What's in a Name?

When it comes to naming our sweet babes we like to put (probably too much) thought into the process.  I figured I would share with you how the boys ended up with their names as well as announce let you know how we chose baby girl's name.

I've got Texas in my soul.

This past weekend we loaded up Eleanor, our silver stallion...our mini van, and took a road trip.  I kept wanting to blare "Southbound 35" by Pat Green because, as everyone should know, any good road trip to San Marcos starts with that song, but I got vetoed by our mini passengers and instead got to listen to "The Lion King". 

Let me hear your voice

There have been some life changing things going on in my family the past few months that rocked. my. world. As I have mentioned before, I look to music for strength a lot of the time.  Oh how I wish songwriting was one of the gifts I was blessed with. This has been my jam for a while now, but only recently did it genuinely strike a chord.

A Quick Recap and Story Time

A quick recap incase we aren't friends on the book of face or Instagram:

Oh Hey, October!

Ummm...excuse me, but HOW is it October already??

Procrastination at its finest.

This may be a little late, but since Christmas techinally only ended yesterday I figured I could get away with still saying Merry Christmas :)

Its Friday! Its Friday!

As I sit here with my coffee, which is a daily must have lately, I figured I would share with you some of my current favorite (kind of fall related) things. 

Weekend Recap 10.30-11.1

How is it already November?!?  Does anyone else know where this year has gone?  Sheesh.

Weekend Recap 10.23-10.25

 

This past Friday was a rainy one.  THANK YOU, JESUS!  And with that came some cooler weather that was also much appreciated.  It was a Play-doh and pjs kind of day for my big boy while Gage was doing his thing by wandering around finding things to get into.

Well this is new

After a lot of thinking and working with numbers, Brenton and I realized that going to a preschool just wasn't in the cards for Jackson this year.

Its Friday! Its Friday!

And we finally have wifi again!!! I apologize for my absence this past two weeks.  Trust me, the struggle was r e a l.  I have so many things to tell you about that I've been doing, and I'll have to find someway to catch you all up, but to start lets just look a some good ol favs of mine on this ridiculously hot Friday.

 

It's Friday! It's Friday!

Hola!  Its an interesting day so far here at Casa de Copeland.  We've had 3 meltdowns already, but that won't kill my vibe!  It can be tuff being a 3 year old.  I get it, sometimes I want to run around in only my underwear, too.  Anyhoo, on with the business at hand...

IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!

Here are 5 things I'm loving right now;

Try it Tuesday, but on Wednesay

                                           

HEY HEY HEY!! Trying something new here today! I hope you enjoy the video. I may do more like it in the future.  I don't know...we'll see. 

Oh Hey, Wal Mart

This past weekend, my dad, mom, and sister rode in a bike race at the Weatherford Peach Festival.  They spoiled us and brought over some of the sweet fruits of their labor, and the heat was on to decide what we were going to make with those juicy fruits.  It was decided that we should experiment with some peach ice cream.  I was able to put it off yesterday, but this morning when he woke up Jackson insisted that today was the day.

My happy place.

I have been trying to coerce my sweet hubs into taking me to IKEA for a few weeks now.  I know, I know I could easily have driven myself, but I knew it would be more fun if he went with me.  He has somehow figured out ways to get out of this trip, but yesterday I realized that we had NO PLANS for the weekend. WHAT?! This happens rarely so I capitalized on the opportunity.  I also enlisted the help of an adventurous 3 year old who I knew would want to go to this magical place, and I knew Brenton wouldn't be able to say "no".  Manipulative you say?  NAH! I say resourceful.

Breaking News: Dinosaur sighting at JCP

I love my son.  I love my son.  I love my son.

This is what I kept saying over and over in my head while we were at the mall today.  I had a chiropractor appointment this morning and told Jackson we could go play because he did so well.  After hanging out in the mall play area he decided that a trip to the train tables was needed. 

Bless you, Barnes and Noble, for your free entertainment.  He and Gage play, I read, everyone wins! 

Long story short, Jackson and I made a deal that we could run in to JC Penney and do a lightening fast run through the kids department. What. Was. I. Thinking. 

Those things called "Resolutions"

I've never been real big on the whole "New Year Resolutions" gig.  Let's face it, I rarely (if ever) accomplish the things I claim to be resolutions anyway.  For some reason I decided this year I would set a few goals and try my darndest (that's a word, right?) to check them off at least by the end of the year.  I figure with it being July, and basically halfway through the year, this would be as good of a time as any to look back to see how I'm doing.

Pray. Hustle. Repeat.

Everyone needs to do themselves a favor and go check out this amazing company.  My sister-in-law, Jessica, and her sister, Trish, teamed up to make Pray. Hustle. Repeat.  An amazing company with some adorable Ts, a blog, and a love for life like you've never seen.  Not to mention they're badasses who Crossfit  and lift more than some men. My favorite part about this whole company is that as portion of profit from each sale is donated to a pro-life organization! 

Try It Tuesday!

So here it is! Try it Tuesday...at the end of the day.  Because you know, kids...

I am so excited to show you this fun new product that I got for my birthday! My mother in law pretty much read my mind and surprised me with the amazingness that is...