life is beautiful

oh girlfriend…

April 5, 2017kids

anna kate frances, you are a hoot. at twenty months now you basically run around with the big kids. you demand just as much or well, who am i kidding, probably more than they do. when sitting down to eat you are completely fine until they ask for a drink and then you also let me know “juuuuuu!” im on it don’t you worry! when the boys come running to tell us something, you aren’t far behind them telling us your own version. you are quickly turning into a little girl instead of my baby girl! i have such mixed emotions about that one… your vocab consists of “mama, daddy, jack, shoe, gog gog (dog dog) meow, orrie (norrie), chee (cheese for a picture) ming (swing) min mow (minnie mouse) bubba (bubble guppies)” and “no.” one thing that hasn’t changed is we all still say “isn’t she the best?!?” yes we are talking about you 😉. you make our days so fun. you love when we are by your side joining in on the fun or just simply hanging out. this year is going so fast and i’m just soaking up all of your one year old ways ❤️.

xxoo

third season … new recruit

April 5, 2017kids

we are super excited to have both boys playing t-ball this year! even on the same team! this will be jacks final year and samuels first. we are so excited that they had the opportunity to do this. it will make for some great memories for all of us. samuel is super excited just to be part of a team and jack couldn’t be more pumped to play another sport again. you boys are awesome. we pray you always stay this close!

xxoo

catching an early break

March 18, 2017kids

we took an early break … because we can 😜. you kids made this road trip really easy and fun. we survived with no more than three stops each way!

nana and mama took 6 kids to the movies. we are crazy yes, but it was a great time.

dana and i were able to see audrey assad.. and it was so, so wonderful! she is so very gifted and does a beautiful job with art and her music.

our sweet little colette lucille ❤️ was baptized. she is so precious!

celebrating so many good things this week made it hard for us to leave! samuel was so ready to get home though. he is our little homebody. daddy was more than ready to have us back too!

xxoo

norrie!!

February 23, 2017kids, sister

so we got a barn cat. she is very loved. and honestly isn’t much of a barn cat right now…

oh goodness. this is the fun times of being a parent. we have seen a whole new side of the kids. i honestly can’t get enough of it. she is growing super fast and as she grows we are getting ready for her to help “outside” of our house. i think as the kids are getting braver she is more than ready to move out too. oh the adventures of pets. 😹

xxoo

{norrie is the mouse character from ‘hey dugee.’ on the way to pick this kitty up we narrowed it down to a name off of that show. however, she is mostly referred to as ‘you ol cat’ – this name was given by jack ‘

jumping back in!

February 22, 2017{photography}, kids, sister

oh my goodness these little loves. between parenting, schooling, having fun and i guess a million other excuses i have not come back to blog much. deep down i miss throwing out random happenings, thoughts and quotes on here. i tend to easily go to instagram and post pictures but lets face it, its not the same. so as late and random as this post is… i’m hoping it will help me jump start one of my favorite little hobbies.

anna kate!! oh you are at a super fun age! 18 months going on 18 really. i love that you love your brothers. you get away with almost anything. even they laugh when you do something totally crazy and not acceptable. you love to give kisses. you give your mary night light kisses every night before bed. it is probably one of my favorite things you do. you play dress up with the boys in all their super hero costumes. it is hilarious. tonight you came running with thor’s hammer and a girly scream sounding like “he ya!” you say “meow” for kitty cat. “me me” for “pretty please” you love to yell for “jack!” as always we can’t get enough of you. you will probably get many new random posts dedicated to you and all you are starting to do 🙂 i promise!

samuel! i’m in complete denial that you will be 5 in november. that just is crazy. i’m soaking up all the 4 year old samuel i can get. even the random tantrums. you are so different than jack ever was. it is such a challenge for us but i love it. you are you and you are such an awesome kid. you have the biggest heart. you tell me “i love you” randomly all day. you love anything creative and messy. this spring is a big deal for you! you will start your first try at t-ball. we are so excited to see you out there. you have been a super big brother to anna kate very loving and patient. jack taught you well.

oh jack jack. i love you so much. this year has been so much fun watching you learn so much in school. you have your good days and bad days.. but hey don’t we all? i learn so much through you. you have got to be the best big brother. you make sure anna kate is well taken care of at all times. you also make sure samuel is doing what he should be doing too. 😉 you have lost f i v e teeth already. for some odd reason the one thought we would lose almost two years ago is still there ?!? you still are in sports mode all of the time. you have a good sense of humor. you are my biggest helper. i wish you didn’t have to grow up so fast.

so this post can be a mini catch up for now. it’s good to be back 🙂

xxoo

happy new year {2017}

January 16, 2017{photography}, celebrations

what another big year 2016 was for us. so many fun trips and a crazy new move. we’ve got a sports driven six year old, a very creative and funny four year old and an ever busy but happy one year old…we thank God for the opportunities we were given this last year and look forward to what He asks of us this year. happy new year!

xxoo

{ christmas day 2016 }

January 16, 2017celebrations, kids, sister, weekend in pictures

christmas evening we headed over to nana’s house to have a yummy christmas dinner and enjoy some more family time. this little girl loved being the center of attention…

i didnt get all the pictures i hoped for! anna kate loves to be the center of attention but i couldn’t get her to take a group picture for anything. 😛 this uncle, spoiled these boys like crazy! it was so fun to watch them together.

we missed papaw so much this christmas. but we know he is so proud of us for carrying on the traditions like we do and sharing the love that Christ taught us. family is such a blessing!

xxoo

an old time christmas . . .

January 15, 2017{photography}, celebrations, cousins

so this christmas was full of surprises… we surprised holly for her birthday and chad and his family surprised us for christmas. it couldn’t have been better. of course this has taken forever to get all of my favorite pictures i want to remember on here. here comes picture overload probably, but it captures what a great visit it was! another wonderful christmas eve mass, so much food {that the teenagers magically make disappear} and the kids were spoiled as always. we are so blessed.

{jack you have entered an interesting picture taking stage …}

so many little bodies moving, it was almost all blurry pictures. 🙂

they love christmas eve, they didn’t like knowing it was bedtime 🙂

these little ones love singing happy birthday to jesus in the morning. they also really love cupcakes for breakfast 🙂

so call it picture overload or picture perfect 🙂 there’s no doubt that siblings are the best gift you can ever give your children. so much fun and so much love for all these people…

xxoo

happy birthday to holly :)

January 15, 2017celebrations, cousins

oh what a fun party we had! girls kareoke almost all night 🙂

any excuse for a party…. forty’s fine when you look 29 😉 we love you holly! thanks for letting us celebrate with you!!

xxoo

newest little blessing ….

January 12, 2017{photography}, celebrations, cousins

during our christmas break, we welcomed the newest member of our family into our faith. it was such a beautiful sacrament to witness, with all the little eyes on the newest member.