YELLOW BELTS!!!!!

The boys passed their first belt test on 5/14/21!!

We now are YELLOW belts!  They were so excited!!!!

 

Mother’s Day 2021

The boys and Brian always spoil me!  I am so thankful!

Waffles in bed.... or I tried and then I wanted to be with everyone else while they ate!

and I look forward to seeing what plant they will buy me!!! 

Brian takes them and they pick out!

I always love them but I thought this years was really unique!!

We went on the trails that we used UP during quarantine!

It was a BEAUTIFUL day!!!

The next day we did trails in the rain! 

MUDDDDDDDDDDDD!

and we even got to eat some honeysuckles!!!

Also all weekend we got to take care of our friend Anne's pup, Benny!  He was so fun and enjoyed us coming to visit him!!!

Teacher Appreciation!!!

5/2021

Flowers for our teachers one day!

I didn't get any other pictures of anything else!  ha!

but  WE DO LOVE OUR TEACHERS !!!!!!

The OCG Gang!!

The Orignial Coltwood Gangsters!

One of the moms named them that, and that is what they have become!

They fight, they love each other, they help each other, they are ON each others sides, they see each other EVERY DAY!  

Robert is missing from this Pic!  No telling where he was!  Love him!!!

Left to Right:   Avery, Pierce, Olivia, Annie

in the Jeep:  Ellie and Reid 

Spring! Birthdays, Visits and More!!!

Yep, please.... 

Ellie turned 3!!  Bouncy House FOR hours!!

Momma friends

Pierce bought himself a monitor to play Xbox like a computer!  :) 

 

Brian redid the sprinker system while we were gone to Paris for the weekend...... 

he was tired, but got it all done!!!

Golfing out front!! 

Walking the fields!

Checking cows....

picking buttercups!

ridin' the gator!

Wyatt invited Pierce to be with him during his sisters birthday!  Such a sweet treat for him!  One on one time with friends!!

golf cart ridin'

I'm telling you, my kids live their best lives!

MarioKart Tourney with the neighbors!  Whew!!!

VISIT from Brit, Michael and Keeg...... SO FUN!!!!

He loves vacuums like Reider!!!!

Max turned 10!!!  A fun full day of limo rides..... Skating.....

and SWIMMING!!!

Reid had a carninval at school for practing TCAP..... he reinvented it at home for us!!!

 

First Quarter of 2021 and THEN Some!!!!

enough said! I have this at my side door and I LOVE IT!!!!

Pig Whisperer!  With a piggy tail!  ha!!

Love this Pic of Dana and Ameila!

Book Character Day! 

Harry Potter! 

My Dore Kids at Brian and I's alma mater!! 

1/9/2021 We celebrated Erin and her ## of years around the sun! 

COVID still had us outside and social distancing... 

missing Alissa!

Just an easy Friday Night!

THEN it SNOWED THE SNOW OF ALL SNOWS!!!!!

There was alot of hot chocolate flowing!

It was beautiful really!!!

Silly boys!

It was ON his eye lashes!!

We braved the roads and met up with Graham, Amy and Brooklyn!

THIS HILL YA"LL!  was in a neighborhood in Arlington!  The kids were going so fast it was scary!!

 Erin and her crew came over! 

Then Olivia and Avery and Annie wanted to learn to crochet!  Olivia and I have become good ole crochet buddies!!! 

2/22/21 Olivia turned 10!

On 2/20/21 her family had us, and ONLY us, the crew down the street to have the skating rink to THEMSELVES!  They were in HEAVEN!!!

Annie helping Reid on the hover board!

Besties!

The crew! 

My crochet buddy!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 SPRING BREAK 2021 CAME!  and we did a thing!  We went to DISNEY!!!

Brian was all about the new Star Wars, I was all about the Flower and Garden Festival, Pierce was all about the snacks and Reid was OBSESSED with the hand washing stations!!

We stopped at EVERY ONE!!

Blue Milk!

Fruishi!

We did tie dye pool side!  and this was the results......

SO CUTE MICKEY TIE DYE!!!

NORWAY!!

So, our friend Olivia that we had the skate party with.... she was born in Norway and the BOYS loved exploring the Norway area of Epcot!!!!  Love their friendship!

STAR WARS!

Fun Character meets from A DISTANCE!  That is one thing I miss, is characters!

Pizza from Italy!!!

Reid spent his souvenir money on this awesome hat!

his legs

Sun bathing!

Oh and Reid really only ate the warm pretzels!  ha! 

We truly had a ball!  It was BEAUTIFUL weather!!  And the hand washing stations and hand sanitizers was AMAZING!  

Now we are planning when we are going back!  :) 

yep. 

Friend outting!  Sara, Erin and I!   This is the original crew!  We met in Kindergarten (our boys!) and they are so good for my soul! 

Lego playing outside time!!! 

Remember when Annie was helping Reid on the HoverBoard??  Look at him helping her learn to ride her bike!  Love their friendships...... 

GARNER!  Oh my!   We haven't seen in FOREVER, because of COVID!  She got to have a birthday party!  They were like long lost friends!  ha!!  I do love their friendship and her family!  I truly felt like I was part of the family while there at the party!  I mean, they have known us 5 years, I guess that means something!   

Look at his book worm!!

Virtual Day 3/26/21 for the teachers to get their 2nd shot!  Lunch outside!  

Easter 2021

Easter Bunny brought glitter crocs!  with Star Wars jewels to go on them!  

Blue crocs and a fanny pack! 

Uncle John and Aunt Dana sent the cutest CARROT friend!!  I love him myself!  

I found a girl to make a baby clothes quilt for me out of the boys old clothes.   Ya'll, it is perfect!  I sit with it every night on the couch and I love looking at the shirts for memories!!!!  SHE DID AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!   

FaceTiming with my chicka!!!

Love this picture of her!!!

Sweet Bran got braces!  I know he might hurt but he looks so sweet with them!  He's just a handsome boy!  

I love these last 2 pictures of the blog!  Being an AUNT to them means so much to me!  Hope they love talking to me all the time, all their lives!  

Maybe it won't be another 3 months before I do this again!  I went down the rabbit hole looking for something on the older parts of my blog and I realized how WELL I used to do!  Maybe I'll get better!  :)