Karter's 4th Birthday Party

What a busy weekend! Friday was the girls actual birthdays. We had a party at Karter's school on Friday. She was so excited when we showed up with balloons, cupcakes & ice cream. Madison had to go to her dads for the evening so we took Karter to eat at Mama Rojas. After dinner we walked down to Louie's to listen to live music. Karter got out in front of the stage and danced and then got up on stage once to make sure everyone was watching her. She's such a little Ham! 

My niece Abigail

Sidney Kate

Sunday afternoon was Karter's friends/family party. We had over 40 people at our house. It was a little chaotic at times, but lots of fun. We had a moon bounce in the front driveway and then a face painter on the back porch. The face painter did an awesome job! Karter seemed to enjoy it all and fell asleep at 7:30pm last night. This will be our last home party. I feel like I'm running around non-stop and never got to sit down once and relax. 

Teenage Dream

We officially have a teen! Madison turned 13 yesterday and Karter turned 4. Madison had her birthday party last Friday Sept 17th. She wanted to eat at her favorite restaurant Sumo, go to the Edmond North/Memorial Football game and have a slumber party. We had to take two vehicles to fit in all the girls. Karter loved singing with them in the car and knew every word! At the restaurant the girls were a little loud, but what do you expect with screaming, dramatic, teenage girls, ha! At the football game, I don't think the girls watched one play. They were too busy running around boy hunting. We came back home and had Madison's cookie cake and opened presents. The girls stayed up until 3am. The next morning Karter kept sneaking upstairs to see if the girls were awake. I still can't believe Madison is 13. She's almost the same height as me and wears my clothes & jewelry. They seem to always be missing and we wear the exact same shoes size. I have a feeling the teenage years will be very challenging for the two of us. She is very sassy and spoiled rotten!! Her cell phone never leaves her hand and she text non-stop. 

This Sunday is Karter's Bugs & Butterflies Party. The weather looks great. Can't wait to celebrate.

Labor Day Weekend Lake Trip

For Labor Day this year our family all got together to celebrate Gigi's birthday. We had a great time. I found a lake house on-line to rent for the 4 days. The cabin was awesome. We fished, swam, rode around in the boat and cooked some great food. We enjoyed spending time with Duncan's brothers family, Gigi, Uncle Pat, Brent & Lindsay. Here are a few pics from that weekend.

Hello Again!

I know it's been awhile. I have been such a busy bee lately. I finally got a new desktop computer a MAC and I love it!!! I think my blogging will improve and be much easier. My next big purchase is a heavy duty camera. I'll be posting pics of the past few months and recent events. September is a busy time with our 5 year Anniversary and the girls birthdays. I have lots of pictures to upload and will try to do over the next few weeks. Gotta run, OU Game Day and shopping to be done :)

T-I-R-E-D

Can I just say last week was very exhausting! Duncan was gone for short trip to Dallas and then his annual guys golf trip for 5 days! I had to much to do this week. Monday, the girls had their recital pictures. I had to do hair & make-up and have them dressed by 5:15pm. It was crazy, but got it over with.  Tuesday was dance again. Thursday I had my continuing Ed class for 8 hours. It was so freaking boring, but hey at least I'm done with it for 2 years. Friday still no rest, worked on making a diaper cake for Katie's shower this weekend and a hair bow holder. Saturday I took Karter to her soccer game and it was so cold & windy. Then the rain came, thank goodness the game was called. That night my sister-in-law Addie and I had a blast! We went to the Thunder Game and then a bar under the Ford Center for VIP, ha! My sister Crystal and her husband with their 4 kids stayed the night at my house with Karter. When I got home (1:00am) Dillon was laying in the living room floor. I picked the heavy 5 year old up and put him in bed with me. I had no sleep. I'll never drink Red Bull again! At 5:30am I decided I might as well just get out of bed. I woke my sister & Jef up at 5:45am to get ready for the Memorial Marathon. So then I'm left at home with 5 kids to get ready by myself. I woke up them all up had them dressed and out the door by 7am. (  A 3 year old, 5 year old, set of identical 8 year old twins & a 10 year old). Karter and I watched while the 4 older kids ran in the race. Thank goodness Papa Ernie was there to help find the 4 of them. Complete Chaos. I was home by 9:30am and then out and about by noon shopping. Needless to say, 1. I was Superwoman this past week, 2. I can see myself with 5 kids, 3. I was in bed by 7pm last night.

Belated Spring Break Pics

Spring Break we took a trip to Keystone Colorado. We had a great time! Karter & Madison both went to ski school. Karter did very well. I actually cried when we went to spy on her because she looked to big and grown up. Madison has skied before, but need some brushing up on her skills. She was skiing blues by the second day and did an awesome job. Myself on the other hand, not so much. I'm terrified of heights and the older I get the worse it seems to be for me. I about had a panic attack on the lift on the way up the mountain and once we got to the top I was mad and thinking I can't do this. I walked some of the way down and caught a lift the rest of the way down. I stuck with the spa for a massage and shopping which is okay by me. Our Condo had a heated pool. It was freezing outside, but of course my kids are in the pool. Karter would get out and run around to go down the slide. One of the days it was even snowing on them while they were in the pool. Here are some pictures.

Karter's 1st Soccer Game

Over the next few weeks you will be seeing a recap of our lives over the past 2 months. I've been a little behind on keeping it up. Today is posting pics of Karter's 1st soccer game. All I can say is she was hilarious. She may not get the whole concept down, but she sure likes to run and then go off in her own little world. At one point in the game Karter is at the opposite end of the field running a huge circle. She has a determined look on her face and just keeps running. By the 2nd half she has totally lost interest in the game. Oh well she's only 3 and it's fun to watch.