tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83055532929797593152024-03-14T04:42:40.285-05:00Mama's Little TimeoutTaking a timeout to capture our lives.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger502125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-90448688003340379062012-10-27T23:09:00.000-05:002012-10-27T23:23:34.113-05:00Desensitized~ <div align="center">
It all started 2 years ago right after we moved to Albany. We caused quite a stir when we came here because of Jackson's peanut allergy and the need for the school to be peanut free for him to be safe. In the weeks before we moved I had called the school and talked with them about our situation and they took care of things before we ever set foot in Albany. They were amazing...however, from that point on whenever we would meet anyone new and introduce ourselves they would immediately say, "Oh, you are the ones with the boy with a peanut allergy." Yes...that is us. The family with the boy with a peanut allergy. Also known as the reason why your child can no longer eat a PB&J sandwich at school. </div>
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Everyone was very understanding of our situation, but for we hated that we were known that way. You see, for Jackson, it was dangerous for him to simply come in contact with something that someone who had eaten peanuts had touched. He didn't have to eat a peanut to have a life threatening reaction, he just had to touch a door knob, a keyboard, a table etc. that someone who had eaten a peanut had touched for him to be in danger. Most people didn't understand why their kid couldn't eat peanuts as long as Jackson wasn't eating them. It is hard to understand that simply touching something with peanut oil on it can cause a reaction. It was not a fun way to live. </div>
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A few months after coming here I was approached by another lady who's young daughter also had a severe peanut allergy. We got to talking and she mentioned that a friend of hers was going through a peanut desensitization program in Dallas. I had never heard of it before. We had always been told that there was nothing they could do for a peanut allergy. He would have it the rest of his life and it would get worse with exposure. I went home and immediately started looking into it. I scheduled an appointment for Jackson later on in the summer...and then I chickened out. This was so new and only being done in a few places across the country and that scared me. We were lucky that there was a place 3 hours away that was doing it, but I just wasn't ready to jump in and do it.</div>
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Over the next 2 years it became more obvious how hard this peanut allergy was going to be to deal with as Jackson got older. What about taking him to his first Texas Rangers baseball game? An event that should have been so exciting for him just caused a lot of anxiety because there were peanuts everywhere! Same thing when we took the kids to their first Texas A&M football game. The moment the lady behind us started shelling her peanuts, Jackson clammed up and went into panic mode. It was then that he looked at me and insisted we do the desensitization program that summer.</div>
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We had been dealing with his Peanut allergy since he was 1, but something about last year just made us realize that if we could, we needed to do this for him.</div>
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I started looking into it again and started calling doctors and reading blogs about the process. There wasn't a ton of information because it is so new but I found some pretty good resources. I booked appointments at 2 locations and decided to meet with both doctors and see which one I felt most at ease with. We finally decided on Southwest Allergy and Asthma in Denton because they just seemed more personal and the protocol was pretty much the same. Once we found out that our insurance would pay for the majority of it we decided to go ahead and have our other son Tyler who suffers from a severe egg allergy go through the program as well. </div>
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Tyler's egg allergy didn't have as big of an impact on his daily life. It was a pain to deal with, but if someone ate an egg around him it wasn't going to kill him. Both boys were diagnosed with an egg allergy at the age of 1 through a RAST test and Jackson was also found to be allergic to peanuts. Jackson has outgrown his egg allergy for the most part, but Tyler's has gotten worse over the years and he had started reacting to things that he had previously been OK with. We knew that if we were going to do it for one son we needed to do it for both. I called my friend who's daughter was also allergic to peanuts, (the one who had told me about this treatment) and told her we were going to do it and wanted to know if they wanted to do it with us. They decided to go ahead with it and we got it scheduled to start in June of 2012.</div>
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The Oral Desensitization Therapy (ODT) basically tricks your body into tolerating whatever you are allergic to. You will never be cured from your allergy but you will be able to live a pretty normal life. On the first appointment the boys went in and had skin testing and blood work and we got an overview of the program. Once everything was in place we were scheduled for our RUSH procedure.</div>
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On the RUSH day the boys received increasing amounts of their foods (via peanut flour and egg flour) every 30 minutes until a maximum dose was reached. The nurse would come in and monitor the boys and take their vital signs every 15 minutes as we continued to increase their dose. We were at the office for about 6-7 hours on their RUSH day.</div>
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Once we had completed the RUSH procedure we then began the build up phase. The boys went home with their dose of peanut and egg that we had to give them every morning and every evening. We had to give this to them a minimum of 10 hours and a maximum of 14 hours apart. Ideally right around the 12 hour mark. The boys were put on a daily antihistamine (Zyrtec) and would do their dose twice a day for the week and then we would return to Denton the next week where they would increase the amount of the flour that they were getting and then we would continue on that dose. We had to limit their activity and not get them too excited for 2 hours after they would take their dose. This was pretty easy at night...not so much after their morning dose. We spent a lot of mornings this summer lounging around watching movies. You generally do this for around 16-20 weeks depending on how your child does with their dose during the week. There were some weeks that the boys would have issues and we would just maintain their current dose until their body adjusted to it and tolerated it better. It was a lot of driving. (3 hours there and 3 hours back) It was a lot of time spent in the doctor's office. (2 hours per visit on average). It was a lot of time spent measuring out their flour doses and mixing them up. Especially at the end with Tyler's egg flour. It was just like trying to mix play dough with grape juice and then have him drink it. Very nasty. He took it like a champ.</div>
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It has been a LONG process!</div>
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I am so thrilled to report that as of Thursday October 25th Tyler has graduated the program. He ate and egg and did great with it. He will now continue to eat an egg twice a day and take Zyrtec for the next 3 weeks. After the 3 weeks are up we will drop the Zyrtec and just eat an egg twice a day for the next week. After that week has passed we will go back to the allergist and repeat his skin and RAST test. He should be good to go and will just have to be on a maintenance dose of 1 egg every day for the rest of his life. (Can you imagine?) If he stops eating his egg he will become sensitive to it again and will be allergic to it again. I hesitate to use the term "allergic again", because the boys will never lose their allergy. </div>
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Jackson will always be allergic to peanuts and Tyler will always be allergic to eggs. They are just desensitized to the effects of them.</div>
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Thursday was also a big day for Jackson. He ate his first whole peanut! He still has 5 more weeks of buildup left but, HE ATE A PEANUT!!!</div>
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With him we are working up to 10 peanuts every day.</div>
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It was a very emotional day for me to see him reach into a baggie and touch something that previously would have caused him to have a serious reaction just from touching it. And he ate it!</div>
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I cried. He cried. We all got emotional. It was such a relief to see him get past that hurdle. It has opened up a whole new world for him. (and us) The stress of looking at every label, worrying about everything and everyone surrounding us and being the peanut boy just faded away. This is going to work! I just feel it! When Jackson is done with his program he is looking forward to to going to eat at Texas Roadhouse. The doctor said we could take him there once a month, but not to overdo it. He is beyond excited.</div>
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Unfortunately our friend's little girl ended up dropping out of the program after the first couple of weeks. She just had a mental block she couldn't get past. She was only 4 at the time. Very young. I don't know that Jackson could have completed the program at her age. Hopefully one day when she is older she will be able to go through it again.</div>
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I will update once Jackson has completed the program, but tonight I just wanted to get all of this down. All of the emotion. I am still in awe when I see Jackson open up a can of peanuts and pick one out to eat. His whole life has changed thanks to this program!</div>
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Tyler's too...Can you imagine having cake or cookies or pie make you sick? He is very happy and can't wait to have a piece of his Meme's pumpkin pie!</div>
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If food allergies are controlling your life I highly recommend you looking into the program. </div>
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Here is a link to where we are going:</div>
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<a href="http://www.swallergy.com/food-dens.html">http://www.swallergy.com/food-dens.html</a></div>
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There are several other helpful links to some of the studies on there as well.</div>
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And of course you know I took pictures of it all!</div>
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5:45am Headed out to our first appointment for testing and to learn about the program. </div>
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Skin testing for Jackson. </div>
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And Tyler! </div>
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All of the boys meds ready to go for the RUSH procedure. We have a lot of Epi Pens everywhere you could imagine as well as a large supply of Benadryl and Zyrtec! </div>
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The boys headed out for RUSH! </div>
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Jackson after having his very first dose of peanut. </div>
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Tyler after his first dose of Egg. </div>
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Relaxing in between doses on RUSH day. Their <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008GGCAVM/ref=gw_c1_4gfam2_kt?ie=UTF8&nav_sdd=aps&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=061DSK4BH218HZN55SZH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1404643762&pf_rd_i=507846">Kindle Fire's</a> saved us that day and have kept them entertained in the car and while we are at the Dr. each week. </div>
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A picnic in the procedure room. We couldn't leave the office so we had to eat there. </div>
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Jackson relaxing with his daddy. It was a long day.</div>
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Measuring out egg flour. </div>
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The kids being silly at one of their regular appointments. This was before our friend had to drop out.</div>
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The boys as we got near the end of the program.</div>
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Measuring out peanut and egg flour. On the weeks when I would have to measure out 2 amounts (like a pinch and a dash of peanut or a tsp. and 1/2 tsp of egg) it would take me about 45 minutes from start to finish to measure out their doses. I made sure we were being really exact and packing it in good. </div>
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Egg mixing. It was so nasty and smelled terrible. We would have to mix it with a little warm water to help dissolve it and them mix in grape juice to try to mask the taste. I don't know how Tyler would drink it. He almost never complained until the last week and then he was gagging on it. The peanut smelled wonderful. Like a grape PB&J sandwich! </div>
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Working on homework at his appointment. We have had to miss a day of school almost every week since it began. The boys go until 10 and then I pick them up and we head out to Denton for our appointment at 2:00. We usually get home around 7:00. </div>
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Playing a little mine craft on his <a href="http://kindle./">Kindle.</a> </div>
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Drinking his egg and grape juice. </div>
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That crazy moment when you have to go out and buy things that you previously wouldn't bring into your house! We had the peanut M&M's just in case he couldn't tolerate the regular peanuts. He did great without them. While we are still in the buildup phase they really want him to just eat a peanut with nothing else on it. Once we are on our maintenance dose he can do peanut butter or peanut M&M's.</div>
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Jackson holding a peanut in his hand just before eating it. </div>
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Not as bad as he thought it was going to be. All done and feeling great! This is the moment where I started crying. He did it!</div>
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Tyler ready to eat his scrambled egg. </div>
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It tastes good. </div>
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Tyler with the female Dr. Foster after eating his egg and graduating the program. We were working with a great husband and wife team. </div>
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He got a T-shirt to celebrate his graduation!</div>
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(BTW: It bothers me that it should say Got AN egg allergy?) </div>
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So happy to be done! So happy that we were able to do this for the boys!</div>
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And I'll leave you with these fun facts for Tyler's treatment:</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/18px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">120 hours spent driving,</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/18px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">65 hours in dr office,</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/18px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">12 hours spent making and mixing doses,</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/18px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">$1,400 in dr fees & co-pays,</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/18px "lucida grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Having Tyler thank God in his prayers for finally being able to eat an egg...PRICELESS!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br />
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We started the summer of 2012 off with Jaci's first dance recital. She had taken dance in Lockhart but we moved before the recital and didn't get to do it. She was so excited about it!</div>
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Pretty tight rope walker! </div>
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Jaci and her friends.</div>
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Tap routine...All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth. </div>
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We added a kitty to our family. </div>
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Of course they love Alli too!</div>
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I tortured my nephew by putting him in a basket for his one year pictures.</div>
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(His mama made me do it!) </div>
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We celebrated Tyler's birthday! </div>
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And Reed's birthday!</div>
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And then there was Fandangle...</div>
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Fandangle is a big outdoor musical that the people of Albany put on each summer. It is a HUGE production! It takes up a lot of time and there are months of practice but it is amazing. This was the first year the kids were in it. They loved it! </div>
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Square dancing. </div>
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Jaci was a little devil. </div>
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The boys were bobcats and bearcats. </div>
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Jaci was an Indian Flower. </div>
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Relaxing backstage with daddy. </div>
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More dancing. </div>
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Tyler and his partner Cambree. </div>
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All of the people are local people who volunteer. </div>
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Little Devils. </div>
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Little Devil </div>
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Bearcat </div>
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Bobcat </div>
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My Indians </div>
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We went through Lockhart and stayed with Gale for a night. </div>
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The kids love it there and miss it so much. </div>
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Meme spent a lot of time taking the kids out Kayaking and fishing. </div>
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She is pretty awesome! </div>
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She would take one kid out for a couple of hours and then come back and get the next kid and then the next. </div>
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It was a lot of work! </div>
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This is the view from the camper. It is so relaxing! </div>
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Kayaking is tiring. </div>
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When they weren't on the water, they were pretending to be... </div>
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We spent the 4th of July at the beach. </div>
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Playing in the water and fishing. </div>
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The rest of the summer was pretty much a blur. After we returned from the coast I went to my first Premier Designs National Rally. It was amazing and made me so proud to be a part of this amazing company. After Rally I had a couple of Dr appointments and it was determined that I had a bulging disk and bone spurs on my spine and they were doing a lot of nerve damage and I had to have surgery on my neck the next week. I had a C-Spine Fusion on July 24th and that pretty much took me out for the rest of the summer.</div>
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I have no idea why she decided to walk the dog to the mailbox without shoes on. It was a sight to see her being pulled through the yard by the dog trying to stop and pick up the mail she had dropped. </div>
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We did a joint Birthday party for Jaci and Tyler in August. </div>
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All too soon the summer ended and it was time to head back to school.</div>
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This year I have a 4th grader and two 1st graders.</div>
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How is that possible? </div>
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We finished off the summer with a little dove hunting over Labor Day weekend.</div>
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Overall it was a good summer, full of Fandangle, weekly trips to Denton for the boys doctor, and fishing and swimming!</div>
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Next summer I just hope to avoid the surgery and sickness that ran through our house.</div>
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We took a trip to Nebraska to visit our family over Spring Break.</div>
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Here the kids are with their Great Great Aunt Sadie. She is 101 years old and still lives at home and drives to the horse races. She is an amazing woman. </div>
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With their Nebraska Cousins. I believe they are 3rd Cousins. </div>
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Visiting Uncle Charles at the farm for the mandatory Tractor ride.</div>
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Tyler wanted to go see where his family was burried. He sad down and traced the names on the stones. This is where my great grandma and grandpa Bruning are burried. I'm not sure why he insisted we go here but I am glad we did. </div>
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We went to Henderson for Easter.</div>
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Here all the men and boys are playing some baseball. It was pretty amusing. </div>
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Sweet Cousins. </div>
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Fun on the zip line. </div>
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Bringing the zip line riders back up the hill. </div>
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Jaci May </div>
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Tyler </div>
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We played a lot of Baseball and softball this Spring! </div>
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Tyler </div>
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We got a puppy named Alli! </div>
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Ty loves her! </div>
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We played more baseball! </div>
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And Softball... </div>
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Participated in the Spring Musical "Go West" at the Elementary School. </div>
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It was a very busy Spring with all 3 kids having multiple activities. I didn't realize how busy things were going to get for us. There were some nights that all 3 kids had games at diffirent times. Jaci's games were in Abilene so that added another interesting twist to the schedule. The parent's of the 3rd Grade kids were also in charge of the sets for the musical. Let's just say it was a lot of work! I'm happy we survived it and to be honest I'm not really looking forward to it again next year. I love the sports...I love watching the kids play...I just hate us never being home!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-49660817135036832452012-01-19T20:45:00.000-06:002012-01-19T20:45:56.287-06:0019/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AoZR3_sx-KE/TxjSQQSJwpI/AAAAAAAAE3c/NaE87eQZFtQ/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AoZR3_sx-KE/TxjSQQSJwpI/AAAAAAAAE3c/NaE87eQZFtQ/s400/031.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today was just one of those beautiful days that you just want to soak in and enjoy every last second of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every day should be like this! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-McSbxc5Z-Eo/TxjSThHVpgI/AAAAAAAAE3k/Xnfri3eJ9iw/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-McSbxc5Z-Eo/TxjSThHVpgI/AAAAAAAAE3k/Xnfri3eJ9iw/s400/043.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We even let the kids hold of on homework tonight so that we could hang out outside and cook out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Homework for 3 kids consumes our evenings and a lot of nights there is very little time to go do anything fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight we just enjoyed it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RODkpCom6Cs/TxjSWZslRBI/AAAAAAAAE3s/dC8PF4Tur8Q/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RODkpCom6Cs/TxjSWZslRBI/AAAAAAAAE3s/dC8PF4Tur8Q/s400/046.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is also so special because it is my nephew Rhett's 5th birthday and also the 5th anniversary of my mom finding out she had breast cancer. I am so thankful that my mom is completely healthy! Those are 2 great reasons to celebrate today and enjoy such a wonderful evening. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sa-0JJl2S1g/TxjSdYdO_bI/AAAAAAAAE30/OGe5tsgiy7g/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" nfa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sa-0JJl2S1g/TxjSdYdO_bI/AAAAAAAAE30/OGe5tsgiy7g/s400/057.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Random fact...I love taking pictures of Winter tree branches. I think they are so interesting when taken just at the right time of the evening. I am so ready for Spring to get here, but tonight I am enjoying this wonderfully warm Winter's night.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-46488670140264958812012-01-18T22:27:00.000-06:002012-01-18T22:27:10.745-06:0018/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C55AkdzlNak/TxeaPYlfJyI/AAAAAAAAE28/N8MecNrMvz8/s1600/049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C55AkdzlNak/TxeaPYlfJyI/AAAAAAAAE28/N8MecNrMvz8/s400/049.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today Jaci wasn't feeling well so she stayed home with me. I had a parent/teacher conference with her teacher so I was able to pick up her school work. By this afternoon she was feeling well enough to work on it and REALLY wanted to go outside and play with the boys. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R18mSwxVJQo/TxeaVZ654gI/AAAAAAAAE3E/CBCN06XBQBM/s1600/058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R18mSwxVJQo/TxeaVZ654gI/AAAAAAAAE3E/CBCN06XBQBM/s400/058.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were so happy it was nice outside so that they could get out there an play. Jackson LOVES his basketball goal that he got from Santa! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Use34QBqFQU/TxeacFvnjDI/AAAAAAAAE3M/RhMs7-xKqQs/s1600/063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Use34QBqFQU/TxeacFvnjDI/AAAAAAAAE3M/RhMs7-xKqQs/s400/063.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you think I should tell Tyler that he is doing it all wrong??? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OS5ZiSzde8s/Txeaf1FrgcI/AAAAAAAAE3U/zY-cRiAtlzM/s1600/066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OS5ZiSzde8s/Txeaf1FrgcI/AAAAAAAAE3U/zY-cRiAtlzM/s400/066.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By this evening when American Idol came on my little preformer was ready to go and had to sing a few songs for us. The boys wouldn't play along. They are no fun. :(</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-56957347520225427892012-01-18T22:20:00.000-06:002012-01-18T22:20:37.840-06:0017/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-265t6tTo9y4/TxeZhRp4LRI/AAAAAAAAE2k/0f4KRtBtUpw/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-265t6tTo9y4/TxeZhRp4LRI/AAAAAAAAE2k/0f4KRtBtUpw/s400/042.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday we had hours of homework... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--GHgdkmdnD8/TxeZljnsCbI/AAAAAAAAE2s/mivMygzNl9A/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--GHgdkmdnD8/TxeZljnsCbI/AAAAAAAAE2s/mivMygzNl9A/s400/044.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A sick little girl... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AcCRTSw6ulA/TxeZoMHYwHI/AAAAAAAAE20/v4We_unfmh4/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AcCRTSw6ulA/TxeZoMHYwHI/AAAAAAAAE20/v4We_unfmh4/s400/045.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a snuggley little boy.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-61232254819845570022012-01-18T22:17:00.000-06:002012-01-18T22:17:26.605-06:0016/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DdTkx0OmeCE/TxeY5BNNCxI/AAAAAAAAE2U/GctPf5h-BNM/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DdTkx0OmeCE/TxeY5BNNCxI/AAAAAAAAE2U/GctPf5h-BNM/s400/039.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday was just a Monday...that is just about all I have to say about that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CzhF0dpdtbI/TxeY_PMk5fI/AAAAAAAAE2c/jqQMPtWTQHw/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CzhF0dpdtbI/TxeY_PMk5fI/AAAAAAAAE2c/jqQMPtWTQHw/s400/041.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In fact I don't even care to relive it so you just get pictures. :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-48823105258937580912012-01-18T22:14:00.000-06:002012-01-18T22:14:46.207-06:0015/365<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2e0JqwmT6wA/TxeWDJP5clI/AAAAAAAAE18/sCwjEHN7U5k/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2e0JqwmT6wA/TxeWDJP5clI/AAAAAAAAE18/sCwjEHN7U5k/s400/032.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Saturday night Rhett started throwing up over at my mom's house. It kind of put a damper on the fun day. By Sunday at lunch mom and I were both feeling a bit off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iaBOCFf8-90/TxeWJ0k0D-I/AAAAAAAAE2E/UVmqxAXzN6s/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iaBOCFf8-90/TxeWJ0k0D-I/AAAAAAAAE2E/UVmqxAXzN6s/s400/033.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
Thankfully I was able to make it home without anyone getting sick, but after supper the kids all started feeling a bit off as well. They all went to bed with buckets to be on the safe side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GrHJCyVzAKE/TxeWQq7A3JI/AAAAAAAAE2M/_NRyHu--KFA/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GrHJCyVzAKE/TxeWQq7A3JI/AAAAAAAAE2M/_NRyHu--KFA/s400/038.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully nobody got sick!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QEmA93TWXhs/TxeV9EP3oFI/AAAAAAAAE10/nDuh9dZoUac/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QEmA93TWXhs/TxeV9EP3oFI/AAAAAAAAE10/nDuh9dZoUac/s400/030.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a picture of CLEAN!!! bath water in Robert Lee. Can you believe how bad the water looks? Please pray for the town of Robert Lee. They are basically out of water. Their source of water, Lake EV Spence, is dry and they are working on getting a pipeline in to bring water to the people of Robert Lee. I am amazed at how this little community has pulled together to get this pipeline going. It is all volunteers putting it in. Say a prayer for this little town. Pray that the rains will come and replenish the lake and pray that they are able to get this pipeline up and running before they actually run out of water.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">(And no...You don't really feel clean after taking a bath in water like that. You itch and smell a bit and just feel dirty. Lotion after the bath is a must!) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This really makes me so thankful for what we have. Don't take good water for granted!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-1193472976373005312012-01-18T22:02:00.000-06:002012-01-18T22:02:08.596-06:0014/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vQE_ncDYKcw/TxeTaJR7xoI/AAAAAAAAE1M/AadZ6nPkM04/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vQE_ncDYKcw/TxeTaJR7xoI/AAAAAAAAE1M/AadZ6nPkM04/s400/021.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday we headed off to San Angelo for Rhett's birthday party. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SXFlsR16WkU/TxeTgm2CF8I/AAAAAAAAE1U/7Tp_gYSvx_g/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SXFlsR16WkU/TxeTgm2CF8I/AAAAAAAAE1U/7Tp_gYSvx_g/s400/022.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids had so much fun partying at Gattieland! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_C745TJ6eaY/TxeTmYKsoeI/AAAAAAAAE1c/qdTz-cEo-rM/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_C745TJ6eaY/TxeTmYKsoeI/AAAAAAAAE1c/qdTz-cEo-rM/s400/024.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the party we went and did a little shopping which had the kids less than excited. After the fun of Gattieland shopping was such a let down. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NPBPeVVOEqY/TxeTw_5DzvI/AAAAAAAAE1k/ih1-3l5aCA4/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NPBPeVVOEqY/TxeTw_5DzvI/AAAAAAAAE1k/ih1-3l5aCA4/s400/027.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our way back into Robert Lee mom told me about an interesting tree at the Robert Lee courthouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you spot what is so special about this tree? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uWImWruTllg/TxeT5DYp1OI/AAAAAAAAE1s/snrERJ9WwwQ/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nfa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uWImWruTllg/TxeT5DYp1OI/AAAAAAAAE1s/snrERJ9WwwQ/s400/029.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a prickly pair cactus growing in the tree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How crazy is that? Proof that cactus can pretty much grow anywhere!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-45741039102104409502012-01-18T21:51:00.000-06:002012-01-18T21:51:15.364-06:0013/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to regularly scheduled blogging...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XkZr6_WglNQ/TxeQ_SDknzI/AAAAAAAAE0c/amTWaiKK0BU/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XkZr6_WglNQ/TxeQ_SDknzI/AAAAAAAAE0c/amTWaiKK0BU/s400/006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Friday Jackson had his Awards assembly at school. He was so excited about finally getting his UIL medal. He won first place in Music Memory with a Perfect Paper! I was so proud of him! He worked so hard at it and it paid off! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I3f4Y1s5LCU/TxeRDXQeMCI/AAAAAAAAE0k/1RAy1U3uQnA/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" nfa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I3f4Y1s5LCU/TxeRDXQeMCI/AAAAAAAAE0k/1RAy1U3uQnA/s400/008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the members of his team. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kS96Cer7BEw/TxeRIrrWCrI/AAAAAAAAE0s/PG-lORWGUPs/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kS96Cer7BEw/TxeRIrrWCrI/AAAAAAAAE0s/PG-lORWGUPs/s400/012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jackson with his friends and medal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbxQoNp-EVE/TxeRLvHq6rI/AAAAAAAAE00/u3Z09rwsFR8/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" nfa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbxQoNp-EVE/TxeRLvHq6rI/AAAAAAAAE00/u3Z09rwsFR8/s400/014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After school and work we headed to Robert Lee for the weekend. The kids were so happy to get there and played so hard. Once they finally laid down they crashed hard! Mom and I cracked up at how Jaci was resting. She fell asleep on about 6 pillows. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fi5Ky1mXN5Y/TxeRQML5pZI/AAAAAAAAE08/bZS_eCuEV7Y/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fi5Ky1mXN5Y/TxeRQML5pZI/AAAAAAAAE08/bZS_eCuEV7Y/s400/016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mom's bedroom is being remodeled right now so she is short on beds. The kids don't mind at all. In fact they fight over who gets to sleep on the couch. Jackson won out on Friday night. There was so much going on around him and he was passed out! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aU3BGp_5JUw/TxeRU0tPYII/AAAAAAAAE1E/Yep7p9Z6n24/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aU3BGp_5JUw/TxeRU0tPYII/AAAAAAAAE1E/Yep7p9Z6n24/s400/019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tyler slept with me and he was wide awake until I made him lay still and shut everything off. He was so hyped up!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-58538362025014206042012-01-15T21:45:00.000-06:002012-01-15T21:45:46.379-06:00I'll be back...<div style="text-align: center;">I haven't forgot my posting. I was out of town this weekend and now I am not feeling well tonight. I will catch up on posting in the next day or 2 once I am feeling better.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-19857469827162174592012-01-12T21:10:00.000-06:002012-01-12T21:10:26.596-06:0012/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w8u0D8JvWZM/Tw-fX7Gmo_I/AAAAAAAAE0A/RRpNgrSvrlo/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w8u0D8JvWZM/Tw-fX7Gmo_I/AAAAAAAAE0A/RRpNgrSvrlo/s400/004.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight we did homework...Cleaned out my car... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UIVCLAxUkPM/Tw-fbaryDqI/AAAAAAAAE0I/a5kPmit9oRg/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UIVCLAxUkPM/Tw-fbaryDqI/AAAAAAAAE0I/a5kPmit9oRg/s400/006.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Packed to go to MeMe's house and watched wipeout...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yad9xxCJTJk/Tw-feYm5lQI/AAAAAAAAE0Q/sUEbpVxPPac/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yad9xxCJTJk/Tw-feYm5lQI/AAAAAAAAE0Q/sUEbpVxPPac/s400/007.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids are totally loving that show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Otherwise, they weren't too amused with our evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are so excited about our weekend at MeMe's, Rhett's party and seeing their cats. It should be a fun weekend.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-85217473602564723712012-01-11T22:28:00.001-06:002012-01-11T22:28:37.370-06:0011/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iBg_Iw2nuWk/Tw5f55wEl8I/AAAAAAAAEzo/5gKIX25lxU8/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" kba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iBg_Iw2nuWk/Tw5f55wEl8I/AAAAAAAAEzo/5gKIX25lxU8/s400/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This afternoon was completely crazy from the time I picked the kids up at school. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eQhFlP65Tds/Tw5f9bPijJI/AAAAAAAAEzw/YyNZi2Z67o0/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eQhFlP65Tds/Tw5f9bPijJI/AAAAAAAAEzw/YyNZi2Z67o0/s400/008.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the time I got them home from all of their activities it was time to get ready for bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-THa6E_p4S8U/Tw5gBNV296I/AAAAAAAAEz4/m8Q4e_1X7MA/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-THa6E_p4S8U/Tw5gBNV296I/AAAAAAAAEz4/m8Q4e_1X7MA/s400/010.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that we are back in the swing of things I have a feeling it is going to be totally crazy like this until school is out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Jackson is cracking me up with his faces...He always has. For some reason from the time he was a baby he always had the most interesting expressions. Tonight's picture of him was him not wanting me to take a picture and mocking me. Funny thing is I have a lot of pictures of him as a baby giving me the same look.)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-60640444957944937142012-01-11T22:13:00.000-06:002012-01-11T22:13:19.404-06:0010/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_xNpaR9vf3k/Tw5dMAFzvSI/AAAAAAAAEzg/ydOkY0esIbw/s1600/fire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" kba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_xNpaR9vf3k/Tw5dMAFzvSI/AAAAAAAAEzg/ydOkY0esIbw/s400/fire.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blogger wasn't cooperating last night and wouldn't let me upload a picture. I suppose it is a good thing because last night was totally crazy around here up until the kids went to bed and I didn't get a picture of the kids. I did snap a picture of our lovely fire last night as I kicked back with a glass of wine and finally relaxed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love having a fireplace.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-10345469329523097472012-01-09T20:56:00.000-06:002012-01-09T20:56:26.151-06:009/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RMZP9ohmFa8/TwunaumAUMI/AAAAAAAAEy8/aiHXTLddVrU/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RMZP9ohmFa8/TwunaumAUMI/AAAAAAAAEy8/aiHXTLddVrU/s400/003.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is cold and raining. We've got an awesome fire going in the fireplace and we are all snuggled up in the living room watching the BCS Championship game. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wvPDpm_sntM/TwuniFdRlYI/AAAAAAAAEzM/vRRhHm-Z-uY/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wvPDpm_sntM/TwuniFdRlYI/AAAAAAAAEzM/vRRhHm-Z-uY/s400/008.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this night...except for the football...but we are all snuggled in together warm and cozy. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hnRHjUmzn5g/TwunfQPn8QI/AAAAAAAAEzE/uxzdnEUckUI/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hnRHjUmzn5g/TwunfQPn8QI/AAAAAAAAEzE/uxzdnEUckUI/s400/006.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jaci feels the same way I do about the football. What is funny is that she did this all by herself. No prompting from mommy.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Y4x4d-ATtQ/TwunmyjsN0I/AAAAAAAAEzU/Hevl7RrS0ys/s400/009.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead of watching football she chooses to play on her iPod and listen to music.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">She is a lot like her mommy.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-87401827996600184032012-01-08T21:34:00.000-06:002012-01-08T21:34:49.249-06:008/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UQ8_-usm_bk/Twpfvgn_vmI/AAAAAAAAEyk/4AgZwYVai7Q/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UQ8_-usm_bk/Twpfvgn_vmI/AAAAAAAAEyk/4AgZwYVai7Q/s400/005.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today was a pretty low key day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ9OT2Sdxa0/Twpf0WwqcUI/AAAAAAAAEys/T8i28vmxovc/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ9OT2Sdxa0/Twpf0WwqcUI/AAAAAAAAEys/T8i28vmxovc/s400/007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was much needed. Amazing how you can be so tired after a 2 week vacation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k8LdODd8ty0/Twpf5SWuNUI/AAAAAAAAEy0/xzrrHcPB2-0/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k8LdODd8ty0/Twpf5SWuNUI/AAAAAAAAEy0/xzrrHcPB2-0/s400/009.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of us may have even stayed in our PJ's all day!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-88347452808337784732012-01-07T22:08:00.000-06:002012-01-07T22:08:52.962-06:007/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VVCbNT8rOWA/TwkTeUpdn4I/AAAAAAAAEyE/1qYAj_V_SRs/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VVCbNT8rOWA/TwkTeUpdn4I/AAAAAAAAEyE/1qYAj_V_SRs/s400/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight we decided to treat ourselves and eat really good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided we needed to have a grilled Caesar salad with our t-bone steak. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LOVE...LOVE...LOVE IT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jJCk6tGM_RI/TwkThQun9rI/AAAAAAAAEyM/9movWpeu-gM/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jJCk6tGM_RI/TwkThQun9rI/AAAAAAAAEyM/9movWpeu-gM/s400/006.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see it was delicious! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5isSD-xXqmE/TwkTk3TYa3I/AAAAAAAAEyU/tTUi_lPATAs/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5isSD-xXqmE/TwkTk3TYa3I/AAAAAAAAEyU/tTUi_lPATAs/s400/015.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After supper and bath time we decided to have a coke float as well! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vEcmbSY_ZvQ/TwkTnU-9a8I/AAAAAAAAEyc/oK8zY3z2UJE/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vEcmbSY_ZvQ/TwkTnU-9a8I/AAAAAAAAEyc/oK8zY3z2UJE/s400/018.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It hit the spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids have already asked if we could eat the same thing again tomorrow. :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-66014182883494837382012-01-06T22:48:00.000-06:002012-01-06T22:48:23.872-06:006/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IgjmD5AraVo/TwfMv2nxc0I/AAAAAAAAExk/liCRdahyfM8/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IgjmD5AraVo/TwfMv2nxc0I/AAAAAAAAExk/liCRdahyfM8/s400/008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I had to head back to work. :( It wasn't too much fun. After work Jaci's friend came home with us to have a sleepover. It is Jaci's first time having a friend stay over. She was so excited. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NYvxxg4e374/TwfM0FvJ0iI/AAAAAAAAExs/IvX0bkqhXZo/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NYvxxg4e374/TwfM0FvJ0iI/AAAAAAAAExs/IvX0bkqhXZo/s400/003.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came home and had a tea party and then decided to go to a movie. It was a fun night and both girls were so tired and fast asleep by 9:30. I didn't argue with them when they said they were tired. Of course they will probably be up bright and early, but at least we weren't up all night! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ju56D57yd0s/TwfM2V13LNI/AAAAAAAAEx0/mIGoLanU-i0/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ju56D57yd0s/TwfM2V13LNI/AAAAAAAAEx0/mIGoLanU-i0/s400/006.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jackson headed out for a sleepover at one of his friends houses. It is his first time to sleep away from home other than when he has stayed with family. He was pretty excited. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LQVuFjG0tS4/TwfM4wn7I2I/AAAAAAAAEx8/VCKXw59quzY/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LQVuFjG0tS4/TwfM4wn7I2I/AAAAAAAAEx8/VCKXw59quzY/s400/007.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tyler stayed in with Jacob and wanted to cook out steak. This boy has the right idea! I wish I had stayed in and had steak with them. The weather was beautiful and perfect for cooking out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are looking forward to a low key weekend ahead. I need a day or two to recover from our busy vacation!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-56723587952738639312012-01-05T21:02:00.000-06:002012-01-05T21:02:01.932-06:005/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Kv8NwUu3YA/TwZiCQWLvuI/AAAAAAAAExM/iVB2UeI178o/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Kv8NwUu3YA/TwZiCQWLvuI/AAAAAAAAExM/iVB2UeI178o/s400/012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meet Tiana...She decided to pose for a picture today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jaci LOVES her fish. Any time I walk into her room I can usually find her standing on her stool checking out her fish. Have I mentioned that Tiana is a boy...Jaci decided that we could just change that, so in her mind Tiana is a girl! LOL! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q_RSjPYcZuw/TwZiGuADd0I/AAAAAAAAExU/G6KEMs348Yw/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q_RSjPYcZuw/TwZiGuADd0I/AAAAAAAAExU/G6KEMs348Yw/s400/021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly the kids had to start back to school today. It was fun having them home the past 2 weeks. They weren't too happy about having to get out of bed this morning. I can't blame them. I am not too thrilled about having to go back to work tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qrOeUCWHaW4/TwZiKwXftuI/AAAAAAAAExc/pa_3XUh1ONU/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qrOeUCWHaW4/TwZiKwXftuI/AAAAAAAAExc/pa_3XUh1ONU/s400/025.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jackson especially hated having to go back to school and the homework that came with it. Today they were running late getting to the bus and Jackson left one of his homework papers on his desk. He has cried on and off all night and is just worried sick that he is going to have to stay after school tomorrow. I feel bad for him. What a harsh way to have to start back to school. :(</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-45412009568379699442012-01-04T22:12:00.000-06:002012-01-04T22:12:11.612-06:004/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U5Wj74L0qXE/TwUhSFBI4sI/AAAAAAAAEww/Sn-vc2Bc92Q/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U5Wj74L0qXE/TwUhSFBI4sI/AAAAAAAAEww/Sn-vc2Bc92Q/s400/008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm happy to say we all survived the big sleepover last night. The little kids were up and ready to go around 7:30. The big kids didn't wake up until around 8:15. Needless to say Jackson was dragging a bit today. He had is 9 Year WCC today. He is 4'6" and 72 pounds. He is in the 80% in weight and 75% for height. He has been right around that mark since he was born so he is at least following his growth curve. The doctor did mention that he hasn't gained any weight over the past 1.5 years. In fact he has been losing it. Not a huge thing because he is a good size but it is a little odd that as he has grown he hasn't gained anything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AQlMgyA1-e4/TwUhWnGF_qI/AAAAAAAAEw4/ByhJfsU3acM/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AQlMgyA1-e4/TwUhWnGF_qI/AAAAAAAAEw4/ByhJfsU3acM/s400/002.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I took Jackson to his appointment, the little ones stayed home with Jacob. They were excited for me to get home, but not excited when I started pulling out backpacks and getting them ready for school tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NjIuIJFIh8s/TwUhajgHUzI/AAAAAAAAExA/L6du4USAQWc/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NjIuIJFIh8s/TwUhajgHUzI/AAAAAAAAExA/L6du4USAQWc/s400/001.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am not excited either. Certainly not ready for them to go back. This Christmas vacation has been so nice!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-19395416053529827982012-01-04T00:45:00.000-06:002012-01-04T00:45:48.013-06:003/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ysg4Op_DwZ0/TwPysQl8mnI/AAAAAAAAEvU/TybY4YHQo84/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ysg4Op_DwZ0/TwPysQl8mnI/AAAAAAAAEvU/TybY4YHQo84/s400/006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sleepover craziness... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhOAnJubI1I/TwPyz9TXB8I/AAAAAAAAEvc/OC2Bm2NnONE/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhOAnJubI1I/TwPyz9TXB8I/AAAAAAAAEvc/OC2Bm2NnONE/s400/008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It started with adding 5 boys to our bunch of kids. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4beFr2ZaRh0/TwPy77tbvnI/AAAAAAAAEvo/MkmsJEtiHP4/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4beFr2ZaRh0/TwPy77tbvnI/AAAAAAAAEvo/MkmsJEtiHP4/s400/011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Throw in some football... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GKX1o_ZCyDE/TwPzEGaGFzI/AAAAAAAAEvw/JEEUGQIYsgQ/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GKX1o_ZCyDE/TwPzEGaGFzI/AAAAAAAAEvw/JEEUGQIYsgQ/s400/015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hot dogs and S'mores by the campfire... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9D-oDzTk-X4/TwPzVzl4DqI/AAAAAAAAEv4/9R3rG7cSfJw/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9D-oDzTk-X4/TwPzVzl4DqI/AAAAAAAAEv4/9R3rG7cSfJw/s400/017.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some basketball and a little more football... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mEpYxQnq9Nk/TwPzZSPuS7I/AAAAAAAAEwA/Na6UXWFvQbo/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mEpYxQnq9Nk/TwPzZSPuS7I/AAAAAAAAEwA/Na6UXWFvQbo/s400/027.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Late night bike riding with headlights... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0-xEvJ1uCQI/TwPzeHIYu2I/AAAAAAAAEwI/ByqrzTIjv-g/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0-xEvJ1uCQI/TwPzeHIYu2I/AAAAAAAAEwI/ByqrzTIjv-g/s400/030.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u41GcYG82uM/TwPzhzsQe5I/AAAAAAAAEwQ/WRZrPLChkd0/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u41GcYG82uM/TwPzhzsQe5I/AAAAAAAAEwQ/WRZrPLChkd0/s400/034.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--yokNENtkS4/TwPzlfaCVYI/AAAAAAAAEwY/q8QKdITBeL8/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--yokNENtkS4/TwPzlfaCVYI/AAAAAAAAEwY/q8QKdITBeL8/s400/040.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we ended our night with some X Box football and kinect sports. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g9K6wCzwYJ4/TwPzsCTihXI/AAAAAAAAEwg/VquARIqCGQM/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g9K6wCzwYJ4/TwPzsCTihXI/AAAAAAAAEwg/VquARIqCGQM/s400/041.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would say the night was a great success. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-35544021143360919972012-01-03T00:04:00.000-06:002012-01-03T00:04:32.143-06:002/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yNc26mB1M44/TwKWmW8uaBI/AAAAAAAAEu4/juRl06yQP54/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yNc26mB1M44/TwKWmW8uaBI/AAAAAAAAEu4/juRl06yQP54/s400/015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You might remember last year when we happened to have a string of fish deaths in our household. As in we had 5 fish die in about a week. The kids took it pretty hard but none more than Tyler. He has even gone as far as to say that he would like to die and go to heaven to see his fish Huggy Bear. (He is a bit extreme!) The fish wasn't that great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tlRCh2N8Cm4/TwKWrY-Yy3I/AAAAAAAAEvA/DFgjUyWCju8/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tlRCh2N8Cm4/TwKWrY-Yy3I/AAAAAAAAEvA/DFgjUyWCju8/s400/016.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After all of the fish died, Jacob and I decided that the fish didn't like the little house. (Who could blame them!) We told the kids that we weren't going to get them another fish while we still lived there and they eventually were OK with it. Once we moved here we haven't had a lot of fish talk until this Christmas when Tyler got a Go Kart from Santa that didn't really work well. He has been so bummed out over it so we decided to cheer him up and get him a fish. He loved the plan! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tayJe_GY9Ag/TwKWx3ThJ7I/AAAAAAAAEvI/jNBugKKecpU/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tayJe_GY9Ag/TwKWx3ThJ7I/AAAAAAAAEvI/jNBugKKecpU/s400/017.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course the kid DRAMA that followed that decision was way over the top. After many tears we headed home with THREE new fish. Jackson has named his Aggie. Jaci has named hers Tiana (she has a frog decoration in her pink tank so it is like the Princess and the Frog). Tyler's fish is named Huggie Bear. Yep...He named it the same thing. Let's just hope we can keep these fish alive because if I have to hear about how bad life is because Huggie Bear has died I will probably lose my mind.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-67548711024254954782012-01-01T22:58:00.001-06:002012-01-01T23:02:31.190-06:001/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tiqcdmts_XM/TwE2I-XTBLI/AAAAAAAAEuU/vNm_w2_zi2U/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tiqcdmts_XM/TwE2I-XTBLI/AAAAAAAAEuU/vNm_w2_zi2U/s400/002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eeek...I got so busy today taking down all of our Christmas decorations that I almost forgot that I had big blogging plans this year. The little ones were already peacefully tucked into their beds and had been sound asleep for about 1.5 hours. Thankfully they stayed asleep when I snuck into their rooms to catch them snuggled in with their babies and stuffed animals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-41QlrdFN5Gk/TwE2O3gq4kI/AAAAAAAAEuc/CzTWrkBmsG4/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-41QlrdFN5Gk/TwE2O3gq4kI/AAAAAAAAEuc/CzTWrkBmsG4/s400/007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a lot of drama in our house today as I cleared out Jaci's room this morning. I took 3 full trash bags out of there of things to donate/sell/throw away. She handled it pretty well but once the boys saw what was going on they panicked. Tyler assured me that ALL of his animals were well loved and he couldn't part with any of them. I suppose that is why flat frog (who was Jackson's absolute favorite as a baby) was snuggling up with him tonight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YmvJGkQJH5M/TwE2RtuffbI/AAAAAAAAEuk/HS9jAxg1fiY/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YmvJGkQJH5M/TwE2RtuffbI/AAAAAAAAEuk/HS9jAxg1fiY/s400/008.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jackson was still up going back and forth between the Cowboys game and playing his xbox. He was very torn between the 2 tonight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e74W33BKrw4/TwE2VlKpEBI/AAAAAAAAEus/AaoMPxiTCzc/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e74W33BKrw4/TwE2VlKpEBI/AAAAAAAAEus/AaoMPxiTCzc/s400/018.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I mentioned earlier, we took down all of our Christmas decorations today. I always hate when we go back to regular decorations. They are just so boring. Once Christmas is over and I have to take them down I am so ready for Spring to get here. I hate to wish the months away like that but January is always such a blah month. I did enjoy a last bit of Christmas cheer by having a cup of White Hot Chocolate tonight! It is fabulous! My mom stuffed them in our stockings this year and they are to die for! I do get to look forward to Gale coming up to see me this month and a trip to my mom's house for my nephew Rhett's birthday party. I think Jacob's parent's are even planning a trip in this month so we should stay busy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you all had a wonderful first day of 2012!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-9196287700155937092012-01-01T00:49:00.000-06:002012-01-01T00:49:51.053-06:0012.31.11 Reflections on 2011<div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center">Clearly I have been a complete blog failure this past year. I really had the best of intentions, but I haven't made it a priority like I did the year I posted every day. I am sad that I don't have all of the little details posted on here. It is so much fun to look back on them. Like tonight for instance...we were talking about going and having another Kinect bowling challenge and Jaci blurted out, "You don't want to come and take a piece of this!" I do love all of their cute little sayings. I am going to attempt to do the 365 Photo challenge again in 2012. Maybe it will just be an every other year thing. :)</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDNQog7K-xs/Tv_7VkwiJ7I/AAAAAAAAEts/aNx4r6m-D3Q/s1600/398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VDNQog7K-xs/Tv_7VkwiJ7I/AAAAAAAAEts/aNx4r6m-D3Q/s400/398.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Looking back on our year I am just a little sad to see it coming to a close. This has been a pretty amazing year and as I sit here tonight I can't help but feel so blessed at how far we have come in a year. Last year I was just grasping for anything to get me through and this year has been less about survival and more about making a life here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7GjPOQ3S6z4/Tv_5sdHdMMI/AAAAAAAAEs0/QVa15kn2Dc4/s1600/914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7GjPOQ3S6z4/Tv_5sdHdMMI/AAAAAAAAEs0/QVa15kn2Dc4/s400/914.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Last day at the little house!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I feel so blessed that we have a home here. OUR home. A place where we are making memories and working to make it the place we have dreamed of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Dw9oZILT2I/Tv_6UzaF8wI/AAAAAAAAEtI/JjD2MJ29Mu4/s1600/259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Dw9oZILT2I/Tv_6UzaF8wI/AAAAAAAAEtI/JjD2MJ29Mu4/s400/259.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Baking Christmas Cookies!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iQWUCZe2LWU/Tv_6k-tA3qI/AAAAAAAAEtQ/5gHQX5Auo-k/s1600/321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iQWUCZe2LWU/Tv_6k-tA3qI/AAAAAAAAEtQ/5gHQX5Auo-k/s400/321.JPG" width="266" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Our Christmas Tree 2011)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sWXGqsyjmJc/Tv_604bDgUI/AAAAAAAAEtY/FpzsmygL2NQ/s1600/330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sWXGqsyjmJc/Tv_604bDgUI/AAAAAAAAEtY/FpzsmygL2NQ/s400/330.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div align="center">I feel so blessed that this year my children are thriving here. The love where we are at. They love their school. They love the friendships they are developing. They love having their own rooms. :)<br />
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(The boys at the Aggie game Sept. 2011)<br />
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(Kindergarten Scarecrows 2011)<br />
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<div align="center">I feel so blessed that Jacob and I have been able to relax and enjoy each other a little more this year. The stresses of the previous year took a toll on us, but this year we found happiness just sitting on our front porch in a rocking chair talking to eachother. (Usually while waiting to move the water on the grass.) It is exactly how I had invisioned us spending our time here.<br />
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<div align="center">I feel so blessed that our families are all doing well this year and that we have been able to spend time with them. We have loved having family and friends come and stay with us this year. I missed that last year. We simply didn't have room for anyone in the little house, but here we have plenty of room for everyone. It is wonderful. We also welcomed my sweet nephew to the family this year. It is so nice to have a baby around to snuggle again.</div><br />
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(My grandparents visiting from Nebraska.)<br />
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(Sweet baby Reed!)<br />
I feel so blessed that my friends and I have managed to maintain our friendships dispite the distance between us. True friends are rare and I know how lucky I am to have the people I have in my life. I also feel so blessed to be creating new friendships here. It is so nice to feel like I am finally making some wonderful connections with wonderful people.</div></div></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KKPhZqD_e6w/Tv_4yfpO0KI/AAAAAAAAEsY/x9Vi1lmjmrU/s1600/080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KKPhZqD_e6w/Tv_4yfpO0KI/AAAAAAAAEsY/x9Vi1lmjmrU/s400/080.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 2011 I have been blessed beyond belief!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9CA5vE2jSg/Tv_7FKA4yUI/AAAAAAAAEtg/JkSuaKhH2KQ/s1600/393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9CA5vE2jSg/Tv_7FKA4yUI/AAAAAAAAEtg/JkSuaKhH2KQ/s400/393.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>I look forward to seeing (and hopefully documenting) what 2012 has in store for us!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305553292979759315.post-87423322767230071342011-10-18T10:52:00.000-05:002011-10-18T10:52:40.665-05:00It's been awhile...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes...I realize it has been quite awhile since my last blog post. I have had several people mention that they miss the updates so I figured I better catch everyone up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I left off with Tyler being sick. Then I got really sick with double pneumonia which I just haven't been able to shake. My energy level is so low that by the time I get the kids to bed and pick up I am not thinking about blogging. I also started working 2 days a week and then the kids have SO MANY activities that we are just wiped out. I miss blogging. I am sad that I haven't been able to keep up the way I wanted to. I am really going to try to at least do a weekly recap because I love having it all down on here. And now for the mother of all blog posts. (And WAY more pictures...or me taking...than you probably care to see!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A1S3uo18fQE/Tp2HCW88QbI/AAAAAAAAEfs/On5aJtfu8ww/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A1S3uo18fQE/Tp2HCW88QbI/AAAAAAAAEfs/On5aJtfu8ww/s400/038.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated Jaci's 5th birthday by doing absolutely nothing. I feel so bad because I was planning on having her and Tyler a party together, but I was sick and just couldn't get it together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lcajZkM2KZ4/Tp2HY4fzrLI/AAAAAAAAEf0/lbV_VSiS3UI/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lcajZkM2KZ4/Tp2HY4fzrLI/AAAAAAAAEf0/lbV_VSiS3UI/s400/041.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did make a very sad attempt at throwing her a cake together. (I am NOT a cake decorator!) I was just going off of stuff I had in my cabinet so it wasn't too fancy at all. You know what?...She LOVED it! It was pink with a cat on it and you can't go wrong with that combination of things with Jaci.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ryj6fFd5j80/Tp2HvSRnSXI/AAAAAAAAEgA/QQee3sVvsXo/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ryj6fFd5j80/Tp2HvSRnSXI/AAAAAAAAEgA/QQee3sVvsXo/s320/047.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After Jaci's birthday we headed South to Lockhart. Jaci had an appointment with her urologist in Austin and I had won some tickets to Schlitterbahn, so we decided to make the most of her appointment and cram a lot of activities into 3 days. I also decided it would be the perfect time to go school clothes shopping at the outlet malls in San Marcos. Sadly the men in my life got sidetracked at Cabelas and my time at the outlet malls was limited to about an hour. We stayed with my dear friend Gale in their new guest cabin. It was perfect for us. The next day we headed out to Schlitterbahn. Gale and her daughter Alex came along to help us out which was a good thing because I was running a fever of 104 and thought I was going to die. They did the rides with Jacob and the kids while I stayed in the lazy river and tried to survive the day. By the way...Have I mentioned that I have the best friends in the world? We finished off the night cooking out with Jake and Bonnie and more swimming at Gale's house. I stayed put on the couch and while everyone around me enjoyed visiting. Jacob hadn't seen Bonnie's husband Jake since we moved so they had a great time together. The next day Jaci had her appointment in Austin. We were hoping that this would be Jaci's last appointment since she has been doing so well since her surgery, but her ultrasound showed that her one kidney that has always been smaller didn't grow at the same rate as the other. It has always been smaller, but has always grown at the same rate as the other and this time it didn't. As a result of that we are going to have to continue monitoring it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NdOSGXQ-mEg/Tp2IGUJ2i5I/AAAAAAAAEgI/P5mttgIDirI/s1600/049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NdOSGXQ-mEg/Tp2IGUJ2i5I/AAAAAAAAEgI/P5mttgIDirI/s320/049.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After her appointment we took the kids to the Texas State History museum to see Tornado Alley at the Imax theater. When we left there we decided to take the kids to see the Capital. Jackson had always wanted to go and see it, but we never made it there while we lived in Lockhart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JDJj6KuHqw0/Tp2IdlQU1iI/AAAAAAAAEgQ/Ie8VDIy8F4I/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JDJj6KuHqw0/Tp2IdlQU1iI/AAAAAAAAEgQ/Ie8VDIy8F4I/s320/052.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They enjoyed it for about the first 5 minutes and then they were ready to go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UIgAMAxAMXw/Tp2Ih4TaXnI/AAAAAAAAEgY/zsjkRAspXyE/s1600/056E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UIgAMAxAMXw/Tp2Ih4TaXnI/AAAAAAAAEgY/zsjkRAspXyE/s320/056E.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shortly after returning home all 3 of my kids started school. :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LLHr1Od47_s/Tp2Ilx__aEI/AAAAAAAAEgg/bqwzTvCZjXE/s1600/060E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LLHr1Od47_s/Tp2Ilx__aEI/AAAAAAAAEgg/bqwzTvCZjXE/s320/060E.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jackson started the 3rd Grade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCMusG1IpJA/Tp2Iq0Q31zI/AAAAAAAAEgs/3Jhl-XPawn8/s1600/062E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCMusG1IpJA/Tp2Iq0Q31zI/AAAAAAAAEgs/3Jhl-XPawn8/s320/062E.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tyler started Kindergarten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l7WepWecMqs/Tp2IvPY6kyI/AAAAAAAAEg0/-dW8kVViJck/s1600/065E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l7WepWecMqs/Tp2IvPY6kyI/AAAAAAAAEg0/-dW8kVViJck/s320/065E.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jaci started Kindergarten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LeO5sy6eAgA/Tp2I0h-uX3I/AAAAAAAAEg8/Ec2WZHqaoC0/s1600/055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LeO5sy6eAgA/Tp2I0h-uX3I/AAAAAAAAEg8/Ec2WZHqaoC0/s320/055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have enjoyed Friday night football games cheering on the Albany Lions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bUu2ChkRigc/Tp2JIJOn80I/AAAAAAAAEhE/W-FzcAdvxoI/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bUu2ChkRigc/Tp2JIJOn80I/AAAAAAAAEhE/W-FzcAdvxoI/s320/004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N9S5StXrVgs/Tp2JuCIx5PI/AAAAAAAAEhU/ZJCLv-YGdfA/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N9S5StXrVgs/Tp2JuCIx5PI/AAAAAAAAEhU/ZJCLv-YGdfA/s320/003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mid September we headed to College Station to meet up with Bonnie and Jake and take the kids to their very first Aggie football game!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VOrDp2jFxoI/Tp2J_BSHa6I/AAAAAAAAEhc/n7vGmW8Cxzw/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VOrDp2jFxoI/Tp2J_BSHa6I/AAAAAAAAEhc/n7vGmW8Cxzw/s320/017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We decided to get the full experience and take the kids to midnight yell as well. They didn't quite know what to think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8felebIVcw0/Tp2KQin258I/AAAAAAAAEho/T3_ZuvOlDPU/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8felebIVcw0/Tp2KQin258I/AAAAAAAAEho/T3_ZuvOlDPU/s320/025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day we all loaded up and headed to the game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(They weren't excited at all!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FupqyqI2iQA/Tp2Kgwsz2UI/AAAAAAAAEh0/Fu8M0_clFk0/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FupqyqI2iQA/Tp2Kgwsz2UI/AAAAAAAAEh0/Fu8M0_clFk0/s320/035.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We experienced the kids yell practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qRbtHMJ6-vA/Tp2Kx5QT3dI/AAAAAAAAEh8/t8J1xaIGhRw/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qRbtHMJ6-vA/Tp2Kx5QT3dI/AAAAAAAAEh8/t8J1xaIGhRw/s320/038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Met Dave the head yell leader.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHK-EhSNIu0/Tp2LD7DJ6fI/AAAAAAAAEiE/ywkegdDPuZM/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHK-EhSNIu0/Tp2LD7DJ6fI/AAAAAAAAEiE/ywkegdDPuZM/s320/039.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">High fived the Aggie football players as the came into Kyle Field.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Jackson was on cloud 9!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aMIt7XCthcE/Tp2LWGRmqeI/AAAAAAAAEiQ/O2Z9-mSZ6Bk/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aMIt7XCthcE/Tp2LWGRmqeI/AAAAAAAAEiQ/O2Z9-mSZ6Bk/s320/048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharing the experience with the kids was priceless. They truly didn't know what to think of it all. There is no place like Aggieland on a game day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xTs8CZdL8w4/Tp2LuPjYUgI/AAAAAAAAEiY/ZwQYi3oteF8/s1600/049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xTs8CZdL8w4/Tp2LuPjYUgI/AAAAAAAAEiY/ZwQYi3oteF8/s320/049.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rT_zDqLHcqo/Tp2MqwxcqHI/AAAAAAAAEi0/rtfGCilb0n4/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rT_zDqLHcqo/Tp2MqwxcqHI/AAAAAAAAEi0/rtfGCilb0n4/s320/060.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids waved their 12th man towels and were so into the game!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sJbj9ubVzFI/Tp2M7CgCnnI/AAAAAAAAEi8/M9Tw7DxPTlU/s1600/067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sJbj9ubVzFI/Tp2M7CgCnnI/AAAAAAAAEi8/M9Tw7DxPTlU/s320/067.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The loves of my life...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8G848M2jZyY/Tp2NNBeEShI/AAAAAAAAEjI/G7EJOjKVkE4/s1600/077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8G848M2jZyY/Tp2NNBeEShI/AAAAAAAAEjI/G7EJOjKVkE4/s320/077.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the game and an Aggie win we headed down to the field to celebrate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A0YdPNNLH0Y/Tp2NeBO5nOI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/kf5qMiDfIGI/s1600/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A0YdPNNLH0Y/Tp2NeBO5nOI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/kf5qMiDfIGI/s320/079.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They thought it was so cool to be able to go onto the field.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oWdS-3Xyx44/Tp2NvBq1zEI/AAAAAAAAEjY/nDEOtsvDmvA/s1600/080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oWdS-3Xyx44/Tp2NvBq1zEI/AAAAAAAAEjY/nDEOtsvDmvA/s320/080.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our group of future Aggies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Skylar, Jaci, Tyler and Jackson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WbJGx-yhzEw/Tp2OBJ5IQKI/AAAAAAAAEjk/UOyfAIdGzKM/s1600/084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WbJGx-yhzEw/Tp2OBJ5IQKI/AAAAAAAAEjk/UOyfAIdGzKM/s320/084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k5HjomL9CDI/Tp2OTe9R1FI/AAAAAAAAEjs/3N4w9Uan1OU/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k5HjomL9CDI/Tp2OTe9R1FI/AAAAAAAAEjs/3N4w9Uan1OU/s320/015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took in the Homecoming parade in downtown Albany.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rZCpMYdGYjw/Tp2OpCr8dpI/AAAAAAAAEj0/hVhPPXb6Qps/s1600/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rZCpMYdGYjw/Tp2OpCr8dpI/AAAAAAAAEj0/hVhPPXb6Qps/s320/073.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys participated in Punt Pass and Kick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-egSsNTRk5cQ/Tp2PBXpc-lI/AAAAAAAAEkA/BERBUq5XOFo/s1600/081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-egSsNTRk5cQ/Tp2PBXpc-lI/AAAAAAAAEkA/BERBUq5XOFo/s320/081.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bEojm6OwemA/Tp2PX45qGhI/AAAAAAAAEkI/z0tFrnEhBPw/s1600/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bEojm6OwemA/Tp2PX45qGhI/AAAAAAAAEkI/z0tFrnEhBPw/s320/132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tyler and Jaci took their first big field trip to the Abilene Zoo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lbJKYi5SbwA/Tp2PwiRfzoI/AAAAAAAAEkQ/_Ly0pNvfvjM/s1600/179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lbJKYi5SbwA/Tp2PwiRfzoI/AAAAAAAAEkQ/_Ly0pNvfvjM/s320/179.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We just started Soccer. Tyler and Jaci are on the same team.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wz-4fuREtXg/Tp2QGz50QoI/AAAAAAAAEkc/x4geYU-DzsY/s1600/183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wz-4fuREtXg/Tp2QGz50QoI/AAAAAAAAEkc/x4geYU-DzsY/s320/183.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tyler scored a goal in his first game!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qIzKRxQosis/Tp2Qd_OSh3I/AAAAAAAAEkk/eWCnwmDFx1Y/s1600/177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qIzKRxQosis/Tp2Qd_OSh3I/AAAAAAAAEkk/eWCnwmDFx1Y/s320/177.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't have any pictures from Jackson's first game. It was at the same time as Jaci and Tyler's game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He did a great job though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-80yYXo2ZUkk/Tp2Q0_Ko9TI/AAAAAAAAEks/exKFh6n39t8/s1600/196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-80yYXo2ZUkk/Tp2Q0_Ko9TI/AAAAAAAAEks/exKFh6n39t8/s320/196.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We survived our first major Kindergarten project which was to make scarecrows and dress like scarecrows. It was a little intimidating at first but they turned out so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nGHsppDtFo0/Tp2RnF5D2NI/AAAAAAAAElA/r2-w8j1jySY/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nGHsppDtFo0/Tp2RnF5D2NI/AAAAAAAAElA/r2-w8j1jySY/s320/001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can tell the boys are really working hard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(And no...I didn't pose them like this. I walked out the front door to find them like this and had to run and get my camera.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OqvOn2aW7Lo/Tp2R6HYRBVI/AAAAAAAAElI/CM3atBcCCAs/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OqvOn2aW7Lo/Tp2R6HYRBVI/AAAAAAAAElI/CM3atBcCCAs/s320/014.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh...and during this time Jaci also got her ears pierced! She is growing up so fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EgNfHBLl5gc/Tp2SJUNo0RI/AAAAAAAAElU/ywqG5tOJemc/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EgNfHBLl5gc/Tp2SJUNo0RI/AAAAAAAAElU/ywqG5tOJemc/s320/009.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you just love her beautiful strawberry blond hair and freckles? She fixed her hair herself in these pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HUX8nlc0NHU/Tp2Saj7ARBI/AAAAAAAAElc/4xaYFzb4C-g/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HUX8nlc0NHU/Tp2Saj7ARBI/AAAAAAAAElc/4xaYFzb4C-g/s320/016.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that catches you up with what's been going on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am happy to say we have survived one of the hottest Summers on record and I am now sitting here with my windows open and a wonderful Fall breeze blowing through our house. It is Heavenly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you all are doing well and having a wonderful Fall!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0