1st Ranger Game

Well, Annaleigh finally attended her first Ranger game last night. I have to say it is a moment that Russell has been talking about for a long time....He was SOOOOOO excited to take her! It really was a perfect night to go watch a ball game...and the Rangers even managed to squeeze out a win!Hanging out with friend Emily Russell was SO excited about getting her an ice cream in a hat (for nostalgia reasons, I guess.) The one thing he didn't remember is they are $5!

Annaleigh didn't care how much it cost. She was just happy to get ice cream!

And to top off the sugar high, she got to share a coke with mommy and daddy.

Favorite Blogs

So...I have mentioned before that I am a blog stalker. Today I wanted to share 3 of my favorite blogs to read. It so happens that I have not formally met any of these individuals...but I think it would be cool to one day!

Happy Stalking!

Tales from the Modern Housewife: A mom/renaissance woman from Nashville with fun know-how and info on all things local, vegetarian & crafty.

All these things: Deep thoughts from a modern day muse living in Nashville.

Life through my eyes: An exciting journey to having Quads from a mom with a great sense of humor.

****UPDATE**** Ironically enough, the quads and their mom were featured on WFAA channel 8 tonight (for all you DFWrs)

So here's a question....What is your favorite blog to read???

Camden

Annaleigh's friend Camden started coming over to play this week. He will be hanging out a couple of days a week while his mommy goes to work.... I think they are going to have a good time together!!

Acting silly during snack time

MMMMMM...waiting for cookies!

Playing together

Inspiration for Today

Because they said it wouldn't bother them "quite" as much as I thought...

Circa 1976

Happiest Anniversary to two of my most favorite people in the world: "Granma and Papoo!" We are blessed to have you in our lives. Thank you so much for your wonderful example of Christian love & marriage you show us and many others!

New things

A's newest thing is she is obsessed with her bows and necklaces. The first thing she does when she wakes up in the morning is ask for them both.Mimi and Pop got her a Little People farm a few weeks ago. She loves those little animals and carries them everywhere! It's so HARD not to spoil this little girl because she gets SO SO SO excited over anything new. She was so excited she was actually shaking when we were taking the farm out of the boxAnother favorite new thing to do is go swimming. We try to go to the pool about twice a week. The girl is not afraid of water at all! I want to point out two things about the picture below. First, A is with our dear friend Elaine who is currently taking a 5 week "sabbatical" in Colorado! We already miss her like crazy! The second is that I want you to notice A's expression. We affectionately call it "the Elvis face." It's kinda hard to tell but she does the lip raise perfectly when she isn't pleased with something going on. I guess she was tired of getting her picture taken. Did I mention I have an opinionated and expressive child??...and oh my goodness, the girl has really started talking. She seems to repeat almost every thing we say. Favorites are: Mama, Dada, Lola (the cat), baby, bow, neclic (necklace), shoes, ball, up, out, hi, bye, more, yuck, duck, bip (dip: as in ketchup which she wants to dunk all her food including fruit), cup, & tank u (thank you) I am just amazed how much in these past few weeks her speech has improved.

In blog news. Reese has some pictures up of her little princess & Casey had her baby on Friday. Little Henley is just precious. Now we are waiting on April's , Kate's, Michelle's,and Calista's little ones to arrive soon...then Elizabeth, Angie, & Becky!! Babies, Babies EVERYWHERE!!

Straight Hair

For my college friends who thought it wasn't possible: This is me with straight hair (thanks to the Chi flat iron!)

Me as a Simpson

My BBF Carrie, the Modern Housewife did this last week and I thought it was pretty funny so I decided to give it a try. You too can go to http://www.simpsonsizeme.com/ and see what you would look at as a Simpson. As a side note to all of my Lipscomb University friends, I chose for my hair to be straight since that is the way I mostly wear it these days....yet, I still don't think it looks much like me. What do you think??

A few more San Angelo Pics

Taking time to smell the flowers

Annaleigh got some good cuddle time in with Mimi
It's a miracle! She is actually sitting still for a picture!
Wait a minute! I know there is something I should be getting in to!!
We had so much fun with Mimi and Pop last week. Annaleigh and I were both spoiled rotten!!!

San Angelo

We have been in San Angelo all week visiting Mimi and Pop while Russell is at camp in Oklahoma. Here are pictures of some of the highlights:

Finished!

I finally finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last night! It's fabulous and will not disappoint if you are a Potter fan. Now I can get back to going to bed at a decent hour...

Finally

The above picture was the scene at our house last night around 12:15 (thanks to fabulous hubby who made the book run!) I can pretty much guarantee this is the exact way I will spending my weekend so I apologize in advance in the event I don't answer emails, phone calls, etc. for the next few days.

Bath time fun!

" Maybe if I smile really big mom and dad will stop taking my picture in the bath tub"

"Yuck! These bubbles don't taste as good as they look!"
" CHEESE!!!!"

Have a great Day!

First trip to Six Flags

We took the youth group to Six Flags on Saturday so we thought we would bring Annaleigh along and see what she thought:The Merry Go Round was pretty fun

Not quite sure about the trainShe doesn't take after her daddy!! She LOVES heights! (Annaleigh is waving at Russell below...he is the one wearing the orange hat.)Trying to go for a swim in the fountains

Ohhhh...The "Pink Things" are SOOOOOOO good!

mom jeans

Please tell yourself today "I will not wear mom jeans, I will not wear mom jeans." Then go out and buy yourself a new pair of hip jeans ( not from JCPenney, please!)

Giving Credit where Credit is due

By popular request: To get a snazzy new blog design just click on the icon under "Credits" on the left sidebar of my blog. You will be redirected to the sight I got mine from. Just look for the label "Free Blog Skins," click, and it should take you through step-by-step directions...it was pretty easy even for a computer challenged person like myself. There are actually several other sights you can use too....Just Google "Free Blog Templates" or "Free Blog Skins" and have fun!

picture of the day: Observation deck of the Vulcan Statue in Birmingham, AL.

Harry Potter

So, I am a huge Harry Potter fan. I mean, it's not something I really talk about that often, but I am not kidding when I tell you I have read every book at least 4 times and own all the movies. Unless you live under a rock, you probably know the movie is coming out this week and the new book is soon to follow....and yes, I will drag my husband to the theatre to watch the movie, most likely this weekend...Usually when the movies or books have come out, I start at book 1 and read all the way through...but seeing as there are now 6 books and I am mother of a toddler, I cant quite handle that anymore so I am starting with the "The Order of the Phoenix" ....and then I will move on to read "The Half Blood Prince" in anticipation of the final installment "The Deathly Hallows."

For those of you who haven't tried to get into Harry Potter books, I want to tell you these are going to be classics that our children will read....and our children's children. They are brilliantly imaginative and unbelievably descriptive...plus, since they are really written for children, are super fast reads.

Go have some summer reading fun!!!