bowling with the boys...

so my little z had yesterday off of school. we decided it would be fun to have adventures and make the most of it... and we did!

we started off the day with breakfast at cracker barrel with one of my favorite peeps and her youngest daughter. delicious goodness and fellowship. how can you go wrong? the boys were in heaven eating their pancakes!

then we picked up grandma and papa and went to the local bowling place. zach had just been bowling for his friend's birthday party and it was a success (after a 10 min meltdown) and so we thought we'd try and try again! right? of course, logan has never bowled before so it was gonna be fun watching him...

we had a fun fun fun fun time! the boys loved it and so did my parents! :)

we ended our fun-ness by getting lunch at mcdonalds. i know, can you stand how much fun we had? and we ate so healthy too! :)
but, hey, our big boy was home for the day... gotta play hard and eat hard, right? :)

finally daddy came home and we played and had a wii tournament.

i know, BEST parents ever! :)

i'm HOPEing my boys think that!

:)


here we are. ready to bowl!


grandma wrangling the troops.

ZACH UP FIRST...



zach picks out the red swirling ball...


zach knows what to do!


rolling... rolling... rolling down the alley!


he is cheering on his ball!


proud of himself! he made a strike! (not kidding!)


LOGAN UP NEXT...



papa helping logan



cutest pic ever!


logan watching his ball... he made his first spare!


mr goofball afterwards... he always is trying to make us laugh



true testament of my boys' personalities. they are so silly!

happy valentines day

this day is dedicated to my 3 perfect loves.

i am so thankful.

happy valentines day!

snowy days are here again... (part 2)

so this is what we do when we are snowed in (again), have school cancel two days in a row ... and daddy is stuck in atlanta because he can't get home due to blizzard conditions...

we had fun making these videos. precious moments that make me proud and so HOPEful!

hope you all have a wonderful snowy february day!



zach being sweet and singing his heart out...



my boys being silly with each other...



logan is so funny. he just loves to entertain himself... and others!

snowy days are here again...

our house




HI FRIENDS

well over here in NJ we got ourselves some pretty crazy weather... it's snow season!

just this past week we got around 20 inches of snow and we are (as we speak) anticipating 12 - 18 more inches in the next day or two. whew!

good thing is- zach doesn't have school, so we take this time to enjoy the weather and play and play and play...

snow is just beautiful. considering texas my "home" state, it has been so much fun to live, breathe, eat and live the 4 different seasons. there is such HOPE in each one!!!

enjoy the pics. we enjoyed being in them!

until next time...




daddy and the logan-ator! love that sheepish grin...



daddy and z...



me and my man


if you know anything about autism, immersing yourself in snow (sensory issues) could definitely be a huge deal... and my little snow angel was all smiles! hooray God!



sledding with daddy



guess what he was trying to do...



zach being all smiley and cute...



trying to get a picture of all of us...


:)



aww! there we go! the four of us! :)



hugging on our sidewalk...

playdate

what a fun night!

so after talking with a couple of my dearest girlfriends, we decided to get all our children together and have an evening playdate...that included pizza, fruit salad and chocolate cake. can you beat that?! we had a great time.

8 children - (minus our little friend owen, logan's twin, who was with his grandpa for the evening) - plus us 4 girls.... it was a party! the kids all played well together. us moms laughed and talked and ate... it was great!

i love my friends. i am thankful for them. they make me happy.

here are a few pictures from the evenings gathering. until next time... :)



me, joy, jess and michele... love these friends of mine!


having a pizza party!


jumpin' on the trampoline outside. they loved it!


Gracyn and Zach being cute together...


our kids all cozy on the couch

it was good...

while greenie lasted!

:( . we made it two days! :)

let's make a deal. if you see my boy Logan... and he asks where greenie is... run the other way! LOL! just kidding!

see you in heaven greenie!

Greenie

so, without us knowing it, a cute little tree frog snuck his way into my parents' house. my mom purchased a huge floor plant and the little guy was burrowed into the soil. we couldn't just let him outside in the freezing air... he would surely die...
... and Logan loves this little guy. we named him greenie. my dad gave him a make shift home but we weren't sure how to take care of him.

well, well, well... i just wouldn't let this poor creature die without a fight. my boy logan and i went to the local pet store and asked all about tree frogs. we left that same store with a new home for greenie, a few unnecessary decorative items (hey, greenie shouldn't have a bland environment, right?), and some live crickets to munch on. yum.

having boys is a whole different thing for me. i was never a "miss Pris" growing up but there is something about feeding a cute little frog "live" crickets that make my stomach a little sour. i'll get over it, i guess.

so now, mr greenie is living in the lap of luxury. of course he'll probably die tonight, just our luck, but at least we gave greenie a HOPEful shot at surviving and you KNOW there will be other creatures living with us in the future....

wish us luck! :)

welcome to your home, greenie!


the new home


little greenie


an excited little boy looking at his new friend!