Monday, November 22, 2010

FUN WITH FAMILY!!

THIS WEEKEND WAS A BLAST!! WE ALL (JOSH'S SIDE) WENT TO HAVE DINNER FOR JAMIE'S 23RD ISH BIRTHDAY, YUM! AFTER ALL THE GIRLS AND MYSELF LOADED UP AND HAD A SLUMBER PARTY AND TREY & JAMIE'S NEW PALACE, SERIOUSLY GORGEOUS. MEANWHILE THE BOYS HIT THE ROAD ON A 3 HOUR ADVENTURE TO CLAYTON, OK. WHILE THE BOYS WENT HUNTING FOR THE WEEKEND, WE HAD SOME FUN WITH THE KIDDOS. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT-O! SATURDAY LATE AFTERNOON EVERYONE ROUNDED UP THEIR STUFF AND WENT OWN HOME, EXCEPT FOR COOPER AND I....WE GOT READY AND JAMIE AND I WENT TO HOBBY LOBBY WITH OUR BOYS (INSERT TRUMPETS AND AWWWES HERE---OH YA IT WAS AMAZING) WE COULD HAVE SHOPPED FOR DAYS WITHOUT ANY CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR DRINK LOL!! LOVE THAT STORE AND THE SALES WERE GREAT. THE FIRST FUNNY OF THE EVENING WAS QUADE DROPPING THE $20 CHOO CHOO ORNAMENT, OH YA IT WAS ONE OF THOSE GASP FOR AIR MOMENTS AND TRY NOT TO LAUGH! INSTEAD OF WALKING OFF, JAMIE APPROACHED A NEARBY EMPLOYEE AND SHE HAPPILY DISCARDED THE SHATTERED CHOO CHOO PIECE BY PIECE! QUADE WAS NOT FOND OF LOSING HIS CHOO CHOO SO WE QUICKLY FOUND HIM ANOTHER ONE, THIS TIME WOODEN!! WE MOTHERS WERE CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT....MEANWHILE MY SON IS CHEWING ON A FOAM PENGUIN.....ONE EYE BALL MISSING LATER I HAD TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO OCCUPY HIS TIME. AS I STROLLED DEEPER INTO MY SANCTUARY COOPER GOT CRANKIER AND A FEW ISLES DOWN I COULD HEAR QUADE WASN'T REAL HAPPY ABOUT BEING STATIONARY IN HIS BASKET EITHER!!!(OUR BOYS LIKE TO GO!) SO JAMIE AND I UNWILLINGLY WRAPPED UP OUR HOBBY LOBBY ADVENTURE TO WHICH WE PLANNED ALL WEEK AND HIT THE ROAD....HUNGRY! OUR NEXT STOP WAS DINNER, YUMMMM! WE CHOSE LOGAN'S STEAK HOUSE AND THE BOYS WERE IN HEAVEN. WHY?? BECAUSE WE SAT NEAR A TV WITH THE OU GAME ON AND THE ENTIRE MEAL OUR 17 MONTH & 22 MONTH YEAR OLD CHILDREN WERE SHOUTING, "OOooOhhH & GO FOOTBALL GOO FOOTBALL!!" IT SERIOUSLY LOOKED LIKE TWO GROWN MEN SCREAMING AT THE TV, SO WE WERE HAPPY TO EAT AND THE BOYS WERE HAPPY CAMPERS TOO!!! BY THIS TIME WE WERE WORE OUT! AGAIN, WE LOADED UP THE BOYS AND THIS TIME WERE HEADING HOME, WITH A DETOUR TO BRAUMS FOR PUMPKIN ICECREAM, ANOTHER YUMM! SO, WORE OUT AND READY TO POP, WE CAREFULLY CARRY OUR SLEEPING CARGO INSIDE FOR CLEAN DIAPERS AND JAMMIES, THEN INTO THEIR BEDS SO MOMMIES CAN START OUR HOBBY LOBBY PROJECTS!! YAYAYAYAY MIGHT I ADD THEY WERE IN BED ON SATURDAY NIGHT BY 9:15, OH YA MOMMY AWARDS! =)  DADDIES CAME HOME WITH NO BIG BUCK, BUT HAD A LOT OF FUN ON THEIR 15 MAN HUNTING TRIP! EXHAUSTED WE COLLAPSED AT HOME SUNDAY NIGHT AND SLEPT LIKE BABIES!! WE LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH OUR FAMILIES!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

NEW TO BLOG!

Blogging is very new to us but, we're here! An update on Casa de la Bright, we have joined a new church and are very excited. (New Hope Cowboy Ministry) It is amazzzzzing & has brought Josh and I to a hole new level of companionship....the hugs feel a little tighter and the kisses a little sweeter!! So happy to have chose this church! The people are fantastic, the Word is POWERFUL!, and it's very comfortable.....like your favorite jeans you want to wear EVERY day. We started a 28 day bible study and have read way more then our 10min a night more like 45!!  And we love all the awesome stories in our Cowboy Way bible......captivating & very motivating! A huge weight has been lifted as parents because we wanted to be somewhere consistently to set a foundation for COOPDOG! Speaking of the little monster, (SORRY LADY GAGA...lol) Our little monster is getting soooo smart and is such a toddler!!!! Not a baby~! sigh*** Seriously he is learning so many new things and  I love it! We are so thankful for our son to be in such a AWESOME daycare!! He is almost 17 months and he has poo poo'd in the potty around 15 times now~ sorry if that is TMI, but we are PROUD!!!!! Anywho, manners are fun....we are loving handing him a cup and without prompt hearing "tank you" ahhh so sweet melts our hearts. There is not much that child can do that does not melt our hearts~ Last night I had him yelling GGOOOO DUKE! sounded more like GOOO DUE!! but none the less, cute......until his dad took the tv over and RFDTV is the boys channel! They look like cowboy zombies! I'll also try to throw a few pics on here when i can.


awwww.....sweet huh?!?! The first obviously is Josh & Brooke, then is daddy & coop, and last is cousin Quade and Cooper at the zoo taking a break!!

OUR LITTLE "BIG" MAN-------FRANKENSTIEN.....OOoooOOoooOoo


HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!