Pictures!

While we were in Houston, one of Marcia's friends came over and took pictures of all the kids. Man, is hard to get pictures of 3 kids all looking the same way! I think the one of the 3 of them below is the only good one of all 3 kids together. These are some of my favorites.

Fun in H-Town!

The kids and I just got home from a great weekend in Houston with Marcia, Maf, & Mallory. It was a such a fun time and we treasure our time that we get to spend with the 3M's.

Marcia had to work on Friday and while we didn't like that one bit, we did get to stay home and take care of Mallory. Mallory has 2 cousins who love her so much. Nathan loves to hold her and help with her bottle. Abby loves to mess with all of her toys and love all over her. One time Abby was singing, "I Love You, I Love You, Mallory!" in the car while Mallory was sleeping. I love seeing how much they care for her.

Saturday morning, Marcia & I ran our first race together. We have been wanting to do this for a long time, but something has always kept it from happening. We ran the Astros Race for the Pennant 5k and it was so much fun. It's so fun that we have this hobby to do together now. Marcia is a 3 time marathoner and this was her first big step to getting back into running after having Mallory 5 months ago. Go Parsh!!!

After the race we played at home and then went swimming with the Erwins. We just lucked into a fun afternoon with our longtime friends. Nathan and Abby had a great time in the pool and playing outside. Our kids would stay outside all day if I would stay with them.

Abby had to relive her baby days in her swing that we gave to Mallory.

Mallory's first time to go swimming!

The trip home. All 3 of our passengers were exhausted and crashed on us!

Sunday morning in your princess gown and sparkly purse. A dream come true for Abby! The more sparkle, the better for her.

Memorial Day Weekend!

We had a great Memorial Day weekend. Friday was my last day of work and it was such a relief. I'm so glad to have that behind us for 3 months. Hats off to all those full-time working moms. Don't know how you do it!?!

Saturday morning we headed out to the lake for some fun. We met Clay's sister, Alyssa, and her husband, Ryan, out there. We had a blast with those two. Nathan & Abby for sure did. They love their aunt and uncle SO much. We spent the weekend relaxing, swimming, fishing, eating junk food, & looking at the beautiful houses Clay has been working on out there. Good Job, Honey!

Here are some of our highlights of the weekend.

WATER DAY!!!

Can you say "Eager Beaver"? We got Abby this new swim suit yesterday. Last night we tried it on after her bath and she decided that she needed to sleep in it! She was so excited about water day and her new suit she could hardly wait to get to school this morning. I heard her trying to take her cover-up off before she even got to her classroom this morning. She and I just finished a "Mommy & Me" swim lesson class today. She is definitely not afraid of the water and will be trying to be very independent this summer in the pool.

Nathan, Brandon, & Mikey at water day. Can't believe tomorrow will be Nathan's last day of kinder. Are Clay & I really old enough to have a 1st grader!?!

Of course the kindergartners had to have a crazy picture, too!
Nathan, Sydney, Brandon, Wade, & Mikey

We Have a Graduate!!!

Last Thursday was Nathan's kindergarten luncheon and graduation. It was such a special time for Nathan and all his classmates. They had the luncheon decorated so cute with tropical summer decorations. As you entered the luncheon all the kids were there waiting for their family members so they could seat them at the right table. With Paw-Paw, Dee, Grandad, Mimi, Grandma, Grandpa John, Aunt Alyssa, Clay, Abby, & myself there we had a whole table just for our family! After Nathan got us all seated he took our drink orders and then served us our delicious spaghetti lunch. Then he finally got to sit down and eat! It was so sweet. After lunch each child got their diploma and then they sang "Every Move I Make I Make in You" complete with the robot dance and other sweet motions. We watched a slideshow full of pictures from the whole year which was followed by another performance from the kids. They moved and grooved to "Walkin' on Sunshine", a Beach Boys song, & "What Time is It" from High School Musical. It was super cute, but I think Nathan was a little nervous during all this part.

Then Sunday after church we celebrated by going to play Putt-Putt after church. Nathan had a great time! He really enjoys anything to do with golf. Abby had fun just running around like a crazy person and obsessing with her hot pink golf ball!

Graduation Morning!

Mr.

Waiterman. Waiting to seat us and take our orders!
Of course Abby did not want to be left out of the festivities. This is one of the things Nathan learned in kindergarten and taught her to do.

Receiving his diploma.
Nathan and his best bud Mikey!
We love Mrs. Ostendorp & Mrs. Shaw!!!
Nathan and his friend, Sydney
Walkin' on Sunshine!!!
We love you, Nathan! We are so proud of all you have learned and done this year in kindergarten. Next year will be such a great adventure as you go to a new school, make new friends, and learn even more. You are such an incredible young man. We love seeing the kindness you have towards all your friends and your sister. Congratulations on your graduation!

Montana 2008!

Here are the long awaited prairie dog hunt pics. Hopefully this will save me from any more harassment from a certain Montana doctor!

Apparently in Montana, fields that look like this are full of unsuspecting, innocent prairie dogs. This is what happens to those prairie dogs when Clay & Brady are on the hunt. Sorry dogs-you can run, but you can't hide!!!

On a lighter note, here are Hallie, Riley, Bailey, & Jay with their Texas dog, Molly. Clay flew all the way to Montana with Molly in-tow. She is the cutest little dog. I think I could have become a dog person if she had stayed here a little longer.

Riley was kind enough to give her room up to Clay while he visited. Here she has custom embroidered her pillows for him in her room. There used to be a "R" where the "C" is now. Clever thinking Riley. You are so thoughtful!

Finally a Post!!!

I just realized what time it is and should totally being going to sleep, but I have been receiving SO much grief about not updating my blog I am making myself do this. We have been super busy this past month with school, sickness, unpacking, trips, and lots of fun times!

We started out the month with a trip to the zoo with our Georgia friends. This was so fun for Nathan. I can not stand birds, so I NEVER let him go in the area where the birds fly all around you. This time he got to go in with the other moms. He, as you can tell, really enjoyed it. Luckily our zoo pass is almost expired. So I won't have to have this battle when we go next.



In other wildlife news, Nathan caught a snake out in our yard a few weeks back. I can not believe he is holding this thing. He really is growing into a outdoorsy, get dirty, tree-climbing boy. We also have a armadillo in our backyard. I think he is living under our shed. Nathan and Clay decided they are going to set a trap for it. Of course Abby wants to get in out that too.

Here is our princess in PINK! She is becoming borderline obsessive with the color pink. She likes Lucky Charm cereal, but calls it Pink cereal. I think she calls it that because all she really eats are the pink marshmallows. Here she is in her pink room before bed one night. Dee(my mom) gave her this pink gown for Christmas because she said I had one just like it when I was little. Abby loves the gown! I thought it looked so big when she got it and really can't believe it fits her already.

Last weekend, Clay went to Montana and Nathan went to Fossil Rim with Grandad and MiMi. So Parsh and Mallory came up to spend the weekend with Abby and I. We had a fun girl weekend. Abby is absolutely in love with Mallory. She wanted to help change her, bathe her, and anything else she could get her nose into. I'm not sure she understands personal space yet, though. She was all up in Mallory's business. Precious cousins! We can't wait to see the trouble Abby gets Mallory into.

Stay tuned for pics from the Montana Prairie Dog hunt and our upcoming kindergarten graduation!!!