Friendly Therapy:)

 I was having a really rough day one day, and told Sharon I was nearing my breaking point.  I even invited her to come join me in the padded room at Vista.  Instead, she invited Beau and I up for a slumber party:)  Evan was at camp, and I called Nana and asked if Blake could spend the night with her, and we made it work!  Ryan was in Tulsa so it was just Sharon and I, her girls, and Beau.  I have missed Sharon SO bad and we needed some face-to-face time!!

As soon as we got there the kids wanted to swim.  It was freezing and their teeth were chattering, but they swam anyway.

 Since Kelli is living with Sharon and Ryan this summer that equals instant babysitter!!!  So, we ordered pizza for the kids and Sharon and I headed out for dinner.  It was SO nice.  We went to Jose's on Dickson Street and sat outside and listened to music and talked and talked and talked.  

 The next morning Lindsey and Courtney went to basketball camp, and we took Beau and Whit to get donuts.  They love each other so much and play so good together!

 It was raining outside, so they needed something to do inside.  We set them up with the iPads and they were so sweet.  Beau wanted to play Whitney's game, so I got it on our iPad and they played together.

 Later we went to pick up the big girls and to eat lunch.

 We went to this new Mexican place down from Sharon's house and I fell in love with the Razorback Enchiladas:).  It was 2 cheese enchiladas topped with steak fajita meat.  SO good!

 After that we went to get yogurt.  Bet you can't guess which one is Beau's???  Boy doesn't eat enough to keep a bird alive....

 It quit raining so we went swimming one more time before we had to head home.  I thought this was cute....Beau all bundled up in the chair.

It was just the "getaway" I needed.  I came back feeling much less frazzled and so happy that I got to play "catch up" with Sharon!!

Summer Days.....

 Around here lately....Evan moved up to Middle School at church!! WOW!!!  Travis and I decided to continue teaching in Middle School this year so we can experience it with Evan;)  Travis will be teaching Evan's 5th grade boys Life Group and I will be teaching 5th grade girls.  

They look pretty comfy their first day there!

 We had a scrimmage in Greenwood one Sunday afternoon.  Beau was there in his "mowing" boots.  We don't go many places without them these days.

 I got a new phone!!  Woo Hoo!!  I've been holding out, But Best Buy was offering $50 off this month so I decided it was finally time.  So, I upgraded to an iPhone 5.  I'm absolutely in love.  It's SO fast and I just love it!!

So, of course I had to sell my old iPhone 4.  After buying my new phone and a new Otter Box I still made money on the deal!!  That's the way I like it!

 Evan went to middle school church camp at Mt. Vernon, TX.  I was a little nervous sending him off, but he was SO ready.

 Excited boys!

 The back row of the church van.  Ugh.  I can't imagine a more miserable spot, but they were thrilled!

 Love these boys!

Blake was at a sleepover, and I texted him on the way to pick him up on Sunday morning.  I just love this...classic Blake.

So, the iPod was broken.  Totally broken.  White screen and that was it.  So, we started the debate of whether or not to get another iPod or just make the move to an iPhone.  Blake has had a cell phone for about 2 1/2 years, but he will never carry it.  He doesn't want to carry his iPod and his phone, which I can understand.  So, we talked it over and decided it would make more sense to just get him an iPhone.  So, I sold his broken iPod on eBay for $75 and got him a new iPhone 4S for $50.  Worked out great!  And now, I can get a hold of him wherever he is.  He carries it with him and that makes me very happy!!

 My sweet friend Rachel that does my hair has been out of pocket for a while.  Her mom is VERY sick and she has been spending all of her time with her mom.  In the meantime, my hair had gotten really BAD!!!  So, she had a chance to get me in the other day and I was thrilled. NO more black roots!!

 We were at Wal-Mart trying to find Blake some flip-flops for camp, and I looked up and saw this.....HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

 Beau woke up one morning and wanted to make binoculars.  They had made some at school, and they had an accident with the vacuum cleaner, so we made some more!

 I got this cool birthday gift from Kyle, Amy, and Georgia....lots of my favorite candy!

 Nonnie and Poppy have done a lot of work in their backyard, including getting a stand for the hammock mom bought in Nicaragua several years ago.  Beau loves to "ride" the hammock!

 Best $2 I've spent at a yard sale in a long time!! He always wants to do the credit card at Wal Mart and now he has his own!!

 The boys were chasing each other and ran in my bathroom and knocked my jewelry hanger/organizer down.  What a mess, but it inspired me to clean out and get organized.

 After I got my new phone, my mom decided she wanted one, too.  So, I sold her old iPhone 4S for her.  There is some serious $$ in old iPhones!!!

 Blake is getting ready for Super Summer church camp and his rec team color is orange.  I think we got him hooked up!!

 And, my naked golfer.  So stinkin' cute!!

Summer is definitely underway!!

Conway Baseball

 After Blake finished his belt test, Travis and the boys picked me up and we headed to Conway.  Nonnie stayed with Blake in Clarksville for his afternoon seminar.  Evan played baseball at 4:00 and 7:30 on Saturday.  Nana and Papa came too, so Beau had lots of entertainment!  

Wanna bite??

 After a great win!!!

 Beau discovered this water fountain during the 2nd game.  It took him about 2 minutes to be soaking wet!

 So, he shed the shirt and went back to playing...

 Serious mess.

 On Saturday Evan's team won their first game, and played again that afternoon. I caught this as we were walking back into the ball park.  Seriously love.

After a brutal game of several overtime innings, Evan's team got cheated out of the win.  It was heartbreaking to say the least.  Afterwards, the director admitted that if he would have been there, he would have reversed the call on the spot.  So, we left feeling pretty defeated.  But, the boys played amazingly and we were very proud!!!

Black Belt Test!

 On Saturday June 8 Blake hit a huge milestone...he took his Kuk Sool Won Black Belt Test!!!  He has been working towards this day for 2 years.  It takes a whole lot of dedication and determination to get to where Blake is today.  He works extremely hard at two 2 hour classes every week.  There is nothing comfortable about the Kuk Sool Won gym.  No heat or A/C and sometimes Mr. Tim even turns on the propane heaters in the summer...just to make it harder.  So, this was huge!

The actual test costs $350 so we wanted to be certain this was the time.  His instructor assured us he was ready.  So, Nonnie, Blake, and I headed to Clarksville on Saturday for the test. 

 Let me just say that Blake ROCKED it!! I was SO incredibly proud of him!  He looked amazing and never showed any signs of being tired, even though they worked them SUPER hard for 2 hours.

 He was worn out, and still had a 3 hour seminar to attend after the test!  Super proud Nonnie!

 And here he is with the official certificate.  He is now a Dahn Bo Nim.  Basically, he is a Black Belt "carrier".  He has to work for another year learning all the Black Belt "stuff" and then in a year he comes back and takes the test again, and after that will get to actually "wear" the belt.  It's a long hard process, but he has made it SO far!!!  A year from now he will be wearing his Black Belt!!

Way to Go Blake!!!  We are SO proud of you!!!

School's Out for Summer!!

 We had MANY "end of the year" celebrations this year!  We started with Fun Day at East Hills.  Sherry and I volunteered to run the concession stand for this, too.  It was a good call since it was SO hot outside that day!!

 Beau had an end of the year "camp out" in his class at MDO.  He had a blast!  Beau and Hayden LOVE Mrs. Angie!

 My birthday fell in the middle of the last week of school.  Mom made my annual tacos, cheese dip, and guacamole for my birthday dinner.  I asked for homemade ice cream and strawberries instead of cake and it was SO good!!

 During the last week of school, we were pretty much just doing good if everyone got to school close to on time, with everything they needed.  One morning the boys truly couldn't find anything to eat, so they had microwave popcorn for breakfast! Mom of the Year right here!!!

 Blake had an Awards and Banner Dance Assembly at the PAC one morning.  Beau tried on Blake's hat before he left:)

 Beau and I sat with Sherry, Dace, and Dana.  It was VERY long and we had to do some entertaining!

 My girls and I!

I was SO proud of Blake.  He got Principal's Role, Gold Thumb's Up, and Highest Grade on his team in Science!!!  Woo Hoo!!

 Fun Day at East Pointe was Thursday.  Beau and I went to help make sno-cones and popcorn for PTO.  Evan was super sweet to let Beau hang out with him some and he even took him down the bounce around slide.  At one point, Beau just sat down in the middle of some boys he didn't know and started talking:)

 On Friday after school, we had a School's Out swim party at the Daniel's.  It was LOTS of fun for everyone!! Between Sherry, Amy, and I we have 9 boys!!!

 Getting silly!!

 Full-blown crazy!!

 These friends are SO precious to me!!  It just makes everything better to share fun times with good friends!!

We are SO ready to get our busy summer started!!