Closet Love

We have an extra closet in our bedroom, I know, extra right!

I have not know the best use for it since we moved in

and really didn't plan this project much ahead but it turned out great!

I asked DH to build me shelves in here instead of a hanging rack.

I just wasn't using the closet very effectively.

So we headed to papaw's garage shop

Blake's cedar chest is getting the cedar put in

And SIL Shannon is getting a new coat area

And grandma is getting an old hutch remade,

winter farmers sure can be handy (with a dose of patience)

I am not ashamed to show you what I pulled it, it didnt look quite that bad in the closet but 

it did need to be sorted and or donated!

Our photo albums finally have a home!  Yeah

And the boys memory boxes for school papers. Joe could look at this box once a month

He is a sucker for memories.

Big Splash Big Luck

We went to Big Splash with

some of our Best Friends over break.

And we went on the busiest day of the year.

I am certain because it was the last day to use discount coupons for 2014.

But, that is where our luck began for the day...

as we arrived I had 4 tickets and we needed 3 more.

We went to purchase them and she said we have you covered!!

What, yep, they had some coupons left there from folks not using them.

So 7 of us played all day for 40!

We found some seats with folks from church, but did move eventually 

because it was super hot in the pool area.

The kids didn't notice the crowd and Katie and I were talking too much let it bother us!

We enjoyed pizza for lunch!

And then some more luck.

We were in line to cash in tickets and a guy gave us free tickets to redeem

and more coins to play!  Super!

Just for good measure, since it was a day of good luck

He gave us exactly 20 coins...4 for each kid.

And to top it off I stopped by the 4H grounds on the way home to pay memberships

and what did we learn?  The council paid our registration fee this year.

A day of luck I tell ya- it would have been lucky anyway

catching up with Katie and kids is always worth it!

Making the Most !

We made the most of our Christmas Break.

My partner covered 2 days for me which left me with a string of days off, loved it!

Legos were a big part of our break.

Legos could be out on this table all. the .time.

Sam got a great kid cookbook from Grandma for his birthday and 

it was out for breakfast one morning.

Joe didn't want pancakes so he got his initals out of smokeys

The weather was nice in the upper 40s a few days.

Some basketball drills were in order

Shay and Ty came over one night for a couple hours

I made special 5dollarbucklunch one day.

Boys were very surprised by the gravy for the chicken strips!

I made them a menu, we did that later in the week too when DH grilled us steaks.

We took the boys to Indiana Theatre.

Loved it.

It felt like a little piece of my childhood and teen dating years recovered,

it had been closed for years and recently renovated.

The first of the wedding goodies.

She text, I couldn't resist.

We crafted a little

I enjoyed a midafternoon coffee treat one day in my new cup from Blake.

And all this wedding talk had us feeling nostalgic and 

we broke out the wedding video.

Look at them, man I was and still am so proud of those three.

Handsome DH

Snuck in a visit with friends at Big Spalsh

And marked a closet project (that turned into two closets and the whole toy room)

off the list

Had game night

And watched our favorite third grade team win a tourney!