Woodlawn Bloom Giveaway Contest

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Just ONE!

As I am thinking about what the boys need for school all of the sudden it dawned on me.






I will have
Just ONE in Preschool-Luke
Just ONE in Elementary- Jeremy
Just ONE in Middle School-Samuel
Just ONE in High School-Alex
Just ONE in College- Nate
Just ONE on a Mission- Zachary

This was so cool to me that I thought I would share it with you. I didn't even plan it that way.. I just am so amazed. I can say I have just ONE in every school.

Happy 4th Birthday Luke, July 12th

I love you Luke. I can't believe my baby is 4 years old. It just seemed like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. Luke is full of life and has lots of energy. He loves his brothers. He favorite saying this last year has been "But I love you". Everytime he gets into trouble he just smiles and says "But I love you".


We have a fun tradition that is part of my side of the family. Whenever someone gives a present we all say together "Heavy, heavy hangover thy poor head what do you wish with a bump on the head". Well, the idea is that the person opening the present is suppossed tell them a wish. Our 4 year old had a hard time with that and this year Alex got a little carried away with the banging of the head hard. It made Luke cry. Boyd said we might have to rethink that tradition. But my older boys have been doing this their whole life they don't know any different. It is funny the little traditions that you do that you don't even think about.





The best present the Luke got was "Luke Skywalker" from Star Wars. It was so cute when he opened it because he said "It's a me! It's a me!" Luke calls himself Luke Skywalker all of the time. I think it is so cute. Because he calls me Princees Leia.












The whole gang for Luke's party. Yes, we do have an extra one in the photo. I call him the 7th son I never had. He always knows when to show up at our house just as the party is about to start.

Wrightsville Beach Weekend

We had a blast last weekend and went up by Wrightsville Beach and went camping. We stayed and that the KOA camp and loved it. We were in our own little secluded place and no one bothered us. The weather was somewhat perfect. It did get a little hot at night. As you can see from the pictures Nate slept outside. He said that the tent was too hot. We opened the windows in the tent and there was a nice breeze. Also I love to make a clothesline and hang all my towels, etc. from it. I couldn't get my Boy Scouts to help me tie a knot.. so I remembered the days that I learned to tie a knot and I did it myself. Boyd was very impressed he thought one of the boys tied the knot. I love to camp. Most Moms I have found out do not like to camp. My team of all boys do love it that I like to camp and rough it.. so I guess I am in the right family.:)
We loved Wrightsville Beach, NC. We spent the afternoon on Saturday there and then all day Monday there. We didn't get home until late Monday night. Luke could not even get out of the beach. Last time we went to the beach he cried and cried he didn't like the waves. This time he couldn't get enough. It is just so nice my family is getting so big and independent.

Before and After shots of my surprise

Before and after shots of Alex's room.





I worked long and hard to surprise Alex while he was away at Philmont. He was gone was two weeks and I decided his room needed a make-over. His favorite team and college is Texas Longhorns. I decided to make that the theme of his room. We painted and I even have one of his walls as a magnetic wall. I put on a magnetic primer and then I painted over it. I actually painted the whole room a beige. I tried to match all the orange and black that is going on in his room. I am so proud of myself that I did everything myself. Nate did help me a lot with the painting. And the look on Alex's face when he came home and saw it was priceless. He loves his new room and he doesn't have to share it with anybody. I have had this idea for a long time but I never know where to start with projects like this one. I decided my goal for this year was "perservance" and I was going to perserve and finish it no matter what I had to do along the process. I even made his curtains thanks to Christy letting me borrow her machine. I forgot that I have a broken machine. Someday my whole house will be neat and organized as this room. But right now I am just enjoying myself in Alex's room. I will just take on my house one step at a time.