Hay Days!!

Spring is Here! Which means it's time to get those balers, brush hogs, mowers, and rakes tuned up for hay season...It also means it's time for customer appreciation day at Eubanks' Equipment! It's a family event and everyone has a job to do to make the day a success (except for me this year and my job was to make sure my children were all accounted for!) However, I did get a chance to snap a few photographs...enjoy!

Pawpaw Ty was the official taxi service of the day, giving customers a lift in his new red Ruff 'N' Tuff!

Finally, I captured a photo of Uncle Stetson with Cash...they were buddies for the day!

Brock was suppose to be selling lawn mowers...good thing he's not working on commission!

We don't go anywhere without a box of trucks, tractors and motorcycles!

The cutest couple in the county!! Memaw and Pawpaw just celebrated 60 years of marriage...what an amazing pair!

Flashback Friday!

This Friday I am honoring my Girls...my Speech Path girls!! Five years ago this month, we put on that final cap and gown, listened to that final commencement speech and proudly received that final diploma (I suppose I shouldn't be too quick to say FINAL, as one or all of us could go on to get that PhD. or Clinical Doctorate...any takers??) We shared some of the greatest times and grew together as friends, professionals and young women. I am so grateful for the relationships I was blessed with during grad school. And we will forever be "Proud and immortal....loyal and true, to our Alma mater...O-S-U"

Shanna Bridges Gann, Missy Childs Ward, Carissa Crosby Miller, Nikki Terry Dodgens, and Me

I've been through a lot with these two...some of the hardest and best times of my life thus far. Love you both!

Couldn't help but throw in a picture of my biggest fan...and Sugar Daddy!! Love you B.

Easter

This year we celebrated the resurrection of our Christ with Uncle Craig and his family at their church, Bar-None Cowboy Church. We really like their church and have been attending with them a lot this spring. Pastor Clint (or Brother Clint, I'm not sure what they call him) brought a great message and the service was followed by a good ol' fashion pot luck dinner...the way one should be done, with homemade fried chicken, mashed potatoes and chicken and dumpling...YUM! After lunch the roping arena was filled with REAL eggs for hunting. Some eggs were even hidden on the loading chutes! We had a really good time.

I didn't realize until later that day that I had only got like one picture of Cash and NO pictures of all three of the boys together, let alone a picture of the five of us!! Oh well. They all three looked adorable and Brock was handsome as usual. Here are some pictures of our Easter Sunday...

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

First let me just say that I love when my mom comes to visit and the boys are crazy about her! She is very hands-on and is always a big help. When she came to visit us over Easter weekend, she decided to take the boys on a walk/bike ride. Seemed like a great idea...the weather was beautiful, sun shining bright...

Here is Cash ready to go on his first ever wagon ride!! So Cute...

And here is Cash after Grandma pulled him through the rose bush!

JUST KIDDING MOM!! Okay, that rose bush might have needed a little trimming and Grandma was trying to help the big boys with their bikes while pulling the wagon at the same time! I have to admit I was pretty freaked out when Mom brought him inside the house screaming with blood all over his face, but once we got him cleaned up and he calmed down I think I felt worse for Grandma! He only looked like Scarface for a couple of days...and Brock went straight out and pruned the rose bush!

Trains and GrandDon

GrandDon gave Beau a new 'Thomas the Train' set for his birthday. The boys had a great time with him putting the track together and trying out the new engine. Even Cash got in on some of the action!

Beau's 3rd Birthday

Finally, some pictures from Beau's birthday party! We had so much fun that day. Even though he had some anxiety thinking that he was going to be forced to eat chicken, he was still a happy little boy at the end of the day...could of had something to do with the pancakes, cupcakes, and cake (that's a whole lot of CAKE!).

(sidenote: we had been attempting to encourage/'brainwash' Beau for about six months prior to his birthday, that he would start eating chicken and other foods that he refuses to eat when he turned three. It seemed like a good idea and it all kind of started in fun, but the poor guy was so worried that someone would try and make him eat chicken that he was a bit stressed out! And yes, I felt horrible!)

Birthday Breakfast...pancakes, of course...

with SPRINKLES!!!

"Yummmm, this is gonna be delicious," he said to himself quietly as he gazed at his creation!

Birthday lunch with friends at Chick-Fil-A (okay, yes, I was hoping he would be brave and try the chicken nuggets, but NOPE!)

Look at those adorable Quinn brothers!

Little Grant enjoyed the cupcakes!

Have I mentioned that Beau is obsessed with Spiderman...no wait...he IS Spiderman!

Brothers blowing out the candles together

The SURPRISE guest...SPIDERMAN!! That's right...Spiderman came to the party with an official Spiderman gift!

Spiderman and The Beau Beau Spiderman Show (that is now how Beau refers to himself!) showing off their muscles!

The Beau Beau Spiderman Show in his new Spiderman sunglasses.

T-Man also got a new pair of sunglasses

SO MUCH FUN!! We LOVE you Beau!

O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A...!!!

YIPPEE!!! It's official, we are Oklahoma residents again! The move is complete, but the unpacking is not! I have been a very busy little momma the past couple of weeks (hence the lack of blog posts), and I still do not have the internet (or television for that matter). So I am borrowing Brock's work computer and global internet for one quick post.

We are exhausted from a very physically and emotionally draining last couple of weeks. Leaving Joplin/Loma Linda was a lot harder than I had prepared myself for(more on this later). In the midst of all the packing, moving, cleaning, and lots of driving between Claremore and Joplin, the boys and I made a quick trip back to NWOK to be with family after the sudden death of an uncle. In addition to that, we have been spending as much time as possible with Brock's family during a very difficult situation.

However, the good news is...we are all back together again! I did not realize how hard it was on me with Brock being gone so much until now. It is so nice to have him home to help and hang out with. And because his office is in downtown Tulsa, he can't really stick around and work late (or at least he shouldn't)! I think Tytus said it best, "I LOVE the new rent house, because we all get to be together and Daddy gets to come home every night!" It just proves...the kids don't care that we are more cramped and that I gave half of their toys away. It matters most that the gang's all back together!

Althought I'm beginning to think they might be tired of my sudden bursts into "OKLAHOMA"!!