Reading to Gracie

I just thought this was the funniest picture ever!!! I was cooking dinner and the girls found that Chloe had put Gracie in her dolls high chair and was reading to her!!! How cute is that??? Such a kodak moment I didn't even worry about getting the marker off Chloe's face... LOL

Courtnie & Derreal

How cute are they??? Courtnie and Derreal were going to his Track Banquet last night. They finally let me get a few GREAT pictures of them. He is so silly when I try to take pictures. I just LOVE him and think they are so cute together! They have been going out since January. He is a really good kid and has great plans for the future! He even went to church with us on Family day and spent the whole day with us. He also wants to go to our youth group on Weds. nights. Love it! The Seals circus didn't scare him away...lol Ethan loves him and he is Chloe's BEST friend!

Our garden!!!!!!

Here it is the start of our garden!!! Dave really wanted a garden so the last few weekends we (Dave)have been building garden boxes and hauling in dirt and compost! I think they turned out great and we already have corn, radishes, green onions coming up and planted bell pepper, banana peppers, tomatoes, watermelon( which will probably be ALL over the back yard...lol) and zucchini. Will post more pics in the future!

Fun at the ZOOOOOO!!!

Fun at the zoo!!! With my daycare kiddos and my little ones. We always have a great time! Chloe wore her zebra outfit! Isn't she adorable???? Ethan played hookey! What a bad momma! Or cool momma? LOL So days you just have to enjoy extra time with your kiddos! One of these days he WON'T wanna hang out with Momma :-(

Easter Fun at ACF!!!!

Chloe had so much fun at the ACF Eggsplosion!!! She was so happy that her BEST friend Raychel came too. Here they are getting ready to hunt, sitting with all their eggs and Chloe holding a bunny. TOO CUTE!!!!

Happy 15th Birthday Courtnie!!!!

Happy Birthday Courtnie!!!!!

April 25,2009 my baby girl turned 15!!! Better late than never getting this posted! Courtnie Loren I just want you to know how much I LOVE you and know how PROUD I am of you! It seems like yesterday you were that bubbly little baby in the swing laughing at Kelsie. You bring me sooooooo much JOY everyday!!! You know how to ALWAYS make me smile and laugh. I can NEVER stay mad at you! All I have to do is look in those big brown eyes and you get me every time!!! LOL You are the funniest girl I know! I love how you are such a family girl and you love to just hang out! I love our talks and ALL of our laughs!!! I am really proud of you working hard and making the Texanette Drill team, for NEVER having any dance lessons you really rock!!!! You are so smart and can do anything you set your mind too! You are growing up to be a amazing young lady and that makes me proud! I am always here for you and I know you know that! I look forward to MANY MANY MANY more birthdays with you! And all the fun times we have ahead of us. Mmkay... well I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Let's PLAY BALL!!!!!

We had a VERY busy weekend!!!!Ethan had his 1st

game on Sat. His first 2 games were cancelled and then

a make up game was cancelled so FINALLY we got to play

some ball. His team is the Reds. Couldn't we have been the

CARDINALS!!!!

Strike 1!!! Oh well. He does have a GREAT swing though.

He is happy that he has his Uncle Petey's #9 this year.

Fort Worth Stockyards April 04 2009

Fort Worth Stockyards with Rita! While Kyle was at his camp we took Rita downtown to watch the cattle drive and to do some shopping before we headed to Springtown to watch Kyle ride. We always have a good time there. Chloe saw the little pony and wants one now. I am thinking we need some land!!! Wished Rita had more time to visit than just a day. We could have done ALOT more shopping! lol

Watching Kyle Seals Bull Ride

We spent this weekend with Rita & Kyle Seals. Kyle attended a Bull Riding Camp with Scott Mendez (World Champion Bull Rider '97) in Springtown, TX. The whole family had soooo much fun and Chloe cannot stop talking about the bulls and Kyle riding! And Ethan REALLY wants to learn how to ride now. There were a few little guys Ethan's age there learning. Even the "City" girls aka Kelsie & Courtnie had a good time!!! Yes they were even feeding and petting one of the bulls. I was very proud of Kyle, he does a REALLY good job. I do believe one day we will have a champion bull rider in our family! We told them they just need to move down here and we could have this much fun every weekend!!! lol I was also VERY impressed with Scott. He truly has a passion for these boys and I loved watching how he ministers to them. Spur'n 4 Jesus! LOVE IT! I am sure they will see alot of us in the future.

Chloe's "new" look

Well the day has finally came!!! Should I say the dreaded day for Momma. My sweet little Chloe has cut her OWN hair!!!! She is 3 years, 2 months and 18 days old and decided to give herself a haircut. Daddy is just thrilled and Momma is sooooo sad. Her hair was getting so long and Momma wanted her hair all one length. I wasn't ready for the bang look!!! I am thankful that she ONLY cut her bangs and didn't cut her hair like Kelsie did REALLY short. All she said was "Well you didn't get me a haircut!" Thanks to Daddy that tells her that she needs one EVERYDAY!!!! Thanks Dad. She is still just adorable as can be but we will be growing these back out...lol

We miss you Daddy!

January 17th, 2009 Happy Birthday Daddy! We miss you sooooooooo much. And know that someday we will meet again in Heaven. There is not a day go by that I do not think of you and wish you were here with us. To play with and love all these grand babies you have. I know that you would be soooooooo proud of them all.

As our weekend was so fun of exciting things, it also would have been my Daddy's birthday. Kelsie got the puppy of her dreams, Courtnie had her 1st BIG dance and I was grateful for this weekend. As we were coming home from church I was talking to Courtnie and we were talking about the weekend and told her it was also my Dad's birthday had she remembered? As I look out in the field and am thinking of my Dad just missing him sooooo much. I almost start to tear up but I hear God say to me " My child do not shed another tear for he is with me!" WOW! This is what I needed to hear. And I didn't shed a tear because I know that someday I will see both my Fathers in Heaven and oh what a day that will be!!!!

I have finally realized that I need to slow down so I can hear God talk to me and I know that I now after 17 years of my Dad being gone I can start to heal with God's help.

Courtnie's BIG dance

This is Courtnie & Taylor right before their Winter Formal dance. I cannot believe my baby is growing up soooo fast. Isn't she BEAUTIFUL??? Kelsie didn't want to go plus she had a new puppy to love and spoil all night long!

SWEETIE PIE GRACIE!!!!

Happy 17th Birthday Kelsie Nicole!!!! We hope you love and enjoy Gracie as much as we do you!!!!

What could it be???

Well I finally did it! I was able to keep a secret from my daughter and totally surprise her for her 17th birthday!!! So in these pictures were her 3 clues that she got on Jan. 17th. She wasn't sure where she was going with just me and Dave. Not sure she really wanted to go... thinking boot camp...lol She said "no because I would have to pack a bag", I told her maybe I packed one for her. I know mean mom.

1st clue: a box of Hershey's cocoa (okay she guessed what is was Friday night, but totally didn't understand why I wrapped that) You'll find out in a bit

2nd clue: small bear (this to keep her company since she didn't know where she was going, you know like the movie Castaway... Wilson)

Before she got the 3rd clue she was given the option to have the last box or to take the $ and put it towards a car. HHmmmmmm She wants the BOX!!!!!

3rd clue: teeny tiny pink doggie collar with bling. Yes we FINALLY bought her a tea cup yorkie. She was soooooooo shocked and couldn't believe it. We got to the breeders house and she had 4 babies to choose from. She choose the little sweetie that was ready to go home Sat. The whole deal with the clue 1 was she has always wanted a tea cup yorkie and to name her "Cocoa Chanel".

She absolutely LOVES this puppy and is soooooo happy. She decided to name her Gracie instead. Here is a pic of the newest addition to our family...

MERRY CHRISTMAS from The Seals

Merry Christmas & Happy New year!