Friday the 13th

Here we are at Six Flags over Texas, finally utilizing our season passes that we got recently. Yes, Josh and I seemingly look happy in this picture. . .don't be fooled. He was sick to his stomach from riding roller coasters at Six Flags and I have been crying for an hour about having a wreck on the way home from work. Shortly after this my car broke down on the way home and we had to get it towed to Auto Zone where the next morning we fixed the problem ourselves. Talk about a horrible Friday the 13th!! I have never believed in that kind of thing, but that day was seriously bad. It made me think though about how perfect Josh is for me because I was upset and mad and muttering under my breath and he was happy go lucky trying to cheer me up. I love him.

I'm the Hulk

"You're not going to like me when I'm angry!" I found these hideous Incredible Hulk hands at Wal*Mart with my brother the other night. When you hit someone with them they growl. :o) I thought they were just ridiculous enough to be totally fun so I put them on and beat my brother up as much as a could with the cardboard holder still attached to the hands. He defended himself and retaliated (minus the extra padding). He had a double header with the new All Stars team the Burleson Bashers. However, they don't seem to be bashing much of anything, except their heads against the wall because the losing streak is continuing. . .oh well. . .Nikko is having fun and that's the important thing.

The Birthday Girl!!

Kiera is officially two!! It's weird how Josh and I have become a part of this family from Virginia to Texas, but I'm so glad that we have!! I had to work on Saturday so Josh and I were late to the party. Josh had to get a present on his way over and I'm so proud of him. We were on the phone and he was having a hard time finding anything. I finally said that I wasn't really helping him sitting on the phone while he wandered around Wal*Mart, so I hung up fully expecting him to show up late with a B- present unwrapped. Instead he totally surprised me (and Kiera) with an A++ present wrapped and everything!! I was so proud! He got her that adorable Mickey stuffed animal from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cartoon. It was such a thoughtful gift cause the last time we were over there we all watched the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse together before Kiera went to bed (I know with 4 adults to 1 child you would think the adults would win on what to watch, but that is not the case. . .well that's not really a good example because after she went to bed we totally watched Ice Age 2). Anyway, that to say Happy Birthday Kiera and Kudos to Josh!!

Hope's Dance Recital

This weekend was Hope's dance recital. I'm all about the arts (anyone who has met me for more than 15 minutes knows that) but this recital was seriously like a marathon event. I got there at 2:00, intermission wasn't till 4:00 and Hope hadn't even danced yet. There were so many kids and so many dances. I couldn't believe the costuming!! These kids (or should I say parents) were serious! Anyway, Hope was super cute! She did ballet and tap. There was also a number to the song "Beauty and the Beast" and all the girls had Belle dresses on!! That was clearly my favorite. :o) I wonder where I can get one in my size!?!

Swimming!!

I love swimming!! It is one of my favorite activities of all time. Josh grew up with a pool in his backyard and a beach 20 minutes away. Water isn't a treat for him. But as for me, I didn't have a pool. I had a best friend with a pool, a boyfriend with a pool, and grandparents with a pool. However, when you're fighting with your friend, or get dumped, or your grandparents move, then no more pool. Sad day! So swimming is a total treat for me. It's the whole experience of swimming for me. The floating around, splashing and playing, the laughter of kids nearby, reading a book by the pool as you sunbathe, I love it all. Every once in a while I can twist Josh's arm enough that he will go with me. This day we went with Anne, Pat and Kiera. How fun!! Kiera loves the water and Josh even got in and swam with me a little bit!! :o) Hopefully, I can talk him into swimming again soon!

Kiera's Cuteness

Oh my goodness!! Is this not the cutest kid!?! She is so adorable and fun. We continually raid her house and mooch her parents food and electronics. :o) Anne and Pat as a team are like the best cooks ever! We keep being drawn over there by the wonderful aromas coming from their apartment. Josh is hooked on Blue-Ray now because of our weekend adventures. I hate to put this in here right now because this weekend is Kiera's 2nd birthday party and I will have more pics to put up then, but I couldn't resist cause these pictures are just too cute!

My Favorite Girls!

These are some of my favorite girls! Super fun and talented with pure hearts for the Lord. I'm so glad that I got to be a part of their family! We still totally need to have girls night! Our fav things: Shopping, Taco Night, Talking, HSM :0) , being Drama Queens, and laughing together! :-) Thanks for growing into such amazing young women!!