Backyard Garden update

watching the garden grow is really fun
we have three raised beds in our backyard
and lots of container plants as well

the best part of gardening is finally getting to harvest your plants!
the boys and dogs don't want to miss out on any of that!

this week we've harvested a lot of potatoes 

each plant has produced about 10 potatoes

 blackberry bush

and our blackberry bush is covered in berries

we've started picking about 5-10 a day

i have to hide them from the boys so i can get enough to make something

the basil is growing nice

it's time to make some pesto

the strawberry plants are getting nice and big with lots of berries

we just have to keep the birds out of them now

squash plants are so HUGE

we've harvested two so far

and yellow squash

tomatoes

tomatoes are slowly showing up

cucumbers  

there's one pickle size cucumber so far

 tomatillos 
they still have awhile yet 

we've had some great rain events this spring
thank goodness
it's really helped our garden grow

cooper.

my baby

our baby

he made us parents

our first gift

came in a package deal

we are so lucky

a

twin

brother

cooper p

coop

buddy

cooper peyton

baby A

coop soup

he teaches us so much about patience, faith, love, being yourself 

super determined

unique

a wild one

 and so fiercely loved

this precious child

we prayed

and planned

for our coop

we pray 

and rely

on God 

to help us

raise him

this smile 

will open your heart deep and wide with joy and love

love so much it hurts

oh how lucky

 to be his parents

silly

funny

energetic

goofy

creative

busy

curious

little

guy

serious

independent

curious

smart

fun

courageous

oh so happy

riding his bike in the rain

walking on the wild side

saturday morning 

carefree living

it's so cool to just be 7

blurry photo... big deal

there's that smile

favorites:

slushee from sonic

josie's froyo

popsicle

ice cream

pears

strawberries

grapes

yogurt

playing outside

riding his bike

digging in the dirt

catching lizards

hide and go seek

48" tall

66 pounds

has lost 5 teeth

and has another loose tooth today

left handed

perfect attendance this year

1st place in karate tourny

in need of new glasses STAT

brown eyed

sweet child

you are loved!

we are so proud of you

so happy to share this life with you

it's humbling to be your parents

thank you for just being you

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linking up the jeannett again this week at life rearranged

yay for INSTAGRAM Friday's!!

Friday after work i took the boys for froyo

it's our favorite treat

saturday morning i had a grocery store helper

he was loading up on kiwi

in the afternoon we took the kiddos to san antonio for their final tournament of the season

and as an orange belt

there is a lot of waiting involved

but the kids are pretty used to it now

they first call the kids to the mats from the stands by age groups

then they line all the kids in the age groups by height

one day this boy will probably be last in line in his age group

he's a tall one

noah and skyler road with us to the tourny

we had two first place winners and two second place winners

good job kiddos!

sunday afternoon after church, lunch and naps we headed to the silvert's for a swim

the kids played in the water for hours

we had a yummy pizza dinner

and called the weekend a wrap

our favorite team advanced in the playoffs

GO SPURS Goooo!

getting closer to another championship!!

oh the sadness of this tragedy

i'm an okie

this happened in my home state

 too close to family

but thankfully they are all safe and sound

much prayer and love for all that are displaced and have lost so much

these two are really into their DS these days

daddy put some tunes on there

a few summers ago

on a plane

anniversary trip

dreaming of another one day

just he and i

they lingered with us a little longer this morning
not wanting to leave for school

wanted me to walk with them

lots of kisses bye and "love you's"

i'm always praying for their safety, comfort and well being when we are apart

and that they learn, place nice, get along, and stay out of the principal's office

oh geez

happy friday!

photo shoot fun

********

a few weeks ago i had a fun early morning indoor photo shoot at the boy's school
as celebration for our annual moment with mom at school

it began with beautiful bright balloons at 6am in the dark 

in the school cafeteria

corbin, brian and myself set up food and the balloons in about 45 minutes

then started serving and taking pictures at 7 am

 i sat up a 4 dozen balloon backdrop

then photographed about 180 kids with their mom during a Moment with Mom photoshoot

that only lasted 45 minutes

seriously long lines from the cafeteria to the 1st grade hall

photographing sleepy headed kiddos and their hurried, tired moms at 7:30 am is actually pretty cruel

but everyone worked hard for a few seconds to hold their eyes open a little wider and smile a lot bigger

such lovable families

it was a CRAZY early morning

but in the end turned out to be so fun

and the pics turned out super duper cute

then i left the school for my annual dr appt down the road at 8:30

then picked Cooper up at school at 10

then we took Mocha to her ultrasound at 11

30 miles away

then had lunch at whataburger 

and a date at the bowling alley until 2

 made it back just in time to pick up corbin from school

the next morning we loaded up a car load of 5 boys and celebrated the boy's birthday 

and kept 4 boys for a sleep over

got them all up and dressed for church by 7:30 am Sunday morning

CRAZY weeekend

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i still love documenting little life moments that make up our days together
i've heard lots of reminders this week from momma's who are out of the littles phase to cherish these "little guys" while we can. enjoy the games we get to play together, tucking them in at bedtime, even if it's 2-3 times, family dinners together every night, field trips and school programs.
one day it will be gone :( and that day will come too fast i'm sure 

a little Star Wars Guess Who with the boys before bed is always fun

typically i dread being asked to play a game at 7:30pm on a school night

but this one is really fun, so i don't mind playing 2-3 rounds

i was so proud of the boys for writing thank you cards for birthday gifts only a week after their birthday - and as i struggled to read what they wrote i decided to do the family a favor and translate on the empty space.

my honey supporting his team today

GO SPURS GO!
he's had this jersey FOREVER
and wanted to wear it to work on casual friday
i think he pulled it off nicely

i love blue clothes

and black clothes

A LOT

i need to add some more color to my rotation

  

some pretty little color in our yard

lantana, weed, who knows, and marigolds

someone got a summer haircut

this boy

he's 7 going 15

loves having his own room

is a total neatner like his momma

and is really digging his new disco ball light

and guiness book he picked out on amazon

i want to remember

whew... it's been awhile since i've given the blog much love

for the few of you that hung around to still read
here's an update
of sorts

the days just whirl together so fast and busy
the hours we are away from home during the week is SAD
i miss being at home 95% of the day

i want to remember

two days after turning just 7 Corbin went in the kitchen on Saturday while we were outside doing the garage sale and made his own sandwich with no guidance or supervision

his sandwich = hamburger bun, fresh spinach, turkey, sliced roma tomato and sliced cucumber. (he also did the slicing. i'm sure no washing, or peeling was involved)

he ate the whole thing

i want to remember

having a garage sale; our first in about 3 years

selling a recliner for $25, sofa sleeper for $55, queen size bed with new frame for $60.

we GAVE lots away

it felt good

i want ro remember

this cake we made the boys (adam's idea)

the night after their birthday

adam got creative with the candles we had on hand

4+3 = 7 :-)

i want to remember

watching 4 episodes of little couple with cooper saturday night

and corbin going to bed at 6:30

i want to remember

waking up to momma's day cards

with my kids handwriting on them

starbuck's gift cards

pampering by adam

love all my boys so much

i want to remember

all the cards and birthday love our kids received from our family

they are blessed with lots of great uncles, aunts and grandparents

i want to remember

all the precious homemade mother's day gifts

i want to remember

all the rain we've had this spring

our garden is amazing

blackberries are finally turning red

i taste some homemade blackberry ice cream in the near future

we harvested our first potato plant

guess it's not quite time

i want to remember

sunday school on mother's day
how my husband lead us down a cool path of sharing about our moms
so many touching memories shared, swollen hearts for how much we love our moms
and our children
and how much more grace we can give now that we are mothers

the laughs, the tears

so blessed to know and bond with some great great peeps
even if most of them we only get to see on Sundays

i want to remember

adam taking pics of me and my boyz

on mother's day

outside at salt lick while we waited for our to go BBQ lunch

I want to ALWAYS remember

how very blessed i am

we are