Party Time!

It was a partying kind of weekend at the Templeton household. We ended up having 3 birthday parties this weekend and this momma is WORN out :) (I didn't get to take my nap on Saturday or Sunday! ha!) The kids had a blast and they acted awesome which made for a fun weekend!

The first birthday party we headed to was for Palmer's buddy at school. He had a superhero bowling party. This was Palmer's first time bowling and he LOVED it! He loved it so much that before we left the bowling alley he signed up for his 5th birthday party next month (tear, tear!)

Here is my little super hero buddy bowling for the first time!

Intensely watching his ball roll down the lane! He was actually pretty good!

The boys in his class are seriously the sweetest group of boys ever. They just hug each other all of the time it is hilarious. If one boy hit a pin they would all just hug each other and high five. This is Collin Palmer's BFF!

All of the kiddos...

The next birthday party was for Tatum she was turning a big 4!

All of the buddies from Tatum's Party!

These two melt my heart, they literally get SO excited when they see each other! I need to find some pictures of their daddies together at this age, I am pretty sure they would look the same!

Oh Ann Mason :) She was a good girl this weekend I think she likes to party :)

Well, our last stop and birthday celebration was for Papaw. Ann Mason is to say the least pretty smitten with her Papaw and I am pretty sure he feels the same way.

The whole crew Mamaw and Papaw with their grand babies, can't wait to throw another one in the chaos!

This picture sums it up.... we found Ann Mason on the couch dead asleep at 7:15! Palmer is probably smiling because he got to stay up and watch his favorite movie Transformers in peace :)

It was definitely a fun filled weekend, I think it might take me all week to catch up on my sleep!

Oh my gosh! I barely got this up, it is definitely Friday the 13th :) my work is insane today! I was 21 weeks yesterday and feeling more like 35! ha! Ann Mason wanted to get in the picture with me this morning. She loves baby Chandler. My bump looks HUGE in this picture :)

Nothing too eventful this week other than trying to figure out how to parent a strong willed, intelligent, independent, defiant 3 year old little girl (she may or may not be in this picture!) she is literally testing our whole household. Feel free to leave any comments with suggestions of books, parenting styles, etc... for this type of child! haha I am seriously at a loss. In all seriousness Tex and I are getting some books this weekend and we are going to try a sticker/chore/behavior chart for both kids tonight. We are willing to try just about anything to get a better handle on this fiery personality. I love, love, love my girl but she is literally going to test me as a parent and hopefully just make me better and stronger (at least that is what I am trying to tell myself!)

We have a birthday party filled weekend, 3 birthday parties in one weekend! So that is what we will be doing! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Nursery inspiration

Chandler's nursery is definitely a work in progress! Honestly with this being my third child I am thinking SIMPLE but elegant. Less is more is definitely the motto in this room for sure! I am loving the distressed/white washed look. Very airy and bright. The room that will be a nursery is actually an office with no windows (pretty sure that is probably what it was before we bought the house. Oh and it has no doors either  :) What it does have is two AMAZING built in closets and a built in bookshelf and storage.

It definitely has potential. We are going to eventually put glass french doors on so that we can close them while she is sleeping. Here is some of the ideas of what the nursery looks like in my head :)

Chandler's bedding. I fell in love with this bedding even before I knew I was having a girl and was determined to use it for boy or girl. I have done the blue for boy the pink and green for girl and now I am ready for a more neutral pallet.

Here is the glider (plus we have an ottoman) that we have had since Palmer was born. SO glad I chose the yellow because I have made it work in every nursery so far. I love that all three of my babies will be rocked in this chair. I will keep it forever and maybe one day my kids will rock their babies in it.

I am LOVING the interlocking monogram wooden letters that are all the rage. I found some that are really reasonable on etsy and will have them done in a white/cream color to hang over the bed pretty much similar to these.

So we were gifted a really terrible brass ornate mirror with a bow on the top from the previous owners. This has since been replaced in our hallway but for some reason I kept it and I am SO glad I did. I am going to spray paint it and distress it kind of like this mirror to hang over chandler's dresser.

I have been going back and forth between the chandelier vs ceiling fan debate. I WANT a chandelier but I probably NEED a ceiling fan. I heard it reduces the risk of SIDS and with the room having no window I just feel like it could use some more air movement. I just so happened to stumble upon this nifty ceiling fan/chandelier combo! How great is that, best of both worlds! I would like to find this and use it in the room.

I THINK we are going to paint the walls a very subtle yellow. We may even leave them the tan color that they are right now. With Tex working so much and on the weekends it is hard to think that we will ever get anything done again! ha!

So now if I can just make everything come together Chandler should have a peaceful, simple and elegant place to rest her beautiful little head! I still am in shock that we are going to have a tiny newborn in 4 months! There is nothing new in this room but the bedding and that is fun for me. I love that when I rock her it will be in the same chair as Palmer and Ann Mason and when I lay her in her crib she will be sleeping exactly where Ann Mason did! This little one is already loved and I can't wait to watch Palmer and Ann Mason play the part of big brother and big sister I think they are really ready!

Easter Day

We had a BUSY but FUN Easter! I am WORN OUT today! It might take me this week to catch up and feel normal again! haha Sunday morning the kids woke up early as usual and rushed out to see their baskets. We had to have a big talk about how the Easter bunny was NOT like Santa so no one would get the wrong idea! ha!

Here are the kids Easter Baskets... Ann Mason got Alvin and the Chipmunks Chipwrecked in hers...

Palmer got the movie Hop! I was SO excited about both, I like their movies just as much as they do!

 Palmer totally pumped about Hop up until yesterday we hadn't seen it and I think we watched it 4 times in a row :)

Do you all see this?  Girlfriend has her hand on her hip? Really? I am in for it!

Me and my sweet babies... hard to believe that this time next year we will have an 8 month old to add to this photo!

KK and Ann Mason

My handsome boy, I think this is the last year I am going to get him to wear exactly what I want, he was NOT happy with the button down and vest but mommy was!

The girls outside of church!

Our family photo, Ann Mason is about to make a run for it! Tex was literally dragging her across the yard in her dress I am surprised her dress doesn't have grass stains all of it! She might make me lose my mind sooner than later :)

The kids closing their eyes waiting for Mamaw to bring out their baskets!

 As much as she pushes me to my limits I love this smushed up face! She is my girl as rotten as she may be I love her so very much!

And the crew minus Matt and Kellye out in Cali! Thankful to have family around especially for Holidays!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

The Night Before Easter

We had a GREAT Easter Weekend! Minus the fact that Tex is in the midst of his busy season and his only day off his Sunday :( boo! I don't like when he isn't home! We still made the best of it and had a great time celebrating the fun Easter and the true meaning of Easter!

Saturday night my mother in law had everyone over for her tradition of dying eggs and an Easter Egg Hunt, the kiddos love it!

Here is my Easter boy! I seriously love this guy so much!

And my crazy Easter Girl! She wears me out but I love her and her feisty personality! haha

These two girls together are about as sweet as you can get! If I could have Katelyn just permanently live at my house I think Ann Mason wouldn't be such a handful :) She is the BEST big cousin to Ann Mason and keeps her occupied which these days is priceless :)

And these two are more like brothers than cousins. They play hard and wrestle hard and love every minute that they are together!

Dallas and his family have become honorary members of our family and our with us for most events which we love, the more the merrier! Dallas is the sweetest kid ever and my kids love him!

Mamaw helping Ann Mason at her Easter Egg station, they are hard at work!

 Palmer seriously loves this stuff! I could just eat him up!

All of the kids lined up and anxiously waiting for the "go" to run outside and fill their baskets!

They ran like crazy and had a great time!

After the Easter Egg activities we had a bonfire and told stories and made smores. It was seriously a wonderful night with family and friends and Palmer and Ann Mason had a blast. I love to know that they will remember this kind of stuff for years to come!

20 weeks

I am 20 weeks! Honestly I wish I could say "this pregnancy has just gone by so fast" but I feel like I have been pregnant for 20 months already! I feel like this posts title should be 39 weeks! haha I swear I LOVED being pregnant with Palmer and Ann Mason I don't know what happened with this one. I don't mean to sound ungrateful because as much as I want to lay down and cry most of the time I KNOW this is a gift and I am thankful for that!

I guess one plus is I am technically half way! WOOT! I am still throwing up hence the 5 pound weight gain. I don't say this with a certain kind of smirk like look at me because the scale might only say 5 pounds but my body feels and looks like I have put on about 30! My backside has taken on a whole life of it's own literally!

Ok, here is a funny (really embarrassing) I am in the break room with my co-worker (25 year old male and boss who is female thank goodness) and all of a sudden we heard the water from the water cooler pouring out! Everyone looks at me and it was my bum pressing the button and I didn't even know it! I wanted to die, my backside was literally doing something that I had no idea about because it is so big!

I am also uncomfortable, like can't sleep on my belly and have to hike a pillow under my legs at night! Really? I thought being uncomfortable before 34 weeks was for wimps! ha!

Some good things are that I feel her kick and that is the best feeling ever! I am still SO excited for the day that Ann Mason and Palmer can feel her from the outside of my tummy! I also had a little shopping spree yesterday and bought some new newborn and 0-3 months clothes and sleepers. The kids seriously get SO excited. Palmer had to see every outfit it was the BEST! I know I have said it before but he is going to be the sweetest big brother ever!

We are SO excited for Easter in the Templeton household. I LOVE the Easter holiday and everything it stands for! Lots of pictures to come!

BEST.WEEKEND.EVER

This seriously was one of the best weekends I have had in a long time! There wasn't anything spectacular about it, just one of those weekends that everything kind of meshed and you just walk away saying... that was the best kind of weekend!~

First off! UK WON!!! We will be rooting tonight (if I can stay up) to watch the Wildcats take on the Jayhawks for the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! We LOVE the Wildcats and it has been so fun to watch them play this year. Palmer is a big cats fan and LOVES sporting his UK jersey and hats for all occasions! :)

Of course any good weekend ALWAYS consists of GOOD FOOD! We went to a friends house to watch the game Saturday night and I decided to go all out and make all of the appetizers I have been craving and let me tell ya... they did not disappoint! SO GOOD!

1. Texas Caviar

2 cans black eyed peas (drained and rinsed)

1 Medium Chopped Sweet Onion

2 Tomatoes chopped

8 oz of Zesty Italian Dressing

1/2 Cup of Chopped Jalapenos

1 Green Pepper Chopped

Mix and Chill for an hour and then right before serving slice up avocados and add!

2. Reuben Dip

1 Cup Mayo

2 Cups Mild Cheddar

2 Cups Swiss

8 oz Corn Beef

1 Can Sauerkraut (drained)

Mix together and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until lightly brown and bubbly!

3. Chicken Ranch Cheese Ball

(this was a new recipe and is a FAV! I could sit and eat this all day long!)

2 8 oz packages cream cheese (softened)

1 packet dry ranch mix

1 1/2 cups shredded mild cheese

5 oz Premium White Chunk Chicken

Mix, Roll in a ball and roll and cover with chopped pecans

Sunday was probably the single most productive day I have had since I moved  8 months ago! haha I got an all day energy burst and literally cleaned out the entire garage by myself! I looked and went thru all of our baby clothes, sorted and categorized them. Took an entire truck load of stuff to the dumpster and got a huge pile of clothes to wash and get ready for Chandler. We also did tons of yard work, cleaned up the back yard and I cleaned out my whole closet and switched all of my regular summer clothes to maternity clothes! I seriously felt like I had accomplished climbing mt Everest! It felt awesome! Those type of tasks weigh heavy on me for some reason and when they are completed I feel a little lighter!

The kids had a blast too playing with our neighbors in the yard, helping washing the cars and going thru (and trying to convince me not to throw old toys away) the garage! We were all worn out last night and slept good!

Great weekend for the record books! I can't wait till this weekend I have a forced day off on Friday since the kids are out of school! So Easter and a Long Weekend, sounds good to me! :)