flying

my mother-in-law got the boys

buzz lightyear costumes

complete with wings

she hit the jack.pot

duncan and ek put them on the other day

and started flying around the yard

i don't think you could capture the

innocence of a child any better

we all thought we could fly when we were young

and a lot of times

we still wish we could

i love that about kids

there are no limits

anything is possible

keep on flying kids

we need to be inspired by your perspective on life!

outdoor band

last week nate & jayden decided to have a concert outdoors

it was pretty weather

and a great way to spend the afternoon

little miss

decided to join the fun

i just had to capture this walk,

it is so funny :)

the best fan ever

good times.

saturday

we had a great saturday!

as jordan put it -

it was relaxed, yet had purposeful things mixed in it -

so it made for our kind of day :)

we started the day with a run to church

(with a stop at einstein's for bagels)

the run was about 4 1/2 miles - but you go east on mockingbird -

up a big hill -

so it was quite the workout

pushing our kiddos in the strollers

we went up to church for our first elevate outreach

of the semester!

it was great and i loved having our kids as part of it.

we went out in the neighborhood around our building telling people

about our church and praying for those who wanted it

i love having our kids being apart of sharing with others

and i am excited that this will be apart of their lives forever -

as long as we are doing it :)

after the outreach

we went to the marables for the

Baylor/ATM game

sadly bu didn't win

campbell was the only one i could get dressed in baylor gear

the boys insisted on their ATM gear

they have been fully indoctrinated (tear)

the following picture

my sisters thought was appropriate

b/c campbell and i were eating chips and queso together

she loves it as much as i do :)

glad to have a girl to share things like this with

(i see many girl dates for shopping and chips and queso in our future :))

i attempted a picture of the kids in their gear

but as you can see

this is what i got.

it's torture mom, really it's torture

little miss was okay taking a pic with aunt b

after the game

we went home for naps

and then did some organizing

and then my parents stopped by because they were in town seeing my grandparents

it was fun to see them and hang out for awhile

we then prayed with our friends karis and kenten

with my parents (b/c my sister was diagnosed in-utero with hydrocephalus and was healed and so we thought it would be powerful for them to pray with them about something that they had already gone through)

it was a sweet time of prayer

we then wen't back over to the marables

to watch the rangers

and eat burgers

go rangers!

excited about the world series!

what a sweet wonderful saturday!

so thankful for family and community to walk through life with,

whether it is enjoying a game, sharing the love of Jesus with others,

or praying for one another at their time of desperation -

community is the way to go.

thank you Lord for your body and the way that you use it!

i am so glad to be apart of it!

happy monday!

A Mommy/Duncan Date :)

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Apples

This little girl loves them!













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How we . . . Get a Haircut

How we . . . Get a Haircut (or two)

my kids hair grows really fast

(except for campbell) so we have to get haircuts somewhat frequently

i thought i would do a short post on how we do it with some random tips that help me get through the haircut by myself

1. If you can do it on a day your husband has off - do it then :)

2. If number 1 works out for you - then you don't need any of this advice :)

3. If #1 doesn't apply - then follow these simple steps

4. Go first thing in the morning

(i must advise you though - the place we go doesn't open until 10,

i have tried to go at 9:30 and much to my dismay wasn't able to

accomplish the haircut because the place was closed)

5. Going first thing allows the kids to be in happy spirits

and hopefully means you won't have to wait

which is KEY when having two kids getting a hair cut

and a toddler sister

6. Hype it up and talk about what you are going to do after the haircut

(we were going to play baseball at the park -

so this was a fun reward after the haircut!)

7. Be specific with what you want in the haircut

(saves time on having to come back later if they do it wrong :))

8. Encourage your 2 year old that he is SUCH a BIG BOY

that he can sit on the chair - ALL BY HIMSELF :)

(helps him feel important and allows you to watch baby sister)

9. We like going to Sport's Clips because they have tv's they can

watch sports on while they get the haircut

(it is less expensive than the "kid specific" places but does a fine job

and has something to distract the kids while getting their hair cut)

10. Tell them how handsome they look afterwards

11. Treat everyone with lolly pops

And that's . . . How we . . . get a haircut!

Oscar "Nacho" Libre's 2nd Birthday

we celebrated sweet oscar's 2nd birthday on saturday

with an awesome "nacho libre" themed party

it was so cute,

all of the food was from the party

and they had a "wrestling ring" for the kids to play in

which was a big hit

i didn't get any pictures of the decor

and only a few of my kids

i was too busy

talking, eating, and keeping up with the kids

so this is what i have:

typical picture of campbell with food running down her dress

and this girl loves to eat - she loved the popsicles

and had three i think :)

sweet brothers

love that ;)

here is campbell with another food item in her mouth :)

i'm all done mom - can i have another?

we love you oscar and are thankful for your sweet, sensitive

fun personality!

so glad to know you and watch you grow!

(sad i didn't get any pics of the birthday boy at his party)