Wii Par-tay!

This weekend we had the Hoodies over for a jam session on the Wii. (a note to our sweet hubbies......don't quit your day job. jk!) The little hoodies had a chance to get together and play. It is always a hit when Walker comes to play.

Landry and his little date, Haddie. These two just had the best time at their little table together. So cute.

Some serious jammin going on!

The groupies (One of our beautiful hoodies is going to be having a baby boy soon. We can't wait!)

Kari and Karen (sisters) Such Rock stars!

Even Landry had to show off his skills to his date.

The Wii party continued on this morning with Lauren. She is so into this! Is it wrong for my ten year old to know all of the words by Bon Jovi?

Such a Diva!

and her band.

So it looks like the Reeds will be going on tour now. As long as I can be the road manager I am in! Fun times with the Wii.

Appy's Apple Cake

Hey Friends, this is a cake that my mom bakes. It is so easy and makes the house smell so yummy! Blessings~Robin


Appy's Apple Cake

1 1/4c oil
2 c sugar
3 eggs
3 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp soda
3 c chopped fine apples (fuji is what she uses) (3-4 apples) peal them and cut into small chunks
1 c pecans chopped
1 c coconut

Mix eggs. Add sugar and oil. Add dry ingredients. Add apples, pecans, and coconuts. Mix.
Bake in 2 loaf pans. Spray Pam on the pans first. Then bake for one hour (if using a smaller pan then bake 40 minutes. If you cook it less than an hour or 40 minutes it will not be done and will be gooey inside) at 325 degrees. Let it set for a bit and then turn them out. Enjoy!

Words to think about from Mom....

3L's, a few things I want you to think about. ~American has the words I CAN in it. You can!

~The person who looks up to God rarely looks down at anyone.

~Circumstances may be outside of your control, but the way you respond to them is not.

~The best way to stop worrying is to start praying.

~Take time to find God in the small stuff. When you see God in the small stuff, your life becomes more meaningful.

~Be yourself, everyone else is taken.

There is so much more I want to tell you. I hope that you really think about the few messages above. I Love you 3L's so very much.~Mom

A little Hoodie Girl's birthday party......

Jillian turned 6 this past weekend and we got to celebrate with her at the YMCA. What a fun time the 3L's had at her swimming party. Lauren and Landry

Casey and Troy had a pretty good time too.....racing!

Not sure who was the winner was but Casey said on the way home he would have been faster if he had on his Michael Phelps speedo....yikes!

Sweet girls

Landry wanted to race Troy too!

The 3 Amigos

The little Hoodie gang (missing a few a members).

Everyday I look out at our neighborhood and feel so blessed to have our best friends right next door! God sure knew what he was doing when he moved us to this street. Jillian, we hope you had a wonderful birthday! We love you sweetheart.

"A family that plays together stays together"

is a quote I always heard growing up from my mom. My mom was a school teacher so she had many of these little tid bits to give. ha! This one has always stuck in my mind and I am glad it did. Like probably most families this time of year, we have been having lots of cabin fever at our house. Casey and I decided to join the 3L's and get bikes. This way we can all go for bike rides around the neighborhood. Whoever said "it is just like riding a bike, you never forget" was crazy! Landry and his McQueen bike from Santa
You can't miss these two with their flags.

A little "Guns Up" Texas Tech style bike riding.

3L's when you read this someday I hope you have fond memories of us playing together. Spending time with you is always fun!

I've been Tagged!

This is my 6th picture in my 6th file. (Read down below to see how to do this)

Landry was 5 months old here. We had this silly little plastic penguin that he would giggle one of those deep belly laughs each time he laid eyes on him. I can still hear this funny laugh coming from my little bald baby boy. Oh, it makes me smile to think back to bath times with Landry and Mr. Penguin!

I have been tagged by two wonderful blogger buds! Thanks Lisa and Tara. (Lisa-http://baldwin-family-blessed.blogspot.com/2009/01/youve-been-tagged.html Tara-http://kenleysmomma14.blogspot.com/2009/01/picture-challenge.html)

Be sure and visit their blogs. Lisa is a such a beautiful person inside and out. I love her realness and spunky blog. You will love her family and she has the cutest dogs!

Tara is so talented. (check out my blog button she did!) She does blog makeovers and you will enjoy reading about her family. Her beautiful little girl reminds me of Lauren at that age.

When I decided to blog, I only had in mind to help keep a journal of our family to print out for the 3L's someday. I never knew the bonus of meeting such wonderful people!

If you are reading this consider yourself tagged now!

(I follow a lot of great blogs! I want to tag them all. If you are new to my blog let me know. I would love to stop by yours and say Hi.)

Here are the rules......

1. Go to your documents/pictures

.2. Go to your 6th file.

3. Go to your 6th picture.

4. Blog about it.

5. Tag 6 people to do the same. (I am tagging you!)

6. Blog away!

Wordless Wednesday!

(I hope SV elementary isn't looking! Someone in these pictures was playing possum and seems to be feeling better! )

Hot Chocolate.....

hits the spots on a cold, winter January day! The 3L's have just discovered this yummy treat. I can't believe we have never had hot cocoa before with them. It is getting pretty cold here in Texas (nothing like some of you guys! I once lived in Iowa so I know that Texans really have no idea of what cold really is. Right?) The 3L's put on their comfy pjs and we sat by the fire playing games. I forget that simple things like this turn out to be so much.and Landry.....if you read this one day.....know that momma had nothing to do with this. Your sister dressed you in a nightgown of hers because you couldn't find your comfy pjs. You thought this was pretty cool. Your dad just cringed. ha! Silly boy.
Stay warm!

The Reed Brothers Street Cleaning Service

I was cracking up when I went outside to find these two sweeping the streets with a big broom attached to their Gator. Luke said that they have decided to go into business together and sweep the streets in our neighborhood. Their plans were to charge the neighbors a quarter for the two of them to sweep the driveway and out in front of their house. Oh my little entrepreneurs! Don't worry Hoodies, I explained to them that it would be better if they just did it for free because that is what we should do for our friends. So for about an hour they went up and down the culda sac sweeping the street. ha! Casey and I just cracked up watching.

Lauren's birthday at home

Oh, I thought I had posted these. Here are pictures of my sweet 10 year old on her birthday. Look how tall she is? She is going to pass me in a couple of years with those long legs. She still melts my heart. I am so thankful God gave me a daughter! She is 100% Daddy's girl!

I can't believe she is in the double digits now.

Her brothers picked out her candles for her birthday cake....

they were sparklers! Let's just say they got it from her afterwards. ha!

Happy 10th birthday sweetpea. We love you!

Still learning so much about this blog thing......

and meeting some great people too! When I started to blog I only had in mind to keep some kind of fun record of our family. Scrapbooking is a beautiful art but makes me so overwhelmed. To me this blogging thing fits perfect into my life. I just never knew that I would also get to meet some really wonderful people. Plus, getting to keep up with my old buddies too. What a bonus! I have become a blog addict on checking our their sites. ha.

One of the blogs I follow is Tara's blog. She is a talented designer. On the side she designs fun blogs and buttons. Like this one. Check her out!

http://kenleysmomma14.blogspot.com/

As far as life with the 3L's this week it has been busy. We are all still trying to adjust to being back on a routine. Oh, how I miss sleeping in during the holidays. ha! Have a great rest of the week friends.

Landry's restaurant

When we were in Dallas celebrating this past weekend Landry found his name on a sign. He said, "They knew I was coming didn't they?" Ha!