70* weather, yes please!!

We decided since it was soooo freaking nice out to have a picnic at the park! We went to a park with swings too (the ones near our house don't have swings and Brayden is deprived) It was cool out and we wore jeans.......I love fall and hope these temps stick around. Clara watchin brother swing

Dad being a monkey

I love this pic of them

Clara swinging for the 1st time=)

Bray pushing his sister

Clara on the playground

Bray on the toddler alligator

Be still my heart

My cute guys

And my cute girl

At the castle

This used to be a natural spring well house, but they replaced that ugly thing with a whimsical castle that is full of art!

US

sidewalk

carved bridge and bray investigating the creepy crawlies

up high

Full view of the castle and the back of bray

That gate is where the spring is....locked tight

And when we got home the boys washed daddy's car

Such a good helper

I wanted to be in a pic with the boys and this was the best way

So it was a busy day, but a good family day. Clara took her nap in the carseat and I laid down for a few minutes too. Now I have to do some grocery shopping and then later go on a low humidity run!!! Yea. After seeing all these pics of myself Im pretty disgusted at my body.

READ ME YO: University of Arkansas

Back story:

My dad was in the air force and always wanted to retire in Arkansas because his best friend lived in Little Rock. Well, he decided to follow a woman (post divorce) to Florida and thats where he stayed (not with that woman) Anyway, I chose the UofA because I thought he was moving to AR. I visited, auditioned for a music scholarship, got said scholarship and viola, UofA student. So the month before school started he accepts a job with MacDill AFB in Tampa and I packed my whole room into boxes....some labeled AR and some labeled FL.

I was in band, played clarinet and was a music major (for a whole year) Stayed in marching band bc it was soooo much fun. Alot of work, but soo fun!! I pledged Alpha Delta Pi that spring of my freshman year and live there the next 3 years. Everyday on my way to class I passed by the horticulure display gardens and this lovely Bike Bike Canoe Rack. We always joked about jumping in the canoe and paddling to class. No idea why.....really, but its hilarious!

On the beginning of our adventure. We invited Dammaw and Bobop (aka bryan's parents) along.

Greek Theatre

Pep rallys are held here and there were a few ppl studying here today. They show movies here too.

Just one of many inscriptions

Bray found a noise maker left over from the pep rally Saturday and was performing the Cookie Song by Laurie Berkner for everyone.

This used to be my favorite tree.....until the ice storm of 2009=(

It's pitiful now, poor cypress.

Bray on the branch

On the steps of Old Main, the first building associated with the U of A when it was a land grant university back in 1876.

It's big

The Family

My fat rolls and the kids (cuz that's all I see) I thought I looked okay today and then I saw this picture=(

Hence the reason I'm now jogging 3x a week.

Long sidewalk to the front steps of Old Main

The north clocktower

Legend has it that it is taller because the builder wanted the south to be reminded of who won the war. It house a bell that chimes on the hour and at noon plays the Alma Mater.

Carnal Hall Inn

Was the first girl's dormatory that was a scary building when I went to school there, but they redid that bad boy and now it's a 5 star restaurant and hotel. Had my bridal portraits there. Here's me and Bray!

Kids on the porch

Me and the girl

Fulbright Peace Fountain

My first senior walk engraving! It is my

maiden name and I was married a week later!!

BSA Horticulture 2004

My second engraving. I went back to get a masters in teaching, married of course.

Masters in the Art of Teaching, 2006

Here's Bryan's

BA in Accounting/Finance 2007

I have this presh video of Bray saying daddy's name as he's dragging his finger over Bryan's name he says, "Daaaaaaaady"......but Flipshare is being dumb so I'll have to mess with it tomorrow=(

Here's Bray and I in front of the ADPi house and yard signs. Miss thise days........

The End

for now........

READ ME!! Farmer's Market

The Fayetteville Farmer's Market is one of the best in the country!! check out the link!

http://www.fayettevillefarmersmarket.org/

face painting

sugar britches

bakery fresh bluberry muffin

Peace Fountain

We had a great morning, not too crowded when we first arrive, but it got warm fast. We pet Animal Shelter dog that are walked by volunteers hoping for adoption. I browsed crafts like ceramics, wood workings, even wool yarn=).

We bought spinach, tomatoes, baby carrots and chives!!

Clara and I were sweaty by the time we left. We spent the rest of the afternoon at home and then headed to Bryan's brother's house to watch the Razorbacks kill....some other team=)

I'm working on the photos fro today's adventure!! I found my name on senior walk, a tradition at the U of A for graduates. Coming soon..........

Hi ya'll!!

My posts wont be anything to write home about, but I'm excited that this week will have a promising grande finale!! So, I'll do my best to walk you through a photo montage of my ordinary life=)

My plan is to show you the Farmer's Market, the University of Arkansas campus (where I spent too many years and too much money) and sights around my town, then my sweet friend Melissa's wedding in downtown STL!! sooo excited for a weekend away with the hubsters.

I tried to warn you all....

that this week wasn't great for me to have my turn, it was going to be boring, but I just did it really last minute :P

Yesterday we were thinking of going back down to Minot to get more stuff for the house, but then didn't, BUT we did get most of the kitchen drywall finished!! So now we're much closer to being able to install cupboards and have a real kitchen!!

I've been out at the house pretty much every day for awhile, but today I'm not going partly because it's chilly and rainy today (ahem thanks a lot September, way to rub it in that summer's over) but mostly because the house that we're still living in has been ignored for too long. In other words, it's a huge mess. So today I'm cleaning and packing some more stuff hopefully.

I'll post again tonight with pics of this house, but when it's cleaner :) and we all know it still won't be completely clean, but it will be MUCH better than it is now! That's my goal, anyway.....

See you later!