Ott to the zoo!

Molly has a hard time with her F's so we were "ott" to the zoo. It was so much "pun". She wanted everyone to "pollow" her and look at the "pish". After walking around, her "peet" got tired because she wore her "wip-wops". Lol! I'm not making fun of my kid...I just want to remember these little things about her toddler years. She's actually a pretty good talker, its just her F's we have problems with.

Anyway, Carrie (my sis-in-law) turned 30, so on Saturday we all went to the zoo! Wow, things change when you're thirty-something. Haha! I think she did have an adult party the night before, but wanted to do something fun with the kiddos. It was a beautiful day and we all had a great time! Here are some pun moments at the zoo! :)







Drake really liked the petting zoo. He's our animal lover-like his momma. Molly thought it was okay, but was more excited that there were lots of Benny's Barns! (if you watch Dora, then you know what I'm talking about). Jeff, my bro, was there too, but he's not a fan of getting his picture made.

Happy 30th Carrie! I'm so glad to call you my sister. I remember when my brother was pining over you before you guys were even driving! Lol. So glad he won you over! Love you and hope you have a great year!
Love, Jen

A new adventure awaits the Scotts....

So I thought maybe I should do a follow up blog about my last facebook post about moving to Houston! Yes, it's true we are headed here:

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Joel's getting transferred with his company! Yes...we just moved into our new house in Broken Arrow 7 months ago. :( But, we are excited about our new adventure (after we got used to the idea and the initial shock wore off).

In my little mind, I made a list of the PROS/CONS to help me get excited about the move. There are some pretty good PROS:
-I'm get to be a SAHM (stay-at-home-mom)!
-It's less than 45 minutes to the beach!
-There's direct flights from Tulsa to Houston.
-It's a great career move for Joel.
-Exciting things to do...museums, parks, zoo, and other fun attractions.
-Great weather for the majority of the year.
-A fun vacation for whoever wants to come visit us (and you know you do!)
-It's only 502 miles from home (hey, could be worse right?)

There are also some not-so-fun CONS:
-It's 502 miles from home!!!! EEK!!!
-It's over 8 hours from friends and family (this is equivalent to like 10 PROS)
-No babysitters = No date nights :(
-Hellacious heat in the summer months!
-TRAFFIC! (Although I'll be spending most of my time in my quiet little suburb)

With all that said, we know that God is in control and we are trusting in Him to make the right decisions! It's funny how you think you have life figured out, and then "BAM!", you really don't. I've been relying on one of my all-time favorite verses a lot the past couple months.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path (even in Houston). Proverbs 3:5-6

Love, Jen

Documenting Life: Easter Fun (Week 32)

What a fun-filled Easter weekend! It started at Grand Lake at my Dad and Karen's lake home. My brother, sis-in-law, nephew, and cousin came too. Here are some pics of our Easter egg hunt...



The whole gang.


Found one! And of course, we were wearing our Minnie shoes!





Drakeman likes to make this face and it cracks us all up!


Drakeman also likes to make sure his momma isn't going anywhere. :)


On Sunday, we headed to church! Molly looked so sweet in her "princess dress" (as she called it). Here are a few pics of us after church with Bill, Donna, and Kyle.



She is so beautiful! My sweet little Mollygirl.


Joel needed his sunglasses. He's sensitive. Ha.


After church, we went to Mom and Dave's for Easter dinner and another egg hunt. Of course, I have more pics. :)



Looking for eggs.


I think she had plenty! :)


Drakeman- isn't he so handsome?!?


Molly refused to take her dress off all day. I got my money's worth. ;)

It was the perfect Easter weekend with good weather, great food, and fun times with family!

At church, I helped in the 2-3 year old Sunday School class (that my mom-in-law teaches) and when giving the lesson she asked them what Easter was all about. They answered, "Easter bunny", "Candy", "Presents", etc. Molly blurted out "EGGS"!!! Lol, they made me giggle. But then she explained to them that we celebrate Easter because Jesus rose from the dead and He is alive! Although the Easter bunny and egg hunts are fun, it is my prayer that you know the true meaning of Easter too. (Matthew 28:1-7)

Love, Jen

Documenting Life: Mom in the shot (Week 31)

Moms and daughters have a special bond. My mom has always been my best friend, even when I was going through my it's-not-cool-to-like-your-parents stage. I knew I wanted a daughter so I could have that special relationship with her. And I got it! She's more than I could've dreamed for. Just the perfect mix of sweet but sassy, girly but wild, good but onry. And we are BFF's! I just hope we stay like this forever!



Love, Jen

Documenting Life: With Friends (Week 30)

My Molly loves playing with her friends. At school they call her their social butterfly. Here are some pics with a couple sweet girls from church...










And another pic of her singing with the big kid class (4-5 year olds), haha!




And one more of her swinging outside before church-




And just because I love this face (and the Instagram app) :)



Love, Jen

Documenting Life: The room you spend the most time in (Week 29)

I'm combining 2 posts... I've been meaning to write about our new house for awhile now, but kind of forgot about it. As most of you know, we bought a new house in October in BA.
We were living in a 800 sq ft, one bedroom home (with a huge shop for storage), and bought a 2700 sq ft home. OMG! We have space! It's funny cause we still only use about 1500 sq ft of it. Anyway, we needed help with furnishing and decorating all this space so we begged Joel's Aunt Sharon to come help us. She agreed and brought one of her friends. Both of these women have fabulous homes in the Fort Worth area and know how to decorate on a budget. We jokingly called them Big and Little Martha (Stewart). Joel and I gave them some money and turned them loose. They did an AWESOME job! Other than the furniture, they got everything at inexpensive stores like Big Lots, Hobby Lobby, Garden Ridge, Tuesday Morning, Walmart, Target, TJ Max, Ross, and Marshall's. In 2 days look at all they did...
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Pretty bare! I was clueless as to what to do with these huge, tall, blank walls.
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And to go along with the Documenting Life Challenge, this is the room we spend the most time in. :)
Love, Jen
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