Bring Back Blue Bell

It has been a very dark year. Blue Bell was taken off the shelves this past spring and we have suffered for so long without it. Today, it returned. It has been glorious. I ran into people I knew at 6am at HEB getting their ice cream. <3 

It's that good! My heart is seriously happy!

Grandma

Post to come...

Nauvoo: Nothing Else Like It

Photos to come...

Reunion

We were blessed with the opportunity to go to Indiana for our family reunion in June to spend time with this sweet grandma. 

(Momma, Grandma, & Me)

This was our eternal car ride to Evansville!

Bentley being very cooperative for Reunion Family Photogs

She's the coolest! 

(I adore this lady).

<3

The kids made memories of their own. 

Ugh. Messy ones!!

Joe took the girls mud-bogging.

The second night in a row of doing this I told them they must shower outside. 

Hose time...

Our last night there we went down to Kasey & Zach's in the country. We rode horses and experienced country life for awhile. 

<3 

Haha

Sisters

It will never be country livin' at grandma's without catching lightning bugs. 

<3

We had horrible thunder storms for our entire drive home. We stopped in Dallas at Bueno for dinner and watched a really bad storm roll in. When we left the wind was cray. We had to pose for a family selfie before finishing the drive. We thought this would have turned into a tornado.

...Second Verse... Same As The First...

You all know the song... right??

I just started my second year in college. I am technically a couple credits away from being a sophomore but I still classify myself as one anyway. So far, so good. I am taking four challenging classes this semester. Originally I was planning on only doing my vinyl business as well as taking classes on campus. Plans changed though and I am all online again. My courses currently are:

College Algebra
Biology Nutrition
Social Psychology
Texas Government

I will need all the help I can get! :0

Back to School

There have been a lot of changes in our family since May. 

Bentley started kindergarten! 

Bella turned 12 and entered into Young Women's in church. 

Cali started high school! 

Ken started driving.

Braelyn moved out and is starting college.

I started a par-ull time job (between part time & full time) M-F! 

Too many changes and my world is flipped upside down. Well, actually it's been flipped upside down for years so maybe now I am back up on my feet!??! 

Here are some first day school pics:

 

His first week has been met with many tears, both from him and from me. I knew this transition would be rough on him but he's handled it very well so far. The first day was really sad and Bell and I cried in the hallway around the corner after dropping him off. However, this was him (all smiles and excitement) when I picked him up. His teacher is a huge blessing to our family and deserves LOTS of gifts throughout the year. <3

Kindergarten Escape

As I prepared to send Bentley to kindergarten last week a memory came to my mind of the day Braelyn walked out of kindergarten and attempted to walk home. What a horrific event and incredible display of protection over my small child at that time.

Thousand Degree Heat

This summer our car a/c decided to go out. 

This is literally how it feels riding in the "hot box" as Robin Abbott describes it! 

Hot car with hot air blowing in the hot Houston sun in August. 

Joy!! 

;)

Locks of Love

We could have donated to Locks-of-Love with the hair that came out of our vacuum this week. 

Five ladies with long hair=disgusting!