fall season came quickly with all the activites. it was a great season overall. the boys were able to play football with classmates and neighborhood friends. this league they play in has been such a blessing. rugby was fun as always for daddy. no injuries so im a happy mama. we enjoyed a few games before baby sister shows up! the teammates he has are amazing.
sister
keeping up …
so yes, i have been drafting posts for a while until i had all the photos working … now mama updated her phone and i feel like i can almost catch up!
anna kate, sweet girl, had her first atrium today. we are making a drive to make it work on our fridays but this mama loves this program to much to miss out on it. afterwards we celebrated with sonic. maximilian recognizes a red straw and it’s kind of scary… hes not even nine months yet.
xxoo
kitty party
we had an early birthday for you miss anna kate! your cousins were at granny’s so we jumped on the opportunity to celebrate with them. i am so glad we did. it was so much fun to watch you enjoy every bit of this party time with them. you enjoyed pizza, cake, ice cream and presents! erika and bailey gave everyone a kitty face that was purrr-fect. we enjoyed watching watching aristocats afterwards and relaxing ….
this kitty cake could not have happened with out danas amazing cookie skills 🤗
we love you anna kate and we are so glad you were able to celebrate with your cousins! how are we celebrating t h r e e already ?!
xxoo
hello summer
a quick trip back allowed us to let samuel go see dr. musgrove. Â what a way to kick off summer, Â he had a great report and won’t go back for a whole year! praise God!
we were so happy to be there for you bailey! Â to celebrate the whole weekend and to kick off our summer with the family! Â you did it!
xxoo
spring came and went ….
and boy was it intense.
 waiting for the weather to warm up, baseball season, two teams, taekwondo, a new pair of kittens, a trip back home for spring break and a beautiful easter season…  daddy and i quickly learned how to multi task and to appreciate the simple life.  🙂 it was a fun semester but a little too busy for this family.  we are so proud of all we accomplished this semester especially our boys,  way to go!  by the way, your sister deserves an award for best support 🙂
xxoo
daddy thirty -three {let’s go camping!}
we surprised daddy with a wolverine party, Â a huge spicy hamburger and tons of legos to build for his birthday this year.
what would we do without him! so grateful for another birthday with him and all the new adventures we take together. Â we left the following weekend for a birthday in a cabin in new mexico. it was a great break from the intense heat in west texas. Â we also just loved getting away from the norm too! Â it was so much fun and so good for all of us to enjoy new scenery together.
happy birthday
 {and any more!! as samuel says 🤗}
xxoo
norrie!!
so we got a barn cat. Â she is very loved. Â 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.’ Â on the way to pick this kitty up we narrowed it down to a name off of that show. Â however, she is mostly referred to as ‘you ol cat’ – this name was given by jack ‘
jumping back in!
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
{ christmas day 2016 }
 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
wrapping up summer 2016
 the month of july was the busiest month this year by far.  we ended our summer with saying goodbye to our favorite parish priest. oh my goodness father justin, if he only knew how much he was missed.  we headed out for vacation bible school with the cousins. we had a surprise visit from mamas sister.  we bought our first suburban and had a birthday to remember for granny. oh yes, and after all of it was over we made a move further out to west texas.
it was so. extremely. exhausting.  but the memories were totally worth it.  so very thankful for all the blessings this summer, seen and unseen.  i look forward to a new fall season ahead.  we have a new house and our very first school year to start!
xxoo