Monday, July 05, 2010

West Oaks Little League - Rangers 2010

Jayden played baseball again this season... He was on the Texas Rangers.
They tied for first place this year.

This picture was taken after they lost their last game. The boys were pretty disappointed.

He had a few more fans cheering in the stands this year. Papa Bart, Kathleen, and Aunt Sarah came -- Aunt Jo, Big John, Sarah, Micah, and Seth saw a few games while they were here -- and Nana and John came for one of the hottest games we had to sit through!
I'm so proud of Jay - there were more than a few times he felt discouraged, but he stuck with it and tried his hardest the whole year. He's a GREAT teammate and encourager. I love to hear him cheering others on... helping when it's needed... and giving a hand to players who were hurt...

Saturday, July 03, 2010

Tiffany's 30th

My very dear friend, Tiffany, turned 30 last month. A few of us threw her a party (with no kids!)... The party was at our house, filled with flowers and candles, lots of food and sweets, and of course, lots of good friends.



These are 2 of T's sisters, Serena and Jamie.
All 4 of Tiffany's sisters came for the party.
They came a few days early and totally surprised Tiffany.

our friends, Kendall and Eric
who were not afraid to give the trampoline a try

Dave and Jamie (yep, there were 3 Jamie's there!)

Some of the appetizers we served.

And more flowers.
My neighbor, Thuy, recycles her glass jars... Lucky for me, cause I used over 50 different spaghetti, condiment, and other miscellaneous glass jar for the decorations!
I loved the country garden feel it gave to the party.

Here's T with 3 of her sisters - Jamie, Tiffany, Jenny and Vanessa


Thomas gave a sweet toast to Tiffany

Tiffany looked gorgeous

Without her kids to help her, she wasn't able to get all of the candles blown out,
but who believes in that anyway??

Darkness fell and the candles and lights were aglow.

Me and the Birthday Girl.

Friday, July 02, 2010

Adam's Birthday


Daddy's Birthday cupcakes...
something peanut buttery...
and a little banana-y...


someone was getting awfully close to the goods!


We {heart} Daddy!

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Drum Roll, Please....

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Here is the post you've all been waiting for!
This is where you get to see Grace (and pretty much only Grace) perform the dance of a lifetime! (or at least her lifetime, since she was only 4 at the time!)










Enjoy....

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Easter 2010

I know this is a little late... but i want to document these things anyway :)

So, this year, we spent Easter morning with our friends Thomas and Tiffany and their crew.
The had a yummmmy brunch spread.
I wish the picture was bigger - just to make you all jealous!


the kids always have fun together!


and oh, yes... there was a HUGE egg hunt.
Check out Jayden holding Leah's hand. He's so sweet with the little ones.


Grace was pretty excited to get out there and start hunting.


sweet Norah - smiling for the moment.


The hunt is on!


Haley smiling for me.


And checking their loot.

The kids are getting so big.
Check out these pictures from the last few years:

2008


2009

Sunday, May 16, 2010

OMW {that's text lingo for, Oh My Word}

The kids have been caught saying or doing the funniest things lately. And since my dad LOVES it when i document these things, and in honor of his birthday, I will be dedicating this post to him...

Last week while at a baseball game, in the cutest possible way, grace goes up to sophia (a friend and spanish/english speaking little girl) and says, 'I know how to speak Spanish, too, by counting. Uno, dos, thres, cuathro, cinco, theys.'
I thought this was so cute and so brilliant, that maybe I chuckled. Or laughed, ok, I laughed. And so did another mom. And maybe she said, 'oh! How cute!'.
Grace fell apart! She crawled into my lap, hysterical. Asking to go home. It was so sad and even more comical, perhaps....

The other day I was cleaning out my night stand drawers and found a picture of my Grandma Grace.
I was telling grace who she was named after... So cute to see her reactions.
Then I told Norah that when she was born we looked at her with her dark hair and said, she looks like a Norah! And she said, and now I am bindi the jungle girl!! (a funny nickname Adam used to call Norah when she had long hair... because it was always crazy! and i realize you might not think this is as cute as i did, but wanted to write it down anyway!!)

and then Jayden. My funny boy Jayden. He had to get 2 cavities filled this week! Poor guy. By the end of it, he walked out as numb as could be. But the funniest thing was, you could see it, too! He would smile and only part of his face would turn up. When he tried to suck through a straw, he could not pucker his lips! He had me laughing so hard, i had tears coming down my face.
here's a sample of what i was laughing at:


Happy Birthday Dad! hope you are enjoying every minute of this new adventure... and please, BE CAREFUL! :) love ya