Field Day

The kids had their school field and track day in May. They all had to run  track and Jacob was entered for the standing long jump in addition to track.  They ended up not having the jump at the Field Day and instead did it at school after gym one day.

They all did great and stayed with it. We werevery proud of them.

Sydni ran:

Caleb ran:

Jacob ran:

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Fourth of July

Fourth of July was relatively quiet.  Diane had to work and Sydni and I spent the day at my Aunt Yolanda's house with some family.  It was great to spend some time with the cousins (and Aunts).  The boys weren't feeling well so they stayed home with Granny Gran and Popo and played Wipe Out.  Man they love the show and the game.  We did go see the local fireworks display that evening though.  The kids really enjoyed it.

Jacob, Caleb and Sydni with Granny Gran.

Sydni and Jacob watching the fireworks (Caleb was sitting in the car watching them).  Don't they look cute!

Oops....missed posting Easter and Bluebonnet pics

I can't believe I didn't post pictures of the kids Easter or Bluebonnet pics. They were so cute! We haven't taken bluebonnet pics in a while and the kids indulged my need for some pics. Enjoy (a little belated)....

Great Wolf Lodge

Diane and I took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge for a little vacation at the end of June/early July.  Last year was our first time at GWL and we absolutely loved it.  This is such a great place to bring the family -- although it can get a bit overwhelming with everything they have to do.  This year we stayed in one of the cabin suites which had bunk beds and a day bed and man did the kids love this. 

The first day we unpacked and rested and then the kids wanted to play the MagiQuest game again so we went to the store to reactivate their wands and, of course, they found some things they wanted to buy.  That night we went to dinner at one of the restaurants on site to celebrate Diane's birthday.  It was a pretty good meal.

Last year they didn't do the storytelling at bedtime so we went to that our first night.  The kids are a little old for that so it wasn't on their top thing to do.

The next day was spent in the waterpark the entire morning and early afternoon.  Caleb ended up getting a nasty cut on his toe from the lazy river so we had to cut the day short.  Then he took a 3hr nap while Jacob and Sydni went and played MagiQuest.  That night we went to dinner at another restaurant on site because it was Thanksgiving Thursday! Then more MagiQuest and arcade games. 

Friday morning Sydni had her spa activities where she got a chocolate facial and a manicure.  The Scoops spa is a really cute thing for the young girls to do.  The boys played in the arcade most of the morning.  They also all made craft items at the Cub Club. 

All in all, it was another great trip to Great Wolf Lodge and we will definitely do it again soon.

Father's Day

We spent Father's Day with PoPo at home and then went to the Round Rock Express game to celebrate Cousin Maddy's birthday. The kids love it when they get to go swimming at Dell Diamond and spend time with their cousins. We all had a great time.





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Toy Story 3

We had so much fun watching Toy Story 3 this morning. Great movie and made a couple of us cry (not the boys though). Jacob gave it at 10 and Sydni, Caleb and Katie rated it "infinity".

Then we had lunch at Cracker Barrel and swimming at the water park.


Sydni, Katie, Jacob and Caleb.

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Braces...

Jacob and Caleb both had to get braces on their teeth. Mom and Diane said they both did well during the process. They are now home and Caleb is in pain and wants to eat but can't because he doesn't want to hurt himself. Jacob is already flossing. They both look cute.


Jacob


Caleb

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Summer time!!!

School's out for summer!! And the kids are ready to spend some time in the pool. We went to the local pool on Memorial Day and the next day went to the water park.





They love the water.

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Honor Roll

The kids all made the honor roll for the entire school year. Caleb got all A's for every nine-week period and averaged all A's. Sydni got all A's except one nine-week period and averaged all A's for the year. Jacob got a mix of all A's and A's and B's and averaged A's and B's for the school year.

Caleb made an arrangement with me and PoPo to get an ipad if he got all A's. He texted me from school to let me know he did it. Sydni asked for a laptop and got it for her good grades. Jacob got a new bike and some new video games for his good grades.



Sydni with her new laptop.



Jacob with his new video games.



Caleb with his new iPad.

We are proud of all three of them.

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our little chefs....

Jacob and Sydni decided they wanted to make something sweet. Soooo they poured some chocolate syrup in a plate and sprinkled peanuts in it and plopped it in the freezer. We tried it when it hadn't quite "set" yet and I must admit it was mighty delicious. All it needed was some vanilla icecream and we'd have a sundae.




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Awards Ceremony

The kids had their school awards assembly on March 31. We are so proud that all three kids got Straight A's this semester.



Jacob also got the Math Award.




The official giving out the awards even recognized Diane for all that she does with the kids and at the kids school. It was very nice of them. We also have to thank Granny Gran because she makes sure the kids do their homework and stays on them to do well in school.

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Art work...

The kids all are required to take art in school. They brought home some of their work today and they are all budding artists.

Sydni only had one thing because they did extras while she was out sick.






Caleb's artwork






Sydni's work






Jacob's work

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Snow, snow, snow.....

The unbelievable happened on February 23, 2010 and we got snow in Central Texas. We've had flurries before but this time it actually stuck.

Sydni was home sick for the week so I had to bring some snow into the house so she could make a snowman. The boys were staying with their Grandma Sherry to keep them away from Sydni and they had even more snow in her town so they were excited.



Sydni



Jacob




Caleb


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Kids Making Change...

Earlier this week the kids came home from school with boxes for donations. They showed us the pamphlet that they were given which tells a little about the project and why they are raising money for cancer research. They are to put spare change in the box and bring it back to school. Of course there is a contest associated with it and Sydni is dreaming of the popcorn party she could have if she raises the most money. All three are donating some of their Christmas money to the cause. Jacob told me he doesn't want any more kids to die of cancer and that is why he is donating his money. He nearly broke my heart because of thoughtfulness. What a sweet boy. They are all so good and kind to really want to raise money.

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The circus

I was able to get free tickets to the Shrine Circus from my office for their performance on MLK day. Jacob and Caleb had to do Boy Scout and OM stuff for school so they weren't able to go. Sydni and I went and had a great time.




Sydni's favorite part was when someone came out with three animals (2 were stuffed animals) and one started moving around. It turned out that the one moving was a dog in an itty bitty elephant costume. Absolutely precious. She had to buy the stuffed animal just like it and we took home swords to the boys.

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Splinter boy

Caleb came home from a Boy Scout meeting with a splinter that he got from a playscape they were working on. Although I hate to call it a splinter because it was so big it looked like a huge chunk of wood got in his hand.

He makes me take out any splinters while he is sleeping so he won't feel anything. Only this one was so big and so deep that he kept waking up while I was trying to take it out.

Diane and I both tried the next morning and it probably took me an hour to finally get it out.



I told Caleb that one deserved to be flushed down the commode and gave him the honors.


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Sydni's tortillas

Granny Gran was making tortillas for lunch and I told Sydni that her mother and I used to always ask GG to "save us one" and we would roll out our own tortillas. Mine always came out shapeless or square. Sydni's turned out near perfect on her first try.







She also made the Spanish rice to accompany my fajitas.



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Chrismas 2009

The kids had a great Christmas this year as usual. We had our annual family get together on Christmas Eve and then they went to spend Christmas Day with their father's family.











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Popo's birthday

The kids love to celebrate everyone's birthday. Sydni has to decorate as well. I made dinner for Popo's birthday then we had cake for him.






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Twitter Contest

I won a Twitter contest which consisted of four tickets to a weekend game in November. Sydni and Jacob went with me and they had so much fun. They ate, they saw a fight, they cheered and they played with the iPhone. We are really enjoying the TX Stars minor league hockey games.












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