Life has been crazy so i haven’t blogged like i planned to recently. I wanted to blog for my grandparents anniversary which also happens to be Brian’s parents anniversary, his grandparents anniversary, and the anniversary of his grandma’s death. I wanted to blog about the girls cheering their first game of the year and how they are doing in gymnastics. I wanted to do a DIY deer blind tutorial partnered with Brian. I wanted to do a post about booking our fall photography session with a new photographer and how change is nerve wracking yet exciting. I wanted to post about starting school and how it’s going. I got behind however, so rather than making a bunch of separate posts I’m going to briefly touch on those topics in this post.
For my grandparents anniversary (the first one since his passing 3 months ago) Eilee and I spent the day with my grandma. We went to Tulsa with her and went out to eat. We sent her flowers to her house with a card that read ‘happy anniversary from heaven’. We enjoyed our day greatly and love making memories with our family. My parents got grandma a beautiful ruby and diamond ring as a gift to give her that day. I know that my papa would be happy that she didn’t spend the day alone and that we did our best to make her feel special.
This past weekend the girls cheered for their first game of the year. They did a fantastic job despite it being very hot outside. They both love cheerleading so much. It’s exciting for me to say the least. I have looked forward to having daughters who cheer since Brian and i started dating and talking about our future babies. To see them out there doing it and enjoying it makes me so happy. They also are in gymnastics to learn how to tumble. In our area if you can tumble, you can get a cheer scholarship to community colleges. If that’s still a goal for them at that point in their lives it’s best to teach them young just in case as it’s much harder to learn when you’re older/bigger.
Brian has basically preps for deer season year round. He’s always thinking about deer camp ideas. Planning trips to hunt. Buying ammo. Practicing shooting. Searching for the next best hunting products. Watching hunting on tv. Ect. Recently his friends and him started building deer blinds. It took Brian around 2 hours to build this blind by himself. He enjoyed doing it and is building more to sell once he finishes a few personal projects (if anyone local is interested). I didn’t get to do a picture tutorial on how he did it like i wanted to but the concept is simple. Two by fours. Screws. A drill. Tin shears. Skill saw. Spray paint. Scrap wood for trim work. Sheets of metal. Plywood. It’s super sturdy. Brian just started a big walk in chicken coop (inspiration picture below) and is doing an elevated play house for the kids next. We are going to use left over supplies from our house and barn so the kids ‘tree house’ will match our house and barn perfectly. It’ll be similar to the concept of the deer blind but nicer and bigger. It’ll have a front porch with railing. I’m going to do little flower beds with fairy gardens in them under the windows which will be less deer blind like and more typical shaped for a play house. I dropped a picture to show what the basic feel will be for those who can’t use their imaginations to picture it. The first picture is Brian’s deer blind. The other is the general concept of the play house. We want it elevated to give them a place away from the dogs and to lessen the odds of a snake being in it. It’ll have plexiglass windows and a wood door but it’ll be the layout of the picture below. The railing will go all the way across the front and have an opening on the side where the latter comes up.
This week i took a big leap of faith for myself. Third world probs but still probs ha. I booked our fall picture session with a new photographer. A sweet local girl that does wonderful work. Until now we’ve stuck with the same girl for seven years. We have used her multiple times a year since our oldest was born and i love her work. Brian has wanted a change for awhile so that’s what i finally did. I am nervous because I’m so picky but I’m also super excited. Annie (Louise + Co Photography is her business Facebook page) has been so sweet. She’s helped me pick out outfits and we’ve shared ideas. This session will be something that i haven’t done before but is so perfect for us. It’ll be at our farm and have our cattle, chickens, horses, and dogs included in it. I’m getting my makeup professionally done which is also a first for me. Super exciting. I’ll drop inspiration shots below to better explain on the farm concept. If you are scared of a change no matter how big or minor it may be, i say do it. Go for it. I’ve done a lot of changing in my life this past month and it’s scary but worth it. Now is a season on change for my family and i. I have personal battles to win. To better myself. Goals to achieve that WILL BE successful. I’m at a new stage in life where what I’m used to isn’t what I want anymore. From bad habits to going to school to personal style to cussing too much, i just want change. Embrace the next chapter. Be the director of your own show. Be your only competition and your biggest fan.
I am working on my September calendar and even more reminded that our lives have never been this chaotic. No wonder Brian always says that ‘he’s too old for this’ ha. It’s a lot of work to run a family, period but running a family of 6 and counting — we must be crazy. Life will never be the same in the Lane home and I’m thrilled about it.
