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Easter 2011

2011-08-07T22:40:00.003-05:00

Spring Break 2011

2011-03-16T11:30:00.000-05:00

Spring break was a lot of fun this year. We drove up to Aunt KK's house to visit. The kids were a little bummed that her pool was way too cold to swim in.

They had a great time beating up on Topper though!

We went over to Ft Worth for the day and had lunch at Uno's Pizza where the kids got to be the chef and create their own pizza.

Then we headed over to the Ft Worth zoo (along with all of DFW). There were a gazillion people there - don't go to the zoo during spring break on half price Wednesday.

We got to see pretty much all the animals that are in the movie Madagascar so the kids were happy.

Breakfast with the Principal

2011-03-04T11:13:00.000-06:00

Ashton was invited to have breakfast with the Principal and was given an award for Pursuit of Excellence. She was very excited.

First Tooth To Go

2011-03-01T11:03:00.001-06:00

Ashton had been working on this tooth forever. She really wanted to beat Kolby in "The Great Tooth Race 2011"

She came in second place though.

We worked on it all evening with no luck. Finally Aunt Dondi took some tissue and pulled it right out after school the next day.

SNOW DAY 2011

2011-02-04T13:53:00.004-06:00

Here are some shots of our Snow Day fun!

This next one is my favorite! =)

Cayden's Favorite Things

2011-01-22T17:27:00.002-06:00

Favorite thing to drink - fruit punch

Favorite cartoon - Spiderman

Favorite thing to eat - dinosaur chicken

Favorite Song - Monster Mash

Favorite Movie - Marmaduke

Favorite color - green

Favorite Car - Red Mac with a grey trailer

Favorite Place to go - To the "YMOCA" (YMCA)

Favorite Primary Song - Head, shoulders, knees and toes

Favorite friend - Brian

Favorite Cousin - Topper

Favorite Ice Cream - Cherry

2010-12-25T11:15:00.000-06:00

MERRY

CHRISTMAS!!

Thanksgiving 2010

2010-12-01T21:27:00.000-06:00

I love Thanksgiving. I'm not really into the food - it is definitely the Family.

Quality Cousin Time

I was in charge of the Pies - My Apple Pie Looked AMAZING!

Ashton is pointing to her favorites

Happy 6th Birthday!

2010-11-11T20:51:00.000-06:00

I can't believe that my baby girl is 6 years old. We had dinner at her favorite place - Chuck e Cheese followed by a family party at home.

She was most excited for the Pillow Pet!

Ashton wanted to have a party with her friends. The guest list was small. She only wanted to invite the neighbor Bryan (he couldn't come), her brother and her cousin Hadley.

We went to see MegaMind at the theater followed by some yummy frozen custard.

They had a great time!

Spooky Halloween

2010-11-01T20:33:00.001-05:00

The kids LOVE Halloween. My school hosts a Trunk or Treat and then they hit the neighborhood. This year Ashton wanted to be a Vampire and Cayden wanted to be Scooby - Do.

Happy Birthday Grandma!!

2010-10-31T20:28:00.000-05:00

Pumpkin Patch Fun

2010-10-30T20:20:00.001-05:00

We decided to swing by the Pumpkin Patch just outside of Marble Falls. There were a ton of people there and lots to do. What a fun place!

First Day Of Kindergarten

2010-08-29T16:38:00.009-05:00

What an exciting day! Ashton had her countdown going for weeks! "How many more sleeps until Kindergarten, Mom"

She picked out her favorite Backpack - Hannah Montana of course!

We got a cute new haircut and the perfect outfit!

Cayden was not very happy that he couldn't go to Kindergarten.

Cody and I drove her to school and walked her in to her new teacher's room.

When Aunt Dondi asked her about her first day she said "I had a good day, but it was a lot of standing in line and walking around."

Here she is on the ride home!

It's going to be a great year!!!

The Stairs and the Laundry Basket

2010-02-10T21:12:00.002-06:00

I had to work late yesterday and so Cody was left in charge of the kids for the evening. When I get home Ashton yells to me from upstairs that she is coming to see me and that I can't laugh at her. That statement made me a little nervous. When she gets downstairs I see what I'm not suppose to laugh at - She has a HUGE goose egg in the middle or her forehead. She looked like a unicorn. She also had a rug burn on her neck/chest area. I asked her what had happened and this was her story.

"Well, I put Bubba in the laundry basket and he made it down the stairs just fine. I had pillows and a blanket in there for him. When I went down the stairs in the basket I fell out when I hit a bump and I hit my head."

I asked her if she had learned anything from the experience and Cody chimes in that they didn't because after Ashton felt better she sent Cayden down the stairs again. He made it in one piece - luckily.

Cayden's First Movie

2009-10-25T23:10:00.003-05:00

I thought that Cayden might be old enough to make it through an entire movie at the theater. I was mostly right - he just became restless the last 30 minutes or so. At least we wasn't disruptive - he just wanted to check out what the people behind us were up to. I might wait another 6 months to try this again.

New Hobby

2009-09-16T21:24:00.002-05:00

I am loving Ashton's new hobby - cleaning! She decided to mop the kitchen and front room. It ended up more like a flood downstairs, but it needed a good soaking. She then turned her energy to the windows and patio furniture. I need to teach her how to fold laundry! =)

GO COUGARS!!!!

2009-09-05T21:45:00.001-05:00

(20) Brigham Young 14, (3) Oklahoma 13

Trip to the Coast

2009-09-05T19:31:00.005-05:00

As soon as Cody and I returned from Jamaica, Ashton wanted to go to the beach - that day! We waited a couple of weeks and then took the kids down to Corpus Christi for a couple days of fun.

We spent the first day at North Padre National Seashore.

Cayden spent most of the time trying to return the sand on the beach back into the ocean - one fistful at a time.

Ashton made a volcano and buried seashells in it. She had the most fun destroying her creation.

The next day we took the kids to the Texas State Aquarium. Here are some of my favorite shots.

Irie!

2009-08-08T18:27:00.009-05:00

This summer all of the Nations girls and our husbands went to Ocho Rios, Jamaica! It was so amazing. We had 8 fantastic days in paradise! The resort was beautiful and the people were so friendly.

We had a great time at the beach party.

Here we are in our scuba class!

We took an ATV ride through the Jamaican countryside.

We also took a zip line trip through the jungle!

We found a sea urchin while snorkeling.

We had a romantic candlelight dinner on the pier.

It was such an amazing trip! Thanks Mom and Dad!

2009-05-16T19:55:00.003-05:00

Braeden is at his Senior Prom right now. Here are some pictures that I took before they left.

FYI - Dawn and I did his date's hair AND it looks really good. I might change my profession. =)

2009-05-02T16:29:00.003-05:00

Ashton bought me a surprise today. I am super excited - It is the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter! She says that these are her tomatoes - they will probably grow bigger than the ones I planted a month ago!

Mud Pies at Grandpa's House

2009-03-29T10:44:00.004-05:00

Grandpa made a perfect dirt pile.

Ashton and Cayden decided to add a little water and make mud pies.

They had

a great time and were

caked in mud.

Go Spurs Go

2009-03-28T22:30:00.003-05:00

We took Ashton to her first Spurs game. One of my dancers that graduated last year is now one of the Silver Dancers for the Spurs. I am so proud of Jessi! I didn't pay much attention to the Spurs - I just wanted to see her perform. After the game we took her out to dinner. We had a great time even though the Spurs lost.

Rodeo Time in Austin

2009-03-26T22:46:00.002-05:00

During Spring Break the entire family went to the Austin Rodeo. We found out that Ashton LOVES danger. She had such a blast on the carnival rides. To quote her - the roller coaster is "Super Awesome!" She even wanted to go on the ride that shoots your in the air like a slingshot. She was upset when we told her that she was too short. Cayden had a great time on the Merry Go Round. He didn't want to get off. They both enjoyed feeding the animals at the petting zoo. Ashton and Mimi decided to boogie down while Dad listened to one of his favorite college bands - HoneyBrown.

Merry Christmas!!

2008-12-27T16:48:00.001-06:00

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