Snow Days 2K14

Oddly enough Louisiana got snow TWICE in a matter of two weeks this year, the kids got out of school several days and we got to enjoy the snice (snow/ice) fun!!! 

The first go around the snow was more of an ice mixture, but it was still fun to play in!! Luckily we were all geared up with bibs, jackets, and gloves!! 

 

One night it was too cold to play outside so we improvised and set up the jump house in the garage of the Gould's house to help the boys get out some of their energy! 

 

The next snow day was pretty much the same story, lots of ice, some snow and a lot of fun to play in....

Booski really enjoyed the snow too...

 

This was right before Brooks pelted Cade with a snow ball.....

 

And this is right after Cade got him back with one smack in the face....you can see how proud Cade was and how upset little brother was!! LOL

We had fun in the snow/ice, spending some QT together on the cold days and having a few days off of school/work is always a bonus!!

 

Until next time....

Funny Picture Friday

Life with Boys! 

The aftermath of playing in the mud one morning!

DNow Weekend 2014

Disciple Now Weekend 2014 

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

 

This is Dani's first DNow weekend, and it was a good start to hopefully many more years!! 

 

 She had a great group and one of the best leaders this year. Her college leader was Morgan Ohlinger, (one of my favorite babysitters of all time and she is an awesome person) and she stayed at The Bozeman's house.

The speaker for the weekend was J. Warner Wallace, author of Cold Case Christianity. He really challenged the kids and adults to know how to defend your faith in the world today. He is a cold case detective from L.A. who used police strategies and examples and aligned them with how to prove out the gospel to those who are skeptic and even those who are not. He did a great job and was very relatable with the kids.

The band was the Jeff Kapps Band and they did a great job leading us all in captivating worship!!

It was a very challenging weekend spiritually and I am so thankful that I got to be a part of it. Josh and the boys took the weekend and went to the camp in Lake Charles and so I hosted the 10th grade girls at our house.

If you know me you know that I love to do little pranks and have a history of being the prank master back in my college days!! So our first night we did a little pranking on some of the college leaders cars, which resulted in some serious retaliation by the other groups!!

 

So our last night at D-Now we stayed home and defended my house from those who wanted to retaliate!! Josh made us some booby traps out of rat traps, fishing line and blank bullets that scared them off initially but in the end we were outnumbered and got pranked pretty bad by both the 7th graders (yes, Dani pranked her own house) and the 10-11th grade guys. 

We got defeated but not shut down!! It was a fun night and we made some great memories that weekend complete with great worship, preaching and quality time!!

There was only a time period of about 5 hours the next day of which I was cleaning, scrubbing, and scraping ketchup, chicken noodle soup, grits, oatmeal, bird seed, flour, silly string, toilet paper, forks, cookies, and whatever else that I was slightly regretting the weekend. But that anger quickly faded to a memory of something I will always remember as my first D-Now experience as an adult and Dani's first D-now in the youth and pranking memories!!

It was a great weekend, despite the "murder scene" ending on my driveway!! Still considering if there will be a next year for us as a host home...but I am certain there will be a next year for Dani!! 

Until next year!

Two of a Kind

These two little boys will make your heart melt and then turn around and make you want to scream the next....but it only takes one quick glance and your heart is back to melting!! 

They constantly make mischief together and they love playing together...well at least most days!! 

They always take care of each other...

They continue to make memorable moments a reality....

They love to play dress up together....

They still continue to save the world together....two at a time....

They feed off of each other's silliness....

They love being boys together, playing in the mud, riding 4-wheelers, splashing in the water, playing with toy guns and just being outside doing what little boys do best!!

 

They even took their first private plane ride together on "Air Grandpere" recently!! The first of many more I am sure....

And then when it comes times to crash at night....you will usually find them together again, snuggled up together!

 

I love living life with these two right by my side and constantly making my life worth living to the best of my ability!! I am grateful that God chose me to be their mommy!! I cherish every minute and look forward to the next. 

Stay tuned for many more memorable adventures with these two!