Shhhh...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Seeing in Black and Gold- Part 2!
So on to the rest of our Saturday! We left Brayden's football game and headed back home to load up our camper and head to Southern Miss for the first home game of the season. We didn't really know what to expect since we have always just tailgated with Jeffry's parents in their spot. When we bought our camper, we decided it would be fun to take it to Southern's games! Not to mention that if Trace gets tired, I can bring him back to the camper and let him rest while everyone else can stay at the game.
We had entirely too much food! But I think that's how it is supposed to be. We were supposed to have another family join us, but they didn't make it in time. So it was just Jeffry, me, the boys, and his mom and dad. We pulled the camper in at about noon. Jeffry and I got everything set up and then we got the boys to lay down and watch a movie for a bit. Caleb got a little bit of a nap, but Trace never did fall asleep.
Jeffry's parents arrived at about 2. I went with them, Trace, and Brayden to the Campus Book Mart across the street from USM. We loaded up on lots of black and gold USM items! Trace got a cute stuffed eagle that he insists on calling "doggie". Hilarious.
Jeffry was our grillmaster! The hamburgers were fantastic.
Trace loved the ranch dip with the veggies. He sat there for the longest time dipping and licking the dip off of his carrots. He was a mess but it was so cute!
Brayden and Paw Paw throwing the football.
Trace cheesin' it up. I just love this pic.
The back of Jeffry and Caleb at the game. We have great seats!
Trace and me...please ignore my hair. I'd been outside for about 8 hours at this point and it was HOT.
Getting ready for the team to run out on the field!
Caleb and Trace watching the game.
Brayden and Paw Paw.
Bray showing off his dance moves, lol.
Jeffry and Trace.
My favorite picture from the day! Brayden, Trace, and Caleb
Monday, September 13, 2010
Seeing in Black and Gold
Saturday was so tiring, but so much fun! We got up early, rushed to get some breakfast and left the house at 7:30 for Brayden's first football game. He plays for the Dixie Yellow Jackets. I took a million pics at the game. I was so happy about his very first football game and his first-ever jersey with his name on it. Oh, AND he has the same number that my brother always had! #33...we didn't even choose it. So cool how God throws us little happys like that. Here are some of my fave pics:
Warming up before the game
That's Bray with his arms crossed and back to you. #33
Bray drinking water in front of the coach
He's right in the middle with his knees bent
On the sideline in his "PETERS" jersey! I love it.
He's kinda in the middle if you can see his number.
On the sidelines cheering for a touchdown!
By his coach listening to instructions
One proud Mama with her first football player!
My three boys! So blessed.
Daddy with his football star.
Brotherly love!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Fall Craftiness
*Go visit Michelle from Sweet Something Design and check out this Dry Erase Frame. I love this idea. She always has great, crafty ideas!
*I just placed an order with Laura from Prissy Peacock Designs. She makes the most adorable handcrafted children's clothes! I love this Funky Turkey Ribbon and Applique Tee. Go shop her Etsy store!
*I just placed an order with Laura from Prissy Peacock Designs. She makes the most adorable handcrafted children's clothes! I love this Funky Turkey Ribbon and Applique Tee. Go shop her Etsy store!
*I am in such a hurry right now! Leaving to go pick up the boys, grocery shop for tailgating, cook dinner, and head to Northwood Gulfport campus for The Current Party tonight at 7. Bray's first football game is tomorrow morning and then USM is playing Prarie View A&M tomorrow night. So ready for some black and gold tailgating with the fam! SMTTT!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
The Nines Recap
Some great quotes from The Nines leadership conference today. The theme this year was Game Changers.
"Risk everything to reach everyone."
-John Bishop
"Ask the right questions." "You can't always choose what happens to you, but you can choose how you respond." "The questions determine the result." "What does this experience (conflict) make possible?"
- Michael Hyatt
"Mission requires permission. Without a “yes”, followers never engage in the mission. Yes reflex – is the reflex of a movement leader."
-Dave Ferguson
"To be fully loved, you have to be fully known. {Do everything you can} to live an authentic life. There's hope, health and healing that can come when you do the scariest thing- tell someone else that you're struggling."
-Toby Slough
"What we see primarily depends on what we're looking for. Look at things differently."
-Scott Williams
"Live with unction: holy urgency. (Psalm 39) There is a direct connection between you understanding how short your life really is and the urgency with which you’ll live that life."
-Matt Carter
"The answer when you don't know what to do: Trust God and expect God to come through." "What if God actually showed up? We honestly don't know what we are doing but we are begging Him to show up and we expect Him to do it on a regular basis."
-Scott Lehr
"Less time often leads to a better result. Less resources means more innovation."
-Craig Groeschel
"If we don't deal with it, God's going to deal with it." "If someone writes a song about me, I want them to write "He stood up".
-Raphael Castillo
"Risk everything to reach everyone."
-John Bishop
"Ask the right questions." "You can't always choose what happens to you, but you can choose how you respond." "The questions determine the result." "What does this experience (conflict) make possible?"
- Michael Hyatt
"Mission requires permission. Without a “yes”, followers never engage in the mission. Yes reflex – is the reflex of a movement leader."
-Dave Ferguson
"To be fully loved, you have to be fully known. {Do everything you can} to live an authentic life. There's hope, health and healing that can come when you do the scariest thing- tell someone else that you're struggling."
-Toby Slough
"What we see primarily depends on what we're looking for. Look at things differently."
-Scott Williams
"Live with unction: holy urgency. (Psalm 39) There is a direct connection between you understanding how short your life really is and the urgency with which you’ll live that life."
-Matt Carter
"The answer when you don't know what to do: Trust God and expect God to come through." "What if God actually showed up? We honestly don't know what we are doing but we are begging Him to show up and we expect Him to do it on a regular basis."
-Scott Lehr
"Less time often leads to a better result. Less resources means more innovation."
-Craig Groeschel
"If we don't deal with it, God's going to deal with it." "If someone writes a song about me, I want them to write "He stood up".
-Raphael Castillo
Change is in the Air
It's finally fall! By the end of August, I am itching for cooler weather and the smells and sounds of fall. To me, Labor Day weekend signals the final end of summer. Minus the fact that I live in South MS where the weather does not always change with the seasons as it should. We enjoyed two cooler mornings over the weekend, but the past couple of days we have been back to heat advisories of 102-105 degrees.
This time of year always puts me in a mood to change things. Redecorate my mantle, organize cluttered spaces, try new recipes, etc. I mentioned last week that I am organizing my office at the store. Let me just say, this is no small task. My office is the storehouse for all of the paper work that the store brings in and puts out. For those of you who don't know, my husband and I own a building supply and hardware store. Paper work multiplies quite rapidly every day. From invoices we owe, to invoices we've billed, to shipping tickets, to receipts, to faxes, to sales reports...it's quite an expansive list. I'm getting it all put away in boxes slowly but surely. Things are looking a lot better; it makes me feel more accomplished to work in a clutter-free zone.
Speaking of change, how do you like the new look of my blog? I owe a HUGE thank you to Ashley of The Happily Ever Afters of the Lancasters. Ashley and I went to highschool together, and I emailed her the other day to see if she'd be willing to help me spruce up my blog a little. She did an awesome job in no time! Go check out her blog! We share a love of Jesus, music, history and Christmas. I promise you'll love her. Also, grab my new blog button and stick it on your blog. If you have one I don't have, comment and let me know!
I also added a new playlist of music dedicated to Fall/Harvest/Thanksgiving. These selections are some of my favorite mellow, background songs for this season. Be sure to listen through it!
Today's a really busy day at the store. Tomorrow is the 10th so that means bill-paying time. Also, our stock truck comes today, so I'm going to help with that as much as I can. I will pick the boys up from school, hurry to get homework and dinner done, and then Jeffry will take them to football practice while I head to the church for worship team practice. Thursdays are so busy for us! Somewhere in the next two days, I have got to get the camper cleaned for tailgating Saturday and I need to shop for our tailgating food. Whew, how to squeeze it all in?
This time of year always puts me in a mood to change things. Redecorate my mantle, organize cluttered spaces, try new recipes, etc. I mentioned last week that I am organizing my office at the store. Let me just say, this is no small task. My office is the storehouse for all of the paper work that the store brings in and puts out. For those of you who don't know, my husband and I own a building supply and hardware store. Paper work multiplies quite rapidly every day. From invoices we owe, to invoices we've billed, to shipping tickets, to receipts, to faxes, to sales reports...it's quite an expansive list. I'm getting it all put away in boxes slowly but surely. Things are looking a lot better; it makes me feel more accomplished to work in a clutter-free zone.
Speaking of change, how do you like the new look of my blog? I owe a HUGE thank you to Ashley of The Happily Ever Afters of the Lancasters. Ashley and I went to highschool together, and I emailed her the other day to see if she'd be willing to help me spruce up my blog a little. She did an awesome job in no time! Go check out her blog! We share a love of Jesus, music, history and Christmas. I promise you'll love her. Also, grab my new blog button and stick it on your blog. If you have one I don't have, comment and let me know!
I also added a new playlist of music dedicated to Fall/Harvest/Thanksgiving. These selections are some of my favorite mellow, background songs for this season. Be sure to listen through it!
Today's a really busy day at the store. Tomorrow is the 10th so that means bill-paying time. Also, our stock truck comes today, so I'm going to help with that as much as I can. I will pick the boys up from school, hurry to get homework and dinner done, and then Jeffry will take them to football practice while I head to the church for worship team practice. Thursdays are so busy for us! Somewhere in the next two days, I have got to get the camper cleaned for tailgating Saturday and I need to shop for our tailgating food. Whew, how to squeeze it all in?
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Labor Day Weekend, Projects, and Tailgating!
What a great weekend just relaxing! This was our last weekend before Southern's home games kick off, so we really didn't make any plans. It was nice to just be at home as the five of us and not have anywhere to go or be at a certain time. I think it's really important to have time for your family to regroup and relax. Sometimes you have to say no to other invitations in order for you to have family time. It's a priority in our house!
Can I just say how excited I was when I woke up to cool weather Saturday morning????? I opened all the doors and windows, and I made the boys go outside to play before we even had breakfast. I didn't want them to miss the wonderful playing weather!
While they were playing, I grabbed my coffee and dug into the One Year Bible for the day. Then I made a huge stack of our Saturday morning staple: chocolate chip pancakes. They came, ate breakfast, and headed back outside. Even Trace! He is no longer a baby, I'm afraid. He gets right in the middle of whatever the big boys are doing!
Over these few days, I got a lot of laundry and organizing done. I'm working a couple of projects including painting Trace's dresser. I chose this gorgeous red from Devoe paint called Century Brick. It is actually the same color as our guest bath; I'm being frugal and using leftover paint. I'm still finishing his drawers but the red is so precious in his cowboy-themed nursery!
I'm also painting my kitchen table and chairs. The chairs were a pretty walnut color with rattan seats. They were perfectly fine. But I got tired of them so I decided to paint them. They're still in progress but here is the before.
I would like to thank The Nester for inspiring me to paint. Somewhere in life my creative juices have gotten a bit stymied when it comes to home-related projects, and I think "if it's not perfect, I can't do it". The Nester's motto is "it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful"...and as I paint, I keep repeating that in my OCD-prone head. It works! And I must say I'm so happy to be accomplishing these projects in my home. So thank you, Nester!
So, switching gears...the boys stayed out in their tree house on Sunday night. They anxiously wait all week long to be able to stay in their tree house on their bunk beds their Daddy built. I sent them out Sunday night with a big bowl of popcorn and a movie on the portable DVD player. They were in heaven!
Yesterday we went to Jeffry's parents house for lunch. They grilled tuna steaks and hamburgers on the Big Green Egg. Lots of sides and an apple pie for dessert. SO yummy! What a way to finish off a great weekend!
Oh, one more thing. Tailgating starts Saturday! This will be our first year to do all our own tailgating food. I need your recipes and ideas! Do you have certain recipes that are no-fail, super easy-to-make, or kid-friendly? Please share! I'm trying to pick some healthy things too. Are there certain things you do to make tailgating easier? Especially with kids? Let me know! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! God bless!
Can I just say how excited I was when I woke up to cool weather Saturday morning????? I opened all the doors and windows, and I made the boys go outside to play before we even had breakfast. I didn't want them to miss the wonderful playing weather!
While they were playing, I grabbed my coffee and dug into the One Year Bible for the day. Then I made a huge stack of our Saturday morning staple: chocolate chip pancakes. They came, ate breakfast, and headed back outside. Even Trace! He is no longer a baby, I'm afraid. He gets right in the middle of whatever the big boys are doing!
Over these few days, I got a lot of laundry and organizing done. I'm working a couple of projects including painting Trace's dresser. I chose this gorgeous red from Devoe paint called Century Brick. It is actually the same color as our guest bath; I'm being frugal and using leftover paint. I'm still finishing his drawers but the red is so precious in his cowboy-themed nursery!
I'm also painting my kitchen table and chairs. The chairs were a pretty walnut color with rattan seats. They were perfectly fine. But I got tired of them so I decided to paint them. They're still in progress but here is the before.
I would like to thank The Nester for inspiring me to paint. Somewhere in life my creative juices have gotten a bit stymied when it comes to home-related projects, and I think "if it's not perfect, I can't do it". The Nester's motto is "it doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful"...and as I paint, I keep repeating that in my OCD-prone head. It works! And I must say I'm so happy to be accomplishing these projects in my home. So thank you, Nester!
So, switching gears...the boys stayed out in their tree house on Sunday night. They anxiously wait all week long to be able to stay in their tree house on their bunk beds their Daddy built. I sent them out Sunday night with a big bowl of popcorn and a movie on the portable DVD player. They were in heaven!
Yesterday we went to Jeffry's parents house for lunch. They grilled tuna steaks and hamburgers on the Big Green Egg. Lots of sides and an apple pie for dessert. SO yummy! What a way to finish off a great weekend!
Oh, one more thing. Tailgating starts Saturday! This will be our first year to do all our own tailgating food. I need your recipes and ideas! Do you have certain recipes that are no-fail, super easy-to-make, or kid-friendly? Please share! I'm trying to pick some healthy things too. Are there certain things you do to make tailgating easier? Especially with kids? Let me know! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! God bless!
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