Rain or shine, life goes on

You would think with all the rain we have been getting lately that I would have more time to be snuggled up on the couch, busy writing blog posts. Ha! It has been the exact opposite. I guess only football and baseball practices and games get postponed due to the weather, but life does not!

A couple of weekends ago we had a semi-date at church! Our pastor presented the history and theology of music on a Friday night and childcare was provided! Can I get an amen? It was very interesting to see the history of music and how it went hand-in-hand with the happenings of society. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

Saturday morning we woke up and met our best friends for breakfast. They were in town visiting some family and were able to squeeze some time in with us. We all loved it. An hour and a half was just too short.

Even though our games were canceled due to the weather, the sun came out and it was beautiful all weekend long. Finn is our up and coming baseball star! I expect great things from this little guy on the baseball field in the years to come. He absolutely loves it!

We are making an effort to get back on track to eat cleaner. Since wrapping up our last Whole30 a couple of months ago, I have completely fallen off the wagon. Whataburger had become our "go to meal" and it was time for a change. So, I sat down and wrote down healthy foods for breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner. Then I put these stickies onto my calendar and planned meals out. It been a huge help to getting focused again.

Maebry hasn't quite mastered it, but she is sitting up pretty well on her own these days.

Busy weekend

Nanny, PawPaw and Aunt Alisha joined us last weekend. Our schedule was full, but we enjoyed spending time together.

A serious game of Princess Go Fish at Costco!

We got our fill at Babe's Chicken House Friday evening.

Saturday evening {after 2 football games and a baseball game} we went to a fajita dinner to support  the cattle ministry at our church. And proof that I do occasionally wear my hair down!!

The kids made some birthday cards for Nanny and she loved them!

Weekday Happenings

Things have been beyond busy lately. I'm not sure if it's because we are in the middle of baseball/football season or that Shawn has been super busy with work or we have an infant or maybe the combination of all of the above. Some days are hard, there's just no way around it. But after looking through my pictures, we do have fun days and I'm thankful for that. They are a good reminder to keep fighting the good fight.

As I've mentioned before, the kids love puzzles. Finn usually completes at least a puzzle a day. I love to see his little mind at work and problem solve.

One afternoon I took the kids to the park. It is right around the corner from the house and it is beautiful with all of the trees. We had a great time enjoying the outdoors together.

A few months ago the kids found one of our old George Strait CDs and we occasionally put it in the CD player while in the school room. They call his music "Country Western". Haha! The other day I had stepped out of the room to tend to Maebry and apparently the kiddos put in the George CD and had their own music time. Jase didn't tell me he had updated our lesson plan, but I found it the next day! It made me smile!

And here is our little sister doing her workout on the floor! So big!!

Maebry is 5 Months

Last Saturday our sweet Maebry hit 5 months old! She is now moving all around on the floor. She isn't crawling yet, but she is starting to scoot and manages to get where she wants to go. Mae has been such a happy baby, when she is NOT in the car seat that is! She has started holding her bottle on her own. She is also playing with toys like crazy. I think my favorite is when she puts her pacifier in and out of her mouth, it is the cutest! We are working on sitting up and she has been successful a few time on her own...it won't be long.

Here are some recent videos of Mae.

 

Week in review

This past week was a busy one, but we captured some fun moments to share with you. Enjoy our week in review.

When I took her to the doctor last month I asked about eating. With my other three I was told I could start giving them cereal at 4 months, but our new doctor told me that it is now suggested to wait and feed them real food starting at 6 months. She said with all of the gluten allergies these days she said you should not start your kids off on cereal. She told me if I wanted I could smash up some real food and give her a taste every so often, and we have done just that. So far I have given her avocado and sweet potatoes and she likes both.

Maebry has found her voice. We love hearing her giggle!

This past fall I found a recipe online and it has been hit with our family. It is probably close to monkey bread if you've ever had that before. If you get a chance to make these, do it!!

Cinnamon Roll Bites

 

Biscuits:
1 roll refrigerator biscuits (Grands)
3T butter, melted
1t cinnamon
1/4C brown sugar

Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in bowl. Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces, drop into bowl, toss to coat well. Spread evenly into greased 8×8 baking dish. Pour melted butter evenly over biscuits. Bake @350 20-25 minutes or until baked through.

Glaze:
1C powdered sugar
2T butter, melted and cooled
1T vanilla
1-2T milk

Mix until smooth. Drizzle over slightly cooled biscuits.

Happy Easter

Saturday evening the kids stripped down and we dyed some Easter eggs! The kit I bought this year was below average (Ha) and only contained colored tablets! I gave the kids free reign and let them have at it.

I am not trying to take away from Jesus' resurrection whatsoever, but I do buy little goodies for the kids to celebrate this special time of our faith. They know it is from us and not the "Easter Bunny".

Someone posted this idea on social media last week and I thought it was great. Loved hearing my two big kids read these bible verses and seeing the stone rolled away and the empty tomb.

 The kids loved seeing all of their little treasures on the table. And they enjoyed the do-nuts too!

It is so hard to get a good picture of all 6 of us these days! Finn was obviously preoccupied with a plastic egg he stole from Ally! Ha! So, instead of getting a picture of him, he gets his own video! Below is a clip of him while we were waiting on Daddy and the big kids to come out of class this morning.

Sweet Maebry. We were able to get a few cute pics of her on her first Easter Sunday. She is sporting the same dress Allyson wore on her first Easter...5 years ago! Finn is also wearing the same shirt that Jase wore that same year. I love reliving these memories.

My two big kids 5 years ago!!

We woke up to rain this morning and it came down pretty good, so hunting eggs outside this afternoon was out of the question. We set-up an egg hunt in the playroom upstairs, and the kids enjoyed the friendly competition.

 

And a little video action of the egg hunt. It was a great day!

"He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying."
Matthew 28:6

Disney on Ice: Frozen

We kicked off the day with Jase's first baseball game of the season. We were visitors, so we were up to bat first. First inning looked like this: our first three batters grounded out. The home team put up 5 runs in the first inning. So here we were sitting 0-5 at the top of the 2nd inning. YIKES! "So this is how the season is going to be. Well, we've been down this road before {like every season}." Those were some of the thoughts running through my mind. Call me what you will, a pessimist, a realist, but it was the truth. I'll save you the play by play, but get ready for this. We ended up putting some hits together, got some breaks on their defense and benefitted from their strikeouts. We won the game I tell you...I repeat we won the game! 20-12...run ruled them in the final minutes of the game. So, we went to Sonic for ice cream! Below is the only video or picture we got of the game. You could say we had our hands full in the stands. Ha!

Jase went 3 for 4, with some solid hits. He played pitcher the whole game, except the last inning he played short stop. Hopefully the team can continue to get stronger on defense and put some outs together. Go Rangers!

After the game, Shawn took the two middle kids to Disney's Frozen on Ice. They were both super excited! Ally wore her Anna costume and Finn sported his Olaf shirt. I'm so glad Shawn got to take them and spend this time with them. He said they loved it and behaved so well.

I'm so glad Daddy took pictures and captured video of the show. It felt like I was right there with them watching it. If you're interested, below are a few clips I liked.

Elsa singing "Let it Go"

Scene with Olaf

"Fixer Upper" with the Trolls

For the grand finale other Disney princesses and princes came out and skated with Anna and Elsa. Mickey and Minnie joined the fun too. I even saw Nemo in one of the videos!

And watch this video of the finale. At the end Krisoff does a flip!! I was impressed!

The weather was gorgeous, we spent time together as a family, watched a little baseball. Perfect day.