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G4 - 2 months old!

2009-01-24T15:48:00.000-06:00

He is getting so big! Look at how well he can hold his head up...he loves to look around.

And more birthday...

2009-01-18T18:41:00.000-06:00

more birthday fun

2009-01-18T18:36:00.000-06:00

G3 Birthday Party

2009-01-18T18:33:00.000-06:00

We went to a park to celebrate her birthday. She loved it! She was so tickled that it was her birthday, and kept saying "Happy Birthday"! It was quite windy, so we couldn't keep the candles lit...the dads all tried to block the wind with their hands!

Helping make my birthday cake

2009-01-18T18:29:00.000-06:00

So G3 wanted to help make her birthday cake. She kept flipping the switch on the mixer...as you can see, she flipped it at the wrong time!

G4 at six weeks

2009-01-10T12:28:00.000-06:00

Here's G4 at 6 weeks! He's growing so fast and is very alert!

Christmas

2008-12-26T19:15:00.000-06:00

What a great Christmas the 4G's had! They got a call from Santa, left food outside for the reindeer and were extremely happy opening their gifts! I'd say it was the year of the Wii...lots of games to add to the collection!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T08:12:00.000-06:00

Visiting the Capital

2008-12-21T12:56:00.001-06:00

We took a trip down to the state capital yesterday...the kids had fun running around the grounds and climbing trees!

G4 at 2.5 weeks

2008-12-13T09:26:00.000-06:00

My little Shepherd

2008-12-13T09:06:00.000-06:00

G2 at his Christmas Program...he got to play a little shepherd.

Christmas Program

2008-12-13T09:02:00.000-06:00

Okay, so G3 and G4 aren't too happy...but at least they all look cute in their matching outfits!

More G4

2008-11-29T13:37:00.000-06:00

G4 is here

2008-11-29T08:05:00.004-06:00

Our newest bundle arrived on 11/24. Weighing in at 8.8# and 21", he is the largest of the G's so far.

We are thrilled to have him and our family is now complete. The G's are so excited to have a new brother, especially G2.

The end result. . .

2008-11-03T16:33:00.000-06:00

We came back with as much candy as we had to begin with in our own bowl. G1 sorted it all out the next day, and we got rid of a tiny amount of 'gross' candy (hey, I really like most of the stuff they got!!!) and put the rest in a big orange bowl on top of the fridge.

Of course, G3 can see the bowl up there and it's torture every day with here as she screams "Me, treat, up there!!!"

G1 & G2

2008-11-03T16:31:00.000-06:00

After much tears from G1 about NOT wanting to be an 'old lady' for halloween, we pulled together an angel costume 30 minutes before the night began. Thank goodness for those dress up clothes!

G2 was completely agreeable to wear his Michael Phelps costume, although he was not particularly thrilled about it.

Lesson learned...don't be a cheapie and next year let the kids pick out one of those ridiculously expensive costumes that they really WANT to wear...

All in all, they had a great time walking, no running, around the neighborhood collecting outrageous amounts of candy.

G3 Halloween

2008-11-03T16:27:00.001-06:00

So we borrowed a little princess outfit for G3. She loved looking in the mirror and saying "cute"! She had fun playing out front before trick or treating with all the kids in the cul-d-sac...and then for the door-to-door she rode in the stroller with her one pack of skittles completely content.

Gracie's Class Project

2008-10-26T22:56:00.001-05:00

Some Halloween Fun

2008-10-24T16:22:00.000-05:00

New upstairs

2008-10-19T16:18:00.000-05:00

Here are some pics of the upstairs. Turned out really great and the kids love their new rooms!

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-19T16:17:00.000-05:00

More pumpkin patch

2008-10-19T16:14:00.000-05:00

Pumpkin Patch Fun

2008-10-19T16:12:00.000-05:00

We went to the Pumpkin Patch in Temple today. The kids had a great time...the funnest part was playing in the big pile of hay!

G4 Baby Shower

2008-09-29T08:40:00.001-05:00

My friends and neighbors had a baby shower for me yesterday. It was a nice time to spend with friends and G4 got some goodies!

Filled up for the first time

2008-09-16T23:36:00.000-05:00

Gavin Jumps In

2008-09-16T23:34:00.000-05:00

Our pool...lots of fun!

2008-09-15T15:56:00.001-05:00

Gracie in the pool

2008-09-12T15:58:00.002-05:00

It's filling up!!!

2008-09-09T12:54:00.000-05:00

We started filling the pool at 10am this morning...woo-hoo!!! Everything looks so nice, the
fence turned out great, and the kiddos are excited to go swimming.

One thing left to do...

2008-09-04T17:59:00.000-05:00

They will spray the inside of the pool on Saturday...so hopefully we'll be swimming on Sunday!!

The Deck is done

2008-09-02T19:46:00.000-05:00

Getting so close...looks like we'll be filling up the pool on Friday!

G2 First Day of Pre-K!

2008-09-02T19:44:00.000-05:00

G2 was very excited to start school today. He had a great day,
met all his new friends and especially liked playing centers.

The big rocks...

2008-08-30T19:27:00.000-05:00

Dancing with the Cuz

2008-08-30T19:26:00.001-05:00

G1 loses another tooth!

2008-08-28T16:01:00.000-05:00

G1 lost her second tooth this morning. Hard to tell, because her two big teeth were already coming in.
When she woke up, she showed me that she could twist it around and all of a sudden it POPPED out!
She's excited for the tooth fairy to come tonight. Thanks to my neighbor for telling her to put it in
sugar water to "make it more sweeter and get more money"!

Pool Deck

2008-08-28T15:58:00.000-05:00

They laid out the pool deck today - will pour it next Tuesday.

2008-08-28T15:57:00.000-05:00

Our cousin is visiting...lots of fun! We ate at Chick Fil A today
and of course enjoyed our ice cream!

G2 Back to school visit

2008-08-28T15:53:00.000-05:00

G2 went to pre-k today to meet his new teachers. He's really excited and already made
a new friend. Plus a few of his classmates from last year are in his class again.

A little more rock...

2008-08-26T19:56:00.000-05:00

More pool progress

2008-08-26T12:56:00.000-05:00

We're getting closer...here's the rock work.

G1's First Day of 1st Grade

2008-08-26T12:53:00.000-05:00

G1 started 1st grade today. She was excited...as evidenced by her
waking up at 5:23 am! (I did not wake up that early...) We all
walked to school, with our neighbor friends.

G1 Back to School

2008-08-23T08:44:00.000-05:00

Here's G1 with her 1st grade teacher. She is really excited to start school next week.

Say Cheese!

2008-08-23T08:42:00.000-05:00

G3 loves to say cheese for the camera. She really hams it up, especially
when G1 & G2 are encouraging her.

More Pool Pics

2008-08-23T08:40:00.000-05:00

Here's the pool with the steel!

Wa-la, it now really looks like a pool! Hopefully we're about 10 days out
from swimming...

It's good for the skin!

2008-08-10T18:43:00.000-05:00

A muddy day

2008-08-10T18:41:00.000-05:00

Mom, we are only going to get our feet and hands muddy. . .

Our pool is finally starting. . .

2008-08-09T10:46:00.000-05:00

After much anticipation, the pool has finally begun!
Lots of rock, lots of pounding, but we're making progress.
The kids (and Papa G) are very excited. . .me too.

Bacca's Here!

2008-08-09T10:39:00.000-05:00

Bacca came for a visit - the kids love having her here.
G3 really warmed up to Bacca...

G1's 6th Birthday

2008-08-09T10:36:00.000-05:00

Well, G1 FINALLY joined the '6 club'. She celebrated her party
in style complete with bowling, pizza, cake, games and best of all -
a sleepover! Yep, we had 9 girls sleep over and they all
stayed the entire night. We were up late, singing with the karaoke, running around
and of course eating. It was alot of fun.

Random Pics

2008-08-09T10:33:00.000-05:00

Here I am at 26 weeks.

G3 enjoying a sucker and playing with this pink ball.
At first, she was scared to death of it (it shakes and wiggles), but quickly warmed up to it!

Here's G1 doing a "fancy handstand" as she likes to call it.

Watch out American Idol!

Playing in the rain

2008-07-15T08:00:00.000-05:00

What is more fun than playing in the rain on a warm summer day??
Ahhh...to be a kid again.

4th of July

2008-07-15T07:59:00.000-05:00

Here we are for the 4th of July - the kids and I went to our
neighborhood parade. It was hot! Daddy was at his 20 year
high school reunion in AZ (old man!!!) reminiscing about all
that fun 80's stuff.

G3 hopped up in this jeep and played for a bit. She didn't want to
get out. She loves to ride in our little jeeps...soon she'll be driving
it herself. Watch out!

Afternoon at the lake

2008-06-30T17:23:00.000-05:00

Enjoyed an afternoon at the lake.
Daddy got bit by a little teeny tiny crab and totally fell over in the lake!
Wish the video camera was on at the time. Hee Hee

G4 is a . . .

2008-06-30T17:20:00.000-05:00

definately a BOY!

We found out this morning and are super excited to even
out the playing field. Of course, G2 is thrilled to have a brother.
G1 is excited too and G3 is completely clueless.

Doesn't he have a cute little profile?

I know he'll LOVE knowing these pics are out there in about
12 years or so.

G1 loses a tooth (with some help!)

2008-06-30T17:14:00.000-05:00

G1 finally lost her first tooth...with help from Dr. Kelsey!
Her big tooth was coming in behind her baby tooth, so she visited the dentist
today...we could have left it and wiggled it alot or had it pulled. We opted
for the latter...next time, we'll wiggle it!
It was an expensive tooth extraction!!!

G4

2008-06-27T14:41:00.000-05:00

Here's G4 at 19 weeks.
We find out next week if we're having a brother or sister.
All other G's want a sister, including G2. Although he does
change his mind frequently.

G1 at Horse Camp

2008-06-27T14:39:00.000-05:00

G1's last day at horse camp. She got an award for best "Washers" player.
She can't wait to go again next year!

Making Pizza

2008-06-27T14:36:00.000-05:00

G2 & G3 went on a tour to a local pizza place.
They got to see how pizza is made and then they got to make their own.
Lots of fun!

G1 at horse camp

2008-06-21T07:34:00.000-05:00

G1's Last Day of Kindergarten

2008-06-21T07:33:00.000-05:00

Wow, hard to believe it's already over. So much change in just one year!

G2 at Soccer

2008-06-21T07:29:00.000-05:00

G2 loves soccer! He's having a really fun time.

G3's First Haircut

2008-06-20T19:12:00.003-05:00

Oh, I'm getting my haircut.

Wait, I don't think I like this lady touching me.

Yeah, even the toy isn't distracting me.

Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get me out of here!

Oh, are we almost done? This is torture...

Oh, what's MY problem??!! Nothing!!!

Thank goodness they had lollipops...course, getting my haircut was no big deal.

Little Orphan

2008-05-21T13:54:00.000-05:00

Mother's Day with G1

2008-05-21T13:09:00.004-05:00

G1 had a special presentation at school for Mother's Day. It was so cute -they all sang for us.

G1's Field Day

2008-05-21T12:56:00.004-05:00

G1 had her field day too...it was very cold. I don't know how she managed to get wet - she shivered the whole morning but had ALOT of fun.

Hard to believe school is almost over and 1st grade is not too far away.

G2 Last Day of Preschool

2008-05-21T12:26:00.004-05:00

G2 had a fun last day of preschool. The weather was quite cold, but they still managed to have fun in the water, if even for a little bit. Even G3 got in part of the action.

What Chocolate?

2008-05-21T12:19:00.002-05:00

The new hair

2008-04-18T11:01:00.003-05:00

Here she is...her long hair!

Snip Snip!

She is so cute with her new do! It's so much easier to take care of too.

Daddy Daughter Dance

2008-04-06T11:16:00.003-05:00

So they went to the daddy daughter dance again this year...and had a great time!!! They rode in a limo, had their pictures taken, went out to dinner and boogied for two hours!!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T17:51:00.004-05:00

Our AZ Trip

2008-03-17T14:27:00.005-05:00

The kids and I flew to AZ during Spring Break for a surprise 60th Birthday party for mom and a surprise 59th birthday party for dad! They had no idea!! Jamie and Jake also flew in...with help from many friends in AZ, we were able to pull off the party successfully. Not one person let on that 1) there was a surprise party and 2) that both Jamie and I were coming with the grandkids. Needless to say, mom and dad were very shocked when they walked into their dark house and everyone yelled SURPRISE!

We stayed a week and had lots of fun. We took a trip to the Grand Canyon (favorite part for the kids was the snow...favorite part for me was the 3 hour trip each way in the car with the two babies screaming...hah!). We went swimming, the kids stayed a day with Bacca at school and painted, and we got to see lots of friends.

What is really fun are the pictures of all the kids - with my friends kids!

Mom and Son Dance

2008-03-07T21:04:00.002-06:00

We went to the dance tonight. He always looks forward to going! Of course, he would much rather run around with his friends than dance with me! Someday, I'm sure he'll want to just dance...

Handsome little boy.

Gabby's First Steps

2008-03-07T20:56:00.003-06:00

Slowly, slowly, she is starting to walk!
It's only a matter of weeks before she masters it and is racing around the house!

Who's that?

2008-02-17T17:46:00.004-06:00

Park Day

2008-02-17T17:44:00.002-06:00

Valentine's Fun for Gracie

2008-02-17T17:41:00.002-06:00

My pretty windows

2008-01-28T20:43:00.000-06:00

I turned my front entry windows into stain glass...aren't they pretty? I don't like the idea of people being able to see in...so I found this stain glass paint. It was easy to do and fun too!

Gabby finally...

2008-01-28T20:40:00.001-06:00

Pulled herself up!!!!!!!!!!!!! And she claps when she does it! Now...if she would only walk...

January 22, 2008

2008-01-22T20:04:00.001-06:00

A difference a year makes!

2008-01-20T19:47:00.000-06:00

Gabby's Birthday Party 1-20-08

2008-01-20T18:18:00.000-06:00

Gabby had her party today...she really enjoyed it. I made her cake...looks a little frightening!! All the kids had fun with the pinata, even little Gabby took a swing.

Her favorite part was eating her cupcake, although she was a little scared at first. She really liked when everyone sang happy birthday.

She had fun opening her gifts and received lots of fun new toys!!!

Happy Birthday Gabriella!

2008-01-16T20:12:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday to our little Gabriella Lynn! We can't believe she is already one year old. She enjoyed a piece of lemon cake tonight...and kept asking for more.

Cousin Fun

2008-01-04T19:58:00.000-06:00

Gracie Sings

2007-12-26T22:11:00.000-06:00

Gavin Becomes "Spider-Gav"

2007-12-26T22:03:00.000-06:00

Dancing Queen

2007-12-26T21:39:00.001-06:00

First take a look at this video from a famous Texas movie...then take a look at our Texas Christmas video...the only change: Chainsaw to Guitar. For a full comparison pay particular attention to the scenes when the chainsaw is "over head".

Family Photos

2007-11-25T08:56:00.001-06:00

2007-11-22T21:06:00.001-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-22T20:33:00.000-06:00

We spent Thanksgiving with, the Merwick's and Foltz's. We had a great time - plus it was nice to not have to cook for once! The kids had a great time running around and playing too. The weather is really cold and will be cold for a few more days...it finally feels like fall!

Gracie's Big Day...

2007-11-10T17:05:00.000-06:00

Gracie asked to get her ears pierced...here she is sitting on the stool waiting. Her ears have been cleaned and marked with a pen. Her nerves are just starting to run high!

First one done...ouch, that hurt! She was so brave and trying so hard not to cry...but those big tears managed to make their way down her cheeks.

Both ears are done...she wasn't too happy at this moment.

Much better...outside the store - it's all over!!

Wa-lah! The beautiful earring! All is well, and she is super proud of her pierced ears!!!

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-02T19:00:00.000-05:00

Spiderman, Pink Bunny and the Black Cat!

Lake Austin

2007-10-22T06:48:00.000-05:00

Lake Austin

2007-10-22T06:44:00.001-05:00

Lake Austin

2007-10-22T06:41:00.001-05:00

Lake Austin

2007-10-22T06:38:00.001-05:00

Lake Austin

2007-10-22T06:34:00.001-05:00

Lake Austin

2007-10-22T06:03:00.000-05:00

Boot To The Head

2007-10-21T21:38:00.000-05:00

Gabby was just having fun, when all of a sudden, a tennis ball struck her in the head. Poor Gabby.

Elgin Farm: Gracie and Gavin

2007-10-08T23:10:00.001-05:00

Elgin Farm

2007-10-08T23:01:00.000-05:00