Better Late than Never : Halloween Party

Yes yes I know I am very late on this post!  But with school and stuff I have been very behind on blogging. Back in October we had a Halloween Party at my mom's house  for Corey's birthday.  We had a blast with all our family that was able to come and celebrate. Here are some pictures of that night.....

The Murphy's came as Corey, a patient, a doctor, and a vampire.

The Larkin' came as the Joker, a Monster High girl wolf, and an army guy.

My mom and Bob came as the Pilsbury doughboy and Betty Crocker.

My grandparents came as a Master Sgt in the air force and an air force wife. Can you believe he still has a uniform that fits lol

The Brown's came as a flapper girl and a surgeon.

My dad and Renetta came as an angel and and engineer.

Lucas and Amanda came as Robin Hood and a wolf.

I was a flapper girl and Corey was a mobster.

Jacob came as a vampire and won the Scariest costume award.

Liz and Adam came as Meredith and Mcdreamy from Grey's Anatomy.

The voting table for Scariest, Best, & Funniest Costume

Corey's mom and step dad came as the Harlem Globetrotters and won the Funniest costume award.

The Smith family came as the Adam's Family and won the Best costume award.

The Matthews' family came as the people from Christmas Vacation and jail people.

As you can see we had a great time and hope this can become a yearly thing that we do! Hope all that weren't able to come will be able to come next year!!

Happy Birthday Chad!

So yesterday my brother turned 28! So this past weekend my mom ,myself, Corey, my dad , and Renetta all went down to Arkadelphia to his home to spend the day with him and have a birthday party! He was so excited to see us, and of course mom had to have pictures of us!

Singing Happy Birthday in sign language

I know he had such a great time and was so happy to see all of us! I hope he had a wonderful day yesterday!

Dad and Renetta got Married!

So a while back I posted about my dad getting engaged, so in October they got married in a lilttle private church ceremony. It was perfect and their closest family got to be there. Here are some pictures.

You may now kiss the bride!

The bride and groom with their sisters.

The bride and groom with me!

I am very excited and happy for them as they have started their life together. I could not have asked for a better stepmom! She is so great to my dad and my family! Welcome to the family Renetta!

The House: Finished with Bed/Bath

I know I know it has been a while! I still haven't gotten used to this whole blogging thing! Hopefully soon but we are some super busy people lol.  Well we have finished the master bathroom and bedroom of our house so here are some pictures of us finishing up!

This is when we got the lights up!

This is my finished room, bathroom, and closet!! I have to say my hubby did a great job! Cant wait for the rest of the house but fore now we are taking a break but will keep yall posted!

Work on the House

Since I have started school, the work on the house has slowed down alot.  Since last time I posted on it we have finished framing, taken out some walls, built some walls, wrapped the house to be ready for siding , put new doors in, and have started sheetrocking in the bedroom and bathroom.  Here are some pictures of what has been done!

Happy Rhythm's Reunion/ Mamaw's Birthday

So most of you know my Grandmother, she has been there for me my whole life and has been one of my best friends next to my mother.  She has been suffering with cancer in her bones for over a year now so she has been in bad shape lately.  Her birthday was this past weekend and she turned 73! Since she was the age of 12 she has been singing and playing the piano to gospel music and been in many gospel groups.  One that is known as a legend in our community is know as the Happy Rhythm's.  They were made up of some awesome people, singers, and musicians. Most people that know her, know her for her talent on the piano, she can play like no one I have ever heard, she is amazing. This year would have been 60 years my grandmother was involved in gospel music so the guys that sang in the Happy Rhythms decided to do a tribute concert for my grandmother, seeing how she has been in bad health and they didn't think she would be able to play or sing.  Well we told my grandmother about just having a concert and she was fine with that, she had no idea it was in tribute to her and all that she had done. She practiced for weeks and shocked us all by doing this and she did very well. So when Saturday night came for the concert there was a packed house of people waiting for a Happy Rhythm Reunion concert.  They sang a few songs which was wonderful!! Then they surprised my Mamaw by telling her that , that night was all about her and in tribute to her.  They had a slide show and everything to honor her.  She was so shocked and of course we all cried.  She is such an amazing woman and I am so thankful for this last chance to hear this group play.  After 12 years of not playing they had everyone crying and cheering because of there accomplishments and their amazing gift to praise the lord. Here are some pictures of the night!

I am so lucky to have a grandma like mine and I wish her the best Birthday ever!