Hellloooo

Let me introduce myself…..
My name is Alisa

Blog Slacker Extraordinaire

So much has happened since we last talked,

but I suppose it is a little late to to talk about our summer plans at this point

seeing as it is now FALL 

like I said……S.l.a.c.k.e.r

Well, if there is anything that would make me want to put actual thoughts into a post and hit publish, it would be this beauty {and the wonderful lady behind the camera}. 
Emily from Life in the Light Photography did such a wonderful job on Britt’s senior pics. She was so easy to work with and she knows the way to a girls heart is through unlimited wardrobe changes and bubbles. It was a great experience and I would highly recommend her  if you are in the Kansas City area.

Seriously….the proof is in the proofs people.
hee hee














What do you think? Which one is your favorite?
We had such a hard time choosing. I wanted to buy all 65 proofs she showed us.


You can check out more of Emily’s work over on her blog Life in the Light {love that name} Stop by and tell her “Hi”.  Tell her how awesome she is! She would love it, I’m sure.

Cool {free} drinks

If there is a day deserving of a free slurpee,


it is definitely today.
Or yesterday.
H.O.T.

Did you get yours?

Almost over

Baseball season is almost over

Corban had his last game of the season this week.
It was the first year his team has been very successful and it was sooo much more fun than the last few years. I’m kind of sad it’s all over.


Before one of the last games of the season the team met up at a nearby Sonic for ice cream. We had to move to another Sonic when the first one announced they were out of ice cream. What? seriously, no ice cream in the middle of the summer?


Josiah still has a few more t-ball “games” left. I use the term “game” very loosely. There is no score keeping, no outs and everyone gets a home run. Ya know, so everybody feels good about themselves. Ha! At least he is having fun.


I won mother of the year award this week when I completely forgot about picture day. I just snuck in behind the photographer and snapped my own pic.
I always hate feeling like I have to buy those silly pictures anyways. $15 saved. I might have to forget next time too.

Am I the only one that feels it is silly to buy all those sport pictures?

What’s not to get?

My husband just doesn’t get it.
The lure of the cupcake, that is.

I personally don’t understand what he doesn’t get.
A perfect little piece of cake all wrapped up just for one.
Seems perfectly, deliciously obvious to me.

Lucky for me, my kids totally get it!
They have yet to turn down an offer to go to the new shop up the street.
It’s called Sugar Rush and the cupcakes are just delightful.
Way better and bigger than the other shop in town.
The first one up above is the Chocolate Peanut Butter, the second was Strawberry Lemonade and Josiah’s was the Hot Fudge Sundae cupcake. All super delicious.

Do you have any cupcakeries in your area? What is your favorite flavor?

Courage

The ability to do things that one finds frightening.

The ability to confront fear in the face of pain,danger, uncertainty or intimidation. 

"Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it." Mark Twain 

Oh, goodness

It has been a whirlwind of crazy around here lately!
I think it is starting to slow down a bit.  I think….

Does anyone else feel like they are always in go mode with absolutely no time to slow down and enjoy things? I feel like I am always thinking “next week will be more peaceful” and somehow that next week never gets here .  Maybe I am doing something wrong. Please tell me if you know a secret I don’t. I would hug you right through this computer screen if I could! seriously.

I don’t really have much to say because my brain is maxed out, but I thought I would share some pics of what we have been up to.

So ready yourself for random and disjointedness ahead~

We had an Easter egg hunt at church for the first time this year and the kids loved it. It was short and sweet {literally} and the weather was beautiful!

All my handsome guys trying to smile whilst I made them stare directly into the sun :) 

Capturing all three together and smiling is so rare these days. I love this. 


 
More egg hunting at my parent’s house. 

My niece, Maddy, had her first egg hunt, but I think she really liked the mulch better than the eggs. 

We had a lovely day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

Next came prom!!!

Pretty girls!

My grandmother passed away on Good Friday {she was 95} so we have been busy attending memorial services this week. I say plural serviceS because the funeral home totally messed up everything and failed to mention until the morning of the burial that the death certificate was never signed. Who does that?

We also switched over our phone, internet, TV service to another company to save a bundle of cash each month. So far, it’s been a miserable mess. Our internet service has been spotty at best. uugh!

Ooh, I would like to thank whoever the lovely soul is who sent over 3000 visitors to my etsy shop yesterday. I haven’t figured out who you are, but thank you! I think you are particularly awesome!


All in all, I know I am blessed beyond measure. I feel grateful to have a wonderful family, a risen Savior and a home with spotty internet/phone/ TV coverage. Things will never be perfect this side of glory.


"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind."
— C.S. Lewis

A beautiful day

Did you think I had simply disappeared?
Well, no such luck.
Simply busy with life. 

In the last week we have had freezing temps and 90° weather. We have seen snow, crazy wind, rain storms, and tons of hail {more than I have ever seen in one storm….ever} It has been a crazy start to spring to say the least.

But yesterday,
yesterday was a beautiful day.
Everything was dry and the wind was wippy but not too bad.
68° and perfect.

So we stopped by the park on the way to run some errands. We enjoyed the blooming trees.

The boys had fun playing with our old fashioned toys. I don’t know what you call these other than sticks and rings, but they are lots of fun. Note Josiah’s face as proof.

You basically use the sticks to launch your ring into the air and then catch it with your sticks again. You can play by yourself or as a group.  It was so sunny that it was hard to see the ring once it was launched.  I’m not complaining though.


Josiah decided the other day {when it was raining} that he was ready to do the zip line  All. By. Himself.  He is so so timid in large motor activities, but he did it and was so proud of himself.

Love the concentration on his face.

The boys loved finding these huge acorn tops.  I love those sweet little hands.


It was a beautiful day!

*******

Keep your face always toward the sunshine
and shadows will fall behind you. ~
                                                   
Walt Whitman

It’s rough

being a superhero dog on a snow day, but she tolerates it well.

Enjoying

Some things I’ve been enjoying

We all went to see the new Narnia movie on Friday night. To say that it was great would be a serious understatement. I thought it was a little dark compared to the first two, but Josiah seemed un-phased by the battles and serpents . He said “they aren’t real mom” when I told him I thought they were a little scary. Kids are funny.  

I spent a good deal of my weekend right here. I’m not complaining one ounce. I love it.

Sunday evening we went to see the Kansas City Ballet’s Nutcracker. It was  beautiful. I think it was a little different version than we had seen in the past.

My kids all bundled up after the Nutcracker. It was so cold and windy. I don’t mind it unless I have to go outside. duh.

I ordered this twine from The Twinery the other day and it finally came. Love it. The colors are so vibrant and the twine is sooo soft. I’m dreaming of all the things I can do with it. The aqua one is my favorite. What would you do with all this twine? I hate to cut into it, it’s just so pretty.

This sweet puppy, even though she makes keeping my house clean twice as difficult.

What are you enjoying right now?

Blessings~