And So It Begins...

Nathan got to go to the shooting range with Clay for the first time yesterday. This is an activity that could have gone either way for Nathan. He has been wanting to go with Clay for several weeks now and has been very eager, but I still wasn't sure how it would turn out. He LOVED it!!! Both of my boys were on Cloud 9 when they got home. I think this will be a hobby for years to come for these two to do together. Last night when I was tucking Nathan in he told me, "I am ready to go hunting for a deer!"

Happy Valentine's Day!

We started our Valentine celebration a few weeks ago, when one Monday Abby was insisting we make a cake. So being the good baker that I am, I pull out the heart pan and we made a strawberry cake complete with candles. Not only did she insist on the cake, but she insisted on the candles. "I blow it!" She repeated all day. So we sang Happy Valentine's day to ourselves as she and Nathan blew out the candles.

Happy Valentine's Day 2008

Love to all our friends and family!

Grandma Clara's

I took the kids to my Grandma's one Friday a few weeks ago. It is only about an hour away from here. So we make day trips up there every now and then. It was a good day. We saw lots of family including Paw-Paw and Dee who were also visiting Grandma Clara. Nathan took his bike and had so much fun riding all over the road. There's not too much traffic in Muenster. Abby of course had to be outside with Nathan even though it was one of those blustery windy days we've been having.

Nathan's Day!

Nathan got to go to the stock show on Saturday with his Aunt Alyssa and Uncle Ryan. This was his 2nd trip there of the week and he loved it! He had so much fun visiting all the animals at the petting zoo, seeing the tractors, & winning a GOLDFISH! He won a goldfish by throwing a ball into a fish bowl. So we now are the proud owners of a fish named, Finnie! Hopefully this fish will fare better than the last fish we had in our family.

I love being an Aunt!

I got to fly to Houston this weekend to visit my sister and her 4 week old baby, Mallory. She is a doll!!! This was the first time I had gotten to see her since she was about an hour old. She's definitely changed alot since then. I got to hold her and love her to pieces. We had a great time not really doing a whole lot. Saturday we took Mallory to the mall for her first mall trip. I'm not sure she really enjoyed it at all. There were a few times she was not happy with us. We of course took her to Target later in the evening, which went much better. Today I got to be there with her for her first Sunday at church. She looked super cute and slept the whole time! It was a great weekend. I can't wait to go back. Next time I'm taking her cousins with me. I think Nathan and Abby are really wanting to see her again. They both loved seeing her pictures from my weekend.

About to enter the mall for the 1st time! SALE is a very important word to learn Mallory.

Of course we picked out her BIGGEST bow to wear for shopping.

What's better than lounging on the couch and snuggling with a precious new baby!?!

Stevie Wonder or Brittany Spears!?!

Hopefully this is not a precursor of things to come in Abby's life, but I guess some mornings you just need to sing, dance, & play your maracas in your panties!

Fun Times!

We had a super fun weekend at our house. Saturday we relaxed around the house and then went to Saturday night church. After church Clay surprised us by taking us to Incredible Pizza! It was so crowded, though we couldn't even get in. So we came home and decided to go again in the morning.

Sunday morning we went to Bible class and then headed back to Incredible Pizza. Nathan and Abby had a great time. They played games, bowled, rode some rides, Nathan rode bumper cars twice, & of course we ate pizza. It was a great place to go especially at 11:00 on a Sunday morning when no one else was there! Then Sunday night the kids spent the night at Grandma's! Clay and I went to see National Treasure at the Movie Tavern. Very fun! This was our first venture to the Movie Tavern and I think we'll go again sometime.

Today I went to pick the kids up at Grandma's and I found Nathan riding his bike with no training wheels!!! Grandma had got him a bike for her house and he just picked it up and started riding!!! So of course when we got home we had to get his Batman bike out to go for a spin here. Only to find that we need air in the tires and maybe the seat raised up. This is an exciting day!

December 2005

January 2008