Gator Award...

Last week, Tristin received the Gator Award from school! We were really proud of him, and in honor of the special award, the girls and I were able to go to school and eat lunch with him in the cafateria. The girls were SOOO excited, so at 11:25, we walked to the school and met Tristin there. It was a lot of fun (except we had to bring him home with us- he was still pretty sick and had already missed a day of school.)

Oh, the madness...

I'm kidding, I absoultly love having parties for my kids. I always want them to feel special, loved and important and watching their eyes light up over the yummy treats & decorations makes my heart smile. I love my Daisy girl...

Miss Daisy turns 5...

I have no idea how my little lady grew up so fast, but she did! And yes, we celebrated with ANOTHER princess party! She had such a great time playing, opening presents, eating food and wacking the pinata! She even got the princess bike that she wanted (thanks for the b-day money, Dad- it helped pay for her bike!)No pictures though, my batteries died!) It was a great night, and thank you Annikan and Angie for all your help, it was definatly needed this time around- having strep throat really kicked my butt!

Holy Cow, look who's pregnant...

No, it's not me! The kids woke up the other morning (Daisy's b-day) and started putting balloons up their PJ's. They wanted me to document the very special occasion, so here are my rug rats pretending to be pregnant!

random pictures...

Here's a few of Willow & Grace. Grace LOVES baths just as much as I do, so when she saw the kitchen sink full of hot soapy water, she couldn't contain herself, she had to hop up and soak her feet in it. It didn't matter that I was soaking water bottles, she just had to "get warm."

Church Basketball...

Trav's not a basketball player, but when Jared called him a few weeks ago to play, he thought, "why not? He's only played 2 games and only scored 10 points, but it's still fun to watch him- and the kids have LOVED playing at the church and staying up WAY past their bed time! (Jared, hope you like the pictures! I tried not to let you down!)I'm proud of my 32 year old husband for getting out there and doing his best!

Fun at Lowes...

We went to Lowes a few days ago so Trav could pick up some wood to make new drawers for Grace's bed. The girls were having so much fun playing around. They are pretty cute together... (I don't know how to delete the blurry picture, sorry!)

A few projects...

Ohmigosh! Last week I was driving home when out of no where, I saw a YARD SALE SIGN! A real one too (not one that the goof ball forgot to take down all year long), and in January! So, with about .25 to my name, I couldn't pass it up. Sure enough, I found a ton of little things and a few big things (like the perfect sized shelf to go in my overflowing pantry/craft area. The clip board was .25, the jar was .75 which I really needed for snacks and the "adorable" chicken/duck spoon/ladel set for .25 (I had to drive home and get more money!)Oh I can't wait for yard sale season to begin!!!!
Just a little paper & Mod Podge and they look a lot better!
I found the birds at the dollar store (Dollar Tree) and I thought they would look better pray painted white. After SEVERAL coats, they turned out super cute, except one of the birds decided to crackle a little bit. I kept them outside in the cold, so I wouldn't do that again! But hey, you get the idea. Then I found the "Family Rules" idea on this blog: lindseycheney.blogspot.com I added our own rules of course, which include: Take your shoes off, always tell the truth, Just do your best, pray always, no jumping on the furniture, How do you ask?, nothing happens when you whine & no toys at the table. I used a canvas I bought from a yard sale over the summer (.50) and paper I had, some Mod Podge, ribbon & vinyl lettering. Kind of fun!

Gracie...

Oh, how I love this little girl... she looks like an orphan in most of these pictures, but they made me smile!
# 1- Yes, she is phasing out of naps, but she despretely needs one everyday. We were on our way to Michelle's house the other night when we were all getting loaded in the car. "Where's Grace? " I yelled. "She's asleep on the bathroom floor!" Daisy yelled back. She must have been really tired to pick that place to lay down and close her eyes!
# 2- Trav is in the process of making new drawers for Grace's bed because she keeps standing on the other ones and breaking them. Here they are building the new ones. Can't wait until they're done!
# 3- Like most 3 year olds, Grace changes her clothes literally 50 times a day, so here she is in a wonderful outfit of her choosing!
# 4- The teeth. Trav found his Halloween teeth last week and the kids had a blast playing with them! They wouldn't stop cracking up!

Family night, washing the van, Grace & the puppy, Olive hands...

Here's just a few random pictures over the past few weeks...