Soccer!

Ethan finally started soccer and is loving it! As am I. :) Here are a few pictures from his first two practices as well as a hilarious video...it's so funny because everyone chases the ball together and all you see is the big herd of kids chasing a little ball. Obviously they haven't figured out positions and strategy yet. :)

Petting Farm Fun

I took the kids to the fair today and we had a really fun time! :) I wish I had more pictures to share but I took them by myself and had to keep my hands free to hold theirs. But I did get lots of pictures at the petting farm, which was their favorite part! They loved the animals; Ethan's favorite was the little bunny and Annabeth's favorite was the chicken (which made me laugh:). There is also a short video of them trying to feed the calf. Enjoy!

Pictures Please??

I was wondering if everyone out there could go through their pictures for me???


I've decided to frame a picture of each of the kids with Brandon and I when they were babies. I was looking through mine and I don't have as much as I thought I did. I'm pretty happy with the pics of Brandon with each of the kids, but I could find very few of me. If everyone wouldn't mind looking through their pictures, I'd like Ethan and Annabeth to be as young as possible and I'd like them to be more candid than posed. Please, PLEASE send me what you've got of either Brandon or I! I'd appreciate it very much! :)

Also.... any pictures you have of me when I was pregnant would be helpful. Especially pictures of Brandon and I together.

Here are the pictures that I will most likely be using if no one has any others:

Annabeth --


Ethan --
And just because it's sweet, and one of my favorite pictures of them, I'll also be framing this one for both of them! :)

I'm back!

Yes, yes...I know I've been neglectful of this blog lately. I just haven't been taking that many pictures lately! Even so, I'll show you what I've got just so nobody thinks I've abandoned the blog :)

Ethan's first fishing experience...didn't catch a fish though :(
They caught a grasshopper!

Being silly at lunchtime:

Can I just tell you how proud I am that my kids love veggies so much?!!

We set up a maze of tents in the backyard:

The Little Gym

Monday was Ethan's last day at The Little Gym. He's been in a sports class for the last 18 weeks. He has loved every minute of it. On the last day they put on a big show for the parents to show off their skills and then they receive a gold medal. Here is a video and some pics of the big show:

Road trip to Texas

This past week my great-grandmother passed away. We found out Monday morning and by midnight that night we were on the road! We drove 36ish hours straight through (the kids were amazing!!) until finally we arrived in Turkey, TX. While we wish we had been there under happier circumstances, it ended up being a really great trip. Brandon got to help wrangle cattle and ride a horse, Ethan discovered a hundred new species of bugs, Annabeth bonded with Aunt Suzie, and I got to see the whole family again! It was an adventure :)

Uncle Lee and Brandon giving directions

One of the many new bugs he found

Uncle Billy had this tire swing that looked like a horse and Annabeth absolutely loved it!

These two were like peas and carrots :)

We found a little friend!

There was an electircal storm over Amarillo the night we left. I really wish I had been able to get a better picture! The lightning was amazing!

Bowling, etc...

These pictures didn't turn out very well, but I'm posting them anyway because watching these two bowl was just about the cutest thing I've ever seen! :)



And the rest of these are random. The last picture of Ethan is old...it's from when we had to take him to the ER several months ago. You can see the IV in his arm where he's getting the morphine.