Birthday Fun & Weekend Fun!

Thursday night we celebrated my Brother in Law's (Jake) birthday at his favorite place, Sushi Axiom. I enjoyed trying every different kind of "roll" ever made and we had a lot of laughs! Happy birthday brudder!

Blake and I dropping off Colt for his 2 day slumber party with Yaya and Doodad

It's my party....Yippee!!!

Jake with his future bride and my future sister in law

Brothers!!

My Sister and her hubster

The girls!! Lanna, Jaime, Me, Haley & Esmeralda

The Boys! Tim, Jake, Blake, Clint, Nick & not pictured is Bonner...he skipped out early

After dinner, Blake and I drove up to the lake house late that night and went straight to bed when we got there. As I said before, Blake is a fishing guide on the weekends and he had two trips booked for Friday and Saturday. Anybody who needs a fishing guide at Lake Texoma...Just holler :) He's the fishing master! The weather was wonderful and I did some much needed laying out and I even skiied people! I haven't done it in TWO years (last year I was preggers) and I got up on the first try. Here's proof...

Lanna is the most precious girl you will ever meet. My mother in law calls her "perfect." I know she thinks I'm perfect too and probably says it when I'm not around! HAHA...JK Tam we all know I'm far from it, but you love me ANYWAYS! As I said previously, Jake and Lanna will be getting married May of next year and she came up with the CUTEST and most creative way of asking her friends to be bridesmaids and Colt to be her ring bearer. I just had to take a picture of it...Thanks Lanna! We love you!

The FrontThe Back

Tomorrow is our baby dedication at Church. I couldn't be more excited to dedicate Colt to the Lord. Thank you Jesus for my precious little boy!!!!!!!!

Colt's Rustic Lodge

I am an avid reader of Kelly's Korner Blog. Her sweet baby girl, Harper, is about 6 days older than Colt. I was still pregnant when I received her blog from a friend saying, "Pray for Harper." Of course I prayed, followed her blog and still follow her blog. Harper is no longer sick, but I enjoy reading about their family. Every Friday, Kelly does a "show me where you live Friday" where you post pictures of whatever room is on tour for that week and you can tour over 300 living rooms, kitchens and so forth! Its great and I have gotten some really good decorating ideas! This week we are touring children's rooms & nurseries. I hope this is an example that it doesnt have to cost you an arm and a leg to get what you want! Especially when you have a mother in law (Tammy) who says, "oh we could make that!"

I wanted Colt to have an outdoorsy kind of room, not camo, not western, but a nice compromise of everything boy, nothing baby, something I have never seen before as well as easy on the pocket book!! Bargains are my favorite and I love the feeling after I buy something on sale, cheaper at another place or cheaper because I made it! This project felt like a design on a dime project and I loved every minute of the challenge!

Thank you to my husband Blake for his help along the way and sometimes he even did it with a smile...NOT! But I should say, after it was all said and done, he said "wow, this is the coolest room." It was well worth it just to hear him say that.

As you walk into the room

You will notice Colt has a front porch in his room. It is real and built by my handy dandy hubby. It is a 14X10 replica of an old town porch. We scavenged the barn wood from somebody's front yard. Blake knocked on their door and asked them if we could have it and they said "take it away!" So we did! He only spent $30 on extra wood at Home Depot and the metal awning he had already. The decorations on top were made with leather and cowhide scraps we got for free in Canton. The cowhide rug I splurged on at Canton for $99.

Final price of the porch = 8 hours and $30!

The cowhide rug I splurged on in Canton for $99

The shutters on the window were made by the talented Pappaw. Tammy used the left over fabric to make curtains in the shutters.

Changing table wall

The barnwood changing table I got at Canton for $80. It wasn't a changing table, but Blake made a frame for my changing pad I got at a shower and we placed it on top. The "Hi yall" open box I got half price at Hobby Lobby for $8. It holds lotion, powder and wipes. The dog picture was my grandmother's and looks exactly like our lab. The european mount above the shelf was Blake's. The metal star on the shelf I got for $5 at a cute store around town. The Hand carved indian, Blake got for college graduation. Carved & painted (by hand) made especially by Pappaw, Blake's grandad. Please check back later for another post about that. He is starting to sell them on ebay. The metal shelf I got half price at hobby lobby for $15. The gun holster bag hanger I got at half price at hobby lobby for $12

Total cost of diaper changing wall = $120

Rocking chair corner before and after

I got the lamps on the post half price at walmart for $20

The white door came from the ranch. We took it off an old barn and it is leaned up against the wall. The picture frame with cross and fabric was made by Tammy. The cowboy hat was my grandads. The lamp was half price at hobby lobby for $30. The side table was made. I bought a stool ($12) and an old wine barrel($18) from canton. Screwed them together and Blake made a top for it. Tammy covered the top in leather fabric and trimmed it with fringe, nail heads and leather barbed wire. The rocking chair was Blake's great great grandmothers! The throw and pillow were made by Tammy.

Total cost of Rocking chair seating area = $60

Lamp and table upclose

Crib wall

Blake's Pappaw truly is talented. He made the CTK "brand" for us (that Tammy drew) and I painted it. Blake made the board behind it with the left over barnwood and we white washed it. I got the concho's from Hobby Lobby (.99 for 5 = $5) and glue gunned them on for the border. The tree on the left was made by Tammy. I bought the "fake tree vase" from TJ Maxx on sale for $20. The shelf it is sitting on is from Canton for $50. The crib was Blake's from 26 years ago!

Total cost of crib wall = $75

Colt's bedding was made by Tammy as well. I picked out stripe fabric, leather fabric, and cow fabric. We used this all around the room.

Nursery Exit

Thank heaven for little boys sign was given to me by my cousin in law. The plaque on the right are the "cowboy commandments" given to us by my dad.
Nursery Exit = $0

We did paint the room and buy frabric. The cost of paint was about $50 and the cost of fabric was about $150.

A big THANK YOU to Tammy. I know you all are wishing she was apart of your family right about now, but NO you cannot have her...She's mine :)

I hope everybody can get a few ideas they can use from this room! I hope you enjoyed the tour and please feel free to follow our blog so you can Keep up with the Krecks! :) Happy weekend!

Let's play catch up!

Early Tuesday Morning, my stomach decided to turn on me and I got sicky sicky. I'm guessing I just ate something bad? Who knows...luckily, I always keep the left over phenegran(sp?) pills from previous episodes and boy do they work wonders! After a few doses of that and LOTS of sleep...I feel like a different person today. Sadly, I missed Colt's Dr. appointment yesterday, but Blake took care of it. He said Colt weighs 15lbs even and is 24 inches long...YAY! 24th percentile on height and 40th percentile on weight. Grow baby grow! He is still rolling all over the place and he even puts his knees underneath his tummy and pushes up with his feet. Its hilarious. If he could only figure out his arms...he'd be on his way to crawling. After the appointment,
Blake dropped him off with my mom. My mom is really good about giving me a play by play of what they are doing! It is so cute to get these pictures...

Reading with Yaya

Cooking with Yaya

I am now behind on laundry, house cleaning, grocery shopping etc...but nothing beats feeling rested and well! Looks like today we will be playing catch up! Colt T and I have lots of errands to run, clothes/sheets to wash and then he is going to play with Yaya while I go get my hair cut.

XOXO, The Krecks

Memorial WeekEND!

I cannot even begin to explain how exhausted I am at this moment. I should be in bed, but Mommy duty calls and so does the blog world :) People ALWAYS ask why I blog. Some think I'm crazy for putting my life on the record, on the web, and in writing for all the world to see. Some think its the best idea ever and read everyday. I blog because....1) Its almost like therapy. I can vent, I can be happy and I can be mad and upset and feel that others will relate without judgement. 2) Its a way of journaling that I will save and look back on one day. 3) Its a way for family and friends to keep up with me that I may not see or speak to on a regular basis. 4) I like it!!!! I am an avid blog reader and I even read blogs of other's that I don't even know. I like to pray for them, jump for joy with them when their children reach milestones and sleep all night, sympathize with them when they've had a bad day or life just isn't going as they'd like, cry when they've lost a pet, be incredibly jealous of their exotic vacations, get excited about their wedding planning or upcoming arrival of their first baby. And the list goes on and on...I enjoy their lives as if I was right there with them experiencing it. Does that answer the question?! :)

MEMORIAL WEEKEND!!!!!

This weekend was great. We got to the lakehouse on Thursday. Spent Friday just relaxing and enjoying family. Saturday was beautiful. We went out on the boat for a great cruise and got some much needed sun. Saturday was also Blake's brothers 23rd birthday. So shout out to Jake and Happy Birthday brudder!!!! Sunday, it rained and I LOVE when it rains up at the lake...just another excuse to not leave the porch :)

This is Jake showing me on his fingers how old he is....they were working on the fish fry!

Sweet Esmeralda and her hillarious "knocked up" shirt

My precious husband and my angel baby hanging out on the boat.

Blake is also a fishing guide in his spare time. Here he is in one of his favorite elements.

Brace yourself....and enter at your own risk on this one...just a hilarious shot of Colt after lunch and something most would not like documented! HAHA

Colt saying "I'm loving my swimsuit, lets go out on the boat"

My precious dog! Love her to pieces!

Today we drove straight from the lake to my Parent's house for their memorial day party. My Mom always throws such a great get together and I love spending time with my family. My cousin Jason is going off to Iraq...again...and we celebrated him and his service today. Thank you Jason for serving our country. We love you and we will see you soon...BTW, you might want to take a long a book about how to beat Abby in ping pong. It would be of good use to you for future matches :)

My reason for living

Aunt Kim and Colt T bear

My partner in crime... The best sissy face on the planet!

We got home around 7pm and our neighbor was having a party. So of course we didn't really unpack the car and off we went 2 doors down. I LOVE summers because everyone seems to come out of hiding, have cookouts and be more social. It may just be because its day light longer and warmer...Either way, I love it! We got home super late. Colt got his bath and is dead asleep. He has been held and kissed all day! I hope he doesn't have nightmares of old ladies pinching his cheeks. I kid I kid...he only dreams about bottles :)

Tomorrow is Colt's 4 month appointment...Boo for shots, but YAY for knowing how much he weighs and HOPING he is longer than he was last time!

After one whole week of trying to get a hair appt, I FINALLY got one on Wednesday. I'm not doing anything drastic...sorry ppl who want me to cut it off... I just won't do it. I''ll probably go for shorter bangs, 1cm off of the length NO MORE :) and a few layers...BORING...I know, but I'm a creature of habit and my hubby likes long hair.

Sunday is our baby dedication at church. I'm so excited! I'm so grateful for my child and feel so undeserving of such a great blessing. I want him to grow up knowing he is a child of God and I will do everything in my power to ensure his salvation of eternally living with Christ forever. Can I get an AMEN?!

I hope everybody had a wonderful and safe Memorial Day! Please keep all the soldiers and their families in your prayers.

Update coming tomorrow of Colt's appointment!!

XOXOXO...The Krecks

Fast week!!

Did this week fly by or what?! I'm trying to remember what we did this week, but nothing inparticular comes to mind except for my favorite shows coming to an end :( Last week was the amazing finale of Greys!!! Holy moly I can't wait until next season! Desperate housewives was great and I'm glad they didn't leave us hanging. Dancing with the stars is always a winner and Idol was such a pleasant surprise!!!! I'm so happy Kris won. I'm loving that So You Think You Can Dance is on this summer...at least I'll have something to watch on my DVR besides Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune :)

Colt is a rolly polly!!!!! This past Monday, I put Colt on the floor(on his back) to play and I sat on the couch to catch up on emails and facebook. I heard him griping and to my surprise he rolled from his back to his tummy. I missed it!!!! Since then, he has been rolling rolling rolling all over the place. It's so fun to watch him grow! He is 4 months old today!!!! He goes to the dr Tuesday. I can't wait to find out how much he weighs and hopefully he has grown in length. Hopefully he'll be a little higher than 10th percentile this time. Grow shorty grow! He is also teething. The poor baby is chewing on everything and seems miserable. I got baby orajel...it seems to be working.

We are at the lake house as usual and enjoying the view, fellowship and food!!! Happy Memorial Day everybody! Pictures coming soon...

Weekend Wrap-up!

Last week, I was on a mission to get a baby walker. My only specifications were that it have a play tray and that was pretty much it. So what I found was GREAT. Especially because it was the cheapest one...being $35...AND I had $10 off! So yay for that! Toys R Us, you are awesome! Colt LOVES it. He can only go in reverse, but thats ok for now :) I put his barn animals and rattle on the tray and he goes to town trying to reach for them. I know you are loving Colt's outfit/hat in the above picture. So here is the full outfit he had on that day...You would think he was going hunting, but instead he was going to the lake.

A few times a week I drop Colt off at the school where Mom & Tammy work and they'll take him home for the evening while I do some much needed housework or workout etc...Mom took him this particular time. I was loading up his things and putting the carseat base in her car when I see this...Mom pulling a "Britney Spears," but without actually driving of course :) He seemed to be interested in eating the steering wheel. So cute!Thursday, Gertie and Poppy took Colt to the lakehouse and Blake and I joined them Friday. The lake is REAL high right now. Blake had to launch his fishing boat basically in the front yard.Here is the boathouse where the ski boat is...we'd need a boat to get there

Somebody at the marina rigged this contraption here....you have to pull yourself over by a rope to get to the boat houses...Notice, Dixie swimming beside it. She thinks she should be where Blake is at all times

Colt taking a nap on the front porch. Loving the weather and viewColt took his FIRST boat ride! He loved it.

Driving with Daddy

As I pulled into the garage this evening...I started to unload my car and noticed that it is PACKED with all kinds of stuff. I wanted to document what my car looks like when Colt and I go somewhere for the weekend. So I got the camera out! My stuff goes in the passenger seat. Bag on the floor, shoes and purse in the seat...Oh ya, and Dixie sits up there too

This view is behind the driver's seat. Colt sits where I'm taking the picture from and here is all his "stuff." I want to tell you where the burberry bag on the left has been. I got that from Blake for HS graduation. It has served as a travel carry on, college back pack, purse, lap top bag, over night bag, and now a second baby bag! It has been 6 years and that bag has served me well! Thanks babe! I always pack an "extra" stash of diapers, wipes, burp cloths, bibs, clothes, socks etc...so that goes in this box! I ran out of bags :)Last, but not least...the back end. I always have the stroller with me, but when we go overnight anywhere...the swing comes too! I wag it everywhere in one piece. It is as essential as bottles and diapers if you ask me. My son is so intelligent that he requires social interaction at all times. AKA...hold me or die! :) The swing allows us to put him down and get things done! Thank you Graco! Are you loving the tailgate?! It is so wonderful when grocery shopping and when you open up the back end things don't fall out. It also makes a nice changing table when out and about :) My, how things have changed!

I forgot to mention the fish fry we had today! It was at Blake's Aunt & Uncle's house. It was so great to see everybody and we even had an egg toss! I'm pretty sure I'll be adding that activity to every get together I have. It was super fun! Sonya and I were the first team out...I guess I should practice.

My sweet friend/old coworker/cousin in law... is preggers!!! I'm so excited! She is 4 months and I'm loving the belly! I can't wait until baby Stidham arrives!

I am highly anticipating the season finale of American Idol!! Kris is by far my favorite so I will be voting 100 times!

Until next time... xoxoxoxo, The Krecks