Art Camp 2012

We had Art Camp at church this week.  It was WONDERFUL!  It was from 9-12 for 4 days with an Art show tonight to cap off the week.   Cody taught lessons in the 2-6th grade classes.  I led worship and did snacks.  Carley was in the yellow group of Kinder and 1st graders.   Corey was the lone man in the nursery and had a blast roaming the church with Ms. Judy and Ms. Gwen.   The kids did such creative and meaningful projects.   By God's grace you are Created, Chosen, Celebrated, and Cherished!

Oak Ridge Boys Concert

Cody and I had the most hilarious night celebrating his 33rd Birthday! We went to dinner with some friends from the station a d their wives then went to the Oak Ridge Boys concert. It was a hilarious night capped off with us outside their tour bus and my picture made with the bass singer. Who does stuff like this??

Cousin Pictures Summer 2012

Core Cousins Together - What does that mean?  Matching clothes and pictures.  Man our kiddos are getting big!

Lauren will be 9 in September, Carley and Camryn are both 6, Corey will be 3 in September, and Addison is 18 months.  

Time in Keller

We had a great few days staying in Keller.  We went to Six Flags, ate at great restaurants, spent time with my cousins, swam, played, played, and played!

Firefighter Olympics 2012

Cody competed in the Firefighter Olympics again over the weekend.  He did great!  He got the gold in benchpress and the silver overall.  He squatted 507lbs, deadlifted 473, and benchpressed 435.  1415 lbs overall!  Unbelievable!  I am so proud of him and his work!  He even made the local news.   It was great!   Way to go, Cody!

The most special part for me was our families who came.  The O'Rears, the Cores, Frank, Tim, and Mandie spent a ton of time celebrating with us and cheering on Cody.  We are blessed with a huge support system!

STAYCATION - aka - more work than I did all Summer

In May I arranged with Mom and Dad for them to keep the kids for 48 hours while Cody and I had a staycation.  The plan was for us to spend some time on dates and chilling out together.  We did get a couple of meals out and a lot of time together, but we worked our TAILS off!   We DEEP cleaned every inch of the kids rooms and the TV room.  I mean we went through toys, clothes, furniture, shoes, stuffed animals, and every other imaginable crevice.  The results were well worth it.  We got so much done and I got to spend some time with my very favorite guy!

Corey's Real Big Boy Bed

When Corey was little he crawled out of his crib WAY before I wanted him to.  He has been sleeping on a day bed that is low to the ground for a long time.   Cody and I decided to get him a double bed and convert the crib to a headboard.  We also did some moving around in his room.  I love the way it turned out!  I also love that Carley tries to sleep with him every night.  They are so sweet!

Parade

This cute little parade went through my living room.  I sure love them!

4th of July and O'Rear visit

We got some great cousin time around here the first week of July!

 We loved cousin time and hanging with our favorite O'Rear family!   The parade was hilarious.   We also loved that our super special friends Charlie and Rendon were at the parade.  Thank goodness with Nana was there to hold Corey's ears.  He did not like the sounds AT ALL.