Boys, House, Church...OUR LIFE

It's been FOREVER, I know. I am not a quitter and plan on posting again. Hopefully, on a much more regular basis. I feel like there is just so much to catch up on and I can't possibly cover it all. I will try. I drank coffee tonight at church and I'm wide awake. Here goes nothing...

The Boys-

The boys are still 100% boys. They CONSUME my life and I love it. They get cuter by the day, y'all. I can't spank Luke as much as I did Jake. I'm tired. And I'm older. And he's so cute. And I realize some of the things I spanked Jake for are just boy things. And more than likely they will just outgrow them. I know Jake will love to read this one of these days. I love ya, son!

I thought it would be cool to coach Jake's Little Dribbler's team along with the 500 other things I am doing right now. It's been challenging. I forgot how much they don't already know and how hard it was to teach them the basics. As much as I want Jake to LOVE basketball, he is really all things FOOTBALL right now. I love to see how passionate he is. He actually loves the game. He cries when his favorite teams lose, practices his touchdown dances moves daily, lines up my couch cushions to make tackles, and would sleep in his Texans uniform if I let him. Basketball paid for half of my college and literally brought me all over the US. So, of course, I think it's awesome to see my child love something as much as I did! He is still loving school. He is reading like a champ and I still almost pull all of my hair out over every AR book he brings home. But, we get through it and he makes me the proudest mama in the world!

 

 

 

 

And this child right here. MY HANDS ARE FULL. He is hilarious 99% of the time. He is a typical class clown. The faces he makes and the things he says keep me rolling all day. He is talking in complete sentences and it blows me away the things he picks up on and understands. Every time he falls down I ask him, "Luke are you okay?" So, now before I can even get it out of my mouth if he falls, he yells," I OKAAAAYYYY." A few weeks ago I had to run to the lumber yard to do something for the house and I was cutting it very close to getting back in time to get Jake from school. I pulled up to the store and said, Okay, Luke, we have to hurry in here so we can get Bubba at school." He looks at me and says, "We run?" He randomly comes up to me throughout the day and kisses me. He loves shoes. Particularly these 50 cent Spider man ones my mother in law picked up from the Dollar General one day to have a pair at her house. Just my luck. He wants to wear the things all over the place. Even with his footed pajamas. He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. All day I hear,"I want more Toodles." The decision to stay home with him may have been the best decision I have ever made. I love my "job" more and more each day!

 

The House-

 

Oh, the house. SIGH.  BIG, BIG SIGH. I feel like I have this mental list in my head all day every day of the things we have to get done before we move in and the list gets longer each day. Yes, we could call a contractor to come and finish it but we wouldn't be saving near the money. I am trying to be patient and let Cody finish. We have been soooo incredibly blessed with family and friends to help. We are close. Very close. My dad has built every cabinet, drawer, and vanity that's going in and I have NO IDEA what they will look like or what he's doing. And I love it. Í am that picky but he's that good. I did the same thing at my wedding, I didn't even pick my bouquet and it turned out amazing. I like the suspense. I like to try to be laid back and appreciate somebody elses ideas. I did print my pinterest folder and give it to him and told him halfway what color stain I wanted (it's two mixed together.) I really don't know what Cody and I will talk about, disagree about, or even do to occupy our time when this house is done!!  I can't wait!

 

 



My Church-

I would be completely crazy if it wasn't for church. But not just any church, my church. I love this little place and the little building we are at two, sometimes, three times a week. I am so thankful for grandma and paw paw that instilled such an awesome foundation in my mother that carried on to me. My mom comes up almost every Sunday to attend church with my family. I love when I tell Luke we are going to church and he says,"I see MAMMY (Grammy.) Cody has chosen to become Catholic(all on his own)  and will receive his first communion on Easter. So many nights I get out of the shower and my husband is in bed reading something to become closer to his faith. I have prayed for this since the day we got married. I was asked to be on the pastoral council here at church two weeks ago and we had our first meeting tonight. As I sat there in mass tonight praying, it is overwhelming to see how God has worked in my family in just a short time. We still have such a long way to go but we are loving every step!

More blogging for this tired mama another day! Excuse my errors. my eyes are heavy.