New Moon...

Saw it, loved it, wanna see it again!!!!! It's better than Twilight (if that's even possible) and completely worth the money to go see Edward, and yes, Jacob, too, on the big screen!

Christmas Card Preview...

This is your official preview of the Springs family Christmas card, 2009! Many thanks to Michelle, for your patience with all of us, especially Garrett who only wanted to stick out his tongue and cross his eyes! We appreciate your willingness to help!

Back to Reality...

Well, we're back from our big anniversary trip to Branson. Reality hits again...and it hits hard...it hurts. We love our children dearly, but it was so wonderful to get away Friday morning and hit the open road (behind tractor trailers, that is) and take a leisurely cruise up to the mountains. I'm sure it was more leisurely for me, since I got car sick and had to go to sleep to keep my breakfast down. Poor Eric, always the driver and never the passenger...

We hit Silver Dollar City early and the weather could not have been more beautiful! It was in the upper sixties and crowded...but not nearly as much as when we went again Saturday! You couldn't turn around w/out bumping into yourself on Saturday! Mostly, we just ate our weight in treats (especially the apple dumplings!) and visited the shops that we can't take our rascals into. We also visited Big Cedar and met some very nice folks there. We didn't shop and we didn't hang out in the children's area at SDC (that's the "City," not student detention for those edunerds out there), and we didn't have to panic when we heard other people's kids fussing...we just hung out and breathed easy.

I forgot my deodorant, so we had to hit Target...three-and-a-half hours just to go to Target! I did do a little stocking shopping there. We had dinner at Branson Landing, that seafood restaurant that Bass Pro has. It was really good.

Sunday afternoon, when we pulled up to my sister's house in Pocola, the kids were giddy...which is a good thing since our boys now regularly declare that they don't love us any more. The things kids say when they don't get their way! Thanks so much to Erica and Matt for taking in two additional boys for the weekend. Our plans for Nana to watch them largely fell through and the aunt and uncle saved the day! We appreciate it. Imagine, four boys all under age six!

Reality is here...we are here...our boys are here...and we're back to the old grind, but what a great grind it is! :0)

I Won!...

Look what I won! There was a give away on Sew Cute Shop last week and I WON! I never, ever win anything! These are the little woot woots and they are mine! All of you know that my new (well, now just all time) favorite place is the Sew Cute Shop at Etsy. This is why! And, yes, that's Amy Butler fabric!

CMA Envy...

Watching and drooling over the CMA awards. I always wanted to be a famous country music singer...too bad I can't sing. I have just witnessed the awesomest (most awesome?) rendition of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The Zack Brown Band! Literally, I was in awe! And, as Darren likes to say, "Hootie, no Blowfish" is now an official CMA winner! I love his country music!

Belated Halloween Pics...

These first two are from the afternoon before trick-or-treating. We went to Emma and Luke's house in town for our first ever friend Halloween party. Everyone had a blast and Eric and David got to nerd out, discussing engineering "stuff." In the photo w/Braden and I, you can see their new sun porch...Eric helped w/a little of it.

The last two photos are of the boys in the nursery room at church. I decorated the door (w/some help from Erica and our friend Davina) and passed out candy at our first ever trick-or-treat spectacular event. The boys wanted to be Luke Skywalker and "a jedi." I've joked that they both wanted to be the same thing, but I wasn't going to be the one to tell them. Once Garrett got a look at his costume (identical to Braden's), his first reaction was "I decided I want to be a pumpkin." We went round and round on that one...the day before Halloween! In the end, I had two Jedis! :0)

Is It Really November?...

After we survived the seemingly endless days of rain, clouds, and more rain, last week was an absolute wonder! Then, this weekend, it felt as if late spring had arrived once again! I took a picture of my blooming buds while we were messing around outside because they haven't bloomed all spring/summer, but now...

The boys had a blast just being out in the sunshine and warmth...after I convinced them to actually go outside. They are still not comfortable being out there in that big ole' yard by themselves. Although, the boy next door came over to play Sunday afternoon and they all had a great time!

Sunday, after church, the boys and I had a picnic lunch out on the hill in the backyard. They are so fun and funny! Look at Garrett's face!

This was Saturday afternoon. After Eric mowed the yard (finally), he took the boys for a ride around the neighborhood and the yard...courtesy of the Dixie Chopper, of course! In the midst of trying to photograph this hilarity, I was being chased by a honey bee AND a red wasp! You should have seen me run!