Date Night to Remember

 So after visiting the tailgate we ran home and dropped off our kids with two of the best sitters, Megan and Lauren.  We headed back to the game and noticed the weather looked a little questionable.  We ran into our seats as they say..."There will be a 30 minute delay of game."  Brian and I quickly assess that it will be a much longer delay than 30 minutes, so we head to a movie!!!

On the way Brian says "Don't let me forget to get gas when we get out of the movie"

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

 So we got out of the movie and I say, "Don't forget we need gas!"  As our car completely dies in the parking lot!  I obviously start laughing hysterically as we push our car back into it's spot and start walking to a gas station...I've only had a few experiences of doing this when I was in high school:-)

We get to a gas station and they give us a paper funnel and a gallon of water.  We dump the water out and buy a gallon of gas.  As we are walking back I remind Brian about when Marci and I tried this exact thing in high school and it didn't work at all....

Paper funnel is WORTHLESS in this situation.  We experienced a supernatural miracle because Brian just decides to check the back of the car for a funnel...since I usually carry a spare in my car?!?

There actually was a plastic funnel in the back of my car!!!

Oh it was such a fun and memorable date night with my sweet husband!  

I love laughing together:-)

Haynes Cole

 Haynes was quite the soccer all-star this year!  One game he scored 7 goals in the first quarter!!!  Some seasons things just click and this was his season:-)  

Thanks Coach Jade!  We had a great season!!

Homecoming Weekend

 This year for Homecoming weekend it was OU Pom Reunion.  I wasn't able to make it to most of the events, but we made sure we stopped by their tailgate.  Ella got to get an OU Pom t-shirt and take pictures with the girls.  She was beyond thrilled with her experience...maybe next time we will do pre-game together:-)

 The boys weren't too impressed with the OU Poms, but they did LOVE the tailgate!  

Brian and I would just assume they didn't care too much about the pom girls anyway:-)

The real celebrity of the afternoon was the Chick-fil-a cow!

The kids got a card from Dr. Pepper since they took a picture with the National Championship Trophy. Haynes would try and reimburse it for a Dr. Pepper about 10x's...we even had to warn the babysitters that night:-)

Liddell Football Tradition Continues

 Jake, Jade and Brian set up a football game a few weeks ago.  Look at all these kiddos!!!

 I think there were so many kids they had to divide into 4 teams.  My boys were beyond thrilled to finally get a chance to play some football.  It was just as fun watching these daddy's teach their little ones...I LOVE TRADITIONS:-)

This kid LOVES football!  

He wore his flags for about three days after the game. 

I mean I couldn't love him any more!!

Bonner Buzz-Off!

 These are some mighty men for my boys to look ahead to in life.  The oldest Bonner Boys, Asa and Phin, decided to raise money for Backpacks for kids.  They raised over $1000 and had a party to SHAVE their heads!  It has been so fun to process with their amazing momma about the heart process in this experience.
*That means that 8 kids in Norman will get to bring a backpack of food home every weekend!!

 I brought my crew and a few friends to help celebrate.  These two boys were thrilled with the treats at the party as well...They are shaking their root beer bottles and trying to drink the foam:-)  

Love their creativity! 

Phin's amazing hair was long enough to send to "Locks of Love."  I got to help tie it up before they cut it off, and must admit I got so teary thinking of some sweet child getting this beautiful hair.  

Thanks for letting us be apart of this process!

San Francisco

 Brian surprised me and had extended our trip for the rest of the weekend.  We headed to San Francisco for the weekend...it was SO FUN!!  I LOVE surprises!!!

First we headed to Fisherman's Warf

 These sea lions were AMAZING!

 Lunch on the warf with sweet Halle!

 After dinner we headed to a fun cupcake place...

awful cupcakes but fun idea:-)

 We woke up to the ROAR of the Nike Women's Marathon outside our window....yes those are ALL people running in the marathon!

Our last stop was driving and getting a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge!

I am so thankful for the extravagant ways my sweet husband loves me.  I love that he took care of every detail, managed a complete surprise, and so many fun memories!  

Redding with Friends...

 Early last year we started throwing around the idea of heading to Redding, CA for a conference at Bethel with some of our dearest friends.  Everything magically fell into place that we traveled for a few days with the Bonner's and Billingsley's and Halle Beth.  We had the most amazing time for so many reasons!

These three mighty men will get you laughing at any point of the day!

 This sweet girl brings JOY everywhere she goes!  She was the most amazing baby to sit through 7 sessions and never made a sound.  People from all over were coming and telling us how the Lord ministered to their hearts through our sweet Halle.  We know God has a high calling on her life, and it's so fun watching her impact people already at 8 months!!

 This was our fabulous/can't miss us bright orange mini van.  I'm not sure who was more excited about the minivan...Brian or Mike:-)

So many fun stories from this amazing trip...I'll blog those later:-)

Sarah, Abbey, Charlsey

(Emily was probably climbing the sundial bridge at this point)