End of 2nd Grade...

Keyton LOVED all of the sand!   

A short time out to pose with Mommy!

Still looking for something else to do in the sand...

In the football throw competition...

I cannot believe my little Keyton just finished his SECOND grade year!   Where on earth did the time go?   It seems like only a short time ago, I was holding him in my arms.   He is getting so big!   He is already up to my shoulders!   I am afraid he will be as tall as me by the 4th grade!   WHEW!   As always, there is many activities planned at the end of school.   After we test, we have some fun!   Keyton was chosen to be in the Science portion of the academic day this year and he placed 2nd!   I was so proud of him!   He also received a basketball medal, and participated in many other athletic events during achievement days!   The field trip he went on this year was to Celina to Donelson Park.   I had never been there but I went along behind the bus, as did several other moms.   It was a big playground along with sand...it was like getting to have recess ALL DAY!   They took sack lunches and were treated to blizzards to enjoy in the park shelter.   It was a great time!   Now, We are ready for a fun summer together!  Garrison is SUPER excited that we are done with school for the year.   He likes getting to be with us ALL DAY!!!   I love my life!

Dana has TWO BIG DAYS!!!

I have 2 sweet boys...

but I don't know if cake decoration is in their future!

:-)

The boys and I hung out at the playground...

until it was time for the election results to come in!

The MAN of the week!

Well, May 1st was Dana's 39th birthday!   I baked him a cake and the boys decorated it for him!   No matter how the outside looked, the inside was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!   I am not bragging, but that is the best cake I have ever eaten!   I don't know what I did, but whatever it was, I did it just right!   It didn't last long!   We took him out to eat for his birthday and he was treated to a cupcake and a Happy Birthday song!  

But...3 days later was the REAL PARTY!!!!!!   That is when he WON the Republican nomination for sheriff!   YAY!   We were so excited!   We have been waiting on this day for so long!   He got 1343 votes to his opponent's 551.   WE are so proud of him!!!   Now...it is on to the general election in August!!!

Go Dana!!!!

Garrison gets to go fishing!

Such a proud little face!

Checking out the water!

My sweet babies!

Poor little Garrison...he got a Spongebob rod and reel a long time ago and has never gotten to try it out! With Dana's crazy work schedule and our crazy lives, we have neglected to take Garrison fishing!   He has been begging lately, so we made the time to head up to Franklin creek.   We fished right over the bridge.   He had fun and loved helping put the worms on the hook.   However, I did learn that he does not yet have the patience of a true fisherman.   He wanted them to jump on the hook as soon as he threw it over!   He got so mad waiting to catch something!   In the end, the wasps  ran us away and we left empty handed!   We will try again this summer!     It was a fun evening with my three guys!

Fun Days at School!

Arrrrr...I spy three handsome fellows!

Yeah...I am a groovy mommy!  

This is a week of FUN DAYS at school!   I love when we do stuff like this!   We have had Wacky Hat Day, Far-Out Day, Pirate/Princess Day, Animal Print Day, and Headband/Hair Decoration Day.   As usual, when Keyton and I have any special DAY at school, Garrison declares that him and my mom are having the same DAY at her house. (Aggie School) So, he always participates right along with Keyton!   I love it!   The boys even got their daddy to try on some pirate accessories for a picture!  

Smells like LOVE...

Last night as we were getting in bed...this is what took place...

Keyton (age 8): (giving me a goodnight kiss) "Mommy, you smell sweet, kinda like chocolate..."

Me: I explained that I had not had any chocolate...

Garrison (age 4): "Let me smell..." Then after he kissed my cheek...he calmly and oh-so-matter-of-factly said... "Smells like LOVE to me!"

Keyton: (raising up out of the bed) "That is the best LINE I have ever heard! This kid must be a genius!"

Keyton just kept gushing about how smart and cute it was for Garrison to think of that! All Garrison could do was lay there and try to hide a smile. He was trying not to show how proud he was to be bragged on so much! These boys of mine....PRECIOUS!!! I am so lucky that I get to be their MOMMY!!!! I thank GOD every day for blessing me with them!!!

Easter 2010

An unexpected guest found them hunting eggs!

The "annual" Easter Cake...They think I am crafty!

They will eventually figure out I am not so good at cake decorating...

but for now I will enjoy the praise!

Look what the Easter Bunny brought!

My handsome little guys...

Sweet Keyton!

Sweet Garrison!

They wanted to pose in front of this sticker!

They loved these chicks I got them.

Keyton named his Tweety.

Garrison named his Twitter!

Keyton...

Garrison...

We had a wonderful Easter weekend filled with beautiful weather and 3 egg hunts! The boys begged for suits to wear for Easter so I finally gave in and let them get them Friday night. They picked out very cute ones and could not wait to get home and try them out. Keyton thought they looked like lawyers and needed to have their pictures made in the courtroom. Garrison thought they looked like preachers! The sweetest moment came when I finished getting Garrison's jacket buttoned up. Ketyon had not been looking because he was too busy getting himself ready. When he looked up and saw Garrison all dressed up, his eyes almost popped out of his head! He said "Garrison you are always cute but right now you are the prettiest thing I have ever seen in my entire life!" Garrison just smiled and said "Thanks!" It was so cute. Keyton could not stop staring at him! Then when they were both dressed, they stared at each other! They got many compliments at church Sunday. Everyone was chasing us down to brag on them. We had a wonderful Easter and I am so blessed that I got to spend the weekend with family, friends, and a wonderful church family!

Easter Egg Contest: 2nd Grade

Mmmm...Keyton's 3rd place egg!

My boys and their "cones"

So, it is time again for the school's annual Easter Egg decorating contest! This is such a fun event. They changes the rules just a little this time to say that all entries must be only ONE egg only. In the past there have been massive displays of eggs and they decided it would be easier to limit the entries. That was fine with us. So, Keyton came up with his entry all by himself: he wanted to create an ice cream cone! All we did was glue the styrofoam egg to the inside of a real cone. Next, we had to create something to make it look like it had been dipped in chocolate. I took Mod Podge and added food coloring. I never could get it dark enough to look like chocolate so we changed our mind and went with the concept of caramel! He dipped his "cone in it and then we tapped it a few times to give it the drippy look. He wanted to add something to the top so he decided to use a red pom pom for the cherry effect! So cute! Now, not to be left out...Garrison had to have one JUST LIKE IT! He took his to Aggie School (my mom's house) to be judged. He won due to no other entries! LOL He told Keyton he would probably win 3rd place at school and guess what? Keyton won 3rd place!!! We were super excited! He has never placed in the egg competition before and there were many many entries! We love doing this and are looking forward to it next year!!!

Garrison is FOUR!!!

Family Party...I love my family!!!

Cake on the face and a cool new boggan...

A smile just before he bit into the cake...right out of the pan!!!

Posing on his birthday...

What a handsome FOUR year old!!!

How old are you?

Mommy's baby!!!

He loves his big brother!!!

Finally...ice cream on his nose!!!

After opening a few surprises...

I cannot believe that my baby boys is already FOUR YEARS OLD!!! Where has the time gone? He is such a little sweetheart. He gives me countless hugs and kisses and always thinks of his big brother everywhere he goes. He want to make sure Keyton gets something if he does. He definitely has a big heart of gold!!! He is also so funny and is always cracking us up with the things he can think of! Keyton thinks he is going to be a genius! He really didn't get to have a "normal party" this year because he didn't know what he wanted to do and several of his little buddies were busy during this time, so he decided he wanted to have a birthday celebration that lasted for several days! So...that is what we did! We started out with a family party at a restaurant in town. The next day involved going shopping for presents. This is where he got to spend some of his birthday money and swipe his gift card! That was a big treat! The next day him and Keyton played all day with the toys and we had to go to another birthday party for Dana's boss, so he got to eat cake again and then we were off to our regular Saturday night hangout...the auction...where he snagged a cool guitar cd rack. Finally, today...which is his actual BIRTHDAY...we went to church where it was birthday Sunday and stopped at a restaurant in town where he was treated to another cake with ice cream. All week he had been saying he wanted ice cream rubbed on his nose like his daddy got last year on his birthday at a Mexican restaurant we went to. So, after he got his cake and ice cream treat at the restaurant, I rubbed some on his nose! It made him SO HAPPY! He said he had been waiting all week for somebody to do that!!! Funny boy!!! After we got home, I let him open a few more gifts so he would have a few SURPRISES for his birthday. We then enjoyed the beautidul day outside for a while. I thanks GOD for giving me the honor to be this sweet little guy's mommy! Happy Birthday Sweet Garrison! I love you so much!!!

My Valentine...

Today is our 12th anniversary!

We were married on February 14, 1998.

Twelve years ago today, I married my Valentine!

Like all marriages, we have had our ups and downs,

but I am so glad I have him in my life!

Our greatest accomplishments are our two boys!

They are OUR Valentines!!!

I love my husband and our great life we have built together!

Happy Anniversary to my Forever Valentine!!!!

Cowboy Day...&...Knight Day...

Today was Cowboy Day in 2nd grade. When Garrison found out last night that Keyton would be dressing up, he immediately declared that it would also be Knight Day at Aggie School! He is so funny! Keyton was a good big brother and helped him gather some stuff to wear. They came up with quite a collection of stuff! They both looked so cute this morning...sleepy...but cute! They both had a great dress up day. They are so much fun! I am so lucky to have them!!!