In My World Of Five

Out of Their World

2010-02-08T07:33:00.000-08:00

This is WAY TO FUNNY! I know to many Mom's that feel this way so many days.
http://vimeo.com/8683351

Winter Wonderland

2010-02-01T07:27:00.000-08:00

I went out yesterday with a goal. To try out my tripod, and to shot with my highest aperture. I learned to that snow and highest aperture can make some pretty messy pictures, but they weren't all bad.

Total Randomness......

2010-01-29T16:32:00.000-08:00

What do I do when I'm stuck in the house with my three "Wonderful" children, it's snowing outside, and I have a new tripod? Take pictures of my fire, of course! It was a very long day.

I think they are pretty cool. I was trying to get close enough without getting my camera too hot. I live on the edge!

Now I'm going to go lay down by the fire and try to get warm!

On another note...I'm not sure why, but Blogger didn't reject these pictures so I guess I will retry my others soon.

Blogger trouble

2010-01-29T08:58:00.000-08:00

I'm having trouble loading any pictures from this month onto Blogger. It say my images are corrupt or in the wrong format. I haven't changed the format, so I don't think that's the problem. If anybody knows how I can fix this problem, I would greatly appreciate any help. I would like to post our trip to Cameron, OK and Cameron's basketball game :)

H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods - Fashion + Beauty on Shine....SHAME ON WALMART

2010-01-08T06:23:00.000-08:00

H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods - Fashion + Beauty on Shine

I posted this because this really bugs me. So many of our friends and family go without, and these corporation giants "could" help. So much could be donated, and instead they destroy. What is gained there???? It makes me really want to stay away from Walmart!

Gotta love the white stuff.....if your a kid

2009-12-28T06:36:00.000-08:00

They say we got 8 inches of snow here in town. The smallest amount I could find in my yard was 11 inches. It was almost 15 inches up by my house. WOW!

The last thing I wanted to do all weekend was go outside. It meant I would have to get dressed, and bear the cold. I remember being a kid and I couldn't wait to go outside after it snowed. I remember my parents did NOT share my enthusiam. It's funny everything that was so magical as a kid, sucks as an adult. Well....not everything.

I have to say though, I do love watching my kids have fun. They were bummed that the snow wouldn't pack enough to build a snowman. Cameron just decided to eat everything instead.

Noah just laid in it and was buried. Like sand.

This was a drift hanging over the edge of our house. It was really cool!And, you may be asking...."Where is Addy?" Didn't she enjoy the snow too? The answer to that would be "No." This was Addy all weekend.

Addy happily taking her breathing treatment.....

This is Addy NOT happy at all about taking her breathing treatment. I can't blame her. They are very inconvient. She keep telling me that she "needed snow." By the time she gets over this, the snow will probably be gone.

Well, its Monday! Addy has been awake since 3:30am. We are making a trip to the doc, and hoping for a long nap! Have a great week!

My Big Fat Smokey White Christmas

2009-12-26T14:02:00.000-08:00

Oh, there are many other adjectives I could have used in my title.

Let me explain.....

As many of you know we had a winter storm barrel down on us Christmas Eve. I'm thinking earlier that morning "Oh, I can't wait to start a fire!" (Looking back....I wished I had waited). I went and got everything ready, and started lighting it. It took a few minutes and I realized that smoke was coming back in our house. After a few more minutes, our room was getting smokey. I jiggled the flue to make sure it was open, which it was! By then I'm freaking out. Steve comes to see whats going on. He walks outside to see what could be the problem. He comes in and tells me that the 50-60mph winds are literally pushing the smoke right back into our house. It was a disaster! It took us 2 hours trying to get the fire out and air our our bedroom. Everything was all smokey. At one point we had a cloud of smoke in our room. I wanted to cry!

After we got that taken care of, my brother's family came over. Stacy and I really wanted to start some new family traditions this year. Addy wasn't feeling very good, but we didn't want that to stop everything. The kids made reindeer food! Totally fun.

You take a can of oatmeal, and many different kinds of sprinkles. We let the kids take turns dumping sprinkles in.Then you shake it up really good.Then your kids can sprinkle it on the snow before they go to bed for Santa's reindeer! We were in the middle of a blizzard when we put ours out. So my kids were urged to just dump and run!

Then we read our Christmas story. This year it was "A Charlie Brown Christmas".

And lastly, the kids made a birthday cake for Jesus! It was beautiful!

When it was all said and done everybody went home. Travel was impossible after that. Addy became very sick that night. She and I didn't sleep hardly at all. Stacy called me Christmas morning to tell me that half of her house had some stomach bug and had been throwing up all night. So, it's definitely been memorable one for us. I hope everybody else stayed safe....and is in good health!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas

2009-12-23T09:32:00.000-08:00

This is Josie. She is an aspiring model. She is too cute for words!

I didn't make Christmas cards this year. I have neglected my blog for almost 6 months. Some are starting to wonder about me. I wonder myself....

Here I am now. I want to tell all my friends and family "Merry Christmas!" May God bless us all this season and keep us in his ever abiding love. I know he truly loves me and my family.

Hope to see you soon!

Out with the old... In with the new!

2009-08-11T09:02:00.000-07:00

We are going to be tackling some mini makeovers around our house over the next month or so. We started with our utility room this weekend. We wanted to get rid of the disguisting tile that didn't even cover the whole floor. I'm very grateful for my sister, who came over and helped me beat the old tile off the floor with a ball pinged hammer for 7 hours on Friday. Now that I'm dealing with RA, projects like this are exceptionally harder for me. After Steve and Garrett got home from work they finished it off for us. We broke 2 hammers in this process!

SO UGLY!

I'm so proud of Steve and I! We have never laid a floor before, and we did a good job!

Now it's finished, and it's so pretty! I leave the door open to the laundry room just so I can look at it :)

Music To Grow By presents Kindermusik! - Our Time

2009-07-31T12:11:00.000-07:00

Music To Grow By presents Kindermusik! - Our Time

I've had a few people wanting to know about the music class Addy will be taking this fall, so here's some information about it. She's officially signed up! I'm so excited! Maybe one day she'll be a Broadway singer. She's already perfecting her dramatic performances around here!

Sunday Bloody Sunday by Bush

2009-07-14T08:11:00.001-07:00

Sunday Bloody Sunday by Bush
Video sent by toonbug

Some inventive soul took the time to find times that Dubya used the words to U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday. Now if they could just find all the words to "Oops, I Did It Again"

Not People...

2009-07-12T11:51:00.000-07:00

I do love the beautiful sky! I don't love a 104 degrees, but I do love the beautiful sky.

Saturday evening was an excellent opportunity to get some gorgeous shots of the sunset. This is one of my favorites.This next one is a shot of the fountain on Main Street right before dark. This makes me wish I had a tripod!

I love the colors! I've also got a few from Main Street.

The signs on the pole kind of remind me of my life. Walk, don't turn around, hurry up....

Keep smiling everyone!

For the Soul

2009-07-09T07:56:00.000-07:00

Music and art has so many facets, I love it when people can pull them together to create awesome! Check it out! http://soytuaire.labuat.com/ Wait about 10 seconds and the writing will disappear and you'll see the "play" button. ( Hint: If you move the mouse around, it'll move to it)

4th of July = Flaming Mustangs

2009-07-08T12:51:00.001-07:00

This is what happens when boys get to play with fire! Bad boys!

(This was supervised...and this was started by Uncle Sean. Bad Uncle Sean!!!!)

2 Weddings and a Trial

2009-06-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

I have survived the last two weeks! I have to admit...I had my doubts. You know, I'm always home. So, when I was called to serve, I thought "no big deal" this time. They won't pick me, and they'll send me on my merry way. Wrong! Six days and 2 million dollars later, and now I'm done. I did however enjoy the experience, and I meet some very nice people along the way. I will say however... if I see one more doughnut...I might hurl!

When I wasn't spending my time downtown during the week, I had both weekends booked with weddings with other photographers. WOW! They were a lot of fun. Both brides were beautiful. I wish I had a slideshow on here for them. I haven't figured that one out yet. So, here's some random pics of some of my favorites.

Here's #2

As you can see... I haven't gotten very far with the second wedding:)

Happy Monday!

2009-06-07T20:43:00.000-07:00

First week of summer - BOO!

2009-06-05T13:00:00.000-07:00

I'm not looking for sympathy... we just have had bad luck in the health department around here. Cameron started feeling bad when Leigh and Way where here Sunday, and it just snowballed through the kids during the week. I took Cam to the doc on Tuesday. 24 hours later, we were sitting in the same room with Noah. It was a little bit of DeJaVu even for the Doc. When it came to be Addy's turn, they didn't even make me bring her in, just called it in to the pharmacy. Thank God for small blessings!

This is my medicine tracking system. My kitchen cabinets are littered with post it notes. Since Noah can't take penicillin, everybody is on different antibiotics at different times everyday. It's pretty ridiculous!

Next week will be better. I just bought my swimsuit so the kids and I can go enjoy the pool! We're just getting all the crap for the summer out of the way early! Bring on the GOODNESS!

Addy's Birthday cont.

2009-05-31T09:19:00.000-07:00

We finally had a chance to slow down, mainly thanks to a head cold, and look at Addy's birthday pictures. You know, for a crappy week, she really had a great birthday! Her Papa would have been happy for that.

One of my favorite things about looking through her pictures was Steve's expression in the background. You can see how much he adores his baby girl. I love it! Every girl wants a Daddy like that.Somebody please tell me where she gets all the facial expressions from!We had a group of friends come over Monday to party with us. I was completely unorganized, but surely the kids didn't notice!

It took Cameron and Noah 2 1/2 hours to fill the water balloons, and not even five minutes for all of them to be unloaded on partygoers! Not Addy though...she's a princess, and she doesn't get wet!

Everybody had some really cool face paint going on, but I think 1st place went to Corbett! His was awesome! Addy did her own. Addy's "theme" for the party was Garden Girl so we had all the kids plant seeds that they could grow in their own gardens. Lowe's has some neat bio-degradable seeding cups that you plant your seeds, then plant the whole cup in the ground. They are a little messy, but worth it.

Then the princess graced us with her gracefulness ;)

I'm just playing~

I do have to say though that I'm a little sad that we've reached the part of life where babies are over! I do look forward to seeing what remarkable people my children will become. Each day gets a little easier raising them too! But, something about never having anymore babies is still kinda sad. I'll just have to be patient for our siblings to give us some more nieces and nephews!

Happy Birthday to My Addy!

2009-05-26T16:22:00.000-07:00

I really wanted to do this big post for Addy's birthday, but due to many circumstances, that will not be happening right now. I will however, do a little post for now to celebrate my princess's 2nd birthday. Happy Birthday Sweetie!

Holy Jawbreakers!

2009-05-20T18:58:00.000-07:00

Waymond and Leigh... this is for you! Your Ginormous jawbreakers created quite a scene with the boys.

This is a Mother's nightmare! Probably the dentist's nightmare too! Please make him stop....

This pucker's for you Way!

This is the effect of a Ginormous jawbreaker overload. Everybody stand back!

It's pretty scary!

A face only a Mother can love.

And on a random note, since my kids are quite colorful today, here's a funny pic of Addy at the park. Look at that hair!

Good Ol' Rooster Days

2009-05-13T14:28:00.000-07:00

Come rain or shine... we must go to the Rooster Day parade! It's become a tradition for us. It used to be us, and Jani, and our friends from the hood that would all trek up to Main St. This was our first year with just Steve and I and the kids. Which really made me realize that life is changing, and change can be good. Of course, some things could be better, but we are very fortunate for what we have. This had to be the coolest (temperature wise) Parade Day that I can recall, which I am so grateful for. The rain wasn't so nice for my camera though.

Addy couldn't wait for the parade to start. She kept running out in the street to see if it was coming!

Everybody is happy when they see the Blue Bell truck coming. Ice cream!

And, our new favorite thing this year was the petting zoo. I think it's a great addition to the Rooster Day festivities. It's just a rip off to feed the animals! I love Camo's face!

Addy loved the little baby goats. They were so cute..except for this one that had a 5inch snot string hanging from it's nostril. Eewww.....Well, until next year....

Little Dresses for Africa

2009-05-06T19:16:00.000-07:00

This is a post I meant to write two days ago...

This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of attended a wonderful brunch at Ashley's house. ( I am throughly convinced she is SuperWoman!) She had a group of us over to honor a group of Mother's. We'll never meet them because they've died mainly due to Aids. Our group made pillowcase dresses for the many daughter's that don't their Mother's anymore. It's so hard to even imagine one little girl...let alone nations that have this problem. Please visit Ashley's website and see the amazing work being done there. It's http://www.ashleyannphotography.com/. You might have to go back a post or two. Like Ashley said, if you know some friends that you could get together with to make these dresses it makes for a great Saturday morning. I'm looking forward to making more. I can only imagine the little girls faces after recieving these dresses. You can also visit http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/ where they have all the information on these girls, and how-to's for the dresses.

2009-05-01T18:39:00.000-07:00

I take ALOT of pictures! I've always had a hard time getting a great picture from the boys...together. I found a neat boy spot across from the Farmer's Market and thought we'd give it a try. I wonder if other photographers ever worry about trespassing when they find somewhere they'd like to shoot. I do! I kept waiting for somebody to come walking out, asking me what I'm doing. It's right by the transmission shop so I'd probably get some guy who could care less why I'm there. It's worth it though when I get pics like these!

This one is my favorite!

I can't wait to get these printed!

2009-04-26T10:15:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning to my first rose that has bloomed this season. I love roses! I love all kinds of flowers, but roses are so elegant and romantic. I also love that they are climbing up the railing of my porch. So far, the kids haven't tried to touch them. Once would probably be enough because those suckers are sharp. I look forward to all my other blooms opening up!

Lovin' Spring

2009-04-24T12:09:00.001-07:00

I know I've been terrible at keeping up with my blog lately. I thought about not doing it anymore. Then I thought about all my pictures I'm not sharing with you! How selfish am I! Seriously, I'm going to try to do a better job.

Today we went to Conrad Farm's in Bixby. Love that place! I needed strawberry plants for Cameron's mobile garden. We're a little late for the strawberry planting season, but we thought we'd give it a go anyways. I want Cameron to plant something he'll be able to enjoy the fruit of his harvest. Since my boys are the pickiest boys around, it didn't leave us many options. I also wanted to try out an idea from Ashley... taking kids pictures at a flower nursery. She's a genius! Considering we had straight line winds gusting upwards of 40 miles an hour or so, the greenhouses we perfect! My biggest problem was keeping Addy from picking the flowers. They are so pretty, you can't hardly blame her. I got some great pictures! I would show you more, but I'm saving them for her birthday! Thanks Ash for your awesomeness!Thank you Mema for all your beautiful clothes you've been making Addy! I feel like everyday is dress up... for me and for her.

Our snowy Saturday

2009-03-29T20:12:00.000-07:00

Man, the weather here is nuts, but you have to love it. It was nice to have a good snow for the kids to play in. Addy wasn't so happy with the boots I put on her. All they did was accumulate snow on the bottom of them, so she couldn't walk around.

I think it really ruined the whole experience for her....

We were just getting ready to change her shoes, when her a rogue snowball came and slammed her cheek. She wasn't having it anymore after that and she was done!

You can see where the rogue snowball's were coming from!

Noah enjoys the snow to the fullest.

So, after it's all said and done...I was very happy to see all the green return today as the snow melted to our very nice 60 degree weather. I hope that was the last...until next year.

P.S. Please pray for Steve's Dad, Jerry. He hasn't been feeling well for a few weeks. He's been waiting for an appointment to see the specialist, but he still has 17 more days. He was admitted to the hospital tonight for dehydration, and fluid in or around his stomach. That's all I know right now.

We now know that he has a mass on his small intestine, and they plan on operating on him at 7:00am Monday morning.

Update 1:00pm: Jerry had 15 feet of his small intestines removed this morning along with a tumor a little bigger than a baseball. We won't know for a few days if it's malignant. Please continue to pray for him in his recovery.

RIP

2009-03-09T18:06:00.000-07:00

It hasn't been the easiest day around here. Today, Steve and I attended my Uncle Stan's funeral. It's never pleasant to lose a family member. It is comforting to know that he's with Our Father now. It was also nice to see other family member's that we haven't seen in a long time. Then, when we returned home this evening, we found out that Bentley had passed away too. We love all our pets, but Bentley was probably our favorite. So, on that note we'll miss the both of them a great deal.

2009-02-24T17:01:00.000-08:00

Aunt Leigh, I wish you were here. I love you. I had a lot of fun playing hide-and-go-seek! I can't wait to see you again. I hope I get to go to your place! Love, Cameron

Aunt Leigh, I'm glad you came to my house to see me. I liked playing checkers with you. I hope you come stay with me. I love you! Love, Noah

This is very cool!

2009-02-19T13:36:00.001-08:00

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x84l2p_oren-lavie-her-morning-elegance_music

I can't get the video to play here on Blogger, but you should definitely watch the video from this link. I like things that brighten my day, and this sure does! People can come up with some of the coolest stuff!

My Sugar Bear

2009-02-17T13:22:00.000-08:00

Man, Noah is growing like a weed! People are always asking why I'm so surprised by this....and I don't know. He's my baby boy. Now he's almost 70 pounds (66 to be exact) and 4foot 1inch. He's technically bigger than Cameron. On the growth chart he's 115% on his weight, and 110% on his height. Cameron finally hit a slowing down period. Maybe Noah will too.

Our President's Day

2009-02-16T18:05:00.000-08:00

Today we spent our President's Day at Kaleidoscope Children's Museum. If you have kids, this is a great place to take them. It's a hands-on experience for them and it's educational. They have themed rooms: like the store, where kids can shop for groceries and use money to pay for them at the cash register.

They have the Jail. They had handcuffs that were nailed to the floor. Now we all now some kid was going to try that out, and sure enough they had to call security before we left for that reason.

This better be the last time I see him in this outfit!They had a huge stage for dress up and shows. My kids really had fun with that. They all are such characters anyways!

Addy really stole the stage!And, I really just don't have any comments on this one...Hopefully, I don't see him dressed like that anymore either!

I was watching Addy on the stage, when I got a tap on the shoulder from Cameron, and I turned around and jumped a little when I saw this looking at me. It was pretty funny.

There is also the CSI Room, the Blacklight Room (I think that was Addy's favorite), the Mail Room, etc. They also had a huge play room with a rock climbing wall. My kids had a blast, and they came home and passed out. You can't beat that!

Meet the Newest...and hopefully last member of our family!

2009-02-08T16:16:00.000-08:00

This is Ebony. She's our new puppy.

Why do we have a new puppy, you might ask....?

Well, I guess God just felt like our house wasn't full enough. A friend of ours found her dumped at a Kum and Go last Sunday when it was freezing outside. She couldn't just leave her there, so she took her home. She already had five small dogs herself, and couldn't keep this one. So, she thought of us. At first, I said no! But, as fate would have it, they had her out in the front yard when I was driving by and once I saw her I knew she was going home with us.

She is an absolute doll. We think she's about six weeks old (shame on whoever dumped her!), and pretty sure she is close to a full black lab. Harley was a little uptight the first few hours after we brought her home. Now Harley loves to play with her, and is always wanting to know what she's doing. I'm just ready to be past potty training! She is doing much better than she was three days ago, so I'm happy. Only one accident today!

Warning!

2009-01-29T11:30:00.000-08:00

I wanted to share this with you so that maybe this won't happen to anyone else.
I went over to Stacy's today, and parked in her driveway. It's a pretty steep, inclined driveway. The ice is starting to melt and get really slushy. I put my Suburban in park , and put on my emergency brake. I got out and walked around to the other side to get Noah and Addy out. All of a sudden, my truck was sliding backwards! I was able to throw Noah in the truck. I had no idea where Cameron was. My first reaction was to try to stop the truck. In the process, I've pulled a muscle in my arm. Thank God, Cameron was able to get away before it started moving, and I didn't slip and get run over. And, thank God there was no traffic coming because we rolled right out into the street (almost into the neighbors driveway). So, nobody got hurt. I was just really shook up. Please be VERY careful on this stuff. I think with everything melting, it's making some places even more slick!
BE CAREFUL!!!!

Day Two

2009-01-28T12:52:00.001-08:00

BBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ivy hates the cold! She cried the whole time (5minutes) she was outside. I don't blame her, it hurts the face to be out there. Addy loved the cold. She threw a huge fit when I made her come inside. Her little cheeks are still red 5 hours later.
My brother, Sean, brought over his go cart for the kids to ride in the culdesac. Oh, my... did they have a BLAST! Cameron really loved driving. I can't wait to get ours running. We basically have a mini track right in front of our driveway.

I almost got run over a few times. I guess I need to teach Camo how to drive.

Becca had so much fun riding with her Daddy!

Well, I'm tired! It's been fun, but they better have school tomorrow!

Cold January Days

2009-01-27T14:22:00.000-08:00

The boys had a ton of fun today riding the laundry basket down the driveway. We had just even sleet to cover the ice, where you can walk and not bust your rear. It's just too dang cold!

At least somebody enjoys this!

Addy is much to good for the cold. No, she just has a runny nose and I won't let her go outside. She had fun anyway inside, in the warm house, reading a good Curious George book. Who wouldn't, right?

The girl LOVES to read! Just like her Momma.

I even got a picture of the three of them together, which NEVER happens. I can't get Addy to sit anywhere long enough.

Well, I hope everyone is staying warm, and has their power still on. We are very thankful for our fireplace!

Our House

2009-01-14T10:46:00.000-08:00

This is for Leigh and Way, who live so far away, and haven't seen our house! I've been trying to take pics of the inside, but my lens kind of hinders me. I might have to wait til I get more of a wide angle lens to get some of the inside.

I'm in process of taking the paint off the window panes. The people before us had it painted like stained glass. It was cute, but it wasn't staying. Wish I could show you more. My 50mm just isn't cutting it for this job :)

The kids really like it here. They definitely have more room.

We're enjoying playing outside on the nice days. We don't seem to be having to many of those lately. Just cold, inside days. Yesterday Noah asked if we could go swimming. Definitely not going swimming, Buddy!

Even Harley seems to be right at home!

On a random note... Addy is brushing her teeth! I didn't think she would ever get teeth. She did, and now she bites! Not just anybody. She seems to have a special taste for Noah because he's the only one she does it too.

Well, I hope this finds everyone doing well. We have been doing good ourselves. Just minor illness's...I'll take that over the serious stuff anytime.

Grandpa and Addy

2009-01-04T16:25:00.000-08:00

I love this picture of my Grandpa and Addy!

And, this one of him holding her after she burnt her fingers.

We love you Grandpa!

I will have pictures of the house next week.

Finally

2008-12-30T12:23:00.000-08:00

It is so nice to have my computer back. Not only back, but working right. Unfortunately I lost some of my stuff in the process. Lucky for me though, it was none of my pictures!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I considered it exceptional because no one was sick. I think the kids we're happy with Christmas. We scaled way back this year. I'm very happy for it too! We asked Camo what he wanted for Christmas, and he said he wanted a sewing machine. I know a lot of father's out there would have been like "I don't think so." But, we both feel like it's better than video games.

The first thing he made was a pillow. I'm so proud of him. I can't even sew, which sucks when he needs help. We'll have to learn together.

Noah wanted huge monstrous trucks. Naturally!

Addy didn't really care about presents. She did get into ripping off the paper this year. Some of them got ripped a little early, but who doesn't have that problem. She liked the empty boxes more than anything.What a mess she is!

And, my wonderful husband bought me the most thoughtful gift. A 90 minute hot stone massage. I love him!

2008-12-08T12:01:00.001-08:00

Here's some pictures of my very messy little girl! I love to watch her eat spaghetti. She fully enjoys the experience. She doesn't seem to mind that she is a greasy mess.

This will be my last post until Christmas. We are moving next week...YEAH!!!!! I'm also putting the computer in the shop for a little TLC. So, for now I'm going to wish everyone "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

2008-12-01T10:56:00.001-08:00

This weekend my Mother and I went stompin around downtown. I got some great pictures of her. I hope I'm as beautiful as she is when I get older.

2008-11-28T10:16:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone enjoyed family and friends around them yesterday. I know we did. We ate way to much food! The boys had fun trying to break the wishbone. Needless to say, it would not break. Cameron had a way better grip on it than Noah, and he just pulled it right away from him. I think they were a little disappointed. I can't wait for them to get bigger. I'm sure we could even out the playing field a bit. Make it more interesting. After dinner last night we loaded up the Suburban, and went to walk through Rhema. The lights just get bigger and better every year! I did take some fun pictures in the tunnel. They have it set up to music and it's so cool. We went through it a few times while the kids enjoyed their hot chocolate. I really want to go and take the horse drawn carriage ride. That would be nice.
Well, hope everyone enjoys their weekend! We are going to be packing as much as possible. We're getting very close!

2008-11-27T08:55:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Also, I had to share this hilarious picture of Cameron. I about hit the floor when I first saw it.

2008-11-21T09:32:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that it's already time for Thanksgiving next week! Which means Christmas is following in hot pursuit. We've been so busy trying to keep up with life, it's hard to think about the holidays. The kids and I have spent some time raking the blanket of leaves in our backyard. We got to our 13th bag, and realized we were only halfway to being done. It's the downside to having three massive trees in our backyard. Addy did a wonderful job helping.She has her moments. She's been a little handful lately. I found out the other day that she is finally cutting more teeth! I was starting to wonder. Bad thing is though that they are all coming in at once. She is cutting 5 right now. Ouch! She also looks like Rudolph. She fell on her Grandma's porch mat and skinned her nose. She is my only child that loves to climb, and seems to have no sense of fear. I'm dreading that moment I find her on top of a dresser, or worse. She's such a mess. My beautiful mess!

I've been trying to keep the peace between the boys. I can't wait for them to have their own rooms. God knows they need it. They are bickering all the time. At least they seem to get along with Addy...for now.

Well, I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Despite my frustrations lately, I know that I am so thankful to have my three wonderful kids and awesome husband. Life is good!

I'm exhausted!

2008-11-13T15:43:00.000-08:00

Time is flying by and I never feel like I'm gaining ground anywhere. We are officially trying to buy a house. It's a 4 bedroom! It has the space we are very much in need of. Buying a house has to be one of the most nerve racking and exciting things ever! I've been so busy trying to go through things. I pray that all this works out. We had inspections today, and the house is really in great condition. That was a relief! So, I guess we'll just have to see from here.

I got my camera out for the first time in days today. Addy just looked too cute wearing her brother's cowboy hat. She also did a little reading! She's advanced for her age. I really need some pictures of my boys. They just aren't around as much anymore. I miss them!

~My Princess~

2008-11-04T14:56:00.001-08:00

Even though she takes quite a bit more out of me than my boys, I feel so blessed to have my little girl.

2008-11-03T07:13:00.000-08:00

We got a good laugh from Addy this morning when she walked into the kitchen with a toilet seat around her neck. I guess she thought it was a nice fashion accessory. Just kidding. Yesterday she was walking around with my underwear on her head. She cracks me up!

2008-11-01T19:15:00.001-07:00

Today my Grandma, Mother, and I went to Gilcrease Museum to see the Ansel Adams exhibit. Ansel Adams was a great photographer of the 20th century (I really hope I said that right otherwise I probably sound stupid right about now). Anyways, the museum has 7 or 8 rooms of exhibits set up with his work. All of his work was done in black and white, which was very interesting. It showed how much he worked with exposure to capture a great picture. They also have some really antique Polaroid cameras. Those things were massive, and I can't imagine having to lug around all that equipment back in the day. I'd have to cart a wagon or something.

Here's some pictures of the butterflies I found outside the museum in the gardens. I'm sure I looked funny chasing those around.

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T18:52:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when you give two boys fake blood. They went to town with it. Really freaky!

I found my nose!

2008-10-29T10:28:00.001-07:00

I now have had the joy of seeing all three of my children go through the stage of finding body parts. Addy has been just like the boys too. I remember them sticking their fingers in their noses when asked "where is your nose?" Makes me wonder what else she'll do that they did. I hope she passes the stage that Noah went through of sticking food up his nose.

2008-10-28T10:06:00.000-07:00

I really like this picture because it has a cool reflection of the kitchen. I was literally smashed up against the sink trying to take this. Cameron worked for a long while after this picture trying to get the gum off his face. Is there an easy way to do that? He just had to pick it off, piece by piece. Oh, well.

2008-10-27T07:39:00.000-07:00

I got to take my first family portraits this weekend! I had so much fun, and they turned out great. My brother has such a beautiful family. I'm glad they were my first. Love you guys.

Halloween Costume's

2008-10-26T18:29:00.000-07:00

I know Halloween isn't until next Friday, but we did ours a little early this year. We took the kids up to Main Street on Saturday for the games and treats. Seems like every year that whole event gets a little bigger. The lines were really long this year. Normally we go and do all of it, but there were just too many people this year. The kids had a great time. The boys looked awesome in their cars. Cameron went as a entrepreneur. I know that sounds stupid, but it was so him. He had on his dress shirt with the dress jacket, tie, the hands-free headset, and his Mercedes. He was very professional. He's all about the money! One kid asked him for a ride home, and Camo was very nervously was like "no." I had to tell him to lighten up, it was a joke. So serious! Noah was a cowboy monster truck driver. So cute! They both turned a lot of heads. Even got their pictures taken. Cameron won 3rd place in the costume contest. He won $10, which was very fitting! Addy was cute too in her fall outfit. Originally she was going to be a scarecrow, but it didn't really end up that way. She was cute anyways. She even got a few Dum Dums, her favorite.

Western Day

2008-10-23T18:07:00.000-07:00

Today was Western Day for Noah at school. He was such a cute little cowboy. He told me he really liked this cowboy stuff. Maybe now I'll have to get him some boots.

2008-10-22T14:42:00.000-07:00

Fall is definitely here. The leaves are turning beautiful, and the air is a little crisper everyday. The boys work on leaf pile everyday when they go out to play. Just one big enough to run and jump in. It started off a pretty sad little pile. It's gotten bigger everyday. It's finally got enough leaves to play in. So far Camo has not had a chance to play in the fruit of his labor, but his cousins and his brother have. They has so much fun. I think their aunt Stacy had the most fun though.

2008-10-20T18:34:00.000-07:00

Steve and the Boys did a nice job on our pumpkin this year. It's very snakelike. Scary!

I love the 80's

2008-10-20T18:05:00.001-07:00

I bought Addy leg warmers. Weird, I know. But, they are so very cute. I love them. They were meant for her shoes.

If anyone cares to know, they came from from knottybabywear on etsy. They have millions to choose from. They also have them for arms. I got some of them too!

Oh no!

2008-10-20T11:05:00.000-07:00

I noticed recently that my daughter is often running around with my cell phone. No big deal. Not until I realized that she's calling people. Some of you have gotten that phone call. She likes to push all the buttons, and carry on a great conversation. She's so cute, until I try to take back my cell phone, and she gets mad and says "mine!" I'm always trying to hide it, but she always seems to find it. She's also getting into my purse, going through my wallet, and taking out my credit cards. Do you see my concern here? This is a glimpse into my future of me telling her to get off the phone, and "no" she can't have anymore money. Nobody told me it started this early!

It's a Beautiful Day

2008-10-17T12:11:00.000-07:00

Today we met Steve for a picnic lunch at Hunter Park. It is so nice outside! We were able to sit right by the water, in the sun, and we didn't melt. Now, my kids are energetic and like to run around, but today they just sat there peacefully, and enjoyed it. Noah occasionally had to defend his food from his sister, but no biggie. A nice lunch. I loved it.

2008-10-16T17:05:00.000-07:00

I just had to post this because I've come to the realization this just may be the best I'm going to get. I've been trying for weeks to get a picture of Noah and Addy together, and they all end up the same. No compliance from Addy, and Noah always hunch's down next to everybody he takes a picture with. I don't know if it's because he's so used to being bigger than everyone else, that he just wants to be on the same level as the person he's with or what. So, this is as good as it gets.

Yuck!

2008-10-16T10:49:00.000-07:00

This is why my kids are always sick. I don't encourage this. I've been trying to keep them away from Addy, but as you can see that's working! That is so gross. You give her a kiss, and at the last second...she licks you!

Sugar Bear Spider Man and Beary chillin on the couch. He keeps telling me that he feels really bad. Poor guy!

Cookie's 101 with Noah

2008-10-14T11:21:00.000-07:00

Noah is a pro at making cookie's now. He's been making them since he was at least three. All I have to do now is give him the right measurement utensil, and crack the egg for him, and he goes to town. I don't even worry about a mess anymore because he really doesn't make one. Maybe one day he'll be our pastry chef! I know ya'll be stopping by then. These were made special today for Mrs. Ashley who is having a birthday (Happy Birthday!). As you can see, he got Addy's approval too! Noah had to stay home from school because his fever was still lingering last night, but I think he would have been fine today. He just gets an extra long Fall Break. It's been nice to spend some quality time with him too.

BEAT TEXAS!!!!!

2008-10-11T08:49:00.001-07:00

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-10T13:29:00.000-07:00

We went with Noah's class yesterday on a field trip to Shepard's Cross. It's a real nice farm north of Claremore. They had a pumpkin patch for the kids, along with lessons about god and the harvest. It could not have been on a better day. The weather was beautiful. Noah had fun on the hayride, and Addy just enjoyed running around the pumpkins. I've been suffering with my head cold ever since though. I think I probably should have stayed off the hayride. Oh, well. It was fun.

What a Mess

2008-10-08T16:47:00.001-07:00

Family Pictures 2008

2008-10-08T07:46:00.000-07:00

Here's our family pictures for this year taken by my wonderful friend, Ashley. I have to give a huge thanks to her because she laid in some pretty yucky grass to take some these, and it made her all sticky. I love these pictures because they totally capture us. It's hard to tell, but Noah's fly is down in all the pictures. That is everyday! I'm always telling the boy to zip up his pants. Addisyn was very cooperative too. (Which isn't at all how she normally is, so "Thank, you God".) Man, Cameron is growing up so fast. Before long, he'll be as tall as me. Then, he'll just be taller than me. Life is so crazy when they are this little, but I remind myself all the time that they will only be little for such a short time. So, with that in mind, I'm enjoying every minute with them.

Thanks again Ashley for everything!

Daddy Time

2008-10-06T08:17:00.000-07:00

Oh, Goody...It's rainy Monday. I could have done with some sunshine today, but apparently God thought the ground needed some water. He knows better than I do. It's just that I was stuck in the house with three kids all weekend. I would like to get out and get some fresh air. Steve was gone all day Saturday painting the Claremore HourGlass building. Addy got really sick that day too. At one point her fever was 103.4. She's doing better now, so who knows. We did get to spend time together on Sunday though which was really nice. The boys got to build their fire trucks with Steve. Got to love Home Depot projects! I know they did. Addy got a little one on one time with Daddy too as he read her a book. I'm so glad they adore their Dad. Gives Mom a chance to breathe a little after wanting to go crazy at times. Thank you Steve!

Best Guy Ever

2008-10-05T14:37:00.000-07:00

I just have to say that I love this guy! I thank God everyday that he gave me Steve, and our family. I could go on and on, but I won't. I'll just leave it at that.

Just some Pics of my Girls

2008-10-02T14:56:00.001-07:00

2008-09-30T11:27:00.000-07:00

Well, today has just been full of lots of little surprises. Seems like every hour or so, something happens. All very random things. Cars not starting, thinking I lost my debit card, and so on. I've been on the verge of tears, on the verge of freaking out, and almost cracking up! (Not all at the same time!) So, anyways as far a s funny things, my daughter received her first phone call today. I actually thought someone was messing with me when I answered and they asked to speak to Addisyn. I was like"excuse me, who?", and she was like "Addisyn Roberts, please". I told her that I was her mother, and she couldn't talk (literally). It was the lady from Season's in downtown BA telling me she had won a Webkin. Yeah, for Addy! Then later, after bringing her home from the school, I lay her down for a nap. I just went in to check on her and she's asleep...Butt Naked! She disposed of her diaper in the middle of her floor. I don't remember the boys ever doing that. So, at least I've had some good laughs today. Hope eveybody else is having a better day!
And, yes I do have that picture of her, but I won't post it.

Camping

2008-09-29T10:26:00.000-07:00

We went and spent the weekend with our friends down at Sequoyah State Park. It was Addy's first tent camping experience, and I have to say it went really well. I had my concerns, but she was awesome. I think she is definitely going to be another outdoor kid. What kid isn't, right? Cameron did lots of fishing, but didn't catch anything. Noah played in the water more than anything. It was funny because it was freezing when we woke up that morning, but by lunch all the kids were swimming in the lake. It got pretty warm. We had a great time. Can't wait to do it again!

Many faces of Peach

2008-09-24T06:36:00.001-07:00

For those of you wondering...yes all I do is take pictures. And clean, and cook, and laundry, and....
Who could resist with such adorable faces like that!

When I grow up

2008-09-23T09:06:00.000-07:00

Everyday Noah tells me what he wants to be when he grows up. Today he wants to be an artist. Yesterday, he wanted to be a race car driver. The day before... a firefighter. I always tell him he can be whatever he wants to be. I hope he has many dreams and aspirations as he gets older, as with the rest of my children. I sure hope he figures it out, because I'm still wondering if I ever will.

Arrhhgggg!!!!

2008-09-20T15:14:00.001-07:00

2008-09-19T17:40:00.000-07:00

Can't you see how thrilled she is to have two older brothers! Lucky little girl.

Glad I'm a City Girl

2008-09-18T14:09:00.000-07:00

Don't get me wrong...I love the country. That was just one stinky farm we went to today. I saw countless people in flip-flops stepping in poo. It was my goal today to make sure Addy steered clear of it.
It still amazes me that Noah is well over a head taller than everybody in his class.

Addy sure does make a cute country girl though! And, she doesn't mind poo.

2008-09-17T17:47:00.000-07:00

I love this picture!

I also love what this picture hides. Like the fact that she has a pretty nice purple goose egg on her forehead. She's at the stage of really showing affection. Her new favorite thing is to bear hug her cousin Ivy. Ivy is not so fond of her affection. Addy is three months older, and a tiny bit bigger. So, Addy's hugs send both of them to the ground. Today, Addy basically tackled Ivy with a hug and they both went down, whacking both their heads on the park bench. I think Addy got the worst of it, with a nice bruise. Now Ivy seems to run when Addy comes near her. I don't blame her.
It also hides that she really needs a bath! Look at that hair. Yuck!

Thank You God for Beautiful Days

2008-09-16T17:03:00.000-07:00

See...she's a boy too!

I wish we could have weather like this year round!!!!

First Self-Feeding

2008-09-15T11:24:00.000-07:00

Well, today I ended the power struggle with the baby and decided to let her feed herself. It's hard for me to want to go there because it's just...messy! I already have a billion things to clean. I was very happy with her though because it was the first time she did not immediately pick up the plate to throw it in the floor. Hooray for little success's! I wish I could have cloned myself to take pictures of myself cleaning her. She DOES NOT like to be wiped down or washed off. Those would have made some memorable pictures! She's definitely a do-it-herself little girl. Hey, I'm all for that!

How did that get in there????

Engine 6

2008-09-12T17:06:00.000-07:00

Tonight we went and visited the Firefighter's from Engine 6. We met these guys at National Night Out last month. They were just getting ready to move into their new station over at Neinhuis Park. They told the kids to come visit them any time they wanted. Let me tell you something. Don't tell Cameron anything you don't plan on him remembering forever, because he forgets nothing. They were so kind to give us a tour after they've been training all day. It's funny how they point out every bathroom. I'm glad I know where they all are.
Thanks Engine 6!

Noah and Layne's Birthday's

2008-09-10T19:00:00.000-07:00

This post is mainly for Leigh and Way who live so far away, and don't get to attend many of the family birthday parties. There was a great picture of your mother, but she made me promise that I wouldn't blog it. I kept my promise. We miss you all the time!
The kids are growing up so fast! I can't believe these two are already 4 and 5 years old!

Smile of the Day

2008-09-09T11:02:00.001-07:00

I know she's not smiling in the last one, but I think she's so beautiful so I wanted to add it.

Daddy's girl

2008-09-06T12:42:00.000-07:00

Something Different

2008-09-05T18:26:00.000-07:00

This was definately a change of pace from all the people I've been taking pictures of lately. I have to say though, Mr. Mantis was very cooperative and stayed very still. Very good.

Another Year Bigger

2008-09-04T19:13:00.000-07:00

My sweet little baby boy is going to be five years old in the morning. Wow...
He's been a very fun five years! I love you Noah

Good Times in the Sink

2008-09-03T09:58:00.000-07:00

I have to say that sometimes I envy little children. I wish somebody would put me in the sink and I could just have the greatest time ever. My daughter sure does. Now, I know the thought of me sitting in the sink playing is quite funny, but STOP IT.
At least she is feeling better and things are returning to normal.

2008-09-03T09:49:00.000-07:00

Lovebirds

2008-09-02T12:48:00.000-07:00

Wanted to post some pics of my sis and her charming beau!

Happy Labor Day

2008-09-01T08:07:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone is out enjoying their Labor Day weekends! I wish we were we firing up our grill, and having our friends and family over. I would kill to get my kids out of the house for a little while. Addy is on her fourth day of running a fever. I think she is starting to feel better, but not good enough to get her out and about. Steve is still hobbling around after his vasectomy Friday. It's been a good weekend of reading and science experiments. I'll share a little more on that later.

Dude

2008-08-29T13:05:00.000-07:00

Today was picture day at Camo's school.

I did my own.

Abby

2008-08-29T07:39:00.000-07:00

I got the opportunity last night to spend some time with a good friend of mine and her daughter. Abby was in a wedding a few months ago, and had a beautiful dress. They did not get the pictures they wanted at the wedding so we went out last night, and made her work it! She's gorgeous!
Thanks again Brittany. You have been blessed with great kids!

mY rOCKIN hUBBY

2008-08-27T06:58:00.001-07:00

Had to share this one...it's timeless.

And this one is for all the Roberts

My family is The Greatest!

nEW bEGINNINGS

2008-08-26T18:03:00.000-07:00

For the few of you that don't know....I got my camera!!!! I haven't been able to put it down very much ever since I took it out of the box. It's hard when you have such beautiful children. I grabbed Addisyn today and we went down to Main Street. There are some nice shops with some really nice people who work around there. It's a good thing a camera does not capture noise because while everything looks serene, it was not. Right across the street was a cement truck. It captivated Addy's attention long enough for me to get a few shots off. She demonstrated both her good and bad sides quite well today.

The Good....

The not so Good...

Oh, well. I love it all! I hope to have many more days ahead.

2008-08-13T10:17:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to say that my computer is gravely ill. Until I can get it fixed, I won't be blogging. My pictures won't load. So when the time comes I will send out an email, and keep blogging. Thanks

It's Africa HOT!

2008-07-22T13:21:00.001-07:00

This is the part of the year that I don't like too much. It's just too hot! If we're going to be outside, we better be doing something with water. This morning we went to Ashley's house, one of my favorite places, and the boys got to swim. Good thing too because our pool is out of commission. Addy got to play on the trampoline with the sprinkler. The heat doesn't seem to bother them too much. It's funny what we are willing to put up with for our children. If it wasn't for them I would be in hibernation for three months.

2008-07-22T13:06:00.000-07:00

We had an interesting weekend. Friday night our air conditioner went out. Of course something like that is going to happen when it's thousand degrees outside. We weren't that bad off though. We had a window unit we put in the living room. Then my wonderful friend, Kim, let us use her window unit so we put that in our bedroom. Between the two, our house stayed pretty nice. Expect the kitchen. I thought for sure our refrigerator was going to die. Luckily they came and fixed it on Sunday.

We went to the Porter Peach Festival on Saturday night. Sorry, but that was so disappointing! They didn't even have peaches. How do you have a peach festival and no peaches?

The kids did eat a lot of completely overpriced food. It was so funny to watch Camo go to town on that corn. Noah wouldn't eat anything we bought for him. Camo ate it. That kid has become a bottomless pit. I remember being like that as a kid. Can't say I've changed to much.

Cutest little girl ever!

2008-07-17T15:05:00.001-07:00

I know I biased since I'm her mother, but I sure think she's cute!

More mud pics

2008-07-17T14:55:00.001-07:00

What a mess!

2008-07-15T10:04:00.000-07:00

Well, this is the first post in the last two weeks! I've not been keeping up with anything all that well lately. In my defense, last week around here was nothing but sick people. Ironically, Noah was the only healthy person. It was quite a depressing week. We didn't get to go anywhere or do anything. So, there just wasn't much to talk about.

But now, everybody is on the mend. The boys have been going with their friend, Kirsten, to VBS all week. It's funny because it's the same one they will be going to at our church next week. Oh, well. The weather has been so nice too! We've been outside a lot the past few days. I'm trying to redo a bench that I found in some one's trash. It's been a fun, but challenging project. The boys have spent most of their time in the back yard...in the mud. They make a water slide with the hose, but they lose interest in that pretty quickly. Before they know it there is a huge mud pit all around their playhouse. What is more awesome than a huge mud pit for boys? They spend hours in it. It's cool with me. That's time that they aren't bugging the crap out of me. I'm not ready to let my little girl join in those festivities though. She sits at the window and watches. I know it won't be too much longer and I'll have to give in if she wants to waller in the mud too. But not now.

Hope everybody else is having a fabulous week too!

A few more Zoo pics

2008-07-01T12:37:00.000-07:00

A day at the Zoo

2008-07-01T12:16:00.000-07:00

I took the monkey's to the zoo today. It was such a beautiful morning. It amazes me that no matter how many times we go to the zoo, we always see something new each time. Today we saw pelicans that had horns. They are kinda scary looking. They lurked around our picnic table while we ate lunch. This was the first time Addisyn was really into everything she was seeing. It's so cool to see my children discover things for the first time. She really loved the polar bear. Thanks to Ed and Lesa for our Zoo pass. Wanted you to see that we do put it to good use!