Summer 2013 is Here

Triple digit numbers for our temperature this week, feels like you could
fry an egg on the side walk with the sun...and got our first sun burn, yup
that means summer is here.
So now we will be spending more time inside during the afternoon to
stay cool and do our playing outside in the morning and late evening,
and that's just what we did last night, waited on that "Super moon" to
take a good look at it, and so I got some pictures of the kids playing. <3

 

Sweetheart Turned 10

"I don't want to grow up, I want to stay a boy!"

my son

 

 

All too fast my children are growing up, my second son just turned 10.

It wasn't as hard on me as it was when my oldest turned 10, but still

can be overwhelming at times when I think about it...

He wanted a cowboy theme birthday, so that's what he got. :-)

 

My boot started to fall apart, but it sure was good.



Trust and Obey Through the Storms

"Trust and obey, for there's no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey."

~Hymn by John H. Sammis (1846-1919)~

 

 

I've been singing this song for a few weeks now, being here in Oklahoma

during the tornado season has NOT been fun or easy. I've wanted to pack

the kiddos up and go back to the South...BUT, my heart can't leave my

husband here by himself. We are a family and should stick together and

that's even through the tough times, so I've been praying a lot harder and

trusting Him to take care of our family.

 

We have our bag ready always!

We have 2 storm shelters in the RV park.

 

This is Mammatus clouds, they were neat.

 

 

 

 

When the wind gusts at 50-60 mph making the camper rock from side to side

pushing the slide outs in a few inches, water coming through the windows

and hail beating down on the roof making it hard to even hear yourself think...

that's when you are ready to be in that storm shelter with crying kiddos.

We have gone three times in the shelter to stay safe from the awful tornadoes

and thunder storms that have been sweeping through Oklahoma.

 

Praying for Oklahoma.



Baby Girl is Four

She may be the baby in the family
and she may be the only girl in the family
AND
she may even be the ONLY girl of 11 grandchildren
but she is so "Brave" to say the least for a little girl of 4 years old.

Her "Brave" birthday, such a happy girl.

 

 

She got Merida and her horse Angus.

 

What a Hand FULL of Blessings

My sister had her third child a few weeks ago, so we pulled the camper to her
town and I got to help out by watching her other two children. It was tough
being in a camper with SIX kiddos for 4 days, but I enjoyed it so much and
we made a lot of memories. :-)
Before my husband and I got married we talked about children, I told him that
I wanted SIX...he didn't much like the idea, THREE was more of a number
he wanted BUT, the good Lord had other plans and He blessed us with our
precious FOUR. <3

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways;

declares the LORD.

~Isaiah 55:8~

I got my SIX kiddos for a few days.

 

My two li'l men that could pass for twins,

they are 5mths apart in age, best buds.

 

 

My baby girls, sure enjoy a splash of pink

to put a BIG smile on ones face.

 

And here is li'l sissy, she is precious.

Congratulations to my sister and her family.

 

Woodworking Day

I've been rearranging the camper...my husband holds his breath every time I come up
with a new idea...anyway, I took out one of the bottom bunks and put a toddler bed
in the space for li'l girl and put li'l man on the top bunk. They both just LOVE their
new spaces I made for them...BUT, this was the first time li'l man has been on a top
bunk so I was scared he would roll out of his bed and I needed a ladder for him to be
able to climb into the top bunk...I have a brother that knows carpentry work,
so I called him up. :-) Once he had it made for me the kiddos and I finished up with
some sanding and staining.

She is taking down her old stickers.

 

This is what a silly boy does with rubber gloves...

The kiddos are staining away.

Love how my brother pieced the wood together.

After all that staining it was play time.

LOVE how it turned out.

 

 



I have Knights in the house

Last week I had the children study about Knights and we put it all in a lapbook.
We even built a castle out of paper and legos, we love our legos.

Our Knight lapbook

 

Our castle

We did all that because this past Mothers Day weekend we got to go to a
Renaissance Festival here in Muskogee, OK. it was an exciting time.

Standing outside the castle waiting

for the festival to begin.

 

One of our favorite parts was watching

the Knights jousting.

 

The boys had to get their own swords.

And li'l girl got her face painted.

 

BUT the best part was the knighting.

 

Upon entering the gate they gave my boys a quest, "The Queens Quest" where

they where knighted later on that day, so I now have "Sir's" in the camper. :-)

My mothers day weekend was a blessing.