Playing Catch Up!

Starting off with something precious... 

Here's my nephew, the Jaceman, and my niece, Miss Kyndal Faith, practicing for their walk down the aisle at my cousin, Emily's wedding later this month!  It's become a fun game for them -- Jace will just randomly grab Kyndal's hand and say, "Let's practice!"  Then they waddle-walk down the hallway together, and it's always adorable (maybe even more so when they're in PJs).  I'm a big fan of this barefoot/fancy combo, though!  And I love them oh-so-much!!

This is a catch-up post for the past month, so here are a few pics from our Mother's Day lunch at Chuck E. Cheese!  Jaceman cowboy-ing up, all the boys excited to go dance with Chuck E., and Missy K running over to kiss his picture on the floor before we could stop her! lol

Icees pic before seeing Pitch Perfect 2 with the Wilsons!

(I loved it and have now seen it 3 times in theaters; Chettles wasn't a big fan.)

I got bored and decided to paint one night... then ended up adding gold circles to the canvas already hanging on my wall... because it just wasn't busy enough already!? lol  #imustbestopped

This = a collage of pics from the "Ghetto Memorial Day Cookout" at the Wilsons. lol  (Their living room was full of furniture that had been covered to protect it, so we had to crawl under the kitchen table to get in and out, and the yard was wet and muddy from ALL THE RAIN, so we covered some of the chairs with trash bags.  Chet apologized for it being ghetto and said it reminded him of his childhood summers, which made everyone laugh. lol)  The guys were doing some intense tile demo... soooo much dust.... whilst the girls played with Lucy and picked strawberries. lol  Then we grilled hot dogs and celebrated Karli's b-day with cookiecake! =)  Sidenote: I love the pic of Kyle with Karli and her mom - the Tall Kyle nickname is definitely appropriate. lol

Speaking of the non-stop rain, I'm so glad I got my phone out fast enough to capture this... I laughed pretty hard when I saw her umbrella out!  

...I'm thankful the torrential rain and flooding has finally stopped... I had two pretty scary drives home in it.  I do get really happy every time I see the river so full now, though!

The girlfranz are doing well, just in case you were wondering. :)  They were as fluffy as they'd ever been yesterday morning, and now (after their grooming appt) their hair is as short as I've ever seen it, with an awkward lion-mane at the front! #groomerfail #maybenexttime  Hopefully they'll appreciate being cooler, but I will miss the epic flufflepuff fur! lol

Speaking of being cooler, my AC was leaking and stopped working about a week ago, and I had to get the entire thing replaced.... thankfully, they were able to come install it that very same day!  So it's a brand new system with a programmable thermostat, and the house is nice and cool again, and me and the girlfranz are VERY thankful for that!!

I picked Chet and Karli up after their Florida trip last week... I love airports, for whatever reason, so I went in and got to chat with Michael a bit before they arrived.  They ordered Marco's Pizza and I got Krispy Kreme for us, then the Myers brought Lucy back over and we all got to hear all about Disney and Universal Studios.  (I can't wait to go to Harry Potter World soon and try the Butterbeer, and to see the light show at Cinderella's Castle!!)  Anywho, the Wilsons had new tile, wood, and carpet floors put in while they were gone and it all turned out great... their table was still in the living room because of the kitchen tile being redone, so we ate dinner in there, being very careful not to spill anything on their brand new carpet. lol  #success

His and hers Mickey ears! lol

National Donut Day = yet another ridiculous holiday that I'm not sure existed before Facebook came around, but I'm more than happy to celebrate it! lol  Krispy Kreme was pretty popular that day, and I tried my first ever cream-filled donut!  #embracethenew ;)

The Jaceman helping his dad make some Kool-aid!  (...In the pitcher Mom always used when me and Rach were kids!  Aww, memories!)

Also worth trying... fried donuts. lol  Mom and Josh love them, and I have to agree, they're pretty great!  (I'm just full of healthy suggestions in this post!)

Missy McKay feeling big in T-man's flip-flops. lol  She's endlessly adorable!!

Triston reading to Jace... cuteness!!

That's all the pictures I have for now... so we're moving on to Words of Wisdom Wednesday, all themed around things God has been teaching me here lately!! :)

"It’s easier to numb yourself... waiting around for things to feel spectacular.  But this is it:  this is as spectacular as it gets, and you have a choice, to be there or not... deeply present in the present, in the mess, in the waiting, in the entirely imperfect right now."  
~Shauna Niequist

This popped up while FB was still loading - startled me a little, but in a good way!

 "Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have.  For God has said, 'I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.'  Let us be bold, then, and say, 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.  What can anyone do to me?'"

~Hebrews 13:5-6

"I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."

~Psalm 27:13-14

Happy Wednesday!