tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82818798451203903352024-02-06T19:43:08.174-08:00Hunter & Haley's World!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-68872329642404227912010-08-05T21:28:00.000-07:002010-08-05T21:28:01.244-07:00New addiction?Yes, we do still exist! I haven't blogged in forever or kept up with my favorite blogs. I miss the blog world but just find it too difficult to spend time on our home computer. Hence the iPhone!!! Since last November I've had this lovely little device to stay connected in the palm of my hands. It was the key ingredient in learning to chase two cute little children and stay on top of things at the same time!<br />So how can I get back into updating our blog without locking myself in our guest room at home? Did you know...there's an App for that??? So, here I am just discovering blogpress. Oh the possibilities!<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-68278016171338944622009-11-24T20:37:00.001-08:002009-11-24T21:03:42.800-08:00So I haven't posted lately because I feel like I have to put pictures on here and never have time to upload them. But I'm getting really behind so here's a boring post with no pics...sorry! The kids are changing so much lately and growing up so quickly! Hunter has just started Fall Ball (T-ball). During his off time since he played last spring, I can count on one hand how many times he has got out the bat and glove to practice. We didn't really want him to play this fall as it would be really busy around the holidays. He insisted! So glad we did!!! He is SO much better and really growing into his body. He goes out there and has fun, pays attention, moves where the ball goes to catch it, runs after it quickly, throws to the appropriate base quickly, and actually has wonderful aim! All this he has figured out, along with help from the coaches, but we don't have to tell him what to do. He knows how the game is played now and is motivated to move quickly. In school he has learned to read many, many words and some books now, and is doing very well with Math. And best of all....he LOVES school! No whining about going. Gets off the bus each day saying school was "AWESOME!!!" We are so proud of him!<br />Little Haley is growing up to be quite the girly girl. She is going through a little phase lately of wanting to wear her tutu everyday and everynight. It doesn't matter what she's wearing, pj's, whatever...she wants the tutu slipped over it. She even sleeps in it. Some days she looks a little like Punky Brewster :) She flitters around the house all day pretending to be a ballarina, even humming her own music to dance to. She also may be seen dancing with her Barbie's or saying, "I'm Tinkerbell, I'm flying!" Haley may also prompt you at any time to put her tiara on because she is a "princess!" When we are out driving and I start to get close to the neighborhood she sometimes starts whining, "No go home, Haley no go home, I need to go shopping! I go Hobby Lobby, I go store." Last week she and I did a trial Mommy and Me class at gymnastics. She loved it! She was a little like a bull in a china cabinet though. Guess we need to work on waiting our turn and listening/waiting for instructions. She doesn't want to pause between each activity. She did do very well though on her first day almost mastering a forward roll right of the bat. She did pay attention to detail when doing each activity doing exactly as they told her, as far as putting her hands exactly in the right place, head tucked, feet in the right place, etc. So I guess we will be enrolling after Thanksgiving. Looking forward to a nice Thanksgiving with all of our family! And of course looking forward to a nice win over the Aggies right after!!! Happy Thanksgiving!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-81502664237509898722009-10-28T09:43:00.000-07:002009-10-28T10:19:06.355-07:00Minute Maid Park!Hunter's friend Ryan recently celebrated his 6 birthday at Minute Maid Park...home to the Houston Astros baseball team!!! It was a lot of fun and something I'm sure these boys will remember for many years to come. They had the party in one of the suites and got a behind the scenes tour. They even got to walk on the field, as long as they did not touch the grass. Hunter had fun playing in the dug out with his buddies. He actually left his cute little John Deer hat in the dug out :( We had a great time and what a beautiful day it was!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zQYAmEj7dmjxWEAI0d5lZHzyj258XfpyFP3KUOF2JydG6cns-XSkfaWV-rJcrdd7jgYMeBts7AUXaK3QrRkFlhDPbKKyfF29FYMF38fi12g8KJZAhWOh5cWUywrxmTPaHZ0fxuP07zWi/s1600-h/CIMG4495.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zQYAmEj7dmjxWEAI0d5lZHzyj258XfpyFP3KUOF2JydG6cns-XSkfaWV-rJcrdd7jgYMeBts7AUXaK3QrRkFlhDPbKKyfF29FYMF38fi12g8KJZAhWOh5cWUywrxmTPaHZ0fxuP07zWi/s400/CIMG4495.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397695150843817682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa4jPAWa0aRPcqWki0GzV1UXTgmx0FOaH3fBNnH7upqkFfCC0y8f4ILS6UJK9h8qXsFcLP5f_AekqCNVv71Y15k2579x-Fe93HI7Xzby6Zqmf97JjvNNkHso0KTRLIFN1OKzWorNjoWz5/s1600-h/CIMG4498.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhu1AMkPUt8tFeDczoTxMA9xlNWC0snalZqGorQU4zvXwWW0CjmOvytpRRH-RrA0VNlmZ6X2icW1xfiwM7T9fIZJ0VBF4SuCkIfBjFW1Y377XZym3Sa6VSOvM6lTXlq8557VhdqAyz3H4/s400/CIMG4547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397700628712544050" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-12635354014826467002009-10-28T09:15:00.000-07:002009-10-28T09:40:49.572-07:00Hunter's Special Visitors For Lunch!Hunter is settling into Kindergarten easier than we ever could've imagined. He seems to be thriving being at a larger school learning what is expected of him as an individual, and with his peers as a large group. He has gained a lot of responsiblity as well as knowledge. He is counting to 100 now all by himself. He is also reading about 30 words now and quickly adding to that. He illustrates small books at school with his own pictures, and brings them home and reads to us. We are SO proud of him and amazed by how quickly he is learning<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKREQoVsjiyYuhB-ZdfsMD6VaguFyyYLSe2b4vo3UwwGOC-cJRO9GsM8H3OzsRmJBFNO40ou4tSncDNdAhIj4dI1mkQS8cIT8kAsThwdbBxHz8Vk_j3WNTGThsFbzoh8EYfK7LnbKVoqUT/s1600-h/CIMG4475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKREQoVsjiyYuhB-ZdfsMD6VaguFyyYLSe2b4vo3UwwGOC-cJRO9GsM8H3OzsRmJBFNO40ou4tSncDNdAhIj4dI1mkQS8cIT8kAsThwdbBxHz8Vk_j3WNTGThsFbzoh8EYfK7LnbKVoqUT/s400/CIMG4475.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397689625394821554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRE6SMTAcamLNc9sOpsahpBn2Qwdk893Un1CC8N0MdMloWoWCl838RLIAJ8mxazCD5FTCN4ewudlE6E0lJl8XElm9_FjFT86aGS9bbqKshumpSCSiBIRGnMqA1KkdRsOfBei0sbANFU0JA/s1600-h/CIMG4477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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Let's go back to early October. Pam, Chuck, and Benjamin made it to Texas for a short visit to attend Dad and Debbie's wedding reception. Lot's of fun times were had by all. Benny got to meet his Grandmommy (Gee) and great Uncle Bill and great Aunt Rachel. The younger generation ruled the house and enjoyed lots of chasing and playing. Can't wait to get them all together again for Thanksgiving!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhVQCnineikXODLlMxP2GvW_GlCPeVeONIJpBb031U-WQRyntVhrIocmPd7WdlJpkXUDm1Wasa2X4LdVD2lLl3obDZB4Oheeb5WDYASBkBbquFAgX247iF9FXc03MXTedzi_RslPhaOEp/s1600-h/CIMG4383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhVQCnineikXODLlMxP2GvW_GlCPeVeONIJpBb031U-WQRyntVhrIocmPd7WdlJpkXUDm1Wasa2X4LdVD2lLl3obDZB4Oheeb5WDYASBkBbquFAgX247iF9FXc03MXTedzi_RslPhaOEp/s400/CIMG4383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397676659289609762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN8nYh2JPlXEiGFxnfIJWSh34lG05eX_DCz1-_zuBE383YbPsl9VwPy0fDM4KYjKMZwZxjnXWW29_ily_BsKsnUgXlKE3diNO2I1uFO06SM4_I4TvVsNriM4Tk6B0TX-FFiInnPyhGD7M/s1600-h/CIMG4382.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5B3tDR8lJZaMmOenXh6KT97jIfJlf0RJfRqlkVNC0zlBXaZKODRywNnTUr1H-UCuReZ0L4SVuXXFtV1OtmT2CmDy7XuHZeUTBIwwpsAMvk0wYeZJSCTvFAWkFFOwpVcsvekUc4sitfnco/s400/CIMG4400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397678601646522418" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-60898915350141420972009-10-12T08:19:00.000-07:002009-10-12T13:04:36.288-07:00Future UT Dance Team Girl!Haley has become quite the little dancer lately. Check out her new moves on this video. Poor Hunt man....he wanted to dance with her so bad but she just wouldn't pay him any attention.<br /><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-3d0db64e6a898618 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="3d0db64e6a898618"></OBJECT>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-8680702285481554402009-10-01T12:06:00.000-07:002009-10-01T12:33:18.364-07:00Sea World!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GbyfwWNgMgEsnacbLA_XTvz6JTq8VCLgizxzWIZ_gZP95_uyltBsCggU-m5l6cQ9BP3Llha6lFr90VXbe7qo_fXfgpEl6ZOMpSFL-yZuIDBCD3iI008s-JF1zKv5GH2grHlUj2ByFzdK/s1600-h/CIMG4187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GbyfwWNgMgEsnacbLA_XTvz6JTq8VCLgizxzWIZ_gZP95_uyltBsCggU-m5l6cQ9BP3Llha6lFr90VXbe7qo_fXfgpEl6ZOMpSFL-yZuIDBCD3iI008s-JF1zKv5GH2grHlUj2ByFzdK/s400/CIMG4187.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387711753056520722" /></a><br /><br />I'm a little behind and out of order. So backing up to the end of the summer...we took Haley for her first trip to Sea World and of course Hunter was glad to show her all about it. It was 103 degrees that day and WHAT WAS I THINKING!? So from now on we will be going to Sea World in the early Spring. We made it to the Shamu show and the Sea Lion show and saw the penguins and visited with the dolphins before enough was enough. We then made our way to sanity in the water park and spent the rest of the day there. The kids loved it all..lots of giggles and smiles, and lots of snow cones and souveniers were had. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lcSdt66ublrHilNlspv5FcCu5Sbm5ahSWj5GVJKSj1Y_bYkmtvF7c8iyRmmdyl28r0wigLKAap40cYOUge4S1TL85OZJBxSp7pRlYCwTp4qBsEZEt6UsYRsZxg85CcpIkva7WacjA0ax/s1600-h/CIMG4211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lcSdt66ublrHilNlspv5FcCu5Sbm5ahSWj5GVJKSj1Y_bYkmtvF7c8iyRmmdyl28r0wigLKAap40cYOUge4S1TL85OZJBxSp7pRlYCwTp4qBsEZEt6UsYRsZxg85CcpIkva7WacjA0ax/s400/CIMG4211.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387711771707725442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwKcVV8_OAcnhwusXFHAILff4he-yOBawRK934SWjlFzGqgM8Mmq6IYh5UFt0Ot46jxue_vbKUqGzRSBrr5mwUKg7-nQMomgXNdj3XyUf0y_8D-vWkKRgI1qiq8nPrkK-rdmm1KK6I6z2/s1600-h/CIMG4208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwKcVV8_OAcnhwusXFHAILff4he-yOBawRK934SWjlFzGqgM8Mmq6IYh5UFt0Ot46jxue_vbKUqGzRSBrr5mwUKg7-nQMomgXNdj3XyUf0y_8D-vWkKRgI1qiq8nPrkK-rdmm1KK6I6z2/s400/CIMG4208.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387711761476213090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxqRlc0TndW7x3qR02lsFsq96eKu9YG18CU-f8KePezetWcpE2TzkKjb8wlv9pqQKfhRY9wE5ehRBBvnlIHUa72TbjEoCfrp7QD3UDsRNUMAkBgiDKXyegvbvmgG7XQsOwI5zOUl4JNzG/s1600-h/CIMG4226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxqRlc0TndW7x3qR02lsFsq96eKu9YG18CU-f8KePezetWcpE2TzkKjb8wlv9pqQKfhRY9wE5ehRBBvnlIHUa72TbjEoCfrp7QD3UDsRNUMAkBgiDKXyegvbvmgG7XQsOwI5zOUl4JNzG/s400/CIMG4226.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387711784117062626" /></a><br /><br />Then we made our way to "Tractor" Uncle Bill and Aunt "Pancakes" Rachel's house for the weekend. Rachel and Bill are always great hosts and we all enjoyed some quality time together. They took us to a great pool in the hill country to cool down and get out of the heat. Hunter and Haley even saw some deer running around the pool area. It was a wonderful end to a long hot summer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNavXTIP1-z_uQw6uxnZr15qfsj5RQw5M4yIQphLPpwQHT-9Kgi63Vbr_0HYSDupGH5I5AM1kRhLWjDUPQs17217I0TVHd9nXRwzScBLID4fjXlWLlCMwgzdBkuNxSESnNbL1itbCbRoC/s1600-h/CIMG4225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNavXTIP1-z_uQw6uxnZr15qfsj5RQw5M4yIQphLPpwQHT-9Kgi63Vbr_0HYSDupGH5I5AM1kRhLWjDUPQs17217I0TVHd9nXRwzScBLID4fjXlWLlCMwgzdBkuNxSESnNbL1itbCbRoC/s400/CIMG4225.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387715446081345618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbsqUMqUiEeEhiSG_qMiE6lLoBnrT8ctAnbM7kXB_ouvWSBHVYSbKF8lOw7YLDex0eu5GvCXHUNQi4J1mkmy9jRbe8HcVRXfa9N2j8iDCMKjhxNpEqs0YPSrVYgi6WlkeqhTKvolpKGvP/s1600-h/CIMG4219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbsqUMqUiEeEhiSG_qMiE6lLoBnrT8ctAnbM7kXB_ouvWSBHVYSbKF8lOw7YLDex0eu5GvCXHUNQi4J1mkmy9jRbe8HcVRXfa9N2j8iDCMKjhxNpEqs0YPSrVYgi6WlkeqhTKvolpKGvP/s400/CIMG4219.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387715441931264722" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-79200603089071184932009-10-01T11:59:00.000-07:002009-10-01T12:06:08.439-07:00Quality Time With Our Little Monkeys!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgNxR3YxXzP2npTR9zl3KuBfTE58B9AlKPDXHw5mmdYTF7QsqFdaxqnk4_gcSYyMqiwXfFRD6AhSfK5_jJqmWY8C2TlgQtX3ON8K_DXfT-5eUYXgUUQqS_EuFPGXvk5zKbVDBGz0UzXRj/s1600-h/CIMG4354.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgNxR3YxXzP2npTR9zl3KuBfTE58B9AlKPDXHw5mmdYTF7QsqFdaxqnk4_gcSYyMqiwXfFRD6AhSfK5_jJqmWY8C2TlgQtX3ON8K_DXfT-5eUYXgUUQqS_EuFPGXvk5zKbVDBGz0UzXRj/s400/CIMG4354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387709115418164194" /></a><br /> Storytime before bed<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8XHVWpp8RF1tKy0aRvsv1pai4_cR8RPdGEpRbD9Rym62M-8aBN4gc83wMba8Yg2bUyGPzRe19QO6E4onFFXr-Wo_EM-ymkXoJ-gzafgI4_jdyJMAwaEhHRInftmAw8CxBJ13x55qOpMw/s1600-h/CIMG4357.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8XHVWpp8RF1tKy0aRvsv1pai4_cR8RPdGEpRbD9Rym62M-8aBN4gc83wMba8Yg2bUyGPzRe19QO6E4onFFXr-Wo_EM-ymkXoJ-gzafgI4_jdyJMAwaEhHRInftmAw8CxBJ13x55qOpMw/s400/CIMG4357.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387709107719655826" /></a><br /> Daddy caught the monkeys!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-11156172306851774412009-09-08T00:42:00.001-07:002009-10-01T12:42:58.299-07:00Hunter Starts Kindergarten!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibo5meTSRcb1IbEyjpD5852L5PE99UF93Ipj705js8QO2BaovEYZl6bHbUuecljaZWqdp_HNDtrbl9wYds1z5kDKSz2dfEF1lSuIySnHN1pzbsO_j8k70jfZqdUO0pH3PA4aDO1oVX1eI5/s1600-h/CIMG4257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibo5meTSRcb1IbEyjpD5852L5PE99UF93Ipj705js8QO2BaovEYZl6bHbUuecljaZWqdp_HNDtrbl9wYds1z5kDKSz2dfEF1lSuIySnHN1pzbsO_j8k70jfZqdUO0pH3PA4aDO1oVX1eI5/s400/CIMG4257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387718810219636450" /></a><br />My sweet baby boy has will be starting his 3rd week of kindergarten in the morning! He was quietly apprehensive all summer...interested but scared. Hunter is a negotiator and I figured once school started we'd end up hearing why he doesn't need to continue going to school week in and week out. We were pleasantly suprised. Since about day 4 Hunter has been very into school and self motivated at home to practice what he learns and teach us what he is learning. At bedtime after the first day we had a few tears as well as first thing in the morning on the 2nd day. Hunter broke down about school being such a long day and missing Mommy and Daddy all day. We tried reminding him about having a comfortable home to live in and going fun places like Sea World, California, etc were only possible if you work hard in school and find a good job someday to help pay for all these nice things. For now at least...this was enough for him to press on (because he plans to buy his kids EVERYTHING they want and take them to Target EVERYTIME they ask and ALWAYS say yes). On the way home from the bus stop by day 4...I asked, how was school, and I got a very animated, "I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT!!!" It was music to my ears :) He walked right in the house and told me he need to practice his writing. After a little serious writing practice he was teaching me about sorting (math) and computers. He told me all the rules of kindergarten like I was starting there as well. So far...we are plugging right along and staying motivated and happy!!! I am amazed everyday at how much and how quickly Hunter is growing :) Haley is coming around in school as well. Her 3rd week went much better. She actually played most of the day with her classmates and could be seen on her online monitor system giggling and carefree. She is learning some sign language already..so far..'milk' and 'rainbow'. She had her colors down before starting school and is quickly starting to learn her shapes. We will see how week 4 goes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnNAX0ZHJqx3F4B5brCau1O3kcWDOx_iY31bUdHm3ctsL56KbIFi4Mwq1LwPJ75H5NbJ3NmPpTPmEpHOnKwa9P5NEfWR9EMBY0778InqvqTHnXF1Pqk8PDnVXuFc1wvAad4PzVRKiwUZl/s1600-h/CIMG4259.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnNAX0ZHJqx3F4B5brCau1O3kcWDOx_iY31bUdHm3ctsL56KbIFi4Mwq1LwPJ75H5NbJ3NmPpTPmEpHOnKwa9P5NEfWR9EMBY0778InqvqTHnXF1Pqk8PDnVXuFc1wvAad4PzVRKiwUZl/s400/CIMG4259.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387718813422336962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbgwYdtf98FPSH0YxxOUItpRl1yWveQbmMaMioN2JAQ5En-wP2gC626nxFqhIhisbOmwZI4qrE-bBNQz-odIEXllXpNCD8fht8nDnAhnhRaDum853qlB52LRRlWCeEFk9OJ0n9XmKNB9T/s1600-h/CIMG4266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbgwYdtf98FPSH0YxxOUItpRl1yWveQbmMaMioN2JAQ5En-wP2gC626nxFqhIhisbOmwZI4qrE-bBNQz-odIEXllXpNCD8fht8nDnAhnhRaDum853qlB52LRRlWCeEFk9OJ0n9XmKNB9T/s400/CIMG4266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387718824093356370" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-39763798713411490452009-08-30T21:13:00.000-07:002009-10-01T12:36:37.384-07:00Haley Starts Early Preschool<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXXL_70h2NFDjMpn5RWsN6a7poNh_DEI4hoX5FIci3NqSgo_I2a2uK83MrJtPpKT1yXEy8tW86gvZudqVHbSHjvQANOCXsmfj7czt3sVI0Z3E1FH70lsNf7fnApclrPdaJXb-qIQG4z8E/s1600-h/CIMG4228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXXL_70h2NFDjMpn5RWsN6a7poNh_DEI4hoX5FIci3NqSgo_I2a2uK83MrJtPpKT1yXEy8tW86gvZudqVHbSHjvQANOCXsmfj7czt3sVI0Z3E1FH70lsNf7fnApclrPdaJXb-qIQG4z8E/s400/CIMG4228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387717597793569762" /></a><br />Finally....it's her turn! She has loved picking up Hunter at his preschool, jumping right into the class. I always had to drag her out kicking and screaming. So needless to say she was very excited as the weeks came closer and we were telling her SHE was going to school there now! The first day we pull into the lot and she says, "There it is!" She ran inside, went right in her room, sat down for breakfast and started eating...no problem. Hunter and I took a few pictures of her then left to go watch her on a video monitor in the lobby. No crying...nothing! She was just eating and looking around the room, even talking to another little girl at the table. Wow! She is the social butterfly of the family. Well, the next day was a different story. Cried as Thomas pulled into the parking lot. Cried off and on all day. She had to hold her blanky all day and spent a lot of time being held and cuddled. So we have completed 2 weeks now (only 2 days/wk) and she has not warmed up to it yet. She plays a little, but still wants to be held. She is napping well though. Since the first day she lays down on her little pony mat and goes right to sleep for at least 2 hours. Hoping she'll come around soon.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-82706968717634113592009-07-07T13:22:00.000-07:002009-07-29T00:01:25.530-07:00San Diego Vacation!Just a warning...this is long. Mostly writing all this for family so I don't have to repeat everything. Good luck. How can a steady temp all year long of 60-75 degrees be fair? Oh, it was nice and so hard to come back to the sweltering heat of Houston. Despite a few minor (???) obstacles we made the best and had a wonderful vacation in San Diego! Thanks to our fantastic hosts Chuck and Pamela for showing us the best SD had to offer! This was a long awaited trip to finally meet our new nephew Benjamin...now 3 months old. What a cutie!!! Wish I had been able to cuddle him more! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJ3U0KxuT8NSfh5T5oMGlioUJA21Z6PExPeXRMAkrNkRV1oNzWuSwtb81xlpq99i4hYkwZoH_b-DrAxhyrTFb2uY4z_LKOs8CE2haMGla_Mb85B3RroLM4_W5Ww-_W5CfUFfy_E_xYvT5/s1600-h/CIMG3845.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJ3U0KxuT8NSfh5T5oMGlioUJA21Z6PExPeXRMAkrNkRV1oNzWuSwtb81xlpq99i4hYkwZoH_b-DrAxhyrTFb2uY4z_LKOs8CE2haMGla_Mb85B3RroLM4_W5Ww-_W5CfUFfy_E_xYvT5/s400/CIMG3845.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355833959935652914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qiGKOXEe0DYmkzB1dlpiVtO_3j7jZOLZHzgItX2aKs0qKmmmevs19GBa0g6PToFM6u6LtGUVaIyelWTH-mKGMFw6G1RQxO4CChBxRihzCvfUiKoxIqjgY899EKUPmJCTN2RamrxHQ9g9/s1600-h/CIMG3839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qiGKOXEe0DYmkzB1dlpiVtO_3j7jZOLZHzgItX2aKs0qKmmmevs19GBa0g6PToFM6u6LtGUVaIyelWTH-mKGMFw6G1RQxO4CChBxRihzCvfUiKoxIqjgY899EKUPmJCTN2RamrxHQ9g9/s400/CIMG3839.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362829657761569378" /></a><br /><br /><br />Last Wednesday, we hitched a ride with Continental Airlines and headed to California. To our suprise Haley (sitting in my lap for 3 hours) and Hunter did wonderful during the flight and all was smooth. After checking into the hotel 2 miles from Chuck and Pam's house our tour guide led us to La Jolla shores for some evening beach play, watching the sunset, and making smores on a beach campfire. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMQ9d2uU13B4h0QRs_4qQXBGeHepqKmfheRGVHFYOLGyQZGX0ZNWkDznxZpKnlc2UCAJbnpTo2tJz9nnEM3aXguP91xaYWrMb3CRsGgGluCCO3w_XI3pKqdXl5eIZckGg1YWFG6pxpnBn/s1600-h/CIMG3861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMQ9d2uU13B4h0QRs_4qQXBGeHepqKmfheRGVHFYOLGyQZGX0ZNWkDznxZpKnlc2UCAJbnpTo2tJz9nnEM3aXguP91xaYWrMb3CRsGgGluCCO3w_XI3pKqdXl5eIZckGg1YWFG6pxpnBn/s400/CIMG3861.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356574565167764530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG_k2BkOGOucezNm0iOwPz1HJD0z1g-Z0qsBwnvLJFZhgb3v5Nmd8oPT5w_82Rbi3rbZzJYZYdupVE3aWZStRCWTOES18CQLZKVgtx4cm0LuG6tjRLtppkMhddUOeKEi4yhSnd854xAqr/s1600-h/CIMG3862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG_k2BkOGOucezNm0iOwPz1HJD0z1g-Z0qsBwnvLJFZhgb3v5Nmd8oPT5w_82Rbi3rbZzJYZYdupVE3aWZStRCWTOES18CQLZKVgtx4cm0LuG6tjRLtppkMhddUOeKEi4yhSnd854xAqr/s400/CIMG3862.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356574573800704930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKj5AlCJQF0px1jp7bsDNnj-sWwnIpSeFg38JXRAOtz6nJg4NTvwkZVi4WZxYTYZ1_6MMO_kS0ZEIrIHZ8g_h-fwqU8S1pWGC-t-V7HJmZN5F-b1Hfv3usJMUCJAbe_7eDHEh7v6VcSdxJ/s1600-h/CIMG3868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKj5AlCJQF0px1jp7bsDNnj-sWwnIpSeFg38JXRAOtz6nJg4NTvwkZVi4WZxYTYZ1_6MMO_kS0ZEIrIHZ8g_h-fwqU8S1pWGC-t-V7HJmZN5F-b1Hfv3usJMUCJAbe_7eDHEh7v6VcSdxJ/s400/CIMG3868.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356574581885451122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT5HGVcR6y6u9_jvp0XhhfiIIx7MaI59sJw2CetKwVjI-p7FS3p6kYeNxGoaejt5LsEZg48fhuN6RmAuB2hY91Cn53YkqUwxeZSNRktHR5lQtxWBIN5XVzpDL0ghCKnY_z5FNyC8re6Es/s1600-h/CIMG3870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT5HGVcR6y6u9_jvp0XhhfiIIx7MaI59sJw2CetKwVjI-p7FS3p6kYeNxGoaejt5LsEZg48fhuN6RmAuB2hY91Cn53YkqUwxeZSNRktHR5lQtxWBIN5XVzpDL0ghCKnY_z5FNyC8re6Es/s400/CIMG3870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356574583306055346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKVSlyEIz4IZlMIG4hopX8u3WpqlUKKAR4rO9zKevWodBOLiYK_pcRN3lJZWhoLBvI_hI1XgfHZJdSuFF8JfcixEcZ-4-Kzg84KgPNcnEg8l6WGs4fvmpmESbZr4qJXyUtWSnCFcpXpq-/s1600-h/CIMG3893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKVSlyEIz4IZlMIG4hopX8u3WpqlUKKAR4rO9zKevWodBOLiYK_pcRN3lJZWhoLBvI_hI1XgfHZJdSuFF8JfcixEcZ-4-Kzg84KgPNcnEg8l6WGs4fvmpmESbZr4qJXyUtWSnCFcpXpq-/s400/CIMG3893.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356574595782168194" /></a><br />It was very different from the usual Texas trip to the beach or what we are used to in Mexico. Shorts until the sun goes down then bundle up under the moon. What a perfect start to our trip!!! We were all loving it! Due to time zone differences, etc..Haley fell asleep in my lap by the campfire..nothing out of the ordinary..after having a great time that evening. However...when loading up the cars to go...Haley vomits out of nowhere! Ahhh!!!! Only to spike a fever in the hotel later in the night...what is happening!!!??? After quite a panic over a ruined trip and what to do to protect our new little Benjamin from getting sick...we decided to move on and take it moment by moment. Haley woke up fine...no fever...we attempted the beach at Coronado Island. It was a beautiful day! Haley was so excited to go to the beach...as well as the rest of us. As soon as we sat down on the beach Haley wrapped her legs around my waist and WOULD NOT LET GO! The fever was back and she wasn't letting go of Mommy. No sharing time with Daddy/Hunter..Mommy getting a chance to play on the beach with Hunter...Haley wanted ONLY MOMMY! She slept in my arms most of the day and much to her objection even slept in Daddy's arms too. Hunter on the other hand had a BLAST!!! He was in and out of the water (freezing) and digging in the sand. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZqzlvfPkOtZzaRHWBtiBAaTuV3BiokLYQjkpZScutuvjpQDZ26tK1UUJk3PJRPgXNBxRyYoxUrgBTsbMippwLvsJmo1er8V35Lbxd1NxHIzOyqOHRQNcVvlgez-FYMNwnKbDYW3xMo1Q/s1600-h/CIMG3919.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZqzlvfPkOtZzaRHWBtiBAaTuV3BiokLYQjkpZScutuvjpQDZ26tK1UUJk3PJRPgXNBxRyYoxUrgBTsbMippwLvsJmo1er8V35Lbxd1NxHIzOyqOHRQNcVvlgez-FYMNwnKbDYW3xMo1Q/s400/CIMG3919.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356578628395107810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpTHGzaU2bW_7YcslkGhYKO6hcD3t0h9eFHk0KGcbNlfJ07-RL3ROMa1SQdwdslblmxD_nEcQkYKSXKwk1qldkArRvD4ym4GI_4IpUB1jpo6CzGqqIeTJwFmgXDV9aRRYUDhAY837JkEh/s1600-h/CIMG3902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpTHGzaU2bW_7YcslkGhYKO6hcD3t0h9eFHk0KGcbNlfJ07-RL3ROMa1SQdwdslblmxD_nEcQkYKSXKwk1qldkArRvD4ym4GI_4IpUB1jpo6CzGqqIeTJwFmgXDV9aRRYUDhAY837JkEh/s400/CIMG3902.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356578621382960930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9zs3tj3RInEJpXM1MkvoLaPILSpv8HKnXVk8Xn5e5tjGYtA0CoIEoaL4a5I3ho2SSOunXQOrnL-XHU5uqtVo6ryhpH45OapQguUNLXqx2HB7GIMcltr2lsSFQoY9e4vGTBvQ2doXMb1p/s1600-h/CIMG3901.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9zs3tj3RInEJpXM1MkvoLaPILSpv8HKnXVk8Xn5e5tjGYtA0CoIEoaL4a5I3ho2SSOunXQOrnL-XHU5uqtVo6ryhpH45OapQguUNLXqx2HB7GIMcltr2lsSFQoY9e4vGTBvQ2doXMb1p/s400/CIMG3901.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356578609415640290" /></a><br />Mommy and Daddy took turns playing with him and well as Uncle Chuck. We had a picnic on the beach and watched fighter jets and all kinds of military helicopters landing right on top of us at a military air base with the runway at the end of our beach! It was AWESOME!!! We've never heard the fighter jets SO CLOSE before...literally just over our heads. Then we packed it up and went to a park right on the shore of the San Diego bay..under the Coronado bridge. Chuck grilled fajitas and we had a good ol fashion tailgaiting session right there in the park...like old times when they were in Austin with us. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO9-fkZv2wotrdF1vy7tLwLs1i6GchGZeFUM83nWw4xBGPjVC9yHS8I5vUhAfQTFejq2vGapcjY-HCYwggcZaTnu1DkOVDGHzzKb81bvNYXZgCBIeWIlQ56ipAkXi6rHRqJzr7H0MLnC6/s1600-h/CIMG3925.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO9-fkZv2wotrdF1vy7tLwLs1i6GchGZeFUM83nWw4xBGPjVC9yHS8I5vUhAfQTFejq2vGapcjY-HCYwggcZaTnu1DkOVDGHzzKb81bvNYXZgCBIeWIlQ56ipAkXi6rHRqJzr7H0MLnC6/s400/CIMG3925.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356580947243639234" /></a><br />Fever again at night and grumpy as all get out...WOW..WHO BROUGHT THIS KID??? So Friday, we pushed on thinking Haley will be spending most of the day in a stroller and we can make it work. We went down to the bay again and toured the USS Midway..a retired naval aircraft carrier. Both of the kids LOVED it as well as all the adults too! This was Hunter's favorite day and favorite place! We toured through the sleeping quarters, the ready rooms (like on Top Gun..where they get their assignments or mission instructions), Chuck told us his old navy stories and how it really is THAT CRAMMED down there. Thomas bumped his head about 10 times walking below the ship stepping through the knee knocking doorways while bent over to avoid the low ceiling. We spent most of our time on the deck with all the jets and helicopters. Hunter really enjoyed sitting in a fighter jet and didn't want to get out and let others have a turn. Haley loved going in the front/side door of a helicopter and running out the back..only to go back in and out several times. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82k_GK_ew1fLZHlUVIegfrw0sxwxyO4MvKW_JBHeytM72ah1lTHZDIfrkGo_5-WUmNwMmZfXIvtnntwq2M9vBQHbUc_dv_NpN0NX5mCkSwLEVUwL-ewTLryfg0MNShF4fvTks4rhtGFqx/s1600-h/CIMG3977.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82k_GK_ew1fLZHlUVIegfrw0sxwxyO4MvKW_JBHeytM72ah1lTHZDIfrkGo_5-WUmNwMmZfXIvtnntwq2M9vBQHbUc_dv_NpN0NX5mCkSwLEVUwL-ewTLryfg0MNShF4fvTks4rhtGFqx/s400/CIMG3977.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361405892731791586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uMhz7oqWQ2lG8DsO-krDgWGb8fyKUgZWA69lmO9ghFU0-Gd9PMEY39YYiLx9SHNSvxtc5u5zOunrqWuq5wwQwM2Kkzd6Y6kSr7HsW0ioKp6fP-KdyL2oAyyRhSIbWWoh1jfH66dB7jFq/s1600-h/CIMG3968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uMhz7oqWQ2lG8DsO-krDgWGb8fyKUgZWA69lmO9ghFU0-Gd9PMEY39YYiLx9SHNSvxtc5u5zOunrqWuq5wwQwM2Kkzd6Y6kSr7HsW0ioKp6fP-KdyL2oAyyRhSIbWWoh1jfH66dB7jFq/s400/CIMG3968.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361405882593294306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tMyNXay9fljK6-VpMliQf4y_vPL6p-NPwRvSceZzW9FrstwXUWj523-wE2q9GNuUbm-xDYXpAg9nKUwDiseWEsWtrAXT4qUzVDgzp8qjYTQplUznZjqvtrz6XiOjwynQmwqITnEjfvXg/s1600-h/CIMG3946.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tMyNXay9fljK6-VpMliQf4y_vPL6p-NPwRvSceZzW9FrstwXUWj523-wE2q9GNuUbm-xDYXpAg9nKUwDiseWEsWtrAXT4qUzVDgzp8qjYTQplUznZjqvtrz6XiOjwynQmwqITnEjfvXg/s400/CIMG3946.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361405875957857634" /></a><br />Here are Haley and Hunter getting their first Top Gun assignment!<br /><br />By the way...Benjamin was a trooper throughout the trip! He went everywhere and just slept, hung out, ate, and slept. He did it all! So after the ship tour we went back to La Jolla on a different stretch of the beach and saw the seal lions swimming in a little cove and tanning on the beach. That was pretty neat for all as well! The waves were really crashing in over there and the water was a beautiful deep blue there. Such a cute area too. Kind of near a La Jolla version of Rodeo drive. Then it was on to "Old Town" San Diego...for what they call Mexican food. It was fun...beautiful eating outside...but had nothing on our Mexican food here. It was good..a little different though. Probably more authentic? That night Hunter hit the hotel pool/hot tub with Mommy, Uncle Chuck, and Aunt Pam while Benny and Haley got there sleep on. Now onto the 4th of July! Chuck and Pam took us to a wonderful park around Poway Lake (about 20 minutes inland) where we hung out for about 9 hours...beautiful...perfect weather...comfortable, relaxing 9 hours. We grilled brauts and burgers for both lunch and dinner, took turns taking Hunter fishing in a small motor boat in the lake, watched the kids roll down the steep hills, Haley and Benny talked a little on a blanket in the shade...both napped a lot too. Then after dark watched the fireworks with a background similar to the hills/mountains you saw on the movie ET. So beautiful! It was the best 4th of July I've ever experienced! Not too mention only 60-80 degrees the whole day and night. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemAzicMtbNwVreruKSoBDrWAMkAm1OOFclS0nF9EGX7EfLcTl8BwlfOiNcwaNW7gDTXJzINX3jPsy46SBrB8msNJ4V3d3hOPg1JL1OCLNCd-IBl46d0-SorvNNqKA3AqPnEl924xlbwm5/s1600-h/PamBen4th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemAzicMtbNwVreruKSoBDrWAMkAm1OOFclS0nF9EGX7EfLcTl8BwlfOiNcwaNW7gDTXJzINX3jPsy46SBrB8msNJ4V3d3hOPg1JL1OCLNCd-IBl46d0-SorvNNqKA3AqPnEl924xlbwm5/s400/PamBen4th.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362827895924539922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNp5q464mHZDeLEEWHUQ02JonJTE-LAbDF3bBH-IXI1qOo79J3qoifqfc3vgUryKuUFJzpgOg6LJIZyJWj9dQR5SBKcWcyl-n3guPBMNKpJ54T-y_KDHE-obY0ZB6Iv56jtJaUkaU61gIO/s1600-h/Huntfishing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNp5q464mHZDeLEEWHUQ02JonJTE-LAbDF3bBH-IXI1qOo79J3qoifqfc3vgUryKuUFJzpgOg6LJIZyJWj9dQR5SBKcWcyl-n3guPBMNKpJ54T-y_KDHE-obY0ZB6Iv56jtJaUkaU61gIO/s400/Huntfishing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362827889536465010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4T3jD-e7gOx6DkCV9uEdjvUF4lKV2BQGrSTgJKQmwADITrjU5046_L8lr41iQY1on1D5UOxIJSiCj4XNotp0-ro3bQ4OUpz4XNBupIVl6OAX_TWTTxhlUH6xePfP2VLM41LEKYTzoUDc/s1600-h/MommyHaley+4th.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 64px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4T3jD-e7gOx6DkCV9uEdjvUF4lKV2BQGrSTgJKQmwADITrjU5046_L8lr41iQY1on1D5UOxIJSiCj4XNotp0-ro3bQ4OUpz4XNBupIVl6OAX_TWTTxhlUH6xePfP2VLM41LEKYTzoUDc/s400/MommyHaley+4th.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362827884904317698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lbvGPYRL_OZaBC1GuNVcOhiRtYb3x7KMLY_qSmx4JzAlHcYWErUpWGUEI1n1VPqqx3blhEoIgP2lb50p0ayuDG85kReGVFKjAPJ58V-pfMjsibZk1Tx_OtK9uAINj4c74dd6dZMNvKcU/s1600-h/Family4thpic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 64px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lbvGPYRL_OZaBC1GuNVcOhiRtYb3x7KMLY_qSmx4JzAlHcYWErUpWGUEI1n1VPqqx3blhEoIgP2lb50p0ayuDG85kReGVFKjAPJ58V-pfMjsibZk1Tx_OtK9uAINj4c74dd6dZMNvKcU/s400/Family4thpic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362827879906025826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4MIlwqjWmMzuWEX5QLsG78MrWSqV8kk6ELDmFmpBQubR_z_LnlavfQc40_GleJlCmzZOXTWKth9asR01OSVFqftZd-TQSba-3qxwYAcmW1s_gIRtAWpMUPalQzqxORvB29bHvVrGR7Nx/s1600-h/Haley+4th+July.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4MIlwqjWmMzuWEX5QLsG78MrWSqV8kk6ELDmFmpBQubR_z_LnlavfQc40_GleJlCmzZOXTWKth9asR01OSVFqftZd-TQSba-3qxwYAcmW1s_gIRtAWpMUPalQzqxORvB29bHvVrGR7Nx/s400/Haley+4th+July.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362827877720165970" /></a><br />So Sunday morning...Haley's fever finally gone..without the help of Motrin! She's still a bear...but starting to have more fun...and her parents were at their WITS END with her....but we really wanted her to have some fun the last day. We went to Del Mar Beach about a mile from Chucks place. Pretty cool set up there...a strip of soft grass to set up camp on...and the sandy beach is just below it. So when you sit down, dry off, snack or whatever..the kids don't get sand all over them and in their eyes. A nice beach as well..warmer water too..much more tolerable...but still cold. Haley had some fun...but still wanted to hang on Mommy like a monkey. She played independently in the sand for a short while with Hunter. There was also a commuter train that passed back and forth often just above the grass strip (gated off for safety) so the kids loved seeing that every few minutes. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FlvejqtlJRDFadNR7pBOpq5h8s8Y_0EluHcNoEaSr-lD5TG-gACf03w9WxzM8E_wA39SYcQLSay306AWBWWSJTANT66h7-VJnfbRkUu8Yhe6dqLH4JX8eb8a6YM24U9Dh3txeluHKAvo/s1600-h/CIMG4041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FlvejqtlJRDFadNR7pBOpq5h8s8Y_0EluHcNoEaSr-lD5TG-gACf03w9WxzM8E_wA39SYcQLSay306AWBWWSJTANT66h7-VJnfbRkUu8Yhe6dqLH4JX8eb8a6YM24U9Dh3txeluHKAvo/s400/CIMG4041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361408052504077042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4gjMB4EAm33vgv7UXQ8H9b5yX8PhM5YOB9SVcIWMEaLHjhtv8iRT4lGcDAXAi4IQd_hYwARr10fy8rYASL1qiBAu1g05SAdvtplINOza6TgabZ0MhGFu3ZyXev9AjIQFCflhm2OwPVxh/s1600-h/CIMG4019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4gjMB4EAm33vgv7UXQ8H9b5yX8PhM5YOB9SVcIWMEaLHjhtv8iRT4lGcDAXAi4IQd_hYwARr10fy8rYASL1qiBAu1g05SAdvtplINOza6TgabZ0MhGFu3ZyXev9AjIQFCflhm2OwPVxh/s400/CIMG4019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361408049035076210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEZhzbXMKLRObMLt-4FpgNY2i4qDe_AxeOSnf6b08XdpkyhJMrJ4jlLejwxqbb2TgFofdzVlWFgKFpmQvLtZFigJ2ilnqUUM6c9eaM3WgJIjvu-Iw5LcLz5v2PUlhKLVeIZkVmfE0FUO-/s1600-h/CIMG4054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEZhzbXMKLRObMLt-4FpgNY2i4qDe_AxeOSnf6b08XdpkyhJMrJ4jlLejwxqbb2TgFofdzVlWFgKFpmQvLtZFigJ2ilnqUUM6c9eaM3WgJIjvu-Iw5LcLz5v2PUlhKLVeIZkVmfE0FUO-/s400/CIMG4054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361408042401689490" /></a><br />After a little beach riot we decided to head back to the hotel to wind down by the pool and get some last minute quality time in with Chuck, Pam, and Benjamin. We made it back to Houston Monday evening and again...the kids were amazing on the plane. Haley was never so happy to see her bed at home! She got her 13 hours of beauty sleep in and we are all still on California time unfortunately today. Poor Thomas had to head back to work this morning and wake up at what felt like 4:30am for him. I'm sure we'll come around soon. Anyone wanna help with my laundry???<br /><br />Here is the link to the rest of the pics! <br /><a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/ViewSlideshow.action?&collidparam=313172421105.484800230805.1248849730492"></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-70297309265871568632009-06-20T14:09:00.000-07:002009-06-20T14:18:10.976-07:00Haley Working on her Swim Skills<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-6153853a4271d8bb class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="6153853a4271d8bb"></OBJECT>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-46402446587358490272009-06-07T18:27:00.000-07:002009-06-12T01:01:23.227-07:00Grandaddy's and Chocolate!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrHxJeUyxgW_9dSqAYF071krsryaXjuqCX5Cp7yEfyXHpfxhqOmHTn3iGa-nIxyD14z9BzcIBFDKBoSu5BdTaH3S9bbNg15Bx2gEtU_aq9o_8soxdDzR_Rsfg8-TM49W3khp_KACDCGRY/s1600-h/CIMG3689.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrHxJeUyxgW_9dSqAYF071krsryaXjuqCX5Cp7yEfyXHpfxhqOmHTn3iGa-nIxyD14z9BzcIBFDKBoSu5BdTaH3S9bbNg15Bx2gEtU_aq9o_8soxdDzR_Rsfg8-TM49W3khp_KACDCGRY/s400/CIMG3689.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344768291948145010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHI8rCUbaiQ9FTtWzeuhC_xc94_2b-OYIp0A-EnQUN0Nc0i7KKlymeF7L4u0xB1EJIqUDvLlLvQRrCXlunc1ybcynHNSQfeRSYgrebdZSxbstCd_a7CWoFvu_K0yPhJ_z8whdo6UwXdJCs/s1600-h/CIMG3694.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHI8rCUbaiQ9FTtWzeuhC_xc94_2b-OYIp0A-EnQUN0Nc0i7KKlymeF7L4u0xB1EJIqUDvLlLvQRrCXlunc1ybcynHNSQfeRSYgrebdZSxbstCd_a7CWoFvu_K0yPhJ_z8whdo6UwXdJCs/s400/CIMG3694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344768287042991426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-ErT1Wm07otz5RO9XvI5hY37hY5GY5vatWCZW3dudtv60TuWD_1Hd3MrlhYwnlVaWx-zCsoEtrIvqNaNMf2HS_AcEljGtxe366n1JT5dCdduy3JN2EWLQ8IYyctqvVEkw6wK8u88DEw1/s1600-h/CIMG3695.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-ErT1Wm07otz5RO9XvI5hY37hY5GY5vatWCZW3dudtv60TuWD_1Hd3MrlhYwnlVaWx-zCsoEtrIvqNaNMf2HS_AcEljGtxe366n1JT5dCdduy3JN2EWLQ8IYyctqvVEkw6wK8u88DEw1/s400/CIMG3695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344768282419900386" /></a><br /><br />Grandaddy's and Chocolate...don't they go hand in hand!? Hunter and Haley enjoyed a day over at Grandaddy's and Debbie's playing with Kimber and Montgomery and eating cupcakes while the big kids watched a Rocket playoff game. Grandaddy sure does know how to please those Grandkids...only question is...who was more excited about the cupcakes with chocolate icing? Grandaddy or the kids? Hmmmm..you decide...Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-18591680026952697132009-06-07T18:16:00.000-07:002009-06-09T12:50:41.432-07:00Mommy's Little Snuggle Bunnies!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1xo4fUJJUNn0BLRfMPY2y6aT3DeZKy_hJILp2HK9pRGpkAlWYVl0VE50QdsOhsbEjV9q_RACBv9B2NmitK8PD-6W7ckApqZXP4V1Nm-WmlmydSu3wEYegOLaO0-_FwPVPZ69HzqkVlgZ/s1600-h/CIMG3676.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1xo4fUJJUNn0BLRfMPY2y6aT3DeZKy_hJILp2HK9pRGpkAlWYVl0VE50QdsOhsbEjV9q_RACBv9B2NmitK8PD-6W7ckApqZXP4V1Nm-WmlmydSu3wEYegOLaO0-_FwPVPZ69HzqkVlgZ/s320/CIMG3676.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344760610651419938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIf41HPwPUZxlXfVdRzhvFakjslJy2fz4SFw_L3wpk_m7daeG0Dwz6Pw9Ryjy5uPQE1FA1l_EL4razHBY8LQjnWLjCvGBd7NJxaEK4eooz12XlZ4SW5kV2y3Qd54nr4AkvCw4jfz3apamj/s1600-h/CIMG3681.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIf41HPwPUZxlXfVdRzhvFakjslJy2fz4SFw_L3wpk_m7daeG0Dwz6Pw9Ryjy5uPQE1FA1l_EL4razHBY8LQjnWLjCvGBd7NJxaEK4eooz12XlZ4SW5kV2y3Qd54nr4AkvCw4jfz3apamj/s320/CIMG3681.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344760616643840818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3FMiAniJYcJz_oxd0qGe8Ko2nY81YKb9lMKs9I0gt1pNCUSPS0tpesDtEqOhF-6w0d-oL_Ws2WSYOFzbq75eyCdOLuve74G1I52knV_dnW3iuYLMOueJn3Shlsnjv6eerNS6qVaR7pGf/s1600-h/CIMG3685.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3FMiAniJYcJz_oxd0qGe8Ko2nY81YKb9lMKs9I0gt1pNCUSPS0tpesDtEqOhF-6w0d-oL_Ws2WSYOFzbq75eyCdOLuve74G1I52knV_dnW3iuYLMOueJn3Shlsnjv6eerNS6qVaR7pGf/s320/CIMG3685.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344760622822145378" /></a><br /><br />They were so sweet and quietly cuddling while watching a movie together...until Haley see's Mommy and has to get wild and ham it up for the camera. Poor Hunter was into the movie and trying to ignore her, but when Haley wants to wrestle...Haley will wrestle!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-52317503389481776302009-06-07T17:33:00.000-07:002009-06-07T18:16:22.899-07:00First Time for Everything!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGrZ-wBIBEKlnl0ZWqFBfAkWATrQWvNjW-4rQI5-ezbDmerun6m4_OQWnMmMSLvaSZTBYVYr4O1vDWjYUKTpdJCUvm5Yx8lfPd8E9CZpnTFhG3SXsraNFJc6OToehJVAjqyb72TIZKyfY/s1600-h/CIMG3668.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGrZ-wBIBEKlnl0ZWqFBfAkWATrQWvNjW-4rQI5-ezbDmerun6m4_OQWnMmMSLvaSZTBYVYr4O1vDWjYUKTpdJCUvm5Yx8lfPd8E9CZpnTFhG3SXsraNFJc6OToehJVAjqyb72TIZKyfY/s320/CIMG3668.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344751314179809874" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQN2_eGCSO36pLh0kDeSSXf3Ps_Xs9HlHsVbxYqV82CAiGgbSPfDh9SeB8dOvkzcXX-AnDsleo8yF1HrSX3nXQk9WZuxeNiF1q7Q03SitsyJWFV4puNRUQ8gUI6Al-I92rk_LUQgJ2LKC/s1600-h/CIMG3669.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQN2_eGCSO36pLh0kDeSSXf3Ps_Xs9HlHsVbxYqV82CAiGgbSPfDh9SeB8dOvkzcXX-AnDsleo8yF1HrSX3nXQk9WZuxeNiF1q7Q03SitsyJWFV4puNRUQ8gUI6Al-I92rk_LUQgJ2LKC/s320/CIMG3669.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344751867611574178" /></a><br />We worked on this all season...not staring off at tractors in the distance and ready for the ball!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYoHf6U6bkw7uQ9XlN4vaO10ZaF0E3xz_GvnXjfaMyRhf-dBppwfw2UrJ8lCRfUOl9_5i-D2Seb9GQ7ANG535LH1Ya8a1-6iTNLtKTzSWSEwqJgQ4NrDfXnNB_2WsgyWPy9mHQAdsLdYv/s1600-h/CIMG3670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYoHf6U6bkw7uQ9XlN4vaO10ZaF0E3xz_GvnXjfaMyRhf-dBppwfw2UrJ8lCRfUOl9_5i-D2Seb9GQ7ANG535LH1Ya8a1-6iTNLtKTzSWSEwqJgQ4NrDfXnNB_2WsgyWPy9mHQAdsLdYv/s320/CIMG3670.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344752732555246946" /></a><br />Batter up!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5CD4Z6PFoPeMi9vw1lbMvA8-1lAF_42oA5SfPad40o7gqONC04WR80cReFDDaM6HKOE86pQp1JwvrRoZM7CYrGDPyn1dAHv2wGt6BjX1gkeweZOPLCBh6RX3EPTthBt1u8_c5bXly358/s1600-h/CIMG3671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5CD4Z6PFoPeMi9vw1lbMvA8-1lAF_42oA5SfPad40o7gqONC04WR80cReFDDaM6HKOE86pQp1JwvrRoZM7CYrGDPyn1dAHv2wGt6BjX1gkeweZOPLCBh6RX3EPTthBt1u8_c5bXly358/s320/CIMG3671.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344753402920061666" /></a><br />Go Hunta, go hunta (Haley cheered on her Bubba, always)!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCK2kyDnzP3xcMrNzRSjw5nOp3cNLK8UnAs7b2h8uhcT2g0hUMelKKpAXu9VflRODikzLpNvDyJBmq7M9a2YayLDU-G6KILK9pMf9lITgOgy7DFQAXki1YulWDwXg8vXD1VaMBKmPmU2j/s1600-h/CIMG3675.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCK2kyDnzP3xcMrNzRSjw5nOp3cNLK8UnAs7b2h8uhcT2g0hUMelKKpAXu9VflRODikzLpNvDyJBmq7M9a2YayLDU-G6KILK9pMf9lITgOgy7DFQAXki1YulWDwXg8vXD1VaMBKmPmU2j/s320/CIMG3675.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344755132940360258" /></a><br />A boy always looks good in his baseball pants!<br /><br />This was Hunter's first year playing T-Ball. He wanted to play, but wasn't real interested once the season started. He loves hitting the ball, but wasn't really into fielding or running the bases. He was more interested in the John Deere rangers driving around all the fields than watching the ball. As the season progressed he ran the bases usually without prompting and at least stood in the ready stance waiting for the ball to be hit to him. However if the ball was hit to him...he usually stayed in the ready stance as the ball rolled right by him. He didn't quite figure out yet that sometimes you have to go after the ball and it won't just roll right into your glove as you wait for it. He had a lot of fun though with his friends and that is all that matters at this age right!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-23140765966109703302009-05-11T12:51:00.000-07:002009-05-11T20:08:31.578-07:00A Perfect Mother's Day Weekend!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXVj8is4YbkGWM0YxhcGTAreog1cDlySiQoHqjjsUETZvZijsxUbTYRFHwtb9Gs0hJRfXZTGmYy2rtpgwMYvyO_YFg76YWGz3HDYSD-sNj0IxEgGVOH-Af0cNnlXbsHhJNXX6Uneli5uZ/s1600-h/CIMG3629.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334656862992900562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXVj8is4YbkGWM0YxhcGTAreog1cDlySiQoHqjjsUETZvZijsxUbTYRFHwtb9Gs0hJRfXZTGmYy2rtpgwMYvyO_YFg76YWGz3HDYSD-sNj0IxEgGVOH-Af0cNnlXbsHhJNXX6Uneli5uZ/s320/CIMG3629.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We all enjoyed this weekend. It was wonderful! We spent Saturday afternoon at Grandmommy's house (my mother). The boys took turns riding the tractor and Haley visited with her horsey friends. She seemed to enjoy sticking her finger up their noses a lot....luckily they didn't mind too much. Then we all went swimming at a friends house and had a blast. The boys enjoyed going down the water slide there...if Thomas and Bill weren't throwing them. After working up and appetite we headed back to Grandmom's house and watched Thomas grill some burgers...hmmm..yummmm! Well, he almost burned down Grandmom's house...not his fault. Unfortunately something was terribly wrong with her grill and it caught fire...not the cooking flame....FIRE! Suddenly there was a LOT of black smoke and the burgers went from medium rare to hockey pucks! Thomas somehow quickly got the fire out and doctored up the burgers....enough to make just enough of them edible. They were actually pretty good. Overall it was a really fun day! Then Sunday afternoon we went over to MiMi and PaPa's house (Thomas's parents) and swam again. Hunter has turned into quite the fish. He spent the day jumping in on his own with no one catching him...with floatys on still. He was also a lot more comfortable with Thomas throwing him and going underwater quite a bit on the landing. Uncle Todd grilled some Chicken wings and we watched the Rockets Miracle game to cap off a great weekend. Below is a link if you'd like to see all the pictures from the weekend.<br /><a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/ViewSlideshow.action?&collidparam=313172421105.681567897705.1242097002962">http://www.kodakgallery.com/ViewSlideshow.action?&collidparam=313172421105.681567897705.1242097002962</a><br /><a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/ViewSlideshow.action?&collidparam=313172421105.681567897705.1242097002962"></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-16296443092435602692009-05-11T12:30:00.000-07:002009-05-11T12:51:03.345-07:00"Potty, Potty, Huwy, Huwy!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Rt8ln_JoFYYBuw_a5uvymI3wXIwlrZ5O1xvfxVar6o2EHJPCpam2f6Mz-NgpROKysOKCrYMuXiD2jURDljy_CkqJXB4bW2UcTdr5S_i8nI1jTBG9ayVikRnF0H0h4L-NF73-rl-QWW9z/s1600-h/CIMG3610.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Rt8ln_JoFYYBuw_a5uvymI3wXIwlrZ5O1xvfxVar6o2EHJPCpam2f6Mz-NgpROKysOKCrYMuXiD2jURDljy_CkqJXB4bW2UcTdr5S_i8nI1jTBG9ayVikRnF0H0h4L-NF73-rl-QWW9z/s320/CIMG3610.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334651942292878162" /></a><br /><br />Yes, we are in the midst of potty training with little Haley. Every few weeks she will spend a whole day enthusiastically going pee pee in the potty (with us prompting her about every 20 minutes). We then put her in a pull up to facilitate getting the diaper off and on and using the same pull up as long as she has not titi'd in it. Usually by the end of the day or on the next morning, she has no interest in the potty and is like, "next game..don't wanna play that one today." We figure she's not quite ready yet and is just exploring the possibility so we just go with it when she is ready. More and more often lately she has started asking us, "Pee Pee in the potty?" Then she does it several times and is the one asking about every 2 hours while we prompt her every 20 minutes still. As time goes by it is her idea more and more often which would lead us to think she's more ready. So for the last week we've been wearing pull ups when we're home or going to be near a potty. She's been using the potty most of the day each day with accidents during naps and long outings. Of course we try to stay around the house more, but with a 5 yr. old in baseball and swimming you can only do so much. She's doing pretty good, but I thought it's always supposed to be more of a light switch thing...like now we are doing it. She knows to ask for it when she's in the mood...but doesn't get it yet that going in the diaper/pull up is not the desirable way. Guess I need to try the panties and let her wet herself all day. Really gotta stay home if we're doing that! Ughhh! So was going to ask for advice, but did I answer my own question? Oh, but I must brag about this morning. She was helping me get dressed in clothes and a pull up (her, not me :-) and she looked a little funny. I said what's wrong and she said, go pee pee in potty huwy, huwy as she ran off for her bathroom. She had been about 15 minutes before and peed in potty, now having a little pee in pull up sat down and poo'd in the potty!!!! This was the first for brown! Yeah!!! Was so proud of her and she was pretty proud too! She waved bye, bye to it and ditched me in the stinky bathroom.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-3845709273465724992009-05-08T01:55:00.001-07:002009-05-08T02:19:20.040-07:00Our Spring So FarWow, it's been a long time. So just thought I'd post a blog with updates on what those kiddos are doing these days. We just took Hunter to his Kindergarden orientation this week. Can't believe I will be putting him on the "big boy" bus in a few months! He's been pretty excited about it and was a little apprehensive yet intrigued to go to his orientation. Luckily it was soooo much more inviting with sooooo much more to do than his current school that he now is very much looking forward to it. The room had much more stimulating learning activities. The shedule included so many more subjects. There is also a computer lab they visited and showed them many REALLY FUN educational games online. He loved the fact that they have their own library as that is one of his favorite places to visit. Still can't believe it! They other day we were nearby and he asked me if we could drive by his school. He's also staying busy with his first year of T-Ball and swimming lessons. Pictures to come. Little Miss Haley, or Monster, as Hunter calls her, is all about talky talky and walky walky. She throws out more and more vocabulary daily. Some of her repetoire: No, no, get back, go to your room, shut up (such a nice kid really), Daddy at work, MiMi at work, Gee horsey's, Hunter at chuch (church), I go potty huwy huwy (hurry hurry), I petty (pretty), Hanse petty (the dog), I pincess (thing you got it), I goo gil (good girl), go car-go shoppy shoppy- go walky walky- ok? (Let's go in the car and go shopping and I'll walk, ok say yes), no no nice Mommy (aren't I the parent?)AND her FAVORITE word...nak (snack). She loves putting her jewelry on Hansel complete with clip on earrings hanging from his ears! He tolerates it but gives me the look. She gets him all blinged up! She lives for the Beverly Hills Chihuahua movie and loves to dance and sing to Gwen Stefani's "If I Was a Rich Girl" and the Chihuahua song. Before long she will be in charge of the household. Ok, that's probably a deeper look into our household than you all wanted so I will stop. Hope to post some more pictures soon! Happy Mother's Day to all!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-85642439603901765972009-03-29T19:25:00.000-07:002009-03-29T19:52:41.062-07:00Bluebonnets and Babies!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9Csg3OQmo4ZgOmsWmOPl1G5v3GFt0-N6yMbSWAgfU7RyaPQWtdWkvdgdxTcvSkCPHf5RbOA64z5Y7bv8Kd-Li0lZsOAsLhsmMrWYMcapqHdtcvPWp0VNY99-3qGV8Hw3pufrHP8Kxy40/s1600-h/CIMG3360.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9Csg3OQmo4ZgOmsWmOPl1G5v3GFt0-N6yMbSWAgfU7RyaPQWtdWkvdgdxTcvSkCPHf5RbOA64z5Y7bv8Kd-Li0lZsOAsLhsmMrWYMcapqHdtcvPWp0VNY99-3qGV8Hw3pufrHP8Kxy40/s320/CIMG3360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318806387786579234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4ZmLmfAB81A6VyQkDWM_rVIxVx4P86lP9IujPvMOTSSxAR3X0CPYPnyxFvtS98vn3rTKCySTs4DoKfDOImJm72bFrrd0K00gY5i4t1tVtRDrYkxSNN_8dDPDFVc_VT76Hq8N7XjWUJOm/s1600-h/CIMG3361.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4ZmLmfAB81A6VyQkDWM_rVIxVx4P86lP9IujPvMOTSSxAR3X0CPYPnyxFvtS98vn3rTKCySTs4DoKfDOImJm72bFrrd0K00gY5i4t1tVtRDrYkxSNN_8dDPDFVc_VT76Hq8N7XjWUJOm/s320/CIMG3361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318806380918647362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SFqw7D3Q3NinhU8dR_8kjBYWlYKWFHxtuOmlwTboCnJxySgZ7WJn3qaaPfA-IwqU7OsuCAfmAfBDa_6N-wvVjHQWO6yYDDr_Ns9qMwVhgE8tl5PfuZA__GZOSbbynnxkDWJJceEgr9lY/s1600-h/CIMG3371.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SFqw7D3Q3NinhU8dR_8kjBYWlYKWFHxtuOmlwTboCnJxySgZ7WJn3qaaPfA-IwqU7OsuCAfmAfBDa_6N-wvVjHQWO6yYDDr_Ns9qMwVhgE8tl5PfuZA__GZOSbbynnxkDWJJceEgr9lY/s320/CIMG3371.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318806373461565330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZvST-LbLqo-cIk1S8f_CvmUAnT8aB_a-LhazZst50TwflR2QmqaqXqoQjHUkpzrRgHkcT2t2JYhcMwHsvwyclaKQ_RZyj5Cg_lpCgP_y9ONXYZPX1FE_eNIAFLWZFFd1-g49zwF7jlbo/s1600-h/CIMG3380.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZvST-LbLqo-cIk1S8f_CvmUAnT8aB_a-LhazZst50TwflR2QmqaqXqoQjHUkpzrRgHkcT2t2JYhcMwHsvwyclaKQ_RZyj5Cg_lpCgP_y9ONXYZPX1FE_eNIAFLWZFFd1-g49zwF7jlbo/s320/CIMG3380.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318806391788481890" /></a><br />I've been a Mommy for 5 years now and this is the first time I've actually made it out with my babies to frolic in the beautiful Texas bluebonnets. It couldn't have been a more beautiful day! Unfortunately I didn't realize that all the weeds mixed in with the bluebonnets are scratchy and burn the skin. So little Haley was screaming in pain within the first 5 minutes. As soon as her little bum touched the ground she had ouchy scratches probably burning like the ones I had on my legs from sitting down. Next time we all wear jeans. Hunter had a good time running wild. I managed to get a few decent pictures. Granddaddy and Debbie got a few good ones too and seemed to enjoy chasing Haley and Hunter around in the fields. Better luck next year :-)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-22079697445359934282009-03-25T22:16:00.000-07:002009-03-25T22:19:54.712-07:00Uh-Oh, My Future Angelina Jolie!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr23bwX7YaM8C1v9v-G6RDOZZxzy9yHAEoqg6A8U3rpYxR4GEjmqwsvXneDtA5uKs8XpR2VWhs1brYZuNKibSxMXSxDYQCrRi9X_FvSv3VUpzN96l6bbT17gJh1KTiX5sY2oDarTjSsEyc/s1600-h/CIMG3346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr23bwX7YaM8C1v9v-G6RDOZZxzy9yHAEoqg6A8U3rpYxR4GEjmqwsvXneDtA5uKs8XpR2VWhs1brYZuNKibSxMXSxDYQCrRi9X_FvSv3VUpzN96l6bbT17gJh1KTiX5sY2oDarTjSsEyc/s320/CIMG3346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317361741093686562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGF5h__gWgza4Ohies1ORS8WcbNJavvapSI50O4njlkukdu5SfkuICSGzdOVDR293pGZkgf8H4gowVHlC0aoo9leWxZnA2ivVTVa9gQheWaYNrSGS03flyUOA_LirHK37gvWGIY9ueXT8C/s1600-h/CIMG3345.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGF5h__gWgza4Ohies1ORS8WcbNJavvapSI50O4njlkukdu5SfkuICSGzdOVDR293pGZkgf8H4gowVHlC0aoo9leWxZnA2ivVTVa9gQheWaYNrSGS03flyUOA_LirHK37gvWGIY9ueXT8C/s320/CIMG3345.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317361737040650450" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-50239970289795971522009-03-25T22:10:00.000-07:002009-03-25T22:16:11.814-07:00Cowboys & Cowgirls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviElwd2zPYpWF4mzyxFg4xxxSDP6fw5vqM0uLqxD8QzUDTUa1eiZjM7O_vF0WOxgkjIoUBpkulhOEdgVvbwTh-sDYTWyo5tkVIOXZsG9WDrJRBzpAuiAM42lCO8w6tldVPWZs57kF8Gl7/s1600-h/CIMG3321.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviElwd2zPYpWF4mzyxFg4xxxSDP6fw5vqM0uLqxD8QzUDTUa1eiZjM7O_vF0WOxgkjIoUBpkulhOEdgVvbwTh-sDYTWyo5tkVIOXZsG9WDrJRBzpAuiAM42lCO8w6tldVPWZs57kF8Gl7/s320/CIMG3321.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317360780646868386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX54XwbYTsh5rxYWk6s-PzLGTo2iFrzEoXxq2tPWCbZyXxkSqTqZPhGdbPMkpYWWl9EhbWyL3eh8wE9GsCfAgCpKgk-VEyLmUbJk5jdc-JiaVb8GzLN8drgjEBLcwYRgAqoN7-7EZEWOG/s1600-h/CIMG3318.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX54XwbYTsh5rxYWk6s-PzLGTo2iFrzEoXxq2tPWCbZyXxkSqTqZPhGdbPMkpYWWl9EhbWyL3eh8wE9GsCfAgCpKgk-VEyLmUbJk5jdc-JiaVb8GzLN8drgjEBLcwYRgAqoN7-7EZEWOG/s320/CIMG3318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317360779811951650" /></a><br />These are the hats the kids picked out at the rodeo. Hunter's been wearing his anytime he goes out to play in the yard. And suddenly he's started grabbing his Longhorn baseball cap when we head out the door to go somewhere. Becoming a man!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-45620805050859565652009-03-25T21:50:00.000-07:002009-03-25T22:09:29.254-07:00Houston Rodeo!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqjeco-Hn4_9KRJpqmhC1GjAr8ZKA3IxD44WaBF8pQ5OAXArNP4mQFpYR9UUSdI_PtZF41bkhzCA3ACtG1axkX-VR3GPfxf4VmAZi1EnAMBIzuzZfLvModplGfD7r2cc3aL-sk-8HnpEU/s1600-h/CIMG3293.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqjeco-Hn4_9KRJpqmhC1GjAr8ZKA3IxD44WaBF8pQ5OAXArNP4mQFpYR9UUSdI_PtZF41bkhzCA3ACtG1axkX-VR3GPfxf4VmAZi1EnAMBIzuzZfLvModplGfD7r2cc3aL-sk-8HnpEU/s320/CIMG3293.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317357574422460146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJlFJdiY4colOtR4QwEUJsuzQZFNfyT3XaI-9uPIbyGiluEgNMH_DQbyBzofy_askuDxEDfoweJJ8j9z20szzdQtzFEvtsUB0BWH2K6vM9TI37XFBa6Rqp1BCdWZ2cVAN2euLN_dxBPOQ/s1600-h/CIMG3278.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJlFJdiY4colOtR4QwEUJsuzQZFNfyT3XaI-9uPIbyGiluEgNMH_DQbyBzofy_askuDxEDfoweJJ8j9z20szzdQtzFEvtsUB0BWH2K6vM9TI37XFBa6Rqp1BCdWZ2cVAN2euLN_dxBPOQ/s320/CIMG3278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317357568555613218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcDMEtqm0Ib1Joo6MQHgIx7yIx9AZgjm8OyXgR9dHI2LFUxFzasTNtHf-mOatLcdwyTgkEoqXXmbBVrXudLd3LrwVQSRiI2MQLfMLBGFSDVnN9ivioWGqbhhMGW_lYpy9rJ6TpDi6w-xG/s1600-h/CIMG3318.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcDMEtqm0Ib1Joo6MQHgIx7yIx9AZgjm8OyXgR9dHI2LFUxFzasTNtHf-mOatLcdwyTgkEoqXXmbBVrXudLd3LrwVQSRiI2MQLfMLBGFSDVnN9ivioWGqbhhMGW_lYpy9rJ6TpDi6w-xG/s320/CIMG3318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317357583623770354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQx-VxxNTValAJnZzTJwPASXxtqwhv3Z_ibtahyphenhyphen0YGnoyQbZej_cX_qIHChhlQlKOsS9XxTxnnuxJJi6Z5PfXPJ9CItfZzof05TwJeauZz9UWB_I9n5IZYkXqehTxgznmr4C_taFBfSlT/s1600-h/CIMG3271.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQx-VxxNTValAJnZzTJwPASXxtqwhv3Z_ibtahyphenhyphen0YGnoyQbZej_cX_qIHChhlQlKOsS9XxTxnnuxJJi6Z5PfXPJ9CItfZzof05TwJeauZz9UWB_I9n5IZYkXqehTxgznmr4C_taFBfSlT/s320/CIMG3271.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317357561917769090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5c3Jb3aTJ3koMbpZnTyQKrGIslfOf3kEWzd6FtvIBoNbDOfLiI8sf96KSX47VlScQfFiw5Y-uTDEnaH6NBYn2F7VexOFDhJtcC04CL_fiU6Wq8ohsnOXImZos2faKdOUEH9onQv2ra6fb/s1600-h/CIMG3255.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5c3Jb3aTJ3koMbpZnTyQKrGIslfOf3kEWzd6FtvIBoNbDOfLiI8sf96KSX47VlScQfFiw5Y-uTDEnaH6NBYn2F7VexOFDhJtcC04CL_fiU6Wq8ohsnOXImZos2faKdOUEH9onQv2ra6fb/s320/CIMG3255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317357557477171458" /></a><br />Much to my suprise...this year the Rodeo was a big hit for both Hunter and Haley. I thought Haley wasn't going to enjoy too much of it at her age, but they both had a wonderful time. There was of course the petting zoo, the tractor display, chickens hatching, cow's milking like all the previous years. But this year they had a new exhibit where the kids dressed in an apron, grabbed a bucket and worked the farm to grow and harvest their crops which they eventually sold at the farmers market for play money. They were then able to make a purchase of their choice at the General Store for a real snack or drink. Both Haley and Hunter chose a juice box...must have worked up a thirst. They had tons of fun riding the carnival rides and Haley riding the carosel. Hunter wants Rodeo time to be all the time!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-32722712695379736772009-03-10T12:16:00.001-07:002009-03-10T13:45:55.269-07:00Full Throttle!Finally.......Haley's walking is at full throttle. She took her first steps the day she turned 18 months which was, February 10th. As of last week I guess she has been full speed ahead actually walking all over. The moment she wakes up you here the monitor click on with "Walky walky, OK! Walky walky, OK, OK!" She's ready to be set free. Free to roam...walky walkin! We are super proud of her this week as she has grown up so much suddenly. She also spent about 24 hours consistently going pee pee on the potty! Saturday night and all day Sunday she sat on her new potty every few hours and actually sprinkled her deposit :-) This was all sudden and just our experiment as we had bought her a baby potty to familiarize herself with the idea for the future. We never expected her to demonstrate so quickly what it was for. But we're not getting our hopes up yet. Hunter pee'd in the potty a few times at 18 months only too block it out a few more years and not potty train till 3 years old. However Haley did give it a much more impressive first day. Of course Monday and so far of Tuesday..totally interested in trying although no deposits yet. We are so proud of her newest milestone though and are enjoying watching her spread her wings! Hope you enjoy the walking videos to follow.<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-9738ddc8e988dbe4 height=266 width=320 contentId="9738ddc8e988dbe4"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-7c6bf4451556c051 height=266 width=320 contentId="7c6bf4451556c051"></OBJECT><br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-ed71b3b73597c11a height=266 width=320 contentId="ed71b3b73597c11a"></OBJECT>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-27450214062849478642009-03-09T18:23:00.000-07:002009-03-09T18:32:00.582-07:00Fun in the Tub on Ash Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLkMAc_hI3T1seIigmylR5NLuU0z1u8EFPeAYfGsRGDDfqmOZZRcVEuA4D2fZgaF1sgi4PCdMi-l84ZI9tChIUBsoe3wNZvT5KUzanPGRNrxMefQA6mlrR9K95KMZ3zeuH1prVErKhAce/s1600-h/CIMG3233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLkMAc_hI3T1seIigmylR5NLuU0z1u8EFPeAYfGsRGDDfqmOZZRcVEuA4D2fZgaF1sgi4PCdMi-l84ZI9tChIUBsoe3wNZvT5KUzanPGRNrxMefQA6mlrR9K95KMZ3zeuH1prVErKhAce/s320/CIMG3233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311365446373426786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiaxZo4D666jqPw9PqJX8d37OmA4HO6kh5Eaa_hmVTDU7-mFtoNWiZ4-YoLVviaaTl9gW06DYMu1v6L4ZuJ6dXD3tP9RSE4TS7VYm3wGIJomQyD1WZR1VMW3Qw-EaR5aOYUXzbHMLMNf6/s1600-h/CIMG3227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiaxZo4D666jqPw9PqJX8d37OmA4HO6kh5Eaa_hmVTDU7-mFtoNWiZ4-YoLVviaaTl9gW06DYMu1v6L4ZuJ6dXD3tP9RSE4TS7VYm3wGIJomQyD1WZR1VMW3Qw-EaR5aOYUXzbHMLMNf6/s320/CIMG3227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311365435974074178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxdRu_dsth_hyphenhyphenPxgFxLh5-kdB7xRDPECEV3eDtu1w4b5ORnTHK-WGb23kpCPQQDwfzy5FShcxPRmZqVvPFZ0prrdbBc5eSg5wpqVHygP6bYXH7kuQQexUUa1BTmZE5qU27BamQl79pgYe/s1600-h/CIMG3220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxdRu_dsth_hyphenhyphenPxgFxLh5-kdB7xRDPECEV3eDtu1w4b5ORnTHK-WGb23kpCPQQDwfzy5FShcxPRmZqVvPFZ0prrdbBc5eSg5wpqVHygP6bYXH7kuQQexUUa1BTmZE5qU27BamQl79pgYe/s320/CIMG3220.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311365427745221394" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281879845120390335.post-41505129574278100922009-03-03T02:11:00.000-08:002009-03-03T02:38:02.558-08:00Two for one special!It actually went rather well! I was pleasantly suprised. I took both of the kids to their well check ups last week at the same time. I thought I was setting myself up for total chaos, but it was the best visit either of them have ever had to the pediatrician. Hunter was well behaved during all the waiting and didn't interupt this time. He did have questions for the doctor or rather a few statements of "I'm a very healthy boy..I don't get sick..so I don't need any shots", and other similar points to make. Much to Hunter's delight he didn't need any shots this time...yeah!!! Haley was quiet and cooperative during her exam for a first, and was a happy silly girl during the wait...practicing her walking around the room. Haley did have to get one shot...and after a year of serious deliberation, I decided to have the doctor pierce her ears as well. So it was one, two, three...owey's...then Mommy held her and within 30 seconds she was smiling and being silly again with big brother. She's cried quite a bit more for any other visit. She's been fine following her new bling bling, not losing any sleep and cruizing around the house saying "happy happy." Glad that went well...whew! <br />So the stats:<br />Hunter's 5 years old, ht- 47 inches (3'11")off the growth chart<br />Wt- 49 lbs. 90%<br />Haley's 18 months, ht- 32 1/4 70%<br />wt- 22 lbs. 20%<br /><br />Now I know why it's so hard to push them together in the wagon or the sit and stand stroller :-)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732493883937875072noreply@blogger.com2