Awesome Weather Sunday!

Yesterday, the weather was beautiful! It was just an all around beautiful day! So what else are my guys to do after a long cold winter?
   Target practice!!!

He is really cute isn't he??!!

Girl Scout Sadie Hawkins Dance

James and Makayla had date night last Friday. They went to the Girl Scout Council's Sadie Hawkins Dance. They had so much fun and went to dinner afterward. I am so lucky to have a father for my children that takes them to stuff like this! When they go out on a "date" he opens doors for her and talks to her about how a good man would treat her. I love that!

                                                   

Here they are leaving.....

                                                 

Makayla dancing.....

the two of them at the dance

Boy Scout Blue & Gold Banquet

Last Thursday we went to Christopher's Blue and Gold Banquet. The Blue and Gold Banquet is a Boy Scout tradition where the pack gets together and celebrates the years' accomplishments. Above, is Christopher getting his Tiger Cub badge. Below is the cake we made for the dessert auction, all the money raised went back into the pack.

The boys did a skit and Christopher did an amazing job!

All the leaders of pack 187. Christopher really loves Boy Scouts and it has made a positive impact on his precious little life. We are blessed with a fantastic pack!

                                                     

Extreme Home Makeover: Lis Family Edition

So back in December two days before we were supposed to leave for our cruise, our washer machine decided to die!! It not only died, it flooded the house! Even in the spin cycle and the off position it was still filling up with water! Needless to say, an insurance claim quickly took place and a new laundry room was in the making.
     Our good friend Robert came to our rescue and taped, textured, painted, trimmed, made a door, and last but not least built me a custom pedestal for my new washer and dryer simply from a picture I showed him.
Here is the laundry room on the first day of work, the first coat of mud is on....

James putting the first coat of paint on the walls....

I know I chose a bright color but I spend alot of time in the laundry room, so shouldn't it be a cheery place?

My little guys ready and eager to help Robert....

My favorite new item! My custom vinyl wall decal...

My custom built pedestals!!!!!

I was so excited when I found these baskets from Hobby Lobby with the embroidery already on and 50% off!

I love my new washer and dryer.

Robert actually cut the hole and made this door. Before, the hot water heater was hidden behind sheet rock and we found out the hard way, in order to get to the hot water heater you had to remove an entire panel of sheet rock. Never again!

I am so happy with the remodel!

Valentine's Day 2012

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day this year! James and I went to a banquet at church the Friday before ( sorry, no pics)and out for dessert with great friends.

This was the Valentine's Christopher and James Henry took to their Friends.

I made this for James and left it out by his sink to find on Valentine's morning.

We have both been using it alot! It is an awesome thoughtful gift.

James Henry loved his puppy that we got him, he is even sharing his breakfast with him.

These are the teacher gifts I made this year.

Christopher's class had a cookie decorating party, it was a ton of fun! They are always so sweet to James Henry.

We really had a great day, it really wasn't about gifts this year but more about making each other feel special!

Hockey Night

On Friday night we went with the youth group to the Amarillo Bulls hockey game. It was a blast!!

What is the best thing about Hockey? The Cotton Candy!

Oh, and the snow cones!

Christopher and the Bulls mascot

After the game, the big kids were able to ice skate. Makayla caught on really fast.

James walked/ pulled Christopher around the rink.

The kids loved the ice skating, and we treasured our time as a family.

Boy Scouts Regatta

On Saturday Christopher had a boy scout event called The Raingutter Regatta. He got a box about a month ago that contained the contents of a sailboat type boat. They were to build it, paint it, and then race it at the event.
   James and Christopher worked for several days on the regatta. Here is their boat.

It is really awesome isn't it??!! So the day of the race, they sign in and before it begins everyone including the families vote on Best In Show and they hold the results until the end. Here are the boats.

The way the race works is every boy races three heats and then they average out the three to get the final time. They have to send their boat to the end of the track by blowing in a straw.

At the end of the morning...Christopher won 2nd place in his group and wait for it.....Best In Show.

He was a very excited little boy.