Lately

My poor little blog has been so neglected. I recently looked at a blog book that I published and it made me miss the ol'blog. I really don't have time to be blogging, but I am going to try to be a little better about it in 2015. I haven't used my DSLR camera in a year! Yikes, even Christmas pictures were taken on our iPhone…which sadly I don't even know how to post them to this blog….The whole iCloud thing is confusing to me!

Lately, we have referred to the trio as "Three-nagers" they have been pretty particular! That is a nice way of saying defiant/fussy/opinionated etc. We are praying that they magically grow out of it on April 14th! They are also hilarious and say the funniest things. They are currently talking about heaven and death. I think they learned about Lazarus being raised from the dead at Sunday School. They has asked me on several occasions when Addy is going to die. They don't understand how they are going to"fly" to heaven, and Hogan once asked if it would be time to go to heaven when we ran out of the toilet paper in the bathroom!! (pointing to the 3 extra rolls in a basket)

They are really into Paw Patrol and pretending to be puppies. I constantly hear "puppy talk" which really sounds like whining. Oh me oh my!! We ventured out to Pet-smart for a "Fun Friday." You would have thought that I had taken them to Disney World. They were in love with the doggie hospital, salon, and birds. I wish I would have thought about this idea earlier. We left with Pound Puppy dog toys (that squeak), but seriously it could have been worse…like a real dog! While we were watching the dogs get haircuts Hampton yells, "Looook mommy doggies DO have weenies!! That's so silly!!" Oh and can you guess what else they are obsessed with.

And as far as our sweet seven year old goes. He is really growing up! I mean he is becoming responsible, doing things before being asked, soaring in first grade, and loving Upwards basketball. He is truly a great big brother. He has taken the boys under is wing and it makes me so proud to see them all be buddies. He is looking more and more grown up with his big feet (size 3.5) and mouth full of adult teeth. He is starting to eat like a boy, I mean like a man!! He is always hungry. His current favorite obsession is chicken quesadillas and tostadas.

He asked me when he could get "babmatized"while I was tucking him in this week. Sweet, sweet boy. We are starting to have meaningful conversations about sin and just how serious it is and our need for a Savior. 2015 is always off to a great start!

All-Stars {Summer 2014}

                                                                   #3 our **All-Star**
Harper had an awesome opportunity to play on our city league All-star team. The team consisted of 12 players chosen out of the 144 boys in the regular season. These 12 boys received a new set of coaches and new teammates and quickly began playing in tournaments. They practiced their hearts out this summer and made the STATE tournament in Burleson, Texas.

We had tournaments most weekends in June/July. It made this mom cra-zzy! I loved watching my boys happy, but being a baseball widow with the 3 potty training littles was rough! Cam was the third base coach so it was usually just me at home or in the stands for the games….or running to the bathroom while someone yelled, "My poo-poo is coming out!" And yes that really happens. That is how they tell me they need to potty every.single.time! We need to work on that because I have a heart attack and pull a hamstring every time I hear those words!

I am so proud of Harper and his first athletic accomplishment. We made a ton of memories this summer with our Conroe Baseball Family and I look forward to many more fun seasons of baseball. I enjoyed learning the game and seeing Harper feel successful. Here are a few more pictures that we purchased…his tongue is out in every picture!! I wonder where he learned that??

Cotter Trout Dock Trip {July 2014}

Poppy, Cam, and Harper met up with some of our favorites for a fishing trip in Arkansas. Harper is completely obsessed with fishing so this was his dream vacation…especially since it included Luke and Wyatt. The boys camped at night and fished during the day. Harper caught brown and rainbow trout…and too many to count. I know it will be the "first" of many guys only trips.

Last Day of Kindergarten

First Grade here he comes!

Where do I even begin? I have neglected our poor little blog. Things have sure gotten busy and my "down time" is no longer exists. I want to make sure to document Harper's Kindergarten graduation. He has come a long away since the first day of Kindergarten. It started off rough. August was one of the toughest months of my life. Sending my first off to Kinder, kicking and screaming…literally!

But sometimes it is the hard times that leads to the best times. I am one proud mama to see how far he has come. He is excelling in school socially, emotionally, and cognitively. He has had excellent behavior, made excellent grades, and is reading fluently. His teachers says he is the "Leader" in the class. I laughed because I noticed that on the Kindergarten field trip his desire to be "First!" He is the general at home so I guess he carries out those duties at school!

Giesinger put on a cute graduation program and let us know that they were all ready for FIRST grade!! Harper has made some wonderful friends this year and we feel truly blessed to have had Miss Smith this year.