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Friday, October 28, 2011

praying for a win tonight

We stayed up SO late last night watching Game 6 of the World Series. We almost had it, but we couldn't quite pull it off. Tonight's Game 7 is going to be a tough win as we don't have the winning momentum, we are at a disadvantage with the National League rules, and we aren't at home.

We are praying for a win tonight though!!!

Our RANGERS, Who art in Texas,

Winners be thy name.

The Cardinals will come, they will be done
in St. Louis as they were in Texas.

Give us this week a Series win
and forgive us our bullpen losses as we cause
losses upon their bullpen.

Lead us not into off-season, but deliver us
a WORLD SERIES TITLE

for the RANGERS are the swingdome,
the claw and the antlers forever.
GO RANGERS!!!!!!

Come Rangers!!! This is our night!! Let's win it all tonight!!

Thursday, October 27, 2011

a true fan

true

fan

begins

diapers!!

And we think he's the cutest little fan out there too!!

We are hoping to see the Rangers finish this tonight and win the World Series!!!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

once upon a time....

The turnout for Fall Festival wasn't that great last year because it fell on the same day as Game 1 in the World Series. We decided to stick with the same this year so we could reuse all our stuff!! We were afraid the turnout was going to be even worse this year when we found out it was the same day as Game 6 in the World Series this year. Thankfully God had a hand in the situation and made the weather cooperate in St. Louis to get the game cancelled and made the weather beautiful for us here in Texas!!

Again the overall theme was Once Upon a Time and we went with The Wizard of Oz as our booth theme.

Last year we were just Dorothy and the Yellow Brick Road.

(We actually knew we were expecting here, but we kept it a secret that night!!)

This year we got to add a sweet little Cowardly Lion to the family!!

Pearson loved hanging out with the Tin "Wo"Man and the Scarecrow.

We did a Ding Dong Walk again and the kids loved it. We told them to just "Follow the Yellow Brick Road".

Here was one of our Emerald City Citizens and another Scarecrow.

And of course we had Todo and some Munchkins.

My little lion had to take a break to have some dinner.

Pearson loved to look around at all the things happening at our Fall Festival.

It's going to be so much next year when he can walk around and play some of the games!!

Happy Fall Festival from Purpose!!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

you're invited

If you live in the area, you should come out to our church (The Heights Baptist) and join us tomorrow night from 6-8pm for our Fall Festival. Dress your kiddos up, come eat dinner at the food court, play games, bounce, and get lots of candy. It's sure to be a good time!!

Monday, October 24, 2011

even sweeter Erin Condren Deal

Top of the morning to you!!

I have yet another Erin Condren deal for you this morning. I swear I should just be a spokesperson for her!!

This deal is on Plum District.

For $25 you can get $50 towards personalized cards, stationery and more through 10/29 or while supplies last..

To make this deal even sweeter, you can get $5 off your purchase if you sign up through my referral link below. This makes the deal $50 worth of goodies for only $20!!

**And this deal just keeps getting sweeter!! One of my friends left a comment saying that she used the code "WIRED" and she got $8 off so that makes this deal $50 worth of goodies for only $12!! Heck ya!!

Just go here to get started......

https://www.plumdistrict.com/?ref=uaf75f809766

If you can get the $5 off to work, leave your e-mail in a comment and I'll e-mail you the $5 off or if you just want to e-mail me before you try the link that is fine too!!

Happy Shopping!!

meal planning monday

Monday: Sour Cream Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, & Veggies

Tuesday: Dad's Birthday Dinner

Wednesday: Fall Festival Food Court

Thursday: Talapia w/ Shrimp Bayou Sauce, Rice, Veggies, & Rolls

Friday: Half Price Papa John's Pizza

Saturday Breakfast: Pigs in a Blanket

Saturday Lunch: Taco Soup & Cornbread

Saturday Dinner: Me: Pumpkin Carving Party Matt: Fish & Chips

Sunday Lunch: Last Sunday Lunch w/ Purpose!!

Sunday Dinner: Bacon & Cheddar Sliders & Sweet Potato Fries

Sunday, October 23, 2011

game 4

Last night's game was just awful. I was literally sick to my stomach after the terrible call at first. We are all hoping Game 4 has a better outcome so we can tie up the count to 2-2.

Pearson says, "Let's go, Rangers, Let's go!!!"

Saturday, October 22, 2011

the pumpkin patch

We took Pearson to a Pumpkin Patch today.

I know he's only 4 months and he can't really do anything at a pumpkin patch, but we went for the pictures!!

We were only able to get a few smiles out of our serious little guy.

We still think our little pumpkin is still pretty cute even if he won't smile for the camera!!

I'm looking forward to making a trip to the pumpkin patch an annual fall tradition for our family!!

Friday, October 21, 2011

75% nutrition/25% fitness

This is so true.

I started doing Weight Watchers about 3 weeks ago. I love doing Weight Watchers because it helps me focus on eating right. I used to be the kind of person that thought I couldn't lose weight if I wasn't working out. But I have found that losing weight is all (or almost all) about nutrition. I'm definitely working on my abs in the kitchen and not the gym (mainly because I can rarely find that much time to workout), and it's definitely working.

Right before I got pregnant I lost 5 pounds and got down to the smallest I had been. My goal post- pregnancy is to get back down to my "skinny" pre-pregnancy weight, not just back to my "regular" weight.

All but 15 pounds "fell off". For the first 3 months, I literally did nothing to lose weight. I ate what I wanted and rarely exercised (and if I did it was just a walk). All I did to lose the weight was breastfeed. It really does help the pounds fall off!!

Three weeks into doing Weight Watchers I am 5.8 pounds down. I only have 9.2 more to get to my ultimate goal!!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

4 month check up

I took Pearson to the doctor for his 4 month check up today.

Dr. Grace said he looked perfect!! I'm so glad our baby boy is so healthy!!

He weighed 14 pounds 7 ounces (25%).

He was 25 1/4inches long (50%).

His head circumference was 16 1/4 inches (25%).

Sadly we had to get more shots.

He cried hard right after the shots but calmed down really quick.

He was very chill this afternoon after his shots. He even took about an hour and a half nap, which is really long for him these days. He had a little trouble going to sleep tonight. He was pretty fussy, and normally he goes right down. I had to give him some Tylenol and rock him to sleep, but I sure enjoyed getting some extra snuggles from him.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

world series predictions

Although we weren't thrilled with the outcome of tonight's game. We are still hoping to see the Rangers win the World Series. We definitely think they can do it!!

I'm really hoping that ESPN's predictions are correct!!