Little Okie Homestead

OK, not his official first smile. He smiled right after birth and he smiled purposefully for the first time at Mommy on Friday Aug 24th. However, this was the first one that I was able to get on camera.  He must have thought that Mommy was being really funny!

Go Colorado Rockies! Family photo opt with Dinger! Cousins A and D (J not pictured but there) Monkey of course! Cousin T Everyone got to meet Dinger and got a card signed by him. Goose actually got signed himself! Dinger signed his Colorado Rockies romper! That will be a family keepsake!

Auntie M is my sister-in-law who lives in OKC and we just love it when she comes to visit! This time she was able to bring her boys with her so all the cousins got to hang out for about two weeks together. They had a blast! Auntie M also comes up with fun things for us to do and this particular day was a full day of fun for free! (except for buying lunch) Here in CO we have a Littleton Museum...who knew? I have lived here for almost 30 years and I never knew! (Holy moly that just made me realize the I'm almost 30! Yikes!) This museum is much more fun than your traditional museum...why? Well because it is mostly outside with fun animals of course! What else do kids love more? They have two different eras that they show. First is a 1860's town which includes a farm with animals they would have raised, donkeys, cows, turkeys, sheep, chickens and a school house.  It was great being able to share things from the past with the kids. They t...

Yesterday was my first day of motivation to get things done. I'm wanting to get back into the swing of things after being pregnant and having Goose. So here are the accomplishments I made on my first day of being motivated and writing this  list . A shower! Very important with a newborn and a 3 year old, it doesn't happen everyday. Both kids dressed and ready for the day, no jammies today ;) Bible study completed! A schedule/to-do list made, hopefully this one I will like! 9 loads of laundry washed and folded and most put away! Went through Monkey and Goose's clothes and removed everything to small and sorted it into garage sale and packing away. All bedding changed, washed, and put away. Started to reorganize the hall closet to get more storage. Made some changes in the bathroom for more organization. Cooked 3 healthy meals. Read many stories to Monkey. Went through all of the boys toys and put away 3 tubes worth of toys to rotate. Now all of Monkey's toys...

More Popa fun! Who wouldn't love to have a Popa like Monkey's? They have so much fun together! Every year there is a garden in the back of my parents yard  With many tomato plants. Monkey has been picking them every year since he could walk.  Every spring Monkey also helps Grandma and Popa plant the seeds and plants. I love the he is learning how things grow! He even helps water them some mornings which helps him learn that plants need water in order to get bigger. Most nights Monkey and Popa head out and pick tomatoes then they come in and wash them and Monkey eats them with dinner. There he goes, full of pride after picking tomatoes!

Pilot had another Popa day over at the  Bass Pro Shop  and got two free bird houses to paint. He could have painted them there but Popa said the line for painting was very long so he thought he would have just as much fun painting at home. He really did a great job covering all the wood areas He chose different colors for different parts of the house What is painting without a little on the face? We even had a quick lesson about how mixing colors can make new colors!

I can't believe it! Goose is one whole month old today! It's crazy how fast it goes! Seriously Mom...more pictures? (We spent the day getting pictures done professionally earlier in the day) I just love these stickers! Thank you  Censie  for getting these for me!

Can you believe it? Goose rolled over at 25 days! He hasn't done it again but I'm keeping watch for it! Not sure I'm ready for this much movement!

Having Goose around has made me into a tired and lazy mom. Now I know he isn't even a month old yet and I deserve some time to rest since I'm up several times a night but it's starting to feel like it's going to become a habit unless I start working on it now. Then I read  this post  which helped me to think of a few things about the mom that I want to be. Here are a few things that I want to do to help me be the mom that I want to be and that God has called me to be... Figure out a flexible schedule for us . (I despise list and schedules but it is a must when having young children and great practice for us because homeschooling years will be here before we know it). Start my day with the Word . Studying the Bible is always motivating. I want to find scripture that I can read daily to remind me of what my role is in my house. Start a To-Do List . Once again I despise lists but I need to have a way to keep track of everything that I need to accomplish during the w...

This is our family bassinet that turns 70 years old this year! Crazy to think that it has been around this long! My Grandma's uncle made it when she was pregnant with my uncle. So far there have been many family members that have spent there first months of life sleeping in here. I'm love having something like this for my boys to sleep in! FAVORITE PICTURES OF MONKEY IN OUR BASSINET Monkey didn't get to sleep in it much because he was on the blue lights for so long but we have a few pictures FAVORITE PICTURES OF GOOSE IN OUR BASSINET