Blog Award

A big thank you goes out to From Suits to Diapers for giving me my very first blog award for having an Attititude of Gratitude. I would like to nominate the following blogs for this award:

{See rules below}

Mathis Family

A Day in the Life of Hayden

BugsandSunshine

Chaoticarkfamily

Fawn's Crazy Life

The Dallas Family

{The Rules of Accepting and Sharing this Award}

1.Put the logo on your blog or post

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs that show an attitude of gratitude

3. Link to your nominees within your post

4. Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received this award

5. Share the love and link to this post and the person who nominated you for the award

6. Tell us how you've come to have an attitude of gratitude

I know I haven't always had an attitude of gratitude. I have been trying really hard lately to change my perspective on things. I have everything I could ever possibly need or want. I have two healthy, beautiful children that are full of life. I have a wonderful husband that works hard to provide for his family without always as much as a "thank you". I am blessed by being fortunate enough to go back to school to persue my career as an elementary school teacher. I have wonderful, caring friends that are always there for me no matter what I may need. I know that everything I have has been given to me by my Savior, and without him I would have nothing.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

My Hubby Rocks Too!

Ok, so awhile back everyone was posting these "My husband rocks" posts. At the time, I thought, what could I say that would be any different from everyone elses'??? Like most of you said your husbands do, mine also works hard to provide for our family and has allowed me to stay home whenever I have fancied. (which has changed from time to time! :) ) But lately, we've been taking time to focus on each other.

A few weekends ago, he took it upon himself to get his parents to watch the kiddos so we could have the day to ourselves to do whatever we wanted. He let ME choose whatever I wanted to do. So....I chose to spend the day going to flea markets and antique stores. I love doing that sort of thing, but usually go alone or with the boys. Clay has NEVER been with me. I thought it would be a long day and he would complain the whole time, but he didn't, not even one bit! As a matter of fact, he actually enjoyed it and suggested we start doing that together once a month.

Then the next weekend, he decided that I needed a new Spring/Summer wardrobe so he took me shopping. I didn't even ask him to. He saw that I was having a hard time finding warm weather clothes to wear and he wanted me to have some new clothes to start school in. Come on ladies...how often does a husband offer to take you shopping and buy you whatever you want with no strings attached? I know mine hasn't in the past! That's why this was such a wonderful surprise and why he rocks even more!!!

This past weekend, we decided to do something together as a family. I suggested that we go hiking. I love to go hiking, but Clay isn't that into it. As a matter of fact, the last time we went hiking together was about 10 1/2 years ago before we got married. Even though I know he really didn't want to, he said he would go wherever I wanted. So...Saturday we drove up to Petit Jean Mountain and hiked down to the waterfalls. It was a beautiful weekend and we had a great time.

Here's a few pics I took from the weekend

And that's why my husband rocks!!! Love you Babe!

Memorial Day Weekend

This past Memorial Day, we headed up to Wooly Hollow for a cook out and some fishing with friends. We had a great time visiting and watching the kids try to bait their hooks. We didn't have much luck in the fishing department, but they had a good time anyway. After that, we headed to my parents house for another cook out. Needless to say, we were worn out by the end of the day! Hope everyone had as great of time as we did!!!

Ty with his bait....they had to do it themselves....there was no way I was going to touch that thing!!!

Hunter's first cast

The first catch of the day

Just call me Betty Crocker...I made a homemade lemon cake and a cheesecake to take to Nana & Papa's....Yummy!!!

Thanks for the Delicious grilled chicken Papa!!!

The boys with Nana's new puppy, Archie

Busy Bees

We have been super busy this past week. With it being the end of the school year, it seems like we've had something to do every night. Last week Hunter's class presented a program on Greece. They had been studying Greece as their last unit of the year, and decided to showcase it by putting on seven plays and displaying their powerpoints they put together. They did an awesome job! Especially when you consider these are a bunch of 8 and 9 year olds...I couldn't do some of the things they are doing when I was in high school!

Hunter played the part of Thesus in one of his plays

Here is Hunter as the narrator in another play

Hunter showing off his powerpoint to his Nana
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Ty had "Beach Day" last Friday at school. They got to wear their swimsuits and hang out outside all day playing in the sand, swimming pools, and slip-n-slides. The kids had a blast! I think they should have a "Beach Day" once a week!

Ty and his buddies acting silly

Ty and Cooper

Ty with his 4th grade buddies

This is how they ALWAYS act!
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Last night we went out to dinner with some friends and then headed to the movies to see "Night at the Museum 2". Between us all, we had 10 kids between the ages of 1 and 15. Are we crazy or what? I thought it was going to be a disaster, but they were so entranced by the movie, we didn't hear a peep out of any of them! It was a super cute movie. I would recommend anyone with kids go see it!

As many of you know, we have our house up for sale. Things have really been picking up for us lately. They have showed our house 6 times in the past week and a half and we've had 2 offers on our house this week! Keep your fingers crossed for us that one of these will work out!

Today we're headed to Wooly Hollow to go fishing and have a cook out with some friends. (So, I'm sure I'll have some more pictures to post later!) Hope everyone has a safe and happy Memorial Day!

Kindergarten Graduation

I still get a little teary-eyed thinking about Ty graduating from Kindergarten, so to save my self from another melt-down, I'm just going to share the pictures with ya'll instead of talking about it. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Ty with his Principal, Mr.Ratliff, and Teacher, Mrs. Simon

The whole graduating Kindergarten class

Look at those cuties!

Now that looks like trouble

Goofballs

These two are a mess!

Rain, Rain, Go Away!!!

After all of the rain we've had the past couple of weeks, we have been going stir crazy!!! Last Saturday the sun decided to peek out for a couple of hours and we took advantage of it! We went on a little drive out to Woolly Hollow State Park. The boys had never been there and they had a great time playing.

We also had a sweet little girl's birthday party to go to. They had a horse there giving the kids rides. The boys had a blast!

After countless pony rides and too many cupcakes to count, we decided to call it day and head home.

{Happy Mother's Day}

I hope all of you mother's out there are having as wonderul of a day as I am! I am so blessed to have two of the sweetest (most of the time) boys in the world! They got up this morning and made me a bowl of my favorite cereal and a homemade card. That means more to me than anything else....I'm sure all of you out there know what I'm talking about. I love to see what the boys come up with. Clay had to work at the firestation today, so the boys were on there own this morning coming up with something.I thought they did a great job!

This is what the inside of their card said:

This is the first time that Clay and I haven't been able to spend Mother's Day together since we've been married. I've got to say that I don't like it! I wish he was here spending the day with us, but I know he's got to work. I guess I had better get used to the life of a fireman's wife! Before he left for work this morning he left me 9 long stem red roses on the bathroom counter. (One for every year we've been married) And then when I got in my car to go to Church, he had left roses petals and a very sweet note in my car. Do I have the best husband in the world or what!? I am so lucky to have three amazing guys in my life!!!

I just had to share this with ya'll too. Ty's class made a cookbook. Each child in the class had to give the recipe for their favorite thing that their mom made for them to eat. Here is Ty's recipe:

Macaroni-n-Cheese

It's in a cup. She takes the lid off. She puts water in it. Then she puts it in the microwave. Then she takes it out. And then she's done.

You gotta love this stuff!!!