Finally!

I have been trying FOR-EV-ER to get the video of Little Man playing flag football to upload.  Its fuzzy but you can see LM at the far right end of the offensive line.

May need to invest in a better video camera!

Are You Ready for Some Football?!

After trying T-Ball a couple of years ago, we thought we would sign up Little Man for Flag Football!  T-Ball in 90+ degree heat, 90% humidity in Houston TOTALLY SUCKS!  

Or we're just wimps....

So we thought, hmm...the fall is much cooler,  there is constant movement so LM won't get bored and the boy really needs to sign up for something to meet other kids at his new school.  :)

So Dad, Uncle Jay and I took LM to his first practice and it was great!  LM paid attention, had a great time and knew a lot of the kids on the team and Coach Vic is awesome!  Coach went over the basics with the kids and had a group meeting with the parents afterwards.  Practice once a week with games on Saturdays.  Oh, and other teams sometimes send "scouts" to the games to film a specific kid for recruitment.  SERIOUSLY?!  These kids are 1st graders!  But this is Texas and football is like a religion down here.

LM in the white shirt on the right

Running laps

Catching the ball

Team huddle at the end of practice

GO Panthers!

(LM is # 40)

We have a scrimmage this Saturday and I can't wait to see the kids in action!  Will try to get some video of the game.

I'M A SLACKER!

Wow!  I have REALLY fallen behind in posting stuff. (cough "slacker" cough).  SO, here is a rundown of what we've been up to!

 Little Man at his new school during Meet & Greet, the Friday before school started.  Checking out his desk assignment, school supplies and all the cool stuff in his classroom!

1st Day of First Grade!

LM and Mrs. Tucker

LM at bottom right front and his classmates.

Then we made a trip back to Oklahoma for a surprise Birthday party for the Hubs mom!

Boy was she surprised!  hee hee

All the Grandkids and Miss Eden (family friend), waiting for Grandma to come through the door!

Denise and Rylan

Happy Birthday Denise!

Pool time at Grandmas with all the family!

Uncle Jay and LM playing with Aunt Renee and James

Cousin Cade and Uncle Jon in front.

Group Jump!

Jordan, Aunt Renee, LM hanging back, Uncle Jay, Conley, Rylan, Cade and friend Taryn

Then Mexi Dinner out with Family and Friends!

Uncle Justin and Cade arm wrestling...LMs face cracks me up.

Taryn, Rylan, Jordan, Uncle Jon

Mom and I. :)

Great start to the new school year and a much needed visit with family and friends! :)

It's gettin' hot in heeere!

Today was my first day to try Bikram Yoga!  Yay! semi sarcastic yay.  I recently lost 10 pounds and needed to start working out to tone up.  Thank goodness I found LivingSocial coupon for 20 sessions because those classes are crazy expensive!

Sunday I had texted my old running partner Mary-Kate for tips cause shes all into this hot yoga stuff.  Her tips:  Get and stay very hydrated, don't go on a full stomach and don't wear cotton because it will weigh you down.  Got it!

Arrive at 9:10am.  Class doesn't start until 9:30 so I finish up some emails and then go in because I'm sure they have to explain "the process" to me.  Cat chillin' on the counter is cute...comes over for some head scratches and then licks my fingers... dang he has some HUGE FANGS!

Perky girl behind the counter: Hi!  Are you new?!  Have you taken a Bee-Krim (thats how it sounded to me!) class before?  Well, this is what they do.....mwah, mwah mwah mwah mwah. (think Charlie Browns Teacher).  Ready?!

Me: Sure!

Drop off flip flops, bag & phone at my cubbie and proceed into the oven early.  Hey, I figured if I went in early, I'd get acclimated to the heat.....yehhhhh.

People start filing in, setting up their mats, towels and water close at hand.  Some stretching, some sitting up in an OM position, possibly meditating and others lying on their backs like they're taking a nap.  Good idea!

I lie down because thats what the girl next to me is doing and shes fit and seems to have done this before.

Our instructor comes in...very fit younger girl with a belly piercing (washboard abs mind you) and says, "I see we have a new person in our class!"

-Groan-  I selected a spot at the back of the class so I could blend in!  Now everyone will be stealing a peek at me now and again throughout class to see how the newbie is doing.  Grrr

She explains some of the different breathing (sounds like a bad porno...not that I know what that sounds like!  Just a guess....) and the different phases of class and when we can take a water break.

So we begin with our standing poses and I'm doing okay!  But then the heat sets in and I swear I'm right under a freaking vent.  Gah!

Picture 1 is the list of poses we did in class:

Picture 2 is how I felt until the floor work.  A couple of times I was sure SOMETHING was going to come out although not sure which end. Eeeek!  During the 5th standing pose the heat was REALLY getting to me and the instructor must have seen the "I'm gonna hurl" look on my face because she came over and whispered, "you can take a knee if you need to".  I took a knee, then 2 knees, then my butt on the floor, back up standing, bent over with hands on the knees and then talked myself down from totally blowing chunks...because you know, vomiting in a super hot room has got to be worse than vomiting in any other situation.  But by the time we get to the floor work, I'm feeling much better.

     ME

When class was over, a really nice girl named Jennifer came over and offered congratulations!  :D  Chatted about running and yoga and stuff.  Then the instructor stopped by said I did really well!  Her first time she had to leave the room to go throw up and then went back in to finish the class.  Also, the first class is ALWAYS the hardest because you really don't know what to expect.  

I have a competitive streak...especially with myself so leaving the room wasn't an option and I wasn't about to puke in front of total strangers!  :D  I'm a toughie!

Looking forward to finishing my remaining 19 sessions!

Summer Catch Up Part 2:

Picture catch up!

How cute is this kid?!  Seriously! :)

We were fortunate enough to have family come visit 2 weeks ago!  Family came up from Houston, TX and more came down from Tulsa, OK...meeting in the middle for lots of fun!

Goofing with cousin Conley

Conley, Cade and Little Man waiting for Turbo to start. 

(you may see cousin Jordan in the background.)

Jordan and LM waiting to enter Legoland Discovery center!

Building cars with their Dads!

Awesome Lego Star Wars area.

Obi-Wan and Darth Vader overhead!

Jordan and LM in front of the Yoda mural made from Legos!

Fun visiting with family!

Summer Catch Up!

Busy, busy summer!  Little Man has been swimming (finally decided to learn!), attended sports camp for a week, more swimming, participated in a LEGO Club build, went to Tulsa to visit with family and hang with cousin Jordan, more swimming and celebrating his friend Grant's Birthday!

LEGO Club build

Riding the space shuttle with Jordan

Can't wait for Turbo to come out!

Monsters U was awesome!

Celebrating Grants Birthday - so cool!

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

Last Week of School!

Little Man's school had a Kindergarten Picnic a couple of days ago and boy did he have fun!!!

Free Sno Cones for the the kids!
LM with his teacher Miss Gaviao

Sno Cone with "Tigers Blood" flavoring!

They gave all the kids squirt bottles and the kids went crazy!
LM vs. Emily and Ethan

And on the Last Day of School, LM wanted to wear his "mustachio" for his picture.  What a goofball!

Grown so much!

We took some pictures of LM with some of his friends and we plan on staying in touch with them over the summer...the other Moms and I have already compared notes on what we can do to keep them busy. :D

LM and Grant
A new friend who will be transferring back to the neighborhood school with LM.
(They were both "overflowed" from their home school but were able to get in for next year).

LM and Ada - Partner in crime from his class. 

LM and Miss Preslie
Shes a fellow animal lover. :)

Looking forward to a fun filled summer!

2013 Swiss Avenue Historic Distric Mother's Day Home Tour

Anyone who knows me well knows that I LOVE historic homes and vintage cars.  The Hubs scored some tickets to the Swiss Ave Historic Home Tour and I was so excited!!!  (notice the three exclamation points!)

While I would have liked to have taken pictures inside the homes, it just felt weird and intrusive so I didn't. :(

But!  Some had vintage cars parked in their driveways so I had LM pose for pics.  He thought they were pretty cool too!

They had schmancy air conditioned buses to take you to each house but you could walk it if you are in shape or not carting around littles.  Also, the food booths, bouncy castle and live music were awesome!

This is an annual tour so make sure you catch it next year if you live in the Dallas area! http://www.sahd.org/

They also do a Candlelight Tour & Party for the 18 and older crowd.

Car Ride Convo with Little Man

I swear, when LM and I talk in the car...its so educational!  Enlightening!

LM:  I wish we were made with 4 arms.

ME:  Why? What would you do with 4 arms?

LM:  Well, you could do stuff faster.

ME:  Like what?

LM:  One hand would hold the t.v. remote, the other hand would hold a bazooka so I could blow up the screen if I didn't like what was on t.v. and in the other hand I'd have my snack.

ME:  Well, that 3 hands, what do you have in your 4th hand?

LM:  My cup! (in a tone that suggests that he can't believe that I didn't already know this)

ME:  Right! So you have the remote, your bazooka, your snack and your drink!  Thats great!  You have everything covered!

LM:  Yeah!  (again, in "the tone")

:D

Playtime with Little Man

LM wanted to show me how his Darth Maul action figure decapitated Palpatine.  Nice.....

He then goes on to play with Darth Maul and this is what comes out of my sweet angel's mouth (in a ganster voice):

LM:  Step 1 - Darth Maul takes off his shirt.  

         Step 2 - He shows off his tattoos!  

         Step 3 - He gets lady chicks!  

         Step 4 - He gets their numbers.  Oh yeah!

ME:  LM.....you.are.a.trip.

Happy Anniversary

The Hubs and I

May 1, 2002

Happy 11yrs of marriage, home renovations, moving a few times, growing together as a couple as well as individuals, starting a family, losing loved ones and welcoming new ones to the family.  I wouldn't have it any other way.  Love you!