it's official...he's 'A REAL COWBOY' now.

the boys were SOOOOO very excited when a large box arrived at our door, all the way from north carolina.

aunt diane noticed on one of my blog posts that hudson attended rodeo day without a cowboy hat on...so she packed up a whole box full and shipped them our way.

the boys are having SO MUCH FUN with them. diane, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH. you are so sweet!

here's a few pics of hudson in one of them (carson was inside at the time...will have plenty more photo ops, i'm sure!).

the state just called...

they've filed a lawsuit against me.



the crime:



blog neglect.






(note to self: next time you choose to google images for handcuffs, be prepared for what may be displayed on the screen. glad the kids are in the other room. LOL).



it has been SUCH a busy season...end of the school year parties, exams, awards, etc. and we're finally coming up for air.



will update with photos & thoughts in just a bit. off to get the boys a snack first.



xoxo.

oh be careful little mouth what you say

ever have one of those headcolds where you just think surely you will die from lack of oxygen?

well, after FINALLY getting some relief from my allergies, i woke up this morning with the above referenced type of cold.

the kind where you have to actually CARRY the tissue box around with you. fun times.

ever meet one of those people who hates to take medicine? even if they're feeling rotten?

well, i AM one of those people. i'd rather suffer the symptoms of the ailment than suffer the symptoms of the cure.

and so i suffered through the day. but tonight...well...i just couldn't take another second. and so i took a child's dose, hoping for some relief.

carson was nearby and i asked him to pray for me. he asked what was wrong. so i told him:

I CAN'T BREATHE.

and he INSTANTLY...i'm talking that VERY SECOND...burst into tears.

he thought i was going to die.

LOLOLOLOL.

i tried to explain. i tried to giggle. i tried to make HIM giggle. nope. nothing. he prayed for me and by the end of the prayer he was SOBBING.

God, i LOVE this kid.

and God, if you're listening: I STILL CAN'T BREATHE.

jordan and rachel * B.F.F.

jordan and rachel have been best friends ever since rachel showed up @ our door step one day, shortly after we had moved into our rental house. they are two peas in a pod and we love rachel as if she were our own.

so when stacey (my best friend ever since i showed up @ HER door step almost three years ago, with luggage and family in tow LOL) offered to take them to market street for a photo shoot, they were SO EXCITED!

a few shots from their day:

if you're looking for a natural light photographer in the woodlands, texas, you HAVE to call ROWAN AND LUCKY PHOTOGRAPHY.

http://www.rowanandlucky.com/

stacey rocks!

apparently i need some SERIOUS HAIR HELP!

today i was flat-ironing my hair.

hudson came in and asked what i was doing.
i told him i was getting the crazy curls out of my hair.
he thought i said crazy quails.

or maybe he thought i said crazy quayles.

either way, i'm still laughing :)

easter 2009

happy easter. hope that your day has been filled with peace & blessings.

we've had a lovely day. actually, the festivities started last night with egg coloring. don't mind all the mis-matched jammies and such. austin had just arrived home from repelling in the hill country (note the scratches on his arm...they're all the way down one whole side of his body...ouch). and a view of carson's cast...and a cute pic of maya, the possum hunter :) (happy to report that there have been NO MORE possum...i think she got them all).

today we went to church and got into the building right before a TORRENTIAL downpour. one extra red light would have been the difference between staying drive and dripping wet. thank you GOD. lol.

our new friend lisa came to church this morning and the boys were excited to see her again. lisa was carson's 'date' at kevin & jessica's wedding :)

and much as daddy was certain that the boys matching argyle sweaters were going to garner a good old fashioned arse-kickin', i am happy to report that no such thing happened. hee hee.

and then we feasted with the crowe family. might not look like much, but i'm still stuffed.

and i think jordan either has a promising future in floral design (check out the arrangements she made from assorted flowers/plants in our backyard) or in hair design (recycling water bottles has never been more chic LOL...brings her hair to a whole new level!).

filled with lots of yummy dinner and dessert, but even moreso with thanksgiving for a personal relationship with a living, life-changing, loving God. xoxo.

a weird thing happened at the kohl's check out...

i found a couple of shirts for bobby on clearance at kohl's for easter.

one for saturday night, one for sunday morning. nothing fancy, but a little dressier than his typical workday polo shirts.

so i get to the checkout and the lady in front of me has a TON of stuff. she lets me go in front of her. she then asks if i have a coupon because SHE has a 30% off coupon.

i don't. she asks the checkout dude if i can use it before she does. and he says yes.

hooray.

so he scans my stuff, applies the discount and then asks for my kohl's charge card.

uh-oh. i don't HAVE a kohl's charge card.

THE LADY PAID FOR BOBBY'S SHIRTS.

seriously? wow.

wished me MERRY CHRISTMAS (lol) and told me to:

i will. i will. i will.

isn't that just awesome?! i invited her to church and told her to look for my husband...that he'd be wearing the shirts saturday and sunday and to introduce herself.

who knows. maybe she'll actually come?

just blown away by the kindess of a stranger.

thank you kind lady. may your blessing be returned a gazillion times over :)