3.11 miles of rough terrain, climbing walls, crawling through mud, balancing on beams, and jumping over fire.
June 2, 2012
I Survived the WARRIOR DASH!!!
3.11 miles of rough terrain, climbing walls, crawling through mud, balancing on beams, and jumping over fire.
May 30, 2012
Celebrations
You know the saying "when it rains it pours?" I think that saying can apply to both the good and bad things in life. This past weekend it applies to the good.
Friday May 25:
Samuel turns 4 but we don't celebrate it until Saturday because...
My sister graduates from High School. I sadly do not have any pictures because I forgot to pull out my camera (so Dad, if you're reading this, I would really like some copies of the pictures you took). However, I do have pictures of an awesome cake I "helped" make (and by "helped" I mean I paid for all the ingredients and showed moral support while my friend, Erica, used my kitchen to make it - she's awesome).
It was for KeLei's graduation party.
The next day was Samuel's birthday in which we went bowling.
He loved it. He also loved all his gifts including a train table Grandpa H. made him. (Didn't get a picture of that either).
Sunday, May 27 welcomed 6 years of marriage for Carlin and I - to celebrate we went "camping" with Carlin's brother Mitchell and wife Heather in their backyard. Yep, we're that awesome. We grilled hot dogs, roasted marshmallows, made shadow puppets, slept in a tent on air mattresses, and topped the experience off with a rooster crowing first thing in the morning. Nope, they don't live in the country, they live smack-dab in the middle of a the city in an established neighborhood. We have no idea why someone owns a rooster.
Can you tell how awful I was at pictures this weekend? I didn't even get a picture with my sexy husband.
And to close this post we had severe weather last night and my backyard looks like this:
P.S. I officially give up on blogger... for all their fancy updates it still isn't giving me an option to rotate my pictures. Am I doing something wrong?
Friday May 25:
Samuel turns 4 but we don't celebrate it until Saturday because...
My sister graduates from High School. I sadly do not have any pictures because I forgot to pull out my camera (so Dad, if you're reading this, I would really like some copies of the pictures you took). However, I do have pictures of an awesome cake I "helped" make (and by "helped" I mean I paid for all the ingredients and showed moral support while my friend, Erica, used my kitchen to make it - she's awesome).
It was for KeLei's graduation party.
The next day was Samuel's birthday in which we went bowling.
He loved it. He also loved all his gifts including a train table Grandpa H. made him. (Didn't get a picture of that either).
Sunday, May 27 welcomed 6 years of marriage for Carlin and I - to celebrate we went "camping" with Carlin's brother Mitchell and wife Heather in their backyard. Yep, we're that awesome. We grilled hot dogs, roasted marshmallows, made shadow puppets, slept in a tent on air mattresses, and topped the experience off with a rooster crowing first thing in the morning. Nope, they don't live in the country, they live smack-dab in the middle of a the city in an established neighborhood. We have no idea why someone owns a rooster.
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| mmm...smores! |
And to close this post we had severe weather last night and my backyard looks like this:
P.S. I officially give up on blogger... for all their fancy updates it still isn't giving me an option to rotate my pictures. Am I doing something wrong?
May 22, 2012
Breaking News!
Lillian, after two years and four months of denying her mother's attempts to tame her hair, has finally let her mother pull the wild curls back into "two-ponytails."
Lillian only commented: "I so pretty." Lillian's mother is thrilled with the progress but says "now, I just have to figure out how to part her hair evenly!"
In other news...
Seeing Mt. St. Helen's from afar... it's snow covered peak.
But the highlight of the trip was definitely the beach. The kids LOVED it.
April 25, 2012
Where's Lillian?
Lillian is a big girl now having moved into a toddler bed.
She is also our little climber.
Sorry, you'll have to cock your head to the side for this one...
One night I couldn't find her. I looked everywhere, on her bed, on the floor, under the bed, in the closet. I could hear her snoring so I knew she was somewhere in the room. I grabbed a flashlight and looked under the bed again. I was sitting on the floor trying to figure out where the soft breathing was coming from when I looked up...
Freedom of toddler bed + Climbing = No good.
She is also our little climber.
One night I couldn't find her. I looked everywhere, on her bed, on the floor, under the bed, in the closet. I could hear her snoring so I knew she was somewhere in the room. I grabbed a flashlight and looked under the bed again. I was sitting on the floor trying to figure out where the soft breathing was coming from when I looked up...
April 16, 2012
Imagination
Did you know the zoo has dolphins?
And sea turtles, giraffes, elephants, ducks, dogs, cats, monkeys, fish... I think you get the picture.
Did you also know Samuel can drive us to the zoo?
Because he did. He "drove" us to the "zoo" and we walked around the house -er, I mean zoo and saw all kinds of animals including monsters.
You have no idea how much I loved using my imagination again... and seeing my two beautiful children exploring their world with imagination.
And sea turtles, giraffes, elephants, ducks, dogs, cats, monkeys, fish... I think you get the picture.
Did you also know Samuel can drive us to the zoo?
Because he did. He "drove" us to the "zoo" and we walked around the house -er, I mean zoo and saw all kinds of animals including monsters.
You have no idea how much I loved using my imagination again... and seeing my two beautiful children exploring their world with imagination.
April 3, 2012
March Happenings
and a little bit of April too.
I figured since I hadn't posted in a while I would just add a plethora of pictures for ya. So here goes:
The kids insisted on wearing Daddy's green shirts.
Oh, so that is what the little loopy thing on Daddy's pants are for! Who knew?
Cuddled and comfy on the couch.
We took a trip to see Carlin's brother Ben in Tulsa and of course had to stop at the aquarium.
While the kids tried to pet the sting-rays all I could think was "Wasn't that how the crocodile hunter died!"
We couldn't get Samuel to smile and then suddenly he did some crazy pose and we captured it on camera.
Ben took us on a tour of the University of Tulsa (he is currently working on his PhD, yep, I married into a family of smarties). It was gorgeous (the campus that is). Made me want to go back to school... longing sigh.
We ate at Arby's. We originally found Samuel here, but Lillian was the only one who would pose for a picture. She's such a ham.
On our way home we drove into a huge storm. The kids and KeLei slept through it all.
We finished this puzzle almost a year after starting it only to find a piece was missing! Grrrr.
Samuel and his cars...
And now for today. I told the kids they could go outside and play in the puddles (it had finally stopped lightning and they were pretty excited). Guess I should have taken into consideration how muddy those puddles were.
I figured since I hadn't posted in a while I would just add a plethora of pictures for ya. So here goes:
The kids insisted on wearing Daddy's green shirts.
Oh, so that is what the little loopy thing on Daddy's pants are for! Who knew?
Cuddled and comfy on the couch.We took a trip to see Carlin's brother Ben in Tulsa and of course had to stop at the aquarium.
While the kids tried to pet the sting-rays all I could think was "Wasn't that how the crocodile hunter died!"
We couldn't get Samuel to smile and then suddenly he did some crazy pose and we captured it on camera.
Ben took us on a tour of the University of Tulsa (he is currently working on his PhD, yep, I married into a family of smarties). It was gorgeous (the campus that is). Made me want to go back to school... longing sigh. 
We ate at Arby's. We originally found Samuel here, but Lillian was the only one who would pose for a picture. She's such a ham.
On our way home we drove into a huge storm. The kids and KeLei slept through it all.
We finished this puzzle almost a year after starting it only to find a piece was missing! Grrrr.
Samuel and his cars...And now for today. I told the kids they could go outside and play in the puddles (it had finally stopped lightning and they were pretty excited). Guess I should have taken into consideration how muddy those puddles were.
March 15, 2012
Let it begin: Basketball and Hooliganism
It's here!
And I'm sooo excited.
Carlin and I even filled out brackets and have a bet going to make it a little more interesting. Since our brackets are a bit arbitrary (I kept my favorite teams in as long as I could...) we decided it will be whoever gets the highest percentage of games correct is the winner.
Yes, I'm aware OSU is not in the tournament this year, but I still had to show them, because if they were they would be my top pick. However, to remain Big 12 loyal, I have Missouri upsetting North Carolina in the final game.
The bet? If I win Carlin has to clean the kitchen every day for a week, to my specifications. If he wins, I will treat him to a buffet breakfast. I think I'm getting the better part of the deal, don't you?
And here's my juvenile delinquents getting into the suckers (which are on the second shelf of the cabinet). Notice how there is no chair under them? Yah, they climbed over the breakfast bar on the right side of the picture... (the dining room table is on that side, they pushed the chairs up to the breakfast bar).
And I'm sooo excited.
Carlin and I even filled out brackets and have a bet going to make it a little more interesting. Since our brackets are a bit arbitrary (I kept my favorite teams in as long as I could...) we decided it will be whoever gets the highest percentage of games correct is the winner.
Yes, I'm aware OSU is not in the tournament this year, but I still had to show them, because if they were they would be my top pick. However, to remain Big 12 loyal, I have Missouri upsetting North Carolina in the final game.
The bet? If I win Carlin has to clean the kitchen every day for a week, to my specifications. If he wins, I will treat him to a buffet breakfast. I think I'm getting the better part of the deal, don't you?
And here's my juvenile delinquents getting into the suckers (which are on the second shelf of the cabinet). Notice how there is no chair under them? Yah, they climbed over the breakfast bar on the right side of the picture... (the dining room table is on that side, they pushed the chairs up to the breakfast bar).
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