Our Life in the Yellow Brick House

Well even though the weather hasn't realized it yet, we celebrated Labor Day last weekend so that means summer is coming to a close. Kyle was able to get off work a little early on Saturday so we could head to Wichita to see Greg and Stacie. Greg is back on the night shift so after watching the end of the OSU game, grabbing some supper and putting Henry to bed, the guys were off to fight crime. I am always amazed by my nephews and how much they change in just a few weeks. Henry can now say his version of Abby and Kyle, and it's so cute! He is still very good at his animal sounds and is learning his colors. But his absolute favorite things to play with are balls. He is obsessed with them and he says "a ball" every time he sees anything round (limes, bubbles, pregnant bellies, you name it).  Henry loves to fist bump. He's also rocking his orange Converse for OSU game day!   Catching bubbles before bath time!   Henry was watching a little Curio...

Well I've tried to keep you somewhat up-to-date on my new year's resolution to record 365 things I'm grateful for in 2013. Well, it's not going that well. I started out strong, but May was my last entry! There's nothing like vacation and summer to get you out of your routine. Maybe I'll make an effort to pick it back up next week, or maybe I won't. Right now I'm feeling a little bit like this: Some resolutions are meat to be broken. Hopefully this one will just be altered a bit and rather than 365 things, it may be closer to 200 and something. Life's all about being flexible, right?  For the long weekend, Kyle and I are so excited to be going to Wichita to visit the Fox family. It should be a great weekend with the first OSU game, hugs from nephews and a little relaxation. I can't wait!

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind, but they have reminded me more than anything how wonderfully full my life is. Full of love from a growing family, full of answered prayers, full of fun with friends and full of challenges that stretch me as a person. I am so thankful for this time in our lives but sometimes I feel like it’s flashing before our eyes. That’s why I’m so glad I have this blog so I can remember great times like these:   A little shark week mirth at work. Thanks, Meredith!   These boys just can't get close enough to the TV. Asher wanted to watch Wild America Predator vs. Prey but when Mom went to put it in he said, "We better not watch this one, it might be scary for Aunt Abby." So we went with Great Escapes because "all of the animals get away in this one."   Asher loves taking pictures outside of Grandpa John's house.   Celebrating Mom's birthday! We changed things up this year and met in OKC at...

I cannot believe it has already come and gone, but Conner celebrated his second birthday on Monday. What a blessing he has been to the whole family with his big smiles, ornery little attitude and sweet cuddles! It has been so much fun watching him grow up.  So we were excited to go to Ponca on Sunday to celebrate with the family. We got to spend pretty much the whole day there, which we haven't done in FOREVER. That town always reminds me of our dating days. Ah memories. But back to the point. Conner had a Toy Story party and Jerilyn did a great job planning it. I think my favorite part was the soldier-topped cup cakes. The kids seemed to really enjoy themselves. I think the hardest part for Conner was opening a gift and then not getting to play with it before moving on to the next one, but he did a great job. At the end of the day, we watched a slideshow with pictures from Conner's second year. It was great. He was glued to it the entire time and when we turned the...