Christmas in TX

We had a great time in Texas visiting David’s family (parents, grandparents, sister, brother-in-law & niece & nephew). I’d love to say Drew’s favorite part of the trip was spending time with everyone. However, I think it was pretty clear to everyone there that he was in complete awe of “Grandpa’s big blue fish.” He would go around the room giving everyone tours of Grandpa Dale’s scale breaking marlin.
However, he had a great time playing with his cousins Thad & Emily. Oh how I wish we were closer to each other & our kids could play more often.
We got to see Grandpa & Grandma Denick which was such a nice treat. Grandma Keeney made such good meals too!!

Halloween Fun (2 Nerds & their Bully)

I know, I know......you're wondering why David & I didn't dress up this year...LOL

We had a great time at the neighborhood Trunk or Treat. We had 250+ kids come through!! It was so much fun & as you can see......Drew loved consuming a bit of candy himself :)

4th of July = Big Boy

Drew wore his first pair of big boy underwear this weekend. We only used them for a few hours, but he did great. We are in the early stages of potty training & we took advantage of the long weekend.

Here are a couple of cute pics of Drew & David that just make me smile. Look how cool they are!! You can't help but smile!!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to both of our mothers, all of our grandmothers, sisters, and friends. We love all of you so much!! We hope you celebrated in style & had a great day!

The Gumtree Art Festival is always Mother's Day weekend! And like tradition, my pottery guy was there & I got my annual piece to add to my collection!! His stuff is amazing!!











On Sunday, we drove down to my (kk) grandparents for a few hours. We went to church with them, had lunch, spent a little time checking out Pappaws garden (Side Note: He sent me home with some fresh lettuce & radishes.....which made an excellent salad for dinner last night). My grandmother is not doing as well as anyone would like. However, my other grandmother has been in the hospital for a week. Please pray that she recovers soon.











For supper on Sunday, David took me & Drew out to eat at Oby's (an MSU favorite). We had a great time. Drew had so much fun (too much I think).

Earlier Morning Weather

Power went out last night/this morning around 3 am. When the sun came up, we saw why......







This is a picture of the power pole snapped off directly in front of the house. Hopefully, they will get it fixed by tonight....otherwise, we're in a pickle.

David is storm chasing & probably took some great pics that we can post later.

Jim Cantore (From the Weather Channel) is in town.

Our babysitter already had to take her baby & our sweet Drew to the storm house once already this morning. They seem to be in the thick of it.

So, as you can see, the weather has been/is very eventful today.

Happy Easter!!

Easter 2011

Easter is my favorite holiday!! What can be greater than celebrating our Risen Lord?!
It's been a family tradition (of mine/kk) to celebrate with an Easter afternoon service at a little church in the country, Spring Grove. It's a little one room church....... that is the picture perfect representation of the "Church in the Wildwood"!!

We hope that if you have never accepted Christ as your Lord & Saviour, there is no time like the present. It is so simple!!

Just pray - "Dear Lord, I know I am a sinner. I know Jesus that you died for my sins. Please forgive me of my sins and come into my heart. Amen."

There's nothing fancy about this. Sin has been overcome. Christ died for our sins. He took them upon Himself at the cross. Then, He arose & conquered death. So, now if we accept Him, we can have eternal life. It's free, it's easier than "googling."

If you read this blog, then you probably know us & know our hearts. You are our friends and family. We love you too much not to share with you this life/death changing experience.

Happy Easter!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

We thought we'd share our little lucky charm!!
(If he doesn't exemplify Irish, no one does!!)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Finally a Family Nite

After 2 solid months of 60+hour weeks, I (kk) got home a little after 5pm!! It was such a fun filled evening of playing & eating with my house full of boys.

We played with blocks, or as Drew says "bwocks"!! He says it like he's an evil genius (with a growl & half-laugh). We all have a great time. We have made a habit of picking up the blocks & putting them back in the plastic zipped bag that they came in. Drew loves to put them in the bag too!! Except he loves picking up the filled bag & pouring them out again. He just giggles at it!!

Drew is also learning to feed himself using utensils. Tonight's fare was spaghetti stars & green beans. Let's suffice it to say.....his entire face enjoyed it :)

David & I had my homemade mexican cornbread & butterbeans (courtesy my grandfather's garden). It is so good, we have to keep from overeating! Sometimes, nothing beats a good ol' simple meal.

In fact, David is sitting right beside me as I type. I asked if he wanted to add anything....... his input for the blog was for me to share that "It's Gonna Rain This Weekend!" (This he says as he's glued to his ipod watching the live radar stream).

Sorry, no pics this time around. Stay tuned!!

Unique Start to Our Morning Routine

As always, we get up, get Drew ready......and David & I part company. I leave to take Drew to daycare & go into work a bit early. David leaves a few minutes later heading down to Starkvegas.

I(kk) made it into work around 7:15am. Around 7:45, I got a phone call from David. He was sitting on the side of the road about 30 minutes south of Tupelo. We believe it's a problem with the radiator. Regardless, I called the necessary folks with our insurance (which took about 20 minutes), arranging a tow truck & working out what mechanic's shop to have it dropped at. Then, I headed out to go pick him up.

The good news, David is okay. He was able to pull off at a great spot with plenty of room for the wrecker & they will be working on his car today. I will be on the road tomorrow for work & he will be able to use my car without any issues.

So, instead of being upset about this, we are just very thankful that it everyone is safe. Obviously, we hope that it is not a big deal with the car (financially speaking). Plus, we had the opportunity to eat lunch together today (which is a special treat). I will be working late tonight because of my meeting tomorrow....this afforded time for us to spend together (I will probably be working till midnight & wouldn't have seen David till tomorrow night).

Valentines

Did I mention that David arranged for a babysitter & took me out for Valentines? Thankfully, we went out the Saturday night before.......b/c we had the stomach virus on the 14th.

Here's a picture of us, via our babysitter.....

I look like my eyes are about to bug out! I must have been REALLY EXCITED about the opportunity to have a "date!"

Snow Days

We have had snow 4 times since Christmas... I thought I lived in the South, apparently not. I've never had this much snow in my entire life. It has snowed every winter since David & I were married.

Here are a few pictures from some of our adventures in snowland.






































Drew enjoyed the snow for a while, then just as we began trying to take a picture, he was cold & tired....ready to go in. Love that we captured this moment though.









.....beware of the yellow snow (courtesy of Logan).

Christmas Time - Long & Short of It

We had great visits from family this Christmas season. Drew loved every minute of it.

Christmas Card Collage

I thought I'd share a glance at our Christmas cards over the last few years! Merry Christmas!

(For our non-computer savy family/friends, you can click on the image to see it larger....otherwise, it's tough to make it out very well).

Birthday/Halloween Fun

I (kk) have been working till midnight every night this week. However, I did make sure to take time for dinner last night to celebrate David's birthday.

Happy 35th to the best husband, friend, and father I know!!