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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

a little swim before bedtime

Since the start of summer both of the boys have been going to work with Mike. It's a nice arrangement for all of us most of the time. The boys get to go play on a huge ranch and get dirty and do little boy things while I have a chance to clean or run errands without all the distractions. But there are times where it sucks as well. They have only been in the pool a handful of times. By the time they come home it is late or the water is so cold that you can barely stand to be in it. Luckily they don't seem to be bothered by it too much. 

That's why last night after everything had settled down we thought it would be a good idea for a nice little evening swim before bed. Here are a few pictures I snapped since I don't get to do that very often with them anymore.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

pool time!

A few weeks ago I decided to get a pool.

Not like in years past where we have gotten those little rinky-dink plastic or blow up pools. You know the ones, they don't last very long with two boys and a lab. So this summer I thought the bigger the better!

After some searching and a really good sale at Academy I found this beast...


Okay, it's not a beast per say, but it is big enough to lounge in and let the kids get all wild and crazy. And it saves us from spending a ton of money at the city pool!


I even spruced it up a bit with paving stones and rubber mulch! 
Next will be adding some signs on the fence and lights to my porch :)


So this summer I am planning on BBQ'ing a lot with friends and teaching the boys how to swim (finally!) 

What are your summer plans?

Monday, June 17, 2013

my little bloggy break

Hello Y'all!

It's been 2 months since I have logged on and posted anything and I have to say that the little break was really nice. Things got so busy with the end of school and summer starting. Now that school is out and the kids go to work with the Hubby most days I have a little more free time. 

*insert happy mommy dance here*

I hope you have all had a nice couple of months and I look forward to getting caught up on my bloggy reads this week and getting this baby back up and going! 

See y'all again soon!!!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

a peek inside my camera bag

Today and Thursday are picture days for me. I feel blessed to be taking pictures for one of our local Mother's Day Outs. Not only am I really excited, but I am really nervous too! I guess it's only natural when you are taking pictures of 70+ kids in two days. But on the flip side, I am extremely excited that they chose me to take their Spring pictures. And I really like meeting the kids and seeing all their  different personalities. They are so full of life at this age!

I thought that today would be the perfect day to let y'all peek inside my camera bag that I will be taking with me. It's nothing fancy but I like her. She hold most of what I need her to and then some. But I am still on the look out for the perfect camera bag. If there is such a thing.

Here she is in all her turquoise glory...

Sunday, April 14, 2013

insta-weekend

Howdy guys! 

I saw somewhere that someone posted about their weekend through the eyes of Instagram and thought that was a wonderful idea. 

We are going to call it Insta-Weekend
(Yes, I know that is very un-original)

My weekend started and ended great! 

Here is the new entertainment center my sweet hubby bought me! Isn't it wonderful?


This little guy was found under our truck on a cold, rainy morning. He had no tags and and was so tiny. 1.5 lb. tiny! Luckily, after two days of searching I found his owner and she was happy to have him home.


I made a mistake and accidentally mixed up my washing machine pod thingy with my dishwasher one and well, lets just say there were a tone of bubble and my dishes smelled mountain fresh :)


Saturday morning I was so excited that one of our local farmers markets was open and going full force. There is just something about walking around picking out home grown veggies. Love it!


My new shirt. Love the color!


Road trippin' it west for a ranch rodeo. Aren't West Texas skies are so beautiful?


Rodeo time!!!!!


My little cowboy in training.
He absolutely loves riding horses and playing in the dirt!


Hope you guys all had a blessed weekend!

Saturday, April 13, 2013

deep in the {heart} of texas

Today I am showing some TeXaS pride! 

~ Hope y'all have a blessed Saturday ~

(all pictures via Pinterest)

Wednesday, March 20, 2013