Finally Finished

We still have landscaping and sprinklers to do but at least the kids can jump in! Especially since it has been close to 100 degrees or more for the last 3 weeks, but now we love it.

More of the Same

Well our yard is a complete mud, dust, concrete pit at the moment. We had some rain last week and it slowed things down a bit but they are supposed to be plastering and tiling tomorrow. We have had typical spring weather here, I guess with major thunderstorms, flash floods and oh yea, tornado warnings. It still has been hot and the kids are dying to jump in the pool. After one rain shower there was still water left in the pool and Maddox wanted to go for a swim, sorry bud, it's not ready yet!

We have the first pics of tile laid on the hot tub and around the edge of the pool...

We interrupted the mating of two Geckos and Maddox had a playmate for the day, he loved it. Too bad I think there will be a decline in the gecko population now.

Soccer Awards: Don't they look thrilled!!

The Digging Begins

It's a little scary to see half of our yard torn up, but the kids are already wanting to jump into the deep hole that is soon to be out there! More pictures to come...

Sports, Sports, Sports

Does ballet qualify as a sport? London thinks so, in fact she is so active during her practices that I can't get a picture that isn't blurry from her moving so much.

Easter

Our Easter get together with Joel and Calli and their kids, Grandma and Grandpa Stanley and Abran. The kids loved the easter egg hunt and had their fill of sugar!

Happy 6th Birthday Preston

Preston had a great birthday with lots of friends from school and basketball at a place called "Jump for Fun." They wore themselves out on all the inflatable bounce houses and then filled up on lots of sugary cake. What more could a kid ask for?

Preston and Maddox have both been playing on Basketball teams and LOVE it. They are so cute to watch and are getting much better than Mom at home when we play HORSE.

Is This REALLY Texas

Yes, my kids think we lied to them and never really moved to Texas, but more like the North Pole. We have had record weather patterns ever since we got here, like record rainfalls in the fall, record cold temperatures this winter, and now a 100 year record for SNOW! I'm tired of being such a trend setter!

Happy 4th Birthday Mad Dog!

We love you big guy! Where has the time gone? You are my baby boy and I hope you never outgrow your sweet chubby cheeks and your low, scruffy voice. Hugs and kisses...Mom

Stockyards

A visit to the Stockyards with Cayden's 4th Grade class.The kids got a lot of history on Texas and saw a real cattle drive right through downtown Ft. Worth.

Fall Activities

Pumkin Patches here are a bit like Christmas tree lots. They just set out a bunch of pumkins (grown elsewhere) along the side of the road and call it a Pumkin Patch...Cayden was disappointed in the lack of scare factor associated with any mazes (ie. not like the Haunted Corn Maze in Eugene!)<

They did have some cool pumkins, though. These are called "Fairytale" pumkins...

All the ghosts and goblins, did not have to worry about being chilly here in Texas.

Pre-Ballet

I wish I could have gotten some closer shots, but this little girl will not hold still for me at all and they were all a blur. So I was hiding behind a door to get these few. Bless her patient teachers, but I do have to say it is pretty cute and comical to watch!

Sidebar returns!

Ok, so I figured out my sidebar problem and then my background went out on me, and suddenly came back with no help from me, so I'm beginning to think I have a haunted blog! But at this point I'm so happy I figured out the sidebar problem I'll take the ghosts. I have a few new pictures that Jason e-mailed from his phone and thought I would share them.

This was taken at my neices wedding in July...

These are a few more pics from our Disneyland Trip...

This was our last trip to the Oregon Coast and we actually had sunshine, someone was a poser...

Cayden and Preston on their first day of school at Bransford Elementary in Colleyville, TX