More Dress Up

I got permission to post this clever disguise!

We LOVE Dress Up!

All dressed up and no place to go! In the background is the costume organizers that Papaw hung for us.

Dear Santa..... I have a GREAT Christmas Idea

If anyone needs an idea for the kids, just look at this picture! Santa, can you hear me??? B&L have equally pitiful pictures but can't be posted yet... Ben P.S. They make these in 4x4 and camo for Dad.

Bass Pro Shop

Ben took all four kids to the Santa's Village at the Bass Pro Shop for a little hillbilly Christmas time. We met Uncle Matt at his house. The kids (and Dad/Uncle Matt) got to shoot crossbows with foam darts, rifles with lasers and see Santa. Bj is a natural rifle shot, can't wait till Mom cuts the apron strings and lets the boy shoot a real gun! B and L loved playing with the remote control HUMVEE's and making pine cone decorations to bring home to Mom. Mom got to stay home and take a well deserved nap.

Bus Stop

Bj's bus stop friend.

Bj is enjoying his Mixed Martial Arts classes. It is mostly just self defense training - not the cage fighting, though they do that there too. He works hard when he is there and loves the 1:1 that he gets there.

Sorry, will try to remember to either proof read or use spell check next time before posting!

Ok, so I spent almost a year looking for just the right pillows for the living room. I wanted something with specific colors and at a reasonable price. Even looked at material to make my own. FINALLY found four pillows at Kohl's that were perfect and at 60% off about 4 1/2 months ago. Was still just a bit more than I had hoped to pay, but thought since it was Kohls that they would last a while. WRONG! Last month I started noticing the string unraveling and ends opening up creating large gaps in the seams of all the pillows. I was sooooooo annoyed! I had been very careful not to let the kids be rough with them since it took so long to find them! Decided to take a chance yesterday and took them back to the store. Keep in mind, they no longer have the tags on and I did not keep the reciept! I did not have high hopes when I got there, but was upset enough over the money I spent to try. Suprise! They gave me my money back ! They still have the same pillows there and were able to swipe my credit/debit card and see that I did purchase them there. Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The clerk had the nerve to ask me if I wanted to exchange the pillows (she did have a smile on her face when she asked me). So, back to looking! I think I will focus on making my own this time. At least that way I know they will last more than 4 months! Now I just have to learn to use this new sewing machine (thanks, Grandma)!

Bj is in mixed martial arts. He had been going one day a week for about 3 months and recently started two days. His Dad took him to practice and took his eyes off of him to play with Braden. Bj decided to come show him his great 'upper cut' form and caught him right in the jaw (but did not have his boxing gloves on). Dad did not appreciate his good form...

My First Blog!

Well, I decided everyone else was getting a blog so I would too! I can not post pictures of L&B since we are still considered their foster family but will post pictures where you can't see their faces. Doesn't seem like a family site without them. Things seem to be headed towards adoption, but they have to look for family placements first. We are keeping our fingers crossed...

Yesterday was a rough day. Big B was cranky when he got home from school, Lil B would not stay in his room at naptime and at some point, while I was dealing with the baby that I watch, got a hold of some kleenexes. Tore them all into little bitty pieces and spread them over his floor. Then later L decided to pour applejuice (had a sports bottle) all over my bedroom carpet because she was mad she that had to stay in there since she had strep. UGH! L is on an all water diet as far as liquids go. I wouldn't even let her have milk in her cereal this morning. I will NOT go nuts, I will NOT go nuts, I will NOT go nuts!