Boone Family

Snow Day

2012-01-12T16:56:00.000-05:00

We have a found a LOVE for snow days!

Well the little ones anyway, Sierra stayed in bed.

Brayden mastering the perfect snowball

Parker a tad excited!

Lilly was amazed at the magic of a snow ball!

and figured out what to do with it

Where's the feet?

umm, yumm?

not sure what the pot ever did to him but he got it!

sneak attack!

snow rainbow?

Lilly got nailed, she took it like a big girl

got blanket?

everyone cozy and warm.. until we go back out anyway...

Craft Day

2012-01-08T20:41:00.001-05:00

So its cold and cloudy and my kids (and I) are kind of over it. They didn't want to go outside so I offered up a craft day. This was greeted with hoops and hollers because I am not the 'most likely to craft' mom. Parker, Brayden and Lilly started listing all the random things they wanted to make. The list included (but was in no means limited to) a lasso, a snowman that was able to move, flowers and melting things (at which point I offered up crayons and tried to ignore terrible visions of boys lighting things on fire.

I have to say we managed to fulfill all requirements and took pictures since Dad isn't home... okay the snowman is on paper and doesn't walk and the first lasso proved a little too good and was taken away, but all and all it was a success.

Lets melt some stuff... well crayons... and safely

and a flower

Some just couldn't wait for the melted crayons to dry,

a dipped spoon made her day, or more like 30 minutes.

I am strongly considering signing this one up for the rodeo

this is lasso number 2, a more manageable option (that wasn't quite as noose like)

This is Lilly's stay still and smile face...

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

2012-01-08T18:02:00.000-05:00

The kids were so surprised to get new PJs... okay Brayden and Lilly were

The boys

The girls... and yes we sit boys vs girls alot apparently

and one of four has to throw a fit, I mean thats just the odds

Sierra sporting her awesome new footed PJs while Maggie relaxes with her

Whoohoo!

Santa was a happy costumer, we made everything coated in chocolate this year... and its all gone

Christmas morning

even Maggie was surprised at all the loot

the girls were not as awake as the boys

Country just dance was a hit

Pre Holiday and trip to Santa

2012-01-08T16:25:00.000-05:00

Christmas prep wore Maggie out

Lilly practicing some silly faces for our Holiday cards

Parker ready to get this Christmas started!

Lilly on the stairs playing train

Bass ProShop

2011-11-28T21:33:00.000-05:00

Late night in Dallas means something different now than it did 10 plus years ago...

Parker playing some pool

Reid and Brayden

Reid and Lilly

Thanksgiving in Houston

Some Aunt Parti time

cousins having some Wii time

devastated about something

cousins Lilly and Reid

Brayden's biopsy

2011-11-28T21:02:00.000-05:00

Brayden's GI biopsy, he entertained everyone

and the results were good. All and all it was a good day.

Brayden turns 6

2011-11-28T20:59:00.000-05:00

Nana Poppy and crew / Marine Corps Ball

2011-11-28T20:54:00.000-05:00

Halloween with Nana and Poppy

2011-11-28T20:41:00.001-05:00

Poppy getting the wolf man started

Lilly the kitty

Brayden the brave knight

Sierra the cop and her friend Jeff (the midwest boy)

Brayden and his friend Vivian

2011-11-28T20:18:00.000-05:00

My new boots

Lilly with my hat and Sierra's new boots

watching Halloween shows, Lilly was scared so Bray took care of her

Lilly, Nana, Brayden, Paker and Poppy

Sierra and Bray

Sierra showing off her new boots

a little Sierra and Maggie quality time

2011-11-28T20:04:00.000-05:00

Maggie

2011-11-28T19:07:00.000-05:00

2011-09-21T18:58:00.000-04:00

Maggie keeping a watchful eye on the bus stop

Lilly loving on Bitty, who has been renamed 'Baby Sister'

Lilly and I getting ready for the big Mizzou Army ROTC tailgate

Cheering in Dads office

and outside...

Parker hanging out

Sierra and Alex

CATCH!!

I love this guy!

cutie pies

Mizzou AF/ARMY ROTC Joint Drill Team

Poor Maggie couldn't go but still showed her support

9/11/11

2011-09-11T11:51:00.000-04:00

All signed up and ready to run

Bray was bummed that I told him he needed to wait this 5k out,
he swears he'll be ready for the next one

The Boone 9/11/11
5k Crew

the cheering crowd

Lilly pointing out a bird on top of Crowder Hall

see mommy

A little at home play time

I get this look alot...

a lip gloss break

Go Brayden!!

Birthday Girls!!

2011-09-09T00:30:00.000-04:00

First was Sierra's birthday on the 7th

note the fabulous shoes

note the fabulous shoe night light that matches her black and red room, good job Nana

After some gift opening it was off to Upper Crust for some birthday dinner and dessert!

Parker is a Red Velvet

Brayden a Chocolate Peanut Buetter

Lilly a Birthday Cake

and Miss Sierra a Raspberry Cake

Then Lilly's Birthday was the 8th

Lilly getting some Maggie love

My new favorite pic

My Little Pony Craziness

A very Mizzou week

2011-09-04T08:59:00.000-04:00

Rob and I on the way to the University of Missouri Department Chairs Dinner

means lots of older liberal dudes :)

Rob and I going out to CC's Steakhouse

Mizzou Game Day

Bray ready to talk smack

The boys were so excited to see Truman the Tiger

Mizzou Army ROTC cannon crew

Rob meeting Truman

Fox news sure does love Rob

and she drives

2011-09-03T20:09:00.001-04:00

Sierra got a 2002 convertible mustang for her 17th birthday gift, she is as happy as can be!

Lilly is pretty happy too (and has a chocolate face)

new pictures

2011-08-22T19:00:00.001-04:00

Brayden and I went to meet his new cardiologist, we even got to take home a picture of Brayden's heart. Great news is, Brayden's heart is working just fine!

Both Lilly and Maggie are adjusting to the older 3 being at school.

Lots of loving and attention requests but they are doing great.

Maggie before the new groomer buzzed her nose

yeah, she's not begging for attention

every other day Sierra gets out early and is greeting

with some gently persuaded kisses

end of summer, beginning of school

2011-08-18T13:45:00.000-04:00

Splish Splash

she is pretending to run

Pokemon, the new Boone kid obsession

this was BEFORE she saw I had the camera

this is after...

Parker, you have something on your head... I think its a doodle

My girls

napping footrest

Movie Time

"lets go rest mommy"... and I thought she was going to nap HA!

peas in a pod

Little kids trying out Sierra's new locker

Lilly and Magging napping

First Day of new schools for the 3 bigger Boone kids

LETS GO MOM

blackmail for when Parker is older,

he was so excited he clapped when the bus came around

Tour of the House

2011-08-05T23:58:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow is our Missouri housewarming party and although we are so excited to have new friends over it is bitter sweet that so many friends and family live so far away. Here is the virtual tour of the house for you :)

Okay, I hit every room in the house except the green upstairs kids bathroom and red downstairs powder room which are further down in a different blog post, oh and the laundry room, but who cares about that :)

I know you've already seen the front, but that seemed the best place to start

Then coming in you are greeted by Uncle Sam :)

and by a certain doodle in the way

staircase (and Lilly)

to the left is the dining room (which may be a sitting room)

to the right is the 'computer room'

Lilly's area

Georgia on my mind ...

come in further and find a doodle on the couch...

Livingroom

the family dinning area

and then the messy kitchen

then onto the back yard

then the upstairs hallway

Our master bedroom

out of the way sitting room in our bedroom gave us room for our 2 favorite

chairs that didn't really fit anyplace else

because what gal doesn't need to

channel Holly Golightly once in a while...

master bath

other side

then I turn around to an after dessert treat...

Sierra's Room

The boys room

and Miss Lilly's room

THE END

New House Landscape

2011-07-11T11:21:00.004-04:00

As most of you know, we bought our house sight unseen, kind of crazy but thats how it goes in the Army. We received orders to come to Columbia, Missouri. I researched schools and narrowed it down and we looked at 4 and 5 bedroom homes in our price range within that school district and bought the only one.

This was the photo of the front of the house that I fell in love with

We decided although I liked the height in the first picture we didn't love the trees, they had not been kept well and had an odd color bloom that really clashed with the door, the bushes were all but dead. Then we decided we didn't like the orange tint to the door. So we had the door painted a deeper red, pulled up all the old landscape and planted box woods and some flowers and then incorporated our white bench into it.

We still have some more work to do. The upper floor flower boxes need something in them, the side needs some more edging to the beds and more mulch is needed to fill in some areas, we hope to be done with all of that before the big housewarming party on the 6th of August.

HAPPY 4TH

2011-07-05T08:47:00.000-04:00

We has a very fun fourth. Well Sierra being 16 in a new town with only her family to hang with has a different version, but even still, we had fun. We went up to the University since a certain Professor we hang with has a parking spot where you can see the Mizzou Stadium (Zou Stadium) where the fireworks display was going off.

We went and saw Rob's office and the kids got to play on the astroturf college soccer field, then we went back to the car for fireworks. We did end up having to walk a block down for a better view but now we have it all mapped out for next year.

Hanging out at Dad's new office

as if I haven't said "Lilly, don't touch that"

Off to the soccer field

no idea what the curtsy was all about

the focus

the throw

the pose

the catch

Parker showing Bray and Lilly the hot air balloon

picture of Sierra getting a picture of the hot air balloon

Sierra found a seat

"COOL"

the kids

2011-07-04T17:17:00.000-04:00

Much to my delight Columbia Missouri actually is very family oriented. Everyone who has been here told me but I had a hard time believing we would enjoy it. Admittedly this is because I am very partial to the south. Being in the south means I am closer to family, to the beach and to the familiar southern amenities (sweet tea, pecan pie, fresh peaches and being able to identify the insects). Not to mention a few things I learned about Missouri ahead of time were that the big crop item is soybean (blah) and the smallest town has an under 150 population (just strange).

We have found a few places that serve sweet tea (Sierra and I have asked everywhere we have gone). Everyone we have met has been very friendly. We have found a lake the resembles a beach, a different lake with a dog park, several play grounds and splash pad play areas and all kinds of great food (however this Kansas City BBQ pales in comparison to North Carolina BBQ). So in the midst of all of this unpacking, painting and landscaping (pics will come later) we have actually been keeping the kids busy and happy and we are all learning to enjoy Missouri.

backyard obstacle course action

thats some wind

run Lilly run!

Maggie making herself at home

I found a minute to read

we found a pet store, this guy ALMOST came home with us.

our first Mid West storm, 60 mph winds and hail.

mmmmm

keeping busy in our room while the downstairs was being painted

she looks like she might...

sneeze on me!!

backyard neighbor

The Boone kids in a lake of all things, whoda thunk people swim in these! Not to mention a fellow southerner thought my kids were swimming in the subdivisions entrance pond.

Lilly loves Stephens Lake

Sierra was thrilled to find shells

proof I was in a lake, a lake is a big stretch for a Florida girl

kids playing in the street

Go Lilly Go

or not...

Bray loves his new helmet

so does Parker

Maggie relaxing

and some rest time

Some paint on the walls finally...

2011-07-01T21:08:00.000-04:00

Sierra's red room!!

LOVE IT

She is still decorating

still a work in progress

So happy to say goodbye to yellow

Some paint on the walls day 2

2011-06-30T08:45:00.000-04:00

Having never owned a home before I didn't understand how things like paint color and hardware were a very big deal. Day 2 of painting:

dining room 1st coat

stairs in trusty tan

upstairs hallwy

Master bedroom

Sierra's room is primed but still not red...

an artichoke hallway with a red powder room

Getting some paint on the walls

2011-06-29T10:00:00.008-04:00

I am so excited that paint is going on our walls!! Ofcourse its ironic that we just got things put away and now the rooms are all a disaster again. Oh well, one room at a time.

The Boys Room
they have bunk beds on the way and nothing is up on the newly painted walls so this room will change again

The kids bathroom RIBBIT
We were able to work with some existing pain for this one

Lilly's obnoxiously girly girl room
this is what the previous owners had up and go figure.. Lilly LOVES it.

Master bedroom, I cannot wait to get everything put back together in here!

Master bathroom

Sierra's room is going from a sponged blue to RED today!!

This will be on the list of things to paint tomorrow,
although don't mind yellow this does not work at all for us.

Red powder room, LOVE IT

Samantha's Graduation!

2011-06-18T12:46:00.000-04:00

The Turner's visit us at Fort Desoto

2011-06-18T12:30:00.000-04:00

One of many highlights of this summer is having the chance to see my best friend Christi and her family. We had such a great beach playdate :)

Fort Desoto Dog Days! Maggie's First Birthday and First Beach visit

2011-06-18T12:18:00.001-04:00

What a lucky doodle to be at Fort Desoto Park for my first birthday! I got to share some fun times with the family and my favorite 2 labs Sandy and Allie.

My cake and cookies

mmmm

Thanks Mom

I am outtie!

Sandy and Allie partaking in my birthday festivities

OMGoodness this is gooood

back to playing

a beachy breeze

love at first plunge

lost all sense of dignity

My girls, Sierra and Lilly

Lilly is my boss

my swim bro Parker

running with pups and my kiddo Bray

grace and beauty... or something like that

working on my 'who loves ya baby' beach walk

my pup pals again

a tad tired

Wilson Family Pictures *warning, lots of pics

2011-06-18T12:02:00.000-04:00

Fort Desoto Fun!! Some beach, Sammi's B-day dinner, arcade fun and a fire department visit

2011-06-18T11:13:00.000-04:00

Parker the Snorkel King

Poppy the drip sand castle master

Nana time

Lilly and Allie

YAHTZEE

Lilly and Allie (do you see a trend here...)

Silly Kids :)

Bray, Lilly and Parker getting some Nana time

Samantha, myself and Sierra getting ready for Sam's Birthday dinner

Sierra

Rays game + junk food = very happy boys

video games after a movie

Brayden may become a NASCAR driver!

Sierra's vacation lunch of choice

Brayden hitching a ride with Poppy

Go Sierra Go!

Dude

Sierra and Lilly were vacation buddies

skipping rocks

yeah, even I got out on the paddle board

Fire Department trip

Hartstein pool day Family reunion

2011-06-18T09:49:00.000-04:00

Rob and I about to head to a Hartstein Family reunion

Sierra

Lilly getting pool ready

My Girls

Parker loving the pool

Bray relaxing

response to "Do you like the pool?"

The floating Princess Lilly

Sierra, Aunt Elaine and Uncle Joe

Aunt Beth, Melinda and her little ones, Uncle Mark

Rob explaining to Lilly and Bray that no, this is not our baby to take home

chips please

My grandmother Doris and I

Such a fun lady!

Uncle Mark and Aunt Beths crew

Uncle Joe

LOOOVE THIS PIC

My Mom, Myself, MiMi Doris, Sierra and Lilly.

My Mom and I

Parker, Grandma Barbara and Bray

The end of our Fort Benning Chapter

2011-06-18T09:19:00.000-04:00

Rob took the little kids to Ranger Joe's one last time for hair cuts and bug Juice

One last trip to see our Dexter Eagle

of course we had to play

ice crossing good ice cream

Mom and Sierra getting one last haircut (we will miss you Jennifer Ashley!)

deer outside of the small cabin

A stroll around the little campground

girl time, yes Sierra is straightening Lilly's hair by request

Sidewalk chalk fun

Had a WONDERFUL dinner at Mick and Taryn's, this was Bray's fourtune

Sierra was happy to move to the bigger cabin!!!

So was I!!

even Maggie went for one last haircut (we will miss you Ms Dawn @ Klippers!)

Dexter school spirit, little kids trying to understand what moving is, Sierra has finals and awards.. BUSY BUSY

2011-05-14T11:58:00.000-04:00

Mix Match Day at Dexter

which brought on the sillys

Field Day

Bray hugging the Lumpkin Road house goodbye

Lilly thought hugging the house was a blast

the boys taking a break from loving on the house to love on Maggie

Sierra trying to study, Lilly loves to help!

Lilly loved getting ready to go to Shaw HS

Mommy and Lil

Sierra Bryant, Shaw HS's sophomore class Broadcast Media & GPA student of the year

Lilly loved clapping for all the big kids

Mom and Sierra

a dinner out with my husband, a rare occasion very much enjoyed

Mom and Lilly toes

Sweet Maggie just hanging out

Last Easter at Ft. Benning

2011-04-24T20:19:00.000-04:00

Lilly thought coloring eggs was the coolest thing ever.

Lilly explaining egg coloring to Sierra :)

The Bunny Loot

she caught on quick

Spring photos out front that Mom insisted on...

Lilly was not on bored with the idea

Lovely photos with all the kids

A promised solo photo shoot perked the cry baby gal up a bit

yes, she is holding a golf ball... it made her happy

Some fun with the best neighbors

Sierra relaxing at the outside Easter dinner bash

PROM!!!!

2011-04-18T15:31:00.000-04:00

Hair and Make Up by the wonderful Jennifer at the Fort Benning PX

First entrance is Giancarlo the boyfriend

then a little someone wanted some attention

Lilly also took direction well during the photo shoot

the a brief intermission

then the date, Kyle arrives

Doggie Dress Up, Soccer and a few Kidney Stones OH MY!!

2011-04-18T14:44:00.000-04:00

Maggie's sad face

Doodle dress up day, How could I not?

I think she liked this better

Mom and Lilly hanging at soccer

Parker number 4

and then the kidney stones from hell

Maggie stayed with me while I recovered

cutest doodle mama flowers ever!

Relay for Dogs!!

2011-03-26T22:31:00.000-04:00

Maggie, our 9 month old goldendoodle, had a very busy day.

I am on my way to the Relay for Dogs, its a local fundraiser for our Relay for Life Team

The kids and Maggie got to met so many good dogs.

even a Dane that looked like a cow

we met a pink poodle

Mom listened to some rules

Maggie wasn't sweatin it

Maggie was so good

I was very happy with how well Maggie did

took a rest

got some Bruster's doggie ice cream

met some more cool dogs

even made some new doodle friends

Both girls passed out on the way home

Parker and Maggie being super cutie pies

then even Maggie passed out

a busy few weeks

2011-03-23T10:56:00.000-04:00

So alot has been going on and I have captured some of it here and there.

Sierra got behind the wheel. She is by no means driving
but moving forward is a good thing.

Sierra and I. She went to see Jeff Dunham and I had dinner plans.

ofcourse we have been to the playground a few times

and enjoying southern spring weather

Lilly got sick and Maggie became a nurse

Lilly repaid her the next day with a pretend manicure

Maggie tolerated said manicure

St. Patrick's Day came... with bright red rashes for Bray and Lil

Bray did a Boone project for school

Then we had some Bball time

Lilly got a new carseat

and Sierra ate icecream, okay Sierra always eats icecream...

Taryn and I at Bunco

Ft Benning Bunco Babes, this is a fun group of ladies!

Soccer Season.. Bray is the 3rd from the left.
He can't decide if being on a pink team is terribly silly or just terrible...

Parker as goalie

Parker loves soccer and improves every season

Sierra has a cool new FaceBook profile picture, pretty cool huh?!

and Maggie has started fundraising for the local
Relay for Life team for the American Cancer Society.

Be My Valentine

2011-02-15T21:43:00.000-05:00

Parker turns 8

2011-02-13T21:23:00.000-05:00

PARKER TURNS EIGHT!!!

the family dinner and cupcakes on Parker's birthday

Rob on jump house duty

Maggie wondering what the heck a jump house is

Jump Queen

Birthday Boy!!

Funny Faces

gross boy funny faces

Lilly being a unicorn