the boys' room

we are excited to share with everyone how the boys' room turned out. you'll have to wait on allie's room as she has been VERY ill today and is quarantined in there. But here are some of the highlights for room number one...

the bed is not new, but the bedding is now matching with airplane sheets. Grammie got these for the boys and i think they are super fun! I have throw pillows that are waiting to be made... a little project for while lance travels!

The largest addition to the bed is the train table and a supply drawer underneath. they are on casters for easy access. That is BIG thanks to daddy for thinking smart when it comes to storage around here!

these are baseball posters that my dad put onto canvas and framed up beautifully. Riley loves to look at these and yell, "baseball."

old baseball figures and even the holder are from lance's childhood. the empty space is waiting for a trophy of some sort. and the baseball bat from potterybarn kids was a gift to the boys from their poppy.

i've always loved having the kids names in their rooms... after all you take so much time to pick those names, you might as well display them! the black lockers use to be grey and ugly. i found them at a barn sale and spruced them up.

we still have some work ahead of us... like the throw pillows and window treatments, but for now we are pleased! in fact, both boys are asleep in the bunk beds right now! miracles really do happen! :)

BLESSING...

TIMES THREE!

our friends, the hays, had their triplets last night. we were thrilled to find out that they were expecting these cutie boys, but have been anxious to see how it would all unfold for them. The Lord chose yesterday for their birthdays and all is going AMAZINGLY. Here are the stats:

Micah was 4lbs, 7oz
Jeremiah was 4lbs, 1oz
Noah was 4 lbs, 10oz

all three boys are breathing with very little assistance and sabrina is feeling better than yesterday. Please join me in continuing to pray for the development of the boys and healing for mommy!

need a little tease?

we have been working so hard on the kids' rooms this week. i'm not ready to reveal the finished project, but it should not be long now. here are two pics to give you a glimpse of what is to come!

a piece of furniture from the boys room:

colors from allie's room:

i love how they turned out! can't wait to share with you!

Bartlesville

we made a quick trip to b'ville to visit grammy, poppy, and many friends! the first night we were there poppy had to have read ten books to the kids and probably would have read more if i would have let him! they were eating up all that attention!

we also took a whole day to enjoy the tulsa zoo. it was beautiful and cousin, kamdyn got to come too! i love this picture because they are all yelling CHEESE!

the zoo had a train which was, of course, a MUST and caleb's highlight of the day!

we hit the petting zoo just as all the animals were getting fed. the kids loved watching that and it freed up the tree stumps for riley to climb!

here is grammy with the big kids. we were all anxiously waiting for the penguins to get in the water. in six trips to our zoo and now this trip... we have yet to see a penguin IN WATER!

thanks for the fun trip grammy and poppy! we can't wait to spend time with you again soon!!! thanks for the great memories to hold us over until we are together again!

oh, and i would be a bad friend to not remind everyone of my friends, jeff and sabrina hay. they are expecting triplets any day now. we got to visit while i was there and my heart, thoughts, and LOTS of prayers are with them. I know that the Lord has amazing plans for Micah, Jeremiah, and Noah! :) eeeekkkk! can't wait to see them!

FIRST soccer game!

caleb had his first soccer game last weekend, just before departing for Bartlesville (pics of that in the next post). he was excited. his daddy and i were Super excited! HA!

I love how big his backpack is on him... he keeps his soccer ball and water bottle in there, but there is also room for his little brother if he needed to shove him in too! :)

posing with coach daddy just before the game!

here is his proud strut when he found out that he would play goalie this game.

"THE SHARKS"... don't they look fierce?

caleb played hard and hustled after the ball (and check out coach in the background... he was into the game as well... hee,hee)

i would be lying to say that he stayed tuned into the game the whole time. in this pic caleb and one of his friends are doing who knows what while the game is going on! :) he also scored a goal at his first game... for the other team! oops! :) what can we say.... he's three!

last week

lance took all of last week off and we did ALOT of nothing! it was soooo needed! one day we went to the park. after lunch my man and i just sat back and watched the kids have fun. it showed us alot about them.

riley is mr. adventure....

caleb is mr. imagination

and allie is miss sneaky!

we love these three and, to think, we get to have another one!
we are overly blessed... thank you, LORD!

cinnamon rolls

These really are the best things in the WHOLE world!!! as if the yummy goodness of fresh baked bread isn't enough, you also get to lather the entire thing with a maple frosting.... OH YEAH!

Many peeps have been asking for the recipe. But why write it out when she gives such lovely directions right HERE. that's right, folks! it is the pioneer woman again... does she make anything i don't like? haven't found it yet! :) enjoy. these have become a Christmas morning must and occasionally a have to have just because! hee,hee