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New pics of the kids!!

My great friend Jeanine is starting up a photography business and wanted to get some shots of the kids. She did an AMAZING job!! You can see them (and others!) on her blog at www.bellajewelphotography.blogspot.com

You can click on the collage to enlarge it and see it better!

So much to blog about!!

How time flies!! Since I last updated...

somebody had a birthday (with super cool, tie-dye cake)

We've battled allergies, ear infections and lower respiratory tract infections...

the doctor said it's "not pneumonia...yet" like that's supposed to make me feel better!!
Poor baby with a heating pad under her "woogie" for her ear

and our kitchen looks like the beginnings of a meth lab!!

We planted our summer garden with radishes, zucchini and FIVE different types of peppers for Nath's homemade hot sauce

Both kids finished school...here's Robbie at her program and "promotion ceremony"



Jack's field day right before the last day. His class got second!!

And Robbie started dance class. She's absolutely tickled to death and can't wait to go back.

Izabella's Birthday...I mean Juliana's

Robbie's best friend Izabella's little sister (that's a mouthful!) had her first birthday party last weekend and had a bounce house and lots of cupcakes. The big girls thought it was a party for them and had a ball!

Horses

We went down to Bryan over the weekend to hang out with our dear friends and family. We met up with Dad and Momma Linda (or Paw Paw and Memaw as they are now affectionatly known) on Saturday for lunch at Wings & More then went out to their place to see all the horses. After we went to the race track last weekend, all Robbie's been talking about is horses--how she wants to feed one, ride on one, pet one, etc--so we had to show her what it was all about.

Daddy and Rob have the same expression

Her first "sniff"

How cute is this!?!

Paw Paw and his little twin

Birdie's first solo ride...she was so tickled

Didn't want to get off!!

The new baby...she was a doll!

The momma kept nuzzling Jack on his chest

He wasn't real sure what to think about it!

Robbie with the baby

Don't you love how we all wore flip-flops out to the barns!? We'll make sure to pack tennie shoes for next time!

Let's go Rangers!!

Last Saturday night we went to the ballpark to watch the Rangers play. The kids LOVE it and we found a great deal they have going for families which made it worth the drive. The weather was perfect...until around the seventh inning when the announcer got on the loudspeaker to let everyone in the third deck (which was US!!) know that threatening severe weather was 10 minutes from Arlington and we ALL had to get to the lower levels! It was like a cattle call but we all got out safely and never got rained on until the drive home.

And these are from almost exactly two years ago to the date. Robbie's wearing the shirt that Jack has on in these...funny how time flies!!

Pics from my phone...

I was looking through all the randomness that my phone holds and let me tell you, there's some doozies! All the weird pics end up on my phone because I always have it with me and if I need to snap a pic I can...genius!!

It was so hot out this afternoon and I caught the kids resting under the umbrella...too cute!

Jack's jet he drew in sidewalk chalk

His "eyes" from his Happy Meal...he laughed forever at this pic


Mmmmm...fried stuff with ranch!! I took this one at Chicken Oil to send to
Nath while he was back home and we were in Bryan...he was JELOUS!!

Jack's GIANT ice cream cone from PTA night at McDonald's.

Their favorite teacher was in charge of the soft serve :)

My pretty princess watching Sesame Street in her Snow White get-up

More "making Nathan jealous with food pics"

My number five plate at Chuy's, my all time favorite

Birdie dressed in her Sleeping Beauty dress with her pink bunny hat from PawPaw and wand from Grandma & Grandpa...this is how she looks most days!!

One of my favs of them...they look so serious!!