Grins, Giggles & Chaos!

My husband is from New Deal, Texas {a very TINY town around the corner from Lubbock - Ha!}. He went to Tech and is a HUGE Tech football fan. Up until this year, my 4 yr old, Rylee has followed in her daddy's footsteps. She loved the Red Raiders and would always have her "guns up!" Not too long ago, she informed her daddy that she QUIT the Red Raiders and is now a Longhorn! A daddy's heart was broken on that summer night. {yes, she goes around with her horns in the air and yes, her daddy cringes!} Can't wait to see what happens tonight when the Red Raiders play the Longhorns. Will she have her "guns up" or her "horns" up? We shall see.... Until next time...... xoxo

Over the Labor Day weekend, we headed to San Antonio with Michael & Sarah. What fun we had! Our friends, Chris & Julie and their daughter Emma {Rylee's BFF} also joined us. We left Friday morning and had a great car ride. We stopped in West for the best Kolache's ever!! Then we stopped in San Marcos {outlet capitol of Texas} and had lunch at Center Point Station {if you are ever in San Marcos, you should try it. It's an old gas station converted into a boutique & restaurant.} We finally made it to San Antonio and joined Chris, Julie and Emma. We went on the river taxi tour and about 10 min into the tour, it started raining {the tour is 35 min long} Of course, we finished the tour in the rain and we were soaked. We went to Sea World on Saturday and the girls LOVED it. The day was perfect, not too hot or humid. Of course, it rained on us towards the end of the day. We had a blast in San Antonio! Here are a few pics from our weekend! Until next time..... xoxo

Miss Landry Cate . . . . . . You are 3 months old today! You are the sunshine in our life. Your smile is so contagious, we can't get enough. You love your big sister & she loves you ~ I hope the bond continues to get stronger as you both get older. Mommy loves you! {she had an attitude today while I was trying to get some pictures! needless to say, she WAS NOT going to smile or open her eyes for me} Until next time. . . . xoxo

Rylee has been asking to go bowling for a week or so. I am not even sure where she learned about bowling? She is only4! So, tonight we took her to this place called FAST LANE. It has bowling, Cosmic bowling {very cool - everything glows in the dark} laser tag, indoor go-karts and tons of games. This was our first time and I must say, we had a blast. The girl LOVES bowling. The look on her face was priceless. After bowling, I took her for a ride on the go-karts. I figured she would be scared but she kept asking, "Mommy, can you go faster?" ha! I was going as fast as it would go but she wanted to go even faster ~ my little dare devil. Here are a few pictures of our evening. {the go-kart pic is kind of dark} Until next time.....xoxo

Miss Landry was 2 months old, yesterday! {8-10-09} I can't believe it! Where does the time go? She did very well at her 2 month check-up yesterday, even with the 3 shots she received. Mama & big sister did not do so well. I always make Kasey take the kids for shots, so Rylee & I waited in the hall. As Landry was screaming from the injections, Rylee was crying for her. So sweet! {a little sad too} Here are her latest stats: ~ weight: 12 lbs, 9.1 oz ~ length: 23.5 inches ~ smiling ~ sleeping 5 1/2 hours at night You are getting so big baby girl, we love you! :) Until next time......xoxo

Ok, so I know this is a random post but after reading another blog, I got to thinking about Dora. Rylee loves Dora. In fact, we have so many Dora videos and Dora dolls, I am overwhelmed with Dora. Do your kids like Dora? Have you as a parent ever sat down and watched an episode of Dora? Up until today, Dora really got on my nerves. I would try to get Rylee to watch something besides Dora. HA! Only worked a few times! Today, I realized that Dora was actually a very educational show for kids. Lot's of life lessons in each episode of Dora. Below is a list of life lessons by Dora {as blogged by a fellow blogger}. After reading it, I had to watch an entire episode and after it was over, I so agree that Dora is not so bad! I thought I would share one mom's take on Dora ~ enjoy! I figure if I have to watch non-stop "Dora the Explorer" every freaking day, I might as well try to get something out of it. And it didn't take me but about 2 minutes to figure out there are a lo...

We've had a great weekend! Friday, we went to dinner and did a little shopping. Saturday morning, Rylee & I picked up Debbie and we headed to Tulsa for a girls day shopping trip. We went to Affair of The Heart, which is so neat. If you are from Dallas, it's like Canton but indoors and air conditioned. There is an admission fee of $6.00 but that will get you in the event all three days...can't beat that! They have it 4 times a year, twice in Oklahoma City and twice in Tulsa. The great thing about it, there are many vendors that do Canton who also do the Affair of The Heart. If you are ever in the mood for a little road trip, check it out. {www.aaoth.com} The next show is in October ~ can't wait to check it out! Saturday evening, Debbie & I headed to the movies to see 'The Proposal' ~ if you haven't see in yet, go see it! It is super funny! We laughed so hard. What a fun filled Saturday! Sunday has been a lazy day so far. Kasey worked in the yard, R...