Cute Pictures

Last year Nana bought Makenna some Raiders clothes. They looked so cute on her and DJ and I LOVED them so we decided to buy her some more this year. We have decided this will become an annual thing as long as she is growing out of her clothes each year. Of course there will come a time when she will be able to wear the same size from year to year and our bank account will appreciate that! :) Those of you who know us know that we don't splurge on much but this is one exception. There will be no expense spared on making our daughter the cutest Raiders fan ever. We ordered two outfits for her and they just came in. We are having two custom onesies made at the T-Shirt Shop and they should be in soon. So here are the pics of the cutest Raiders Fan Ever!


Her teeth were hurting her this day and she wasn't very happy with me. But she looked so cute in her new clothes I couldn't resist taking pictures of her.




Her daddy started a new thing the other day. He put her on his back and acted like a horse (or doggy I'm not sure which he called it). She laid down on his back and she looked so cute. From then on they have been doing it almost every day. She was very tired if you can't tell.



She got a princess backpack from Mimi for her birthday. She started Mother's Day Out one day a week a few weeks ago and she has to take a lot of stuff. It won't all fit in her diaper bag so I decided to put some of it in her backpack. DJ got the idea to put it on her. So every Thursday she walks into school with her backpack on. She couldn't be any cuter!






While I was typing this blog Makenna was running around the living room playing. I looked up and she had put her daddy's hat on her head. She looked too cute not to run and get the camera and take some pictures. By the way, she is sitting in her princess chairs that Mamaw Callahan got her for her birthday. She LOVES those chairs. She sits in them probably 100 times a day. A lot of times she won't eat unless she can sit in her princess chairs. Thanks Mamaw we love the chairs!!!!!

This is her new look. I have no idea where she got it from but it is sooo cute! Her hair is getting very long.

Painted Bedroom

DJ and I have been talking about painting our bedroom ever since we moved into our house 2 years ago. We had a very good idea of what color we wanted, a little lighter than chocolate brown. We bought a comforter that we thought would go well with that kind of color a few months ago. I'm not very motivated to do things so DJ kept saying that we needed to paint our room. So we finally set a date when I was going to be off for the weekend but it ended up not working out because I worked Friday and I was just too tired to go get the stuff. So we rescheduled for this past weekend. We went and bought everything we needed to paint over the last week. Friday night DJ taped and caulked the room and we moved the furniture to the middle of the room and moved everything else out (thanks Whitney for your help!). Then we put most of the plastic down. Then we woke up Saturday morning and put the rest of the plastic over the furniture. Then we started painting. DJ painted two walls while I took care of Makenna. Then when she took a nap I painted the other two walls while he painted the trim on the ones he had already painted. I have never painted before so he had to show me what to do. It was a little challenging at first but then I got the hang of it and it was fun. We had music playing and I was painting and dancing at the same time and it was a blast! Hard work but very fun. Then DJ had to go mow so I took care of Makenna while DJ and Greg mowed for several hours. Then when he got back I painted to second coat on two walls and then while I took a shower he painted the second coat on the other two walls. We did it this way because I put a much thicker coat on the walls than he does so we made sure each of us did one coat on each wall. Then we went to Greg and Jessica's house for a cookout. Talk about one full day!!! We were very tired. When we got home last night we pulled the tape off and took off the plastic. This morning we went to church and tonight DJ did some touch up and we moved all the furniture back. It looks awesome!!!!! It is amazing!!! It makes the room look totally different. We love it!!! So here are the pictures of our new and improved bedroom. I think we did an awesome job. Well DJ did most of the work and I just helped but that seems to be the story of most things in my life! :)

Before Pictures (with a messy bed!):




After Pictures (the color looks darker in real life):


I tried to show the color of the walls.

Nana In Town, Crazy Workout

I know it has been a long time since I posted. My mom has been in town for almost 2 weeks and it has been awesome!!!! I thought two weeks would be so long but it has flown by! She leaves Thursday and I'm so bummed! I hate it when she has to go but we have had a great time. It has been a lot slower than when she is normally here and it has been great. We have laid at the pool several times and have both gotten a good tan. Makenna has loved having her Nana in town. I know she is going to miss her terribly when she leaves. But Makenna and I are going to Florida in Oct. for a visit so that will be awesome. A few weeks ago Whitney (Phillip's fiance) told me about a new workout she started. It is called Kettlenetics and it uses a thing called a kettlebell. She said she loved it and she had only been doing it a few weeks and I could tell a difference in how she looked. So, I looked into and decided to try it. I got the DVD's from her (thanks Whitney!) and I ordered a kettlebell from WalMart.com. I was excited and didn't want to wait the two weeks for the kettlebell to come in so I bought a small dumbell to use until my kettlebell arrives. I did the workout for the first time last night and oh my goodness. It is only 20 min and it is not very fast paced. It has a few parts that are a little quick but somehow before I knew it my thighs were on fire and I was gasping for air. Somehow this workout gives you cardio without you knowing it. I knew I was going to be sore today because my thighs were burning like crazy during the workout, but I had no idea. Oh my goodness!!! I can hardly walk today. I haven't been this sore since cheerleading camp in high school 10 years ago!! The worst thing is trying to sit on the toilet. I moan and groan all the way down (sorry if that was tmi)! I hate it but I love it. I love it because although it sucks being sore I know it is working. Not just working but kicking my butt!! I just hope I can stick with it. I have a tendency to start things but not finish them (just ask my hubby). But I'm so tired of being fat. Not just being fat but being fat and getting fatter. There comes a point where you just say "this is ridiculous!" I'm at that point. So, say a prayer I will stick with it and in a few months, supermodel stardom here I come!
P.S. I love you Whitney!!

We Love Luggage Spotter

For those of you who don't know, my mom is an inventor. She has invented several products one of which is called Luggage Spotter. It is a piece of cushioned fabric that can have your business or team logo put on it. You can then put it on your luggage, backpack, laptop bag, and a variety of other things. Anyway she just got a really big blessing and Luggage Spotter is in Cracker Barrel Academy sports stores. The catch is that they ordered a small amount to test the product. If they sell out then they will do a big order. So everyone needs to go to Cracker Barrel and Academy and bug a Luggage Spotter so that they will sell out!!! She also has an commercial that is going to air soon for another product she invented called MicroWax. It is a special type of precut wax paper that you put over your food in the microwave. It prevents splatters and it allows you to cook lots of things in the microwave that would normally turn out yucky in the microwave. It is an amazing product that I have been in love with for years. The informercial should air sometime in Sept so be looking for it. It is the same deal as Luggage Spotter. They are airing it for 2 weeks and if it sells out then they will air it for one year. So if you see it then buy some!!! Be praying for my mom that these deals go great. She really really needs this right now!!!! Go buy some Luggage Spotter and Microwax and tell everyone you know how great they are so they will buy some too!!!

Potty Chair

When Makenna turned one we got her a potty chair. Every time we go to the bathroom we put her on the potty chair and clap and tell her that we are going peepee in the potty. We don't take her diaper off yet. We just want to get her used to going to the bathroom and sitting on the potty chair. She looks so cute on it. After a few weeks she loved sitting on it and would clap. But lately she will only sit on it for a few seconds and then she gets up. She is too busy to sit for very long. But we decided to try and get her used to it early so maybe potty training won't be so hard in several months when we really start trying.

Sunday School Party

A few weeks ago our Sunday School class had a party. It was at Craig and Cindy's house. They have a beautiful new house. There was a lot of really good food and we all had a great time. There was a slip and slide. I didn't think Makenna would like it but she loved it!!! All she wanted to do was go on it again and again. She had a great time!!! When it got dark they shot off fireworks. It was really good to social with our sunday school class outside of church. We all had a great time.





Craig and Rebekah racing on the slip and slide.

Crazy Nap

This is how I found Makenna when she woke up from her nap a few minutes ago. The blue thing on the floor is her diaper!! Being a mother is full of hilarious unexpected surprises!!