FYI

Well, comment moderation has proven itself to be a great thing! Sorry I have had to use it, but glad I have. I have had a few "spam" comments lately. I'm thinking about taking the blog private. If I do this, you will need to let me know if you are interested in being "invited". I will send you an email through blogger. I believe you will need an account to view the blog if this happens. It is really a quick and easy process through google, but I wanted to let you all know that this might happen. Again, sorry for having to do it this way. I think most of you will understand......considering the last message I received I couldn't even understand the damn language!!!! Just let me hear from you if you want to continue checking the blog so that I can send you an invite.

"Happy Fathers Day!"

Jeff has heard that as much today as I heard "Happy Mothers Day" a few weeks ago. Just goes to prove that our little monsters can be so sweet.....when they wanna be! Of course in the midst of all those happy, well wishes they decided they needed a "day" of their own. So, the creation of "Kid Day" came about. For all of those reading this, please mark your calendar......"Kid Day" (according to Wyatt and Emily) is to be celebrated on July 2nd.

For the record, Momma had absolutely nothing to do with this....daddy either for that matter. This was a conversation that went on in the back seat of the truck today.

In case you didn't realize.....

You can click on a picture and get a larger view of it. I started using the smaller pictures in my post to save a little space....and with this wonderful dial up service the smaller ones load faster! Anyway, I know they are little harder to see, but if you roll your mouse over a picture and click on it, it will blow up so you can see it better. Thought I'd mention it in case you hadn't realized this neat little feature! Oh, and if you hadn't already....leave me a comment to let me know you have been here to check things out!!!

Graduation.....and after Graduation

Ok, so I'm slow! Most of you already know this! I'm using the excuse that I've been busy. Actually, I have been. This home childcare thing that I have been trying to get going, well it is finally making some progress! I am so excited to have a couple of kiddos! They are both temporary and part time....but at least I finally have some kids. I interviewed with a momma a couple of weeks ago who has twins.....cute, cute girls. I hope to start keeping them (full time and permanent) in August. Anyway.....my new "business", that's my excuse!

So, we have a new graduate in our house....YAY!!!! Sara didn't exactly have the best senior year, so this was as much of a "relief to finally have it over with" as it was exciting. The ceremony went great....a little long, but great. Granny, Paw Paw, Aunt Linda, Uncle Bob, Aunt Kerri, Kayla, Chris, Sissy, Momma, Jeff, Wyatt and Emily were all there to see her walk the stage and get her diploma.

Walking to her seat.



A "group" shot.








Heading to the stage.



Group HUG!!!!












After graduation we went home so that us girls......and Chris.....could get ready to go out! At about 10:30 pm we headed "out". To do what, we weren't really sure. That was up to Sara. As it turned out, she wanted to go get a tattoo......and Sissy had told her she would pay for it for her graduation present. So off we went. Of course Momma had her camera....and of course I took pictures of the process. Well, I took pictures of Sara's face during the process! She got her Zodiac symbol on the small of her back. After that we went to have breakfast before heading home. I think she had a good time.

I think these pictures speak for themselves! Obviously the last picture of her expressions was more of a "get that camera out of my face"!!! And of course there is the end result.

























We had her party on Saturday, but I don't have those pictures resized yet. Give me a few days and I will get those up.

Life.....

What I wouldn't give to protect my kids from the harsh realities of it! Sara is off this morning to do something she has never had to do....and she shouldn't have to at only 18! She is going to the funeral of a friend. A girl who died needlessly in a car accident. A girl who leaves behind a son of her own. A girl who got behind the wheel of a vehicle after drinking alcohol and has paid the ultimate price. My heart goes out to her family......especially her little boy!

Finally!

She really had no choice....Baccalaureate was Sunday evening! I made her put her gown on to make sure it looked OK.....ha, while she had it on I might as well snap a couple. She just loves her Momma!! Anyway, here she is in gown. I will be taking more at Graduation on Thursday night so hopefully they will include cap pictures also.

Sara's car....

Well, it "broke"!! That's ok....she was ready for something new anyway! This one fits her quite nicely. It should be much more reliable...which is great considering she's moving away from home! For the record....getting these pics was like pulling teeth! As a matter of fact, I have been bugging her to put her cap and gown on so I can take pictures of her.....has not happened yet!! I'm thinking a "threat" is soon coming! ;)

Goofy kids!

They have been bugging us for weeks now....."when can we go swimming"? I pulled this little wading pool out last week and put some water in it. At first they weren't thrilled...they wanted in the big pool! It didn't take them long to decide something was better than nothing. I love the look on Wyatt's face as he comes off the slide! Then, of course Miss Em has to be her usual "take a picture of me, Momma"! Oh yeah, she's a mess!

T-Ball is over for the spring season...

Here are a couple of pictures to end the season with.

I thought this was a neat picture. Obviously, he is about to hit the ball.

Notice the bat coming up from his left leg.....he caught on quick to come at the ball from below. At the end of the season, he could get more of a "fly ball" that way. He really improved so much during the season!

Daddy was usually the third base coach. Here, he had obviously sent his boy on home! Wyatt never hit a home run, but when he scored, he would come running into the dugout all excited that he had scored a "home run"!! We knew what he meant!

Just an update....

Ok, so I'm not always so good about updating!

The end of school is almost here.....and none to soon!! Sara is soooo ready to be finished! She has her cap and gown, her announcements have been mailed and she has only 6 days left. I'm excited for her, but a little sad for myself! She will, after all, be leaving home soon after graduation. We sent graduation party invites, but if you didn't get one and would like to come celebrate with us please feel free! The party will be Saturday, June 2 starting at 1 o'clock. Just give me a call or send an email to let us know you will be coming. Wyatt absolutely loves school, but even he is ready for it to be over! We are all ready to spend a fun summer in the pool, going to Six Flags and just relaxing.

Hope everyone is having a fun, relaxing spring!! Leave me a comment to let me know you have been here!

Here are a few pictures....enjoy.

Before Prom Pictures

Sara had a few friends meet at our house and leave from here.

Easter weekend

This was also the weekend we got the snow. So here are some pictures of both. Enjoy!

Some birthday pictures

Wyatt turned 6 earlier this month.....hard for momma to believe! He couldn't wait to turn six and now he's talking about turning 7. We just did our usual......momma baked him a chocolate cake, he opened what gifts were left to open and we sang Happy Birthday. He got his gift from Granny and PawPaw a couple of weeks before his birthday....2 NASCAR car pillows. I could tell a funny, funny story about when he opened them, but it was one of those "you had to be there" sort of stories. A quick, typed up version......He has several drivers that he likes/keeps up with during a race. Kasey Kahne is one of them.....Jeff Gordon is not. Well, he opened a box that had pillows in the shape of these 2 drivers' cars. He pulled the Kasey pillow out saying AWESOME!!! Granny ask him about the one he left in the box.....the look on his face said it all as he said "I don't want that one"!! He wasn't being purposefully rude....and all that were there knew that, but momma still had a talk with him about being appreciative when receiving a gift! We also talked about how just because he isn't his favorite driver, doesn't mean he can't play and have fun with the pillow. He now plays with and crashes both equally!! The weekend before his birthday, he got a card with cash in it from Grandma and Grandad. He bought his batting helmet and equipment bag with that. Momma and Daddy got him his bat and he got a Texas Rangers shirt and some extra balls with money from Uncle Todd & Aunt Kerri and Uncle Paul & Aunt Carol. When all was said and done, he had a great 6th birthday!!!

T-Ball pictures

He's having a great time playing ball....if it continues, we might sign him up again for the fall session.Up to bat.Smack that ball!

At third base waiting to run home.Hanging out in the dug out.

Whoa!!

It's snowing.....in Texas....in APRIL!!!! This is crazy, weird and COLD!!! It was 84 degrees on Tuesday and then a front came through bringing with it thunderstorms, hail and a tornado.....and the temps have been falling since. I'm just glad Wyatt is not playing soccer....we would be sitting out in the cold wind watching a game right now. We have very few t-ball games on Saturday.

Other than the crazy weather, things are good here. Trying to keep up with mowing between flooding rain events and going to t-ball games, it seems we get nothing else done. The kids are good. Sara is really liking her new job...and making darn good tip money! She is getting ready for prom next weekend. Hopefully I will get some good pictures to post. Wyatt is really enjoying playing ball. His coach puts the emphasis on learning the game and having a good time at it. He will move up to coach pitch in the fall....that should be interesting. Emily is the same.....capturing every moving thing she possibly can in hopes of sneaking them into my house!!!

Here are a few pictures I have taken recently. I took some at Wyatt's game the other night, I will get those posted soon...along with his birthday pictures. He turned six this past Wednesday!

Blowing bubblesFirst time on this rideEmily has been on beforeIt is the kids version of the Batman ride

March camping trip

These are just a few pictures from our camping trip last weekend. We had such a good time. The weather was perfect....well, aside from being a little chilly on Saturday morning and a little wind in the afternoon. We are hoping to go back to the same place in the next couple of weeks. There are bluebonnet plants everywhere out there and when they start popping, it will be beautiful!! The kids had a great time "exploring" on Sunday morning while we were packing up. We found an old rock chimney that I took some pictures of. A nice digging spot.

Bringing in the "heavy" equipment.

Gathering some small stuff for the fire.

She'd been chasing a butterfly.

A look at the Brazos.

The old chimney we found.

Just a few Bluebonnets have popped.

Still digging.

What's up, Bubba?

Isn't she cute with daddy's do-rag?