Our Outside Fun

The weather has been AMAZING the last several days and I am not getting ANYTHING done in the  house.  We are all outside and LOVING it.  The house can always wait but these little boys are growing up too fast.  So don't come over if you want to see a clean house, laundry put up, or have a gourmet meal cooked.  I am busy outside playing with my crew...come join us if you want!

Crosby

Cole 

Carter

More Spring Break - Besides Skiing

The first night we ate some great italian food at Capo's!  The kids were so eager to have their pictures taken...

 My niece Brooklyn

While we waited for the boys to finish ski school we took the others to the park.  They were running around crazy and this was the only picture I could get!  I love the way Crosby is running around keeping up with everyone else!

Friday we spent most of the day in town.  We shopped, got some candy, then hit the Playhouse.  There we roller skated, played video games, and putt-putt!  It was fun!

Roller skating with Caden, he is getting really good and we had a great time!  

Carter tried roller skating for the first time and was really nervous.  Thankfully Papa was there to show him a few tricks and by the end of the afternoon he wasn't too bad.

We are so thankful to Grammie and Papa for taking us up to the cabin!  It has been far too long and we want desperately to do it again.  Even though the little ones got up WAY to early each day, it was still loads of fun!

Spring Break - Ski School

For Spring Break we headed to the Reid Cabin in Red River and we let the boys learn to ski.  FINALLY.  We had them in ski school one day while Cory also skied and he was able to check them out of school at lunch and after and take them on the small chair lift and down a few times.  They did really well of course and hopefully next winter they can all go again!  

People have been asking for video of the boys skiing, but there really isn't much since I wasn't on the mountain with them the whole time.  But you get what you want around here :)

In this one, Caden is finishing the yellow chair run and heading toward the bunny slope when someone crashes in to him.   

 

This video I thought he was going to ski down the bunny slope like he had been doing, but he stops and heads back to ski school.

 

I was only able to get one short video of Carter.  When I took the videos at lunch, he wasn't quite as confident as he was at the end of the day.

 

I did take a few pics too...

3 of my guys before hitting the slopes.

Caden with his skis and boots.  He was so excited to go!

 Carter wasn't so sure about skiing.  He threw quite the fit before we left the cabin.  But once we got to the mountain he did a little better.  He didn't want his picture taken, so I had to snap this one in the middle of the day!

 So thankful the Cheaps were also at Red River and in ski school!  Here is a great shot of Caden and Max!

The boys wanted desperately to go back on Friday but Cory opted not to.  But next winter, look out for the Reid's!

Infirmary

I feel like I have been the head nurse at the infirmary the last couple of weeks! It all started Tuesday the 6th with Crosby and trickled down through each kiddo. They all had different symptoms but all needed Momma nurse and medicine of some kind. I did lots of disinfecting, laundry, and cleaning. After the first 6 days, GiGi came to bail me out:). So thankful for all her help!


Where it all began. :(. Poor guy!


After the first week we felt like playing outside!


We loved having GiGi here to read and rock with!


The weather was too nice to even keep all the sickies in!


I also got a lot of time to practice hair dos on miss C!



So thankful these two weeks are behind us:). I am ready for spring break!!!

Our Crazy Week...

I don't have ANY time to blog, but found these pics on my phone and had to share for remembering sake :)

AWANA race night.  Caden with his buddies Sam and Carter

Carter at race night with his friends, Graydon, Ben, and Jackson

It was Dr. Seuss week all last week.  This day was hat day for Caden and sunglasses day for Carter.

I got crazy and put a tape road down on the floor...you would have thought I gave them sugar for all 3 meals...they loved it and still play with it today!

Friday was mustache day for Caden, I did my best to draw what he wanted.

Saturday we celebrated Papa's birthday!

Grammie and Papa found these shoes for ALL the boys so now we are a walking Reebok ad!

And last but not least, I have been busy learning how to be a mother to a little girl...we are transitioning well.  We finally got all the rooms sorted, clothes and toys moved, bed situated, and organized.  Keep praying for her as she adjusts to our chaos! 

Date Weekend

For Christmas, Cory was given two tickets to an OSU basketball game and a weekend at a hotel.  So of course I got to tag along!  It was great to get away just the two of us and I LOVE STILLWATER!  Because of the Thunder game hub bub we were able to get to Stillwater early Friday afternoon and also able to meet a friend for dinner that night. 

Saturday morning we got up and ran 5 miles.  That was great!  I enjoyed running with Cory and running through the campus even more.  I felt like I should still be going to classes there...man I am getting old!
Then we came back and recovered, got cleaned up, hit some shops, and then the game!

Ready to shop

It was great to be at Gallagher Iba again.  I had not been there since we graduated, so I was impressed! 

Tip-Off...our seats were great!

Cole is obsessed with Pistol Pete at the moment so I took this for him.

After the game we shopped more then went to look around at FarmHouse.  We both love this place, for various reasons of course!  I pray we raise a few FarmHouse legacies in this house!  Here is the old house, not for much longer...lots of memories here

This is still in the cement sidewalk right by FH on the way to campus.  LOVE IT!!!!

And the new FH...in a great location, ENORMOUS, and so exciting!  Can't wait to visit it one day with the boys!

We had a wonderful time!  I enjoyed running into friends, remembering, but most of all just being with Cory. I can't wait to take the boys there so they can fall in love with Stillwater too!

Thunder Up?

Thursday night it was either Thunder Up or Go Lakers! We took the big boys to their first ever NBA game. We surprised them after school and headed to OKC. I packed their Lakers jerseys just in case and of course they wanted to wear them!


Once we got there we realized we were on the BACK row. See the wall :)


We really enjoyed the game and had a hard time deciding who to root for!


Lakers warming up



3 of my guys ready for tip off!


The chip off the old block:)


My mini me :)


They had a blast!


We had a wonderful time and it was a great surprise!!

Living a Legacy

One of the many things I remember about my Grammy is playing with playdoh in Sunday School that was homemade. Grammy taught kindergarten Sunday school and we always got to go to class with her no matter our age. I don't remember making the playdoh or even playing with it at her house but I distinctly remember using it in Sunday School.

So this may seem simple minded to you but I feel I am truly living her legacy. When it comes down to it, I learned what it means to teach children at church from Grammy! It starts with basics like making playdoh!

I have made some before but this time I could sense Grammy watching me:)






I even got Caden in on the action! He makes a great kneader:)





We talked a lot about Grammy while we worked with the playdoh and prayfully I am passing down the legacy of loving God and teaching children to another generation!