A rare moment

All six boys sitting still together! No one was crying, in fact everyone was smiling!!

From Left to Right:

Tripp, Grant, Cole, Ethan, Reed and Cooper

from mom to meme

My mother would never let my sister or me play of things like this when we were young, but she has no problem spending every quarter in her purse to let these two play for hours....

Happy Mother's Day

Hope all those mothers out there had a wonderful day! I had a wonderful day. We went to church and Ryan's parents went along today. After church we went to my sister Julie's for lunch. For those of you that don't already know this but my sister has 3 boys also. So today was a full fledge day of play for Cole, Ethan, Reed, Grant, Cooper and Tripp. The boys had so much fun playing together and Julie, mom Grannie, Dad, Ryan, Anthony and I enjoyed chatting in the house. Julie has the best yard for boys to play in!

Thanks Julie for a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday Tripp

Today we spent the day at my sister's house celebrating her youngest son Tripp's birthday. His actually birthday is Monday, but we celebrated today! I can't believe he is 2!!

Rain, rain go away...

It has been raining for what seems like days! If I could stay in bed with a good book I wouldn't care much but as a mother of 3 boys enough is enough! Let these boys go outside please God...

Fun on the farm

Reed and Cooper spent the weekend at my parents. I had a lot to get done around the house and yard so they went to Meme and Big Daddy's for the night. I went Sunday after church to pick them up and we went by Aunt Judy and Uncle Sonny's house and had so much fun on the tree swing. Then we made our way to "nannies" to dig some worms.

My boys are growning up

Reed's checkup

Reed had a well child check up today. Yes he was 4 in December! He needed a physical for his pre-k application so we went. Of course he passed with flying colors, with the exception of a small ear infection in his left ear. He weighed 34 pounds and measured 38 5/8 inches. Poor fella is just going to be a shorty!

Been a while

Sorry I have been a blog slacker but well life happens....

Lets see if I can update on everyone

Ryan and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary on March 12th. It was a quiet day but the next weekend we took our first cruise. We flew to Miami and set sail on the Carnival Imagination for a 4day 3 night cruise to Nassau, Bahamas!! And the best part we went just the two of us! You heard that right no kids!

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We went to every show and ate whatever we wanted. For those of you that have never cruised I highly recommend it! We are already planing our return adventure and this time we want to take Cole along. The other two boys are still to young yet, especially with a mother that has major anxiety issues with falling!

Cole is almost finished with 4th grade! I can't believe he only has 6 weeks to go! He already has many things planed for this summer. He is going to 4H camp in June and we hope to squeeze a football camp in also. His Big Daddy is also expecting some help with the hay this summer!

Reed is deep into t-ball. He has had 2 games so far and of course is the star of the team! We had sign ups for Pre-k this past Tuesday. We won't know for sure until end of July/1st of August if he got in so everyone continue to pray he does because he is so ready for "big school" He of course continues to be a joy and sweet boy!

Cooper is well Cooper! He is such a goof ball. And huge mommas boy! I am so not used to that. Cole and Reed have always gone to anyone without any fuss. Not Coop. He wants his momma! I thought it would be nice, and don't get me wrong it is but sometimes it would be nice to cook supper without someone hanging off your leg :) He is an amazing boy and learns something new everyday! He is the best hugger of the bunch! Cooper loves to hug and squeeze everyone. We are going to start thinking about moving to the big bed in the next few weeks. He and Reed will share a room. He is also started using the potty some. Most mornings he wakes up dry and will go to the potty almost anytime you offer. We will get serious about it this summer when he can go "commando" if needed.

I will try and do better about updating about more mundane things but then most of you know how life with children is...

Growing up

Yesterday my baby turned 2... I can't believe how fast these last two years have flown by. Cooper is such a sweet and loving child who amazes me everyday. Happy Birthday Cooper I love you very much!


original birthday 2/7/07

And now as a big 2year old!

Its been a while...

I have been a blog slacker lately, sorry!



Lets see what have we been up to...



Cole has been playing basketball. He is playing Upwards at First Baptist Church in Estill Springs. Upwards is a church league for kids. It is really great way of teaching kids to understand the game and get in some great bible lessons. He has had a great time and really enjoys it!



Reed is well Reed. He turned 4 in December and he amazes me on a daily basis! We signed him up for t-ball today. He played last year and we all had a blast! The tiny tots league is for 3 and 4 year olds and teaches them the concept of baseball, no score is kept, everyone gets to bat each inning and everyone plays the field with a parent in tow. We are also in the process of getting ready for pre-k sign ups. Everyone pray he gets in! He loves his Mendo and Ms. Dianne but he really is ready for the structure of a real pre-k.



Little Cooper will be 2 in a week! Can you believe it. Boy has time flown by! Coop has started showing interest in the potty, he even poo poo'd on the potty this week. It was so funny. Ryan put Reed and Cooper in the tub and he and I were in the kitchen talking and all of a sudden Cooper comes running in the kitchen soaking wet. He starts trying to tell us something but I wasn't understanding him and he begins to pee on the kitchen floor. I scoop him up and ask him if he needs to potty and he shakes his head yes so I take him back to the bathroom and put him on the potty and he makes a poo poo. Of course we had a big celebration in the bathroom! I am sure we have a long way to go as I am not pushing it yet(he isn't even 2 yet) but I was so proud of him...

What else?? I will be 35 this month but honestly I still feel 22. Where has the time gone?? I am so completely blessed to have the wonderful life I do and I praise the lord daily for the gifts he has given me.

Santa Photo

My mom took the boys to have their picture made with Santa and I am so pleased with it! They are all looking at the camera!

Kid free night...

Last night we had our Sunday School Christmas party and it was an adult only party. Cole was going to the Titan's game with Nana on Sunday so he stayed over there and Reed and Cooper went to my parents to get nice and dirty on the farm :). Ryan and I enjoyed ourselves very much. It was so nice to have a quiet dinner and conversation with grown ups. I do miss my little fellas but once in a while its nice to have peace and quiet. Thanks Meme!!

Thanksgiving

I hosted my first Thanksgiving this year. My parents, my sister and her family, my in-laws and my grandmother all came. It was more of a pot luck type meal as I only made the dressing and a few casseroles. We had loads of food and fun. The day was absolutely beautiful so all the boys could play outside, all in all it was a wonderful day and I can't wait to host again next year.

last one tonight

Last week my baby turned 10! I can't believe it has been ten years since this precious boy came into my life. I truly seems like yesterday that I was pregnant with Cole. He is the sweetest most loving child and I am blessed to be his mother. I love you Cole I can't wait to see what your next 10 years have in store....

Halloween

Okay so my posts are a little behind but I have to catch up lol... We had two batmen and one robin. Cole wouldn't let me get his pic that night. We had alot of fun visiting our Halloween friends. Reed went to the Senior Citizens center that day to play games and get candy of course. He had a wonderful time entertaining some new friends. As you can see Cooper wasn't so sure of his mask but otherwise had a great day...

sorry it has been so long...

Well its been a while but life happens. The boys are all doing well. We have all been enjoying watching the Titans this year. Ryan went to the Monday night game against Indy so the boys and I had our own Monday Night Football party at home. Of course they wouldn't all look at the camera at the same time but this was the best I could do.

just one good pic

So the other day I tortured the boys and made them sit still and take a few pics. I was trying to get just one good pic of them together. Forty pics later we still didn't have a good one but thought you all might want to see our attempts...

Picnic

We all went to my company picnic today. Boy did we have fun!!! There was lots of good food and lots of things for the kids to play with. Reed spent most of the day playing in jumping toys, Cole climbed a rock wall and Cooper spent most of the day flirting with the ladies lol... I actually won a door prize!!! We won tickets to the Grand Ole Opry for September 27th, just so happen that is the night Keith Urban is playing! Can you tell I am super excited about it! Ryan and I will get a date night... Cole and I had our pic made in a photo booth, that was fun too. Don't we look cute...