Road trip to Norman!

So...We finally made it back to Norman for the first time since I graduated in 2005! When I left I never imagined that the next time I set foot on campus it would be with my 2 kids! ha! My brother is a freshman there now and Caleb's sister is a senior, so we got to visit each of them as well. Enjoy the pics!

The dorm rooms were just how I remembered, but with better furniture. They even smelled exactly the same!

We made a stop at my old journalism college...going inside gave me butterflies like I was getting ready to give a presentation. Glad I'm finished with that!

I've always loved this fountain...

Me and my brother at the union.

They must make some pretty mean fries, 'cause the boys gobbled them up!

Poppy and daddy, with no fries :(

We're representin' in our OU shirts at my old dorm hall.

Ezra was being such a good helper and when Poppy cried he would say, "She needs milk!"

Cara, Caleb and Poppy at Cara's apartment.

Ezra was too worn out to move and get in the picture with everyone else.

Aunt Cara and Poppy!

We were all SO worn out by the end of the day, but we had so much fun! I'm glad to see that everything is still pretty much the same. We had a great day and plan on visiting again before another 4 years goes by! :)

Courtesy of another blog that I enjoy: Here are some tidbits about me...

I Am
the most fulfilled I have ever been.

I Want
a country cottage.

I Have
more than I deserve.

I Wish
to make many happy memories that our kids will always have.

I Hate
when people try to make themselves appear like something they are not.

I Fear
having regrets when I'm old.

I Hear
my little Poppy making sleepy sounds.

I Search
for wisdom, knowledge and understanding.

I Wonder
what God has in store for our life.

I Regret
not getting married sooner.

I Love
having our own family.

I Ache
when I am missing someone.

I Always
try to learn something.

I Usually
stay up too late.

I Am Not
made to live in Oklahoma.

I Dance
around all the time.

I Sing
horribly, yet all of the time. :)

I Never
deny someone forgiveness.

I Rarely
can stay mad. Thankfully.

I Cry
easily.

I Am Not Always
as patient as I should be.

I Lose
everything I need to take as I'm going out the door.

I'm Confused
plenty of the time.

I Need
more hours in the night!

I Should
be less critical.

I Dream
about remodeling our kitchen.


Wow! That was more challenging than I thought! Anyone who wants to use this, paste it in on your blog and write in your answers. Could be interesting...

Update from us

Hi! I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth... just been busy! Busy in the sort of way that a dog is busy chasing his tail. Keeping up with a 2 year old and a ALMOST 2 month old is a lot of running in circles, literally! Ha! Poppy is sleeping for 5 hours straight most nights and I am so grateful for that! When she goes to sleep I can't decide if I should run to bed as fast as I can or sit and enjoy the peace. Usually I enjoy the peace and then when she wakes up that first time I kick myself for not going to bed!

I also made a great discovery this week! Well, I think it's great, but everyone else may already know. Have you checked out the library lately? I realized that they have really good cd's! Every cd that I wanted to buy (which is at least about 15 at any given time) they had to rent! I have been mad at itunes for raising the price of their songs, so I haven't bought any lately, but now I can listen to everything I want FOR FREE!!! And they have movies too! I was mad because I looked up several of the last few movies we have rented and they had them all there, again FOR FREE!!! I'm all about saving a buck, and though I LOVE Redbox (I'm also mad at Blockbuster for being a RIP OFF) free is even better! SO needless to say I requested that a bazillion things be sent to the library by our house and I can't wait to go pick 'em up!

Here are some pics of the kiddos to keep Granny satisfied, 'cause we all know that's the only reason she reads my blog!

Watch out Ez, you're gonna get punched!

This is Ezra's new face. It is hands down the funniest thing I have ever seen in my whole life! I wish this picture could capture motion, because he also shakes while doing it, but I'm just glad to get a frame of the face...watch out for this kid because someday he is going to have his own comedy show!

Little Poppy looking around in bed!

She has been smiling a lot, but this was the closest I've come to getting a picture of it. She has such a precious little face, and her smoochies are good too!

Sunday after church at our house, or pretty much any afternoon! Ha :)

And for the sake of keeping it real, (ya, this is realllly real & I'm wondering why we have so many photos of us in pajamas???) I am adding this photo because it pretty much sums it all up. I may be haggard with under eye circles, but you'll never find a happier mommy!