InstaKings...

We just had the best time last weekend hanging out in Ft. Worth - I still can't believe this was my first time at the stock yards. 

I really can't believe that we are all closer to 50 than 20. Y'all. We were JUST kids. How in the world?!?!

Ryan and I had to get up bright and early and leave Ft. Worth to head back to CS for a special event that I will discuss later. I was on day 28.5 of Whole30 and well, call me a quitter all you want... 

Cindy will celebrate her 40th birthday soon and as she reaches this milestone she has been intentional with spending time with women that have influenced her life in some way. Sunday night was my turn for dinner and chatting...

We are never at a loss for words... or fun!

I headed back to Waco bright and early on Monday morning. We decided that the kids could miss school to spend extra time with Owen and we ended up at the Waco Mammoth National Monument. So much fun!

Love spending time with them when we can and totally hate saying goodbye!

Super love this kid!

Monday night I was back at work and not quite ready to let go of this York necklace!

Thursday I was celebrating another day of dry shampoo.... I mean why did it take someone so long to invent this stuff?? And why do I feel such accomplishment and pride by having dirty hair? People are crazy. Me included.

Meanwhile, Emmy's school was celebrating 100 days of learning. She got to dress up, Radley was happy that the didn't have to.

And, as the way it goes around here, Landry wanted to be just like big sister and get dressed up, too. Except she didn't want "old lady hair, Momma"... 

I mean, how cute is our 1st grader celebrating her 101st day of school!?!

That afternoon I got my fan girl moment - Cassy Joy was on campus for a program and book signing. Cindy keeps reminding me that I actually "know" her since she was one of Cindy's student workers and I was a frequent visitor to Cindy's office for Dr Pepper deep work discussions, but still. I love watching Aggies do great things - especially when they are women that are getting things done!

Some days I just want to throw every single toy in the house away...and then they dig out Thomas the train, dinosaurs and Barbie dolls for an epic Jurassic World and three afternoons of playing together.

I've mentioned that I kind of hate how much Ryan travels for his job. The perk is the all access pass to his closet. I bought him this vest for Christmas - just so I could wear it. ;)

The girls had a birthday party on Saturday and they were fierce and fearless at laser tag. I'm not sure that they actually tagged anyone, but they looked cute and had a lot of fun!

And that brings us to this instant - kids napping, house clean, veggies prepped, music playing, and We5Kings ready to tackle the week ahead!

And that's us in an instant!

Lucky Number...

We are month down in 2017, so I've been thinking about this year. Ryan and I have decided this is our year. As I mentioned in our New Year's recap, 17 is "his" number. Like most high school star athletes, his jersey number became his number. And y'all... it's been with him ever since. 17 has been part of his email addresses, screen names, perhaps a passcode or all of them two. His number.

So, 2017 is our year.

Our year to take risks.
Our year to play it cool.
Our year to think big.
Our year to live small.
Our year to say yes.
Our year to say no.
Our year to play hard.
Our year to work hard.
Our year to travel.
Our year to stay home.

2017 is our year.

The past two years have been hard. He has travelled more than he has been home. Of the past 20 months, I would estimate that 18 have had him sleeping in hotels. The months that he's been home are just the combined weekends that we've been in College Station.

I'm tired.
He's tired.
We are both tired of being tired.
I'm nervous.
He's nervous.
We are both nervous about being nervous.
I want him home.
He wants to be home.
The kids definitely want him home.

So 2017 is our year.

And while we may not be sure what that means, we do know that it is ours for the taking.

Currently [February]...

Y'all. My computer died. It only works if it's plugged into a power source and it's running super slow and acting weird and I'm nervous. So, we may have some pictureless posts the next few weeks while we are deciding if I need a new one.

So today I'm jumping on the bandwagon and taking the lead from some of the fabulous blogs I read to capture some things that We5Kings are {currently} doing.  I'll try to make this a consistent monthly post, but we all know how things we plan work out!

Praying...

We are praying for lots of things. Our country, our friends and strangers. Friends going through tough times, loved ones that have lost loved ones. And of course, discernment and direction on our path as it pertains to Ryan's job. We are almost at two years of him traveling 5 days a week and we are ready for him to be home.

Eating...

Well, I finished Whole30 so...

Loving...

All the time we got to spend with my brother, SIL and nephew this weekend!

Reading...

Well, honestly I'm reading the news. I swear, I have watched/read more news in the past 6 months than in the past 16 years. This is basically me...

Radley and I are about 1/3 through Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and can't read fast enough. I'm seriously tempted to let him skip a day of school so we can finish.

Watching...

I should be embarrassed but I finished season 2 of Fuller House.


And now my computer is moving super slow so I'm throwing in the towel. Please nominate this post for the most irrelevant bits of information shared in the history of ever.