Why husbands don't do cards...

When you get married there are some unwritten rules, or understandings  that just exist.  For example, I don't know a marriage currently where it is not the husband's primary responsibility to take out the trash (unless of course there is a son old enough).  Also, women generally handle all of the appointments and medical stuff even for the husband.  The most common understanding however, is that once married the husband really only has to remember one birthday and anniversary and that is his wife's birthday and their anniversary...All others are handled by the wife.  This is how it has run in my household for the past 9 years. My husband decided out of the blue this year though that HE was going to handle his parents' anniversary card.  What you got was two things:

1) He picked out the card all by himself.  And while I agree that the card was humorous, HE DEFINITELY SENT HIS PARENTS AN ANNIVERSARY CARD ABOUT FARTING!!!  

2) Mike handled letting the girls sign the cards.  Apparently he didn't proof read what Mk wrote on the card.      His mom got the card in the mail and called to say thank you...AND ask what Mk meant when she said "have fun while you can" on the card!!!  Upon asking her she clarified that she meant exactly what it said...have fun because you are gonna die and not be able to...oye!  

After this card experience, my sweet husband has decided that it is best to leave the cards to me!  

Anniversary weekend

Last weekend, Mike and I got the chance to get away to celebrate our anniversary a little early.  We will be celebrating 9 years of marriage on May 15th.  May is so so crazy for us with t-ball and softball and ballet recitals and church stuff so we decided if we didn't go now we never would.  This was the first time since Mk was 9 months old that we went away just the two of us.  I wish it could have been for longer than one night, but I am grateful for the time we had!  It was nice to relax and reconnect!  Mike decided to take on the responsibility of hotel arrangements and decided he wanted to surprise me.  My surprise was a super cute bed and breakfast cabin in Buffalo Gap just south of Abilene.  Isn't this place cute!!!

Saturday night we went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the UFC pay per view event, Jones Vs Sonnen.  Before you say anything, this was MY idea.  Yes I know, my husband is a very lucky man!  It was a great fight card and we really enjoyed going out to dinner without having to take a little girl to the bathroom or beg them to eat or behave.  

The back porch of our cabin backs up to a beautiful open view of the hills.  We enjoyed our DELICIOUS breakfast (delivered hot and fresh in a basket on our front porch) on the back deck with the birds singing and a nice cool breeze!  The view was magnificent and it was so peaceful!  

As with all good things, this too had to come to an end.  We absolutely adored this little bed and breakfast and will definitely be going back if we ever get another chance to!  

The inside of our cabin!

The front porch of the cabin!

T-Ball: Lets go Braves!

So as promised here are some more pictures from Bria's first T-Ball game!  It was a lot of fun!  Isn't she just the cutest little t-ball player ever???

Here is her first time up to bat...daddy is helping her remember where to stand and such as he does with all the players.  She loves to bat. If she could, she would be the designated hitter...however there is no dh in t-ball :)  

She usually plays 3rd base or short stop.  As you can see here, she usually has something more interesting that has captured her attention.  I can't tell you how many times I told her to stop playing in the dirt!  But the bugs and rocks are soooo interesting mom!!!  At least it was both teams and all the kids.  Randomly at any point in the game you could look out at the field and see players from either team sitting down and/or digging in the dirt!

We don't keep score in t-ball, it is all about having fun and learning the skills of the game.  In fact, everyone gets one base and no one gets out even if you tag them or throw them out, the kids go through the motions, but we want them to keep learning to run the bases even if they get out at first, so it works to just let them stay on base, so everyone pretty much has the same score in the end anyways!  Here is Mike and the kids going out to high five the other team after our two inning bout!

Good game! Lets Go Braves!!!

Update, no pictures, but at our second game the kids looked so good.  The first game really got them understanding what to do and how to do it and that its not just practice!  Bria still played in the dirt, but not as much...progress I tell you!

Shake shake shake...

Mk is getting older and with that comes changes.   She no longer thinks everything I say or do is cute or funny...she is starting to be...wait for it...EMBARRASSED!   Which is fun...don't get me wrong...I don't want to ever humiliate my child...however a little embarassment over mom acting silly in public....sign me up!  I am pretty silly anyways.  So last week after ballet we went by starbucks before we headed home from Abilene.    Whole I was waiting for my coffee mk was shaking up her milk...so I started singing "shake it up baby now...shake it up baby...twist and shout..."  she quickly shushed me.  I said "what...am I embarassing you?"  She said "no...but someone might hear you!"  Of course....I continued and did it again this week!  I love her so much and I love having fun with her!  She is growing up too fast!  In this pic she is trying to cover my mouth as I was singing :)

T-ball (some pics)

Here's a couple pics of our little t-ball player befoee her first game.  It was so fun and so cute.   I will post more pics of the game later...just wanted to feed you need for uber cuteness!  

My new favorite product

So in the midst of Mk having the tummy bug and a 102* fever Bria had a bloody nose in her sleep last night.   She woke up ans Mike went in to her but she didn't realize what was going on amd just said she needed a hug.  Well she is on the top bunk and it was dark she she leaned over and got a hug and mike bever realized her nose was bloody.  This morning when Bria got up mk freaked out when she saw all the dried blood on B's face.  That's when we found it...dried blood on her sheets and pillow and pajamas...great...blood does not usually come out easily especially if it is dried. 

So I decided to pour some clorox 2 on it and see what it could do.  I figured it would be a long process of washing them several times trying several different theories.  To my surprise, as soon as I poured it on the blood it started to foam up everywhere the blood was.   I washed everything in hot water and to my utter shock IT ALL CAME OUT!!! 

I told Mike tonight that I will always ALWAYS keep a bottle of this stuff around for this type of situation.   I am sold! 

A sick kid and a steak

Last Thursday Mary Kate stayed home from school sick.  She had a cold...its been going around.  As per usual, by the evening it was bothering her asthma as well.  She is better now, but we took last Thursday to get some rest and recover.  She wanted Dora chicken soup for dinner but requested it in a bread bowl, so i obliged.  If there is something I CAN do to help her feel better, you can bet I will!

Mike had a Pastor's Luncheon in Abilene that day so I had him pick up some steak and sparkling cider and we had a date night in...I mean not that I have anything against dora soup...but yeah...this was better.  If you have never done a date night in you should.  Put the kids to bed a little early.  Make a nice dinner.  Light some candles.  Enjoy.  If you think about it, even if you get nice steaks (the hubs got ribeyes from sams for about $15) you are spending less than you would at a restaurant and saving on gas and a babysitter!  What could easily be a $100 dollar date night when all is said and done is now a $20 date night...thats how we roll!  I also made a salad, some broccoli and some cheesy potatoes to go with it!  It was delicious and so nice to get some quality time together!

Before we ate, Mike was trying to open the sparkling apple grape juice.  Now you know you are a pastor when you have NOTHING to open a bottle with!  So what do you think He did...

First he tried the ...well...as I am writing this I realize I don't know what they are called save for the characters on Handy Manny...well whatever Squeeze is that is what he used...pliers maybe?  I don't know...Im a girl...LOL!

Anyways, that wasn't working so we move to below where he used the needle-nose pliers to slowly and methodically pry the lid away from the bottle.

I love the look on his face...so intent!  I am so blessed to have this man as my husband!