Floyd Family

Operation "Bite" is Complete

2012-01-11T12:51:00.010-06:00

A few weeks ago, I decided it was finally time to get rid of Jack's paci (aka: "bite" as he would call it). It was to the point he wanted it about 95% of the day. With the big boys, about this same age, I snipped the end off a little each day until they were no longer interested in it and it worked great. I tried this with Jack and he noticed a tiny part was missing from bite. He threw it across the room and had a fifteen minute major fit. So we did it cold turkey and after his breakdown, it was actually pretty easy. We kept busy that whole week and I think that really helped the most.

Now I'm glad I can see this big boy smile!

He got this toy for Christmas and it's turned into one of his favorites.

Today while Peyton and Parker were at school, we stayed home and I finally went through the playroom and removed many of the toys that the kids never play with anymore. I'm glad Jack can't talk well enough to tell his brothers what happened today. ;)

I can't believe how big our baby is getting. He says many words and runs almost everywhere. This boy has some serious energy! He wants to do everything his brothers do and most of the time figures out how to do it. We love you Jack-Jack! I can't imagine our family without you in it sweet boy.

Our Christmas 2011

2012-01-05T08:05:00.001-06:00

We had a great Christmas with family and friends. Christmas Eve we always go to our Church's Christmas Eve service and then go Josh's parents house for dinner and their Christmas. Here's Gigi and Poppy with all the grandkids. They always buy matching PJ's for the kids each year. This was taken at the very end-everyone just wanted to play with their new toys and the little ones were tired. ;)

New bikes!

Parkerman always loves sweat bands and game faces.

Jack's new ride. He LOVES this! He just needs to learn to steer a little better. ;)

Christmas morning we opened presents at home from each other and Santa. Then we went to church on Christmas morning. I love that Christmas fell on Jesus' birthday this year.

Peyton, AKA: Aaron Rodgers doing his famous celebration move. He is obsessed with the Greenbay QB.

My football lovin' boys with their new uniforms.

Jack checking out his gifts.

Jack LOVES animals, like instant excitement when he spots any kind of animal and cries hard when he must say goodbye. So we got him a pony which was a huge hit. We keep telling Josh we need to get a puppy soon (fingers crossed!). I think we almost have him talked into getting us one within the next year or sooner. Peyton and Parker already have named the dog and refer to it often.

After our Christmas church service, we went to my parents house to celebrate Christmas with my family for the afternoon. The boys were pumped to finally get ipod touches. No more playing with my phone, which I love.

This was the first time Jack was really into opening his presents.

Everyone had a wonderful couple of weeks together. However, I am glad that we are now back on our normal schedule. Josh went back to work and the boys are back in school.

Santa Party

2011-12-21T08:05:00.001-06:00

Our friends hosted a "Santa party" at their house a couple nights ago. We had a fun eating desserts, drinking hot chocolate and being with friends. The kids also enjoyed a special visit from Santa himself!

Peyton said, "I know he is the real Santa because he told me he'd see me on Christmas Eve." So funny. Santa brought each kid an early Christmas gift that was on their list. Thank you Smiths for a wonderful night.

Earlier that day Peyton and Parker shot a video for our church's Christmas Eve services. I told the boys this by doing this video they are helping people know the real meaning of Christmas.

Although all the Santa stuff is fun, my prayer is my boys will always remember the true meaning of Christmas and enjoy celebrating Jesus' birthday each year.

Family Update

2011-12-06T13:03:00.013-06:00

Well, I'm back! I haven't forgotten about my blog, just been super busy with life. So here's an update from our family. I tried to just highlight a few things that I don't want to forget but that was just really hard to do.

At the end of July, we went to Destin with Josh's family. All the cousins had so much fun playing together. It was so windy the day we took this picture, hence my hair going everywhere!

One evening on the beach with my crazy little family.

In August, Parker turned four. He's always had family parties at home but this year we celebrated at Chuck E. Cheese. Josh and I think this was the happiest day of his life. He literally had a big smile on his face the entire day!

Peyton and Parker in the ticket blaster.

Thanks to his four awesome grandparents, Parker finally got his blue four wheeler he had wanted for a long time. He LOVES this thing!!! (and so do his two other brothers-ha!)

Peyton started kindergarden! Seriously, where has time gone?!? He's doing great and loving his teacher and his friends.

Parker started K4 at Shiloh and goes three days a week. He is loving it and feels so big to be at the same school that Peyton goes to and where Daddy coaches.

Jack started his second year of KDO at our church. He loves it and so does Mommy. ;)

In September, Peyton turned SIX! He had a bowling party at Fast Lanes and had a blast! He just seems so big and grown up now.

On his birthday, I took football cookies from a local bakery and we passed them out to his class during lunch. Love this sweet boy to pieces!

Josh and I before we headed out the door to a Razorback game. So thankful to have him as my best friend and Daddy to our kids!

Both Peyton and Parker played soccer this fall and did awesome. Peyton's team was called Dynamite.

This was Parker's first year and he was on the Purple Squirrels, such a funny name!

Jack was such a trooper through all their practices and games. He would play soccer or look for airplanes. Love this sweet little guy.

We took the big boys to a couple of the Razorback games and they had a blast.

After the Arkansas/Auburn game, we got to see Kiehl (Josh's QB at Shiloh last year). The boys love Kiehl and miss seeing him around this year. He's always so good to my kids.

Peyton and Parker their with friends at a Shiloh football game. These boys have a so much fun together in the stands.

Peyton and his buddies at a Shiloh game. A friend took this picture and I LOVE it!!

Halloween 2011. Peyton dressed up as his Daddy-a Shiloh football coach, Parker-Shiloh player, and Jack was a ref. We did lots of trick or treating and went to our church's carnival and they ate way too much candy.

My handsome cowboy at his Kindergarden Round Up program in November.

Parker was Soaring Eagle in his Thanksgiving program.

Eddie, our Elf on the Shelf, is back for the third year. He is spreading all kinds of Christmas cheer around the house again and the boys are loving it. Even Jack looks for Eddie in the mornings and gets so excited to see him.

I hope to not be away from the blog very long from now. You would think I would learn it's much easier to keep this up if I wouldn't get so far behind. See you soon! ;)

Sprinkler Fun

2011-07-22T08:05:00.004-05:00

One of the Peyton and Parker's favorite things to do in the summer is to play in the sprinkler. We normally turn them on after dinner so we can wear them out close to bedtime. :) Plus, it's way too hot to go outside very much during the day unless we are in a pool.

Jack doesn't care much for the sprinklers. For the most part he just walks around on the sidewalk and watches his brothers play or put his hands over the sprayers. Sometimes he'll walk in the grass for a second and that's plenty for him.

Whatever my boys do, somehow a football is normally involved before it's all over.

I can't believe July is already half way over! It's going by way too fast.

Peyton's Tball

2011-07-18T08:05:00.002-05:00

Peyton played tball for the first time this summer. He loved it!

His team name was the Bulls.

Batting and running the bases was his favorite part of the game.

Sweet brothers.

Jack loved exploring the ballpark.

Peyton and his buddy Chi.

Our friends the Harris' came to watch a game and Parker had so much fun with Jackson and Cooper.

Peyton got the "game ball" one night for playing well. He batted a double and played second base that night.

Poppy (Josh's Dad), Grandaddy (my Dad), and Josh with our little all-star.

I'm so proud of this guy! (Can you tell he loves that Frogg Togg around his neck? Ha. He thought it was a must for each game to keep him cool.)

Peyton and Coach Moe.

Thanks to all our family and friends that came and cheered Peyton on this summer!

Road Trip Part 4- SEBRING & DISNEY WORLD

2011-07-11T08:05:00.002-05:00

After the beach we headed to Sebring, FL. Our sister-in-law Meredith's, parents live there. Nick, Meredith and their kids were visiting at the time. So we decided to drive and see them while we were in the area. It was so much fun and great to see her parents. We had a blast swimming, playing in the creek and exploring their farm on the their big gator.

Peyton and cousin Reese.

Parker and Reese.

Peyton flying high.

Jack loved splashing around.

Early the next morning we surprised Peyton, Parker and Reese and took them to Disney World for the day! Peyton and Parker were shocked because they didn't even know they were so close to Disney World at the time. It was so much fun surprising them. Meredith's sweet parents volunteered to keep Jack and Beckham at their house for the day while we were gone.

Fun day with the big boys.

Josh and Peyton on the Toy Story ride. This was their favorite ride when we went in January.

Josh and his brother, Nick, watching a show on the castle with the kids.

It was a great day and a perfect way to end our long road trip. The next day we made it back to Arkansas after surviving the long trip home. We had a wonderful time away but it was nice to be back in our own beds.

Road Trip Part 3- PAULA DEEN'S

2011-07-08T08:05:00.002-05:00

While we were in Florida, we decided to take a break from the beach for a day. We were just two and half hours away from Paula Deen's Lady and Son's Restaurant and felt we must go. So we headed to Savannah, Georgia for the day. I think we chose the hottest day ever to go. Of course, the one day that week we weren't by water.

We shopped down town some but the kids were getting tired and hot so we asked a local for the closest ice-cream shop. It was just a few blocks from us so we headed that way. It was called Leopold's Ice Cream. We learned later it was a Savannah tradition for nearly the past one-hundred years. The kids and I loved it but Josh got a piece of pie and wasn't too impressed. He should have ordered the ice-cream if you ask me. :)

Later that day, we finally got to eat at Lady and Son's restaurant for dinner. We had reservations and were so happy we were not one of the MANY people (no lie, fifty plus people) that waited outside in the heat to eat at this restaurant.

Paula wasn't there so this was as close to her that we got to her.
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Josh ordered this AMAZING chicken pot pie. I normally don't like chicken pot pie but this, I loved! Luckily for me, it was huge. I had ordered the shrimp and grits but did not care to much for them. So I helped Josh eat his. :)

For dessert I ate the best key lime pie I had ever eaten in my life. It had a almond pie crust that was out of this world.

Here's Angela and I outside Paula's store and the restaurant.

It was a fun day but we were really ready to hit the beach again the next day and cool off.

Road Trip, Part 2-BEACH

2011-07-07T08:51:00.015-05:00

After many hours in the car, we had finally made it to Ponte Vedra, FL with our friends. We were so excited when we saw how private the beach was. It was awesome.

We made some very fun memories on the beach. I took a million pictures and tried to do my best to narrow it down. Trust me, these are just a few.

Our view from the back porch of the house we stayed in.

Peyton LOVES to be in water and would stay at the beach 24-7 if we let him.

Josh and Parker doing some bike surfing.

Parker loved it as well as the rest of the kids.

Jack also loved the beach. Peyton and Parker at this age always had just enough fear too keep them from trying to get in the water without me. But this little guy has NO fear of anything, including the water.

Jack's favorite beach activity, crawling in water. Luckily, the water was really shallow till you got really far out.

Little stinker.

Love these four boys!

Peyton and the baby shark that Angela caught.

Angela and I.

Two different days, Angela and I were able to kayak with dolphins. It was so much fun! On the second day a baby dolphin and it's Momma were just a few feet from us swimming around. It was the neatest thing, I had done in a long time!

Parker and Jack sharing a snack in the wagon.

These five kids played their little hearts out on the beach! They all had so much fun together.

At night we went to eat and enjoy some great seafood. This was taken one night at dinner. We all decided Capps on the Water was our favorite place of the week.

One night we also took some beach pictures.

These three little boys melt my heart.

Road Trip, Part 1-AUBURN

2011-07-05T08:05:00.002-05:00

We are finally back from our Florida vacation. It was so much fun and none of us were ready to come home. This year we drove with our dear friends the Slaughters to Ponte Vedra Beach, near St. Augustine, to spend a week at the beach.

On our way down we stopped in Auburn to see Kiehl, Josh's former quarterback from last year. He will play football in the fall. While we were there we were able to get a tour of the football facilities. Peyton and Parker were loving it.

Here's the Floyd and Slaughter kids with Coach Trooper Taylor with their Trooper towels. The kids loved him.

Below is Peyton and Parker in the game day locker room. I'm pretty sure at this point they were pretending they played for the Tigers.

After that picture was taken we went onto the field. It was already pretty dark and I didn't get any good pictures. However, the funny part is as soon as they opened the gates that lead from the locker room onto the field, Peyton immediately ran onto the field singing the Razorback fight song. We busted out laughing. Sorry buddy, wrong school. He didn't care though, he was just happy to be on the field.

Next, we went to dinner with Kiehl at a local deli call Momma Goldburgs. It was really good.

After dinner we headed back to the hotel to get some sleep before we finished our way to Florida. Tomorrow I'll post part two of our trip.

Swim Ranch 2011

2011-07-02T08:05:00.001-05:00

This summer the boys had their swimming lessons again at Swim Ranch. It was extra fun this year because the boys were able to be with cousin Reese.

Peyton has turned into a fish. Last year he was still a little hesitant but this year he has no fear. He's swimming everywhere and is more comfortable swimming under water.

This was Parker's first year in Lane 1. He did great and improved everyday. His favorite thing was the back float. He likes to chill. ;)

Sweet brothers.

Last year Peyton was scared to jump off this diving board but this year he had no fear and it is now his favorite thing about swimming lessons.

Another year completed at Swim Ranch.

Time for Tubes

2011-07-01T08:05:00.003-05:00

The week before our baby turned one, Jack got tubes. He has had a very rough spring with ear infections. He had six within three and half months. It was pretty much miserable for us all. It's been almost a month since he has had them and he is a total different baby, so much happier.

Here he is right before the doctors took him back. Poor thing, didn't know what was coming.

He did so well and he was literally only gone from us for ten minutes at the most. It was quick and simple which made me a happy Momma. They were able to drain some fluid that was still on one of his ears which gave him instant relief. Here he is when they brought him back to me. He had just woken up from the anesthesia.

I'm so thankful he has been feeling well again. I hope we don't have another ear infection for a long time.

Two Sweet Grandmas

2011-06-30T08:05:00.003-05:00

Over Memorial Day weekend, Josh and I loaded up the boys and headed to see his Grandmothers. It was a long trip but we made lots of sweet memories with two very special ladies. The first stop was in Yoakum, Texas (between Austin and Houston). It's about ten hours from our house. Josh's Grandmother, on his Dad's side, lives there along with his Aunt and a few cousins. We had lots of fun visiting with them.

Here's a picture I snapped of Josh, the boys and Grandma Floyd. She has leukemia and has been sick for awhile. We were very grateful we got to spend time with her. Please keep her in your prayers.

This was Grandma Floyd's first time to meet Jack. He loved playing with toys and getting lots of attention but I think most of all he enjoyed his first ever donut the most.

Next, we loaded the car again and headed to Bridgeport, Texas which is close to Dallas. Josh's Grandmother, his mom's mother, lives there. We were able to take her out to dinner and let her see the boys. I have a sweet video of Jack walking into the arms of Grandma Thomas but I can't get it to upload.

It was a quick trip but we were so glad the boys were able to spend time with their Great Grandmothers. We hope to see them again soon!

Football Camp

2011-06-29T08:05:00.001-05:00

Over the next week, I'm going to try and get caught up on blogging. We will start with football camp that was back in May. The Shiloh coaches do a youth football camp every spring. Peyton was excited to go again and Parker was excited attend for the first time.

Josh and his two favorite campers.

Peyton had a lot of fun with some of his best buds.

Being a coaches kid sometimes has it's advantages. Parker and Jackson were able to attend a year early since their Dad's were on the field.

Jack and his buddy Kane were there watching all the big boys. It won't be long till they are out there too!

It was a fun week and the boys were glad it never rained. They are already counting down the days till next year's camp!

Jack's 1st Birthday!

2011-06-08T22:03:00.013-05:00

This week we celebrated our baby Jack's first birthday! I can't believe he is no longer a little baby. It seems just like yesterday I was holding him for the first time. He has changed so much in a year and it has been so much fun to watch.

We had family party at my parent's pool. It was lots of fun.

Josh and Aunt Meredith with all the cousins.

Taking a break from swimming for some pizza.

Our little family with the birthday boy.

Jack had his own smash cake.

Peyton and Parker really wanted to have a water balloon fight. Here is their "prepare for domination" faces with cousin Reese.

So much fun!

Jack was blessed with many presents. Thanks to all our family for coming.

Here is what Jack is doing these days:

-He is now taking steps! I've counted up to nine steps in a row.

-Still prefers crawling most of the time. Everyone comments how fast he crawls. He's quick!

-Taking 2 bottles a day, one in the morning and one at bedtime. However, he doesn't seem too interested in them anymore and we are dropping bottles very soon.

-Finally mastered the sippy cup.

-Eats whatever we eat during meal times.

-Doesn't seem like a picky eater so far.

-Now has tubes in his ears and is feeling much better.

-Some days he takes two naps and some days he take one long nap.

-Most nights he sleeps 7:30pm-7:00am.

-LOVES his brothers and thinks he is as big as they are.

-Weight: 20 pounds even (12%)

-Height: 28 inches long (5%)

We still have a little guy and couldn't be more proud of him. What a blessing he is to our family!

Schools Out for Summer

2011-06-06T08:05:00.001-05:00

Another school year has come and gone for Peyton and Parker. Peyton's done with his last year of pre-school, K4, and Parker finished 3 year old pre-school.

This year on the last day of school both of the boy's classes had a parties. Parker's was on the play ground. There were bubbles, hop scotch, chalk and many other games that the kids enjoyed outside. We are so proud of our Parkerman and all he's learning these days. He's now cutting with scissors, writing his own name and loves to paint.

The week before school ended Peyton class had a bike day and everyone rode their bikes in the parking lot.

On Peyton's very last day of school they had a water day. Several water games were set up outside including water guns and water balloons, which were his favorites. Parker came too and they both ended up soaking wet.

I can't believe that next year I will have a kindergartner! That just doesn't seem right. It seems like he should still be my baby boy. He's learning to read and loves anything to do with numbers. I am so thankful for the wonderful school that he will attend in the fall.

A couple weeks ago my brother, Rick, graduated from the U of A Law School. We are so proud of him and can't wait to see what the Lord has planned for him and Jessica.

Happy Birthday Josh, GiGi and Reese

2011-05-25T08:05:00.002-05:00

(Third blog post this week, I'm on a roll.)

This year we celebrated Josh and Jeana's birthdays at our house with a family. Their birthdays are one day a part in May. We had Mellow Mushroom pizza, a Shake's cake (Josh's favorite) and Rick's Bakery cookies (Jeana's favorite). It was fun to get everyone together to celebrate.

Josh and GiGi with their cake and cookies.

All the girls with the Jeana, the birthday girl.

Picture with our Daddy, the birthday boy.

My niece, Reese (center-pink bow), celebrated her 4th birthday this month too. Her party was at Fun City with friends and cousins.

Hope you all three both have another wonderful year! The boys and I love you guys SO much!!!

Go Hogs!

2011-05-24T08:05:00.000-05:00

A couple of weeks ago we took Peyton and Parker to a Razorback baseball game. We had a lot of fun and it was the perfect night to sit outside.

P & P ate their all time favorite treat, cotton candy while we were there. I think it was gone within 5 minutes. :)

Messy blue faces.

Picture with Uncle Rick and Aunt Jessica.

Josh and I.

Uncle Rick and Parker.

Mother's Day 2011

2011-05-23T08:05:00.001-05:00

(I'm going to be catching up on my blog this week. First up, Mother's Day.)

My four sweet boys started the day off by making me breakfast. Well, actually I think Jack slept through this part. ;) They surprised me and made a new (to us) recipe from Paula Deen. It was Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast. It was so good! I was impressed. Parker just ate the strawberries and Peyton doesn't like strawberries but Josh and I sure did. I think it was too fancy for them. They also gave me a new camera that I had been wanting for awhile. I was so excited!

Before church I took pictures with the three boys that made me a Momma. I am blessed.

For lunch we met my family at the Country Club in Fayetteville for lunch. It was good and they even had a cookie table set up for the kids to decorate sugar cookies . My Dad also took the boys on a golf cart ride around the course.

This is my sister-in-law and I with my Mom. I'm not sure what I'd do without her. She means the world to me!

The day before we had celebrated Mother's Day with Josh's family but I failed to take one single picture. :( I will do better next time especially now that I have a new camera.

Rainy Easter

2011-04-25T13:17:00.014-05:00

We had a very wet Easter. It stormed most of the day but that didn't stop us from celebrating. This is always one of my favorite holidays! The kids had such a fun weekend. Friday night we made our third annual Easter bunny cake. And Saturday afternoon we dyed Easter eggs. I really enjoyed this special time with them this year. We talked a lot about the real reason we celebrate Easter. I love to hear them tell the story of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins.

The boys were so excited the night before Easter. They went right to sleep so the bunny wouldn't miss stopping at our house. I think the bunny may have out done himself this year.

The next morning we hunted eggs inside our house because of the rain. Before we went to church we attempted a few pictures. Jack just wanted to crawl off. :)

He's always on the move! Friday night he had come down with another double ear infection. It's the fifth one since February. I feel so bad for him. But by Sunday he seemed fine and he had been fever-free for twenty-four hours so he still was able to go to church on Sunday.

After church we went to my parents house for lunch. My Dad smoked a brisket and my Mom, Grandmother and I cooked the sides and desserts. It was so good!

My Dad and Mom hid eggs in their house for the boys to hunt when they arrived.

Josh and I.

My parents with their grandsons.

My grandparents came to eat lunch with us too.

For dinner we went over to Josh's parent's house and there was another Easter egg hunt with their cousins Reese and Beckham. GiGi had also made sugar cookies for the kids to decorate with icing. Jack was napping while this picture was taken. He had started feeling sick again that evening.

I'm hoping it's nice and sunny again here soon. We had another day with lots of rain today and many roads are beginning to flood. The U of A even closed early. I am ready for the rain to start moving out of our area and the sun to start shinning again.

Spring Soccer

2011-04-14T11:33:00.000-05:00

Peyton has literally been counting down the days till soccer started again. He had so much fun playing in the fall. This past Saturday was his first game of the spring.

Sweet brothers cheering on Team Dynamo. Jack learned to clap for the first time during the game.

Peyton choose number eight because Josh was number eight while playing football at OBU.

Peyton scored three goals and they won. He can't wait till their next game on Saturday.

Lately...

2011-04-12T08:03:00.004-05:00

A few days ago Jack turned 10 months. I can't believe he's going to have a birthday so soon.

He has started puckering up his lips and making this silly face a lot. It makes us laugh.

Josh was out of town the past few days for work and we missed him lots. I'm so thankful that he doesn't have to travel for work very often. While he was gone the weather was beautiful and we spent a lot of time outside!

Mr. Parker is always on the go and up to something. I told Josh the next time he goes out of town, I'm sending Parkerman with him. ;)

Jack continues to love wagon rides by Peyton.

We are all happy to have Daddy back home but I think I may be the happiest of all.

Spring Break Skiing

2011-03-30T10:23:00.011-05:00

Last week my parents took our family to Park City, Utah. This was Peyton and Parker's first year to ski. I think my Dad had been dreaming of this day since Peyton and Parker were born. My brother and I started skiing when we were the boys ages and he couldn't wait to get his grandsons on the slopes too.

Our little family picture at the bottom of the slopes.

Peyton and Parker spent the first two days in ski school. Here they are on the magic carpet ride.

While Peyton and Parker were in ski school, Josh and I were were able to ski with my Dad, Rick and Jessica. My Mom volunteered to stay with Jack at the house. We had a lot of fun together!

Josh and I about to ski down with the boys for the first time on day three of the trip.

Peyton had no fear at all. (I was very thankful for helmets this trip!) He would laugh all the way down and if he fell he would just laugh even harder. He had a blast.

Uncle Rick, Peyton and Josh skiing to the lift line.

I think this may have been Parker's favorite part of the day...the hot chocolate breaks on the mountain. He liked skiing but after his second run down the slopes he would start asking for hot chocolate.

I was so thankful for all of Nana's help this week with Jack! She's such a great Nana to the boys.

Peyton loved to start snowball fights.

Parker was not in the mood for pictures or snow ball fights at this moment, he just wanted to get on the lift. :)

Josh, Jessica, Rick and I.

We had a lot of fun but it was also a lot of work, traveling with three kids and skiing with two small kids. The boys loved spending extra time with their grandparents, Uncle Rick and Aunt Jessica. We can't wait to do it again! But now I am really ready for spring and warmer weather!

First Time Visitor

2011-03-16T16:02:00.008-05:00

Last Friday, Peyton was at GiGi and Poppy's house. Josh and I had gone to dinner with friends from our church. And when we came to pick him up later that night, he had a surprise for us. He had finally decided to pull his loose tooth by himself! It had been hanging by a thread all week. He was so proud of himself.

He wanted to take a picture of himself with my camera too.

That night the Tooth Fairy came to visit the Floyd House for the first time! She left a few dollars under his pillow and he was so excited. Now Peyton tells me the tooth beside it is loose. I can't believe we are already to this phase in his life. He is getting so big! As much as I want him to stay five forever, I find that each new stage is so much fun!

Brotherly Love

2011-03-11T13:34:00.012-06:00

My boys keep me on my toes at all times, all three of them. It makes it hard at times but I still wouldn't trade it for the world! I love them a ton. I especially love to hear my big boys laughing, playing ball and just talking together. They do that a lot. However, it's not always so pretty between Peyton and Parker. There are fights. BIG fights. But one thing I've learned about boys is they get over things quickly. Sometimes, so quickly I have to laugh because I am not that way. I need to work on that more.

Anyway, couple weeks ago had been one of those day....with a few fights in it. And this is how I found them when I went to check on them before I went to bed.

Still after our crazy day, they wanted to be together and Peyton had snuck into Parker's bed. It made me smile and thankful that they have each other.

The next day I went into Jack's room while he was suppose to be napping and I found this happy boy playing and to my surprise pulling up. I had to grab my camera. I caught this smile as his brother's were walking into his room. He was so proud of himself.

The next day we lowered the crib. =)

Nine Months & Snow Pictures

2011-03-08T09:12:00.006-06:00

This cute little guy is turning 9 months old today!

I can't believe he will be ONE in just a few short months! He is a joy and his laid back, happy personality fits perfectly into our family.

Nine month facts about our Jack-Jack:

-Weighs 19 pounds. (25th percentile)

-26.8 inches long. (10th percentile, love that I finally have a little guy.)

-Wears size 3 diapers.

-Wears size 6-12 month and a few 12-18 month old clothes.

-Bedtime is around 7:00pm, wakes up at 7:30am and you sleep all night. (PTL!)

-Eats bottles every 3-4 hours.

-Eats baby food 3 times a day.

-Learning to eat puffs and crackers and drink juice from a sippy cup but mainly just wants to play with them.

-Crawling, pulling up and can stand for 1-2 seconds before you fall.

-Waves bye-bye.

-Can say Mama, Dada, Bubba, Nana and when you eat baby food you say "Ma" for more when we don't get your food fast enough to your mouth.

-His favorite entertainment is to watch his brothers play.

-Right now he is getting over ear infections, pink eye, cold, cough and fever. Last night he slowly started feeling better. Can't wait to get you feeling back to your old self again!

Catching up with snow pictures...

Last month we received 20 inches of snow within one day! I've lived here my whole life and never seen this much snow in NWA. The boys really enjoyed it despite the freezing cold temperatures. We stayed out long enough just to snap a few pictures.

Florida Part 2

2011-02-26T09:17:00.012-06:00

I've been needing to document the rest of our trip for awhile. Josh is laughing at me as I type this because it's so late. At the end of each year I am going to start uploading our blog to a scrapbook website and have it printed so I want to make sure this is included.

Here is the real reason we went to Florida last month. :) Josh was asked to coach the quarterbacks in the Under-Armour All-American game. We were all so proud of him. It was such a fun week!

All of the practices were at ESPN Wide World of Sports on Disney property. There were all kinds of fields there. The complex was huge! I've never seen anything like it before. This picture was taken one afternoon after a practice.

Peyton and Jack playing during a practice.

Parker was excited to see Daddy after practice each day. He's a Daddy's boy for sure!

Here we are with Josh's quarterback from Shiloh, Kiehl Frazier. P & P LOVE him!

There were two other players there from Springdale playing in the game too. Both are future Hogs, Brey Cook and Mitch Smothers. Peyton became big fans of them this week. I love how little he looks next to them.

One night there was a jersey presentation. Here is Josh with his three quarterbacks he coached that week during practices and the game. #6 is Jeff Driskel and he is going to play for Florida, Kiehl is going to Auburn and #17 Brett Hundley is going to UCLA.

The following helped coach in the game too. From left to right: Mike Ditka (former Bears coach), Deion Sanders (former NFL player, and Chris Weinke (former FL State and NFL quarterback).

Boys cheering on the red team during the game. Parker made the big screen during the game while holding up his sign. He was pretty excited.

Family picture after the game. The red team won with a last second field goal.

Josh and Khiel after the game. We will all miss him next year but look forward to watching him play at Auburn!

Disney World!

2011-01-17T08:05:00.003-06:00

I've finally had some time to go through our Disney World pictures. We took a lot. And believe it or not, these are just a few. :) The real reason we went to Florida was not to take the boys to Disney World even though that's what the boys thought. Josh was coaching in the Under Armour All-American High School game. His quarterback from Shiloh also went with us and played in the game. It was the boys dream vacation, football and Disney World, all in one week! While Josh was at practices during the day we spent a lot of time at the parks. It was fun having Josh with us in the afternoons and nights. I was glad both sets of our parents got to come to!

One morning Josh and I took Peyton and Parker to a character breakfast at the Polynesian Resort. They had a blast and enjoyed one on one time with the characters and getting their autographs. Jack stayed back in the rooms with Nana and Gigi.

Jack got to ride most the of the rides that we rode and just looked amazed by it all. It was hilarious. Here he is about to ride the Dumbo ride with my parents.

Parker with his Nana in front of Minnie's house.

Josh and Peyton on Goofy's Brainstomer roller coaster. This was one of Peyton and Parker's favorite rides all week.

The weather was awesome. The high was 75-80 degrees everyday we were there. Only one morning we needed a light jacket. We were spoiled by the weather and the pool at our resort.

Our group with Mickey at Epcot.

I loved how after Peyton and Parker were done with their "time" with each of the characters they always walked over to see Jack too.

Three boys with Gigi and Poppy after the Nemo ride.

The boys playing the drums at Animal Kingdom before we went on the African safari.

The boys were probably most exited about meeting Buzz and Woody at Hollywood Studios. Their faces lit up like it was Christmas morning when it was there time to finally meet them and get their autographs.

Jack trying to figure out Buzz.

The boys LOVED the 4D Toy Story ride.

We ate out every single meal for 8 days and yes it was crazy! Here we are eating dinner at Coral Reef Restaurant in Epcot. The tables are all around the main wall of the restaurant which is basically a HUGE aquarium with all kinds of fish, sharks, turtles and scuba divers swimming while you eat.

As much as I enjoyed a full week off from cooking, at the end of the trip we were all ready to eat at home. However, now I'm ready to go back and enjoy another break. :) I'm going to start going through all the football pictures this week and will put them on here soon.

December in Pictures

2011-01-09T19:00:00.001-06:00

We had Jack's baby dedication at church. (This isn't the greatest family pic but 4 our of 5 were looking so we're good-ha.)

We went to the Fayetteville square to see the lights a couple of times with family and friends. Boys loved the pony and camel rides.

Shiloh won state for the 3rd year in a row. We beat Pulaski Academy 61-40.

Peyton celebrating with Josh after the game.

Josh speaking to the team with Parker after the game.

Our family minus Jack. He was with a sitter that night.

Floyd boys with the trophy.

We got to see my Mama and Papa while we were in Little Rock for the state game.

Jack at is his 6th month checkup. He's 17 pounds and 25.6 inches long.

Josh and I with Parker at his school's Christmas party.

Josh and a few football players brought the trophy to Peyton's class for them to see.

Nana and Grandaddy took us all on the Polar Express train ride in Branson. Boys loved it and I think we've started a new Christmas tradition.

Jack on his first Christmas morning. All he wanted to do was eat his stocking. :)

We had a wonderful Christmas except for Josh. He woke up sick on Christmas morning. Luckily no one else got it. Peyton's favorite Christmas present was his Football guys, Parker's was his Buzz Light Year wings and his games and I think Jack's is all his new teething toys. I will post later this week with some Florida pictures. We just got back home from being gone 7 nights to Disney. We had a blast but I am so glad to get back into our normal routine and sleep in my own bed.

Halloween 2010

2010-11-04T08:05:00.008-05:00

This year I let the big boys decide what they wanted to be for Halloween and this is what they ended up with, Spiderman with muscles. Jack was a football player thanks to a shirt Peyton had from when he was a baby. :)

Thursday night we went to their school carnival and on Halloween we did lots of trick or treating.

Before we went trick or treating, Peyton and Parker carved a pumpkin with the help of Daddy.

Then we sat Jack inside it for a quick picture. He was the cutest little Jack-o-lantern!

After trick or treating the kids ended up with way to much candy for two little boys to eat. So I might have helped them eat a little, especially the little butterfingers. Those are always my favorite.

Parker story: (for me to remember for later on)

Wednesday morning, I was hurrying around our house trying to get the boys ready for their day. Peyton had school and I was about to leave to take Parker and Jack to 'Fit for Christ' childcare at our church. Well Parker kept asking me for his Halloween candy and I kept saying, "No candy till we get back home." It was about 7:30 in the morning at the time. A few minutes later, he comes to me with a mouth full of chocolate with some dripping down his chin about to drip on his clean shirt and says, "I ate a Reese's, do I get a spanking now?" Oh my word, I was mad. He will do anything for his all time favorite candy, Reese's Cups! Yes, he did get a spanking and a good talking too! Good thing I was able to go work out right after that and get all my frustration out and not let it ruin the rest of our day. Plus he is impossible to stay mad at for very long. His big smile and deep dimples get me every time. Gotta love my Reese's loving boy!

Lately...

2010-10-28T08:05:00.006-05:00

Here is just a little bit of what the Floyd crew has been up to...

Lots of Shiloh games to cheer on our Daddy and the Saints. Parker with his buddy Jackson.

We've been to the last two Hog home games. The boys LOVE going!

Jack stayed home with Nana. Thanks Nana! And thank you Poppy and Gigi for our tickets.

Peyton enjoying the doughnut shop.

Jack has started enjoying his this. (He was giggling so hard his paci fell out. I love his baby giggle!)

The boys went to pick put pumkins with Nana for her house.

Boys dancing to All I do Is Win at the last Hog game.

Boss Hog doing a headstand!

Us with our good friends Jimmy and Laci.

Josh's Dad has been the pastor of CrossChurch for 24 years! Here are the boys and cousin Reese before they presented flowers to Gigi and Poppy on stage during the church service.

Jack staying warm at the Junior High Shiloh game.

Peyton & Parker decorating cupcakes or "pupcakes" as Parker calls them.

They turned out pretty good.

One more picture...my sunglass lovin' boy Parkerman.

The boys are excited about their Halloween costumes this year. They both want to be Spiderman. Parker has been wearing his costume almost everyday for the past three of weeks at home (and one night at Mellow Mushroom because I was too tired to put up a fight about it at the time). And Peyton has had his hanging up in the laundry room since the day we bought it because he doesn't want his to get dirty. Ha. They are such opposites in personalities!

Fall Fun and New Apple Recipe

2010-10-12T08:05:00.001-05:00

Last week Gigi and Nana took the boys and I along with my sis in law Meredith and her kids Reese and Beck to the corn maze in Cave Springs. The kids wanted to go through the Razorback shaped corn maze first.

Peyton leading us through the kid's maze with the map.

Next we went to the petting zoo.

Then we loaded up on the cow train.

I rode too. ;) They said they needed some adults to ride in the back so Mom, Jeana, Meredith and all hopped on. It was SO bumpy but the kids loved it.

And we are off....

Parkerman practicing his driving skills after the ride was over.

Thank you Nana and Gigi for such a fun time! Let's make this a new tradition. Jack stayed home with Josh because he wasn't feeling well that day.

Last Sunday I made a new recipe and brought it for our small group at church. It was so good that I just had to share. It's perfect to make during fall.

Apple Crack Cobbler:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Spray 9x13 dish with pam.

Spread two cans of apple pie filling on the bottom of your pan.

Mix together: one box of yellow cake mix (don't follow directions on the box), two sticks of butter that is softened, one cup of dark brown sugar and one teaspoon of cinnamon.

Spread the mixture evenly over the pie filling and top with 1 or 2 cups of chopped pecans (I leftsome of ours without pecans because Josh doesn't like them.)

Bake for 45 minutes or until brown on top.

Typing that out just maked me want to make it again! It'll definitely be a keeper in my recipe book. Yummy!

Our sweet Jack

2010-10-08T08:05:00.003-05:00

Happy 4 Months sweet Jack!

You are learning all kinds of new tricks and changing daily!!

You love to spit bubbles with your mouth. You think it is very funny.

You found your feet this week and enjoy attempting to take your socks off.

You love to watch your brothers play.

They are normally right in your face and you don't mind one bit. You love the attention.

You can sleep through anything and can sleep anywhere. I hope you keep that up.

You can roll over but have trouble getting your arm out from under you which makes you upset.

You have loved your swing since you were born but lately you haven't enjoyed it as much. You would rather be in your bouncey seat or on your play mat.

This week you have started taking naps in your crib instead of the swing. You normally take 3 good naps during the day but sometimes cat nap in between.

You sleep all night in your bed and normally sleep 10-12 hours.

You are a laid back happy baby and we love you SO much!

Did I mention your brothers are CRAZY about you? They call you "little buddy" which makes me laugh every time I hear that name.

Happy 5th Birthday!

2010-10-06T14:29:00.009-05:00

Happy Birthday to our Peyton man! (I know, a couple weeks late. The blog has been on the back burner for a while, but I will get with it some day.) This year we celebrated big by going to Jump Zone the Saturday before his actual birthday! He'd been asking for a Jump Zone party for while and he finally got it.

I love this picture with all my sweet crazy boys.

On the morning of his birthday I made him his all time favorite thing for breakfast with a candle.

That afternoon we joined his class at school and celebrated his birthday again. Parker was happy to be "big" enough to go.

For dinner we let him choose where to eat. He chose, "that chocolate place" aka Market Place. After our meal they brought out this to him. Nothing like a load full of chocolate right before bedtime.

The week of Peyton's birthday his teacher asked him to bring pictures of his favorite things. She chooses a different child each week and they take turns being the "Star of the week." These are the pictures he chose to bring.

Peyton,

We are so proud of you. You are a HUGE blessing to our family. We pray for you every day and can't wait to see how the Lord will use you. We know He has big plans for you!

I love you more than you'll ever know!!

First Soccer Game

2010-09-01T08:10:00.004-05:00

This is Peyton's first year to play soccer and he has loved it. A few days ago they had there first game and he scored five goals. He was excited. After the game he told me that he heard me cheering for him and it made him run faster. Ha!

Peyton was happy to have a uniform and be on a real team. Go Dynamo's!

Parker was not happy when he couldn't be on the field with Bubba. Luckily, Uncle Nick showed up with doughnuts which made him happy. Thanks Uncle Nick!

Goal! I love his face in this picture that my Dad took with his iphone.

Peyton had quite the crew cheering him and his team on to a victory!

Last night, Shiloh beat the #1 team in 5A, Watson Chapel! I had to miss the game so I could take care of this sweet baby who has been sick with his first fever.

He's feeling much better now. This coming Monday is Shiloh's big football game that we play in Dallas Cowboy Stadium. We play Euless Trinity, the #1 team in the country. It will be a big game!

It's That Time Again

2010-08-20T10:09:00.010-05:00

Football season has begun at the Floyd house. The boys love every minute of it which keeps it fun for all of us. Even though the real games haven't started yet our schedules have stayed busy with football activities. We are so proud of our Daddy and love going to everything to support him.

Last night we had pictures for the football program. It was so hot and luckily they didn't take long at all. After the pictures the team had practice so the other coaches wives and I took our kids, all 12 of them, ages 7 and below, to Chick-fil-a for dinner. It was pretty exciting to say the least.

Here's our picture for the year. I'm okay with it. We were all dripping with sweat and ready to leave.

Last Friday was the Blue Gold game. Josh got the boys jersey's this year to match our quarterback, Kiehl. The kids love him and he's so good to them. We really couldn't ask for better players who don't mind my kids hanging all over them.

A couple of weeks ago my parents had the football team over to their house for a pizza party. (Thanks Mom and Dad for letting the entire team and coaching families come over! You're the best!) Everyone had fun swimming, playing foosball and pool in the game room. I think we had a total of 80 people there.

How many guys can you fit in a hot tub?

Back in July we had our annual coaches retreat. This year we went to Tulsa. It was so much fun. The guys did lots of working and the girls had fun hanging out and shopping. We couldn't ask for a better coaching staff. These girls are some of my best friends and I couldn't make it through each season with out them! I'm so blessed to have them while our husbands are all working very late hours this time of year. This year the Gilder's joined the staff. They are such a great family and lots of fun.

Shiloh's first game is on August 30 in the Hooten's Classic against Watson Chapel. Our first three games are going be on TV, two of which will be on national television. It should be an exciting year!

Well, this is our last weekend to be football free for awhile so Josh and I are going on a date tonight with some of our best friends and I can't wait! Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Ten Weeks Already?

2010-08-19T08:10:00.004-05:00

Mr. Jack is growing like crazy. He's already outgrown most of his 0-3 clothes. This has been our first week with our big boys at school and Jack has enjoyed soaking up all the attention. On Monday we went for his two month check up which also included his first found of shots. Notice his band-aid on his little leg. Poor guy.

This is pretty much what his brothers have done every day when they get home from school, give him lots of extra loving. I think Jack is wondering what happened to the nice quiet house that he had been enjoying.

Jack and I have been getting out running errands that would have taken way too long with three boys. We stopped by Daddy's football practice one morning too.

At Jack's two month checkup he weighed 12 pounds, 4 ounces (50%) and was 21 1/2 inches long (25%). We have a little chunk on our hands. He now drinks formula every feeding and doing great with the bottle. Jack's still not on set schedule during the day but normally sleeps from 9:30pm-4am and then wakes up at 7am for the day. Except last night he slept from 9pm-6am. Yea Jack! Hopefully this will start being his new trend. We love you Jack and can't wait to see what the Lord has planned for your sweet precious life.

First Day of School

2010-08-16T21:15:00.001-05:00

This year my big boys will be at Shiloh together. Peyton is doing the 4 year old Pre-K, five days a week, and Parker will do to the 3 year old Pre-K program two days a week. They both were excited to start school and see their friends. I still can't believe how fast this summer went by. But we are all ready to be on a more normal schedule.

This year Peyton has Mrs. Chenier. He was so excited when he found out she was going to be his teacher for the year. His two best friends, Carter and Alex, are in his class which he is excited about too.

Parker has Mrs. Brunton. Peyton had her last year and we are thrilled to have her again! His friend, Jackson, and cousin Reese are in his class too. It should be a fun year for them. This morning when I got him out of bed he started talking a million miles an hour about all the fun things he was going to do at Shiloh that day. It was hilarious.

First Soccer Practice

2010-08-11T07:43:00.004-05:00

This year Peyton is playing soccer for the first time. He's excited to be on a real team. Last night he had his first practice and it was hilarious watching his team! Parker was also able to join the practice since other players were out of town this week.

Peyton ready to go to practice.

They had a mini practice game and the score was 2-0. Peyton scored both of those goals!

Cooling off at the end because it was so HOT!

Happy 3rd Birthday Parker!

2010-08-08T21:50:00.007-05:00

Today my sweet Parker turned three years old. We had a weekend full of celebrating but here's some pictures from his family birthday party last night. We ordered pizza, had a cookie cake with "Daddy's truck" on it and three pink candles (pink is his favorite color-ha!), opened lots of Toy Story presents along with his new soccer goal, and played in the back yard with Peyton and cousin Reese.

I got this idea of all the pictures from my friend, Rachel's blog. It was fun looking back at all his pictures.

Parker,

Happy 3rd Birthday! You bring so much joy into our family. You are so special to us and I'm so proud to be your Momma. I can't believe you are already three. You are growing up so fast. We love you!

8 Weeks Old

2010-08-04T07:43:00.006-05:00

Happy 8 Weeks Old to Jack!! (yesterday)

I can't believe my baby is already 8 weeks old. Where has June and July gone? Here are a few things you are doing these days, Jack.

-You are a laid back, happy baby most of the time.

-Love-love-love your swing and this makes Mommy happy. When I can't sooth you, your swings normally does.

-Sleep in our room in a pack n play but we have plans to move you to your room very soon.

-Love to be swaddled at night.

-Most nights you sleep 6 hours, eat, then 3-5 hours more.

-Have slept through the night (8 hours) one time when you were 6 weeks old. (Of course that was the night your Daddy volunteered to help. Wish you would do that for me.) :)

-Love your paci.

-Take a bottle great when you need too.

-Eat about every 3 hours during the day.

-Don't have a real nap schedule yet but most of the time you, eat, play, sleep, in that order.

-You still sleep a lot during the day but each day you are starting to stay awake longer.

-LOVE to watch your brothers play.

-They love to talk and hold you. Most of the time they are gentle but sometimes you think they are a little too rough.

-Most people say you look just like Parker, but Peyton insist you look just like him. :)

-You are quite the little traveler and have been to: Florida, Little Rock, Dallas and Tulsa.

-Been on 4 plane rides and did great on all of them.

Jack, we love you and are so proud of you. You have been the best little baby and fit into our family perfectly!

Swim Ranch

2010-07-12T08:10:00.005-05:00

Peyton and Parker went to their second year of Swim Ranch a couple weeks ago. This year Josh got in the pool with Parker -every-single-day! Daddy was such a trooper! During the week of their lessons I still couldn't get in the pool since I just had Jack.

Two of my sweet boys.

I love Parker in his googles-too cute.

Practicing getting out of the pool with Ms. Virgina. She was my swim teacher when I was little too. But he thought it was extra cool that her grandson plays football for Shiloh.

He tried to dog paddle by himself and when he reached the wall and was not a happy boy. But the tears didn't last too long. I think that was the only time he cried all week.

Yea Parker for finishing another year of the Water Babies class!

This year Peyton moved up to Lane One. He's always loved the water but never liked to go under which you do a lot of in lane one. He improved each day even though he was a little scared at times. But by the end of the week he was swimming all by himself without his buoy and even going under water without it bothering him.

Happy boy kicking away.

Learning to swim with no buoy.

High-five from his teacher for swimming all the way down his lane with no buoy!

Peyton we are proud of you and how brave you were this week! You turned into a fish within just a few days!

Jack hung out with me by the pool most days. We were lucky and the weather wasn't too hot for him. Next year he will get a turn at Swim Ranch but for now I'm enjoying him being so little.

Happy Birthday Rick & Wedding Pictures

2010-07-09T08:05:00.002-05:00

We wanted to wish my brother a Happy 26th Birthday today! I can't believe my brother is married and about to be in his third year of law school. I couldn't be happier for him. The next couple of pictures were taken a couple nights ago during his early birthday dinner at my parents house. Dad grilled steaks and then we swam in their pool. My boys love hanging out with their Uncle Rick and Aunt Jessica.

Three days before Jack was born my brother married Jessica. I am excited to finally have her as a sister in law. Here are some pictures from their beautiful wedding last month. The boys were the ring bearers. Their wedding was in Conway and my doctor didn't want me to go but I was so happy at the last minute I was able to be there for their special night.

Our last family picture just the four of us but we are so glad that we are a family of 5 now!

I'll leave you with a picture of Jack that was taken last night. I can't believe my baby turned four weeks old this past Tuesday! Where did the month of June go? We are having so much fun with him and thank God daily for him.

Jack Bailey is Here

2010-06-24T08:00:00.005-05:00

On June 8th we welcomed Jack Bailey Floyd into our family. He was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and 20 inches long, just perfect! I already can't imagine our family without this sweet little baby being a part of it. Peyton and Parker are beyond thrilled to have a their brother finally here. Peyton loves to hold him and Parker is on "paci patrol" all the time. He also gets plenty of hugs and kisses from them too. So far he has been an easy baby and I hoping it stays that way at least a little longer.

Here's Josh and I with Jack, just a few minutes old during the c-section.

Peyton and Parker surprised me with roses at the hospital....they were so sweet and it melted my heart.

Our new family of 5!

They were excited to finally get to hold Jack.

This is Mrs. Betty at the hospital seeing baby Jack for the first time. We named our Jack Bailey after her late husband. Coach Bailey was Josh's football coach in 6th and 7th grade. This man had great impact on Josh's life. He was one of the reasons Josh went into coaching football. We miss Coach Bailey but know we will see him again in heaven.

Getting Jack ready to come home.

This was taken a few days ago. He was getting over an eye infection that was in his right eye cause by a blocked tear duct. He is feeling all better now.

First time at Chickfila, watching his brothers play on the playground. I think it took me 3 hours before I actually got out the door with all three kids and Josh was even home to help me. But we made it. Ha!

All clean after his first bath.

This was taken yesterday. He is ready for some football!

Jack's new best friend was born just ten days after him, Charlie Barnard (on the right). He's the son of our good friends, Tucker and McKale. These boys are going to have to stick together since they are both the 3rd boys in each of their families.

I'm so blessed to have my boys in my life. It's a little crazy right now but I wouldn't trade it for anything!

Catching Up

2010-06-03T20:30:00.006-05:00

I have taken alittle break from blogging for while. It just seems like we've been so busy and when I have a break then I just want to read everyone else's instead. :) Here are some pictures of what we've been up to since April with a baby update at the end.

California! We went with our good friends the Slaughters. It was a blast! The guys had meetings during most of our trip but Angela and I found LOTS of fun stuff to do while they were busy. Here's Josh and I in front of the Hollywood sign.

While we were in California Peyton had his end of the "Love Bug" program for K4. I hated to miss it but I was able to watch it live on the school's website. Peyton was in charge of the Christian flag pledge. He said his lines super fast but it got the job done and his Mama was proud. His teacher also presented him with the "hardworking" award at the end of the program. He's had a wonderful year at school and we have LOVED his teacher! I can't believe he's already completed his first year of K4 and how well he has done

My friends gave baby Jack and and I the sweetest baby shower at my sister in law's house. It was so much fun and Jack got so many cute things.

The shower was outside under the sunset on Meredith's new patio. It was perfect. I am so blessed to have these sweet girls as my friends.

Peyton attended Shiloh's youth football camp and had a ball! Parker didn't get to participate so he hung out by the water bottles and would give the older kids, high fives and knuckles during their water breaks. Poor guy, it's tough being the younger brother at times. This is Peyton waiting his turn to do one of the drills.

A few weeks ago Peyton's class had bike day at school. Savvy and Peyton were ready to take off riding in this picture.

Best buds taking a break for popsicles.

The very last day of school was last Thursday. It was Field Day so they had with lots of water activities for the kids. Here is Peyton all soaking wet having fun with water guns.

Parker also had a wonderful year at school! I can't believe how much he's change in the last year. His teachers put on a cute end of the year program for the parents. Here's Parker and cousin Reese singing their songs for us. They were precious! We are so proud of you Parker!!

Peyton skipped a few minutes of class to come watch his brother's program.

It's so hard to get a decent family picture these days with our two crazy boys but I'm sure it's about to get even harder when baby Jack comes along. At least everyone was looking at the camera, that hardly ever happens anymore.

Speaking of baby Jack. This coming Tuesday is my scheduled c-section! I am so excited and we are all very ready to meet him. It's been so fun listening to the the boys talk about having a baby in the house again. I can't wait to see what he will look like. Peyton and Parker looked nothing a like when they were born. My doctors have told me they are surprised that he still isn't here. They were predicting that he would be here by my 37th week due to his big size, being a third child and having a previous brother born at 36 weeks. However, Jack has been holding out to make his grand entrance into the world in God's perfect timing. Check back soon for more baby updates and pictures!

Happy 30th Birthday Josh!!

2010-05-12T08:00:00.004-05:00

I know I've been slacking on my blog lately but I couldn't miss posting about Josh's big birthday. He turns 30 today but we started celebrated it last night. I surprised him with a dinner at Noodles with his closest friends and family. I'm so glad that we were all able to pull it off together and actually be able to surprise him! He had no idea everyone was going to be there until we showed up at the restaurant. It was a fun night out. Tonight we will celebrate again, this time with our boys. They are SO excited about their Daddy's birthday today.

Josh, I am so blessed to have you as my husband and my best friend. I'm thankful to God placing you in my life. Thank you for ALL you do for the kids and I. We are so proud of you. Happy 30th Birthday babe! I love you more than you'll ever know!!

Below are some pictures from last night.

We missed Jeana, Josh's Mom, at the party because she is caring for her Mom in Texas this week who just had surgery. Please be in prayer for Josh's grandma.

Happy Easter 2010

2010-04-04T21:33:00.005-05:00

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Easter with our family. Saturday night we dyed Easter eggs and made a bunny cake with the boys. They made such a mess but they were having fun.

Sunday morning they woke up to their baskets filled with candy from the Easter bunny.

Next we went outside to hunt for eggs. Yes, Parker has a sucker in his mouth before 7:30am. I promise we normally don't allow candy in the morning but today I decided I wouldn't fight the battle. I also realize my kids clothes look hideous, but when at home we let them pick their own outfits for the most part.

We then got cleaned up and ready for church. It was a fabulous service! Here's all three of my boys before church.

Here's my next baby boy that's on the way. Parker was protesting the picture at this point. I am definitely feeling very pregnant these days and having lots of braxton hicks contractions. But for the most part I feel pretty good. I think we may have a wild one on our hands. This baby is constantly kicking and moving around ALL the time.

After church we went to my parents house for a wonderful lunch. Dad smoked a brisket for us and it was so good!

We were happy that Josh's parents and Nick's family were able to join us too! It's hard to get a decent picture with three hungry kids. Baby Beckham was taking a nap and didn't make this picture. Notice Peyton in the back giving the hookem' horn sign for Texas. We have never lived Texas but Josh's family is from there and taught our boys to love Texas. Don't worry the Razorbacks are still their #1 team. ;)

My brother, Rick, was also with us today too. They love their Uncle Rick!

Josh and Meredith helping the kids hunt Easter eggs at my parent's house.

After the egg hunt they played their little hearts out on the swing set.

Hope you all had a Happy Easter with your family and friends. And remember the real reason we celebrate today, He is RISEN! I'm so thankful for the cross and that He is ALIVE.

Good Night from Peyton & Parker

2010-03-19T20:49:00.012-05:00

(3/24/10 UPDATE: The boys are doing good in their new beds and we are all getting sleep at night. PTL! Peyton sleeps on the top bunk and Parker sleeps down below. The only downfall is they like to talk and laugh together before falling asleep. But at least they're happy and eventually fall asleep at a decent time. The first night Parker cried for a few minutes for his crib but after being reassured he's a big boy, he went on to sleep and hasn't mentioned the crib since that night. Sooner or later I'm sure they may have a rough night but for now all is well with this new sleeping arrangement.)

To make room for baby #3 we are now letting the boys share a room. Their new bunk beds and bedding arrived today and they are beyond thrilled! It should be an interesting night since they have never slept in the same room together and Parker's never been without his crib. Right now I'm hearing lots of giggling coming from their room. When we moved Peyton to his big boy bed it was a disaster so I'm preparing for the worst. Please Lord, let this 7 month pregnant Mom get some sleep this week.

Catching Up

2010-03-05T20:36:00.003-06:00

Here are just a few things that we have been up to in the last week.

Peyton's been asking us to join him for lunch at school so I packed Parker's lunchbox and we headed up to Shiloh to meet Peyton and Josh. Parker always feels so big when he gets to see "Bubba's friends." These days, it's almost impossible to take a picture with them together without them making silly faces. I had really hoped for a much better picture this day. Maybe next time.

A couple days ago, Parker and I had lunch with some of my girlfriends at Jason's Deli. We get together about once a month and can have some girl time even with all our silly kids at the table. Here is Kelly, Harper, Ashley, Avery, Melissa, Julee, Jennifer and Brody. These are some of the sweetest girls you will ever meet.

Today, it was about 70 degrees outside. Parker insisted wearing this tank top all day which actually matched his shorts. He is really into dressing himself these days and I let him unless we are leaving the house. I could do a whole post on all his crazy mismatching outfits. But you gotta love him and this smile.

Peyton has learned to swing by himself. Here he is showing off his new skill in his favorite shirt that he thinks he has to wear everyday. I don't think I will be passing this striped shirt down to Parker just because I am so tired of seeing it.

Before we headed to Chick-fil-a today, I caught this child using the bathroom outside on a yellow painted line in our grass. I'm not sure why he thought it was necessary to take his underwear and shorts completely off but I guess this works. I'm so glad Parker is finally potty trained and I won't have two in diapers when #3 baby arrives. We're proud of you Parkerman!

It looks like tomorrow is going to be nice outside again and we're looking forward to enjoying the sunshine with Josh. Enjoy your weekend!

Snow Days

2010-02-01T20:29:00.009-06:00

Over the past few days we have been enjoying all the snow. On Saturday, we took the boys sledding. My Dad brought over the sled that my brother and I used when we were kids. Rick and Jessica joined us that day too.

My 3 boys!

They love their Uncle Rick and their soon to be 'Aunt' Jessica.

Parker's never scared to do anything by himself, including sledding down a hill with a hat covering his eyes.

Thanks again Grandaddy for bringing the sled! Especially since my laundry basket idea really wasn't working.

After being outside all morning, we all ate lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. We missed Nana, she was at work while we were all out playing. Later that day, Peyton and I made Snow Ice Cream. I remember making this when I was a child and it being so fun and easy to do. Here's Peyton in the kitchen helping. He thought this was the neatest idea ever. However, once he tasted it he said he would rather eat the normal kind of ice cream.

A little later Parker woke up from his nap and tried some. He loved it and had two bowls of it.

We enjoyed our lazy days around here but I think we are all ready for a normal schedule again. Josh and Peyton will both go back to school tomorrow. And Parker and I will get back to do our normal things too.

Baby #3

2010-01-24T20:59:00.006-06:00

Last week, we found out another little BOY will be joining our family! We couldn't be happier and are looking forward to meeting our baby. Below are a couple of pictures from his ultrasound.

Full body with his arm waving hi.

Sweet profile.

Now I'm left to wonder till June, what he will look like? Will he look like Peyton with dark hair, dark complected and brown eyes....

...or a fair complected little baby with blue eyes like Parker...

...or a perfect mix! We are anxious to meet our little guy. We don't have a name yet but are working on it. Hopefully soon we will find the perfect one and fill you all in. =)

I am going to start trying to do better about taking pictures so I can post them on here. This past weekend we went with our church to Branson for a young couple's retreat and had so much fun. But I forgot my camera and didn't get one picture! It was great to spend time away with Josh and our friends but I hate that I didn't take pictures. So hopefully I'll be back soon with new pictures.

Let It Snow!

2010-01-03T21:38:00.005-06:00

What a great way to start out 2010! We were surprised to wake up to a few inches of snow today. The boys couldn't wait to go out and play in it. It was so cold but we stayed out long enough to have a football game and a few snowball fights.

I'm Back

2009-12-29T21:52:00.015-06:00

It's been a month since I blogged and I can't believe it. However, I always find time to check my friend's blogs but have forgotten about my own blog. Anyway hopefully I won't be so bad about updating in the future.

One of the many things that happend since I blogged last was we celebrated a State Championship for Shiloh's football team. The coaches and players had a great season and it was so fun to be a part of it all. Here are the seniors and coaches after the big win.

I'm so proud of Josh. All the coaches work so hard during the season. Parker had to miss the game since he was sick with a cold and asthma. Thanks to my Mom for taking such good care of him that night!

Below are pictures from from our Christmas. Each year the boys get older, Christmas gets more fun! We have a few of our own family traditions which makes it special. Some are: Going to to the Fayetteville Square to see the lights (a few times), waking up in the mornings looking for our Elf on the Shelf, lots of baking including making a special birthday cake for Baby Jesus, reading the Christmas story, and spending lots of time with family and friends.

Here's our Christmas card for 2009.

Decorating and eating Christmas tree cookies.

Parker was just a tad bit excited about all the sugar.

Parker's Christmas program for KDO.

Parker and cousin Reese.

Leaving cookies and milk for Santa, along with stocking to be filled.

Reading with Daddy at bedtime.

Checking out the white Christmas we had and loving their new swords and scooters Santa left them.

My boys with me on Christmas morning.

Parker rockin' his tool man accesories.

Parker was SO excited to get a Train and Track Table.

Peyton LOVES playing with Football Guys and was happy to get the Texas team to add to his collection. (It's crazy how obsessed he is with these!)

Christmas night we slowly all started getting sick. First, was Parker with an asthma attack. After getting some meds and a breathing treatment he is feeling much better. (He also had a cold and fever during all this, poor guy.) He is on a new inhaler that will hopefully stop all these asthma flair ups he's had this winter. Then Josh went down with the stomach bug the next day. And both my boys threw up my the car. It was SO gross and a very bad night! Today was the first day we were all well again. I'll leave you with a picture of Parker getting a breathing treatment at the doctor's office. I'm still praying for mercy and hoping all this sickness stays away from me.

Our Nephew, Beckham Grant, Has Arrived

2009-11-19T21:45:00.003-06:00

This afternoon around 12:30 pm, Beckham Grant Floyd was born. We are so happy for Nick, Meredith and big sister Reese. I had to post this picture below. Isn't he precious?! Check out Meredith's blog for more pictures HERE.

We already love you SO much baby Beck! Your cousins can't wait to teach you how to throw a football.

Peyton's First Choir Debut

2009-11-09T21:42:00.006-06:00

(I posted three new entries tonight. I'm trying to get caught up before I got too far behind.)

This fall Peyton has been going to our children's choir program at church. He has really enjoyed it. Last night was their first time perform in the service for us. On the way to church, he told me he was just going to stand on stage and not sing. However, once he got up there he did sing plus added a few moves. ;)

I put a video of one of the songs Peyton sang on youtube. The link is HERE.

Trick or Treating

2009-11-09T21:19:00.005-06:00

This was the boys first year to go Trick or Treating. The boys loved going around our neighborhood and gathering TONS of candy. Cousin Reese was able to join us this year since they just moved down the street. We're excited to have them in the neighborhood with us! I made some chili for dinner and after that we all headed out.

Here is Peyton the lion, Parker the giraffe, and Reese the cowgirl.

Our lion hiding in the bushes.

Parker was never still long enough to get his picture Halloween night so this was taken during his fall party at school.

Off they go...

Peyton's bucket was full by the end of the night. This was at the half way point.

Trick or Treat...more candy please.

Happy Birthday Nana!

2009-11-09T21:11:00.003-06:00

Last week we celebrated my Mom's birthday by eating at Doe's in Fayetteville. We hope you have another great year. We love you and appreciate all you do for our family! Happy Birthday Nana!!!

Peyton, Parker, and Surprise!!

2009-10-27T21:00:00.006-05:00

I haven't written an update on the boys in a while and I need to write it all down before I forget and they move onto something else. These pictures were taken by my friend, Blaire Perry, a couple of weeks ago. Thank you, Blaire!

PEYTON:

I am amazed how much he acts like a big boy! Last week we had his first conference with his K4 teacher. As she was going through the list of things that he has already learned in only 9 weeks of school, I kept thinking, "how did my baby boy grow up so fast?" He is writing his name, recognizing his letters and sounds, finally holding the pencil correctly and much more. I'm amazed how well he can stay in the lines when coloring. He for sure didn't get that from Josh or I! He loves school and all his new friends. Peyton loves his role as the "big brother." And he often reminds Parker that he is older and was the first one in my tummy, not Parker. I love to watch him care for Parker and teach him new things. During the Friday night football games he loves to try and figure out everything that is going on during the game. He always wants to know, "why this or that?" He also loves to watch the tubas in the band. Yes, my baby is growing up but I'm loving this stage of life he is in. It's so fun and I love to listen to him talk and act silly. Peyton definitely is a fire ball and keeps our family laughing all the time.

PARKER:

Oh my, sweet Parker boy. He is for sure ALL boy. He loves big trucks and anything that goes fast. He is rough and always making a mess. He keeps us on our toes at all time! He is the quiet and sneaky one of the family. Just as I think I have the house picked up, I turn around and may find a entire box of Cascade or lotion spread all over the floor. He is also our sensitive one. As soon as he hurts someone or someone is upset he is the first to run and give you a big hug along with a wet slobbery kiss. He likes to please. He is my number one helper. I can always count on him to throw things away or put clothes in the washer with me. He is talking more clearly these days. He is happiest when he is playing with his brother. You can tell in his eyes how much he looks up to Peyton.

SURPRISE!!!:

Yes, we are expecting Baby #3. After a few tears from being shocked, I am beyond excited about having this blessing join our family June 2010! Last week we had our first doctor appointment. We got to listen to the heartbeat and see it fluttering on the ultrasound screen. I am feeling pretty icky and exhausted these days. However, I know this is a good sign. Both boys are excited. (Peyton more than Parker.) It so sweet to hear the boys pray for the baby during bedtime prayers. I can't wait to see what the Lord has planned for this baby and what he/she will look like.

I'll update the blog with pictures early next week with pictures of the boys in their Halloween costumes. We will be skipping the Hog game and doing some trick or treating.

Fire Station and Hog Game

2009-10-12T21:44:00.015-05:00

Last week Peyton's class and the rest of the K4 classes took their first field trip to the Tontitown Fire Department. He had been looking forward to this for weeks. However, I think his favorite part ended up being getting to ride the school bus to and from the fire station. The Mom's were invited to come and meet them at the F.D. and then have lunch with the kids at the park across the street. It was fun getting to watch our kids play while we all talked. Here is Peyton's class with their wonderful teacher, Mrs. Brunton.

Peyton waiting for his turn to get in the fire truck.

I love his smile! He looks so proud.

Last Saturday we took Parker to his first Razorback football game. We were playing the Auburn Tigers. Parker was pretty overwhelmed but had a lot of fun. Both kids were so distracted with everything going on around us they were in no mood for pictures. It didn't help that my camera battery died before the game even started. Josh's former high school coach is Auburn's offensive coordinator. Josh was glad to talk to him a few minutes before the game began. Josh also had a former player from Shiloh that played most of the game for Auburn. It was fun to watch him play again.

This was our attempt at a family picture...it just wasn't happening.

Parker wouldn't take his eyes off the field. He was trying so hard to figure it all out.

If he wasn't looking at the field he had his eyes on my big cup of coke below that he wanted some so badly. I might have shared a little with him which might explain the energy burst he had in the 2nd half.

Snuggling with my Peyton. Luckily it started warming up some after this picture was taken.

One of my brother in law's friends, Will, took this cool picture below of Ronnie, Josh, Parker, and Nick at the game.

After the game we took the kids home to have a quick nap and then headed to downtown Fayetteville for family pictures, taken by my good friend, Blaire. The kids were much more corporative with Blaire and her camera than they were with my camera at the game. I can't wait to see them! After pictures we went to one of my favorite places to eat, Bizy's. I love their grilled salmon and sweet potatoes. It's delish and was a great way to end our Saturday.

Woooo Pig Sooie!!!

2009-10-06T13:51:00.018-05:00

This past weekend we went to Dallas to watch Arkansas and A&M play at the new Dallas Cowboy stadium. It was so much fun especially since the Hogs won. We went with Josh's parents, the Barnards and the Hudsons. Below are some of the pictures from our Dallas trip. I hope we get to go back next year!

Walking up to the Dallas Cowboy stadium.

Watching the Hogs!

I knew my future sister in law, Jessica, would be at the game but I didn't expect her and her friends to be sitting RIGHT across the isle from us! The stadium is so BIG that it was crazy our seats were by each other. It was also fun to run into other NWA friends at the game too.

While we were gone, Peyton and Parker stayed with my parents for two nights. My parent's big birthday present for the boys this year, was a new swing set for Nana and Grandaddy's house. It was set up just in time for their stay this weekend. I think they spent most of their time on this while we were gone. Thank you Grandaddy and Nana SO much for watching our boys for us!

Of course no trip is complete without bringing back something for the kiddos. Poppy and GiGi bought these new Cowboy jersery's for the boys. They had to put them on the second they saw them. Thanks GiGi and Poppy!

Side note: Both boys are really into the "forced smile look"-see below. I'm sure it will make our family pictures, that are being taken in a few days, very interesting. Wish us luck. =)

Peyton's Birthday Celebrations

2009-09-22T12:30:00.010-05:00

Today is Peyton's forth birthday! It seems like he should still be my newborn baby like in this picture below. Where does time go? He doesn't act much like a toddler anymore but like such a big boy now.

Since he is in school today on his birthday we celebrated it last Saturday. And it seems like we celebrated ALL day long for him. That morning had his party at Fun City with his friends. It was so funny watching all of them interact and have a great time together. Here's Peyton about to eat a piece of his Shark cake. He was thrilled, can't you tell?

These were my instructions for his cake this year: four sharks but one of them has to be a big hammer head shark, a few little fish and one tiny boat. Well, I a local bakery was able to make it just right for him. When we went to pick it up, the lady showed the cake to Peyton and he started jumping up and down saying, "This is the perfect cake!" Can you tell I have a boy that is really into details?

Mr. Parkerman digging into his piece.

It's present time.

After Peyton's party we came home and all took little power naps. Then we went to tailgate before the Hog game with friends. Parker stayed with my Mom because the game wasn't going to get over until it late. Thanks, Nana!

We gave this Arkansas helmet to Peyton for his birthday and of course he had to bring it to the game with him.

Josh and I before the game started.

My friend, Ashley, stopped by to see us.

Tonight we are letting Peyton chose where to eat dinner. He wants Chick-fil-a but his Mommy and Daddy are trying to talk him into Abuelos. I'm pretty sure the birthday boy will win and have his way tonight. Happy Birthday, Peyton! We couldn't be more proud of you than we are. I can't wait to see what God has planned for you! We love you SO much!

Big Win, Wild Animals, and Teeth

2009-09-09T20:46:00.008-05:00

(Yes, I know...very random title. I couldn't help it.)

Last Friday night Shiloh won a HUGE game! I've never been to a game like it. It was pretty much back and forth the whole night. We played Evangel, a team from LA, a national powerhouse. Last year they killed us but this year we came prepared. I was so nervous the whole day. And since it was a packed stadium and live on TV, Fox Sports, it made my nerves even higher. It was so much fun. Several people have said it was the best high school football game they had seen in their life. I have to agree. We won in the last few seconds of the game. I am so happy for all our players and coaches!

The coaching staff after the big win!

This is Kiehl, Josh's QB. He already has offers from Arkansas and Auburn.

Last week my Mom and I went to a local consignment store and we bought these lion and giraffe costumes. The boys love them. Madagascar is one of their favorite movies so they have been referring to each other as "Alex" and "Melman" all week. Peyton was going to be Spiderman again this Halloween but I have a feeling he might change his mind and be a lion.

The boys with Uncle Rick.

Running through Nana and Grandaddy's (my parents) yard like wild animals with Abby the dog.

Last week I took Parker to his first dental appointment. He did pretty good for the first time. Only a few tears near the end of the visit. Next week I take Peyton for his cleaning. Pray for him and I. He never enjoys the dentist and lets us all know about it. I took this picture to show Peyton it really is okay to relax instead of clinging onto me the whole time. Poor thing.

Football Is Here & Parker Goes to School

2009-08-27T20:27:00.007-05:00

Football is here! Monday we played Fayetteville High in a scrimmage game and we won 42-23. It was a big win for us and I was excited for all our players and the coaches. Our first real game is a week from tonight! We play Evangel from Shreveport, LA at our stadium. Here's a few pictures from Monday night's game.

Cousin Reese and Parker, with a mouth full of popcorn.

Peyton and his buddy Carter.

Touchdown Shiloh!

Today was Parker's first day of Kid's Day Out. Parker was so excited to go to"cool ike Bubba." (AKA: School like Bubba. That's what he said over and over while we were on our way there.) We stopped by Daddy's office on our way to his class.

Two of my boys.

This year Reese and Parker are in the same class and they are so excited about it. Parker's teacher said he had a great first day.

Also, please be praying for our good friends, The Kennedy's. They will be spending the next couple of months living in Africa, along with their four young kids, working in an orphanage. Even though we are missing them like crazy, we know this is God's plan and His plan is perfect! I can't wait to hear all their amazing stories they are experiencing and what God is doing in their lives and the others around them. We love you, Kennedy's, and are praying daily for you! You can learn more about their journey HERE.

Peyton's First Day

2009-08-18T20:54:00.002-05:00

Today was Peyton's first day of K4 at Shiloh. He said his favorite time was playing outside and rest time. I laughed when he said, "rest time" because he never likes to sleep at home. So I'm not sure what that is all about. He also went to P.E. and Spanish class today. This year, I let him pick out his own backpack and lunch box for the first time and it was a mistake. I'm okay with the back pack but I do not like his Wii Mario Kart lunch box that he is in LOVE with.

Mrs. Brunton showing Peyton where he will put his lunch box everyday.

He loved playing with the "monkey game" last week at Meet The Teacher and he ran right back to it as soon as he walked in the door.

Saying bye to Parker. Poor Parker asked me all day, "Where Bubba go?" Parker was fine without him though. I spoiled him with the doughnut shop, chick-fil-a, and a cookie from the mall.

What We've Been Up To

2009-08-15T22:11:00.010-05:00

This past week was so busy. Here is just a few of the things we did.

We had lunch with Ashley and Emily and our kids at Chick-fil-a. Emily's cousin is my future sister in law. It was great to catch up with these sweet girls and let the kids play.

Friday was "Meet the Teacher" day at Shiloh. I can't believe Peyton will be starting K4. He can't wait to go back on Tuesday for the first real day of school. Here is Peyton with Mrs. Brunton. We are excited she will be his teacher for the year.

Peyton at his desk.

This afternoon Parker decided to try and break out of his crib during nap time. I'm not sure what we are going to do with him! We're not ready to move him out of his crib yet but he keeps doing things to tear it up. First, it was the bumper pads, then biting around the edge of the crib, now breaking a rail. The joy of having boys!

Tonight my parents gave us tickets to the Natural's game. All of my family that lives in town also came, along with some friends of ours. It was the perfect night to sit outside and watch some baseball.

Parker eating pizza with Grandaddy (my Dad).

Peyton was playing a game on my phone when Rick (my bro) decided to call.

The Hudson's! Rod was there too but he had already left at this point.

Rick and Jessica. I can't wait for their wedding next June!

The boys with D and Josh as we were leaving the game. Thanks, Mom and Dad for the tickets!

Parker Turns Two

2009-08-09T21:16:00.010-05:00

Yesterday we celebrated Parker's birthday. I can't believe my baby is now two! It seems just like yesterday he surprised us with his early arrival. Today you would never know he was a preemie and spent some time in the NICU at the beginning of his life. He is now a busy two year old with TONS of energy. I thank God every day for choosing me to be Parker's Mommy. He is so much fun and always lights up a room with his huge dimple smile and big blue eyes. He loves to please people and make them laugh. Below are a couple pictures of my baby Parker.

Parker had a pool at our neighborhood's pool and clubhouse with family and friends. It was hot but the kids had a blast. Here are a few pictures of the big boy enjoying his day.

Getting some help blowing out the candles by Peyton.

He LOVED all his presents.

This card sang "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." So cute.

Floating with his buddy, Jackson.

He drove this new truck around the edge of the kid pool a million times.

Parker was so tired after his party. We had to wake him up after his almost four hour nap. Thanks to all who made this day special for our Parker Man!

Tulsa Trip

2009-08-02T21:54:00.003-05:00

A few days ago we took the boys to the Tulsa Aquarium. We had so much fun on our quick trip. While we were there, we also ate at Ted's Mexican Restaurant and the Cheesecake Factory for an afternoon snack before we headed home. Both places are our favorite place to eat over there and so good! Here are a few pictures from our trip. The highlight of the day was the boys getting to feed the stingrays and turtles.

Feeding the turtles...

Notice the shark over Peyton's head...

Broken Paci and Date Night

2009-07-27T21:54:00.008-05:00

The time had come for Parker to learn to sleep without his Paci. My goal all along was for it to be gone by the time he turned 2 and he turns 2 in just over a week. I tried this a couple of months ago but he started sucking his fingers and I didn't want to break a habit just to pick up another one. So I gave his paci back and decided to try again later. Saturday night I poked a few holes in it. Then on Sunday night I cut the end off and showed it to him and told him his was broken. After a few whines, he was fine with it. He wouldn't even let me put it in his bed with him to just "hold." He wanted it thrown away, so we did just that. I couldn't believe he went right to sleep without it. Here is the last picture taken a few days ago with his paci.

Now we will be getting to see this handsome dimple smile a lot more.

Tonight Josh surprised me and said Emily was coming over to watch the boys while he was going to take me out for dinner. I didn't know where he was going to take me but I did have a few ideas. =) We ended up at Ruth's Chris. It was so yummy! He also surprised me with a beautiful new necklace that I love. Thank you, Josh, for a fun night out! You're the best!

By the way, I can't believe this cute kid below starts preschool in just 3 weeks at Shiloh! He is turning into such a big boy way too quickly!

My Brother is Engaged

2009-07-19T21:03:00.017-05:00

We had a very excited weekend! After four years of dating, on Friday night, my brother asked Jessica to marry him! We are so happy she will officially be joining our family. She is precious and just perfect for my brother! We love her so much! It's funny how things turn out because Jessica's cousin, Emily, is one of my good friends that I went to school with at Shiloh while growing up.

After a nice dinner in North Little Rock, Rick told Jessica that he had to pick up something at my Aunt's house. When they went around back she heard music playing and this is what she saw....

This was half of the screened in porch...the other half she found these.

She was so shocked and of course there were happy tears! She also had another surprise. Jessica's family had planned an engagement party a couple of neighborhoods down the street. So Rick brought her over there after they left my Aunt's house. She thought only her Mom and Dad would be there. Here is a picture of people starting to arrive at the party and waiting on Rick and Jessica to show up to surprise them. It was held at Jessica's Uncle's house around the pool.

Peyton and I with Lexy, Jessica's best friend. We couldn't wait till they got to the party! Peyton was my date that night. Josh had a football tournament at the U of A and Parker stayed with my Brother in law and Sister in law back in Rogers.

Here's the cake. It was so good.

One of the beautiful tables.

Here are Rick and Jessica when they first arrived at the party. She was so shocked to see everyone there to celebrate! It was perfect.

Jessica walking down the stairs to see her Mom. I love this picture!

The happy couple!

I made Rick take this goofy picture with his "engaged" cup. =)

Jessica's BEAUTIFUL ring!

Peyton with his buddy Uncle Rick. (I'm not sure why this pic is so small)

This is our family with Jessica's parents and her sister, Lauren. It was almost 11:00 at night and Peyton was not in the mood for pictures by this point.

Congrats Rick and Jessica! We love you both so much! Can't wait for your wedding next summer!

Florida Pictures

2009-07-07T08:11:00.016-05:00

We are back from our Destin vacation! This year we spent one week with my family on the beach and the following week with Josh's family. We were so blessed to spend that time away with our families. Our boys loved every minute and had so much fun playing while getting spoiled by the grandparents for nearly two weeks. Peyton is already asking to go back. We are glad to be back in town but still missing the beach.

Enjoy the pictures below...there are a lot of them! Also, check out Meredith's blog for more about our trip. She does a great job telling the story about us getting stuck in an elevator while at a friend's house in Seaside! We were freaking out!!

Jessica, Peyton, Josh, Parker, Kate and my brother, Rick.

The four of us with my parents, Rick and his girlfriend, Jessica.

Uncle Rick and the boys.

Sweet brothers.

Running from the waves.

My love.

Cousin Reese and the boys.

Dinner with Josh's family. Meredith's sister watched the kids that night.

Kids and Meredith's sister, Abby.

4th of July on the beach.

The boys, Reese and GiGi watching the fireworks from our balcony.

Here's a picture from our beach trip last year. A year can make a huge difference! Peyton was going through the terrible two's and Parker hated the sand at the time! It was still fun but a lot of hard work. Needless to say, this year it was much easier keeping everyone happy.

Swim Ranch

2009-06-15T14:52:00.009-05:00

Last week Peyton and Parker took swim lessons with Ms. Virgina at the Swim Ranch. Peyton loved every minute and did so good! It took Parker a couple of days to decide if he was going to like the water or not. By Wednesday, he was loving it just like his Bubba. Peyton's class was at 9am and Parker's was at 10am. So my Mom or Jeana would come and sit with whoever was out of the pool. A BIG thanks to Nana and Gigi! Here are the pictures of the boys swimming.

The boys loved Ms. Virgina! She also taught me to swim when I was a child at the Swim Ranch. I'm glad my boys didn't take after me because Mom says I just screamed the whole time during my lessons.

Peyton and Mommy ready for class to begin.

Relaxing on his back.

Dog paddling across the pool (30 feet!) with Ms. Leni.

Bubba was waiting on the other side to give Peyton a big high five!

Parker's turn for his class.

Swimming to Ms. Virgina.

Learning to float on his back.

His favorite part was toy time at the end of each lesson.

The boys were so excited to get their certificate (Peyton says "award") at the end of the week. Parker was tucking it under his arm because he thought someone was going to take it. He is all about the word "MINE!" Can't wait for next year!

Loving His Bike

2009-06-05T06:45:00.004-05:00

Last week we let Peyton pick out his first real bike at Walmart and of course he chose the Spiderman one. It took a a few days to figure it all out. But yesterday, he took things to a new level and he is racing all over our neighborhood now. We're so proud of you, Peyton!

Waiting for Bubba to catch up on his tricycle.

Ms. Avery Elisabeth

2009-06-03T21:32:00.005-05:00

Our good friends, Ashley and Chad, welcomed their little baby girl into the world this morning. Ash and I met in 6th grade and she was one of my best friends growing up. Check out Ashley's blog, here, for more pictures of precious Avery. And while you're there, scroll down to see pictures of her nursery. This little Diva has such a fun room!

Congrats Chad and Ashley! Can't wait to watch our kiddos grow up together.

Fun in May

2009-06-01T20:58:00.018-05:00

I can't believe it is already June! I guess it's true, time flies when you're having fun. Peyton will turn four in three months and Parker is a few days shy of being 22 months old. I'm not ready to be a Mom to a 4 and 2 year old yet. They are growing up too fast! Here are some random pictures from the month of May.

Peyton made this flower pot at KDO for my Mother's Day present. He was so excited when the flower began to bloom.

Boys at Shiloh's spring football practice watching Daddy coach. Their favorite part was the popsicles after the practices.

This year Daddy let Peyton come to Shiloh's youth football camp a couple years early. He loved being around the older kids and felt so big.

Parker going on an early morning walk with Mommy.

Grandaddy and Peyton fishing at their pond.

Parker trying out his new mower.

Animals came to visit the last day of KDO. I can't believe this was his last year at KDO and he will be starting K4 at Shiloh this fall.

Here's Parker with the shirt he made his last day of KDO.

Parker refueling with water from Poppy, while swimming at the pool.

I'll be dragging this pool out when I'm too lazy to take them to the neighborhood pool.

We are excited June is here and it won't be long till we'll be on the beach very soon!

Memorial Day

2009-05-26T08:24:00.014-05:00

We went to a cookout last night at my parents house for Memorial Day. My grandparents, Rick (my brother), Nick (Josh's brother) and his family all joined us over there for Dad's smoked BBQ and to swim in their pool. Enjoy the pictures below.

Parker and cousin Reese on the pool steps

Peyton trying to drink the water-gross!

I love this smile!

This made me a little nervous but Parker's not scared of anything!

Reese loved this swing. This was the same swing I used when I was a child.

Meredith and I enjoying strawberries shortcake with our feet in the hot tub.

Rick and Josh

Uncle Nick, Josh and the boys.

My Mom and I

The boys with my Grandparents.

The boys with my Dad. They love their Grandaddy!

Happy Birthday to Josh, GiGi, and Reese

2009-05-16T20:29:00.008-05:00

This past week we celebrated 3 birthdays in the Floyd family. Tuesday was Josh's, Wednesday was GiGi's, and today we celebrated Reese's. For Josh's birthday we celebrated by having a cookout at his parent's house. We ate great food and had lots of fun.

Josh, we love love you so much. You are the best husband and Daddy in the world! You mean the world to the boys and I. Thanks for always making us so happy. Hope you enjoy your last year in the twenties!!

Wednesday was GiGi's birthday! This year we celebrated her birthday and Mother's Day together on Sunday with a nice meal after church on Sunday. We love our GiGi!

Today we celebrated Reese's 2nd birthday at Chuk E Cheese. The boys and Reese had so much fun running wild and playing all the games. Reese, I can't believe you are turning 2! It seems like just yesterday your Mommy and I were pregnant with you and Parker while dreaming of the day you both would be born. We love you SO much, Reese. We can't wait for you to come spend the night with us next week!!

This is Reese today after eating her Princess cake.

Mother's Day

2009-05-11T15:35:00.007-05:00

I am so thankful God has chosen me to be the Mom to my two precious boys. I couldn't imagine my life without them in it. They make me smile and laugh everyday and I LOVE them to pieces!!! Josh did a great job helping them pick out gifts for me. They gave me beautiful flowers and a giftcard to a spa.

This was taken yesterday before we went to church.

Below is a picture of my Mom and the boys last summer in Watercolor, FL. I love her so much and so do my boys! My Mom is one of my best friends and I know I can ALWAYS count on her. She does so much for us, too much to list here! Thanks Mom for everything and for being such a wonderful Nana to our boys!

Below is my Mother in Law, Jeana, with Parker. I have the best MIL ever! She is so sweet. I am thankful we are so close and always have a great time together. Jeana, thank you for raising Josh and doing such a great job. We love our GiGi.

The month of May always involves a lot of celebrating at our house. Tomorrow is Josh's birthday (#29!!!), Wednesday is my MIL's birthday and the following week my niece, Reese, will turn 2! It's always so much fun and we eat way too much birthday cake for one month!

The Hubby Can Cook

2009-05-03T21:23:00.029-05:00

*Picture from Pauladeen.com*

Yesterday, Josh decided he wanted to cook some BBQ. I do the majority of the cooking at our house but it is a nice surprise when he wants to cook us a meal. Not only because it gives me a break but because he is such a great cook! This time he tried a new recipe, BBQ pork sandwiches, from Paula Deen. It was so good and I thought I would share the recipe for your next summer BBQ. You won't be disappointed. We bought the pork from Richard's Meat Market, it's always the best.

Ingredients:

Dry rub:

2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons black pepper
2 tablespoons dark brown suga
2 tablespoons paprika
1/2-tablespoon cayenne

4 pound shoulder pork roast
2-cup apple juice
1-cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
1/2-tablespoon liquid smoke
1/2-tablespoon garlic powder
6 soft hamburger buns with seeds
Paula Deen’s Original BBQ sauce
Coleslaw

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Mix the dry rub ingredients in small bowl. Sprinkle dry rub all over the pork roast, pressing into the pork.

Cover with plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Combine liquid ingredients and the garlic powder in a medium bowl and pour into a large Dutch oven. Place pork in the oven and tightly cover with aluminum foil then lid. Roast for 4 hours or until fork tender and shreds easily.

Brush the roast with cooking liquid every hour.

Remove from oven and let stand until cool enough to handle. Shred the pork with a fork or tongs into bite size pieces.

Serve on hamburger buns topped with BBQ sauce and cole slaw.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Ease of Preparation: Easy
Yield: 6 servings

It always seems to taste a little better when the hubby offers to go to the store and buy all the ingredients, with both kids, and arrive back at the house with everything plus my favorite, yellow tullips. =) Thanks honey, you're the best! I know I'm blessed.

Boys Will Be Boys

2009-04-21T21:48:00.011-05:00

Last night we took the boys to Shiloh's baseball game. A parent of one of the players sent these pictures to us today. Both of these pictures sum up there personalities pretty well.

Parker is trying to decide if the Cheetos or dirt taste better.

Peyton is being his normal crazy self. Notice the dirt pile in the background. They spent 2 hours digging, rolling around, and whatever else they could do with all the dirt.

What messy boys we have but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Easter and Sick Parker

2009-04-18T21:30:00.007-05:00

Easter morning Parker woke up sick. Luckily, we didn't have to miss church on Easter because my Dad had gone to an earlier church service and was able to watch Parker for us. My Mom was singing in the choir for both services. I'm so glad Dad came to the rescue! Church was awesome and I'm so thankful we didn't have to miss it. My brother-in-law, Nick, preached the last service and did so good.

This is what Parker did while we were at church. My poor baby.

Here's Peyton and cousin Reese after the service. They were getting ready to head to Poppy and Gigi's house for a big Easter lunch.

For Easter lunch Josh's parents had my parents, my grandparents, Nick, Meredith, Reese and the four of us over for lunch. It was a lot of fun. Here are my boys. Parker wore his outfit for just a few minutes so we could get a few pictures. Doesn't he look pitiful? =(

The boys with cousin Reese.

Easter lunch at their new kid table.

Gigi put this little bunny in the kid's baskets and Parker loved it. This was the only time he smiled all day.

I wish Parker had felt better and could have enjoyed the day hunting eggs and other Easter activities like his brother did. Parker is now feeling much better and back to his normal active self!

Happy Easter

2009-04-11T22:07:00.005-05:00

Tonight the boys dyed Easter eggs and helped me make a cake. My friend, Angela, has asked us to link our Easter baking projects to her blog for a contest. Ang, below is what Peyton and I came up with. What do you think?

I hope everyone enjoys tomorrow and remembers the real reason why we celebrate Easter. Jesus is risen!

San Diego Mission Trip

2009-04-03T14:24:00.012-05:00

Last week Josh and I help lead a group of Shiloh high school seniors on a mission trip to San Diego. We went to help a new church plant called Cross Church. Our friends, the Graves, started this church from scratch about a year and a half ago. We were gone for eight days and so busy the whole time. We were blessed serving with a GREAT group of students and sponsors! We had a lot of fun, a lot of laughs and good times together. The first couple of days it rained which made it chilly but the rest of time it was perfect weather-sunny and in the 70's. The Lord did great things while we were in SD. Ten teenagers gave their life to Christ. We helped with Sunday morning set up, youth events, shared our testimonies at FCA clubs in the high schools, and passed out 5,000 door hangers throughout neighborhoods. It was great to see God working through all of us everyday while we were there. The last day we had a free day and went to Disneyland. Peyton and Parker would have LOVED it. Speaking of the boys, they had so much fun getting spoiled by all four of the Grandparents. I don't even think they missed us one minute while we were gone. Thank you Nana, Grandaddy, GiGi and Poppy SOOO MUCH for watching our kids last week. Peyton's already asked, "When are you and Daddy going back to San Diego so I can stay with my Nana and GiGi again for a long time." Ha!

Here are some pictures from our trip...

Our group with Brad & Becky Graves with their twin boys. Notice the seals laying on the beach behind us. There were so many of them!

Here are more seals laying on the beach. Isn't that crazy!?

Another look at a San Diego beach...beautiful.

Brad preaching at a youth event....

Our mission team with Trevor Davis (in the middle with the brown hat). He sang during a youth event.

I learned you can't go to CA without eating at In-n-Out Burger. We went twice while we were there. So good!

Sneaking in a little kiss before dinner at the Fish Market with my love. =)

This is kinda blurry but it still turned out okay.

I hope we get to return to San Diego again soon. I loved everything about it!

Uncle Rick and Jessica

2009-03-19T15:28:00.006-05:00

My brother and his girlfriend came into town this week. Rick is attending law school in OK and is on spring break. Jessica took some time off from her work in Little Rock. The boys loved having them around!! We are really looking forward to getting to spend a week with them this summer at the beach. The count down is on!

We love you both! Thanks for coming to hang out with us and for the boys new toys. They love them!!

Parker's photo shoot

2009-03-11T20:07:00.007-05:00

This morning I attended our MOPS group at church. We had a guest speaker, Kimberlea Bass. She is a photographer in the area and came and gave us some great tips for taking pictures of our own kids. I am not so great at taking pictures of my boys, however, it's something I love to do.

Parker woke up early from his nap this afternoon, thanks to a stinky diaper. So while Peyton was still "resting" I got my camera out and started snapping some shots of Parker playing on the floor with his toys. These aren't great but it was still fun to put into practice a couple of the tips I learned today.

One of the ideas Kimberlea suggested was for us to get on the floor with our kids instead of taking them from above and always getting there heads. Also, she told us not to always have them looking at the camera. Action shots are always good because that is how we will remember them when they get older, not the normal, stand still and say cheese pose.

Another tip she suggested for kids, two or younger, was to peak around the camera so they can see your face and not to ask them to say cheese. Instead say something funny (like fuzzy pickles) to get that natural smile. And...it worked! Look how cute my Parker boy looks in this picture! I wish I could get him to do that outside with a better back ground...that would have been frame worthy. I'll give it a try another day when it's not so cold outside.

However, my little smarty pants quickly turned our photo session into a game and he started acting like he was also peaking around a camera.

When Peyton woke up, he wasn't up to having pictures taken today. So I'll post some of him soon, I promise.

Bubbles gone Wild

2009-02-17T22:04:00.012-06:00

The other day, Peyton asked to take a bath with the Green Shaping Foam Bubbles (you are supposed to use it to draw shapes, letters, etc. with it on the water or sides of the tub). We hadn't used it in awhile and I couldn't get any to come out. So I soaked it in the warm water for a minute. Then when I started to squirt it out, I couldn't get it to stop. This thing kept squirting for a good five minutes...

Poor Parker wasn't having as much fun as his Bubba. He knew something wasn't right. However, Peyton always loves a little excitement.

It reminded me of the crazy 'Silly String' wars I used to have when I was a kid. Needless the say, the bathroom smelled like fruity soap for two days ....and so did my boys!

The Boy's Valentine Card

2009-02-13T09:58:00.006-06:00

We wish you a wonderful Valentine's Day, this weekend!