Balls...not the athletic ones!!!

I will apologize for the title now... I am truly sorry for the suggestive title but it is necessary.




The sweet little boy in the above picture has been in a LOT of T-R-O-U-B-L-E the past few weeks for using the term: balls!
As I am sure you are assuming by now he is not using the word to talk about throwing a ball, catching a ball, or saying , " look at all the balls in the yard!"

Oh no, how i wish he was. This boy has been saying it and referring to his boy parts and KK's boy parts and etc. He LOVES saying the word, singing it, screaming and hitting it! Lovely!

Last week, he was getting in trouble for climbing the pantry shelves ( mental note: never let Torri watch your children is happening now! Ha!) I was bent down talking eye to eye to him. After scolding and such I asked him to tell me sorry for not listening... In return I got a bowed up eye to eye 3 year old fuming mad saying, " I m gonna kick your balls off Mom!" Seriously???
I told him,"go ahead and kick my balls off because mommas do not have balls! I then busted up laughing and he was serious as a heart attack still with teeth clinched!

Needless to say his daddy and him had a long talk about that word... This week he has turned to a new word... Nuts! And no I am not kidding, he hears KK and his friends at soccer talking about who got kicked in the "nuts,"...huh living the life as a mom to boys and a little sweet pea!

So, watch out for Cannon because he tells me everyday that when he plays football
for the "byant hoenets"
he will knock their nuts off! Chief
said he may have to get Cannon to give a pre-game speech of
that this Fall!

Sorry girls!

Torri


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Bad Dreaming

I feel like this weekend was a totally bad dream and I would like to ask for a do over! Ha! Really? Yes, totally completely serious!

Chief's State Championship game was rain delayed twice causing complete chaos with the wedding he was supposed to be in. Let's just say this momma got her refund from the tux rental! And nor did we even make it to the reception due to practice and late meetings.

Saturday after lunch KK's class had a swimming party and they also invited Cannon Ty (I think they knew he would provide entertainment) to swim. Here is Cannon Ty before we were out of the drive way leaving the party!



We got lost going home-don't even ask and ended up back in Bryant an hour later! Yes, it should have taken like 10 minutes go get home! Lovely! That night the game was delayed again until Sunday but they practiced until LATE causing us to miss all wedding festivities-which in return I got my $160 refund! YES! Whoo hooo!

Sunday after church we all looked like wet rats from the down pour that attacked Bryant just as church let out! So, I had to take a shower and re fix my hair before we left for
Conway- this has major meaning just letting you know- and of course Chief and the team were together as of early a.m. I start to dry my hair while entertaining little Miss and I start to smell something sweet but burning. I ask KK if he is fixing a snack, no,
and could not figure out where the smell was coming from. At that moment my diffuser falls off my hair dryer and I pick it up to put it back on and see this...


The lovely sweet smell was fruit snacks being melted into my hair dryer. Thank you Cannon Ty! He said my hair dyer was hungry!

Lastly, I know this will sound horrible I am sure but... I hate to lose! Chief really hates to lose and so does KK. Last night we lost big in the championship game and I am still ill about it. Our boys just had to many errors early on and could not swing their bats like they needed to. I have never in Cheif's coaching career and playing days at college seen student athletes who work harder than these boys. They have 6 day a week mornings @5:45 and then after school everyday until after 6:30. Needless to say it broke my heart to see these boys so broken last night. As soon as I got into the car I broke down sobbing not for myself or Chiefs career, but for the work and heart the boys and coaches have put into this season. I love them all as if they were my boys. The last thing I will say is watch out Conway next year it will not be pleasant! We Believe!

Here are a few pictures from before the game eating and Cannon Ty at the game...





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Title Town

I can't believe that a year ago today I was 7 months preggo loading my mom ride up to head to the state championship softball game.

Today I am crazy packing for a wild weekend that includes us heading to the Championship
7A Baseball game tomorrow! Yes, I could not be prouder of Chief- he has the opportunity to become a back to back state championship coach. Last year he was softball and when he moved to baseball this year we knew these boys could play some ball. They go into tomorrows game ranked #1 in the state and #8 in the nation!!! Whoo hoo! Sorry I usually don't do all this but I am so proud of him and all his hard work. They practice every morning starting at 5:45 am before school and then practice staring at 2 every afternoon till around 6:30. Then meetings to prepare for the next day and etc until late into the evening.

So, Wednesday night the Fox station did a special on the news with him and let me tell you ... Thursday morning( I dvr'd it) KK and Cannon were so proud of seeing their daddy on TV!

Please say a prayer for us tomorrow that the Lord will keep our boys healthy and to play their hardest. They have been working their tails off all year including giving up their Christmas break, entire Spring Break and most missed their Senior Prom for this season!
Go Hornets! We Believe!

We also have a wedding tomorrow night too! Long story short, Chief's best friend from high school is getting married and he was supposed to be a groomsmen up until Monday. We found out monday that they were playing the big game at the same time as the wedding so we will only be making the reception-very late! Hopefully!

We are truly feeling blessed in this season even though some days we are just praying to get through the day. Our kids are healthy, we have jobs- which I LOVE and we see the lord at work.

Oh, and a big ROLL
TIDE ...
Bama beat South Carolina last night! Bama Baseball we love!
Oh, and one more thing less than 30 days and I will be in the sweet state of Alabama with my toes in the sand!

Here is a little sweetness for your day!


Torri
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the little things

As I get older I so appreciate the small little things...



For those who know me well... I didn't spend 5 bucks on this whopper! One of my sweet little kiddos(his momma) gave me a rather generous Starbucks gift card! It was rather splendid while I read my bible this am.. I am so thankful for all the little goodies I got last week during Teacher Appreciation Week! Little Momma and I might use my McAlister's gift card for lunch today while Cannon is at school! Yummy! Another little thing that I love!




Cannon & Rudolph

This little thing I love too! Cannon and his little Rudolph at the breakfast table this morning! He shares his milk and chocolate donuts with him each weekday so sweet!! Sweet Cannon- I could literally just take a bite out of his little doll self!!




KK!!!!

Oh this sweet little thing... LOVE!!!
KK has been asking a lot of questions about his salvation and the lord! We sat outside the other night for an hour talking about his heart, God and his relationship forward... It was like I was talking to a teenager!
I was in my early twenties when I asked the lord to live in my heart and take over my life completely so this conversation made me feel like I was doing something right as a mother and that KK was seeing it! After we came inside I had to shut myself in the bathroom so I could weep tears of happiness and thankfulness! God is so good! I am so proud and blessed to be his momma!




And, little momma!

Love her! This little momma has taught me oh so much in the past nine months!!! To think we had decided that two children were great and we were finished with babies... The Lord had a different but wonderful plan! Thankful!
She makes me crack up everyday and I pray daily that I can handle her personality!!! Hence, the nickname Little Momma- and feel free to break out in song of ," hey little momma why you jus so funky...."
We do it all the time... Even Chief along with dance moves!

I don't have a picture of Chief on my phone... But I love him too... We just had our anniversary and it seems so crazy love that we have been together for over 11 years! Wild!!!! Again, thankful even though I could give him a swift kick most days and yes go ahead and think where I would like to kick him...Ha!

And lastly I can't take a picture of quietness... But it is such a little thing that I have grown to fall head over heals for! Love!

happy wednesday!!!
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Seasons of Life

I keep reminding myself of this everyday.. This is just a season of life and someday I will make complete understanding of this all.

The days are flying by and the kids are growing up so quickly that I would love to just freeze time and really enjoy every minute with them.

The past few months I have been so consumed with crossing things off my to do list, lessons plans and keeping constant prayer over our family that I am mentally overspent. This time every year I maintain this nervous feeling in my stomach and my eyes filled with tears that could begin falling down my cheeks at any moment... It is the time that Chief could call and say,"hey a job that I can't turn down has been offered and we are going!"

This hasn't happened yet but it seems as if when I get settled somewhere and I am finally into my groove it happens. Well, guess what... I am in my groove and loving it too! I pray each time my mind goes to that moment that the Lord will take my family and I through the right doors and SLAM the doors we need closed. That he will wrap his loving protecting arms around us whole heartidly and move forward. Lord today I am screaming... I don't want to live for that phone call...I don't want to not know where I am living in 2 months... I don't want to pack up my precious kiddos and go again to a place that I have to find my groove. BUT... Lord I am all yours and you are mine...

So... As you can see please pray for me I NEED it! I am sorry if I just unloaded way too much but I like to keep this blog real and what real mommies think about!

This season of life has been so wonderful to me though really! Mother's Day was wonderful and I could not of asked or called the Preacher to give a better message than yesterday. We had the Lord's supper and then we had lunch, Deb Deb and her daughter Jodi joined us and it meant a lot. We came home and napped then Chief surprised me with dinner out at the Flying Fish downtown it was so yummy and the kids loved it too!






This was a wild attempt at a picture before church... Very dark too!

My kiddos at school made their
Mommies some precious potted flowers....



I hope you enjoy your Monday and I am so sorry i had a Debbie Downer moment.

We are off to little miss's 9 month check up appointment!



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Time to Change the Calendar

Oh my... It is May already! Where has the time gone???? It seems like yesterday I turned my daily devotional calendar over to April 1st and now May 3rd already!!!

Teaching has really made time fly by and each week is gone before I know it! I am totally whole heartily in love with my job... And my sweet school kiddos! It sounds wild but after a day with them I have 100% more patience with my own kids than days that I don't even teach... Just being honest and keepin this real!

The kids are doing great except for little sister having a ( sorry might be too much TMI) yeast infection ... Yes oh my I had no clue what was going on but it looked like a diaper rash... I have boys I didn't know! Plus , she is rather chubby in the ole thigh area and carrying some extra junk in her trunk so though diaper rash... No ma'am! Yes, it make me hurt down there just typing about it!
But the boys are wild and duking it out daily... Oh how I love pulling them off of each other! Ha!

Here are a few pictures of the kids and some school stuff... Plus a precious picture of a sweetie of mine from school( yes his momma said I could use it)!!!









Potato People for our under week at school!!!



How we spent our weekend... Traveling back and forth from hot Springs for Caleb's ball tournament. Yes we are in line at Chick-Fil-A at 6:30 am Saturday morning!!! Gotta love baseball!



That is cupcake all over her face... Cannon has learned not to leave a cupcake on his table in te play room!!!!



Check out Huddy using his "bear," yea it is actually a monkey as a pillow today!!! Love!!
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