Mr. Mom

Ahhh, yes...it's that time of year again where I no longer have to get the kids ready by myself and load all three in the car every morning! Tim is done for the summer!!

He's a great, amazing, patient father and such an awesome playmate for our munchkins!

No more rushing around the house for me in the morning trying to maintain control :) Tim even brought breakfast into my office today! He's pretty great!

Cajun Cookin

We get to enjoy a little southern cooking tonight with great friends at their crawfish boil! I'm going to feel like I'm on NOLA again!

And what would a get together be without some sugar cookies to go along?

Have a great weekend!

Aldi Special

It's been a while since I've mentioned Aldi, but it's practically my favorite place to shop. Mostly because well - I hate shopping. So if I'm forced to fetch groceries to feed the hungry mouths in our little nest I would gladly go to Aldi first. It's no nonsense...no noisy advertising in your face, no fancy displays, no discount cards to dig out of my wallet, no temper tantrum producing toy aisles to avoid, no hype...just groceries. All at a killer price and for good quality. This is starting to sound like a paid advertisement!!!

Anyway, I was excited to find a new plastic contraption for the kids as if we didn't have enough already!? But, it was kinda fun to get something other than my usual staples of chocolate covered doughnuts, milk, and hummus. And as you can see, all three munchkins loved it. They're obsessed with water. Total score at Aldi today!! Hope you're all enjoying the amazing weather this week!

Young Athletes Round 2

Indiana Special Olympics has locally been putting on a special event, called Young Athletes, for preschool aged children for a handful of years and Grant was lucky enough to participate for the second time this past Friday with his class.

He seems to love running, jumping, spinning, or anything that involves being physical so this was right up his alley! Check out his form kicking balls...just be a natural! Nana drove all the way from Columbus to watch which also made his day!

During the opening ceremony they have each preschool class march in a parade with their class banner in front of the stadium's home stands. There were so many parents and family/friends there cheering the kids on. I teared up (good thing I had on sunglasses!) thinking of how lucky all of the kids were to have such supportive circles of people around them.

I haven't been able to stop thinking about that morning because it was a good reminder for me of how important it is build up your child. I'd like to think I do a decent amount of that, but I never want to lose focus of that. One of my love languages (from the 5 Love Languages book by Gary Chapman - GREAT read!) is words of affirmation. Grant and Lilly must be picking up on it - every now and then I'll hear them tell each other "good job" even for the simplest of tasks. At least one part of my parenting skills appears to be paying off :) At the end of the day, what I want for my children, is to feel like those preschoolers during the parade...knowing without a doubt in their minds that they always, always have their very own cheering section standing behind them every step of the way.

Proud of you buddy!

Finally!!!

As a married couple we have seriously lacked a master bedroom that hasn't resembled a college apartment with mismatched furniture and mattress on the floor, non-coordinating bedding, or what seems like an extension of a playroom or nursery. Romantic, I know.

We just haven't really given it attention in the past...there's three other little priorities that gratefully fill our time :)

Boring bedroom no more!!! We're working our way to our cozy getaway a little each weekend and we finally conquered another Pinterest inspired project: an upholstered headboard. It turned out okay. I'm no expert so I wasn't expecting a masterpiece or anything! It warms up the room which is really what I was trying to accomplish! We also love the gray and yellow theme so I'm working on incorporating more of the yellow here and there. Fun!

Sunday's Best

Good morning everyone!! The ladies in the nursery at church are going to love this little man's shirt. Thanks Jenn :)

Thunder Thighs

This just made my day :)

Miss Lilly's Space

I was so excited to have a blank canvas for Lilly's room when we moved in to our new house. It was a little overwhelming trying to figure out how to decorate a two year olds room so I wouldn't have to redo it too soon. But, thanks to the fantastic world of Pinterest, I found a plan! And you know me...I love a challenge and thought "I can totally figure that out!"

So, I've never seen so much blue tape on one wall and frankly I'm not sure I ever want to again! Ha! The trees were time consuming but with a little planning it worked! It was actually pretty fun to see it all come together and I especially love the pink glow that fills the hallway when her lamps are on! I was pretty nervous with the accent wall color being completely obnoxious but she loves it :) And you have I live Kohl's clearance...her bedding set was a mere $30!!!! Yes!!

I'll show you Grant's room soon. That was fun too! Then on to our room which has been a long time coming, but we finally will have a master bedroom, after 5 years of marriage, worth showing off!

200th Post!

Crazy, right?! This blog has covered quite the variety of topics of the Kegley clan! So, this weekend Sam and Lilly's childcare ministry held a special worship service for the families that send their children there. We absolutely love it there and feel tremedously blessed that our children have the ministry to care for them throughout the week. They had the 2-4 year olds sing a song with their teachers and pastor in front of the congregation. Hilarious!!

Lilly was such a cutie in her dress from Nana. She was the little girl standing there completely still with a blank stare as everyone else gleefully sang about Zacheus up in the tree. Then she stuck not one, but two, fingers up her nose. And topped it off by lifting her dress. What would a recital/performance with preschoolers be without THAT kid?? We were laughing so hard in the pew!!! Ahhh, a proud moment :)

To raise money for the ministry they also had a bake sale...you know I jumped all over that!!! I found the cutest little turle and elephant patterns - I love the way they turned out. Defintely will be doing them again...maybe for a baby shower in the future??

Another Round - For Real

Luckily the plastic surgeon's office got the date right today and we're waiting to have Grant's third surgery this morning. Our little trooper is in great spirits and ready to go!

Prayers for his safety and comfort would be greatly appreciated today :)