New Project

I call this the "Mommy is too cheap to pay $20 for 2 gingerbread house kits"
Yes those are ice cream cones for trees, those might be leftover Halloween candies for lights and since we could not make the roofs stay slanted because the graham crackers were so stale, they are now "huts" instead of houses....

Oh dear.....

It's Official

So, we put a sign in our yard. It is a step of faith. Faith that God will sell this house in this crazy market. Faith that He will provide the perfect home for our family that I can not find on the MLS right now.
We have wanted to do this with for about a year and a half. We'd like to find a house that has a little more space around it (less subdivision, more sprawling yard). A place where the kids can dig in the dirt, climb the trees, run with Jackson, zip on a zipline, explore and be themselves! Please join us in prayer that God will do this and He will do it quickly. In the meantime, if anybody has any great parenting advice on how to deal with mean neighbor kids....... let me know!

Dolly & Brett

I'm a little bit Country

I'm a little bit Rock n Roll!

Fun Dinner

What do you do when husband is out of town for 5 days and you know its going to be another LONG evening?! You get creative with dinner! Introducing....... Mummy Dogs!

No complaints about dinner. Cheap entertainment for the kids and full tummys headed for bed!

MJ's New Smile

Before

After!

You know you have a girly girl......

So as I was putting away laundry the other day I opened Rob's undershirt drawer and found this! When I asked MJ about it later that day, she responded "Momma! You didn't move Mazi Baby from the drawer, did you?!! She was at school!" So cute!

Changes....

Now that I am kidless 5 hours a day, here are a few things I have been up to:

Cooking
Cleaning places in the house that I haven't cleaned in 3 years! :)
Decorating projects
Working in the Spirit Shop at school once a week
I will be starting to help in MJ's class once a week for 2 hours
Exercising
And finally, I am contemplating substitute teaching at the kid's school. See it turns out that in the state of TN you do not need to have a teaching degree to Sub. Our school is in need of more Subs. I have the time, I welcome the extra money, I LOVE kids and being in the school.... but do I dare except the call "hello Keri, we need you to come in and Sub a 4th grade class today" Oh my word! That sort of scares me. K-2 I think I can handle.... but the older kids? I think they would catch on that I don't have a clue!!!

I finally recovered my nasty dining room chairs!

Out with the old......

In with the new!


Now to get rid of the red in the Dining Room. I am so over it!


And then to replace the Fraggle Rock Chandelier!

Life in Nashville

My good friend Mandy's husband is a song writer. I mean a REAL song writer. He has written songs for Carrie Underwood, Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley and Hootie (aka Darius Rucker) to name a few. It took Ashley about 8 years to break into the business, but he is now one of the "it" guys and we are just thrilled for him and their family! Mandy and Ashley are dear friends of ours who are fun, loving, humble and love the Lord. We recently got to go to Ashley's 6th number one hit parties and got to meet Brad Paisley. So fun!!I've never seen the guy without his black cowboy hat.

Brad and Ashley

Mandy and Ashley with Hootie

Seattle

MJ turns 5

My sweet little Mazi Jane turned 5 June 30th. We celebrated with a Fairy Tale themed tea party. One more week and she is off to full time Kindergarten. Momma, as she always calls me, may need some therapy!

One month of Fun in one blog entry!

Mason got his first black eye! You should see the swing!

MJ graduated from Preschool!

Kindergarten Bound!

Gigi came to watch Mazi Jane dance. And she did SO good!

She was so excited and we were so proud!

We transformed our back patio. Before........

After!

We are so blessed in so many ways!

My Sweet Boy

Mason's class had a Mother's Day Tea yesterday. It was so sweet and Mason was such a gentlemen. He pulled out my chair for me, he served me and showered me with gifts he had made in class.

His class took turns reading from a poem, a book and singing 4 songs. It was so special.

I love you, buddy!

Dance Pictures

MJ's big dance recital is coming up. She is so excited! This year she will be doing a tap number and a ballet number. Here are her professional pics.TapBallet

Field Trip

Today Mazi Jane and I went on her field trip to a local Elementary School. It is not the one she will be going to, but another close by. She thought she was big stuff. But it melted my heart that she still wanted to hold my hand most the time and show me everything. I can't believe she will be in full time Kindergarten in August! Part of it is because she is my last one..... the other is that she just still seems so little to me. I guess Mason was almost a whole year older when he started school. But I know she is ready. And all her buddies from dance class and the neighborhood are going, so to not send her is really not an option.Sitting in a Kindergarten ChairChecking out the classroomEating in the Cafeteria like a big girlI love you Fudge! What will I do with myself next year?!!!