NKOTBSB Concert

My sweet husband got us tickets for New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys Concert last Sunday night. So, loaded up ready for a fun evening with the girls!! We ate dinner and the Livingroom in the W hotel....I felt very out of place, but it was fun!! We had super cheap seats, so we were literally on the last row of the AAC- up with the rafters!! Marci was determined to get us better seats, after 2 times of being kicked out of "our" seats, we went to the box office and ended up 2 rows from the floor- AMAZING seats!! I felt like a 12 year old girls so excited to see NKOTB!!from the back: Marci, Melodi, Kimberly, Michelle (and baby Kylie) me, and Courtney

They even came out in Mavs jerseys- how awesome is that!!

BSB- not as big a fan, but they were still good!!

NKOTB- I heart them!!

NKOTBSB all together

BSB

Ended with "Backstreet's Back" and "Hangin' Tough"

LOVED IT!!!

Thanks to my sweet hubs for getting us the tickets and to my amazing friend Marci who got us AMAZING seats!!

Living Room Redo

The weekend of the Super Bowl, Paul decided to start a remodel in our living room. Keep in mind, we were having a Super Bowl party at our house with our new SS class. We moved out the entertainment center and some wonderful friends helped us build shelves. At 9:00 the night before the party- we had a guy over here mounting the tv over the fireplace. It was craziness!! Well, over the next month, we finished out the shelves, painted the room (with help from the Eisenhours), added drapes, and decorated the room. So without further adu....here is the before picture (I know, its from Christmas, but it was the only view I had of the fireplace and front of our living room New Shelves and decorations!!!

New paint and TV mounted on the fireplace.

I learned that you need to off center things (no symmetrical stuff).

New curtains and greenary.

so homey!!!

warm and cozy!!

Our house feels so warm and homey now!! I love the end result!!!

Thanks to all of our friends who help make our house look so amazing!!

Spring Break 2011

We have had a busy Spring Break and it is only Wednesday!! We started off Spring Break by leaving Friday for Newby. We cleaned up, cleaned out, and tagged things for a big estate sale in Newby. We had a great time reliving old memories!! Pray for a good Estate Sale and a quick sale on the house and land.

We came home on Saturday night, then packed up and headed out for Gilmer to visit Mamaw and Papaw Dean!! We had a great time getting to see the family- Hudson and Ella especially had a good time seeing Callie!! They played hard and had a blast together!! We stayed in Gilmer until Tuesday and then took the scenic route home, stopping in Mineloa. We did make it back in time for dinner with Papaw and then to TBall practice.

One of the ladies helping take care of Papaw brought over a Princess kit for the little girls.... Ella and Callie had fun playing princess and Hudson helped them accessorize.

Wednesday we got up and went bowling!! Hudson has been begging to go bowling for a while, so what better time than Spring Break. We had a good time in our friends, The Cotten's. They had a blast, Hudson even cried when we left because he wanted to play a longer. I told him we would go back with Daddy. After bowling, we ate lunch at The Chik and then headed to Grapevine Mills to get some bday presents.Getting ready to bowl!!SCORE!!!Yep, we bowl Granny style!!Waiting......hopefully we will knock some down!!YES!! I GOT 1!!

We made one last stop at Mrs. Megan's bakery (Legacy Cakes in Grapevine) to pick up some cupcakes our 9 year wedding anniversary. Paul got home and surprised me with beautiful flowers and our wedding VHS video put onto a DVD- so sweet!!! Tonight, we will spend the evening at home with our kids celebrating our 9 year anniversary. I feel so blessed to be married to such a wonderful man for 9 wonderful years!!

Gerber Daisies- my favorite!!

Maybe I can get him to watch it later!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABE!!!

I LOVE YOU!!

Snow Day #4

Okay, Old Man Winter has hit again with just a few inches of snow on top of a few inches of ice. We were glad Paul made it home safely Wednesday night- it only took him an hour and a half to do the normally 45 minute drive from the airport. On Thursday morning cabin fever was setting in for me and the kids, so Paul navigated as we ventured out to Kroger....our neighborhood was crazy icy, but once we got to the highway, it was fine. We restocked the pantry with snacks and got stuff for me to make my first Pioneer Woman recipe- Chicken Spaghetti. Ella and I baked a cake and then I made us dinner- it actually wasn't bad.

Ella ready to back a cake.Ready for the oven!!

Helping Mommy break up the spaghetti.

Ready to ice the cake!!

The icing is yummy!!

Friday morning, we decided to play out in the freshly fallen snow!! It was beautiful!! Ella and Hudson wanted to shovel the snow off our cars. I tried to get them to do snow angles or even build a snowman, but they just wanted to 'clean off' our cars.

Our snow covered house.

Cleaning the snow off Daddy's car.

Daddy even helped 'clean off' the cars!!

Ella bundled up and shoveling the snow

Snow-Cute!!!

Going to visit Juanita.

Hudson trying to catch snowflakes.....

...when that didn't work, he opted for licking the snow off his gloves.

Hopefully tomorrow it will start to defrost!! On a bright note, we only have to make up 2 of our snow days!!! YEAH!!

Snow Day ~ February 2011

Last night as I went to bed, I heard the winter winds whipping up outside. Old Man Winter blew in a doozie of a storm. Northwest ISD stated it was closing Tuesday on the evening news, so even if Arlington was open, I knew it would be a snow day at our house!! Luck for me, I didn't have to use a sick day- Arlington called it as did most North Texas schools. Now, since we live in Texas and hardly ever see ice and snow- everything shuts down!! But it is a great day to stay at home to get things done that I can't do on a regular day!! But, we also have to take advantage of this rare phenomenon we call snow!!! So, I bundled up the kids (each with a shirt, sweatshirt, 2 pairs of pants, 1 hat, but 2 hoods, and gloves) and we headed outside in the -2 windchilled weather!! Hudson lasted all of about 3 minutes- his legs were stinging (I think he got some ice down his pants when he went down the slide), but Ella held out for about 10 minutes.

Bundled up and ready to go.
I would say a couple of inches of snow....so pretty.

The playset was a little icy.

Hudson trying to start a snowball fight- the snow was just so powdery, it was hard to pack it into a snowball.

Attempting to slide (we only did 1)

Ella LOVED it!!

She was just throwing the snow in the air for a good 3 minutes!! Too cute!!

Out front, the wind was killer, so we didn't last long.

Our snowy street
Our snowy house!!

HAPPY SNOW DAY!!