February was a busy month for us! We had fun sending Blake to school for pancakes and pajamas day.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
February
Mutton Bustin' 2014
Blake now has his very own claim to fame! He competed in Mutton Bustin' at the Rodeo this year and did awesome! He scored the 2nd place score and had so much fun.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Happy for 2014!
December was a fun month! As displayed by Miss Priss below....
This girl has so much spunk! She makes us laugh everyday. Where did she learn such attitude?
Blake and Chris at Blake's first ever Spurs game- they lost. 😕
Elfie returned for the month of December and boy was he fun!
An arctic blast came thru the first weekend of December- the same time as a big soccer tournament. Hunter's team played incredibly and ended up 2nd place. We froze our tails off out there but it really was a fun fun weekend!
Sha Sha and I took Emily to the Nutcracker Tea. It was so much fun and she loved every minute.
The girls...
Hunter turned 8! Seriously. 8 years ago? How has this happened? It deserves a post on its own but for now, can I just say that the past 8 years have been the greatest of my life. I'm not the same person as I was when I brought him home- we have grown up so much together. I wouldn't trade a single second- in fact, I would repeat every single one just to linger in this time a little longer. The thing is, that isn't possible so I will just look ahead fully anticipating the joy to just increase and increase as he grows into the young man God has created. I am one blessed mommy!
Wiped out from the festivities- Elfie took a break after the 7th annual Santa party. Whew!
Sweet bailey got sick, sick, sick and spent 4 days in the animal hospital. We almost lost him. So grateful he is doing well now.
Home again.
Perking up
So fashionable!
New Year's Eve at the Lasswell's- here we come! Such a blast to ring in 9:30 with fun and dear friends.
Fireman Blake at a birthday party! HBD Hudson!
Same day fun for Emily! HBD Emme!
Bethel worship night with best friends and the guys were all dressed in purple. Clothed in royalty!
The greatest event of 2014....the healthy arrival of Lauren's twins! What joy to celebrate these two!
And now, hitting the ground running with VBS- it's my favorite!
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This girl has so much spunk! She makes us laugh everyday. Where did she learn such attitude?
Blake and Chris at Blake's first ever Spurs game- they lost. 😕
Elfie returned for the month of December and boy was he fun!
An arctic blast came thru the first weekend of December- the same time as a big soccer tournament. Hunter's team played incredibly and ended up 2nd place. We froze our tails off out there but it really was a fun fun weekend!
Sha Sha and I took Emily to the Nutcracker Tea. It was so much fun and she loved every minute.
The girls...
Hunter turned 8! Seriously. 8 years ago? How has this happened? It deserves a post on its own but for now, can I just say that the past 8 years have been the greatest of my life. I'm not the same person as I was when I brought him home- we have grown up so much together. I wouldn't trade a single second- in fact, I would repeat every single one just to linger in this time a little longer. The thing is, that isn't possible so I will just look ahead fully anticipating the joy to just increase and increase as he grows into the young man God has created. I am one blessed mommy!
Wiped out from the festivities- Elfie took a break after the 7th annual Santa party. Whew!
Sweet bailey got sick, sick, sick and spent 4 days in the animal hospital. We almost lost him. So grateful he is doing well now.
Home again.
Perking up
So fashionable!
New Year's Eve at the Lasswell's- here we come! Such a blast to ring in 9:30 with fun and dear friends.
Fireman Blake at a birthday party! HBD Hudson!
Same day fun for Emily! HBD Emme!
Bethel worship night with best friends and the guys were all dressed in purple. Clothed in royalty!
The greatest event of 2014....the healthy arrival of Lauren's twins! What joy to celebrate these two!
And now, hitting the ground running with VBS- it's my favorite!
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Sunday, December 1, 2013
The Thanksgiving Adventure
Elfie, our Elf on the Shelf, arrived last weekend. We had just finished the last touches on the tree when he suddenly appeared while we were eating dinner. The kids were a little more than excited to see him.
He came with a special surprise....train tickets for our own Thanksgiving adventure. The train was leaving the station at 0600 hours on Tuesday morning.
We boarded our first Amtrak train experience in SA bright and early on a cold, cold morning. The kids were great sports about standing out in the freezing cold temps waiting for the boarding call. We had so much luggage and only Chris and I were really able to handle it all- needless to say, being over-packers was a bit of a hinderance on this trip.
Excited boys!
Little turkey girl!
Me and my seat-mates.
Once in Waco, we warmed up with a lunch at Chewy's and ventured out for a little Christmas perusing at Toys r Us. Emily was smitten with this little gem.
No trip to Waco is complete without a trip to the exotic pet store- here is Blake holding a legless lizard (aka snake if you ask me and Ick!)
Ewwwwww!
We had a good two days before the rest of the crew was there so we had a good time just running around and playing at the house. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving day at Steve and Kathy's. more pics are on my phone of that fun day.
Friday- we hit the road after lunch for Fort Worth....
We had a great weekend at Brandon and Summer's and the kids just played nonstop. We ha a fun dinner at one of their favorite neighborhood spots, visited by the fire, had yummy breakfasts of tacos and donuts, lots of animal playtime, cousin games and silly antics....the fun was endless.
Saturday we geared up in team colors to head to the Baylor/TCU game. After some tailgate time we made our way to the top (and seriously it was the TOP) of the stadium and enjoyed the first half. Then we spent the rest of the game at the tailgate and were relieved later when we found out it was a Baylor victory!
Kids in their purple- only Emily was in BU green and gold.
Sunday we made our way back to Waco and boarded the train for our last leg.....
....which is where I am writing from. Hoping its a quick trip- we are ready now to be home.
We are SO thankful for our family, such a fun week, our fun travel arrangements, and just getting to spend such a wonderful week with each other. We couldn't ask for more!
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He came with a special surprise....train tickets for our own Thanksgiving adventure. The train was leaving the station at 0600 hours on Tuesday morning.
We boarded our first Amtrak train experience in SA bright and early on a cold, cold morning. The kids were great sports about standing out in the freezing cold temps waiting for the boarding call. We had so much luggage and only Chris and I were really able to handle it all- needless to say, being over-packers was a bit of a hinderance on this trip.
Excited boys!
Little turkey girl!
Me and my seat-mates.
Once in Waco, we warmed up with a lunch at Chewy's and ventured out for a little Christmas perusing at Toys r Us. Emily was smitten with this little gem.
No trip to Waco is complete without a trip to the exotic pet store- here is Blake holding a legless lizard (aka snake if you ask me and Ick!)
Ewwwwww!
We had a good two days before the rest of the crew was there so we had a good time just running around and playing at the house. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving day at Steve and Kathy's. more pics are on my phone of that fun day.
Friday- we hit the road after lunch for Fort Worth....
We had a great weekend at Brandon and Summer's and the kids just played nonstop. We ha a fun dinner at one of their favorite neighborhood spots, visited by the fire, had yummy breakfasts of tacos and donuts, lots of animal playtime, cousin games and silly antics....the fun was endless.
Saturday we geared up in team colors to head to the Baylor/TCU game. After some tailgate time we made our way to the top (and seriously it was the TOP) of the stadium and enjoyed the first half. Then we spent the rest of the game at the tailgate and were relieved later when we found out it was a Baylor victory!
Kids in their purple- only Emily was in BU green and gold.
Sunday we made our way back to Waco and boarded the train for our last leg.....
....which is where I am writing from. Hoping its a quick trip- we are ready now to be home.
We are SO thankful for our family, such a fun week, our fun travel arrangements, and just getting to spend such a wonderful week with each other. We couldn't ask for more!
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Blake is 5!!
Our sweet Blaker-boo is 5 years old! How in the world can that be?
Seems like just yesterday we were anticipating his arrival day. He came in the midst of a stressful time- when Chris' mom was truly in the most dire circumstances. Chris had left only 3 days before our scheduled induction day to be by his mom's side as she underwent a very precarious heart surgery. She had been in a medically induced coma for 2 weeks at that point and the prognosis at that time was not very positive.
But on the joyous day of November 17, 2008, a precious baby boy arrived into our lives- a true "joy-bringer." And he continues to do that to this day- bring great joy to everyone who encounters him. It's such a gift to have him as our little boy!
We celebrated in true Blake form a few weeks ago. He had a joint party with Luke and we took 3 of their buddies to the AH football game. It was Blake and Luke's 3rd year to have a joint celebration. How could Cari and I have known that these two would be as inseperable as we dreamed?! Born 9 days apart, these two haven't known life without their best bud. It's been truly the greatest joy to watch them grow up and remain so close. I pray they always are.
At 5 years old, Blake is into dressing up. He is always in costume of some sort. It might be Spider Man one minute and a football player the next. He loves to go out in the back yard in full football regalia and play a one man game. He wears the helmet, jersey, padded football pants and has me tape in the shoulder pads. He has to be very authentic. So far we have TCU, UT, A&M and the AH Mules covered. We need a Baylor one!! (hint hint to the grandparents for Christmas!)
He and Emily are the best of buds and play so well together. In fact, our house is in constant upheaval due to their antics. There is a fort in one room, a picnic in the other, etc. I love to hear them playing together and watching them go along with each other's ideas. It's really the sweetest thing!
Blake can ride without training wheels. He decided a few months ago to try and worked on it one afternoon and mastered it in no time.
We also finally mastered spelling his name and writing it too! Big deal for Blake as learning letters has been especially hard for him.
He loves school- especially half days because he doesn't have to nap on those days!
Funny Blake story as of late.....
**Nancy told me that at school, Blake was running out to the playground one day and in his deep, raspy voice said, "Hey Luke, can we play somethin' not dirty today? My mom doesn't want me to get my shirt dirty." He was wearing a white button-up fishing shirt that day and Nancy said he spent all day tucking it in over and over. (For the record- I never asked him to keep it clean.) To hear her retell this is hilarious!
Seems like just yesterday we were anticipating his arrival day. He came in the midst of a stressful time- when Chris' mom was truly in the most dire circumstances. Chris had left only 3 days before our scheduled induction day to be by his mom's side as she underwent a very precarious heart surgery. She had been in a medically induced coma for 2 weeks at that point and the prognosis at that time was not very positive.
But on the joyous day of November 17, 2008, a precious baby boy arrived into our lives- a true "joy-bringer." And he continues to do that to this day- bring great joy to everyone who encounters him. It's such a gift to have him as our little boy!
We celebrated in true Blake form a few weeks ago. He had a joint party with Luke and we took 3 of their buddies to the AH football game. It was Blake and Luke's 3rd year to have a joint celebration. How could Cari and I have known that these two would be as inseperable as we dreamed?! Born 9 days apart, these two haven't known life without their best bud. It's been truly the greatest joy to watch them grow up and remain so close. I pray they always are.
At 5 years old, Blake is into dressing up. He is always in costume of some sort. It might be Spider Man one minute and a football player the next. He loves to go out in the back yard in full football regalia and play a one man game. He wears the helmet, jersey, padded football pants and has me tape in the shoulder pads. He has to be very authentic. So far we have TCU, UT, A&M and the AH Mules covered. We need a Baylor one!! (hint hint to the grandparents for Christmas!)
He and Emily are the best of buds and play so well together. In fact, our house is in constant upheaval due to their antics. There is a fort in one room, a picnic in the other, etc. I love to hear them playing together and watching them go along with each other's ideas. It's really the sweetest thing!
Blake can ride without training wheels. He decided a few months ago to try and worked on it one afternoon and mastered it in no time.
We also finally mastered spelling his name and writing it too! Big deal for Blake as learning letters has been especially hard for him.
He loves school- especially half days because he doesn't have to nap on those days!
Funny Blake story as of late.....
**Nancy told me that at school, Blake was running out to the playground one day and in his deep, raspy voice said, "Hey Luke, can we play somethin' not dirty today? My mom doesn't want me to get my shirt dirty." He was wearing a white button-up fishing shirt that day and Nancy said he spent all day tucking it in over and over. (For the record- I never asked him to keep it clean.) To hear her retell this is hilarious!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
What's new....
We got flocked! The kids were thrilled to have the flock for a night and a day. The Woodridge carnival is not too far away!
Hunter was student of the week and had Bevo home with him all week long. Hook 'em Bevo! Hey, how about those Baylor Bears??
Family campout at SACC! Always a great fun night!
Zoo dates with friends....and birds!
Fire soccer is in full force now! Fun to watch these boys play.
Blake had a special guest at his Blue Gator soccer game. He's having a great season so far. A couple of goals the first and second games and one at the most recent. Not that he cares at all....he's having fun no matter what!
My boys at the soccer fields. Great way to start a weekend!
Celebrating Uncle Blake's birthday!
Fun at Grimaldi's!
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Hunter was student of the week and had Bevo home with him all week long. Hook 'em Bevo! Hey, how about those Baylor Bears??
Family campout at SACC! Always a great fun night!
Zoo dates with friends....and birds!
Fire soccer is in full force now! Fun to watch these boys play.
Blake had a special guest at his Blue Gator soccer game. He's having a great season so far. A couple of goals the first and second games and one at the most recent. Not that he cares at all....he's having fun no matter what!
My boys at the soccer fields. Great way to start a weekend!
Celebrating Uncle Blake's birthday!
Fun at Grimaldi's!
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