mossy oak boxer wearing stranger and the princess hunter got married.
Soon afterwards.....came a hunting-baby-bunting.....

And they all lived happily ever after!

THE END!

Ok....I did this photoshop for a contest.....go check it out....and VOTE FOR ME!!!!

Thanks Brandy!
http://www.onescrappychick.blogspot.com/