Part 1 of King Ryan's Birthday!

RE:  title, we all joke because Ryan means little king and he definitely has lived up to that name thus far!  Any way, we were supposed to have a party for him on Saturday, but a few of his friends were sick so we had to cancel.  Instead, we still made his "Cake" which was a recipe he found off his Leap Pad.  It's an ice cream cone with candies in the bottom.  The top is a frosted cupcake with sprinkles.  It was sweet, but tasty. 

He asked to go see some dino bones so we had to Google that and found this dino named Monty at this museum on UT's campus.  Did I mention that he is also really unique and original in his ideas!? lol

On the way to see Monty, we stumbled upon the vet dept at UT and they were having an open house so we stopped in.  It was a blast! 

Hailey wore that on her head for about 3.5 hours! 

And totally out of order, but before heading out to celebrate the King's birthday, I took Hailey for her first pedi!  :)  She's been showing her toes off, esp to Daddy!



HELLO!  Can you believe I'm 3 months old??!!  :) 

Ryan's actual BD is April 29th, so I'm sure there will be more pix to follow!

January 2015 New Start

Hope everyone is having a good start to their New Year!  We've been enjoying lots of time together at home as a family since we still have a broken Expedition.  Our other car doesn't fit everyone.  That's OK, we are having lots of fun at home!  We are also working on lots of home church, which means we are working on lots of little ones and their behaviors!


I worked New Year's Day and the next day.  Sean so diligently took care of kids and home while I was away. 


We went to Dollywood two times last week and enjoyed the Christmas decorations and lights and shows there.  The 3rd was the last day for our season passes.  We took just the boys and Hailey had good girl time with our babysitter and friend and violin teacher, Ms. Andrea. 


I went to an OB checkup postop last week and all went well some I am very grateful for that.  I am feeling pretty much back to my old self again.  Praise the Lord! 


Sean starts back to school on Wednesday, so we've got him all to ourselves for two more days!  We are working on new schedules for the family today and tomorrow and just working on what is going to work best for us. 


Other than that, we are focusing on God.  It's always nice to start a new year and have a fresh start.  We have been organizing, cleaning out junk, and packing, too.  And we got the house cleaned by professionals, which was super nice!


It's chilly today and I'm thankful to be in a warm house with lots of laughter, love, and of course little boys fighting and arguing!  lol


Oh and I am having fun on my new Samsung Galaxy S4! 


Please pray for Sean's grandma, who is ill and in the hospital. 


Stay warm.  Stay together.  Stay in Christ! 
xo

Fall UTK

Have I ever mentioned how much I absolutely adore fall?  Yah, thought so.  And have I mentioned that this may become an East TN fall leaf blog?  Well, I think it officially is.  :) 

Sean has a short day at school on Thursday so we woke the boys up early from nap (smart?) and headed down to campus with him.  All so I could have fun behind the lens AND get a venti salted caramel mocha frapp.  :)  Both were equally awesome. 

Ahhhh, fall.