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linking up with jeanette at life rearranged again this week

i'm aacurtis on INSTAGRAM

 

i found a new favorite bath & body scent

thanks to my friend kris :)

breakfast with dad before school

the boy's dressed alike, and didn't even notice until we were walking to the car to head to school

 

 watch that tail... mocha's tail is like a whip

she's fierce

except when she's passed out on the bathroom floor
making us step over and around her
silly doodle nooodle




look at those birth dates
4 kids
1 set of twins
all exactly 12 months apart
bam bam bam bam
wow
 

have you seen one of these?

toe pull
no more washing hands and then having to touch the door handle
they were recently installed on the restrooms in our office building

nifty gadget

tricky to get the hang of using
i almost grab that handle every time
as i balance on one foot and use the other to open the door
 

perfect for the germophob in all of us :)
and a little exercise in balance too
win win
 

 

my social calendar is evite exciting this month
going to a slumber party tonight... it's been like 30 years - i'm giddy excited
like i'm 9 again
 

 

next week is spring break

boy's are off to nana's for a long weekend

i'm hoping for some quiet evenings at home with my man

with a few parties, dinner dates, and productive days at home thrown in :)

karate tournament {#2}

the boy's had a karate tournament yesterday
cooper is white above
working on a nice kick

below Corbin throws a sneak left punch to the chest

and won the point over his opponent's attempted side kick

the first one to 3 point wins

both boys had a close match
oh it's so exciting
and over SO fast!

down to 2 to 2

adam and i just sit on the sideline reminding them "hit him".

it works

they both won 1st place medals!

mr "d" (their karate instructor) was referee of corbin's match

the tournament is two exciting 5 minute matches and then it's over
well for our kiddos
the gym is full of about 200 other kids and families waiting their turn

 boys take their next rank test for orange belt on march 25th

 we have to finally learn to tie their belt on our own
lord help me
i can't tie that thing right for nothin'!
boy's will have to finally learn and teach ME :)

coopcorb

pretty awesome little karate fighters

congratulations on a win win guys!

happy, hot, and hungry

way to work hard
Sparring Champs!

InstaFriday

happy friday

friday's are so exciting when you work mon - fri aren't they?

when i stayed home friday was sorta just another day for me.

NOT anymore :)

linking up with Life Rearranged
I'm aacurtis on Instagram - follow me!!

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this has been a GOOD week



saturday i got a much needed pedicure

so nice to have sandal toes again!



look at this tree

gorgeous spring blooms

my favorite color

 

i scrapbooked with kara until 10 saturday night

our two camping trips with the boys are almost in their albums

i love scrapbooking



got me in the mood for another camping adventure

 soon
 

while i played all day the boys went to a cub scouts event to cheer on their buddy alex in his pine derby race

they missed the race

but he WON!

way to go alex

 

sunday was church

sleepy early morning church... snuggled up close to mom and dad, reading along with the liturgist




adam worked on planting more seeds for the garden



monday night was karate



a craft project in the works



more amazing clouds

captured on my way to work

what an awesome creation

 

 

we are getting sooooo close to raising enough funds to construct a sunshade over our playground at Science Hall



"momma, take our picture. me and vanilla & chocolate"

someone still likes the camera



hat day at school today

cat and the hat day to be exact :)

and market day

and hot lunch day

and the last day of celebrating dr. suess' birthday

did you know dr. suess' first book was And to think I saw it on Mulberry Street?

We have most all the Dr. Suess books... thanks to our long missed friends Kem and Thomas :)

miss you guys

thanks for all the books

we LOVE reading them!

 

good bye february...

goodbye shortest month of the year...
hello spring
geez time flies

we've had some crazy weather days lately

warm then cool

windy then cloudy

then a few drops of rain

we need rain

my aunt alice sent this picture last week...
so much SNOW in oklahoma
......meanwhile in the south
spring weather is abundant
we're lucky like that :)
 

my gardener has been busy
200+ onion bulbs ;)
strawberries
basil
cilantro
tomato
peppers
watermelon

our little SPURS had their last basketball game of the season Saturday

i hope they play again, year after year

i'll never get tired of watching my boys play sports

i read this recently...

 Our boys are built to be manly, but they're just young and untaught. Manly virtues like competitiveness, aggression, a desire for adventure. Messy, scary ideas, courage, endurance, fortitude, noisy.

God made this little boy energetic so one day he can go out and conquer the world.

Or at least, one day he'll have the gumption to support his family, minister his church, be a pillar in his community. Right now, he just needs to learn some self control.

there is no treatment for being a little boy.

We've got to teach them how to submit to authority without destryoing their leadership.

 

so grateful to be momma to two fierce little warriors!

prayerful for a pure heart as i mother them

with loads of patience, love, training and support

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 and when one of them writes us a letter like this
i almost want to eat them up
so blessed to be loved by him

 

life around here

hi

what's new with you?

life around here is busy

school, work, basketball, church, karate, garden, lacrosse

feels like we are almost always on the move

 

we joined the local produce co-op a few weeks ago

 a big basket full of fruit and veggies for $15

 

we ate all the fruit; but had a hard time getting through all those tomatoes and celery

 

boys are playing basketball this winter

it's so fun to watch

cooper has great ball control

corbin is a go getter and gets lots of rebounds

team of 5
justin, carter, cooper, corbin, & georgia
they call themselves the SPURS
3 on 3
co-ed
high school players for coaches
city league
it's been fun
i've sure enjoyed watching them play :)

this little cutie lost both his front teeth within a week or so
no more snaggle tooth corbin mocha doodle is still doodle as can be
she fits in with the family perfectly
she and coach LOVE each other,
and have so much fun wrestling and chasing and playing together
 

adam is working hard on planting our spring garden

 

i love to put down "gardening" as one of my hobbies

but really it's not mine at all

all HIS

but i like watching him plant it and i like planning with him

well, at least i like to watch it grow and eat it :)

these guys

what a smile! 

a natural beauty

complete with a few scratches here and there

i love when he is happy about the

 camera in his face

yesterday he got new shoes

 he looks good in RED

this cutie boy is such a big help caring for our pets

 he held pig pig while i cut his nails yesterday the boy's got a new bible story book and devotional from my mom in the mail corbin is always up for a good read :)

Insta grams

hello InstaFriday

Below is a dump from my phone for the past week or two. my handsome boy dressed UP for picture day

he's such a super star
i saw this picture online

saved it to my phone

absolutely adorable doggie

 

 

 

this cracks me up

i can relate

ha

he is about to loose his second front tooth any day

he made his hat

ground hog day is so cool!