Day 120: My Mom Comes Home (9/19)



Today,  my mom came home from her two week trip with Grandma Schluge. After Grandpa passed away, my grandma wanted to get away for awhile and Mom went with her. They went North to Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.

One of my uncles have a place in Paradise, Michigan. Mom said that it was beautiful (with a name like Paradise, I am sure they have some high standards!) They travel to the shore of the Michigan lake and collect some beautiful stones.

My mom is forever collecting stones. She is so crafty that she is able to make the most boringest (is that a word?) look the most interestingest (again is that a word?) with a few stones or items she has collected.

It's nice to have her home again.

Day 119: Long Day at the Ball Feild! (9/18)

Rennie and I have/will play a lot of all day Saturday tournaments. Gavin has adjusted very well to spending his Saturdays at the fields. I think he actually enjoys it, fingers crossed!

Today, we spent all day playing softball in Bartlesville for NSA State. Gavin was outside all day and had some wonderful friends to play with. He does so well with other children, for that I am thankful. He doesn't know a stranger, for that I am fearful!

As soon as we got in the car to go home, Gavin was out and slept through the night. He was exhausted in the best possible way; being outside and playing in the dirt. I grew up at the ball fields and I can't think of a better playground for our child. :)

Day 118: Gavin's One Year Pictures (9/17)

Of course, these are just a few of the pictures that we had done for Gavin's one year pictures. He was such a good sport and smiled through most of the pictures.

We were able to get three outfits on him and some naked pictures. He enjoyed it and the lady taking the pictures was a great sport. They turned out wonderful.

Although, I must say Gavin is one of the cutest things I have ever seen! (I am not just saying that because he's my son!!)

Day 117: Exterior Paint (9/16)



I was able to chose the color for the outside trim and garage. I wanted a brown color that wasn't too dark. When we first pulled up to the house, I was a little shocked!

It is a brown color but it has a copper tint to it that I was unprepared to see. I needed reassurance after a saw it, Rennie loves it and after I was able to get over the picture I saw in my head and the color it actually was, I love it too.

It's different and fits perfectly with the bricks. If we would of went with a darker color, it would of been the first thing you see. Now it all blends perfectly and I could be happier that the house is coming along nicely!

Day 116: A Wonderful Message (9/15)

Living in Oklahoma as a Catholic is a minority when it comes to religion. I know that I am religious, although I don't talk or preach about it like others do. I go to church most Sundays and pray when I feel the need.

I don't want to bash other religions, but as a Catholic I was brought up being taught that pray and religion is a private affair. There was/is no need to proclaim your beliefs to others or prove that you believe. It's somewhat annoying to me when others try to do this to me.

However, I saw this posted on a bulletin board and immediate fell in love with it. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do.

Day 115: Chuck-E-Cheese (9/14)

Today for dinner, we all made our first trip to Chuck-E-Cheese. We thought it would be a great way to spend dinner together and give Gavin the opportunity to run around for a while.

He loved it! I was surprised at how many things he was able to play on there. The tokens are reasonably priced and there was even a toddler play area.

Rennie got into it as well, see Gavin copying Rennie? That happens every day now!! It's so cute to watch him grow and learn.

A must do for families! :D

Day 114: My TOMS (9/13)

These are my absolute favorite shoes to wear to work!  They are so dang comfortable and stylish too. I try to wear them as much as possible.

They are my only pair but if I could I would buy one in every color. If you don't have a pair and have an extra $50, check them out at TOMS.

For every pair you buy, another pair goes to a child in need. It's the reason they are kinda high on the price but totally worth it!

Day 113: The First Band-Aid (9/12)

...it didn't last very long.

Day 112: Remembering September 11 (9/11)

Today we went to the OSU football game against Troy. It was 9/11 and there were several tributes made throughout the day. However,  my favorite was when The Spirit of Oklahoma (the OSU band) played during halftime. It was beautiful and heart-felt. 

It never ceases to amaze me when a stadium of over 13,000 people can have a moment of silence and the entire stadium in eerily quiet!

A few words that I took from the Boston Globe about Remembering 9/11:

Last Saturday, September 11th, people all over the United States and the world took time to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania nine years ago. Progress on the rebuilding of Ground Zero in lower Manhattan is now becoming more evident as One World Trade Center topped 36 stories recently, on its way to 1,776 feet by 2012. The building, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, is now growing at a rate of one floor per week, after years of political, security and financing issues plagued the $11 billion multi-building project. A push is underway in both New York and Pennsylvania to complete memorial projects before next year's 10th anniversary. Collected here are photos from this weekend's memorials and of the rebuilding progress so far.

There are 42 amazing photos if you have the chance to check out the website.

Day 111: Gavin and Rennie at Hooters (9/10)

Today, Gavin had his 12 month child wellness doctor's appointment. Rennie took the day off and it became a Daddy Day. First the doctor's appointment (with shots) then lunch at Hooters!

The way Rennie tells it, the girls at Hooters were all over Gavin! They fawned and petted him and he loved every minute. He was so cute to them that he was give a Hooter's rubber ducky and a Hooters t-shirt that said, "I only date Hooter's girls!"

Rennie was more that happy to take a picture for me! My favorite thing about the picture: Gavin's clinging to Tigger!

Day 110: One day I am going...

One day I am going to have a wall with all my family hang up for all my friends and family to admire. I love my dad and mom's hallway.

So does Gavin. He can be held for minutes (long time for Gavin!) and been shown all the different people in our family. It's a great wall. :D

Day 109: New Kitchen Table (9/8)

Ever since we found out that we are able to buy the home we have been working toward, we have done nothing but try and figure out how to get nice furniture in without breaking the budget!

We are in the process of building our first home!!

I am so excited! We have been moving around since we have been married. We both decided that The City (Oklahoma City for the people that dont' live in Oklahoma!) was were we wanted to settle down and raise a family.

We kind of just lucked into this amazing home that is almost finished. We got in at just the right time to pick out all the neat stuff like: stain on the wood, paint color, granite colors, tile and carpet! It couldn't of worked out any more perfect.

So in all of this we are trying to find furniture to match. We can't afford to buy everything right way but Rennie and I found out that Mathis Brothers puts furniture on lay-a-way with no interest!! Which is perfect for us because we can't buy it now, no place to store it and we can't buy everything and have the new expense of the house.

So this is the table that we have picked out for the kitchen/dinning area. It's a little different but the shape and benches will had just enough to our place for it not to be so boring!