Happy 30th to Me!

Well it's official, I turned the big 3-0.  I dreaded the day but thanks to the best family there was no way to get depressed. On my actual birthday my mom and sister planned an awesome 2 day shopping extravaganza!  We left early Friday morning and headed to Lubbock (my college town...guns up!) to spend the day with my aunt and cousins.  

 We met at my favorite restaurant, Souper Salad!  
Yes, call me crazy but this girl loves a huge salad and endless amounts of gingerbread :)

 After lunch we shopped and shopped and then made a point to be at our hotel for ALL of happy hour. 
I haven't laughed that much in a loooong time.   

 It was great to see everyone and especially this little cutie.  Megan is my 'surrogate daughter' after living almost a year with us in Kansas at the beginning of her college career.  And guess who is graduating college in a few weeks?! So proud of our May-may!!

 After happy hour and a nice dinner we decided we needed to do some more shopping...so we headed to the only store open after 10pm, Kohls!! 

We were still feeling pretty good after our happy hour drinks so we managed to have too much fun in the dressing room.  I didn't buy anything but I had fun trying things on off the 80% off rack. 

On Saturday we did a little lot of shopping at the LOFT and then headed home.  I am set for spring/summer with some great new '30 outfits.'  I went for loose fitting flowy tops, printed shorts and lots of bright colors.  

Happy Birthday Jacey!

My niece and I share birthdays just a few days apart.  In the past we have even had shared parties.  This year I was in New Orleans for her party but the little cowboys got to go to her pool party and had a great time!  I can't believe she is 9 years old.  I still remember rocking this little red head to sleep.  My sister didn't want to know the sex of her babies so when she was born it was so much fun running out shopping with my mom and practically buying everything pink in sight.  She is still my only niece and will always be so special to me... love you Jacey Mae!  

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#stillcracksmeup

Easter 2013

We're back!  I can't believe I haven't manage to blog in so long but a lot has been keeping me busy.  But with that being said, I have a lot to blog about.

First and foremost, I have the best news to share, Kallahan had his echo-cardiogram and everything came back normal.  He was such a big boy through all the testing.  We are praising God for the great news and for our healthy happy little cowboys.  Thanks for all the prayers and concerns over the past few weeks! 

These three cowboys are my world!

EASTER 2013

The little cowboys and I went to Texas for Easter.  We missed Tyler being with us but he had to work since he knew our New Orleans vacation was only a few days away.  The little cowboys and I managed to have a great time!  On Wednesday as soon as we arrived Keeler asked if we could go to the mall to see the Easter bunny.  Aside from the depressed look on his face he did have a great time...he just didn't want his picture taken.

And you might ask, where is the Easter bunny?  Well, we just couldn't justify paying $21 for a Easter bunny photo so we settled on this for the memory books.  #worksforme  

On Thursday we went over to the preschool where my sister teaches to partake in their Easter party.  The kids had a blast!

  

On Friday my mom and sister took me on a special shopping get-away.  

I'll have to do another special post for that!  Stay tuned...

When we returned on Saturday we met back up with all the kids for a family egg hunt.  

Here are my boys with ALL their cousins.

Keeler was so competive and serious about his egg hunting this year...

Kal was fun to watch.  He wanted to open every egg he found and go ahead and start eating.

He might get this from his mommy :)

Bryon and Uncle Tim

Another cousin shot.  

Keeler - 'another picture really?  we have eggs to hunt people!' 

Kal - 'hmmmm, what yummy candy is in this egg?'

Then we did some egg dying.  It was the perfect day to do them outside. 

#waylessmessy

 And then to top the evening off my mom made me the perfect birthday treat - rice crispy treats!

 I love Keeler's face in this picture.  This kid loves a birthday!  

 And then on Easter Sunday my parents and I went to church.  Before we left my sister's precious family stopped by.  I had to take their picture...they looked so cute!

 Love!
And since Keeler had spent the night with Mimi and Jimdad...

 here is my Easter family picture :( 

but soon we reunited with this little cowboy and had a great Easter Sunday celebration with both my parents and in-laws.  I didn't take any pictures because we were obviously too busy stuffing our faces with Mimi and Jimdad's delicious Easter meal.  

High Five For Friday!

1// Highs fives all around for sweet Kallahan!  Obviously he is feeling much better and loving his spaghetti lunch!   Also we were referred to a great cardiologist in Amarillo for a echocardiogram on April 10th.  After talking to several people we have learned that even if he does have a left to right shunt it is an easy surgery repair.  Our worry meter has gone way down.  Thanks again for all the continued prayers.  #letgoandletGod    

2// I love our new Easter tree.  Jacey made this last weekend...super cute!    

3// Keeler is out of preschool for springbreak this week so Granny (his sitter) has been keeping the boys busy with some extra special treats and outings.  They've made frequent visits to the Goody Shop for snow-cones and Keeler has had a couple play dates with his school friends.  She is so sweet to have extra kids over :)  

4// Starburst Jellybeans!!  These delicious little dudes are not so good for the ol' diet plan.  

5// And lastly high five for moisture in our weekend forecast.  Keeping our fingers crossed - this drought stricken land needs it!

Weekend Whoas

I don't even know where to begin?  Last Friday feels like light-years away.  

The weekend started out great.  The weather was amazing.  When I got off work it was close to 80 degrees, the sun was shining and we had very little wind.  It was the perfect day!  

  My parents and my sister's family arrived in the afternoon.  They had been on spring break and a trip to Kansas was their grand finale.  The guys raced to the golf course while us girls and the little kids played outside and made dinner.  

After dinner, Jacey put the little ones to bed with a bedtime story.  I still can't get over that she is old enough to read so well!  After the little ones were finally asleep we stayed up later than normal and watched a movie with my oldest nephew Jakob.  

On Saturday my sister and I got up early to run the local Shamrock 5K.  

We had a great time.  Samantha has been doing the 'couch to 5K program.'  This was her first time to attempt to run without incorporating walking.  I might have pushed her too much but she did amazing!  We finished at 32:17.  She has a color run this weekend and I know she'll do great.

In the afternoon we went shopping around town and then went bowling.  

Bowling is something that we never do but we had a fun time.  Kallahan might of had the most fun once aunt Samantha showed him how to bowl!

We love our grandma Kak!

    That evening we made a special St. Patty's day meal.  We had our neighbor's famous ribs, green macaroni and cheese, green salad and green rice crispy treats.  The kids loved it!

Saturday evening we noticed that Kallahan was back coughing so Tyler gave him a breathing treatment right after dinner.  He went to bed around 8pm but around 10:30pm he woke up crying.  We decided to let him "cry it out" hoping he would fall back asleep.  However, when Tyler went into his room about 10 minutes later he quickly realized he was having trouble breathing and sounded terrible.  We tried another breathing treatment but we were still very concerned and decided to go ahead and take him to the ER since he didn't seem any better.  After he was evaluated, X-rayed, poked and prodded the ER doctor decided to admit him since his oxygen level was so low.  They thought he might of had an asthma attack or an allergic reaction to his antibiotics he was taking for his bronchitis.

    After some medication to open up his lungs his oxygen thankfully went from the 70s to the 90s.  He slept well through the night.  I sent Tyler home once Kal was asleep (around 2am) and tried to rest myself.  My heart goes out to anyone with hospitalized kids.  It was such a long and worrisome night.  

We were all exhausted the next day.  It was nice that my family was still in town to help with Keeler. Kallahan HATED being cooped up in his hospital room.  He was placed on a liquid diet so on-top of everything else he we was hungry and very cranky.  However, he was feeling better, his fever was down and his oxygen was holding stable in the mid 90s.  Once we finally got the word that he was going to be discharged around 1pm, we let him roam in the hall.  He was so happy!  He ran to the furthest corner of the hospital hall and hid under this chair. 

I don't know what this silly guy was thinking (if I hide they cannot take me back to THAT room!).  We were all so relieved to go home and very thankful that he was feeling better.  Thank you to all our family & friends for the prayers and support :)

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Yesterday we had a follow-up with Kal's regular doctor.  He said that he thinks Kal has the croup by the sound of his cough and cry.  He agreed with the medication and treatment from the hospital so we'll continue on that path.  

However, when we got home I got a call that his doctor had noticed something in the ER X-ray after we left.  He noticed that his right heart boundaries appear larger than his left which could indicate a left to right shunt.  He has been referred for an Echocardiogram.  So now we have an appointment in Wichita at the Kansas Kids Heart Center in mid April.

 We are trying hard to not get worked up as we really don't know what any of this means.  It really might not be anything.  His regular doctor has gone out of town now and researching online just confuses me.  I debated about sharing this but I just ask that you keep our precious little cowboy in your prayers.  

It was amazing how quickly things turned and made us realize more than ever how blessed we are.  

Also, please pray for my cousin's little one, Brynlee, as she has been having unexplained seizures.  She is scheduled for a sleep deprived EEG on Friday and then will go to Cook's Children's in Fort Worth.  We hope and pray that nothing is serious.   

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I'm linking up with Jamie today for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

So far this week is going much better and we are so thankful that the little cowboys are finally feeling better.  
Thanks for all the prayers!  

I'm loving this precious patchwork pullover.  

I tried to find this in-store a couple weeks ago but was told it was only online.  So today when I got a special 30% off email plus an extra $10 off I had no other choice than to buy it for Keeler!  Yes, that's how I'll explain it to my husband too.  Won't he look so cool strolling into kindergarten in this?!  Kindergarten, did I just say that?!  

Tonight is parent/teacher conferences at Keeler's preschool.  I remember last year that the end of the school year seemed to fly by after conferences.  It just makes me realize how close he is to being a kindergartner in public school. 
{not loving that!}  

My Current Pinterest Love:

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I'm loving this area rug!  I even found a rug like this on Zuily this week but I just can't buy it.  I don't know if it's weird but I think I'll have to actually touch and examine a rug before I can commit.  I also want a new couch before I commit to a rug which we say will happen when the boys go to college so who knows if I'll still like this rug in 2029.

I absolutely loved this movie!  On Monday night my Junior Civic club had a ladies night out and went to the movies.  Most of the girls had read the book but I hadn't.  Either way, this was the best movie.  Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel are both so beautiful... I could watch them both for days!  I left the theater with mascara running down my face and popcorn butter on my shirt. Now that's a good night! :)

I hate to post a "selfie" but I'm loving my 3rd day hair!  That's right, don't judge.  I'm also feeling pretty good because I'm finally back working out.  Tyler has even started joining me.  I have always envied couples that workout together and it really has been fun.  I hope we can keep it up.

Of course I'm loving all my cowboys but my littlest cowboy wanted to share what 
he's loving - his Granny's chocolate cake!  

Last but not least, I'm loving that my parents and my sister's family are coming up to see us this weekend.  
We plan on having a fun St. Patty's day together.