Artist in the Making?

Andy has become a little artist. He enjoys drawing pictures for most everyone. Sometimes he even gets angry when it doesn't turn out like he thinks it should. Way too much pressure on a 3-year-old. But, I enjoy his determination and try my best to encourage him. One thing I keep telling both of my boys is: "listen, if you are not having fun....stop what you are doing!"

Life is like that. And I believe that if you are miserable at something, maybe you should reconsider! Stop what you are doing and ask yourself, is this necessary? Can it be eliminated? And, most importantly, am I glorifying Jesus through this? If not, maybe you too, should stop!

This is a copy of Andy's recent picture of mommy. I know...it is almost exact!! And here is what he said about this picture:

"This is you mommy. You are getting your haircut. And you got your arm cut off. The hair-cutting person looked away, and then cut your arm off. She thought your hair was done, and, and, and she just cut your arm off. But she forgot to cut that part of the hair. And you were getting ready to fall off of the chair you were sitting in."

Weekend Accomplishments at our House

Please excuse me as I would like to brag a little. I hope I don't sound prideful, but I AM a mama. No, my children aren't super stars to anyone but their dad and I, but let me share their weekend stardom with you!! Besides, who else will I share it with?

My little girl is not only moving, but now has decided to STAND too. She turned 8-months on Saturday and pulled to stand!! I can't believe it. She is growing so fast!

My mom taught her to put her hands up and say she is "SO big." And she will do it for me occasionally! And look, I even caught it on camera. Nana was so proud to get this picture!! So, I guess she might be a super star for Nana too!! ;o)

Nate is my basketball pro!! On Saturday he scored a whopping 14 points for his team. That is 14 out of 18 points scored for the team!! Pretty impressive for a little 6-year-old, huh? His Popi was there and he said that it sure helps Nate that he is almost a head taller than the other children. So, you go Nate and use your height to your advantage!! You might not always be the tallest!!

Sorry I don't have any pictures to share of Andy-boy! He doesn't want his picture taken these days! But, do let me say he is still on my superstar list! 3-year-old fits and all!! ;o)

Snow Day

We got SNOW today. About 6-7 inches worth. What a treat...especially since it snow-bound my mama. She is here visiting and was supposed to leave today, but couldn't! That made every drop of the pretty white stuff even more beautiful!! The boys LOVED it. The baby wasn't so sure.

We tried hard to make a snowman, but it was very dry snow and I couldn't get it to pack together...so this is our attempt! Not exactly a FROSTY. Give me credit anyway, trying to be a good mommy!! Yes, that is Mr. Potato Head parts. They work really well for little snowmen!

My Little Mover!

My little angel is officially on the move! 7-months and crawling.

I guess I don't blame her for quickly learning to get out of the way!!

I was hoping more activity on her part during the day would mean more sleeping at night...so far...just the opposite has happened. Guess she feels like she has places to go!

Watch out world there is another active little person emerging from my brood!!

A Budding Star???

My sweet little boy had his very first basketball game on Saturday! And he had a blast!! It was fun to watch. This game put those professional games to shame.


I asked him on the way home which was more fun basketball or t-ball. And after a few minutes of thought he said: "basketball". I DO believe that if it was t-ball season he might have said t-ball. Because remember, this is my child that told me his favorite sport is whatever season it is!!






He did GREAT. He is the tallest little guy out there. Now, we just need to work on his dribbling because he likes to pick the ball up and carry it to the basket. They did blow the whistle at him a couple of times, but thankfully his basket(s) still counted.

Poor Little Dog!!!

I thought since my last post was dog-related, I would share this...

Buppy(Buffy---her real name), my mom's dog, just loved this experience!! It is a good thing she is patient with him. She is always happy for us to come visit. And she is always happy for us to leave! Christmas lasted a long time for her this year. We were there with her and my parents over a week. Can you tell we had a blast???

Kobie got TAGGED

Calie and Faith tagged Kobie. So here he goes.



Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.



Kobie says:



"I am told that I am a VERY quirky dog. And just this morning, my mama told me that I better be glad she loves me, because otherwise I would be at the pound. I am not sure what that means, but hey, I am glad she loves me!!!



1. I LOVE to bark. I bark at everything. I bark when I play. I bark when I hear something outside, or even when I THINK I hear something outside. I bark at people coming and going. I bark at other dogs. I bark when I want inside. Sometimes I bark when I want outside. I bark. That is what I do.















2. I also like to sing. Yes, I can sing. Especially with the piano. EVERY time I hear the piano play, I howl along. My family seems to enjoy it...so I have continued to entertain them with this habit of mine for years.

3. I also really enjoy marking my territory. Especially at Nana and PapaBob's house. You know, they have this really CUTE little dog that looks just like me except SHE is smaller and some even say cuter. (don't believe that part) But, I am the BOSS around these parts, and I want her to know it, so I go and mark my territory every chance I get!! (I am pretty sure that is why my mama said I better be glad she loves me!! --- I am a bad dog is what Nana said --- thankfully, she loves me too!!!!)

4. I really like to chew on my feet. I do it a lot. I think I heard my mom say I have allergies. But, I also think I heard the dr. say I am an anxious dog. I am not sure what that means either. I do know that it really makes me sad when I am left alone or when I can't find my mama.

5. I am a pretty good seeker in that game, hide-n-seek. I am a champ at finding my mama. And those little boys that live at my house seem to enjoy playing that game with me. Don't tell them that I am not looking for them. It is my mama that I want to find!!

6. I get car-sick. Not literally...but I only like to ride for long rides lying very still. I don't even sleep because I have to make sure I am sitting still!! And some of the rides our family go on are very long. So I sit between two car seats on a nice comfy blanket and don't move except when I hear the blinky sound from the turn-signal. Or I begin to move around when I think we are getting close to our destination. I also have to look out the window, or prefer to hang out of the window, when we are on those curvy roads on the way to the mountains.

See I am just a little quirky. And believe me, this is all of them---don't believe my mom when she says that it isn't all of my quirks!!! She should just be thankful for the 11 and half years she has gotten to spend with me so far!!"