Saturday, March 12, 2011

Celebrating Life


With Cupcakes we Celebrated the day that you were born.
35 Balloons representing all the great years!
We cooked a meal that was fit for our king.
(blue cheese steak, sour cream mashed potatoes and texas toast)
And a grand party with friends, xbox, food on the grill, and your favorite
coconut cream pie cake (8 layers this year)
This year is shaping up to be the best yet.
We love you Bill for all your many talents,
your amazing work ethic,
your funny sense of humor,
your knack for knowing how to handle any situation,
and
for just being the best you that you know how to be!
Happy Birthday!!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Fantastically Fun February

Wow! Where did February go?!
We had a fun filled month.
The younger kids had their track off break so we decided to road trip!
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At 3:45 one morning
Billie, James and I hit the road
to Grandma and Grandpa's house!
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We travelled across snowy Wyoming...
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The kids were so excited to get to Grandma and Grandpa's house.
As soon as the car was unpacked
out came the scooters.
Unfortunately we were there for about 20 minutes when James' had an epic fail.
He hit a patch of black ice.
In an effort to save his hands he caught his fall with his face.
Sad Boy:
(He survived and was well enough
to go to the Aggie basketball game
with Grandpa that same night)
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Bill's adorable cousin goes to college nearby my parents home
se we picked her up one morning
for a darling little brunch at a yummy italian resturant.
She was so sweet to the kids
playing hang man and the dot game at the table

It was so fun to see her again after a really long time.
D~You are darling and I am so excited to see where your dreams take you!
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The kids and I hit the car wash.
Billie and James acted like they had never been through a car wash before.
Maybe they haven't.
But it was fun to hear them freaking out at all the car wash noises!
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James will be embarking on a recorder unit
and Grandma was kind enough to give the kids a lesson!

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Valentine Red Velvet Cupcakes
Grandpa scooter racing with the kids.
Craft Time with Grandma.
Art time with Grandpa.
He taught them how to mix colors and showed them how to use chalk pastels.
Mom taught me how to long arm quilt. I made a darling little picnic quilt.
It turned out pretty good for my first go at long arm quilting
(And using a sewing machine on something other than paper!)
My dad made the most amazing sour dough bread!
I think we demolished one loaf in a day!
We also saw a musical (The Music Man)
Visited with the extended family
Played with the neighbors St.Bernard: Barkley
Had movie marathons and movie nights in the Theater
Broke bread and did lots of talking!

Thanks Mom and Dad for letting us invade this month! We had a great time and we love you!