Spring Break Part 1

We were lucky enough to have our favorite Reber cousins stop in for a quick Baseball filled weekend! Rhett and Dessie are really looking like cousins with their same blond curls!

Why can't Dallas be just a little closer!!

Board Test. Check!!!!

Probably the biggest news around our house the past month is that after studying for 3 MONTHS STRAIGHT...Doug is finished with his big board test, Step 1.  Wahoo!! 



The boy's good luck card the night before.



We were all getting a little scared by that caveman that lived in the closet upstairs.  He was usually scantly clothed (garments only!), completely covered in facial hair (as completely as the Douger can grow at 28 that is), and never smelling very fresh.  

Sigh. Those were long, some times dark months.  I guess this is the part where I thank Lorelai and Rory Gilmore (from The Gilmore Girls) for being the best companions almost every. single. night. for 3 months straight.  We had really good times, us three.  And really who needed the Douger anyway?   



But the Douger has moved on from the closet once again.  And while I did find oh so much to complain about for 3 long months, I will admit that we are kind of lonely again with him gone all day.

Good news:  He is done and did a wonderful job!

Bad news:  He still doesn't know what he wants to be when he grows up.    

Chicken Lady Farm

March was a great month.  Not a great month for blogging.  But some things were much too fun to forget.  My joyschool class had a fun little field trip to a chicken farm with over 100 chickens (plus 1 donkey and about 4 goats.) Cal is still talking about how fun it was to feed the goats.  We had a great time. 

sunshine!

After a nice little winter (just the perfect amount) our sunshine is back to play!

We could not be happier!

Sunshine really is medicine for the soul.  (For the young and old.)

This picture is the reason I got out my camera in the first place. Cal was having a long moment out on the clovers just humming the day away. That boy is singing or humming NON STOP. And usually it is to the tune of "Good King Wenceslas."  I love it!

And then I went a little Rhett camera happy. 

 But seriously who could resist him!
He is a walking machine.  Mostly he just follows his big brother around all day. 

Both brothers really love the company and friendship. 

Having kids is one joy, but watching them watch out for each other, make each other laugh, is another joy just as sweet.

ps. Those are "flowers" around our parts, not weeds! :)

V Day

we started off the day with Very yummy, pink, heart pancakes.

drove to the zoo in my friend's Van. 

dealt with rhett's Vehemently blown out diaper.

doug made a Valiant effort and surprised me with beautiful red tulips.

colored, cut, glued all afternoon with much Vigor.

were Visited  by cupid. 

  Violated trespassing to do a little heart attacking and doorbell ditching.

decorated our home with hearts listing the Varied things we all love.  (Gilmore Girls got 2 hearts.)

and then ended the day with doug getting a little Vasectomy.  just kidding.

all in all, a Victorious Valentine's day. 

Surprise!!

5 Guys Hamburgers +  Great friends + Ice Cream cake = Who could ask for anything more?

Then we played our nightly round or 2 of Candy Land. 

It's crazy fun...just ask Rhett. 

home updates: part 1

the kitchen before:

I won't call this the 'after'...because it is not finished; so we'll call this "the present."

And now I need some advice...someday if I EVER finish taking off the wall paper and get around to retexuring the walls...it will need to be painted. 

Q: If this was your kitchen, what color would you paint the walls.

Q:  And...what would you envision for the backsplash??  

A little help please!

And here is our front room face lift!!