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2010-11-13T08:57:00.000-06:00

Hey Everyone,
It has been way to long since I have posted on here. Well over a year & so much has happened. One major event was that in March of 2010 we sold our house & we were out by mid - April. We lived at my parents lake house from then till August. We bought my parents house & are slowly getting settled not to much more to do. As if this wasn't crazy enough, I decided to really start promoting my new business that I had "started" back in September 2009. "Tutus and Buckaroos by Julie". I am having a CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE PARTY Sunday November 21st for anyone that would love to attend. I have been going non stop getting everything ready.....sewing, painting, sewing, painting......being mommy, wife, house cleaner, cook.....you name it, I am trying to fit it in my schedule. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE it if you would check out my business blog. I have lots already made up & will take orders also. I appreciate any & all Support on this new journey. PASS the WORD PLEASE. Hoping it keeps GROWING like it is!!

Here is the link to my Business Blog:
http://www.tutusandbuckaroosbyjulie.blogspot.com/

Julie

Rangers Game Weekend Trip

2009-08-25T22:21:00.003-05:00

Mom & Dad took Cooper to a Rangers game & mini weekend trip on July 19 & 20. This was Cooper's 1st baseball game. Mom said he was super & really enjoyed it. He got tired towards the end & kept asking is it over yet, but was a real trooper according to Mom.

Thanks Gigi & Pappy for some amazing memories!

This is at the hotel before the game. He is on the phone with Kenley & I. He could see Six Flaggs from the window & was watching a roller coaster. Cooper told his Daddy that he wanted to ride it! Can't believe he has turned into such a little dare devil!

Dad said Cooper loved this revolving door!

Cooper & Gigi waiting on the trolly to take them to the game.

Cooper posing.

Pappy & Cooper getting on the trolly.

Rangers Game Weekend Trip - CONTIN.

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Pappy & Cooper

Cooper had to hold the tickets Mom said.
Gigi & Cooper
What a sweet boy!

He makes me laugh!!!

Still Laughing!!!

I just love this little man to pieces!!!

Rangers Game Weekend Trip - CONTIN.

2009-08-25T17:32:00.002-05:00

At the Ranger game.....Cooper being his SILLY self!
Making Pappy laugh

Watch his eyes.

You can't help but laugh at him.

Cooper & Gigi at the game.

Rangers Game Weekend Trip - CONTIN.

2009-08-25T17:15:00.002-05:00

Cooper loading onto the elevator.
Mom & Dad said he loved riding the elevator & pushing the buttons. But he didn't want anyone else on there with them. They said he stared down a few people.

Dad & Cooper posing infront of Dave & Buster's. They played here before heading home on Monday. Mom said Cooper didn't know which way to go once they got in there. Chuck e Cheese's will never compare now!

Boys will be Boys

2009-08-25T16:39:00.002-05:00

Since we have "lived" at the lake this summer, Luke has taken on potty training himself. It is near impossible to keep clothes & a diaper on him anymore. Problem being he only wants to go outside. Not interested in using the potty. I captured this priceless photo.... Two Bare Hineys

I guess I need to really thank Cooper once Luke is potty trained because it is ALL monkey see monkey do with Cooper & Luke. It's way to funny & cute!

Making Smores

2009-08-25T16:02:00.002-05:00

Cooper had never made smores before, so I decided it was about time we did. Gigi helped him roast his marshmellows. He thought that was pretty cool. After the marshmellows were roasted, we put together the graham crackers & chocolate with the marshmellows. They were yummy!!!

Cooper & Lexi decided they would rather eat just the chocolate bars, so us BIG KIDS forced our selves to eat the smores!

July 2009

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Pappy & Marlee
Luke putting on Pappy's boots - determined to go outside.

Big John buried Luke in the sand. Luke was so funny, he just laid there so still.

Gigi & Marlee

Cooper decided he wanted to be buried too!

Welcome Baby Jaylee

2009-08-25T15:21:00.002-05:00

Welcome my new little niece, Jaylee Marie!

My sister-in-law, Danielle, had her baby July 12, 2009 at 4:33 am.

Jaylee weighed 5.8 pounds & 18 1/4 inches long.

We are so happy for them & just love her to pieces already!

July 2009

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Pappy, Cooper, Luke & myself feeding the ducks.

The boys get so excited watching the ducks race after the bread!
Luke & Pappy playing around.
Luke looks so adorable here!

Luke is just full of laughter & smiles & giggles ALL the time!

4th of July weekend

2009-08-25T14:05:00.002-05:00

Luke determined to wake Pappy from his nap.
Marlee, full of smiles!!!

Luke LOVES the water!

Everyone enjoying the new pool!

Thanks Pappy & Gigi

My precious Luke

Jodi & Michael relaxing in the hammock

4th of July weekend - CONTIN.

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Cooper enjoying the new pool
Luke, our little comedian

Kenley & Marlee catching a little nap

Daddy's Little Sparkler

Our Lil' Miss 4th of July

4th of July weekend - CONTIN.

2009-08-25T11:52:00.002-05:00

Mom made this 4th of July cake, it was delicious!!

We hadn't taken a picture of it yet, when Kenley got a piece of it. Of course we gave him a hard time about it, so he put the piece back; as you can tell from the bottom corner. We laughed about it and still are. Anytime there is a dessert made now, Kenley takes a random picture of it. He thinks he is so funny!
Kenley finally getting to eat his piece of cake!

Enjoying all the company!!

Cooper & Luke LOVED doing the giant sparklers!

Luke suprised me, and Cooper did too! Couldn't believe that they wanted to hold them and kept asking for more! Next year Kenley & Dad will have to buy lots more of them.

4th of July weekend - CONTIN.

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My lil' "Elton John" aka Kenley with all the fireworks they bought

What's up!!!
Jodi looking like she's having a great time!

Cooper ready for the show!

Cooper enjoying the fireworks. This is the first time he has watched the fireworks up close with out crying and wanting to leave!! So proud of him!

Jodi reassuring Luke it was okay.

He was a little scared by the big fireworks.

4th of July weekend - CONTIN.

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Jodi & Luke watching the fireworks
Luke & Pappy watching too!
Luke was a little scared of the big fireworks, so he preferred to be in your lap.

Happy "early" Birthday Gigi

As you can tell, Marlee was not happy about wearing her star antennas. Right after that, Luke fell out of the chair & so he was crying too!

Luke thought he would steal some icing. Guess he thought no one was watching him, or his just didn't care!

Nannie & Marlee

She loves her grandkids & great-grandkids to pieces!!!

Love ya Nannie!!!

Working at the Lake & Tearing out the old deck

2009-07-08T22:05:00.003-05:00

On the Monday before July 4th, Mom & Dad had their new pool installed at the lake house. It is very nice! The workers arrived at 6:15 am from the Dallas area and were leaving by 10:45 am. Dad said it would have taken him & Kenley 3 weeks and would probably have ruined a brand new pool. He said the installation fee was money well spent! I agree! That afternoon, Dad started ripping out the old deck. Cooper decided he was Pappy's #1 helper! By July 3rd, the new deck was up and ready for use. Just in time for our 4th of July Party!!! Whoo Hoo!!!!

Thanks Mom & Dad, Kenley, John, Jeff, Cooper & Luke for all of your hard work!!! Everyone appreciates it and we are having a BLAST in the new pool!!!!

Cooper's 4th Birthday Party at Jump for Joy

2009-07-08T20:26:00.002-05:00

For the last 3 years we have had Cooper's party at Jump for Joy. Everyone absolutely loves it! We had another great time this year. Cooper had requested a green cake with a fire truck....David Molina did a great job as usual. The most eventful thing was the gift my brother Jeff gave him.....2 frogs, a frog house & a bag of crickets! I was NOT happy about it....I didn't know about it till he opened them. I soon decided to laugh about it as being mad was not doing any good! It gets better though, the next week I have to go buy more crickets to feed the stinking things, plus a cricket house to keep them alive (who would of thought you had to feed/water the crickets). The lady at the pet store could quickly tell I was not to excited about the whole situation. She asked what kind of frogs they were?.......Guess what.....they are poisonous. YES, we are still laughing......the boys think it is the neatest thing ever when Daddy feeds them....Mommy thinks its NASTY!

I'm trying to convince the boys to turn them loose in one of Pappy's tanks but so far not working.

Fillin' Daddy's Boots

2009-07-08T20:20:00.002-05:00

"When I grow up, I wanta' be just like Daddy"

I caught Luke putting on Kenley's work boots and trying to walk around in the kitchen in them. He managed to make it across the room....don't know how because those boots are HEAVY.

Capturing Marlee's First Smiles

2009-07-08T16:44:00.002-05:00

These weren't Marlee's absolute first smiles, but the first I caught on camera.

Her smile just lights up the room! And when we talk to her, she smiles at us and is starting to "talk" back to us and laugh. So sweet!

The Boys

2009-07-08T16:16:00.002-05:00

The boys decided to have a wrestling match with Pappy. (The pictures are out of order.) As you can tell Cooper & Luke had Pappy good. He even lost his cell phone in the process. All three of them were giggling so much. After Luke saw the phone, he decided to make a few calls (top picture). They love Pappy to pieces!

This was one of Big John's many stops by the house. He comes to see the kids several times a day & they LOVE it!!! Here I am sure they are watching "Big Machines" or "John Deere" or something of that sort. John is such a great uncle. I have no problem leaving the boys with him. He absolutely adores the kids and vice versa!!!

Happy 4th Birthday Cooper!!!

2009-07-08T15:59:00.003-05:00

Monday, June 22, 2009, was Cooper's 4th Birthday! I can't believe my baby is growing soooo fast! This one was kind of hard for Mommy to swallow. I kept catching myself tear up at everything. Seems just like yesterday that he came into this world and now 4 years have flown by. It is so true, "Don't Blink" because time is gone before you know it!

On his actual birthday, I gave him one of his presents early that day.... a Slip-n-Slide. Luke & him played outside all afternoon on the slip n slide and pool. Then they decided it would be fun to play trucks in the mud in their wet bathing suits. What a mess...but I didn't mind. It was fun to watch them be little boys!

I cooked him a birthday meal. He picked out what he wanted.... Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Squash Casserole, Fresh Okra, and Rolls. I also made him a 3 Layered Birthday Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Sprinkles. Kenley picked up some Vanilla Ice Cream and Gigi & Pappy brought some Ice Cream Cupcakes from Maggie Moo's. We just had a simple little get together that night with our family, Gigi & Pappy, Big John & GranJan & Pepa. It was a fun night and he loved his gifts. Even Luke got a gift from Gigi & Pappy. (They have learned if you get one a "truck" toy, you better get the other one one too!)

Happy Birthday Little Man....We love you more than you will ever know!!!

Palmer Family Reunion

2009-07-06T21:09:00.004-05:00

We had our annual Palmer Family Reunion this year at Mark & Missy Murphey's home on Lake Nocona, June 19-21. We had a fun time but it was HOT!!!!!!! Kenley, me, Cooper, Luke & Marlee stayed in a travel trailer with Mom & Dad & Jodi & Michael. Boy, was that cozy! And to top it off, Saturday night/Sunday morning our ONE working A/C on the trailer froze up - which means NO cool air. At 6 a.m. I woke everyone up and started packing before it got to miserably hot in their. It was good to see family that we hardly ever see and catch up with them!

This was also Father's Day. I didn't get any photos on Sunday due to the A/C problem, camera got packed up early. Just want to say I am very fortunate and lucky to have such a wonderful Dad and husband. They are both perfect examples of a loving Father. I am very proud of my Dad for all that he has accomplished and what kind of Dad and Pappy he is! He is wonderful & we love him forever & always! I am also very proud of Kenley for all that he does for his family. I am honored to call him my friend, my love, my husband. I couldn't ask for a better Father for my children! I'm not sure words can express just how much we love him! And to a great Father in Law- Andy, Your family loves you very much!

Happy Father's Day

Luke & Marlee

2009-07-06T19:22:00.002-05:00

Luke being silly with a teething pacifier.
Marlee in her "Daddy's Little Sparkler" outfit.

Itsy Bitsy Bikini

2009-07-06T18:46:00.003-05:00

Marlee received this adorable little bikini with matching flip flops from some friends. I couldn't resist taking a picture of her in it. Her little rolls are to cute in this bathing suit. I'm not sure she would be able to get it on too many more times as she is growing so fast!

Splish Splash...Bath Time

2009-07-06T18:03:00.002-05:00

Marlee loves her bath.

Here she is wrapped up in her flower towel.

She looks absolutely adorable, if I say so myself!

Mommy's Little Angels

2009-07-06T17:23:00.002-05:00

Marlee, Cooper & Luke

The boys love to hold Marlee & kiss on her. It is the most adorable thing!
Big Brother Cooper & Little Sister Marlee

Big Brother Luke kissing & holding Little Sister Marlee

Random Pictures from when Marlee was born.

2009-07-06T15:58:00.002-05:00

Luke, Michael & Cooper

I think the boys talked Michael into watching John Deere with them. I'm sure he was excited!!

He is sooooo good with the boys!

Here they are playing some of Michael's computer games.....flying planes & helicopters.

The boys loved it!

Random Pictures from when Marlee was born.

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Michael & Marlee
Michael & Marlee

Michael, Jodi, Marlee & Mommy

Marlee & Mommy

Pappy & Luke out for a walk at the hotel.

Random Pictures from when Marlee was born.

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Kenley at the hotel across the street from the hospital, resting and waiting on the BIG arrival of Baby Lane!
At the hotel, Luke being a little ham for the camera. It's a wonder Jodi got any sleep.

My sweet little Luke!

Michael & Jodi as they head for the hospital from Olney.

Cooper, Luke & Gigi on their way to the hospital.

Mommy & Marlee

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My Mom captured this picture. I just love it!

Being a Mommy is the best job I have ever had.

Memorial Day Weekend at the Lake

2009-07-06T13:51:00.003-05:00

We spent Memorial Day weekend at my parent's lake house on Lake Graham with Mom, Dad & John. Kenley was fortunate enough not to have to work on Friday, Saturday or Monday, so we had a long four day weekend. It was great and the kids loved having Daddy to play with non stop!

Kenley, John, Cooper & Luke rode the wave runners some that weekend. They all had a blast!!!
All the boys -big & small- had demolition on the old swimming pool. Mom & Dad decided to get a new pool and a better one. The previous owners had not put the pool up right and it just was not good. So this weekend, the old one came down. Luke found the ultimate sandbox.....under where the old pool sat was the perfect, LARGE sand area for the boys.
The guys did lots of fishing over the weekend too. Kenley lost so many lures, we stopped counting. Couldn't help but give him a hard time over it!!! I captured a picture of him caring Cooper's kiddie fishing pole, because Cooper decided he needed a big boy fishing pole. Cooper & Pappy sat on the dock just fishing a way in the fishing hole in the middle of the dock. John & Kenley soon joined them. I found out later that Cooper backed up and fell right in the lake through the fishing hole in the dock. Didn't hurt him, just scared him! Luckily he knows that in order to be on the dock - he has to wear his lifejacket! Kenley quickly lifted him up and out of the water and calmed him down.
This was Marlee's first stay away from the house. She seemed to love the lake....just can't tell by the picture of her by herself. She was hungry and Mommy insisted on a picture.
All in all, we had a great weekend spending time together! We love being at the lake....if we could we would live down there all year round.

Random Pictures

2009-07-06T13:14:00.002-05:00

Daddy & Marlee sleeping on the couch.

Aunt Jodi getting in some "Marlee Time"

Michael, Jodi, Luke & Cooper jumping and playing dodge ball on the trampoline!

"Big John" loving on Miss Marlee.

Luke taking care of Marlee

2009-07-06T13:02:00.001-05:00

Anytime Marlee is in reach, Luke will find a way to get to her. I had her in the bouncy seat on the boys little table in the kitchen. I soon heard the chair scooting and found Luke climbing up to check on her. He loves her so much!

Marlee's Birth Announcement

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My Little Angels

2009-07-06T12:43:00.004-05:00

Along with Marlee's photo shoot, I also wanted to get all three of my children together. It turned out to be pretty comical. I was doing it all by myself and in alot of the shots you see my hand holding Luke still. I picked the best one to post. My kids definately make me laugh....which is always good for the soul!

Marlee's Tutu Photo Shoot

2009-07-06T12:14:00.002-05:00

My little Marlee
I love this one...it's taken from above.

I LOVE this one... tired little princess!!!!

Precious little girl!

How sweet!

I found this little pettiskirt tutu for Marlee. It is just adorable. I decided to try my own photo shoot session for her birth announcment. I was very pleased and thought I did a pretty good job. They turned out much better than what JCPenney's did (their's were awuful).

The boys loving on Marlee

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Cooper & Luke just adore Marlee. I sometimes have to remind them to leave her alone. Cooper always wants to hold her and talk to her. And Luke is non-stop giving her kisses. He also likes to lay with her - no matter where she is! I would never had imagined them being so crazy about her!!! It is so sweet for Mommy to see!

Luke & Marlee
Cooper & Marlee

Cooper's Graduation

2009-07-06T10:40:00.004-05:00

Cooper graduated from THREE SCHOOL on May 14, 2009. We are all so excited for him! He learned so much this year and made lots of new friends. I am so proud of him! He already new his colors, shapes and numbers real good before school but now can do so much more. I am impressed that he knows even letter recongnition, can spell & write his name, and also spell several other words.

The day of graduation was not a good day for Cooper. He woke up in a cranky mood and therefore he wasn't the best little boy at school. We started off with a crying spell and fit-throwing act (not unusual for Cooper when there is something "big" going on). Then Mrs. Eden (the teacher) came & got me to come to the class room. Her & Mrs. Julie could not get Cooper to come out from under the table. After some pleading and promising and THREATENING; He came out crying. He didn't want to wear the graduation hat, which were so cute! I ended up taking him out and putting him in the time out chair, where he procedes to tell me he would rather sit in time out than participate in graduation. I then have to get Kenley involved. Keep in mind that I had a baby a little over a week ago from that time, so I was wearing down pretty fast with Cooper's act! We finally get him to agree to be good for the teachers and do everything they ask of him. As you can tell by the pictures, he was not happy about it. He didn't even look up or smile, just pouted and frowned!! Such a proud moment for Mommy!! HaHa!

All in all, we got through it! Hopefully the fit throwing will not be as bad in FOUR SCHOOL. I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Flowers from Cooper

2009-07-06T10:32:00.002-05:00

On Mother's Day, Cooper had gone with my brother, John to make the leases and feed the cows. While they were out, John found some wild flowers for Cooper to pick for me for Mother's Day. It was so sweet! Cooper is a strong little boy, because most of the flowers still had the roots on them! HaHa!!! I am the luckiest Mommy!!! My family is super sweet!

Mother's Day 2009

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These pictures are from Mother's Day 2009. We had Marlee's baptism on that morning, so we spent the rest of the day being lazy and catching up on some much needed rest and fun togetherness!!! Mom and Jodi had got the boys each their own little cakes to decorate for me for Mother's Day. They had a blast decorating them, but even more eating them. Of course they made a mess, but it was one I didn't mind cleaning up! It was a great Mother's Day. I couldn't have asked for anything better!

Marlee Beth Lane's Baptism

2009-06-25T21:14:00.004-05:00

Marlee was baptised Sunday, May 10, 2009 at Saint Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church in Megargel, Texas. It was extra special for me because not only was it my daughter's baptism but also it was Mother's Day. I could not have asked for anything more that day!

God Must Be Laughing

2009-06-25T16:45:00.002-05:00

Okay...no pictures with this post, but too funny not to tell!
Saturday, May 9th, Mom & Jodi left to run errands and get ready for Mother's Day and Marlee's baptism which was the next day. I had decided I was fine and Mom didn't necessarily need to stay with us any longer. She questioned me, but I reassured her several times. Late that afternoon, me and the kids were just hanging out in the house. Kenley had been mowing the yard, and was about to weed eat. Marlee was starting to wake up and wanting to eat, just about the same time Cooper decides he needs to use the bathroom, and poor little Luke was still not feeling real good from having pneumonia, so he was very fussy and cranky. Cooper proceeds to get on the potty by himself and I sit down to feed Marlee and try to keep Luke calmed down. Cooper soon hollers from the bathroom "Mamma, Come wipe my hiney!". I tell him he will have to wait till I am done with the baby, and he patiently says okay. A few moments later, he hollers and says he wiped his hiney by himself. This is a first, so I just up from feeding Marlee and go to see what kind of mess he made. To my surprise he did quite good. As I turn my back, I tell him to flush it and wash his hands. Luke is right under my feet, I stumble over him, Marlee starts to cry and then.....and then I hear water pouring.....out of the potty. I turned the water off, but it didn't help! I sprint to the backyard, however Kenley is weed eating on the backside of the fence. I am screaming at the top of my lungs holding a crying baby. (He admitted later he thought he heard something but just kept on.) I run back in the house and run to the front where he is coming up to. After a few moments, I get his attention. By my actions, he probably thought the world was coming to an end! We run back into the house, baby stopped crying by now, Luke still crying and Cooper scared to death he is in trouble. By this time water was standing in the bathroom, running under the wall to Marlee's room and out into the hall soaking into the carpet. Nice, huh! I laid Marlee down and me and Cooper and Kenley start soaking up the water with dirty towels. If that wasn't bad enough, the phone starts ringing. My cousin Sunday got a good laugh when I told her what was going on. We finally got everything cleaned up and dried. It turned out Cooper used way too much toilet paper and I just didn't check. Now he reassures me he did not use to much. It was not to funny at the time, but later I sat down and really had a good laugh. I called my Mom to give her a good chuckle. I told her God was testing me to see what I could really handle. He had to have gotten a good laugh out of that test! We all survived so I guess I passed.

Pretty Little Lady

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This was May 8th, 1 week old. Mom, Jodi & I decided to go to Graham and get pedicures for Mother's Day. Luke tagged along. It was nice to get out of the house. Miss Priss got all dressed up in this adorable little dress Aunt Jodi got her. We laughed because the only place Marlee even got out at was the Chicken Express. Anyhow, She looked precious!!!

Happy Birthday Kenley!!!

2009-06-25T16:00:00.002-05:00

May 5th is Kenley's Birthday and he turned 32 this year.

Wow, we are getting old!!!This is a funny family picture. Cooper is saying "CHEESE" but not looking, Luke is smiling so cute with chocolate and cheez-its all over his mouth and face, Marlee has a bow on that is bigger than her little head; and Kenley & I are just smiling and enjoying every second of it!!
Kenley & Cooper getting ready for cake.
Cooper looks like a Kenley-mini-me!

Say CHEESE!

Luke, Kenley & Cooper all are blowing out the candles.

How precious!

Kenley got a little shorted on his birthday. I usually have him a big BBQ with family and friends, but since we had a 4 day old newborn, that wasn't happening. Kenley said he had gotten the best gift of all, Marlee, born 4 days before his. That is just so sweet.

May 2009

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Pappy & Marlee

Not the best picture of Dad.
Marlee & Big John
She was not happy!

May 2009

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Marlee & Nannie (my Grandmother)

Nannie is so proud of her family!!!
Cooper's 1st time to hold little Marlee.
He was so excited!

Cooper giving Marlee some sweet kisses!

Just melted Mommy's heart!

Isn't this a fantastic family photo!

This seems to be our crazy normal - No one cooperating!

Luke & his Pappy

They are best buds!!!!

We just love you Pappy!

Welcome Home Marlee!!

2009-06-25T14:42:00.002-05:00

My sister, Jodi, along with Cooper, Luke & Michael (her boyfriend) decorated our home for Marlee's Homecoming!!!

They painted a sign & put it over the dining room window (far left) and there is a "It's A Girl" sign in the middle flower bed by the front steps. Also they used Cooper's sidewalk chalk and decorated the driveway! Too Cute!!!!

Cooper had to add his touch. This is a outline picture of TEDDY, so I was told!

What a cute little imagination!!!

Baby Doll Kisses

2009-06-25T14:28:00.002-05:00

Monkey See Monkey Do!!!

Luke was watching us with Baby Marlee and he thought he would baby the baby doll, which was my Mom's when she was a little girl. He was so sweet......giving the baby kisses.

May 2009

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Luke has that "Got Caught" look.

He was helping Marlee swing a little BIGGER and changing the music option!
Aunt Jodi & Marlee.....Proud Aunt!!!!

Daddy & Luke getting a bite of breakfast! Yummy!!!!

Mommy & Marlee

Luke ..... don't throw balls in the house!!!!

Getting to go home!!! May 3rd

2009-06-25T13:19:00.002-05:00

Finally, we are getting to go home. 2 1/2 days in the hospital feel like an eternity! Mommy & Marlee
Daddy & Marlee

Miss Marlee in her "Going Home" outfit, thanks to Gigi & Pappy!

Miss Marlee enjoying her first moments at home.

Tired from all the excitement!

Miss Piggy

2009-06-25T13:05:00.002-05:00

This is the gift that Cooper & Luke gave Marlee. It is a plush, pink Pig.

Cooper has a teddy bear, "TEDDY", that he got for his 1st Christmas,

Luke has a dog, "DOG", that Cooper gave him when he was born,

and now Marlee has this pig, I'm thinking it might be called Miss Piggy. I know our names are real original, huh. The boys do NOT go any where without Teddy & Dog. I even went as far to buy a backup Teddy & Dog, and that was not so easy as Teddy had been discontinued. Thanks to ebay, I found one!

Anyway, I think Marlee will just love her pink Pig!!!!

At the hospital - May 2nd

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Kenley & Cooper opening Marlee's gift from the boys, Cooper & Luke.
Luke trying to hide behind the chair.

Luke, Gigi & Marlee....how sweet!!

Proud Daddy & his Little Princess

Kenley, Danielle & Marlee

(Kenley & his sister look so much alike)

At the hospital - May 2nd

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Aunt Danielle & Marlee
Cooper is helping me open all of Marlee's gifts. My room instantly turned pink!!! I think Mom & Aunt Jodi bought every think pink at Storkland and had a ball at Morath Originals buying bows for every outfit and occasion!!! We are so blessed with the most wonderful family! Thanks Mom and Jodi!

Gigi & Marlee! Proud Grandma - can you tell !?!

Aunt Dona & Marlee - Dona was on her way back to Kansas and stopped by the hospital to see us and bring Marlee some very cute outfits. Thanks Aunt Dona!

This is my nephew, Caden (Brandon & Jennifer's son). He wasn't sure what to think about his new little cousin. He was more interested in playing with Luke & Cooper's trucks. Too Cute!!!

At the hospital - May 2nd

2009-06-25T11:26:00.002-05:00

This was Saturday, May 2nd, at the hospital. Marlee's not even 24 hrs. old yet! It was a busy, crazy day; having Cooper & Luke in that small cramped room and all our visitors.Uncle B, FerFer and Marlee. There was a family wedding that afternoon, so everyone was dressed up.
Here is Marlee with GranJan & Pepa (Kenley's parents). This is their first time to see & hold Marlee.
The day before (May 1st) when Marlee was born, Janice & Andy had to be in Terrell, TX for a funeral and did not make it back to this area till late that night. It's a long story....The previous weekend a family friend, who was just like family, was down visiting staying with Janice & Andy. She was still here earlier in the week and was scheduled to go home on Tuesday. (Janice had kept both of the boys Monday while I went to my doctor's appt.) Ann (who was visiting) had not been feeling good. Tuesday morning while still at Janice's seem to get worse and refused to go to the hospital. Sadly, she passed away that morning at Janice's. The funeral was Friday afternoon in Terrell.

GranJan & Marlee

Pepa & Marlee

Cooper & Luke..... We are trying to get them to show off their "Big Brother" and "Middle Brother" t-shirts. This was as good as it got!!!

More of Marlee's arrival !!!!

2009-06-18T18:27:00.002-05:00

Me & Marlee! I am still in shock that I have a baby girl!!!

Aunt Jodi, Marlee and Me! Won't we make a great shopping team!

Aunt FerFer & Marlee ~ I think here Cooper is showing Marlee every single one of his trucks and telling her what they are (in a whisper). It was too cute!!

Aunt Jodi and Marlee ~ She is sure to be decked out in Texas Tech stuff thanks to her Aunt Jodi!

Gigi holding Marlee for the first time! It looks like Marlee is smiling at Gigi.

More of Marlee's arrival !!!!

2009-06-18T09:58:00.003-05:00

Gigi getting to hold Marlee for the first time! Mom was just speachless (which is unusual)!

Daddy, Luke, Uncle B, FerFer & Cooper looking on at Marlee & Mommy! Luke kept saying "SIDE", which means "I want to go outside". He could have cared less about the baby at that moment. Cooper was still a little unsure, EXCITED but UNSURE!

Gigi & Luke with his famous look. He will just stare you down.

Cooper coming into my delivery room after Marlee was born. He got a little shy when he saw all the nurses and everyone staring at him.

Pappy and Luke making their first appearance to see Marlee. On the way to my room, Luke ran smack dab into a door and got a nice cut and goose egg on his forehead. By the next day it looked much better! He's a tough boy!

Marlee Beth Lane ~ Our Little Princess has arrived!!!

2009-06-18T09:16:00.002-05:00

May 1, 2009 our little girl, Marlee Beth Lane, was born at 8:20 pm weighing 7 lb. 10 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. Kenley had said all along that it was going to be a little girl. See we have never found out what we were having with all 3 kids. These kind of surprises are wonderful! Even Dad said it was a little girl. Now me and Mom on the other hand said for sure it was a little boy. Boy were we surprised and over joyed!!!

Here Kenley is handing Marlee to me for the first time! How sweet and precious are little ones!!
Daddy and Marlee for the first time!!

Kenley has gone to the waiting room to tell the great news!! Pappy, Michael (Jodi's boyfriend), Jennifer & Brandon are taking care of Cooper & Luke in the waiting room. Here Kenley is telling Cooper that he has a baby sister. Oh, and also Cooper has said all along that the baby is a "GIRL". Evidently Cooper wanted to come back to my room right then, and was upset to know he had to wait just a few minutes (while everything was taken care of in my delivery room). How sweet is that!!

Here is my doctor, Dr. Horth, with Miss Marlee!!! Marlee had just gotten her footprints done.Our precious baby girl, Marlee, just minutes old!!!

Headed to the Hospital (May 1st)

2009-06-18T08:47:00.002-05:00

This is the morning of my induction, May 1st. We had to be there at 8 am, which was good & bad. With both of the boys we had to be there around 4:30 am, so having it later gave me more time to be even more nervous and anxious. Forget having extra sleep time, I didn't sleep a wink. Here I am showing off my big belly bump.

Luckily my boys were up before we left and I got to kiss and hug them bye. They were so sweet! Cooper was really worried that he was going to miss all the excitement and wanted to go with me. He was like that for the entire last half of this pregnancy. He didn't want to leave me when he knew I was headed to the doctor.

I am trying to give Luke a bye kiss, but he was more interested in looking at the camera and saying "CHEESE"!!! So adorable. It brought tears to my eyes, or maybe it's the hormones!

Cooper is always up for kisses and hugs! Of course he had to have his (MINE) soft, white blanket.

Cooper & Luke, I love you more than you will ever know!!

Gifts from Aunt Jodi (April 22nd)

2009-06-09T14:09:00.003-05:00

Jodi had come in from Lubbock for the weekend and of course brought gifts. She always does too much!!! She is such an awesome sister and aunt!!! She brought the boys matching outfits. They are long sleeve button up Chap shirts with the sleeves rolled up and blue and white striped Chap shorts. Luke's shirt is blue and Cooper's is white. The boys look so stinkin' cute in them!!! It was funny when they opened their gifts. Luke went first. He pulled out the clothes looked at them so funny, looked in the bag (as to think "where is the rest of it"), and shoved everything back in. He was more happy making noisy with the gift sack. Of course Cooper loved it. He really loves any gift, clothes or toys!! Thanks again Jodi!! You're the best!!!

Happy Birthday Big John (April 20th)

2009-06-09T14:02:00.004-05:00

My brother John, or as the kids call him "Big John", came over and we somewhat celebrated his birthday, just a little late (April 22nd). Jodi had made it in from Lubbock and she brought him his present. It was pretty funny. She re-gifted him the bottle of liquor he gave her in January for her birthday. Even though Jodi didn't drink it, I am sure it did NOT go to waste at John's house!!!

More of Easter 2009 at Our House

2009-06-09T11:49:00.002-05:00

Here the boys are opening all their eggs. "Our Easter Bunny" is not big on lots of candy. I usually chunk most of it in a few days. Some of the boys eggs were filled will little cars and trucks. That really excites them.

Easter 2009 at Our House

2009-06-09T10:07:00.002-05:00

Late Easter Sunday afternoon, we finally made it back home after all our "rounds" and got to have an Easter egg hunt at our house. It had been rainy, so it was kind of yucky! The boys didn't mind though. They loved it!!! It was a lot of fun watching them.

Easter at GranJan & Pepa's

2009-05-29T21:09:00.002-05:00

On Easter Sunday after church, we went to GranJan & Pepa's for breakfast and to have Easter with them. Because of the rain, the kids did not get to hunt eggs. But that is okay.

The boys played and had a good time. They enjoyed opening the gifts from GranJan & Pepa.

Luke got a Fire Engine Truck. It makes all the real siren sounds and a lot of racket.

Cooper got a Bucket Truck just like Pepa's real bucket truck. It also makes a lot of noise. That seems to be what boys love......NOISE!!!!

Easter 2009

2009-05-29T20:33:00.002-05:00

Doesn't this look like a happy bunch. Needless to say I did not get a Easter family picture after church or any other time that day.
I was a little upset but really what could I do about it. Kids will be kids, right?!?

No matter what they still look adorable!!

Aunt Jodi & Cooper - April 11th

2009-05-29T20:07:00.001-05:00

Cooper & Aunt Jodi with a baby chick at Tractor Supply.

Baby Chicks at Tractor Supply

2009-05-29T19:35:00.002-05:00

Around Easter time at Tractor Supply they have baby chicks and ducks. So we took the kids to see them. The boys were so sweet! Here Cooper is giving one a kiss as Aunt Jodi holds it.
Daddy is helping Luke hold a baby chick. Luke would get so excited and start to squeeze the chick.

Pappy said he would buy the boys some chicks to take home but he would place bets that they would not last long at our house. I would like to think of it as the boys would love them to much!!

It was fun to see the boys play with them and hold them. Luke was just start squealing with excitement.

How sweet!!!!

Easter 2009 at Gigi & Pappy's

2009-05-29T19:27:00.002-05:00

This year we had Easter with Mom & Dad at their Lake House on the Graham Lake. It was a lot of fun, despite the rain. Cooper & Luke loaded up on gifts and tons of eggs including prize eggs with money. As you can tell by the photos, us "BIG KIDS" have our own hunt too!! This year it only consisted of me, Kenley and Jodi. Jodi cheated. Cooper & Luke followed her around and showed her where they hid the eggs. Kenley was in an all out sprint to find the prize egg. And me... well I tried to run, but ended up holding my big pregnant belly most of the time. Jodi just thought that was soooo funny!! Needless to say.. Jodi won the $100 prize egg, Kenley won the $50 prize egg, and I won the $20 prize egg and lots of candy. We all had lots of fun and made lots of memories!!!

3 School Easter Egg Hunt - April 9th

2009-05-29T15:26:00.003-05:00

This was the 3 School Easter Egg Hunt provided by the Olney Nursing Home. I had preached to Cooper that morning to be nice. Well alot of good that did!! He got a little aggressive. Him and a little girl in his class were after the same egg and of course Cooper punched it into high gear to get there. I promise it looked like he was sliding into home plate. They crashed into one another and their eggs went flying. Like a little gentleman, he let her have the egg (after Mommy told him to)!! Despite the crash, EVERYONE had a BLAST!!! After the hunt, we all went to the park to have their Easter party.

Easter Egg Hunt at Megargel Park - April 4th

2009-05-29T14:29:00.002-05:00

This was the Easter Egg Hunt at the Megargel Park. Cooper & Luke had lots of fun and even hit the jackpot with a few prize eggs!! It was definately a good time for everyone.

Cooper riding his bike - April 3rd

2009-05-29T12:00:00.002-05:00

Cooper finally got the hang of riding his bike and that is all he wants to do now.

The bike is a John Deere bike. He also has the matching John Deere helmet and elbow & knee pads, which he loves wearing. That surprises me, but I'm glad!

On the way home after the Monster Jam - March 21st

2009-05-29T11:54:00.002-05:00

On the way home from the Monster Jam, Cooper decided to try out his photography skills. I have to say, not to bad for a 3 yr. old. My FAV is the one of spider man on the window (his Happy Meal toy)!!

Here is a shot of Pappy!

And here is Daddy, who is driving. Why are you not watching the road??!!??

Monster Jam - March 21st

2009-05-29T11:42:00.003-05:00

For Valentine's Day- Cooper, Kenley and Pappy got tickets for the Monster Jam in Wichita Falls.

I am not sure who loved it more!!! It has turned out to be an annual event for them. Next year they will have to make room for Luke!

Cooper's FAVORITE monster truck is GRAVE DIGGER. He can tell you all about each and everyone!

These are precious times.....memories being made to last a life time!!!!

Just Swinging

2009-03-16T12:48:00.002-05:00

Cooper and Luke love to take every available opportunity to get Daddy to play with them (which is just about every free minute he has at home). Sunday I could here all three of them hollering "Momma", and looked out the kitchen window and saw them swinging. They were all having a great time!!! I'm sure glad that swing didn't crash to the ground!!

Sunday Ride in the Hot Rod

2009-03-16T11:39:00.002-05:00

Kenley, Cooper, Luke and Pappy are taking the Hot Rod out for a Sunday drive.

It cracks me up to see how excited my two little boys (not to mention the BIG boys too) get to ride in such a noisy car!!! Cooper always says "Daddy go faster!!!"

Luke's 1st Night in "Big Boy" Bed

2009-02-23T09:31:00.004-06:00

Well, I finally bit the bullet and did it!! Luke turned 18 months on Saturday and even though still a baby to me, I had to start getting him into his "Big Boy" bed. So last night was the night! Cooper and Luke will be sharing a room but each with their own bed. I had tested them a handful of times, but it always resulted in Cooper in Luke's bed and them having a pillow fight. But last night seem to be the right timing. Kenley and I put the boys to bed at their 8pm bedtime. Of course Cooper had to have his night lights on, but he was asleep in a matter of minutes. Luke on the other hand decided to sing to try to wake up Cooper. About 20 minutes into bedtime Luke got really quite and I thought "It worked". But suddenly there was a "THUD" and lots of crying.

Kenley and I just about plowed each other over in the hall trying to get to him. Evidently, he was trying a King Kong move and flipped over the side railing. I picked him up, checked him and loved him. He seemed okay, so we laid him back down. Kenley put the boys' two pillow chairs at the end of the railings on the bed to make somewhat of a make shift "cage". He did NOT fall out of his bed the rest of the night!!! However I was up several times checking on him.

Luke only woke up once during the night after all the chaos. Little Cooper didn't seem to be bothered by all the chaos during the night. However, Cooper did wake early as always - 6am this morning. So when I took him back to his bed, I noticed Luke was laying on top of the covers. So as any Mommy, I thought he needed to be moved back under the covers. Well I should say that did not work, from then on it was "Good Morning Lane boys"! They were wide awake and ready for chocolate milk and Dora the Explorer!!!! I got them settled in the living room by 6:30am and I crawled back in bed for a few more zzzzz's.

It may not have been "advice book" perfect, but I thought it was a big step and a huge success for us. We did not end up back in the baby bed!!! WooHoo!!!! Hopefully all will keep going great and we will be all set in the "Big Boy" bed. We are on count down to baby Lane (10 weeks and counting) so I am on a time crunch getting everything ready!!!

Elmo and Friends at Sesame Street Live in Wichita Falls

2009-02-20T21:27:00.002-06:00

Cooper, Luke, Gigi and I went to see Sesame Street Live in Wichita Falls on Wednesday morning. I wasn't for sure how the boys would do because we had front row seats. To a nice surprise, the boys did great and the seats were really good too! The characters would come up to us at our seats and interact with the kids. Well, my kids didn't really interact, just held their breaths till the characters were gone! Luke is the only one that really teared up. Good news - NO melt downs!! Woohoo!!!! At intermission, of course we had to get souvenirs. Luke had to have a Elmo balloon. Thanks Gigi (at $6 a piece). Cooper decided he wanted a "twirly light up thingy". So I took him to buy one and decided we had better get Luke one also or the fight would be on. So of course Sesame Street took more of my money, but that was okay. Just watching my kids' faces throughout the whole show and giving them their souvenirs was well worth every penny. We all loved it!!!!

Baby Lane Update

2009-02-20T18:09:00.004-06:00

I had another sonogram and dr. visit on Tuesday. All is well with baby, however baby is breech. Mommy is not to excited about that. Dr. H says "not to worry, this baby will turn". I hope she is right! This baby is actually measuring in the normal range right now. With both of the boys, they always measured in the 90th something percentile, so this is definately a change for us. And yes again, we are not finding out what we are having. Not to many good suprizes in life - so we want to be able to have those few we can get!!!

Pray for little Clay Fite

2009-02-20T17:52:00.002-06:00

For those of you that have not heard - A 5 yr old little boy, Clay Fite, from Olney was badly burned on Valentine's Day in an explosion at their home. Clay's mom is Cooper's 3 school teacher. We have all been deeply affected by this accident. Clay is currently at Parkland Hospital's Burn unit in critical condition. There has been a blog site set up for him www.claydavidfite.blogspot.com I am the head room mom for 3 school and have been helping out as much as they need me at school. I made this poster for the class to send to Clay and DeeDee! We are all praying for Clay and the Fite family!! Please keep him in your prayers! God is Great!!

Arbuckle Wilderness Trip

2009-02-20T17:28:00.002-06:00

This is our Arbuckle Wilderness Trip in Ardmore, OK. Thanks Gigi and Pappy for taking us!!! We had a blast!!!

Cooper was really into it (feeding the animals out of the car) until the camels and ostrich started storming the car and trying to come in with us. Notice the picture where he is wedged in the 3rd seat. Luke on the other hand wanted upfront and at the window. Dad had it up close and personal with a camel. On the way home he started feeling bad and was sick the first part of this week. He swears that camel sneezed on him and gave him something. Really Dad??!!?? Needless to say - Great Memories!!!

Valentine's Day 2009

2009-02-20T15:50:00.002-06:00

Valentine's Day this year was a lot of fun with the boys. The day before Cooper, Luke and I made Valentine cookies. We rolled out sugar cookie dough, used a heart shaped cookie cutter, baked them and the ones the boys didn't eat, we iced! It seemed every time I would take another batch out of the oven, there would be several missing from before. The two culprits were my two little angels, so I didn't mind.

Valentine's Day we gave the boys their goodies. By far their favorite was the "Monster Truck" movies. It kept them quiet for hours. After that we made chocolate dipped strawberries. They were delicious! Even made a batch for Dad to give to Mom for Valentine's.

Later in the day, Mom and Dad took me, Kenley, Cooper and Luke to stay the night in Ardmore, OK. The following day we were planning on going to Arbuckle Wilderness. This was a great Valentine's Day for my family!!!!

Cooper's Valentine Party at 3 School

2009-02-20T15:27:00.002-06:00

Cooper is in Three School in Olney. His teacher is Mrs. DeeDee and he absolutely adores her. February 12 was their party at school. Cooper said he loved getting all the candy!!!

By the time school was over, all the kids were on a sugar high. I'm sure the parents really appreciated that, haha!!

January 2009 - Poker Night at the Lake - Backtracking

2009-02-20T14:53:00.003-06:00

This was Poker Night at the Lake on the same weekend as the Fort Worth Stock Show. Everyone but me, the kids and Gigi were planning on going to the casinos this night, but we somehow convinced them it would be so much MORE fun to stay home with us and play games!!! Mom thought she needed a hat to hide her "Poker Face" like the pros. Not sure it really worked. We all had a really good time. Even Cooper and Luke got in on the action a little bit. Cooper would get heart broken when he would run out of chips to play with. He would give a good performance to Pappy and Daddy to get some of their chips. The night lasted to long for me so I gave my chips to Kenley (thinking he would win), but NO; Jodi took all of our money!!

January 2009 - Fort Worth Stock Show - Backtracking

2009-02-20T14:02:00.002-06:00

Gigi and Pappy took the whole Palmer gang on our annual trip to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. We all had a blast!! This year it was Gigi, Pappy, Me (and baby), Kenley, Cooper, Luke, Jodi, Michael (Jodi's boyfriend), Big John and Cade McAnally.

The boys really enjoyed everything, but especially the animals. They had their pictures taken with the baby goats. Luke would just love on them and even when they nibbled on his fingers and pants, he didn't mind!!! This is a trip that I look forward to every year. Not only does it bring back memories for me as a child, but I know my kids will cherish these times always!!!!

January 2009 - Playing on the Ice - Backtracking

2009-02-20T13:42:00.003-06:00

Kenley, Luke and Cooper are sledding on the icy road infront of our house, thanks to Big John and his 4wheeler. The kids, big and small, had a blast!!! Poor Luke had on so many layers he could not bend at the waist. Cooper's little checks and nose were rosy red but he did not care. We had to drag them in the house kicking and screaming because they wanted to stay outside and play!!!

January 2009 - In the Oilpatch with Pappy - Backtracking

2009-02-20T12:26:00.004-06:00

Cooper and Luke absolutely love going to work with Pappy (my dad). This day they happen to be at one of Pappy's new oil well locations. The drilling rig and cementing truck were hard at work, and of course the boys had to be right in the middle of it!!! And Pappy loved every minute of it!!! I enjoy seeing my boys' faces light up with all the excitement of the "big machines"!!!