A little chicken with my turkeys

Usually on Tuesdays, the kiddos go to preschool but yesterday, they were off.  When Kensington woke up (bright and early at 4:30...thank you jet-lag), she said she really wanted to go to Chick-fil-a.  What's a mama to do?  I took my little turkeys to get some chicken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the days I'll remember the rest of my life.  Just me and my babies...hanging out together.



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i-Phone Life: thankful for Christmas stuff

Well...hello there.  I've been...um...away recently and have missed you :).  I'm jet-lagged and in a fog but woke up this morning to Christmas music on my local radio station and a house already decked out in tinsel and lights...I feel really blessed.  I don't skip over Thanksgiving...I'm just quite thankful for Christmas cheer, so I bring it out early.  Here are a few i-Phone pics of us from this weekend and our Christmas merriment.  One of these days, I'll show you all of my pictures from last week...

If the temp drops below 80, Kensington insists on wearing her earmuffs.

Me and my girl: freshly scrubbed and being silly.  That's what jet-lag will do to you!

I went in to check on K before I went to sleep and she had added her tights and soccer shoes to her pjs. Sound asleep under the covers...silly girl.

Have a Happy Monday!!!



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Clint's Team

 

This time of year, we tend to think a lot about ourselves and what we want. However, there are a lot of people out there that just want to be healthy.  Sean's best friend Clay has a brother-in-law with Crohn's disease.  He was diagnosed the day after his first child was born.  This December, Sean and Clay will be participating in a run to raise money to support research and help find a cure.  If you would like to donate or participate please click here to learn more about Clint and their cause.

 

 

God bless you all!



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Camping

Andrew and the kids decided to camp in our backyard.  They were totally into it!  They went and bought a tent and sleeping bags...they roasted s'mores and watched movies on Andrew's i-Pad...they rocked the camping!  Mama slept inside because...well...mama didn't want to sleep in a tent but boy did they have fun!

 

Their digs for the night.

 

 

Eating s'mores inside the tent :).

 

Sweet kiddos!

 

Andrew is the best daddy :).  I love these three so much!



 



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i-Phone Life

An assortment of random i-Phone pics for your Wednesday...

 

...this was seriously my kids crying after the Cowboys pitiful loss.  They had been so excited to watch the end of the game...Daddy was at the game and they were cheering so hard.  If they're going to be Cowboy fans, they're going to have to get used to getting their hearts broken.

 

First night in their Christmas jammies  (don't' judge..I'm aware it's the beginning of November). They love sitting together and watching Jingle.

 

Kensington is totally into these mosaics her sweet friend McKayla gave her.  They keep her really busy!

 

Christmas  pjs  and jewelry...she's totally my daughter.

 

 

 

Checking out new headphones with Daddy.  He's just a funny mess!

 

Love my kiddos!



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Boo!

This was our best Halloween to date!  The kiddos were at the perfect age for trick-or-treating, they were totally in love with their costumes, they were fascinated by the spooky decorations...they were a complete delight!

 

For school, Smith's class had a Halloween breakfast party...so he wore his Halloween jammies and house shoes.  Kensington's class had a traditional costume party, so she wore her unicorn costume.

 

 

And here they are on Halloween night ready to trick-or-treat!  A unicorn and Iron Man! 

 

{Side Note: Smith is really skinny and tall...thus the high-water costume...to make the muscles fit, the length had to be short...what's a mom to do??!!}

 

 

 

Off to trick-or-treat with their giant buckets!  Those babies held some major candy!

 

 

 

We stopped by one of our favorite babysitter's houses...Joanna was a surfer girl for Halloween!

 

 

This pic cracks me up...the man came to the door wearing a full werewolf costume...did it scare my kids away?  Nope.  My kids just backed up a few inches, braced each other and waited for their candy.  Note to self: my kids will go to any nasty looking werewolf stranger that has candy.

 

We met up with our sweet friends Maggie and Molly and trick-or-treated with them too!

 

 

 

Maggie the lion is precious!

 

Then Luke the lion joined the fun!  We loved spending time with our friends!

 

He's fierce people!

 

Sarah and Me :)

 

At home, we dumped out our loot and dug in!  Why is he eating the dum dum sucker instead of all of that chocolate?!?!

 

 

A very successful Halloween!  Boo!

 

 



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Feeding giraffes with friends

On Monday, we bundled up and headed to the zoo with some of our very favorite people!  Lori and I go waaaaaaaaay back!  When we first met, I was one and she was 16 (you do the math, if I'm 31 now, that means she is...).  Years later, I would become the babysitter for her two beautiful babies Ethan and Ellie Kate...and essentially, we became family.  Seriously, we're family now.  My kiddos just adore them and talk non-stop about Ethan and Ellie...so they were so happy to go to the zoo with them!

The best part of our zoo day (and there were many!) was feeding the giraffes.  Ethan and Ellie were so great with my kiddos (look how cute my kids are standing there with their lettuce hanging over the edge!).  Ethan and Ellie took care of them the whole time and Lori and I chatted (they're 16 and 13 and practically perfect!).

 

She has one coming in for a bite...

 

...do you think she's excited????  How sweet is my girl?!?!  She was thrilled!

 

 

 

We did a lot more at the zoo but giraffe feeding was our favorite!

 

Me and Lori...I love her so much!!!  XOXO

 

 



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