Art Show

This year the school art show included all the kids from the ECC!!!  So we went over to the fairgrounds to check it out one Saturday in between soccer games.  

Carter and his penguin!

 Caden and his mask!

Mother's Day

Today was another pretty special day!  My mom and dad came up again to spend it with all of us!  Gigi is one amazing Mom and according to the boys, an even better Gigi!

My 4 blessings :)

The best part of the weekend...

Cory and Caden before getting baptized.

Caden was excited to tell everyone that Jesus was really in his heart!

Love this boy!

It is a special thing to see God get a hold of your child and see the Spirit work in his life.  My prayer is that Caden continues to listen to God and live in His will and that Cory and I continue to live a life that glorifies God and sets an example for Caden and the other boys.

Children's Day

The first Saturday in May was Children's Day at our church.  The boys were able to sing with the children's choir and Caden was given the opportunity to play the piano during the offertory.  Woohoo!  So since my in-laws had the three little kids, my parents ran up to be with the big boys.

Gigi and Pops with the bigs

My main man :)

3 of my guys

The children's choir did a great job!  Carter is quite the singer...we could hear him from the front.  I wish I could get the videos off Cory's camera because they are so cute, but you will have to take my word for it!

Caden also did an excellent job on his piano solo.  I was impressed that he wasn't nervous for his first time in front of a crowd.  His momma was sweating for sure :)

Now a few details for the BEST part of the day.  Almost a month ago, after AWANA one night, Caden was reading his Bible while I put the little kids to bed.  Once I got to him, he had a few questions and we were able to talk about some of the verses he read.  This led to a talk about what it means to be a Christian and I was able to answers his questions and lead him to pray and ask Jesus into his heart!  God reminded me again of my main mission field.  I am to live for Him so that these boys will grow to know and love Him as their own Savior.  We didn't push Caden to make the decision public, but on Children's day something seemed to click for him.  Towards the end of the service, Cory asked Caden if he was ready to go forward and make his decision public, which he was.  Made my mom and Becca boo hoo :)  So stay tuned for his baptism!

Weekend

I begged my wonderful mother in law to come down and help me make a few bows for Chy's hair.  I looked into buying some but that is just plain ridiculous...those things cost a FORTUNE!  So she headed this way and we spent the day making bows.  She really did all the making, I spent much of the day chauffeuring kids, refereeing fights, making snacks, wiping bottoms, etc.









Grammie also decided since she was coming here she would take home a few kids for the weekend!  YAHOO!!!!  Cole was EAGER to go and packed himself!




Here is a pic of my shirt she got me!  LOVE IT!





Since the three little ones were gone all weekend, the big boys helped me buy and plant flowers as an early mother's day gift!  It was a great weekend!

AWANA Awards

Tonight was AWANA awards night.  This year we had 3 boys that were able to participate!  Cole was up first, our little Puggle.  He did so great in rehearsal, but much like his brother he caved under the pressure of the crowd!  He wanted to go up the front of the stage and as I corrected him the meltdown began. 

Cole refused to sing, or say anything to anyone.  But he didn't grunt as loudly as Carter did his year, so that's progress.  Maybe Crosby will just smile shyly :)

He was happy as can be afterward!  Candy from Mrs. Tisha helped!

Definitely all smiles with Momma!

Carter did a great job this year.  He completed his 2nd year of Cubbies

Carter and his friends singing their Cubbie song

We only had 3 boys that were consistent all year in attendance and only Carter would speak up, so here he is saying our Cubbies Theme Verse

He was so proud of his certificate!

The two big boys always smiling :)

Caden of course, had another great year!  He again finished his book around Christmas and sped through all the review.  My goal next year is to pace him more so he continues to learn not just memorize the verses! 

He had a line in the Sparks part of the program!

He got his 2nd book ribbon and certificate!  Great Job!

He was pretty proud!

After ceremony celebratory ice cream for all - what was I thinking?!?!?

Sometimes I wonder why we finish so early in May, but other times I am ready for a break from the hustle and bustle of Wednesday nights!  Until August...

Caleb's Birthday

Our friends invited our ENTIRE crew over to celebrate their son's 3rd birthday!  It was so much fun and the kids had a really good time!  It meant alot to be included...it's no small task to invited ALL the Reid's!

It was CARS themed and there is a man who has the Lightening McQueen car in town.  Michelle called and asked him if he came to parties.  After talking to him for a bit the deal was sealed and it was so cool!!! 

Caden with Lightening McQueen

All the crew

Caden being goofy with the party hats.

Our girl getting pushed around by Sawyer!Michelle and Chad also made and painted these great cardboard box cars just like the characters in the movie and the kids got to race them.  It was awesome! 

Here is Cole enjoying the race against his buddy Jarrett!

Then the moms had to give it a go...can't turn down a challenge!

Crosby was digging the cake!



Carter was there, he just didn't want to be photographed much!  He was too busy chasing the girls...ha! 

It was a great evening with good friends!  The most fun I have had in a long time :)

Zoo Trip

On the kids' Friday off of school we headed to OKC for a few things and made a quick stop at the zoo.  It was hot, my good camera was not working, and we didn't have much time there, but I documented what I could on my phone. 

The rhino was a hit with Cole and Crosby!

My boys look entirely too big to me!

The gorilla was a HUGE hit!

The cats were hot, but a few were out napping in the shade.

The flamingos were beautiful as always!

Cory and my boys!

The butterflies were all over this bush and Caden kept trying to catch them.

My big boy!

Quick but fun trip!

Happenings at Our House

The last couple of weeks have been CRAZY!!!  I had surgery on April 19th, and as you can see Cory took good care of me in the hospital!  It was an outpatient procedure and I was home later that day.  My mom came up here and took care of the kids so I could rest for a couple of days.  I had several friends help out in so many ways.  Between picking up the big two from school to bringing meals, I was well cared for!

We have had a great soccer season!  Look for a soccer post soon!

Once I felt a little better from surgery, I was telling Cory how overwhelmed I was feeling about being behind in chores and laundry.  Later that afternoon, I sucked it up and got to work.  I pushed a little too hard and swept and mopped the kitchen...only to have Crosby go out the back door and bring in dirt :)

My friend Tisha gave us this shirt and it was so cute and he was so ornery that day!

Caden lost ANOTHER tooth, that makes 6 total!

The same day I was feeling overwhelmed, Tisha sent me this photo...so displays my feelings.

This was just a small sample of the CRAZY laundry I had to do!

I can't decide if I like my boys playing with dolls or not, but this is too cute!

This is our week in a nutshell.