tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75598185081519274002024-03-12T19:35:17.784-05:00Love, Laughter and a Little ChaosMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423914559479404410noreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559818508151927400.post-51274831841262841422012-07-04T20:52:00.000-05:002012-07-04T20:52:07.310-05:00thirty fourFollowing in the footsteps of my wonderful friend Amy, I will share 34 things that make me happy on my 34th birthday (in no particular order)<br />
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1. Baby feet<br />
2. Polka dots<br />
3. Family<br />
4. Coffee<br />
5. Crazy curly hair<br />
6. Snuggling<br />
7. Reading<br />
8. Crafting<br />
9. Lists<br />
10. Organization<br />
11. Sweet tea<br />
12. Chocolate<br />
13. Pictures<br />
14. Pinterest<br />
15. Turquoise/red <br />
16. Sister bond<br />
17. Girlfriend time<br />
18. Football<br />
19. Baby kisses<br />
20. Massages<br />
21. Bargains<br />
22. Shoes<br />
23. Ice cream<br />
24. Pedicures<br />
25.Totes<br />
26. Little giggles<br />
27. My little athletes<br />
28. Glass jars<br />
29. Sharpies<br />
30. Target<br />
31. Michaels<br />
32. Memories<br />
33. Swimming<br />
34. My wonderful husband and 4 beautiful kids<br />
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Thanks for making this another memorable birthday!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423914559479404410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559818508151927400.post-21782676518335967612012-06-30T15:51:00.002-05:002012-06-30T15:51:38.771-05:00Hawk's last gameThe Hawks ended their season with a win against a team with coaches who are poor sports- which makes for an even better win! It was 97 degrees with a 1:00 game and the boys played hard despite the heat. Hayden had an awesome hit that was about 6 inches short of clearing the fence. He wanted to hit one over the fence so bad. <br />
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Hayden and Alex wanted to dump the ice water on coach Lonnie after the game. <br />
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Jack's coach is my best friend's husband and he is amazing with the kids. He has been coaching baseball for over 10 years and not only knows the game but also how to teach the kids. We are super excited because next year he is putting together a team of boys from both of our boys teams so starting in fall the boys will be on the same baseball team- at least for now! I am not resting up for Hayden's 1:00 game with highs over 100 degrees!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423914559479404410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559818508151927400.post-90719626722962508812012-06-23T17:07:00.004-05:002012-06-23T17:07:40.276-05:00ZooThis year we bought a zoo pass for the first time. We decided it was money well spent as the kids all love to see the animals plus there is lots of walking which is great excercise for all of us! The seal show is always one of my favorites, however this was my first time to see the polar bear. That is now my favorite animal in the zoo! He is huge and it was so neat to watch him swim. <br />
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Thanks for coming to spend the day with us and watching baseball games. The only thing that would have made it better is if all our cousins could have been here! Grandpa & Grandma really should consider buying a passenger van so they could take all the grandkids on roadtrips:) </div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423914559479404410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559818508151927400.post-86256191915222770572012-06-21T22:49:00.002-05:002012-06-21T22:49:32.782-05:00Field tripI finally was picked to go on a field trip with Hayden's class. We went to Powell Gardens for the day and had a great time.<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423914559479404410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559818508151927400.post-89146243113982095932012-06-15T22:19:00.000-05:002012-06-15T22:19:04.622-05:00Catch upI have some serious catching up to do............laundry, cleaning, work, and more importantly blogging! I have so many pics to go through- these are just some random ones from the last month. <br />
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This was Mrs. Pruitt's teacher appreciation gift (a week late!) She loved it- thank you Pinterest for yet another awesome idea. Making one for our house is on my summer list!</div>
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This is Jackson with his best buddies. These boys are so fun to watch together. And funny thing is I just found out last week that Keelan's (red shirt) dad is Neil Smith (ex- Chief's player for those non sports fans)! How crazy is that!!! <br />
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So goodbye to another school year- bring on summer!!!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423914559479404410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559818508151927400.post-79827796353936735222012-05-14T22:38:00.004-05:002012-05-14T22:38:58.211-05:00Green beltTonight Jackson was awarded his green belt in karate. I am so proud of him. He is really enjoying karate and I like it that he is learning self defense.<br />
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We spend Friday and Saturday in Abilene with my family and came home late Sat night so we could teach Sunday school on Easter. The kids had so much fun. They played outside all day Friday and Saturday. The weather was perfect. There was lots of Easter eggs, trampoline fun, basketball, and even more laughs. <br />
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Someone ate as many eggs as she colored<br />
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Hours were spent jumping<br />
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We all commented that this was one of the most relaxing trips to Abilene we have had in a long time. I want more trips like this one!</div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423914559479404410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559818508151927400.post-4667455057504296842012-05-02T15:17:00.004-05:002012-05-02T15:17:49.293-05:00Brothers<strong><em>"Because I have a brother, I will always have a friend"</em></strong><br />
I love this saying and I feel it is true. I love watching the friendship develop between Hayden and Jackson. I love that they have each other to go through life with. Now getting a good picture of them together is a little challenging.<br />
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Tonight was pedicure night at our house. Peyton got her first pedicure. I just love these little toes.</div>
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Obviously I should spend more time reading my book rather than searching the internet for things I want!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17423914559479404410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559818508151927400.post-73077791211049910112012-04-10T20:55:00.000-05:002012-04-10T20:55:02.515-05:00Minus OneJackson has been very anxious to lose a tooth ever since Hayden started collecting money with all his missing teeth. He has had a lose tooth but we haven't heard much about it. Tonight we were eating dinner and he took a bite of his corn on the cob and he said "My mouth hurts" He opens to show me and his tooth is gone. I got all excited and he got a little scared. I felt in his mouth and it wasn't there so I asked him if he swallowed it and he said he thought he had. I then looked at his ear of corn and there it was- stuck between two kernals! <br />
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He was a little scared and didn't like seeing the little blood that was there. He decided he wasn't going to finish eating so I promised him a Mommy and Jack ice cream date after karate. He wanted to call Zach cause who else do you call when you have exciting news but your favorite cousin! I didn't hear both sides of the conversation, but one response Jack gave him was "it was a plain white one!" I guess that is opposed to all his other teeth- I am not sure! He then informed Aunt Sarah that he wants the tooth fairy to bring $10 (sorry to disappoint but this tooth fairy only leaves $1 and a pack of gum!)<br />
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Saturday was Jackson's birthday party, so we had two hours of fun at t Party Dome. Then Jerry took the boys to the NAIA basketball tournament that was in town. They were there all day and didn't get home until 8:00 that night. All the boys came home with numerous ballloon animals and hats. We took the kids to church with us. It was our Sunday to teach Sunday school so the boys went to Clubhouse for 2nd service. <br />
Zach: "Mom, their church is the best. You go and eat donuts, then you go to recess, then you play Wii and you never even have to go to church!" <br />
This made me smile- glad it left a good impression! The kids came home and played outside Sunday afternoon until we had to take them back to meet Sarah and Dusty. It was so much fun having them here. We are planning to have Annie's kids down this summer and Hayden and Jack are planning to go stay a week in Abilene this summer. I love all the memories these cousins are making together. <br />
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</div><div align="left">I volunteered to help so I was able to be there and watch. It made my heart melt to watch Jerry dance with Kate. I even teared up while they danced to Cinderella. I can't wait to watch Kate as she continues through the years to dance with her Daddy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi60AuMfGhkNk7KvfX3nFalLNa6W2lm5kYrLPq3Q-T2vah23uVfI7ludPQvL9rR2XS7ZD7CXQJJXeJTE2osonU3Bz6nsKfMRuUSxii_vRVToiAsYaZ3XoFOgoN0amZ00WLa1yppLnpyWi/s1600/dance4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi60AuMfGhkNk7KvfX3nFalLNa6W2lm5kYrLPq3Q-T2vah23uVfI7ludPQvL9rR2XS7ZD7CXQJJXeJTE2osonU3Bz6nsKfMRuUSxii_vRVToiAsYaZ3XoFOgoN0amZ00WLa1yppLnpyWi/s320/dance4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNgPKdFEHsgobhztzTCAqPwkul0WOEXMWFs7snLGvWK-qJ-Hzo9CNlRuLLsuPtqtdftyDQsEXE93GnSsoZXh4lsoeI8WsvbhkQ3cTLybWmyXDM8uau00HfjbMtbVihkX6wUXJXY2BYhiT/s1600/dance7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNgPKdFEHsgobhztzTCAqPwkul0WOEXMWFs7snLGvWK-qJ-Hzo9CNlRuLLsuPtqtdftyDQsEXE93GnSsoZXh4lsoeI8WsvbhkQ3cTLybWmyXDM8uau00HfjbMtbVihkX6wUXJXY2BYhiT/s320/dance7.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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