Price of gas for the trip: $90
Hours it took to get there: 3 1/2
Mosquito bites on son: 28
Birthday years celebrated: 80
Time with family and friends: priceless
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Hot Air Balloon Fun!!
Our family of four left the house this morning at 5:45 a.m. to attend the Plano Balloon Festival. Yes, it was too early to be awake, but it was so worth it! We had a blast watching over 60 hot air balloons take flight. We will definitely make this a family tradition. It was so great to watch the boys as they gazed at the gigantic balloons. A little fact...the dragon balloon alone weighed over 800 lbs! It was one of our favorites because it had a "belly butt" as our youngest would call it. Nash kept saying "boons" all day long and Braxton had so much excitement he could hardly contain himself. We had so much fun! Come see us next September and you can go with us!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
What's goin' on?
Not a lot. Just praying for our friends and family in Humble and in The Woodlands, TX....both are suburbs of Houston and have been affected by Ike. They are without power and without phones for who knows how long?
We've been housing a few of our own evacuees...Steve's sister Amy, her roommate, and her puppy Macy. This is Macy. She is a puggle....half beagle, half pug, and yes, it is a real name.
I am not a big fan of dogs in my house, but Macy is sweet and tiny and not annoying and Braxton has had so much fun with her! Amy volunteered to keep the boys last night so Steve and I could have a real live date without children. Wahoo!!! We had a gift card stashed away to a great Mexican restaurant called Gloria's. Yum! We ate GOOD! While we were gone the kids baked cookies and Amy gave them tattoos. Thank you Aunt Amy!
As Hurricane Ike passed over us today and brought a little rain, this is how the boys acknowledged it's presence.....
A little dancing in the rain never hurt anyone, right? :)
We will continue to pray for our family and friends that have been affected by Ike. We are anxious to hear that everyone is safe and sound and we are washing up the sheets just in case someone needs to camp out here for a while!
We've been housing a few of our own evacuees...Steve's sister Amy, her roommate, and her puppy Macy. This is Macy. She is a puggle....half beagle, half pug, and yes, it is a real name.
I am not a big fan of dogs in my house, but Macy is sweet and tiny and not annoying and Braxton has had so much fun with her! Amy volunteered to keep the boys last night so Steve and I could have a real live date without children. Wahoo!!! We had a gift card stashed away to a great Mexican restaurant called Gloria's. Yum! We ate GOOD! While we were gone the kids baked cookies and Amy gave them tattoos. Thank you Aunt Amy!
As Hurricane Ike passed over us today and brought a little rain, this is how the boys acknowledged it's presence.....
A little dancing in the rain never hurt anyone, right? :)
We will continue to pray for our family and friends that have been affected by Ike. We are anxious to hear that everyone is safe and sound and we are washing up the sheets just in case someone needs to camp out here for a while!
Monday, September 1, 2008
The Cool Side
On Saturday night I stopped by Sonic to get a drink and something for Steve to eat. It happened to be 8:00 in the evening and I forgot that Sonic was a hang out place for small town teenagers. I was a teenager in a small town and a flood of memories washed over me in just a matter of seconds.
I pulled into Sonic and parked on the nerdy side. Yes, Sonic has a cool side and a not so cool side. If you did not know this, then chances are you have been parking on the wrong side. (wink. wink.) I was not feeling very cool with my hair that hadn't been washed in two days, my sloppy t-shirt, and my smudged mascara. I felt the nerdy side calling my name, so I parked and watched the young ones from afar.
As I sat there waiting for my order I reminisced back to my own high school days. Sonic was often the place to be. Tailgates down. Cars turned off. Music up loud. Laughing. Watching cars go by....wondering who was with who inside those cars that went by. We would cruise town and Sonic was one of the most popular places to turn around and then head back down the strip. If your friends were there, then you'd stop and hang out. If they weren't then you'd keep going without even making eye contact. Oh, high school. The drama. The simplicity. The cool side.
I pulled into Sonic and parked on the nerdy side. Yes, Sonic has a cool side and a not so cool side. If you did not know this, then chances are you have been parking on the wrong side. (wink. wink.) I was not feeling very cool with my hair that hadn't been washed in two days, my sloppy t-shirt, and my smudged mascara. I felt the nerdy side calling my name, so I parked and watched the young ones from afar.
As I sat there waiting for my order I reminisced back to my own high school days. Sonic was often the place to be. Tailgates down. Cars turned off. Music up loud. Laughing. Watching cars go by....wondering who was with who inside those cars that went by. We would cruise town and Sonic was one of the most popular places to turn around and then head back down the strip. If your friends were there, then you'd stop and hang out. If they weren't then you'd keep going without even making eye contact. Oh, high school. The drama. The simplicity. The cool side.
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