What could it be??

any guesses?

We heart cousins

Spring break has SPOILED us.  We've looked like raggamuffins all week, stayed up late, slept in, and not had anywhere to go.  The kids really needed a break, and so did mamma.  

We did take a short jaunt to see my sis-n-law, Mandy (hubs sis) and her fam.  She contributed to the spoiling!  The kids were completely happy together, and we were able to just TALK!  Which is rare!  

Fun at the park.  Abby is so big now! 

Little Hunter is the sweetest, happiest, little thing!!

I can't believe we actually saw him when he was first walking!  He would throw his hands up in the air and walk all over everywhere with a huge grin.  You couldn't be more proud for him!

Thanks Mando..we love you guys!!!!  Thanks for cooking and hosting!!

Allie wanted to make breakfast this morning.  She's watched me make muffins many times, so I told her she could do it all by herself.  She was so happy!

Brushing hair next week is going to be a struggle.  I don't even know where the brush is!  I let her read all directions, retrieve contents, and measure it all out.....I didn't help one bit...well except for maybe one ingredient.

Happy St. Patty's day!  

Pretty girl dressed herself all up to have her picture made with her dollies.  She's making a scrap book...hold on, I gotta get a tissue:-)  

Get Silly

Did I mention it's spring break???  We are having a simple, silly day.

Roller Coaster!!! 

Down memory "lane"

...bowling lane that is.

Want to know something about me?  Ok I'll tell you since this is my blog, and you chose to read it.

I.was.a.league.bowler.

Yep.  I grew up about 1.5 miles from the good ole bowling ally, and my mom took full advantage of the situation.  She signed us up for Saturday morning league and sent us packing (can you imagine letting your grade schoolers walk 1.5 miles now) with a few dollars to buy a vanilla coke.  

Ladies and gentleman, I am PROUD to announce that there is a sport on this green earth that I can outscore/outplay my husband on any Saturday night of week.  It was a brutal beating, and I am happy to brag because it took me 15 years to find something that I could undeniably claim victory.

  So, thank you Mom for keeping us busy on a Saturday morning....

We had a great night out with my sister and friends.  

GUESS WHO???

Well you know it's not me:)  It's my sis!!  Yahoo!!!!  I'm over the moon excited for her and Adam:)  Due October 15th!!!!

Bout to break...

...as in SPRING BREAK!  

Garrett told me tonight..."Mommy, I have a big SURPRISE for you.  You are on spring break starting now!"  :) Love that crazy boy.  I am really excited to have a week at home with the kids.  Gonna see some SISTAS and COUSINS while we are at it...yahoo!

This last week couldn't have been crazier I guess.  I made a quick trip to my parents' house last Saturday...yup, all in one day.  I wanted to check on my sweet gparents.

They are the cutest!

Abbott enjoyed a walk with Papoo.

Crazy cousins.

My cutie mamma and twin brother

This past week, Mary had Wacky Wednesday for Dr. Seuss' birthday.  

We wackied her hair.

Garrett had Western Days on the same day.  Last year, he was all tears.  

This year all smiles:)

Mary has really flourished in kindergarten.  She was so shy, but she LOVES her new friends, and is BUSTIN' out of her shell!

Here's a video of Gman singing.  I apologize for the most haphazard post ever....

Not yet...

Our agency received Exit Permit submissions for 5 families.  We were not included in this batch.  We were hoping they would include more since they've been closed for so long, but that was not the case.


We called our agency, and based on the dates that were cleared this batch, I would be surprised if we did NOT make the next batch.  (We are SOO close!)  


I'm so thankful at this point that we at least moved UP the list and that families are going to bring their children home!


Just wanted to update....

A new day

Today, we the White family started a new chapter of our lives.....

...a good bye card...by Allie White.

In every phase of life, we have been so blessed with deep incredible friendships.  Pretty soon after we married, we moved to NY and immediately were placed in a small group with 4 of the coolest couples on the planet.  I also had wonderful friends at work.  Those friends were in the category of :  "we had our first babies together."  Not long after we left, the group disbanded for other moves, etc. and they will always remain in that category full of wonderful, awful, hysterical, memories of "first borns!"  They were our family for 4 years, meeting all the needs that families have...the good and the bad.

When we moved here, we immediately landed in a new small group.  I've said this before.  The first little man to greet me at the door was Little Lion.  He was 2.  Who knew his family would not only be the bridge to new friendships, but this family would also be the family that we have "done" life with the last 7 years.  We had second babies together.  We potty trained together, pulled first teeth together, watched first soccer games together, met at the ER late in the night with a first broken bone together...and the list goes on and on and on.  

They moved today.

There I said it.  I didn't think I could.  I've been in denial for months because they stayed in town several months getting their affairs in order.  

We are going to miss them like crazy.  So thank you Myers for "doin" life with us for 7 years.  Thanks for the sleep overs.  Thanks for keeping Gman for a week when our plans fell through....and getting the flu from him, but never fessing up that you were even sick.  Thanks for teaching me how to organize...a little.  Thanks for being roll models in parenting. Thanks for having perfect children.  (ba ha you know you do and we don't!)  Thanks for teaching me how to digi scrap even though I haven't talked you back into it in years.  Thank you for praying for us every time we buckled up to head out on another road trip...and texting us to make sure we made it.  Thank you for loving us so so well.

  

Hope you smell bad when you get there, and they send you back because you won't shut up about the best friends you ever had.....ba ha!  Love you!