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So far this month has been pretty great! Nothing terribly exciting has been going on! A few pics from this last week.

These two want to be outside all the time.

Ella eats mud everytime we are outside. Why???!!!!

Morning cartoons!

Off to school!






If one picture could sum up our household, this is it. Always next to each other and almost always "fighting". It exhausts me.

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First day of soccer

On Saturday, Kade had his first soccer practice. We were nervous for multiple reasons, but the main one being Bryan signed up to coach knowing absolutely NOTHING about soccer. We managed to make a good plan for practice and off we went. And on Kade's end it was downhill from there. There were multiple time outs, tons of tears, and two swollen eyes by the end of practice.

Kade would just not take Bryan serious as a coach. He cried when he wasn't the "leader" in certain games. He cried if his ball when the wrong direction. He cried over just about everything. Bryan handled him and the rest of the kids perfectly and made Kade just go sit out when he wasn't able to behave like he knows how. Bryan has to be able to focus on the other 7 kids on the team and not just Kade. It was a loooong 45 minutes to say the least.

We have talked and talked and talked about tying harder and being a big boy during next week's practice, so fingers crossed it goes better for him (and us). We really just want this to be a fun experience for him and what we saw yesterday was the total opposite of fun.













It was freezing so Ella and I sat in the Car and watched Kade unravel from a distance..










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DIY Farmhouse Table

Several years ago, my inlaws were in town and I threw out the idea of Bryan and my father in law building me a toy box. I drew out what I wanted and by the time my inlaws left on Sunday this toybox was made and it looked EXACTLY like the picture I drew out.

 I knew both men were handy, but I don't think they knew what was in store for them from then on out! I have come up with tons of projects for them to do :) Luckily, they like doing that kind of stuff and don't complain! Over Christmas, they were in town and I finally got my farmhouse table that I have been wanting for YEARS!

I have always known that I wanted a Farmhouse table for my dining room. But I didn't want to pay the price for the one I drooled over in Pottery Barn. One night while browsing Pinterest (of course!) I came across this Pin and I knew that this was something my husband and father in law could do! My parents had just given us their old dining set and Bryan said the top was the only thing they would need to build! And I have to say, it turned out better than I could have ever expected!

I am in LOVE with my new/old dining table!

Before:

During:

 

We stained the top a dark stain and painted the legs and chairs with Annie Sloan's Paris Grey. 

And the finished product!! It turned out perfect!

For the chairs, we just recovered the seats with this Khaki colored fabric. It totally compliments the paint and the stain!

The total cost for this project was around $120. And that is leaving us with paint and stain left over to use for something else. I love "re-inventing" furniture!

Linking up with Kelly's Korner

Boy mom

Being a mom of a boy means fire trucks, hot wheels, bugs, dirt, Tow Mater, Lightening McQueen, Spider-Man, Batman, bad guys, good guys, footballs, soccerballs, and non stop energy. I love it and I wouldn't change it for anything in the world.

I am slowly but surely being educated on all the superheroes. It's the newest phase around here. And it is FUN!













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Swinging and 'Nocilars'

Just a normal day at the park. These babies LOVE to swing!


















When we got home from the park we had a little bit of time before naps, I heard Kade run out of the playroom saying, "someone is coming! Let me use my nocilars, protect the treasure!"

I love his big imagination! And that he was using cups from his kitchen as his 'nocilars!"







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Western day

Kade's school had western day last week. They had pony rides and a petting zoo! It was a lot of fun, and I loved that Ella got to participate as well! It's crazy now that she is old enough to participate in things! I have to split my time with the two and usually leave exhausted because I have run from one kid to the next and back again! I love all the fun activities that Kade's school puts on! We love FFP!




Kade looks so big to me in this picture :(













Kade's class! Minus one who was absent.
















Five out of the eight in his class!










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