Pass The Popcorn

Today, Daddy Haskell and Daddy Crum worked a 24hr shift at Pantex, so Jill, Alexis, Caitlin, Christian, Caroline, and I went to see Ratatouille. It was such a CUTE movie! This was the first one we have tried to take Caroline to since she was about 3 months old, and she actually did okay. Alexis is such a sweet and easy baby...she never cries or fusses. We made it through the movie with only one bathroom trip for Christian too. It was also nice that the theater was filled with children of all ages, so even if mine acted up, it wouldn't be too noticeable. LOL Thanks to Jill and Alexis for going with us! Caitlin started Vacation Bible School at Grandma Duke's church this evening. She is there as I am typing this, so we will have to report the happenings at a later time.
As for other news, we are FINALLY getting our countertops installed tomorrow morning. John decided to tear out the old tile countertops himself instead of paying Home Depot to do it. He thought it would be a major undertaking, but it only took him 1 hour, start to finish! The only issue was that he had to tear them out yesterday, so it has been interesting living without the use of my kitchen (no sink or anything!) for today. We ordered silestone countertops, so we are very excited to see what they will look like. I took before pics, so I will be posting the results tomorrow. That's all folks! :)

In Uniform

We got to have lunch today with several of our friends at Ruby Tequila's. It was relaxing and fun to spend time chatting over some good Mexican food. A bonus to all of this: I got to see John in uniform for the first time in many years!

I love my man in uniform--SMOKIN'!! lol The other 2 kids were too busy playing on the toy horses to get in the picture

Our good friends Steve, Jill, and Alexis Crum--aren't they an adorable family?!?

And this would be John showing his true colors--would have been a GREAT pic if he'd can the goofy faces lol Next to him we have Matt Ketlehut, Steve Crum, and Kevin Payne

Lions, Tigers, Buffalo, and Bears...Oh My!

Our family has a new past time--shooting. John took Christian out the other day and let him fire a little pistol-style bb gun, not realizing he was creating a monster! They stayed outside for a couple of hours hunting buffalo, bears, and anything else Christian could think up. It was very cute! Then, as the evening went on, Caitlin went out and participated in the "hunt." Before long, John had her seated at the patio table doing target practice with his rifle-style bb gun. She was so enthralled in the whole "gun thing" that John took her to Gander Mountain last night and bought her a Crickett 22 long rifle. She can't wait to try it out at the range with Daddy! Caitlin and Christian are both so excited about our new family past time that they literally meet John at the door every evening with "Daddy! Daddy! Can we go shoot?" Ahhhh, makes a momma's heart proud! :)

Got A Voice Now To Go With The Phone...

The Haskell household is FINALLY back to normal--whatever "normal" really is. :) I am feeling great. I found out on Sunday that I had strep, but with prayer and rest, I rebounded quickly. Christian is feeling great, and Caroline is totally healthy again. Caitlin and John are so blessed that they do not ever experience symptoms of being ill. Thank you to everyone that called and prayed for us during all of this! The best thing to come of it all is that I got my voice back! Around the time that Christian came down with strep (last Monday actually), my cell phone died on me. The Sprint store couldn't even revive it. I felt so bad, because it always seems to be ME that messes up the cell phones (everything from dropping them on pavement to leaving it on the top of the van and driving 60mph down I-40). Let me take the time to state that I did NOTHING to this phone...it just shut down. It probably had had enough abuse and quit to save itself from further damage. :) Anywho, here is a pic of my new baby. I am currently ebaying for accessories! LOL

Sick as a Dog

Hello to all who read our blog. I apologize, but I will not be blogging for at least a couple of days. I am so stinkin' sick! :( Christian, Caroline, and I have been dealing with a nasty cold that has taken on a life of its own. You know it's bad when I don't want to do anything but curl up in a ball and sleep! Plus, to add insult to injury, I have completely lost my voice (which I guess it's good timing since I won't have a cell phone again until Monday...long story). Here's hoping we can kick this soon so I can get back to the daily grind!