6 years old!!

Guess who is 6 today?? Hard to believe he looked like this at one point! He is now a kindergartener, playing football, riding a bike with no training wheels and learning to read!! I am so lucky to be his mom and God has blessed me so much through learning how to be a parent to this special young man!!




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5 years old

Happy Birthday to the best 6 year old son anyone could ask for!  I love you, Troy!

A work weekend

A few weekends back Richard and I met my parents and Amber and Taylor at my Grandparents lake house. Since they have both passed away, mom and dad wanted help going through things and cleaning things and organizing things. The first part of the day Amber and I worked in the kitchen while mom worked upstairs and the guys attempted to fix a lawn mower for 2 hours.  We didn't actually think they did anything other than talk so we had to go get a few pictures of them working hard to prove it.  By the end of the day the house had been organized and cleaned from top to bottom, the yard had been mowed and fertilized, the garage had been sorted through and since the lake was so low the guys moved all the rocks closer to the bank.  Afterwards, we got cleaned up and headed for some mexican food, which was a great way to end the day!!

13th Birthday Weekend

Baylee is now officially a teenager! For her 13th birthday she wanted to go to the Pistol Annie's concert.  We brought one of her friends and went to dinner, watched some bull riding, went to the concert, and then back to the hotel for a little bit of sleep.  It was a lot of fun and I think the girls really enjoyed it all!! 

Here is Baylee riding the saddle as the Texas Roadhouse crew sang happy birthday to her!

Before we headed back home we stopped by Tanna's baby shower. It was great to see the girls and get to celebrate Horton baby #3. Tanna's sister made her the cutest onesie for Audree Ann, in remeberance of Brittany, Tanna's sister in law and in honor of Audra, Tanna's sister.

It was a great all girls weekend!!

First lost tooth!

Troy lost his first tooth!! It was a little loose and just that was so exciting to him!! We read books about loose teeth and I bought a story book/journal/tooth fairy pillow that he was looking forward to using. Once the tooth fell out, he tucked the tooth into the pillow and put that pillow under his pillow on his bed. I loved playing the tooth fairy and then seeing his face when he woke up! He sat straight up and through his pillow on the ground looking for his money. He was all smiles!! I asked if he saw the tooth fairy when she came and he said "No, I guess I was too sleepy!" Teague also said he didn't see the tooth fairy, but he thought he might have heard her! Lol! He is definitely a character!!

Here is Troy with his cash that he decided to save in his piggy bank.

First Day of School!!

The first day of school was great for all the kids! Koby is starting 4th grade and is one of the big kids on campus. Troy and Kelby both said the first day was a lot of fun and their teachers were really nice. They were not put in the same class, so Richard and I were happy about that. They tend to be a handful sometimes when they are together. Baylee is starting 7th grade and is the little fish in the sea again. I loved hearing her stories of attempting to find her classes and getting lost and even sitting in on the wrong class for a bit before realizing that is not where she needed to be! Teague and I are at the same school and I get to see him everyday at recess, which is really fun!! He acts like he's been there for years and runs into class everyday! I think 2012-2013 is going to be a great year!!

Teague ran into his class on the first day and found the trucks and had them lined up before I even had him signed in!! There were no tears and I could barely get a good-bye hug and kiss!

Football

This is the first year Troy has been able to play football and he acted very interested in it, so he is now a football player. He and Kelby will be on the same team and after two weeks of practice, I think they have learned a little. I think they really like all the gear they get more than learning football, but I guess that's fine! Their first game is not for about a month so maybe between now and then they will learn some more things!!

Date night at a wedding

Richard and I were able to go to my best friend's sister's wedding. I love weddings, and the fact that we were going to be able to go without kids and spend a few hours all dressed up and with my best friends made it even better!! The wedding was so beautiful! The pastor that performed the wedding has known Audra and Ross for awhile and that gave the ceremony such a personal touch that had most everyone in the room in tears! The reception was a ton of fun and really was the perfect celebration after their vows.

Richard and I had a lot of taking pictures in the photo booth! I love that we can have fun together no matter where we go! I am one lucky girl to have found him!!

 

A night out

Over the weekend I was able to go out with the girls for dinner and drinks. It was so nice to be able to sit and visit and laugh with the girls. I have missed seeing them on a regular basis!

Jenny wore a fascinator that another one of our friends brought from England. I loved it, along with everyone else who saw it. She received so many compliments throughout the night!! I'm thinking I need one!

I am so thankful for these women and what they mean to me!! Even though there is distance between us now, I know that girls' nights out will still be so much fun!!

Summer fun!!

We have spent a lot of this summer at Hawaiian Falls.  The kids have loved the slides and cotton candy and shaved ice and just being in the water throughout this hot summer! 

Baylee and Koby usually find someone they know there every time we go and Kelby and Troy are pretty much inseparable, so me and Teague have had a lot of fun hanging out while the older ones go and play!

Also, this summer I applied for a job closer to Richard and I GOT IT!!!   The boys and I have moved into a cute little house and are really enjoying the new surroundings and being able to see Richard and the kids every day instead of just on the weekends.  We are so excited about this next step in our lives and to see what God has in store of us.