House Stuff

It's so disappointing how little I am blogging right now!  When I first started, I was blogging all the time, and for some reason, I have majorly slowed down.  I'm trying to do 2 a week, but I am not keeping up.  My apologies to my many, many readers.  Ha!!

What a fabulous week it's been.  The weather was so great for most of the week.  We played outside on the new trampoline quite a bit!  The yard here is so much fun for the kids.  They've got so much room to roam.  The boys don't care if they are doing anything but playing with sticks, as long as we are outside. 

My parents are finally done with their renovations, so the boys got to spend the night with them Friday night.  They were so happy!  Cash had been asking for like 2 months if Nain and Papa's house was 'fixed' yet.  I think they helped Nain work in the yard quite a bit Saturday! 

Me, Rob and Camryn headed up to NWA to do a little house shopping.  We picked out appliances and granite, so hopefully sometime soon we will get those projects going.  We also got sis 2 new pair of shoes...the cutest little puma tennis shoes ever and some shiny silver ballet flats.  Girl stuff is just so darlin' these days! 

So this week has been a bit hectic b/c the floor guys have been at our house every day!  But finally they finished yesterday and we couldn't be more excited about how pretty the floors turned out!  Even the boys commented on how much they like it....now if we can keep it clean! 

It kinda looks black in the pics but it's actually a dark, cherry brown.  See whatcha think!

Entering into the house.  We put this tile in b/c we just love it!

So anyway, there you have it.  Only a few more things left to do in our beautiful home!  We are certainly loving it here, and most importantly, so are the beautiful little angels we've been blessed with! 

Our weekend

This weekend was kinda filled with adult stuff.  Friday I spent the day at home playing with the kiddos and when Rob got home from work, he and the boys had their last big snowball fight.  It was hilarious.  They really enjoy the snow!  Then after their nap, I cooked up some lasagna and they had dinner.  Mom came over to watch the kids from about 7 til 10, and Rob and I went to a tennis mixed doubles mixer.  It was a lot of fun!  After the mixer, we stopped at Chili's with Kim and Brandon and had some dessert.  Then it was time to come home to a quiet, sleeping house full of kids.  My mom is the best!!  The kids just love their Nain.

So that night around 4, Camryn decided it was time to get up and play....til 5:30!!  That's right, we were up for an hour and a half in the middle of the night playing.  She is such a stinker.  But what was I to do??   So we played and I watched some of the Australian Open since it's on in the middle of the night here.  They are like 15 hours ahead of us or something.  We finally went back to bed and around 7:00, she and the boys were raring to go.  So my amazing husband got up with the kids and I slept in.  And I mean, slept in!  It was like 10:30 by the time I got up!  Wowza!!  I needed it I guess.

So when I got up, we took the kids to pizza warehouse for what we thought would be a nice lunch and lots of games.  Boy, were we wrong.  There were like 5 birthday parties going on!  Ahhh!!  So instead, Rob told them we could go to Toys R Us and get a toy.  They were perfectly happy with that.  So we went over there and Lucas Caden picked a little hot rod car and Cash picked a transformer.  Camryn got a miniature pots and pans set and she loves it.  It's so cute watching her pretend to cook.  She's cooked more in those things in 2 days than I have ever cooked in my real ones!  Haha!!

Saturday evening was Oh WATA night, which is a tennis fundraiser put on here in FS.  It's a pretty good time and a night to get out with Rob and see a lot of good friends.   There was a dinner, drinks, a live auction, a silent auction, and a live band.  We got to see a lot of people that we don't see too often, and it's fun to get dressed up and go out with my handsome husband. 

So today, we have done a lot more little things at the house.  Floors were supposed to be put in last week, but they didn't get delivered b/c of weather.  So they are here now, and he is starting tomorrow.  So excited!  Today we finished putting on all the door knobs and hanging up all the pics that we had to take down for the painters.  The house is really coming together.  Only one million more things to do before we have it all done!! :) 

Here are some pics from our night out...

Hope you have a great day!! 

Full day of Family

We had the most terrific day today!  I'm so glad we were all able to stay home and play in the snow.  I think the kids just loved it.  It was Camryn's first time to ever get out in it.  She really enjoyed it.  It was so cute :)

Here are some highlights from the day...

Waters Winter Fun!!

Haven't blogged in about 10 days, but there just isn't that much going on.  We are busy working on the house and having lots of fun with the kiddos.  I think we are all so ready for it to be warm so we can get outside every single day!  But...we have sure loved the snow today!

First of all, we have ripped up floors in order to have new wood and tile put in.  We are so excited!!  Secondly, Rob and dad put together the boys' trampoline from Santa and they LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!  It is so much fun watching them jump on it.  And I must say I had a blast jumping with them. 

So Rob's computer won't let me upload pictures so this blog will be text only.  I will go upstairs in a bit and upload pics from our fa winter! 

Today has been a fabulous day!!  Snow started coming down around 7:45 this morning, and it didn't stop til like 11:30.  How fun is that!  The kids have had such a fun time playing in it.  We have thrown snow balls, ridden the sled and attempted to make a snowman.  I have taken TONS of pictures so I will post them in a bit, too. 

I love days like this where we are all home together and get to just play all day!  It has been a great day here in the Waters house.  Hope you all are having a wonderful day wherever you may be.  Check back this afternoon for pics...

2011 Here we come!!!

So I've kinda decided I am going to set some goals for myself for this year.  First off, I am going to get my lazy rear back into the gym!  I am starting tomorrow...I know it's a Friday but there's no time like the present.  Wait, the present would be today, and I'm not starting today.  Anyway, my point is, I am going to start working out again 5 days a week.  I have got to get back into it. 

I am also going to start cooking more!  I really need to get these kiddos eating healthier.  We hardly ever eat a vegetable in our home.  And, like I had previously said, I'm going to start doing a better job of keeping the house in line.  We have done a lot of remodeling, so now I have to keep it all clean and pretty.

I am also going to really try to get back to reading books to the boys every night.  I used to read them like 10 books a night, but life gets busy.  That is a bad excuse, so I am committed to at least reading them 2 or 3 every night.  They like longer books now, so that's a good number. 

Also, I am seriously considering going back to college in August.  Who knows?  Just something I'm throwing around...we shall see what happens between now and then. 

So here are some pictures of my little babies...not so little anymore.

This is from when we stayed with mom and dad.  I forgot to pack pj's so Cash is wearing mom's shirt and Caden is wearing mine.  And dad's hats. So cute :)

Camryn wearing the boys' hat.  Isn't she a doll.

So sweet how much they love each other :)

Christmas pj's from Nain.  I love them!!

Early morning.  Cash wanted to hold Camryn.  Look at that big smile on his face.  He was so proud.

Hope all of my millions of followers are staying warm in this awful weather.  I am so ready for warm weather and pretty flowers!   Life is fabulous! 

House Remodel

This week was quite a mess!  Monday thru Thursday was spent in Mulberry with mom and dad, who are also going through a remodel.  So you can probably guess that it was quite messy down there.  But our house was being painted and with all of those smells and everything being taped off, we didn't have much of a choice.  Camryn was really not herself early in the week.  She was crying a lot...like every second I wasn't holding her.  So on Wednesday night, me and mom took her to ProMed in VB.  Turns out she had 2 ear infections!  I also got checked out and had a pretty high fever and a viral infection.  She is feeling much better now as am I.  The boys love staying at Nain and Papas, regardless of the construction.  It doesn't slow them down any!

Well, it was all well worth the chaos in Mulberry to come home to a freshly painted house.  It looks absolutely amazing!!  Here are some before pictures...

And here are the afters :)

We are absolutely thrilled with how beautiful it turned out!  The house is still a wreck because we had to put everything into the garage or the toy room.  But the painting looks fabulous! 

Anniversary Trip

Today, January 2, 2010 is 2 years from the day that Rob and I got married.  Nothing fancy at all...simply a drive down Garrison Ave to the Courthouse.  But it has been the most wonderful and amazing 2 years I could have ever asked for.  I am so thankful and blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life.  He is so loving and kind and thoughtful and honestly the best husband and daddy in the world. 

For our anniversary, we took a short little trip over to Tulsa to do a little shopping and eating.  Thank you very much to my parents who watched the kiddos.  We left out Saturday around 1:00 and drove over to the mall.  We spent a few hours there and found a ton of Christmas stuff on sale at Dillard's!  It was great!  Bought a few new clothes and then headed to the hotel to get ready for dinner.  The hotel was so nice!  It is called The Mayo and is in downtown Tulsa.

I absolutely loved the hotel!  We got ready and went to dinner at Mahogany Steakhouse!  Incredible!!!  We have been there a couple times for special occasions, and it is always just fabulous!  After dinner we headed to Cheesecake Factory for dessert.  I know...that's disgusting that we can eat that much!  But sometimes you gotta celebrate. 

So anyway, we got up early this morning and headed back.  It was so nice to get away with my wonderful, handsome husband.  But now we've got to get back to reality.  The painters are coming tomorrow so we are spending our Sunday getting stuff cleaned up and put away so they can paint.  Next week I will have a TON of pictures of the newly painted house.  I cannot wait!!!

Happy New Year!!!

2010 Wrap Up

This past year brought so many wonderful changes for the Waters family.  One of the most exciting things that happened to us this year was that we bought a new home!  We loved the house we were in and had the absolute best neighbors ever, but Rob had found this house about 4 years ago and never stopped wanting to buy it.  So when it came back on the market in June, we knew we had to have it!  It has been such a great move.  We have more room and more land, and the kids are loving it! 

Over the past year, we have had so many exciting and wonderful things happen.   In May, Rob and I got to take a week long vacation by ourselves thanks to the best grandparents ever (Nain and Papa).  We left on a Friday and spent the day in California with Jess and on Saturday we took the 5 hour flight on down to Hawaii!  It was the most incredible place I have ever seen.  We had the most fabulous trip!  We ate and ate and ate and did some sunning, too.  I gained 9 pounds on the trip!  Seriously!!!  It was quite hilarious. 

I can't believe it's been 5 years since I had my first baby.  Time sure does fly by.  He has gotten so big, and this time next year I will be writing about my little kindergarten student!  It is crazy to think about that.  And only 15 months after he was born, little Cash B blessed us with his presence.  He is such a little stinker!  He is funny, smart, handsome, and such a little mess.  And then, just last November, along came our little princess miss Camryn.  What a fun and amazing blessing she has been.  We love these children like we never knew we could love anything!  They bring so much fun and happiness to us. 

It has been one heck of a year.  I played a lot of tennis and spent a lot of time with the kids and Rob.  Rob worked hard, played a little tennis and found out what it is really like to raise a family.  He could not be a better dad or husband.  He is the best man I could ever have asked for.  It's like I dreamed him up! 

We have had a terrific year and cannot wait to see what the future holds.