The Taylor Swift Concert!

We got Cortlyn Taylor Swift concert tickets for her birthday back in August and this weekend was the Big Event! I took Cortlyn and her friend Brooklynn to Tulsa Sunday to see the show and wow was it great! We arrived at the hotel in time for a fun swim in the pool and then we rushed off to get prettied up for the show. Brooklynn's mom had made the girls the most adorable shirts to wear and they just looked fantastic! As we walked towards the venue the girls were just awe struck at the size of the crowd...there wasn't much convincing needed for them to stay close! We found our seats easily after a stop for some tshirts and sno-cones and then we were ready! There were two opening acts, the first was Gloriana which is a fairly new group but I've heard a couple of their songs on the radio so that was fun. The second act was Kellie Pickler, the girls were excited that they actually knew who was singing so they got into her set! And then the main attraction...Taylor Swift! Let me tell you, she puts on one heck of a show! I mean wow! She was on stage for nearly 2.5 hours, as excited as the girls were, they were getting pretty tired towards to the end. But it was an awesome show, she's a fabulous performer and I know the girls had a great time! Of course getting to miss school Monday was a great perk to the whole experience as well! They had so much fun and I did too seeing their little faces light up and listening to them sing along with Taylor to their favorite songs!

Arriving at the BOK Center!

Sassy girls (in their sassy shirts) with the stage in the back!

Group shot in our seats!

Taylor Swift!!

Cortlyn's PeeWee Cheer Games!

September 5th marked the beginning of the PeeWee Football/Cheer season for us and every Saturday since D.H and I have spent the afternoon at the football field. Cortlyn is having a great time, she really likes cheering and I'm secretly thrilled at this enthusiasm. Her first game was an eye opening experience for her to say the least. She was not aware that so many people would be at the games apparently...so that was the first surprise. The second surprise was that she has come to realize that majority of the people in the stands are not there is watch the cheerleaders! This was not something that she had thought about beforehand apparently! Pretty funny actually! The cheer squad does an awesome job on their cheers, chants and halftime routine! They've worked really hard and it shows! It's a shame that the football team really isn't that good. We've played four games and we've lost every single one of them. But they put in a good effort and they appear to be having fun, so really that's all that matters!

I'm Pregnant!!!

If you'd like an explanation for my absence at the blog lately, this is it! I have felt so miserable lately that I barely have the energy to shower, let alone blog! But things are looking up and I'm happy to start sharing my good news with everyone...so surprise, I'm having a baby!

Obviously I've known for sometime now but you can never be too careful about sharing such important news. Probably half of the reason I haven't blogged in so long was for the fear of just spilling my guts! Alas the time has come to shout it out! We are so very excited and feel extremely blessed that God has entrusted us a second time with such a gracious gift! D.H. and I couldn't be happier about expanding our family.

Cortlyn and Collier are also very excited to welcome a new sibling into the home. Cortlyn's requesting a sister and Collier well he's still not quite sure what to make of this entire situation. We are going to make sure that he understands and enjoys the experience of a sibling as much as possible. It's a big deal for him, even though he probably doesn't quite get that now!

I'll be posting some more about recent (or not so recent) activities that we've been having here at our house...again sorry for the absence!