Wordless Wednesday!

Mickey Mouse Show and Tell at school today!

The Good Ol Days....

It's been on my mind a lot recently about how mine and Lucas' childhood will differ greatly. To say that I am saddened by this is an understatement. I know every generation has what they think are the good ol days, my mom tells me hers is when she would go visit her grandmother, they would all walk to church on Sunday. And in my childhood we didn't walk anywhere! I know it may be the town I live in. I wonder if she thought " wow Katie will never get to walk to church with her grandmother" maybe not but she probably thought of other scenarios.



I have talked to my mom and Jessica about this whole deal a lot lately, it really makes me sad, my mom is trying to encourage me that Lucas will have his own 'things' that he thinks are fun and will remember. But while driving past a failing video rental store that I used to go in every single weekend as a kid, I thought to myself 'gosh Lucas will never go into a video store and rent a movie' that seems like such a large part of my childhood that I loved I can't imagine not giving that to him, yet it won't be there to give. That breaks my heart and how he may never spend entire days outside, my brother and I used to get up at the crack of dawn on Saturdays and during the summer and we couldn't wait to go get our friends to play and ride bikes, mom always made us wait until 10:00 am to knock on their door and we would play until dinner then be back outside after dinner to play until dark, I hope Lucas has that opportunity, those days to me are priceless!



I miss those days when we weren't ruled by our cell phones and all kids want are computers and video games. I am as guilty as the next person of this and I think I've said it before I just don't know where the balance is! I recently have gone without facebook, I took the app off my phone, and I did this for more than one reason but I once read these words somewhere here in blogland " kids mimic adults, and what are adults doing all day they are attached to their phones and computers" I DO NOT want to be attached to my phone at all! And I found myself always feeling the 'need' to check my fb, to see what others were doing, and for what!? NOTHING so I have been 'facebook free' for a couple of weeks now, I'm not saying I am giving it up altogether but I think logging on (from my computer at home) once a week will do me just fine, I don't want to loose touch with people but I don't need to know what everyone is doing every second of the day. And I am not saying that is a bad thing either, it's just not for me right now, remember balance.....

I hope I can show Lucas balance with all things he comes in contact with but I need to find it for myself before I can begin to teach him.

I know that was a bunch of ramblings but it had to go somewhere :)

Fun Summer Weekend!

We had another very low key weekend, it's just to hot to do anything around here! 106 on Saturday! Nuts!!

Friday Lucas want over to stay with Genia and my uncle again, this is getting to be a every week deal and we are all loving it! Genia spoils Lucas rotten so of course he loves spending time with her and everyday since Friday he has said "I go to Genia's" I have to say no not today maybe soon :) Brent and I went out to eat at Maria's, it's a Mexican place we used to eat at all. the. time. when we lived in Ft. Smith, it brings back so many good memories, you know like when we were young and carefree and didn't have any worries of the "real world". We had fun, ate dinner and did some shopping then went to get Lucas.

Saturday Lucas and I got up bright and early and headed to the grocery store to get ingredients to make an ice cream cake for a cookout we were going to that evening. Then we spent the rest of the day doing nothing, Brent watched t.v., I cleaned, and Lucas napped and played.

Ice Cream Cake!

At about 4:00 we headed to the cookout and it was HOT! It was with a new playgroup that Lucas and I joined and they were having a cookout for the whole family so the husbands and older siblings could come and play too! We had a great time and the girls were so nice! I can't wait to hang out with them more!

There was kiddie pool and sprinkler set up for the little ones. And there was a ton of good food! Like I said we all had fun! ha!

Ethan and Lucas in the pool.

Sunday we didn't do anything until 6:30 pm! We went and ate at Beef 'O' Brady's with Brent's parents then made a trip to Wally World! Lucas loves Wal-Mart especially when Daddy goes with us, he lets him get out of the cart and "play" with all the toys, mostly pushing all the buttons.

Let me just say that this kid is the love of my life and I seriously cannot wait to have a house full of little ones just like him!

Also I really appreciate the working mom's posts at Stafford Stories this week! I know a lot of

times for me it seems like all mom's in blog land are stay at home moms, it's refreshing to see women going through the same stuff I do on a daily basis and getting ideas from others too!

Have a great week!

I'm Loving....

• This blog Little Miss Momma!

• This wrap/cardi I found on etsy! Can't wait for it to come in, perfect for fall!

• Very lazy summer days with my boys!






• Wearing dresses in this 100 degree+ weather.






• Eating chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream after dinner!






• Watching my baby morph into a little boy.






• That my 2 year wedding anniversary is only a month away! NEVER thought I'd see the day!






• That the rest of my summer is filled with spending time with friends and family!






• Sonic Happy Hour!






• All the blessings He has given me!

Thursday Thoughts....

Wordless Wednesday!

4th of July Weekend!

We had a very, very low key holiday this year! We were all together and that's what truly matters most to me :) Brent didn't have to work one single hour in 3 days and we both so happy to be home!

Just have to say my Thirty-One party went fantastic! Having it at Pizza Warehouse was so simple and so fun!! Thank you to all that came! I can't wait to see all the stuff when it gets in!

Since we didn't do much of anything I don't have much to share I have a few pictures but we mostly stayed inside and watched t.v. and a movie(!) and I cleaned house/did laundry and ate a bunch of junk food!

Yes that is my child sorting gummy bears in the floor with the dog! What can ya do!?

Friday night Brent and I took Lucas over to David's and Genia's and we went and did some shopping and went to eat at Joe's Pasta, love that place!! It was a much needed time for just us and we enjoyed it! I cannot thank Genia enough for always wanting Lucas to come over so Brent and I (or just I) can go do something.

Saturday Brent went to get a hair cut so Luke and I went to McDonald's for a tea and to play since it was right next door, we stayed there a while then went to Wally World for diapers/wipes, movies, and some stuff for a get-together we would be going to on Monday. That night we grilled steak and chicken on the grill and played in the yard.

Lucas at Micky D's.

Sunday afternoon Luke and I went to Ethan's to play and to see his new house. That evening we went to a firework stand and then on to meet some family at Beef O Brady's for dinner and then went back home to shoot some fireworks with them and Ethan and his family came over too!

The boys LOVED the "snakes" and the smoke bombs they hated when Brent would light one of the cars or trains on fire to shoot! They liked the sparklers ok too. Brent did some big ones when it got dark and they didn't care to much for those either! Maybe next year they will like them better, I think all the adults enjoyed the show, Ha!

4th of July (Monday) we went down to the square in Greenwood, they had tons of bounce arounds, a craft fair, food, music, a helicopter landing for the kids, all kinds of things going on! We stayed for a while and let Lucas play and watch the helicopter then went home for a nap. That evening we had a get-together with Brent's side of the family then went back to the square for fireworks!

Cute cake Brent's aunt Danna made! So yummy too!

Sweet little Marley all dressed up for the festivities!

Such a fun weekend I was sad to see Tuesday roll around!