Interview with the 3 L's about Mom

This is a fun little game that I play with the 3L's every year. I will always cherish their thoughts about me....even if they are so far off. ha! Love you 3L's~Mom

(This picture is a couple of years old but one of my faves!)

Lauren age 10, Luke age 6, and Landry age 4

These are their answers in 2009

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Lauren: I love you
Luke: I love you
Landry: I love you

2. What makes mom happy?
Lauren: When I clean my room
Luke: If I clean my room
Landry: I can't think of it

3. What makes mom sad?
Lauren: When I get in trouble
Luke: If we make a mess everywhere
Landry: When I do things wrong

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Lauren: When she tells me funny stories
Luke: By doing something funny
Landry: Tickle me

5. What was your mom like as a child?
Lauren: Sweet and funny
Luke: She had brown hair
Landry: Funny girl

6. How old is your mom?
Lauren: 36
Luke:24
Landry: 7


7. How tall is your mom?
Lauren: 5 feet
Luke: Smaller than daddy
Landry: T-I-E...... Is that right mommy?

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Lauren: Go shopping
Luke: Go bowling
Landry: Read stories

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Lauren: Clean rooms
Luke: Clean rooms (ha!)
Landry:She doesn't play

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Lauren: The best Nurse
Luke: Teaching doctors what to do and helping people stay alive
Landry: I don't know

11. What is your mom really good at?
Lauren: Drawing horses
Luke: Working on our rooms
Landry: Finding me

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Lauren: Killing spiders
Luke: Making mistakes
Landry: Playing tag

13. What does your mom do for a job?
Lauren: She helps people get through a surgery
Luke: Helping people at a doctor's office
Landry: Nurse

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Lauren: chocolate
Luke: All kinds of stuff
Landry: Eat broccoli

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Lauren: When she loves me
Luke: Buying us something
Landry:Playing hide and seek

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Lauren: Smurf
Luke: A princess on a horse
Landry: Sponge Bob

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Lauren: Go shopping
Luke: We cook
Landry: Play tag

18. How are you and your mom the same?
Lauren: We both have the same hair and eye color
Luke: Our hair
Landry: Play hide and seek

19. How are you and your mom different?
Lauren: She is a grown up and I am not
Luke: I am little and she is big and a girl and I am a boy
Landry: Red and Blue....... Is that right Mommy?

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Lauren: When she says goodnight to me
Luke: Hugs and kisses me
Landry: She hugs me tight

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Lauren: When he gives her a gift
Luke: He buys her flowers
Landry: He does funny faces at her

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Lauren: Pappasitos's
Luke: Shopping
Landry: Burger King (really?)

We are just like any family....

we have our moments.....3 L's arguing, kids not listening, not taking care of their toys, dirty looks (which always gets you into trouble) etc. Just when you think you aren't getting through to them something like this happens.

A note out of the blue.

Aww...thank you Lord for a little reminder that they are listening and do get it!

Looking back....

at a few pictures from the past of my sweet little guy makes me smile. This shirt is SO you! You are definitely up to something all the time.

Those big brown eyes melt our hearts in a hurry!

Oh sweet boy how we love you!

Tonight you are still struggling with your cold. I think it is just passing around the house to the 3L's. To hear you cough and whimper breaks your momma's heart. I am thankful that it is just a cold. I don't think I could handle what we go through with you when you need antibiotics right now. I still believe God has an answer for us on that!

You must be something special to us cause we don't let just anyone eat pizza in our bed. ha! (well, your brother and sister)

Sweet dreams Landry Love. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you~Love, Mom and Dad

Nothing like a Redneck baby shower for a Hoodie!

Some of our dearest best friends-Hoodies-neighbors are expecting a baby boy in March. This will be #3 for them. They are catching up to the Reeds! woo-hoo. We came up with a plan on how to celebrate this exciting time for them.....a Redneck baby shower! Now let me just say, you can't just throw anyone a Redneck shower and they love it. ha! David and Elizabeth have kept us all rolling over the years with their Earl and Earleen impressions. They even came dressed up to a Halloween party one year as our favorite backwoods Redknecks. Having a picture of this gave us the perfect idea on what to do for their cake. (oh how the bakers at HEB laughed!) La Fiesta made the prefect place to have our couples shower. We decorated with only the finest decor you can buy....well, maybe not! Feed sacks for the guest of honor chair, cut outs of Earleen blown up with an arrow pointing to baby, Boones bottles with flowers, all the present wrapped in Walmart sacks and laundry baskets....this was probably one of the easiest baby showers ever planned. ha!



The budlight box was really a gift inside....a little onesie that said "New kid in da'Hood"

Of course some of the guest wore their best outfits.

The Redneck Hostess group

Me and my favorite redneck. Yea, he is all mine! haha.

Mindy and Troy

Karen and Trey

Trudi and Jeff

Beautiful Liz! All the Hoodie girls

David and the Hoodie Men

David and Elizabeth were the BEST sports on letting us throw them a surprise redneck shower! This little boy is going to be blessed with two wonderful parents. I know how much they are a blessing to my family. We love everything about them and will love this little Earl too when he gets here!!! (by the way the bottles are more decor)

David you "Got Er Done"

Liz, if you are reading this I want you to know how much I love you dearly friend. You are beautiful in every way! My prayers are with you during this exciting time. Praying for a healthy baby boy and a smooth delivery. I am oncall for you! If you need a Hoodie...even in the middle of the night...I will send Casey. ha! You know I am kidding...I am there!!! Hoodie Hugs~TR