Picture Catch Up, etc!

Finally had to take time to sit down and catch up on my blog!  When Little Man was younger, I took pictures of EVERYTHING and blogged about EVERYTHING that happened.  Now I find myself thinking, Man!  I forgot to take pictures or I should have posted something about that in the blog….but life is going 100 mph and I'm holding on for dear life!  Ack!

I'm WAY overdue in updating so here is a 100 mph catch up!  whew!

Thanksgiving...was great!  Lots of family in from all over, eating, drinking, celebrating together!  Good times!  No pics! (I know…what is wrong with me!)

Elfie, Bear and Mini Christmas Sock Monkey were caught playing with the remote control jeep!

Christmas…well, lets just say it wasn't on the top 5 list of our best Christmases.  Helped out with LM's class Christmas party on Dec. 19th.  His Winter Break started on Friday, Dec. 20th and BOOM he has the flu (high fever and all) for the next 4 days.  Dec. 23rd/24th - Husband is sick.  Dec. 25th/26th - I wake up with a fever but manage to throw Christmas dinner in the crock pot, take a couple of pictures of LM opening gifts (all blurry) and go back to bed for the rest of the day.  Dec. 26th - Husbands Birthday we all seemed to be better so we plan on going to visit family in Tulsa the next day.

 

Henry playing with one of his gifts Christmas morning….probably the only pic that wasn't blurry.

Trip to Tulsa…Great to see everyone but it was a quick visit.  We were still getting our energy back, other family members had recently been sick and were still recovering and another became ill while we were there…..flu season sucks!

New Years Eve…Relaxing night at home.  Husband and I broke out the champagne and of course sparkling grape juice for LM...in a real champagne class!  He thought he was so cool!  Kept asking for more "champagne"….until he vurped! (vomit/burp) So Gross!  The kid can't hold his grape juice!  :D  I'm sure all the sweets he had that day didn't help.  But he did make it until 10p before we had to carry him to bed!

Pre-Vurp

And now on to the Rainbow Loom Craze. LMs cousin R had the RL during a visit last year but around Thanksgiving we noticed the girls at his school sporting the RL bracelets.  Apparently they make them then trade them.  And now the boys are getting into it too!  We bought a cheap knock off loom (FUN LOOM) at CVS because I wasn't sure it was something he would like after a week. 

A month later we're researching how to make complex bracelets and key chains on YouTube!  A friend of mine said she found a Mincraft RL bracelet tutorial on YouTube…and thats all it took for me to jump on that like a rat on a cheeto!  LM loves Minecraft and wanted to make something (cough - Mom gets to make it) so I spent the next hour watching the video and trying to make this thing….finally finished and LM was so stoked!  He wore it to school the next day to show his friends and then stuck it in a drawer when he got home…doesn't want to lose it!  Are you kidding me?!

 Minecraft Creeper bracelet!

Henry the Dog is doing well.  Nothing eventful there, although he did kill another lizard the other day.  Its been at least 7 months since his last victim and I've been careful to scan for sunbathing lizards before letting him loose in the backyard….alas, he grabbed one while I was inside.  RIP poor thing.

Me and Henry, The Lizard Slayer

Usually he doesn't lick me in the face and I discourage it…you know lizard guts, crotch licking and all but he snuck this one in. EW!  I thought he was just going to sniff me!

LM playing basket ball (#3).

This is LMs first experience with basketball.  Lots of running back and forth.  I think guard is his best position, and he gets to throw the ball back in which he thinks is pretty cool.

Me:  I've made the decision to go back to work after 7 years of being a homemaker and its SCARY!  But, I've put together a Linkedin page and a Monster Jobs profile.  Was nervous about my first job  interview since 2004 but it went well!  Was offered the position before I left their office but due to the pay rate being less than ideal, I had to decline.  So….the search continues.  

Head shot!

Do I look professional to you? :D

Hope your 2014 is off to a great start!

Picture Catch Up!

It's almost Thanksgiving and I figured I better post some sort of update because who knows if I'll get some pics during the holiday.  :D

We took Little Man to the Home Depot Kids Build thing that they have the first Saturday of every month.  LM thought it was so cool that he could build something and paint it any way he wanted.  

The kids also get to keep their apron to use for future builds and receive a pin (or "flair") for their apron upon completion of the project.  Pretty cool!

Me holding the boat while LM hammered in the nails - I was pretty nervous about getting whacked with the hammer folks!

The finished project!

LM playing on the phone with Daddy.

Flag Football season is officially over!  The Prairie Creek Panthers came in 4th Place (not too shabby!)!

My friend Leigh Ann made the boys jersey cookies with their numbers on them!  So cute!

Final team huddle!  Yay Panthers!

Can't wait to see all the family at Thanksgiving!!!

Halloween 2013!

This year we celebrated our first Halloween in our new house!  We weren't sure how many Trick or Treaters to expect but one of our neighbors advised us to buy LOTS of candy.  They weren't kidding!

My niece and her family came over to celebrate with us and it was so much fun!  The husbands stayed behind with the baby and to hand out candy while Lindsey and I took Miss A and Little Man out on our street.  As soon as we rounded the bend of our horseshoe street, it was like a flash mob of kids!  And golf carts!  Insanity!

I should have taken a picture of the craziness but I wanted to keep an eye on the kids in the crowd. :D

Here's a snapshot of our night!

Snake Eyes Ninja (from GI Joe movie) and The Joes!

Our house!  Sadly none of my flying ghosts worked!

Better get new ones for next year! 

Miss A and LM running from the Ghoul!

Another house on our street!

Miss A and Baby A

LM, Baby A and Miss A in our golf cart!

Hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween!

Team Pic! 2013 Panthers! Grrrrrrr!

Little Man, #40, of the Panthers!  Yay!!!!

Front row, 2nd from the left.

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!