Girls Night

So much fun with these girls. Never a dull moment.

Love these two!!

My other sister. Dont know what I would do without her.

Such a fun night. We all look like aliens with our eyes. LOVE the capture of the lady in the background!!

I love all these girls, and am LUCKY to call them my friends!

A few more pics from Tulsa

Here a few more pics I took with my phone from this past weekend.

Pate trying to look like Daddy.

We LOVE our Bailey!!

Kinda blurry but I thought was so funny. These boys are so fun.

Making a human wall so the other "swimmer boy" in the pool couldnt get by. I wish I would have gotten pic of that "swimmer" and you could appreciate the pic more.

Rebs Win!!

This past weekend both Craigs Rebels and JTs Rebels ended up playing in Broken Arrow. Little Rebs came out a little better than the older boys but atleast it wasnt a total bummer of a weekend. Craig had to drive the bus back for his kids on Sat so he didnt make it on Sunday to JTs games. The boys played awesome and we came out on top of every game we played. It was beyond COLD but they toughed it out and won it all. It was too cold to even move this weekend so I didnt get as many pics as I usually like to take but I did manage to get a few after the championship game. I got a few from the hotel on my phone but I will have to get those up later.

JT is so lucky to play with such an awesome group of kids from all around the area. Not to mention the parents are SO much fun too. We have so much fun no matter where we go and I look foward to a great summer with these kids and their families.

"Mommy, tell me about when I was born"

The kids and I are on our way back from Tulsa late last night, JT is sacked out in the back seat and of course Pate is WIDE awake. Out of nowhere Pate says, "mommy, tell me about when I was born". It kinda took me off guard. I said well, remember you werent born in mommys tummy, you were born in our hearts, we adopted you. Well, she wouldnt quit asking over and over "tell me about when I was born". So, I said, we prayed and prayed for you and when you were one we got you and so I didnt know you when you were first born. Someone else had you in their belly and Jesus just gave you to us to take care of bc we prayed so hard for you. She then says , "just like Zoey". (There is a little girl down the street that was adopted and no matter how many times I tell Pate that her name is not Zoey she insist on calling her that). I said yes just like Zoey, how did you know? She said "I can just tell with my own eyes."  I said how. She said "bc me and Zoey look exactly alike, she has curly hair and brown skin just like me." I smiled from ear to ear. It melted my heart. I just hope that as she gets older she knows just how much we love her and even though she "wasnt in my belly" that she has always been ours and was always MEANT TO BE!!!

CAUGHT!!!

So, I am trying to get the kids and I packed for the weekend and JT is in the shower and who knows what Pate is doing. Well, JT is yelling at me from the shower to come here. I go in there and can tell right away what he is going to say. All I can smell is "clean cotton". Pate found the air freshner and had a time with it. JT is proceeding to tell me how Pate has been spraying into the toliet and wouldnt listen to him when he was telling her to stop. So I go to look for her and of course she is hiding, knowing shes in trouble. Well, I found her, IN THE TOP OF MY CLOSET!!!

The look says it all.

She really is a monkey, no fear!!

Quick Trip

Spring Break is not a "vacation" time for us. Craig always has baseball which is fine, that is our life, so we have to make the most of our little spare time we do get during this week. My parents had a big lunch at their new house Sunday inviting everyone over to see their new place. It was a great time and GREAT food. Monday morning we got up and left for Branson. We stayed at Grand Country, this was a first, and the kids loved it. It wasnt the nicest place we've ever stayed but the indoor waterpark for the kids made it all worth while. The kids played for hours, well, Pate stayed in the hot tub the whole time bc she said the other water was cold, but JT loved the play part of it. After playing for a few hours we went to eat and then some shopping. Shopping with 2 kids and a husband that dont enjoy it wasnt exactly peaceful but we did get some great deals. We didnt make it through the whole outlet so I went back the next day ALL BY MYSELF!! Now that is what I call vacation. Craig was good enough to take the kids on the duck boat so I could have some shopping time to myself. I think he gave me too much time bc I spent WAY more than I was planning. Oh well, I think we are all set for summer. We headed home last night bc Craig had baseball this morning. I am busy cleaning out drawers to make room for all the new things and looking foward to a walk this morning with Leslie and then a run tonight. Craig leaves tomorrow for Tulsa for the weekend for a baseball tournament and the kids and I are off to JTs baseball tournament. Here are some pics I took of our 24 hour adventure.

Branson Landing

Bass Pro

Waterpark

Dad was a trooper, Pate was freezing

She can be so loveable. ;0)

They kind of favor each other. hehe

Jonesy being Jonesy

Girlfriend was pooped from all the shopping.

I DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I cant believe I actually did it. Not only did I do it but I only walked a total of .47(less than a half a mile) the whole 13.1 miles. I will have to say I wasnt sure I could do it. I hadnt run much more than 5 miles at a time ever. The race itself was a mess. No one knew where to go half way through the race and the teenage boys working the water stations didnt either. I was passing people going the opposite direction that were once in front of me. Oh well, we found our way through it. When I crossed the finish line I was actually at 12.86 on my gps so I ran a little more just to get to that 13.1. I didnt want to say I didnt do it all. Jen and Tara did awesome too. Jen came in a few seconds before me and Tara not far behind. My official race time was 1:54. I felt great the whole time when it came to my breathing. I could have gone further if it wasnt for my calves and the cramping that started to happen at about mile 11. It literally felt like my calves were hard as rocks in a big tight ball. I wasnt going to quit. I just pushed through the pain and came out with a time WAY better than I had ever hoped for. Im so glad I got to experience this with my sister and Tara. So, whens the next? :0)
Excuse the no make-up pics. O'natural!!

Early this morning before the run.

Jen and I freezing after the race

WE DID IT!!!

A little out of order but this was seconds before the gun sounded.